IN what was a fight to forget, O’Shaquie Foster’s world title defeat to Robson Conceicao could prove to be the most controversial of 2024. Foster, (22-3, 12 KOs), who was defending his WBC super-featherweight strap for a third time, lost by split decision with two of the judges (Anthony Lundy and Paul Wallace) seeing it,…
KEYSHAWN DAVIS went the 10-round distance for the third time in four fights to record a unanimous decision win against Miguel Madueno at the Prudential Centre in Newark. All three judges returned a 99-91 scorecard for the American. The lightweight contender looked to be in a celebratory mood when he walked to the ring, flanked…
JOHNNY Fisher knocked out Alen Babic in just 36 seconds at the Copper Box Arena in London. Roared on by his usual huge crowd, Fisher spent the opening 20 seconds standing off, sizing up his Croatian opponent and the remaining time launching left and right hands on the smaller man’s head. Babic ate repeated winging…
JOHNNY Fisher weighed in around 25 pounds heavier than opponent Alen Babic yesterday afternoon. While, on paper, the pair appear to be two fairly evenly matched punchers, in reality, it feels like all-action Babic has found his boxing ceiling. Unbeaten Fisher, meanwhile, is still stretching up to find out the height of his own. “I’m…
FERNANDO Martinez is now the unified WBA and IBF super-flyweight titleholder following a thrilling war of attrition in Tokyo, Japan. The scores were announced as 116-112, 117-111 and 120-108, crowning Martinez the winner by unanimous decision. It was an outstanding 115-pound battle between two great fighters, befitting of a unification bout. The 120-108 card posted…
KEYSHAWN Davis continues his ascent towards world titles with a 10-round assignment against Miguel Madueño in Newark tonight. Sharing a card with Shakur Stevenson is all part of the big fight appeal for a young man closing in on the heavy hitters of 135 and surrounding areas. “It’s always special sharing a card with my…
By Clayton Varey HEBDEN Bridge boxing club competed in the Hull Box Cup on 28-30th June. Hebden went with seven boxers and came home with two golds and one silver. Day One: Kai Fenton, competing for the first season as a senior 75 kg, faced off on Friday against the much more experienced Kai Morley…
O’SHAQUIE Foster enters the Prudential Center ring tomorrow evening, defending his WBC super-featherweight title against Robson Conceição. The bout, against a former Olympic gold medallist, will serve as the co-feature to Shakur Stevenson’s contest with Artem Harutyunyan. While the likes of Stevenson (a three-weight world champion no less) may take these occasions in their stride,…
SHAKUR Stevenson returns home tomorrow evening to defend his WBC lightweight title against Artem Harutyunyan in the Prudential Center, Newark. First and foremost, Shakur is not buying his opponent’s “stay humble” act. Harutyunyan has returned to the States using the same time-honoured strategies regularly employed by Manny Pacquiao: grinning and complimenting his opponent before unleashing…
RYAN Garcia is back in the news cycle, and once again, it has nothing to do with boxing. Currently serving a ban for doping offences detected after his April win over Devin Haney, Garcia has been in hot water for damaging property at a hotel and recently fired advisor Lupe Valencia, accusing him of being…
