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EPISODE: Episode 1
On this episode we take a look at Conor Benn and his recent statements on social media, as well as news from several heavyweights looking for action, including former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou, Jonnie Rice, and Jared Anderson, before concluding with an update in the welterweight division and ESPN’s views on the future of women’s boxing this year.
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Hello welcome back boxing fans around the world to another episode of boxing news today here on talk and fight.
Of course, uh we’re gon na start off with a quick little story, a little bit of a update on Connor Ben, following his not actual suspension, but his issues after having been found at tested positive actually for some band drugs.
Anyway, let’s read from what boxing news24.
com Barry Holbrook has to say about this: conda Ben spoke up today on social media.
That would be yesterday, thanking God for science quote unquote and saying that quote, evidence doesn’t lie and quote all this without Ben 21-0, still not having been cleared of his two positive tests for the banned drug clomiphene in response to Ben’s post Chris Eubank Jr who’s about To fight Liam Smith remarked that it was science that discovered Conor’s two positive tests for drugs.
Eubank JR says that if not for science, he would have fought the whole class October.
What’S interesting is that WBC president Mauricio Suleiman says Ben is free to fight and he’s not suspended, however, with Ben 26 years of age, having given up his boxing license in the UK, it would put him in a situation where he would need to fight outside of The country, if Ben fights in the U.
S – let’s be blunt, he won’t draw flies because he’s not a household name in the states and the only way he would attract attract large crowds if he fought a popular welt weight like Errol, Spence, Jr, Terence Crawford, John bootsennis Or Virgil Ortiz, given that Ben is a green horn lacking in experience, he isn’t ready for these types of Fighters, said Connor bent, I believe, no says Spence Oliver to ifltv when told Eddie Hearn said the Connor Ben would definitely fighting 2023.
and they’re.
Looking at opponents like Chris Eubank, Jr, Manny, Pacquiao and Kell Brook, he said this Spence Oliver said well, if Eddie’s saying that he must know something that we don’t, because obviously we haven’t had any update about what’s going on with Connor Ben in this situation, it’s also Gone quiet for Ben to be so confident that his name is going to be cleared.
He must have some strong proof of contamination done with the testing done by the Vada over in the UK said Oliver.
He said before Christmas that he’s proven his Innocents he’s going to he’s going away to have a nice Christmas and he’s going to come back and let us all know, but there’s still no word from Connor.
So, let’s see what happens, let’s see what comes out but as it stands, he’s failed.
Two tests, I don’t know the the league side of it – is still for me to comment as it stands.
He’S failed to test.
Where does he go from here? I know he relinquish his license.
Let’S just say he received a six-month ban and he serves that six months through the inactivity from the last fight.
What does that mean that he served his time, but he still hasn’t got his license here in the UK.
Does he so? Where does he go? Does he go to the states or what I really don’t understand really because I haven’t been following it too much all I know is it stands is failed those tests.
So let’s see what happens, you can’t talk about him.
Fighting other Fighters and talking about Manny Pacquiao Eubank Jr again, can you? How can you talk about that and we’re in the situation that we’re in let’s get this all cleared up first and then talk about Conor Bannon has come back, but until then I find it difficult to be able to talk about certain opponents.
The opponents that have been named to be fair, don’t really make any sense.
Like javonta Davis he’s a few weights lower Eubank uh junior is going to be the same uh doing his stuff.
Looking for Triple G, or something left like that.
Looking for some kind of title shot, Manny Pacquiao is my agent is doing exhibitions now I don’t know why that name has been thrown about.
I don’t understand about these names.
Coming back, let’s clear his name first and take it from there said Oliver: let’s move along uh to our friends over at ESPN, with respect to a name uh familiar to UFC fans, uh Francis nagunu uh, and you know, he’s he’s left UFC he’s no longer a Heavyweight in that division or that uh, whatever you call it sport and anyway, the headline means Fury.
Wilder Fedor, looking ahead to Francis naguna’s free agency is the headline after more than enough successful a year of negotiation.
Sorry, after more than a year of unsuccessful negotiations with fight promotion, uh Francis is officially no longer the UFC heavyweight champion.
He’S uh 17-3 and he’s fought out of his UFC contract in January 2022, defeating a Serial game by unanimous decision.
What he said was the final fight of his deal: uh Francis injured, the knee before that fight, an underweight knee surgery, two months later, which was unfortunate but did afford plenty of time for him and the UFC to come to terms on Saturday, however, UFC announced he Was moving on from Francis with a heavyweight title fight between former light heavyweight, champ, John Jones and game at the UFC 2085 on March, 4th in Las Vegas UFC, president Dana White said he offered to make Nick and the highest paid heavyweight in the history of the Company, but it wasn’t enough to keep him so Francis told ESPN on Sunday as and does not intend to comment on the matter, but not this time.
There’Ll be a lot to discuss around the situation.
If and when you’re going to have shares.
Aside with the the failed negotiations, but for now, let’s look at the possibilities for his fighting future.
It says ESPN um.
Ever since again, I’ve shared the ring with Tyson Fury following Furious win over Dylan white in April.
It appears to be a feather complete.
That will one day see Francis Lakes up the boxing gloves.
One reason, of course, is that boxing officer face far more money than MMA, but there’s another reason: dear attorney’s heart, a childhood dream growing up in Nigeria watching Mike Tyson Francis said he’d long envisioned the day.
He too would win the heavyweight championship in boxing, so that might appear to be a pipe dream for the 36 year old, who was never boxed professionally, but if you really want to pursue that path, he’ll have print plenty of options.
After all, he’s won the biggest Combat Sports star and is free to do as he pleases.
In the past he stated that his next MMA contract must allow the flexibility to box that option.
Boxing is always in the back of my pocket.
He said it’s something.
I must do before the end of my career, so there you go another little Wrinkle in the heavyweight scene.
Now, speaking of the heavyweight uh scene, let’s move along to Johnny rice, who uh uh, had a seventh round stoppage uh victory over a guido vianello this past week, and he says it could lead to an offer for him to fight Jared big baby Anderson.
Next now, as you all know, big baby Anderson is one of our favorites here on talk and fight, and we would love to see him fight, but not someone like Johnny rice, but anyway, let’s see what this author has to say.
This was out of boxingscene.
com Las Vegas, says rice has sparred with the undefeated Anderson enough to know that fighting him would be much more difficult than boxing Italy’s vianalo the 23 year old Anderson who’s 13-0.
By the way, 13 Knockouts out of Toledo, Ohio has established himself as one of the biggest punters in the heavyweight division during his three-year professional career and is widely viewed as one boxing’s Rising Stars.
Yes, we at talkingfight agree matchmakers for top rank.
Anderson’S promoter haven’t solidified Anderson’s opponent for his next fight, which will take place on April.
8Th ESPN will televise Anderson’s next bout as part of its broadcast that’ll feature Shakur Stevenson’s debut in the lightweight division, which could come against unbeaten, Japanese contender, tsuchiro yashino.
I can’t stop the way things go rice to a boxing scene in reference to being offered a fight with Anderson.
You know what I mean.
I’Ve mentioned Jared, countless times he’s outstanding.
He does fight incredibly well and if they had put me in there against him, then I would definitely go to another level of training.
That’S just a fact because he’s that good – and I definitely got better working with him immediately.
Just like I got better working with Michael hunter or FAA Jabba, it’s similar to that I wouldn’t do anything on shirt notice.
Not even close with him rice by the way is uh got a 16 six and one record with 11 Knockouts, and he beat uh Michael coffee in his last and his two prior appearances and took his fight versus fianello on less than one month’s notice.
As we all know, vianel is the Italian 2016 Olympian and was initially scheduled to fight Stephen Shaw, but he was elevated into the main event against, but on Saturday night, because the job as original opponent, Oscar Rivas, had to withdraw due to a detached retina.
So we’ll see what happens, things are starting to move and Shake on the American side of the heavyweight division for sure um interesting another article here, an unboxing scene due to circumstances out of the control of BLK Prime.
I have an erect 23 6-1 who was intended to fight Adrian Broner 34 4-1 in a 10 round.
Welterweight main event on February 25th will now be replaced by hammer and Hank Lundy Broner versus Lundy taking place at the Gateway Center in Atlanta.
Georgia will broadcast live on BLK Prime uh, more details, including ticket sales, and then the card ballots will be announced at a later date.
But the Broner versus Lundy promises to be a thrilling and action-packed matchup between two battle tested Warriors who are promising to go to war.
The combination of Broner’s, speed and power with Lundy’s, grit and determination is sure to make for an unforgettable night of boxing.
Let’S leave it at that: let’s move along to uh another story out of ESPN uh Mike Ross Dean.
Women’S boxing made considerable strides in 2022.
We all know that fighters who had spent years in some cases over a decade fighting for relevancy and a chance to push their names and the sport into the spotlight have finally accomplished it.
There were exciting fights and moments, some that fans are still talking about months.
After the fights occurred – and this is something for the sport to build on in 2023, which can happen with the current group of well-known names like Clarissa Shields, Katie, Taylor and Amanda Serrano continuing to fight, but in order for there to be real growth, sustainability and stability.
In the sport there needs to be depth, there needs to be more than just the biggest names at the top of the boxings world to connect with fans.
You know the Serranos tailors the shields Alicia baumgartners, the Michaela Mayors, sunicia Stratus.
The list is more about who you might be talking about at the end of 2023 that you weren’t quite as familiar with at this point in the year.
The caveat with this list is this: if a fight, if a fighter is in the current ESPN pound for pound top 10, they were not considered for this list.
So these six names above along with Chantal Cameron, Jessica, mccaskill, franchon, Cruise design and the chaps Jonas were not eligible.
On the whole, these aren’t fighters, who are prospects, they’re.
The ones in many cases who already have World titles but by the end of this year, could commend the could end up pushing for a spot on the pound-for-pound best list or could become bigger stars for the sport similar to Baumgartner and Jonas in 2022.
This is not a ranking, it says the writer.
The fighters are listed in alphabetical order.
He starts off with Rama Ali fighting in the junior featherweight division, with a record of 7-0, with two knockouts ebony Bridges, ibf bantamweight champion with a record of nine and one and four knockouts Kim claval, who recently unfortunately lost the fight uh in the junior flyweight.
But she was prior to that.
The junior FlyAway Champion with a record of 16 and now she’s, now 16-1 uh, Beatrice Ferreira fighting in the junior lightweight uh, with a record of 2-0, with one knockout, Gabriella fundura and the flyweight division 9-0 for knockouts Ellis Ellie scottney, who we’ve mentioned quite often here On talking fight in the junior featherweight division, with a 6-0 record uh yokosta Valley, yep, yoka WBO, ibf Junior flyweight Champion with a 27-2 record of great veteran with nine knockouts, so that uh rounds out that particular’s um list of uh.
Shall we say what do you say not contenders young women who who might make that top 10 pound-for-pound list at the end of 2023, and so with those names? I think we’re all looking for a great year in women’s boxing, an effort to continue its growth and success and continue to dominate on a headline basis at Big venues like Madison Square Garden and Wembley, not to mention a few others Las Vegas, Manchester um, possibly even Toronto, let’s have a look and see what happens.
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