How much has former unified 140 pound champ Josh Taylor got left? Taylor, who was last seen dropping a decision against a largely dominant Teofimo Lopez, is badly in need of a dominant performance of his own.
Tonight, in Manchester, on the Liam Smith-Chris Eubank Jr return, unbeaten welterweight contender Florian Marku swiftly took out fellow southpaw Dylan Moran, thus putting to bed the heated rivalry the two had engaged in in the week before tonight’s fight.
Welterweight contender Florian Marku (11-0-1, 7 KOs) says he wants Amir Khan, Kell Brook, or Conor Benn in his next fight after his fourth-round knockout victory over Chris Jenkins (23-5-2, 8 KOs) last Saturday night at the Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England.
WBO female middleweight champion Savannah Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs) cleared the path for a unification fight against IBF/WBA/WBC champion Claressa Shields with a third-round knockout of Belgian fighter Femke Hermans (12-4, 5 KOs) on Saturday night in a scheduled 10 round fight at the Newcastle Arena, in Newcastle, England.
Richard Riakporhe vs Olanrewaju Durodola WBC Silver Cruiserweight Title
Richard Riakporhe stopped Olanrewaju Durodola to secure the WBC Silver World Cruiserweight Championship and set himself up for a future world title fight.