Recent content by Charles Martel

No interesting fights on this weekend. I won't be watching Shields. There are better fight cards coming up later this month, and in September and October.

I hope Hrgovic wins, and I believe he would have a very good chance with honest officiating. But the deck will be stacked against him. There will very likely be a dishonest referee to help Itauma in any way he can. If Hrgovic is a bit stunned like he was against Adeleye, the referee will wave...

One of the best British boxing prospects is John Joe Carrigan (4-0, 4 KOs, age 19).

Several highlight-reel knockouts on yesterday's card in Ireland: Some impressive performances yesterday from up-and-comers we may see in world title fights during the next few years: John Joe Carrigan (4-0, 4 KOs, age 19) Bobbi Flood (age 21) Steven Cairns (age 24) Ben Fail (age 29, has a...

Prelims here:

There a somewhat interesting fight card in Ireland on Saturday, covered by DAZN, featuring several undefeated boxers: https://boxrec.com/en/event/950063 Pierce O'Leary vs Mark Chamberlain, who was highly-regarded until recently Royston Barney-Smith (age 22, has been impressive so far) Steven...

Like many East European boxers, Sirenko declined due to inactivity. He didn't fight at all in 2022 and 2023, and in 2024, he fought 3 very soft opponents. He didn't seem as sharp when he fought Dacres over a year ago. Another full year of inactivity couldn't have helped either. But it's good...

Josh Kelly had his nose broken by an Agyarko elbow, and was cut on his cheek by a headbutt, but still managed to successfully defend his title.