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Sustained pressure from Cherneka Johnson persuade the corner of Nina Hughes throw the towel in round seven

Hemi Ahio’s activity and aggression eventually wore down 300-pound Amron Sands in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight Saturday night in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Maxi Hughes smiled and promised to sabotage George Kambosos Jr.’s return to the ring as they walked away from each other Friday afternoon. Moments earlier, Kambosos and Hughes both came in beneath the lightweight limit for their 12-round, 135-pound fight Saturday night in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Australia’s Kambosos (20-2, 10 KOs) stepped on the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission’s scale at 134.6 pounds, slightly lighter than England’s Hughes (26-5-2, 5 KOs), who officially weighed 134.7.

Former unified and lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr. makes his Top Rank debut in a 12-round IBF world title eliminator against English southpaw Maxi Hughes on Saturday, July 22, at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

George Kambosos Jr. declined to go the deception and Art of War route this time around at the scales. The former lineal and unified lightweight titlist only needed one try to come within the divisional limit for his repeat showdown with Devin Haney. Kambosos appeared in peak condition as he weighed a ripped and lean 134.04 pounds,

World class boxing prospects David Nyika and Hemi Ahio will follow in the footsteps of the great David Tua and showcase their talents to a bumper live free-to-air Kiwi television audience in October.

Yoel Angeloni enjoyed a successful pro debut with a win over an unbeaten opponent. The lean Cuban-Italian southpaw from Rome, Italy fended off a determined Ken Aitken to take a four-round, unanimous decision win. Judges Andrew Campbell (39-37), Brett Manton (39-37) and Martin O’Malley (40-36) all scored in favor of Angeloni—just days shy of his 19th birthday—in their welterweight bout Sunday morning (local time) at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

For all that he has endured over the past month, making weight turned out to be the easy part for Devin Haney. Not so much for George Kambosos Jr. A whirlwind past several weeks saw Las Vegas’ Haney mull the potential absence of his father and head trainer Bill Haney from his corner, and two other team members met with separate visa issues preventing their presence. The 23-year-old. Haney kept his head down and focused on the task at hand, which is his undisputed championship showdown with Sydney’s Kambosos Jr. There remains to be work for the fight to move forward. Haney was ever the professional, coming in at a shredded 134.92 pounds. Kambosos had to strip down to his birthday suit after coming on heavy on the first try, though still coming in over the limit on the second try at 135.36 pounds. Kambosos will have two hours to shed 0.36 pounds to avoid losing his titles at the scales.

Australian two-time bantamweight world title challenger Jason “Mayhem” Moloney and New Zealand-born heavyweight contender Junior Fa hope to showcase their talents for the home region fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on the undercard of the George Kambosos Jr.-Devin Haney undisputed lightweight world title showdown. The Kambosos-Haney world championship event is projected to be one of the biggest boxing events ever on Australian soil.

Dubai, UAE - ‘THE TONGAN TYSON’ Hemi Ahio will use his big showdown at the first-ever Amir Khan Crypto Fight Night at La Perle, Dubai, UAE, on Saturday 16th October to show he’s the real fighting deal.