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Leigh Wood vs. Josh Warrington
Leigh Wood sensationally knocked out Josh Warrington in the seventh round of their meeting at the Sheffield Arena to defend his WBA featherweight title despite being well behind on the cards at the time.
Wood made his first defense of the belt for a second time after avenging his loss to Mauricio Lara in some style during the last stoppage, significantly outscoring the Mexican in May, while Warrington bounced back from defeat, mostly taking the IBF crown the decision was overturned in favor of Luis Alberto Lopez last December.
Warrington started well, landing a decent left hook in the first round, and although Wood had success himself in the second round, the Leeds man inflicted injury on him in the third round.
The 32-year-old former two-time world champion continued his mighty work in round four, with his in-and-out moves causing problems for the champion, and man from Nottingham in the fifth set he looked dazed again as his nightmare continued.
The 35-year-old’s defense was porous and Warrington was on top as the fight reached the halfway point, and although he was deducted a point for a shot to the back of the head, he was in control, but everything changed in round seven.
Wood’s two-fisted attack, almost out of nowhere, ended with a large left hand that knocked the challenger down badly, and although he tried to continue, the fight was over.
Warrington, who said he wanted a rematch after the fight, had the advantage on all three cards at the end of the fight.
Wood is likely to boost his weight for his next fight and has been linked to a meeting with IBF super featherweight world champion Joe Cordina, who will defend his belt against Edward Vazquez on November 4 in Monaco.
Harper tied with Braekhus
Terri Harper was frustrated in her attempts to add the vacant WBO super welterweight title to her WBA belt when she was drawn in a majority draw with former undisputed welterweight champion Cecelia Braekhus (37-2-1, 9 KOs).
The 97-93 verdict for Harper (14-1-2, 6 KO) was overturned with two draws 95-95.
Conway stops Udofia
Kieron Conway (20-3-1, 5 KO) won the vacant WBA Intercontinental middleweight title and became a British title eliminator after his fight against Linus Udofi (18-2, 9 KO) had to be shortened in the sixth round with due to a severely swollen eye suffered by a man from Luton.
Conway is lining up to fight Denzel Bentley, who will defend the Lonsdale belt against Nathan Heaney on November 18.
Price stops Coghill
Hopey Price came a step closer to winning the British title by winning his final eliminator against Connor Coghill, but had to overcome a sluggish start before winning by stoppage in the final round.
Coghill (14-1, 1 KO) started well, hurting Price (12-0, 5 KO) in the second quarter and gained a enormous lead, but the undefeated fighter from Leeds joined the fight and defeated Coghill in the sixth round, reversing the victory. .
The 28-year-old was on the board again in the penultimate round, which unnerved him as he trailed twice more in the final frame before being stopped.
Undercard remaining
Junaid Bostan (7-0, 6 KO) got the job done early, going through his striking repertoire before scoring a sixth-round victory over Scottish super welterweight champion Corey McCulloch (7-4-1, 2 KO).
Nico Leivars went to the eight-round level for the first time in history and had a good test, defeating former Southern Area featherweight champion Ryan Walker (12-6, 3 KO) on the scorecards.
The referee ruled that Leivars (5-0-1) won 79-73.
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— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) October 7, 2023
Cameron Vuong made his debut in some style, defeating the tough Engel Gomez (8-19-1, 4 KO) in the fourth of a six-round lightweight fight.
Vuong (1-0, 1 KO) landed a challenging uppercut and combination that knocked the Nicaraguan to the ground, and the referee wisely waved his hand to end the fight.
Koby McNamara (6-0) opened the event and scored a knockout in his six-round bantamweight fight en route to a 60-53 victory against Francisco Rodriguez (1-18, 1 KO).
Daniel Dubois has revealed that his goal is an undisputed title clash with the winner of this weekend’s rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury.
Dubois will defend his IBF heavyweight title against former world champion Joseph Parker on February 22 and arrived in Riyadh earlier this week to watch Saturday’s clash between Usyk and Fury.
After being written off by many recently, “Dynamite” has been in the form of his life lately, picking up three stoppage wins off the back of Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua.
It was said that the heavy-handed 27-year-old would immediately enter into a rematch with Joshua, but “AJ” and his team did not agree with this idea.
And keep talking talkSPORT today, Dubois stated that he has his eye on unifying the four belts with the winner of Saturday’s rematch if he manages to overtake Parker.
“I’m here in Saudi Arabia and I want a winner on Saturday night.
I want to fight for an undisputed result, that’s the game now and that’s the goal.
“100% [I would beat them]. This is my time now. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I’m a recent man.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
“I am ready to fight for the undisputed, win it and make history.
“I evolved and learned from my mistakes.
“The team did well and I’m firing on all cylinders now. Let’s go!”
Like Dubois, Parker is also in the best form of his career and comes into the match on the back of upset wins over Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang.
The situation in the heavyweight division in 2025 depends on the outcome of the epic rematch on Saturday evening, in which three world titles will be up for grabs.
Usyk hurt and released Fury en route to a split decision victory when they first faced off in May, and many believe the ‘Gypsy King’ has everything to do if he wants to reverse the result.
“I am ready to seek and destroy!” 🔥
Daniel Dubois can’t wait to meet Joseph Parker on February 22 👀#DuboisParker pic.twitter.com/q1WP0YkrmQ
— Professional boxing fans (@ProBoxingFans) December 3, 2024
A third fight between the pair is contractually agreed if the Morecambe man wins, provided neither he nor ‘The Cat’ withdraws after the second battle at the Kingdom Arena.
Paulie Malignanggi believes that Tyson Fury is no longer the same fighter he once was, and he will not beat Oleksandr Usyk in Saturday’s rematch.
Fury decides to take revenge for his own loss of split decision to Usyk in May, when he meets the Ukrainian for the second time in Riyad.
Fury was given eight points after tripping over the ropes following a powerful attack from his rival, and Malignaggi feels his three fights with Deontay Wilder, in which he fell four times, are starting to catch up with him.
“I don’t know if Wilder and Fury are the same after these three fights,” the 41-year-old said talkSPORT Boxing.
“Wilder certainly didn’t look the same as Fury to me, his impact resistance was always one of the best.
“He got up from Deontay Wilder’s punches that would have made buildings collapse, and now Oleksandr Usyk, a former cruiserweight, turned him around and dropped him in the first fight.
“What are the lasting effects of the Wilder trilogy?
“Who is one of the most devastating boxers in history.”
The “Gypsy King” suffered the first defeat in his 36-fight professional career, but announced that he would end the 37-year-old’s career on Saturday.
Usyk remains undefeated in his 22-fight professional career, and in May he won the undisputed heavyweight title, the first man in the four-belt era to do so.
Former world champion Malignaggi believes that Usyk, who vacated the IBF belt after the first fight, will repeat the feat.
“I will choose Usyk,” he added.
“I don’t think Fury has it anymore.
“It’s no disrespect to Fury.
“I’ve always loved Fury, I’m just not sure if he can bring him back.”
Frank Warren today revealed that a third fight between the two teams is in the contract – provided Fury emerges victorious and neither retires – while the long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua could be an alternative option for the Manchester fighter.
Tyson Fury described both Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois as “very constrained” compared to him ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk.
Fury, who saw Dubois defeat Joshua in five rounds at Wembley Stadium in September, is preparing for a second fight with Usyk on December 21 in Riyad, seven months after his first professional defeat against split decision for the undisputed title of heavyweight champion.
The ‘Gypsy King’ insists he will box in a similar fashion when he faces the Ukrainian for the unified heavyweight titles, as well as facing his rival in midfield, something he believes both Joshua and Dubois were unable to do , when they stood against him.
– What can you expect from me? Fury said during his face-to-face meeting with Usyk TNT Sports.
“Basically the same thing I did before.
“Good boxing.
“It’s not normal for someone my height and weight to be able to box and move and slide, so why should I take that away from my game.
“People tell me: go up to Usyk, take him down and punch him, but if it was so effortless why didn’t Joshua do it, who is a massive, sturdy man?
“Why didn’t Dubois do it?
“These men are constrained compared to me, very constrained.”
The 37-year-old Usyk defeated “AJ” twice on points and stopped Dubois, and Fury became the fifth Briton to fall victim to him.
The Manchester athlete believes it cost him an impressive performance in his first outing and has vowed to remain focused when facing Usyk on Saturday in three weeks’ time.
“I belong to a boxer,” the 36-year-old added.
“Slip, slide, clip, hook.
“I’m going to do it, but with more focus.
“A little more focused on my job and I think that’s my path to victory.”
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