Parr turns back the clock and edges Mundine in Brisbane Australia..

In what could be considered an upset, 43 year old former martial arts champion John Wayne Parr 11-3 (10 KOs), a boxer who had remained inactive in over 16 years managed to score a 10 round split decision win over former world champion Anthony Mundine 48-10 (28 KOs) on Saturday night in Brisbane.. The fight itself was highly entertaining with too and fro action throughout.. Parr had Mundine on the floor in the 4th but was hurt on several occasions himself.. Mundine was deducted a point in the 8th for rabbit punching and had to make a late attempt to play catch-up on the scorecards..
The Scoring after 10 was 96-93, 95-93 for Parr and 95-94 Mundine, with the point dedication proving crucial..

Deontay Wilder settles the doubters with dramatic 7th round Knockout of Luis Ortiz.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder 42-0-1 (41 KOs) showed once again how freakishly powerful he is, by pulling out a single lethal right hand to put away former challenger Luis Ortiz 31-1 (26 Ko’s) in the 7th round of a fight that appeared to slipping away from him on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Both fighters set of at an apprehensive pace until the Cubans straight left began to get the Champions attention.. Wilder had sporadic success but consistently seemed to be dictated by Ortiz tempo.. Wilder did begin to close the gap around the fifth, measuring the jab more accurately but still getting countered by the sneak backhand.. The end came when Ortiz appeared a little too comfortable to stand in range, barely seconds from the end of the session, Wilder snapped out a short right hand that turned the head of the Cuban, sending sweat spraying as he fell motionless into the ropes.. Kenny Bayliss called an immediate halt at 2:51 of the round, with Wilder trailing on all three scorecards.. 59-55, 59-55, 58-56.

Joshua v Ruiz undercard stacking up nicely..

The undercard to support the highly anticipated heavyweight championship rematch between Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz jr on December 7th is stacking up nicely with 3 decent quality heavyweight clashes.. First up is former heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin who meets the lively Michael Hunter jr... undefeated Croat Filip Hrgovic meets double world title challenger Eric Molina whilst a late addition sees WBC number 2 ranked Dillian Whyte face former title challenger Mariusz Wach.. The Card is also set to feature UK amateur star Hopey Price and a heavyweight bout between Tom Little and 1-0 Azerbaijan heavyweight, Mahammadrasul Majidov... Joshua v Ruiz 2 will be broadcast live on DAZN and Sky Sports in the UK.. The event itself will take place in a purpose built 15,000 seat outdoor stadium in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Talented Super Bantamweight Osman Aslam returns on November 23rd.

Undefeated 25 year old Super Bantamweight Osman Aslam returns to the ring a week on Saturday for the first time in 14 months when he takes on Pablo Narvaez 9-18-7 (1 Ko) at Oldham leisure Centre on a 9 fight card promoted by Pat Barrett’s, Black Flash Promotions.. Bolton based 13-0 (5 Ko’s) Aslam’s last appearance was a 3 round stoppage of Midlander Jack Summers on the Amir Khan v Samuel Vargas Card in Birmingham, having boxed 5 months prior on the previous Amir Khan v Phil LoGreco card in Liverpool, beating Jose Hernandez over 4.. In his first 4 years as a pro, Osman had amassed an impressive 11 straight victories and had caught the eye of several influential UK Promoters.. Aslam currently trains under the tutelage of renowned North West trainer Karl Ince and hopes to be campaigning for top honours in the near future.. I’ve witnessed first hand the dedication this young man applies to his craft and have absolutely no doubt that he is a definite threat to the current domestic scene.. Osman Aslam has an extremely bright future..

Osman v Narvaez is part of a 9 fight card promoted by Black Flash Promotions by way of Mr Pat Barrett and Matchmaker Kevin Maree at Oldham Leisure Centre in Oldham Lancashire..

Billy joe Saunders rescues poor US debut with an 11th round stoppage of tough Marcelo Coceres.

WBO World Super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders 29-0 (14 KOs) concluded a largely unimpressive US debut with an eleventh round knockout over previously undefeated Marcelo Coceres 28-0-1 (15 KOs) on Saturdays Staples Center card in Los Angeles. Coceres provided Saunders with a tougher than expected ten rounds where the British fighter for the most part looked out of sorts... With a minute left in the penultimate round Saunders redeemed the performance with an impressive burst to start the land slide of three knockdowns before a brutal uppercut forced the stoppage of Coceres at 1:59 of the round..

Despite the lacklustre performance it appears that Billy Joe may be muted to fight Saul Alvarez on a Cinco de Mayo Card next year.

Devin Haney makes successful 1st title defence against unbeaten Alfredo Santiago.

WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney 24-0 (15 KOs) scored an impressive twelve round unanimous points victory over previously undefeated Alfredo Santiago 12-1 (4 KOs) on Saturday on the weekends highly publicised celebrity card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Haney displayed his versatility throughout before dropping the game challenger in the 5th.. Santiago spent the majority of the following 7 sessions surviving Haney’s explosive bursts to complete the full trip.. Haney won by scores of 120-107 across the board..

Ryan Garcia stops Romero Duno in the opener in Las Vegas.

Lightweight sensation Ryan Garcia 19-0 (16 KOs) of Victorville, California sent a pretty bold message to all concerned on Saturday night, by scoring a first round knockout victory over Filipino, Romero Duno 21-2 (16 KOs) in the co-feature at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Duno sprung from his corner to assert himself on the youngster, but soon found himself being measured by the calculated Garcia.. Halfway through the session, Ryan set Duno up with a fast one two before a grazing left hook to the temple took everything out of the visitor.. The distressed Duno was stopped by Tony Weeks at 1:38 of the round.

Miguel Berchelt stops Jason Sosa in 4..

WBC super featherweight title holder Miguel Berchelt 37-1 (33 KOs) scored an eye catching 4th round stoppage of tough former belt-holder Jason Sosa 22-4-4 (16 KOs) on Saturday night at The Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Berchelt, making a 6th defence of the title he won back in the January of 2017, dropped Sosa twice in a torrid second round but allowed the challenger to survive.. Sosa was again on the canvas in the 4th, but despite rising to continue was manhandled by Berchelt until the compassionate Sosa corner intervened.. Time was 2:56..
Following the victory it appears that Miguel is viewing a possible 7th defence agsinst former featherweight champion Oscar Valdez..

Anthony Crolla wins for one last time in Manchester.

In the final fight of his 45 bout career, former WBA world lightweight champion Anthony Crolla 35-7-3 (13 KOs) edged a ten round majority verdict over Frank Urquiaga 13-2-1 (1 KO) amidst emotional scenes last night in front of his home town supporters at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. Urquiaga brought his ‘A’ game to the table and gave Crolla a memorable scrap.. The bout was actually extremely close, but in the spirit of the occasion, it appeared fitting the local hero was awarded the verdict by scores of 95-95, 98-92 and 97-93.

Unified female lightweight champion Katie Taylor 15-0 (6 KOs) stepped up a weight division to dethrone WBO junior welterweight champion Christina Linardatou 12-2 (6 KOs) over ten. Linardatou proved a stubborn handful, leaving the Irish girl with swelling around both eyes.. Scores were 96-94, 97-93, 97-93.

In what was the action filled fight of the night, Commonwealth middleweight champion Felix Cash 12-0 (8 KOs) stopped brave Jack Cullen 17-2 (8 KOs) in the eighth of a back and forth barn burner.. Both fighters mixed it up from the off, with Cash dropping Cullen early in the opener, Cash then appeared to run out of ideas when he failed to close the show, leaving the brave challenger openings to capitalise on.. Cash dropped Cullen once again in the seventh, but once again the defiant Cullen fought back bravely.. Finally Cash broke through with a barrage of shots in the eighth forcing the stoppage..

Female super featherweight titlist Terri Harper 9-0 (5 KOs) outpointed brave Viviane Obenauf 14-6 (7 KOs) over ten, successfully defending her IBO championship. Scores were 99-91, 99-92, 97-93.

Colourful Scottish based Congolese Heavyweight Martin Bakole 15-1 (12 KOs) scored an impressive second round KO over tough American Rodney Hernandez 13-9-2 (4 KOs)
Hernandez came out of the blocks firing, whilst the huge Bakole sat tight and weathered the storm.. As soon as Martin established the jab and created the distance to punch it spelled curtains for Hernandez, Bakole shaking him visibly with punches, forcing the stoppage..

Unbeaten 2016 Olympian super bantamweight Qais Ashfaq 8-0 (3 KOs) earned a seventh round technical decision victory over tough Joe Ham 16-2 (6 KOs) after an accidental head clash.. Scores were 69-64, 70-64, 70-63.

Saul Alvarez becomes 4 weight champion, demolishes Sergey Kovalev in 11.

Three division champion, WBC franchise and WBA middle and Super middleweight title holder Saul Alvarez 53-1-2 (36 KOs) picked up a fourth divisional world championship last night by knocking out WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev 34-4-1 (29 KOs) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The bout was largely a technical affair with neither man committing to the bigger shots until later in the fight.. Canelo played a patient game by continually countering anything Kovalev initiated.. It became evident by round 10 that Alvarez was wearing Sergey down with precise body shots and short explosive bursts... Alvarez finally found his measure in the 11th, staggering the taller man with a crisp left hook, before closing the show with a short right hand, that left Kovalev motionless sat against the ropes.. Referee Russell Mora halted the action at 2:15 of the session.. at the time of the stoppage, the judges scores were 96-94 twice for Canelo and 95-95 even on the third..