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Photos: Subriel Matias defeats Jeremias Ponce, James defeats Palmetta
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1 year agoon
Subriel Matias from Power-Punching showed why he became one of the most favorable knockout artists of boxing when he stopped the unbeaten Jeremias Ponce after five rounds to win a free 140-pound world championship on Saturday evening live with Armory in Minneapolis, leading the premiere boxing masters.
Matias Puerto Rico (19-1, 19 KO) captured the title in an electric fire fight, in which two highest levels of 140 pounds threw 800 total blows in five rounds according to Compubox. For Matias, the victory ended with a long journey, which for almost a year pulled him from his family when he trained in Mexico for his first occasion for the title.
“I’m in the ninth cloud now,” said Matias. “I don’t think I woke up from this sleep. Maybe I can tell you how it is tomorrow, but now it is a dream come true. I wanted to work from the first round because I knew that he would not have the same power as me as the fight. “
Ponce (30-1, 20 KO) came out extremely aggressive and looked at the swarm Matias early when he threw 96 blows in the first round, landing Matias 28-11. Matias corrected in the second round, closing the distance and suffocating ponce to wrap some of his attacks, while finding places for his own low power beats.
“I thought it was an even fight, but one blow could change everything and it happened,” said Ponce. “Subriel is a tough, powerful warrior and I knew what he was capable of.”
After landing the powerful left hand, which hurt the ponce slow in the fourth round, Matias returned and sharply in the fifth round, landing 47% of his power in three minutes. At the disappearing moments of the round, Matias landed with decisive blows, a series of head and body shots, which seriously harmed Matias and put him on the mat.
Ponce was able to reach his stool, but his corner saw enough and suggested that the fight was stopped and the official result appeared as TKO at the end of the fifth round.
“I am fine now,” Ponce said. “My team knows me and made a decision they had to make. It hurts, but the most crucial thing is that I am robust. “
“I wasn’t really surprised,” Matias said. “When I saw how his corner reacted. I saw it [Ponce] He was hurt. I thought I was patient in the first four rounds, so I left with a different approach and way of thinking on the fifth. “
After the fight, along with his IBF belt, Matias set his union with the world champion of the 140-Funt WBC Regis Prograis.
“Regis Prograis, I’m going for you,” Matias said. “I am now world champion. I promise that I will go to hurt you. Prograis likes to talk, but I have the same mentality. Let’s see who prevails. I want him to see that there are more crazy people in this sport. “
In the co -venian event Minneapolis-Native and Welter, Jamal “Shango” James (28-2, 12 KO) returned from a 16-month release to delight the sold-out family crowd and achieved a unanimous victory (18-2, 13 kos).
“I am sure that everyone can see that the release has been influenced by me,” said James. “I had a lot of rust. My legs were not edged, my blows were not edged, but I’m glad that I could get there. I liked it because it pushes me mentally and made me fall for the opportunity. “
“I thought it was an even fight,” Palmetta said. “I was an aggressor with a former world champion, a higher opponent with a longer reach than me.”
In his first action, since the loss of the WBA welterweight title to Radzhab Betaev in October 2021, James won his fifth victory in his career at The Amiable Contains of the Armory. Using his significant growth and advantage, James was able to control most of the actions and question the fight on his terms.
“I tried to adapt,” said James. “I definitely felt that I won the fight, but I believe that I could do much better. I know I’m much sharper. I know that my strength is much stronger. I just had a lot of free time, and my body still returns to shape. I will definitely come back. “
“I also like to counteract, but I raised the pressure in the second half of the fight,” Palmetta said. “Maybe it seemed that Jamal James was better in the first half because he was conservative and counteracting.”
Palmetta was successful, counteracting James, but he was unable to gather enough combinations or hurt James during the action. Edge James was reflected on the results pages because Palmetta 193–111 landed, including Power 153 to 102.
James was also able to apply a edged body attack to stop Palmett at a distance, landing 68 during the fight, compared to only 20 with Palmetta. In the ninth round, the edged upper right miner caused Palmetta to trip and allowed him to replace the fans of James’s hometown.
The crowd got up again, when James and Palmetta whipped power in the last moments of round 10. James maintained his excellent record in the armory at a wide range of 99-91 and 98-92.
“I know that I can become a champion again because I was a champion before,” said James. “I have to focus. Stop at the gym and back and study this fight – actually my last two fights – and accelerate it. Thank you all in Minneapolis for coming and showing me love. “
In the television opener, the super lightweight player Elvis Rodriguez (14-1,12 KO) beat a leisurely start to get a hard-fighting decision about the hardly striking Joseph Adorno (17-2-2, 14 Kos) for 10 rounds.
“Rust rust was definitely a factor,” said Rodriguez. “Perhaps the fight was in a sense more mental than physical, but it is crucial that I beat it.”
After a few rounds that feel, Adorno was the first to be successful, showing a diverse attack with body and head hooks. Before closing the bell, he interrupted a powerful fourth round with several counterattack hooks.
In the fifth round, the action began to heat up, and Rodriguez began to find a house for its crime, while constantly stating the fire with Adorno. Rodriguez eventually took control of the fight in the seventh round, landing perfectly with the right hook that hurt Adorno very much. Rodriguez quickly continued and forced Adorno to the canvas to get the knocking down, although Adorno was able to stay in battle and cross the round.
“I thought I had it when I landed on the right hook, but he got up,” said Rodriguez. “He is a warrior and a good warrior … The seventh round was huge, then I really started to win this fight. I have to assign Adorno for being clever and knowing how to keep a distance earlier. “
Rodriguez traveled this rush for the rest of the fight, landing Adorny 52 to 33 in rounds from seven to 10. Extended by Freddie Roach, the pretender redirected his victory in the final frame, landing the left that judge Jon Schorle ruled, despite the knocking, despite the knocking, despite the seriousness . Adorno, who felt he was stumbled during the exchange.
After 10 rounds, Rodriguez won the cards of the judges, because one result 94-94 was repealed with a value of 95-93 and 97-91. After the fight, Adorno expressed the belief that his early success was enough to get a better result, while Rodriguez set on the up-to-date 140-pound Master Matias.
“I thought the judges were blind,” said Adorno. “I can’t win with these judges. I don’t know how you see the fight 97-91. I thought I won every round, except for those that dropped me. He never worked at all. I had a stab on his face and hit his body. He couldn’t do anything. There is no way to win seven rounds. I thought 94-94 was fine because of the two knocks. “
“As I said yesterday during weighing, bring the winner of the main event,” said Rodriguez. “And for my people in the Dominican Republic, just know that next time I will come back even bolder and even better.”
Before the television program, Showtime Boxing Countdown translated live broadcast on the Showtime Sports YouTube Channel and Showtime Boxing website on Facebook and was topped with a combined welterwear duel, in which Minneapolis-Native Owens (14-3, 12 KOS) is a unanimous decision about Kudratillo Abdukakhororv ( 18-2, 10 KO) 10 rounds. The results of the judges were 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.
Streaming has also performed trained by Ronnie Shields Willie Jones (9-2, 6 KO), which provides cruel knockout in the first round over the previously disturbing Derrick Jackson (10-1, 5 KO) only 1:22 in their start in the scale of half-lumps plus A sensational super lightweight perspective of Mickel Spencer (3-0, 2 KO), with his older brother and undefeated pretender Joey Spencer observing Ringidide, dismantled Margarito Hernandez (3-5-1) to get the first round of TKO 2:18 in battle.
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Tyson Fury Raises Doubts on Potential Anthony Joshua Fight: I Can Never See Him Taking That
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Tyson Fury has raised serious concerns over his proposed showdown with Anthony Joshua.
After over a decade of build-up, Fury and Joshua finally look set to meet later this year, provided that both men can first come through their respective warm-up bouts this weekend.
Fury takes on Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday, before Joshua then meets Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia 24 hours laterseemingly paving the way for the all-British showdown at the end of 2026.
‘The Gypsy King’ still doesn’t seem convinced that it will happen though, as he shared his doubts whilst speaking to IFL TV.
“Until that fight happens and we’re walking to the ring, I’m not convinced it does. 100% [I’m doubtful].
I can never see that stiff sitting on a table with me ever. What the f**k is he going to say? I can never see him at a press conference with me, it would be a bombardment. I can never see him taking that.
“He wouldn’t even get in the ring [after the Makhmudov fight]. He s**t himself and sat on a stool outside and didn’t even want to get up and build the fight and make the fight happen when Turki said to us both ‘come on boys let’s do it get in the ring and make it happen.’
“He didn’t want to do it, so how is he going to come face to face with me at a press conference? I think he’s a bottle job, a flapper, a chinless wonder as well.”
Despite Fury’s fears, all signs still point towards the fight taking place later this year, though there still remains a debate over where it will be held.
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Two Brits Set for World Title Showdown as Dmitry Bivol Primed to Vacate WBO Belt
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July 22, 2026
Dmitry Bivol looked as if he was ready to move on from a trilogy fight with Artur Beterbiev, but it now seems as though the unified light-heavyweight world champion is ready to run it back with his rival, thus opening the door for two Brits to compete for one of his belts.
Bivol claimed the undisputed light-heavyweight crown in February 2025 when he avenged his defeat to Beterbiev with a majority-decision win, but he soon relinquished the WBC marble – which was then handed to David Benavidez.
After 15 months of inactivity, Bivol returned to action in May to fulfil his IBF mandatory and shake off some ring rust against Germany’s Michael Eifertbut it was then believed that Bivol would proceed with his WBO mandatory and next face Liverpool’s Callum Smith, much to the frustration of Beterbiev.
Yet, in an interview with Ring MagazineBivol’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has revealed that the 35-year-old is instead keen for a third fight with the Russian-Canadian. Therefore, he expects Bivol to vacate the WBO world title in order to make it happen, with Smith likely to rematch Joshua Buatsi for the vacant belt.
“I think it’s unlikely he will defend against Smith. I think Smith will fight Joshua Buatsi for the vacant title. But Dmitry is ready to make the Beterbiev fight.”
Smith decisioned Buatsi on the Beterbiev-Bivol II undercard in a Fight of the Year contender and Smith is yet to fight since, whilst Buatsi was seen as fortunate by some to get the decision when he returned and fought Zach Parker in November.
Smith and Buatsi could be set to top the bill of the second ‘Matchroom vs Queensberry’ event, which will likely take place in November.
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Hasim Rahman Declares One Heavyweight as the Greatest Ever: Ali Would Be Too Small for Him
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Former world champion Hasim Rahman believes that, in any era of heavyweight boxing, one man would solidify himself at the top of the tree.
‘The Rock’ is best known for his monumental upset victory over Lennox Lewis in 2001when a stunning fifth-round finish saw him claim the WBC and IBF titles.
Before their heavyweight encounter, many had questioned the logic behind Lewis’ training camp in Las Vegas, given that he was to defend his titles in South Africa.
Not only that, but ‘The Lion’ afforded himself little time to adjust to the African nation’s high altitude, with his performance ultimately reflecting a lack of preparation.
Lewis did, however, manage to produce a much improved display in their immediate rematch, reclaiming his titles with a ruthless fourth-round stoppage.
As a result, Rahman has since named his former foe as the greatest heavyweight of all time, above the likes of Muhammad AliJack Dempsey and Rocky Marciano.
Unlike those three all-time greats, Rahman told BBC Radio 5 Livethat Lewis not only possessed impeccable ring intelligence but could also utilise his physical attributes to a much greater extent than others.
“I’m finding it hard to put somebody ahead of him. In any era … I just really don’t know who could beat him.
“[Ali, Dempsey, Marciano…] Those guys were too small. I mean, Ali was too small for George Foreman back then, when he was a smaller version of Big George, so how could he deal with someone like Lennox – who is huge and can move, and can use his distance well?
“I think it’s really unfair to compare eras, but I just don’t know who could deal with that man.”
Lewis was a three-time world heavyweight champion, and up until Oleksandr Usyk repeated the feat in 2024, was the last undisputed heavyweight champion following his win over Evander Holyfield in 1999.
After defeating Rahman, Lewis also scored an eighth-round finish over Mike Tyson and ended his illustrious career by stopping Vitali Klitschko in six rounds.
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