Opetaia dethrones Briedis to win cruiserweight title; Shields-Marshall card to include Mayer-Baumgardner unification; Zepeda-Ramirez ordered after Taylor vacates WBC title; Quick hits; Show and tell
Bumper edition! Mayer-Baumgarnder could be a really good fight. Marshall-Shields will have a good build up, but the fight won't match it - Marshall has far too much for Shields.
Any thoughts on Taylor vacating being related to the possibility he may not be eligible for US travel?
L Smith isn't after World Title fights. He's now in the game for financial reasons only. Good luck to him; best of the 4 Smiths for me.
Great payday for C Smith and his opponent. Surely the majority of mandatories don't get close to this these types of purses?
Great fight, people forget Breidis's fight against Usyk in the final of the Super Series was razor close and could easily have been called a draw or even a win for Breidis it was that close. His fight vs Opetaia was also close and i wonder if Breidis took Opetaia too lightly, i wouldn't be surprised if he reversed the decision in a rematch. I always find it perverse that Cruiserweight is one of the less popular divisions yet it consistently produces the most great super entertaining fights and has done for many years now.
“ The WBC truly regrets having lost so much time …” translation: the WBC truly retreat missing sanctioning fees they could otherwise had snatched up.
Love the Women’s doubleheader…. Two very competitive fights on that card make it a must see in my opinion.
Re: the Horn robbery of Pac, it only makes Devon Haney’s win over Kambosos that much more impressive; getting a deserved near-whitewash decision in Australia speaks to how one-sided that fight was, and how confident Haney was in his deciding to travel to crooksville.
Bumper edition! Mayer-Baumgarnder could be a really good fight. Marshall-Shields will have a good build up, but the fight won't match it - Marshall has far too much for Shields.
Any thoughts on Taylor vacating being related to the possibility he may not be eligible for US travel?
L Smith isn't after World Title fights. He's now in the game for financial reasons only. Good luck to him; best of the 4 Smiths for me.
Great payday for C Smith and his opponent. Surely the majority of mandatories don't get close to this these types of purses?
Great fight, people forget Breidis's fight against Usyk in the final of the Super Series was razor close and could easily have been called a draw or even a win for Breidis it was that close. His fight vs Opetaia was also close and i wonder if Breidis took Opetaia too lightly, i wouldn't be surprised if he reversed the decision in a rematch. I always find it perverse that Cruiserweight is one of the less popular divisions yet it consistently produces the most great super entertaining fights and has done for many years now.
“ The WBC truly regrets having lost so much time …” translation: the WBC truly retreat missing sanctioning fees they could otherwise had snatched up.
Love the Women’s doubleheader…. Two very competitive fights on that card make it a must see in my opinion.
Re: the Horn robbery of Pac, it only makes Devon Haney’s win over Kambosos that much more impressive; getting a deserved near-whitewash decision in Australia speaks to how one-sided that fight was, and how confident Haney was in his deciding to travel to crooksville.