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Boxing results: The controversial cut leads to an unconvincing victory: Navarrete takes a technical decision over Suarez

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1 year ago

May 11, 2025

Image: Boxing Results: Controversial Cut Leads to Unconvincing Victory: Navarrete Grabs Technical Decision Over Suarez

Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrate (40-2-1, 32 KOS) WBO WBO WBO WBO Junior Champion won on Saturday evening at the Pechang Arena in San Diego, California. The ring doctor stopped the fight one second in the eighth round because of the cut, which Navarrete suffered to the left eye from the head in the sixth round. The stop time was 00: 1 from the eighth round.

In the first round of Navarrate, who took weight six times, Outlanded Suarez, which ended the round with bloody lips. Navarrate had Suarez in trouble with lots of blows in the last minute of the fourth round.

In the fifth round, Navarrate landed on the chin of Suarez. In the sixth round, Navarrate received a nasty cut on his left eyebrow due to a random head clash, causing blood to cover his face throughout the round. Navarrate was still cutting the cut of the whole round. At the end of the round he had Suarez.

In the seventh round, Suarez went to Navarrate with mainly cutting strokes. Judge Edward Collants called the Ring doctor to check the cut after the round, informing the judge to call. Twice they went to the 78-75, 77-76 results cards in favor of Navarrate, adjudicating in the degree of detention 00: 1 eighth round of the technical decision.

In the co-main, NABF and WBO party, Lightweight Champion Reay “Danger” Muratalla, 23-0 (17) defeated WBO player No. 2 Zaur Abdullaev, 20-2 (12), 12-round unanimous decision to win the momentary delicate title IBF.

In the second round Muratalla landed right on the chin Abdullaeva stunning him in the first minute. In the third round, Abdullaev spoke Muratalla, although little blows landed through both boxers.

From seven to the ninth round, Muratalla developed Abdullaeva. Muratalla stuck the way to win in both the tenth and eleventh round. In the twelfth and final round of Muratalla turned into Southpaw and twisted Abdullaeva. Abdullaev’s face looked like he had entered the fan at the end.

Results 118-110, 119-109 and 119-109. The judge was Thomas Taylor.

Super Featheweight Andres Cortes, 23-0 (12), easily defeated Salvadore “Salvi” Jimenez, 14-2-1 (6), uninteresting 10-round unanimous decision.

In the first four rounds, everything was Cortes with a petite picture of Jimenez, who fought the shell, allowing Cortes to go to the body with left hooks.

In the sixth round, Jimenez finally began to throw blows, although not enough to win his first round. In the ninth round, Cortés won the next round. In the tenth and final round it was all Cortes, while Jimenez landed with his last blow and began to celebrate, as if he won the fight, not to mention the round.

The results were 99-91 and 100-90, 100-90. Ray Corona was a judge.

The semi-average Southpaw “Gallo de Oro” in Giovani Santillan, 34-1 (18), was defeated by Angel Beltran, 18-3 (11), raging a 10-round unanimous decision.

In the first 4 rounds, all Beltran had Santillan’s nose bleeding from the third round. In the fifth round Santillan finally did enough for Outland Beltran.

In the last minute of the sixth round Santillan landed half a dozen left to Brody Beltran. In the seventh and eighth round Beltran mostly had Santillan’s support.

In the ninth round Beltran took the next round again at the speed of his hand. In the tenth and final round, below a minute, Santillan’s low blow dropped Beltran. It was close in a close fight. The results are 97-93, 97-93 and 97-93. The judge was Thomas Taylor.

Super Bantamweight Sebastian “Logan” Hernandez, 20-0 (18), defeated Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan, 21-6 (17), a 10-round unanimous decision.

In the first three rounds Hernandez had an advantage for two rounds, and then Hovhannisan took third place, turning Southpaw. In the fourth round Hovhannisyan counted his body attack when he squeezed Hernandez.

In the fifth and sixth round, Hernandez used a cruel body attack to hurt and undo Hovhannisan. In the seventh round Hernandez had Hovhannisyna against the lines, wanting to end the fight when Hovhannisyan returned in the last seconds with a wave of blows.

In the eighth round, Hernandez once again had Hovhannisyana against lines for no reasons. Hovhannisan did enough to go through the round. In the ninth round Hernandez had his way mainly when judge David Solivan decided Hovhannisyan for holding.

In the tenth and final round Hernandez won, going to the body when Hovhannisyan returned and did enough to take a round. The judge’s results were 98-91, 98-91 and 98-91.

The delicate Alan “Kid Kansas” Garcia, 16-1 (11), defeated Cristian “Vikingo” Medina, 8-3-1 (5), according to the eight of a unanimous decision.

In the second round in the right mountains from Medina in the last minute Garcia stayed when Medina knocked him on canvas. In the third round of Garcia left Southpaw, then turned to the Orthodox and put an attack on the medina, having a good round.

In the fifth round of Garcia he had the way to the last half minute, when Medina landed on the upper part, which hurt Garcia at the bell.

In the seventh round the medina landed the upper right, opening the blood flood from Garcia’s nose in the middle of the round. In the eighth and final round, all Garcia is, in the last seconds, the left eyebrows of the medina with blood flowing down his face.

The results were 79–73, 79-73 and 79-73. The judge was Edward Collantes.

Super Flyweight Perla Basaldua, 2-0 (1), easily beat Southpaw Mona Ward, 0-2), four-orphable unanimous decision.

In the first round, Basaldua had her way with Ward, dropping her head in the last seconds, forcing Basaldua to the canvas. In the second and third rounds it was all basalda. In the fourth and final round of Basalda ended the next round. The results of the judges were 40-36, 40-36 and 40-36. Chris Leben was a judge.

SKIPER was Jimmy Lennon, Jr.

Last updated 05/11/2025

Boxing

Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap

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9 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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"Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap"

World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.

Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.

Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.

Results

All times are local BST.

23:11

Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.

Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.

22:04

Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.

21:22

Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.

20:10

Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.

19:56

Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.

18:55

Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.

18:11

Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.

17:22

Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.

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Boxing

Janibek Alimkhanuly Shifts Perspective on Hamzah Sheeraz: A New Dynamic in Boxing

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12 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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"Janibek Alimkhanuly Shifts Perspective on Hamzah Sheeraz: A New Dynamic in Boxing"

Janibek Alimkhanuly spent months trying to get Hamzah Sheeraz into the ring. Now that Sheeraz has vacated his WBO super middleweight title, Janibek is asking fans to stop saying the former champion ran from him. That is generous. It also leaves Janibek with less to say about a fight he wanted badly.

He’s not afraid of me. He didn’t run from me. He made his decision based on his own plans. He has his own goals! He’s my brother, and I ask everyone to stop saying he ran from me. He’s a great fighter, and I have nothing but respect for him! @sheeraz_hamzah 🫂 pic.twitter.com/uxZlegqSmH

— Janibek Alimkhanuly (@qazaqstyle) September 26, 2026

Janibek’s tone has changed since the purse bid. He was eager to fight, said money was not his priority, and publicly pushed Sheeraz to accept. Queensberry then bid $1,001,809 to stage the ordered defense, beating Top Rank’s $820,000 offer. Sheeraz’s 75 percent share would have been roughly $751,000. Days later, he gave up the belt.

That sequence deserves a closer look. Queensberry put a serious number on the fight, so the bid itself cannot be dismissed as proof that nobody valued it. But winning the right to promote a title defense means little to fans when the champion vacates before it happens.

Sheeraz has objected to Janibek receiving a mandatory shot after his failed drug test. He is entitled to explain that position. Fans are equally entitled to ask why the issue reached a purse bid before he surrendered the title. Janibek’s post supplies no answer.

Perhaps Janibek sees no benefit in branding Sheeraz a coward. Doing so would also make the opponent he chased sound less valuable. Calling Sheeraz a great fighter preserves the idea that this was an important contest, even after the belt and the fight slipped away.

The respect between them may be sincere. Janibek still gets no Sheeraz fight, and Sheeraz no longer has to defend his title against Janibek. A friendly photo does not change either result.

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Virginia Confirms Decision to Erase Prichard Colón Loss from Records

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12 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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Virginia Confirms Decision to Erase Prichard Colón Loss from Records

Virginia has given World Boxing News its final answer on whether Prichard Colón’s last professional defeat can still be challenged, bringing an end to WBN’s long fight to have the result annulled and removed from his record.

WBN has pursued the possibility of changing the controversial disqualification defeat to Terrel Williams, with those efforts continuing following Colón’s death at age 33.

Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation previously explained that a decision can only be overturned if there is proven collusion, a scorecard error, or a regulatory violation that affected the result.

WBN pressed Eric Beidel, Communications & Digital Media Manager for the Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation, on whether any avenue remained to challenge the decision.

“And on that final question … as mentioned before, a decision can only be overturned if there is proven collusion, a scorecard error, or a regulatory violation that affected the results,” Beidel graciously responded after providing WBN with transparent answers throughout the investigation.

“In addition, a complaint about a regulatory violation must be filed within three years of the alleged violation.”

The Colón-Williams fight took place on October 17, 2015, meaning that deadline expired years ago.

Virginia Closes Appeal Route

Virginia’s response also addressed whether the result could instead be challenged through an appeal.

“The Administrative Process Act (APA) does create appeal rights to case decisions, but because DPOR never received a complaint in this instance, there was no case or decision that could be appealed under the APA.”

The deadline for filing a complaint about a regulatory violation has expired, while the absence of an original complaint means there is no case decision available to appeal under the APA.

For WBN, Virginia’s response ends a long fight to have the defeat annulled and removed from Colón’s professional record.

WBN’s Fight for Prichard Colón

It is no secret that WBN and Prichard were close before the most tragic night of his career ended all contact and left us on the outside for the years leading up to his death.

That never stopped WBN from reporting on Prichard, campaigning for change and hoping lessons from what happened to him could help prevent another fighter and family from enduring the same tragedy.

Virginia’s final response may end WBN’s attempts to have the result changed, but it does not end our commitment to Prichard.

Prichard Colón will not be forgotten.

WBN will continue to keep his name alive whenever and wherever possible with the WBN Boxer Pageand push to ensure his fight for life and everything that happened in its aftermath are never allowed to simply disappear from boxing’s memory.

This investigation ends here, but Prichard’s story does not.

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