Jennings, Hart and Stevenson successful in NJ.

After an awakening fourth round knockdown, North Philadelphias Bryant Jennings, 24-2, 14 KOs, battled back to stop German based Alexander Dimitrenko, 41-4, 26 KOs, in the ninth round of a competitive main event at the Ocean Resort Casino.
Climbing off the canvas appeared to elevate Jennings into a more disciplined frame of mind that led him to dominate the remaining 5 sessions, completely dictating the action before scoring repeated knockdowns of the demoralised Dimitrenko.. Jennings set up and dropped the huge Russian twice in the eighth, first a delayed reaction to a left hook, then later by a cluster of shots..
Dimitrenko would hang in there until the end of the round, but would succumb to a couple of savage uppercuts moments later in the ninth.. Referee Allen Huggins waved the fight off immediately at 1:56 of the session, with Dimitrenko later appealing that he was coherent enough to continue.. The win grabbed Jennings both the NABO and the IBF-International titles..

In a scheduled 10 rounder at super middleweight, Jesse Hart, 25-1, 21 KOs, dropped Tacoma’s Mike Gavronski twice in the third, scoring a TKO at 52 seconds with a clinical performance.. Hart scored both knockdowns with solid right hands to retain his NABF title.. Gavronski, 24-3-1, 15 KOs, bravely survived both knockdowns but was deemed in no condition to continue by referee Eric Dali at the time of the stoppage..

Completing the local triple, 2016 Olympian Shakur Stevenson, Newark, NJ, elevated his pro tally to 8-0, 4 KOs, with a predictable one-sided unanimous 8-round points decision over Mexican Carlos Ruiz, 16-5-2, 6 KOs. All three scores were 80-72.

Fury brushes past Pianeta, sets up potential Wilder fight.

Under the watchful eye of reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury 27-0 (16 Ko’s) returned to the ring for his first meaningful bout since his 2 and a half year hiatus to take on potential banana skin, Francesco Pianeta 35-5-1 (21 Ko’s) at Windsor Park in Belfast tonight.. If his ring return last month was pure comedy, tonight’s approach was all business, with Fury dominating every round to earn an impressive and lopsided decision victory. Pianeta showed little substance once Fury began finding his range, looking decidedly weary as the rounds escalated.. Fury displayed tremendous mobility, along with extreme versatility against an opponent whom had twice challenged for a world championship.. It was the perfect showcase for a serious challenge, and it appears the challenge will more than likely come in the shape of Wilder..

Following the fight Wilder and Fury faced each other and aired their views concerning a possible match, each cordially showing respect for the other. Fury did vocally show the first sign of defiance when he threatened to knock Wilder the F*** out in Las Vegas.. It was pure pantomime as Wilder retaliated with a similar retort.. Both men did explain that with a Joshua fight dead in the water, this meeting was a natural match up and took almost no time for both guys to..  Nothing is signed or set in concrete, but was guaranteed as an almost certainty by promoter Frank Warren, referring to the terms and conditions of the event as mere formalities.. Fury and Wilder reached over and touched hands in a show of mutual respect before leaving the ring..

Jennings, Hart and Stevenson headline this weekend in AC.

This weekend at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, Top Rank bring us a triple header featuring some of Philadelphia’s finest.. Bryant Jennings 23-2 takes on Germany’s former world ranked Alex Dimitrenko 41-3 over 12 rounds at heavyweight.. Jennings is coming off a points win over Joey Dawejko, having only lost back in 2015 with back to back defeats at the hands of Luis Ortiz and Wladimir Klitschko.. Dimitrenko is coming off a victory over Miljan Ravcanin on paper, a fight which Dimitrenko originally lost and was then announced as a draw, until the German federation pulled a shady ruling that Ravcanin was deducted points on three separate occasions.. Dimitrenko had previously lost to Kubrat Pulev, Eddie Chambers and Jo Parker.. 

 Also featuring is Jesse Hart, defending his NABF super middleweight title in his third fight back following his WBO title challenge defeat to Gilberto Ramirez.. Hart 24-1 takes on Mike Gavronski 24-2-1.. The Tacoma native last boxed a NC against tough Andrew Hernandez last November in a bout he’d originally appeared to win via 8th round Tko..

Also as a feature attraction Newark’s 7-0 former amateur standout Shakur Stevenson takes a step closer to title contention as he takes on 16-4-2 Carlos Ruiz in a featherweight 8 rounder.. The 21 year old Stevenson was the Bantamweight silver medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics and is highly touted as a future champion..

The evenings boxing will be televised by USA ESPN and is a Top Rank promotion.. Matchmakers, Brad Goodman and J Russell Peltz..

Tyson Fury weighs in with surprise guest appearance.

A routine weigh in for Frank Warrens Belfast show featuring Carl Frampton and Tyson Fury, turned into a media frenzy when proceedings were interrupted by an uninvited appearance from WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.. Moments after Fury’s weigh in, the colourful Wilder reached out to shake the hand of John Fury before screaming ‘Bombzquad’ at the former heavyweight journeyman.. Fury Sr responded by telling Wilder to ‘shut up’ before Deontay shouted “Make sure you win your fight baby, cause I’m coming,” followed by “Its all over..”. Infuriating John Fury, who had to be restrained by security.. Wilder found the incident rather entertaining and continued to snap photos with fans.. Later Fury and Wilder, separated by hoards of fans exchanged jibes all in the taste of hyping a future title fight..
Fury has to take care of Francesco Pianeta this weekend regardless, if any of the future plans are to remain in place..
Both heavyweights weighed in with Tyson Fury tipping the scales at 254.5lbs, whilst Francesco Pianeta weighed slightly heavier at 258lbs.

Rest of the card weigh in results,
Carl Frampton 126 vs. Luke Jackson 124.25
(WBO interim featherweight title)

Cristofer Rosales 111.1 vs. Paddy Barnes 112
(WBC flyweight title)

The event is staged at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Promoted by Frank Warren and televised by BT Sport in the Uk and Showtime in the US..

BJ Flores v Trevor Bryan elevated to WBA interim title status in alphabet pantomime.

The Vacant WBA interim heavyweight championship will now be on the table for the winner of Saturday nights bout between unbeaten Trevor Bryan (19-0, 13 KOs) and tough veteran B.J. Flores (34-3-1, 21 KOs) at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, AZ. The interim title status was approved only yesterday with the pending WBA regular championship bout between Manuel Charr and Fres Oquendo is currently in legal limbo according to Bryan’s promoter Don King. The fight is however still scheduled for September 29, with the concerned parties solving their differences, if any to allow the fight to commence as arranged..
“These two warriors are both very hungry and they both dream of becoming a heavyweight champion,” said promoter Don King. “This should be a classic battle on Saturday night with the title on the line. We’ll decide the title in the ring, while the courts decide on what they will do with Charr and Oquendo.”
It all looks very much like typical Don King stunt to create interest in one of his marquee fighters.. In any case, anyone who regards the interim title as a claimant to any manifestation of a WBA championship has no business in the game.. The interim title is a poor mans version of a regular belt.. which itself is a poor mans version to the major title that remains in the hands of Anthony Joshua.. Bryan v Flores is an interesting fight, but deserves placement in a small hall as a mere curiosity..

Doors for tonight’s fight open at 5 p.m. The Celebrity Theater is located at 440 N. 32nd St. in Phoenix.

Second tier heavyweight title bout, still scheduled despite unrest claims by King.

Despite claims by Don King that the bout between between WBA heavyweight champion Manuel Charr and Fres Oquendo is on shaky ground while both parties litigate, it’s been confirmed by Pat English, a representative of Manuel Charr that the bout will still go ahead as scheduled on September 29th and will take place at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany. Charr is the lightest regarded title holder due to the existence of the WBA super title, currently in the hands of Anthony Joshua.. Claimant to the regular title is in all honesty a mere bargaining tool to step into a more meaningful unification bout with the ‘Real’ players.. Oquendo is the recognised challenger in the eyes of the WBA but has not boxed in over 4 years since his previous challenge for the same belt belonging to Ruslan Chagaev in 2014.. It’s a case of a desperate promoter, clutching at straws to scupper a bout between a transient second class champion and an over ranked inactive challenger who has no business as in a number one position.. Regardless, the bout is allegedly still a go, and Charr is still the recognised regular champ.