‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue stops IBF champ Emmanuel Rodriguez to set up Nonito Donaire showdown and Josh Taylor dropped Ivan Baranchyk twice on his way to winning the IBF world title and booking his place in the WBSS final.
Josh Taylor (15-0, 12 KOs) dominated previously unbeaten IBF light welterweight champion Ivan Baranchyk (19-1, 12 Kos) in beating him by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night to advance to the final of the World Boxing Super Series light welterweight tournament at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
This Saturday night Deontay Wilder and the World Boxing Super Series returns on Showtime and DAZN. Wilder defends his WBC heavyweight strap versus mandatory challenger Dominic Breazeale.
William Cruz, the trainer of IBF champ Emmanuel Rodriguez, explains why he pushed Naoya Inoue’s trainer at the media workout for Saturday’s WBSS bantamweight semi-final at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel ‘El Sensacional’ Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) is totally confident of defending his IBF title when he faces Japan’s pound-for-pound star ‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue (17-0, 15 KOs) in the WBSS bantamweight semi-final on Saturday at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
Thanks to one monstrous-punching, all-conquering KO machine, the bantamweight division is arguably one of the hottest divisions in boxing right now.
Rodriguez & Dorticos advance to semi-finals after thrilling back-and-forth battles
Emmanuel Rodriguez retained the IBF Bantamweight World title with a twelve round split decision over previously undefeated Jason Moloney and Yunier Dorticos scored a unanimous decision over Mateusz Masternak in his Ali Trophy Quarter-Final Saturday at the CFE Arena in Orlando.
A ‘Monster’ is loose in Orlando: Inoue ringside to watch Rodriguez vs Moloney
WBA World Champion Naoya Inoue breaks down his KO strategy against Payano and predicts Rodriguez to beat Moloney.
Australia’s Jason Moloney shares in-depth insight into his preparations ahead of the Ali Trophy Quarter-Final against Puerto Rico’s IBF World Bantamweight Champion Emmanuel Rodriguez October 20 at the CFE Arena, Orlando, USA.
Payano is ready for next season’s quest for Ali Trophy in the 118lb division
Former world champion Juan Carlos Payano is the latest addition to the sensational Season II bantamweight line-up.