Podcast: Loma KOs Kambosos in triumphant, dominant return
Plus: Rest of the card; ring announcer disaster; McCaskill-Price; news of the week; anniversary memories of big Trinidad, Hatton fights
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We went over a pair of cards from Saturday, including Vasiliy Lomachenko’s ring return to knock out George Kambosos Jr. in dominating fashion to win the vacant IBF lightweight title and Lauren Price’s one-sided technical decision over Jessica McCaskill to win the Ring/WBA women’s welterweight title. We also covered the ring announcer disaster on the Loma-Kambosos card; several news items of the week; and anniversary memories of big wins by Hall of Famers Felix Trinidad and Ricky Hatton.
Here is what’s on the show (in order):
Recap of Lomachenko’s one-sided 11th-round knockout of Kambosos on his turf in Australia to claim yet another world title in a superb performance off a year layoff and a close loss.
Discussion of what could be and should be next for Lomachenko, who figures in the mix for a variety of major lightweights fights.
Recap of the undercard: Cherneka Johnson’s decision over Nina Hughes to win the WBA women’s bantamweight title and Pedro Guevara’s decision over Andrew Moloney for the vacant WBC interim junior bantamweight title.
The horrific performance of Australian ring announcer Lt. Dan Hennessey, who if his screeching, over-the-top style isn’t bad enough botched the result announcement on not one but two of the undercard fights, including announcing the wrong winner.
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Price’s lopsided victory over McCaskill in the main event of the Boxxer card.
Top Rank’s announcement that WBO featherweight titlist Rafael Espinoza will defend against Sergio Chirino on June 21 along with two interesting undercard bouts.
My reporting on the specifics of what’s in store for unified middleweight titlist Janibek Alimkhanuly on July 13 and the interesting co-feature.
My reporting on IBF featherweight titlist Luis Alberto Lopez’s next date, site and opponent.
The WBC’s announcement that it has ordered junior welterweight titlist Devin Haney and mandatory challenger Sandor Martin to begin negotiations.
Announcement that WBC middleweight titlist Carlos Adames, who was upgraded from interim titlist last week, will make his first defense June 15 on the Gervonta Davis-Frank Martin PPV.
Ringside memories on the 23rd anniversary of when unified junior middleweight champion Felix Trinidad moved up to middleweight and destroyed William Joppy to win the WBA title in one of the most electrifying atmospheres I have ever been in for a fight as Madison Square Garden rocked like I have never experienced before or after.
Ringside memories on the 18th anniversary of when junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton moved up to welterweight and controversially won the WBA title from Luis Collazo in the first fight of his big HBO deal.
The crazy around the world travel for several Top Rank folks whose itinerary looks like this: U.S. to Tokyo to Perth to Riyadh to Leeds, England, and back to the U.S. in consecutive weeks.
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Lomachenko photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank
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For once I found someone I dislike announcing fights more than Bruce Buffer. Painful to listen to that clown Lt Dan. Add Jeff Houston from BKFC to that list as well.
Great win for Lomo over Kambosos.