Assistant of coach Terenka Crawford, Bernie Davis, says that he is nervous Turks Alalshikh for indicating that he wants David Benavidez to fall to 168 to fight Crawford. He says that Turki tries to control Crawford (42-0, 31 KO) with money.
Risk obligation
Of course, Turki paid Crawford a lot of money in the fighting, in which he was seen as an advantage in relation to the faded Canelo Alvarez and Israil Madrimov.
It was Gimmees for Crawford, in which he did not risk. But now that Alalshikh suggests that Crawford has faced Benavidez (30-0, 24 KO), he is not on board, and his training team does not want to take this fight.
Gimmees for Crawford: Risk -free fights
Canelo Alvarez
Israil Madrimov
Why Turki wouldn’t want Crawford to test after Two gimmees Gave him? Does Bud have no sense of duty that Alalshikh pays off to him, fighting anyone wants this time? We know Crawford wants Canelo. But maybe he is doing solid for Turki now?
Crawford, his trainers and pro-media made a great confusion about his win on Canelo, believing that it is enough to put him among the great all time in boxing. These warriors were different.
They did not avoid risky fights, even tardy in their career. To be among the great warriors of all time, they should fight where they are weaker and may lose. Why does Crawford not take the risks that these fighters did?
All time, they don’t fight
Sugar Ray Leonard
Muhammad Ali
Henry Armstrong
Roberto Duran
Thomas Hearns
You can’t put Crawford with these guys if he intends to reject Benavidez’s fight. It does not belong to the 10 best great all time with your invalid attitude. You must show courage during your career to be in a company with great great ones. I don’t see it with Crawford and definitely not with the people who train him. I smell fear.
CV Terence is still feeble, filled with smaller guys or those who were at the ends of their career. Who did he overcome? Shawn Porter? He was 34 at the end. Errol Spence? From the time of the car accident in 2019 he looked like a broken warrior.
Bernie states that Benavidez is a “huge guy” and should fight the featherlight hefty weight Dmitrira Bivol and Artur Beterbiv. If not, Davis says that Benavidez should fight Canelo Alvarez, even though he lost Crawford.
Fear of Crawford’s corner?
“I agree. Millcity boxing. “It breaks me and I make me start talking *** only for the stupid s *** in this way. It’s as if he got money.” Basically, I can control you for money. Now I’m going to present the fight of Benavidez.
“No, no, no, no. Benavidez should fight Bivol, Beterbaview because he is ready for this kind of competition,” said Davis.
Does Turki subsidize another grip?
Turki clearly suggests that he wants Crawford to fight Benavidez. So it doesn’t matter what Davis wants. He is only an assistant to the trainer. Turki is the one who drops the tips. Who will fight if not Benavdeza? Does he expect Turki to pay him $ 100 million for fighting one of the medium scales, for example, 42-year-old Erislanda Lara, Carlos Adames or Janibek Alimkhuly?
If Crawford intends to make fun of his opponents for his first defense of his 168-pound title, should Turks still subsidize his fights? I don’t understand why he would.
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World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.
Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.
Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
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23:41
Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.
22:42
Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.
21:43
Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.
20:52
Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.
20:32
Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.
19:29
Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.
18:40
Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.
18:24
Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.
17:42
Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.
Remaining Bouts
Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight
Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight
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World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.
Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.
Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.
WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.
Results
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23:11
Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.
Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.
22:04
Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.
21:22
Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.
20:10
Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.
19:56
Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.
18:55
Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.
18:11
Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.
17:22
Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.
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Janibek Alimkhanuly spent months trying to get Hamzah Sheeraz into the ring. Now that Sheeraz has vacated his WBO super middleweight title, Janibek is asking fans to stop saying the former champion ran from him. That is generous. It also leaves Janibek with less to say about a fight he wanted badly.
He’s not afraid of me. He didn’t run from me. He made his decision based on his own plans. He has his own goals! He’s my brother, and I ask everyone to stop saying he ran from me. He’s a great fighter, and I have nothing but respect for him! @sheeraz_hamzah 🫂 pic.twitter.com/uxZlegqSmH
— Janibek Alimkhanuly (@qazaqstyle) September 26, 2026
Janibek’s tone has changed since the purse bid. He was eager to fight, said money was not his priority, and publicly pushed Sheeraz to accept. Queensberry then bid $1,001,809 to stage the ordered defense, beating Top Rank’s $820,000 offer. Sheeraz’s 75 percent share would have been roughly $751,000. Days later, he gave up the belt.
That sequence deserves a closer look. Queensberry put a serious number on the fight, so the bid itself cannot be dismissed as proof that nobody valued it. But winning the right to promote a title defense means little to fans when the champion vacates before it happens.
Sheeraz has objected to Janibek receiving a mandatory shot after his failed drug test. He is entitled to explain that position. Fans are equally entitled to ask why the issue reached a purse bid before he surrendered the title. Janibek’s post supplies no answer.
Perhaps Janibek sees no benefit in branding Sheeraz a coward. Doing so would also make the opponent he chased sound less valuable. Calling Sheeraz a great fighter preserves the idea that this was an important contest, even after the belt and the fight slipped away.
The respect between them may be sincere. Janibek still gets no Sheeraz fight, and Sheeraz no longer has to defend his title against Janibek. A friendly photo does not change either result.
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