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Last week’s news that the European Boxing Union had ordered a purse bid for Adam Azim (11-0, 8 KO’s) to defend his EBU super lightweight title against British and Commonwealth champion Dalton Smith (15-0, 11 KO’s) should have been a major, exciting announcement.
Shakiel Thompson (11-0, 7 KO’s) was back at his desk on Monday morning. Last Friday night many of Thompson’s workmates were at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield watching their colleague take apart Gino Kanters in three vicious rounds. A few days later, they were back talking shop with the unbeaten middleweight.
It usually takes an eye-catching breakout performance or a spectacular knockout to catapult an unproven fighter into contention for a fight with one of the sport’s biggest names. As we are constantly reminded however, boxing is a business and money can always create exceptions to the rule.
BoxingScene.com has learned that a date and venue have finally been agreed for Josh Taylor (19-1, 13 KO’s) and Jack Catterall (28-1, 13 KO’s) to reignite their rivalry.
In many ways, Saturday night was just another day at the office for Sam Noakes. Another win, another stoppage and another belt. In years to come, however, the 26 year old from Maidstone will look back on his victory over Lewis Sylvester as a job particularly well done.
Normally, an unbeaten heavyweight prospect with knockout power and the gift of the gab would be locked up in golden handcuffs. Fabio Wardley (17-0, 16 KO’s) finds himself in a unique situation.
The immediate interest in the recently announced fight between British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley and 2020 Olympic bronze medallist Fraser Clarke is proof that opposites attract.
At around 9pm last Saturday evening, Ben Whittaker reached flow state. Unaware of the uproar his performance was causing outside the ropes, Whittaker (6-0, 5 KO’s) boxed, danced, taunted and punched his way to a fifth round stoppage of Khalid Graidia.
By John Evans - Hamzah Sheeraz proved himself to be the real deal at the Copper Box Arena in Lodon, blitzing Liam Williams inside a round. Although he has fallen short against world level fighters like Liam Smith, Demetrius Andrade and Chris Eubank Jnr, Williams has proven himself to be a menace at domestic level. By beating the Welshman in such conclusive fashion, Sheeraz adds his name to that exclusive list.
With Joshua Buatsi sat at ringside, Anthony Yarde (25-3, 24 KO’s) decided to put on a show. The 32 year old barely broke a sweat and took apart Marko Nikolic (32-4, 12 KO’s) inside three one sided rounds.