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Lewis Crocker says that all the pressure is at Paddy Donovan before the Saturday Irish clash in Belfast
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Although it is common to hear the boxers describe their completed training camp as “the best in history”, rarely these words are as credible as it was this afternoon, when they heard them through Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan at a press conference before fighting in the fight in Belfast on Saturday.
As expected, two welterweight are in the best possible form, but their confidence was revealed not only in their words. This appeared in their body speech, restraint and their professionalism. Unlike yesterday’s failure with the participation of Conor Benn and Chris Eubanka Jnr, it was an example of two fighters with complete faith in their ability and ambitions. Indeed, you can even say that they are conducting an example.
“I’m ready,” said Paddy Donovan, who spoke first. “I am in the best form of my life.
“Me and Andy [Lee, coach]We always bring a job. We never take shortcuts regardless of who I fight. I don’t know how Lewis’s camp went, but mine went absolutely brilliantly. We worked really, very tough. We are here and I’m ready. It is so uncomplicated. The conversation is ready and I’m ready to fight. “
As it turned out, Donovan, 14-0 (11), would not have to wait long to discover how the Crockra camp went.
“It was my best camp,” said Crocker, 20-0 (11). “My last three fights, in the last Spar for everyone I hurt my hand. This time I am physically good, mentally good, as edged as everything, and a great fit and super sturdy. At the moment I couldn’t be better. I said that I would be a challenging man to overcome at the last press conference and that I would be. “
While Crocker comes from Belfast, and therefore will receive most of the support at the SEZNA Arena on Saturday, Donovan comes from Limerick, the birthplace of his trainer Andy Lee. However, there are no scruples regarding the entrance to the Lion Cave.
“It doesn’t matter when I and Lewis are there – everything is noiseless,” said Donovan. “Give you to Lewis and this will be my main goal.
“We will do what we have always done since I became a professional with Andy in 2019. The goal was to be a world champion, regardless of opponents who presented it to me – let it be Lewis or anyone else. I have a job to do on Saturday and I am very, very focused on doing this. “
If Crocker has an advantage in terms of home support, it can be said that Donovan is one of them from which great things are expected – both in this fight and outside. For some, it is enough to come back Donovan to win, but for a crocker, weaker, such expectations only lead to additional pressure in his eyes.
“I always said Paddy is good,” said Crocker. “They say that he is another superstar and so on, and I am only a warrior at the British level, so I feel that all the pressure is on him. He should take me here in one or two rounds, if so. I am here to upset the party.
“I will be a challenging, tough man to overcome on Saturday, especially with this crowd behind me. I am very excited about Saturday and IBF [welterweight title] It’s right around the corner when I go. The world is at my feet. What a fight. “
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Commission, WBC refutes that Turks Alalshikh knew the result of Carlos Adames-Hamzah Sheeraz
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February 26, 2025Regardless of whether it was a steam in Callum Smith-Joshua Batsi thriller, the film fall of Martin Bakole, or an amazing skill level at the exhibition between Dmitry Blivol and Artur Beterbaiew, the “Last Crescendo” card provided many unforgettable moments.
However, the somewhat uncertain performance of Hamzah Sheeraz against the WBC of medium weight, Carlos Adames, left some observers surprised and frustrated, especially Turki Alalshikh, the head of the general entertainment authority of Saudi Arabia and the key cog in matching wheels.
The film material appeared in social media, which soon became popular, and Alalshikhh went to the corner of the Englishman, where he then tried to tell the boxer that he was on two points.
“Two points” – he said with one hand on the ring apron, and the other raising two fingers: “You lose, two points … You must [indecipherable] his. You lose, two points. “
Alalshikh, with an increasing need, provides the same information to a member of the Sheeraz corner team. “He must [indecipherable] his. Two points. Tell him. Two points. Tell him. Tell him! “
This level of disturbance from the figure often described as the most influential in boxing, and therefore someone who should remain impartial to avoid any suggestion of Skulduggiera can be considered as exceeding the sign. It is reasonably to draw a conclusion that Alalshikh wanted to win only for Sheeraz, the ambassador of the Riyadh season.
The view that he knew the result is probably a lie. Robert Smith was in Saudi Arabia in his role as secretary general of the British Boxing Control Council, commissioners of the event, and said Boxingscene: “He did not approach the table anywhere, so I just don’t see how he could know what the results were. Even if he approached the score table, he would be moved.
“There are also three results, not one, and Sheeraz would not be two points on all three results cards.
“Another factor to consider is the amount of time that would have to do it between rounds. Judges cards are collected at the end of each round, and the results are then transferred separately to running sums. This process requires a majority of minutes, it is pointless to suggest that he would be able to see the result without notice, and then had time to convey his discoveries to Sheeraz. “
“Or he believed that Sheeraz lost and passed this opinion – or saw the result at one of the television broadcasts and he passed on.”
Sources similar to action claimed that Alalshikh had access to Dazna’s range via the monitor before its sitting. However, after reviewing the material, Alalshikh can leave his place, leaving 30 seconds remaining in 10th The circle before arriving in the corner of Sheeraz at the beginning of the break before 11 .. At that moment, with two rounds, Chris Mannix from Dazna had Adames by four points.
Boxingscene understands that the explanation of the Alalshikha incident is that he offered his own opinion about who won the fight, and he tried to interfere with the urgent need for Sheeraz’s performance. In the end, Alalshikh certainly wanted his event to meet the noise, that it was the best in the history of boxing. In a duel between Adames and Sheeraz, there was certainly a lack of drama that took place in duels, which both preceded and followed. You can see him on the legs in 11thClearly dissatisfied with the action – or lack.
“At that time I did not notice the incident,” said the president of WBC Mauricio Sulaiman. “I don’t think he knew the results, but instead he expressed his opinion that Sheeraz was behind. The results are served by BBBOC and WBC supervisor. I was right behind them and I never saw someone approached see or ask about the results. “
Regardless of the truth, neither Sulaiman nor Smith saw anything unexpected in Alalshikha’s activities.
“Every fight I see, promoters and managers shout, support and instruct their fighters,” said Sulaiman.
“Promoters and managers have always told their fighters that they were behind or have to win the next round,” added Smith. “Mickey Duff did it all the time, and on Saturday Frank [Warren] He told Sheeraz himself that he had to win the next round. This is not unusual. “
This incident probably attracted more attention because of the competition, mainly controlled by Adames, and then considering himself controversial. The Italian Guido Cavalleri, to everyone’s surprise, shot the competition 115-114 in favor of Sheraz, while Mexico Omar Mintun Snr had fighters at 114-114. Barry Lindenman from America seemed good when he got it 118-110 for Adames.
Judging by these sums, and throwing basic mathematics, the only result that sheeraz could do two points after 10 rounds, was Mintun Snr. Again, all evidence that Alalshikh is initiated into the results are largely non -existent.
At the time of writing this text, there are no plans to further examine. Although Smith believed that the draw was the wrong decision, Sulaiman said: “In my opinion, the fight was very close, but Adames did not lose. I am glad that he came out with the belt. “
It’s definitely happier than Alalshikh.
Boxing
The IOC recognizes world boxing, increasing sport, winning La Spot
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February 26, 2025
The International Olympic Committee took a key step towards stopping boxing in the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 because it recognized the novel sport managing body.
The MKC Council awarded the ephemeral recognition on Wednesday World Boxing, a group founded in 2023 as a detachment for a long time established but restless international boxing association. World Boxing has 78 members, including many former IBA members, on five continents.
The mkc said that world boxing showed that 62% of boxers from last year’s Olympic Games Paris were associated with its members. The IOC added that world boxing “showed mighty readiness and effort in increasing good management and implementation to be in line with the appropriate standards.”
There were great boxing Gennadiy Golovkin, who directs the commission for the task of establishing world boxing as a reliable body to conduct Olympic duels, said it was an crucial moment, but there was a lot of work left.
“Receiving the ephemeral recognition of the Olympic from the IOC is an crucial achievement and shows that our sport is on the right track. This decision brings us to our main goal – keeping boxing at the Olympic Games, “said Golovkin in a statement.
The IOC suspended IBA in 2019 after long -term management disputes, his finances and integrity of struggle and assessment. The IOC took a sporadic step consisting in exile IBA from the Olympic movement in all in 2023, shortly after World Boxing Breakaway.
The IOC organized boxing tournaments at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris Games last year, but said that he needed a novel partner in 2028.
Since the suspension of IBA and his Russian president, Umar Kremlev has continued to meet with the IOC, especially regarding the principles of eligibility for women in Paris Ighing, with an emphasis on gold medalists IMane Khelif and Lin Yu-Inning. Iba said this month that he plans to lodge criminal complaints against the IOC in the United States, France and Switzerland.
The president of the world Boxing Boris van der Vorst noticed the importance of the IOC decision, but said that more could be done.
“Maintaining your place at the Olympic Games is absolutely crucial for the future of our sport at every level … And this decision of the IOC brings us a step to our purpose, which is to restore boxing to the Olympic program,” said Van der Vorst.
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IBF Stripps Bakole of Title ELIMINATOR PO PARKER NOKAUT; Ajagba’s fight loses its meaning
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February 26, 2025
The loss in the second round of Martin Bakole with the heavyweight champion WBO Joseph Parker last Saturday night cost him a chance to fight in the title of eliminator sanctioned by IBF against EFE Ajagbie on May 2. Although Clash Bakole vs. Ajagba will still happen, it will not be an eliminator.
The eliminator has disappeared
Dan Rafael says that IBF spokesman told him that there was a bacon “From the eliminator“And that they will look for the next” available pretender “. Bakole reportedly got a payout day of $ 600,000 for fighting the parker; Some people think it can be higher. However, the loss of the eliminator of the IBF title is terrible.
Martin’s chances of defeating Ajagby to become a mandatory for the IBF belt would be high, and there is a lot more money that he could earn for the fight for the title of world champion. Now Bakole got stuck in a situation where he will have to slowly joke back to the place where he was before the loss with a parker. It took him eleven years to be on the verge of the fight for the title of world champion.
Because the fight of Bakole-Zagba was no longer an IBF eliminator, it would be better to withdraw from the competition and focus on facing the evident name. Even a rematch with Jared Anderson would be better than fighting Ajagba (21-1, 14 KO).
310 pounds
In retrospect, Bakole (21-2, 16 KO) should not have agreed with Parker (36-3, 24 KO) with two days without a training camp. Bakole weighed 310 pounds and was not in a physical state to have a good chance of winning. Despite his overweight, the bacon stuck Parker in the first round, but he was too sluggish to finish it.
It would be a victorious fight for a bacon, if he entered it in the shape as victory over Jared Anderson in August last year. He weighed 284 pounds in this competition and was more agile.
Message: After Saturday, Martin Bakole is not eliminated to the IBF Heavyweight eliminator, IBF Heavyweight eliminator, was set to vs vs Efe Ajagba. “Bakole has no eliminator,” said IBF spokesman. “We will go to the next leading pretender.” #box
– I Rafael (@danrafael1) February 26, 2025
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