Pascal edges Jack, retains WBA title in Atlanta.

WBA light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal 35-6-1 (20 KOs) retained his title by way of a twelve round split verdict against a game Badou Jack 22-3-3 (13 KOs) on Saturday night at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
In an enthralling fight that contained back and forth exchanges, many ringsiders found it hard to split the pair at the final bell.. Pascal pressed the action at a fast pace, dictation the best part of the early action. Jean hurt and dropped Jack with an overhand right in the fourth but was prevented from capitalising by the bell.. The action became more laboured towards the middle rounds, with Badou finding his range with short combinations.. In the final round Jack did spring to action dropping the champion with a cluster of right hands, in what appeared to be his signature to victory.. Unfortunately ringside officials had Pascal ahead with scores of 114-112 for Jack, 114-112, 114-112 for Pascal.

Davis stops brave Gamboa in Atlanta, picks up Vacant WBA title.

In a fight for the vacant WBA lightweight Championship, Gervonta Davis 23-0 (22 KOs) scored a final round KO over Yuriorkis Gamboa 30-3 (18 KOs) on Saturday night after dominating the injured veteran for the majority of the proceedings at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Davis set a high tempo and had Gamboa on the canvas as early as the second.. 

It soon became apparent that Gamboa had picked up an ankle injury in the process of the knockdown.. Yuriorkis battled through the handicap but found the job an uphill struggle.. Davis enjoyed a dominant 5th round then went on to put Gamboa on the floor a second time in round 8.. The trailing Cuban hung in there against some heavy fire and rolled the dice in the twelfth, slugging it out only to find himself on the wrong end, knocked down and stopped at 1:17 of the session..

Joyce v Huck, Euro clash is off..

The scheduled European Heavyweight title fight between Joe Joyce 10-0 (9 Ko’s) and former world cruiserweight champion and world heavyweight title challenger Marco Huck 41-5 (28 Ko’s) pencilled in for January 11th at the TUI Arena in Hannover Germany has been called off due to a reported injury suffered by Huck in sparring.. The German is said to have either cracked or fractured a metacarpal on his right hand.. Huck v Joyce May be rescheduled for early 2020, but the alternative match between Joyce and fellow undefeated Brit, Daniel Dubois has suddenly surfaced.. Joyce v Dubois however has a more alluring pull to it if Joe is able to deliver the European title to the table..

Heavyweight Lorenzo Boyd passes in Oklahoma.

The news that 59 year old Midwest heavyweight journeyman Lorenzo Boyd sadly passed away today in his hometown of Cushing Oklahoma..

Lorenzo turned pro in 1983, and after a quality start of 6 straight wins, Lorenzo was moved into very capable company facing Bert Cooper and Mike Williams both within a 3 week period.. Boyd regrouped to pick up 4 straight wins in 85 before losing to Angelo Musone in Italy.. Lorenzo would continue to face a plethora of quality heavyweights, including Terry Anderson, Mike Tyson, Gary Mason, James Tillis, Olian Alexander, Adilson Rodriguez, Tyrell Biggs, Trevor Berbick, Tommy Morrison, James Pritchard, Joe Hipp, Vaughn Bean and Michael Moorer.. Boyd boxed in 7 different countries and always gave a good account of himself.. Lorenzo finest performances were possibly towards the end of his career when he outpointed world class amateur Olian Alexander in 1998 in Kansas and holding the then rising Syrian Heavyweight Ahmad Abdin to a draw in 2001.. Lorenzo Boyd last boxed in 2003 when he boxed 2 rounds of a scheduled 8 against Jason Nicholson before the bout was declared a No Contest..

Lorenzo Boyd’s career ended with a record of 30-54-1 (18 Ko’s)

Friend and former opponent James Tillis referred to Boyd as ‘A Good Man.’ 

Dubois knocks out overmatched Fujimoto in 2 at the Copperbox.

Undefeated British and commonwealth heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois 14-0 (13 KOs) scored a textbook one punch knockout in round 2 over unknown Japanese import Kyotaro Fujimoto 21-2 (13 KOs) tonight at the Copper Box Arena in London. Dubois put Fujimoto on the floor earlier in the round with a stiff jab, then finished the job with a well timed looping right hand. Fujimoto in all honesty only came to survive and never appeared to land a single shot.. time of stoppage was 2:10. The bout was officially contested for Dubois’ WBO international title and the vacant WBC silver heavyweight title..

World ranked British middleweight Liam Williams 21-2-1 (16 KOs) scored a fifth round KO over WBO #2, Alantez Fox 26-1-1 (12 KOs) to pick up the vacant WBO intercontinental title. Williams forced the action from the off, visibly overwhelming the 6 foot 4 Fox with fast paced pressure.. Both fighters picked up facial cuts, before a right hand dropped the American in round four. Fox hung in there with a mix of survival tactics but was deducted a point in the 5th for excessive holding. Later in the round, Williams caught Fox with a barrage of shots, again forcing Fox to the canvas, to end the affair.. Time was 2:59.

The youngest of the popular Fury family, Light heavyweight Tommy Fury 3-0 (2 KOs), half-brother to Tyson, returned to the ring, following his reality Tv appearance on Love Island and needed just over a minute to stop an overmatched Przemyslaw Binienda 2-27 (2 KOs). Fury came out blazing, catching Binienda cold and dropping him twice before forcing the referee to stop the one way action.. Fury celebrated like he’d won a championship, however tonight’s defeat is the 25th straight loss for the visitors resume..

Former British amateur heavyweight standout David Adeleye successfully made his professional debut with a bang, knocking out Dmitrij Kalinovskij 13-63-4 (5 KOs) in the opener.. Adeleye, an intelligent student had options to turn pro over 18 months ago, yet opted to complete his university degree before making the step.. Time of stoppage was 2:25.

Unbeaten super flyweight Sunny Edwards 14-0 (4 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous points decision over Liverpools, Marcel Braithwaite 9-2 (0 KOs) in a bout for the vacant British title.. However the usually light punching Braithwaite shocked onlookers when he dropped Edwards in the 7th.. Edwards did maintain his composure to stay in complete command for the remainder of the bout.. Scores were 118-109, 117-110, 117-110.

Top Rank inks undefeated New York based Super Featherweight Abraham Nova.

Unbeaten New York based Puerto Rican super featherweight Abraham Nova 17-0 (13 KOs) has signed a multi-fight promotional contract with Top Rank Boxing..
Nova will enter the contract on January 18th with his first appearance, under a Co-promotional umbrella of Top Rank, Murphys Boxing and 12 Rounds Promotions.. The January 18th deal will see Abraham appear live on ESPN+ ..
Nova was a chief sparring partner for Teofimo Lopez as he prepared for his December 14th victory over Richard Commey.. The 25 year old Novas last outing was in October when he scored a 4th round knockout of Sandro Hernandez in Belgium..

Jarrett Hurd returns January 25th in Brooklyn.

Former unified super welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd 23-1 (16 Ko’s) returns to action on the January 25 Showtime show broadcast from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn headed by the WBC welterweight elimination bout between Philadelphia’s Danny Garcia and the tough Ivan Redkach.
Hurd will meet Francisco Santana in a 10-round super welterweight fight, acting as the co-feature on the show..
Opening the televised portion of the show is super bantamweight Stephen Fulton, boxing a super bantamweight eliminator against undefeated Arnold Khegai over 12..

Former Champion Saoul Mamby passes ages 72.

Sad news has surfaced this week that former WBC super lightweight champion Saoul Mamby has passed away at the age of 72.
Mamby won the WBC super lightweight title in 1980, beating Sang Hyun Kim in South Korea, going on to make 5 successful defences before losing the to Leroy Haley in 1982.. Mamby rematched Haley in an attempt to regain his belt a year later but again fell short.. Haley campaigned in tremendous company, losing to Ronnie Shields, Billy Costello, Maurice Blocker, Glenwood Brown, John Meekins, Buddy Mcgirt, Jorge Vaca and Rene Arredondo in an 85 fight career..
In 1991 aged 44, Mamby went on a 8 fight losing streak, which should have signalled the end for the veteran.. Remarkably Saoul would be boxing 17 years later, losing finally to Anthony Osbourne in 2008, finished with a record of 45-34-6 with 18 KOs.

Danny Jacobs and Julio Chavez Jr agree on catchweight after Jr fails weight..

Daniel Jacobs weighed in at 167.8 pounds.. whilst opponent Julio Cesar Chavez Jr came in 5 pounds heavier at 172.7 pounds at their weigh in today at the Talking Stick Resort in Phoenix Arizona..
Originally scheduled to box at super middleweight, both teams mutually agreed to meet at a catch weight of 173 pounds.
Jacobs who heads into the fight as a 13:1 favorite, actually made the super middleweight limit, whilst Chavez Jr failed the weight and agreed to pay Jacobs a $1 million penalty fee.. The real weigh-in and surrounding machinations took place this morning, whilst the televised DAZN weigh-in ceremony was streamed after the fact in what was a staged event.. Hence no drama when Chavez Junior overweighed by 5 pounds..

Anthony Joshua regains titles in Saudi Arabia.

Six months after surrendering his titles to Andy Ruiz, Anthony Joshua 23-1 (21 KOs) took hold of his WBA, IBF, and WBO titles tonight with a crafty display of boxing to outmanoeuvre the 283 pound Andy Ruiz Jr 33-2 (22 KOs) over twelve rounds at the Diriyah Arena in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Joshua controlled the tempo of the action, dictating the pattern of the early rounds, cutting the champions left eye early.. Joshua himself sustained an eye injury in the second from the only real close quarters encounter of the fight.. Ruiz took chances to attempt to close the distance throughout but was out hustled on every occasion, leaving the American increasingly desperate as the rounds wore on.. Ruiz had one final last stand in the 9th but failed to replicate anything close to his performance in June.. Joshua regained the titles by scores of 118-110, 118-110, 119-109.

Dillian Whyte... Cleared by UKAD..

Dillian Whyte has today been cleared by UKAD as regards to the adverse findings in his drug test sample on June 20th 2019..

The anti - doping agency released a statement this evening addressing the issue..

‘Having rigorously scrutinised and investigated the detailed factual and scientific evidence provided by Mr Whyte, UKAD is satisfied that the presence of the very low amounts of metabolites in his 20 June, 2019 sample was not caused by any fault, negligence or wrongdoing on Mr Whyte’s part and, given the circumstances, could not have affected the fight between Mr Whyte and Mr Rivas on 20 July 2019.’

Dillian Whyte remains the WBC number 1 mandatory challenger..

UK Cruiserweight Lawrence Okolie to meet Krzysztof Glowacki for vacant WBO title.

The outcome of the Mairis Briedis - Krzysztof Glowacki saga has reached its harsh conclusion, the WBO have decided to strip Briedis for not complying with the governing bodies decision to enforce an immediate rematch of their WBSS final bout..
Moving forward the WBO have endorsed through a unanimous vote that the number one ranked Glowacki should face the number 2 ranked Lawrence Okolie for the vacant Cruiserweight belt..
Glowacki was stopped by Briedis in three for the WBO belt back in June, despite the inept refereeing of the bout by Robert Byrd that included an instance where Briedis dropped Glowacki with an obvious elbow, eventually leading to the conclusion of the fight.
After the WBO Championship Committee ordered the 120 day rematch, Glowacki appealed the decision to the WBO Grievance Committee, which overruled the WBO Championship Committee to uphold the immediate rematch order..
As Briedis was already committed to the World Boxing Super Series tournament final unification bout against Yunier Dorticos, his decision to neglect the immediate rematch. resulted in the title being declared vacant.

Weights from Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Andy Ruiz Jr 283 v Anthony Joshua 237
(WBA - IBF - WBO heavyweight titles)
Ruiz adding 15 pounds since the first fight, whilst Joshua has dropped a full 10 pounds..

Alexander Povetkin 229 v Michael Hunter 226

Dillian Whyte 271 v Mariusz Wach 270

Filip Hrgovic 241 v Eric Molina 248

Mahammadrasul Majidov 231 v Tom Little 251

Zuhayr Al Qahtani 134 v Omar Dusary 129

Majid Al Naqbi 133 v Ilia Beruashvili 124

Diego Pacheco 167 v Selemani Saidi 166

Hopey Price 125 v Swedi Mohamedi 125

The Event is hosted by The Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Promoted by Eddie Hearn at Matchroom Boxing.
Broadcast by DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office.

John Casimero causes huge upset, stops Zolani Tete to arrest WBO title.

In a significant upset, former two weight world champion John Riel Casimero 29-4 (20 KOs) dethroned WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete 28-4 (21 KOs) on Saturday night at Birmingham Arena in Birmingham, UK..
The heavily favoured Tete won the first couple of sessions but ran into heavy weather in the third.. Casimero dropped Tete with two quick right hands midway into the round, Tete managed to continue but was dropped a second time moments later.. The game champion did get back to his feet again but was stopped at 2:14 of the round..

Casimero becoming the fourth Filipino fighter to pick up world titles in three separate weight classes...

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..

Patrick Day passes..

Sadly, following his defeat on Saturday’s Card in Chicago, 27 year old Patrick Day passed away today of his injuries sustained in the fight...

DiBella Entertainments released a statement..
2019, succumbing to the traumatic brain injury he suffered in his fight this past Saturday, October 12, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL. He was surrounded by his family, close friends and members of his boxing team, including his mentor, friend and trainer Joe Higgins. On behalf of Patrick’s family, team, and those closest to him, we are grateful for the prayers, expressions of support and outpouring of love for Pat that have been so obvious since his injury.

Before establishing himself as a world class professional fighter, Pat was a highly decorated amateur. He won two Nationals titles, the New York Golden Gloves tournament and was an Olympic Team alternate, all in 2012. Day turned pro in 2013 and overcame early career struggles to become a world-rated super welterweight contender. He captured the WBC Continental Americas championship in 2017 and the IBF Intercontinental championship in 2019. In June 2019, he was rated in the top-10 by both the WBC and IBF.

He was also a dedicated college student, having earned an Associate’s degree in Food and Nutrition from Nassau Community College and, subsequently, a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Wellness from Kaplan University. He was a son, brother, and good friend to many. Pat’s kindness, positivity, and generosity of spirit made a lasting impression with everyone he met. During his short life, boxing allowed Patrick to impact many communities, both big and small. In his hometown of Freeport, Long Island, he was a beacon of light and the star pupil at the Freeport PAL, the gym he trained in from the moment he began boxing until the last bout of his career. He was recognized as one of Long Island’s finest professional fighters for years. He was a fixture in the boxing community throughout New York City. Patrick was even known in Japan, which he visited to spar with his friend and colleague, world champion Ryota Murata.

Patrick Day didn’t need to box. He came from a good family, he was smart, educated, had good values and had other avenues available to him to earn a living. He chose to box, knowing the inherent risks that every fighter faces when he or she walks into a boxing ring. Boxing is what Pat loved to do. It’s how he inspired people and it was something that made him feel alive.

It becomes very difficult to explain away or justify the dangers of boxing at a time like this. This is not a time where edicts or pronouncements are appropriate, or the answers are readily available. It is, however, a time for a call to action. While we don’t have the answers, we certainly know many of the questions, have the means to answer them, and have the opportunity to respond responsibly and accordingly and make boxing safer for all who participate. This is a way we can honor the legacy of Pat Day. Many people live much longer than Patrick’s 27 years, wondering if they made a difference or positively affected their world. This was not the case for Patrick Day when he left us. Rest in peace and power, Pat, with the angels.

Oleksandr Usyk scores stoppage of Chazz Witherspoon in Chicago.

In his first steps into the heavyweight minefield, former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk 17-0 (13 KOs) outclassed last minute replacement Chazz Witherspoon 38-4 (29 Ko’s) before forcing Philadelphian to quit on his stool after round 7 at The Wintrust Arena in Chicago Illinois..
Usyk patiently outmanoeuvred Chazz, gradually discouraging the 38 year old.. Usyk set his stall out for the stoppage in the 6th round, but the durable Witherspoon held out.. Looking completely demoralised and out of his depth, Chazz survived the 7th but surrendered in his corner.. A lot of credit has to go to Witherspoon, who took the opportunity on 4 days notice, at the removal of Tyrone Spong who’s unsatisfactory drug test results cost him the shot.. Chazz showed a lot of heart in stepping up and hanging in there above the call of duty.. Usyk looked exceptional, the added 15 pounds appeared solid, without sacrificing any of the trademark movement.. The Victory was never going to be in question, the method of execution was more the topic of judgment..

Errol Spence seriously injured in auto accident in Dallas.

WBC and IBF world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr is in a serous condition following a terrible car accident at 3 am this morning in a suburb of Dallas Texas.. Spence appeared to lose control of his white Ferrari whilst driving at what was described as excessive speeds, without a seatbelt.. The sports car flipped and rolled numerous times, propelling the fighter from the vehicle.. Lucky to be alive Spence was taken to Methodist Medical in Dallas where he is still being treated in the intensive care unit.. No other details have been released regarding injuries sustained or any other vehicle involvement.. This comes barely a fortnight after unifying the WBC and IBF titles by defeating Shawn Porter in an exceptional fight in California..

Chicago Wintrust Card Complete.. Usyk v Witherspoon.

Saturday’s Card in Chicago looks complete with everything but the formalities to undergo at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago Illinois.. Headlining the Evenings billing is Dmitry Bivol 16-0 (11 Ko’s) defending his WBA light heavyweight crown against Lenin Castillo 20-2-1 (15 Ko’s) of The Dominican Republic.. Chief Support is finalised at the heavyweight debut of Oleksandr Usyk, as he takes on Philadelphia veteran Chazz Witherspoon 38-3 (29 Ko’s) Who has attained a quality 13 wins and only one loss in the last 9 years.. Witherspoon, a second cousin to former 2 time heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon has only lost on 3 occasions, to former world title challengers Chris Arreola and Tony Thompson, and most recently to puncher Seth Mitchell in 2012.. A WBC and WBA female super lightweight title fight between Jessica McCaskill and Erica Farias in a rematch of their bout from exactly a year ago over 10 x 2’s features next.. Along with a USBA super welterweight title fight between the unbeaten Charles Conwell and the very capable Patrick Day.. A 10 round super middle affair between another undefeated prospect Anthony Sims jr and the experienced Morgan Big Chief Fitch completes the headline bouts for the DAZN and Sky Sports broadcast roster.

Announced.. Chisora v Price.. October 26th.

Former world heavyweight title challenger Derek Chisora 31-9 (22 Ko’s) is now scheduled to meet former British and Commonwealth champion David Price 25-6 (20 Ko’s) at the O2 in London on the October 26th date, pencilled in for Chisora v Parker.. Derek was very motivated to meet the former WBO champion Parker, until the Las Vegas based New Zealander suffered symptoms typical to that of a spider bite.. The 6 foot 7 inch former Olympian, Price was already training for a fight on November 23rd in Liverpool and is in the best possible place to accept a fight of this magnitude.. Chisora is rarely in a dull fight, having recently beaten Artur Szpilla and has made it very clear that he will not fulfil a role similar to that of Prices last victim, Dave Allen.. Price recently turned down offers to fight both Joe Joyce and Dan Dubois and most fancy the Chisora fight to have accepted so eagerly.. Both guys are in the twilight of their careers, with Chisora showing a slightly higher level of vigour in his recent performances..

Tyrone Spong fails VADA drug test..

Matchroom boxing has revealed that heavyweight Tyrone Spong is out of Saturday’s clash with Oleksandr Usyk at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Hearn was contacted by VADA to inform them that there had been an adverse finding in Tyrone Spong’s drug tests..
The test results were sent to the Illinois state athletic commission and further info will be revealed in due time.. Spong was scheduled to have appeared as Usyk’s high profile heavyweight debut opponent, and in all honesty is crazy to have jeopardised such an opportunity to elevate his profile.. Usyk is unable to elaborate on the new opponent, but it’s expected that it will be one of a long shortlist, including Alex Ustinov, Mike Hunter, Martin Bakole or Alex Povetkin.. This is unfortunately the second time that Usyk’s long awaited heavyweight unveiling has been scuppered.. Oleksandr was due to have originally boxed former world title challenger Carlos Takam..

Claressa Shields v Ivana Habazin bout Cancelled.

Following today’s dreadful scenes at the weigh in for tomorrow nights female world title fight between Ivana Habazin and Claressa Shields, the fight has been cancelled.. The rest of the Card is scheduled to play out as usual, but the main event is scratched whilst James Ali Bashir, the trainer of the Croatian challenger undergoes emergency surgery to fix broken bones in his face following the unprovoked attack..

Golden Contract results from Bethnal Green.

Ryan Walsh 25-2-2 (12 KOs) scored a ninth round stoppage of unbeaten Hairon Socarras 22-0-3 (14 KOs).. A string of unanswered punches forced the referee’s stoppage at 2:39.

Jazza Dickens 28-3 (11 KOs) outclassed Carlos Ramos 11-2 (7 KOs) throughout ten rounds. Dickens put Ramos on the floor in the fourth. Scores were 97-92, 99-91, 97-92.

Undefeated Tyrone McCullagh 14-0 (6 KOs) outpointed late replacement Razaq Najib 11-4 (2 KOs) over ten.. Scores were 97-93, 98-92, 96-94.

James Ali Bashir, assaulted and knocked unconscious at Flint weigh in.

Disgraceful scenes this afternoon at the Dort Federal Events Center in Flint Michigan, saw veteran trainer James Ali Bashir assaulted whilst attending his fighter, Ivana Habazin’s weigh in for this weekends bout with unified female Middleweight champion Claressa Shields.. Ali had been engaging verbally with several members of the Shields entourage, before he was punched repeatedly in an unprovoked attack by an unknown individual who immediately fled the arena.. The visibly upset fighter knelt by the 70 year olds side as he awaited medical attention before accompanying Bashir via ambulance to the hospital.. This turn of events leaves tomorrow’s rather significant fight in jeopardy, with the weigh in being inconclusive and the visiting fighter being in an unfit mental condition to perform with Ivana and James in shock at such a classless act.. Promoter Dmytry Saleta refused to comment whilst an apologetic Shields briefly blasted the act in an Ellie Sechback interview earlier this evening..

Errol Spence edges tough Shawn Porter to unify in LA.

IBF World welterweight titleholder Errol Spence Jr 26-0 (21 KOs) edged WBC Champion Shawn Porter 30-3-1 (17 KOs) by the narrowest of split decisions last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to unify the titles in a possible fight of the year candidate..
The action swung both ways for the most part of the first 8 rounds, both fighters bringing out the best in the other.. Spence found the majority of his success to the body of Porter whilst the rugged Ohio native boxed a surprisingly intelligent fight, making Spence work for every second.. Errol was lucky not to have been penalised for low punches but did appear the more competent of the two down the stretch..
Round eleven was possibly the session that swung the verdict, Spence landed a nice left hand forcing Shawn to touch down with a glove, a knockdown that proved decisive to the outcome.. Porter did take a minute to regroup, spurring on the Texan who appeared to take the final session to seal certain victory..
Scores were 116-111 twice in favour of Spence whilst a third had it 115-112 for Porter..

Outside of a possible rematch it appears as if Spence will pursue a fight with former WBC champion Danny Garcia, whom appeared in the ring following the victory..
Both guys boxed superbly and objectively the result could have easily been a draw with many of the rounds tough to call..

Bounty Hunter hands Kuzmin his first defeat in New York.

Las Vegas based Heavyweight Michael Hunter 18-1 (12 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous points victory over the previously undefeated Sergey Kuzmin 15-1 (11 KOs) last night at the Hulu Theatre at MSG to claim the WBA Intercontinental strap. The fight was an entertaining affair, with the tricky Hunter outlasting the workmanlike Russian.. Hunter put Kuzmin on the floor in the fifth after demoralising him with fast combinations.. Scores were 117-110 unanimously..
Michael is undefeated as a heavyweight after campaigning and challenging for the world title at Cruiserweight, although his body type and nature is to be a heavyweight.. Michael is the son of former USBA heavyweight champion Mike The Bounty Hunter..

Haney dominates Abdullaev in New York.

Undefeated lightweight sensation Devin Haney 23-0 (15 Ko’s) halted the previously undefeated Zaur Abdullaev 11-0 (7 Ko’s) to grab the vacant WBC interim lightweight championship last night at Madison Square Gardens, Hulu theatre.. Haney controlled the majority of the action, dictating with the jab.. A dejected looking Abdullaev being pulled out between rounds 4 and 5 with a facial injury.. Haney is now the mandatory challenger for Vasyl Lomachenko, but expects the Ukrainian to avoid him at all costs, referring to him as No-machencko..

Weights from Las Vegas.

At this afternoons weigh in Tyson Fury scaled a svelte 254 pounds whilst Swedish underdog Otto Wallin tipped the scales at 236 lbs.. Both fighters had an entertaining exchange, whilst Fury sported a Mexican leather wrestling mask..

Emanuel Navarrete and Juan Elorde both weighed in at 121 pounds ahead of their highly anticipated WBO Super Bantamweight clash...

Finally Jose Pedraza and Jose Zapeda both came in at 139 pounds for their 10 round lightweight clash..

Tomorrows event is hosted by the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,
Promoted by Bob Arums Top Rank Boxing,
Broadcast by ESPN+ and BT Box Office.

Dereck Chisora explodes at London presser..

At today’s London presser for the upcoming Regis Prograis-Josh Taylor Card scheduled for the O2, heavyweight Dereck Chisora, unhappy about his bout with Joseph Parker being considered as a mere co-feature, unleashed an X rated tirade on all concerned before making a dramatic premature exit..

Dereck Started..
Either you give me the main event or pull me out of the fucking show.... Who’s taking the main event? I’m going to go ballistic now, I want more money now... I’m not selling out the 02 for these guys to come and take my fans... No.... If that’s the case, pull me out of it.. The Fucking Muhammad Ali trophy, no one gives a fuck about it no more... Nobody gives a fuck about little guys no more…. You’re just fucking me with no vaseline… Nobody gives a fuck about the Ali trophy... The heavyweights are back now.. When AJ knocked out Klitschko, Tyson said, no more money to the small guys, the money’s returning to the heavyweights!..

In the meantime Adam Smith and Eddie attempted to diffuse the disruption, before Chisora again, interjected.. This time interrupting Kalle Sauerland, literally telling him to ‘Fuck Off..’

The fighters from the whole of the scheduled card took part in individual face offs, but by this time Chisora had left the room, leaving Parker without the opportunity to take part..

Linares returns in Japan, with a win..

Venezuela’s 3 weight world champion 46-5 (28 Ko’s) returned to his second home of Japan this week, scoring a relatively one sided unanimous decision victory over the tough Al Toyogon 10-5-1 (8 Ko’s) of the Philippines over ten rounds at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.. Linares has an increasing popularity in Japan and truly does consider it home turf.. Toyogon was in all honesty no match for the classy Linares, scores were wide and close to a shut out..
(100-90 99-90 100-89)

The return to the ring was really an exercise in shaking off ring rust for Jorge, following the 8 month hiatus from boxing since the damaging loss to Cesar Cano in New York last January.. Following the bout, Linares in fluent Japanese, expressed his wishes to fight Vasyl Lomachenko in a rematch of their outstanding bout last May.

Blood, Sweat and 50 years.. Russell J Peltz celebrates the Golden anniversary of Peltz Boxing Promotions.

On Friday October 4th, Peltz Boxing Promotions will celebrate a Golden anniversary (50) glorious years in the sport by hosting an Eight bout Card at the 2300 Arena in South Philly.. The card billed as “Blood Sweat and 50 years” will feature a Junior Welterweight bout between Victor Padilla 5-0 (5 Ko’s) of Berlin NY and Romain Tomas 8-2 (1 Ko’s) of nearby Brooklyn.. The Event will be promoted by Michelle Rosado (Raging Babe Promotions) with Russell Peltz himself as Matchmaker..
Peltz has even took the time to follow the historic detail of scheduling the Padilla v Tomas bout for a 6 round distance (Historically all main event bouts in Philadelphia for the first two decades of the 20th century were limited to 6)
The Puerto Rican born in a southpaw Padilla, originally from Vieques, Puerto Rico, is a versatile southpaw, winning all five of his career fights by first-round knockout. The level of opposition hasn’t been exceptional, but regardless he is valued by promoter Lou DiBella as one of the best young pros on the East Coast..
The French born Tomas comes with an 8-2 record, but is coming off a career highlight win his biggest career win over the previously unbeaten Omar Bordoy (7-0) a decision in Bordoy’s hometown of Hampton, NH.
The Event promises to be a memorable one, Russell is a Philadelphia boxing institution and Philadelphia itself a city steeped so richly in boxing folklore..
Peltz will always be synonymous with Philadelphia’s most famous purpose built boxing arena, Jimmy Toppi Sr’s Blue Horizon that stood on 1314 North Broad Street in the City until it closed in 2010..

WBC sanction Haney v Abdullaev bout, for the Interim lightweight title.

It appears that the September 13th fight between Devin Haney and Zaur Abdullaev will be for the WBC’s interim lightweight championship.. A board of WBC governors unanimously polled to officially pass sanctioning to attach the title to the upcoming bout..
The Haney v Abdullaev fight had been scheduled as a final eliminator for a spot as mandatory challenger of the division. The unanimously acknowledged top man in the division Vasiliy Lomachenko scored an impressive unanimous victory over brave Luke Campbell last Saturday.. The Governing body did announce a series of bouts back on May 7th, culminating in an eventual winner to contest the WBC belt that Mike García had just vacated.. Lomachenko was awarded the title as an added reward for his win last week. Lomachenko himself along with Top Rank were involved in a conversation that supported the WBC’s decision to sanction the upcoming bout.. As it stands Haney v Abdullaev will be the main event at MSG’s theatre a week on Saturday on the likelihood of Danny Roman officially withdrawing from his scheduled fight..
An interesting bout which is now the Co-main event on the show is between the undefeated Russian Sergey Kuzmin 15-0 (11 Ko’s) and former world cruiserweight title challenger, now campaigning at heavyweight, Michael Hunter jr 17-1 (12 Ko’s) with the WBA Inter-Continental title on the line..

The Show is hosted by Madison Square Gardens Theatre..
Promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom USS.
Matchmaker, Eric Bottjer.
Broadcast by DAZN..

Tom Schwarz meets Ilja Mezencev in Magdenburg, Sept 28th.

German Heavyweight Tom Schwarz 25-1 (17 KOs) will meet German based Kazakh Ilja Mezencev 20-1 (17 KOs) on September 28th at The Stadthalle in Magdeburg, Germany..
The pair fought 4 years ago in Dessau, with the larger Schwarz climbing off the canvas to score a 7th round stoppage.. Mezencev, a natural cruiserweight was only 19 at the time of the first meeting but in all honesty hasn’t faced anyone of note (Schwarz apart) throughout the entirety of his 21 fight career.. The bout will be the second fight for Tom since his career highlight 2 round knockout loss to Tyson Fury in June, having knocked out a dead body by the name of Radek Varak in a round 3 weeks ago..

Carlos Takam makes his Star Boxing debut in Monticello NY.

Former world heavyweight title challenger Carlos Takam 36-5-1 (28 KOs) will feature on the September 14th Star Boxing Show at Resorts World Catskills in the quaint resort of Monticello, New York. Takam was originally pencilled in to meet Oleksandr Usyk 16-0 (12 KOs) in May before the former cruiserweight King pulled out with an injury.. Unfortunately the much publicised Usyk debut was rescheduled, without the inclusion of the experienced French based Cameroon native.. Takam will now meet Detroits Craig Lewis 14-3-1(8 KOs)
The 34 year old, 6 foot 5 Lewis, has hung in there with some capable opposition, unfortunately losing on each occasion (Demetrius Banks, Junior Fa and Jermaine Franklin) each time on points, showing the durability that will be required against Takam..
Carlos, who now resides full time in Las Vegas has only really fallen to quality opposition, several ranks higher than Craig Lewis, with recent defeats to both unified champion Anthony Joshua and former world title challenger Dereck Chisora before scoring a 7 round knockout over Senad Gashi last December in his most recent outing..

The excited Takam appears to be enjoying his new life in America, with ambitions of creating a substantial fan base over there.. In his own words, “Only a good job and humility can bring me a loyal following, I’m ready to satisfy the USA fans in the same way that I did in Africa and Europe.. I’m ready and prepared to do the job..”

Carlos Takam will be having his first fight under the umbrella of Star Boxing..

Tyrone Spong to meet Oleksandr Usyk on October 12th.

It has finally been made public, that Oleksandr Usyk’s long awaited debut at heavyweight in on October 12th at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, against the tentatively listed #5 ranked WBO heavyweight, Tyrone Spong 14-0 (13 Ko’s). The 34 year old from Suriname, now boxes out of Miami Florida but has only been exclusive to the sport for 4 years, emerging from a lengthy MMA background.. The only merely recognisable name on his 14 fight record is Ecuador’s Ytalo Perea whom he struggled to a split decision with last December.. Perea beat the once capable Elieser Castillo and took Former world champion Guillermo Jones to a split decision in 2017.. Perea aside, the records of his first 9 opponents read an embarrassing 34 wins and 85 losses, placing his ability in boxing in absolute perspective.. Putting Spongs activity as a kickboxer / Martial artist aside, he brings very little to the table to even think of matching Usyk.. Tyrone’s nature is not conventional boxing, the reason why boxers train in a structured, conventional fashion is to condition the subconscious over a long tedious process so that the mechanics of the sport become almost like second nature, for the fighter to recall upon instantaneously when caught up in a tough stressful situation. Spong won’t find those reliable reserves at the top level in this sport, because his second nature is actually within the layers of another fistic discipline.. Usyk can do exactly what he wishes to the relative novice, in the same way Floyd Mayweather dished out copious lashings of punishment to Conor McGregor several years ago.. Spong is a big tough combat athlete, but he’s pitched himself way above his levels here against one of the worlds elite fighters in his own sport.. The fight could be a curiosity, but will really tell us nothing about Usyk as a heavy..

Danny Roman, rumoured to be injured, Sept 13th date in jeopardy.

WBA and IBF Super bantamweight World title holder Danny Roman 27-3-1 (10 KOs) is rumoured to have withdrawn from his September 13th defense against unbeaten Uzbek, Murodjon Akhmadaliev 6-0 (5 KOs) at the Hulu Theater located within New Yorks Madison Square Garden. ESPN have reported that Roman is carrying an injury to his left shoulder, picked up recently while sparring.

If the rumours are indeed correct, It looks like Devin Haney 22-0 (14 Ko’s) v Zaur Abdullaev 11-0 (7 Ko’s) will save the show in their WBC final eliminator at lightweight..

Lomachenko outpoints brave Campbell to add the WBC title to his collection.

WBA and WBO World lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko 14-1 (10 KOs) added the vacant WBC title to his coveted collection with a twelve round unanimous points decision over Luke Campbell 20-3 (16 KOs) in a bout between Olympic gold medalists on Saturday at the 02 Arena in London. The early rounds very very competitive and even though Lomachenko had a definitive round five, Campbell was consistently in the fight.. Luke briefly troubled Loma in the 7th, but was himself troubled in return by the persistent champion.. Loma put Campbell on the floor with a body shot in the eleventh and hurt him repeatedly in the 12th.
Scores were 119-108, 119-108, 118-109. Loma has now unified three of the four major championship belts..
Campbell boxed out of his skin on the night and posed Lomachenko a lot of issues with his height and style.. Lomachenko was always in the drivers seat, but by no means had everything his own way.. On this type of performance, Luke would have beaten almost any lightweight in the world on Saturday, it just so happened that he faced someone quite extraordinary..

Remembering the incredible life of David Pearce.

David Pearce came up the hard way, raised in the rugged terrain on Newport, Wales, into a family of 9 kids.. Following the footsteps of his older brothers, Pearce walked into the St Josephs Amateur boxing club in Pillgwenlly, Newport, only to find the one pursuit in his life that would appear tailor made for him.. David was tough, a compact unit, comprised of lean dense muscle and a heart as big as a house.. 

Following a brief amateur career, Pearce would turn pro in 1978, embarking on a journey of storybook proportions.. By 1979, following a 7th round knockout of the very capable Denton Ruddock, David was 9-0 and steadily climbing the British heavyweight ranks..
In the January of 1980, David was matched with the more experienced Neville Meade, over eager and wet behind the ears, Pearce would face defeat for the first time, losing in 2 rounds to the tough campaigner in Caerphilly.. For a further setback, 12 months later David would be disqualified in the 3rd round of a fight with John Rafferty in Glasgow for hitting his opponent whilst he was on the floor from a knockdown..
At this point in his career, Pearce adopted a more professional attitude, his training became more structured and his approach seemed to be through tunnelled vision..
David would remain unbeaten for his next 9 fights, over a span of 3 years, including a stoppage of future light heavyweight world champion Dennis Andries in 7 rounds in 1981 before landing himself a shot at the British heavyweight title in 1983 and an opportunity to repay the new champion Neville Meade for the defeat 3 years earlier..
A completely rejuvenated Pearce would dominate Meade through 8 rounds in Cardiff, before knocking out the veteran to claim the title with a display of explosive punching in the 9th..
David wouldn’t get the chance to defend his title, but would beat tough American Michael Jack Johnson next in 5 rounds in Hanley in what would be his final career victory..
5 weeks after the Johnson fight Pearce would travel to Limoges France to challenge for the European title, boxing former world title challenger Lucien Rodriguez.. David dropped the Frenchman twice in the 8th round but would drop an outrageously one sided decision in what was possibly the final insult of the Welshmans career..
Tragically David was medically retired following the Rodriguez fight in 1984, discrepancies were found in brain scans and he was repeatedly denied a licence.. Pearce disputed the decision bitterly, even appearing on a morning tv show to explain his plight.. David claimed that he was given a clear bill of health from a Harley street Neurologist months later, stating that he was at no greater risk than any other professional boxer.. However, the board of control upheld their stance, forcing David to consider taking unlicensed fights to make financial ends meet..
6 years after the European title defeat and 13 pounds heavier the desperate heavyweight flew to the United States to launch an ill advised comeback, taking on the 270 pound Percell Davis in Dearborn, a suburb of Detroit.. The huge Davis overwhelmed Pearce in 8 rounds, pushing the 31 year old into certain retirement..
Sadly the 200 pound Pearce had no business fighting these huge heavyweights, and after his 1984 victory over Michael Johnson, the WBC had David ranked at number 3 in the world cruiserweight ratings.. Unfortunately the cruiserweight division was in its infancy and the British board of control wouldn’t recognise it as a legitimate weight category until 1985, robbing the Newport man of a chance of boxing at a more suitable weight on a more level playing field.. David would spar with world ranked heavyweights consistently throughout his career, holding his own and earning a reputation amongst boxing’s elite.. WBA heavyweight champion Michael Dokes called Pearce the Welsh Jack Dempsey following sparring sessions in Florida..
Pearce was even offered the chance to sign a contract, through promoter Frank Warren to fight the winner of the Ossie Occasio v John Odihamibo bout for the WBA World Cruiserweight title..
Pearce, acting against all well meant advice returned twice more in 1994, beating former world heavyweight champion John Tate, and African champion Mary Konate in Bakersfield California, knocking out both men in 1 and 3 rounds respectively..
David’s health deteriorated in the next few years, he was diagnosed with epilepsy and struggled with life outside of boxing.. in May of 2000 David passed away from what is known as Sudden Adult Death Syndrom, a sad end to what could have been a terrific success story.. David Pearce’s complete boxing record was 17-4-1 (13 Ko’s)




In 2016 The David Pearce Statue Fund was given permission to erect a bronze sculpture to celebrate the career and spirit of the fighter in Newport City Centre and on June 9th 2018 a life-sized sculpture of Pearce by artist Laury Dizengremel, was unveiled at Newport riverfront.. In the same year a charitable organisation named #NewportsRocky was set up to support local community projects in the South Wales area in Pearce’s memory.. Tragically this year, David Powell Pearce, the son of the fighter was found dead at home aged 40 from a similar medical condition to that of his late fathers..

Alexander Povetkin outworks a passive Hughie Fury in London.

Former WBA world heavyweight titlist Alexander Povetkin 35-2 (24 KOs) dug deep in the later rounds to earn a unanimous decision over Hughie Fury 23-3 (13 KOs) on Saturday night at the 02 Arena in London.
39 year old Povetkin struggled with the movement of Fury in the early sessions, but by the halfway mark was forcing the stylish Brit to hold excessively to survive short explosive bursts.. Povetkin’s pressure down the stretch earned him the victory, although I did find the 117-111 points tallies a little wide.. Hughie boxed competently, but too often opted to box defensively, in yet another high profile opportunity where he lacked devil..

Tyrone Spong stops an inept Jeyson Minda in Mexico.

Undefeated heavyweight Tyrone Spong 14-0 (13 KOs) scored 2 round stoppage of Jeyson Minda 14-2-1 (8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Gimnasio Polifuncional in Merida, Mexico. Spong, a former renowned Mixed martial arts and kick boxing standout, made the intrepid transition to boxing four years ago, but in all honesty hasn’t faced a single opponent with a winning record in that time.. Spong was pushed to a 10 round split decision by the very average Ytalo Perea last December in Ecuador to pick up the typical WBA and WBO Latino titles in what was his previous outing to this bout.. Tyrone is rumored to be the favoured opponent for Oleksandr Usyk in his heavyweight debut on October 12 in Chicago.
Spong would offer very little resistance to a fighter of Usyk’s caliber who was originally pencilled in to face a real threat in Carlos Takam.. Spong has jumped into the WBO rankings overnight with Saturday’s victory, in an outrageous set of championship committee affairs..

Charlie Edwards loses, then retains his title amidst controversy in London.

Julio Cesar Martinez appeared to score a dramatic upset win in the third round with a knockout over WBC Flyweight Champion Charlie Edwards to capture the title on the Lomachenko v Campbell undercard in London.. Moments after being declared the winner and new champion, Mauricio Sulaiman decided from Ringside as WBC President, to overrule the decision and declare the fight a No Contest following reviewing the footage of the final moments.. Charlie Edwards retains his title and an immediate rematch has been ordered.. The final shot by Martinez appeared to hit Edwards in the midsection after he’d touched down onto the canvas...