The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Fight was so brutal Owen had to retire
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Fight was so brutal Owen had to retire
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Well I didnt want to be blunt but yeahhe didnt retire...he was killed in the ring
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
This was a very high level fight
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someone explain this "e-mail champion" joke that people call Devin Haney
Loma dropped wbc asked for franchise to not fight Haney, WBC designates Haney as the champ who was next in line to fight Loma before he ducked. I guess they "emailed" him to let him know.
Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin Rematch: Eddie Hearn Confirms March 6 Is Date
By Keith Idec
Published On Tue Jan 12, 2021, 04:09 PM EST
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that March 6 is the date for the much-anticipated Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin rematch.
The second Whyte-Povetkin bout likely will be officially announced Friday by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports as part of a larger schedule rollout. BoxingScene.com reported recently that March 6 was the targeted date for Whyte-Povetkin II, but Hearn revealed Tuesday during his weekly spot on “The Ak & Barak Show” that Whyte will attempt to avenge his knockout defeat to Povetkin on that night.
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Hearn didn’t disclose the venue in the United Kingdom for the rematch between Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) and Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs), which probably will be held without fans in the same setting as multiple Matchroom cards in February. Whyte, 32, and Povetkin, 41, initially were set to meet again November 21, but their rematch was postponed because Povetkin contracted COVID-19.
“This is obviously one that people know was gonna happen, but we will be announcing the official date of Whyte-Povetkin II, which is March the 6th,” Hearn informed co-hosts Barak Bess and Akin Reyes during a show that streams Monday through Friday on DAZN and SiriusXM. “Of course, the first one was the final fight of fight camp, August 22nd. I mean, I can still see it in my mind. And that’s a big fight for the heavyweight division. Of course, while we’re trying to finalize AJ against Fury, Whyte-Povetkin’s right up there.
“You know, it’s for the mandatory position in the WBC. It’s a great heavyweight fight. So, that will be lodged into the opening part of our 2021 schedule. So, big, big fight for Dillian Whyte. It’s a must-win fight. And if he wins that fight, I know he wants a shot at the WBC title.”
Russia’s Povetkin pulled off a stunning upset in their first fight August 22 at Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, England.
London’s Whyte dropped Povetkin twice in the fourth round of that scheduled 12-round fight for Whyte’s WBC interim heavyweight title and appeared well on his way to a knockout victory. It was Povetkin, however, who quickly uncorked a left uppercut that knocked Whyte cold and sent him crashing to the canvas, flat on his back and underneath a bottom rope, just 28 seconds into the fifth round.
Referee Mark Lyson immediately called an end to their fight, which ended Whyte’s 11-bout winning streak and knocked him out of position to fight Fury for the WBC title.
By Keith Idec
Published On Tue Jan 12, 2021, 04:09 PM EST
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that March 6 is the date for the much-anticipated Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin rematch.
The second Whyte-Povetkin bout likely will be officially announced Friday by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports as part of a larger schedule rollout. BoxingScene.com reported recently that March 6 was the targeted date for Whyte-Povetkin II, but Hearn revealed Tuesday during his weekly spot on “The Ak & Barak Show” that Whyte will attempt to avenge his knockout defeat to Povetkin on that night.
Hearn didn’t disclose the venue in the United Kingdom for the rematch between Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) and Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs), which probably will be held without fans in the same setting as multiple Matchroom cards in February. Whyte, 32, and Povetkin, 41, initially were set to meet again November 21, but their rematch was postponed because Povetkin contracted COVID-19.
“This is obviously one that people know was gonna happen, but we will be announcing the official date of Whyte-Povetkin II, which is March the 6th,” Hearn informed co-hosts Barak Bess and Akin Reyes during a show that streams Monday through Friday on DAZN and SiriusXM. “Of course, the first one was the final fight of fight camp, August 22nd. I mean, I can still see it in my mind. And that’s a big fight for the heavyweight division. Of course, while we’re trying to finalize AJ against Fury, Whyte-Povetkin’s right up there.
“You know, it’s for the mandatory position in the WBC. It’s a great heavyweight fight. So, that will be lodged into the opening part of our 2021 schedule. So, big, big fight for Dillian Whyte. It’s a must-win fight. And if he wins that fight, I know he wants a shot at the WBC title.”
Russia’s Povetkin pulled off a stunning upset in their first fight August 22 at Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, England.
London’s Whyte dropped Povetkin twice in the fourth round of that scheduled 12-round fight for Whyte’s WBC interim heavyweight title and appeared well on his way to a knockout victory. It was Povetkin, however, who quickly uncorked a left uppercut that knocked Whyte cold and sent him crashing to the canvas, flat on his back and underneath a bottom rope, just 28 seconds into the fifth round.
Referee Mark Lyson immediately called an end to their fight, which ended Whyte’s 11-bout winning streak and knocked him out of position to fight Fury for the WBC title.
fukk \!!!!Eddie giving me long island vibes late night Saturday with tequila sunrise with few strippers..Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin Rematch: Eddie Hearn Confirms March 6 Is Date
By Keith Idec
Published On Tue Jan 12, 2021, 04:09 PM EST
Eddie Hearn has confirmed that March 6 is the date for the much-anticipated Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin rematch.
The second Whyte-Povetkin bout likely will be officially announced Friday by Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Sky Sports as part of a larger schedule rollout. BoxingScene.com reported recently that March 6 was the targeted date for Whyte-Povetkin II, but Hearn revealed Tuesday during his weekly spot on “The Ak & Barak Show” that Whyte will attempt to avenge his knockout defeat to Povetkin on that night.
Hearn didn’t disclose the venue in the United Kingdom for the rematch between Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) and Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs), which probably will be held without fans in the same setting as multiple Matchroom cards in February. Whyte, 32, and Povetkin, 41, initially were set to meet again November 21, but their rematch was postponed because Povetkin contracted COVID-19.
“This is obviously one that people know was gonna happen, but we will be announcing the official date of Whyte-Povetkin II, which is March the 6th,” Hearn informed co-hosts Barak Bess and Akin Reyes during a show that streams Monday through Friday on DAZN and SiriusXM. “Of course, the first one was the final fight of fight camp, August 22nd. I mean, I can still see it in my mind. And that’s a big fight for the heavyweight division. Of course, while we’re trying to finalize AJ against Fury, Whyte-Povetkin’s right up there.
“You know, it’s for the mandatory position in the WBC. It’s a great heavyweight fight. So, that will be lodged into the opening part of our 2021 schedule. So, big, big fight for Dillian Whyte. It’s a must-win fight. And if he wins that fight, I know he wants a shot at the WBC title.”
Russia’s Povetkin pulled off a stunning upset in their first fight August 22 at Matchroom’s headquarters in Brentwood, England.
London’s Whyte dropped Povetkin twice in the fourth round of that scheduled 12-round fight for Whyte’s WBC interim heavyweight title and appeared well on his way to a knockout victory. It was Povetkin, however, who quickly uncorked a left uppercut that knocked Whyte cold and sent him crashing to the canvas, flat on his back and underneath a bottom rope, just 28 seconds into the fifth round.
Referee Mark Lyson immediately called an end to their fight, which ended Whyte’s 11-bout winning streak and knocked him out of position to fight Fury for the WBC title.
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Veteran
Shakur Stevenson Seeks To Block Herring-Frampton, Enforce WBO Mandatory Status
By Jake Donovan
Published On Tue Jan 12, 2021, 05:11 PM EST
Shakur Stevenson is not interested in waiting any longer than legally required in his pursuit of a second divisional crown.
The former featherweight titlist remains the number-one contender to the WBO 130-pound strap currently held by Jamel Herring. With that status came disappointment upon learning that Herring plans to still proceed with a voluntary title defense versus former two-division champ Carl Frampton, with their announced bout due to take place Feb. 27 in London.
Tuesday’s announcement—which came through the press office of MTK Global, Herring’s advisor—comes in stark contrast to the outcome expected by Stevenson (15-0, 8KOs) and his team, given the sanctioning body’s previous ruling on the subject.
“As you are aware… Mr. Stevenson agreed to step aside as the mandatory challenger to allow the Herring v. Frampton bout to proceed, provided that the bout occur no later than December 31, 2020,” Josh Dubin, Stevenson’s attorney and co-manager stated in a formal correspondence with the WBO on Jan. 4, a copy of which has been obtained by BoxingScene.com. “The Resolution provides that the Herring v. Frampton bout "cannot be postponed or canceled."
“The Resolution also states that the decision is "a final decision of the WBO Championship Committee." December 31, 2020 has come and gone and the Herring v. Frampton bout did not happen.”
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The aforementioned title fight between Herring and Frampton is one of many which has served at the mercy of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Top Rank—the Las Vegas-based promotional outfit which has both boxers under contract, though whose brand was conspicuously omitted from Tuesday’s announcement—planned to stage the fight last June in Frampton’s hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The intention at the time was to host the fight with fans in attendance, as Herring (21-2, 10KOs) was fine marching into hostile territory.
Instead came separate intended showcase bouts for both boxers last summer before proceeding with a head-on collision. Frampton (28-2, 16KO) settled on a late replacement foe in Darren Traynor, whom he stopped inside of seven rounds last August behind closed doors at the famed York Hall in Bethnal Green, England.
Three weeks later came Herring’s twice-postponed title defense versus Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo. Herring—a 35-year old southpaw from the Coram section of Long Island, New York who served as the captain of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing team which competed in London—retained his title for the second time, settling for an 8th round disqualification win, several rounds after suffering a cut over his right eye from what was ruled as an intentional headbutt. The injury—along with suffering a scratched cornea—once again threw a wrench into rescheduling the fight with Frampton, which soon became the WBO’s problem.
Stevenson and his team sought to have the boxer’s mandatory title status enforced, with the WBO reaching a compromise. In an official order handed down on October 16, the sanctioning body gave its blessing to a voluntary title fight between Herring and Frampton on the condition that it take place no later than December 31, 2020. A specific stipulation in the ruling noted that “the bout cannot be postponed or cancelled.”
From there, Stevenson—who was named the number-one contender upon moving up in weight last summer—was due to face the winner no later than 120 days after their fight.
As 2020 ended without such a fight taking place, the expectation is now for Stevenson—a 2016 Olympic Silver medalist and brief WBO featherweight titlist—to be permitted to exercise his mandatory status in the form of a shot at the 130-pound title, whether versus Herring or in a vacant title capacity.
“[W]e request the immediate reinstatement of Shakur Stevenson as the mandatory challenger,” notes Dubin who also requests that “Mr. Herring is required to either fight Mr. Stevenson in his next bout or relinquish the WBO Jr. Lightweight Championship so that Mr. Stevenson can fight for the vacant WBO Jr. Lightweight Championship in his next bout against the highest ranked contender.”
Stevenson claimed the WBO featherweight title in a 12-round virtual shutout of unbeaten contender Joet Gonzalez in Oct. 2019. His title reign came and went without a single defense, with a planned fight versus Colombia’s Miguel Marriaga cancelled two days before their scheduled March 14th, 2019 clash due to the initial wave of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Stevenson since moved up to junior lightweight, scoring a 6th round knockout of Felix Caraballo last June at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas before officially abandoning his title reign.
Most recently, Stevenson is coming off of a 10-round shutout of Toka Kahn Clary last December, also on MGM grounds where Herring faced and defeated Oquendo.
Herring claimed the WBO 130-pound title in a 12-round decision win over Japan’s Masayuki Ito on May 26, 2019, at the start of Memorial Day weekend. Two defenses followed, including a competitive but clear victory over unbeaten mandatory challenger Lamont Roach Jr. on Nov. 9, 2019, two days prior to Veteran’s Day which Herring proudly represented as a decorated U.S. Marine and two-tour Iraqi war veteran.
By Jake Donovan
Published On Tue Jan 12, 2021, 05:11 PM EST
Shakur Stevenson is not interested in waiting any longer than legally required in his pursuit of a second divisional crown.
The former featherweight titlist remains the number-one contender to the WBO 130-pound strap currently held by Jamel Herring. With that status came disappointment upon learning that Herring plans to still proceed with a voluntary title defense versus former two-division champ Carl Frampton, with their announced bout due to take place Feb. 27 in London.
Tuesday’s announcement—which came through the press office of MTK Global, Herring’s advisor—comes in stark contrast to the outcome expected by Stevenson (15-0, 8KOs) and his team, given the sanctioning body’s previous ruling on the subject.
“As you are aware… Mr. Stevenson agreed to step aside as the mandatory challenger to allow the Herring v. Frampton bout to proceed, provided that the bout occur no later than December 31, 2020,” Josh Dubin, Stevenson’s attorney and co-manager stated in a formal correspondence with the WBO on Jan. 4, a copy of which has been obtained by BoxingScene.com. “The Resolution provides that the Herring v. Frampton bout "cannot be postponed or canceled."
“The Resolution also states that the decision is "a final decision of the WBO Championship Committee." December 31, 2020 has come and gone and the Herring v. Frampton bout did not happen.”
The aforementioned title fight between Herring and Frampton is one of many which has served at the mercy of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Top Rank—the Las Vegas-based promotional outfit which has both boxers under contract, though whose brand was conspicuously omitted from Tuesday’s announcement—planned to stage the fight last June in Frampton’s hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The intention at the time was to host the fight with fans in attendance, as Herring (21-2, 10KOs) was fine marching into hostile territory.
Instead came separate intended showcase bouts for both boxers last summer before proceeding with a head-on collision. Frampton (28-2, 16KO) settled on a late replacement foe in Darren Traynor, whom he stopped inside of seven rounds last August behind closed doors at the famed York Hall in Bethnal Green, England.
Three weeks later came Herring’s twice-postponed title defense versus Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo. Herring—a 35-year old southpaw from the Coram section of Long Island, New York who served as the captain of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing team which competed in London—retained his title for the second time, settling for an 8th round disqualification win, several rounds after suffering a cut over his right eye from what was ruled as an intentional headbutt. The injury—along with suffering a scratched cornea—once again threw a wrench into rescheduling the fight with Frampton, which soon became the WBO’s problem.
Stevenson and his team sought to have the boxer’s mandatory title status enforced, with the WBO reaching a compromise. In an official order handed down on October 16, the sanctioning body gave its blessing to a voluntary title fight between Herring and Frampton on the condition that it take place no later than December 31, 2020. A specific stipulation in the ruling noted that “the bout cannot be postponed or cancelled.”
From there, Stevenson—who was named the number-one contender upon moving up in weight last summer—was due to face the winner no later than 120 days after their fight.
As 2020 ended without such a fight taking place, the expectation is now for Stevenson—a 2016 Olympic Silver medalist and brief WBO featherweight titlist—to be permitted to exercise his mandatory status in the form of a shot at the 130-pound title, whether versus Herring or in a vacant title capacity.
“[W]e request the immediate reinstatement of Shakur Stevenson as the mandatory challenger,” notes Dubin who also requests that “Mr. Herring is required to either fight Mr. Stevenson in his next bout or relinquish the WBO Jr. Lightweight Championship so that Mr. Stevenson can fight for the vacant WBO Jr. Lightweight Championship in his next bout against the highest ranked contender.”
Stevenson claimed the WBO featherweight title in a 12-round virtual shutout of unbeaten contender Joet Gonzalez in Oct. 2019. His title reign came and went without a single defense, with a planned fight versus Colombia’s Miguel Marriaga cancelled two days before their scheduled March 14th, 2019 clash due to the initial wave of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Stevenson since moved up to junior lightweight, scoring a 6th round knockout of Felix Caraballo last June at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas before officially abandoning his title reign.
Most recently, Stevenson is coming off of a 10-round shutout of Toka Kahn Clary last December, also on MGM grounds where Herring faced and defeated Oquendo.
Herring claimed the WBO 130-pound title in a 12-round decision win over Japan’s Masayuki Ito on May 26, 2019, at the start of Memorial Day weekend. Two defenses followed, including a competitive but clear victory over unbeaten mandatory challenger Lamont Roach Jr. on Nov. 9, 2019, two days prior to Veteran’s Day which Herring proudly represented as a decorated U.S. Marine and two-tour Iraqi war veteran.
Herring a good guy wish he just retiredShakur Stevenson Seeks To Block Herring-Frampton, Enforce WBO Mandatory Status
By Jake Donovan
Published On Tue Jan 12, 2021, 05:11 PM EST
Shakur Stevenson is not interested in waiting any longer than legally required in his pursuit of a second divisional crown.
The former featherweight titlist remains the number-one contender to the WBO 130-pound strap currently held by Jamel Herring. With that status came disappointment upon learning that Herring plans to still proceed with a voluntary title defense versus former two-division champ Carl Frampton, with their announced bout due to take place Feb. 27 in London.
Tuesday’s announcement—which came through the press office of MTK Global, Herring’s advisor—comes in stark contrast to the outcome expected by Stevenson (15-0, 8KOs) and his team, given the sanctioning body’s previous ruling on the subject.
“As you are aware… Mr. Stevenson agreed to step aside as the mandatory challenger to allow the Herring v. Frampton bout to proceed, provided that the bout occur no later than December 31, 2020,” Josh Dubin, Stevenson’s attorney and co-manager stated in a formal correspondence with the WBO on Jan. 4, a copy of which has been obtained by BoxingScene.com. “The Resolution provides that the Herring v. Frampton bout "cannot be postponed or canceled."
“The Resolution also states that the decision is "a final decision of the WBO Championship Committee." December 31, 2020 has come and gone and the Herring v. Frampton bout did not happen.”
The aforementioned title fight between Herring and Frampton is one of many which has served at the mercy of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Top Rank—the Las Vegas-based promotional outfit which has both boxers under contract, though whose brand was conspicuously omitted from Tuesday’s announcement—planned to stage the fight last June in Frampton’s hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The intention at the time was to host the fight with fans in attendance, as Herring (21-2, 10KOs) was fine marching into hostile territory.
Instead came separate intended showcase bouts for both boxers last summer before proceeding with a head-on collision. Frampton (28-2, 16KO) settled on a late replacement foe in Darren Traynor, whom he stopped inside of seven rounds last August behind closed doors at the famed York Hall in Bethnal Green, England.
Three weeks later came Herring’s twice-postponed title defense versus Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Oquendo. Herring—a 35-year old southpaw from the Coram section of Long Island, New York who served as the captain of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Boxing team which competed in London—retained his title for the second time, settling for an 8th round disqualification win, several rounds after suffering a cut over his right eye from what was ruled as an intentional headbutt. The injury—along with suffering a scratched cornea—once again threw a wrench into rescheduling the fight with Frampton, which soon became the WBO’s problem.
Stevenson and his team sought to have the boxer’s mandatory title status enforced, with the WBO reaching a compromise. In an official order handed down on October 16, the sanctioning body gave its blessing to a voluntary title fight between Herring and Frampton on the condition that it take place no later than December 31, 2020. A specific stipulation in the ruling noted that “the bout cannot be postponed or cancelled.”
From there, Stevenson—who was named the number-one contender upon moving up in weight last summer—was due to face the winner no later than 120 days after their fight.
As 2020 ended without such a fight taking place, the expectation is now for Stevenson—a 2016 Olympic Silver medalist and brief WBO featherweight titlist—to be permitted to exercise his mandatory status in the form of a shot at the 130-pound title, whether versus Herring or in a vacant title capacity.
“[W]e request the immediate reinstatement of Shakur Stevenson as the mandatory challenger,” notes Dubin who also requests that “Mr. Herring is required to either fight Mr. Stevenson in his next bout or relinquish the WBO Jr. Lightweight Championship so that Mr. Stevenson can fight for the vacant WBO Jr. Lightweight Championship in his next bout against the highest ranked contender.”
Stevenson claimed the WBO featherweight title in a 12-round virtual shutout of unbeaten contender Joet Gonzalez in Oct. 2019. His title reign came and went without a single defense, with a planned fight versus Colombia’s Miguel Marriaga cancelled two days before their scheduled March 14th, 2019 clash due to the initial wave of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Stevenson since moved up to junior lightweight, scoring a 6th round knockout of Felix Caraballo last June at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas before officially abandoning his title reign.
Most recently, Stevenson is coming off of a 10-round shutout of Toka Kahn Clary last December, also on MGM grounds where Herring faced and defeated Oquendo.
Herring claimed the WBO 130-pound title in a 12-round decision win over Japan’s Masayuki Ito on May 26, 2019, at the start of Memorial Day weekend. Two defenses followed, including a competitive but clear victory over unbeaten mandatory challenger Lamont Roach Jr. on Nov. 9, 2019, two days prior to Veteran’s Day which Herring proudly represented as a decorated U.S. Marine and two-tour Iraqi war veteran.
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Basically white boys undermining that Loma ducked to become this franchise champion charade instead of wanting to defend the belt against Haney.
Conscious Pilot
Do Better.
Yup nice story and all that but...
