CONNER Kelsall stunned the Belfast crowd by defeating hometown fighter Conor Quinn via majority decision on Friday night in the SSE Arena. Kelsall judged the distance well for 12 rounds, choosing when to attack and when to stay out of range. His style meant Quinn could not plant his feet and pin him down. ‘King’ …
VICTORY over his opponent and a victory for the Mexico soccer team are two motivating sporting factors for Danny Barrios heading into his fight tonight. Barrios faces fellow unbeaten Artur Popoca for the WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Barrios’s preparations could not have gone …
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By Joe Hughes THE announcement of Anthony Joshua vs. Daniel Dubois this week showed the continuation of Saudi Arabia’s ambition and Turki Alalshikh’s seeming attempt to take over boxing promotion worldwide. This latest part of ‘Riyadh season’ will follow their American debut headlined by Terence Crawford vs Israil Madrimov. It’s another example of rival promoters …
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FABIAN Rojo is eager to extend his unbeaten record to 9-0 when the big-punching Phoenix southpaw tackles Daniel Gonzalez later this evening. Aged just 22, Rojo is busy ticking off career boxes, including forcing his way onto huge local shows. “I’m very proud and very excited to be on such a card. I’m nervous, but …
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LOSING to a fighter of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s calibre carries no shame. Refusing to wallow in misery, Sunny Edwards gets back on the world-level horse tonight in a flyweight 12-rounder against Adrian Curiel. Curiel’s moment in the sun was brief but beaming as he scorched Sivenathi Nontshinga for the IBF light-flyweight title before losing an …
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TEOFIMO Lopez successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title with a 12-round decision win over Steve Claggett in the James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, last night. Judges Lisa Giampa and Efrain Lebron awarded Lopez every round, while Steve Weisfeld sent Claggett back up north at least with a single session, scoring it 119-109. While …
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By Elliot Worsell OFTEN what makes a fighter special rather than simply good is the way in which they win fights. A good fighter, you see, will win fights and consider that to be enough, whereas a special fighter will not only win fights but win them in a manner that suggests they are not …
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JESSE ‘Bam’ Rodriguez delivered a seventh-round KO finish over Juan Francisco Estrada in a fight that delivered in every way at the Footprint Center, Phoenix, last night. Rodriguez, 24, is now the WBC super-flyweight champion. More importantly, he has swept up his contemporary rivals in a whirlwind run of victories. After a fizzing start to …
Read more “Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez knocks out Juan Francisco Estrada in round seven”
By Oscar Pick THE element of surprise was somewhat lost with the announcement that Anthony Joshua will face Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium on September 21. In a sense, Wednesday’s press conference merely confirmed what everyone had already suspected – that the pair will headline a Riyadh Season event for Dubois’ IBF world heavyweight title …
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JACK Catterall and Regis Prograis will clash on August 24 in Manchester’s Co-Op Live. The 140-pound bout against former two-time world king Prograis is the perfect reward for Catterall, who gained revenge over Josh Taylor last month. The all-southpaw bout will further test Jack’s world-class credentials in what will be the first-ever boxing show at …
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