Josh Taylor vs. Ekow Essuman and Moses Ituma vs. Mike Balogun weighed today to fight on Saturday, May 24 in Glasgow. They were the undisputed master of lightweight welterweight, Taylor (19-2, 13 KO), seemed positive, hitting the rock to his debut in 147 against Essuman (21-1, 8 KO).
The Saturday event will be shown live in Dazn and staged at SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The 34 -year -old Taylor appeared today nonchalant, behaving as if his victory against Essuman was already certain.
Weights
Josh Taylor – 146.8 vs. Ekow Essuman – 146.4 Moses Itauma 254 vs. Mike Balogun 241
Taylor’s career on the line
Josh should be stressed because he fights the record, which is probably 0-3 from 2022. It was Taylor’s fall.
I hate to say this, but Taylor’s career is on Saturday against Essuman. He can pretend that this is only another fight for him, but his situation is tragic. The loss of a warrior at the national level of Essuman is the end of the line for a Scottish boy.
Josh probably will not retire, but fans and fighters will look at him as he has it. Losing from Catterall showed that Taylor is no longer world -class. He is a guy who would be food for 147 pounds.
Weight and future fears of Ituma
The ponderous Moses Ituma (11-0, 9 KO) arrived at 254 pounds for 10 pounds with a second-level warrior Mike Balogun (21-1, 16 KO). Ituma 6’2 ″ looked tender by weight and it seemed that she had too much volume for its height. Now he is escaping from it, but he will not do when he starts to participate in his rivals. It will probably be fine against this can of tomato, but if his promoters fit him with Martin Bakole, he will probably be revealed.
Ituma is too hit because it is against the cans he fought with. If he is not confined and does not focus on his defense, he will lose to such as Bakole, Joseph Parker, Agit Kabayel and Richard Torrez Jr.
Is this Josh Taylor 2.0?
“This is Josh Taylor 2.0. So this is his beginning, and Ekow is on the road. I will do it a good job tomorrow,” said Taylor nowadays Weighting For his fight on Saturday against Ekow Essuman in Glasgow, Scotland. “It will be a comprehensive win for me.”
It sounds like Taylor’s wishful thinking, believing that this is a up-to-date beginning for him. If he could reverse his career, he would now and would not lose to Cattell and Teofimo Lopez.
“Josh Taylor had only one fight a year since 2020. This is not enough,” said Dazn commentator Ade Oladipo.
“No, it is not. He does not fight regularly enough, but of course he was not in the greatest form in terms of winnings and losses,” said commentator Carl Frampton. “He lost the last two and then returning to Jacek Cattell [in their first fight in 2022]And everyone thought he lost him too.
“This is necessary to win for Josh. I think he now replies to him that he is not at a distance to be slight -of -the -last.
Results from today’s weighing:
WBO WBO WBIE WBOI -WHEELS – 12 x 3 minutes Josh Taylor – 146.8 pounds Ekow Essuman – 146.4 pounds
WBO Inter-Continental and WBA International heavyweight championships-10 x 3 minutes Moses will bite – 254 pounds Mike Balogun – 241 pounds
WBC Silver Feather WBC championship in a featherweight – 12 x 3 minutes Nathaniel Collins – 125.6 pounds Lee McGregor – 125.4 pounds
WBA Continental & Vacant Commonwealth Cruiser WWWeight Championship – 12 x 3 minutes Aloys JR – 199 pounds David Jamieson – 198.4 pounds
Wakant BBBOFC Scottish Area average weight – 10 x 3 minutes Aston Brown – 159.6 pounds Reece Porter – 159.4 pounds
Tony Bellew is going against the grain for tonight’s Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley rematch.
The pair meet again just five months on from their thrilling first encounter, with Dubois now WBO champion having won the belt from Wardley via eleventh round stoppage.
After surviving two early knockdowns, the Londoner – who is now in his second stint as heavyweight titlist – took over the contest with a solid jab setting up thudding attacks that exhausted Wardley.
Though the Ipswich man stayed on his feet throughout, referee Howard Foster waved it off as the punishment because too much.
It is how the fight ended, and those last few rounds in which Dubois was largely dominating, that make him a strong favourite to retain his belt.
Giving his prediction to the BBCformer cruiserweight world champion Bellew backed Wardley to have success early again, but capitalise fully this time and end it.
“I’m going to be the difference. I am going to back Fabio Wardley by knockout within six rounds. Yep, I said [it]. I’m going for Fab within six.”
Dubois was on the canvas within ten seconds last time out, and took a knee in the third when hurt again.
Bellew has questioned Dubois’ resolve in the past, pointing to his stoppage loss to Joe Joyce as proof that there is a point he can be pushed to that he is not willing to go beyond. Many, however, will look to the first Wardley performance and disagree.
Both men recorded the highest weights of their careers on the scalessuggesting that neither will be changing the gameplan to a more measured affair, rather looking to engage in round 13 from the off tonight at London’s O2.
Top trainer Peter Fury has offered his expert analysis on the rematch between Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, believing it is still a 50/50 fight.
Others, meanwhile, will argue that Dubois should be made a considerable favourite, based on how he was able to dismantle Wardley in their first encounter.
In order to do so, the ‘Dynamite’ puncher was compelled to climb off the canvas in rounds one and three, having been put down by blows to the top of his head.
Proceedings then became a little one-sided as Dubois, utilising his fundamentals, managed to score an 11th-round finish with his thudding jab and superior footwork.
Wardley, however, wasted little time before activating the rematch clause in their contract and, in turn, securing the chance to reclaim his WBO title at London’s O2 Arena tomorrow evening.
Many will argue that such a swift turnaround could lead to his downfall while, due to his power and toughness, others would suggest that the 31-year-old is always dangerous, no matter the opponent standing across from him.
As such, coach Fury has told Boxing King Media that, while Dubois is rightfully brimming with confidence, it would be foolish to entirely dismiss Wardley’s attributes.
“I think it’s a great heavyweight fight – Dubois has got heavy hands and a good jab as well, so it’ll be interesting.
“You’ve got to say Wardley’s got it all to do, because the confidence of Dubois will be high. And if Dubois’ super confident, he’s a problem.
“But let’s see – Wardley was able to hurt Dubois early on. I still think that fight is a 50/50 fight.”
If he emerges victorious against Wardley, then Dubois will likely be targeting a unification match with Agit Kabayel or Filip Hrgovic in 2027.
Daniel Dubois will face Fabio Wardley in a rematch of a heavyweight slugfest from earlier this year, with Dubois defending the WBO heavyweight title he took from Wardley on that night.
Live coverage will kick off at 2 pm ET, and we’ll have results and updates during the four-fight, main card undercard, then live, round-by-round scoring and updates for the main event itself.
How to watch Dubois vs Wardley 2
Start time: 2:00 pm ET for main card, prelims begin at 11:00 am ET
Streaming: DAZN (Ultimate subscription or Pay-Per-View)
PPV Cost: As a standalone, one-off purchase Pay-Per-View, the price is $59.99 (or £24.99). With DAZN’s Ultimate tier, the show is included as part of your subscription.
Location: O2 Arena – London, England
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