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Michael Conlan will make a step up in opposition in 2018, according to MTK Global co-founder Matthew Macklin, following the Belfast featherweight’s latest victory in New York last Saturday night.
Former world amateur champion Conlan moved to 5-0 (4KOs) as a pro with a comprehensive six-round points win over Argentina’s Luis Fernando Molina at Madison Square Garden’s Theater.
IBF World featherweight champion Lee Selby (26-1, 9 KOs) retained his title tonight with a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over the much younger 24-year-old Eduardo Ramirez (20-1-3, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
The final scores were 118-110, 119-109 and 115-112. Boxing 247 had Selby winning 9 rounds to 3. Ramirez fought well in rounds 3, 9 and 11.
Unbeaten light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde (14-0, 13 KOs) powered through former world title challenger Nikola Sjekloca (32-5-1, 11 KOs) in stopping him in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-1, 11 KOs) by a 6th round injury stoppage on Saturday night in their long awaited match on ESPN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Lomachenko looked at least 20 pounds heavier than Rigondeaux. There was no way Rigondeaux was going to win the fight based on Lomachenko’s size advantage.
Unbeaten Heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois (6-0, 6 KOs) picked up his 6th consecutive knockout in stopping journeyman Dorian Darch (12-6-1, 1 KOs) in the 2nd round on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena, London, England. Dubois, 20, knocked Darch down 4 times in the fight with 3 knockdowns coming in round 3. The fight was halted after the 3rd knockdown in round 3.
Friday, December 8, 2017, a young talented prospect was out-boxed by a world-class veteran of the sport as Ahmed Elibiali (16-1-0, 13 KOs) fell to Jean Pascal (32-5-1, 19 KOs) in the sixth round of a scheduled ten-round bout at the Hialeah Park Casino in Hialeah, FL. The event was televised on FS1.
Elbiali, an Egyptian-born Miami local, entered the ring wearing blue shorts with white trim and red gloves. Pascal, a Haitian-born Canadian resident, fought in all black trunks and shiny gold boxing gloves. Both fighters were received warmly by the South Florida audience and touched gloves professionally.
It appears as though WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder has his next fight, if not signed and sealed, then at least delivered. Luis Ortiz was of course to have challenged “The Bronze Bomber” in November but came up positive for an illegal substance; the results being announced to the world quite literally at the eleventh hour – but now Ortiz is back where he was a couple of months ago.
In all of the deeply documented decades of boxing history, never has the world seen what fans will witness tonight when two of the most decorated fighters ever face off. Coming in as the odds-on favorite is two-time Olympic gold medalist, Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7KO’s). Standing across from him will be another two-time Olympic gold medalist in the Cuban born Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11KO’s. As we prepare for this epic showdown, we take a quick look at Keys to Victories, four decisive elements to explore, and an Official Prediction!
Gary Corcoran of the UK is a big underdog going into next week’s (December 13) challenge of WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn. Horn, who shocked the world by beating Manny Pacquiao to take the belt in July, has vowed to prevent the once-beaten Corcoran from scoring a tremendous upset of his own when the two meet in Brisbane.
But Corcoran caused something of a sensation at the final presser before the fight, firstly by calling Horn a dirty fighter, one who deliberately used his head in the Pacquiao fight, and then by stating how, if he is butted intentionally during Wednesday’s fight, he will respond by biting the unbeaten champion.