Jack Cattell (31-2, 13 KO) won a seven-call technical decision due to a bad cut due to the clash of heads against IBF Inter-Continental Driight master Harlem Eubank (21-1, 9 KO) on Saturday evening at Manchester Arena in Manchester in England. The fight was stopped in one second in the seventh round by the Ring Doctor Council.
(Credit: Mark Robinson/Matchroom)
In the first three rounds it was close, and Cattell had an advantage. In the fourth round, Eubank had his best round, which makes him close.
In the sixth round they both went to the canvas for the second time. The remaining half a minute, the start of the head caused a nasty cutting of the right eyebrow Cattell. Eubank had a compact cut on his forehead.
Judge Williams finally came when Eubank hit Catteralla at the back of his head. Cattell went to the corner, where his corner tried to put a towel on cut when Judge Williams forced him to continue. Soon after, Catterall threw Eubanks on the canvas. Finally, Eubanks, feeling he won the fight, jumped on the ropes in the corner.
Between the rounds, the ring doctor checked the cut on Cattell. After a second at the beginning of the seventh judge, Bob Williams, called Halt.
The results are 69-65, 69-66 and 69-66.
In the main support, the former world champion of the IBF Olympic and IBO and IBO Super Feather, weighing Joe Cordina (18, 9 Kos), defeated Jaret Gonzalez (17-2, 13 Kos) by a unanimous decision to win a free global title of WBO lightweight.
In the first round, Cordina returned from her first loss in her last fight and fourteen months of inaction. He controlled the first round, but Gonzalez held his own. In the last minute of the second round of Cordin, she shook Gonzalez with her right chin.
In the third and fourth rounds, Cordina won all four rounds, leaving the strenuous Gonzalez. In the fifth minute Gonzalez landed on the fear of blows, being the best crime so far. At the end of the round of Cordin, she pulled him out.
In the last seconds of the seventh round a pair of right mountains from Cordina to the middle role of Gonzalez. One of the commentators was repeated by Quiros, although presented as Gonzalez, and on the Gonzalez screen.
In the eighth and ninth Cordina won, but Gonzalez, in her first ten -year -old, turned out to be a good opponent of Cordina.
The results are 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92. Marcus McDonald was a judge.
The lithe Aqib Fiaz (14-1, 2 KO) defeated Alex Murphy (13-2) a 10-round unanimous decision in full fight.
In the first round it was all action. In the second round, Fiaz continued to press Murphy, who counted him well. In the third round, Murphy landed to the right in the last minute, causing a fiaza cut under his left eye.
In the fourth round it went there back, and Fiaz wounded Murphy in the last minute with a shot, just to make Murphy count his own shot. In the sixth round of the Right of Murphy and the stab worked all the time. At the last moment Fiaz landed well in combinations and a left hook.
In the seventh round, in the last minute, Murphy started attacking without moving around the ring and shooting well against Fiaz. In the ninth round Fiaz seems to still work on the body, because Murphy’s range brings him coverage, because it looks like he was ahead of us, but the draw would not surprise anyone.
In the tenth and final round they both continued it, just like in the first round. Fiaz working in the body and counteracting Murphy will make it complex to call judges.
Then they both talked to each other, waiting for the decision. Fiaz attracts it to my surprise.
The results were 97–93, 96-94 and 96-95. Steve Gray was a judge.
Heavyweight heavyweight Pat Brown (3-0, 3 KO) stopped Lewis Oakford (6-3, 2 KO) at 2:06 the first of the planned eight rounds.
In the first round everything was brown, because Oakford wounded seriously in the last minute, forcing judge John Latam to stop.
Junior Middle Wweight Southpaw William Croll (8-1, 6 KO) was knocked out by Southpaw Fraser Wilkinson (12-2, 3 KO) at 1:07 six of the planned eight rounds.
In the fifth round, Wilkinson dropped Crolla on the 8th Hold from judge John Latam.
Super Bantamweight Skye Nicolson (13-1, 2 KO) knocked out Carl “La Princess” Camila Campos Gonzales (9-4, 8 KO) at 1:21 of the second round of the 8 × 2 rounds planned.
In the second round, Nicolson wounded Gonzales, forcing judge John Latam to stop.
The super weight of the average Niall Brown (16-0, 6 KO) stopped Victor Ionascu (14-7, 10 KO) at the end of the fourth round of the planned six rounds.
In the first round Brown dropped Ionascu. Judge Steve Gray gave an 8-circuit. In the fourth, again Brown dropped Ionascu on another 8-Hold from judge Gray.
Heavyweight Leo Atang (1-0, 1 KO) was knocked out by Milena Paunova (7-16, 5 KO) at 2:29 of the first round of four rounds.
In the first round, in the last minute, he dropped Paunov, forcing judge Steve Gray to stop.
Alfie Middlemiss (4-0) featherweight defeated Mohammed Wako (1-6) with a four-curing decision.
In the first round, because of the collision of heads, Middlemiss was cut to the left eye.
Oscar De La Hoya has questioned the general consensus that Canelo Alvarez is a Mexican boxing legend following his unanimous decision victory over Christian Mbilli.
The 36-year-old reclaimed his WBC title last Saturday, having lost his undisputed super-middleweight crown in his previous outing, against Terence Crawfordin September 2025.
Following that defeat, many wondered whether Canelo could succeed again at world level but, sure enough, he did just that by dethroning Mbilli.
Not only did he claim a convincing points victory, but the Mexican contained Mbilli’s aggression and controlled the majority of their contest with superior technical and defensive skills.
This, however, was not quite enough to satisfy his former promoter, De La Hoya, who has suggested that Canelo’s low punch output made for a largely tedious affair.
As per his semi-regular social media series, Clapback Thursdaythe Hall of Famer also undermined Canelo’s widely-accepted legacy as a Mexican great.
“I’m so f**king tired of 100 punches [being] thrown in a fight with no action whatsoever, and I know the fans are over it.
“We all miss those days of [Marco Antonio] Barrera, [Erik] Morales [and] Julio Cesar Chavez – that’s what Mexican boxing is known for.
“Canelo, do you try to proclaim you’re the best Mexican fighter ever? You couldn’t hold Chavez’ jockstrap. And I can name 10 other Mexican fighters who are way better boxers than you are. And they didn’t sell-out to fight in front of 15 people in Saudi Arabia.”
In fairness, Canelo has never proclaimed to be the greatest Mexican fighter in history, though most would argue he deserves to be considered in an all-time top 10.
A formal press release was issued today announcing the December 19 welterweight title unification between Devin Haney and Liam Paro at San Francisco’s Chase Center, and in anticipation of the meeting with a co-feature of Brian Norman vs Abel RamosHaney shared his excitement for what he expects to be another successful outing to snag some more hardware.
“My resume speaks for itself,” Haney said. “I’ve never been afraid to go into a champion’s backyard and put my record on the line. I went to Australia, took George Kambosos’ belts, and became undisputed lightweight champion of the world. Now I’m bringing another Australian world champion, Liam Paro, into my backyard. This time, I plan to take his belt and become a unified welterweight world champion right here at home. “Oakland is where my story started, and the Bay Area has always been part of who I am. The Valkyries just brought a championship to Chase Center, and on December 19, I plan to keep that championship energy going.
“I made history in Australia. Now it’s time to make history at home.”
Paro, however hopes to upset the odds, knowing he’ll be coming into this fight as a decided underdog.
“Three years ago, I was on the undercard at Chase Center the night Devin fought Regis Prograis,” Paro said. “I said back then that Haney versus Paro rolls off the tongue. Now it’s here. Champion versus champion, two belts on the line, in his backyard.
“I’ve never taken the easy road. I went to Puerto Rico and took the title off Matias in front of his own people. Devin’s a great fighter and I respect that. But I’ve been the underdog plenty of times and I’ve made history before. December 19, I’m coming to unify the division and make more history.”
With the WBO and IBF welterweight world titles on the line, one fight will be heading into the new year halfway to undisputed.
Liam Paro served as supporting cast the last time Devin Haney headlined at Chase Center. Come December 19, he walks into San Francisco carrying the IBF welterweight title, gunning to strip Haney of his WBO strap.
Three years transformed Paro from an undercard face into a headline attraction. He watched Haney shut out Regis Prograis from the locker room in December 2023. Now he commands the marquee, even if getting US fight fans to open their wallets on pay-per-view presents an uphill battle.
“Three years ago, I was on the undercard at Chase Center the night Devin fought Regis Prograis. I said back then that Haney versus Paro rolls off the tongue. Now it is here. Champion versus champion, two belts on the line, in his backyard. I have never taken the easy road. I went to Puerto Rico and took the title off Matias in front of his own people,” Paro stated.
The Australian proved his mettle by snatching the 140-pound crown from Subriel Matias on hostile soil. Richardson Hitchins took it right back six months later, checking Paro’s momentum before mainstream crowds took notice.
The jump to 147 pounds provided the reboot he needed. Three straight wins, capped by a gritty points victory over Lewis Crocker to claim the IBF strap, set the stage for this encounter.
Haney ends a lengthy layoff on home turf. Sitting out more than twelve months makes asking fans to purchase a DAZN PPV against a fighter unknown to mainstream viewers a tough sell. Belts by themselves rarely move the needle at the box office.
Brian Norman Jr. takes on Abel Ramos in the ten-round co-feature. Norman dropped his WBO belt to Haney last November and must now accept undercard placement on his conqueror’s bill.
Paro earned his position the hard way. December 19 decides if his punch output can upset the hometown favorite or if Haney cruises behind his jab.
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