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Weekend summarizing the fighting, Mason, Chop-Chop and others

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Image: Boxing Results: Richard Torrez, Jr. Defeats Vianello in Vegas!

By Frank Bay: It was a decent boxing weekend. There are no substantial names, but many fights from around the world to keep boxing fans from traditionally the largest weekend of the year, Cinco de Mayo.

When the size matters

Richard Torrez Jr. It is an average hefty weight. I learned this from his somewhat ugly fight with Guido Vianelllo. Thanks to the appropriate match, Torrez can end up with the E -Mail belt, if the highest rank can lead him for the next year and wait on older labels of Usyk, Johsua and Fury.

I base this analysis of my barometer, how to assess a warrior. What should happen if Torrez were a crop cream? He should have passed through a margin, such as Vianelllo like a warm knife through butter.

When the warrior is highly advertised, this is what fans expect. But when we see the fight for the perspective, red flags are raised. I understand this process, but the assessment is only common sense that if Torrez is struggling with Fighter C, when he approaches warrior B, it will only be much more tough.

Vianello is not a walk of cake, but he is not near the talent that the best pretenders are at the moment like Joseph Parker or Agit Kabayel. The best rank will have to force Torrez as with his child Anderson after he faced the former master Martin.

Torrez would have suffered the same fate as Jared Anderson if he decided to ignore the council of the highest ranks and fight a guy like Martin Bakole. It seems that Torrez has sufficient self -awareness to understand his talent and take advantage of the highest rank council.

Grades-

In addition to the obvious, the diminutive height and weight of the torrez is very awkward. Torrez’s biggest strike is that he lacks fluidity. His constant throwing and telegraing the blows will eventually make him flatten. He still fights at an amateur pace.

He is still reflecting and maybe he is doing something that can be called Feint, but his lack of dexterity makes him look like a loo guy. Only his head does not move, so he makes him look only like a boy from the 8th grade who tries to dance during his first dance. Simply put, it looks ugly.

Torrez will have to learn how to move around the ring easily and grace to set blows. Even I saw his blows coming. A positive is that Torrez is a strenuous warrior. He showed his heart and chin against a much larger man. He fought throughout the hugging of Vianelllo and was able to wipe him several times.

I would give Torrez Stamina C-. He will have to find a way to improve this because he seemed drastically to disappear. I realize that a significant part of this is due to that it was burdened by much larger men, the tactic used by Lennox Lewis and Fury, but I think that the beginning is to avoid all throwing as much as possible.

The last good thing I saw in Torrez is that he has a decent pop and fans love him. It seems that he likes to issue a program and loves to interact with fans. My last opinion is that if I were Torrez, I would consider getting the highest level coach who works with weight. Torrez is trained by his father, but I have not seen an ounce of improvement during the year of watching him.

The modern coach could aid Torrez learn to set up the impacts easily. Now for the most crucial rating: observation. Torrez is B-. Torrez will throw blows and will be there to be hit, which makes him amiable to fans. It should be fun, watching him go further.

When reality meets the noise

Abdullah Mason was also seriously exaggerated on the card. And if I learned something from Torrez’s struggle, I did not learn anything from the amazing Mason’s birthday victory (put sarcasm into a roll of eye).

I am sorry, but it is painfully obvious that the highest ranking was placed in the Straitjacket vest in fear, which he suffered when he was almost decisive by Yohan Vasquez two fights ago. Even an undered, free boxing observer saw that Mason was 3 times larger than Ornela.

Something that ESPN announces the team casually overlooked: Mason looked like an average weight that was fully hydrated after the fight. How do we know that, are you asking? At the beginning I noticed that Mason was extremely dehydrated and he lacks hitting.

These are signs of a warrior killing to earn weight. I surprised, Tim Bradley also moved that Mason was not noticeably not his ordinary me during the first few rounds. Another painfully obvious thing that ARnelas was casually shiny, is a 126-pound career.

ESPN/Top Rank must do something with Tim Bradley’s glazing for Kryliczanie for his guys. I understand that he is a good friend with Keyshawn Davis and Mason in front of the ring, but it is crazy that we should pretend to be an objective observer when he is baking and Hollers, when Mason lands in a slightly decent blow. This would be accepted if Bradley was straightforward that Ornelas was a warrior approaching two weight classes, so that the Freemason would look like Mini-Mice Tyson.

Grades-

There is no one in this fight because he was similar to a soldier who looks like a commando in a simulation, unlike live real forehead. Does he do good things in the ring? Sure, but I can look like Sugar Ray Leonard on a training bag. Of course, Mason has all the athletic gifts, but this is boxing, not a triathlon.

Mason chin will be his fall when and if he fights with a living dog. I just don’t want to buy a lot of stocks in it now. Mason gets B for viewership. It seems that he is ready to mix it and not be elated with running and holding like his counterpart, Shakur Stevenson.

Chop Chop or a slope?

Another noteworthy perspective on the card coming out of RGBA (coach Robert Garcii’s Gym) was a warrior who Chop-Chop Gonzalez. Gonzalez has an operating story. Fights Chop Fighting in 126 is a good perspective, but has been tested. He fought with a pretender, who seriously challenged him.

Chop Chop looked good but not great. The ESPN announcement team had him closer than me. I felt that Chop-Chop did a great job on the body, which Bradley and Company. The frustrating aspect of observing and listening to Bradley is how, of course, he is biased during commenting. He influenced the viewers that Coolwell perhaps won the fight.

The blow plays a role when his obvious Chop was in a real fight. Coolwell made Bruce Carrington a distance. Where Bradley is too critical of Chop-Chop entering the class, he, in turn, has a festival for Mason, which will face a real training bag. While Mason fought with a guy 3 times smaller, Chop-Chop fought a guy much bigger than him.

Rate

I have to give him C+. He got a decisive win in a more tough match. Body work, but the defense gets Chop Chop is very muscular for these smaller weight classes. And like Torrez, he gives a lack of dexterity, making him a sedentary target.

It seems that he is trying to give angles like Bam Rodriguez, but it just looks awkward because there is no fluidity of bam. There are no feet to download it. Chop-Chop has power B-. The balls sound strenuous, but I didn’t see Coolwell too worried.

At 126, the top of the class, such as espinosis and fulton, can take and wash it. Going forward, Chop-Chop will have to work on a stiff stab and become better in motion and movement of the head. Chop-Chop loves to charge and sit down a bit too much.

We know this because Coolwell was also able to see how he was coming. Coolwell became better when Chop-Chop was loading and descended. The most crucial rank would be reasonable to slowly bring Chop-Chop.

A better Mover than Coolwell would be perhaps defeating Gonzalez. Nevertheless, he passed the test and has some talent, but he needs a little more spices. He receives observation. Chop-Chop is a TV. When he appears in the classroom, the wars will soon come.

Australia fans forgive

And finally Timmy Tsyzu. It was impressive to see the crowd and emotions in the ground near Tisz, but it ends there. I am a fan of Tsiza, I supported him against Jermell Charlo for the undisputed, but my changing times.

My only thought watching this fight on the best film was Geez, I feel sorry for Australian fans who were accused of PPV for this garbage. Tsyzyu hit the Spencer training purse. But when it comes to Tzsyu, apparently does not look like the same skilled warrior in Uber, which he once was.

It looks weaker in terms of boxing skills, i.e. reflexes and power, but mentally I felt that I literally saw a man trying to find himself last night. At the moment I could not favor Timmy against any of the 154 pounds.

It is a protected plant that Tyu challenges Keith Thurman for good money. Even this fight is not a certain plant for Timmy. There is no reconnaissance report because I did not feel that Spencer was nothing but a wiper. If I didn’t know better, I would say that Joey came to lie down. You don’t have to say that Tim Tziu is mandatory. There will be blood in Timmy’s fight!

Delgado loses in the win

I don’t want to talk much about Lindolfo vs Elvis because there was nothing to talk about. If the faces were used to assess the fight, it was clear that Lindolfo won. Delgado made Elvis’s face look like a hamburger meat at the end of the fight.

Some fans are crying about robbery, but as I see it, if you followed Elvis’s career, you know he is his worst enemy. Elvis is fine, passively going, moving and elated to do nothing.

Delgado is not much better and is known that there is no sense of consciousness when it comes to fighting. After a frustrating round, there is no sense of urgency. Delgado gets a plus for independent performance. I don’t see him to become a master with such performances. If I didn’t know better, I would think that Delgado has a gas tank fears.

Other

Take-out pros of night- praise for judge Marek Taylor for punishing excessive towing. We need more in boxing. Greetings to Australians for showing crazy recognition to their man’s luck. Hats from hats for a good crowd in Las Vegas for Torrez.

Fans showed a lot of love for Torrez and Keyshawn Davis. Gigantic Shot Out To Pro Box TV for the Salas presentation, which destroyed his man Cruz on Saturday evening. Finally, from the sides B, Vianelllo and Coolwell there was a good show. We’ll see them again.

It didn’t bother watching Joyce vs. Hrgovic or Janibek in Herfuster, who cares for the fights in which I knew what the results would be before. Finally, congratulations to Madwor Mexico Moran, who was upset by American Myquan Williams. Willaims, believing that he fought in a bag, tried to escape and keep his way to victory in the last round. I love it when this strategy is based on fighters!

Last updated 04/08/2025

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KO Artist Champion Sets Sights on Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli Winner After Stunning Stoppage

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An unbeaten bogeyman has called for a clash with the winner of Christian Mbilli vs Canelo Alvarez as he looks to unify the super-middleweight division.

Mbilli will make the first defence of his WBC world title in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 31, having been upgraded from ‘interim’ to full champion following Terence Crawford’s retirement.

Prior to that, the Frenchman battled to a 10-round draw with Lester Martinez in September 2025, while Crawford dethroned Canelo with a unanimous decision victory.

As a result, Canelo is now attempting to reclaim a quarter of his undisputed crown at 168lbs, with both the Mexican and Mbilli having been out of the ring for over a year.

Someone who has managed to fight twice in 2026, meanwhile, is Osleys Iglesias, who claimed his IBF title by scoring an eighth-round finish over Pavel Silyagin in April.

Based in Canada, the 28-year-old Cuban trains with renowned coach Marc Ramsay, who is perhaps best known for his work with former undisputed light-heavyweight king Artur Beterbiev.

Regarding his skills in the ring, Iglesias adopts a fluid style and delivers considerable power at the end of his punches, as reflected by his record of 16-0 (15 KOs).

Following his latest victory – a seventh-round stoppage of Oliver Zaren on Thursday – ‘El Tornado’ told those in Quebec that he would like to capture the WBC title next.

“I hope the winner [of Canelo-Mbilli] faces me. I’d like my next fight to be a unification.”

Entering their showdown as an unbeaten contender, Zaren was pulled out by his trainer, former multi-time world champion Mikkel Kessler, after enduring a sustained beating.

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Lucas Bahdi vs. Floyd Schofield: Can Bahdi Shock Another Hyped Prospect?

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Schofield vs Bahdi: Recent Form

Floyd Schofield has never lost as a pro, never been challenged too much in a given fight, and he’s still just 24 years old. All sounds good. And then you realize this is just his second fight in the last 23 months, and you start to wonder if maybe something is askew. Or I start to, anyway.

Schofield (19-0, 13 KO) has talent and ability, that’s unquestionable. Every time we’ve seen him, he’s done the job at hand in fashion somewhere between strong and dominant. He did get knocked down in November 2024 by Rene Tellez Giron, who was probably his best opponent, even if Tevin Farmer has more faded name value. But that fight with Tellez Giron is pretty easily the toughest Schofield has had, and while he maybe didn’t blow people away that night, he still won clearly.

Last time out, he blitzed an aged version of Tevin Farmer in 78 seconds. I maintain that this was impressive to see; Farmer may be older, but he’s not an incompetent. He was coming off of three losses, yes — one to Raymond Muratalla and two to William Zepeda. Pretty good fighters! All of them went the distance. He gave Zepeda serious trouble twice.

The physical tools are there. The question has been more about mindset and management. Those things can only be answered by time and going further up the ladder. For now, Floyd Schofield is a very talented young fighter who passes the eye test.

Lucas Bahdi (20-0, 15 KO) met up with someone who matches that description in July 2024, when he was brought in by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions to face their most valuable prospect, Ashton “H2O” Sylve. Sylve was 20, had dominated his first 11 fights, had all the confidence in the world, still feeling untouchable in the ring.

For five rounds, he dominated the 30-year-old Bahdi. Then Bahdi knocked him out. Since then, Sylve’s career has retreated into near-obscurity, while Bahdi has won three more fights, beating two unbeaten guys who weren’t serious prospects and then veteran Roger Gutierrez. The win over Sylve was a system shock, and got him in the door with MVP, and it has brought him today to this world title fight.

The talent advantage, pure ability, lies with Schofield. The experience is with Bahdi.

Schofield vs Bahdi: Style Matchup

I’m genuinely happy for Lucas Bahdi. He flipped the script, kept plugging away, and now finds himself with an opportunity he’d never have dreamed of had MVP not tried to feed him to Ashton Sylve. MVP likewise deserves props for rewarding his derailing of their plans and maneuvering him into this position. Hopefully they can content themselves with the journey and come to terms with an unsatisfying destination.

Bahdi’s not a bad fighter, to be clear, and his victory over Sylve wasn’t a fluke. He had the right tools for the job and found his moment to use them. I just can’t see him testing anything of Schofield’s besides “Kid Austin’s” maturity.

Facing a massive disparity in speed, footwork, and combination punching, Bahdi’s only real chance lies in his solid counters, which do admittedly mesh well with Schofield’s most notable flaw: overaggressiveness. Schofield isn’t as defensively lackadaisical with his two-fisted rushes as, say, Anthony Cacace and can get away with a lot thanks to his athleticism, but he commits fully to his attacks in a way that could open him up to well-timed return fire. On top of that, he’s got a real chip on his shoulder, electing to trade heat with Rene Tellez Giron after getting floored. It’s not totally outside the realm of possibility that Bahdi clips Schofield on the way in and then lights him up as they slug it out.

It’s pretty close to outside, though. I really can’t emphasize that speed advantage enough, and beyond that, Schofield’s jab and switch-hitting prowess will make it profoundly difficult for Bahdi to find his timing. Heck, the feather-fisted Armando Casamonica kept Bahdi buttoned up for long stretches of their fight with meat-and-potatoes volume punching. With such tight windows of opportunity and such low output in general, the odds of Bahdi finding the money shot are mighty slim. Provided Schofield keeps his head on straight and doesn’t sell out for a quick finish, exposing his chin in the process, it’s his fight to lose.

Schofield vs Bahdi Predictions: Who wins?

Scott: Some people seem to regret getting excited about prospects who lose a fight “ahead of schedule,” like it has brought shame to their house or something. I don’t. I’m excited about Schofield as a talent, but I am admittedly less sure about a lot of other things. Still, in the ring, Bahdi is a clear underdog and will probably have to rely on Schofield making a critical mistake, and then Bahdi has to actually capitalize on it. That part is harder than people make out; even if the opening is there, you get split seconds to take them most of the time. I don’t think Schofield will put the rush on Bahdi like he did Farmer, whatever limitations Bahdi may have, and while he’s not exactly a massive KO artist — the guy is a much bigger puncher than Farmer. Schofield’s speed, athleticism, and power should see him out comfortably, and I think we see a stoppage in the last third. Floyd Schofield by TKO in Round 9

Patrick: I’m not sure this metaphor really fits considering I don’t rank Bahdi much higher than Rene Tellez Giron and Tevin Farmer, if at all, but I sort of see this as a final exam for Schofield before properly surmounting the world stage. If he applies everything he’s learned and everything he’s capable of, he should win easily; all he has to do is work the jab, vary his offense, and control his momentum so that he can slip back out of range before Bahdi can fire back. If he gets conceited and chases the knockout, Bahdi has what it takes to teach him a very memorable lesson. Unfortunately for “Prince,” there’s just way too much going Schofield’s way to entertain that possibility. Bahdi would just barely have a puncher’s chance against the laziest Schofield we’ve seen to date, and even with a long layoff to overcome, that torching of Farmer suggests Bahdi won’t be that lucky. Floyd Schofield by Unanimous Decision

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David Benavidez Praises Artur Beterbievs Quest for Cruiserweight Showdown as a Win for Boxing Fans

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David Benavidez chats it up with The Ring to talk about his attempts to make some big fights and his willingness to move up in weight to make it happen. Here, Benavidez says he’s targeting fights against Jai Opetaia, Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury as he looks to cement his legacy in the sport. Here’s some of what he had to say below.

Benavidez on his attempts to fight Bivol

“We been trying to make that fight with Bivol for a long, long time. It looks like he’s not willing to take any of these big fights. He still hasn’t fought since he fought Artur Beterbiev. So, I don’t know what’s going on with Bivol, what his plans are, but I have my intentions set on this cruiserweight division. There’s a lot of great fights here…I want the fight versus me and Jai Opetaia, Cinco de Mayo weekend in T-Mobile Arena.”

On if he could potentially move up to heavyweight

“The heavyweight division is a division I definitely got my eye on, too. We got two great fights at cruiserweight before we get up there first. We got Jai Opetaia, then I think Beterbiev is going to come up to cruiserweight. And then after that I definitely want to get in a fight with Usyk and I seen Gypsy King mention my name. So, right now I’m only here to test myself and to try to be great. So if we can get in a fight with Usyk and Tyson Fury, that’s something I’m willing to do.”

On the potential to fight Beterbiev at cruiserweight

“Beterbiev has definitely reached out to our team and he’s been actively trying to make that fight. So, we’re going to give him exactly what he wants. I respect Beterbiev. He’s like 45-years-old, so the fact that he’s calling me out, I got a lot of respect for him.

“That’s a great fight for the public. Two of the most violent fights you could possibly make happen, so I’m all for it.”

On the toughest fight for him between Bivol, Beterbiev, and Opetaia

“I’m being 100% honest with you guys. The hardest challenge out of any of those fighters is Bivol. Bivol is all around a great fighter. He has great movement, he has great fundamentals, great defense. So, that in my opinion would be the hardest fight out of all of them but they’re all good fights.”

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