King P
Legends Never Die
I'm just glad Mr. CAP is finally fighting a good opponent. Been too longrey vargas..thats a good name...another zero to take
thats how vargas is going to get left
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The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Apparently he beat some cruiserweight dude
gotta love the IBF mandatories
Inoue, Dasmarinas Reach Terms For Mandatory Title Fight, Purse Bid Cancelled
By Jake Donovan
Published On Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:15 AM EST
Naoya Inoue's continued quest for bantamweight supremacy will now include a Hot and Spicy mandatory title defense.
The undefeated three-division and reigning unified 118-pound titlist will next face Philippines’ Michael ‘Hot and Spicy’ Dasmarinas, the longtime IBF mandatory challenger in waiting. A scheduled purse bid hearing to determine promotional rights was canceled after the two sides reached an agreement, IBF representatives informed BoxingScene.com.
A firm fight date has yet to be established for the bout, which will take place in Inoue’s native Japan. Travel restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic serve as the main roadblock in officially scheduling the contest, which will mark Inoue’s third defense of the IBF belt and second as a unified titlist.
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Philippines is currently on Japan’s list of areas subjected to entry ban due to the current global rise in COVID cases, though exceptional circumstances are honored—a luxury normally afforded to boxers entering world title fights.
Dasmarinas (30-2-1, 20KOs) has served the IBF mandatory bantamweight title challenger since a 12-round win over countryman Kenny Demecillo in their March 2019 title eliminator in Pasay City, Philippines. The belt was tied up in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) bantamweight tournament at the time, held by Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel Rodriguez who conceded the crown in a 2nd round knockout at the hands of Inoue in May 2019.
Inoue (20-0, 17KOs) went on to win the tournament, securing top honors after outpointing Nonito Donaire in their Nov. 2019 finale to unify the IBF and WBA titles. The bout was recognized by the Boxing Writers Association of America as the 2019 Fight of the Year, though one where Inoue had a mandatory title defense waiting on the other side.
An exemption was granted to allow Dasmarinas’ countryman, WBO titlist John Riel Casimero to enter a three-belt unification clash with Inoue. Dasmarinas and Casimero both fight under eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions banner, easing the process to permit the April 2020 unification bout. The initial wave of the ongoing global health crisis shut down those plans, however, with the fight never revisited.
Dasmarinas has not fought since a 5th round stoppage of journeyman Artid Bamrungauea in Oct. 2019.
Inoue has since defended his titles in a voluntary defense, stopping Australia’s Jason Moloney in the closing seconds of the 7th round in their ESPN headliner last Halloween at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The bout marked Inoue’s debut under the Top Rank banner as well as his first career fight in Vegas.
The upcoming mandatory defense versus Dasmarinas will mark a triumphant return to Japan for Yokohama’s Inoue, whose last fight in country was his aforementioned win over Donaire. All but three career fights for Inoue have taken place at home.
Dasmarinas has fought just once before in Japan, an eight-round points win over Hayato Kimura in July 2014. The 28-year old southpaw is riding a 13-fight unbeaten streak.
Inoue, Dasmarinas Reach Terms For Mandatory Title Fight, Purse Bid Cancelled
By Jake Donovan
Published On Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:15 AM EST
Naoya Inoue's continued quest for bantamweight supremacy will now include a Hot and Spicy mandatory title defense.
The undefeated three-division and reigning unified 118-pound titlist will next face Philippines’ Michael ‘Hot and Spicy’ Dasmarinas, the longtime IBF mandatory challenger in waiting. A scheduled purse bid hearing to determine promotional rights was canceled after the two sides reached an agreement, IBF representatives informed BoxingScene.com.
A firm fight date has yet to be established for the bout, which will take place in Inoue’s native Japan. Travel restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic serve as the main roadblock in officially scheduling the contest, which will mark Inoue’s third defense of the IBF belt and second as a unified titlist.
Philippines is currently on Japan’s list of areas subjected to entry ban due to the current global rise in COVID cases, though exceptional circumstances are honored—a luxury normally afforded to boxers entering world title fights.
Dasmarinas (30-2-1, 20KOs) has served the IBF mandatory bantamweight title challenger since a 12-round win over countryman Kenny Demecillo in their March 2019 title eliminator in Pasay City, Philippines. The belt was tied up in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) bantamweight tournament at the time, held by Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel Rodriguez who conceded the crown in a 2nd round knockout at the hands of Inoue in May 2019.
Inoue (20-0, 17KOs) went on to win the tournament, securing top honors after outpointing Nonito Donaire in their Nov. 2019 finale to unify the IBF and WBA titles. The bout was recognized by the Boxing Writers Association of America as the 2019 Fight of the Year, though one where Inoue had a mandatory title defense waiting on the other side.
An exemption was granted to allow Dasmarinas’ countryman, WBO titlist John Riel Casimero to enter a three-belt unification clash with Inoue. Dasmarinas and Casimero both fight under eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions banner, easing the process to permit the April 2020 unification bout. The initial wave of the ongoing global health crisis shut down those plans, however, with the fight never revisited.
Dasmarinas has not fought since a 5th round stoppage of journeyman Artid Bamrungauea in Oct. 2019.
Inoue has since defended his titles in a voluntary defense, stopping Australia’s Jason Moloney in the closing seconds of the 7th round in their ESPN headliner last Halloween at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. The bout marked Inoue’s debut under the Top Rank banner as well as his first career fight in Vegas.
The upcoming mandatory defense versus Dasmarinas will mark a triumphant return to Japan for Yokohama’s Inoue, whose last fight in country was his aforementioned win over Donaire. All but three career fights for Inoue have taken place at home.
Dasmarinas has fought just once before in Japan, an eight-round points win over Hayato Kimura in July 2014. The 28-year old southpaw is riding a 13-fight unbeaten streak.
so who the fukk does this p*ssy wants to fight??Billy Joe Saunders Rules Out Caleb Plant Fight, Citing Politics: It's A Waste of Breath
By Sean Nam
Published On Fri Jan 15, 2021, 09:24 AM EST
Billy Joe Saunders may often put himself in harebrained situations that make others question his grip on reality, but as far as the boxing business goes he is a stone-cold realist.
At least that seems to be the case from the way he responded to a recent question about his thoughts on facing Caleb Plant. Both are 168-pounders, have titles in the same division (Plant the IBF, Saunders the WBO), and both are somewhat similar in style, cuties (or technicians, if you prefer) who swear by the age-old yogic mantra “Hit, but don’t get hit” as if it was gospel.
It sounds like a perfectly reasonable fight to make, but Saunders did not bother trying to entertain it.
Why? In a word, politics.
“I think he’s a really good fighter,” Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) said in an interview with IFL TV. “I actually like him as a fighter, but as for talking about me fighting him...is just a waste of breath ‘cause we’re on different platforms.”
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The platforms are PBC/Fox and DAZN/Matchroom. Plant (20-0, 12 KOs) is aligned with the former and Saunders the latter, and those entities are not exactly fond of collaborating, given that they have their own corporate agendas to prioritize.
Though he is not writing off the possibility of such a matchup in the future, Saunders has low expectations since he can barely procure a significant fight on his own platform, where, in theory, it should be easy to get a fight with the likes of Gennadiy Golovkin, Demetrius Andrade, Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs, or Callum Smith. Thus far, none of those matchups have materialized, much to Saunders’ eternal frustration.
“If we can’t make these big fights with everyone on the same DAZN platform, to cross over and try to fight is very difficult to do,” Saunders said.
“But I do think he (Plant) is a good fighter. He’s very skilled well. He’s got a good boxing brain. I think he’s definitely a good fighter. I rate him.”
Plant is scheduled to defend his IBF title against Caleb Truax on Jan. 30 at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.
Saunders has been told by his promoter Eddie Hearn that his next fight should take place by the end of February or the first week of March, but he admits he is growing tired of waiting around for a big fight.
“Let's stop beating around the bush and waiting around,” he said. “I'm going to get sick and tired of waiting around for one of these big fights. I'm getting to the stage that if a big fight doesn't get made, 'Thank you very much, see you later.' I'm in it for the big fights to see how good I am.
Saunders last fought in December, winning a wide decision against countryman Martin Murray.
fukk off!!
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Seriously does he want a cash out against canelo? I hope he gets denied that honestly
i used to back him up with all his BS but now he can go and fukk off.,.its 2021, we are all in this covid mess together, get your damn fights and do it for yourself, the country and the fans.
you wasteless piece of shyt.
desjardins
Veteran
cross promotional politics is one thing
when you in the GRJ, Saunders position of there being potential matches on your platform and you still can't get deals done then yea i imagine that shyt could be frustrating.
im only excited about the individual fights (not full cards) being povetkin-whyte 2 and okolie-glowacki
benn vs vargas is a decent step up fight..i feel eddie could have compressed this into lesser cards but he's prolly doing this because of the dazn launch in the UK
he needs to announce some matchroom cards in the usa now
Dallas' 4 Eva
Superstar
This guys youtube channel is on point.
Bigblackted4
Superstar
What Vargas
Bigblackted4
Superstar
Duh, I wouldn’t not get that big payday eitherSo this whole situation between Fury and Wilder is about money and not the 3rd fight
Suspicious Dingo
Superstar
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Main reason Dana white never could hack it in boxing.