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Amanda Serrano vs. Erika Cruz
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6 months agoon
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J. HumzaAmanda Serrano made history and became Puerto Rico’s first undisputed world champion when she defeated Erika Cruz in a fight at Madison Square Garden to win all the featherweight gold.
Serrano entered this fight with all the belts except the IBF title, which was held by Mexico’s Cruz, and she added that title and sealed a mouth-watering rematch in May in Ireland with Katie Taylor with a victory here.
Cruz (15-2, KO3) came out of the fight and set a blistering pace through the first three rounds, but suffered a nasty cut to her forehead at the end of the third. Serrano (44-2-1, KO30) was forced to keep Cruz at bay, who was relentless in her approach, and it wasn’t until the second half of the fight that Serrano, despite being cut, began to assert her authority in the fight alone in the six. The two traded punches in rounds seven and eight, with Serrano looking like she was being shadowed, and she finally got the distance and timing right to finish forceful as Cruz’s wound worsened. The two traded votes until the final bell, when the fight was decided on the cards.
WHAT A ENDING TO ROUND SIX! 🔥
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 5, 2023
Serrano scored two 98-92 and the third 97-93. The results were wider than the action indicated, but now Serrano will face Taylor on May 20.
Another undisputed champion was crowned in the super featherweight division, where Alycia Baumgardner (14-1, KO7) defeated Elhem Mekhaled (15-2, KO3) twice to earn a wide points victory. Baumgardner dropped Mekhaled with powerful hooks in the third period, and soon after, she went down again after a series of punches. The Frenchwoman reached the final bell, where Baumgardner was declared the winner by two points 99-89 and the third by 98-90. The American will likely now face a rematch with Mikaela Meyer.
LARGE PHOTOS from Alycia Baumgardner. 😤
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 5, 2023
Richardson Hitchens (16-0, KO7) impressed, scoring two knockdowns and defeating John Bauza (17-1, KO7). Hitchens won by three points, 100-88.
Hitchins is in good shape…wow! 😳
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 5, 2023
Shadasia Green (12-0, KO11) continued her reputation as a knockout artist, winning the WBC Silver super middleweight title with a sixth-round victory over former world champion Elin Cederroos (8-2, KO4).
Shadasia Green ends it…just like that. 🤯
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— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 4, 2023
Skye Nicholson (6-0, KO0) defended the vacant WBC Silver featherweight title, but largely won on points against Tania Alvarez (7-1, KO1). The Australian won on the cards 100-90, 98-92 and 97-93.
Ramla Ali (8-0, KO2) won her first professional title, capturing the vacant IBF Intercontinental super bantamweight belt with a win over Avril Mathie (8-1-1, KO3) on the cards. Three scores of 99-91 confirmed the victory.
In the flyweight division, Yankiel Rivera Figueroa (3-0, KO2) won all rounds, scoring points against Fernando Diaz (11-3-1, KO3), and in the super lightweight division, Aaron Aponte (7-0-1, KO2) also won on points against Joshua David Rivera (8-2, KO3).
Prospective lightweight Harley Maderos (5-0, KO4) defeated Julio Maderos (4-3, KO3) in the sixth and final round.
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Daniel Dubois sends a message to Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury
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5 days agoon
December 19, 2024Daniel Dubois has revealed that his goal is an undisputed title clash with the winner of this weekend’s rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against former world champion Joseph Parker on February 22 and arrived in Riyadh earlier this week to watch Saturday’s clash between Usyk and Fury.
After being written off by many recently, “Dynamite” has been in the form of his life lately, picking up three stoppage wins off the back of Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
It was said that the heavy-handed 27-year-old would immediately enter into a rematch with Joshua, but “AJ” and his team did not agree with this idea.
And keep talking talkSPORT today, Dubois stated that he has his eye on unifying the four belts with the winner of Saturday’s rematch if he manages to overtake Parker.
“I’m here in Saudi Arabia and I want a winner on Saturday night.
I want to fight for an undisputed result, that’s the game now and that’s the goal.
“100% [I would beat them]. This is my time now. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I’m a recent man.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
“I am ready to fight for the undisputed, win it and make history.
“I evolved and learned from my mistakes.
“The team did well and I’m firing on all cylinders now. Let’s go!”
Like Dubois, Parker is also in the best form of his career and comes into the match on the back of upset wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.
The situation in the heavyweight division in 2025 depends on the outcome of the epic rematch on Saturday evening, in which three world titles will be up for grabs.
Usyk hurt and released Fury en route to a split decision victory when they first faced off in May, and many believe the ‘Gypsy King’ has everything to do if he wants to reverse the result.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
A third fight between the pair is contractually agreed if the Morecambe man wins, provided neither he nor ‘The Cat’ withdraws after the second battle at the Kingdom Arena.
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“Tyson Fury doesn’t have it anymore,” says a leading expert
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7 days agoon
December 18, 2024Paulie Malignanggi believes that Tyson Fury is no longer the same fighter he once was, and he will not beat Oleksandr Usyk in Saturday’s rematch.
Fury decides to take revenge for his own loss of split decision to Usyk in May, when he meets the Ukrainian for the second time in Riyad.
Fury was given eight points after tripping over the ropes following a powerful attack from his rival, and Malignaggi feels his three fights with Deontay Wilder, in which he fell four times, are starting to catch up with him.
“I don’t know if Wilder and Fury are the same after these three fights,” the 41-year-old said talkSPORT Boxing.
“Wilder certainly didn’t look the same as Fury to me, his impact resistance was always one of the best.
“He got up from Deontay Wilder’s punches that would have made buildings collapse, and now Oleksandr Usyk, a former cruiserweight, turned him around and dropped him in the first fight.
“What are the lasting effects of the Wilder trilogy?
“Who is one of the most devastating boxers in history.”
The “Gypsy King” suffered the first defeat in his 36-fight professional career, but announced that he would end the 37-year-old’s career on Saturday.
Usyk remains undefeated in his 22-fight professional career, and in May he won the undisputed heavyweight title, the first man in the four-belt era to do so.
Former world champion Malignaggi believes that Usyk, who vacated the IBF belt after the first fight, will repeat the feat.
“I will choose Usyk,” he added.
“I don’t think Fury has it anymore.
“It’s no disrespect to Fury.
“I’ve always loved Fury, I’m just not sure if he can bring him back.”
Frank Warren today revealed that a third fight between the two teams is in the contract – provided Fury emerges victorious and neither retires – while the long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua could be an alternative option for the Manchester fighter.
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Tyson Fury rips apart ‘very constrained’ Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois
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4 weeks agoon
November 25, 2024Tyson Fury described both Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois as “very constrained” compared to him ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury, who saw Dubois defeat Joshua in five rounds at Wembley Stadium in September, is preparing for a second fight with Usyk on December 21 in Riyad, seven months after his first professional defeat against split decision for the undisputed title of heavyweight champion.
The ‘Gypsy King’ insists he will box in a similar fashion when he faces the Ukrainian for the unified heavyweight titles, as well as facing his rival in midfield, something he believes both Joshua and Dubois were unable to do , when they stood against him.
– What can you expect from me? Fury said during his face-to-face meeting with Usyk TNT Sports.
“Basically the same thing I did before.
“Good boxing.
“It’s not normal for someone my height and weight to be able to box and move and slide, so why should I take that away from my game.
“People tell me: go up to Usyk, take him down and punch him, but if it was so effortless why didn’t Joshua do it, who is a massive, sturdy man?
“Why didn’t Dubois do it?
“These men are constrained compared to me, very constrained.”
The 37-year-old Usyk defeated “AJ” twice on points and stopped Dubois, and Fury became the fifth Briton to fall victim to him.
The Manchester athlete believes it cost him an impressive performance in his first outing and has vowed to remain focused when facing Usyk on Saturday in three weeks’ time.
“I belong to a boxer,” the 36-year-old added.
“Slip, slide, clip, hook.
“I’m going to do it, but with more focus.
“A little more focused on my job and I think that’s my path to victory.”
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