Moses Itauma (13-0, 11 KO) knocked out the former Master of the Provisional Heavyweight Master Dillan “The Body Snatcher” Whyte (31-4, 21 KO) in the first round on Saturday evening at Anb Arena in Rijada in Saudi Arabia. The official time of stopping slaughter was 1:59 round of the first.
In the first round, Ituma Ituma found herself in a wave of blows, told when, sticking him into the ropes in the corner, then dropped him behind the count from judge Mikael Hak.
In the co–Maan event, WBA WBA FEATHER WWWEGHT Nick “Wrecking” Ball (23-0-1, 13 KO) defeated Goodman (20-1, 8 KO) by a 12-round unanimous decision.
In the first two rounds, Ball pressed at the higher Goodman, who kept his own in two close rounds. In the fourth and fifth, controlled ball. In sixth Goodman returned well with the ball in seventh place.
In the ninth round, halfway, Ball swayed Goodman with his right Górnica to the chin. The action lasted for fans from the opening round.
In the tenth round Ball seemed to have a close advantage in the fight and backwards. In the eleventh round the ball could pull it out, but Goodman was well against. In the twelfth and final round, Ball switched to Southpaw, landing the upper right part. Midway Goodman landed left on the ball whose eyebrow was cut. Ball returned well in the versatile round, apparently keeping his title.
The results are 117-111, 118-110 and 115-113. Mark Calo-oy was a judge.
Super Featheweight Southpaw Raymond “Savage” Ford (18-1-1, 8 Kos) defeated Abraham “Super” Nova (24-4-1, 17 Kos) in a 10-round unanimous decision.
In the first round it took a minute before Ford landed a combination to the chin Nova. In the last 30 seconds, Nova finally landed with a combination and attacked the attack, withdrawing Ford in the corner with a few strokes. Nova did well in second and third place before Ford took power.
In the fifth round Ford landed left, opening the cut of the right eyebrow. Later cutting on the back of the Nova nose. Ford’s speed is better. In the last seconds of the sixth round, Ford replied on the chin, swaying Nova.
In the eighth round Ford, the faster of them, dominates in the first two minutes, while Nova, a heavier puncher, tries to steal the round, taking the last minute. In the ninth round of Ford seems to be good above all, although Nova had a good round, ahead of Ford, who supported most of the round.
In the tenth and final round, Nova mostly threw out lead rights, working with Ford, who went back most of the rounds, feeling he was at the forefront.
The results are 96-94, 97-93 and 97-93. Mikael Hook was a judge.
The international heavyweight champion WBO Filip “El Animal” Hrgovic (19-1, 14 KO) defeated the former world champion of WBC David “Massive D” Adelye (14-2, 13 KO) 10-Rund by a unanimous decision. Hrgovic dropped Aleleleye in the eighth round.
In the second round Adelye left, shooting after losing the first round. Midway Adelye landed on a difficult left hook, opening a cut on the right eyebrow Hrgovic. In the third round, Hrgovic returned well, treating the round to the last seconds, when he was shocked by the left hook on the chin by Adeleye.
In the fourth round, Hrgovic did enough to take a round, but his left eyebrows causes his eyelid to close. In the fifth round, Hrgovic dominated until the last seconds, when Adelye shook him with a meter left on the chin.
In the seventh round Hrgovic stood out Adelye, which is always perilous and his meter left the chin. In the eighth round, Hrgovic dominated, dropping Adeleye 45 seconds into a round with an advantage on the chin to get the 8th-Hrabia from judge Marek Caloy Midway.
In the ninth round, Hrgovic continued his winning ways. In the tenth and last round, Hrgovic tried to postpone Adelye, but he could not find a trace, taking the next round.
The results are 98-91, 99-90 and 99-90.
Super feather WWweight Hayato Tsutsumi (8-0, 4 KO) stopped Southpaw Qais Ashfaq (13-4-1, 5 KO) at 2:08 second round planned 10 rounds, winning three charm.
In the second round Tsutsumi ordered Ashfaq to support the whole round, then dropped Ashfaq with the right to the temple. At the beginning of the third round, Tsutsumi dropped Ashfaq with a tow truck for 8-story from judge Leszek Jankowak. With just over a minute the left hook to his head from Tsutsumi, he dropped Ashfaq again to the 8th state Tsutsumi, he went right after the judge’s forcing to stop.
Super feather WWweight Miky Mohammed Alakel (5-0, 1 KO) knocked out Yumnama Santosha Singha (3-7-1, 1 KO) at 2:26 of the first round of the planned six rounds.
In the first round, Alakel held Singh, who was on the reverse. Alakel landed and half a minute left, Alakel landed on the side of his head, dropping Singha on the count from judge Andrea CheveliLiVa. Singh was first detained.
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Tony Bellew has singled out one undefeated star who has the potential to achieve great things in the sport.
Bellew had a career in his own right, winning the WBC cruiserweight title with a victory over Ilunga Makabu at his beloved Goodison Park in Liverpool in 2016.
After hanging up his gloves, Bellew became a key pundit in boxing and named a fighter who has impressed him greatly in his compact career so far.
Posting on social mediathe Liverpool fighter praised prospect Pat Brown, who has competed in the cruiserweight division for many years, just like Bellew.
“This adolescent man could be the total package!! He’s going to get a little beat up in Cruiser!”
Brown represented Great Britain at the 2024 Paris Olympics and turned professional a year later. The 26-year-old has won all five of his professional fights to date, most recently stopping Felix Valera within two rounds in November.
He is due to return to action in April, when he will headline the Matchroom Boxing gala in Altrincham, where he will face Vasil Ducar. If Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn is to be believed, Brown could be ready to fight for world trophies sooner rather than later.
This could be a challenging task for Brown, however, as Gilberto Ramirez holds the WBO and WBA titles, Noel Mikaelyan is the WBC champion and Jai Opetaia currently holds the IBF belt, although an official decision is expected to be made soon on whether the Recent Zealander will remain champion.
Anthony Cacace became a two-time world champion after defeating Jazzy Dickens by unanimous decision in Dublin to win the WBA super featherweight title on St. Patrick’s weekend.
Cacace won by scores of 116-112, 116-113 and 115-113 in a tight but controlled performance against Liverpool’s southern midfielder, who had periods of success but never did enough to turn the fight to his advantage.
The fight was the main event in Dublin, where Dickens entered the contest looking to make a statement in his first title defense, while Cacace arrived with a chance to regain world honors at 130 pounds.
Cacace took over after a tight start
They both started cautiously, although Cacace opened up the advantage, being the busier of the two. Dickens responded well in the second minute, landing the sharper punch of the round and showing signs that he could cause trouble for the taller man when he let go of his hands.
The fight was tight in the early stages, but Cacace’s moment began to stand out. The third goal was scored with a powerful shot overdue in the round after Dickens had been enjoying his own success, and although the champion had established himself well in round four, the momentum picked up again in round five.
Cacace’s ponderous blow earlier in the session clearly hurt Dickens and forced him into survival mode.
There were then warnings about the utilize of the head as the champion tried to recover, but the challenger had already made a name for himself and from there began to take more control of the fight.
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Dickens responded but Cacace closed well
Dickens continued to show heart and didn’t let the fight get away from him completely. He returned to the action at times, particularly in the ninth and tenth sets, when he improved the situation and took advantage of a slight deterioration in Cacace’s rhythm.
However, Cacace built enough of a lead and finished strongly. He boxed intelligently throughout the entire episode, chose his punches well and made sure there was no way back into the fight for Dickens later.
An crucial eleventh round effectively removed any doubts, and the challenger finished the twelfth knowing he had probably done enough.
World Boxing News scored the fight 116-112 for Cacace, which was consistent with one of the official results, and the Irishman was declared the winner by unanimous decision.
With the victory, Cacace was crowned a two-time super featherweight world champion, leaving Dickens time to reflect on a spirited effort that ultimately fell tiny of the novel titleholder’s more composed and eye-catching work.
WBN reported full undercard results throughout the night.
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Arnold Barboza Jr. made his welterweight debut on Saturday night, defeating Kenneth Sims Jr. While Sims certainly didn’t have a bad reputation, it was Barboza that all eyes were on at the Honda Center. Saturday’s fight, which was to take place at 12:00, was Barboza’s first appearance in the ring after losing to Teofimo Lopez. This may have been Barboza’s only loss, but he hasn’t fought since, which meant fans were probably wondering where his mind was, at least at the moment. Indeed, fighting Sims can answer many questions.
The first few rounds were quick and tense. Each fighter tried to take the momentum, but being so early in the fight, it was too close to tell who was more assertive. One thing was certain, Barboza was the faster and stronger puncher of both fighters. This was not good news for Sims, who was supposed to be a more stylistically refined fighter in the ring. With that in mind, it was a very close fight in which either fighter could have easily walked away from the ring with a victory decision.
As the fight came to an end, the fans began to boo. Fights in California tend to be – or at least often – explosive. But it wasn’t that kind of fight. The DAZN broadcast team called it a chess match and they got it right. It just didn’t seem like the fight was going to produce any fireworks. Still, it was a good match in which Barboza seemed to outperform his determined opponent and Sims continued to try to land his fleet more often.
There was a headbutt in the later rounds, of which Barbosa suffered the worst. But that wasn’t enough to stop him. The final rounds were the same as the rest of the entire fight… the ones that were dominated by Barboza. Sims gave it his all, but on Saturday night he simply didn’t have what it took to beat Barboza. Suffice it to say, Barboza left the ring with a unanimous decision victory added to his resume. It was clearly deserved. If anything is certain, it is that Barboza has made a sturdy move into the welterweight division. It will be captivating to see where his career goes.
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