World Boxing News has live results from Wembley Arena in London as Adam Azim takes on Steve Claggett in the super lightweight main event on the BBC’s Boxxer card.

Azim returns looking to continue his undefeated streak against battle-tested Canadian veteran Steve Claggett.

The card also features Juergen Uldedaj and undefeated Francesca Hennessy, as well as several emerging British talents in action.

World Boxing News updates the results of each fight in the tab below after the fights are completed.

Azim vs Claggett match results

All times are in UK local time – BST.

21:41

Adam Azim he stopped Steve Claggett in three rounds after defeating the Canadian in the second. Total domination.

21:15

Francesca Hennessy defeated Aurora De Persio by sixth round stoppage to retain the WBC Silver Bantamweight title.

20:13

Another towel thrown in as Joel Kodua defeated Will Harrison and defended the English welterweight title.

19:21

Ergal Elezaj forces the corner to throw in the towel in the fifth round as the heavyweight defeated Dan Garber.

18:59

Saqib Mehmood he scored a knockdown in the first round and even did push-ups during the count before ending the show with a stoppage victory. Mehmood is now 3-0.

18:14

Abdul Khan unleashed a brutal body attack, landing three knockdowns with powerful low shots before the referee stepped in in the second round, waving and waving the fight to an end.

17:29

Derrick Osadolor he dropped Ryan Labor twice before coming in the towel and securing the heavyweight victory.

17:06

Oscar McCracken started the action with a four-round knockout of Steven Wallace in the welterweight division Mohammad Bilal Ali moved to 11-1.

Azim vs. Claggett

Azim enters the main event at Wembley Arena with a perfect 14-0 record and another chance to move closer to world title contention.

Claggett arrives with much more experience and has shared the ring with an elite team over the course of a career spanning over fifty professional competitions.

All fights will be updated as results come in throughout the night, and more live coverage will be available on World Boxing News.

Premises: Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, UK
Order: British Boxing Board of Control
Promoter: Boxxer (Ben Shalom)
Program: DAZN, BBC Two (UK)

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Rigondeaux will face Jose Velasquez (34-13-3, 24 KO), and Gamboa will face Alexander Espinoza (20-5-1, 9 KO). The two icons of Cuban boxing, the twin headliners, are almost a hundred years ancient together; Gamboa is 45 years ancient and Rigondeaux is 44. Although both men are near the end of their careers, both Cuban migrants have achieved a lot in boxing.

Cuban citizens fleeing their homeland is not uncommon, and sports are no exception. Especially in baseball and boxing, many athletes left the island in pursuit of a professional career. The amateur boxing system in Cuba is legendary. One of the greatest Cuban boxers of all time, Teofilmo Stevenson, was so in love with his homeland that he never left it. Despite offers from promoters salivating at the prospect of Stevenson fighting Muhammad Ali, Stevenson became famed for saying, “What’s a million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?”

Rigondeaux was born in Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city on the island. Rigondeaux is a two-weight world champion, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2000 and 2004, and widely considered one of the greatest amateur boxers of all time, with a record of 463-12 in the amateur rankings. Hall of Fame coach Freddie Roach called Rigondeaux “probably the greatest talent I’ve ever seen.”

Rigondeaux was a powerhouse from the beginning of his professional career, becoming the unified junior bantamweight champion and then winning the 126-pound title. His technique and precision were sublime. Rigondeaux then met one of the few players who matched his technical skills, Vasyl Lomachenko.

In December 2017, Rigondeaux moved up two weight classes to challenge Lomachenko at 130 pounds. For the first time, men with two Olympic gold medals competed in the professional ranks. Though both were decorated amateurs, Lomachenko was naturally the bigger man. At the official weigh-in, Rigondeaux weighed 128.4 pounds and Lomachenko weighed 129 pounds. But these numbers don’t tell the whole story. The next day, after both rehydrated, Lomachenko weighed 137.4 pounds and Rigondeaux weighed 130 pounds.

Lomachenko impressively won the fight via TKO in six rounds after Rigondeaux was out for round 7. Rigondeaux said he broke the top of his left hand in the second round. It was Rigondeaux’s first loss since he became an amateur in 2003.

After the loss to Lomachenko, Rigondeaux won three fights in a row before losing the next two in a row. The first was a split decision loss to John Riel Casimero, followed by a unanimous decision defeat to Vincent Astrolabio. Despite a career setback a month later, Rigondeaux avoided a catastrophic, life-changing defeat.

The fact that Rigondeaux is fighting at all now is a minor miracle. In March 2022, he was nearly blinded after an accident at home when a pressure cooker exploded in his face while Rigondeaux was cooking Cuban black beans. Despite suffering severe burns and losing over 80% of his vision, his corneas regrew and fortunately Rigondeaux was able to recover and return to the ring.

Gamboa, a native of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was the world featherweight champion and won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. Before fleeing Cuba, Gamboa sold his gold medal and gave the proceeds to his family.

After his defection, Gamboa, nicknamed El Ciclón de Guantanamo, meaning “The Cyclone of Guantanamo”, began his professional career with 23 straight wins before meeting Terence Crawford.

After losing to Crawford, Gamboa became much less busy. Gamboa has suffered losses in his last three fights, losing to Gervonta Davis, Devin Haney and ultimately Isaac Cruz in April 2022. Gamboa was knocked down three times in his fights with Davis and Cruz. Gamboa hung up his gloves. That was until February last year, when he agreed to a contract with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing. And now we are here at the FTL War Memorial Auditorium.

Author: Sean Crose

Perhaps none of us should be surprised by what happened in Egypt tonight. Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed heavyweight king, had the fight of his life against Dutch kickboxer and virtual boxing newcomer Rico Verhoeven against the backdrop of the Great Pyramids of this country. It was supposed to be a novel fight, but Verhoeven took all the novelty out of it and turned it into a real fight. Much of this is due to the Dutchman, who rose to the challenge even though he lost after a controversial break in the 11th round.

On Saturday he was something, Rico was. Oddly enough, he reminded me of those elderly Jack Dempsey movies with that crouching position, his jumping and weaving, and his effective aggression. He seemed to land more often than Usuk until the very end when the lineal champion went down and then broke his determined Dutch foil. This stoppage was reminiscent of Larry Holmes’ stoppage of Ronaldo Snipes in 1981. This particular stoppage featured an all-time great champion and challenger who drastically exceeded expectations. Sound familiar? Snipes, however, was a talented boxer. This was Rico’s second appearance as a conventional boxer. They may have a lot in common, but Saturday’s stoppage was more stunning than Holmes’ 1981 stoppage of Snipes.

Of course, this isn’t the first time an established and celebrated boxer has found himself in a scary situation with a newcomer. A few years ago, Tyson Fury fell and was almost defeated by Francis Ngannou. And let’s not forget the pathetic image of a devastated Evander Holyfield caught by an MMA fighter. This wasn’t shocking though, as everyone knew it was all over at Holyfield. This aging champion was past his best and probably shouldn’t have returned to the ring to begin with.

Saturday was completely different. Usyk may not be a newborn man anymore, but he’s certainly not a spent fighter. However, it looks like its best days are behind it. It’s challenging to blame the man for almost losing to the likes of Rico when he twice defeated the likes of Tyson Fury, Anthony, Joshua and Daniel Dubois. Usyk has some biography and, as I mentioned earlier, he had the right to fight a supposedly uncomplicated fight. This fight, however, did not turn out to be so uncomplicated. Sure, Usyk won, but he certainly didn’t look good doing it.

This leads to the idea that one day, sooner rather than later, a top fighter like Usyk or someone like him will lose an vital, creative fight. In boxing, you can only play with fire many times and it is only a matter of time before an MMA fighter, former boxer or YouTuber, or someone else, beats an established boxer at his own game. That friends won’t be a good night for boxing. However, don’t expect these creative fights to stop. There is too much money at stake for anyone to put an end to this. Moreover, many boxers still consider such endeavors to be uncomplicated work.

If someone is going to fight in an creative fight, they should follow Anthony Joshua’s example of how to efficiently deal with a tough and talented, but inexperienced opponent. When he faced Ngannou after Fury did, he absolutely, definitely beat the man. Ngannou landed flat on his back. Why? Because Joshua took everything seriously. Boxing needs to grow up and realize that sometimes a complete underdog can beat the reigning king.

I will repeat once again that it is only a matter of time.