Jaime Munguia Destroys John Ryder
Jaime Munguia destroys John Ryder in the 9th round after delivering 4 knockdowns! Ryder had got up again until the bell was rung after his corner urged the fight to be stopped. This was an action packed contest that certainly delivered value for entertainment, with Munguia always looking for power-shots. Ryder’s toughness and heart really […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jordan Gill stops Michael Conlan
Jordan Gill stops Michael Conlan in the 7th-round, after repeatedly hurting Conlan throughout the fight, at the SSE Arena, Belfast. Conlan’s punch resistance appears to have severely waned, since the losses to Leigh Wood and Luis Alberta Lopez respectively. Jordan Gill looked to be the larger fighter, and looked focused and fresh, he was however, […]
Lewis Crocker delivers strong performance
Lewis Crocker delivers strong performance against durable Tyrone McKenna and wins by unanimous decision at the SSE Arena, Belfast. Crocker did not skip a beat, he began by throwing the kitchen sink at McKenna as soon as the first bell had rung. Power-shot after power-shot, gradually breaking through the guard of McKenna; still, McKenna toughed […]
Gavin Gwynne wins by retirement after being down on the cards
Gavin Gwynne wins by retirement in the 9th-round, after being down on the cards, as Emiliano Marsili boxed out of the his skin. The 33 year-old had a torrid performance against the 47 year-old Marsili, who was snapping in-and-out of range, working combinations. Gwynne began to work his way back into the fight after the […]