Miscellaneous Boxing News

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The Australian card is on Probox television and could be on a weird time for North American viewers as Probox just picks up feeds so the broadcaster would have no pull on the start time of the card. The Australian card has a comeback of one of the Maloney brothers and few White prospects too.

The Monaco card has plentiful White prospects and the comeback of Fisher but I don't expect Fisher to be fighting anything but a cannon fodder opponent. His next opponent could tell where he is if Hearn allows a live opponent in the opposite corner.

On the US card Lara is fighting a non descript opponent as unified champion Janibek Alimkhanuly failed a PED test and is suspended, he tested positive for the same drug as Povetkin before the Wilder fight. I expect a strip tease routine on all of his belts in the near future and he could fade into obscurity if he is dropped by Top Rank.

PED abuse has been a problem for 30 years in boxing and it seems that the majority of the elite boxers are on them. I saw two famous broadcasters/podcasters and they both agreed 80 to 90 percent of the elite boxers are on them. The first glimpse behind the door of the problem that I recall was in the Ali camp for the ill fated comeback against Holmes where his training team freely admitted they had Ali on diet pills to drop weight and appear to be his prime weight of 215 or so. These days he would have failed the PED test for something akin to speed.

Also in a sad note all action former fringe contender Ebo Elder who was something similar to a poor man's Provodnikov died in the last week of brain cancer. For a short window he was must see tv but similar to the Eurasian champion out of Siberia he was never going to have a long run with his disdain for defense.

https://fightnews.com/alimkhanuly-fails-vada-test-out-of-unification-fight/178187Thoughts and condolences with the Elder family and if I see a donation site for his family I will post it as similar to Vanes he too had young family that he supported.

https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/ebo-elder-all-action-2000s-slugger-dies-at-age-46

Updating the weekend fight results and I must admit I missed the bouts on the weekend due to the college conference championship games but I watched a DAZN replay of the Fisher fight and the results were shaky. It seems that Fisher will always have a shaky chin as he was rocked by an undefeated but untested Slovakian prospect but dominated and stopped the opponent once he started gassing out by the middle of the 2nd round.

Fisher was originally slated to fight a full blooded African opponent who tend to be statistically strong opponents but in reality opponents that feast on awful tomato cans so maybe this was a jump of the grade opponent that Fisher was fighting but if he is to get beyond a fringe contender for domestic titles he will have to figure out a way to protect his chin or he will get shattered again similar to the second Allen fight.

I am posting this weekly schedule update because of the Pulev vs Gassiev WBA regular title fight happening on Friday afternoon EST. This fight is in Dubai and should happen between 2pm EST to 3pm EST if the main event starts at the usual time that main events start in North America as this region is the same time zone as Russia. Pulev will make history as the oldest White man to defend a title at 44 years old and is a live dog in this fight but Gassiev is a solid 3 and half to 1 favorite probably just off of the good dozen or more year age gap.

Also Saturday has a packed schedule with a DAZN card and a Don King card with the rematch of Jack vs Mikaeljan for the WBC cruiserweight championship. Finally we also have a midweek do or die comeback fight for Tim Tszyu and if he loses this one his career could be in a death spiral where he could be only useful as a B side name opponent.

 

[Booth]

Thanks, White is right on the update. A full day of boxing Sat. The Pulev vs Gassiev card has started. Wright vs Suslenkov is fighting right now.

Dec. 12: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DAZN)​

• Title fight: Kubrat Pulev vs. Murat Gassiev, 12 rounds, for Pulev's WBA "regular" heavyweight title
• Bakhodur Usmonov vs. Maxi Hughes, 12 rounds, lightweights
• Vadim Musaev vs. Tulani Mbenge, 12 rounds, welterweights
• Khariton Agrba vs. Ruben Nestor Neri Munoz, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
• Faizan Anwar vs. Khuseyn Baysangurov, 10 rounds, welterweights
• Dave Penalosa vs. Daud Alaev, 10 rounds, lightweights
• Yoel Finol vs. Shakhobidin Zoirov, 10 rounds, strawweights
• Stanley Wright vs. Artem Suslenkov, 8 rounds, heavyweights
• Samuel Carmona vs. Immanuel Josef, 8 rounds, bantamweights
• Estelle Mossely vs. Ellen Simwaka, 8 rounds, women's lightweights
• Nico Ali Walsh vs. Jeremiah Sserwadda, 6 rounds, middleweights
• David Dzukaev vs. Madiyar, 4 rounds, heavyweights

Dec. 13: Stockton, California (DAZN)​

• Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo, 12 rounds, super middleweights
• Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Joe Cordina, 10 rounds, lightweights
• Skye Nicolson vs. Yuliahn Luna Avila, 10 rounds, for the vacant WBC women's interim junior featherweight title
• Ernesto Mercado vs. Antonio Moran, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
• Arturo Popoca vs. Cesar Vaca, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
• Cheavon Clarke vs. Anthony Hollaway, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
• Sachery Sam vs. Brandon Medina Guerrero, 6 rounds, featherweights
• Cesar Olvera vs. Victor Saravia, 4 rounds, lightweights

Dec. 13: Los Angeles (PPV.com)​

• Title fight: Badou Jack vs. Norair Mikaeljan, 12 rounds, for Jack's WBC cruiserweight title
• Brook Sibrian vs. Gloria Munguilla, 10 rounds, women's junior flyweights
• Angel Lozano vs. Mario Hernandez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
• Samvel Gandilyan vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
• Deni Davtian vs. Lorenzo Antonio Vazquez Avalos, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
• Isaac Anguiano vs. Fernando Bahena, 6 rounds, junior bantamweights
• Julius Ballo vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
• Sasha Saldana vs. Vana Medrano Yanez, 4 rounds, women's junior welterweights
• Hayley Jordan vs. Chantal Sumrall, 4 rounds, women's bantamweights
• Abel Alba vs. Malcolm Franklin, 4 rounds, junior bantamweights
• Adrien Boler vs. Benji Gomez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
• Tristan Hamm vs. Robert Daniels Jr., 4 rounds, light heavyweights

 

[white is right]

Thanks, White is right on the update. A full day of boxing Sat. The Pulev vs Gassiev card has started. Wright vs Suslenkov is fighting right now.

Dec. 12: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DAZN)​

• Title fight: Kubrat Pulev vs. Murat Gassiev, 12 rounds, for Pulev's WBA "regular" heavyweight title
• Bakhodur Usmonov vs. Maxi Hughes, 12 rounds, lightweights
• Vadim Musaev vs. Tulani Mbenge, 12 rounds, welterweights
• Khariton Agrba vs. Ruben Nestor Neri Munoz, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
• Faizan Anwar vs. Khuseyn Baysangurov, 10 rounds, welterweights
• Dave Penalosa vs. Daud Alaev, 10 rounds, lightweights
• Yoel Finol vs. Shakhobidin Zoirov, 10 rounds, strawweights
• Stanley Wright vs. Artem Suslenkov, 8 rounds, heavyweights
• Samuel Carmona vs. Immanuel Josef, 8 rounds, bantamweights
• Estelle Mossely vs. Ellen Simwaka, 8 rounds, women's lightweights
• Nico Ali Walsh vs. Jeremiah Sserwadda, 6 rounds, middleweights
• David Dzukaev vs. Madiyar, 4 rounds, heavyweights

Dec. 13: Stockton, California (DAZN)​

• Diego Pacheco vs. Kevin Lele Sadjo, 12 rounds, super middleweights
• Gabriel Flores Jr. vs. Joe Cordina, 10 rounds, lightweights
• Skye Nicolson vs. Yuliahn Luna Avila, 10 rounds, for the vacant WBC women's interim junior featherweight title
• Ernesto Mercado vs. Antonio Moran, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
• Arturo Popoca vs. Cesar Vaca, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
• Cheavon Clarke vs. Anthony Hollaway, 8 rounds, cruiserweights
• Sachery Sam vs. Brandon Medina Guerrero, 6 rounds, featherweights
• Cesar Olvera vs. Victor Saravia, 4 rounds, lightweights

Dec. 13: Los Angeles (PPV.com)​

• Title fight: Badou Jack vs. Norair Mikaeljan, 12 rounds, for Jack's WBC cruiserweight title
• Brook Sibrian vs. Gloria Munguilla, 10 rounds, women's junior flyweights
• Angel Lozano vs. Mario Hernandez, 6 rounds, light heavyweights
• Samvel Gandilyan vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
• Deni Davtian vs. Lorenzo Antonio Vazquez Avalos, 6 rounds, junior welterweights
• Isaac Anguiano vs. Fernando Bahena, 6 rounds, junior bantamweights
• Julius Ballo vs. TBA, 6 rounds, junior lightweights
• Sasha Saldana vs. Vana Medrano Yanez, 4 rounds, women's junior welterweights
• Hayley Jordan vs. Chantal Sumrall, 4 rounds, women's bantamweights
• Abel Alba vs. Malcolm Franklin, 4 rounds, junior bantamweights
• Adrien Boler vs. Benji Gomez, 4 rounds, junior welterweights
• Tristan Hamm vs. Robert Daniels Jr., 4 rounds, light heavyweights

A further update to today's bouts and we have a new WBA heavyweight champion(not to be confused with WBA Super Champion) and it's Murat Gassiev.

The bout turned on it's head with one punch in the 6th round in a bout that Pulev controlled early with a better jab and a higher work rate. In the 5th round Gassiev picked up the pace and the two fighters traded on even terms at a fast pace where if the pace kept up somebody was going to fall for a ten count. In the 6th round the biggest flaw of Pulev's defense was once again exposed as he never moves his head and keeps it on a straight line and Gassiev ducked under a jab and hit Pulev with a hybrid uppercut/ hook and it was good night Irene. In his two previous losses he was felled in a similar manner.

Gassiev now has a mandatory defense against hot prospect Itauma but I suspect if he negotiates hard with Warren's son the Warren's will go in another direction as the title really is only a paper title with a Super Champion active in the division.

https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/murat-gassiev-scores-dramatic-one-punch-ko-of-kubrat-pulevI may give updates on other bouts on the card or Saturday's cards if I bother to make time for it.

PS I found this disturbing as former kickboxing champion who morphed into social media influencer Andrew Tate is throwing his hat into the ring after being on lock down in Romania for being a dangerous influence on Romanian male youth. He was recently given immunity by Donald Trump after he left Romania and was being investigated by the state government of Florida.

He probably has solvency issues as he is being sued by everybody and his brother for his misogynistic views that are amplified across various social media platforms. He has a pro fight lined up next week and has a Misfit fight lined up against KSI. I normally wouldn't discuss a Misfit bout but he could angle a win or a non awful showing into a "super fight" with Jake Paul if Paul isn't ruined by Joshua in 6 days time.

This would be the one fight where I hope Paul squashes his opponent like a bug...

Updating the fights from Saturday night and Noel Mikaelian decisively beat a rapidly tiring and decided dirty rule bending Badou Jack in a rematch of previous tight decision for the Swedish Mulatto who at 42 years of age is obviously on his last legs after viewing this fight.

The bout was about even or slightly in favor for Jack after 7 rounds but from that point on the Armenian swept the rounds out working the rapidly tiring former champion who resorted to leading with his head and doing wrestling holds on the challenger to try and stall for time. At one point Jack was deducted a point for hitting off the break which Jack did all fight as this seemed to be the only time he could land clean once he was too fatigued to fire more than a punch at a time.

After the decision was announced Jack all but stated he was out the door by stating to the ring side reporter that he went through hell to get through training camp and had nothing left for the bout. Mikaelian is now free to fight any of the stars of the division and it was even mentioned in jest he could fight Paul if he escaped unscathed against Joshua, while I don't see that he could easily have a unification bout against Opetaia as the Australian national has been begging for a unification bout for the last two years but has fallen on deaf ears.

 

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A further update to today's bouts and we have a new WBA heavyweight champion(not to be confused with WBA Super Champion) and it's Murat Gassiev.

The bout turned on it's head with one punch in the 6th round in a bout that Pulev controlled early with a better jab and a higher work rate. In the 5th round Gassiev picked up the pace and the two fighters traded on even terms at a fast pace where if the pace kept up somebody was going to fall for a ten count. In the 6th round the biggest flaw of Pulev's defense was once again exposed as he never moves his head and keeps it on a straight line and Gassiev ducked under a jab and hit Pulev with a hybrid uppercut/ hook and it was good night Irene. In his two previous losses he was felled in a similar manner.

Gassiev now has a mandatory defense against hot prospect Itauma but I suspect if he negotiates hard with Warren's son the Warren's will go in another direction as the title really is only a paper title with a Super Champion active in the division.

https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/murat-gassiev-scores-dramatic-one-punch-ko-of-kubrat-pulevI may give updates on other bouts on the card or Saturday's cards if I bother to make time for it.

PS I found this disturbing as former kickboxing champion who morphed into social media influencer Andrew Tate is throwing his hat into the ring after being on lock down in Romania for being a dangerous influence on Romanian male youth. He was recently given immunity by Donald Trump after he left Romania and was being investigated by the state government of Florida.

He probably has solvency issues as he is being sued by everybody and his brother for his misogynistic views that are amplified across various social media platforms. He has a pro fight lined up next week and has a Misfit fight lined up against KSI. I normally wouldn't discuss a Misfit bout but he could angle a win or a non awful showing into a "super fight" with Jake Paul if Paul isn't ruined by Joshua in 6 days time.

This would be the one fight where I hope Paul squashes his opponent like a bug...

Updating the fights from Saturday night and Noel Mikaelian decisively beat a rapidly tiring and decided dirty rule bending Badou Jack in a rematch of previous tight decision for the Swedish Mulatto who at 42 years of age is obviously on his last legs after viewing this fight.

The bout was about even or slightly in favor for Jack after 7 rounds but from that point on the Armenian swept the rounds out working the rapidly tiring former champion who resorted to leading with his head and doing wrestling holds on the challenger to try and stall for time. At one point Jack was deducted a point for hitting off the break which Jack did all fight as this seemed to be the only time he could land clean once he was too fatigued to fire more than a punch at a time.

After the decision was announced Jack all but stated he was out the door by stating to the ring side reporter that he went through hell to get through training camp and had nothing left for the bout. Mikaelian is now free to fight any of the stars of the division and it was even mentioned in jest he could fight Paul if he escaped unscathed against Joshua, while I don't see that he could easily have a unification bout against Opetaia as the Australian national has been begging for a unification bout for the last two years but has fallen on deaf ears.

Pulev never had a punch to lose, but now he's lost what speed he had and gets gunned down at every draw. I don't see him meeting his own expectations ...