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EPISODE: Episode 1
To start the show, we take a look at the Canelo Alvarez and John Ryder fight and then move along to provide updates on some of the contenders and possible fights being lined up, after offering a few quotes from Big George Foreman, while in the heavyweight division, before concluding with a story from USA Boxing and their decision to withdraw from the IBA.
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I don’t know [ Music ] boxing fans around the world, thanks for joining me once again here on talk and fight for another episode of boxing news today and today we have headlines spanning the globe, but I’m going to focus on a few stories.
A out of Mexico B out of America and in generalistic terms, uh, those two items will sandwich the heavyweights.
So, let’s start off with a quick little story regarding David avenasian and remember, he had fought Terence Crawford quite a while ago and it was a disputed fight.
If you’re a member and had something to do with the gloves, okay, so in a nutshell, this now has hit the headlines and it does not come out of Mexico, but it comes out of America has said, he’s still waiting to receive a response from the Nebraska Athletic Commission, over their alleged failure to investigate claims that rules were broken during the sixth round loss to WBO welterweight Titleist Terrence, Bud Crawford.
That was a fight that took place in Omaha.
If you remember back in December so quite a few months ago, and we have had questions from our viewers from our listeners uh, what was there the outcome of this? Well, I guess, as we go through this article, we’re going to find out if there was an outcome anyway, avnesian had contacted Aaron Hendry, the nac’s, uh division, manager of human resources and investigations in January, but has yet to receive response.
Neil Marsh of nation’s manager filed a complaint on December 15th claiming and providing what the team believes is proof that the gloves used by Crawford were either defective, previously used, substandard or otherwise contrary to the WBO Championship, rules, NAC rules and regulations, as well as federal and State law stipulation so we’ve got a bundle unpack here: Sparkle, Lila fights referee acknowledged.
There was damage to Crawford’s Everlast gloves at the start of round six, but along with Russell morale, the WBO supervisor and the NAC he decided to let round go ahead.
Instead of switching to another pair of gloves, they had submitted further photographic evidence to suggest the gloves were defective prior to the fight commencing.
So, as previously reported, chapter 4 ruled 006.
01 and 006.
02 states.
That gloves should be provided by the promoter and must be in proper condition.
It is made quite clear that any damage to gloves accrued in a fight should be inspected to ensure they are fit for competition.
It is team evanesian suspicion that the gloves selected at The Rules meeting were not the gloves Crawford wore when he entered the ring, so um chapter 006.
04 States.
The gloves cannot be twisted or manipulated in a way by the contestants or others.
If a glove breaks or strings become untied during the bout, the referee will instruct the time keeper to take a timeout while the glove issue is being corrected.
All gloves must be checked by a commission official prior to the start of the bouts, and he snagged, torn or unfit gloves will not be approved for competition.
During the development cycle of the custom fight gloves using Crawford versus avnation, a batch of defective leather was used in production, resulting in the malfunction during the competition was response from Everlast when allegations were made.
But they denied any wrongdoing on team Crawford’s part and said that the commission had deemed that the fight would continue until the end of round six, while not disputing Crawford’s performance and win the 54 year old.
Sorry, the 34 year old still argues that the gloves were clearly and obviously defective and that they contributed to his knockout defeat.
His team have submitted photos to support their case along with the allegations that the gloves were damaged before the fight began and therefore an unfair Advantage was gained by Crawford and the chance of inflicting a knockout or damage to the opponent was heightened.
They’Ve also argued that the gloves became noticeably damaged during the fight itself, stating that a careful examination of the evidence shows the gloves appear to be not new as represented and required missing, padding and splitting at the seams in multiple places.
Um so Marsha’s told others that the only response so far was a letter dated December 21st, in which the NAC did not give a time scale for an investigation instead promising to vigorously defend themselves.
If any action was taken due to the lack of an investigation and response of nasian has opted to push to have the result charged or changed to no contest if his claims of the use of defective gloves are verified by the investigative process, this can only be Achieved if the NAC conduct a full and thorough investigation, however, team magnesium have submitted several information requests, chiefly who supervised Crawford’s dressing room on the night and was present when the gloves were given to him.
Why weren’t the gloves changed when it became clear? They were obviously defective during the fight itself, a clear breach of commission’s Duty of care who took possession of the gloves off to the boat, and what would be the next step in terms of an investigation.
Avanasian has demanded an answer to the question as to why the gloves were not changed when they had a timeout to inspect the defects which he claims rendered the gloves, ineffective and contributed to what was a heavy stoppage defeat.
I’Ve instructed my legal team Leon margulis, who gathered facts and wrote to everybody relevant and everybody.
Sorry, and nobody responded instead of nation when you’re writing via Allure to the likes of Nebraska, commission and others.
You expect a level of professional.
You expect a level of professional respect.
The facts are the glove situations.
If I were absolutely shocking, maybe they feel this is going away for all parties to not respond to me.
It makes me question certain ones: Integrity, even more.
I’Ve released this to give everyone an update, because it seems people want it to be brushed under the carpet uh to fight Terence Crawford who’s, going to be a hard task, even on a Level Playing Field.
He added I’ve never wanted to moan about results.
I take on chin, like any true fighter, would but to lose with defective gloves and the referee not to stop the fight.
At that point to change, the gloves leaves me very annoyed, even more so at the officials that are there to ensure a fair fight and protect both Fighters, we’ll be meeting to discuss the next step.
So, with all the controversy swirling around boxing, a business that does itself absolutely no favors when it comes to making uh clearance, making, self-clear and transparent, is not a measure of unreasonable claim for the fighter to make for his own Peace of Mind.
In order to allow him to move on with his career, so, for example, if a fighter tests positive for a doping, offense cheating, otherwise, then the result is usually turned into a no contest.
So why would this be any different? If mistakes were made, an intent proven amnesian just wants answers and demands the truth good for him.
Alrighty down to Mexico, we go uh Sean Jones at boxnews24.
com, says.
Canelo Alvarez is already looking past.
His fight with John Ryder on May 6, coming up towards his rematch with Dimitri bevill in September that humiliating loss that Canelo 58 and 2-1 suffered last May against WB light heavyweight.
Champ Bibble has etched a painful memory into the Mexican star’s mind that can only be raised by avenging it.
Unfortunately, for Canelo he still has to deal with the upset-minded writer 32-5 by the way 18 Knockouts, who sees this fight as the biggest one of his career and will be super motivated with Canelo distracted by his obsession to avenge his loss to The Talented Bible.
There’S no way he can fully concentrate on Ryder.
He can’t focus on Ryder because he’s still haunted by the image of what Bibble did to him.
Last May very true: let’s see what happens.
It’S gon na be a great fight on Saturday.
Speaking of that division, um our boy Joshua bianzi – has this to say quite frankly, Joshua botsi ready to meet Arthur bedebev or Dimitri bival on top of the unpredictable 175 pound division.
Yes, this is courtesy spice Sky Sports out of Britain, Joshua watsi knows he must beat Powell’s step in on May 6.
Also that same night that uh um Canelo is fighting uh John Ryder um to keep his plans to fight the world’s Elite level and light heavyweights alive to Mill Dimitri bivalent, to be of hold major tiles, but the division can change rapidly.
Beatsi warns: when opportunity comes, I’m next, he says uh the 30 year old Britain is backing his ability to make it at the highest level, although he cannot be certain who the belt holders will be when the time comes for his own title shot to Mitch bill.
As we know, is the 175 champ by the WBA it’s actually buddy, with whom Beyonce is the number one ranked contender? On the other hand, one of the most fearsome punches in the sport is the unified WBC WBO and ibf Titleist.
But what’s he knows he can beat Poland’s power step in he’ll, be on the cusp of challenging for a major championship, but defeat in Birmingham on May 6 would destroy those Ambitions, and he says our Bible and unify as Bibble, going to vacate the belt move down To fight Canelo is a better bit of going to say one more fight and I’m retiring, it’s hard to say it’s so unpredictable, but what’s he told Sky Sports it’s important to maneuver myself correctly, so that when the opportunity comes I’m next in line? That’S the position! I’M in right now and he would welcome a showdown with one of those champions, good luck to him.
Speaking of uh champions.
Let’S see what happens in this whole other netabat uh career move, given the fact that he is the alleged mole in Ryan Garcia’s Camp when he was sparring with Ryan, Garcia and potentially divulged information to tank Davis.
Anyway, I think Lou de bella must manage him because he’s heading off uh in quote World here Lou de bella, hasn’t heard anything about San Batar Eden about hurting Ryan Garcia in a recent sparring session until Garcia and adenabat made much of the boxing World aware of It on social media debella believes it happened because at the netbot’s promoter has seen the viciousness with which the Mongolian Southpaw throws body shots.
Fans can see Ireland about for themselves on the Zone probably tonight, actually, which will stream the two-time Olympians.
Eight round.
Junior lightweight fight from uh against Mexican veteran Eddie Mercado was part of DiBella’s long-running Broadway boxing series: okay! Well, that’s that’s! How blue the Bell gets involved in all this? The boat between urdanabot who’s 5-0, by the way three Knockouts and mercado who’s 29 and six seven Knockouts and one no contest by the way, will be one of six fights that the Zone will stream as part of the show set to start 7.
30 p.
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Eastern time taking place at Sony Hall down in New York City, okay, says dibella he’s a vicious freakishly strong kid.
He barely speaks English, but he’s very confident he has swag he’s got huge balls.
He wants to step up and fight everybody right now, he’s already becoming a gym Legend.
He trains at Manny Robles, gym in Southern California, there’s a buzz about him in the California boxing scene.
Right now, because of the way he’s been smashing, people around in the gyms are done about reveal during a video he released Monday on his social media platform that he heard Garcia with a body shot while sparring with the high profile fight while sparked for his high Profile, fight against javonta tank Davis, Garcia, whom Davis knocked out with a body shot in the seventh round, accused had done about of being the mole in his Camp, to whom Davis and his team members referred before their Showtime pay-per-view Main Event.
Uh that took place at T-Mobile Arena down in Las Vegas the 26 year old or down about denied that he divulged any inside information to Davis or his team.
Nevertheless, as by far is the most attention that I’ve done about has received since he turned Pro in September of 2018.
, so let’s see how that fight ends up looking forward to those results Elsewhere on boxing news24.
com, I do the work, so you don’t have to uh Ken histner says former Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champ is talking about his upcoming movie.
Big George Foreman has this to say with respect to a couple of questions that were posed at him, potentially at a press conference.
But let’s have a quick look at see.
Uh see what George Foreman has to say, um to do a movie all the things you try to hide in Camp came back to light again and uh.
You know and what was the hardest part of doing the film he was asked.
He says I don’t mind.
Looking back on my victories but not losing my title to Muhammad Ali in Africa was different uh.
When I asked about the greatest moment in the ring he said, I was a 19 year old boy, winning the Olympic gold medal.
That was the most magnificent moment of my life and that will come into importance with respect to a situation: that’s evolving with USA boxing, which I’ll talk about in a moment and when asked um, you know about a comeback.
He said that I couldn’t have even ever made a mistake.
I didn’t have that anger anymore.
I picked up the rage being a sparring partner with Sonny Liston.
I saw the way he was and I fought I should be.
I thought – and I thought I should be like that and when asked about the George Foreman grill, he said it was a thrill to sell I’ve been on the street corner selling religion telling everyone about Jesus.
When asked about today’s tall Fighters.
He said in my day you didn’t even see good tall Fighters like Deontay Wilder and who was the hardest hitting boxer.
He ever fought.
He said Ron Lyle and when asked about his relationship with Ali after retiring, he said I’d rage toward him, but after finding God, we talked on the phone a lot like, comparing how many kids you had.
I couldn’t fish with him because he couldn’t keep quiet.
When I was concentrating on fishing.
He became a great friend of mine and who was the most skillful boxer of all time.
He was asked and he replied Joe Lewis, when asked who was the most skillful fighter? He fought, he said Muhammad Ali and, as I said, when asked about the toughest fight he ever had.
He said Ron Lyle, but he had this to add.
He goes uh when asked who’s more scarce, Sonny, Listen to George Foreman.
He said walking up the steps.
As far with Sonny Liston was the scariest.
I was fortunate enough to watch a preview of the film and thought it was great.
It shows how angry of a person that I was and winning the Olympic gold medal finding Muhammad Ali and carrying the little uh American flag in Mexico City, then winning the world title coming back after 10 years and again re-winning it at the age of 45.
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Yeah good for him indeed, and let’s all look forward to that movie coming out shortly.
Speaking of the heavyweights apparently Tyson Fury is the only fighter holding up the potential four-man tournament, that’s happening or planned to happen or going to happen.
Hopefully, in December uh in Saudi Arabia and that’s coming out of uh Alexander usick’s managers, camp uh talks have been going on for weeks, uh with respect to Saudi Arabia, whole hosting a mega fight uh.
That would shake up the heavyweight division for sure.
The landmark event would see – hopefully Auntie Joshua, baldiante Wilder and then headlined by a fury and music battle, both AJ and the bronze bomber said they want to make it happen and have reportedly been easy to negotiate with.
However, Alex reichuk, who manages U6 has Fury’s complex personality has proven to be a major obstacle in the discussions he said from my perspective and from my experience, AJ is not a very complicated person to deal with Deonte, Wilder and Shelley.
Finkel are very reasonable people.
We got in touch with them a couple weeks for the first time 10 years and we had quite a long conversation.
I don’t think it’d be a big challenge for anyone to make a deal with him.
He then added organic and his team are known to be the easiest people to deal with in the world of boxing.
So is there one thing still pending as a complex personality, goes back and forth playing his games to try and squeeze as much money as possible.
That’S the reason why you say called him: greedy belly right on, let’s move along and another heavyweight story, that’s hitting the headlines heavyweight.
Martin, Bert Coley has said that he’s ready to take on the heavyweight division as he attempts to land a significant fight.
Unfortunately, but Coley says many of these top fighters – scared of him, including Dylan white, whom he had a recent altercation with, because he says white in particular – is hiding from a match and instead is only offering insults and arguments, whereas he believes white should instead just sign A contract to fight, but white isn’t the only person but Coley is avoiding him as he points out Alexander Yusuf, Daniel DuBois and Deontay Wilder.
If bacoli can’t manage a fight against white has promoted.
Ben Shalom has expressed interest in pursuing a Wilder fight with bacoli holding the number two position in the WBA.
While Wilder has the number one and while it’s certainly possible because he doesn’t manage to land any of these specific fights he’s calling from the short term, he may find himself in the kind of match he desires before long.
So, let’s, let’s hope so.
I want to see Shake Up in the heavyweight division, um and speaking of heavyweights.
Here we go former WBO heavyweight champ Joseph Parker, 31-3 21 Knockouts will clash with fiega 15 3-1 over 10 Rounds with the Commonwealth title upper grabs at the Margaret Court arena in Melbourne.
Victoria Australia on May 24th, with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson, Fury expected expected to be in attendance.
The Commonwealth heavyweight title has been held by some of the biggest names in the sport and I’m looking forward to adding my name to that list.
Parker said he upel, you is a great fighter and deserves his shot, a better levels to this game, and I plan to show that I’m not taken slightly and look forward to putting on a great performance for the fight fans.
I believe I can win another world championship title it just takes time.
I just need to keep winning.
I can’t afford to lose right on now going back to the Olympic dilemma.
Usa, boxing has withdrawn from the international boxing Association, citing iba’s, quote: failure to uphold unquote the principles of its Constitution and respect the Olympic Charter and movement.
The resolution, which is effective immediately, sees the American amateur boxing National governing body withdraw from the international organization, which has been a charter member when it was formed back in 1946.
In a letter directed to USA, boxing members executive director, Mike mcatee invoked the Declaration of Independence calling to dissolve the political bans which have connected them to the Scandal IBA, which rebranded from I sorry a i b, a in 2021 after being suspended from the Tokyo Olympics.
Iba was also suspended from handling the qualification and competition events for the 2024 Olympics in Paris by the international Olympic Committee.
Due to not meeting the reform requirements from the 2019 lalovic report, which raised concerns about governance standards and financial liability, as well as a lack of third-party oversight in competitions, USA boxing will instead begin in the membership process.
Honor about May 1st to join World Boxing, an International Federation which was announced on April 13th.
That organization is headed by members of various federations, including USA, boxing GB boxing plus Philippines abap, among others, with a stated goal of being recognized by the ioc and preventing boxing from being removed from the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Well, there you go boxing fans news from around the world, as promised thanks very much for joining me.
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