Former two-time world champion and cancer survivor Billy Dib won an eight-round super lightweight farewell bout against Game, the brave but outclassed Atilla Kayabasi.

The Z’s, aka all-time greats Carlos Zarate and Alfonso Zamora, brought “Billy The Kid” to the ring accompanied by the sweet tones of Frank Sinatra singing My…what else? Adolescent Bridger Walker performed Round Card duties between rounds.

Billy gave us a virtuoso performance, making Atilla’s face turn red with every strike on the book. The gulf of experience and a cascade of blows would have defeated a weaker man, Atilla survived it. Billy raised his hand moments before the bell rang to end the eighth and final round.

By winning his last fight, the WBC Champion of Hope achieved the impossible. He and Atilla embraced, and WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman entered the ring to say: “This is an extraordinary dream come true. Now we welcome Billy outside the ring.”

Dib said, “Alhamdulillah, I won and left on my own terms. There’s no better way to close this chapter. Thank you to Mauricio Sulaiman, my wife, my son Laith, my family and my amazing fans for all the love. I dedicate this victory to Israel Vázquez, every cancer warrior, and to my brother Vames.”

Billy brave. Billy the fearless one who fought against the darkest and most pressing adversities. Our tears of joy and admiration for the Hero who always smiles, even in the darkest hour, before the dawn.

The results of the glorious fight night organized at the 62nd World Boxing Council Convention at the Grand Elysee Hotel saw several hard-fought fights for the WBC championship from nuclear to heavyweight.

In the main fight of the evening, WBC super flyweight champion Asley González successfully defended her title against Mary Romero.

The more compact and harder-hitting Asley pursued a longer-armed, short-haired opponent who was constantly spinning in retreat.

There was some heated exchanges when they came together, but the lasting combinations came from Asley, who actually got caught with some tough, but single, solitary rights. Her level of work, more precise, concise beam punches and high-pressure fighting forcing Mary to constantly retreat won UD over.

Tough-hitting southpaw striker Mourad Aliev defended his WBC International Silver heavyweight title with a sixth-round KO victory over Davide Brito. Physically more imposing, Mourad made contact and often.

In the third round, David suffered a nosebleed and his mouthguard was broken, causing him to fall from one side of the ring to the other. He tried to fight back sporadically, but in round six he was trapped on the ropes and dropped by a massive right hand. Everything is over.

Serkay Comert won the WBC International silver title by defeating Yassin Hermi via UD. In the third round, it turned into an all-out war, which continued into the next round.

Serkay often struggled against the ropes and landed frequently. Yassin’s face swelled and in the sixth round a series of punches landed on him, and before the eighth round the ring doctor looked at him for a long time. He fought tough but got hit, especially down the stretch.

Ermal Hadribeaj won the MD title by defeating Eddy Colnenares to win the WBC International super welterweight belt. The lanky, much taller Eddy, who has the reach of an albatross, was shaky for the first three rounds. He then came to life and there was a lively exchange of words.

Southpaw Ermal was constantly jumping and weaving to avoid those long ramrod arms. He was more concerned with getting the win.

Benjamin Gavazi defeated Branimir Malencia in the tenth and final round to win the WBC international silver featherlight heavyweight title. Ben was catching Bran with right hands and various uppercuts. While Bran tried to crowd him and deal damage from head to toe. Two left-right headshot combinations in round ten convinced Bran to throw in the red towel at 1.41. So… TKO.

Esneidy Rodriguez defeated Sana Hazuki via UD for the WBC Silver Atomweight belt. The taller Suri tried to keep him at bay, but was relentlessly pursued by the more compact and powerful and grimly determined Esneidy, who landed several piercing combos and uppercuts. Suri had some success with long straight rights, but paid the price when Esneidy negated the range.

Bruce Carrington shared his impressions of the fight during the recent Mike Tyson fight on Netflix, calling it “amazing” in an interview exclusively with World Boxing News.

“I was treated like a king, and since it was the first fight of the night… it was crazy,” Carrington told us.

“I met a different type of people and fans than people who are usually interested in boxing,” said the 27-year-old. “That’s what this game is all about – the opportunity to present yourself and promote yourself to different people all over the country and the world. It was an amazing experience.”

Although Tyson lost a unanimous decision after eight rounds of relative inaction to Jake Paul, the event itself was a success with a global audience of 108 million and fierce fights featuring Mario Barrios and Abel Ramos, as well as a rematch of Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano.

Carrington also scored a victory of his own, defeating Dana Coolwell in an eight-round featherweight fight.

The Up-to-date York boxer told World Boxing News earlier this year that when he was a child, his father introduced him to Tyson, who showed him some moves that helped him develop in boxing.

In a twist of fate, Carrington ended up fighting on the same card as the former heavyweight ruler of the world.

As Carrington said, his involvement with the Netflix card on November 15 was because of Tyson. “It’s all because of Mike,” he said. “And it all started with me giving a speech like him,” he said, referring to an ad he gave in which he referenced Tyson after he scored a thrilling knockout against Bernard Angelo Torres on ESPN in February.

“Hey,” Tyson told Carrington, “You’re crazy! You are a great fighter.”

The promo went viral, Tyson told his team to create a spot for Carrington on the card, and the rest is history.

“Now I can say I have Tyson in my phone book. Like, what!”

When Carrington came to Up-to-date York, especially Brownsville, the same neighborhood Tyson came from, he spent a lot of time watching the heavyweight icon’s biggest fights.

Carrington had as exact a view as anyone about Tyson’s return. “I was elated that he was just there and able to have fun. It’s true, I thought it would be more of a firefight because I saw Mike’s bar set very high. I also knew he worked strenuous.

“I never thought I would have the opportunity to watch him because it was the first time in my life I saw him fight live. It definitely humbles you and gives you the inspiration that you can do more.

Asked if he would like to see Tyson fight like that again, Carrington told WBN: “Even though he says he wants to do it again… life happens.”

He added: “I don’t know though. I kind of don’t want Mike to go back there because even though it will always be fun and it will always sell – he says he wants to do it again – so yeah, as long as I join in, do you want that? Probably not.

LOS ANGELES – Bernard Hopkins told World Boxing News that Gervonta Davis will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer as she brings down the curtain on a respectable career.

The Golden Boy Promotions partner reacted to the news that “Tank” may not fight much longer, as he told the media in early December that he was withdrawing from fighting “after next year.”

Davis is a 30-0-0 (28 KO) lightweight fighter who has made a name for himself in American sports thanks to his powerful striking and ability to attract a enormous fan base.

However, fame had its price. “I just want to be able to make money and not be bothered,” Davis said. “I want to live without being seen.”

Hopkins told WBN that “Tank” “has to be respected” because of the legacy he has already created and the one he will leave after beating Leo Santa Cruz, Mario Barrios, Hector Garcia, Ryan Garcia and Frank Martin to the finish line of sold-out arenas across the United States .

“Tank did what most greats achieved in their time — which was the ultimate goal,” Hopkins told us.

Just book a ticket to Canastota three years after he finally confirmed his retirement. “He’s a first-ballot Hall of Famer in my opinion,” Hopkins said.

Hopkins knows Tank well due to the Golden Boy executive’s involvement in the Davis vs. Garcia fight, which sold the most pay-per-view viewers in all of boxing in 2023. Davis defeated the Golden Boy star via seventh-round body knockout. The fight was such a financial success for all involved that Premier Boxing Champions consultant Stephen Espinoza told WBN earlier this year that he would welcome talks of a 2025 rematch.

However, Davis still faces many other challenges in and around his division, including his most obvious threat Shakur Stevenson, as well as Vasily Lomachenko, William Zepeda and Teofimo Lopez. It is unclear beyond It is unclear who Davis will box after his March 1 fight with Lamont Roach before finally calling it quits.

Hopkins continued: “As for his era, full of fighters and fights that could have happened but didn’t. The situation is the same in every era. I don’t think it will ever go away. However, I think that Tank Davis understands his path and based on what he feels, he is teenage and may still change his mind.

“Something may happen in the next fight or two where there will be an automatic fight [rematch] about something spectacular, on the way out.

If he’s going to fight one, two or three fights, let’s respect that. Hopefully these will be the fights we want to see.”

Hopkins spoke to WBN ahead of Golden Boy’s final event of the year, which will take place on Saturday, Day 22, 2024, when Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel collide in a welterweight bout at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. The card airs on DAZN.