Natasha Jonas is awarded split-decision against Mikaela Mayer
Natasha Jonas gets the split-decision victory, after a very entertaining, and competitive fight; I congratulate both fighters on their performance tonight! The verdict was controversial, as many pundits and commentators had felt that Mayer had done enough to win the fight. Certainly, Mayer was the fighter who was on the front-foot, and applied pressure constantly […]
Artur Beterbiev Demolishes Callum Smith
Artur Beterbiev demolishes Callum Smith, delivering a 7th-round stoppage with 2 knockdowns attained in the same round. As soon as the first bell rang, Beterbiev marched straight to the centre of the ring, wasting no in getting to work, starting with the jab. He immediately begins to trap Smith on the ropes after cutting off […]
Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
Eddie Hearn has been throwing stones in glass houses, as he reacts to an “atypical” finding by VADA, regarding a recent test sample from Artur Beterbiev. Since the test from December, there has been two concurrent tests which have been negative, as far as I’m concerned, Artur Beterbiev is a clean athlete until further notice. […]
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou has been announced!
Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou has been announced! The fight should take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the 8th of March. The press conference is due to take place on the 15th of January. There has been some controversy generated from the announcement; namely, why hasn’t a fight between Hrgovic, or Zhang been scheduled? […]
USA Boxing Transgender Policy 2024
This article is concerning a new USA Boxing Transgender Policy, to be issued in the new year, but I cannot conclude when it will officially take effect. From 2024, there will be a new ruling for concerning transgender athletes competing in boxing in the USA which has garnered controversy. I can provide the following tweet, […]
Treating a Flu – My thoughts
Recently, I’ve been treating a flu, which has been quite debilitating; my focus has been on recovery, and looking into solutions to maximise said recovery. I had not used any supplements, or foods during the early stages, I think this is where I fell short. Generally, I usually recommend high-dosages of vitamin C, D (D3 […]
The Day of Reckoning – A Review
Firstly, happy Christmas, as this is a post that I’m writing on Christmas day, I shall now follow with my review for The Day of Reckoning. I had not watched the entire card, the first fight I had watched was Jai Opetaia vs Elllis Zorro, Opetaia did not fail to impress here, delivering a first-round […]
Jesse Rodriguez dominates and stops Sunny Edwards
Jesse Rodriguez dominates and stops Sunny Edwards, forcing a retirement at the end of round 9, at the Desert Diamond Arena, Glasdale. Edwards struggled to get into a rhythm in this fight, whereas as Rodriguez was constantly on the front-foot in the southpaw stance, applying pressure. The ring-control from Rodriguez was excellent, brilliantly holding range […]
Chris Billam-Smith receives fortuitous retirement victory
Chris Billam-Smith receives fortuitous retirement victory, as Masternak sustains an injury during the 7th-round, forcing his corner to retire him just before the 8th. This was a very difficult night for Billam-Smith, who I believe was down on multiple commentator’s scorecards, and perhaps the judges as well (but I can’t confirm this). The following is […]
Miyo Yoshida schools Ebanie Bridges
Miyo Yoshida schools Ebanie Bridges, winning a land-slide decision with scorecards including 99-91, at the Chase Center, San Francisco. Bridges simply couldn’t get into a rhythm; she was eager to engage on the front-end, but was countered repeatedly. Yoshida was the tidier boxer, and was very effective with 3-2 (left-hook, cross combos) combos, used as […]