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Great War . Clarke has a hurtful jab , ruined Wardleys face but he’s a warrior.
It’s a shame these two aren’t with Warren or Hearn , they’d be soon fighting top 10 heavyweights.
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Great War . Clarke has a hurtful jab , ruined Wardleys face but he’s a warrior.
It’s a shame these two aren’t with Warren or Hearn , they’d be soon fighting top 10 heavyweights.
The best british HW title fight I’ve ever seen and it’s even better because these two are legit prospects but like you say, have fallen under the radar.
Wardley has taken the tougher pro route with his lack of connections and amateur background, taking on hard fights for little money, he’s actually a free agent, a talent like that; blows my mind. Then Clarke, he’s a team GB vet who finally medalled at the last games, signed with Boxxer who have been feeding him cans until now, Boxxer are inexperienced and kinda terrible at PR, Adam Azim is getting negative publicity for facing Eubanks instead of Dalton Smith, Eubanks is not a bad fight but they had Adam win and then vacate European title who Dalton was mandatory for; moves like this just wakes up the racists from their arm chairs. I feel for Boxxer a little in that all the rival promoters have joined forces to blacklist Ben Shalom, but still.
Incredible fight though!
The best british HW title fight I’ve ever seen and it’s even better because these two are legit prospects but like you say, have fallen under the radar.
Wardley has taken the tougher pro route with his lack of connections and amateur background, taking on hard fights for little money, he’s actually a free agent, a talent like that; blows my mind. Then Clarke, he’s a team GB vet who finally medalled at the last games, signed with Boxxer who have been feeding him cans until now, Boxxer are inexperienced and kinda terrible at PR, Adam Azim is getting negative publicity for facing Eubanks instead of Dalton Smith, Eubanks is not a bad fight but they had Adam win and then vacate European title who Dalton was mandatory for; moves like this just wakes up the racists from their arm chairs. I feel for Boxxer a little in that all the rival promoters have joined forces to blacklist Ben Shalom, but still.
Incredible fight though!
Thanks for the background. If he’s free he should move on , time is short in this sport & he’s nearly 30. For sure one of these best British HW fights .
Thanks for the background. Wardley should move on , time is short in boxing . I think both could beat Andy Ruiz , Wilder & maybe Parker too !
Would you like to see a rematch?
American Ryan Garcia floored Devin Haney three times in a majority points win over his compatriot on a dramatic night in Brooklyn, New York.
Garcia's left hook was his greatest asset as the previously unbeaten world champion Haney was floored in the seventh, 10th and 11th rounds.
Scorecards of 112-112, 114-110 and 115-109 saw the decision go to Garcia.
The Californian, however, did not win Haney's WBC light-welterweight title after missing weight for the contest.
Crawford to face light-middleweight champion Madrimov
American Terence Crawford will face WBA light-middleweight world champion Israil Madrimov on 3 August in Los Angeles.
Crawford, 36, has won all 40 of his pro fights, and will be targeting a world title in a fourth weight division.
Former heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz will face Jarrell Miller on the undercard at BMO Stadium.
The card will be presented by Saudi Arabia's Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Gulf kingdom's general entertainment authority.
It will form part of the Saudi cultural and entertainment festival 'Riyadh Season'.
Crawford is a former lightweight world champion and has also been undisputed champion at light-welterweight and welterweight.
He beat Errol Spence Jr in July and holds wins over Britons Ricky Burns, Amir Khan and Kell Brook.
Madrimov, 29, will make a first defence of the belt he won in March.
The Uzbekistani fighter has won 10 bouts and drawn one.
BBC
Beterbiev knee injury means Bivol fight postponed
Artur Beterbiev's undisputed light-heavyweight fight against Dmitry Bivol has been postponed after he suffered a knee injury.
WBC, IBF and WBO champion Beterbiev, who had been scheduled to face Bivol in Saudi Arabia on 1 June, ruptured his meniscus in training.
"The plan is to reschedule Beterbiev-Bivol before the end of the year," said a statement by Top Rank Boxing. "Additional details will be provided in due course."
The undercard to the fight was the five-versus-five event between Matchroom Boxing and Queensberry Promotions, featuring American heavyweight Deontay Wilder's bout against China's Zhilei Zhang.
Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's general entertainment authority said that event would still take place.
Source: BBC
looking forward to hamzah, i thought he was one dimensional and didnt use his height well, but hes been improving last few fights. still to see how he deals with a more evasive fighter, cos most of his punches tend to be down the barrel. people will mention skeete, but think hes a diff fighter from that now, and the power of his jab alone will play mind games with potential opponents. havnt seen much of Williams, but should be a good night all around.Josh Taylor / Catteral is on this weekend, is happening a tad late and I favour Catteral because Josh has faded a bit. This is still intriguing because there is genuine hate between the two and with that level of animosity, it’a going to show in the ring because both will dig deep in places they have not been befofe.
The card in Saudi is exciting to, interested to see how Wilder bounces back from a big defeat and what he has left. Hamzah Sheeraz is in action to against Ammo Williams @ElRaja a lot of people been giving him unnecessary stick for not facing him which is odd when Hamzah has the better resume out the two
looking forward to hamzah, i thought he was one dimensional and didnt use his height well, but hes been improving last few fights. still to see how he deals with a more evasive fighter, cos most of his punches tend to be down the barrel. people will mention skeete, but think hes a diff fighter from that now, and the power of his jab alone will play mind games with potential opponents. havnt seen much of Williams, but should be a good night all around.
Catterall kept 'emotions intact' in grudge rematch win
"I felt that feeling last time," Chorley’s Jack Catterall said after his much-hyped rematch with Josh Taylor in Leeds on Saturday went the distance.
The light-welterweight outboxed and dropped Scotland's Taylor in February 2022.
A prolonged wait for the judges’ scorecards to be read out ended in heartbreak as Catterall controversially lost on a split decision.
It took 819 days for the rematch to materialise. After a terrific back-and-forth encounter at the First Direct Arena, Catterall once again raised his arms at the final bell convinced he had done enough to win.
The wait for the result announcement was comparably quicker this time as a jubilant and relieved Catterall was awarded a unanimous decision.
One official judged it 116-113, with two rather wide scores of 117-111.
But the general consensus was that the right man won. For Catterall, the revenge and redemption he so eagerly sought had been granted.
"There's been a lot of back and forth over the last two years, personal messages etc. But I believe we squashed that tonight," the 30-year-old said.
Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall 2: Englishman kept 'emotions intact' during rematch
Jack Catterall says he had to keep his "emotions intact" during his much-hyped grudge rematch win over Josh Taylor in Leeds on Saturday.www.bbc.com
great fight by sheeraz, for better or worse, ammo Williams is to say, a unique fighter, and sheeraz had to figure out what to do with him, immensely professional, perhaps excessively so, but in the end he won by KO as soon as he chose to switch gears. sheeraz needs a little bit more intensity to his middle rounds, against better fighters he will have to be more risky and more proactive, because after round 3 he was barely under any pressure. also entertaining to hear dil dil Pakistan playing after sheeraz win.
i understand the whole saudi angle, and the great fights it brings, but the lack of build up and hype in the UK IMO could potentially endanger the long term penetration of the sport within the general cultural landscape. immediate fights are obviously more like to be for belts, but i wouldnt mind seeing sheeraz fight eubank jr in the UK at some point.
Zhang also further exposed wilder for the Fraud he is. Ruthlessly put him away.
Wilder is completely shot and passed it, he was a great champion in his prime who was avoided. When the two best fight each other as close to their primes possible and have a trilogy, they are bound to lose a part of them, the Fury/Wilder fights have been so damaging for him. The guy is 38 years old, doesn’t have the same fitness, speed, reflex’s, explosiveness or intent. Luis Ortiz was a much better fighter & southpaw than Zhang ever could be. Having said that, good for Zhang and China.
Yes. Wilder is 38 . And Zhang is 41, who also won't have the same reflexes, speed, as in his prime.
Wilder is completely shot and passed it, he was a great champion in his prime who was avoided. When the two best fight each other as close to their primes possible and have a trilogy, they are bound to lose a part of them, the Fury/Wilder fights have been so damaging for him. The guy is 38 years old, doesn’t have the same fitness, speed, reflex’s, explosiveness or intent. Luis Ortiz was a much better fighter & southpaw than Zhang ever could be. Having said that, good for Zhang and China.
Wilder not taking that DZAN deal which would have paid him $100-120 million for the Brazeale fight, two AJ fights in 2019 was a catastrophic blunder. There was no reason for him to go the Fury route again.
For the first time in almost 25 years the heavyweight division has an undisputed champion in Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
The weight has always been boxing’s glamour division and after years of disputes outside the ring preventing the best fights, fans are now getting to see the rivalries settled between the ropes.