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Boxing results: Carnage in Birmingham: Yafai’s face mapped by the fists of Rodriguez Jr. in a comprehensive failure
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9 months agoon
The WBC World World Flyight Flyight Galal Yafai (9-1, 7 Kos) beaten, abandoned in the final round in a bloody fight with the former United World Champion in the minimum WBO and IBF, Francisco “Chihuas’ Rodriguez, Jr. (40-6-1, 27 Kos) in the 12-Rund World in BP Pulse Arena, in liter, in liter, in a liter, in liter, in liter, in liter, in liter, in liter, in liter, in a liter.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom)
2021 The Olympic gold medalist, Yafai, lost the curve, a bloody fight with Rodriguez, Jr., winning knocking down in the 12th round.
In the first round, Rodriguez landed on the chin of the upper left, almost dropping Yafai, who was still pulling him into the clinch for most of the round, again wounded in the last seconds.
In the second round Rodriguez moved to Southpaw and back, he had Yafai in defense with a combination four times. Judge Mark Bates seemed to favor Yafai, allowing him to utilize the forearm, warning Rodriguez to a low blow.
In the fourth round, after a minute, the start of the head caused a cut on the left eyebrow of Yafai. It was another good round for Rodriguez, switching to Southpaw and returned to the Orthodox. In the fifth round, Rodriguez suffered a cut on the left eyebrow to the round. It was a round full of action. Rodriguez mostly directed Yafai, who used pushing and forearms to revenge.
In the seventh round, something looked like Rodriguez, who shot knocking down, judge Bates considered a glue of legs. A immense round for Rodriguez. In the eighth round, Yafai uses his elbows, as in the middle of the round round, Rodriguez knocked the head of Yafai with a solid right right chin.
Between the rounds, the ring doctor checked the cuts of both fighters. Rodriguez went to Yafai mostly, associated when he did. In the tenth round, Rodriguez almost translated Yafai through the ropes a minute in the round. The judge warns Rodriguez, not Yafai for using his forearms. Rodriguez landed over 100 more blows.
In the eleventh round, the blood flowed from the left eye of Yafai, and Rodriguez landed another hit on the cut. Again, Judge Bates warns Rodriguez and Yafai for using his hands. In the twelfth and final round of Rodriguez, five blows with the final left hook on the chin landed, dropping Yafai to 8-Det-Halt from judge Bates per minute to the round. Rodriguez passed the beating that only officials could take from him.
The results are 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109.
In the main support, the British champion Conah Walker (16-3-1, 7 KO) arrived at the back and detained the former WBO euro champion “Dynamo” Taylor (28-3-1, 14 KO) at 0:45 the seventh round of 12 rounds in the war.
In the first round Walker appeared forward, opposed Taylor with the mountains. In the last seconds, Walker finally found an effective blow, a left hook on the chin of Taylor. In the second round Taylor away from Walker when he was low. A few seconds later he hit low again, causing Judge Bob Williams to give him a minute. He returned, landing five unanswered stamps before Walker landed.
In the third round it went back and in the last minute, Walker landed to the right, drawing blood from Taylor’s nose. In the fourth round, in the middle of the point to the right of Taylor, he opened a petite cut on Walker’s left eyebrow. In the last minute Walker had a nose of Taylor bleeding on his face.
In the fifth round Walker had Taylor against the lines until Taylor replied. At the last moment Taylor landed four times a combination of Walker, taking the round.
In the sixth round Taylor’s JAM set the rights to the chin of Walker, mostly Outlanding Walker. Both bleed from paragraph In the seventh round, Walker dropped Taylor halfway on the chin, and he took his knees and elbows.
Olympian 2021 and the WBA international champion Southpaw Peter McGrail (12-1, 6 KO) won the 10-region decision about most of the WBO Euro Super Bantam match, Ionut Bieluta (17-6-1, 3 KO).
In the first minute of the first round, they both exchanged good chin blows. Then, several times, McGrail swayed a balut with a lead left on the chin. In the second round, the wild swing of the Baluta got a few left to the chin McGrail, who ordered him to retreat in the corner.
In the last thirty seconds of the third round, McGrail swayed the Balut with a right hook to the chin. In the middle of the McGrail point, the left to left the rope ball landed, which could be knocked down by judge Steve Gray.
In the middle of the sixth round, the random forearm from the balne caused the mcgrail’s right eyebrow. In the seventh round the Baluta had its best round, and McGrail favored the cut.
In the eighth and ninth round, the baluta mostly raised McGrail. In the tenth and final round the Baluta had a petite lump above the right eye. McGrail, because the cut was not so dominant. The ball came to fight and it was a good second half of the fight for him. McGrail could withdraw in the last round, trying to stop.
The results were 95-95, 97-93 and 97-93.
Super Featheweight Southpaw Ibraheem Sulaimaan (8-0, 4 KO) defeated Brian Phillips (12-6, 3 KO) in terms of a decision on an eight round.
In the first four rounds, Sulaimaan passed Phillips. In the eighth and final round, in the last minute, Sulaimaan landed left, drawing blood from his nose Phillips.
Judge Ryan Churchill shot him 80-72.
The delicate Giorgio Visioli (8-0, 6 KO) defeated Elias Federico Duguet (7-2-1, 2 KO) with a decision on eight runes.
Visiola dominated in the first four rounds. In the eighth round of Visiola, he landed on the upper left corner after Duguet was tardy with his right right, dropping Duguet on 8-story from judge Ryan Churchill.
Churchill fired 80-71.
The average weight of Aaron Bowen (6-0, 4 KO) was stopped by Mykola Vovk (15-8, 9 KO) at 2:22 of the fourth round of the planned eight-handed fight.
In the third round, Bowell cut out his right eyelid Vovk’s with his left hook. In the fourth round Bowell was on the poviats of the blows, forcing Vovka’s corner to throw a towel with the remaining 0:38, forcing judge Kevin Parker to stop.
Bantamweight Hamza Uddin (5-0, 2 KO) knocked out Southpaw Leandro Jose Blanc (8-3, 3 KO) at 0:37 seven of the planned eight rounds.
Ryan Churhill was a judge.
Heavyweight 2024 Olympian Pat Brown (2-0, 2 KO) detained Ivan Duka (5-6, 3 KO) at 1:02 second round of the planned six rounds.
In the first minute of the first round of stab and Brown’s right, Duka burst under the right eye. In the second round the left after the chin and the upper part to the body, and Down went Duka for 8-hlagunks from judge Kevin Parker, who stopped at the creation of Duki.
Super Flyweight Tiah Mai Ayton (1-0, 1 KO) knocked out Sara Orszagi (2-8) at 0:23 of the third round of the planned six rounds.
In the third round, Ayton abandoned Orszaga twice before judge Ryan Churchill called.
The skiper was David Damante.
Last updated 21.06.2025
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Eddie Hearn says Turki Alalshikh will expect more from Zuffa Boxing
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16 minutes agoon
March 10, 2026
Promoter Matchroom has suggested that the acts staged so far will struggle to meet the standards set by Alalshikh with the season’s events in Riyad, which feature headline fights, packed houses and global attention.
“He’ll be sitting there watching Zuffa perform and he won’t be very impressed,” Hearn told Ariel Helwani while discussing the current boxing landscape.
Hearn explained that Alalshikh’s expectations for boxing highlights are based on recognizable fighters, sturdy cards and an atmosphere usually associated with stadium cards. The Saudi emphasis on boxing has placed an emphasis on major fights between top fighters, gigantic venues and international distribution that puts the sport in front of a global audience.
“He loves substantial shows. He loves substantial fights. He loves deep cards, substantial names, sold out stadiums and the buzz of boxing,” Hearn said, describing Alalshikh’s approach to the sport.
The Saudi official played a key role in the recent series of high-profile boxing events surrounding the Riyad season, many of which featured top champions and challengers from multiple divisions. These cards included major heavyweight and other title fights that attracted worldwide attention.
Zuffa had only recently entered the boxing industry, and its early events were held on a smaller stage than many of the season’s events in Riyad. Several shows were held in smaller venues and focused on brand building rather than staging major title fights.
Hearn believes the difference will remain noticeable as the project continues to develop and try to establish itself in the sport. In his opinion, the early cards had not yet matched the scale and depth of the events that had become common during the Riyad Season era.
For Hearn, the standards for major boxing events are already clear and any fresh promotion entering this space will ultimately be judged against them. From his perspective, early Zuffa cards simply hadn’t reached that level yet.
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Swiss No. 1 Seifeddine Letaief challenges rival Arbnor Jashari
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52 minutes agoon
March 10, 2026
Swiss lightweight Seifeddine Letaief told World Boxing News he is ready to settle his growing ring rivalry with fellow undefeated fighter Arbnor Jashari.
Letaief is currently in first place in the Swiss rankings for his division, while Jashari is in second place, which is a natural matchup between the two undefeated fighters.
A meeting between the pair would pit the two highest-ranked lightweights in the country against each other.
Tensions escalated with exchanges on social media, FaceTime calls about a potential fight and exchanges of words.
According to Letaief, the rivalry even escalated to the point that Jashari tried to involve the SwissBoxing committee.
“At one point he even tried to block me from SwissBoxing, claiming that I had humiliated him on social media,” Letaief told World Boxing News.
Swiss competition
Letaief insists that from his point of view the situation is plain. The undefeated lightweight says he is ready to fight and believes the fight should happen now rather than later.
“I’m ready to fight and decide everything in the ring,” he explained.
SwissBoxing has suggested waiting until both fighters have built bigger physiques before moving on to staging the fight, but Letaief believes the circumstances already make it an attractive fight for the local scene.
The clash between the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the country, combined with the rivalry between Zurich and Basel, may arouse great interest in Switzerland.
Unbroken records
Letaief, 23, turned professional in September 2024 and has compiled an undefeated record of 6-0, including two knockouts. He lives in Winterthur and has fought several times in the Zurich region, establishing himself as one of the country’s emerging prospects.
Meanwhile, Jashari has had a slightly longer professional career. The 25-year-old made his debut in April 2022 and has a 7-0 record, which includes two knockouts.
Both fighters also share a common opponent, Lasha Giorgi Vardiashvili, and each of them scored a six-round decision victory in 2025.
For now, the fight that many in the Swiss boxing community want to see remains unsigned, and Letaief has made it clear he is ready to move forward as soon as the opportunity arises.
“Despite all these talks, the fight has still not been decided. For me, the matter is plain: I am ready to fight and decide everything in the ring. I believe that this fight must take place now,” Letaief concluded.
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Oleksandr Usyk announces the list of his last three opponents and confirms that he will then retire
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2 hours agoon
March 10, 2026
Oleksandr Usyk still has three fights left and hopes to extend his record to 27-0 before hanging up his gloves for good.
The elite Ukrainian was undisputed at cruiserweight before repeating the feat twice at heavyweight. In both divisions, he has victories over Murat Gassiew, Mairis Briedis, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
I keep talking Inside the RingUsyk assured fans that while this fight may not be at the elite level he is known for, his last two fights will be.
“Rico, this is the first one. Second, Wardley-Dubois wins. The third fight is my friend Greedy Belly, Tyson Fury.”
When asked how much time he had left, Usyk confirmed that he was three years aged and had not played.
Fabio Wardley rose from interim to full WBO champion when Usyk vacated the belt last year, and he puts that status on the line against Dubois on May 9 in Manchester. If “DDD” wins tonight, Usyk’s last two scheduled fights could be trilogy fights.
The 39-year-old from Simferopol defeated Dubois and Fury twice, stopping the former in both cases and the latter on points. Fan interest in the fights may therefore be circumscribed.
However, if Wardley manages to remain with the organization in two months’ time, many would like to see the Ipswich fighter team up with the Usyk fighter who has established himself as the greatest heavyweight of a generation.
Whether this would be an uncontested fight seems unlikely. Although Usyk’s WBC belt in the match with Verhoeven is controversial, the IBF and WBA have not commented on this fight yet.
Moreover, the WBC has ordered Usyk to face Agit Kabayel next, which is clearly not in his plans. This means that it may be stripped of all three lanes in the near future.
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