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It is a shame that most boxing fans will greet the retirement of Nicola Adams with something of a shrug. Adams might not have hit the heights of her amateur career in the pro ranks, but she is a trailblazer who has been an inspiration for all British female boxers who follow.
Rather turning it into any big media event, Nicola Adams chose her local newspaper to announce that she was hanging up her gloves. The 37-year-old, who holds the WBO flyweight title, said she is quitting the ring after suffering an eye injury and being told she could permanently damage her eyesight if she continued.
Billy Joe Saunders has been in boxing too long to be overly worried about getting second billing to a pair of YouTube personalities. After the way his career has stalled over the past two years, the WBO super-middleweight champion is just happy to be boxing.
Manchester Arena, Manchester - In what is being billed as the final fight of his pro career, former world champion Anthony Crolla (35-7-3, 13 KOs) won a much tougher than expected ten round majority decision win over Frank Urquiaga (13-2-1, 1 KO). The scores were 95-95, 98-92 and 97-93.
Manchester Arena - In her first bout at super lightweight, Katie Taylor (15-0, 6 KOs) outboxed Christina Linardatou (12-2, 6 KOs) to secure a ten round unanimous decision, becoming a two-division champion by capturing the WBO super lightweight title. The scores were 96-94, 97-93, 97-93.
Anthony Crolla is not a man to break his word, so when he says he will retire after tonight's fight with Frank Urquiaga, you can be certain he means it. Boxing isn't generally a sport packed with sentimentality and boxers are often the last to know when it is time to leave, but that Crolla gets to walk away on his own terms is something to be celebrated.
Katie Taylor says she is fulfilling her childhood dreams by topping the bill at Manchester Arena on Saturday night when she bids to become a two-eight world champion, although she believes bigger and better fights lie in the future.
Josh Taylor looks set to take a break from the ring after his World Boxing Super Series win over Regis Prograis and is happy to wait until late spring or early summer next year for a clash with Jose Ramirez. Taylor unified the IBF and WBA super-lightweight titles with a majority points decision over Prograis in London on Saturday night, seemingly setting up a bout with Ramirez, who holds the WBC and WBO titles.
Dereck Chisora says he hopes to be added to the undercard of the rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia in December 7 as he aims to close in on a world title shot of his own after his four-round victory over David Price.
Josh Taylor says he hopes he will “take a traveling army” to the United States if that is where he needs to go to face Jose Ramirez. The 28-year-old Scot set his sights straight on a fight with Ramirez, the WBC and WBO super-lightweight champion, after unifying the WBA and IBF titles with a majority points decision over Regis Prograis in the final of the World Boxing Super Series at the O2 arena, London.