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Did they include the limited liability companies as a means of getting jurisdictional discovery in order to find out the members of DAZN’s myriad structure or did they include the LLCs knowing it would be dismissed with leave to amend in order to signal to DAZN and GBP that they were willing to pursue a lawsuit?\nEither way, the filing seems to have brought all parties to mediation with a claim as detailed in The Athletic that DAZN was now offering $20 million per fight with an “upside” tied to the subscribers that sign up to watch Canelo after a particular number was hit. This of course would be a very idiotic choice for Canelo to make if he agreed to these terms.\nAccording to Canelo’s filing, he has no contract with DAZN in any form. His only tie is an agreement with GBP that they have an agreement to air Canelo’s fight on DAZN. The only other contract Canelo has is one with GBP and Oscar who has personally guaranteed Canelo $35 million minimum per fight with additional stipulations that the gate money is split between GBP and Canelo. To fight someone like Gennady Golovkin, Canelo was offered an additional $25 million minimum. Earlier this year, DAZN gave anticipatory notice to GBP that they were not going to meet the terms of their deal. For some reason, GBP never took action against DAZN despite the breach putting GBP and Oscar in a position where they would be in breach of their contract with Canelo and liable to pay out the entire amount remaining on their contract. Currently pegged at $280 million.\nFor Canelo to accept a new offer at $20 million-plus more promises of “upside” would be a monumental mistake. DAZN already reneged on their deal once, why would anyone in their right mind trust them to stick to a new set of conditions? I hope Canelo does not make the same mistake that most boxers have over the years and agree to these terms where he will essentially now be trying to earn his previous guarantee. Even if he’s successful at driving subscriptions to meet his former guarantee, the only ones to really benefit will be DAZN as they unload their company onto the public markets and take in billions after shortchanging Canelo on his original pact.\nThis is the comedy of DAZN crying poverty. They are financed by Len Blavatnik, a man with an estimated net worth of $33 billion USD. While goofs are crying about the pandemic and how Canelo should stop being greedy, maybe they should pay attention to the fact that in the middle of the pandemic Len took his other property, Warner Brothers Music, to the public markets and raked in billions while giving up almost no control of that business. The man with a yacht that costs as much as Canelo’s $350 million contract is saying times are too tight!\nBut this is the bind that boxers find themselves in, they have a very limited window in which to earn and there are far too many voices telling them to take the deal in front of them without any concern over how much money the other side is making off them.\nFor someone like Canelo, the prospect of being back on the open market free of GBP is far more sensible than languishing on an app that is more than likely going to file another anticipatory notice of breach of contract as their business continues to decline. Walk free, Canelo. Don’t stay shackled.\n","description":"After 10 hours of mediation where Team Canelo, Golden Boy, and DAZN spoke to one another through a third party, we have the terms of a new offer that was submitted by DAZN to retain the services of boxing's cash cow. 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After dozens of round robin matchups where the tired cliche of “the best fighting the best” has played out we are left with a fight that is the best of the bunch. Saturday night Jermell Charlo and Jeison Rosario meet for ultimate supremacy at 154 lbs. Two big punching fighters who possess not just natural strength, but a demonstrated ability to hurt their opponents on a regular basis. The question is, how did we get here?\nThe experiment began in 2015 when PBC was birthed into this world. A bold experiment to bring boxing back to network TV and reintroduce the world to a sport that had been hidden behind the HBO and Showtime paywalls for years. In one fell swoop many of boxing’s long-discussed problems would evaporate as boxing now found itself accessible to millions of homes.\nIn making the move PBC began executing a plan that wasn’t so obvious at first, but has now become perhaps their signature move. They identified several divisions where they would set up camp in the hopes of making that division just as deep and lucrative as welterweight.\nOne of those divisions was 154 pounds. A division which saw Floyd Mayweather hold the WBA and WBC titles, Demetrius Andrade the WBO, and Cornelius Bundrage the IBF.\nWith Floyd Mayweather soon making his way out of boxing, Bundrage on the wrong side of his prime, and Andrade’s perchance for complicating his career (by dropping out of a potential fight with Jermell Charlo), it looked like the perfect division to build.\nThere was huge upside with the roster they had amassed.\nJermell and Jermall Charlo looked like the future while the ultra-talented Erislandy Lara was the present. Austin Trout was there to give everyone trouble. Tony Harrison looked like a prospect who could find his way into the mix. Ishe Smith lurked looking to make a prospect look flat. Terrell Gausha was an Olympian and the possible wild card of the bunch.\nQuickly the stable grew. Julian Williams came on board and began to light opponents up. Erickson Lubin was brought into the mix as a potential future torchbearer for the entire sport. Jarrett Hurd emerged seemingly out of nowhere. Brian Castano clawed his way into title contention.\nOf course, it would be crazy not to mention that while those guys stood at the top and most of them remain there, there are several fighters who’s back the division was built on. The deep reservoir of fighters who’ve been mixed and matched to leave us with Charlo and Rosario.\nThere were the guys who got to the top level without ever breaking through like Nathaniel Gallimore, Vanes Martirosyan, John Jackson, Wale Omotoso, Wilky Campfort, Willie Nelson and Jorge Cota.\nThere were the guys who never got out of the gate and saw their careers stall out like once-promising Frank Galarza who was demolished by Jarrett Hurd, Dominique Dolton couldn’t put it together against fellow prospect-level fighters like Patryk Szymanski, Szymanski boxed well in America before taking his undefeated record to Poland and losing to several journeymen, Kyrone Davis was derailed by Junior Castillo, Junior Castillo was derailed by Justin Deloach, Deloach turned in back-to-back losses to Rosario and Gallimore, Marco Hernandez upset Thomas Hill and Kevin Newman but holds losses to Kyrone Davis and Jeison Rosario, and Kevin Newman got his win back against Hernandez.\nThere are still guys right now who we don’t quite know what they are like 25-year-old Jamontay Clark who’s loss and draw may look perfectly reasonable in a couple of months and you’ve got assume Kanat Islam is still somewhere out there lurking albeit so far removed from fighting in the US and under the PBC banner that the fact that he’s somehow spoiled his once-promising career might actually be an accomplishment.\nThen there is the ever bright future. The reinvestment into the division. Sebastian Fundora is 22 and looks to be as talented as he is tall, Joey Spencer is a project that could pay off huge with a novel backstory and a lot of time on his side at just 20, Chordale Booker is 29 and remains an unproven fighter who hasn’t yet had an opportunity to showcase his skills, and of course, there is the 25-year-old unified super welterweight champion Jeison Rosario who may well put the entire division on his back Saturday night.\nEvery single name mentioned has fought at least 1 other name on this list and in several cases multiple names.\nJermell Charlo has been one of the consistent figures of the PBC 154 pound scene. He made his PBC debut on Halloween of 2015 against Joachim Alcine. Charlo won, he moved on to John Jackson who appeared to have his number. Behind on all 3 cards, Jermell knocked him out in the 8th round. His next fight was Charles Hatley which saw Jermell score a knockdown which would only be topped by his knockout of Erickson Lubin in his very next fight.\nAs Jermell shined in 2017, Rosario made his PBC debut. In 2017 Jeison Rosario came to the US for the first time and was decimated by Nathaniel Gallimore. It was a rude awakening for a guy who’d only ever faced the tough guys in the Dominican Republic.\n2018 was the roughest year of Jermell’s career. He’d win a majority decision over the always slippery Austin Trout. While Jermell was aggressive and pushed the fight, the two never clicked and it was an overall disappointing performance for both fighters.\nRosario lost his debut, but began to quickly rebuild. By the conclusion of 2018 he’d stacked up wins over Justin DeLoach, undefeated Jamontay Clark, and once beaten Juan Carlos Rodriguez. He had left the Gallimore loss behind and began to establish himself as a dangerous puncher at 154.\nPBC signed their new deal with FOX in 2018 and the Charlo’s were the chosen fighters to debut the new series, it looked clear at this point that one of if not both Charlos were destined for pay-per-view. Jermell Charlo had the more organic matchup as the calls for a fight with Jarrett Hurd grew louder and louder. The obvious play was to give the two a couple of warm up fights before they would ultimately face each other.\nThis is the fight we thought we’d get. Jermell Charlo vs Jarrett Hurd.\nUnfortunately, both fighters saw their careers turned upside down in the span of a month. Jermell lost a decision to Tony Harrison that many thought he deserved and Jarrett Hurd couldn’t impose himself on Julian Williams as he always had and took his first career loss.\nBy February of 2019 it was Tony Harrison and Julian Williams who held 3 of the 154 lb titles. Harrison who had suffered a loss already to Jarrett Hurd and Julian Williams who had been knocked out by Jermell’s twin brother Jermall.\nMeanwhile, Jeison Rosario all this time was showing up to fights and winning them without proper guidance or training equipment.\nOnce again within the span of a month the entire division would be shaken. Jermell Charlo would rematch Tony Harrison in late December of 2019 and score the emphatic stoppage. Less than a month later Julian WIlliams would make the first defense of his super welterweight titles and Jeison Rosario would demolish Williams in 5 rounds.\nThe pay-per-view showdown is born. Tenacious, big punching Jermell Charlo and uniquely strong Jeison Rosario hold 3 of the 4 major titles at 154 and for once, there is no question. That 4th title isn’t needed to call this the most significant matchup in the division. Over 25 matchups between the stable of super welterweights in the PBC stable.\nIt took well over 25 fights between the stable of super welterweights to get to Saturday. It took a lot of planning and a little bit of luck here for all the talent to blossom the way they have, but the payoff has been immense. An exciting division where results aren’t shocking.\nSaturday we have the fight where no result would be unusual.\n","description":"PBC set out 5 years ago on an experiment. They invested heavily in the 154 pound division and at long last we will see the fruits of their labor. The last two guys left standing are Jermell Charlo and Jeison Rosario. 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a phenomenon which had seeped through into the mainstream British boxing psyche over the past 24 months.\nFor in boxing, it is never enough to just be a fighter who has risen from the obscure small hall circuit to reach the big stage. Nor is it realistic to ask that narratives are not bent and rules are not broken in a prizefighters pursuit of gold. There have been one too many beneficiaries of favourable and sympathetic coverage by fans and media, but there was something particularly egregious of the coverage that South London heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte received.\nThe 32-year-old is in many ways the product of a landscape which favours sensationalism over substance. As limited in the ring as he is loquacious outside of it, Whyte found himself on the edge of title contention after putting together a string of victories, following a knockout loss to current unified champion Anthony Joshua for the British title in 2015. Even then, Whyte was a man drafted in on the merits of a storyline between the two which dated back to their early amateur days as opposed to professional merits. However, if you get to the dance, you must do everything to try and stay there. In defeat on that evening, Whyte certainly displayed the gallantry which would make viewers tune in again for the right matchups. And tune in they did, allowing him to build both a strong following and stronger mystique.\nOnce Whyte battled and blagged his way up the world rankings, he was faced with a choice: either compromise like many had done before, take short term hits and take eliminators (or even an offer for a rematch with Joshua) in order to realise a somewhat unlikely dream, or continue to bide his time for an opportunity on his own terms whilst making decent bank as the premier attraction on PPV events riding on the coattails of British boxing\u0026rsquo;s commercial resurgence.\nNot only did he pick the latter, but with the help of a powerful broadcaster (whose coverage of his fights at best bordered on overzealous partisanship) and a promoter who\u0026rsquo;d sell an organ if it meant a surge in buy rates, the facade that he was a man wronged by the sport and avoided by the division\u0026rsquo;s figureheads persisted. \u0026ldquo;1000 days as mandatory challenger\u0026rdquo; was bellowed ad nauseam all fight week, from those either being paid to proactively push an agenda or by those who had fallen hook, line and sinker for said agenda.\nEven when, all of 13 months ago, a hard-fought decision victory over fellow fringe contender Oscar Rivas was marred by revelations of an anti-doping violation (the second of Whyte\u0026rsquo;s career) and allegations of cheating made by Rivas\u0026rsquo;s team. For a less amiable figure, such claims would see one pushed to the back of the queue for lucrative opportunities, however with the right lawyers and PR, the scandals of midsummer \u0026lsquo;19 only served to strengthen Whyte\u0026rsquo;s privilege within the division.\nWhich brought us to yesterday evening, Whyte extolled as the key showpiece of Matchroom\u0026rsquo;s Fight Camp August series, which delivered a mix of vintage Eddie Hearn bluster and (to his credit) largely entertaining back and forth brawls. Already guaranteed a world title shot early next year, Whyte decided to go for a trip into the shamefully dubbed Matchroom Square Garden, where, in the form of Alexander Povetkin, he collided with some poison oak.\nCredit: Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing\nTaking on the crafty Povetkin, a former Olympic gold medalist and ex contender was always a gamble, but with the Russian\u0026rsquo;s advancing years and diminishing leg strength, it was a very well calculated one, sweetened by the privilege of main event billing and riches which are simply unavailable to contenders waiting for their shot at gold. And as Whyte showcased his jab, body punching and the mythical touch of death also known as his counter left hook (dropping Povetkin twice in the fourth), the (mandatory) coronation party was already commencing.\nBut all the offensive tools in the world cannot help you if you choose to lean forward with your entire body weight and your head in front of your front feet against a man with knockout power. Second-tier contenders such as messers Chisora, Parker and Rivas bounced Whyte\u0026rsquo;s head around its axis and had him and his unfounded reputation as the divisional boogeyman teetering perilously on edge of freefall. And with a picturesque left uppercut, Povetkin was able to sweep the tightrope from underneath Whyte\u0026rsquo;s legs whilst salvaging his own career, after having been staring squarely at the exit door in the opening 12 minutes of this affair. Povetkin celebrated with the sort of lethargy seen by a famished traveller reaching land after a mountain hike.\nHOLY SHIT POVETKIN JUST DID THAT pic.twitter.com/cauFrB0nbL\n\u0026mdash; DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) August 22, 2020  The great irony is that the 40-year-old Russian is not without his own skeletons, flagged for two doping violations in the space of 8 months in 2016. Unlike Whyte, Povetkin did face a temporary period of ex-communication from boxing after the second violation. But with the help of his own privileges and veteran ring craft, he slowly emerged from pariah status to become a viable opponent for the up and coming crowd of big men. Putting himself in pole position to cash in on what\u0026rsquo;s left in his rapidly depleting tank.\nCredit: Matchroom Boxing\nThankfully Whyte quickly arose from his temporary slumber, presumably safe, to immediately plead his case for a rematch. 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Prograis, a former 140 lb champion, lost his title in a disputed decision against Josh Taylor in the final of the World Boxing Super Series.\nPrograis leaves behind DiBella entertainment after an amicable parting of the ways to enable him to pursue other opportunities, most notably and widely rumored is a potential showdown with Adrien Broner. A fight with Broner would see a promotion that would expect to be nothing short of a circus.\nFirst on deck for Prograis is to make his PBC debut and impress. Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated put forward undefeated Mayweather Promotions fighter Juan Heraldez as a potential first opponent. It appears this fight will make its way onto the Gervonta Davis-Leo Santa Cruz pay-per-view on October 24th.\nPrograis isn’t coming alone. As first reported by The Athletic’s Mike Coppinger, and since confirmed by Sunday Puncher, Maurice Hooker will be coming on board for a multi-fight deal that will see him make his PBC debut on the Errol Spence Jr-Danny Garcia FOX/PBC pay-per-view in November. Maurice Hooker is a former 140 lb champion who lost in a thriller against Jose Ramirez in July of 2019.\nBoth fighters are expected to find their way to 147 lbs where they will swim with the big names and ultra talents in the PBC universe. Mikey Garcia, Yordenis Ugas, Jamal James, Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr, and of course Manny Pacquiao are just some of the carrots that will certainly dangle in front of Hooker and Prograis.\nFor Prograis, welterweight may come later rather than sooner. He has options at 140 that include the winner of Mario Barrios and Ryan Karl, the winner of Alberto Puello and Rances Barthelemy, former lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr, and even Adrien Broner if that is a weight that Broner can still make.\nBut make no mistake. It would be a huge shock if Prograis did not make his way up to 147 at some point in the future.\nWith PBC adding both Hooker and Prograis, there are questions that need to be asked.\nRegis Prograis and Maurice Hooker were set to clash on DAZN earlier this year under the Matchroom USA banner before the pandemic forced the cancellation of the fight. It was a highly anticipated fight between two fighters who appeared to be going for a high risk-high reward showdown. There was some movement to get the fight back on track, but ultimately weight tabled the fight permanently.\nWith both under the same banner, it\u0026rsquo;s possible the bad blood between the two can still lead to a fight with each other somewhere down the line.\nMaurice Hooker has since parted ways with Matchroom USA while Prograis was granted his independence from DiBella Entertainment. Hooker joins Danny Roman and Michael Hunter as Matchroom USA fighters who no longer find their services needed by the upstart boxing promotion. Prograis joins Sergiy Derevyanchenko as former clients of Lou DiBella who now find themselves fighting on PBC.\nThe question begs to be asked about the hemorrhaging of fighters tied to Matchroom USA and if everything is okay with the US-based operations of Matchroom Boxing. There have been reports of DAZN seeking a cash infusion up to $1 billion dollars and with fighters scattering in different directions across the boxing landscape, one has to wonder what the future could be of the promotion.\nPBC has now stockpiled a gluttony of fighters of all variety from 140 to 154 lbs. For any fighter coming up in those divisions, it becomes increasingly difficult to build a career without going through the PBC stable if you’re in the vicinity of 147 lbs. The question is, has PBC made it impossible for fighters and promoters to avoid them?\nIt remains to be seen what the answer to that question is, but boxing fans always say one entity controlling the sport would be better for boxing\u0026rsquo;s overall health and future. If PBC can accomplish their goal and tie up the entire welterweight division, we can expect to see a round robin similar to what they have done at 154 and that could only be a net positive for boxing fans.\nLet us know on Twitter\n","description":"Regis Prograis and Maurice Hooker are leaving behind DAZN and heading over to PBC. Both Prograis and Hooker set their sights on potential showdowns with the deep stable of welterweights.","id":272,"tag":"boxing ; news ; schedule ; fight ; next","title":"Regis Prograis and Maurice Hooker Are Heading to PBC","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/regis-prograis-and-maurice-hooker-are-heading-to-pbc/"},{"content":"The COVID-19 pandemic has turned every business upside down. Forcing many to rethink ways of restoring their revenue streams while being hobbled by challenges not seen before in modern sports. Of all the outlets, perhaps no one has suffered quite to the degree of DAZN as they have bet their entire business on live sport. DAZN has spent a lot of money trying to establish itself as a player in the world of streaming. But it\u0026rsquo;s really a service that exists at the largess of its founder, Len Blavatnik, who has provided the primary funding for DAZN.\nWith the recent shake-up of executives in DAZN, one might think they would emerge with a solidified plan to recover from the pandemic. But what can be gathered from their recent interview with SportsProMedia, it\u0026rsquo;s just more of the same empty executive statements. Let\u0026rsquo;s look at the highlights\u0026hellip;\n \u0026ldquo;We will continue to invest in our initial core launch markets \u0026mdash; as evidenced by the recent announcements regarding the major UEFA Champions League and Bundesliga packages in DACH, whilst increasing our commitment to becoming a global sports destination platform through increased focus on DAZN\u0026rsquo;s forthcoming global service.\u0026rdquo;\n Wow! How can you not be energized by that impact statement? So let\u0026rsquo;s focus on this global launch DAZN was planning. Unlike DAZN\u0026rsquo;s bold ventures into its established markets where they challenged established sports outlets by bidding high on domestic favorites to strong-arm the populace into signing up for DAZN to see their clubs, DAZN\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;global launch\u0026rdquo; is just an offering through their app of their DAZN USA offering. Which currently features a haphazard boxing program, Bellator MMA, an ever-shifting line-up of soccer and little else. Their GLOBAL launch is the standard puffery that \u0026ldquo;Internet\u0026rdquo; companies have always used to juice metrics in an attempt to lure in investors who are itchy because they know parking their money in US treasuries isn\u0026rsquo;t given them any return so there \u0026ldquo;HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY\u0026rdquo;. Yes, many billionaires and pension funds are working on the same business acumen of the Ronco TV ads.\nBut DAZN\u0026rsquo;s main issue remains the same. They exude the typical distaste for the talent that is held by many executives that rely on such talent to drive their businesses. The time of the Don King approach to fighters where you can wave money in a fighter\u0026rsquo;s face and think he won\u0026rsquo;t be wondering how much is left on the table is long gone in the sport of boxing. Yet this was DAZN\u0026rsquo;s approach when they bagged boxing\u0026rsquo;s biggest star of the post-Floyd era in Canelo Alvarez. DAZN dealt with Canelo as if he was but a minor cog in Golden Boy\u0026rsquo;s promotional wheel instead of knowing that Canelo was the whole gear.\nNow, there is no end to the articles that can be written about DAZN\u0026rsquo;s missteps in the US marketplace but let\u0026rsquo;s go back to the article to dig out another nugget of the wisdom that DAZN now possesses.  \u0026ldquo;In particular, the development of non-live content will play a major role in our expansion plans,\u0026rdquo; Rushton added. \u0026ldquo;As one of the key learnings from the pandemic, the relationship between non-live content engagement and customer retention has never been stronger.\n\u0026ldquo;We have a deep understanding of our customers and we will look to develop a broader and more meaningful value proposition by providing a data-driven, personally curated mix of quality live and non-live content that will attract people to the platform and keep them coming back on a regular basis.\u0026rdquo;\n So despite John Skipper once being in charge of ESPN, it took DAZN this long to figure out that networks use shoulder programming to retain viewers? This is the think tank Len Blavatnik has wagered billions of dollars on? To further the comedy, DAZN once actually possessed a profitable side of their business based on customer retention when they were under the umbrella of Perform Group. The Perform Group provided analytics for betting sites and handled websites among other ventures. But Len sold that profitable business off in order to pitch DAZN as a stream-lined business to the very same funds that are now viewing DAZN as radioactive. Granted, those industries would have been hit by the pandemic as well but now DAZN is in the position of having to rebuild what they once owned.\n So where does DAZN go now? It\u0026rsquo;s hard to believe they will be able to capture any share of the market when the traditional players are now ramping up their own online portals or investing more into selling their existing ones. 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The schedule features 9 fight cards including a novel PPV double-header with the Charlo twins and a can\u0026rsquo;t miss PPV showdown between Leo Santa Cruz and Gervonta Davis.\nExecuting all 9 cards will no doubt pose a challenge in this climate, and one main event fighter has already tested positive for COVID-19. Luckily smart planning allowed for the card and the title fight to be salvaged, so here\u0026rsquo;s hoping the remaining fights commence with as little difficulty as possible.\nThe fights themselves emphasize competitive matchmaking over pure star power, and fans have already begun debating the outcomes of almost all of the main events. Up to this point 2020 has been rough for the boxing industry, but fans of the sport can finally look forward to the return of Boxing as we remember it.\n August 1: Angelo Leo (19\u0026ndash;0, 9 KOs) vs. Tramaine Williams (19\u0026ndash;0, 6 KOs) \u0026mdash; Vacant WBO Junior Featherweight World Championship   Angelo Leo takes out Cesar Juarez\nAngelo Leo versus Tramaine Williams is the type of fight fans are always asking for: two young undefeated fighters risking their \u0026ldquo;0\u0026quot;s in order to distinguish themselves amongst the sport\u0026rsquo;s top young fighters. Leo was originally supposed to face Stephen Fulton, but Tramaine Williams was able to rise into the main event from the undercard when Fulton tested positive for COVID-19. Both men justifiably feel they are ready for this moment. Leo is a much hyped Mayweather Promotions fighter with multiple ShoBox victories under his belt, while Williams is a 19\u0026ndash;0 slick southpaw. Adding further intrigue, the bout will crown the WBO\u0026rsquo;s Junior Featherweight World Champion, a rarity within the PBC sphere. Williams is ranked #6 in the WBO, so the title remains on the line despite the substitution.\nThe card also features light heavyweights Joe George (10\u0026ndash;0) vs. Marcos Escudero (10\u0026ndash;1).\n-Tom Cody\n August 15: David Benavidez (22\u0026ndash;0, 19 KOs) vs. Roamer Alexis Angulo (26\u0026ndash;1, 22 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBC Super Middleweight World Championship Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions\nAugust 15 will pit explosive twenty-three year old 2-time champion David Benavidez against the hard charging Colombian slugger Roamer Alexis Angulo in what promises to be an action packed main event. Benavidez, who recaptured his WBC super middleweight title in September of last year from Anthony Dirrell, had just begun to recover the career momentum that had many pegging him as the face of PBC\u0026rsquo;s future before the COVID-19 pandemic presented an unforeseen interruption. The Mexican will hope to reignite that buzz with an electric performance against Angulo, who is coming off a career altering win himself over the previously unbeaten and highly touted Anthony Sims Jr in January of this year. Angulo will be making his second attempt at becoming a world champion, having previously faced his only defeat at the hands of former WBO champion Zurdo Ramirez in 2018.\nThe co-feature will showcase one of boxing\u0026rsquo;s most eccentric young fighters, Rolando \u0026ldquo;Rolly\u0026rdquo; Romero(11\u0026ndash;0, 10 KOs), against an undefeated yet largely unknown Dominican by the name of Jackson Marinez (19\u0026ndash;0, 7 KOs) for the interim WBA lightweight title. Rolly packs serious power in his fists but hasn\u0026rsquo;t been asked to show much diversity in his attack thus far, and it remains to be seen whether Marinez can force another aspect of Romero\u0026rsquo;s game to be revealed. In the opening bout, the man who very nearly stopped Tyson Fury on cuts and became the lineal heavyweight champion Otto Wallin (20\u0026ndash;1, 13 KOs) makes his return to Showtime, and his PBC debut, with a showdown against the battle tested veteran Travis Kauffman (32\u0026ndash;3, 23 KOs).\n-Rollins\n September 19: Erickson Lubin (22\u0026ndash;1, 16 KOs) vs. Terrell Gausha (21\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1, 10 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator Bout Amanda Westcott / Showtime\nThe 154lb division has been simmering for the last few years and it has finally reached a boil. Jarrett Hurd and Erislandy Lara fought the fight of the year in 2018, Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison traded victories in a pair of fights that did fantastic ratings on national broadcast, Julian Williams upset Jarrett Hurd in a war, and then Jeison Rosario inturn demolished Julian Williams.\nFlashforward to present, and Erickson Lubin and Terrell Gausha are poised to fight just one week before Jermell Charlo and Jeison Rosario unify the division on Showtime PPV, so expect momentum for the winners of the two fights to face each other down the road. Lubin, once the nation\u0026rsquo;s top amatuer, suffered a 1st round shock to Jermell Charlo when he was just 22 and a Gausha, a former US Olympian, lost his only fight against then #1 ranked Erislandy Lara on the same night. This is a chance at redemption for both, and whoever wins on September 19th will be in a great position for a top match in their next outing.\nThe card also features Tugstsogt Nyambayar (11\u0026ndash;1, 9 KOs) vs. Eduardo Ramirez (23\u0026ndash;2\u0026ndash;3, 10 KOs)and Jaron Ennis (25\u0026ndash;0, 23 KOs) in a showcase Welterweight Bout.\n-Tom Cody\n September 26: Jermall Charlo (30\u0026ndash;0, 22 KOs) vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko (13\u0026ndash;2, 10 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBC Middleweight World Championship, SHOWTIME/Premier Boxing Champions PPV Doubleheader Leo Wilson / Premier Boxing Champions\nCOVID-19 brings major challenges to the sport of boxing so a Pay-Per-View is the perfect solution. Getting a fight like Jermall Charlo vs Serhiy Derevyanchenko on a regular broadcast would strain the resources of any broadcaster.\nSo allowing the Charlo brothers to test their popularity with the greatest metric in the sport is a perfect solution. Many confuse the brashness of the Charlo\u0026rsquo;s with anger or oversensitivity when it\u0026rsquo;s the display of two brothers who have been waiting years for their shot at the top while watching lesser fighters be pushed into the spotlight.\nFor Showtime it\u0026rsquo;s a no-lose situation. However the night turns out, they will have a solid relationship with all the fighters by not crying poverty like so many others. But the cosmic irony of Jermall, the fighter who Golden Boy wouldn\u0026rsquo;t sign vs Serhiy, the fighter Golden Boy wouldn\u0026rsquo;t pay, being the only big fight in September is too succulent a dish to ignore.\nThis portion of the PPV doubleheader also features Brandon Figueroa (20\u0026ndash;0\u0026ndash;1, 15 KOs) vs. Damien Vasquez (15\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1, 7 KOs) for the WBA Super Bantamweight World Championship, and Diego Magdaleno (32\u0026ndash;3, 13 KOs) vs. Isaac Cruz (19\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1, 14 KOs) in an IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator Bout.\n-Fred Garvin\n Jermell Charlo (33\u0026ndash;1, 17 KOs) vs. Jeison Rosario (20\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1, 14 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBC, WBA and IBF 154-Pound Unification Bout, SHOWTIME/Premier Boxing Champions PPV Doubleheader Leo Wilson / Premier Boxing Champions\nDo you remember the last time we saw two explosive punchers match up in a unification fight in their primes? Neither do I\u0026hellip; Jermell Charlo (33\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;0) and Jeison Rosario (20\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1) are facing off in what will assuredly be one of the most exciting match ups of the year. The brash, fast talking twin brother has caught the attention of the boxing world with both his bravado and fighting style. Jermell relies on explosive punching, well timed in-and-out attacks mixing his attack to the body and head. Rosario on the flip side may not have the recognition that Jermell does but may be just as dangerous. Fighting out of the Dominican Republic, the 6 ft 1 Rosario dares his opponents to attack him and relies on ferocious and explosive counter attacks to inflict punishment. Both fighters will be coming into the fight with a huge amount of momentum. In Rosario\u0026rsquo;s last fight he played the role of underdog against Julian Williams and scored a 5th round KO to earn the WBA \u0026amp; IBF championships. Jermell on the other hand avenged his only loss in a shootout against Tony Harrison that ended in 11th round KO that earned Jermell his WBC championship back. If I had any advice for you while watching this fight, it would be \u0026ldquo;don\u0026rsquo;t blink\u0026rdquo;\u0026hellip; Rosario has hurt, knocked down or finished all of his opponents except for Jorge Cota. Jermell has KO\u0026rsquo;d 5 of his last 6 opponents and will look to continue his streak of sensational performances. This is the type of old western style shoot-out the boxing writers, hardcore and casual fans dream of and the winner will be crowned king of the 154 pound division.\nThis portion of the PPV doubleheader also features Mario Barrios (25\u0026ndash;0, 16 KOs) vs. Ryan Karl (18\u0026ndash;2, 11 KOs) for the WBA Super Lightweight World Championship and Daniel Roman (26\u0026ndash;3\u0026ndash;1, 10 KOs) in a Super Bantamweight Special Attraction.\n-Lex\n October 10: Sergey Lipinets (16\u0026ndash;1, 12 KOs) vs. Kudratillo Abdukakhorov (15\u0026ndash;0, 8 KOs) \u0026mdash; IBF Welterweight Interim Title Kent Green\nOn November 10th, Sergey \u0026ldquo;the Samurai\u0026rdquo; Lipinets and Kudratillo \u0026ldquo;the Punisher\u0026rdquo; Abdukakhorov come from two different worlds. Sergey was born in the dying years of the USSR, came from a kickboxing background, before signing to PBC. Top Rank\u0026rsquo;s Kudratillo was born into a post-soviet world and had a 170\u0026ndash;10 amateur record before he dipped his toe into the pro ranks. This terrific matchup is coming with both guys at a career high. Former world champion Lipinets just laid waste to Lamont Peterson\u0026rsquo;s hope for a quiet outing into retirement, while Kudratillo handled a wily Luis Collazo unanimously. The stakes are high, with both an IBF interim welterweight title on the line, as well as a guaranteed shot at pay-per-view star Errol Spence Jr. Both guys have shown a number of skillful looks prior to here and there\u0026rsquo;s no reason not to expect their styles to clash well together. The Russian\u0026rsquo;s 70% KO ratio against the skillful credentials of the Uzbek.\nThe card also features Xavier Martinez (15\u0026ndash;0, 11 KOs) vs. Claudio Marrero (24\u0026ndash;4, 17 KOs), and Malik Hawkins (18\u0026ndash;0, 11 KOs) vs. Subriel Matias (15\u0026ndash;1, 15 KOs).\n-Greg Kashtanov\n October 24: Gervonta Davis (23\u0026ndash;0, 22 KOs) vs. Leo Santa Cruz (37\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1, 19 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBA Super Featherweight World Championship/WBA Lightweight World Championship, SHOWTIME/Premier Boxing Champions PPV Sean Michael Ham / MWP\nOne of the brightest up-and-coming stars in the sport, Gervonta Davis (23\u0026ndash;0), returns against the battle-tested Leo Santa Cruz (37\u0026ndash;1\u0026ndash;1). One thing that can easily be said about these two is that they come to FIGHT. Since the Frampton fights, we\u0026rsquo;ve learned that there is a lot more IQ on Team Santa Cruz than previously imagined and we can expect to see an expertly drawn plan that capitalizes on Santa Cruz\u0026rsquo;s strengths. On the other side, despite Davis' record being short on marquee names, he absolutely cannot be counted out and he\u0026rsquo;s getting a shot at a big name here. Boasting one of the best KO ratios at the top levels of the sport, Davis will be looking to put his signature on a win over Santa Cruz. Out of all of the announced cards from Showtime, there was definitely a lot of shine in the schedule; this fight, however, has the greatest pull on my attention.\n-Leo Ariza\n November 28: Chris Colbert (14\u0026ndash;0, 5 KOs) vs. Jaime Arboleda (16\u0026ndash;1, 13 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBA Super Featherweight Interim Title Stephanie Trapp / TGB Promotions\nChris Colbert one of boxing\u0026rsquo;s brightest prospects changed his nickname last year to \u0026lsquo;Prime Time\u0026rsquo;, now he has the chance to earn the moniker in his first headline outing on Showtime. Facing him will be Sampson Boxing\u0026rsquo;s latest hard-hitting prospect, Jaime Arboleda. Arboleda had to survive a late scare in his last fight against Jayson Velez on Showtime. The Panamanian\u0026rsquo;s highly regarded trainer, Herman Caicedo, has stated that his fighter will be much improved in his next fight. He is looking forward to another full camp with his student to refine his raw talent, the trainer has stated that he reminds him of Felix Trinidad in his fighting style. Colbert shows a willingness and ability to sit in the pocket with ease and Arboleda has shown an eagerness to engage in his two fights with PBC so far, so it should make for an entertaining matchup. The two hungry, young fighters will battle it out for the WBA\u0026rsquo;s Interim 130lbs title.\nIn the other announced fight, Richardson Hitchins (11\u0026ndash;0), who like Colbert resides in Brooklyn, NY faces veteran Argenis Mendez (25\u0026ndash;5\u0026ndash;3) at 140lbs. Hitchins, who represented Haiti in the 2016 Olympics is one of many Mayweather Promotions fighters in tests on the Showtime fall schedule. Mendez last fought in May of 2019 where he frustrated another of Mayweather\u0026rsquo;s unbeaten fighters, Juan Heraldez to a majority draw. On that night at the Barclays, Hitchins fought in the prelims and was sure to get a good look at his next opponent. So far, although highly regarded with good boxing ability and timing, Hitchins has yet to step up the gears and must let his hands go in this fight if he is to deal with the crafty vet and make a statement.\n-Industry Insider\n December 12: Nordine Oubaali (17\u0026ndash;0, 12 KOs) vs. Nonito Donaire (40\u0026ndash;6, 26 KOs) \u0026mdash; WBC Bantamweight World Championship AP Photo / Toru Takahashi\nIt was 9 years ago when Nonito Donaire had the rocket strapped to his back by HBO and his then promoter Top Rank. Donaire had sent reigning super bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel into convulsions on the canvas with his now-trademark left hook.\nA lot of time has passed since then. Donaire has suffered a handful of losses, he\u0026rsquo;s gone up and down in weight, and he\u0026rsquo;s been cast aside by his long time promoter. As recently as last November, Donaire was seen as a good name for any young up-and-comer but clearly a guy who was on the wrong side of 30 with a lot of miles on the odometer.\nThen he met The Monster. A lot of things had to go wrong for Donaire to get the fight. Whatever those things were can be cast aside as Donaire turned back the clocks and delivered one of the gutsiest and courageous performances by an aging veteran you will ever see. Was Donaire back to the same guy he once was at his peak? Maybe not, but current WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali is not a monster. If the same Donaire shows up against Oubaali, we could see the conclusion of a story fit for Hollywood.\nAt least that\u0026rsquo;s the narrative that makes this fight one of the most compelling of the announced Showtime schedule.\n-AC\n","description":"The Sunday Puncher crew previews all 9 fight cards on Showtime’s docket","id":330,"tag":"boxing ; news ; schedule ; fight ; next","title":"Our Full Preview Guide for Showtime’s Deep Fall Schedule","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/our-full-preview-guide-for-showtimes-ambitious-fall-schedule/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":331,"tag":"","title":"al haymon","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/al-haymon/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":332,"tag":"","title":"angelo leo","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/angelo-leo/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":333,"tag":"","title":"charlo","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/charlo/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":334,"tag":"","title":"erickson lubin","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/erickson-lubin/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":335,"tag":"","title":"gervonta davis","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/gervonta-davis/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":336,"tag":"","title":"jermall","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/jermall/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":337,"tag":"","title":"jermell","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/jermell/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":338,"tag":"","title":"leo santa cruz","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/leo-santa-cruz/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":339,"tag":"","title":"nonito donaire","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/nonito-donaire/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":340,"tag":"","title":"nordine oubaali","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/nordine-oubaali/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":341,"tag":"","title":"pbc","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/pbc/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":342,"tag":"","title":"showtime","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/showtime/"},{"content":"March 9th was the last time Showtime sent out a communication to officially announce a fight with a world championship on the line. For 135 days of quarantine, stay-at-home orders, civil unrest, protests, Tiger King, Hamilton-on-Disney+, and three unimpressive streaming service launches1, Stephen Espinoza, Al Haymon, and whoever else thanklessly works in the shadows among the two organizations were in the lab cooking up a schedule that has unanimously been a hit with boxing fans.\nShowtime unveiled a schedule not just on a ‘we’ll see how it goes’ basis, but a schedule that will take us to the conclusion of 2020. It is ambitious and it will require all parties involved to walk a tightrope if they hope to pull it off without a hitch.\nThe plan laid out is a lofty one and it will face a lot of the same problems Top Rank had to deal with in their Summer Series. Top Rank’s return in Las Vegas appeared to check off all the boxes for keeping fighters, staff, and crew safe, but they were still ravaged by positive COVID-19 tests among other issues we won’t get into here. Showtime has taken their time to let some states figure out how to successfully deal with the virus before heading there.\nConnecticut has done remarkably well with the virus and does appear like a place where we could see fans return sooner rather than later.\nShowtime’s announced schedule takes us all the way to December and features many high stakes fights that were already impacted by the global pandemic. They won’t exactly have the regularity and frequency of Top Rank’s summer schedule, but ViacomCBS will get their money’s worth from the Mohegan Sun Arena by switching back and forth between Bellator MMA and Showtime boxing.\nThe crown jewels of Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions announced schedule include the long-rumored meeting of Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz at 130 pounds and the Charlo twins doubleheader.\nThe matchup between Davis and Santa Cruz is a long time coming and around January it had emerged as a very obvious matchup coming to pay-per-view. Of all the fights on the docket, this one may be the most impacted by the lack of a live crowd. Leo Santa Cruz has packed arenas in the Los Angeles and Las Vegas area and Gervonta Davis has quickly become one of the preeminent ticket movers in all of boxing. It’s easy to imagine these guys doing a huge gate and selling out a venue in a pre-pandemic world, but the world has moved on to no crowds and so to have the decision-makers for Showtime and PBC.\nThe fight itself is rife with storyline. From the all-too-predictable WBA move of putting two titles on the line in one fight to Gervonta Davis dropping down to 130 lbs after a close shave making 135 lbs to Leo Santa Cruz never facing a true power puncher to Gervonta Davis facing someone who has demonstrated an ability to adjust over the course of 12 rounds. This fight is far from being the easy walk-in-the-park that some have pegged it as.\nThen there is the novel concept that is the Jermall and Jermell Charlo pay-per-view. A doubleheader of sorts where for the price of a normal pay-per-view, you’ll have the Charlo twins headlining separate cards in the toughest fights of their careers to date.\nJermall’s campaign at middleweight has been plagued by network warfare and promotional politics. Not to mention some not-so-subtle jockeying for lucrative opportunities against Canelo Alvarez. What we’re left with is a good resume in that Jermall has dominated his opponents, but not an entirely impressive one.\nDerevyanchenko represents a significant step up. He’s a measuring stick for the elite fighters of the middleweight division. Danny Jacobs and Gennady Golovkin had to scrape by and earn every single round they won against Derevyanchenko. Should Jermall Charlo get past this test, it would give us a great indicator for where Jermall sits among the top fighters in the world. A dominant win may leapfrog him over Gennady Golovkin in the middleweight rankings as Golovkin continues succumb to father time.\nJermell Charlo on the other hand is in the fight of his life. At least on paper. Jeison Rosario is coming off what can only be classified as a one-sided beatdown of unified champion Julian Williams. Williams had previously done a demo job on Jarrett Hurd, the resident Frankenstein monster of the 154 pound division.\nThe wild thing to consider is that a year and a half ago as PBC was just beginning to ease into their new deal with FOX, it looked very obvious that Jermell Charlo and Jarrett Hurd was the unification of the future and putting it on pay-per-view was a very real outcome.\nCharlo lost controversially. Hurd lost dramatically. Charlo got the win back in emphatic fashion. And the guy who is left standing opposing Charlo as the dust has settled is the big punching kid who came from nothing, Jeison Rosario.\nThis fight can be broken down in many ways, but all of it going to go out the window once the uninformed learn of Jeison Rosario’s past . It’s hard not to root for him and believe success will be his as he continues to develop as a professional.\nOf course, if any fighter was going to oppose him and stand up to the rage and violence of Rosario’s past, it’s perhaps the most headstrong and stubborn fighter in the sport, Jermell Charlo.\nTwo other title fights accompany the two separate cards.\nThe rest of the schedule is all over the board and delivers championship caliber boxing in a variety of ways.\nStephen Fulton and Angelo Leo will be up first and it’s a classic case of sink or swim for the two young super bantamweights. Unless we are given an absolute classic where both guys win based on the strength of their performance, someone’s going to get knocked back down into the contender level.\nErickson Lubin and Terrell Gausha will meet September 19th as an appetizer for what could be next for the winner of the Charlo-Rosario unification.\nSergey Lipinets and Kudratillo Abdukakhorov will fly under the radar, but Lipinets has never been in a bad fight. Abdukakhorov hasn’t exactly wowed on his ascent through the welterweight ranks and he will get tossed into the fire. This one isn’t going to break viewing records, but it’s a good fight for hardcore fans.\n2019 feels like an eternity ago with all the changes we’ve gone through in the 7 months it has been 2020. If we rewind back to 2019 for a second, one of the prevailing sentiments was that Nonito Donaire was the storyline fighter of the year. He had that blistering war with Naoya Inoue and Donaire’s performance was so gutsy, so admirable, so nostalgic, that we completely absolved Inoue of any criticism and showered Donaire with love.\nNo problem for anyone who put some eggs in the Donaire basket during his magical HBO run pre-Rigondeaux.\nNow Donaire meets Nordine Oubaali for another chance at capturing a world title. Should Donaire prevail, this could be one of the great accomplishments of 2020 and would mark the second straight year of Donaire stealing headlines. Donaire will enter his fight with Oubaali as a guy most counted out years ago, a survivor of 12 rounds with a Monster, and a recently turned 38-year-old.\nThe Showtime schedule is ambitious and is one half of what PBC expects to deliver to boxing fans this year. On the whole the schedule encapsulates what the PBC brand is all about, premier boxing. That hasn’t always been the case with PBC often times delivering fights that are targeted for casuals, but don’t register with the hardcore fans. It appears they’ve found the balance and the response has been overall positive across all levels of fandom.\nWhile it would be nice for pay-per-view fights to not be pay-per-view, boxing fans continue to live in a fantasy that has never been a reality in their lifetimes. The model of pay-per-view has been here before most of us got here and it’s going to stay for the foreseeable future. Those who’ve dabbled with the idea of getting rid of it have found themselves suddenly looking at the tried-and-tested method.\n  HBO Max, Peacock, and Quibi \u0026#x21a9;\u0026#xfe0e;\n   ","description":"Showtime and PBC break a 4 month silence and announce their slate of fights for the rest of 2020. The schedule features 9 cards with 10 world title fights. 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Here is a full breakdown of the major topics discussed:\n 1min - what was enjoyable about Top Rank this week? 13min - Top Rank\u0026rsquo;s schedule compared to other sports and the significance of boxing at a regular interval 28min - Moloney-Franco, were you surprised by the result? 40min - the return of PBC, when they might announce, what they might announce? 1hr 1min - How sanctioning bodies will behave when boxing fully resumes \u0026amp; what was going on with Oubaali v Donaire? 1hr 10min - why Lex likes Dmitry Bivol and can he beat Canelo \u0026amp; Beterbiev? 1hr 22min - the Amanda Serrano and Katie Taylor situation, who\u0026rsquo;s lying? 1hr 37min - Jarrell Miller tests positive for PEDs again, what is next for him? 1hr 41min - Who is to blame for Top Rank\u0026rsquo;s cancellations   ","description":"Boxing is back in full swing... at least from the Top Rank side of things and we've seen the full gamut of fights. From heavyweights struggling through 6 rounders to one of the most promising young fighters in all of boxing.","id":409,"tag":"boxing ; news ; schedule ; fight ; next ; canelo ; top rank ; andrew moloney ; joshua franco ; dmitry bivol ; joe smith jr ; artur beterbiev ; jermell charlo ; jermall charlo ; jarrell miller ; amanda serrano ; katie taylor","title":"Top Rank Is Just Alright With Us","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/top-rank-is-just-alright-with-us/"},{"content":"Miguel Berchelt (37-1) vs Eleazar Valenzuela (21-13-4) 10 rounds, lightweight division Omar Alejandro Aguilar (17-0) vs Dante Jardon (32-6) 10 rounds, super lightweight division Rafael Espinoza (14-0) vs Luis Guzman Rios (8-14) 8 rounds, featherweight division Alan David Picasso (13-1) vs Florentino Perez Hernandez (14-5-2) 8 rounds, super bantamweight division Ruben Eduardo Aguilar (9-0) vs Emmanuel Herrera (7-10) 6 rounds, super lightweight division ","description":"","id":410,"tag":"","title":"Miguel Berchelt vs Eleazar Valenzuela","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/miguel-berchelt-eleazar-valenzuela/"},{"content":"Main Event Jason Moloney (20-1) vs Leonardo Baez (18-2) 10 rounds, bantamweight division Undercard Abraham Nova (18-0) vs Avery Sparrow (10-1) 10 rounds, lightweight division Orlando Gonzalez-Ruiz (14-0) vs Luis Porozo (15-2) 6 rounds, featherweight division Waldo Cortes Acosta (5-2) vs Kingsley Ibeh (3-1) 6 rounds, heavyweight division Vlad Panin (7-1) vs Benjamin Whitaker (13-3) 6 rounds, welterweight division Reymond Yanong (10-5-1) vs Clay Burns (9-7-2) 6 rounds, welterweight division ","description":"","id":411,"tag":"","title":"Jason Moloney vs Leonardo Baez","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/jason-moloney-leonardo-baez/"},{"content":"Main Event 🏅Andrew Moloney (21-0, 14 KOs) vs Joshua Franco (16-1-2, 8 KOs) 12 rounds, WBA world super flyweight title Undercard Christopher Diaz (25-2, 16 KOs) and Jason Sanchez (15-1, 8 KOs) 10 rounds, featherweight division Joseph Adorno (14-0-1) vs Alexis del Bosque (17-5) 8 rounds, lightweight division Miguel Contreras (10-0) vs Rolando Vargas (5-0) 6 rounds, super lightweight division Helaman Olguin (7-3) vs Adam Stewart (8-0-1) 6 rounds, heavyweight division ","description":"","id":412,"tag":"","title":"🏅Andrew Moloney vs Joshua Franco","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/andrew-moloney-joshua-franco/"},{"content":"Main Event Emanuel Navarrete 31-1 (27 KOs) vs Uriel Lopez (13-13-1, 6 KOs) 10 rounds, featherweight division Undercard Carlos Ornelas 25-2 (14 KOs) vs Edwin Palomares 12-3-1 (3 KOs) 10 rounds, featherweight division Sergio Alfredo Chirino Sanchez (14-1) vs Gustavo Alan Pina (8-2) 8 rounds, featherweight division Alan Salazar (11-7-1) vs Nazario Castro (4-2) 6 rounds, super bantamweight division ","description":"","id":413,"tag":"","title":"Emanuel Navarrete vs Uriel Lopez","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/emanuel-navarrete-uriel-lopez/"},{"content":"Main Event Jose Pedraza (26-3, 13 KOs) vs Mikkel LesPierre (22-1-1, 10 KOs) 10 rounds, super lightweight division LesPierre\u0026rsquo;s manager tested positive for COVID-19. Fight is off.\nGabriel Flores Jr (17-0, 6 KOs) vs Josec Ruiz (21-2-3, 14 KOs) 10 rounds, lightweight division Undercard David Kaminsky (6-0) vs Clay Collard (6-2-3) 6 rounds, super middleweight division Robert Rodriguez (7-0-1) vs Adrian Servin (9-0-1) 6 rounds, bantamweight division Victor Rodriguez (2-0) vs Justin Horsley (0-1) 4 rounds, super lightweight division Frevian Gonzalez Robles (2-0) vs Jose Martinez (2-0) 4 rounds, super featherweight division ","description":"","id":414,"tag":"","title":"Gabriel Flores Jr vs Josec Ruiz","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/gabriel-flores-josec-ruiz/"},{"content":"Main Event Joshua Greer Jr (22-1-1, 12 KOs) vs Mike Plania (23-1, 12 KOs) 10 rounds, super bantamweight division Undercard Giovanni Santillan (25-0, 15 KOs) vs Antonio Demarco (33-8-1, 24 KOs) 10 rounds, welterweight division Cameron Krael (17-15-3) vs Bobirzhan Mominov (10-0) 8 rounds, welterweight division Nikoloz Sekhniashvili (5-0) vs Isiah Jones (8-1) 6 rounds, middleweight division Hector Perez (6-2) vs Juan Torres (5-2-1) 6 rounds, heavyweight division ","description":"","id":415,"tag":"","title":"Joshua Greer Jr vs Mike Plania","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/joshua-greer-mike-plania/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":416,"tag":"","title":"billy joe saunders","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/billy-joe-saunders/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":417,"tag":"","title":"caleb plant","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/caleb-plant/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":418,"tag":"","title":"callum smith","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/callum-smith/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":419,"tag":"","title":"david benavidez","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/david-benavidez/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":420,"tag":"","title":"gennady golovkin","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/gennady-golovkin/"},{"content":"Twice a year (usually) the boxing world holds their breath as we await who the team of Canelo Alvarez will choose as the lucky contestant in the Canelo game show. Any fighter capable of remotely making whatever weight class Canelo chooses start moving their chess pieces on the board looking to position themselves for a fight. Promotional differences and boxing politics are cast aside as Alvarez and his massive financial influence speak a universal language capable of breaking down the barriers that normally preclude fights from being made.\nThe lucky winner of the Canelo sweepstakes finds themselves now staring down the biggest payday of their career and a stage unlike every they\u0026rsquo;ll ever be on. They have the glimmer of hope that should they come out victorious, they can assume the mantle currently held by Alvarez.\nNow, let\u0026rsquo;s be straight about something. Canelo has moved off pay-per-view. The money isn\u0026rsquo;t what it used to be and poor spending decisions by DAZN on past opponents for both Canelo and Gennadiy Golovkin have turned the market upside down.\nFinding an opponent for Canelo has and is proving to be very difficult after Sergiy Derevyanchenko got a reported 5.2 million for his fight with Gennadiy Golovkin and Danny Jacobs got 12 million against Canelo. With that exists the acceptable range for many opponents who believe to be somewhere in that range of popularity.\nBudget cuts, layoffs, furloughs, unpaid licensing fees, and the start up on the hunt for additional investors to float the business do not bode well for anyone looking to capitalize on the market that was previously created.\nSo now we wait. We read the latest sources tweet from Mike Coppinger. We listen to the podcasts. We sift through the back and forth media negotiations. And then we wait some more.\nWhile we wait, let\u0026rsquo;s grade the rumored opponents in order of most likely to happen.\nAnthony Dirrell, C First, this one is the most likely opponent because there is already rumblings that he\u0026rsquo;s been rejected. At least initially. Let\u0026rsquo;s be real here. Canelo runs the show over on his side of the street and DAZN would be wise to trust him. He\u0026rsquo;s built his brand well and his matchmaking thus far in his career has been nothing short of stellar.\nIn terms of a fight\u0026hellip; Anthony Dirrell is coming off a loss. The worst loss of his career. You can make the case that Dirrell was boxing well heading into the middle rounds, but zooming out on the situation reveals the cold hard truth.\nDirrell is now 35. He\u0026rsquo;s prone to cuts that end fights prematurely whether he\u0026rsquo;s winning or otherwise. When Benavidez kicked it into 5th gear, Dirrell was woefully unable to do anything to stop the bleeding both figuratively and literally.\nThis gets a C because it can certainly be worse. Dirrell is at least a full-fledged super middleweight, there\u0026rsquo;s enough of a story to tell, and Dirrell has some popularity he\u0026rsquo;ll bring to the table. Half the guys on this list cannot boast these attributes.\nSergey Derevyanchenko, B This is without question the acceptable stay busy fight. It\u0026rsquo;s one that makes a lot of sense too if you understand Canelo\u0026rsquo;s history.\nCanelo\u0026rsquo;s dislike for Gennadiy Golovkin has become personal. There is no love lost between the two and a storyline where Canelo wants to demolish the guy that Golovkin could barely scrape by with a decision would certainly be another step in the emasculation of Golovkin by Canelo Alvarez.\nBilly Joe Saunders, C+ This is a hard one to grade. Billy Joe Saunders is a talented fighter, but thus far the best win of his career is that dreadful fight with David Lemieux. Saunders has shown flashes of absolute brilliance in his career, but you have to drudge through a lot of dreadful fights in order to find them.\nThis was a fight that was already signed, so it shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be too hard to rekindle, but in terms of the quality of this fight. Skill? good. Entertainment? Possibly the worst on the list.\nIf I was picking fights I most wanted to see, this is probably #1.\nCallum Smith, B- This was an A fight last year. Maybe even A+\u0026hellip; but then Callum faced John Ryder and things quickly went off the rails. Smith had his hometown crowd booing him as his hand was raised in victory.\nGoing directly into the Canelo fight is probably not the best move. Yeah, Derevyanchenko is actually coming off a loss, but he got a moral victory and had all the momentum in his favor as that fight came to a close. It\u0026rsquo;s the reverse for Smith. It was a degrading fight where all the wind was taken out of his sails as the fight came to a close.\nDavid Lemieux, D+ This isn\u0026rsquo;t a good match-up, but it\u0026rsquo;s an available one. Lemieux is the Golden Boy contingency plan that nobody wants.\nGennadiy Golovkin, B+ Golovkin has looked vulnerable recently, but he can still hold his head high knowing that there are those out there that will argue he should hold 2 victories over Canelo Alvarez.\nThis can be sold and very likely we\u0026rsquo;ll get the most entertaining of the three fights with an older and more vulnerable Golovkin against a more experienced Canelo who\u0026rsquo;s won titles in two weight classes since their last meeting.\nThis is the fight DAZN has circled as the building block of their start-up. At one point in time that might have been accurate, but time has passed and at this point this fight not be much bigger than any of the other juicy fights on the list.\nJaime Munguia, C- There is no evidence to suggest Munguia is going to be any better at 160 than he was at 154. There is even less data that would lead us to believe he could beat a top 10 opponent at 168, let alone the best fighter in the world. This would not be a good matchup for either Canelo or Munguia.\nCaleb Plant \u0026amp; David Benavidez, A+ Plant and Benavidez are included together because this should be the long-term plan. While these guys are certainly in the running right now, it might make more sense to plan for a round robin between these three after Plant and Benavidez have both elevated their profile just a bit more.\nWhether they do the fights now or later, what cannot be denied is that these are the best fights for Canelo at the moment. It might be worth coming to some agreement similar to the one we read about with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua where they set a timeline of then the fights will take place.\nWillie Monroe Jr, C There is a slight buzz around Monroe as a possible opponent. This would be just as bad as the Saunders fight in terms of a stylistic matchup.\nDmitry Bivol, C+ Bivol is an opponent that would deliver a salivating style clash for hardcore fans. The only problem is that outside of a small group of boxing savants, nobody would care about this matchup. Those who\u0026rsquo;ve heard of Bivol probably know how tiresome watching him can be.\nJermall Charlo, A- This one probably won\u0026rsquo;t happen for a lot of reasons. Mostly because Canelo isn\u0026rsquo;t going come back down to 160 ever again and it may not be advisable for Jermall Charlo to go straight into a Canelo fight at 168. Jermall\u0026rsquo;s path may cross with Canelo at some point, but it doesn\u0026rsquo;t look like it in the short term.\nHowever, if they were to pull a Jermall Charlo out of their hats it would be absolutely welcomed. Charlo\u0026rsquo;s a middleweight who has waited a long time for an opportunity at the top. He\u0026rsquo;s been the victim of being the last man standing as others made chess moves on the board to secure big fights.\nThe Field, D Who else is there? Demetrius Andrade? That\u0026rsquo;s another C-. John Ryder? C-.\n","description":"Twice a year (usually) the boxing world holds their breath as we await who the team of Canelo Alvarez will choose as the lucky contestant in the Canelo game show. Any fighter capable of remotely making whatever weight class Canelo chooses start moving their chess pieces on the board looking to position themselves for a fight. Promotional differences and boxing politics are cast aside as Alvarez and his massive financial influence speak a universal language capable of breaking down the barriers that normally preclude fights from being made.","id":421,"tag":"canelo ; sergiy derevyanchenko ; next fight ; boxing ; sports ; gennady golovkin ; caleb plant ; david benavidez ; callum smith ; billy joe saunders","title":"Grading the Canelo Sweepstakes Contestants","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/grading-the-canelo-sweepstakes-contestants/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":422,"tag":"","title":"next fight","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/next-fight/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":423,"tag":"","title":"sergiy derevyanchenko","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/sergiy-derevyanchenko/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":424,"tag":"","title":"sports","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/sports/"},{"content":"Main Event Jessie Magdaleno (27-1, 18 KOs) vs Yenifel Vicente (36-4-2, 28 KOs) 10 rounds, super featherweight divison Undercard Bryan Lua (5-0) vs Dan Murray (5-3) 6 rounds, lightweight division Eric Mondragon (3-0) vs Mike Danny Sanchez (6-0) 6 rounds, lightweight division Gabriel Muratalla (2-0) vs Fernando Robles (2-2) 4 rounds, bantamweight division  Viewers Average: 311k\nPeak: 392k\n","description":"","id":425,"tag":"","title":"Jessie Magdaleno vs Yenifel Vicente","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/jessie-magdaleno-yenifel-vicente/"},{"content":"Crutched up and accompanied by friends, family and regular folk, Anthony Joshua took to the streets of his hometown of Watford in a show of solidarity and to add his voice to a global call for justice.\nIn an attempt to provide comfort and promise to current and future generations at a time of great distress, Joshua took a roaming microphone and spoke largely in earnest in front of fellow protesters and those watching along via social media. Topics touched on included but weren’t limited to the eradication of gang culture, the need for peaceful demonstration and the value of all lives. Pretty routine on the face of it – but once he put the mic down and looked at his twitter feed, he was immediately greeted by an avalanche of contempt and vitriol.\nYes – this was in part due to the “breaking” of social distancing rules, as damage limitation methods (for a virus which has disproportionately affected BAME groups in the UK) in some part persist. But there was a certain part of a speech Joshua read on behalf of a community leader which sparked irrational ire from the defenders of all things St George and Union Jack on the internet:\n “Show them where it hurts. Abstain from spending your money in their shops and economies, and invest in black-owned businesses.”\n Credit: Reuters\nThe definition of “them” caused contention amongst listeners when it really shouldn’t have. There are some who instantly knew that Joshua was referring to businesses which oppress or show disdain for black people, whilst there are others who looked from afar in bemusement and took the heavyweight champion’s words to mean “boycott everything white.”\nThe important “pro-black” message of the need for agency and the amassing community wealth amongst black people was now one construed as one which somehow sowed “anti-white” division and was hypocritical coming from a commercial juggernaut who has amassed great wealth with the aid of white-owned businesses and managers. To many that had bought tickets to shows, spent money on Sky Pay-Per-Views and chugged down pint after pint as they cheered on an Olympic hero and champion prizefighter, this speech served as some sort of betrayal. To those who lack all sense of critical thought or historical context, Joshua’s comments confirmed him as a racist.\nHowever, deep down this was one of the first times the British public gained access to the raw and uncut Anthony Joshua, the Black British African, and for some of them it was too much to stomach.\nCredit: Matchroom Boxing\nBoxing, like other sports, is viewed as not only a form of escapism, but a sort of “non-prejudicial certificate”, as people cheer on and train with individuals from a myriad of backgrounds. To many, it seems inconceivable that a black man who has benefitted from this support for nearly a decade, from Olympic gold to world titles, could make such a comment and actively root for the prosperity of his own people – as if fame instantly makes one color-blind. The somewhat whitewashed stories of great black champions of yesteryears, underpinned by the once-loathed Muhammad Ali who retired and died as a hero, is used to demonstrate boxing as being free of such societal ills.\nBut when the Wembley lights dim and with the Matchroom cheques cashed, Joshua goes home and is still a black man in Britain. Just like past champions of colour either experience hardship, or observe the social hardships of those around them, once they left the confinement of the bright lights and the gym ropes.\nCredit: Matchroom Boxing\nHe still carries the lived experience of a young man who had run-ins with the law. Even as a wealthy black man, he carries the risks of being profiling by police. And above all he carries the hope and expectation of those who look like him and grew up in similar circles to him. Those who do not have the means to escape their plight and those who look to success stories for hope and resource for their communities.\nSome forget where they come from and are pulled in other directions by life, however Joshua is one of a plethora of young black celebrities who serve to be quasi community foot-soldiers. But this comes at somewhat of a price.\nThe inconvenient truth is that there are certain parameters for maintaining universal popularity and adulation as a black British athlete. These are parameters which Joshua maintained impeccably for the majority of his career. “Stay Hungry, Stay Humble” repeated ad nauseam as a trademark of the Joshua rise to fame – the ideal catchphrase one can use in order not to appear problematic, gentle and “in his place.” Once you slowly step away from that perfect ideal, once you ruffle feathers, once you express yourself without caution, life may feel not all too rosy, as many a black athlete who have preceded Joshua found and many who are to follow will find too.\nCredit: AFP\nFor some reason, observers of the sweet science, especially in Britain have made themselves exempt from these societal trends – pretending cultural and racial issues vanished with the wind many moons ago. However the response to Joshua freely expressing himself would suggest otherwise. Joshua certainly is not without fault – as evidenced with erroneous past comments on cultural affairs and a recent association with the unashamedly oppressive Saudi Arabia state. But here he stood for something larger than himself and doubled down emphatically when faced with severe backlash.\nOnce this period of pause, protest and reflection is over, Joshua might walk out to a weigh-in or an arena with a more mixed response than he’s used to, however he will do so emboldened and backed by those who know better and do better. And for those who for whatever reason remain outraged and dumbfounded at his remarks, perhaps it is time to listen more to the lived experiences of the fighters and personnel you are quick to pass judgement on; many of whom have visceral lived experience of discrimination and hardship.\nThis will help turn this time of unrest into a net positive and bring an intimate sport, (where the spectator can get close to the competitor) even closer together and serve as a standard bearer for everything which surrounds the fight game.\nCredit: Reuters\n","description":"The insidious reality which shrouds criticism of Joshua’s involvement in the recent Black Lives Matter protests","id":427,"tag":"","title":"Joshua Backlash Unmasks An Inconvenient Truth","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/joshua-backlash-unmasks-an-inconvenient-truth/"},{"content":"Boxing is officially back. Top Rank trotted out almost 4 hours of much anticipated boxing programming and the results are in. What we got was a showcase matchup for one of the brightest young talents in all of boxing, a grab bag of six rounders, and a whole lot of stalling. The question is, how was the return?\nTo answer simply. It was fine. The matchmaking wasn\u0026rsquo;t good. The first hour saw 1 round of boxing. A 1 minute knockout for Robeisy Ramirez and then we sat and we waited.\nQuatavious Cash and Calvin Metcalf was fun and went the distance.\nGuido Vianello and Jared Anderson got stoppages that will fly under the radar. The wins were solid, but the finishes weren\u0026rsquo;t sensational.\nThe shining spot of the entire card came when Timothy Bradley delivered a heartfelt and moving anecdote about a time he got pulled over driving his son to school. Words won\u0026rsquo;t do it justice so you\u0026rsquo;ll just have to watch the clip.\n.@TimBradleyJr got emotional while recalling an encounter with police last year and how he explained it to his four-year-old son. pic.twitter.com/f30JyMYpnZ\n\u0026mdash; ESPN Ringside (@ESPNRingside) June 10, 2020  There were some rough parts that we can\u0026rsquo;t ignore. Sometimes commentary got a little hectic. The commercial breaks and long segments between fights lead me to believe that an impatient and uncommitted fan, no matter how starved for sports they are, probably changed the channel. The matchups were really not up to snuff for primetime ESPN.\nThen there\u0026rsquo;s the whole Floyd Mayweather conversation. Andre Ward spent the better part of 2 and a half hours trying to debunk a myth that in order for the African-American boxer to be famous, he must be the villain. Mark Kriegel\u0026rsquo;s remarked that fighters of color have a perception as villains in the sport.\nThis was juxtaposed with the constant reminder that Shakur Stevenson intended to be the next Floyd Mayweather.\nAndre Ward co-manages Shakur with J-Prince. J-Prince is the former manager of Floyd Mayweather.\nIf anything, the whole conversation was scatterbrained and contradicted comments that Shakur had recently made about wanting to not be the next Floyd, but rather become the next Shakur Stevenson.\nWhich should be the goal. There will never be another Floyd. The set of circumstances around Floyd Mayweather\u0026rsquo;s career will never be duplicated. In the same way we will never have another Michael Jordan. It\u0026rsquo;s time boxing fans leave behind the past and let these new guys create their own legacy.\nWhy on earth do broadcasters inundate their viewers with these corny takes and hasty comparisons? The answer is laziness. A lack of imagination. The Floyd Mayweather comparison is the boxing equivalent of remaking a popular TV show from 30 years ago into a feature length film in the year 2020.\nThe only way a fighter like Shakur Stevenson is going to break through and reach a Mayweather-esque height is going to be because people care about him. Some phony persona where he tries to be a good guy or plays up the villain will be seen right through.\nThe Charlo twins are breaking through because there is no act there. You get pure, raw passion from those guys every time they have a camera in their face. They are comfortable as themselves and people can love or hate them.\nGennadiy Golovkin took the boxing world by storm with a smile and a laugh. He was just being himself.\nCould Mikaela Mayer have made a difference? Absolutely. Mayer\u0026rsquo;s absence from the card created an extra 30 minutes or so of stalling. You can argue how competitive her fight would have wound up being, but the rounds would have definitely smoothed out the janky timing of the entire event.\nBut overall, the return over perfectly acceptable. There are problems that plague Top Rank broadcasts that aren\u0026rsquo;t going to be sorted, nor can they be blamed on not having fans. There are other problems that presented themselves, but can be easily smoothed out if the fights are better.\nThat\u0026rsquo;s the biggest takeaway. So far, it looks like a boxing broadcast. The elements are all there. The only thing that is left is to deliver boxing broadcast caliber fights. That wasn\u0026rsquo;t what we saw tonight and doesn\u0026rsquo;t look like it will be on the horizon in the short term. Will that change? Yes. Absolutely.\n","description":"Boxing is officially back. Top Rank trotted out almost 4 hours of much anticipated boxing programming and the results are in. What we got was a showcase matchup for one of the brightest young talents in all of boxing, a grab bag of six rounders, and a whole lot of stalling. The question is, how was the return?","id":428,"tag":"","title":"Shakur Stevenson Dazzles In Boxing's Acceptable Return","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/shakur-stevenson-dazzles-in-a-completely-acceptable-return-for-boxing/"},{"content":"Main Event Shakur Stevenson 13-0 (7 KOs) vs Felix Caraballo 13-1-2 (9 KOs) 10 rounds, super featherweight division Shakur Stevenson will make the move to 130 lbs in boxing\u0026rsquo;s return.\nUndercard Mikaela Mayer 12-0 (5 KOs) vs Helen Joseph 17-4-2 (10 KOs) 10 rounds, super featherweight division Mikaela Mayer tested positive for COVID-19.\nJared Anderson (3-0) vs Johnnie Langston (8-2) 6 rounds, heavyweight division Guido Vianello (6-0) vs Don Haynesworth (16-3-1) 6 rounds, heavyweight division Robeisy Ramirez (2-1) vs Yeuri Andujar (5-3) 6 rounds, featherweight division Quatavious Cash (11-2) vs Calvin Metcalf (10-3-1) 6 rounds, middleweight division  Average: 397k\nPeak: 609k\n","description":"","id":429,"tag":"","title":"Shakur Stevenson vs Felix Caraballo","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/shakur-stevenson-felix-caraballo/"},{"content":"Top Rank is leading the charge with a vengeance as they unveil a slew of cards marking boxing\u0026rsquo;s return. In an unprecedented move, Top Rank will do approximately 2 cards a week as they work furiously to fulfill their agreement with ESPN that calls for 54 cards per year. If the prize is simply giving us back the sport we love, sure. Top Rank has done a phenomenal job turning on the water hose as we attempt to drink from a faucet, but is their approach and execution any good thus far?\nThe Good Familiarity breeds contempt?\nNo! Not exactly. At least that\u0026rsquo;s not what we hope.\nIn fact, it might be great that we will get regular boxing. One complaint that has floated through the message boards for years is that boxing hid itself from the greater public. Boxing turned it\u0026rsquo;s back on the common fan and sold it\u0026rsquo;s soul to the premium cable networks who\u0026rsquo;s goal was to further obscure the sport\u0026rsquo;s biggest stars by sticking them on pay-per-view.\nThat is obviously a much more complex issue to tackle, but for our sake here, it\u0026rsquo;s quite possibly going to be a god send that the public will have boxing at a regular interval in a predictable place.\nThink of it this way. Some fans will tune in to Shakur Stevenson\u0026rsquo;s fight. They may not care for the card, but they watch anyway. They see a promo for another future fight.\nLet\u0026rsquo;s stop here. In the past, that fight would be taking place at some point in the future. Maybe 3 or 4 weeks away. Have you ever been to the store and walked out saying, I\u0026rsquo;m going to come back and buy that? Then you forget about that thing and don\u0026rsquo;t wind up ever making the purchase.\nTop Rank \u0026amp; ESPN have found themselves in a position where they can create some interest for their next fight. Then immediately deliver.\nPBC to some extent pulled this off last year where their first 6 months they had a blistering schedule across the country with a card seemingly every week without many breaks. The numbers were good enough to suggest that this can work.\nGood Matchups\nJessie Magdaleno vs Yenifel Vicente. You don\u0026rsquo;t tune into a Jessie Magdaleno fight expecting to see the technical mastery of Canelo. No, you tune in because you want to see 12 rounds of back-and-forth action. Vicente is experienced enough that he\u0026rsquo;s going to make it a real fight. This is poised to be an under the radar fight.\nEleider Alvarez vs Joe Smith Jr. The belief that this is some match-up between 2 monster punchers is overstated. Alvarez has gotten a reputation that probably isn\u0026rsquo;t true, but that\u0026rsquo;s beside the point. Joe Smith Jr here is the star. He\u0026rsquo;s turned in a career full of surprises and each time he looks in over his head, he\u0026rsquo;s figured out a way to leave his mark on a fight. Whether that be pushing Bernard Hopkins out of the ring and into retirement, wobbling Dmitry Bivol in one of the most forgettable fights in boxing history, or giving Jesse Hart a boxing lesson.\nIvan Baranchyk vs Jose Zepeda. There hasn\u0026rsquo;t been an official announcement for this fight yet, but what this fight lacks in accolades and name brand recognition, it will make up for in action.\nThe Bad We can expect an initial wave of interest as boxing joins a sparse collection of other sports putting out live shows. But, boxing has shown ratings have no correlation to availability or even quality. Rather, boxing is about names. It\u0026rsquo;s about fights where the A and B side are known.\nIf we assume that that premise is accurate, boxing is in trouble. None of the announced fights feature known A and B sides. That\u0026rsquo;s not to say these are bad fights or won\u0026rsquo;t be entertaining, but if we honestly ask if the boxing casual is familiar with both fighters in the marquee, the answer is going to be an emphatic no.\nThis means interest will quickly wane. The ratings will not reflect well and while I have no doubt that ESPN understands what they have with Top Rank and their expectations are realistic, this will become another arrow in the quiver of the boxing detractor who loves to proclaim the wild success of the UFC.\nThe Ugly Mikaela Mayer just tested positive for COVID-19 and the co-main event for boxing\u0026rsquo;s first fight back is off. That\u0026rsquo;s not good for anyone involved.\nNow, there\u0026rsquo;s no need to pile on Top Rank here and play the blame game. This is to be expected. Top Rank is marching forward and leading the pack. Mistakes will be made from production all the way to positive tests. For this, they shouldn\u0026rsquo;t be judged too harshly. All signs indicate that they are being responsible in putting these events on. All of boxing will benefit from the successes and failures over the next couple of weeks as Top Rank walks the skinny branches.\nAt the end of the day, we can\u0026rsquo;t be too harsh on Top Rank. Boxing is back and Top Rank doing their best to create an environment where everyone is safe. Can things be better? Sure.\nBut if things were perfect fans would probably still complain.\n","description":"Top Rank is leading the charge with a vengeance as they unveil a slew of cards marking boxing's return. In an unprecedented move, Top Rank will do 2 cards a week as they work furiously to fulfill the 54 cards in their agreement with ESPN. If the prize is simply giving us back the sport we love, sure. Top Rank has done a phenomenal job, but the shotgun approach of mismatches may do more harm than good.","id":430,"tag":"top rank, espn, shakur stevenson","title":"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly With Boxing's Return","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-with-boxings-return/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":431,"tag":"","title":"top rank, espn, shakur stevenson","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/top-rank-espn-shakur-stevenson/"},{"content":"The UFC was itching to be the first live sport to return amid the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping the globe. Whether their attempt was hasty or not is irrelevant because they pulled it off. They delivered a pay-per-view and all signs point to the event being a success.\nThe event wasn\u0026rsquo;t without issue. No event is.\nThe question now is how can boxing learn from the successes and failures of the UFC? This question is answered on the latest episode of the Sunday Puncher Podcast. Listen below.\n ","description":"The UFC was itching to be the first live sport to return amid the coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping the globe. Whether their attempt was hasty or not is irrelevant because they pulled it off. They delivered a pay-per-view and all signs point to the event being a success.","id":432,"tag":"","title":"What Can Boxing Learn From The UFC's Return?","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/what-can-boxing-learn-from-the-ufcs-return/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":433,"tag":"","title":"Brandun Lee vs Camilo Prieto","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/brandun-lee-camilo-prieto/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":434,"tag":"","title":"Adam Kownacki vs Robert Helenius","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/adam-kownacki-robert-helenius/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":435,"tag":"","title":"Danny Dignum vs Alfredo Meli","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/danny-dignum-alfredo-meli/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":436,"tag":"","title":"Scott Quigg vs Jono Carroll","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/scott-quigg-jono-carroll/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":437,"tag":"","title":"Mikey Garcia vs Jessie Vargas","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/mikey-garcia-jessie-vargas/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":438,"tag":"","title":"Keith Hunter vs Sanjarbek Rakhmanov","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/keith-hunter-sanjarbek-rakhmanov/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":439,"tag":"","title":"deontay wilder","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/deontay-wilder/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":440,"tag":"","title":"Greg Kashtanov","type":"authors","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/authors/greg-kashtanov/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":441,"tag":"","title":"tyson fury","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/tyson-fury/"},{"content":"As with Canelo-Golovkin, Charlo-Harrison, Ward-Kovalev, most expected more of the same in a second go. The puncher leading, while the boxer doubles down on elusiveness and finesse. Fine-tuned adjustments producing a narrow winner down the stretch. But this wasn’t a fight won by inches, it was swept by miles.\nIt was Tyson Fury who knew better. Perceived by most as the winner of the first fight, Wilder’s late fight adjustments and momentum had him close a betting favorite. But Fury recognized the ball was now left in his court and flipped the script coming into the rematch.\nHe didn’t agree with the first fight’s decision, but he simultaneously understood why he didn’t get it. Always an excellent ring general, it was now Fury’s chance to learn how to punctuate his dominance. Instead of being lulled into complacency by the adulation of his fans, Tyson Fury was preparing to counter a check with checkmate.\nStiffening his shots and interlacing feints, Fury pressured while simultaneously keeping Wilder at the end of his jab. And if Wilder got an inch too close, he was grabbed and rag-dolled.\nFor good reason, heavyweights are rarely regarded as pound-for-pound greats, but this was a phenomenal execution of a game-plan reminiscent to how Golovkin both pressured and controlled Canelo Alvarez in their first bout. Only Wilder didn’t have the technical ability to respond in kind.\nIn a result that seems extremely obvious in hindsight, the depth of Tyson Fury’s game shone as Wilder struggled to find a chance to even throw much less land. Its hard to even say what Wilder’s game-plan was because he spent most of the fight trying to find a second wind that Fury fully exhausted from him.\nTyson Fury stamps his ticket to all-time greatness. The two-time champion undresses another long-reigning heavyweight king treading on an aura of invincibility. But something was extra special about yesterday.\nFor all his flaws, Tyson Fury flourishes when the lights are brightest. In a history checkered with highs and lows, Tyson Fury still had something more to give.\nThose who had been following Fury since he was fighting at leisure centers with a full head of hair and being polled a close underdog to David Price watched him live up to his namesake in destructive fashion as the entire world stopped for one day for the sake of heavyweight boxing. Bring on the historical comparisons and inane hypothetical matchups, Tyson Fury is transcending his era.\nBoxing is life’s great equalizer. A second chance in life. A second chance in public perception. While being a champion can’t fully absolve the sins of the past. Fans don’t let the flaws of fighters define them and in turn fighters do not have to let their flaws consume them.\n","description":"As with Canelo-Golovkin, Charlo-Harrison, Ward-Kovalev, most expected more of the same in a second go. The puncher leading, while the boxer doubles down on elusiveness and finesse. Fine-tuned adjustments producing a narrow winner down the stretch. But this wasn’t a fight won by inches, it was swept by miles.","id":442,"tag":"tyson fury ; deontay wilder ; heavyweight","title":"When the Lights Are Brightest: The Gypsy King's Second Lease on Life","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/when-the-lights-are-brightest-the-gypsy-kings-second-lease-on-life/"},{"content":"Discombobulated, wounded and bloodied, Deontay Wilder was rendered a shell of the fearsome figure he cut for ten previous title defences. Despite all that has and will be written, the problem was not Wilder’s perceived fraudulence but it was similarly neither a case of the various physical impairments that he may or may not have had.\nThe problem was that he was faced with a man his better. Something which was made partially clear fourteen months ago in Hollywood and was now crystal clear in Sin City. A man now may very well undoubtedly be the better of everyone from this resurgent era of big men.\nTyson Fury laid bare his game-plan for this rematch months in advance. Sit down on his punches, back the puncher up, shoot the backhand straight down the middle – get the knockout. But we’d hardly believe him. Not the man who’d abdicated the throne as quickly as he’d ascended to it, not the man with a meagre 60% knockout ratio. Not him. No chance.\nBut as the first bell rang and Fury marked his territory in the middle of that Vegas ring, you were forced to take the man at his word. The opening two passages were competitive as Fury’s more punctual and snappy offense matched up to the jab and glancing whippersnappers from Wilder. The third round however was more back than forth and Wilder found himself dropped, stumbling and sinking quickly without trace.\nEverything else after that point might have taken valuable money making years off Deontay Wilder’s career. Perhaps a little befuddled by the resilience of Wilder in his role as the aggressor, Fury relentlessly pecked away at the champion for as long as Wilder’s corner would allow him to stand – at one point leaning in to sample the blood of his foe as if it were a Twilight scene.\nMain trainer Jay Deas tried to be brave on his fighter’s behalf, but co-trainer Mark Breland, the wiser head in a fiery camp, saved Wilder from himself as he flailed away aimlessly and without conviction.\nFor the slain champion, a period of soul searching and wound licking surely awaits. Defeat on the highest stage, depending on inner resolve, can make make either mice or monsters of men. For a man who strived for any sort of acclaim for so long, having the world swept underneath him as soon as he got to the big dance could be soul crushing for Wilder, but it could also make him more vengeful — even with time against him.\nFor his conqueror, there is much to rejoice for in the spoils of victory. We are often accustomed to the positive and negative sparks which come from those around the top of their craft. In the past four years, Tyson Fury took the boxing and wider world on a ride filled with thrills, ecstasy, deceit, and frustration. Forever a flawed but fascinating figure, Fury will undoubtedly take us on further rides to come, containing similar emotions and sentiments.\nHe has garnered our attention, our scorn, our condemnation and our bemusement all at one stage or another. However on this one night in Vegas, he garnered nothing but our respect and admiration as he once again demonstrated himself to be the fighter he always claimed that he would be.\n","description":"Discombobulated, wounded and bloodied, Deontay Wilder was rendered a shell of the fearsome figure he cut for ten previous title defences. Despite all that has and will be written, the problem was not Wilder’s perceived fraudulence but it was similarly neither a case of the various physical impairments that he may or may not have had.","id":443,"tag":"","title":"Were You Not Entertained Fury Dismantles Wilder","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/were-you-not-entertained-fury-dismantles-wilder/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":444,"tag":"","title":"🏅Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury II","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/deontay-wilder-tyson-fury-ii/"},{"content":"April 2017 – “That is how you win a heavyweight championship!” Deontay Wilder made a full recovery from his injuries and returned in February and gained a routine enough victory versus yet another overmatched foe in Gerald Washington. It was another fight in the relative obscurity of Alabama, another fight where a right hand from the champ appeared to bail him out from a potential dud and another fight closer to stagnation.\nWilder’s first taste of the big time would not be in the ring, but instead in the commentary booth, for the biggest heavyweight contest of that year. Wilder watched in amazement as budding superstar Anthony Joshua scored an epic TKO victory over Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 at Wembley. In doing so, Joshua formed a new consensus as to who the man to beat in the division was. Where one man crumbled under the weight of expectation and fame, this fighter took everything in stride. Joshua and Wilder greeted each other with a fist bump, however Tyson Fury was the guy on the new unified champion’s mind.\n  And where was Fury? Plodding along trying to lose fat from his now 400lb frame. No license, no belts and, with the PED situation still unresolved, no future in the sport.\nNovember 2017 – “A King Don’t Chase Peasants” Determined to finally make his mark after two and a half largely unfulfilling years as a belt-holder, Wilder sought out dangerous Cuban southpaw Luis Ortiz as his next voluntary defence. Finally, the sort of challenge arose for Wilder once again to prove himself, but once again drug testing would get in the way. Ortiz getting busted a week and a half away from fight night was definitely not in the script.\n  All was definitely not lost for Wilder, he was able to take out his frustrations on the only man to last the distance with him prior.\nRendering Bermane Stiverne into a permanent internet meme created the sort of buzz which had gone amiss for the preceding few years. Wilder set his sights firmly on Joshua (fresh off another stoppage victory) and was unwilling to acquiesce towards calls to prove himself further. Meanwhile another Brit, with the help of expensive lawyers, settled his longstanding anti-doping issue and began to slowly piece together an unlikely return to the ring..\nApril 2018 – “No Panache, No Flair, No Skill, Waste of Money!” In the space of a few spring months in 2018, the paradigm shift in the heavyweight division turned unexpectedly. Luis Ortiz had resurfaced, allowing Wilder to “bless him with an opportunity” and give himself the chance to add a marquee name to his ledger in fight number forty of his career.\n{{ youtube KNWcoFU7SRA }}\nIf the Stiverne fight sparked some buzz, the Ortiz fight added kerosene to those small flames. A back and forth battle in Brooklyn allowed Wilder to demonstrate the skill and will of a world level fighter, as he rallied to stop his man late after nearly being finished himself. In a fight that played out in an eerily reminiscent way to Joshua-Klitschko.\nThe Bronze Bomber had real momentum now and so did a potential showdown with Anthony Joshua. The latter picked up another title belt in an effective but rather listless performance versus WBO champion Joseph Parker. Not easy on the eye but one that raised intrigue and questions over how he would fare versus Wilder. Watching from home, Wilder certainly was less than impressed and made his feelings clear.\n{{ youtube PhvxSEiIF1U }}\nHe wasn’t the only one who reacted similarly. About to announce his return to the ring with a new team and broadcaster, Tyson Fury seemingly had returned to his vintage bombastic self.\nAugust 2018 – Sweet Home Alabama The summer of 2018 in some way belonged to Tyson Fury. Enamoured by his comeback story from rock bottom as they have been towards many in the past, the British public were all keenly awaiting his June return. Said return came and went and before people could question the horrific choice of performance, how out of shape Fury was or the merits of the novice trainer he had employed, another tune up was scheduled for the middle of August on a Carl Frampton undercard in Belfast.\nIt was accepted that it would take a while before we saw Fury in title contention, especially when the coast had been cleared for an undisputed title showdown between Wilder and Joshua. But, when months dragged on with boardroom insults, network changes and rejected offers came and went without a deal, both men opted to go in different directions.\n  Wilder wanted to be on the big stage. He wanted the star making event which underpins every man’s road to glory. With Joshua off the table, he knew that there was one man who served to be the perfect dance partner at the right time for him to fulfil said desires. So the WBC champ, with entourage alongside, boarded once again to a stadium across the pond. This time – Windsor Park in Belfast was the destination and he was there to set the wheels in motions for a December showdown vs Tyson Fury. With Fury emerging unscathed from his second tune up, the matchup both foresaw years ago was finally materialising after a whirlwind first half of 2018.\nDecember 2018 – Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Shortly after the Belfast encounter, the financials were sorted and the date and venue were set in stone. December 1st at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The preceding press tour was a predictable comical shambles as you get with two men who respect each other pretending otherwise. Fury proceeded with preparations against the orders of close family members, Wilder only had a knockout on his mind. Fury embraced the occasion, Wilder let it consume him. But with the doubts surrounding Fury’s fitness, it was only a matter of time until that right hand landed once that first bell went\u0026hellip; right?\n  It eventually did. In the ninth, after several rounds mixed with tension and Fury’s slickness. A temple shot from Wilder didn’t full register, but the right hand left hook which he planted on the blubbering frame of Fury in the 12th was heard around the world. Fury somehow mustered the strength to rise and beat the count and finish the fight on top. Some thought Wilder had it, the majority thought Fury had completed a fairytale comeback. Everybody was left wholly unfulfilled when referee Jack Reiss raised both men’s hands to signal a draw verdict. The journey that these two men had gone on was far from over.\nMarch 2019 – Rematch? Not So Fast.. It looked for a while that an immediate rematch between Wilder and Fury was inevitable for the spring, however an oil rich boxing marketplace had other ideas.\nOn the advice of management, Fury was steered to a new promoter and new network. Bob Arum knows a thing or two about managing the commercial affairs of heavyweights. A swift negotiation and Fury defected over to Top Rank and plans of a Wilder rematch were halted instantly.\nWilder, perhaps with more to gain from an immediate rematch, wasn’t best pleased. However as the months progressed, the stars would soon begin to align in his favour.\nJune 2019 – Three-Legged Monster No More   With Fury planning to take two tune up fights yet again, media and fan attention once again turned towards a potential Wilder vs Joshua undisputed showdown. Wilder was the only promotional or network free agent left out of the top three heavyweights and a bidding war emerged for his services – most notably from DAZN, who laid out a proposal with the supposed intention of making that undisputed showdown. Nonetheless, it was felt from both himself and his team that free agency suited Wilder best and he leveraged the several offers he did have on the table and ended up making a killing to slice through sworn enemy Dominic Breazeale in a few minutes in Mid-May.\nBut what was just as significant as adding another kayo to the highlight reel was the best laid plans Wilder put in place shortly after. He would sign to rematch the man who had him on the brink the preceding March and, provided he emerged victorious from that affair, there was a gentleman’s agreement for him and the Gypsy King to finally rematch the following spring.\nThe day after announcing these plans to the world, Wilder watched on with shock as Anthony Joshua was topped by short notice replacement Andy Ruiz Jr in seven rounds at Madison Square Garden. Joshua would admirably reclaim his belts by the years end, but he was unable to budge the consensus that there were now only two men with claims to being king of the big men.\nFury made short work of Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas a few weeks after Joshua was slain – meaning that we were one fight from each away from having the fight to determine numero uno. Surely nothing could go wrong from here?\nDecember 2019 – The Coast is Clear As 2019 drew to a close, we got the official confirmation that both Wilder and Fury would meet as planned on the 22nd February in Las Vegas. But to say that the final stretch to reach that point was routine would certainly not be truthful.\nTyson Fury met Swedish prospect Otto Wallin in Las Vegas in September in what was supposed to be a good workout and a few more rounds in the bank before the big one. A left hand to the face and a grotesque cut later and we got a dog fight befitting of the “Guerrero” persona Fury had adopted for Mexican Independence Day weekend. Fury got the decision, but had there not been multi-millions riding on his future, he’d have been pulled out sharpish by a referee or a ringside doctor. Unable to train or spar for months, Fury instead took himself away to another domain and dabbled in the theatrics – the sports entertainment theatrics to be specific. A WWE stint in earnest began the promotion for the planned big one.\nDeontay Wilder found himself being shutout for the first half of the fight by a better conditioned and determined Luis Ortiz. Round seven was more of the same. Wilder leads, Ortiz counters to head and body, we begin to fear the worst, Ortiz steps a little into the pocket, Wilder searches for range with his jab, Ortiz bring his front foot forward and… good night Ortiz.\nA right cross delivered effortlessly by Wilder and the coast was clear. Title defence number 10 in the books paving the way for a chance to fully eradicate all doubt about his legitimacy as a heavyweight champion.\nIn experiencing the tribulations they did in the autumn, both Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder raised the intrigue level for their second showdown. Is Fury either handicapped or battle worn or will Wilder be unable to overcome his limitations once again?\n","description":"Deontay Wilder made a full recovery from his injuries and returned in February and gained a routine enough victory versus yet another overmatched foe in Gerald Washington. It was another fight in the relative obscurity of Alabama, another fight where a right hand from the champ appeared to bail him out from a potential dud and another fight closer to stagnation.","id":445,"tag":"","title":"The Road to Wilder Fury 2 - A Timeline - Part III","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/the-road-to-wilder-fury-2-a-timeline-part-iii/"},{"content":"January 2015 \u0026ndash; \u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m about to put this Haitian on permanent vacation\u0026rdquo; The back end of 2014 was relatively quiet for Deontay Wilder. And for good reason. Installed as mandatory to recently crowned WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne, Wilder took a brief tune-up in the summer before zeroing in on the Haitian titleholder. Stiverne was seen both heavy-handed and competent enough to expose the supposed fraud that many still believed Wilder was, but also limited and ordinary enough to be the perfect stepping stone to transform a prospect to a champion.\nInsults and threats were exchanged throughout the build up, but when it came to fight night, it was the 29 year old American who stood tall whilst raising championship gold. Withstanding a broken hand and a fighter who would not fall as easily as those who preceded him, Wilder was content to stick out his jab and shoot his (damaged) right hand at a plodding target for twelve rounds. Almost a decade after stepping into a boxing gym for the first time, Wilder became the first American heavyweight champion since his point of entry into the fight game.\nJuly 2015 \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a personal mission of mine to rid boxing of a boring person like you\u0026rdquo; Wilder would have a couple of hometown defences in Alabama. Firstly, he survived a shaky moment to trounce the otherwise hapless Eric Molina in nine rounds. He then followed this up with another largely dominant display over Frenchman Johan Duhaupaus, finishing the show in the 11th that time around.\nHowever all eyes in the summer were on Germany where Tyson Fury touched down to make his date with destiny versus Wladimir Klitschko official. The two had history \u0026mdash; dating back to camps in Austria under the guidance of the late Emmanuel Steward, but in terms of demeanour and application to the sport, they stood in stark contrast. It was well-packaged vs unkept, Swarovski versus Slazenger, UK vs Ukraine, in a night that would shape the trajectory of the division as well as that of Tyson Fury\u0026rsquo;s life.\nNovember 2015 \u0026mdash; A Düsseldorf Dream After a brief delay due to a Klitschko quibble, Fury had to finally walk the walk in front of 50,000 people in Düsseldorf, Germany. Mind games and playacting were aplenty during the entirety of fight week, however as soon as the first bell went, Fury was all business.\n\u0026ldquo;Don\u0026rsquo;t hold your feet, touch him with the jab, tie if he gets close\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; nothing spectacular, and certainly nothing entertaining. But the totality of what the rounds racked up with negating the offence of the long-reigning champion was more than enough for Fury to create history\nMichael Buffer bellowed \u0026ldquo;and the new!\u0026rdquo;, family members and close friends rejoiced and a young man had completed the unlikely turn around from a \u0026ldquo;never will be\u0026rdquo; to \u0026ldquo;just becoming.\u0026rdquo;\nJanuary 2016 \u0026mdash; \u0026ldquo;When you\u0026rsquo;re ready, when you\u0026rsquo;re ready Bumsquad\u0026rdquo; Instead of the heroes welcome that was becoming of heavyweight champions past and present, Fury was faced with the backlash of a backlog of insensitive and erroneous remarks he had made in the lead-up to winning championship gold. He had become the man, but there were immediate signs that he was already burdened by the crown that was bestowed upon him.\nNone was this more evident than when he took a trip to New York in mid January. Purpose of visit? Watching a certain American title holder made the third defence of his belt in Brooklyn. Whilst Fury struggled to avoid negative press back home, Deontay Wilder was struggling to get press at all. Assignment number three of his title reign (versus Arthur Szpilka) was all about profile raising. And with a right hand like Wilder\u0026rsquo;s, there is the possibility to create memories every time you step into a ring. 9 rounds of sloppy action cancelled out with an eraser to the jaw.\nSzpilka exited stage right on a stretcher, thankfully with his faculties in tact. Enter stage right \u0026mdash; Tyson Fury\u0026hellip;\nJune 2016 \u0026mdash; Not Your Ideal Summer Despite the theatrics of their encounter in Brooklyn stoking the flames further for a potential showdown between the two, fate would take both Wilder and Fury in two different directions for the time being. Things went from bad to worse personally and professionally for Fury. He saw one of the three title belts he won taken from his possession due to non compliance. It quickly wound up in the possession of a fellow Brit: the division\u0026rsquo;s next best thing \u0026mdash; Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua (not Audley).\nOwing to a more media friendly and professional attitude, Joshua received the acclaim that was not forthcoming for Fury, something which at some level irked the latter. But it got worse from there. Around the same time Joshua was defending his new title for the first time, Fury was preparing for a rematch with the man he conquered the previous November \u0026mdash; this time at home in Manchester. However said rematch would never materialise.\nThe short story is that a foot injury followed by mental health issues scuppered Fury\u0026rsquo;s title reign and resulted in an abdication of his two other title belts. The long story is far more murky than that, involving several encounters with drug testers, a PED issue dating back to months before he became champion and the type of personality fluctuations which had plagued a man throughout his whole career and life. These problems had been brewing beneath the surface. Ultimately, Fury was off the grid indefinitely.\nFortune certainly did not favour Deontay Wilder in 2016 either. Following Szpilka, he was set for the biggest task and paycheque of his career. In Russia, versus a highly regarded and dangerous native Alexander Povetkin. His critics wanted him to face a legitimate name and they were set to get their wish and then some.\nWilder touched base in the UK to put the finishing touches to his preparations for the fight of his life, only to receive an unexpected phone call days before he was set to engage in battle.\nPovetkin had failed a test for a banned substance (coincidentally not the last Russian doping scandal of that summer) \u0026mdash; Wilder\u0026rsquo;s day of reckoning had been scrapped and he\u0026rsquo;d have to settle for a short notice hometown assignment versus the game but battle worn Chris Arreola instead. The win was relatively routine, but a torn bicep and another hand injury would sideline Wilder for the remainder of that year. His quest to prove his legitimacy as a champion was most definitely on hold for the time being.\n","description":"The back end of 2014 was relatively quiet for Deontay Wilder. And for good reason. Installed as mandatory to recently crowned WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne, Wilder took a brief tune-up in the summer before zeroing in on the Haitian titleholder.","id":446,"tag":"","title":"The Road To Wilder Fury II — A Timeline — Part II","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/the-road-to-wilder-fury-2-a-timeline-part-ii/"},{"content":"June 2012 – “There’s a certain toughness inside of him” Shortly before his passing, legendary trainer and moulder of modern heavyweights Emmanuel Steward was asked about which of the upcoming breed of big men would ascend to the divisions summit after his current charge in unified champion Wladimir Klitschko. Steward earmarked two men, both raw and sloppy yet unflappable and determined.\nSteward lauded the toughness and coordination of 23 year old Tyson Fury, at this stage an undefeated British and commonwealth champion. Despite showing promise and having achieved a fair amount in his brief professional career, still a fighter whose most colourful performances came with a microphone in his hand. Especially an uncensored live tirade launched against his closest British rival at the time in David Price. A few wins for regional belts appeared to pave the way for a domestic showdown between the two. A classic boxer vs puncher affair to determine UK’s number one.\nSteward also earmarked another heavyweight closer to home as someone to look out for. With god given power and an Olympic bronze medal, Deontay Wilder was ploughing his way through the regional club circuits of America with reckless abandonment. With gaping holes in his framework and a risible level of opposition, it was hard for many to stand up and take notice of the 27 year old. However six KO wins, topped off by a crunching demolition of Kelvin Price on Showtime in December, saw avenues slowly open for this Alabama native. Still striving to provide for himself and his young family.\nApril 2013 – “I didn’t come here to play tip tap boxing” Deontay Wilder’s career was beginning to pick up some momentum. The affable prospect picked up his passport twice in early 2013. After a quick pitstop in Mexico, he made his way to Sheffield to face another Olympic medalist – granted one who had become a punchline in Audley Harrison.\nHarrison talked a big game, but was swarmed and stopped in a matter of seconds by the younger fresher guy. But what was the first indication of Wilder’s future trajectory came a few days before at a local show in the same city. Sat at the back of a hall, Wilder was called out by perhaps the only man in the place to know who he was – a fellow undefeated heavyweight hopeful by the name of Tyson Fury, who then declared that someday the two would meet for championship gold. After defeating Harrison, Wilder doubled down on this intent, calling out the man he had just been acquainted with.\nFury himself had embarked on a transatlantic journey of his own just a week before Wilder. David Price had been stopped a month prior, so as an alternative, The 6'9 lump trudged into New York – promising to do a demolition job on his physically overmatched foe in former cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham. Disaster nearly struck in round two as Fury pulled back in a straight line and left his chin on a platter for a Cunningham overhand right. Some more shaky rounds followed, however Fury was able to smother, spoil and subdue the smaller man before securing a finish in the seventh. Fury sang away the evening, rejoicing at a win that took him closer to title contention, but some of the new audience were left largely unimpressed at this “future champion.”\nSeptember 2013 – “Six foot Nine inches of inside-fighting-ness’ Deontay Wilder continued his knockout streak right into the second half of 2013. That chilling right hand of his sent former beltholder Siarhei Liakovich tumbling as if he’d been tased. There was growing confidence around the Alabama native but there was still so much to learn. So when a call came in from overseas to go and spar a former champion on the comeback trail, Wilder was more than happy to oblige.\nThat man, David Haye, on the smaller side in terms of heavyweight dimensions, sought out the services of the long and languid Wilder to prepare for another super heavyweight. Fresh off the exploits in New York, Tyson Fury campaigned for a returning David Haye as he chased the sort of scalp which would increase his domestic notoriety as well as his bank balance. After a brief back and forth between fighters and teams, a late September date was pencilled in for the two to meet at Manchester.\nBut as soon as anticipation build for the showdown, as quick said anticipation dissipated. A cut over an eyebrow followed by a serious shoulder injury sidelined David Haye, put an axe to this showdown and put a temporary halt to Fury’s ascent. Rumours of Deontay Wilder potentially stepping in as a replacement briefly swirled, but were ultimately unsubstantiated.\nMarch 2014 – A Puerto Rican Dive? Incredulous at the fallout of the biggest fight of his career to date, Fury piled on the pounds in a self proclaimed “retirement “ before he stopped sulking and got right back to work in reclaiming his place in line for a title shot which he gave up chasing Haye. All 19 stone of Fury, looking like a man twice his age (25), dispatched club fighter Joey Abell in London after a bit of playacting to restart the engine as of sorts.\nMeanwhile, in Puerto Rico, Deontay Wilder was edging closer to a title shot of his own, having been placed in an eliminator with fellow countryman Malik Scott on the undercard of Danny Garcia vs Mauricio Herrera. For someone still considered unrefined, an experienced stick and mover like Scott may have proved to be a potential banana peel. But Wilder waltzed into Bayamón care free and once again took care of business swiftly. The ignominious manner in which Scott was dispatched caused many to question whether the matchup was on the level – not that this mattered to the Bronze Bomber, who was now right in the world title mix himself after fight 31 of his career.\nNovember 2014 – “I’m the best heavyweight in the world by miles” Tyson Fury was as unfiltered and unhinged as ever outside of the ring during 2014. Flipping over tables and insulting fans and journalists alike as he zoned in on securing a shot at Wladimir Klitschko. His chance to rubber stamp his date with destiny came at the end of November 2014. A rematch with the similarly unhinged British rival Dereck Chisora finally went ahead after a few delays. And it was here where for perhaps the first time in his career, Fury resembled someone who could be seen as a legitimate threat to those at the top of the division. He tore apart Chisora with a mix of patience and ruthlessness, forcing the opposing corner to save his rival from himself.\nThere was no going back now for Fury, he would finally get his world title opportunity in 2015. However, he was not the only person that found themselves in that boat.\n","description":"Shortly before his passing, legendary trainer and moulder of modern heavyweights Emmanuel Steward was asked about which of the upcoming breed of big men would ascend to the divisions summit after his current charge in unified champion Wladimir Klitschko. Steward earmarked two men, both raw and sloppy yet unflappable and determined.","id":447,"tag":"","title":"The Road to Wilder Fury II – A Timeline – Part I","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/the-road-to-wilder-fury-2-a-timeline-part-i/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":448,"tag":"","title":"🏅Caleb Plant vs Vincent Feigenbutz","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/caleb-plant-vincent-feigenbutz/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":449,"tag":"","title":"Ryan Garcia vs Francisco Fonseca","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/ryan-garcia-francisco-fonseca/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":450,"tag":"","title":"Thomas Mattice vs Isaac Cruz Gonzalez","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/thomas-mattice-isaac-cruz-gonzalez/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":451,"tag":"","title":"🏅Gary Russell Jr vs Tugstsogt Nyambayar","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/gary-russell-jr-tugstsogt-nyambayar/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":452,"tag":"","title":"Kell Brook vs Mark Deluca","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/kell-brook-mark-deluca/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":453,"tag":"","title":"Yordenis Ugas vs Mike Dallas Jr","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/yordenis-ugas-mike-dallas-jr/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":454,"tag":"","title":"Lee Haskins vs David Oliver Joyce","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/lee-haskins-david-oliver-joyce/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":455,"tag":"","title":"Ruben Villa vs Alexei Collado","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/ruben-villa-alexei-collado/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":456,"tag":"","title":"🏅Demetrius Andrade vs Luke Keeler","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/demetrius-andrade-luke-keeler/"},{"content":"Keeshawn Williams UD8 Gaku Takahasi This was surprisingly entertaining bout that looked anything-but on paper. Keeshawn Williams came in the hyped prospect with an undefeated record and championship pedigree (he\u0026rsquo;s the nephew of Lamont and Anthony Peterson), 16\u0026ndash;10\u0026ndash;1 Gaku Takahasi gave the crowd a great show and earned every penny of his likely minimal paycheck.\nThe bout was surprisingly competitive through the first half, but then Williams settled down and dominated down the stretch. Takahashi really brought the action and won over the crowd by repeatedly urging Williams on with his hands at his waste. For his part Williams intentionally slowed down the action as much as possible in the second half after a more action filled first half than he probably wanted. Once Williams settled into his rhythm, he landed countershot bomb after countershot bomb. Takahasi had been cut mid way through the action, and every round hence forth would be punctuated by a moment early on where Williams would land a bomb on Takahasi and send a gob of vaseline flying an onto an unlucky ringside official.\nKeeshawn Williams should be happy with his performance. Once things settled down he landed some really impressive counterpuncher and gave observers seeing him for the first time a lot to look forward to.\nLorenzo \u0026lsquo;Truck\u0026rsquo; Simpson UD6 Antonio Hernandez Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME\nFights like this would never have been televised prior to the boxing bubble period of the last 18 months, and this fight showed exactly why. Lorenzo \u0026lsquo;Truck\u0026rsquo; Simpson won a near shutout over Antonio Hernandez tonight and gained some valuable experience, but fans are more likely to fixate on the negative aspects of this outing due to Hernandez\u0026rsquo;s 2\u0026ndash;10 record.\nTruck came out bombing in the first round landing loud thudding shots upstairs and down, but his body shots made a strong impression in particular. The same pattern continued, but eventually the story of the fight started to become Hernandez\u0026rsquo;s resilience. The 2\u0026ndash;10\u0026ndash;1 Kansas City fighter has been stopped twice in his career, but he took everything Truck could throw and always had the energy and passion to return fire. Hernandez\u0026rsquo;s greatest success came in the 5th when he landed a few good offensive combos in succession as Simpson overextended himself in a failed attempt to get Simpson\u0026rsquo;s respect. Hernandez won the round on all 3 cards.\nAll in all I was pretty impressed with Lorenzo \u0026lsquo;Truck\u0026rsquo; Simpson. Simpson showed off an impressive skill set and a lot of physical talent, even if Hernandez was way more game than expected.\nSteven Torres KO2 Dakota Witkopf If all goes to plan we could see a lot more of Steven Torres in the coming years. The 6'7\u0026quot; heavyweight is just 21 years old and and he improved to 2\u0026ndash;0 (2 KOs) over Dakota Witkopf with a right hand that put Witkopf down and out. Make no mistake, Torres is as green as Ireland, but he has physical attributes that can\u0026rsquo;t be taught and plenty of time to develop as a fighter.\nBoth of his pro bouts have been at the Barclays Center, and I expect to see this trend continue. Adam Kownacki rose as a professional here in Brooklyn in similar undercard slots, and I would not at all be surprised if Steven Torres gets somewhere in the next few years.\n","description":"A look at the Showtime Prelim action on the Garcia-Redkach undercard from the Barclays Center — January 25th 2020","id":457,"tag":"","title":"Keeshawn Williams Made Another Step Forward: Garcia-Redkach Prelim Report","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/keeshawn-willians-made-anther-step-forward-garcia-redkach-prelim-report/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":458,"tag":"","title":"Danny Garcia vs Ivan Redkach","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/danny-garcia-ivan-redkach/"},{"content":"What to watch for in boxing’s best weekend this year\nFrom The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Time: 6:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM ET, 2:00 AM GMT Online: UFC Fight Pass Steve Rolls 19–1 (10 KOs) vs Gilberto Pereira dos Santa 16–10 (12 KOs) 10 rounds middleweight division Steve Rolls entered the public spotlight when he was chosen as the comeback opponent for Gennadiy Golovkin. Golovkin was coming off his first career loss and this was seen as a holding pattern fight to set up the trilogy with Canelo. Rolls didn’t appear to have a chance heading into the fight, however there was a sliver of a moment when Rolls appeared to at least stagger him. Combine this with the crisp shots Rolls managed to slip past Golovkin’s guard and there’s reason to pay attention to Rolls. Maybe it was an off-performance, maybe Rolls was a better competitor than expected. Rolls will return in a get back fight of his own and it will come against an opponent with probably less of a shot than Rolls did in his meeting with Golovkin. Custio Clayton 17–0 (11 KOs) vs Diego Ramirez 21–3 (6 KOs) 10 rounds welterweight division You may take a look at Clayton’s record and the fact that he’s a welterweight and ask yourself why isn’t he ever brought up as a potential opponent for the guys with names at welterweight. The answer is that he’s in a similar situation as Steve Rolls. He’s 32 years old which would firmly place him outside of the prospect category and typically that this age with no significant wins usually isn’t coincidentally. Clayton is due though and he will get his shot in due time. Canadians had high hopes for their former Olympian, but jumping between three promotions has prevented him gaining any momentum. He even spent a year as Terence Crawford’s mandatory in a fight that never came to be. #5 with the IBF, #6 with the WBO, and #13 with the WBA, it should be a matter of time so long as he doesn’t take a shock loss. Thursday January 30th From Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida Main Card: 6:00 PM PT, 9:00 PM ET, 2:00 AM GMT Undercard: 4:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM ET, 12:00 AM GMT Online: DAZN Demetrius Andrade 28–0 (17 KOs) vs Luke Keeler 17–2–1 (5 KOs) 12 rounds WBO world middleweight title Keeler’s no stranger to being an underdog. Perceived as an overmatched feather-fist going into a fight with Luis Arias, he did what Danny Jacobs and Gabriel Rosado couldn’t and dropped him twice. But this should be a bridge way too far. Boo Boo has a questionable chin, but the southpaw technician has neutralized far better opponents in the past. He’s had a bizarre career. As an amateur, he beat Keith Thurman twice to become a 2008 Olympian (and expected by many as a gold medalist) before a highly controversial decision loss drove him to turn professional. And as a professional, Andrade’s managed to become a 2-division titlist, but for a variety of reasons, several meaningful match-ups failed to materialize for him. Having claimed a piece of the middleweight crown and returned to activity, things look a bit better for Boo Boo. But the pressure is now on Andrade to impress and find a way to move the needle for the big names. Tevin Farmer 30–4–1 (6 KOs) vs Joseph Diaz 30–1 (15 KOs) 12 rounds IBF world super featherweight title This fight has high potential to be incredibly controversial. The styles of Farmer and Diaz are polar opposites and it is conceivable that both can have an equal amount of success in the fight. What adds fuel to that fire is that neither guy has shown much power in their career. We’ve see Diaz struggle with his offense in fights and we’ve also seen Farmer lose. It should be an interesting fight to see how the two styles fit together. Diaz has impressed with combinations and body-work, but has difficulty getting them off against mobile opposition. Farmer can be slick, but his questionable power and offense might get him overwhelmed and outworked. If there’s a clear winner, it’ll likely be the guy who brought in better adjustments. ⭐️FIGHT OF THE WEEK⭐️Daniel Roman 27–2–1 (10 KOs) vs Murodjon Akhmadaliev 7–0 (6 KOs) 12 rounds WBA super world bantamweight title IBF world super bantamweight title This has potential to be one of those fighters where you think to yourself afterward about how it was entirely predictable. Danny Roman carries with him a world of experience, he’s faced guys with contrasting styles all over the world and after a couple of early hiccups in his career has transformed himself into a world class fighter. Akhmadaliev enters with just 7 pro fights. Yes, you can talk about his amateur pedigree as much as you want which includes 5 fights in the World Series of Boxing, but at the end of the day the book says 7 fights. We’ve seen this play out before as well. Guys who have a handful of pro fights and get rushed into fights they aren’t ready for getting embarrassed. But what does that say about Murodjon if he’s able to turn that conventional wisdom away and beat the life out of a unified champion? He certainly has one of the most pro-ready styles of any 2016 Olympians and didn’t need long to start putting hurt behind his punches. Lots of talented amateurs have the skill, but this level of aggression and power is uncommon. In spite of Danny’s belts and experience, some still view him as one of the sport’s more vulnerable world champions. The betting odds have shifted to favor the Uzbek as they believe the pressure will bring out his potential. A disrespected unified champion searching for legitimacy and acclaim, an amateur prodigy who believes he’s ready to explode on the scene, two guys happy to take one to give one back. Who’s in for a rude awakening? Anthony Sims Jr 20–0 (18 KOs) vs Roamer Alexis Angulo 25–1 (22 KOs) 10 rounds super middleweight division Sims hasn’t looked incredible thus far, but he’s looked good enough to be considered amongst the most interesting prospects in the sport. Angulo is a solid opponent for him at this stage in his career. Angulo went the distance with Gilberto Ramirez and even managed to stun him a few times… which doesn’t say much about Angulo, but it’s something. Vaughn Alexander upsetting Money Powell IV has that win looking better in hindsight for the Magician. The cousin of Floyd Mayweather Jr, Sims believes he has the skill and the charisma to make waves. Fighting in the torrid 168 pound division is both a blessing and a curse. The questionable depth should ease Anthony’s path to a world title, but making people care about a low-profile division is its own challenge. Friday January 31st From Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo Illunga Makabu 26–2 (24 KOs) vs. Michal Cieslak 19–0 (13 KOs) 12 rounds vacant WBC World Cruiser Title It’s been 4 years since Tony Bellew came off the canvas to stop Illunga Makabu for the WBC belt. The Congolese boxer hasn’t lost since, adding wins over Dmitry Kudryashev and the undefeated Aleksei Papin to his record. Meanwhile, the Pole has impressed against Radchenko (who knocked Krzysztof Glowacki down), Kalenga (who lost a split-decision to Kevin Lerena), and Durodola (who went 10 with Wlodarczyk and Vlasov, but just 2 with the Pole). But he’s the far less proven boxer with a lower knockout rate to boot. Cieslak’s looking for a coming out party in a division searching for a king, while Makabu knows that the end-game is in sight: the final piece of his comeback story.\nFrom Yantarny Sports Palace, Kaliningrad, Russia Sergey Vorobiev 9–0 (6 KOs) vs. Karen Chukhadzhyan 15–1 (7 KOs) 10 rounds welterweight division The Ukrainian 23 year old has done well to win every fight (including a decision against Ali Funeka) since losing his debut. But the man with the most hype around him is the Russian standing in the other corner. As a 23 year old in his 7th professional fight, Vorobiev defeated a 34–0 Konstantin Ponomarev on the doorstep of a title shot. For unclear reasons, a WBC 154 pound final eliminator against Hassan Mwakinyo never materalized and now Vorobiev instead hopes to make a splash in the sport’s deepest division. From Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Main Card: 7:00 PM PT, 10:00 PM ET, 3:00 AM GMT TV: Showtime (US) Ruben Villa 17–0 (5 KOs) vs Alexei Collado 26–2 (23 KOs) 10 rounds featherweight division Ruben’s 166–17 amateur record has him beating guys like Shakur Stevenson (twice), Devin Haney, Stephen Fulton, Gary Antonio Russell. He has a score to settle with Stevenson, who beat Villa twice in the 2015 Olympic trials and denied him a trip to Rio. The Salinas native’s speed, skill, and footwork have impressed so far, with his apparent lack of power drawing the most concern. This bit of matchmaking is clearly meant to give Villa a chance to work against a guy with heavier hands. Villa should show he’s able to fully neutralize his opponents or gain their respect to set himself up as a true contender. Taras Shelestyuk 17–0 (10 KOs) vs. Luis Alberto Veron 18–1–2 (9 KOs) 10 rounds welterweight division A 2011 AIBA gold medal and 2012 Olympic bronze medal had many hoping the Ukrainian southpaw would be the next best thing at 147. Hype dissipated with struggles against gatekeepers (to be fair, Jaime Herrera was known as a prospect killer). Then a promotional dispute kept him out of the ring for 2 years. At 34 years old, this is the final run for a fascinating fighter who still believes he has something left to prove. A year back, the (formerly) #6 ranked Veron was nearing a WBO title shot before losing to Michael McKinson and exiting the rankings. Hard to say for sure if the winner of this bout can gain any help from the sanctioning bodies, but an emphatic win for either guy could at least be parlayed into future television dates. Jerry Pérez 12–0 (9 KOs) vs. Zhora Hamazaryan 9–1–1 (6 KOs) 8 rounds lightweight division The two stains on the 23 year old Zhora’s record were highly controversial decisions to fellow prospect Thomas Mattice, who recently upset the undefeated Michael Dutchover. At just 23, Zhora might still have a story to write, while Perez looks to distinguish himself from the field against a provenly difficult competitor. These are the exact fights that ShoBox: The New Generation is meant to produce. Saturday February 1st From Beau Rivage Resort \u0026amp; Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi Main Card: 5:00 PM PT, 8:00 PM ET, 1:00 AM GMT TV: FS1 (US) Yordenis Ugas 24–4 (11 KOs) vs Mike Dallas Jr 23–3–2 (11 KOs) 12 rounds welterweight division After several close decision losses to nondescript opposition, the Olympic bronze medalist revitalized his career and came within a hair of claiming a world title. At 33, time is of the essence for Ugas. He’s ranked in position to consider options for the WBC interim and WBA regular belt, but the pathway to a full world title will be even quicker if he’s able to impress here. Michel Rivera 17–0 (11 KOs) vs Fidel Maldonado Jr 27–4–1 (20 KOs) 10 rounds lightweight division Rivera is a prospect that has slipped under the cracks. He has looked electric at times, however like with most prospects who don’t get the big upfront deals he’s had some fights where he floundered. That’s not to say he’s not worth checking out or he isn’t a future world champion. Prospects need time to grow and develop and this is a good fight for where Rivera is at this point in his career. He’s 21 with massive upside. Omar Juarez 6–0 (4 KOs) vs Angel Martinez Hernandez 10–1 (10 KOs) 6 rounds super lightweight division Omar Juarez had one of the more devastating knockouts of 2019 and he’s back with a much more dangerous opponent. Angel Martinez Hernandez comes in with a pretty decent record albeit he’s not facing tough competition, however the same could be said about Juarez. The thing that makes this intriguing is that Hernandez has won every fight by knockout and Juarez has shown he’s a bit of a puncher himself. It’s rare you see a prospect matched like this so early in their career.\n","description":"This week is packed. With the action starting mid-week, there is something for everyone with a variety of different types of matchups.","id":459,"tag":"","title":"This Week In Boxing: January 28-February 1","type":"post","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/post/this-week-in-boxing-january-28-february-1/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":460,"tag":"","title":"Eleider Alvarez vs Michael Seals","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/eleider-alvarez-michael-seals/"},{"content":"Main Event 🏅Julian Williams (27-1-1) vs Jeison Rosario (19-1-1) 12 rounds, WBA \u0026amp; IBF super welterweight title Undercard Chris Colbert (13-0) vs Jezzrel Corrales (23-3) 12 rounds, interim WBA super featherweight title Joey Spencer (9-0) vs Erik Spring (13-3-2) 6 rounds, middleweight division Jorge Cota (29-4) vs Thomas LaManna (28-2-1) 10 rounds, super welterweight division Kyrone Davis (14-2) vs Antonio Todd (7-2) 8 rounds, middleweight division Paul Kroll (6-0) vs Marcel Rivers (7-2) 8 rounds, super welterweight division Ricky Lopez (21-4-1) vs Jose Luis Gallegos (18-8) 8 rounds, super featherweight division Norman Neely (4-0) vs Larry Knight (4-22-1) 4 rounds, heavyweight division Vito Mielnicki Jr (3-0) vs Preston Wilson (6-3-1) 3 rounds, welterweight division Romuel Cruz (3-0-1) vs Julio Garcia (3-3) 4 rounds, super bantamweight division Miguel Roman (debut) vs Antonio Lucaine (0-2) 4 rounds, featherweight division ","description":"","id":461,"tag":"","title":"Julian Williams vs Jeison Rosario","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/julian-williams-jeison-rosario/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":462,"tag":"","title":"Vladimir Shishkin vs Ulises Sierra","type":"event","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/event/vladimir-shishkin-ulises-sierra/"},{"content":"","description":"","id":463,"tag":"","title":"Jesse Hart vs Joe Smith 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Rodriguez","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/brian-mendoza-vs-carlos-mohamed-rodriguez/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":469,"tag":"","title":"Felix Valera vs Mario Aguilar","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/felix-valera-vs-mario-aguilar/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":470,"tag":"","title":"Gabriel Flores Jr vs Eduardo Pereira Dos Reis","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/gabriel-flores-jr-vs-eduardo-pereira-dos-reis/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":471,"tag":"","title":"Jerwin Ancajas vs Ryuichi Funai","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/jerwin-ancajas-vs-ryuichi-funai/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":472,"tag":"","title":"Marco Antonio Arroyo vs Jesus Godinez","type":"tags","url":"https://sundaypuncher.com/tags/marco-antonio-arroyo-vs-jesus-godinez/"},{"content":"","description":null,"id":473,"tag":"","title":"Quilisto Madera vs Osbaldo Camacho 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