By Eric Armit
Highlights from the previous week of motion
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped George Kambosos to win the vacant IBF light-weight title and took the IBO title from champion Kambosos.
Pedro Guevara received the WBC interim super-flyweight title with a break up resolution over Andrew Moloney.
Mixed night time in Pasay City for Filipinos as former IBF and WBA tremendous bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales knocked out Thai Nattapong Jankaew in the first spherical. But unheralded Mexican Kenbun Torres stopped WBO No.1 bantamweight Reymart Gaballo additionally in the first spherical.
In an excellent weekend for feminine boxing, Erika Cruz retained the WBA super-bantamweight title in a draw with Nazarena Romero. Olympic gold medallist Lauren Price beat champion Jessica McCaskill on a technical resolution to win the IBO and WBA welterweight belts.
Cherneka Johnson outpointed Nina Hughes to win the WBA bantamweight belt and Kirsty Hill held on to her Commonwealth super-featherweight crown with a break up resolution over Fatuma Zarika.
Sergey Lipinets returned to motion with a win over Robbie Davies.
In a nasty night time for Japanese boxers in South Korea, Australian Tej Pratap Singh outpointed Kazuto Takesako to win the OPBF middleweight title and Filipino Vince Paras decisioned former WBA light-flyweight champion Hiroto Kyoguchi.
Denzel Bentley stopped Danny Dignum in a conflict of former WBO middleweight title challengers on a card that noticed wins for Nathaniel Collins and Ryan Garner.
Heavyweights Mourad Aliev and Jose Larduet scored inside-the-distance wins in Cologne.
Who received the week?
Most vital: Vasyl Lomachenko is a champion once more and there are some good fights to be made at light-weight.
Most entertaining: Sergey Lipinets vs. Robbie Davies noticed loads of motion, and spice was added by three knockdowns. Honorary point out to Ryan Garner vs. Liam Dillon, a typical small corridor conflict. If braveness received fights, Liam Dillon can be a world champion.
Fighter of the week: Vasyl Lomachenko, a craftsman supreme.
Punch of the week: The left hook from Kenbun Torres that marked the starting of the finish for Reymart Gaballo will get my vote.
Upset of the week: Kenbun Torres had misplaced three of his final 4 fights and was going through the WBO No1 in Gaballo, so an enormous upset.
Prospect watch: Russian mild heavyweight Imam Khataev, an Olympic bronze medallist and 7-0 with 7 wins by TKO, is price conserving an eye fixed on.
Vasily Lomachenko celebrates stopping George Kambosos (Mikey Williams/Top Rank)
Fight card observations
Rosette: To the women, for an excellent weekend for feminine boxing.
Red Card: To the ring announcer (Lt Dan Hennessey), who introduced Nina Hughes as the winner over Cherneka Johnson, who then needed to appropriate his error and announce Johnson as the winner. You can think about the rollercoaster of feelings the two fighters suffered. You solely had one job to do…
May 12
Vasyl Lomachenko (18-3) W TKO 11 George Kambosos (21-3)
Lomachenko beat Kambosos, placing on a grasp class of boxing abilities, then floored and stopped him in the eleventh spherical. Lomachenko took management from the begin. He was too fast, too cellular, and too intelligent for a surprisingly subdued Kambosos. The Australian spent most of the struggle on the back foot, by no means placing Lomachenko underneath any strain, which allowed Lomachenko to regulate the tempo of the struggle.
Lomachenko was in entrance on all three playing cards. He received the vacant IBF light-weight title and took the IBO belt from Kambosos. He was requested a few struggle with WBA champion Gervonta Davis however refused to remark, saying he needed to spend time along with his household. Kambosos’s efficiency was disappointing, as he was by no means in the struggle in any significant method.
May 11
Mourad Aliev (11-0) W TKO 3 Dilan Prasovic (17-4)
Southpaw Aliev dismantled Prasovic in three rounds. Aliev retained the WBC International Silver belt along with his eighth win by KO/TKO. He was disqualified in the Tokyo Olympics towards Frazer Clarke. Montenegrin Prasovic was 200 lbs when shedding to Lawrence Okolie in a problem for the WBO cruiser title however was 232 lbs for this struggle, which exhibits the situation he was in.
May 11
Denzel Bentley (19-3-1) W TKO 2 Danny Dignum (16-2-1)
Bentley stopped Dignum in two rounds. In the second, Bentley drove a proper to the physique which despatched Dignum to the canvas. He beat the depend however was floored by one other proper to the physique. He made it to his toes however was instantly underneath strain and Bentley landed a proper to the head that put Dignum down for the third time. He once more made it to his toes, however after finishing the eight depend, the referee waived his arms to finish the struggle.
May 11
Eduardo Hernandez (35-2) W TKO 7 Daniel Lugo (27-3-1)
Hernandez floor down Lugo to win a typical Mexican-style conflict in the seventh spherical. Hernandez was back in the ring for the first time since shedding on a twelfth-round stoppage towards O’Shaquie Foster in a problem for the WBC super-featherweight title in October when Hernandez had a profitable lead on two playing cards and was 22 seconds from being champion.
Eduardo ‘Rocky’ Hernandez vs. Daniel Lugo
May 11
Kirsty Hill (7-2) W PTS 10 Fatuma Zarika (34-14-2)
Hill retained her Commonwealth title with a break up resolution over Zarika in a fast-paced, entertaining struggle. The scores had been 96-94 twice for Hill and 97-93 for Zarika. Good win for Hill, who had misplaced on factors to Elif Nur Turhan for the vacant WBC International title in November.
May 11
Lauren Price (7-0) W TEC DEC 9 Jessica McCaskill (12-4-1)
Price received a technical resolution over champion McCaskill to gather the IBO and WBA titles. Price used good footwork a powerful proper jab and straight lefts to take management from the first. McCaskill had bother getting previous Price’s jab. She was swinging wildly at instances, with Price choosing her off with fast bursts of punches at distance, countering her on the method in and tying her up inside.
The swelling over McCaskill’s left eye worsened and was hampering her imaginative and prescient. She survived one physician’s inspection, however with the eye nearly closed, the struggle was stopped simply seconds into the ninth, and it went to the scorecards, with Price profitable 90-82 on all three playing cards.
May 10
Marlon Tapales (38-4) W TKO 1 Nattapong Jankaew (12-4)
Tapales destroyed the overmatched Jankaew. The former IBF and WBA tremendous bantam champion dropped the Thai in a impartial nook early in the opening spherical. It wasn’t a heavy knockdown and Jankaew made it to his toes.
Tapales then drove Jankaew back to the impartial nook and floored him with an overhand proper. Jankaew beat the depend, however when he was despatched down once more, the referee stopped the struggle.
May 8
Sergey Lipinets (18-3-1) W PTS 10 Robbie Davies Jr (23-5)
Lipinets floored and outpointed Davis in a conflict. Lipinets lastly caught up with Davies in the fifth, touchdown some overhand rights that despatched Davies down. He beat the depend and boxed his approach to the bell however was leaking blood closely from his nostril and mouth.
Lipinets linked with a robust proper early in the eighth however Davies took it properly just for a left hook to the physique to ship him to his palms and knees. He was up at 9 however a proper to the head put him down once more later in the spherical.
Amazingly, in the closing seconds, Davies took the struggle to Lipinets and bombarded Lipinets with punches. Lipinets received on scores of a ridiculous 98-89, 95-92 and 96-91. It had been a stirring contest with the combination of kinds, the dramatic knockdowns, the always-threatening energy of Lipinets and the braveness of Davies.
Bruised warriors: Lipinets and Davies Jr afterwards
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