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Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman-Report results and after the fight
The transfer of Josh Taylor to a welterweight ended in disappointment when Ekow Essuman reached well -deserved points to capture the free WBO title in Glasgow’s SSE HYDRO. In considerable nervousness, Essuman passed Taylor within 12 rounds, winning results cards 116-113, 116-112 and 115-113.
Taylor (19-3, 13 KO), a former unquestioned world champion super featherlight, competed for the first time since the defeat of the decision against Jacek Cattell in his long-awaited rematch in May 2024 Essuman (22-1, 8 Kos), former British master and the community of confidence, he lost these belts to Harry Scarff in November 2023, but your first professional failure.
The fight began clearly for Taylor, who exerted early pressure and landed with rapid combinations. However, Essuman, called the “engine”, began to feel success with his right hand and gained confidence as the fight progressed. In the dramatic fourth round Taylor Rock Essuman on the left hand, only for the Nottingham warrior, who reacted immediately, stunning Taylor’s right.
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When the fight entered the second half, Essuman began to take control. Taylor suffered a cut above his left eye in the seventh round, and the guest capituted himself, closing the distance and turning the rush in his favor. Taylor had moments, especially landing in 10th place, but the consistent indicator of Essuman’s work and timely meters kept him in a break.
When the fight hangs in balance, both warriors gave everything in the last round, but Essuman went to the stock exchanges and won the biggest win in his career.
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Nathaniel Collins claims that WBC silver featherweight with winning
Nathaniel Collins (17-0, 8 KO) provided the best performance in his career to stop Lee McGregor (15-2-1, 11 KO) in the fourth round and capture the free WBC title Silver Pentecost.
Collins dropped McGregor at the beginning of the fourth with a powerful left hand from the clinch. After McGregor defeated the Count, Collins released a brutal combination that sent him again. When McGregor was imprisoned on the ropes, the final shot from the body folded it on the canvas, which prompted the judge to wave the competition.
It’s over‼ ️
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The heavyweight perspective of Moses ITAUMA destroys Mike Balogun in two rounds
Moses Itauma (12-0, 10 KO), a very advertised heavyweight perspective, continued his knockout run with the dominant stop of the second round of American Mike Balogun (21-2, 16 Kos).
Balogun was raised in the opening round looking the left hand and tried to recover. Ituma maintained his aggression in the second, shooting another knocking before he ended the fight with a powerful right hand when Balogun appeared. The judge immediately stopped the fight when the Balogun lay still on the canvas.
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Aloys Youumbi wins the title of Commonwealth cruzer community with an explosive finish
Aloys Youumbi (10-1, 9 KO) won the stylish title of Commonwealth Cruisiser, stopping David Jamieson (13-4, 10 KO) in just three rounds. Yousbi dropped Jamieson in every opening round, after which he landed with his left hand in the third, which definitely ended the competition.
Aston Brown reflects the Scottish medium weight title in one round
The invincible Aston Brown (8-0, 3 KO) captured the free Scottish medium weight title with the first round of Reece Porter (5-1, 3 KO). Brown porter three times in the dominant performance to secure the title.
Substantial pro debut! 💪
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Luke McCormack is impressive at stopping the second round
In the planned eight round in the Super Lightweight Luke McCormack (4-0, 3 KO) he continued his perfect start as a professional, stopping the samir cuentes (4-6) in the second round.
Card results
Alex Arthur (1-0) He made a successful professional debut in the Super Middle Wweight, winning all four rounds against veteran Robbie Chapman (13-50-9, 2 KO).
Drew limond (4-0, 1 KO) also won each round in a welterweight, beating Ezequiel Gregores (3-23).
In a featherlight Lee Welsh (5-0, 2 KO) he shot three knocks on his way to a break in the first round of Tony Morton (1-18).
Luke Bibby (10-1, 2 KO) dominated by Cesar Ignacio Predes (18-198-1) in four rounds to get a featherlight decision.
Super featherlight debutant Reese Lynch (1-0, 1 KO) began a successful professional start with arresting a shot from the second round of Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes de Oliveira (6-27, 5 KO).
Jarrell Miller shared his thoughts on the course of the blockbuster fight between Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora.
Wilder will face Chisora on April 4 at the O2 Arena and Miller has revealed who he thinks has the advantage.
April 4 marks the 50th fight of the careers of “The Bronze Bomber” and “Del Boy,” and the loser will likely retire.
Miller spoke to Up-to-date Betting Offers and honestly admitted that the threat from Wilder has diminished in recent years.
“Deontay’s skills deteriorated when he changed coaches.
“I feel like if Wilder stuck to his name, being a wild man and fighting wild and doing wild shit, he would still be a guy who is threatening.
“But when you try to tame the beast and become a boxer, he’s not a boxer. He’s never been through boxing the conventional way, and now you’re trying to change his style. It’s not working for him.
“Style makes fights, and Chisora has a style that definitely hurts him.”
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Before his trilogy with Tyson Fury, “The Bronze Bomber” had a staggering record of 40 wins, 39 of which came by stoppage.
However, he has emerged as a different fighter in recent years, looking timid in back-to-back losses to Joseph Parker and Zhilei Zhang on Riyadh Season shows.
He last appeared on the field in June 2025, when he stopped Tyrrell Herndon in the seventh round.
Miller continued and talked about the skills Chisora possesses that could lead him to a huge victory in what he promises will be the last fight of his career.
“Chisora is one of those guys who is so sturdy.
“He is very powerful mentally. He has a physically fit engine.
“He may look tired, but he can still fight. Deontay I can’t fight tired, not like this Chisora yes.
“So I think Chisora is in it. The best man wins, but I think Chisora will get him.”
Chisora is on a three-fight winning streak following his loss to Tyson Fury in 2022.
He went the distance in all three contests, scoring unanimous victories over Gerald Washington, Joe Joyce and Otto Wallin in the final stoppage.
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On Sunday, Jai Opetaia will make his Zuffa Boxing debut in a fight against Brandon Glanton.
Opetaia enters the fight against Glanton undefeated.
Since turning professional in 2015, the Australian has dominated with 23 stoppage victories.
His last three fights have been in his native Australia, all three of them competitions ending before the start of the ninth round.
The Australian defeated former unified cruiserweight world champion Mairis Briedis in 2022.
Opetaia really made his mark on the world stage with a series of victories on the season’s card in Riyad, including victories over Ellis Zorro, Briedis in the return and Jack Massey, whose team were forced to throw in the towel.
His name has also made headlines after recently signing with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing after years of working with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing.
Opetaia currently holds the IBF and Ring Magazine world cruiserweight titles.
Despite holding the IBF belt, he will not be on the line with Glanton as the pair will instead fight for the Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight crown.
Glanton comes into the competition off the back of a massive win over Marcus Browne last year in Lagos, Nigeria.
Before Browne’s victory, Glanton was outpointed by Chris Billam-Smith on the undercard of the Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Opetaia vs Glanton – date, place, start time and ring walks
- The pair will fight on Sunday, March 8 at the Meta APEX Arena in Las Vegas.
- Undercard fights start at 18:00 local time (Polish time) / 21:00 ET / 12:00 AEST / 2:00 GMT.
- The main event ring walks are expected to take place at 21:00 local time (PT), 12:00 ET, 05:00 GMT and 15:00 AEST.
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Opetaia vs. Glanton – how to watch
- Zuffa Boxing 04 will air on Paramount plus.
- Paramount+ subscription can be purchased from just £4.99 per month.
- You can also pre-pay for an annual subscription from £43.99 per year.
Opetaia vs. Glanton – last three fights
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- Jai Opetaia bt Huseyin Cinkara – KO in the 8th round
- Jai Opetaia bt Claudio Squeo – KO in the 5th round
- Jai Opetaia bt David Nyika – KO in the 4th round
Glanton
- Brandon Glanton bt Marcus Browne – 6th round RTD
- Brandon Glanton lt Chris Billam-Smith – Unanimous decision
- Brandon Glanton bt Aleksei Egorov – KO in the 11th round
What the future holds @JaiOpetaia1?
“Undisputed.”
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- Joshua Jay Juarez (14-0-0) vs. Jardae Anderson (11-1-0) – heavyweight
- Brady Ochoa (9-0-0) vs. Adrian Miguel Serrano (6-0-1) – lightweight
- Jaycob Ramos (4-1-0) vs Ethan Perez (8-0-0) – featherweight
- Emiliano Alvarado (10-0-0) vs Erick Rosado (16-4-0) – featherweight
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Emanuel Navarrete became the unified super featherweight champion, adding the IBF title to his WBO belt by defeating Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez in the penultimate round on Saturday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
The heavy-hitting Navarrete (40-2-1, 33 KO) was previously the WBO champion in three different weight classes, but he failed to claim the WBO lightweight title and belt in a fourth different weight class after losing a split decision to Denys Berinchyk. Nunez (29-2, 27 KO) had to go out of shape in the seventh round before claiming a wide points victory in his first defense against Christopher Diaz.
Nunez started by using his boxing skills rather than his trade, and used the move to cause his compatriot to miss in the first round.
Navarrete quickly adjusted, closing the gap with a powerful punch to end the streak of a wobbly Nunez delayed in the round.
Most expected “Sugar” to shoot, but he preferred boxing and worked his jab in the fourth round.
The 28-year-old then decided to change it in the fifth set and fought with fire, and in the sixth, Navarrete landed some great body shots and a powerful right hand.
Nunez gradually got into an argument, but had to take bulky fire from his opponent and bravely performed well in the eighth quarter, reducing the advantage and moving to the body.
“Vaquero” followed with a great left hand in the ninth and a powerful right followed by an uppercut that left Nunez at sea, eyes closed due to injuries.
The Sinaloa resident was re-attached to the left hook as the writing appeared on the wall.
Nunez now wilted under the pressure, and after a punishing 10th place his promoter Eddie Hearn he pleaded for the fight to be stopped and a ringside doctor was called to check his eye.
He recommended that the competition be stopped and the fight ended, crowning Navarrete the unified champion.
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Vargas stops Quintana
On the card, Emiliano Vargas defended his WBO Latino and NABF super lightweight titles, forcing Argentine Agustin Ezequiel Quintana to retire after nine rounds of the fight.
Quintana (22-3-1, 13 KO) gave Vargas (17-0, 14 KO) all he could handle, but was cut down in both eyes, with referee Raul Caiz Jr waving his hand against the fight, much to the Argentine’s protests.
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Smalls defeated by Ramos
Tahmir Smalls suffered his first defeat as a professional, losing a split decision to Abel Ramos in their welterweight meeting.
Ramos (29-7-3, 22 KO) earned a deserved victory by scores of 98-92 and 97-93, while the third judge awarded Smalls (16-1, 11 KO) a barely deserved nod 96-94.
Undercard remaining
WBC Continental Americas super bantamweight champion Arturo Cardenas (17-0-2, 9 KO) defended his title, but after ten rounds he drew with Jordan Martinez, who also remained undefeated.
Martinez (16-0-1, 15 KO) received a verdict of 98-92, Cardenas had one score of 96-94 and the third judge ruled it a draw 95-95.
The only fighter to go eight rounds won the super lightweight division, where Trini Ochoa (21-1, 9 KO) was upset by Oscar Alvarez Guerrero.
Guerrero (15-2, 12 KO) secured a comfortable winner with two scores of 78-74 and the third 79-73.
In six-round fights, Hector Beltran (7-0, 5 KO) fought all six sessions against Cesar Diaz (10-2, 5 KO) at super welterweight, and in the bantamweight division, Phillip Vela (5-0, 2 KO) did the same against Brayan Ramos Armenta (8-8-1, 2 KO).
Rahman Muhammad (2-0, 2 KO) defeated Mitchell McFadden (1-1, 1 KO) in the second round in a four-round welterweight fight.
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