Category: This Weeks Fights

Luis Ortiz Survives Early Scares in the Contest, Jars Charles Martin With Devastating Overhand Left and Finishes Him Off By 6th Round TKO

Happy New Year to all. There was some action last Saturday night, and the main event produced a couple of interesting moments on the Pay-Per-View card. Being the elder statesmen at the (reported) age of 42, ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บLuis “King Kong” Ortiz (33-2-0, 28KO๐Ÿ‘Š) survived a scare in his Heavyweight bout against ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ“Prince” Charles Martin (28-3-1, 25KO๐Ÿ‘Š), and Ortiz hit the canvas twice – the first Continue reading “Luis Ortiz Survives Early Scares in the Contest, Jars Charles Martin With Devastating Overhand Left and Finishes Him Off By 6th Round TKO”

Good Consistent Action Through 36 Minutes in Tokyo – Kazuto Ioka Methodically Cruises to Unanimous Decision Over Solid Fukunaga

Written by Trรฉ Berry IIIโœ๏ธ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ | 12/31/2021

Though this wasn’t really the fight that reigning WBO Super-Flyweight Titlist ๐Ÿ”ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตKazuto Ioka (28-2-0, 15KO๐Ÿ‘Š) planned for, he got a good, respectable challenge from fellow countryman ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตRyoji Fukunaga (15-5-0, 14KO๐Ÿ‘Š) today through 12 rounds of solid craftsmanship exhibited by both. Ioka being one of, if arguably the most consistent operator in the sport, he did what he typically does, and did enough of it en route to securing his 4th defense Continue reading “Good Consistent Action Through 36 Minutes in Tokyo – Kazuto Ioka Methodically Cruises to Unanimous Decision Over Solid Fukunaga”

A Good Fight Marred by Highly Inept Officiating – Madrimov Wins Title Eliminator Over Soro by TKO Amid a Backdrop of High Controversy

Headlining the Uzbekistan card showcasing many of their best talent was elite Super-Welterweights ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทMichel Soro (35-3-1, 24KO๐Ÿ‘Š), and ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟIsrail Madrimov (8-0-0, 6KO๐Ÿ‘Š) risking their top-contender positions in what was a WBA final eliminator, for the rights to face the Undisputed World Champion if a winner is granted between ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธJermell Charlo, and ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทBrian Carlos Castaรฑo in their rematch soon-to-come, with contracts nearly finalized. Continue reading “A Good Fight Marred by Highly Inept Officiating – Madrimov Wins Title Eliminator Over Soro by TKO Amid a Backdrop of High Controversy”

Naoya Inoue’s Sustained Action Pays Off – Leading Up to an 8th Round Stoppage Over Aran Dipaen to Defend Bantamweight Titles

It’s a shame that in this day and age on the cusp of 2022 being on the horizon, that we can’t figure our way around a signal problem. Being that Japan was having trouble in getting a proper signal up, the we weren’t able to see a world top 3 Pound-4-Pound fighter broadcast on ๐Ÿ’ปESPN or ESPN+, which was the original plan from the get-go.

Nonetheless, as you would expect, ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตNaoya “Monster” Inoue (22-0-0, 19KO๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š) blasted his opponent out by way of eighth round stoppage over ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญAran Dipaen (12-3-0, 11KO๐Ÿ‘Š). It was good work for the Champion, who wanted to get some rounds in of sustained action, and Dipaen did Continue reading “Naoya Inoue’s Sustained Action Pays Off – Leading Up to an 8th Round Stoppage Over Aran Dipaen to Defend Bantamweight Titles”

Off to Liverpool – Dominant Katie Taylor Looking Forward to Facing off Against Eager Challenger Sharipova in Undisputed Title Defense

A 5-time amateur world champion, Olympic Gold-Medalist, and an Undisputed Lightweight World Champion in the professional ranks…life is good for ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช“Irish” Katie Taylor (19-0-0, 6KO๐Ÿ‘Š) who is in the process of cleaning out the division.  With 12 Lightweight title defenses under her belt, and 5 defenses since becoming the Continue reading “Off to Liverpool – Dominant Katie Taylor Looking Forward to Facing off Against Eager Challenger Sharipova in Undisputed Title Defense”