With Cully’s victory now certain, there are only three fights left on the card – and they will all be belts. First up is the welterweight fight, where Andy Lee’s undefeated protégé, Paddy Donovan, is looking to secure his fifth consecutive victory against former British lightweight champion Lewis Ritson, who is looking to end that streak.
CULLY WINS BY THIGH 20:26:49
As expected, all three judges scored in favor of Gary Cully. Scores 98-92, 96-94, 96-94 move Diva to 18-1 (10). Reconstruction continues.
LET’S GO TO THE SCORECARDS 20:24:41
Patera tries to empty the tank in the last 45 seconds of the 10th, but succeeds without much success. Cully lands a deft left hand again, but sends a lead hook of his own. Overall, the 28-year-old southpaw is a mature performer, and the results will certainly reflect that.
CULLY-FIED 20:20:30
With signs of success, Patera begins to look frustrated as Cully regains control of the distance and begins to land him again with long, straight left hands. Patera is chasing shadows throughout the ninth round, and Cully is certainly just one round away from a pretty clear victory on the cards.
TWO LEFT 20:16:43
Also, Cully’s good figure eight is punctuated by three good right hands that Patera lands. However, the two-time European champion from Belgium begins to show signs of damage from Cully’s impact on the soccer ball and begins to clock well.
SCRAP PHONES 20:11:57
“He’s getting a little too close,” Cully hears in the corner as Patera continues to close the distance and fight this on his terms. They spend most of the seventh day head to head, exchanging head and body hooks. Patera closes the round with a good left hook counterattack. He’s not out of it yet.
PLATE FOR A FEE 20:07:46
As we enter the second half of the fight, the Belgian guy is just starting to accelerate. Now he switches his attack from the head to the body, landing a left hook to the ribs and then raising his right hands up and up. Cully spends most of the sixth round on the back foot, but continues to box well from the back. These last four will be captivating.
HALF 20:04:44
Patera clearly targets Cully’s body with his lead hook and has some success with them as well. However, they do not seem to leisurely down the Irishman too much and he will be relatively confident of leading in the middle of the pack.
CULLY TAKES CONTROL 19:56:28
Cully begins to apply his height and gain the advantage to good effect in round three, keeping Patera at bay with a jab before serving up something juicier. Meanwhile, Patera limits himself to precise shots to the head and body, but still poses a threat.
TWO DOWN 19:53:33
Southpaw Cully is much happier when he can try his luck with a straight left hand in the second round and several of them connect. Patera, however, is not hurt by any of them and appears to land on his own large back halfway through the round. We’re entering the third one.
GOOD WARM-UP 19:49:02
One round down and it was a patient start for both fighters. Patera spends most of the round holding the center of the ring, with Cully eagerly circling him. The Irishman actually lands a left hook towards the end of the round, and there is already slight redness around his right eye.
CULLY TIME 19:43:27
So here we go. Gary Cully fought in only his second fight since his shock defeat to Jose Felix 12 months ago. He defeated Reece Mold on his comeback in November, and a victory over the always competitive Francesco Patera would greatly improve his chances of ever climbing the upper echelons of the lightweight division.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED ALREADY? 19:37:34
In the non-television part, there were two fights, from which both hosts escaped unscathed. First, Leli Buttigieg defeated Anas Isarti on points over six, before George Liddard defeated Graham McCormack in the eighth and final round of the competition.
GOOD EVENING AND HELLO 19:29:30 Welcome to today’s live blog from the First Direct Arena in Leeds, where Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall finally faced off in a rematch. But before that, we have a juicy card. The first fight of the televised undercard has just ended, and Giorgio Visioli stopped Sergio Odabai at 1:47 of the fourth round. It was scheduled for six o’clock.
Next up is a fight with guaranteed lightweight action, with Gary Cully and Francesco Patera colliding in 10 three-pointers.
Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall will once again face off in a long-awaited rematch after a highly controversial first fight in 2022.
Undercard action starts on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel from 5.30pm UK, 11.30pm ET and 10.30am PT.
Taylor vs. Catterall weights and running order
International super welterweight competition 6 x 3 minutes LELI BUTTIGIEG 157.6 lbs v ANA ISARTI 156.8 lbs
Middleweight competition 8 x 3 minutes GEORGE LIDDARD 162.3lbs v GRAHAM MCCORMACK 162.3lbs
International lightweight competition 6 x 3 minutes GIORGIO VISIOLI 134.1 lbs v SERGIO ODABAI 136.5 lbs
10 x 3 minutes vacant WBA Continental lightweight title GARY CULLY 134.1lbs v FRANCESCO PATERA 134.1lbs
10 x 3 minutes WBA continental welterweight title PADDY DONOVAN 145.4lbs v LEWIS RITSON 146.8lbs
12 x 3 minutes vacant British cruiserweight title CHEAVON CLARKE 199.3 lbs v ELLIS ZORRO 198.6 lbs
Super lightweight competition 12 x 3 minutes JOSH TAYLOR 139.6lbs v JACK CATERALL 139.8lbs
Deontay Wilder continues to deny that he has the only real chance to win another world title.
Wilder has a sedate chance of becoming a two-weight world champion after losing for the fourth time in his career.
The American was dominated by Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia before being knocked out by Zhilei Zhang.
Wilder remains adamant that he can still become a two-time ruler of the weight class, despite the obvious possibility of being relegated to the bridge division.
“I need to get my killer instinct back. I’m too composed; I’m too joyful. When I had this dog inside me, no one had a chance. I will be a two-time heavyweight champion of the world,” Wilder told 78SPORTSTV.
At just Parker’s 213 pounds, Wilder was eleven pounds under the bridge weight benchmark. He could enter the rankings right away at 224 pounds and finish high in the rankings.
Due to his standing in the World Boxing Council, which means he is ranked in the top 15 despite one victory in five years, World Boxing News understands that Wilder could even be rated number one if he ever decides to cut weight.
He had previously ruled out fighting at super cruiserweight, but that was before he lost three times in his last four fights.
The “Brown Bomber” can’t cope with bigger heavyweights who operate the right tactics. Therefore, his fixation on the world champion may finally cause Wilder to swallow his pride and go down.
If he ever did, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman would undoubtedly rate the huge boxer as capable of immediately fighting for the belt.
For now, Wilder still believes he can compete in the top flight.
“I want to give the fans what they want to see,” Wilder added, before delving into Joshua’s career. “There is a difference between being born a champion and becoming one.
“Once you become one, you are very selective about who you choose. You move carefully through the jungle.
“When you are born a King, you don’t give because you are a King. I am a born king. He is [Joshua] became king, and if not, then [the fight] would happen.”
The current bridgeweight champion is Łukasz Różański. The undefeated Pole in his current form would still be a complex proposition for Wilder.
But Wilder will never lose his punching power. This means he will always have a chance to continue his legacy as the ruler of the two-weight boxing world.
Canelo Alvarez fighting Chris Eubank Jr. is out of the question as coach Eddy Reynoso claims the Briton missed his chance.
Reynoso was reacting to claims by Eubank and his team that the fight could take place at Wembley Stadium in England next May. According to Reynoso, who told former World Boxing News chief writer Dan Rafael, Canelo is looking in a different direction.
Eubank said before rejecting Reynoso Heavenly sports“This fight could happen within the next year. There is no available fighter pool and no more names that fight fans want to see.
“After [David] Benavidez, there are no other boys. Maybe [Artur] Beterbieva and [Dmitry] Bivol, but they’re not in his weight class and he probably wouldn’t defend these guys.
“Me and Canelo would be a damn good combination. Two very different personalities and very different backgrounds. That would be great fun. This will be great fun.”
In an interview with Rafael for his daily newsletter, Reynoso firmly stated that the fight would never happen and that Eubank would no longer be considered.
“It’s completely false. Eubank had his chance to fight Canelo in September. All he did was complicate the negotiations. We will not contact him again before a future fight.”
When asked if they had a successor in line, Reynoso replied, “Anyone but Eubank,” to make sure the son of a legend knew his place in line.
Eubank may turn to Conor Benn again after his recent clash with his nemesis in Saudi Arabia. Promoter Ben Shalom also spoke to Sky Sports about Canelo before Reynoso ended the fight.
“The two fights for me are Canelo and Conor Benn. We have already started brief talks about fighting Canelo,” Shalom told Sky Sports.
“Of course [Canelo] last time it was close. I believe this is a fight that interests Canelo. You can imagine a press conference in the UK and the US. It would be absolutely huge.
“I think Canelo needs dance partners, but he also needs stars. I don’t think his last few opponents were the biggest stars. Chris Eubank Jr. he is definitely a large star.
“If he ever fights in the UK it will be a sell-out fight at Wembley Stadium. For me, that’s number one on the list.”
Judging by Reynoso’s comments, Benn is taking the reins again as Eubank’s next opponent.
The final installment of Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN in 2024 ended with absolute fireworks, with Coachella Valley hometown hero Manuel “Gucci Manny” Flores (19-1, 15 KO) ending the fight at 1:50 of the first round when he faced from Sonora, Mexican Victor Olivo (21-5-1, 9 KO).
The 10-round super bantamweight fight ended with a massive punch to the body from which Olivo was unable to recover. The event took place live at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and was broadcast worldwide on DAZN.
“I feel good,” said Manuel Flores. “It was only one round, so I feel good, I can start again. Today I give myself a B. I should have stopped it sooner.
During the co-main gala organized in cooperation with Miguel Cotto Promotions, Tito Sanchez (14-0, 8 KO) from Cathedral City electrified the audience with a stunning knockout victory over the tough Edwin “Pupo” Palomares (18-5-3, 9 KO). The 10-round featherweight fight began with fierce action, with Palomares’ right eye being cut in the second round and Sanchez’s left eye being cut by an accidental headbutt in the third. It was at the end of the eighth round that Sanchez landed a series of punches with his right hand, ending the fight at 0:53, securing the victory by KO.
“I feel really great,” said Tito Sanchez. “My performance wasn’t great in the earlier rounds because I wasn’t letting go yet, but when I threw with my right hand it worked and that’s what we were waiting for, that moment. Palomares kept throwing; he wouldn’t let me put my foot down so I could catch him with my right. His condition was excellent. Today he was in the right place.”
Maintaining his undefeated record, Coachella Valley’s Grant Flores (7-0, 5 KO) defeated Karolina and Luis Ramos (7-5-1, 7 KO) in a six-round middleweight fight. The back and forth action kept fans on their feet; Flores received a warning in the third round for a low punch, and Ramos went to a knee in the fifth round. The judges scored the fight unanimously in Flores’ favor with scores of 60-53, 59-54 and 60-53. Also at the DAZN gala, in a super-lightweight fight scheduled for six rounds, Daniel “Junebug” Garcia (10-0, 8 KO) from Denver defeated Jorge Villegas from California (14-3, 13 KO) from Oxnard by knockout in the second round. Villegas succumbed twice to Garcia’s power and did not survive the 10-count.
Also representing Coachella Valley, Cayden Griffiths (2-0, 2 KO) dazzled the audience by knocking out Markus Bowes (3-7, 2 KO) of Roxboro, North Carolina, in the third round in a welterweight fight scheduled for four rounds. Opening the DAZN broadcast, Johnny “Sugarcane” Cañas (6-0, 2 KO) from Santa Ana defeated Pedro “Zurdo de Oro” Cruz (3-6, 2 KO) from San Jose. The six-round lightweight fight was controlled largely by Cañas, with Cruz suffering a cut to his right eye from an accidental headbutt and a cut to his left eye from a tough blow to the head. All three judges scored the fight 60-54 for Cañas.
In the preliminary fights, Daniel “Ikaika” Luna (5-1, 5 KO) of Victorville added another knockout to his resume, defeating Caracas, Giovanna Gonzalez (2-6, 2 KO) of Venezuela in the second round. Scheduled as a four-round lightweight match, Luna sent Gonzalez to the mat twice in the second round and the referee waved off the fight at 2:44. Kicking off the fight night with a four-round super bantamweight bout, Kevin Gudiño (1-0, 1 KO) of West Covina made a successful professional debut, defeating Bryan Cox (0-2) of Cedar Hill, Texas, by technical knockout. Cox was knocked to the mat in the first round, and his corner kick stopped the fight after the first round.
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