Results
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara fight
On Saturday at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham, Mauricio Lara became the WBA featherweight world champion by defeating Leigh Wood in the seventh round.
Wood (26-3, 16 KO) was on cruise control for the first six rounds before Lara (26-2-1, 19 KO) landed a huge left hand that knocked him to the canvas and he was dragged out of the corner. after getting back on my feet.
Wood won the belt in July 2021 by defeating Xu Can in the last round, and then repeated the trick in his first defense against Michael Conlan. The guy rose to fame after stopping Josh Warrington in 2021 and was considered a formidable player.
After a technical first round in which the home favorite was decapitated by a clash of heads, the champion came alive in the second round but was caught by a large right hand from Lara tardy in the frame that rocked him.
Wood produced a fluid and precise third and landed several eye-catching right hands in the fourth.
The 34-year-old landed a successful body shot that caught Lara’s attention on the fifth throw, and “Bronco” began to lose strength, with Wood regularly punching first.
Almost out of nowhere, the pair landed simultaneously and Lara’s left hand landed squarely on the money, dropping the champion strenuous.
This left him on unsteady feet, and when the fight was about to resume, Wood’s trainer Ben Davison he threw in the towel to signal the end of the competition.
Wood has a rematch clause and confirmed that he wants to repeat it with the 24-year-old.
Smith defeats Flores to retain the British title
Dalton Smith defended his British Super Lightweight title for a second time, enjoying a crushing points victory over former English and Southern Area champion Billy Allington.
Allington (10-2-4) trailed in the eighth to his left hand, and Smith (14-0, 10 KO) ultimately won by two scores of 119-108 and the third by a score of 120-107. despite a cut above his left eye.
The Thunder will meet Commonwealth champion Sam Maxwell on April 29 in Sheffield.
Cully blows Flores away
Gary Cully further strengthened his credentials by winning the vacant WBA Intercontinental lightweight title with a devastating second-round stoppage of Wilfredo Flores.
In the second half, the Irishman knocked down the American with his left hand, and after the restart, Cully (16-0, 10 KO) went at it and after another attack, the end came quickly.
Following her victory over Flores (10-1-1, 5 KO), “The Diva” now occupies a spot in the large ticket for the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano rematch on May 20.
Clarke decides on Duffus
Cheavon Clarke won ten rounds for the first time in his career, defeating Israel Duffus at the distance in the cruiserweight division.
Clarke (5-4, 4 KO) hurt Duffus (20-9, 17 KO) tardy in the fifth quarter and had two knockdowns a round later as the visitors began to fade.
WHAT A SHOT @C4CHEV who scores a knockdown with the last blow of the fight and increases it to 5-0 😤#DrewnoLara pic.twitter.com/1MT6LwpOkM
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) February 18, 2023
The Panamanian native lost again with a right hand in the seventh period, and then again with a perfectly placed right hand tardy in the final frame as the fight went in favor.
Two scores of 98-88 and the third 98-90 confirmed Clarke’s dominant win.
Ruiz annoys Yafai
Gamal Yafai was sluggish and Diego Alberto Ruiz took full advantage, scoring three knockdowns in a points victory out of ten in the super bantamweight division.
Yafai (19-3, 11 KO) landed a left hand in the second round and went down again in the third, landing a right hand as Ruiz (24-6-1, 12 KO) took over.
The initial deficit was too great for the Briton to overcome, and the visitor scored another knockdown in the tenth and final round with a compact left hook and eventually overtook the winner by scores of 98-89, 97-91 and 97-90.
Undercard remaining
Kieron Conway (19-3-1, 4 KO) returned to winning ways after his September defeat to Ammo Williams, winning all eight rounds against Jorge Silva (21-8, 12 KO) in a super middleweight fight.
The next winner was Sam Maxwell (17-1, 11 KO), and the super lightweight won all six rounds against Shaun Cooper (13-5), which set him up for a meeting with Dalton Smith.
Aaron Bowen (1-0, 1 KO) was thrilled to make his debut as the Commonwealth Games bronze medalist stopped Matieu Gomes (5-5, 5 KO) mid-round with a stunning body shot in their super middleweight fight.
Junaid Bostan (5-0, 5 KO) impressed by defeating Peter Kramer (12-8-3, 8 KO) in the seventh of eight scheduled super welterweight fights.
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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