In the early leader for awards at Fight of the Year, Kenshiro Teraji united the titles of WBC and WBA Flyight with an exhilarating, on the 12th Rund TKO Seigo Yuri Akui on Thursday in Tokyo.
Teraji overtook one result card entering the last round, 106-103, but fell by 105-104 on the other two. This means that Teraji had to win the 12th round to draw a draw and one knocking down to win the fight.
Instead, Teraji (25-1, 16 KO) did one better. He sensed the urgency of the moment and poured volumetuic blows to his countryman, swaying Akui (21-3-1, 11 KO) with a series of shots, which prompted the judge to stop fighting without knocking down. It will stop in the middle of the round.
“Yuri was a very, very demanding opponent,” said 33 -year -old Teraji in translated comments. “… I want to fight in Super Flyight. It was a sporadic opportunity to unify the titles, Japanese against the Japanese. I barely got this victory. It was a heart versus heart. “
Known as “The Amazing Boy”, Teraji joined the rinsing of the upper right, followed by the left, right and one last left hand that ended the fight. At first glance, the retention of the judge seemed premature.
But when Akui fell on the stool immediately with blood splashed on his chest, it was clear that the judge wisely dismissed him. Akui was emotional when he pressed a face towel, which was covered with tiles, bruises and pieces.
And the ending was surprising, taking into account the form of the Akui in the second half of the fight. They fought at a prejudiced pace from round 6, at a high level, including countless and current exchange.
Akui, 29 years ancient, entered the fight Rated No. 1 by ESPN at 112 pounds One from Teraji one Pliga. It was the third defense of WBA Akui, the belt won from Artema Dalakian in January 2024.
Teraji first placed the title of WBC on the line after he won the free title in October from the 11th round of TKO Cristofer Rosales. It was only the third unification of the All-Japanese title. The seventh round of TKO TKO from Hiroto Kyoguchi in 108 pounds in November 2022 is another.
And now Teraji is ready to prosecute the title of the third division with a jump to 115 pounds.
Nick Ball says he will want to do “statement“With the title of defense of your WBA featherweight belt against No. 6 Ranked, i.e. Doheny in their main fight on Saturday, March 15 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England.
Fans do not understand why 28-year-old Ball defends against 38-year-old Doheny. Dohen (26-5, 20 KO) comes out of losing in the seventh round to the undisputed super Bantamweight champion Nayya Inoue September 3 last year.
Pathetic choice
What’s more, Ireland’s indigenous Deheny debuts at the age of 126, which makes it look even more strange. It would be a little more sporty if Ball at least fought someone who fought in a featherweight and won. Is this not how it works?
These killers are above Dokena in WBA wba rankings:
Using Dohena as an opponent makes sense at one level to sell tickets to boxing fans who recognize his name. However, this is not a good value for fans, because it is clearly washed and does not belong to the ring with a master like Nick Ball. In addition, you should get shots of the world title, and not stay at the back of the knockout loss. He overcomes the whole goal if fighters can fight for global titles after blowing up.
Tj Doheny was a good warrior many years ago, but he was on the slide since 2019, when he went through the bad patch, in which he went 1-3. Since then, his career has not affected because all his victories were against overgrown.
Ball (21-0-1, 12 KO) does the second defense of his WBA 126-Funt lane, which he won last year against Raymond Ford.
Complete Dazna Card for Saturday
Nick Ball vs. TJ Doheny Andrew Cain vs. Charlie Edwards Herrera Cores vs. Jose Macias Enriquez Brad Strand vs. Ionut Baluta Jack Turner vs. Ryan Farrag Jack Power vs. Jose Aguirre Stephen Clarke vs. Dmitri Protkunas Joe Bourne vs. Cristian UWAKA William Birchall vs. Engel Gomez
TJ Doheny: “I can’t wait to show my skills before the passionate crowd of Liverpool over the weekend,” said Dżeny during today’s press conference Before fighting the WBA featherweight champion, Nick Ball on Saturday evening. “He is a good little warrior. He is not a world champion for anything. “
Nick Ball: “I don’t care what he did, with whom he was and what he did in his last fight. It is all irrelevant. It’s all in the past. He fights me on Saturday evening. I really focus on this, “said Nick Ball, talking about 38-year-old Dohen, who lost Nayy Inoue.
“I really don’t know. It doesn’t matter to me, “Ball said when he was asked if Doheny really believes he could win. I focus on me and believe in me. It’s on Saturday evening, doing what I do best. I always want to do a better job and I always try to put on a performance, especially in Liverpool with everyone who left and bought tickets to support all fighters. They deserve their show, “Ball said, asked if he wants to do a better job against Dohena than Nayya Inoue in his seventh victory TKO in September last year.
Keith “One Time” Thurman (31-1, 23 KO) destroyed his filled opponent Brock Jarvis (22-2, 20 KO), knocking him out in the third round in the planned profession of round on Wednesday evening at Hordenst Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.
Thurman completed the task, dropping Jarvis several times in the third round before the judge suspended the competition. It can be argued that the fight should be stopped after knocking down in the first round, because Jarvis did not look in any way to resume the fight after leaving the canvas. Thurman nailed him with his right hand, which put him tightly.
What next?
27 -year -old Jarvis ran to the corner to the last position and dropped the left hook from Thurman. It was a good blow, but Brock looked as if he had come down with anything at that moment.
After the fight, Thurman was his ordinary long at a press conference after the fight, telling about his long career and past achievements. Whatever. He says he would be interested in matching Tim Tsyzyu Then, unless a larger offer comes from the USA, of course he hopes that Turks Alalshikh will offer him a package of dough that will be used at one of his concerts.
Thurman would be an ideal opponent for the IBF medium medium weight master Bakhram Murtazaliev Fight on June 28 in Alcatraz. Vergil Ortiz Jr. He says he can’t fight Bakhram for this event because he has been wounded since the last fight on February 22.
If Thurman wants to fight in the USA, why not take a guy who destroyed Tych in three rounds? Murtzaliev crushed Tim on October 19 last year, abandoning him four times in the massacre in Orlando, Florida.
It would be captivating to see if Thurman would be willing to take this fight, or if he would suddenly start talking about injuries such as Vergil Jr. It would be nice to see how long Thurman lasts against Bakhram. Despite this, based on what the 36-year-old “one-time” looked like today, I don’t see one or two rounds to pass. Thurman did not look barely world -class against an opponent with a glass chin.
Murtazaliev would be like a shark in the ring with “once” and I do not see that this fight lasts more than one round, unless Thurman runs. His mobility seemed to disappear today after three years of inactivity. It seemed that he had rust in his once lymber’s legs. If I didn’t know Thurman’s age, I think he was a 45-year-old. He doesn’t beat anyone who looks like this.
“Yes, the judge could stop the fight, but if Brock had a chance to get out of the round on such a PPV scene, such would be more actions and more entertainment,” said Keith Thurman to The the the the the the the media At a press conference after a fight after this knockout Brock Jarvis in the third round on Wednesday evening in Australia.
“I didn’t let it. I pressed the gas and closed the program. When you have a tender opponent on your legs, you need to press the program and unfortunately I received this opportunity. I did not hesitate to do what we do as world -class fighters. It was significant to obtain a statement.
“Tim Tsyzyu has not been finalized. He gains two losses. He must get W. “We can negotiate these things [for a fight with Tszyu’s promoters, No Limit] If I don’t have a better offer that comes. “
Before he stopped fighting regularly six years ago, his wins in his career were against Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia. He was simply known for these victories, and then disappeared after losing with 40-year-old Manna Pacquiao in 2019.
Chris Eubank Jr. He does not regret that he will be fined in the amount of $ 129,000 for Conor Benn’s eggs during their meeting last month. He thinks he was worth it for him. Eubank Jr. He was dissatisfied that Benn obtained a positive test result on PED, when they were both to fight in October 2022, which is understandable, Chris Jr was enraged and felt that Benn was cheating to win. So eggs are his way to pay him back.
Controversy sells
This amount is irrelevant compared to the money that Eubank Jr. He will earn from this fight. Eubank Jr. He will have to keep the antics so that fans from outside the United Kingdom interested in buying this event in Dazn PPV. There is still too much time to forget about April 26, and people will forget about it.
Egging Eubank Jr. (34-3, 25 KO) It will finally pay off, because more people will buy the event now than before. It was just a tedious duel for fans from outside Great Britain, because none of these guys did anything in their career and does not count.
Eubank Jr. vs. Benn will fight on April 26 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London. There is talk of Turk Alalshikh, who wants to match the winner of this fight with Canelo Alvarez in 2026. It would be a great deal for fans of Great Britain, because they are in these two warriors and follow them.
Promoter Benna, Eddie Hearn, was in his arms last month, feeling he could be wounded. Initially, he thought that Eubank Jr. He hit Conor with glass in the face and looked like he was going to be on stage. It will be intriguing to know what the view of Hearn is okay Eubank Jr. Will he be pleased or feel that he got off slightly?
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