Robelis Despaigne, former UFC Heavyweight and the Bronze Olympic medalist in 2012 in Taekwondo, reminded everyone how fatal he is among the call to the star to go to boxing.
Excitement surrounds everyone with a super-ko power, and tradition was continued with Mike Tyson, Butterbean, and recently Deontay Wilder.
Karate Combat Last Man Tournament
On July 18, he proved again in Miami “The Substantial Boy Fighter”. He dominated the “Last Man Standing” eight -person heavyweight tournament to get a shot at Sam Alvey’s master.
Despaigne began a brutal Grand Prix with a unanimous decision over the former Saulo Cavalari airy champion, showing that his chess -like time is as fatal as his power.
Victory is contrary to the UFC decision to abandon Despaigne after three fights for his inability to struggle. This lack of grounds is also one of the vital factors for which boxing promoters observe a Cuban to see if there is interest in running in accordance with the Queensberry principles – like the behind schedule piece of Kimbo, who once made a lucrative transition to boxing after his MMA.
In the semi -final, Despaigne proved why he attracts these calls, winning another knockout in a few seconds. Tim Johnson lasted all 20 seconds before he was flattened by Despaigne Haymaker, another stop in the most vital roller of the elite finish.
UFC decision
According to World Boxing News, Dana White signed Despaigne at the back of three amazing downtime in just six, three and thirteen seconds. However, Despaigne was unfair at the deep end at the UFC, a decision that divided the UFC and boxing fans.
White initially played the strengths of Despaigne, when the seven -inch brutal seven -inch was Josh Parysian in 2024 at UFC 299. He won the fight through knockout 18 seconds to the first round.
By winning the results of the Night Award, White had the opportunity to build a beast against other attackers and repeat interest in a heavyweight division.
This did not happen because Despaigne fought with two opponents, which are known to have a tactic of waste in the cabinet. Squeezed by Waldo Cortes-Aacosta in May and Austen Lane in October of the same year, White did not see sufficient improvement from Despaigne on earth to see the future in the vinegar.
Therefore, after releasing from UFC, Despaigne signed a contract with karate combat and properly returned to the right track. In the final of the tournament from last month, Despaigne ironically defeated the former warrior from UFC Zac Pauga. Despaigne distorted Pauga to such an extent that the doctor had to enter.
Karate fight
Road to boxing
This impressive trio of victories has won Despaigne for the title in which he is a huge favorite to defeat Alvey and win the crown.
Despaigne will have to wait until the scars of the three night heaven to heal, after suffering broken hands and fingers during his glove.
“Thank God, Karate Combat, for the occasion and grateful for the support received from my team, my friends and followers. I will come back soon and remember -” Don’t Touch Me ” – he laughed with bandaged hands.
The combat superstar went face to face with Alvey at the end and looks nailed to cause the current owner of the title of KC significant problems in their fight.
When he becomes a champion and performs several defense, he hopes that Despaigne will turn to boxing, just as the behind schedule legend Slice later did in her career to test his shocking knockout power in a square circle.
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For six rounds, Tenshin Nasukawa appeared to be losing the same fight twice. Takuma Inoue was beating him to position, scoring with the jab and straight right, and making Nasukawa’s promise to take the initiative sound increasingly empty. Then Nasukawa dropped the WBC bantamweight champion in round seven.
That knockdown gave the rematch the urgency their first meeting had lacked. Nasukawa came forward with more purpose, found openings for his left hand and made Inoue fight to preserve his lead. Inoue held on to win a unanimous decision Sunday at Toyota Arena in Tokyo, but he had to survive a much harder second half.
The official scores were 116-111, 116-111 and 114-113. Inoue moved to 23-2 with five knockouts, while Nasukawa dropped to 8-2 with three.
Nasukawa’s problem was the time it took him to change the fight. Inoue had spent the opening half collecting rounds with cleaner, more controlled boxing. Once Nasukawa put him down, the challenger needed to keep that pressure on without surrendering another round. Inoue regained his composure and did enough late to stop Nasukawa’s surge from becoming a complete turnaround.
The narrowest official score shows the knockdown’s importance. It also shows the cost of Nasukawa’s slow start. One big round could close the gap, but it could not erase all the work Inoue had done before it.
Nasukawa showed progress. In their November 2025 fight, he lost by scores of 116-112 twice and 117-111. This time he put the champion on the canvas and forced Inoue to fight hard through the final rounds. His stoppage of Juan Francisco Estrada in April was evidence that he had improved; this performance showed he could bring some of that growth into a fight with Inoue.
Still, the result is familiar. Inoue has now beaten Nasukawa twice and made the second defense of the WBC belt he won from him ten months ago. Nasukawa proved he can hurt the champion. To beat him, he needs to start fighting with the urgency he found in round seven.
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World Boxing News provides live results and a round-by-round scorecard as Takuma Inoue faces Tenshin Nasukawa for the second time at Toyota Arena Tokyo in Japan.
Inoue and Nasukawa collide over 12 rounds for the WBC bantamweight title in their rematch.
Ryosuke Nishida faces Sam Goodman for the interim IBF super bantamweight title, while Ryusei Matsumoto takes on Russell Acosta Silveira for the interim WBO minimumweight title.
Tomoya Tsuboi and Ricardo Malajika also meet for the vacant WBC super flyweight title.
WBN provides live results and updates from every bout as they happen, plus a round-by-round scorecard for Inoue vs. Nasukawa.
Results
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Ricardo Malajika handed Tomoya Tsuboi his first professional defeat with a split decision over 12 rounds, winning 116-112 and 115-113 on two cards. Tsuboi took the third 115-113 and dropped to 3-1.
18:47
Ryusei Matsumoto improved to 9-0 and retained his interim WBO minimumweight title with a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Russell Acosta Silveira. The judges scored the 12-round contest 118-110, 116-112 and 115-113.
18:02
Natsuki Kuramochi defeated Hayato Aiko by majority decision over four rounds, earning scores of 40-36 and 39-37, with the third judge scoring it 38-38.
Kuramochi improved to 2-1-1, while Aiko dropped to 2-3-1.
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Takuma Inoue vs. Tenshin Nasukawa — 12 rounds, WBC bantamweight title
Ryosuke Nishida vs. Sam Goodman — 12 rounds, interim IBF super bantamweight title
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Paulie Malignaggi has offered his reaction to a reported clash between Shakur Stevenson and Manny Pacquiaowhich could feature on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua.
The all-British heavyweight showdown is expected to take place on December 11, headlining an event at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
That is, of course, if Fury and Joshua actually make it to the ring, as despite it being announced earlier this week, The Ring’s Mike Coppinger has since reported that their fight is in jeopardy.
Prior to that, it had emerged that an encounter between Stevenson and Pacquiao – between whom there is a near two-decade age gap – was being planned for the same night in Wales.
Should it come to fruition, this would represent Stevenson’s first outing since signing with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, who he joined after dethroning Teofimo Lopez with a unanimous decision victory in January.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has not fought since his draw with Mario Barrios in July 2025, when he ended a near four-year layoff and almost claimed the WBC welterweight title.
Yet despite that surprisingly impressive performance, former world champion Malignaggi has emphasised on his YouTube channel that, against Stevenson, the 47-year-old would be facing an entirely different competitor.
“Manny Pacquiao-Shakur Stevenson has no place on this card; [it] has no place in big-time boxing. I am completely befuddled.
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