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EPISODE: Episode 1
We start this romp through the world of boxing with a recap of recent results, including Alycia Baumgardner who beat Christina Linardatou, and then we look at the options for heavyweight Jermaine Franklin, as another fight has been announced for undercard on the upcoming AJ vs Whyte fight, before concluding with a few choice words from Joe Joyce and who is set to rematch Zhilei Zhang.
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Thank you for joining me once again here on talk and fight for another episode of boxing news today, and the first thing I need to report is that uh Jeremy tank Davis is out of jail.
Yeah, that’s as close, I’m going to get to wrapping that story up.
I don’t need to say anymore, uh Alicia Baumgartner, the beat Challenger Christina Leonardo by unanimous decision this weekend to retain her Undisputed super featherweight crown, and that was a match held in Detroit bumgartner dispatch.
The only fight fighter to defeat her professionally in dominant fashion, taking the fight 99.
91, 98, 92 and 98 92 on the judge’s scorecards.
Then our datsu, who fights out of greasing confidence.
You could replicate the result for July 2018, meeting with uh Baumgartner and eight round Split Decision, Victory which predated her two WBO Junior Welsh weight, title Reigns, but the bomb bumgartner insisted.
She was a different fighter in the build up to this fight, a rematch she’d craved for for a long time, and she showed it in the first Bell.
Using her jab set up some nice shots, including an uppercut and a tidy left hook.
The initial barrage slowed down after a blazing opening round and in the early stages, mom gretner remained patient operating on the counter at times and jumping in with powerful combinations.
When given the opportunity throughout the fight Baumgartner control distance.
Well, I was always pressing her opponent without leaving herself exposed and leonard.
2 could not find a way to get rid of opponent’s, effective job and the subsequent punishment that came with it.
The flashpoint came in round four as Baumgartner landed right to the Head, a low left hook, drawing a flurry punches, including one after the Bell issue, a warning from referee, Frank, Garza, officiating, his final fight of a four decade, long career Baumgartner.
In round number five, however, leading the Champions switch to Southpaw at work that she caught Linda too, with a strong Blow To The Head And Then followed up around six with dazzling series of uppercuts, complemented by excellent footwork.
This description description comes courtesy of Sky Sports.
Out of the UK, by the way, Mom Gartner dominated the fight from there coming closest to claiming the eighth knockout of her career in round number eight, as she thundered shots on her opponent’s face and body which she made a point of targeting throughout the fight.
But Leonardo steadfastly refused to fold and remained on her feet, despite taking hosts of heavy blows.
The challenge unloaded in the 10th, but Baumgartner was never in trouble and delighted The Crowd by taking the victory in convincing fashion.
Her ninth in row since losing uh.
As I said in 2018 Redemption for Baumgartner, whose record is now 15 and won seven Knockouts and she Remains the Undisputed Queen of the super featherweight division good for her on the undercard I might want to mention as well.
It shows uh Records really mean nothing, because here’s a guy enters a ring with a record of oh, oh and O, making his Pro debut uh, Andy Cruz, the 2020 Cuban Olympic weight gold medalist, except between the ropes and beat Juan Carlos birkos, who had a record Of 35 8 and through 21 knockouts defeating him by unanimous decision and winning the vacant ipf international title in dominant fashion.
So there you go um by the way in his amateur career, he’s uh he’s also beaten, Keyshawn, uh Davis um four times, including their gold medal match in 2021.
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All right, due to all this impressive, Amber accolades, Cruz, professional debuts, highly anticipated event.
The 27 year old is expected to move on The Fast Track and that was made more evident by his first professional bound with scheduled for 10 Rounds against this very tough season Veteran by the way so uh.
Let’S have a quick look here: um so now Andy Cruz want to know um see if I’m just trying to see quickly.
If there’s any uh fights in the making doesn’t seem to be for him, so we’ll have to keep you updated.
If there is an announcement forthcoming as to who his next opponent will be um Frank Martin continued his Ascent to a potential World title shot with a controversial decision, Victory on the world famous Las Vegas strip, with his famed trainer imploring him to get a knockout.
The ghost rally late and dropped our Tim harut yanyan in the 12th round.
He solved his more experience, opponent capturing a close but unanimous decision in the toughest fight of Martin’s career in a WBC lightweight title Eliminator.
That was a Showtime, a Showtime contest coming out yeah from the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, presented by PBC Premier Boxing Champions.
So now Martin is 18-0 12 knockouts and I had to get through what he described as an off performance against Harry Union.
His opponent was previously undefeated and bonds, bronze medals from the Olympics, via Germany, traveled to the United States for the first time in his professional career and fought aggressively and confidently still with his promoter and stablemate Errol Spence Jr.
Cheering him on from ringside Martin won by scores of 114, 113, 115, 112 and 115 112.
and he nearly closed the left eye of harit nyanyan Spence discussed the upcoming vote for the Undisputed welterweight Championship with Terence Crawford by the way uh.
I just knew.
I wasn’t active enough, as I normally am said, Martin, who won a second fight at the Chelsea in eight months and relied his Elite stamina to carry him to the later rounds.
I just think my reaction time just wasn’t on point uh.
He definitely was a tough opponent, I wouldn’t say it was too difficult.
Just my reaction time wasn’t working like it normally does for me, I he I he was definitely tough.
I hit him with some big shots.
He stood up.
He bounced around in the ring like a ping pong ball, but he’s too tall.
I take my hat off to him.
Um after after his trainer, Derek James, told him.
He needed a stoppage, Martin thundered out of the corner, to start the 10th round and appeared to hurt yanyan with a left to the body with Hurricane’s left eye, closing Martin again pressed the action in 12 closing and him and chasing him around the ring.
Quite frankly, uh took a knee with 53 seconds left in the fight.
The first knockdown of his career as Martin landed, a barrage of Rights and lefts.
The break did Howard Union good as he’s able to recover and dance away from danger.
I don’t agree.
Howard Union said of the decision, if it’s possible I’ll fight him again, if it’s not a problem, but if it’s not, if it’s not not a problem, he’s just a fighter he’s not at all Spence, I’m a big fan of early Spence.
My plan is to become a world champion or at least fight for the world title, maybe against Devin, Haney or javonta Davis wow.
I can go up one-way class, it’s not a problem for me, but I’m so happy to be here and I won’t want to come back and taking the knee.
Martin said no.
I wasn’t surprised you know.
After a while after I landed so many body shots, I can get to wearing guys down.
I didn’t land as many body shots.
I normally do so.
You know he stood in there and good for him elsewhere.
According to fightnews.
com, we see an undefeated New Mexican Abraham.
The hammer Perez made a statement in Albuquerque on Saturday night when he dominated the Normie durable journeyman Gilberto Mendoza on route to an eight-round TKO Victory.
Mendoza was a last minute.
Replacement was still seen as gritty and tough who had gone that distance with some of the hardest punchers in the flyweight division.
Perez for all of his talent was not regarded as a puncher per se, but against Mendoza.
He proved once again that speed kills Perez opened.
The fight peppering Mendoza with lightning fast combinations to the face and sent Mendoza to the canvas with a left uppercut Midway through round number.
Two Perez continued his dominance in round three, and by round five, it was clear that Mendoza was going to need a knockout to win and he hoped that Perez might fade down.
The stretch was put to rest by round seven, which appears to have prompted Mendoza to advise Ricky, uh Mendoza’s corner to advise Ricky.
Sorry, Rocky Burke that their fighter would not come out for round number eight with the win Perez and is now 8-0 with four Knockouts, and he claims the IBA Intercontinental flightway title while clearly established himself as the hottest Prospect in the state of New Mexico.
Mendoza.
Fist.
Part Falls in 1914 and forward 10 knockouts, Dimitri Salida, as in the news uh, he believes the current top three U.
S heavyweights are Deontay Wilder Jared Anderson and his guy Jermaine Franklin who returned to winning ways on Saturday night as well.
This with the points win over Isaac, manuz Gutierrez his victory following Franklin’s decision losses to both Andy Joshua and Delane white has a great future according to Salida fact that there are not a lot of good American heavyweights out there right now, and he said he feels Franklin, who’s 22-2 is right up there behind Wilder and Anderson Salida and Franklin are ready for a fight with wilder Andy Ruiz who is Mexican-American, Philip hergovic or shilai Zhang uh Franklin shown your debility and toughness is recent fights, but now the 29 year old needs a Big win: if he’s to achieve his lofty goal of becoming a world champion.
Interestingly, uh Franklin said: he’ll be very much open to a fight with Daniel Dubois.
The problem is Dubois, along with her govik and Zhang uh Knight have the next fight all set so uh Liz, Ruiz and Wilder and who may or may not fight each other.
But if they do that’s another potential option for Franklin off the table.
So can Franklin get himself another big fight and can he win it well said Selita he’s young he’s hungry he’s on a roll of success from now from November to now, his life has really changed.
He’S had three significant opportunities.
Three significant paydays and his life has really gotten better: it’s beautiful to see the fruits of his labor and to get a victory back home after these two significant fights, ajan white.
It’S really special.
I really believe he’ll Advance his career and get more big and significant fights.
Selita says he believes Franklin has improved as a fighter after those 24 rounds in the UK and now after picking up a win over the previously unbeaten guitars.
Maybe he has indeed but can Franklin win over the fans and become a genuine attraction or, as Franklin destined to become the reliable B-side, the guy who puts up a good showing, But ultimately loses it’s up to Franklin to show.
He is more than that.
A widow over Wilder or a Louise would of course be a great fight Franklin, but can he get himself those kinds of fights? That is the big question and is Franklin one of those Fighters.
Who’S generally seen by the opposition, has too much risk or too little reward it’ll be interesting to see where Franklin goes from here and who he does fight next.
That was courtesy of boxing247.
com by the way um we move to some more interesting news out of the heavyweight world.
We see that ibf mandatory World Challenger, Philip pergovic, will clash with Australia’s undefeated Contender to MC McKean on that sold out night of boxing over at the O2 on Saturday, 8 August 12th on the Zone uh, where we’re also going to see Auntie Joshua Take On The World title Challenger, dillian white anyway, this uh 12 round heavyweight Clash is association with Wasserman boxing lands on the undercard.
As I said, and uh looks like it’s gon na oh crochet and star hergovic, 15-0 12 Knockouts, a real 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, scored the biggest win of his professional career to date, when he outpointed gilai Zhang over 12 grueling rounds on the undercard of the osanda Yusik versus Anthony Joshua number two fight over in Saudi Arabia last August, that win, which was a final limit Eliminator for the ibf February World title has aged gracefully.
After 2008, silver medalist Jiang upset Joe Joyce via punishing six round stoppage at London’s copper box Arena.
In April, to win the WBO heavyweight interim title meanwhile, Queen Queensland queenslands McKean 22-0 14 Knockouts, who is trained by Tony Sims at matching Elite boxing gym in Essex, stopped Germany’s Patrick in three rounds to claim the vacant ibf Intercontinental title last time out at the South Bank Piazza in South Brisbane in what was matram’s first ever event Down Under Romford heavyweight sensation, Johnny Fitcher by the way 9-0 has looked Unstoppable as well so far as professional journey and the 24 year old Prospect has the opportunity to land his first belt when he Faces off against torquay’s Harry Armstrong, 5-1-1 for the vacant southern area, title with more undercard additions to be announced soon.
Wow, the heavyweight champions cannot avoid me any longer, and once I’ve defeated Dempsey McKean on August 12th, they will have no other option.
But to face me her govik said I have waited patiently and bided my time, but the game is up, he’s coming for you and is ready to take the belt back to Croatia.
So we’ll see if we can do that, he says McKean will be a tough and strong opponent, but he’s never faced anyone as powerful as school for as me uh.
So I’m coming August August 12th at the O2 in London, it’s a night.
The heavyweight division starts to change.
This is what it’s all about.
The big fight said: McKean I’ve been grinding, a big portion of my life for a fight like this, and I’m one win away from fighting music for four World titles.
This is my world title fight, wow there we go and just just to make y’all happy here’s a quick quote from Eddie Hearn.
We have a monstrous night of heavyweight boxing in store for fight fans around the world on Saturday August 12 live from a sold out.
O2 in London he doesn’t miss a beat.
This fella old foes, Anthony Joshua and dillian white meet once again in a must-win clash at the top of the bill, and I’m excited to confirm the first two undercard editions of what will be a stacked card.
The ibf’s number one ranked heavyweight Philip ergovic returns a year on from his final Eliminator win over xiaolang Zhang in Saudi Arabia, El animal fights in the UK for the first time as a professional against Australia’s unbeaten Dempsey, McKean and the ramp for the Romford bull Johnny Fisher begins his assault on the domestic heavyweight scene when he takes on Harry Armstrong, as I described above uh Kali sourland, the global head of boxing Wasserman boxing said August 12th is going to be a massive heavyweight night, and Philip hergovic will have overcome a very tough And top-ranked Australian to fulfill his dream of fighting for the world championship later this year.
One thing is clear: only Dempsey machine stands between hergovic and fighting for the world title, because the winner of the USIC Dubois is mandated to fight the winner.
One final note on the heavyweights to conclude the show Joe Joyce who’s, as has a big fight coming up again.
Shilong Zhang says the big names in the heavyweight division need to man up and start fighting one another.
The Juggernaut, as he’s called himself, is a return September, 23rd, again July Zhang looking to right or wrong after suffering his first professional loss at the hands of the 40 year old back in April.
As you all know, he’s 15 and one he’s got a 14 knockout going on invoked to rematch clause to face Zhang who’s 25, one on one by the way, 20 Knockouts once again, and one will be one of the highlights of the year for his weight class.
So far 2023, there have been more words than action from the leaders of the pack, including yusic, Fury, Joshua and Wilder where’s.
These fights the next big fight is my fight, said Joyce uh back in the 80s and 90s a chance for fighting multiple times a year.
They need to man up and take on these fights.
There you go victory for Joyce against Yang would see him become the mandatory Challenger for the usick WBO belt um.
The Ukrainian defends that and two other straps against Daniel Dubois in Poland on August 26 and Joyce has experienced, has the experience of fighting both men having lost to you sick as an amateur in 2013 and seven years later, in his 12th professional contest, he beat Dubois.
After his opponent failed to beat the count in the 10th round, so does Joyce give the 25 year old a chance against the champion.
He says: Dubois hits hard.
So if he can hit you sick, then he’s got a shot if he can’t he’s not because U6 throws too many punches head moves.
Amazing footwearth experience if he could land a shot, a heavy shot on him, U6 in trouble and Dubois hits very hard.
Well, there you go fight fans appreciate it.
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Let’S have a quick look here and see what Carl says from last spell boxing um Dempsey, McCain willing to take a decent fight on like, oh, my goodness, just you wait until you see Jared Anderson in in action at the O2 in London, taking on one of Your feigned British fighters, who will lose Jared Anderson, is a top-notch fighter, he’s a heavyweight to be dealt with and soon enough uh, but I don’t manage him uh.
If I did, I would certainly throw him across the pond and have him clean out the top five.
All right, that’s it for me uh! Thank you very much for joining me appreciate it number uh like share, subscribe, hit that notification Bell and we’ll see you later on 4pm when I join my core of his show and Knuckle Up, cheers
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