By Jon Uddin✏️
The expectations have been high for British Welterweight Josh Kelly, but after a lackluster 2019, what lies ahead for him when boxing returns in 2020? Continue reading “Sink or Swim: Josh Kelly”
Category: Miscellaneous
Following Saturday’s upset loss to 🇫🇮Robert Helenius in Brooklyn, Keith Trimble, Head-Trainer to Polish Heavyweight 🇵🇱Adam Kownacki, says his fighter will bounce back from the disappointing loss.
“Zero excuses, this is the fight game and shit happens. Most importantly Adam has no injuries and is healthy. One punch can change the game in seconds, especially with the big boys. Adam will be back, will get back to his winning ways”
-Keith Trimble
Undefeated Lightweight 🇺🇸Ryan Garcia takes the lead in 2020 for Knockout of the Year candidate with his devastating left hook that left Francisco Fonseca flat on his back staring into the black lights 1:20 into the first round.
“The fight didn’t last long, but I watched a video of Sugar Ray Robinson before coming into this fight, he did a little feint and he caught his opponent with a perfect left hook. So when I seen Fonseca move that way I just faked him a little bit and caught him clean with that left hook.”
-Ryan Garcia
Former WBA Super-Lightweight Champion 🇺🇸Johnny “Bump City” Bumphus passed away at the age of 59 from cardiac arrest Monday in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Continue reading “In Memoriam: Johnny Bumphus (1960-2020)”
By Tré Berry III & Jon Uddin🖊️🖊️
The year 2019 was a very eventful one, in a multitude of different factions. From signature personal performances, devastating knockouts, monumental upsets and a half dozen fight-of-the-year candidates, we here at Project Combat have sorted through the years events to pass out honors to award 8 different categories to deserving participants.
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TRÉ BERRY’S 2019 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (🇯🇵NAOYA INOUE)
JON UDDIN’S 2019 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (🏴JOSH TAYLOR)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Canelo Alvarez || Errol Spence Jr. || Manny Pacquiao || Julio Cesar Martinez || Emanuel Navarrete.
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2019 FIGHT OF THE YEAR (🇯🇵INOUE VS 🇵🇭DONAIRE)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Ramirez vs Hooker || Spence Jr. vs Porter || Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko || Taylor vs Prograis || Beterbiev vs Gvozdyk || Roman vs Doheny ||Williams vs Hurd || Pacquiao vs Thurman || Jack vs Pascal || Ioka vs Palicte.
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2019 KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR (🇺🇸HANEY OVER MORAN)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Lomachenko over Crolla || Wilder over Ortiz || Wilder over Breazeale || Dorticos over Tabiti || Canelo over Kovalev || Smith over N’Dam || Golovkin over Rolls || Donaire over Young.
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2019 PROSPECT OF THE YEAR (🇺🇸VERGIL ORTIZ JR.)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Joshua Buatsi || Daniel Dubois || Ryan Garcia || Efe Ajagba || Michael Conlan || Gabriel Flores Jr. || Anthony Sims Jr.
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2019 UPSET OF THE YEAR (🇺🇸RUIZ JR. OVER JOSHUA I)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Cano over Linares || Casimero over Tete || Brant over Murata (First Fight)|| Navarrete over Dogboe (First Fight) || Cancio over Machado (First Fight) || Alvarado over Cancio (Second Fight) || Martinez over Selby || Pascal over Browne.
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JON UDDIN’S 2019 ROUND OF THE YEAR (🇬🇧ANTHONY JOSHUA VS 🇺🇸ANDY RUIZ JR. I, ROUND 3)
TRÉ BERRY’S 2019 ROUND OF THE YEAR (🇯🇵NAOYA INOUE VS 🇵🇭NONITO DONAIRE, ROUND 11)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Ramirez vs Hooker, Round 3 || Spence vs Porter, Round 11 || Golovkin vs Derevyanchenko, Round 10 || Prograis vs Taylor, Round 9 || Lomachenko vs Campbell, Round 7.
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2019 TRAINER OF THE YEAR (🇲🇽EDDY REYNOSO)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – Anatoly Lomachenko || Shingo Inoue || Mark Ramsay || Derrick James || Manny Robles.
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2019 COMEBACK FIGHTER OF THE YEAR (🇺🇸JAMEL HERRING)
HONORABLE MENTIONS – John Riel Casimero || Jean Pascal || Ryota Murata|| Nonito Donaire || Rene Alvarado.
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