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Ituma, Benn, Sheeraz: Who are the next generation of world champions in Great Britain?

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With Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua potentially in the last year of his career, British boxing needs up-to-date stars.

Ten years ago, Great Britain had 12 men’s world champions at the end of 2015: Tyson Fury, James Degale, Billy Joe Saunders, Kell Brook, Liam Smith, Anthony Croll, Lee Selby, Scott Quigg, Carl Frampton, Jamie McDonnell, Terry Flanagan and Lee Kastins.

Today there are only two world champions of the British men: world champion WBA Feather in a featherweight Nick Ball and a up-to-date world champion in welterweight IBF Lewis Crocker.

-boxingran: Fundy-Thurman, Parker-Wardley, more
– Eubank Jr. vs. Benn: Azim, Cattell on Undercard
– Crawford, Álvarez and the fall of the superfigure

If British boxing is to avoid falling to the lowest point from the first quarter of 1988, when he did not have world boxing champions, until Lloyd Honeyghan did not knock Jorge Vaca to the title of WBC World Sitter, he needs a ball and a crokker to win during the production of up-to-date masters.

Who are the next generation of world champions in Great Britain and how quickly they can win the belt?

Moses will bite

Ituma (13-0, 11 KO) was hailed as a champion, waiting for leaving a trace of destruction behind him since he became a professional in 2023. It was not impressed by Chatham in Kent, who as a child moved to England from Slovakia.

Ituma signed up as if he had a meeting to stop elsewhere, which he saw how he got rid of eight opponents in the first round. In his last fight, in August, Ituma defeated what was supposed to be his most challenging task with great ease when he blew up Dillian Whyte in the round.

Whyte was detained in round 6 by Fury for the title of WBC World in April 2022.

Will the world champion title soon win?

No, only to the possibilities and belts that are owned by the undisputed master Oleksandr Usyk. But ITAUMA six feet four became a real contender. Perhaps he will have to wait until the belts are crushed from one title holder when he can fight for a free title.

He takes care of the first position in WBA and WBO, so as long as he wins, the fight for the title of world champion can be realistic at the end of 2026 after retiring or leaving the titles. However, his next fight in Manchester on December 13 will not have the title of world champion.

Anthony Yarde

Yarde (26-3, 24 KO), 33, hopes that this will be for him for him for the third time in the fight for the title of world champion, when he will face the WBC heavyweight champion on November 22, David Benavidez in Saudi Arabia.

Londoners were detained by the Russian Power Punchers Artur Beterbiev and Sergey Kovalev in lightweight heavyweight shots in 2023 and 2019, respectively. But Yarde repaired his career after these harmful losses and won the fight against the trilogy with the English rival Lyndon Arthur in April to get a chance.

Will the world champion title soon win?

Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO), 28 years ancient, who became the youngest champion of the super medium average of World Super Middle masters in 2017, will start a robust favorite to keep his title in the first defense. A few months ago, Yarde was involved in the fight against Artur with Artur, but Benavidez dominated the victory of Uds over David Morrell in February.

Chris Eubank Jr.

If Eubank again defeats Conor Benn in a match with a medium injury at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London on November 15, it is said that in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez or Terenka Crawford (despite the same trainer, Brian “Bomac” McIntyre) in great weight.

After rematch vs. Benn, Eubank, can opt for a super medium weight, even though he is in the top five out of 160 pounds in three of the four world management bodies.

Great fights are waiting in 2026, but will they be for world titles or against substantial names without world titles on the line?

Will the world champion title soon win?

Defeating such as Canelo and Crawford got livid with the Almighty for Eubank Jr., despite his impressive vs. Benn.

At the age of 36, Eubank ends time to win the full world championship title. If there is an immediate rematch between Crawford and Canelo, Brighton boxer can pay attention to the title of medium weight, which would be more possible.

If he manages to comfortably make the average Eubank weight to be able to beat any of the masters.

Dalton Smith

Smith (18-0, 13 Kos), 28, from Sheffield in northern England, is to challenge the WBC World Junior Intheight, Subriel Matias (23-2, 22 KO), 33, next, but he will have to go to Puerto Rico for his first world title this year.

Smith was a convincing winner over Mathieu Germain last time in April, but Matias will be a step from everyone he met.

Will the world champion title soon win?

A trip to Puerto Rico is a challenging task for Smith, but Matias did not consistently dominate in most decisions on Alberto Puello in July.

Australian Liam Paro also won a unanimous decision over Matias in Puerto Rico last year, which will provide Smith Zada. Smith will have to survive the periods for backfoot vs. Matias, and then enforce your own authority to cause nervousness.

Hamzah Sheeraz

Sheeraz bounced off the disappointing draw with the world champion of WBC, Carlos Adames to start his super medium weight in the style of 5 KO Edgar Berlang in July.

Sheeraz (22-1, 18 Kos), 26, from London is in a good position after just one fight in super middle weight and maybe he will not have to wait long for his next world title.

Will the world champion title soon win?

The world title Sheeraz hopes whether the undisputed global super average weight will remain in the division to defend its belts, or there is an immediate rematch vs. Canelo.

While Sheeraz is waiting for his opportunity, he could face Christian Mbilli in a stepping stone for the title of world champion. Defeating Canelo, especially Crawford, would be a challenge for Sheeraz, but don’t be surprised if he got a chance in 2026.

Conor Benn

No world championship title will be on the line when Benn will face the English rival Eubank Jr. On November 15, when Benn will compete above his optimal fighting importance much above again.

Benn pushed Eubank Jr heavily in an intensive meeting at the beginning of this year, which was praiseworthy, considering that he jumped to two classes of weight. Revenge at Eubank would be the perfect start for the title of the world, but the defeat would leave him further drifting or relying on Master, who accepted voluntary defense.

Will the world champion title soon win?

At least not this year. Benn is in the top ten only in the junior medium weight by one of four world management bodies and is better placed in welterweight; Is number 5 from WBA, No. 4 from WBC.

As long as he can still reach a limit of 147 pounds without prejudice to his performance after two fights in medium weight, Benn could face the WBC champion Mario Barrios or IBF Crocker master in the entire British meeting in 2026.

Crocker, who won the IBF welterweight belt at the beginning of this month, is promoted by Matchroom, just like Benn.

Josh Kelly

Kelly (17-1-1, 9 Kos), 31, is on the edge of his first fight with the title of Master after he was promoted in two organ rankings in the world.

He has become a mandatory claimant for the middle-grade Master IBF Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KO), and promoters talk about fighting.

Kelly is also the first queue to challenge the owner of WBO Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KO). The Sunderland boxer has been constantly progressing since he left the welterweight after David Avaneyan stopped him in February 2021.

Will the world champion title soon win?

32 -year -old Murtazaliev from Russia, but based in California, destroyed Tim Tisz in three rounds a year ago, but he has not fought since then. It is a unsafe blow, but Kelly is an bright boxer who must try to avoid getting in.

If the fight is staged in a London place, Kelly will support.

Sam Noakes

Noakes (17-0, 15 Kos), 28, made a constant progress from the British and European champion to win his first world title against 21-year-old Mason from Ohio Abdullah in Saudi Arabia on November 22.

Noakes, from Maidstone in Kent, will have to carefully walk against the unsafe Puncher Mason (19-0, 17 KO) in what can potentially be an explosive meeting in the free lithe of WBO World Lightweight Title.

Will the world champion title soon win?

Noakes’s strength could be decisive if he can survive in later rounds, but he is nervous about winning his first world title against a skillful boxer.

James “Jazza” Dickens

A boxer from Liverpool could be the next world champion in Great Britain, without throwing a blow if he is raised from the WBA master to the WBA master of the world master of lightweight.

Lamont Roach Jr, WBA Master Junior Lightweight, recently in a lithe box and expected to abandon his title to boost weight.

Dickens (36-5, 15 Kos), 34, is in the best position of his career, which was sometimes far from competition for the title of world champion. He was detained in trials of the world title in a featherweight and junior featherweight in 2021 and 2016, but he upset the opportunities when he knocked out Russian Albert Batyyrgaziew, a golden medalist at the Olympic Games in 2021 in Turkey in July.

Will the world champion title soon win?

It depends on the next Roach movement and if you give up the waist 130 pounds.

Jazza is to fight Hayato Tsutsumi (8-0, 5 KO), an undefeated Japanese perspective, in Saudi Arabia on December 27 and cannot afford a lost, considering his promising position.

Galal yafai

Boxer Birmingham Yafai (9-0, 1 NC, 7 Kos), 32, was well beaten during the last exit, but the unanimous defeat of the points from the Mexican Francisco Rodriguez Jr (40-6-1, 27 Kos), in an eliminator for WBC Flyight Title, was transferred by unexpected professions after it was Rodriguez for positive support.

When Rodriguez was positive, Yafai still has a momentary WBC title, which he won impressively, stopping the English rival Shining Edwards almost a year ago.

This means that Yafai is a mandatory pretender Ricardo Sandoval, 26, from California, who won the title of WBC in July, to become the United World Champion.

Will the world champion title soon win?

Yafai is in a good position to find the title shot in the next 12 months-but it faces a challenging task vs. Sandoval (30-4, 18 KO), who went to Japan to defeat Kenshiro Teraji for WBC and WBA titles.

The Olympic gold medalist 2021 must wait to discover Sandoval’s plans to see if he will face him next.

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Break in the match Usyk demands WBC intervention after the bell against Verhoeven

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Image: Usyk Post-Bell Stoppage Against Verhoeven Demands WBC Intervention

So the question is: what options does injured player Rico Verhoeven have to appeal against the referee’s decision? Under the rules of the World Boxing Council (WBC), the sanctioning body for boxing, the Council has the power to correct sedate injustices suffered by aggrieved fighters during major world title fights. Moreover, there is precedent in this case. In 2022, the WBC officially awarded the super featherweight world championship belt to Jeff Fenech, 30 years after his controversial 1991 defeat to Azumah Nelson.

Of course, it would be foolish to suggest that Verhoeven should wait 30 years to make amends and win the world heavyweight title. It can therefore be argued that the WBC Board of Governors should now call a Special Meeting to discuss the Usyk vs. Verhoeven world title fight due to the confusion the result has caused among commentators, fans and even fighters. Everyone is united that this fight was stopped too early.

It is worth noting that current WBC welterweight world champion Ryan Garcia, who was at ringside, claims that the fight was stopped after the end of the 11th round. Others wrote the same on YouTube, with one irate fan even suggesting that the Usyk vs. Verhoeven fight was rigged.

There is a belief, rightly or wrongly, that it would be unacceptable for a professional kickboxer with only one professional fight as a heavyweight boxer to defeat a reigning world heavyweight boxing champion with significantly more heavyweight boxing experience. In tiny, boxing would be seen as a joke in the eyes of many if Verhoeven was allowed to beat Usyk.

But facts are facts. After round 10, the three judges’ scorecards were 95-95, 95-95 and 96-94 in favor of Rico Verhoeven. Round 11 does not count because it was not completed properly and the referee wrongly stopped the fight after the bell.

Politics is present in every workplace. It would be a pity if politics also appeared in professional boxing. To counter this impression, the WBC must do the right thing. A No Contest verdict for this fight will not be enough as it will leave Oleksandr Usyk as the WBC champion. Something more radical needs to be done.

The WBC needs to convince the outside world that anyone can become heavyweight champion of the world if given the opportunity. The WBC sanctioned this boxing fight.

Verhoeven won on points. At the end of the 11th round, Verhoeven was still in doubt. The fight was unfairly stopped. The conclusion is therefore straightforward and will mark a progressive step in professional boxing.

Rico Verhoeven is the modern world heavyweight boxing champion. But it would have sounded better if Michael Buffer had been allowed to make this announcement.

Romer Cherubiny
Independent journalist
Great Britain

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Vasily Lomachenko will get an immediate chance to win the world title in his comeback fight

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Vasiliy Lomachenko set to be given immediate chance to win world title in comeback fight

Vasily Lomachenko can win the world title outright, but only if he decides to fight at 130 pounds.

Either way, the 38-year-old is expected to return to action later this year after his contract with Top Rank expired earlier this month.

As a promotional free agent, “Loma” is expected to fight for the first time since May 2024, when he earned an 11th-round victory over George Kambosos Jr.

Lomachenko thus won the IBF lightweight title after previously being a three-division world champion, with his last 10 professional appearances coming at 135 pounds.

While many expect him to return to lightweight, perhaps in pursuit of a showdown with Gervonta Davis, the Ukrainian could potentially be tempted by a chance at 130 pounds.

In other words, he will get an immediate shot at the world title against unified champion Emanuel Navarrete, who is falling from a dominant position Final in the 11th round against Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez.

This, in turn, led to the unification of the WBO and IBF titles, although it is unclear what options the Mexican is considering for his next fight.

However, one of them may be a fight with Lomachenko, and WBO president Gustavo Olivieri will share his thoughts on this matter via social media.

“Lomachenko is back and if he wants to fight at 130 pounds with Navarrete, I’m sure the WBO Executive Committee [will approve their fight].

“In delicate of his professional merits – [two-time] Olympic [gold] medalist, multi-division champion, WBO super champion, future Hall of Famer – I’m sure the acceptance will be unanimous.”

While a fight with Lomachenko could make sense for both sides, super featherweight contender Charly Suarez will be demanding a mandatory shot against Navarrete if he makes his next fight against Manuel Avila on July 11.

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Mike Kimbel: Ready for a wild homecoming

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Author: Sean Crose

When I was a teenage man growing up in Waterbury, Connecticut, in the 1970s and 1980s, sports were king. It seemed like every kid in the neighborhood played on the basketball or baseball team. Fathers, perhaps disappointed that their dreams had not come true, could actually be harsh with their sons and daughters. As a teenage man in Waterbury, I played sports too, but what I loved…what I really loved…was boxing. The problem, of course, was that my mother wouldn’t let me box at the local boys club. If I wanted to box, I had to watch it on TV.

Which I did constantly every chance I got. I really wanted to see boxing live, but as a child my father wasn’t too keen on me being part of the very adult boxing audience. There was no live boxing in Waterbury either. It just wasn’t there. You would think so. Waterbury was a tough town, but unfortunately there was no way to watch professional fights live and in person. Willie Pep once had about 20,000 people in Waterbury Municipal Stadium, but that was long before I was born. There were a lot of boxing fans in Waterbury, but not a lot of boxing fans.

Fortunately, everything will change soon, because on June 6, professional boxing will finally return to Waterbury, and Mike “The Savage” Kimbel will be the main character of the gala at the legendary Palace Theater. To make things even more compelling, Kimbel is from Waterbury himself, so he’ll be performing for a hometown crowd. Of course, the youngster has a lot to lose, but the local player is confident.

“The intensity is still high,” he tells me when I ask how he’s doing as training comes to an end. Originally, one of the opponents was supposed to face Kimbel, but it didn’t work out that way. “He became just like a ghost,” Kimbel says. Fortunately, a up-to-date opponent will step in, which will be good for the teenage athlete hoping to impress his hometown fans.

“I feel amazing,” Kimbel says of the Waterbury fight. He also admitted that the June 6 card was associated with “a bit of the word ‘I told you so’.” Like many teenage children growing up in hard cities and towns, Kimbel had hard times. Suffice it to say, his mother was not joyful with the direction her son’s life was heading.

“My mom was fed up with it,” Kimbel says. Determined to keep her son straight and narrow, Kimbel’s mother took him to the gym. “It kept me out of trouble,” he says. And then some. Kimbel first made a name for himself in mixed martial arts, becoming a Bellator fighter. Eventually, however, he found himself in the squared circle he had always dreamed of.

“It was supposed to be overtime,” he says of his real-life experience in the ring. Needless to say, he fell in love with the sport. “I have always been a huge boxing fan,” he says. Indeed, Kimbel believes that his time in mixed martial arts has done him good. “It carried over,” he tells me. It certainly seems to be the case. Kimbel’s movements in the ring are characterized by natural fluidity. He has an excellent jab that allows him to unleash a powerful law.

However, Kimbel makes it clear that his boxing endeavors are about more than just glory. “I started it for my son,” he says. He also spends time with younger players through the Police Athletic League. “You can see the change in their eyes,” he says of how children, like he once did, began to become familiar with the sport.

While his upcoming performance in Waterbury is satisfying in its own right, Kimbel still feels he still has a lot of growing to do as a professional boxer. “History is still being written,” he says.

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