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Buatsi Edges Parker, Arthur Outpoints Rea

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Image: Boxing Results: Buatsi Edges Parker by Majority Decision, Arthur Outpoints Rea in Manchester War

In the main event, former WBO interim airy heavyweight champion Joshua Buatsi (20-1 (13 KO)) defeated Zach Parker (26-2, 18 KO) by a 10-round majority to win the WBA International 175-pound title on Saturday night at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.

(Source: Queensberry/Leigh Dawney)

Parker defeated Buatsi in the first three rounds. In the fourth round, Buatsi came back in a closely fought round.

In the fifth round it was close again. In the sixth round it was a jab from Buatsi to a tough punch from Parker. In the seventh round, Parker landed punches and entered a clinch with Buatsi. It was another close round. In the eighth round, Parker was running out of fuel and fell to the canvas twice, receiving warnings from referee Michael Alexander.

The eighth and ninth rounds were close, with Parker falling to the canvas at times, although Buatsi landed. In the tenth and final round, Parker went down again, but how would the judges see it?

The official scores were 95-95, 96-94 and 96-94.

In this video, EBU airy heavyweight champion Bradley Rea (21-2 (10 KO) lost a 12-round majority decision to former IBO 175-pound champion Lyndon “King” Arthur (25-3 (16 KO) in an action-packed fight.

In the final seconds of the second round, Arthur landed a left hook to the chin, dropping Rea for an 8 from referee Kieran McCann. It was Arthur who had swelling under his right eye at the end. Rea had it in the third and fourth. In the fifth round it was Arthur’s rebound. In the sixth round, the competitors fought on equal terms.

In the seventh round, everything depended on Arthur, who defeated his younger opponent. In the eighth round, both had their moments, giving the fans their money’s worth. In the ninth round, Arthur appears to continue beating the younger Rhea. In the tenth round, Arthur had Read’s nose bleeding as he played another round.

In the eleventh round, Rea continues to fight the southpaw, trying to stop Arthur’s attack, who isn’t having it. In the twelfth and final round, it was a competitive round, but it looked like Arthur had caused a ruckus for the younger Rei.

Scores for Arthur were 114-114, 115-113 and 115-112.

Liam Cameron (24-7-1 (10 KO) defeated former English champion Troy Jones (13-2 (6) KO) by unanimous decision over 10 rounds to win the vacant WBO International airy heavyweight title.

In the first three rounds, Jones outworked and defeated 35-year-old Cameron, 8 years older than Jones. At the end of the third round, Jones drew blood from Cameron’s nose.

In the fourth round, Jones has swelling around his left eye and Cameron’s nose is bleeding, which shows how fierce this fight was. Jones seemed to have the advantage. Midway through the fifth round, Cameron knocked out Jones’ mouthpiece. In his best round yet, Cameron seemed to turn things around.

Midway through the sixth round, Cameron drew blood from Jones’ nose while having the best of the round. In the final seconds, Jones landed a low blow, which referee Marcus McDonnell warned against. In the seventh round, Cameron had another good, but not great, round in an action-packed round. It was another close fight in the eighth round, with Cameron likely to win.

In the ninth round, Jones suffered a cut between his left eye and nose. Cameron looked to be close, if not winning, with his forceful finishes in the behind schedule rounds. In the tenth and final round, the fans expressed their appreciation, the action of both players gave the fans a reason to cheer. At the end, they both hugged each other, waiting for the decision.

The scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94.

Lithe heavyweight Billy “Turkish Tyson” Deniz (14-0 (5 KO)) defeated Ezra Arenyeka, “aka the African King” (14-2 (11 KO)) by eight round decision.

Both Arenyeka and Deniz have not recorded any victories in ten of their fourteen opponents.

In the first round, after a minute of no punches due to Arenyeka running around the ring, referee Steve Gray brought both fighters to the center of the ring to encourage them to start the fight. Near the end of the round, Deniz fired several body shots. In the second round, Arenyeka finally stopped running with a minute left, and Deniz passed him for the rest of the round. In the third round, Arenyeka’s quick hands landed straight on Deniz’s chin after a minute. For the rest of the way, Deniz stood his ground.

In the fourth round, Arenyeka’s headbutt caused a cut on Deniz’s fighting eyebrow after just one minute of the round. Arenyeka stopped running and stood next to Deniz, who had overtaken him.

In the fifth round, Deniz continued to fight Arenyeka, even though the ringside commentator was a supporter of Arenyeka. Halfway there, a fight finally broke out. Deniz finished the round with a forceful punch with Arenyeka in the corner. In the sixth round, Arenyeka continued to push forward without much attack, when Deniz successfully countered him, winning the next round.

Midway through the seventh round, Deniz landed ten unanswered punches, mostly lefts. At the end of the round, Deniz hurt Arenyeka with a combination to the head. In the eighth and final round, Deniz showed off his footwork with counter punches to the back. In the last seconds, Deniz landed a series of punches, after which Arenyeka fell into a clinch. This seemed to exclude Deniz.

Judge Steve Gray scored it 79-74, which seemed closer than it was in Deniz’s favor.

Middleweight Stephen “Stevo” Clarke 8-0 (1 KO) defeated Jose “El Perro” Aguirre (2-18 (1)) by six-round decision.

In the first two rounds, only Clarke had a huge crowd of supporters, until a minute before the end, Aguirre landed a left hook on Clarke’s chin, thus ending both rounds. Clarke only had one winner, and Aguirre only had two stoppages. In the fourth round, Aguirre continued to come forward with his hands raised high, while Clarke countered him throughout, winning the next round.

In the sixth and final round, Clarke had his best round, defeating a defensive-minded Aguirre.

Referee John Latham scored it 60-54.

Lightweight Leighton Birchall 3-0 (2) defeated Wilbert Panttin (7-5 ​​(4 KO) southpaw) by four-round decision.

In the second round, both men landed punches, with Birchall rocking Panttin in the final seconds of the round with a left hand to the chin. In the third round, both of them were throwing punches at each other, with Birchall landing mostly body shots and having the upper hand. In the fourth and final round, after 30 seconds, referee John Latham deducted a point from Birchall for low blows. Panttin then fought Birchall to a stoppage, matching him blow for blow.

Referee John Latham scored it 39-36.

Welterweight Luke “Iron” Prior (1-0) defeated the wily Eduardo “Blackie” Vera Sanchez (12-3-2) by four-round decision.

In the first round, the much taller Prior dominated until mid-round when southpaw Sanchez landed a left hand, drawing blood from Prior’s nose. Midway through the second round, Prior rocked Sanchez, whose legs had buckled, with a right hand to the chin, forcing him into a corner.

Midway through the third round, Prior landed a right uppercut that landed low, giving Sanchez a few minutes of rest from referee Steve Gray. Sanchez landed a right to Prior’s nose, which continued to bleed. Prior overtook Sanchez.

In the fourth and final round, Prior continued to defeat Sanchez, who was a solid opponent for the debuting Prior.

Judge Steve Gray scored it 40-36.

Super flyweight John Tom Varey (1-0) impressed in defeating Brandon Gallardo “El Caballito” Vargas (3-10-1 (1)) by four-round decision.

In the first round, Varey circled Vargas and with just over a minute left, landed a pair of left hooks to Vargas’ chin, buckling his knees. In the second round, Vary added a cracking jab along with a two-handed attack, winning another round. In the third round, with half a minute left, Varey dropped Vargas to a knee with a body shot, and referee Steve Gray awarded him an 8-count.

In the fourth and final round, Varey continued his body attack, winning all four rounds.

Judge Steve Gray scored it 40-36.

In the cruiserweight division, “Bad” Brad Casey (2-0 (1) knocked out Antonio Borovina (2-5) in the first round of a scheduled four rounds at 1:06.

In the first round, after a minute, a series of punches from Casey dropped Borovina, adding a right as Borovina landed on the knee. Referee John Latham disallowed it and warned Casey for a behind schedule punch. Seconds later, Casey received two jabs and a right punch, and Borovina went down again, taking referee Latham’s knee.

Lithe heavyweight Leon Hughes 2-0 (2) defeated Paval Garaj (9-48-4 (4) by decision lasting four rounds.

In the first round, after 15 seconds, Hughes hit Garaj with a right to the chin. In the last minute, Hughes landed a series of punches, knocking Garaj to the ropes. In the fourth and final round, Garaj came forward at times, mixing it up with Hughes.

Judge Steve Gray scored it 40-36.

In the first fight, Jermaine Dhliwayo (8-0 (3 KO) super featherweight) defeated Caesar Paredes (18-30-1 (5 KO) by decision lasting four rounds.

In the second and third rounds, the southpaw Dhilwayo paced most of the ring and Paredes paced the ring, landing his jab well and opening up with both hands in the final 30 seconds. In the fourth and final round, after a minute, Dhilwayo landed a left hook to the chin, rocking Paredes.

Referee John Latham scored it 40-36.

The ring announcer was Thomas Treiber.

Last update: 11/01/2025

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Robert Garcia Evaluates Terence Crawfords Odds Against Prime Pacquiao

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Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.

The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title.

Their unification match never materialised, though, as Pacquiao was scheduled to face Errol Spence Jr before ‘The Truth’ pulled out with a torn retina.

Instead, the Filipino legend ended up losing his WBA title to Yordenis Ugas at a stage when, while still serviceable, he was quite clearly past his best.

Crawford, meanwhile, was hitting top form around this time, just a few fights away from producing arguably a career-best performance against Spence.

He did, of course, manage to stop his welterweight rival in nine rounds, before moving up to 168lbs and becoming a three-division undisputed champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September.

Based on those two performances, coach Garcia has told ESNEWS that he would favour ‘Bud’ to defeat even a prime version of Pacquiao.

“The Crawford that beat Spence – and the Crawford that beat Canelo – would probably beat Manny.”

While Crawford’s prime almost certainly came during his run of eight stoppages at welterweight, it is harder to pinpoint when Pacquiao ultimately reached his peak.

In terms of his most destructive performance at world level, however, many will point towards his second-round finish over Ricky Hatton in 2009.

While facing the ‘Hitman’ at 140lbs, Pacquiao would cement himself as a formidable welterweight champion soon after, dethroning Miguel Cotto with a 12th-round stoppage for the WBO title.

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Zuffa Boxing Parts Ways with Former World Champion After First Loss

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Former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk has been left between a rock and a hard place afterhis promotional contract with Zuffa Boxing has been terminated.

The Ukrainian dethroned long-reigning light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in 2018, scoring an 11th-round stoppage that left his opponent with a brain injury.

Gvozdyk then made a WBC title defence before losing to Artur Beterbievwho extended his ruthless surge with a 10th-round finish in their 2019 encounter.

Since that defeat, ‘The Nail’ suffered a unanimous decision loss to David Benavidez in 2024, before entering a perceived 50/50 contest against Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic in February.

With both making their Zuffa debut, the two veterans delivered a thrilling battle in which Gvozdyk scored two knockdowns and had built a sizable lead.

In round seven, though, the 39-year-old found himself on the canvas and was ultimately stopped on his feet after getting dropped a second time.

Given his overall performance, one would suspect he had done enough to justify another meaningful opportunity, yet Gvozdyk has since told vRINGe that he will no longer be fighting under the Zuffa banner.

“They terminated the contract in February after a loss. That is, every promoter has the option that if a boxer loses, they have the right to terminate the contract. That’s exactly what they did. After the fight, everyone was saying how great it was. That everything was great. I rested. I started preparing as planned – somewhere around May. And then, around April, they told me I’d received an email terminating the contract.”

This is because his contract has been terminated, while Kalajdzic’s next outing with Dana White’s promotional outfit is confirmed for September 26 against Craig Richards.

As for Gvozdyk, it is difficult to predict what will come next but, at the age of 39, one would suspect that he is close to hanging up the gloves.

Still, he could hardly have been happy to part ways with Zuffa, which also terminated its contract with Robert Meriwether following his defeat to Tony Hirsch Jr in April.

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David Price Analyzes Conor Benns Chances Against Ryan Garcia for World Championship Glory

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David Price Analyzes Conor Benn's Chances Against Ryan Garcia for World Championship Glory

Former British champion and Olympic bronze medallist David Price has assessed whether his countryman, Conor Bennpossesses the necessary hand speed to defeat Ryan Garcia.

The two welterweights will square off at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title.

It was arguably a career-best performance that saw him dethrone Mario Barrios in February, scoring a first-round knockdown before winning a wide unanimous decision.

But despite coming off this dominant display, Garcia was far less impressive when he returned from a year-long doping ban and lost on points to Rolando Romero in May 2025.

Still, many would argue that the 28-year-old has shown signs of world-class quality, while Benn remains glaringly unproven at the top level.

The 29-year-old has also not fought at 147lbs since 2022, with his last two outings resulting in unanimous decision victories over faded versions of Chris Eubank Jr and Regis Prograis.

Against Eubank, in particular, Benn’s speed seemed a key factor in their two middleweight encounters last year, despite him suffering a points defeat the first time around.

As he approaches this welterweight contest against Garcia, though, former heavyweight contender Price has told The Smith Brothers that he sees Benn contending with an unfamiliar disadvantage.

“I think I [favour Garcia]. Conor Benn’s got great hand speed, but I think [Garcia’s] hand speed could make the difference in the fight.”

Like Garcia, Benn tested positive for a banned substance – clomifene – and was eventually removed from his cancelled 2022 encounter with Eubank.

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