FightersTalkTV.com – There are many questions from the fans, what is the happen next after Oleksandr Usyk defeated Anthony Joshua in their big rematch at Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, Saturday night. Usyk once again retained his WBA (Super), WBO, IBO, and IBF world heavyweight titles and also took home The Ring belt after being vacant following the Tyson Fury retirement.
Not about what is the Joshua going to do after his defeat, nor who is the fighter he will fight next (if he insists on continuing to fight). But all the question is about Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk clash. All the belts are already owned by Usyk, but there is only one that he doesn’t have yet – the WBC.
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 20: Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine (R) in action against Anthony Joshua (L) of Great Britain during boxing rematch under the name of Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) already held the WBC world title when he defeated Mairis Breidis in January 2018 in the cruiserweight division. But in the heavyweight, he must face the WBC first rank Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) to fill out his world heavyweight champion belts. If so, he has to wait at least until early next year to fight Wilder, who has been settled up to fight against Robert Helenius in October.
Oleksandr Usyk Retained His Domination in Heavyweight After Win Against Anthony Joshua After Usyk VS Joshua Rematch, What Is Next? The former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder, who had confirmed his return to boxing in May will restart his journey by fighting against Helenius in a WBC heavyweight eliminator in Barclays Center, New York on October 15. Previously, he had declared his retirement from the sport after his last trilogy bout loss to Tyson Fury in October 2021.
Deontay Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel has suggested ‘The Bronze Bomber’ could fight the winner of Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua next.
“Maybe the winner of Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing? Maybe if Joshua wins it’s a huge fight in the UK (between those two) – there’s so many intangibles so we’re looking to see what happens in that fight,’ Finkel told Planet Sport a months ago.
Wilder Could Face The Winner of Usyk VS Joshua However, the winner of the Rage On The Red Sea is Usyk, and he revealing that he may not even enter the ring again if he can’t take on the Gypsy King.
“The fight with Fury is the only one I want,” exclaimed the 35-year-old after his victory against Joshua. “If that doesn’t happen, I may not fight again. But I do believe we are going to fight each other soon.”
Usyk’s possible next fight for the WBC heavyweight title is definitely against “The Gipsy King” Tyson Fury. Fury, who is announced his retirement from the sport at his 34th birthday still has time until August 26 to send his official retirement letter to the WBC. And the Usyk vs Joshua rematch could be the one reason he hasn’t sent it.
A Potential Super Fight Could Be on Cards The Gypsy King has repeatedly teased the prospect of returning to the ring since hanging up his gloves following his WBC heavyweight title defence against Dillian Whyte in April. With Usyk having kept hold of belts by beating Anthony Joshua for a second time on Saturday, a potential super fight could be on the cards.
Tyson Fury (left) and Oleksandr Usyk Tyson Fury (left) will reportedly take on Oleksandr Usyk before the end of the year.
Fury will reportedly take on Usyk in an undisputed world heavyweight title fight before the end of the year after previously insisting he had retired from boxing. The fight is set to take place in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, December 17 – just one day after the World Cup final goes ahead in neighbouring Qatar.
According to the Daily Mail, Team Fury are in talks with Usyk’s camp over a bout that would be worth even more than Saturday’s £85million bonanza. And the date of the contest is now pencilled in.
. Fury had claimed he would return and face Usyk following Saturday’s fight, revealing in a deleted Instagram video: “England has been relieved of its belts but there is a remedy. If you want those belts back then send in the Gypsy barbarian.”
He went on to reference his win over Wladimir Klitschko as he added: “Send me in and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of his belts like I did the last Ukrainian dosser.
Tyson Fury Announced His Retirement To WBC, Is That Officially? “But it’s not going to be cheap, if you want the best you have to pay. It’s going to be very expensive, so get your f***ing cheque book out and I will relieve the Ukrainian dosser of the belts.”
According to The Sun, Fury wants to be paid £125million to come out of retirement for a shot at the undisputed crown.
Sports Minister HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud has made clear that he is keen for Riyadh to host the bout, explaining: “We’re interested, that’s all I can say. We are open to that. We’re bidding for a lot of events. If it does happen, it will be hosted in Riyadh. But we still haven’t decided on anything.”
If it does happen, the fight will be the first time where all four belts were on the line since 2007 the undisputed heavyweight champion has included the WBO title. And Lennox Lewis was the last undisputed champion after beating Evander Holyfield in 1999.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Once again, Oleksandr Usyk stopped Anthony Joshua in their 12-rounds rematch at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia, Saturday night. The Ukrainian still dominating the heavyweight division in top five world sanctioning organizations after he retaining his WBA (Super), WBO, IBO, and IBF titles in front of 30,000 fans.
“The Cat” Usyk, who is unbeaten in his twenty professional contests, showed his strategic wiliness to defeat the aggressiveness of Joshua in a class billed as the Rage On The Red Sea. Usyk won by a split decision where two judges scored 115-113 and 116-112, while the third gave Joshua 115-113.
With this victory Usyk secured all his belts and also took home The Ring title after it was vacated by Tyson Fury following his retirement. It means only the WBC belt he doesn’t have yet, which Fury currently holds until his official retirement letter is sent to World Boxing Council.
Usyk’s Brillian Perormance The fight was not as much of a total domination for Usyk has their first meeting had been, but the undefeated champion was still easily the winner. Joshua certainly looked a lot better than he had 11 months prior but Usyk proved why he is one of the best pound for pound boxers in the world right now.
The Ukrainian would have beaten most heavyweights on the night, as his speed of hands, footwork and fitness proved just too much for the former two time champion. At the bell, Usyk fell to his knees after an emotional few months in which he has fought for his country in the war with Russia.
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - AUGUST 20: Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine (R) in action against Anthony Joshua (L) of Great Britain during boxing rematch under the name of Oleksandr Usyk once again earned a points win over Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Ayman Yaqoob/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
After a tentative first couple of minutes the pair then exchanged shots, with Usyk finding Joshua’s head and the challenger landing to the body. In the second round, Joshua, the taller man, attempted to be more aggressive and let his right hand go, but it was still tough to find the target against the agile Usyk, who was able to land his jab quite regularly.
The third round was a closer one, and may have even gone the way of the Brit, but he was still not quite managing to let his hands go in the face of Usyk’s constant movement. Before the fight there was talk that Joshua was going to test his opponent with shots to the body, somewhere he may have been considered weaker.
Oleksandr Usyk took another deserved decision over Anthony Joshua Oleksandr Usyk took another deserved decision over Anthony Joshua. (Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing)
That increasingly became his target in the fourth and fifth rounds, with the Ukrainian even getting a time out for a low shot in the fifth, but Usyk still had plenty of his own moments. The pace massively slowed at the start of the sixth, AJ landed some shots when he eventually tried speeding things up but as usual his opponent once again landed himself.
The speed of both hands and feet from Usyk were causing his opponent all sorts of issues, and even when AJ landed a good body shot in the eighth he wasn’t able to keep him pinned down long enough to take advantage. Suddenly the fight really came alive in the ninth as Joshua found Usyk’s body early on and then sprang into action late in the rang with several good combinations, pushing his opponent against the ropes and around the ring.
Having taken the best that his opponent had to offer, Usyk came flying out of the gates in the first half of the 10th round and AJ was holding on. However, Joshua then landed a huge shot and staggered the champ back onto the ropes himself, before Usyk showed great recovery to absolutely dominate the end of the round.
El británico Anthony Joshua habla al público tras caer ante el ucraniano Oleksandr Usyk, en una pelea por el cetro de los medianos, realizada en la Ciudad Deportiva Rey Abdalá, Arabia Saudí, el sábado 21 de agosto de 2022 (AP Foto/Hassan Ammar) An emotional Anthony Joshua gave Oleksandr Usyk credit for beating him Saturday in Saudi Arabia. (AP Foto/Hassan Ammar)
After more of the same at the start of the 11th, the Brit once again landed a good body shot, but it was a repeat of the rest of the fight as Usyk again shook it off to take the round. The 12th wasn’t too full of drama, though Joshua did look to find an end to the fight, with not much left to give from the challenger.
When the final bell rang everyone knew who the winner was, few, if anyone, would have got close to Usyk on the night.
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FightersTalkTV.com – It’s almost a year since the stoppage loss to Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder confirmed his return to boxing by fighting against Robert Helenius in a WBC heavyweight eliminator in Barclays Center, New York City, New York on October 15. ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder made his decision after considering his options and spending time with his family.
“It was a hard decision coming back and what I should do,” Wilder speaking to Premier Boxing Champion. “It’s basically what I wanted, and now I’m here.
“I knew I had to go back after seeing the people’s emotions (at a statue unveiling in Tuscaloosa). I saw the children and showed them that someone who symbolizes them could aim for greatness.
Deontay Wilder statue Tuscaloosa Deontay Wilder was looking at his life-size statue in his hometown in The City of Tuscaloosa in Alabama.
“They can be great too. Motivated and inspired to be great. I knew right then and there that I had to come back.
“I inspire so many people around the world. I’ve got a bit more to give. I want to show the kids what greatness is supposed to look like.”
He continued: “Especially when you see men breaking down. We’re often supposed to be the toughest. But when we do have that vulnerable side, you don’t care who is looking.
“That came out, and I saw it. Not only did I see it, I felt it. I knew immediately that I had to have a conversation with my children. Tell them that daddy is still hurt, but he has got to go back.
“I’m going to continue to do it for them one hundred percent. But more people out there need motivation, they need strength, and need inspiring. I have certain people looking at me for wisdom, so it wasn’t a hard decision (in that respect),” Wilder outlined a challenging conversation with his children.
At the end of May, Deontay Wilder was recently immortalized in bronze with a life-sized statue located in his hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The statue that was made by the local artist, Caleb O’Connor has been placed outside of Tuscaloosa’s tourism building.
However, Wilder did not want it to be displayed until he unified the heavyweight titles. But now, as he makes a return to the sport, the 36-years-old Wilder feels the time is right.
Wilder Could Face The Winner of Usyk VS Joshua Fight Against Sparred Partner Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KO) has not fought since his October 2021 trilogy bout loss to Tyson Fury, an instant heavyweight classic that saw Wilder stopped in the 11th round. He’d been down in the third, 10th, and 11th rounds, and also dropped Fury twice in the fourth round.
It was his second straight loss, both coming by stoppage against Fury. His last win came in 2019, when he stopped Luis Ortiz in the seventh round of their rematch.
Now 36, the “Bronze Bomber” will likely look to position himself to regain his old WBC if and when Fury actually vacates to go along with his 19 retirements. You might wonder if this fight itself could be for the vacant WBC title, but while not impossible — the WBC and all sanctioning bodies can do what they want — it seems unlikely. Wilder is the No. 1-ranked contender, but the 38-year-old Helenius is only ranked No. 10.
“So, here I am once again, looking forward to returning to the ring. I am looking forward to coming to Barclays Center, a place where I have had my most devastating knockouts and a place I consider my second home.
“So where all my Bombzquad people at? It’s time to put on your war gear. And let’s go to work, baby. Bombzquad is back!” said Wilder.
Robert Helenius says Wladimir Klitschko didn't want to fight him - Bad Left Hook Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs) pulled off a shocker when he knocked out undefeated, highly ranked Adam Kownacki in the fourth round in their first match in March 2020.
Helenius (31-3, 20 KO) is coming off of two straight TKO wins over Adam Kownacki that have given his career new life. The Finnish heavyweight is a plenty capable enough veteran and hard enough puncher that if Wilder just isn’t right or doesn’t have it anymore, he’s certainly dangerous, but if Wilder is even the fighter we saw a year ago, he’ll deserve to be the clear favorite.
The ironic thing about Wilder’s opponent is that Helenius helped him prepare for the trilogy fight with Fury as his sparred partner. It means that their upcoming fight seems likely to be an outlet for Wilders’s anger for his first defeat in his career.
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FightersTalkTV.com – WBC released an update on the status of their World Heavyweight title on August 15, following the announcement of Tyson Fury’s official retirement from boxing. With ‘The Gipsy King’ formally retiring, the WBC should automatically become vacant, but it has to be affirmed after they receive official written confirmation from Fury’s official.
The WBC felt compelled to issue a short statement to clarify the situation, following which many were left miffed when this wasn’t immediately affirmed.
“The World Boxing Council has been in communications with Tyson Fury and his promoters regarding his status as WBC heavyweight champion. The WBC has set Friday, August 26th as the final day to receive official written confirmation from them. No further comments will be made by our organization until then.” It means that Tyson Fury, who announced his retirement right on his 34th birthday, hasn’t yet given up his WBC title and has another ten days to decide what to do with the belt he won in the second match against Deontay Wilder in February 2020.
Tyson Fury defends his WBC heavyweight championship in his third fight against Deontay Wilder on Saturday
Tyson Fury defends his WBC heavyweight championship in his third fight against Deontay Wilder last October. However, Fury has confirmed to relinquish The Ring title, which will now be on the line in this weekend’s rematch between WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and challenger Anthony Joshua. Tyson Fury Announced His Retirement To WBC, Is That Officially? If Fury does stay retired, a fight one month away could determine a new champion.
Joe Joyce vs. Joseph Parker will be taking place on September 24. There were rumors of that bout being for the interim belt. According to the WBC’s rankings, Joe Joyce is ranked second but is also the WBO mandatory challenger. The Sun reported that Joyce’s team is pushing his fight against Parker to be for the WBC heavyweight title. He already told Metro before the Fury-Whyte bout that he would want to face the winner.
Joyce has held the British, Commonwealth, WBC Silver, WBO International, and European heavyweight titles. Parker won the WBO title against Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2016. He is currently on a six-fight win streak, recently beating Derek Chisora in a pair of fights for the WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
There is also Deontay Wilder, ranked first in the WBC’s rankings. The former champion has been out of action since losing to Fury in their trilogy fight in October 2021. He currently has no return date set, but there are rumors of him facing Robert Helenius.
Who do you think the fighters deserve the belt, regardless in line or not? Write your comment below.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Chris Eubank Jr very concerned about his upcoming sensational showdown against fellow Britain Conor Benn at the O2 Arena in London on October 8. The fight between the sons of two of British boxing’s most iconic figures is agreed upon in the 157-lb catchweight contest.
Eubank Jr. warned Benn to fight cautiously early on against him in their 157-lb catchweight battle. The WBA number one rank Eubank Jr. says that Benn has to be more careful when fighting in ten pounds above his usual.
“He’s going to be very careful early on because he doesn’t know what I am and what it’s like to fight at this level, so he has to feel it out,” said Eubank Jr. to Matchroom Boxing about Conor Benn.
“If he does go full steam ahead from round one, I’m going to be very impressed. So we’ll see.”
Chris Eubank Jr now has younger and more dangerous opponents in his sights | Boxing | The Guardian Chris Eubank Jr. has to keep his power by losing more than ten pounds to fight against Conor Benn on October 8.
For Eubank himself, fighting against Conor Benn is the lowest weight he has had since he was a teenager. The Next Gen Eubank (32-2,23 KOs) has competed at super middleweight from 2017 to 2019, that’s means he was always fighting in 168lb. While ‘The Destroyer’ Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) hasn’t fought above 147lb since 2016 he boxed in welterweight.
“157lb is the weight I have to get down to. It’s a weight I haven’t been since I was about 18 years old. Is it a worry? I guess you could say that.
“It’s more of a challenge, I will make that weight, it’s just how hard is it going to be? I don’t know, but I will make it because I’m a professional – I think I’m around 170lb right now, 171lb. The issue is I have a very low body fat percentage. I know how it feels when I’m at 160lb the day of the weigh-in, so losing three more pounds under that, it’s going to be painful, it’s going to hurt,” said Eubank Jr.
These Are What Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn Will Faces If They Don’t Meet The Catchweight Not only is Benn moving up in weight ten pounds from 147 to 157, but he’s facing the first quality opponent of his career. Up until now, Benn has been matched against older fighters that weren’t a threat to beating him. None of the opponents Benn has faced during his six-year professional career had any pop in their punches to worry him. If not drained from making weight, Eubank’s punches are going to be more than a handful for Benn.
“I want to win this fight in a brilliant fashion,” said Benn. “There’s a lot on the line here. I can’t lose this fight. That’s the way I look at this. I just can’t lose it.
“There’s too much on the line here for me to go, ‘You know what?’ I just can’t. I’ve got to win this.” Said Conor Benn.
For both fighters, this fight is more than just bragging right – it’s about family honor. Their fathers, two British boxing legends, Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn fought twice in 1990 and 1993 in one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the sport. Eubank Sr stopped Benn in the ninth round of their first encounter before a controversial split draw three years later left fans calling for a third fight – but it never came.
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will reignite their family feud on October 8 Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will reignite their family feud on October 8.
Now their sons will complete the trilogy and settle the score two months later and right one day ahead of 29 years after their fathers’ last bout.
“I grew up watching their legendary battles and always wanting to emulate that, and find my own arch nemesis… could this now be Conor Benn? We will find out,” said Eubank Jr.
CONFIRMED!! Chriss Eubank Jr. VS Conor Benn Is Set On October 8, 29 Years After Their Fathers’ Bout “He has walked the same path as I have. I know his struggle. Living in the shadow of a legend and trying to break out of that shadow and make his own name. If he can beat me, his name will be made, and he will never walk in his father’s shadow again.
“It’s a fight that’s going to spark the imagination of the British public, that’s what I’m happy about. In terms of anticipation, legacy and hype it’s the biggest fight of my career.”
Despite the fight is not for claiming any belts, Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn realize this is more than that. It’s all about pride between the two best British boxing clans.
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FightersTalkTV.com – In less than a week, the Rage On The Red Sea will explode at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The big two of The Ring, Anthony ‘AJ’ Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) and Oleksandr ‘The Cat’ Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) will face each other in their rematch this Saturday night.
The fight is the chance for AJ to become a three-time world heavyweight champion and reclaim the WBA (Super)/WBO/IBF/IBO titles from The Cat since lost by unanimous decision in their first bout last September in London. At that time, Joshua was comfortably outclassed as the Ukrainian took his WBA, WBO and IBF world titles in front of 65,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. But Usyk stunned Joshua on a number of occasions and was simply too fast for the Brit, landing some impressive hits to win unanimously on points.
Oleksandr Usyk Is Going To War Many observers said AJ will face a killing machine in Jeddah, especially after Usyk was reported about his ‘war mentality’ during his training camp. Moreover, some of them think Joshua should retire if he loses again to Usyk in the rematch. But, Anthony Joshua is a changed man.
Anthony Joshua has a big mission to accomplish this Saturday night.
His mentality, Joshua insists he is a very different animal now to the one that succumbed so meekly at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last September. And it is no exaggeration to say that his hopes of winning back his three world title belts in Saudi Arabia depend on him being good to his word.
The Mexican-American Robert Garcia, 46, has been in charge of Joshua for eight months, having replaced his previous coach Robert McCracken, who had guided him since his amateur days, and is making his presence felt, certainly in terms of his fighter’s approach.
“We have to let Anthony Joshua off the leash for this fight – we have to,” Garcia, a former world champion himself, told Telegraph Sport. “This fight is all about mindset. This is the hurt business. Usyk is a very smart fighter, and Anthony has shown us that he has great power, size and strength and we have been instilling his belief in his ability to go out there and hurt opponents.
“We want him to go out there and impose himself. We know that he got the plan wrong the first time, and this time he has to be more aggressive.”
Joshua sparred hard in Loughborough against four southpaws he flew in to prepare him for the unbeaten Usyk, before leaving to acclimatize to the 40-degree heat of Jeddah three weeks ago. Garcia was happy with what he witnessed.
Joshua has explained that he “respects Garcia highly, because of his name and credentials and experience” but added that he “can only get my confidence from my preparation and sparring. A coach can tell a fighter a million good things but if he doesn’t do them then it’s pointless.”
“Me and Rob (McCracken) would walk in and do skipping, shadow boxing, pads and the bag. He would obviously say things like ‘hands up’ or ‘slip there’.”
“Angel and Robert Garcia break things down more. I might get told, ‘In this round, perfect that f—— jab. The goal in this round is to get that jab popping. The next goal is to tilt more when you throw the right hand.’
“It’s more tactical like that, so there is reasoning behind the method. It’s a lot to remember, and it can be a bit brain fatiguing, but nothing will fatigue me more than being in that ring and going through it for 12 rounds, for real…so I have to go through it.
“This time around, rather than taking control I learnt that what I want is not as important as what the coach wants. I am a sponge, I will learn from anyone so I let them control the environment.”
After Usyk VS Joshua Rematch, What Is Next? Wilder Could Face The Winner of Usyk VS Joshua “I was in the gym every day with him – I don’t think I missed a session of his. I’ve been brutally honest with him the whole time. He’s very motivated for this fight but it’s good to be in there around Robert Garcia, around his other trainer Angel Fernandez, and mentally he seemed really good.
“I think Robert and Angel are a good combination, they’ve filled him with confidence, and the message is: ‘Just go out there and be AJ, don’t try and do anything that’s not AJ. Be educated, pressure and just give it your all. Be a destroyer’. If he can do that, however awkward Usyk is, AJ can swing the contest his way.
“Usyk is a southpaw, and he’s very clever, but he has two arms, two legs and he’s got a jaw like everyone else, and if Anthony Joshua hits you on the jaw once, he’s going to hurt you. But if he lets the flurries go, and he pins you on the ropes, and holds you there, let me tell you now, you’ve got to be superhuman to withstand it.”
Joshua has already proved his inner warrior spirit once in his career, winning back his belts from Andy Ruiz after suffering one of the biggest shocks in heavyweight boxing history in June 2019. Can he do it again, and become a three-time world champion against the masterful, tricky Usyk? The answer to that question lies in his head, as much as his hands.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Right on his 34th birthday, WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury announced his retirement from boxing. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman posted a video message on Twitter explaining that he’d received an announcement from ‘The Gipsy King’.
“Just finished a touching video conference with @Tyson_Fury who has confirmed his official retirement from boxing,” said Sulaiman. “We fully support his decision, which is a dream for anyone to retire undefeated and as WBC champion of the world. @WBCBoxing will prepare a special farewell event soon.”
Tyson Fury, who turned professional at 20 years old has won 32 of his 33 fights with one of those going drawn when he fought Deontay Wilder in their first match in December 2018. The Manchester Fury became one of the most tremendous boxers when he defeated the Ukraine big name Wladimir Klitschko at 27 years old in their unification WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO and The Ring titles fight.
He knocked out his 23 opponents including the same Wilder, twice in their two rematches and made him a WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion in February 2020. His latest sensational knockout is when coming off a terrific sixth-round KO win over Dillian Whyte in April. The champion put on an excellent display before a crowd of 94,000 at Wembley Stadium in London. And then he stated his retirement.
“Is that final?” I asked Fury at the post-fight presser.
“I definitely think so,” was the antithetical response.
Tyson Fury puts the finishing touches on Deontay Wilder in their second rematch. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
With the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch all but finalized at that point, few believed that Fury could walk away. A clash with the winner would crown the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis and present a career-high payday.
Having defeated Whyte, the WBC mandatory challenger, Fury was under no obligation to vacate any of his titles. And “I definitely think so” sounded like the Englishman was already hedging his bets.
And just days ago, Fury was calling out countryman Derek Chisora – a fighter he’s soundly defeated twice – for a third encounter.
We’ve learned to expected the unexpected from Fury, but notifying a sanctioning organization of his wish to retire is something new.
“Massive thanks to everyone who had an input in my career over the years,” Fury stated via social media. “After long hard conversations, [I’ve] finally decided to walk away and on my 34th birthday I say ‘Bon Voyage.’”
As a professional fighter, he has everything, won all titles and becoming the world champion in prime age without any lose is definitely outstanding. But 34 years old is not an old number for the big-name sportsman, many out there still boxed above 35. We just have to wait for the next statement from Tommy Fury’s brother, because we still want to see another record made by him.
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FightersTalkTV.com – The sensational showdown between the sons of two British boxing’s most iconic figures, Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn finally confirmed to be set on October 8 at the O2 Arena in London. The confirmation is locked after both fighters have had an agreement to fight in the catchweight contest. 160-lb middleweight Eubank Jr. and 147-lb welterweight Benn agreed to face each other in 157lb.
The ‘Next Gen’ Eubank Jr. (32-2, 23 KOs) has competed at super middleweight from 2017 to 2019, that’s means he was always fighting in 168lb. While ‘The Destroyer’ Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) hasn’t fought above 147lb since 2016 he boxed in welterweight. The pair have to set their weight to the pound they have compromised until the final weigh-in. If it doesn’t happen, Eubank and Benn will face several conditions.
The Fight Is Off Trainer Tony Simms says the maximum limit for the weigh-in is 158.5 lbs for 157lb Eubank and Benn’s fight. If Eubank Jr. comes in over the limit, the fight is off. It would be the same thing if Benn were to come in heavier than that weight as well, but he’s expected not to struggle to make the catchweight. This will put Eubank Jr. in a tough position where he will chase the 10lb below and make sure he doesn’t come in over the limit during the secondary weigh-in on the day of the fight.
Eubank Jr is a career middleweight (160lbs) but has fought up at super-middleweight (168lbs) Eubank Jr is a career middleweight (160lbs) but has fought up at super-middleweight (168lbs).
“He (Eubank Jr.) knows he’s got to try and make that 157. I was always doubtful he could do that because I’ve been on a couple of shows with him where he didn’t make 160, but he’s saying 100% he can make it.
“We have to take that into consideration where he says 110%, he’s not going to come no more than 157. We’ll see anyway. It was always 157. You can’t come in anything over 157. We were comfortable with him coming in at 157. Conor will come in at 154 or 155. So there will be a couple of pounds in that.
“There have been a few complications trying to get the contract over the line and eventually got done. There’s a massive financial penalty, and if he comes in over 158.5 and then the fight will be called off,” said Tony Simms about Chris Eubank Jr.
$100,000 Fine for Every Pound Exceeded Since the first time that the fight was announced, the biggest talking point is about the weight. How will Eubank Jr. come down 10lb below his 168-lb fights, and how will Benn cope going up 10lb? Naturally, a rehydration clause has been put in place, and Dan Rafael has reported the pair will be fined $100,000 (£82,000) for every pound in weight they weigh-in over the agreed 157.
Even though both fighters will be well paid for this bout, the fine is still a lot of money. Either Eubank or Benn not only has to meet the catchweight, but they have to pay more attention to their abilities. Eubank should get down and not feel depleted, and Benn should add sufficient bulk to his frame without losing his speed, especially his punching power, then we will have ourselves a very interesting fight.
Benn is much improved in recent years but has campaigned in the 147lb welterweight division Benn is much improved in recent years but has campaigned in the 147lb welterweight division.
For Benn, it’s not only a jump in weight he’s facing but quality, too. The unbeaten in 21 fights has developed significantly over the last two years but is yet to face anyone of Eubank’s caliber. ‘The Destroyer’ assures he will resume his welterweight conquest after the fight, but insists an opportunity for a legacy bout was one he couldn’t turn down.
“This fight is for the legacy and was an opportunity I felt I couldn’t pass up,” he said upon the bout’s announcement.
“My team and I had other options on the table as I’m currently ranked top five with all governing bodies at welterweight and no doubt I’m looking for a world championship fight very soon, but this fight is embedded with so much history and I know it’s one the public really want to see.
“To me this fight is personal – it’s more than titles and rankings, this is unfinished business between our families!” said Benn.
Eubank Jr, who has two defeats on his 34-fight record, has also drastically improved of late, having partnered with trainer Roy Jones Jr, and the 32-year-old believes the match-up will be the biggest fight of his career.
“I grew up watching their legendary battles and always wanting to emulate that, and find my own arch nemesis… could this now be Conor Benn? We will find out,” said Eubank Jr.
“He has walked the same path as I have. I know his struggle. Living in the shadow of a legend and trying to break out of that shadow and make his own name. If he can beat me, his name will be made, and he will never walk in his father’s shadow again.
“It’s a fight that’s going to spark the imagination of the British public, that’s what I’m happy about. In terms of anticipation, legacy and hype it’s the biggest fight of my career.” said Eubank Jr.
There are two months for both to make it happen. It’s not easy to go 10 lbs up or down, but one thing is for sure, it’s the most difficult thing to let your $100,000 go just for a single pound.
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FightersTalkTV.com – After being held up by the disagreement on the rehydration clause, the fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn is finally confirmed. The pair are set to fight at the O2 Arena in London on October 8 as scheduled in a 156lb catchweight contest.
The sensational showdown between the sons of two of British boxing’s most iconic figures is about more than just bragging rights – it’s about family honour. Fathers Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn fought twice in 1990 and 1993 in one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the sport. Eubank Sr stopped Benn in the ninth round of their first encounter before a controversial split draw three years later left fans calling for a third fight – but it never came.
Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn first fought in Birmingham in 1990.
Now their sons will complete the trilogy and settle the score two months later and right one day ahead of 29 years after their fathers’ last bout. 160lb middleweight Eubank Jr. will fight 147lb welterweight Benn in their 156lb agreed catchweight fight that both fighters have had to compromise.
“I grew up watching their legendary battles and always wanting to emulate that, and find my own arch nemesis… could this now be Conor Benn? We will find out,” said Eubank Jr.
Chris Eubank Sr’s son Chris Eubank Jr usually competes at middleweight (160lbs).
“He has walked the same path as I have. I know his struggle. Living in the shadow of a legend and trying to break out of that shadow and make his own name. If he can beat me, his name will be made, and he will never walk in his father’s shadow again.
“It’s a fight that’s going to spark the imagination of the British public, that’s what I’m happy about. In terms of anticipation, legacy and hype it’s the biggest fight of my career.”
Nigel Benn’s son Conor Benn usually competes at welterweight (147lbs).
Benn said: “This fight is for the legacy and was an opportunity I felt I couldn’t pass up. My team and I had other options on the table as I’m currently ranked top five with all governing bodies at welterweight and no doubt I’m looking for a world championship fight very soon, but this fight is embedded with so much history and I know it’s one the public really want to see. To me this fight is personal – it’s more than titles and rankings, this is unfinished business between our families! “All I know is that from my side, this will be an all-out war, last man standing kind of fight. Neither will give up until the last bell rings. I won’t be looking to take this to the score cards though, this will be explosive from the off. I’m so up for this.” The duel between Benn and Eubank Jr had been mooted earlier this year but it was thought to be a future fight when the former had moved up in weight. They were locked into a dispute over how much weight they can put on between the weigh-in on Friday and the day of the fight. The pair haven’t agreed on the second-day weigh-in limit. The clause would be in place to stop Eubank Jr having a big size advantage after rehydrating. Benn’s team will want as low a weight as possible, while Eubank Jr’s camp would probably request no rehydration clause at all. For Eubank Jr, a fighter that competed at super middleweight from 2017 to 2019, it makes sense for the rehydration limit to be as close as possible to 170 lbs to prevent him from being weakened. It’s already hard enough on the 32-year-old Eubank Jr that he must melt down to 156 lbs to accommodate Benn with a catchweight handicap. Eubank (32-2, 23 KOs) has never fought that low before during his 11-year professional career, so it will not be easy for him. His career has stalled since his loss to George Groves in 2018. For his part, the welterweight Benn (21-0, 14 KOs) hasn’t fought above 147 during his short six-year pro career. Also, Benn has never competed against a top 15 contender and has been matched against older, weaker fighters without much pop in their punches. If the Eubank Jr-Benn fight can’t get made, Matchroom Boxing may look to bag former WBA/WBC welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman as the opponent for Benn. Beating old ‘One Time’ Thurman would be a massive scalp for Benn to add to his collection and would put him in the pole position to capture one of the four 147-lb titles once they’re vacated by the winner of the undisputed welterweight match between champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford.
Eubank Jr’s options for his next fight would be less interesting than Benn’s, as his promoters will likely match him against former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith.
Let’s hope they meet their catchweight in the fight day to satisfying the fans who is the best generation in British.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Forty is a crucial number of age for a sportsman, especially those who count on his physic in the sport, and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is one of them. The WBA, IBF and IBO middleweight champion Golovkin is nearing the end of his career and many observers have tabbed him as a solid underdog against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in their trilogy. GGG will challenge Canelo for his undisputed super middleweight crown on September 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
In 2017, they fought to a controversial twelve-round split draw, and a year later, Canelo secured a close twelve-round majority decision in the rematch. Golovkin believes he was robbed on the cards in both fights.
“A lot of time has passed. We are different fighters now,” Golovkin told the Las Vegas Review Journal. “It’s the right approach to move on. Not to look back at the previous two fights and train with this idea that is a separate fight.
“I’m sure it’s not going to be an easy fight. My opponent is a champion, he has four belts, and he’s arguably the best fighter at that weight class. I’m jumping to the weight class for the first time and I’m fighting the best fighter in that class. Most likely I’ll feel fresh in that weight category. I think I’ll be ready for the physical standpoint. I think I’ll feel more comfortable in that weight class. On the other hand, I should say I feel extremely comfortable in my class. At 160.”
Their first two encounters took place at the middleweight limit of 160 lbs, while in the upcoming bout, Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) will head up to 168 lbs. During his long run at 160 lbs, Golovkin has picked up numerous big wins in the ring. He admits, a win over Canelo (57-2-2, 39 KOs) in their upcoming trilogy would be the biggest victory of his career.
“It would be the biggest win in my career. It would be the best thing that happened. That would be very fulfilling,” Golovkin said.
Canelo is Favored Will Beat GGG
Many observers believe that Canelo will get a victory over Golovkin in their upcoming trilogy. Although has lost to Dmitry Bivol last May by unanimous decision, the 32-year-old Canelo has more motivation to improve his skill by working harder in training camp.
In his fight at WBA light heavyweight against Bivol, Canelo plodded forward behind a high guard and loaded up on single-power shots in that fight. He gassed out after three rounds and was fighting literally on fumes in the last nine rounds. What Canello has going for him is the 40-years-old Golovkin and his habit of loading up on single power shots.
“I got Canelo. Canelo, in my opinion, has a lot to prove. He let his fans down last time out,” said Tim Bradley when asked who wins the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin trilogy.
“He’s going in with a chip on his shoulder,” Bradley continued about Canelo being bitter about his recent loss to Bivol. “You could see it in his energy with the way he was looking at GGG.”
It’s doubtful that Canelo will make any real changes to his game other than being less aggressive to conserve his energy better. He gassed not only against Bivol but also in his two fights with GGG and his match against Daniel Jacobs.
If Canelo tries to throw more punches, he’ll tire earlier and leave himself vulnerable to Golovkin’s power jab and single shots. That fight will be harder for Canelo than it would be.
“I think that’s going to compel him to work harder, get back to his craft, get back to boxing, and come in differently in the ring. Not just trying to walk guys down.
“He’s [Canelo] got accustomed to that, and he got in with the wrong guy [Dmitry Bivol] that knew how to isolate all of that, took advantage of that, and beat him,” said Bradley.
Bernard Hopkins, who is no longer involved in promoting Canelo Alvarez, clearly sure Canelo could stop Golovkin when those two rivals meet for a third time next month.
“I’m predicting Canelo will find his groove and then get a stoppage in the sixth or seventh round,” said Hopkins. “It looks like it will be a beat down. I think it’ll be a liver shot, and that’s going to happen in the first four rounds.”
It could very well be a “beat down” as Hopkins says, but Canelo will need to raise his game from what we saw in his loss to Dmitry Bivol last May for that to happen.
“Canelo is a better shot type of guy that wears you down, and then the head will be exposed to do what he wants to do, but that’s where it’ll start from. It’ll start from the bottom in bringing the head down. It will be a stoppage, but it’ll start from the body,” said Bernard.
Canelo is now 32, but he’s coming off of a pretty humbling defeat, where he was thoroughly out-boxed by major underdog Bivol at 175 lbs, while Golovkin is 40 and has fought just once since 2020, an April stoppage win over Ryota Murata in Japan.
The best news for all of us is that after a summer that has been a desert for actual big fights, we’re just over five weeks away from this one, and it is going to be a very big fight.
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FightersTalkTV.com – The knockout streak of Vergil Ortiz Jr. continued after stopped Michael ‘The Problem’ McKinson in the ninth round in their fight at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday night. Talented Texan Ortiz (19-0, 19 KOs) retained his WBO International Welterweight title by winning with TKO over McKinson (22-1, 2 KOs), who was defeated for the first time in his eight-year pro career.
Ortiz extended his strong start to the year to win via technical decision with a ninth-round stoppage, which was his 19th knockout in as many fights. When it came down to it, the brutality of Ortiz’s shots wore McKinson down as the former stopped the Englishman at the 0:27 mark of the ninth round. But the top welterweight contender didn’t feel like he was at his best.
“Honestly, I thought I didn’t really do anything good (in the first seven rounds),” Ortiz told DAZN’s Chris Mannix in his post-fight interview. “I had to adjust big time. I should have listened to my corner from the beginning.
Talented Texan Vergil Ortiz Jr. continued his devastating winning streak with a ninth-round TKO over Briton Michael McKinson at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday night.
“I felt like I figured him out in the first round but just went away from it. My corner had the game plan laid out, my dad bitched me out for three or four rounds, and I finally listened to him, and we got him out of there.”
Ortiz and McKinson were initially scheduled to fight in March. The fight was postponed when Ortiz was hospitalized because of rhabdomyolysis. And Saturday’s bout, just a few miles away from Ortiz’s hometown of Grand Prairie, was considered a WBA eliminator. Ortiz will certainly maintain his status as the WBO and WBA’s No. 1 contender in the 147-pound division.
But McKinson proved to be a tricky opponent. He was slippery around the outside of the ring and roughed Ortiz up on the inside as well. Eventually, all the bodywork Ortiz’s corner asked for at the beginning of the fight manifested itself and paid dividends. In the final 30 seconds of the eighth round, Ortiz dropped the British fighter with a left hook to the body. McKinson went down in a similar fashion at the beginning of the ninth round. After he limped around the ring, his corner jumped to the top of the apron and threw in the towel.
“I know I was losing the fight. There was never a time when I thought I was going to get stopped,” confessed McKinson during the post-fight press conference. “I thought I was going to take him to points, being the first person to end that knockout streak. I really did.
Ortiz (right) dropped McKinson with a left hook to the body in the final 30 seconds of the eighth round.
“In round eight, he caught me with a body shot. It hit my hip bone. My whole side of me, I couldn’t use that side. The ninth round, he hit me there again and that was it.”
Ortiz floored McKinson with a wicked body shot that produced lingering effects. The 28-year-old from Portsmouth, England beat the count but favored his hip, where he was struck again in the opening seconds of round nine. It clearly affected his mobility, as detected by father and head trainer Michael Ballingall who signaled for referee Laurence Cole to end the fight.
The eighth-round knockdown marked the first time that McKinson has been down as a pro, thus eventually leading to his first defeat. Prior to that point, he remained confident of at least hearing the final bell.
“The plan was definitely to stay long and try and take it to the late rounds where he’s never been before,” McKinson revealed. “Then I would try to get to him mentally. I only took him one round deeper than he’s ever been but I still took him the furthest out of anyone.”
A path to a title remains tricky because of the landscape within the welterweight division. Errol Spence and Terence Crawford, who was ringside Saturday, hold all four major belts and are in talks for a potential undisputed title fight. In his postfight interview with DAZN, Ortiz acknowledged securing a title shot soon will be difficult because of that impending matchup.
But when it comes to taking on anyone else, he’ll fight whomever that opponent is.
Michael McKinson (left) had to be defeated for the first time in his eight-year pro career.
“As long as they’re involved with my path to a world title, I don’t care,” Ortiz Jr. said.
In the co-main event, Marlen Esparza successfully defended her WBA and WBC flyweight titles against Eva Guzman. Esparza controlled a high-action fight and won a unanimous decision 98-92, 98-92, 99-92.
Esparza (13-1, 1 KO) won her sixth fight in a row since her loss to current champion Seniesa Estrada in Nov. 2019. Guzman (19-2-1, 11 KOs), a mandatory challenger made her U.S. debut.”
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FightersTalkTV.com – August 20 definitely is one of the big days in boxing history, where two big names in the heavyweight division reunite in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for their rematch billed as the Rage On The Red Sea. Anthony Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs) once again will face Oleksandr Usyk (19-0, 13 KOs) in his attempt to reclaim the WBA (Super)/WBO/IBF/IBO titles and become a three-time world heavyweight champion.
The boxing world especially Jeddah is ready to greet the two fighters who will take their rematch at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena. The stunning cinematic promo for Oleksandr ‘The Cat’ Usyk and Britain Anthony Joshua fight has been released and got viral on social media. Featuring hundreds of Saudi nationals, the film is shot on location in both London and Jeddah and is part of the build-up of the fight.
Saudi youth star in promo video ahead of boxing showdown Usyk Vs Joshua in Jeddah | Al Arabiya English The face-off scene in the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua’s promo video is set in the historic old town of the city of Jeddah.
The promo produced by Whisper and led by Executive Producer Jemma Goba, brings to life the vision of Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of SCEE, who wanted to capture the excitement of the fight taking place in the city of Jeddah.
“The promo is stunning and we’re delighted with how it reflects the excitement of the year’s biggest fight taking place in our transforming country,” said Prince Khalid.
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Anthony Joshua has already fought in Saudi Arabia when he had his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr, so he will be in familiar surroundings on fight night.
Ravi Samani of Skill Challenge added about the complexities of shooting the promo across multiple locations were overcome by incredible collaboration and hard work from everyone involved, including the local people in Jeddah who really bring the film to life. As seen at the promo’s conclusion where 300 local men and women looking on at both fighters when coming face-to-face in the historic old town in the city’s al-Balad district.
Prince Naseem Hamed holds his WBC belts and takes part in the making of the promo video with 300 local men and women.
“It was an amazing experience to shoot in the historic location of al-Balad for the face-off scene,” said Dominic O’Riordan, who directed the film. “It was really important to me that we give viewers a taste of Saudi culture that for so many, is still an unknown. I think you can tell in the film that both boxers fed off the awesome energy from the local people and their music and dancing.”
“Part of what I love about being a director is getting the opportunity to shoot in locations I have never been before and Saudi Arabia has always been a place I have wanted to visit. I knew that this film deserved a very cinematic treatment to mirror the occasion of the fight being held in Jeddah,” added O’Riordan, whose CV includes films for the likes of Adidas, BAFTA, Nike, and Visa.
Oleksandr Usyk Is Going To War
Oleksandr Usyk who never fought outside of Europe and America was posed for the face-off scene.
The Rage on the Red Sea is the latest international sports event to take place in Saudi Arabia, which has recently emerged as one of the fastest transforming countries in world sport. Since the ‘Clash on the Dunes’ between Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, there has been a nearly 300 percent surge in male and female boxers in the Kingdom, with the number of boxing gyms growing from just seven to 59.
As part of the country’s aims to get its people engaged and participating in sport, the Saudi Boxing Federation is aiming to inspire 500,000 into the sport in the next four years. If this occurs, new faces from Arabia will compete against the British and American boxers who have dominated the sport.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Someone has to let his ‘0’ go when two undefeated welterweight fighters, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Michael ‘The Problem’ McKinson square off at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, August 6. The pair who recorded a perfect win will face off in the 12-round fight for Ortiz Jr.’s WBO International Welterweight title.
Ortiz and McKinson were scheduled to meet in March, but during fight week Ortiz had to bow out after being diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis. McKinson remained on the show and defeated Alex Martin via unanimous decision. This victory makes him get his twenty-second of 22 fights.
While Ortiz Jr. retained his WBO International Welterweight title after defeating Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO a year ago. The 24-year-old Ortiz showcased a sharp jab that was used to largely control the aggression and finally dropped Kavaliauskas in a second before the eight rounds ended. It becomes the eighteenth knockout strike of 18 fights for Ortiz who turned pro right six years ago.
Michael McKinson remained unbeaten with a dominant win over Alex Martin in March.
The 28-year-old McKinson realized that he is a huge underdog, but said this fight is the one to earn the place he believes he deserves. Even though he only has two knockouts, The Problem is a fighter who relies on his ability to outbox his opposition. He got twenty victories by decision, and that showed how precisely his punches hit the targets and how bold his defense was.
“I’m a fighter who doesn’t know how to lose, doesn’t know what it means. I’m very proud of that and Vergil hasn’t faced anyone like me. Undefeated fighters we are hungry, we are brave. But I’m built different, I can go to the opponents’ house and fight these young hungry guys and take their undefeateds,” McKinson told a media roundtable.
“Vergil Ortiz is 18 fights, zero losses and 18 knockouts. He’s being tipped to be a future pound-for-pound king and he’s ranked number one in the world by the WBO and WBC. There’s a lot of momentum and a lot of hype around him – and I’m here to end it all. I beat him and I’m the man – that’s how it is.
“A win over Vergil would change my life, everyone around me. It would change everything. Nothing has ever been given to me, nothing has ever been handed to me on a plate.
“A win over Vergil would change everything and so for me there is no other focus, I don’t look beyond that because this is like my world championship fight.”
Vergil Ortiz Doesn’t Care About the Record The knockout streak of Ortiz could come to an end when he faces a British southpaw McKinson this Saturday night. Ortiz who has stopped all of his 18 opponents by knockout knows that his fabulous record is not a guarantee that can beat the skillful McKinson easily. And the WBA and WBO top rank couldn’t care less if it will end.
“As far as being concerned about keeping (my stoppage streak) alive, I’m not gonna lie, I really don’t care,” Ortiz said. “Ï always train to go the distance in every fight. I don’t go into the ring looking for the knockout. If the opportunity comes to finish the contest with a knockout, I will take it.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. stopped Egidijus Kavaliauskas by TKO in eight round last year.
“It’s a good thing and I’m grateful for having it. I’m kind of known for that and it’s like it’s a blessing and a curse at the same time. It’s a blessing because people are like ‘oh, let’s watch him, he’s won all his fights by knockout’. But at the same time a lot of people only see me as some reckless punching machine that only goes in for the knockout [and] can’t think.
“That’s not the kind of fighter I am. If anything, a lot of my knockouts have come from me thinking and exploiting their weaknesses and stuff like that.
“So anyways, long story short, I’m not really worried about if I get a knockout this fight or not. I would like one but I’m not concerned about losing my knockout streak or anything like that.”
Ortiz fought twice last year, earning knockout victories over former world champion Maurice Hooker and former world title challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas, before being sidelined for a year. As a result of the layoff the softly-spoken Ortiz has drifted from the forefront of the minds of boxing fans, but he plans to remedy that this weekend.
“If I start talking outside of the ring you’re gonna tell right away that that’s not the kind of person I am so I’m not gonna sit here and try to fake it and be someone that I’m not,” Ortiz said.
“I’m not good at doing that. I can do it if I want to but it’s gonna be pretty obvious that that’s not the kind of person I am so I’m just gonna stick to letting my fists do the talking, letting my skills pay the bills.”
Here is everything you need to know about Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Michael McKinson The fight between Portsmouth pugilist Michael McKinson and Texan Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be one of the most interesting bouts in this month. The two fighters will put their perfect record on the line to show to the boxing fans who will stay on a 100 percent winning streak in the welterweight division.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Hasim Rahman Jr. was scheduled to fight against Jake Paul this upcoming Saturday, August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York. But a week before the match day, Paul and his team canceled the fight due to a weight dispute.
The cancelation was confirmed by Most Valuable Promotion, which was co-founded by Paul, that the show would not go forward because of Rahman’s inability to make the agreed upon weight of 200 pounds. A statement from MVP says that Rahman weighed in at 216 pounds when he accepted the fight on July 7. They also claim that weekly weight checks required by the New York State Athletic Commission were “not made in good faith” and that Rahman had lost less than a single pound after more than three weeks.
Jake Paul canceled his upcoming fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. which scheduled this Saturday, August 6.
“MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner. Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event,” reads the statement.
Jake Paul Decided To Canceled The Fight Against Hasim Rahman Jr. Rahman Jr, a heavyweight with a record of 12-1, responded by tweeting: “Jake and his ‘team’ cancelled this fight, not me! The fight isn’t happening on there accord not MINE!” He also retweeted several users who claimed it was Paul who had backed out of the bout.
The son of the legend Hasim Rahman also says in the video released on social media to dispute Paul’s reasoning, saying that he would have taken a pay cut to fight. Rahman added that by cancelling the fight a week out deprived him of the chance to try and lose as much weight as possible.
“I signed a contract to make 200 pounds within a three, three-and-half weeks that I had to do it,” Rahman said in a video post on Instagram a few hours after the cancellation was announced. “But I couldn’t do it. I said my body simply would not let me do it. It would not let me get down to 200 pounds.
“But where in boxing do you see them canceling fights a whole week in advance? I didn’t even get my last week to get down as low as I could. I told this man, ‘If penalties involved, keep the purse. Keep the purse. I’d fight you for the $5,000 minimum.’ That’s how much it means to me, and that’s how much faith I have in knocking him out.”
Rahman questioned that Paul has been claiming he beat him in sparring, when Rahman would have been at a weight closer to 230 pounds. If that was the case, Rahman said, why get “scared” at fighting 210 or 215 pounds?
“I would’ve beat this man with one hand, just like I did in the gym,” Rahman continued. “But let him tell it, he already beat my ass in the gym when I was 230. So if you beat me up when I was 230, what’s the problem of fighting me when I’m at 215, what’s the problem of fighting me when I’m 210?
“It’s clearly been them not wanting to fight. It’s not me pulling out of the fight. It’s them not wanting the fight. I never said that I didn’t want this fight. The only thing that I can conclude is they’re scared. They tried to drain me down. I told them I ain’t gonna be able to get all the way down to cruiserweight. It was an astronomical fee in and of itself from the beginning when they called me to spar for Anderson Silva. I told them what my weight was. I would have had to lose a pound a day for 30 days in order to make 200 pounds.”
Rahman said he was left with no other conclusion than that Paul simply did not want to face a real boxer.
“Jake Paul could’ve fought a real boxer, but he don’t want to fight a real fighter,” Rahman said. “He don’t want to fight a real fight. He wanted to drain me down and fight a shell of me, which I’m not going to allow him to do. Now, they didn’t move the goalposts and move the finish line closer and have me weigh in all these extra days early and then pull the plug on the fight like, ‘We don’t want to fight.’
“My team 100 percent still wanted to fight, still ready, willing, and able to knock out Jake Paul on Aug. 6. So y’all blame your boy Jake Paul for this fight not happening. It ain’t have nothin’ to do with me or my team. We let them know what the real reason was, and Jake Paul is scared to fight.”
If it’s just because of Rahman’s weight issue, Paul can choose to postpone the event and wait until Rahman meets the weight as contracted. But if he decided to cancel, either Paul is not ready yet to fight a real boxer, or he won’t spend much money to turn on the lights in Madison Square Garden.

FightersTalkTV.com – The upcoming Saturday, August 6, should be a special day for boxing fans around the world, especially those who follow the YouTube star-turned boxer, Jake Paul. Regardless of like or dislike, they were looking forward to watching Logan Paul’s brother fight against a real boxer in the ring. And they finally got to see and prove on Saturday night that Paul’s roar on social media was as loud as his punch over his opponent’s face.
Jake Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) was set to fight against Hasim Rahman Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs) which was scheduled on August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York. But unfortunately, the fans have to be waiting (again) after Paul and Rahman’s cruiserweight bout was canceled due to the weight dispute. This is the second straight time Paul has had a fight essentially canceled after his originally supposed to face Tommy Fury unable to travel to the US because of a visa issue.
Jake Paul canceled his upcoming fight against Hasim Rahman Jr., which was scheduled for this Saturday, August 6.
Most Valuable Promotion, which was co-founded by Paul, confirmed that the show would not go forward because of Rahman’s inability to make the agreed upon weight of 200 pounds. A statement from MVP says that Rahman weighed in at 216 pounds when he accepted the fight on July 7. They also claim that weekly weight checks required by the New York State Athletic Commission were “not made in good faith” and that Rahman had lost less than a single pound after more than three weeks.
A new contract was sent to Rahman for a 205-pound catchweight on Saturday, but Rahman’s team allegedly declined the new weight and voiced their intention to weigh in at 215 pounds.
“MVP and Jake Paul will not reward someone that has conducted themselves in such a deceiving and calculated manner. Therefore, MVP is left with no choice but to cancel the August 6th event,” reads the statement.
Because of this Paul and his team decided to cancel the fight.
“First Tommy Fumbled and now Hasim Rahman crumbled,” Jake Paul tweeted. “These boxers are the most difficult people to work with and continually lack professionalism and confidence to fight me. I apologize to all of the of the other fighters on the card, our partners, our team and the fans.”
In a video released on social media, Paul said: “Hasim Rahman Jr has pulled out of the fight. This is not a joke, I am devastated, I cannot f***ing believe this; we just found out this news. This is another case of a professional boxer, just like Tommy Fury, being scared to fight me.
“It is as clear as day that these guys have been so unprofessional to work with, looking for any excuse to suck more money out of this event, to coerce us into doing things and I knew from the jump that this guy didn’t want to get in the ring with me.
“The biggest pay day of his life times 10 and he’s fumbling it. For what? Because he knows he’s going to get knocked out by me. The pressure starts to set in and it’s exactly what happens with all these guys. I’m sick of it, I’m devastated and I apologize to everyone on the undercard. This is absurd but there’s nothing I can do about it; I apologize to the fans and I’ll be back at some point.”
Rahman Jr. responded on his tweet and blamed Jake Paul for the cancelation. He says that the cancelation is not on him, but Paul and his team who have pulled out of the fight.
“I didn’t even get a chance to hit the scale on 8/5 like the contract said,” Rahman Jr. tweeted. “How [is] the fight off on me when THEY cancelled the event.”
Rahman Jr. Blames Jake Paul For Cancellation and Claims YouTuber Is Scared Of Him In combat sports it is relatively normal for fighters to cut weight closer to the fight, by losing water weight rapidly. Many fighters, particularly in MMA, use this technique in an attempt to gain a weight advantage on fight night — dehydrating themselves for weigh-ins and putting the weight back on quickly in time for the fight. Most likely these initial weight assurances were made to ensure Rahman Jr. didn’t try to dehydrate himself in this way, giving him a massive weight advantage over Paul.
Making 200 pounds was always going to be a long shot for the 6’3” Rahman, who has weighed as much as 269 for a bout and never weighed less than 211 3/4 pounds for a fight. Rahman weighed 224 pounds for his most recent bout, a fifth round stoppage loss to James Morrison in April. Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) weighed 191 1/4 pounds for his last bout in December, a sixth round knockout of Tyron Woodley.
The two rivals have since engaged in a back-and-forth row on social media with contrasting views on the cancellation. Anyway, if this is all about the weight issue, why does Paul should cancel the fight? Didn’t he ever tell Eddie Hearn that he would fight anyone at any weight?
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FightersTalkTV.com – Danny Garcia celebrated his super welterweight debut after cruising to a majority decision victory over exciting contender Jose Benavidez Jr. in the SHOWTIME main event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event Saturday night. The two-division world champion Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia dominates the eleven of 12 rounds over the unbeaten super middleweight David Benavidez’s brother.
Philadelphia’s Garcia (37-3, 21 KOs) has become a staple at Barclays Center ever since headlining the arena’s first boxing event in 2012, and his return against Benavidez (27-2-1, 18 KOs), saw him pick up his seventh victory in Brooklyn. He saved perhaps his most expressive moment post-fight when he broke down in the ring discussing his struggles with mental health with SHOWTIME reporter Jim Gray, showing the authenticity that has made him such a fan-favorite in Brooklyn.
“I did take a break going through mental things, things went dark, I went through anxiety, deep depression, just trying to be strong,” said a visibly emotional Garcia. “It was the pressure of life, being a good dad, just letting it out right now, because it was all stuck inside. It rained on me for a year and a half and the only way to do better was to fight again. I’m a fighter. If you battle anxiety and depression, you can get out of it, that’s what I did today. I fought.”
The two-division world champion looks as good as ever in his 154-pound debut as he outpoints a game Jose Benavidez Jr. Saturday night. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
Garcia who hadn’t fought since losing a unanimous decision to undefeated, unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. in December 2020, boxed smartly from the opening bell and never relinquished control against Benavidez.
The counter punching, the body work, the quick head movement and combination punches were all on display as Garcia made a point with a brilliant, 12-round majority decision over Benavidez atop a SHOWTIME tripleheader in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The 34-year-old Garcia won on the scorecards of judges Glenn Feldman (116-112) and Tony Paolillo (117-111) overruling Waleska Roldan’s 114-114 score.
After runs as a world champion at 147 and 140 pounds, Garcia debuted at 154 pounds after a nearly 20-month layoff. Known as a counterpunching expert, Garcia went on the attack early and often, targeting Benavidez’s body on his way to landing a career-high of 153 body shots according to CompuBox. Garcia’s superior hand and foot speed left Benavidez trailing him for much of the night, looking to land right hands over Garcia’s vaunted left hook.
Garcia (right) dominates a 12-round bout against Benavidez.
The 30 year old Benavidez appearing supremely confident pretty much throughout that his size and power would surely bring about Garcia’s demise before the final bell. It simply didn’t happen, and all the showmanship in the world on the part of the Phoenix fighter couldn’t change that. Oddly enough, Benavidez appeared fine eating Garcia’s punches for the first eight rounds while doing little himself. And when he did punch, he didn’t exactly land effectively all that often. Garcia had a lot to do with that, of course, but Benavidez’ strategy remained completely puzzling.
Benavidez best moment came in round nine when he connected on one of those right hands and popped Garcia’s head back, but he was unable to capitalize on the attack enough to change the trajectory of the fight.
“I’m happy with my performance,” said Benavidez. “I feel like I did good. I’m fighting in his backyard, one of the best, I took his punches like they were nothing. I thought I won the fight. But it is what it is, a loss makes you stronger.
garcia-benavidez-fight (17) Benavidez’s confidence unable to beat Garcia’s superior hand and foot speed.
“It’s tough, things don’t always go your way, there are ups and downs. I try to be positive, like when the doctor said I would never walk again. I didn’t let that get to me. I kept on going.”
Many boxing fans were disappointed with Benavidez’s performance during the fight, while Garcia did look good on both offense and defense in his 154lb debut. Obviously, this victory is very important for Garcia to keep on track and find the next opponent.
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FightersTalkTV.com – Jose Benavidez Jr. had to ‘fight’ against Angel Garcia at his and Danny Garcia’s final pre-fight press conference. Instead of the statement war between the two fighters who were about to fight, which usually happens at the final presser, Jose actually responds to Danny’s father’s statement.
That happened before the two fighters, Jose Benavidez Jr. (27-1-1, 18 KOs) and Danny Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs), went face-to-face at a final press conference on Thursday and gave verbal clues of the explosive action they plan to dish out in a super welterweight clash. The fight will be set for this Saturday, July 30, and live airing on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Angel Garcia talks at Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez’s final pre-fight press conference. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
Danny’s father and trainer, Angel Garcia give an irrelevant rant about corruption in amateur boxing before responding to the question of Showtime’s Brian Custer, who moderated the event, about Benavidez. His comments initiated the back and forth between Benavidez and Angel Garcia.
“Jose Jr. doesn’t have the skills. We’re ready for him. July 30 on Showtime, the ‘Danny Garcia Show’ is back. It’s the greatest show on earth.”
“He (Benavidez) ain’t a bigger man,” Angel Garcia said. “He only like one inch bigger than Danny. That’s it. What’s up with that? Like when you eye-to-eye, you the same size. Don’t underestimate Danny. It doesn’t matter. Listen, when you eye-to-eye, you the same size. Big dog, listen.”
Jose Benavidez Jr. eventually had heard more than enough from one of boxing’s greatest agitators. He then reminded Angel Garcia that he hasn’t accomplished anything that warrants talking trash the way he does.
“I’ll show you who the big dog is,” Benavidez said. “I’m gonna show you guys. Be ready. You know, I don’t wanna, I don’t have to say much. You know, I’m gonna let my fists do the talking. All right? That’s it.”
“Nobody’s underestimating anybody,” Benavidez replied. “I told you guys, thank you for the opportunity.”
“It’s gonna be the end of the Danny Garcia show,” Benavidez told Angel Garcia. “It’s gonna be a good fight. It’s gonna be fireworks. Like I said, I respect Danny Garcia. His dad just talks too much. Danny Garcia, you know, he’s a good fighter. Nothing against him, but his dad just barks too much.
“Hey, imagine if you were that good of a fighter how you’d run your mouth?,” Benavidez quipped Angel Garcia. “You’re not the one that’s gonna fight. You’re not the one that’s gonna fight. You’re scared.”
Danny Garcia finally grabbed the microphone from his father toward the end of a press conference and joked to Custer that he had been warned what would happen if they gave the microphone to the rambunctious man who has trained the former two-division champion throughout his career.
Benavidez at The Final Presser: Ready & Confident “I’m ready. I feel strong and I’m happy to be here. It’s exciting to be fighting in this big arena. I’m ready to show the world that I’m the one at 154 pounds.
“I’m the bigger guy at this weight. I’m confident, I’m strong and I’m ready. This is a new and improved me. Nobody is going to touch me.
Jose Benavidez Jr. says he is going to end the Danny Garcia show in their final pre-fight press conference. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
“I don’t have to look impressive. I’m going to show what I am. I’m a beast. I know where my talent is and I’m going to make it look easy.
“This is going to be a good fight. It’s going to be fireworks. I respect Danny Garcia, but his dad talks too much. I’m thankful for the opportunity, but we’re going to let the fists talk.
“I’m done with the trash talk. I’m happy and I’m excited. I can’t wait to get it on Saturday night.
“They can think what they want to think. I know what I’m capable of and I’m going to prove it on Saturday. I’m only focused on my work ethic and I’ve been training hard for this fight.
“To me, the talk is just a game. I respect everyone. I’m more mature now. I’ve grown and I only care about what I’m going to do on Saturday.
“This is going to be the end of the ‘Danny Garcia Show’.”
Garcia at The Final Presser: Aims To Be The Three-Division Champion “It’s been 19 months since I’ve been in the ring and I’ve been enjoying my life in and out of the ring. I’ve spent time with my family, but I’ve still been staying in the gym the whole time. I trained with young guns Chris Colbert and Stephen Fulton Jr. To be honest, it feels like I never left.
Danny Garcia says ready for his new journey in his and Jose Benavidez’s final pre-fight press conference. (Photo: Boxing Photos)
“We had a tremendous training camp in Philly. We’ve done everything we were supposed to do and my body feels great. I knew that I was coming up to 154 pounds, so I built more muscle. But most importantly I feel good mentally.
“Once Danny Garcia is mentally and physically strong, no one can touch him. I’ve proved that before. I’m just excited to be back at Barclays Center.
“I’m excited to be on this card with a lot of young fighters. It’s tremendous and I can’t wait. The ‘Danny Garcia Show’ is back. I definitely feel good and come Saturday night you better make sure you get your tickets or tune in on Showtime.
“It feels good to be back. I’m back because I love to fight. I’m a fighter and I love boxing. I knew once I took that break, that I’d come back at 154 pounds. A lot of people don’t know how I’ve been squeezing my body down. I think people will be surprised about how strong I am.
“I want to chase a new dream. I want to be a three-division champion. I have the skill and I have the will and I’m not going to let anyone take it away from me.
“Nothing ever comes easy against Danny Garcia. Don’t try too hard, because you might knock yourself out (to Jose Benavidez Jr.).
“I’m going to go out there and have fun and do what I do best. I’m going to find a way. It’s going to be the same thing you always see. I’m going to get this ‘W’.”
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FightersTalkTV.com – After 18 months inactive in the sport, Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia will be turning to the action this Saturday night against Jose Benavidez Jr. at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight marks Philadelphia’s own for his super welterweight debut since his loss at the hands of current WBC, WBA, and IBF welterweight champion Errol ‘The Truth’ Spence Jr (28-0, 22 KOs) in December 2020. He lost by scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 116-112.
The former two-weight world champion Garcia had decided to take a break from boxing for two years, which was a questionable move, as he’s lost a lot of time in his career. Garcia (36-3, 21 KOs) has revealed how the global coronavirus pandemic affected him mentally and kept him out of the ring.
“2020 was a good and bad year for me. I fought twice and made a lot of money, but at the same time, there was the pandemic. It was a tough year for me outside of the ring. It was stressful for everybody. I just needed a break. I was tired. I trained hard at the beginning of the year and then we went through the pandemic. I had to wake myself up to train hard again for one of the biggest fights of my career. It just took a mental toll on me. I was mentally tired.
“I just needed a little time off,” Garcia told Yahoo Sports. “Mentally, I was kind of burned out. I was pretty worn out mentally and it didn’t make sense to fight in that mind frame. But I’ve gotten the hunger back. That was a rough year for me with the pandemic and everything else going on. So I needed a break but I feel like I’m back to my old self now.”
Danny Garcia failed to beat Errol Spence Jr. by unanimous decision in his last fight, December 2020.
Held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including WBC/WBA (Super) light welterweight and WBC welterweight, the 34-year-old Garcia considered his credentials worthy of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and he intends to better present his case by campaigning in a new weight class.
“Definitely we definitely want to be in the Hall of Fame. That’s why we do this, to put our names in the history books. That’s why I’m going up to 154 because I want to be a legend, I want to be a guy that’s fearless. A person that’s not afraid to fail, takes risks,” said Garcia.
“No risk, no reward. That’s been me my whole career. We always want to do bigger and better things. That’s why we’re doing this. Not because we have to, because we want to. It’s a big difference.”
In order to be a three-division champion, Garcia would have to unseat the current undisputed king of the super welterweight division in PBC stablemate Jermell Charlo. And beating Jose Benavidez Jr. (27-1-1, 18 KOs) is the first step of the journey.
Ready For New Division Debut Considered small for a welterweight, Danny will be even more outsized at junior middleweight, going up against bigger fighters like Jermell Charlo, Sebastian Fundora, and Tim Tszyu. At 5-foot-8 Garcia will be at the smaller end of the scale for a 154-pounder but he insists he will be able to perform at the higher weight.
“I always knew that 154 was my walkaround weight. A lot of people think I’m naturally small because I used to fight at 140 and 147. But I was squeezing myself down to get to those weights. Now I’m a little bit older, a little bit wiser. I don’t think that’s the right thing for me to do to lose all that weight.
“I’m eating the right things, I’m doing more with the weights and I feel I have more stamina and can hold the weight better,” he said. “I feel this is a more natural weight for me and I have the strength to compete here.
“You have to know in your heart that you have the skills and that you’ve put in the work. If you’re going to fight these guys, you can’t have any doubts and you eliminate doubts by the work you put in in the gym.
“I’ve been pushing really hard in this camp. The time off helped me because I missed the gym, I missed everything about it. Now, I’m back where I feel like I belong and I am motivated to show everyone what I’ve done.”
Fighting against Benavidez will be the first test for Garcia in the division. The brother of the popular unbeaten 168-lb contender David Benavidez, who many boxing fans believe is the best fighter at super middleweight, has fought lesser opposition in record-padding fights during his 12-year career.
In 2018, Benavidez Jr temporarily took a break from fighting second-tier opposition when he fought superstar Terence Crawford, but it ended badly for him, losing by a 12th-round knockout. After that loss, Benavidez Jr took a three-year break from action before returning to the ring last year against journeyman Francisco Emanuel Torres in November 2021. The judges scored it a 10-round draw, but it appeared Torres had done enough to deserve the victory over Benavidez Jr.
Jose Benavidez Jr. (right) hits the mitts during a training session – Photo by Lalo Hernandez/Team Benavidez.
“Benavidez is a tough fighter. He has some skills. Obviously, he’s 27-1-1 and he’s fought some good fighters. I expect the best of him.
“He’s a very skilled guy and he comes to fight,” Garcia said. “I feel like I have more experience and I’ve fought at a higher level and for longer but I respect him and I’ve trained so hard for that reason.
“He’ll push me but I’m confident in the work I’ve done that I’m going to put on a good show. I want to knock him out but if the knockout doesn’t come, then we’re ready for 12 rounds. I just want to go in there and give the fans a great show.
“I already got the advantage. I got an extra body part. He’s gonna need an extra arm to beat me.” Garcia throws a joke about his six-toe.
As we all know, Garcia was born with a six-toe on his right foot, which prevented him from ever being knocked out in his career. Will it give him a good start on his journey? We’ll see.
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FightersTalkTV.com – The fight between welterweight champions Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford is the top of must-watch list for boxing fans in the world. It would be the best present of the year if they could see these two unbeaten champions try to drop each other in one ring. Spence Jr. and Crawford are the two best boxers who fight in the most competitive division in the sport and both are at the peak of their powers.
Errol Spence Jr. with his WBC/IBF/WBA (Super) belt after defeated Yordenis Ugas in Texas last April.
The Long Island Errol Spence Jr. is a unified welterweight world champion who held the IBF, WBC and WBA (Super) title. The Truth (28-0, 22 KOs) won his WBA (Super) title in the unification bout by defeating Yordenis Ugas in the tenth round via technical knockout in Texas last April. Spence locked the title after the ringside physician advised the fight to be stopped due to Ugas’ severely swollen right eye.
Terence Crawford after five times retained his WBO title by knocked out Shawn Porter last November.
While, Terence Crawford had a more fantastic record, he won all 38 of his fights with 29 KOs. Bud has been the WBO welterweight champion since defeating Jeff Horn in June 2018. And he has successfully defended the title five times, all of those by technical knockout, most recently with a 10th-round TKO win over Shawn Porter in November.
Spence and Crawford must get this fight made this year because they both have mandatory defenses they’ll need to take care of in 2023 involving talented contenders that could unseat one of these belt holders. Many boxing fans believe Crawford is the #1 fighter in the 147-lb division, is turning 35 in September, and has only been fighting once a year against fringe-level opposition for the last two years.
The combination of age, inactivity, and marginal opposition could prove to be the undoing for Crawford when he gets in there with Spence (32). That would be a tremendous step up for the Nebraska native Crawford with him being on the wrong side of 30.
Who Will Be The Tank’s Next Target? Carl Froch Mocked Jake Paul’s Credentials “That fight has to happen. It has to happen. The welterweight division is so deep. But as much as it’s deep, you’ve got those two guys at the top. I think even number three is way below them. It’s number one and number two, they have to fight,” says the former WBO super-lightweight title holder, Chris Algieri who boxed Spence in 2016.
As far as technical and professional thought, there are no obstacles standing in the way of the mega-fight from happening this year. But it doesn’t exist for the business, Promoter Bob Arum has doubts the fight can get made because of the piracy problems that exist in boxing in the form of illegal streams.
Arum points out that fans don’t want to pay the expensive price of pay-per-view, which can run as high as $80, so they turn to piracy on the Internet to watch it for free on a stream. He says one option to combat piracy is to lower the price of pay-per-view in theory that if they drop it to such a low number, fans won’t feel the need to watch it on an illegal stream.
But, if the fans paid a lower price, the promoters are out a lot of money that they gave to the fighters in guaranteed purses. “It has tremendous interest from people who follow boxing, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into revenue from pay-per-view, which is the biggest source because of the piracy,” said Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum when asked about the potential Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford fight.
Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum doubts Spence vs Crawford’s fight can get made.
“The fighters realize how big a fight it is, and they want to get paid big amounts of money,” Arum continued about Spence – Crawford. “The promoter, in this case, PBC, has to look at it and say, ‘Hey, we’ll put it on, we’ll give you nice guarantees, but you’ve got to really live from the upside,’ which the fighters realize now will not develop.
“So again, unless somebody wants to subsidize that fight, I don’t know how it gets done. One solution might be, and if you pay big guarantees to the fighters, you can’t crap around with experiments. But if you look at our friends in the UK, who still do very robust numbers on the pay-per-view.
Rehydration Clause Delays Chris Eubank Jr. VS Conor Benn “You say, ‘Why?’ Is it because the English fans are so honest that they won’t tap into a stream? Or is it because it’s a much smaller course to get the pay-per-view into the UK. It’s 20 pounds or 25 pounds for a really big fight.
“My inclination is you reduce the piracy in that way. But again, to put up hard-earned money on a hope, that’s not a good business decision,” said Arum.
Yeah, sport now is a business, no exception in boxing. If you want a good show, you have to pay with the big flow. However, do you think this mega-fight is worth the big money? Or that is all just a number of saturday night entertainee.
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FightersTalkTV.com – After being called up by Ryan Garcia in his latest fight against Javier Fortuna, Gervonta Davis is still silent. Tank just reply a short but simple response on his social media, “See y’all the end of the year..#TheONE”. His statement raises questions among boxing fans and observers, which have to patiently await some Davis’s next fight news. The undefeated lightweight star will likely return sometime this fall and there are endless big fight options for the WBA lightweight champion.
Gervonta Davis knocked out Rolly Romero in sixth-round in Atlanta last May.
Gervonta Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but it’s hard to ignore what he can do in a boxing ring. The 27-year-old currently holds the WBA (Regular) lightweight title and in his last fight, he settled the score with foe Rolando Romero in Brooklyn. Romero was doing some nice work throughout the early stages of the contest but ultimately, it was ‘Tank’ who landed the final blow in the form of a devastating TKO that showed the masses exactly what he’s capable of.
Ryan Garcia Wants Tank Davis Next Carl Froch Mocked Jake Paul’s Credentials Last year, Davis competed at junior welterweight in June 2021, when he knocked out Mario Barrios for the WBA ‘regular’ title, but then dropped down to 135 in the aftermath.
With the backing of boxing legend Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Davis has become one of the top young fighters in the sport. He is an elite talent at lightweight, a champion, and is becoming one of the more notable brands in the fight game. Although, the Baltimore’s rise to fame has had some notable bumps in the road.
The kid from Maryland has had several run-ins with the law, including arrests for punching a friend in 2017, a domestic altercation with his girlfriend in 2020, and several charges for a hit-and-run in 2021. He has not served any jail time thus far.
Gervonta Davis hits Mario Barrios in their WBA Super Lightweight World Championship boxing match in Atlanta.
He also has had issues making weight during his career. He was stripped of the IBF junior lightweight title in 2017 for being overweight by two pounds and then lost the opportunity to win the lightweight belt in 2019 when he was 1.5 pounds of the limit for a title bout against Yuriorkis Gamboa.
However, ‘Tank’ has been more like a run-away train over of his career, with his wins to knockouts ratio is 27/25. He has become one of the sport’s brightest young stars and has the resume and brand value to deserve a fight with the biggest names in the division. That is why matchups with Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney. or George Kambosos Jr. make sense next.
VS KingRy Davis and Garcia have seemed on a collision course for several years, and Garcia once again called for a matchup following his July win over Javier Fortuna. Unless a unification bout with Haney is made, Davis vs Garcia is probably the next biggest fight to book at lightweight.
VS The Dream
Devin Haney is most boxing observer’s #1 fighter at lightweight. He is the man with the biggest target on his chest and would make a lot of sense next for Davis. However, boxing is notorious for not making obvious fights happen so “Tank” can’t get his hopes up on that one.
VS The Aussie
George Kambosos was the “it” guy at lightweight following his victory over Teofimo Lopez in 2021. “Ferocious” loss this year to Haney stopped much of the momentum but he still remains a top name in the division. If bouts with Haney or Garcia can’t be made next a scrap with the Australian would be a strong plan C.
There are many possibilities ahead for Gervonta Davis, but the most likely scenario sees him getting matched up with Ryan Garcia or Devin Haney next.
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