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Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall 2 – results and post-fight report
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4 months agoon
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J. HumzaJack Catterall took revenge on Josh Taylor by scoring points in their return leg at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on Saturday.
The pair met ingloriously in February 2022, when Taylor (19-2, 13 KO) won a hotly contested split decision to defend his undisputed world title and the Scot subsequently lost to Teofimo Lopez. Catterall (29-1, 13 KO) bounced back from two straight wins, the last of which came on points against Jorge Linares last October.
Catterall landed a blow in the first round, and although in the third round the Scottish rival hit him with the left side, the 30-year-old responded with a series of combined shots, and the same volleys gave him a large lead already in the middle of the distance.
“Platform Tornado” began to eat away at Catterall’s lead, gaining momentum heading into the championship rounds, but ‘El Gato’ persisted, managing to crush the 33-year-old Taylor in the penultimate frame and gaining the advantage in the final session as the fight came to the end of the scorecard.
Two scores of 117-111 and a third of 116-113 secured revenge for Catterall.
Clarke becomes British Champion
Cheavon Clarke is the up-to-date British cruiserweight champion after taking over the vacant title with an eighth-round knockout of Ellis Zorro.
It was a brutal affair that saw Clarke (9-0, 7 KO) come to life, landing a hefty right hand and then landing a punch to force Zorro (17-2, 7 KO) to the canvas, where he was unable to overcome counter.
Donovan stops Ritson
Paddy Donovan (14-0, 11 KO) suffered a significant injury as he defeated Lewis Ritson (23-4, 13 KO) to secure a ninth-round welterweight victory.
𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕽𝖊𝖆𝖑 𝕯𝖊𝖆𝖑 🔥@PaddyDonovan23 breaks down and stops Lewis Ritson in the ninth round 😮💨#DonovanRitson #TaylorCatterall2 pic.twitter.com/F5kuDwMRcH
— Boxing at Matchroom (@MatchroomBoxing) May 25, 2024
Undercard remaining
Gary Cully (18-1, 10 KO) recorded a solid victory, defeating former European champion Francesco Patera (29-5, 11 KO). The Irishman won the lightweight competition with scores of 98-92 and 96-94 x2.
Giorgio Visoli (3-0, 3 KO) maintained his perfect start, stopping Sergio Obadai (6-4-1, 3 KO) in his fourth super featherweight fight, and George Liddard (7-0, 4 KO) knocked out Graham McCormack (9-4-1, 1 KO) in the first round in the middleweight division.
Emmanuel Buttigieg (4-0, 1 KO) won all six rounds in his super welterweight fight against Anas Isarti (4-3).
𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕭𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖞 𝕭𝖔𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 💣@GeorgeLiddard leads to 7-0 after a first round knockout over Graham McCormack in Leeds! 💥#TaylorCatterall2 pic.twitter.com/bwABFspkZ9
— Boxing at Matchroom (@MatchroomBoxing) May 25, 2024
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Rhiannon Dixon vs. Terri Harper – results and post-fight report
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17 hours agoon
September 29, 2024Terri Harper is the novel WBO lightweight champion after winning a unanimous decision over Rhiannon Dixon on Saturday at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield.
Dixon (10-1, 1 KO) won the vacant WBO title in April, defeating Karen Elizabeth Carabajal to secure a comfortable points victory. Harper (15-2-2, 6 KO) entered this fight as a former super featherweight and super welterweight world champion, but “Belter” dropped down to welterweight in her final fights, in which she retired after four rounds against Sandy Ryan, also for the WBO world title.
Harper had a great start in this round, landing with her back hand multiple times before reaching the first three rounds.
Dixon struggled to close the distance, which favored Harper, although the champion shook the 27-year-old with a powerful right hook in the sixth round.
The Doncaster native regrouped and continued to box out over the next few frames, and in the penultimate round she hit southpaw Warrington in an attempt to press her advantage.
The fight ended in a breathless result, and Harper achieved a momentous victory and became the world champion in three weight classes by two scores of 97-93 and the third score of 96-94.
Harper could now find herself in line for a unification clash with IBF champion Beatriz Ferreira, who has also signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom, while Dixon lost for the first time as a professional.
McGrail passes Foster
The second ten fighters at the gala included super bantamweight talent Peter McGrail (10-1, 6 KO) in ruthless form, as the Liverpool fighter defeated former British and Commonwealth champion Brad Foster (15-4-2) in two fights , 5 KOs). rounds.
A powerful body shot caused damage, Foster was unable to regain his balance, and the fight was stopped, with “The Blade” suffering the first stoppage defeat of his career.
Yafai moves on to face Edwards after the break
Galal Yafai was warming up before his meeting with Sunny Edwards later this year, stopping Sergio Oroczo Oliva in the third round of their flyweight encounter.
Orozco (9-9, 7 KO) was counted standing after a brutal volley of punches by Yafai (8-0, 6 KO), and referee Michael Alexander waved his hand and stopped the fight.
The 2020 Olympic gold medalist faced Edwards before his Gameplay on November 30which will be a fight for the interim WBC flyweight title.
Undercard remaining
Jimmy Sains (7-0, 7 KO) performed brilliantly to stop middleweight Omir Rodriguez (15-21-1, 6 KO) in the second round, while super featherweight Ibraheem Sulaimaan (5-0, 3 KO) ) made a technical decision and won after four rounds against Kevin Trana (15-20-3, 9 KO) after a head clash.
Super bantamweight hopeful Brandon Scott (8-0, 1 KO) was another technical decision winner, defeating Calum Turnbull (5-3, 1 KO) 59-56 in another headlock that stopped the fight.
Just too good 😮💨 @GiorgioVisioli drops and stops Diego Lagos in the third round 👏
Not even after leaving the first gear 🤷♂️ #VisioliLagos #DixonHarper pic.twitter.com/JY35SgYxw3
— Boxing at Matchroom (@MatchroomBoxing) September 28, 2024
Josh Babb (3-0) in the bantamweight category won closely 58-57 against Kelvin Madjid (2-2-1), and in the super featherweight division Giorgio Visioli (5-0, 4 KO) defeated Diego Lagos (11-5, 5 KO). ) ) in three rounds.
Connan Murray (9-1, 2 KO) was nervous after a six-round distance with Marco Simmonds (3-2), who gave a 58-56 verdict during the super welterweight fight, and middleweight George Liddard (9-0, 5 KO) ) dropped George Davey (9-2-1, 2 KO) twice on his way to success in the fifth round.
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Anthony Joshua suspended from boxing after the brutal KO of Daniel Dubois
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21 hours agoon
September 29, 2024The British Boxing Board of Control has handed two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua a 28-day suspension from boxing. This comes just a week after his defeat to fellow Briton Daniel Dubois.
The 34-year-old hit the canvas three times before being knocked out in the fifth round at Wembley.
It is standard practice for a player to receive a 28-day suspension following a stoppage defeat. However, since Joshua has no fight scheduled during this period, the suspension will not really impact his plans.
It also seems unlikely that he will return to the ring this year.
This loss to Dubois marks the fourth defeat of Joshua’s career. In 2019, he suffered a surprising defeat against Andy Ruiz Jr, only to win their rematch six months later.
Opinions on Joshua’s future are divided among experts and former fighters. Some, like Carl Froch, suggest he should consider retirement.
However, AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn is convinced the Watford-born fighter still has a lot to offer in the sport.
In an interview with iFL TV, promoter Hearn discussed Joshua’s future fighting prospects.
He said, “If [Tyson] Fury was going to lose, maybe they were going to lose [AJ and Fury] they both say, “Okay, let’s give society one last hurrah, two gigantic fights, that’s it.”
“Or, if Fury wins, he can defend against AJ for the unified world heavyweight title, and AJ can beat him and become a three-time heavyweight champion.
“Everything is possible. Or we could have a rematch with Daniel Dubois. Or [he] he could fight someone else. Deontay Wilder.
“I don’t know, it hasn’t been discussed yet, but two guys after defeats, with challenging blows, someone has to leave the sport.
“But for me the options are a rematch with Daniel Dubois or wait and see what happens in Fury vs Usyk.”
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Chris Eubank Jr gained TWO STONE after dining at a renowned Las Vegas buffet
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2 days agoon
September 28, 2024Chris Eubank Jr admitted he had reached his career high after more than a year out of the ring, blaming the massive buffet at the iconic Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The middleweight finally returns to action on October 12 when he faces Kamil Szeremeta in Saudi Arabia on the undercard of the undisputed lightweight heavyweight clash between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. However, he says that after feasting on Sin City’s culinary delights, he had to lose more weight than ever before.
The 35-year-old Briton lives in Vegas and claims he tipped the scales last month with a weight of 190 pounds (13st 5s), more than two stone above the 160-pound middleweight limit.
This is a very straightforward weight loss to achieve for an elite athlete, but Eubank admits it’s up-to-date territory for him.
“This year I hit 190 pounds for the first time in my life. I think it could be cruiserweight,” he told former rival George Groves on his podcast. “I don’t know how I did it. It was actually pretty frosty, because in Vegas, yeah.”
Groves asked if the renowned buffet at the iconic Las Vegas casino played a role, and Eubank agreed, before revealing his favorite dishes from the buffet. “You have to get the king crab legs with melted butter. “Steak,” he joked.
Not only does the Vegas lifestyle have its perks, but it has also provided Eubank with state-of-the-art amenities and high-quality sparring partners.
The Brighton native (33-3, 24 KO) has fought just four times in the last three years. During this period, he took revenge for his loss to Liam Smith after a blockbuster fight with rival Conor Benn, which ended in failure after Benn failed an anti-doping test.
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Eubank enjoyed the opportunity to train at gyms owned by Top Rank and Floyd Mayweather to hone his craft.
He said: “It was captivating because I would get in the ring at Top Rank and Floyd’s with the middleweights and their punches would just bounce off me.
“And these are guys who fight at middleweight and I just didn’t feel anything, I was just throwing them around and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s captivating.’”
Eubank’s passivity prompted him to turn down a lucrative offer to fight unified super middleweight king Canelo Alvarez, and he says his return to fight Polish prospect Szeremeta (25-2-2) will prove whether he can still fight at an elite level.
“That’s what the fight with Szeremeta is for,” he explained. “To make sure I can still keep the weight off and be effective. At the age of 35 [I have] I’ve been out of the ring for a year, what will this weight loss look like? We’ll see.
“You don’t want to know when you’re preparing for Canelo, right? Or a large, large name you want to know before you get into this situation. So I’m excited.”
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