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?
Why would that be, Taylor has fought in the United States a few times and became the undisputed World Light Welterweight Champion fighting against Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas, USA about a year ago. I'm also pretty sure he's publicly cut ties with Daniel Kinahan so i can't see that being an issue.
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?
Why would that be, Taylor has fought in the United States a few times and became the undisputed World Light Welterweight Champion fighting against Jose Ramirez in Las Vegas, USA about a year ago. I'm also pretty sure he's publicly cut ties with Daniel Kinahan so i can't see that being an issue.
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.