Charles Martin heads decent undercard in Las Vegas on Saturday.

The majority of the Fury v Wilder rematch card has been put in place this coming Saturday, With 33 year old California based Former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin 27-2-1 faces a decent challenge in former WBC title Challenger Gerald Washington 20-3-1 in a crossroads match that acts as chief support to the huge Las Vegas show.. Martin is coming off a couple of decent showings in 2019 with inside the distance victories over Daniel Martz and the undefeated Greg Corbin.. The physically imposing Washington is coming off a decent win on paper, stopping the once promising Robert Helenius in July.. Both fighters have come up short against New York based Pole, Adam Kownacki, Charles losing a close decision in 2018, whilst Washington suffered a 2nd round knockout 13 months ago..

WBO super bantamweight Champion Emanuel Navarrete 30-1 will make the 5th defence of the title that he won back in 2018, against Jeo Santisima 19-2 in an intriguing bout with neither fighter having tasted defeat for the last 6 years..

Coachella’s 22 year old 6 foot 5 inch Super welterweight Sebastian Fundora 13-0-1 will take on undefeated Australian Daniel Lewis 6-0 in a special attraction whilst Longtime team Fury member, unbeaten featherweight Isaac Lowe 19-0-3 takes on Alberto Guevara 27-5..

The Event is Promoted by Leon Margules’ Warriors Boxing, Tom Browns TGB Promotions along with Bob Arums Top Rank Inc.

Ryan Garcia gets rid of Francisco Fonseca in 1..

High rising Victorville Lightweight Ryan Garcia 20-0 (17 KOs) returned to action on Friday night and made short work of Nicaragua’s Francisco Fonseca 25-3-2 (19 KOs) scoring a first round, double-quick knockout at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, headlining in the feature bout on DAZN’s Valentine’s Day card..

Garcia had barely got his measure before unleashing a short left hook that put Fonseca away, referee Raul Caíz immediately waved off the action at 1:20 of the first.

Garcia later revealed that he would have preferred more live action, but saw the opening early and took it..

Following the victory Garcia went head to head with possible future opponent, WBC champion, Devin Haney..

Caleb Plant retains his IBF crown with 10th round stoppage.

Undefeated Las Vegas based IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant 20-0 (12 KOs) scored a dominant tenth round stoppage over German challenger Vincent Feigenbutz 31-3 (28 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Plant, highly favoured by the bookmakers at 38:1, controlled the action from the start, and methodical dismantled Feigenbutz until the bout was halted at 2:23 of the 10th by referee Malik Waleed..

Plant, originally a Nashville native revealed that he’d dedicated the victory to his daughter, mother, grandfather and to his birth city..
The champion also made it very clear that his he definitely aims to unify and meet fellow undefeated WBC counterpart, David Benavidez.

Jimmy Thunder passes.

1990s heavyweight fringe contender Jimmy Thunder 35-14 (28 Ko’s) sadly passed away this week due to complications following surgery to remove a small brain tumour in his native Auckland, New Zealand.. Jimmy was only 54 but like a colourful and eventful life.
The huge punching Thunder faced 8 legitimate world champions throughout his 49 fight career, including Tim Witherspoon, Chris Byrd, JB Williamson, Tony Tubbs and Trevor Berbick..
Thunder Picked up the vacant WBF heavyweight championship by stopping Jamaican Melton Bowen in 1993, before losing it the same year to future cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson..
A year later he won the IBO title beating tough Richard Mason, making two defences over the next twelve months beating both Tony Tubbs and Ray Anis..
Jimmy twice attempted to win the commonwealth title against Henry Akinwande and Derrick Williams before making a vain attempt to lift the NABF title in 1997 losing a marginal split decision to future WBA champion John Ruiz...

Despite falling upon hard times in the mid 2000s, Thunder appeared to find his feet when he married a Native American lady by the name of Iris Whitemagpie in 2008, although a year later the New Zealander was rumoured to have been living rough on the streets of Las Vegas.. in 2011 Thunder ran into immigration issues when his US visa was revoked following several run ins with the law... Jimmy was deported back to his country of birth in 2012 where he remained until his passing.. Jimmy held the honour of scoring the fastest knockout in history in 1997 when he poleaxed Crawford Grimsley after just 1.5 seconds of the opening session..

Thunder really was a huge star in his native country and could have been a legitimate champion has the stars fallen into place.. A man that I only met on occasion, but found to be warm hearted and good natured..

RIP James Thunder.

Guillermo Rigondeaux outclasses Liborio Solis to earn ‘Split’ verdict.. ??

In the Chief Support bout for Showtimes PBC promoted card, two time Olympic champion Guillermo Rigondeaux 20-1 (13 KOs) out-hustled former super flyweight champion Liborio Solis 30-6-1 (14 KOs) to snare the vacant WBA bantamweight title, surprisingly by a split decision.
Rigondeaux dominated Solis throughout the early rounds with superior movement and sharp punching, dropping the former champion in the seventh before closing the show strongly displaying classy counterpunching in complete control..

The shocking part of the scoring was the one individual who had Solis ahead by 115-112.. The competent judges had Rigo leading wide by 115-112, 116-111.. Resulting in the ridiculous Split announcement..

Gary Russell jr outclasses tough Tugstsogt Nyambayar.

Gary Russell Jr. 31-1 (18 KOs) retained his WBC World Featherweight belt with a gritty twelve round unanimous points verdict over Tugstsogt Nyambayar 11-1 (9 KOs) last night at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Russell used superior skills to negate Nyambayar’s heavy hands, dominating throughout the second half of the fight, finessing the Mongolian fighter with quick combinations down the stretch..

All three judges unanimously saw Gary Russell victorious by scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 118-110.

Undercard results from Sheffield.

In an IBF Elimination bout for the world featherweight Championship, the colourful Kid Galahad 27-1 (16 KOs) proficiently dissected Claudio Marrero 24-4 (17 KOs) through eight rounds before Marrero’s corner rescued the Dominican visitor to halt the beating..

Popular Doncaster heavyweight David Allen 18-5-2 (15 KOs) rebounded from last Julys devastating loss to David Price, by demolishing the durable Dorian Darch 12-12-1 (1 Ko’s) in 3, dropping the Welshman twice with a volley of shots to the head and body forcing the well travelled Darch to quit on his back..

Undefeated Female super featherweight Terri Harper 10-0 (5 KOs), arrested the WBC title from Eva Wahlstrom 22-2 (3 KOs) by a unanimous decision over 10.. Harper a 9-1 favourite (as Challenger) had the champion on the floor in round seven.
Scores at ringside were 98-91, 99-90, 99-90.

World ranked super featherweight Martin J Ward 24-1-2 (11 KOs) scored a 10 round whitewash decision over Jesus Amparan 16-2 (14 KOs). Ward Amparo twice on his way to an impressive 100-88 shutout..

Artem Dalakian outpoints Josber Perez in Kiev.

Undefeated World Boxing Association flyweight champion Artem Dalakian 20-0 (14 KOs) put in a proficient performance to earn a twelve round unanimous points verdict over tough Venezuelan challenger Josber Perez 17-3 (15 KOs) tonight at the Parkovy Convention Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. Dalakian didn’t set the world alight on this night, but bossed the action throughout..

Scores at ringside we’re.. 118-110, 117-111, 117-111.
The 7 fight card was promoted by Yuriy Rubans’ Union Boxing Promotions

Joe Joyce v Daniel Dubois, signed and sealed..

The British heavyweight championship has a rich history of carefully nurtured grudge matches that go back to the turn of the century.. When the domestic heavyweight scene is at its healthiest, it’s inevitable at one time or another two emerging prospects lock horns in an attempt to step onto that next level.. In 1971 Joe Bugner received a fortunate decision over an ageing Henry Cooper, twenty years later Lennox Lewis put a halt to the rise of fellow undefeated Gary Mason before assaulting the world scene, and two years later in what remains possibly the grandest meeting of domestic heavyweights, the then WBC champion Lennox Lewis overcame early problems to knock out Frank Bruno in defence of his championship.. On April 11th at the O2 in London, the latest in a long lineage of domestic duels will take place when unbeaten heavyweights, Joe Joyce 10-0 (9 Ko’s) meets British champion Daniel Dubois 14-0 (13 Ko’s) in a mouthwatering fight of epic proportions.. Former Olympic silver medalist Joyce appears the more experienced individual, having experienced a wider range of amateur bouts including WSOB outings, and in the 3 years as a paid fighter, has impressively been fast-tracked.. Joyce beat recently deposed British title challenger Ian Lewison on his debut, picked up the commonwealth in his 4th outing and stopped a former world champion in his 8th bout.. Daniel turned pro in relative obscurity, picking up area titles at the time Joyce was grabbing Commonwealth honours, and racking up W’s over less threatening opposition on a more regular basis.. in October 2018 Daniel however took his first step into the map, taking on former world title challenger Kevin Johnson, being extended to points for the first time.. Dubois returned with another win over a world title challenger in Razvan Cojanu 5 months later.. The finest performance to date for the 22 year old was his 2019 stoppage of the undefeated Nathan Gorman to pick up the coveted British title.. This Victory apart, Daniel has more recently barely broke sweat in overwhelming foreign imports with inflated records, hardly the recipe to prepare him for a task of this enormity.. The 34 year old Joyce is coming off his single points victory, when he outworked yet struggled to contain the lively Bryant Jennings last July.. The fight is at a perfect time with both men putting a whole lot on the line.. A loss for Joyce would seriously set him back if you consider his age, where as a loss to Dubois could be the making of him at such a young age.. An interesting battle with a whole lot at stake.. Frank Warren’s Queensbury Promotions in association with Sam Jones and S-Jam Boxing have scored a home run in securing this match..

Fury v Wilder 2 undercard revealed..

Top Rank Boxing in association with Tom Browns TGB Boxing and Leon Margules’ Warriors boxing have revealed a stacked support card for the upcoming February 23nd Wilder v Fury 2 event at the MGM grand in Las Vegas..

The preliminary bouts will feature Subriel Matias 15-0 (15 KOs) against Petros Ananyan 14-2-2 (7 KOs) at Super lightweight, followed by the very popular Amir Imam 22-2 (19 KOs) who meets Javier Molina 21-2 (9 KOs) also at super lightweight.. undefeated lightweights Rolando Romero 10-0 (9 KOs) and Arturs Ahmetovs 5-0 (2 KOs) meet over 8, while Gabriel Flores Jr 16-0 (6 KOs) meets Matt Conway 17-1 (7 KOs) again at lightweight.. Vito Mielnicki Jr 4-0 (3 KOs) takes on Corey Champion 1-2 (1 KO) in a four-round welterweight attraction whilst unbeaten UK featherweight Isaac Lowe 19-0-3 (6 KOs) takes on Alberto Guevara 27-5 (12 KOs).

The Wilder-Fury PPV televised portion of the card will feature former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin up against former challenger Gerald Washington in an elimination bout between two friends.. WBO junior featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete against Jeo Santisima, and junior middleweight Sebastian Fundora against 2016 Olympian Daniel Lewis.