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Shakur showed that the fight in him is second to none

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Recent York-Mimo that he was an invincible world champion in three testimonies with a much higher profile than anyone on the card, Shakur Stevenson was falling into the co-maan event in the Ring 3 magazine by Turki Alalshikhh, chairman of the general entertainment authority of Saudi Arabia, presumably because of his fight. Instead, Edgar Berlanga-which in September lost a terribly one-sided fight with Canelo Alvarez-a fought up to the main event.

It was clear that Alalshikh stated that he was against the idea “Tom and Jerry Fights” (Read: where one boxer runs from the other), and the last few fights of Stevenson, while they dominate, fit into the bill. Stevenson did not take many risks.

During the promotion of his lithe defense of the WBC title against the offensive William Zepeda, Stevenson promised that he would not run away from the opponent. And when the fight at the Louis Armstrong stadium took place on Saturday, Stevenson not only gave his promise, but provided one -sided dubbing to Zepeda with a close victory.

And after Hamzah Sheeraz erased Berlanga, the alleged star of the series in five rounds, it was clear that Stevenson should never be a warrior of a cooperation event.

“I came here to prove a point,” said Stevenson after winning a unanimous decision. “It was not a performance I was looking for because I came here, trying to prove the point, I tried to fight. So I took a bigger punishment than usual. But at the end of the day I told you everything you need to do work.”

Stevenson obtained absurdly high 52.5% of his blows (295 of 565) during the 12-round fight. Zepeda, while busy, tried to connect with the opponent who stood in front of him, landing 272 out of 979 blows for 27.8%, according to Compubox.

Reading these numbers, you wonder what Stevenson meant when he said he had taken more punishment than usual. When Stevenson does not try to stay in his pocket, he uses his side movement to stay out of reach. According to Compubox, Stevenson allows the smallest shots to land compared to other championship caliber fighters, with a diminutive 5.4 stamps per round. On Saturday Zepeda landed 22.6 blows per round. But Stevenson won 10 out of 12 rounds on the results of the results of two judges and 11 out of 12 rounds on the third results card.

Statement.

“Shakur Stevenson shows that he is a real opportunity with a great win over William Zepeda” Alalshikh published on x After the fight.

Regardless of the reason why he was to be in the co-main event, the master proved that he is good enough to win the fights in any way. He is a brilliant warrior who should not be forced to fight in a different way, because free fans consider it unlimited.

Although the knockout is invigorating, Berlang’s fighters should not be expected to be in the main event. Boxing is an art, and the greatest practitioners of sweet science hope to leave this sport with intact reason. Punishing brilliant fighters such as Stevenson, because their opponents are not good enough to beat them, sends the wrong message. This is a arduous sport, and asking the fighters about each other because of the entertainment and abandonment of the defensive side of the game is ridiculous.

Stevenson showed what he could do when he felt as if he had to, but now he shouldn’t be on him. Instead, his opponents should work challenging to find ways to beat him. We hope that for the last time we see a warrior punished for being too good.

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Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha Fight Scorecard Analysis

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Jose Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha Fight Scorecard Analysis

World Boxing News provides a scorecard as Jose Ramirez faces Alexis Rocha over ten rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ramirez takes on Rocha in an all-action welterweight clash on the undercard of Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn.

The contest is scheduled for ten three-minute rounds in the welterweight division.

WBN scores every round live below.

Ramirez vs Rocha Scorecard

Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Alexis Rocha

Welterweight
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
10×3

Round Ramirez Rocha
Round 1 10 9
Round 2 10 9
Round 3 10 9
Round 4 9 10
Round 5 10 9
Round 6 9 10
Round 7 9 10
Round 8 10 9
Round 9 8 10
Round 10 10 9
WBN Totals: 95 94

Official Result: ROCHA UD – 98-91, 98-91, 97-92

Ramirez vs Rocha Preview

Former unified super lightweight world champion Jose Carlos Ramirez faces Alexis Rocha in a ten-round welterweight contest in Las Vegas.

Ramirez enters the fight looking to rebuild after consecutive defeats, while Rocha arrives following a run that has included three victories and a draw in his last four contests.

The fight forms part of the Garcia vs Benn card at T-Mobile Arena and is available live on Paramount+ and DAZN PPV.

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About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

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Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn Live Results: Las Vegas Showdown Highlights

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Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn Live Results: Las Vegas Showdown Highlights

LIVE COVERAGE

World Boxing News provides live results and updates from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as Ryan Garcia faces Conor Benn for the WBC welterweight title.

Garcia and Benn meet over 12 rounds in the main event, while Jai Opetaia faces Noel Mikaelian in a 12-round cruiserweight clash on the co-feature.

The card also features Mark Magsayo against Andres Cortes, while former unified super lightweight champion Jose Carlos Ramirez takes on Alexis Rocha.

WBN provides live results and updates from every bout as they happen, plus selected scorecards.

Scorecards:

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn
Jai Obadiah vs. Noel Michaelian
Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes
Da’Mazion Vanhouter vs. Raphael Akpejiori
Jose Ramirez vs. Alexis Rocha

Results

All times are local.

15:32

Jose Ramirez and Alexis Rocha went the distance in Las Vegas, with Rocha taking a unanimous decision despite WBN scoring the fight 95-94 for Ramirez.

WBN had Ramirez winning six of the ten rounds, but a 10-8 ninth round for Rocha tightened the scorecard considerably.

The official judges saw a far wider fight, awarding Rocha the victory by scores of 98-91, 98-91 and 97-92.

14:41

Ryan Garcia’s younger brother Sean Garcia opened the prelims with a six-round points victory over Abraham Morales.

Garcia looked slick at times and scored a third-round knockdown before a point deduction for excessive holding in round five effectively wiped out the advantage.

Garcia remained in control and took the decision 58-54 twice, while judge Patricia Morse Jarman returned an unfathomable 56-56 card.

14:11

Sean Garcia enters the ring for the first bout of the night.

Remaining Bouts

Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn — 12 rounds, welterweight

Jai Opetaia vs Norair Mikaeljan — 12 rounds, cruiserweight

Mark Magsayo vs Andres Cortes — 10 rounds, lightweight

Da’Mazion Vanhouter vs Raphael Akpejiori — 8 rounds, heavyweight

Vlad Panin vs Dakota Linger — 6 rounds, welterweight

Abel Gonzalez vs Raul Salomon — 8 rounds, super middleweight

Oswaldo Molina vs. Pablo Rubio Jr. — 6 rounds, super featherweight

TV Coverage

The prelims begin at 5 p.m. ET, with the main card starting at 8 p.m. ET live on Paramount+.

Follow WBN’s live boxing coverage throughout the event.

About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

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Jeff Mayweather Compares Floyd Mayweather and Terence Crawford: Crawford is a Better Puncher

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Jeff Mayweather Compares Floyd Mayweather and Terence Crawford: "Crawford is a Better Puncher"

Both Floyd Mayweather and Terence Crawford hung up the gloves with undefeated records, and Mayweather’s uncle and former trainer Jeff Mayweather has assessed how a battle between the pair, in their primes, would play out.

Mayweather retired as a five-division world champion with a legendary 50-0 undefeated record, defeating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao in a career that will be spoke about for decades to come.

Meanwhile, Crawford retired last year after becoming the first post-war three-division undisputed world champion, walking away from the sport with his unbeaten record intact after 42 pro contests and a career best victory over Canelo Alvarez.

Discussing a fantasy fight between the two superstars with Sean ZittelJeff Mayweather shared his love for ‘Bud’ but maintained that he would fancy ‘TBE’ to come out on top.

“It’s one of them fights where fans would probably be split down the middle. Of course, I would choose my nephew [to win] but Terence Crawford is a damn good fighter.

“I don’t just like him as a fighter, I like him as a person, I like the way that he carries himself, what he stands for and what he represents. So I like a lot about Terence Crawford.”

The 62-year-old then went on to admit that Crawford may have been a better puncher than Mayweather, but favoured the elusiveness of his nephew over the aggression of the Omaha-born southpaw.

“If the fight happened and Floyd was in his prime, I think that Floyd would beat him. I think that Terence fights and gets hit a whole lot, I have never seen a fight where Floyd got hit a whole lot.

“Terence Crawford was a better puncher than Floyd, I think, so it’s a fight that either one could win but I’m going with my nephew!”

Crawford has been linked to a comeback in recent dayswith fight fans keen to see the 39-year-old return to action and face unified super-welterweight world champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

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