This weekend was supposed to be an easy fight for Kownacki where he’d get another decent name on his resume in front of his rabid fans before preparing for a bigger fight later in the year. He looked like he was a lock for getting a title shot within the next 12 months and withContinue reading “Helenius knocks out Kownacki and proves why you have to fight the fights.”
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Kaisee Benjamin wins on the road in Brentwood
Today on an MTK card in Brentwood Kaisee Benjamin upset the odds and won a 10 round decision over Shaquille Day. Going into the bout Benjamin was 4/1 to win but ultimately prevailed on referee Lee Cooks scorecard of 97-94. I’m glad they gave Kaisee the decision because often when a fighter travels to theirContinue reading “Kaisee Benjamin wins on the road in Brentwood”
Will Canelo be stripped of his middleweight WBA title?
Now that we know that Canelo will be fighting at super middleweight instead of dropping down to middleweight again its likely that his WBA middleweight title will be vacated as he won’t have fought at the weight for over a year after his next fight. The WBA has a secondary champion in Ryota Murata andContinue reading “Will Canelo be stripped of his middleweight WBA title?”
Every good heavyweight fight is on PPV and why its bad for the sport.
As of today multiple heavyweight fights have been announced in the UK for the summer where boxing fans will have to splash out money for fights that really shouldn’t be PPV. Unfortunately it seems like any good heavyweight fight at world level is now put on PPV as the broadcasters have clearly realised that theyContinue reading “Every good heavyweight fight is on PPV and why its bad for the sport.”
Knockout CP Freshmart defends minimum weight title.
Knockout CP Freshmart defended his WBA minimum title early this morning in Thailand versus Norihito Tanaka. Tanaka had some early success but was knocked down in round three before losing a wide decision. He clearly wasn’t quite on the level of Knockout CP Freshmart and if i’m honest not many in that division are. ThereContinue reading “Knockout CP Freshmart defends minimum weight title.”
Demsey McKean , Australia’s next heavyweight hope.
Demsey McKean is a 6,6 southpaw in the heavyweight division where he currently holds a record of 17-0 with 11 knockouts. A lot of his decision victory’s came early in his career and in recent times he has been showing that he does have power which is of course something that fighters need in theContinue reading “Demsey McKean , Australia’s next heavyweight hope.”
Chocolatito further cements his legacy.
Over the weekend Roman Gonzalez four division champion and living legend beat Khalid Yafai to become a champion again. Yafai hadn’t had the greatest reign as a champion but he was still world class and had made five defenses since he won the title in 2016. What was so impressive about this win is thatContinue reading “Chocolatito further cements his legacy.”
Jesse Rodriguez : One to watch
Jesse Rodriguez is a 20 year old 10-0 Flyweight with 6 knockouts to his name. Hes someone that Mikey Garcia a four weight world champion is backing to go all the way. Considering he hasn’t got all of his man power yet he seems to hit hard and is also progressing well in his careerContinue reading “Jesse Rodriguez : One to watch”
Joshua versus Fury should be in the UK but it won’t be.
Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury is now the fight to make in the heavyweight division. This would be the biggest fight in British boxing history and could sell out any Arena in the UK, it would go far beyond boxing and be a significant cultural moment for us as we crown an undisputed British HeavyweightContinue reading “Joshua versus Fury should be in the UK but it won’t be.”
Who will fight for the Super bantamweight WBO title once Navarrete moves up?
After Emanuel Navarrete’s fight last weekend its been suggested that he will likely move up a division as he really struggled to make the weight. I’ve seen from a lot of people that this will happen and it makes sense as Navarrete is big for the weight and his promoters don’t really have anyone forContinue reading “Who will fight for the Super bantamweight WBO title once Navarrete moves up?”
Boxing Fulcrum 