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EPISODE: Episode 1
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Foreign [ Music, ] hello, there, boxing fans around the world.
Thank you for joining me once again here on talk and fight for another episode of boxing news today and today we’re going to start off by announcing courtesy of our friends from Japan that uh Joshua Franco’s been stripped of his uh superflyweight title uh.
That’S with the WBA World Boxing Association, who indeed did this stripping uh as he failed to clear his weight for the title match with six rank Challenger, kazuto ayoka, who fights out the should, I say boxing gym in Tokyo, um, interestingly enough uh, those Superfly weight limit Is 52.
16 kilograms or 115 pounds? Franco tipped the scales at 52.
55.
2 kilograms, which was six pounds overweight, uh? He was given a two-hour Grace to weigh in again and only managed to reduce his weight by 0.
2 kilograms, one hour and 50 minutes later and was then stripped of his title in accordance with the relevant rule for his part, uh 34 year old ioka, former WBO Superflyweight champ weighted at 52 kilograms on the nose Franco can weigh in again on June 24th uh.
If his weight remains below uh 58.
96 130 pounds, he can have a fight with like okay, fayoko wins the fight he’ll become a new Champion, but if Franco wins it, the title will remain vacant after the weigh-ins.
Both attended, a press conference and uh Franco said well.
He’S been through a lot, he hopes fans look forward to the fight anyway moving along to what seems to be dominating the headlines.
Uh across the boxing world, it seems like Canelo Alvarez, has dumped his partnership with Eddie Hearn over at Matt’s room and has teamed up with Al Hayman at Premier Boxing Champions PVC and moves on from his stint with the zone and looks to uh fight in September.
So, let’s have a quick read of a few stories here.
What’S important, what’s important is what I’ve been saying all along and that is Eddie Hearn really doesn’t understand the American Market um, which includes, quite frankly, uh the Mexican market as well and the Canadian market.
So let’s say the North American Market, Eddie Hearn, has just no clue anyway, uh, that’s my two cents.
I will now read from other writers and what they have to say.
Um Canal’s decision to leave for Haman leaves a vast hold her and had already been trying to fill uh by signing world champions and contenders very recently.
Rodriguez progress, Edgar, Palanga, Sunny Edwards, now fly the flag for matchroom, but sadly for Ernest doesn’t press any of his U.
S counterparts.
Oscar De La Hoya, Leonard ellerby and Lou de bella all chimed in with their views on social media moments.
After Canelo confirmed the move, um and uh the words quite frankly, weren’t very flattering to Eddie Hearn or his company uh, for example, Lou de bella added a reference to when the Zone entered the sport with her by stating quote in the words of your bestie Hearn Game changed um, interestingly enough, uh we’ll see um.
Oh, let me just have a quick look here over Mayweather promotions, that will be said: uh Canal, congratulations, Canal, team and evenasso, a boss move respect and the words came to stays after Oscar De La Hoya had launched a Rand to turn following the progress victory over Danielito zarella, I think it says another shitty card from Eddie Hearn in the U.
S, go back to the UK and watch another fight of the Year candidate on July, 8th Virgil, Ortiz versus sanonius De La Hoya uh, like Bob arum, said Eddie Hearn has no clue what He’S doing in the U.
S I’ve been promoting for 20 years and will promote for another 40.
, so the war of words goes on between the promoters.
Uh, so Canelo Alvarez will now defend his WBA WBC IVF and WBO super middleweight World titles against Jermel Charlo likely on September 16th.
Um Alvarez is reportedly signed a three fight deal with Al haymon’s PBC worth over a hundred million dollars, U.
S that we’ll see in box under the guidance of the influential American advisor for the next 18 months um since securing his free agency in late 2020 Canelo, who Has his own promotions company by the way, has negotiated his bouts on a one or two fight basis? The majority of deals since then have been with Eddie hearn’s matchroom he’s had seven fights since six with her and one with Heyman.
Now, though, according to ESPN Canelo is committed to haman’s PVC for the next three bouts.
The first of these will come against Charlo, like on September 16th, as I just announced, then the next two will be in May 2024 and September 2024.
Opponents not yet confirmed.
There are several candidates we might want to look at this.
The standout super middleweight is unbeaten former World Champ David benavidez, 27-0, 23 Knockouts and highly rated Contender David Morrell, 9-0, eight Knockouts and we’ll get uh to more on that later.
Uh, unified welterweight world champion of Spence has also previously talked a potential move up to fight Canelo as well, and if you can merge Victorious as the Undisputed King in his fight with Terence Crawford, uh, Spence versus Canelo would no doubt be the mega showdown in 2024.
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Well done: okay, let’s have a quick read about uh Canal on yardbarker uh saw Canelo Alvarez will return to the ring in September to defeat his Undisputed super middleweight championship against Jamal Charlo um, very as long considered the face of boxing one of the best pound-for-pound fighters In the world into three fight deal, as I said, with PBC and uh, a fight against Charlo in September uh, so uh looks like uh.
Do we see any other names listed here? I don’t see any um.
Let’S have a quick look here.
Alvarez had developed the reputation of taking on the biggest possible challenges has lost to Floyd mayler Jr in 2013 was considered a schooling of a young undefeated Prodigy.
He won two of three fights in this Trilogy with Gennady Triple G Golovkin, the second fight being a holly contested draw.
He also moved to light heavyweight to grab a belt from Sergey kovalev, but was battered by a superior natural talent in weight class by Dimitri bival, and so the fight with Charlo uh, one that had been considered in the past, may not be a super fight.
In the same realm as Terence Crawford and Errol Spence, but it’s certainly going to be a competitive fight between two Elite prize Fighters.
However, let’s keep in mind.
Charlo has not fought in two years with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Juan mashes martial in defense of his WBC middleweight belt.
The WBC had not stripped him of his title, citing mental health as a reason for the inactivity that long period away from The Ring could be concerned.
However, for him, especially against someone who’s been as active as Alvarez as former Welterweight Champion current boxing analyst, Sean Porter was standing back on June 17th when they were talking to when he was talking to fight hype anyway, Jamal’s twin brother Jermel is the Undisputed light middleweight Champion and has been recovering from training injuries in hopes of finally getting in the ring.
With top Contender Tim say you could fight from him recently uh.
Let’S have a quick, read and see what boxing scene has to say: uh they, as we know, Alvarez, has partnered with Al haymon’s premium boxing as the Mexican superstar announced in a brief video posted on his Instagram account on Thursday that his next fight will be presented By PPC, the Undisputed super middleweight champ didn’t mention an opponent um, but Jamal Charlo is now considered the favorite uh to challenge Alvarez for his belts, which I’ve mentioned earlier.
Uh Alvarez and Eddie renoso.
His trainer and manager reportedly met with Heyman recently to discuss the possibility of facing the unbeaten WBC middleweight champ.
Next Alvarez 32 is expected to announce his next opponent by the end of the month and has already done so.
Uh Charlie was 32-2 by sorry 32-0 with 22 Knockouts.
He hasn’t fought in two years, as he said, but the Houston native has long wanted to face Alvarez whose record is 59, 2 and 2 by the way.
39 Knockouts Charlotte who’s also repeatedly expressed a willingness to move up from the middleweight limit of 160 to Super middleweight maximum of 168 pounds for that lucrative opportunity, Unity, it uh it’s interesting how much money was at stake when Alvarez was with the matchroom when he signed That deal, I believe it was uh 385 million, but we’ll have a quick look in an upcoming story.
Um Alvarez meanwhile had a positive experience, while working with PBC, apparently and Showtime uh for his 11th round, stop which a former ibf super middleweight champ Kayla plant back in 2021 and that took place at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas.
Never Last returned to work with Eddie Hearns matchroom and a Zone first three following fights, because he only agreed to a one-time fight with PVC for the opportunity to become boxing first fully unified super middleweight champ of the four belt era when he posed plant um, interesting Eddie Hearn had just recently said: Canelo Alvarez’s hardest fight out there right now is at 168, and that’s David Morrell, not David Benavides, herna rates, Morel, 908, Knockouts highly and believes he he’d defeat benavidez.
If that fight happens as well, which he doesn’t think it will do, the high risk human Talent presents um the next two uh fights.
If, if Canelo defeats Jamal sharlow, the next two could come down to Errol, Spence and potentially benavidez.
If he does something you set himself apart, um says my good friend Sean Jones over fox news24.
com benavidez seems afraid of morel and his dad is in the same boat.
They obviously realize that Barrell is a serious threat, so they’re going to Swerve him right now.
Benavidez needs to show the boxing world that he’s canelo’s best option at 168 and he can do that by fighting WBA, regular super middleweight, champ morel, benavidez and his dad need to stop making excuses.
Why they can’t fight morale and get it over with if they’re, not good enough, it won’t be on the road.
Um benavidez can pick up the broken pieces of his career by moving to 175 and starting over he’s young enough at 26 to wait out the 38 year old, ibf WBC WBO light heavyweight champion to capture one of those belts.
It wouldn’t be advisable for Benavides to take on the WBA 175 pound champ, Dimitri Bibble, uh benavida’s.
Dad has talked of wanting him to go up to 175 to fight Bible if he can’t get a fight against Canelo, but he needs to put that idea out of his head.
Benefits is too much like Gilberto, Ramirez and Bevelle would easily dominate him and wreck.
What’S left of his career after he loses to morale, benavidez may be better.
At 175, uh he’s a big one: 166 168 pounder I’d love to talk David benavidez.
I don’t know his position with Samson and those guys, but I’ve got some big fights from I’m sure they have as well, but we’ll see.
I love David benavidez against Bibble, said Eddie Hearn reacting to being told that benavida’s Dad Jose senior is interested in a clash against WBA light heavyweight, champ, Dimitri bevel.
So that’s in the aftermath of uh canelo’s decision.
I wish one of I thought one of them had told me.
I think it was 385 million that the deal with matchroom uh he signed matrum into Zone anyway.
Speaking of uh promotion companies.
Let’S have a quick look at our final story of the day class.
A italento The Guadalajara based promotional, firm founded by Canelo Alvarez’s trainer Eddie Reynoso, won the promotional race to promote the rematch between WBC flyweight, champ, Julio, Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo at WBC purse bit classy talento bid 345 000.
For that right, the purse split will be Martinez.
65 Arroyo 35, with 10 of total bid Reserve to be paid as a bonus to the winner of the fight in 2021.
Martinez and Arroyo clashed in that contest.
That prematurely ended in round three being declared a no contest after accidental Clash of heads prior to that both visited the canvas leaving expectations at the highest level towards the second meeting Martinez Arroyo.
Two has been postponed on several occasions due to injuries and other Factor stuff by both Fighters, but now it will hopefully happen the sooner the better all right boxing fans.
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