Liam “Beefy” Smith (26-1-1, 14 KOs) defeated Liam Williams (16-2-1, 11 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision on Saturday night in a WBO 154 lb. title eliminator in their rematch at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England.
Heavyweight watch: Martin Bakole remains unbeaten, wins IBO international belt with KO of Ali Baghouz
Tonight in Edinburgh, Scotland on the under-card of the Josh Taylor-Miguel Vazquez fight 140-pound title fight, unbeaten heavyweight Martin Bakole enjoyed something of a showcase in destroying previously undefeated Belgian heavyweight Ali Baghouz.
Deontay Wilder wants 50-50 deal for Joshua fight
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder wants an 50-50 split of the money for a unification fight against IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs) next year. It’s unclear whether Wilder is serious about wanting a 50-50 split of the money for the fight or not.
Wilder isn’t the one that does the negotiating. He’s got his management that will be trying to work out a deal with Joshua’s people. However, if Wilder has given his advisers Al Haymon and Shelly Finkel their marching orders not to accept anything less than a 50-50 cut of the revenue for the Joshua fight, then we have a big problem.
Even in retirement Wladimir Klitschko is being taunted by Tyson Fury; Fury pens open letter to Wladimir
Tyson Fury taunted Wladimir Klitschko quite relentlessly ahead of, during and after his November 2015 fight with him, and Fury is still hurling insults at the man he decisioned in Germany – even though “Dr. Steel Hammer” has retired. (Photo credit: Tyson Fury Instagram)
Fury, making serious noise about being serious about fighting again, stating he will come back after his now two-year absence and “destroy” Anthony Joshua, has penned an open letter to Klitschko, which he has posted on social media. In the letter, Fury informs Wladimir how he will “be haunting your nightmares forever.”
Deontay Wilder: “Joshua fears me”
Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (39-0, 38 KOs) sees fear in British heavyweight Anthony Joshua (20-0, 20 KOs), but he wants him to know that it’s going to be alright.
Wilder says it won’t be the end of Joshua’s career after he loses to him. Joshua is still young enough to pick up the broken pieces of his career and come and still be successful.
Frank Warren picks Wilder to beat Joshua
It’s the biggest heavyweight fight that can be made today, and everyone has an opinion on how it will go when WBC heavyweight ruler Deontay Wilder rumbles with WBA/IBF champ Anthony Joshua.
Results: Evans edges Rosa
Once-beaten southpaw Yuandale Evans (20-1, 14 KOs) had Cleveland’s fight fans on their feet for the final two dramatic rounds as the East Cleveland boxer earned an exciting, all-action split decision victory over previously undefeated featherweight Luis Rosa (23-1, 11 KOs) in the 10-round main event. Two judges scored the fight in favor of Evans – 96-94 and 97-93 – while the third judge had Rosa winning, 96-94, on Friday night at The Masonic at Templelive Cleveland.
Jarrell Miller battles Mariusz Wach tonight
By Andy Brooks: Heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (19-0-1, 17 KOs) will be testing himself tonight against aging fringe level contender Mariusz Wach (33-2, 17 KOs) in the co-feature bout on the Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs vs. Luis Arias card on HBO Boxing at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Miller came in at 283 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, and he looked in shape for a change. In his last couple of fights, Miller has weighed in at 298 and 296 and looked like he’d trained at a fast food joint. Miller took off 15 pounds, and he looks much better than he has in a long time. That’s good news.
Hughie Fury – A Reflection Of His Cousin?
There has been a lot of talk over the last few days about the best current heavyweight boxer and who that may be. Some think it’s Joshua, whilst others champion the causes of Wilder and Parker. Some still think that Tyson Fury is still the king of heavyweight boxing even with his “issues” and having been out of the ring for the last two years.
Can Josh Taylor do what Canelo, Prescott and Bradley couldn’t do and become the first to stop Miguel Vazquez?
Big things, no, huge things are expected of unbeaten 140 pound sensation Josh Taylor. The 26 year old from Scotland has already captured the Commonwealth title along with the WBC silver title, but tomorrow night in Edinburgh, the supremely skilled southpaw faces his toughest test yet.