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Bellew predicts a quick KO for Joshua over Dubois in a potential September fight
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J. HumzaBoxing analyst Tony Bellew predicts a quick knockout victory for Anthony Joshua over Daniel Dubois if that fight takes place on September 21.
It’s still too early to know whether Joshua will face Dubois next, as his promoter Eddie Hearn claims the full IBF title must be available before he takes that fight.
Bellew says interim IBF heavyweight champion Dubois’ defense is too fluid for him to take tough right-hand shots from Joshua (28-3, 25 KO) without folding quickly.
Joshua’s final knockout power
“If he fights AJ next, it will end quickly and brutally,” Tony Bellew said iFL Televisionpredicting a quick knockout victory for Anthony Joshua if he faces IBF interim heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois in September.
“Solely based on the fact that let’s put two and two together here. He took 56 neat right hands in the first four rounds,” Bellew said of Dubois in his fight against Filip Hrgovic on June 1 in Riyad.
It appears Bellew’s high perceived ability to knock out the soon-to-be 35-year-old Joshua stems from his quick second-round knockout of boxing newcomer Francis Ngannou last March in Riyad.
Joshua hasn’t knocked out anyone this quickly since he defeated Charles Martin in 2016 and Gary Cornish in 2015 early in his career.
Both of these two fighters were circumscribed players, nowhere near Dubois’ level, and Joshua was much younger than he is now. AJ is older than Adrien Broner. Let that sink in for a second.
Bellew appreciates Dubois’ resilience
“You get one or two points against AJ and you know what happens? Then you need to sleep,” Bellew said. “I’m not taking anything away from him. “Incredible resilience and tremendous courage against Filip Hrgovic, but it’s one thing for Filip Hrgovic to hit you and another thing for a destructive machine like Anthony Joshua to hit you,” Bellew said.
Joshua is not juvenile and Hearn panicked after losing two consecutive fights to Oleksandr Usyk. After his second loss to Usyk, Hearn started playing against weaker opponents, which he has done for the last four games in a row.
“I don’t want to take anything away from Daniel Dubois in any way, shape or form because he did amazing. He proved me wrong. I thought Filip Hrgovic would wear him out, beat him and detain him. He allowed Filip Hrgovic to hit himself,” Bellew said.
If Bellew had watched Hrgovic’s fights with Dempsey McKean and Zhilei Zhang, he would have noticed that he wasn’t that good of a fighter.
He would understand that there is a good chance that Hrgovic will fall apart against Dubois once he starts shooting because he clearly lost to Zhang and McKean hurt him.
“He basically did the same thing as Muhammad Ali [against George Foreman on October 30, 1974], but he took every single blow. He [Dubois] someone hit him as many times as he [Hrgovic] he got tired and that’s what he did. Amazing resilience, Daniel Dubois. I tipped my hat to you; good job,” Bellew said.
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Nick Ball and Ronny Rios make weight ahead of their fight in Liverpool
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October 4, 2024Both Nick Ball and Ronny Rios weighed under 126 pounds as featherweights ahead of Saturday’s WBA title fight at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
Ball (20-0, 11 KO), 27, is defending the title in his hometown for the first time.
Rios (34-4, 17 KO), 34, is making his third attempt at winning the world title and first at featherweight. The ball hit the scales at 125.1 pounds; his challenger weighed slightly more at 125.6 pounds.
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Nick Ball – 125.1 pounds
Ronny Rios – 125.6 pounds
British and Commonwealth Junior Welterweight Title – 12 rounds
Henry Turner – 139.7 lbs
Jack Rafferty – 139.7 pounds
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Andrew Cain – 117.1 pounds
Lazaro Casseres – 116.1 pounds
Lithe – 10 rounds
Jader Herrera – 134 pounds
Oliver Flores – 134.6 pounds
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Jack Turner – 120.1 lbs
Gonzalo Corinaldesi – 118.1 pounds
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Nelson Birchall – 130.5 pounds
Mark Butler – 129.9 pounds
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Lucas Biswana – 145.1 pounds
Jakub Laskowski – 144.1lbs
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James McGivern – 135.1 pounds
Requ Facundo Arce – 135.4 lbs
Middleweight – four rounds
Joe Cooper – 159.1 pounds
Lukasz Barabasz – 159.1lbs
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Brad Strand 122.5 pounds
Marvin Solano – 125.7 pounds
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Walter Fury – 156.1 pounds
Dale Arrowsmith – 155.1 pounds
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Ryan Garcia Reveals Plan, May Fight ‘Before He’s Eligible’
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October 4, 2024LOS ANGELES — Golden Boy Promotions partner Bernard Hopkins suggested this week that Ryan Garcia’s return to the ring could come much sooner than expected.
“People will hear” about Garcia’s plan “very soon,” Hopkins told World Boxing News and other reporters this week. He will compete “before he can get back in the ring.”
Garcia was last seen taking Devin Haney repeatedly to the canvas during his career-best performance in April at the Barclays Center in Modern York.
Drug testers later discovered the performance-enhancing drug Ostarine in the brilliant fighter’s system, and the victory was declared null and void, meaning the result was invalid. Garcia was suspended for one year, backdated to the time of the fight.
Despite the drug scandal and controversy outside the ring, Garcia remains linked to large fights against the likes of Mario Barrios and even Gervonta Davis in a rematch. However, none of these fights could take place earlier than April 2025, when Garcia’s ban expires.
However, to get around this suspension, reports from earlier this summer suggested that Garcia could compete in a boxing event in Japan – potentially in the coming months.
“Ryan Garcia is in good mental and physical condition” and is ready to fight before “returning to the ring,” Hopkins told WBN and other media during a conference in Los Angeles.
“When you find your inner self, your soul, your spirit, you have the opportunity to reflect. These reflections can change your life and career.
“This may be the greatest blessing Ryan Garcia has received, having time to reflect. Now, as he returns to the second act, he can look back at the first chapter,” he said.
Hopkins and Golden Boy Promotions founder Oscar de la Hoya recently met with Garcia. Hopkins told us what they talked about. “He told me he misses boxing. I looked him straight in the eye and asked, “You miss boxing, don’t you, Ryan?”
“And he said, ‘Yeah, man,’ and he literally smiled. He stood up, we embraced and hugged. It’s almost over. Ryan has a plan. His plan will be great.”
Hopkins then suggested that Garcia’s next moves would be announced by the fighter himself and would likely be in line with what was reported this summer – an end-of-year fight, possibly an exhibition, possibly in Japan.
“[That’s] “isn’t too far off” from the reality of the situation, Hopkins said.
“It’s going to be something large. I believe this is an advertisement for what’s next, when he can get back to the sweet competition in a loaded weight class.
“There are a lot of good fights Ryan can have. Boxing needs fights that Ryan will be a part of.”
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Boxing results: Janibek Alimkhanuly stops Andrei Mikhailovich
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October 4, 2024IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly stopped IBF Pan Pacific title and WBO world champion “King” Andrei Mikhailovich in a ninth-round war on Friday night at The Star in Sydney, Novel South Wales, Australia.
The fight had to take place in July in Las Vegas when Alimkhanuly passed out on fight day due to weight gain.
IBF middleweight champion Aimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KO) knocked out Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KO) at 2:45 of the ninth round in a fight scheduled for 12 rounds.
Aimkhanuly used his jab effectively in the first round, rocking Mikhailovich mid-round with a left hand to the chin. Mikhailovich landed a solid shot right to Aimkhanuly’s chin after the bell.
In the second round, after a minute of Mikahilovich holding firm against punches, Aimkhanuly was landed behind the head and warned by referee Katsuhiko Nakamura.
Aimkhanuly rocked Mikhailovich, knocking him to his feet. In the last seconds, Aimkhanuly’s left to the chin knocked down Mikahilovich for 8 from referee Nakamura.
In the third round, Aimkhanuly was dominated by Mikhailovich, who fought well but was lost until the bell. In the fourth round, Aimkhanuly outperformed the tough Mikhailovich throughout, keeping the fight single.
In the fifth round, Mikahilovich kept him inside, not allowing Aimkhanuly to break free with his knockout power for half the round. In the last round, Aimkhanuly had Mikhailovich on defense.
Aimkhanuly drew blood from Mikahilovich’s nose in the first minute of the sixth. It was Aimkhanuly who stood his ground, and Mikahilovich came back and fought well.
Aimkhanuly landed three or four punches at once in the seventh set. Arriving two days before the fight may have had an impact on Aimkhanuly as Mikahliovich fought well.
In the eighth round, Aimkhanuly sucked blood from Mikhailovich’s mouth in the first minute. Mikhailovich was punished several times by referee Nakamura for using his head. In the final seconds, Aimkhanuly’s left uppercut injured Mikahliovich.
In the ninth round, Aimkhanuly left Mikhailovich almost defenseless, bleeding from his nose and mouth. Aimkhanuly took Mikhailovich to the ropes and almost knocked him to the ground when referee Nakamura wisely called a timeout.
IBO featherweight champion Mea Motu (20-0, 8 KO) defeated Shannon O’Connell (24-8-1, 12 KO) at 1:06 of the fourth round of a scheduled 10-round fight.
In the first round, 41-year-old former Commonwealth champion O’Connell, who was playing as a substitute, endured a solid round by both her and Motu until heads clashed midway through the round, which resulted in O’Connell suffering a massive gash after right side of the head, which caused the doctor on duty to come and check it out.
In the second round, O’Connell, with blood streaming down her face, fought bravely until the final seconds when she was crushed by a Motu combination.
There was no blood flowing in the third round of action, but by the end an egg-sized lump appeared on O’Connell’s forehead.
In the fourth round, both were landing punches mid-round when the towel was thrown in and O’Connell was concussed by a Motu punch, causing referee Andrew Lazich to order a stoppage.
O’Connell was a true fighter in defeat and was expected to fight for the WIBF World Super Bantam title in Germany, taking the fight on tiny notice. Motu showed her respect by hugging O’Connell after the break.
Lightweight Charlie Kazzi (7-0, 3 KO) knocked out Lui Magavia (4-7 (1 KO) featherweight) at 1:18 of the seventh round of a scheduled eight-round fight in an action-packed fight for the vacant WBC Australasia silver title.
It was a fast-paced action with the taller Kazzi going to the body, ending the round with a strenuous punch right to Magavia’s chin. In the final seconds, Kazzi rocked Magavia with a left hook to the chin.
In the third round, referee Will Soulis warned Kazzi not to stop punching. In the final thirty seconds, Kazzi rocked Magavia with a solid punch to the chin.
In the last twenty seconds of the fifth round, Kazzi rocked Magavia, who took a lot of blows to the head. In the seventh round, Kazzi landed a series of punches that caused referee Soulis to stop play, possibly prematurely, much to Magavia’s displeasure.
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