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Mario Barrios vs Fabian Maidana Boxing Results

Boxing Results Summary – Former Japanese Kickboxing World Champion Yoshiki Takei earned the boxing hardware in just his ninth professional fight, using his length and challenging southpaw style to defeat WBO Bantamweight World Champion Jason Moloney (27-3, 19 KOs) by unanimous decision.

Takei (9-0, 8 KO) won by scores of 116-111, 2x and 117-110. In the final round, Moloney seriously injured Takei and knocked him to his feet, but the Japanese newcomer survived a behind schedule charge to earn a well-deserved decision.

Bantamweight: Takuma Inoue (20-1, 5 KO) and UD 12 Sho Ishida (34-4, 17 KO). Scores: 118-109 2x and 116-111. Inoue, Naoya’s younger brother, defended his WBA bantamweight title for the first time.

Flyweight: Seigo Yuri Akui (20-2-1, 11 KO) UD 12 Taku Kuwahara (13-2, 8 KO). Scores: 118-110 and 117-111 2x. He admits that he defended the WBA flyweight world title.

In the co-main event of the Canelo vs. Munguia fight in Las Vegas, interim WBC welterweight champion Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (29-2, 18 KO) scored a hard-earned unanimous victory over Fabian “TNT” Maidan (22-22-) 3, 16 KO) after 12 rounds.

Barrios had his best moment in round three when he landed a perfect straight right hand that decisively knocked Maidana to the ground. However, Maidana, the younger brother of former two-division champion Marcos Maidana, showed his mettle by getting off the canvas and remaining competitive throughout the remaining rounds.

“Maidana fought rigid for 12 rounds, as I expected,” Barrios said. “When my eye started to swell, it was rigid to find my range, but we stuck to the basics, tried to find the gaps and prevailed.”

Maidana’s success led to Barrios fighting with a swollen right eye, which hindered him throughout the second half of the fight. Despite the restrictions, Barrios outshot Maidana 139 to 84 over 12 innings and landed more punches in 11 of the 12 frames.

“I felt this loss was due to lack of time to train,” Maidana said. “But there are no excuses. I’m going to come back stronger and bring the World Cup to Argentina.”

After 12 rounds, all three judges scored the fight 116-111, with Barrios retaining his title and focusing on the rest of the wide-open welterweight division.

“I want as much smoke as possible in the welterweight division and I’m ready to fight the best,” Barrios said. “I’m chasing belts. Viva Mexico!”

In pay-perview action, interim WBA featherweight champion Brandon ‘The Heartbreaker (25-1-1, 19 KOs) defended his title with a brutal ninth-round body shot knockout over former world champion Jessie Magdaleno (29-3, 29- 3, KO) 18 KO).

Figueroa, a former super bantamweight world champion, continued to show that his strength has grown with him up to featherweight, earning his second knockout in three fights at the weight class. Figueroa started slowly, however, as Magdaleno led on two of three rounds through four rounds.

“I just had to be patient,” Figueroa said. “He was blocking a body shot with his arm, but I had to wear him down to get an opening. I waited and I got it.”

“I’m more annoyed because it was such a close fight,” Magdaleno said. “I tried as rigid as I could to get up, but when you hit the right spot, it’s rigid to get up.”

Magdaleno seemed to be having success with his left-handed counterattacks, while Figueroa stifled most of his work in the early frames. However, as the fight wore on, Figueroa began to notice his attacks and moved forward. This included a large ninth inning where he outscored Magdaleno 32 to 13.

Just before the final bell in the ninth round, Figueroa landed the decisive blow, a painful left hook to the body that left Magdaleno in a heap on the floor. Magdaleno was unable to reach his feet as referee Allen Huggins counted him out, and the official stoppage came at 2:59 of the round.

“I heard a 10-second sound and I wanted to create some space, and when I extended my right hand, he threw a left hook to the torso and hit me right in the liver,” Magdaleno said. “It just took my legs out.”

“Maybe I felt a little rusty not having fought for 14 months, but hats off to Jessie, it was a great fight,” Figueroa said. “I felt very relaxed in the ring. I knew I had to break in, break him and gain the upper hand.

Opening the pay-per-view gala, WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KO) returned after a long break and won a unanimous decision over two-time Olympian Gabriel Maestre (6-1-1, 5 KO) after 12 rounds of fights. from head to toe.

“I know I said there would be no ring rust, but obviously it’s a different situation when you’re in the ring with all the lights on,” Stanionis said. “It was very invigorating to be back in the ring after such a long and frustrating time. It wasn’t my best performance. I will come back next time and it will definitely be better.”

“I felt like Stanionis respected me, it was a tough fight,” Maestre said. “For the world title, it didn’t go the way I wanted it to, but we gave the fans a show and, as I said at the press conference, it was a show-stealer.”

In a rematch of an amateur fight from almost 10 years ago, Stanionis was victorious again, hitting an impressive 41% of his shots. Although Maestre landed over 100 more power punches than his opponent, Stanionis landed 180 power shots compared to Maestre’s 152.

“High power shots were the difference,” Stanionis said. “He was just touching me and I was hitting him with rigid punches and kept putting pressure on him. It was a do or die fight for him and I thought he did well and I felt good.

Maestre’s activity wasn’t enough to stop Stanionis from stepping forward, as the 2016 Lithuanian Olympian used an impressive array of left hooks and uppercuts to consistently push back his charging opponent. Stanionis was able to pass Maestre in all but three of the 12 rounds.

After 12 rounds, all three judges scored a wide-open victory for Stanionis, with the final scores being 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.

“My corner gave me good advice and encouragement throughout the fight,” Maestre said. “I am very grateful to coach Salas and my entire team. I’m going to come back stronger. There is no doubt. I can’t wait to see what comes next.”

“I just want to be dynamic,” Stanionis said. “This is the main priority. I was away for two years from my country, Lithuania, where there is no best sparring. Everything will be better at the next camp.”

Before the pay-per-view gala, the PBC action on Prime Video was crowned by the powerful super welterweight contender Jesus “Mono” Ramos (21-1, 16 KO), who TKOed Johan Gonzalez (34-3, 33 KO) in the ninth round.

Ramos attacked Gonzalez’s body throughout the fight, with body punches accounting for 51% of his power shots. Gonzalez was able to stay on his feet for most of the fight until Ramos finally managed to take him out behind schedule in the ninth round with a precise left hook.

Wasting no time, Ramos pounced on his wounded opponent with a series of powerful shots that sent Gonzalez to the mat again, and referee Harvey Dock sprang into action, waving goodbye to the fight. The official stoppage occurred at 2:56 of the ninth round.

Going live, rising super welterweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. (18-1, 12 KO) knocked out Ronald Cruz (19-4-1, 12 KO) twice and made a unanimous decision after 10 rounds.

The 21-year-old Mielnicki scored his first knockdown with a left hand almost simultaneously with the bell to end round three, and at the end of round four he knocked down Cruz again with a left hand. All three judges scored the fight in Mielnicki’s favor with scores of 99-89, 98-90 and 96-92.

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Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor is looking forward to 2025

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Fighting for the first time with the full support of his promoter, Salita Promotions, undefeated Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor later said he was confident and confident he could do well in boxing.

Taylor (5-0, 3 KO), 28, defeated KeShawn Jackson last Thursday night in Flint, Michigan, fighting in an exhibition put on by his promoter in which he recorded an impressive third-round stoppage to finish his 2024 campaign on a high. year note.

“It was good to fight on a bigger stage, in a compact arena, in a nice atmosphere,” Taylor said about his first fight with a promotional contract. “My manager, Keith Sullivan, supported me by agreeing to sign with Salita Promotions. He talked to several promoters, but we felt that Dimitri Salita would be the right candidate for me.

“I felt like I had succeeded; I felt essential, but that was just the beginning. It was the same on fight night, I felt respect and appreciation from the entire Salita promotional company. My goal is to be a more recognizable player and be recognized by the fans. I’m hungry to perform in the coming year.”

“Four knockdowns were counted. I really hurt him with a body shot and when he felt my power he was done. I threw a barrage of punches into the corner (ss photo below) and he tried to hit me with a windmill punch. Then I hit him with a check hook, which ended the fight. He (Jackson) didn’t want to get knocked out, so he tried to show he was still fighting.”

“Of course,” Sullivan commented, “I’m joyful with the victory. This was another developmental fight and Pryce is learning and developing as a fighter. We had a busy year with 8 fights scheduled and 5 that actually crossed the line, so it was a very good first year for him as a pro. Right after that, I talked to Dimitri to arrange the next fight. We hope to have it scheduled in the coming weeks.”

Looking ahead to 2025, Taylor wants his next fight to be a six-rounder scheduled for his next outing, then move up to eight to fight for the junior title.

“I will now train to play 10 rounds,” Taylor concluded, “so that I will be ready when it comes time to play 12 rounds.”

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AI referee ‘free from bias and human error’ during audit of Usyk vs. Fury 2 match

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Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury on Saturday night will go down in history for several reasons, but now there are more of them than any other.

Turki Alalshikh has confirmed that the Usyk vs. Fury 2 fight will be supervised by an AI referee in a first-of-its-kind boxing event. Artificial intelligence statistics are nothing recent in sports and have been developed for years by companies such as JABBR, which claim that “technological progress eliminates elements of human error from sports.”

AI referee overseeing the Usyk vs Fury 2 fight

Riyad’s season leader, Alalshikh, has taken the first step to ensure the future of the sport where all boxers who deserve to win receive their reward. The fourth scorer will only be present this time to check the score, but if he proves successful, he may become a indefinite player in the sport.

Explaining his intentions, Alalshikh said: “For the first time in history, the fight will be monitored by an artificial intelligence referee. [The judge will be] Free from bias and human error, which The Ring offers you [his recently purchased magazine].

“This groundbreaking experiment, which will have no impact on official results, will debut during the biggest fight of the century, Usyk vs. Fury 2, on December 21. Don’t miss the history in the making,” he added.

The news came during the Grand Arrivals event, which featured a monumental clash that will see Usyk and Fury fight for a unified heavyweight crown at the Kingdom Arena. Usyk [20-0, 13 KOs] puts his WBC, WBA and WBO belts on the line against former two-time heavyweight champion Fury [33-1-1, 24 KOs]. The highly anticipated rematch will take place on Saturday, December 21, worldwide on DAZN PPV at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Usyk vs Fury card information updated

Former interim WBC 154-pound titleholder Serhii Bohachuk [24-2, 23 KOs] Now he will face British boxer Ishmael Davis [13-1, 6 KOs] in a 12-round super welterweight fight after Israil Madrimov was forced to withdraw due to illness.

Rising heavyweight star Moses Itauma [22-0, 10 KOs] and his opponent, Australian Demsey McKean (22-1, 14 KO), are ready to fight. Undefeated Johnny Fisher [12-0, 11 KOs[ squares off against former Commonwealth title challenger Dave Allen [23-6, 18 KOs].

Meanwhile, former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Peter McGrail [10-1, 6 KOs] takes over from Rhys Edwards at the last minute [16-0, 4 KOs] in a super featherweight fight. Isaac Lowe is also on the bill [25-2-3, 8 KOs[ will face Lee McGregor [14-1-1, 11 KOs] in a featherweight fight.

Daniel Lapin completes the card [10-0, 4 KOs]in which he will face another undefeated lightweight champion prospect, Dylan Colin [14-0, 4 KOs]and heavyweight knockout artist Andrii Novytskyi [14-0, 10 KOs] will face Edgar Ramirez [10-1-1, 4 KOs].

As is the tradition of the season, Riyad will feature local talent as Mohammed Alakel looks for a 2-0 win over Joshua Ocampo [8-33-5, 6 KOs].

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Billy Dib wins the final battle after a successful battle with cancer

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Former two-time world champion and cancer survivor Billy Dib won an eight-round super lightweight farewell bout against Game, the brave but outclassed Atilla Kayabasi.

The Z’s, aka all-time greats Carlos Zarate and Alfonso Zamora, brought “Billy The Kid” to the ring accompanied by the sweet tones of Frank Sinatra singing My…what else? Adolescent Bridger Walker performed Round Card duties between rounds.

Billy gave us a virtuoso performance, making Atilla’s face turn red with every strike on the book. The gulf of experience and a cascade of blows would have defeated a weaker man, Atilla survived it. Billy raised his hand moments before the bell rang to end the eighth and final round.

By winning his last fight, the WBC Champion of Hope achieved the impossible. He and Atilla embraced, and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman entered the ring to say: “This is an extraordinary dream come true. Now we welcome Billy outside the ring.”

Dib said, “Alhamdulillah, I won and left on my own terms. There’s no better way to close this chapter. Thank you to Mauricio Sulaiman, my wife, my son Laith, my family and my amazing fans for all the love. I dedicate this victory to Israel Vázquez, every cancer warrior, and to my brother Vames.”

Billy brave. Billy the fearless one who fought against the darkest and most pressing adversities. Our tears of joy and admiration for the Hero who always smiles, even in the darkest hour, before the dawn.

The results of the glorious fight night organized at the 62nd World Boxing Council Convention at the Grand Elysee Hotel saw several hard-fought fights for the WBC championship from nuclear to heavyweight.

In the main fight of the evening, WBC super flyweight champion Asley González successfully defended her title against Mary Romero.

The more compact and harder-hitting Asley pursued a longer-armed, short-haired opponent who was constantly spinning in retreat.

There was some heated exchanges when they came together, but the lasting combinations came from Asley, who actually got caught with some tough, but single, solitary rights. Her level of work, more precise, concise beam punches and high-pressure fighting forcing Mary to constantly retreat won UD over.

Tough-hitting southpaw striker Mourad Aliev defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title with a sixth-round KO victory over Davide Brito. Physically more imposing, Mourad made contact and often.

In the third round, David suffered a nosebleed and his mouthguard was broken, causing him to fall from one side of the ring to the other. He tried to fight back sporadically, but in round six he was trapped on the ropes and dropped by a massive right hand. Everything is over.

Serkay Comert won the WBC International silver title by defeating Yassin Hermi via UD. In the third round, it turned into an all-out war, which continued into the next round.

Serkay often struggled against the ropes and landed frequently. Yassin’s face swelled and in the sixth round a series of punches landed on him, and before the eighth round the ring doctor looked at him for a long time. He fought tough but got hit, especially down the stretch.

Ermal Hadribeaj won the MD title by defeating Eddy Colnenares to win the WBC International super welterweight belt. The lanky, much taller Eddy, who has the reach of an albatross, was shaky for the first three rounds. He then came to life and there was a lively exchange of words.

Southpaw Ermal was constantly jumping and weaving to avoid those long ramrod arms. He was more concerned with getting the win.

Benjamin Gavazi defeated Branimir Malencia in the tenth and final round to win the WBC international silver featherlight heavyweight title. Ben was catching Bran with right hands and various uppercuts. While Bran tried to crowd him and deal damage from head to toe. Two left-right headshot combinations in round ten convinced Bran to throw in the red towel at 1.41. So… TKO.

Esneidy Rodriguez defeated Sana Hazuki via UD for the WBC Silver Atomweight belt. The taller Suri tried to keep him at bay, but was relentlessly pursued by the more compact and powerful and grimly determined Esneidy, who landed several piercing combos and uppercuts. Suri had some success with long straight rights, but paid the price when Esneidy negated the range.

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