Well, it might not have been the fight of the night (as some, this writer included, had said it could well be), but the three round heavyweight slugfest Fabio Wardley and Nathan Gorman engaged in last night as they fought for the vacant British heavyweight title was plenty enjoyable while it lasted.
Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) came out with a miracle 12-round majority decision victory over the speedy Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in their lottery fight to earn a mega-payday against Anthony Joshua at the OVO Arena in London, England.
Dillian Whyte (29-3, 19 KOs) won an unpopular 12-round majority decision over Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in their clash on DAZN at the OVO Arena in Wembley, London, England.
In stark contrast to last weekend’s boxing schedule, this weekend’s stack of fights is massive. Indeed, even for the most hardened of hard-core fight fans, it will be a tough job absorbing all the action.
Joe Bugner-Henry Cooper
Lennox Lewis-Gary Mason
Brian London-Joe Erskine
Danny Williams-Mark Potter
Tyson Fury-Derek Chisora
Above are just a few examples of big-fight match-ups that captured the attention of the great British public in a big way.
WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (18-0, 14 KOs) retained his title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over challenger Michal Cieslak (21-2, 15 KOs) on Sunday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
British heavyweight prospect Fabio Wardley believes former cruiserweight undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk is taking a HUGE leap up in competition in challenging IBF/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua in just his third fight in the division on September 25th.
Kid Galahad’s dream of becoming World Champion was finally realized as he produced a stunning effort to defeat Jazza Dickens and claim the IBF Featherweight crown at the top of the bill on Matchroom Fight Camp Week 2 in Brentwood, Essex, live worldwide on DAZN.
Kid Galahad (28-1, 17 KOs) was like a human buzzsaw in throwing 1000 punches to stop the game but limited James ‘Jazza’ Dickens (30-4, 11 KOs) at the end of the 11th round on Saturday night to win the vacant IBF World featherweight title at the Matchroom Headquarters in Brentwood, Essex, England.
Dillian Whyte flattened Alexander Povetkin with a huge left hook after an inspired performance to gain redemption in their high-stakes rematch at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and DAZN in all other markets excluding the UK and Ireland.