Undefeated Agit Kabayel returns in January.

Undefeated, globally ranked heavyweight Agit Kabayel 22-0 (14 KOs) will return to the ring next month to face once beaten Agron Smakici 19-1 (17 KOs) on January 28 at the RuhrCongress Hall in Bochum, Germany. The European Boxing Union have officially sanctioned the bout for their vacant title, which Kabayel has owned on and off since 2016 when he beat Chris Lewandowski. Victory would be Kabayel’s second official reign as European champion. Kabayel most notable victory was a title defence in 2017 over two time world title challenger  Derek Chisora. Kabayel is a capable yet low key fighter who has only boxed 4 times in nearly 4 years, the appearances however have been in decent company against Kevin Johnson, Pavel Sour, Evgenios Lazaridis and Andriy Rudenko. The victory over Kevin Johnson in 2021 earned Agit the vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title.

Mills Lane passes, aged 85.

Sad news that Hall of Fame referee Mills Lane has passed at the age of 85 in his home City of Reno, Nevada. Lane, the district attorney best known for his no nonsense approach and the catchphrase ‘let’s get it on,’ was the middle man in a number of major boxing matches, spanning 4 decades including the infamous Tyson v Holyfield rematch in 1997 where he was forced to disqualify the former champion for the notorious double bite incident. Mills also officiated Hagler v Antuofermo, Tyson v Berbick, several of Larry Holmes world title defences along with Muhammad Ali’s bout with Bob Foster. The final world title bout that Judge Lane refereed was a 1998 world middle weight title fight between Bernard Hopkins and Robert Allen, ironically the fight was stopped and deemed a no contest when Mills physically broke the fighters from a clinch and accidentally pushed Hopkins out of the ring in round 4. After retiring as a referee and ringside official, Lane starred and hosted a reality TV court show for a number of years. Unfortunately, Lane suffered a debilitating stroke in 2002 that left him partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Lane was respected and loved by all that knew him in court, in the ring and in life, a wonderful man who will be sorely missed. 

Dubois stops game Lerena in 3 after early crisis.

WBA regular heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois 19-1 (18 KOs) overcame a huge crisis on the Fury v Chisora undercard on Saturday when he climbed off the floor three times in the opener against Kevin Lerena 28-2 (14 KOs) before rallying in round three to stop the South African challenger with a devastating volley of punches. The highly unfavored Lerena hurt Dubois half way through round one with a shot to the temple forcing the once beaten title holder to take a count. Moments later Dubois took a second count without a punch being thrown and 15 seconds after this knockdown took a third knee when he appeared unsteady on his feet. Daniel appeared to injure his ankle when he was unbalanced from the initial punch in round one and struggled to maintain his balance for the remainder of the round. Trainer Shane Mcguigan told reporters after the bout, it was sick or swim, crisis can’t be prepared for and Dubois literally had to dig deep and show immense character to halt his unbeaten opponent two sessions later. Referee Howard Foster halted the fight to prevent the challenger from taking unnecessary punishment. Incidentally the bell did ring to end round 3 as Lerena was taking the count from Foster, and wasn’t offered the opportunity to recover between rounds, yet when Dubois was hurt badly in round 1, he walked to his corner with 9 seconds left in the round and was allowed to do so. Despite the finish appearing clinical from Daniel, the performance at large was unimpressive and exposed a lot of flaws to capitalise on. 

Fury dominates a defiant Chisora en route to a 10th round stoppage.

WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury 33-0-1 (24 KOs) entertained and controlled former 2 X foe Derek Chisora 33-13 (23 KOs), before forcing a stoppage in the tenth of an easily forgettable all British heavyweight title. 60,000 on site fans attended the spectacle at The Tottenham Hotspur stadium and celebrated what was a dominant performance by the self proclaimed Gypsy King. The always competitive Derek Chisora came to fight and offered a determined body hustle in the early rounds. Unfortunately Fury established control with the jab and began walking Chisora onto crafty uppercuts and counters. Despite his bravery and courage Chisora appeared to run out of ideas towards the latter rounds and became open house for Fury’s intelligently selected shots. By the 10th referee Victor Loughlin carefully observed Chisora who’s resolve appeared to be hanging by a thread. With 9 seconds lift in the session, Fury landed a crisp cluster coercing Laughlin to call a halt to the action. 

Alternatively unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk along with the undefeated Joe Joyce took in the action from ringside, and approached the Gypsy King on the ring apron in a slapstick exchange to hype potential future challenges. Fury appears to be the man to beat in the division and the options include return matches with Wilder and a superfight with Joshua along with unification with Usyk, however the challenge of the bell schooled and stubborn Joe Joyce was be the most likely fight to happen in 2023. 

Fury did make a comment to suggest that he has injuries to his right hand and right elbow that he will need to attend to prior to his next ring appearance.

Fury v Chisora 3 weigh in results.

WBC World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former world title challenger and twice former foe Derek Chisora weighed in today ahead of tomorrows championship showdown tomorrow night at Tottenham Hotspur’s Stadium in London along with a packed undercard. 

Tyson Fury came in at 268 pounds whilst his challenger Derek Chisora tipped in at 260 pounds. 

In the chief support, reigning WBA regular heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois weighed 240 pounds whilst his South African challenger Kevin Lerena came in 9 pounds lighter at 231 pounds. 

Yvan Mendy weighed 134 pounds vs. Denys Berinchyk’s 134 pounds for their European Lightweight title fight. 

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Promoter: Top Rank, Queensberry
TV: ESPN+ (USA), PPV (UK)

Roy Englebrecht promotions, Fight night results from Costa Mesa.

In a battle of two local Heavyweights Kaleel Carter 4-2, (3 KOs) broke a two fight losing streak to knock out previously unbeaten Ricky Frausto 7-1 (1 KO) in the third round of a scheduled 6 on Thursday night in the Englebrecht promotions Fight Club main event at the Hangar at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, California. Frausto started off fast with good movement and crisp combinations as Carter patiently looked for clever counters. The bout appeared to be an evenly balanced match going into the third and looked as though it may be headed for the full course until Carter stunned Frausto with a clean right hand, Carter capitalised and landed a series of unanswered shots that left Frausto out for the count. 

The undercard at the Hangar saw Super Featherweight Tayden Beltran score a first round Tko over Trenton Gibson whilst Antonio Garcia stopped Josias Gonzalez in the third stanza of  a scheduled 4 at Super Welterweight.

Roy Englebrecht Promotions & Events have sold out every single Fight Club OC show in 2022.

1500 were in attendance. 

Jalolov continues unbeaten streak by stopping Harper in 4.

Uzbekistan’s 2021 Olympic Super heavyweight Champion and world ranked Professional Bakhodir Jalolov 12-0 (12 KO’s) continued to climb steadily towards world title contention by scoring a clinical 4th round stoppage over the stubborn Curtis Harper 14-9 (9 Ko’s) on the Zepeda-Prograis undercard at the Dignity sports park in Carson California on Saturday night. Jalolov started patiently behind the jab keeping Harper at long range for the first couple of sessions, the tempo appeared to change as Harper showed some teeth by attempting to rough Jalolov up by hitting on the break. The Florida man seemed to wake the Usbek up with an attempted rabbit punch for which referee Thomas Taylor issued a stern warning. Jalolov found his range towards the end of the third and dropped Curtis with a well timed left hook concluded with a vicious straight right. Harper survived the round but knew what was in store for the 4th. Jalolov continued to establish the jab with spite in the fourth and soon found his mark with a series of accurate shots that put Harper on the floor for a second time, Harper hailed his huge frame off the canvas but was saved from himself by Thomas Taylor who called a halt to the action. Time was 1:53 of the session. 

After the victory Jalolov made it very clear that he is more than ready for anyone in the top 10 and announced himself as a threat to the major players in the division. Jalolov is indeed a big strong and capable heavyweight but may need an ounce of seasoning if he wants to be successful as an elite player. The Brooklyn based fighter is steadily overwhelming fighters with mixed to winning records but has yet to make his mark against a valued name to catch the publics attention. Harper put up little resistance having previously outpointed the undefeated Chris Thun and several years ago dragged Chris Arreola into a life and death battle that many saw in his favour. Harper is a durable yet unpredictable opponent who really only served as a time filler on this occasion.