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EPISODE: Episode 1
We discuss both Canelo and Ryder, as well as comments made by Eddie Hearn, fights involving Australian boxer Steve Smith, Joshua Buatsi and Ben Whittaker, before taking a look at possible upcoming bouts featuring Errol Spence, Tyson Fury and Rolando “Rolly” Romero, and then concluding with an update on Tank Davis and his legal matters.
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[ Music ] – I don’t know [ Music, ], hello, boxing fans around the world thanks for joining me once again for another exciting episode of boxing news today and we’ve got boxing news from around the world.
Let’S start off with the uh recap of the Canelo versus uh John Ryder: it’s a good story, uh and not one without controversy, but before I get to it, I just want a quick shout out uh to our friends, Eddie and wisdom promotions for the show they Put on in Brantford over the weekend, uh entertaining our crew as they live streamed it on talkandfight.
com, so show well done, and congratulations to Jennifer Williams for remaining undefeated in her battle against a really tough Mexican fighter, Carla Sonja, as well as uh, Bradley Wilcox.
In his defeat of Lauren white uh as the main event a great fight – and you can see all that uh – it remains in archive on talkingfight.
com.
Anyway, let’s get on to Canelo and his uh defeat uh of uh his uh his fighter John Ryder.
He he not only uh was supposed to knock him out, didn’t knock him out, but uh went the distance this one and it started off with uh.
He first of all broke uh, parole, writer’s nose, but boy did Ryder.
Stick it in and stay to.
The very end and received lots of a claim for his Valiant effort.
Anyway.
Alvarez now stands eight known the super middleweight uh Division and also remains one of the sports, most consistent competitors, writers now rated, certainly in the top 10 of his Division and uh ring man with ring magazines, endorsement and Alvarez fifth straight such opponent 11th.
His last 12 uh starts uh.
The fight itself was expected to be an Alvarez win and it was one-sided in terms of scoring, but the scorers didn’t tell the whole story.
Without a doubt.
Alvarez’S skill experience and power was far too much uh for for Rider to handle uh, but boy did Ryder, make an effort of it all um good for him and we’ll we’ll see where, where Alvarez is going next uh, because, quite frankly, he’s talking about meeting Dimitri Bibble and avoiding benavidez, so there’s a bit of controversy there he did lose.
The Dimitri Bibble so be an interesting rematch, but this is what Eddie Hearn had to say: uh we’re speaking non-stop.
I understand everybody’s position.
Dimitri Bibble would like to challenge for the 168 pound Championship, but at the same time, Canelo Alvarez has only interested in defeating Dimitri Bibble, on the same terms, because he believed he’ll only get credit on those terms, as opposed to going up to 175.
For example.
I agree with him as well, as that said said her, but I understand Dimitri’s point of view.
The fact is, with the better BF fight, not possible, the canal is the biggest fight by a mile for Dimitri Bibble and I hope he accepts the challenge.
Uh Alvarez gave him the opportunity.
This time is most likely to pivil giving Canal the opportunity he’s desperate for Revenge.
He’S the ultimate competitor.
Most people think canelo’s crazy.
It was a sole performance tonight against writer, but people will make him a big Outsider against Dimitri Bibble.
At 175, which is why he wants to remain where he’s at watching Canelo perform tonight, he’s still at a very high level, but I’m not seeing a guy that’ll say that guy absolutely would beat dimitriville said his trainer Mannix.
Would you recommend that he goes for that fight, said Eddie Hearn? Look, I don’t recommend anything.
I get told what to do by Canelo and his trainer Eddie vinoso said Hearn.
I don’t like inboxing how people criticize a decision like that, because it’s too tough to fight isn’t that what we want tonight was a mandatory defense for Canelo against Ryder and he won most rounds.
He wants to step up the other fight in the world, so you’re going to see Canal fighting as an underdog in the big and the big Underdog by the way 175 and Saturn.
So we we need to give this guy props.
You saw the same tonight.
You saw the scene 50 000 people in Mexico to see that fight and what they also saw was, quite frankly, a little bit of a controversy out of one of the undercard fights uh featuring uh uh, featuring a young Australian fighter who lost to a Mexican fighter.
Let’S have a quick note here and what it says, basically in a nutshell: um Eddie, Eddie Hearn had this to save me after this particular fight.
He goes two absolute Wars and how you got it he goes.
I have Stevie spark edging it, and this has the Australian writers and boxing uh crowd down under uh, rather upset said one of their writers, Brandon Bradford, Steve spark was robbed in Mexico.
He lost a split decision to Gabriel gaulas, but boxing is boxing uh Main Events.
Uh Ben demon wrote Australia, Steve spark got robbed by split decision to Mexico.
Great fight, though, and tough effort with the local, Gabriel Gonzalez vonzuela, but despite the knockdown he did not win the fight.
I had spark 96-93, so a tad bit of controversy.
With respect to C spark who got knocked down by a body shot in the six but recovered uh well and looked to have done more than enough to earn the victory uh.
Given the replays that I was watching, but the Aussie outlanded, his rival, significant in power punches 176 to 86 and lost uh likely to a HomeTown audience, influenced a decision um anyway um on the on the sidebar on all this John Ryder definitely got uh a bit Of a moral Victory by Going the Distance with Alvarez and – and he is represented – I might add – by Eddie Hearn um so we’ll have to see where uh Ryder ends up and who his next opponent will be.
Um be good for boxing fans around the world.
Now, speaking of around the world, here we go.
I said we had a few stories so out of Birmingham, one of our favorites Ben Whitaker, who we were focused on during the Olympics a few years ago on our Olympic show, and he came out of that with a silver medal.
Anyway, he took another stunning stoppage when, in the third professional fight of his career, sending a resilient opponent in Jordan Grant tumbling to the canvas and unable to answer the referee’s count just seconds into the third round, with a Savage left hook to the temple.
So Ben Whitaker on his way, uh now uh in the Pro ranks and what we’ll have to see what uh his future looks like.
But according to uh, his promoter Ben Shalom he’s a character, but we need characters in boxing and he’s a character.
That’S going to cross over to the mainstream and be a figurehead for boxing.
He has everything to be that, but also he’s extremely talented, as far as confidence comes from he’s fought all the way around the world.
It’S in a really tough division, both in the amateurs now professional he’s excelled, but in doing in a way where people want to watch him fight want to watch him speak want to watch him come to the press conference.
That’S what makes him a superstar.
He is the full package I think he’s going to be headlining Arenas.
It’S a big reason we’re in Birmingham uh.
We believe he’s going to be the face of British boxing, but also be a huge star in the Midlands, massive and Wolverhampton.
The nice team headlining and selling out this Arena over the next couple years, fair enough for Birds fans, but let’s see how he competes elsewhere around the world.
In that respect, we’re going to say in England and we’re going to talk about Joshua botsi and his defeat of his uh polish opponent, powwow stepian after a 50-week ring absence, Joshua bawatzi finally entered the ring again and out pointed, as I said, his opponent step in Over 10 Rounds in his debut under the boxer, promotional Banner scores were 100 to 90, 98, 92, 97, 94.
All from watsi it was uh broadcast on Sky Sports over in the UK, taking place at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham over across the pond in America.
Unified Welterweight Champion Errol Spence says he only wants to fight with WBO 175 pound champ Terence Crawford for his next fight.
Spence States he’s had a phone conversation with Crawford who, by the way, is a free agent and it went well.
The negotiations between them are continuing and he’s hopeful.
I think that decision will remain on the split of the purse, including pay-per-view, but Daryl isn’t saying what the holdup is.
That’S, keeping the negotiations from being completed still some boxing fans believe it’s Crawford asking for too much.
After getting a ton of dough in his one fight deal with BLK Prime to face Fringe Contender David Agnesian last December, which, by the way we reported on, is still not truly decided because of the uh controversy revolving around the boxing gloves.
That literally fell apart.
During that fight uh, while Crawford was punching away, so that case is still ongoing in that fight, therefore, might end up as a no decision if, if evnesian gets his way, nonetheless, Crawford did make a ton of money, and he is looking looking to make a ton Of money in his next fight, undoubtedly, but who that will be, we don’t know because there’s also Jerome boots Ennis on the horizon and other Fighters as well uh that might be willing to take on a 39-0 Terence Crawford.
Speaking of uh, big and brutal Tyson Fury has started to talk about a WBC heavyweight title fight against shilai Zhang, as you all know, Zhang clobber, Joe Joyce recently.
So now Tyson Fury has switched his attention to a fight against Shang.
After talks for an Undisputed World title Clash against Alexander yusik have broken down um.
Let’S see what’s happening here, negotiations between WBC champ, Tyson, Fury and wbi, WBA, ibf and WBO title holder, Alexander yeah you’re, using a broken down and the British heavyweight star has now switched his attention to a title: defense against Shang, a shock stoppage of Joe Joy’s boost The shang’s reputation last month and now the Towering Chinese fighter could be next in line to challenge Fury um.
So quick look here, see if there’s any other news, as I said before, the fight only by defeating the strongest can one become stronger and now uh people probably think I’m not strong enough, because there are real boxing jumps above me like Tyson Fury and not D.
Joshua said John: although Joshua is not a champion now, he has mastered the sport and has ruled it for many years and obviously Zhang is looking for his piece of the pie at the top of the ladder.
Other uh fights upcoming to look forward to we’ve, got uh popular super lightweight, Contender, Rolando oroli, Romero, he’s 14-1 and he’s going to take on WBA number one rated Ishmael barasso for the WBA interim title inside the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas Romero is moving up a division And coming off a loss to javonta tank Davis, who will speak about in a second last year, the 40 year old barasso is a mandatory Challenger to the WBA 140 pound crown on that undercard.
We’Re going to feature fight, super lightweight action, uh, two-time Division, World Champ branches, Bartholomew 29-2-1, 15 Knockouts he’s going to face Omar Juarez 14-1, five Knockouts and a 10 round Clash, Kenneth Sims Junior 19 and two seven Knockouts by the way uh elsewhere.
We’Re going to see undefeated WBO, middleweight, champ, Jenna Beck, quasak style, Alum, kunuli 1308 Knockouts he’s going to defend his world title against Stephen Butler 32-3-1.
At the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California uh also on there uh on their undercard in the co-feature former two-time world champion.
Uh Jason Mayhem, Maloney from Down Under 25 and two will face big punching Vincent astralabio uh for the vacant, W bantamweight, title good, stuff, uh, oh and another fight.
Coming up on June 10th, I’m beating Prospect Robert Daniels Jr 8-0 will be in his first title fight as a professional on June 10th in Buenos Aires Argentina.
The bout will be part of the wba’s annual KO for drugs show.
The information was confirmed by Daniel Junior’s advisor Zach hershon uh Daniel’s opponent will be Gabrielle Omar Diaz 13-05.
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It was fresh off and upset of his previous unbeaten Countryman, Kevin buenzella uh.
The 10 round belt will be the WBA Latin light heavyweight title wow by the way.
Daniel’S uh Daniel Jr’s father was former WBA Cruiserweight World Champ Robert Daniels senior, and the opportunity is now there for Daniel’s Junior to move closer to World title contention good stuff.
But let’s conclude today’s episode with a little bit of news about good old gervanta tank Davis, who I have seen in many headlines and reports around the world for many superstars in the industry saying he is the new face of boxing.
But I am not too sure.
Let’S have a quick look after his defeat of Ryan Garcia back on April 22nd, he has been to court and on May 5th the Baltimore Court was quite kind to tank Davis.
As we know, he is the WBA regular lightweight champion and he stood trial in Baltimore.
For his alleged involvement in a hit-run accent that took place in November 2020 and he could have been sentenced to seven years in prison if the judge went through with a guilty verdict.
But what was the end result following that long trial? Well, let’s have a quick review here.
He was celebrating his birthday at a club.
Back in 2020 ran a red light in his Lamborghini hit a hit a Toyota 2004 Toyota Solara, bringing four people, including a pregnant woman into Hospital uh.
There was also a video of the crash, but David Davis allegedly left the scene of the accident before authorities arrived and pled guilty to four traffic offenses uh before the initial sentence.
Dave was facing 14.
Mr meaner charges, which included four counts of failing to return to a scene involving bodily injury and by the way there is a civil lawsuit underway that he still has not faced in in trial.
Yet anyway, the judge rejected a plea agreement that would allow Davis to avoid jail time.
Uh Davis would have been confined to a 60-day home confinement punishment, if not for the rejection, and that was due to the testimony of jair Smith, the pregnant woman who sued Davis after suffering, multiple injuries following the crash.
So is he going to jail? No Davis will not be heading to prison.
He was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest, which will be served in the home of Calvin Ford, his coach and trainer, and may be able to leave the house to continue training in the gym.
His original sentence was set for two years in prison plus 60 days.
In addition, Davis must also complete 200 hours of community service and take part in other programs not yet released, and he also faces three years on probation uh.
The verdict, however, was met with criticism.
In his hometown, there uh Baltimore Circuit Judge, Athena handy, did not appreciate Davis, refusing to apologize to one of his victims and uh and not showing any remorse whatsoever.
His Davis’s next court case and following his arrest back in 2022, and this just this past December, by the way where he was booked by Broward County Maine jail in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
He was booked on one account of battery-causing bodily harm.
It was reported that he struck a woman on the right side of her head, allegedly using what was described by police as a closed hand.
Type slap the blow allegedly left her with a small abrasion to the inside of her upper lip and on the right side of her mouth uh.
So the boxer has a May 26 hearing, scheduled in Broward County down in Florida related to that misdemeanor domestic violence charge, and so I’m really a little bit Unsure how it can possibly be the face of boxing at the moment.
With all these troubles in court facing him um, however, these sentences he’s he’s uh been leveled with, will not cost Davis the rest of his 20 23 uh boxing matches should he avoid additional punishment in his next hearing, however, Davis has options.
Ryan, Garcia rematch is off the table as the contract.
The two side only required one.
If David hadn’t won, the bout Davis had won the boat and he did uh, given his new status as as the face of boxing, which I kind of laugh at sorry about that uh.
No, it’s quite serious, but Davis can defend it against the the best of the lightweight division.
He could face the winner of the Devon Haney versus the uh Vaseline lomachenko fight coming up on the weekend, and he puts his status on the lightweight champion on the line against Ukraine and former champ on May 20th.
The ruin of that fight, as I said, Devin Haney versus Loma May faced Davis afterwards.
Another possibility is about against Shakur Stevenson.
Stevenson fought in April, beating uh sochiro Yoshino by technical knockout in his lightweight debut the 25 year old is also under top ranked Banner.
So, along with Haley and lomachenko, meaning uh that he could get a first crack uh following the May 20 fight and all four are bound to cross paths soon anyway, depending on how negotiations go and so that my friends is uh wraps up our show uh.
Let’S have a quick look at uh what people have been saying in the chat room? Looking for the guys doing the whole thing weekend, I thought that Hall of Fame we can already take in place um, but anyway, um thanks very much Russ appreciate your comments.
Um fight from at least a man YouTube had a very bad stream.
Um yeah we’re gon na check.
We’Re gon na check that stream see what the technical difficulties were that were apparent on YouTube.
They uh weren’t, so bad that I looked at anyway on um.
The talk and fight site, but we’ll have a look at YouTube and see if our Tech Team can smooth those out a bit.
But there was nothing we could do about the the Wi-Fi that was inside the arena, seeing it was accessed, quite frankly by uh all the thousands of people in attendance as well anyway.
Thanks very much for joining me remember to like share subscribe, hit that notification Bell and I’ll see you later on at 4pm when I join my corn, says band for their show Knuckle Up, see you tomorrow,
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