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EPISODE: Episode 1
We start the episode by previewing the chances of Callum Smith winning his upcoming bout against Artur Beterbiev, and then have a look at another clash on the undercard featuring Christian Mbilli and Rohan Murdock, before offering an opinion on the options facing heavyweight Zhilei Zhang, which look like they’ll extend into 2024, and then there is the reality of stepping into the squared circle and the dangers that each boxer faces – in this case, after being knocked out on the Wood-Warrington card, boxer Connor Coghill is in hospital with a bleed on his brain – and we conclude with an update on the Olympics and specifically the recent announcement by the IOC that says boxing is currently “on hold” for the 2028 games.
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[, Music, ], hello, boxing fans around the world.
Thank you for joining me once again here on talk and fight for another episode of boxing news today and boy am I excited, you can feel it in my voice? Can’T you uh better bef he’s gon na enter the ring against Callum Smith.
Just been announced uh.
Let’S read the report from Charles Brun, our good friend over boxing news24.
com Charles writes, Callum Smith.
Has his work cut out for him in his title challenge against ibf, WBC and WBO light heavyweight champion Arthur Bev on January 13? At the Cent Videotron Quebec City, Canada, Callum will be in Uncharted Territory and have to rely on his instincts to get through the fight says Charles.
He continues on paper.
The 6’4 stor, like Callum, has had very little chance at defeating the two-time Russian Olympian better bef because he showed his level in his one-sided loss to Canelo Alvarez in 2020 and in his controversial 12 round.
Unanimous decision win over John Ryder back in November 20, 2019, and that was in his hometown of Liverpool.
Callum looked awful in both of those fights and he should have done the right thing by giving Ryder a rematch in a neutral venue like London.
Instead of running it back against Ryder, Cal moved on and got a massive payday against Canelo in 2020 and he’s fought just twice since then.
Charles Brun doesn’t know what it is about.
Fighting Canelo once a fighter faces them their careers slow to a crawl.
As ambitious goes out, as ambition goes out, the window and they’re never the same.
Getting all that loot destroys motivation.
The better B of Smith fight was initially scheduled for August 19th, but was postponed until January 13th due to better bf’s need for dental surgery.
Kum’S trainer, James buddy mcgurt, say he’s not bothered about the delay in the fight and it’s understandable because he needs as much preparation time as possible for him to get ready for the unbeaten better BF 19-0 by the way 19 Knockouts Callum by the way he’s sporting.
A 29-1 record 21 Knockouts is getting this title, shot against better BF on a silver platter without having had to work for it like regular Fighters as all he did to get.
The opportunity was beat veteran Lenin Castillo and little known, mat bodik to become the WBC mandatory.
Ideally, Callum should have had to beat these contenders to get a crack of better bef belts, Joshua batti, Dan aiz, Anthony yard and Richard Rivera and, as we know, a couple of those CH chops are fighting very soon but uh.
Let’S move along to uh some more news about that particular card.
In particular the undercard, as initially planned, WBC number one WBA number, two ibf number three super middleweight Christian mobilly will be part of the boxing card on January 13th.
As I said over at the Cent video Tron Inc City featuring unified, WBC, WBO and ibf light heavyweight, champ, Arthur bof mailly, he’s 25 and0 21 Knockouts of rising star will defend his WBC Continental Americas and WBA International titles in the evening semi-final against the number nine Ibf Contender Rohan Murdoch who 27-2 19 Knockouts, which will be broadcast, live on ESPN in United States, as well as in Canada.
On that channel called punching Grace Christian M Billy.
Had this to say about Rohan Ro Rohan Murdoch is a quality opponent with a completely different style from my recent opponents, it will also be an opportunity to gain new fans before my crowning as world champion.
I look forward to starting training camp and can’t wait to be in Quebec on January 13th to watch wow the crowd.
Okay, ji Jang, let’s move along to the heavyweights, a representative for gai Jang.
According to boxing scene.
com says, he doesn’t have high hopes that his charge will ever get to square off against antie Joshua China Jang is coming off a rousing third round knockout of Joe Joyce in their rematch last month and is more definitive than their first encounter in April, which ended with Jiang stopping Joyce in the six round, the two consecutive wins over a once highly regarded Contender have made the Chinese South ball a hot commodity.
These days within heavyweight ranks, as we all know, and after the win over Joyce Zang, immediately called out Tyson Fury the WBC champion to a showdown.
That matchup, however, will not materialize anytime soon, since Fury has a scheduled fight with Franc Nagano on October 28th, and people are wondering you know, given the Pay-Per-View price uh, whether they’re paying for a fight or whether for paying for the Fighters next vacations, followed by a Showdown with Alexander yusek for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, Zs second, most desirable option is to take on London’s Joshua a former tit list and one of the biggest stars in British sports for the past decade.
But, according to Terry Lane, a co-manager of rang Joshua is not Joshua nor his handlers, chiefly his promoter Eddie, he of match room, have no interest in that fight.
Eddie knows Lane said: put the contract in front of us we’ll sign it right.
This second to fight AJ will sign it right this.
Second, okay, that’s Lane! Speaking on behalf of Jiang, we could do it in China.
We could do it in Saudi Arabia.
We could do it in the UK.
We have multiple options: the money’s there.
This is what we want to do.
I know their side, no matter what they say publicly.
They want nothing to do with this fight.
They want nothing to do with j Jang, so they’re, avoiding him, but listen, that’s the fight.
We want Xiang by the way.
He’S 261 and one 21 Knockouts has two fights remaining with Queensbury promotions was previously promoted by Hearns matchroom, but they parted ways after Jiang dropped, a disputed decision to H, Phil perovic last August laye has suggested the likes of Josh Joseph Parker and leis Ortiz for jiang’s.
Next fight Hearn has indicated that Joshua 26 and3 could return to the ring in December.
So let’s wait and see, I suppose is that answer.
Speak, can wait and see.
Hopefully, uh good friend British boxer, Connor coill gets out of hospital soon.
Uh Hospital scans found a bleed on his brain uh a week after his knockout loss on the wood versus Warrington, undercard uh.
Let’S see how he’s doing here uh the featherweight start is under observation.
After complaining of headaches, since appearing on the lewood versus Josh Warrington card, um cogill fell to a 12th round technical knockout defeat against Hopi price.
That was in Sheffield as you’ll recall.
Back October, 7th price won the WBA Continental belt, as he handed cogill his first professional loss.
The 2 28-year-old had been knocked down four times before referee.
Bob Williams stopped the about in the final round.
His trainer Stephie bull has now confirmed he’s in stable condition in hospital.
Um bull said Connor has made head, has had headaches since his boxing contest uh last week.
Obviously, it’s devastating news for Connor, as boxing has been his life since a young age, but he’s stable, he’s resting and wants people to respect his time during this difficult period.
Everyone at Stephy promotions are praying for a full recovery and wish him good health and we’ll keep you all updated.
So let’s have a quick look uh in conclusion to this particular episode at what’s happening on the Olympic side of things.
For many of those amateurs around the world who are currently taking part in the various uh tournaments underway, for example, uh 30 boxing places at the Paris 2024 uher are on offer when America is qualifying tournaments, get underway uh at the Pan-American games taking place in Chile.
So 30 spots available to be taken by boxers uh from the Americas anyway, uh James Slater over boxing 247.
com rates.
For so so many people all around the world.
The very notion that boxing May one day and one day soon be wiped off the roster.
As far as the super prestigious – yes, indeed life-changing Olympic games are concerned is a terrifying one, but it’s true boxing could be become a sport no longer featured at the Olympics.
We’Ve heard talk of this effect recently with the IBA international boxing Association losing their recognition to the ioc uh in June of this year.
The decision is being appealed, but boxing, which has been a huge part of Olympic Games since 20 1920 is a sport that ioc President Thomas Bach wants to see remain as part of the Olympic program.
For now, boxing will stay where it is, as far as the Olympics go with boxing to be featured in Paris 2024.
But after that who knows, for now boxing at 2028, in Los Angeles, is quote on hold.
We want boxing on the program.
We have no problem with boxing or boxers.
We have a problem with the governing body box said the problem W and his colleagues have with the governing body.
That’S the IBA is down to the concerns regarding the ib’s officiating, their finances and ability to govern suitably.
There have been suggestions of corrupt ion in some Olympic boxing matches and on it goes but onto brighter news.
As I said, there are some games uh coming up the next stage of the Olympic boxing qualifi qualification pathway is Paris as U Paris, 2024 gets underway uh.
It will be this week uh when 130 male and female boxers will compete for those.
I said those 30 quot of places in the America’s qualification tournament at the 2023 pan American games in Santiago, Chile – and this, as you know, is being organized produced by World Boxing.
The boxing competition will run from October 20 October 19th to 27th and take place at the Olympic Training Center in nanua across six weight divisions for women and seven for men.
The top two from each category was successfully booked their place at Paris, 2024, with exceptions in the women’s 27 and 60k uh, where uh the top four boxers will qualify.
So far, 104 boxers have secured their places at Paris 2024 following the first three continental qualifying events in Europe, Africa and Asia.
The full boxing schedule for the America’s qualification tournament at the 2023 Pan-American games in San Diego H begins October 19th, with the session one preliminary rounds, uh moving through October 20th for the preliminary rounds uh October 21st.
The preliminary rounds and session two preliminary rounds uh before concluding.
Finally, as I said earlier on October 27th, uh details of the draw and results of all the action will can be viewed on the worldbox pm.
when I join Mike or his show knuckle up.
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