Deontay Wilder is still absent from boxing after a six -year fall from Grace Unseen in the heavyweight division.
In 2018, “The Bronze Bomber” was 40-0 with 39 knockouts, compiled one of the most impressive records in the history of paper. However, many could see what happened in the last 69 months from Mili, because Wilder’s CV had significant holes from the very beginning.
Wilder knocked out all his 32 opponents in four rounds, when he first got a shot in the highest division title in 2015. The last of them, Jason Gavern, withdrew on the stool at the end of the session to maintain an intact reference point. It was there that things began badly for Wilder, despite his victory in the world title against Berman Stiverne after Gavern’s triumph.
Alabama Slammer has achieved his final goal, which is the owner of the world title, but many did not know that he would not get Igred Wilder from the date of reading the decision. Wilder knocked out five elementary, challenging, strong opponents to make sure he would get Stiverne again.
“Stiverne asked for it, so he intends to get it,” said Wilder. “Whatever happens, happens.
“Ask and you will receive. I feel relieved of my duties. At least now I will not have to deal with it.
“In the first fight I broke my hand in the third round and still dominated. There were many reasons why she went at a distance. This time there is a different day, a different hour and a different fight. This time it will not end well for him.”
Not so when Wilder blew up Stiverne, shooting three knocking down in a painful victory in the first round. After the arrest of Luis Ortiz, four months later Wilder was at the top of the world in 40-0, but he had many opponents uncertain of his invincibility.
“As Artur Szpilka did it two years earlier, Ortiz proved that Wilder had little more in his cabinet than blurring in one blow. Wilder was on the results of the results against both, until he pulled the hammer blow to pull them out.
Then Tyson Fury came and everything went south. The only victory of the WBC heavyweight champion has since occurred in 177 seconds against Robert Helenius.
Wilder wanted to face Anthony Joshua before the Fury and conducted significant conversations. But when the fight broke up because Joshua took his mandatory, Wilder remained only one option – Fury.
It is well documented that fury has gone significant confusion and could not be in the right mental place. That’s why Wilder took the opportunity. In retrospect, waiting for Joshua could have been a better game when Andy Ruiz Jr knocked out the British only six months later.
Fury won a draw with Wilder in the first fight, which according to many should be a win, but a man who maintained his title most hurt. Wilder was stunned that Fury got up from the last round, which would knock out any other opponent he could face. However, not the Fury who sent Wilder despair because of his album, reading 40-0-1.
Dominic Breazeale felt the burden of this frustration in Novel York five months later, when he was taken in a few seconds. Wilder then repeated his win over Ortiz in an even more destructive way. But three months later a catastrophe hit when Wilder was humiliated by fury in a rematch.
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He stopped in seven rounds and was unable to capture the abutment in battle, Wilder developed into personal freedom after his first loss. Public crash lasted 19 months, and finally he could regain fury in the ring. Securing the redemption due to his performance and knocking fury twice more [four in total]Wilder could leave at this moment and in a few years he prepared most of his terrifying reputation.
It didn’t happen. In anticipation of the potential fourth fight with the cart or finally falling Joshua in the ring, Wilder fought, which he never wanted against Joseph Parker. At that time, he only fought for money.
Parker proved that because Wilder could not start by shooting a decision that could be a stop. Then came Zhilei Zhang, another unfathomable choice of opponent of Wilder, who was then knocked to the middle of the following year.
Since then, no one has heard or saw Deontay Wilder publicly when his protected family situation broke up. Coach Malik Scott, whom many believe that he should be released, insists that Wilder Return is for the next round, just like the manager Shelly Finkel, saying only with worldboxingnews.com.
The difference now compared to 40-0, 39 Kos, consists in the fact that the boxers will stand in the queue around the block to be another queue to throw lumps out of the fallen masters.
Blk Prime tried to lure Wilder from his sleep, planning several press conferences to fight in April, even though they were disappointed. The fight in return can still happen, but it is unlikely to be against Anthony Joshua. Manager Shelly Finkel assured worldboxingnews.com that Wilder would not retire. However, Wilder encounters many obstacles to overcome if he ever returns to the ring, which may include his own demons.
The next chapter can be written in the history of the best Tuscaloosa. The problem is that it may not be pretty. 43-4-1 does not have to deteriorate.
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Amari Jones accomplished much more than just defeating a former world champion on Friday night. The undefeated middleweight could finally declare himself one of Golden Boy’s true breakout fighters.
Headlining his first DAZN main event in front of his hometown crowd in San Jose, Jones demolished former IBF middleweight champion Vincenzo Gualtieri in just three rounds and left no doubt as to who was in control of the fight.
The 23-year-old looked composed from the opening bell, and his shot broke Gualtieri’s rhythm before gradually turning the German into heavier shots.
Once Jones found the target flawlessly, the finish came quickly.
A crushing right hand to the temple knocked Gualtieri down badly, before Jones landed a brutal uppercut moments later that forced referee Thomas Taylor to stop the fight at 2:29 of the third round.
The performance lifted Jones to 17-0 with 15 knockouts and immediately changed the conversation about one of Golden Boy’s most manageable newborn fighters.
Amari Jones’ Escape
“I made the statement that needed to be made tonight,” Jones said after the win.
“I proved that my victory over veteran Luis Arias was no fluke by coming out here and knocking out an experienced former world champion.”
Jones admitted that Gualtieri’s awkward style initially forced him to be patient, but veteran coach Virgil Hunter quickly noticed that fresh opportunities were beginning to emerge.
“After the first round, Virgil told me that Gualtieri had already shown me everything he had. After that, it was only a matter of time.”
From there, Jones began stringing together combinations with increasing confidence as Gualtieri tried to tardy him down.
“A star emerged tonight and I turned my attention to the middleweight division.”
Gualtieri entered the ring as a former world champion with only one defeat to his name. By the end of the third round, he looked completely overwhelmed by the speed, sharpness and finishing instincts that Jones was firing at him.
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The return of Robin Safar
In the co-main event titled Robin Safar won the WBC silver cruiserweight title with a split decision victory over Yamil Peralta, despite suffering the first knockdown of his professional career.
Safar shook off his initial fear to emerge victorious in a tough twelve-round battle after two judges favored the Swede and one backed Peralta.
“I actually got dropped in that fight. It was the first time I was dropped,” Safar later admitted.
“It was a compact knockdown in the blink of an eye, but I had to recover and adapt. We came back and won the fight.”
Safar later called for a fight against Noel Mikaelian when he tried to get close to the top fighters in the cruiserweight division.
Results below the card
Elsewhere on the card Dariusz Fulghum stopped Yoanki Urrutia after a brutal body attack forced the corner to call it quits after three rounds in their super middleweight clash, while Tristan Kalkreuth he knocked down Marco Canedo in six.
Jordan Fuentes also remained undefeated after defeating Dante Hernandez in a thrilling super flyweight bout.
In preliminary activities Jordan Panten stopped Jean Rivera-Pacheco for the WBA Continental middleweight title John “Scrappy” Ramirez defeated Lucas Fernandez in ten rounds.
Enkhmandakh Charkuu also remained undefeated with a unanimous decision victory over Adrian Herrera Jose Medrano Jr. knocked out Anel Dudo in four rounds.
About the author
Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Since 2010, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives and reported on ring performances. Read the full biography.
World Boxing News has live scores from Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium as David Allen takes on Filip Hrgovic on the Queensberry Promotions card.
The bill, promoted by Frank Warren and aired on DAZN, will be updated by WBN starting around 4:30 p.m.
Allen meets Hrgovic for ten rounds for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title, while Louie O’Doherty and Ahmed Hatim clash for the vacant British and Commonwealth lightweight title.
WBN will also broadcast live the main event between Allen and Hrgovic.
Live scores of the Allen – Hrgovic match
22:06
Dave Allen was stopped after three one-sided rounds when Filip Hrgovic proved too keen and powerful for the Doncaster heavyweight.
Hrgovic took control early after the punch and unloaded hefty combinations that repeatedly forced Allen back. The Croatian looked physically stronger throughout and never let Allen settle in the fight.
After receiving punishment in the first rounds, the fight was stopped in the third, with Allen unable to put up any significant resistance.
This always seemed like a threatening task for Allen, but the difference in levels quickly became apparent once Hrgovic got into his rhythm.
21:20
Michael Gomez Jr crushed and stopped Lee McGregor in the sixth round when a corner threw in the towel after a one-sided fight.
20:47
Louie O’Doherty improved to 12-0 with a unanimous decision over Ahmed Hatim
Scores of 119-109 and 118-110 twice, and O’Doherty won the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
19:42
Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev he broke the match after six rounds 60-54.
19:03
Karol Fail scored points over Luis Morales as the 29-year-old southpaw went 12-0.
18:17
Joe Hayden he dropped a bloody Ryan Frost, then stopped midway through the fifth set and remained undefeated.
Hayden is 23-0 and remains a marginal contender despite his extensive record.
17:51
Kian Hamilton was victorious in four rounds, with the Doncaster lightweight taking his second career win.
17:43
Bradley Casey he stopped tardy replacement Renar Rusins in the second round at cruiserweight.
17:08
Early action saw John Tom Varey get a decisive victory and then it will be 2-0 Ted Jackson he stopped Mike Byles in one round.
Queensberry
David Allen vs. Filip Hrgovic fight
Allen returns in front of the home crowd in Doncaster against Hrgovic, who arrives with a 19-1 record and a chance to return to the heavyweight title fight.
The vacant IBF Inter-Continental title is at stake, giving the winner a path back to the world rankings.
British title fight
O’Doherty and Hatim meet in an undefeated lightweight clash for the British title and vacant Commonwealth crown. O’Doherty enters with an 11-0 record, and Hatim has a 12-0 record in the national title fight, giving the card another significant undefeated match.
Live updates
Results will be updated below after the Doncaster fights have concluded, and there will also be a live scorecard for the main event and full live coverage from WBN.
About the author
Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Since 2010, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives and reported in-ring performances. Read the full biography.
Daniel Dubois survived two knockdowns and a brutal early gunfight to stop Fabio Wardley in the eleventh round of the heavyweight war in Manchester.
The WBO heavyweight title clash at Co-op Live appeared to be slipping away from Dubois in the opening rounds as Wardley dropped the former world champion twice and threatened to overwhelm him with sheer aggression.
Instead, Dubois weathered the storm, gradually broke down Wardley and ultimately forced a dramatic stoppage after eleven brutal rounds.
Wardley entered the fight, defeating Dubois with the first punch of the fight, before both men traded powerful shots in a disordered opening session. Dubois looked vulnerable again in the third quarter when he fell to another injured knee during another violent exchange.
Despite the early setbacks, Dubois slowly began to regain control as Wardley’s effectiveness declined and the penalty began to accumulate.
The return of Daniel Dubois
By the fourth, the momentum was starting to come back. Dubois hurt Wardley with solid shots and forced perceptible reactions from the previously undefeated challenger.
In the fifth and sixth rounds, Dubois took complete control.
Wardley struggled to establish his jab and control the pace as Dubois marched forward, applying measured pressure and harder punches. In the middle rounds, Wardley looked exhausted and severely damaged, particularly around his nose and mouth.
Dubois sensed the fight was changing.
The seventh and eighth rounds became a test of survival for Wardley, who somehow continued to fight despite appearing close to being stopped several times.
What made the fight so dramatic was that Wardley never stopped trying to score the equalizer. Even after a few rounds, he was punching backwards when Dubois gave him space.
The danger continued into the ninth quarter when Dubois nearly shut down the event in another round of wild rallies, with full live coverage of the Wardley vs. Dubois results documenting the swinging dynamics of the card.
Queensberry Promotions
Fabio Wardley
Heading into the championship rounds, both heavyweights looked exhausted.
Wardley was visibly weakening, while Dubois himself seemed exhausted after so much effort. The difference, however, was that Dubois still had enough power to finish the case.
Dubois landed two immaculate punches in the eleventh, ending the fight and preventing Wardley from continuing after one of the most dramatic heavyweight battles seen in Britain this year.
Frank Warren later revealed that there was a rematch clause, leaving the door open for Wardley to seek revenge after the first defeat of his professional career.
The result gives Dubois another major heavyweight victory after recovering from an early crash, while Wardley pushed the former champion to the limit in a fight that could easily have resulted in a second chapter.
The WBN Wardley vs Dubois scorecard and round-by-round coverage followed as Dubois completely turned the fight around after early knockdowns.
About the Author
Phil Jay is the editor-in-chief of World Boxing News (WBN) and a boxing veteran with over 15 years of experience. Since 2010, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives and reported in-ring performances. Read the full biography.
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