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EPISODE: Episode 1
News from Japan kicks off this show, before briefly discussing Matchroom and their announcement of four upcoming DAZN cards, which leads us into several stories featuring women in the ring, including Sandy Ryan vs Terri Harper, a Mikaela Mayer vs Lauren Price fight, as opposed to the anticipated immediate rematch against Natasha Jonas, and an update on Alycia Baumgartner, before concluding with a trio of boxers who are still being confidently promoted by Eddie Hearn: Anthony Joshua, John Ryder and Conor Benn.
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Again from Toronto, Canada for another episode of boxing news today and as many of you know, who’ve been watching this show for the past three years.
I have an interest in the heavyweights, I’ll admit, uh the best pounder pound boxers when they go toe-to-toe uh more, notably I’m very interested in promoting women in the ring and of recent times.
I tell you what really is intriguing me fighting in Japan.
Yes, there is boxing over in Vietnam, in Thailand, in the Philippines other Asian countries, but in Japan I didn’t realize how big it was.
So I’ve been reporting on a few title fights here and a few title fights there and a few fights here and a few fights there and today a story, pops up and it just something caught my attention, not necessarily H the fighters involved, but the the scope And scale of this potential fight, let me read this article courtesy boxing news24.
com um.
Basically, it is about uh, Nana, inoi and uh, and his potential upcoming fight versus Luis ner and it’s by Jay McIntyre, a really good writer.
As I said out of boxing news24.
com uh Undisputed super middleweight, champ NAA inui versus Luis ner, is being discussed for May 6 at the Tokyo to dome in Japan.
Now this is important for this reason and this reason alone: 55,000 Ceder.
This is no small uh Arena.
This is no small Hall; this is the Tokyo Dome.
This is the place in fact, where Mike Tyson lost to Buster Douglas back in the day.
Okay, this is how big this facility is.
Anyway.
Let’S have a quick read here: number one WBC 122 pound mandatory, Luis ner 35 and one is said to be the leading candidate for this next fight.
For anyway, it’s not been officially confirmed, but fans are certainly excited over in Japan.
For this to happen, why they’re very interesting reason not just for the fact that Ino way is an absolute movie star over there and in other places around the world, even here in Toronto um, but ner uh is quite famous over in Japan because he destroyed the Popular Japanese fighter, shinok yamak twice back in 2017 and 2018, knocking him out in the early rounds that made the fans over there in Japan angry, but there’s no way to even to score, because no Japanese Fighters could face ner with a Chance of beating him.
Until now – and this is what has gotten – the Japanese boxing fans completely excited about this potential fight uh anyway versus ner, it’s going to be a good one.
If it happens, I’d love to see it happen, uh, but ner does have um.
Shall we say reputation of weighing in a little overweight? So let’s hope he doesn’t.
Let’S come in.
Let’S hope he weighs in uh at the appropriate weight level and uh.
Let’S, let’s see this fight happen because it will be a doozy uh and 55,000 screaming fans would be a joy to see and certainly gain headlines for Japanese Boxing Around the World which made me wonder so I did a little Googling down that rabbit hole.
Having a look at Japanese boxing came across a really interesting article, uh that I’ve put down below in the show’s description, uh a link to an article that I found on a films about Japanese boxing going all the way back to the 50s.
When a great film was made, forget the title of it right now, uh, but apparently after the Second World War uh.
You know, Japanese youth were kind of a little indifferent as to how they’d go about their lives, uh and as opposed to their parents, and therefore took up uh fighting of of all various descriptions, including boxing and boxing, has remained incredibly popular ever since, as it has In Japan for at least a 100 years, as we’ve mentioned many times and as Mike Gore has mentioned on KN clup as well on talk and fight so uh, I just want to bring that to your attention.
Look out FR anyway versus ner at the Tokyo Dome 55,000 people uh for that particular fight.
If it happens, let’s hope it does all right.
Four fights that will happen, or should I say four cards that will happen – have just been announced by matchroom uh they’ve just announced uh.
A quartet of upcoming shows this spring, including some World title fights.
Uh things kick off, apparently on March 23rd uh when uh Dalton, Smith, 15, and0 11 Knockouts steps onto the world stage against division main stay Jose zapa 37 and four.
That would be a great fight.
U zapa has been mentioned quite often on talking fight, dalan Smith, rising up uh and after an ugly win over Billy Allington.
If Feb Smith got back in the driver’s seat by torching Sam Maxwell five months later, zapa is one and two in his last three uh falling to reg’s progress and Richardson Hitchens, but is genuinely Elite.
And when he’s at his best, the show also sees, as I’ve said early, I really enjoy women in the ring and here’s a good example.
The show also sees Sandy Ryan 61 and one two Knockouts Defender, WBO Welterweight Title against Terry Harper, 141 and2 with six Knockouts in another huge women’s fight Ryan should bu all accounts, be a unified champion.
After her bogus draw with jine mccal says it’s right on bad left hook by the way, while Harper was likewise deeply unfortunate to not unify the wa and WBO super welterweight titles in a draw with Cecilia breakhouse um.
So uh later on, uh matum says on a April 6 the aent Hitchens 17-0 battles, Gustavo Lemos 29 and0 for a crack of the super lightweight champion, sabriel mates and a week later in man, Chester we’re going to see zelfa Barrett 30-2 meet Jordan Gil 28-2 and You, what should be an accent Clash of fragile but skilled, super featherweights um.
The show also sees Rion Dixon nine and0 one knockout fight Karen carabajal 21-, one for the vacant, WBO lightweight title left behind by Katie Taylor, plus the lat us from Campbell hon, 14 and0 and Pat mccormac.
Finally, on April 27th, you’re going to see see Jerico O’Quinn 171 And1 attempt to repeat his shocking knockout of top prospect.
Peter mcgrail 81 O’Quinn was down 4033 40 to 34 on all three scorecards before damn near blasting, mcra out of the boot out of his boots and a remarkably accurate Recreation of Julian Jackson versus harell, Graham okay, great stuff uh for matchroom and looking forward to those Fight results coming up now, let’s get back to the women in the ring.
I want to focus in on uh.
Let’S see world champion, Sandy Ryan according to BBC, can check this out.
It’S on the BBC.
Women in the ring world champion Sandy Ryan will defend her WBO Welterweight Title against fellow Britain, Terry Harper, 23rd of March in Sheffield, as I said, part of the matchroom boxing spring schedule.
Uh Derby’s Ryan 30 years old makes a second defense of her belt, as Harper 27 aims to become a three Division champion.
As I said, undefeated Rion Dixon will fight for her first world title in Manchester on the 13th of April Dixon, who 31 years old will face.
As I said, Karen carabajal for the WBO belt un.
Let’S dig just a little bit deeper here.
Let’S have a look.
What they say BBC says Ryan returns to the ring after September’s contentious Split Decision draw in a unification bout against American Jess mcal in Orlando Harper is the current WBA light.
Middleweight champ all having also uh previously been a champion at Super featherweight she’s.
Also, coming off a draw against cilia breakhouse back in October, as I said also on the card, sheffields utila arena is undefeated and highly rated light.
Welterweight Dalton Smith, as I said, he’ll, take on three time world title Challenger, Jose zapa uh.
As I said, the following month, warrington’s pharmacist turned boxer Dixon, who is trained by former World Champ Anthony uh, Anthony CA, uh challenges for a world title in just her 10th outing against carbajal, the argentinians loss in 22.
Fights was to pound P wow was pound pound, star Katie Taylor, who had since vacated that late weight title and, as I said in the main event over at Manchester’s AO arena, super featherweight, Jordan, Gill, who stopped Ireland’s Michael con in a career best win back in December continue his charge forward toward a world title shot by taking on zelfa Barrett, so some good stuff uh for the women and it’s being noticed by uh, globally recognized media speaking of women in the ring.
Let’S continue over on skysports.
com who have a vested interest in boxing Natasha Jonas would take a rematch apparently against uh Michaela uh, but Michaela should box, according to Joe Gallagher Lauren price, to get that second fight.
Natasha Jonas defeated Michaela mayor, as we know on a split decision to defend her ibf world title mayor has called for rematch after the exciting fight and a really good fight by the way that dis – and this is somewhat disputed – result.
Yes, uh, but Jonas’s trainer, Joe Gallagher thinks the rematch will happen, but both could have different fights in the interim.
He said: uh natas Jonas likely will give Michael a rematch, though won’t necessarily be next says.
Gallagher Jonas retained the ibf welterweight World title back in Liverpool.
A couple of weeks ago, maybe uh couple days ago, quite frankly, um Split Decision, uh May’s, called for a rematch.
Everyone uh would want to see that fight again.
Galler said the skill set that they have Contender for fight of the year as well as round of the year.
Of course, people want to see that and of course Natasha would do the rematch, but there are other options for the ibf title.
As gallaghar explained, Natasha said in the ring afterward this her last year in boxing and there’s big fights, she still wants.
Jess M Jess mcll has a WBA belt and she wants it.
Uh with Katie Taylor, there’s unfinished business and there’s also Michaela Mayer.
So that’s Natasha’s.
Uh deal but Natasha will do the rematch, but the money would have to be.
The right would have to be right for it, but in the meantime I think Tasha is going after Mill.
He said um, and he thinks that America’s mayor should take a comeback fight to build up a second jonus about Michaela Mayer and Lauren price.
Those two could fight each other and the winner gets Natasha while Natasha goes and gets another bov mascal mayor’s, just lost luren price hasn’t fought at World level yet, and that would be a good test for the pair of them said.
Gallagher and my last little story on women in the ring uh a while back.
I reported that Alicia bomgardner gotten herself in a bit of trouble, uh um due to some drug testing.
She vehemently protested her innocence from the outset and uh when an adverse finding uh in the vaa test taken on July 12th, just three days before a fight with Christina latu uh upset as such, the WBC undertook an investigation of the specific circumstances, health concerns and legal Precedent surrounding the fining they have now declared that they found Miss bomgardner, not guilty of intentional ingestion or consumption of a band substance for performance enhancing purposes and confirmed her as reigning WBC super featherweight Champion there, you go.
Congratulations bomb Garner! Well done! Okay, let’s move along to Eddie, Hearn uh and he’s got a trio of Fighters.
I want to talk about, let’s start off with what he has to say about antie Joshua, which I think’s.
Okay, I think it’s funny.
Eddie Hearn is sure.
Antony Joshua will knock Francis Nano out in their upcoming fight and not only that, but he’s confident when that will occur.
He says and he’s ad aent the bout will be over by the end of the eighth round.
So all you boxing fans out there who enjoy Eddie Hearn and his comments that to me, is a good one and I I kind of laugh.
I I think Andie Joshua is going to get knocked out by Nana.
That’S my opinion.
I’Ll stick to it.
Keep in mind boxing fans uh, I thought that anti Joshua was gon na beat Alexander yusk couple years back when they fought, and I was really surprised when usk beat Joshua.
So, let’s put this way, I was a Joshua fan uh, but of late uh his what he said.
What he’s done just doesn’t give me that confidence uh as a boxer he’ll, beat Nagano who’s only really fighting his second uh fight in the ring all right.
Okay, let’s move on to what else Eddie hearer said: Eddie Hearn anticipates a more confident John Ryder enter better entering the ring this Saturday night for his fight against haime mongia uh.
Her notice that the understated southa gained confidence during the second half of the biggest fight of his career eight and a half months ago, once London’s Rider regained his senses after Canelo Alvarez knocked him down during the fifth round.
The huge Underdog performed admirably against boxing’s Undisputed super middleweight champ May 6 at the Akron stadium in Mexico uh.
The 35y old rider undoubtedly lost uh to Alvarez, but he won over detractors, apparently uh that doubted he could even compete with one of the best fighters pound-for-pound in the sport Monga by the way, 27 years old is undefeated and six years younger than Alvarez, the Tiana Native isn’t nearly as accomplished nor as formidable as Alvarez, however, which incurred Hearns predict that the fighters company promotes will pull off an upset on foreign soil at footprint Center in Phoenix.
I really, I really believe he beats mongia uh who’s, all action, so exciting Hearn stated uh, but that’s a massive fight for Johnny.
You know coming off that Canelo fight which he did so well in.
You know one once he got his confidence in that fight.
He started to really perform down the stretch and he’ll go into this fight with a lot of confidence.
Okay, Eddie uh, Win, Lose or Draw.
It has to be gratified for her to watch.
The respectful well-liked writer make the kind of money during the Twilight of his career that he’s earned in high-profile fights against Alvarez who’s, 62 and two by the way and mongia who’s 42 and0 with 33 Knockouts, and not to mention Daniel Jacobs, 37 and4 and the former Ibf WBA middleweight Jam Rider edged on the scorecards to win a 12 run spit decision uh in London.
That was that fight against Jacobs I just mentioned anyway.
Eddie Eddie continues, I’m just so pleased.
Johnny Johnny Ryder is getting what he deserves out of the sport.
You know another big payday for him, but, more importantly, an opportunity.
He wins the mongia fight.
You know you can imagine the fights you could be in David benovitz, who I just mentioned.
Yesterday’S show.
You know Caleb plant Jal Charlo.
I mentioned the other day, Edgar banga, who we haven’t mentioned in a while.
Quite frankly, just like this is a massive fight for him, and you know the team is very confident.
Oh they better be.
John Ryder doesn’t have a chance all right.
Let’S move on to what else uh Eddie’s, looking at Eddie’s looking at his boy, Connor Ben uh, who I do not like at all in his upcoming fight against Peter Dobson, who is quite frankly, a massive un.
Although he’s undefeated 16 and0 Dobson is an underdog uh to in his fight upcoming in Nevada in Las Vegas, quite frankly, taking on Connor Ben anyway.
This is what Dobson recently said about Connor Ben.
The kid is a bump.
I don’t know how they think he can beat me there.
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