Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24 KOs) punished and stopped Otto Wallin (26-2, 14 KOs) in five rounds of one-sided action. In one of his most active years in some time, Joshua was taking part in his third fight of 2023. The British star had been slated to face Deontay Wilder in March of ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) returned to the ring for the first time in over a year to dominate Lyndon Arthur (23-2, 16 KOs) over twelve rounds. The victory allowed Bivol to capture Athur's IBO title. (photos by Mark Robinson) All three judges saw it 120-107. Bivol came out pressing in the ...
Frank Warren had the promotional lead for this past Saturday's big 'Day of Reckoning' event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There were several interesting outcomes on the eight fight card, but the most unexpected outcome was Joseph Parker's one-sided twelve round unanimous decision in his heavyweight battle with Deontay Wilder. Wilder, who was heavily favored, was one step away from a ...
Just winning was never going to be enough for Daniel Dubois. The mission from the moment he signed on to participate on the ‘Day of Reckoning’ mega card was to prove to the world that there was still plenty of life left in his promising career. London’s Dubois found the perfect antagonist in Brooklyn’s Jarrell Miller, whom he dominated for ...
Sunny Edwards couldn’t help but notice the irony. The dexterous British flyweight has never received more support in his career than in the aftermath of his first career loss to Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez last weekend in Arizona. In a unification of flyweight titles, San Antonio’s Rodriguez outclassed London’s Edwards, stopping him in the ninth round of their scheduled 12-round title ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - European champion Agit Kabayel (24-0, 16 KOs) pulled off an unexpected shocker with a fourth round knockout of undefeated puncher Arslanbek Makhmudov (18-1, 17 KOs) in four rounds. (photos by Mark Robinson) It was clear very early on that Kabayel's advantage in speed and boxing ability would provide Makhmudov with a lot of problems as the ...
Former heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua did not rule out a fight with Deontay Wilder in the wake of Wilder’s major upset loss to Joseph Parker. Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s Wilder suffered a unanimous decision to New Zealand’s Parker in a fight that many expected Wilder to win. The hard-punching American, however, appeared reticent throughout the fight ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - In a heavyweight clash between former world champions, Joseph Parker (37-3, 23 KOs) pulled off a huge upset with a twelve round unanimous decision over Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson) The scores were 118-111, 118-110 and 120-108. Wilder was coming back after only having a single round of action since 2021. Parker, ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - In a heavyweight bout, Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) demolished Mark De Mori (41-3-2, 36 KOs) in the first round. (photos by Mark Robinson) Hrgovic is the IBF's mandatory challenger to unified champion Oleksandr Usyk, who returns in February in an undisputed fight with Tyson Fury. Hrgovic came moving forward and had De Mori on the ...
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker closed out 2023 with a bang on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Parker showed that activity matters, with his dominant twelve round decision win over former WBC-king Deontay Wilder. The New Zealand star was taking part in his fourth bout of the year, while the 38-year-old Wilder had only banked a single round of ...