Boxxer Series 1.0: Super-Lightweights - 6 November 2021

[gregregegg]

Farrel 2nd.

3rd round for the tournement.

[My T Sharp]

1-1

[My T Sharp]

Gibbs too lazy

[handsofstone]

No KOs but a great nights boxing, Gibbs the winner for me

[KiwiRider]

Predetermined for Gibbs but I think Farrell nicked it. The crowd agree.
The Sky team giving to Gibbs while Farrell clips him again and again. No Farrell highlights either, all Gibbs

[ShadrachSimmo]

Gibbs UD for me.

[gregregegg]

Gibs won, and loved watching the tournement, but I am against them.

3 rounds isn’t enough. And I don’t like going into fights already damaged.

Gibs edged his 2nd fight against a guy that had had a tough first fight. Then edged the third against a guy who had had two really tough fights.

Should go into pro fights even, people are starting fights with headstarts in the later rounds of the tournement.

Good fun but shouldn’t go on a pro record.

[skanksta]

Gibbs for me.
Right man wins.

[skanksta]

I guess you're allowed to call yourself "Sugar" even if you're crap IF your name is 'Kane'.

Dont you get all bitter this early on thr night, you have to sit through the Canelo undercard yet. And with that attitude, your not going to make it

Might try and get 1.5 hrs sleep, but that never works...

[My T Sharp]

Well done Gibbs.

[KiwiRider]

I guess you're allowed to call yourself "Sugar" even if you're crap IF your name is 'Kane'.

Dont you get all bitter this early on thr night, you have to sit through the Canelo undercard yet. And with that attitude, your not going to make it

Might try and get 1.5 hrs sleep, but that never works...

Skanktress take the edge off first?
I'm going to mow the lawns, its 24°C so maybe motorcycle ride and lawns tonight.

[skanksta]

Gibs won, and loved watching the tournement, but I am against them.

3 rounds isn’t enough. And I don’t like going into fights already damaged.

Gibs edged his 2nd fight against a guy that had had a tough first fight. Then edged the third against a guy who had had two really tough fights.

Should go into pro fights even, people are starting fights with headstarts in the later rounds of the tournement.

Good fun but shouldn’t go on a pro record.

I get what you're saying, but they ARE pro-fights.
It's not like he's getting a shot at Teo next off the back of his 3 huge wins !

[skanksta]

I like these tourneys.
They need well-supported fighters and at least a few 'names'. Names for us domestic nerds anyway.
2-3 max per year tho'

[KiwiRider]

I like these tourneys.
They need well-supported fighters and at least a few 'names'. Names for us domestic nerds anyway.
2-3 max per year tho'

There was at least 10 rounds of close all action boxing. Sometimes you don't even get that on a full regular card. The best thing about this one was the slick and smooth production. I barely had time to cook me lunch between the action

[gregregegg]

Gibs won, and loved watching the tournement, but I am against them.

3 rounds isn’t enough. And I don’t like going into fights already damaged.

Gibs edged his 2nd fight against a guy that had had a tough first fight. Then edged the third against a guy who had had two really tough fights.

Should go into pro fights even, people are starting fights with headstarts in the later rounds of the tournement.

Good fun but shouldn’t go on a pro record.

I get what you're saying, but they ARE pro-fights.
It's not like he's getting a shot at Teo next off the back of his 3 huge wins !

I know getting paid makes it pro... but i think this should be like world series boxing, where even though you get paid it isnt on your pro record.

If you allow 3 rounders, and dont limmit how often you can fight, i prospect could just find the worst of the worst, and go 20-0 over a weekend...

And as i said, on your pro record, it should be fresh fighter vs fresh fighter, winner wins. If one guy has been through a war he has a clear disadvantage, dont like that on the pro record. the better man could lose just cause his previouse fight was tougher.

But its an odd stance, cause i really enjoyed the tournement, and it wouldent be viable if it wasnt on your pro record. So yea its a bit of a tricky one.

Also feel this only works in the low weights Much bigger too many people get badly rocked in quater finals... that creates all kinds of issues in putting them through to another fight an hour later.

In summery, im against it in principle, but will watch the fuk out of it.

[garethhop]

2/3 of those a year as said would be perfect.

Start then a little earlier.

Very good watch.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

Press Release | Results

Cori Gibbs entered the BOXXER Series Liverpool: Super-Lightweight Tournament as the only undefeated fighter in the line-up.

Three fights and three wins later, he retained that undefeated status and left the ring with an enhanced reputation and a large winner’s cheque after besting Tom Farrell (20-5, 5 KO’s), Lee Appleyard (18-7-1, 5 KO’s) and Sean Dodd (17-6-1, 3 KO’s) in back-to-back fights, live on Sky Sports.

“I was confident going into it but it’s a different feeling to win it. I pulled it off and I’m just happy,” beamed an ecstatic Gibbs - now 16-0, 3 KO’s - after winning the hard-fought tournament final match against Farrell.

Gibbs’ journey started with a quarter-final win over former Commonwealth lightweight champion Dodd. Fighting in his home city, Dodd had the crowd behind him and the career pedigree to make him, on paper, the toughest possible opponent for anyone’s first fight of the tournament.

It was a close fight in which both boxers showed their quality, putting on probably the most technical match of the tournament. Gibbs outfoxed Dodd early but was put in trouble later in the fight but ultimately did enough to get the nod from the judges.

In the semi-final he played matador with Appleyard, avoiding damage from the heavy-handed Yorkshireman while racking up points of his own, before meeting Farrell in the tournament’s grand final for an epic showdown which did justice to both boxers and the sense of occasion.

Starting in southpaw stances and switch-hitting at will throughout the fight, the pair showcased their boxing intellects as well as their physical prowess. Feints, distractions and switch-hitting alternated with furiously intense exchanges throughout.

Gibbs had the better of it early but Farrell came back strongly at the end of the first round. By the second his face was a mask of blood, testament to the warrior spirit which had him battling ferociously until the end.

Both fighters raised their arms in victory when the final bell sounded, but the decision went to the still-undefeated Gibbs.

Prior to the final, Farrell had faced Kane Gardner (12-2, 6 KO’s), who put the pressure on his opponent early and soon opened up some cuts which ran freely in the colour of the Liverpool man’s home city.

Manchester man Gardner led the attack but Farrell scored well with counters and it looked like the judges would be in for another tough decision until Farrell landed a beautiful left cross counter from his southpaw stance in the middle of the third round.

The blow put Gardner down. He easily beat the referee’s count but then had a frantic final minute as he fought moving backwards to clear his head while Farrell went looking for a finish. He didn’t find it, but he did secure a win on the scorecards.

Farrell’s earlier encounter with Ben Fields (10-11, 2 KO’s) in the second quarter-final match of the evening was a classic example of boxer versus brawler. Farrell stayed on the back foot for most of the fight, boxing clever and picking his shots as Fields came forward relentlessly.

With an unorthodox style, what Fields lacks in finesse he makes up for in aggression. Powerful shots were coming at Farrell from all sides throughout the contest, with him finding gaps to land counters in return.

The fight was close - although Fields was perhaps lucky not to be docked a point after frequent warnings for clinching and for punches to the back of the head - but the split-decision in Farrell’s favour was all he needed to send him forward to the semi-finals.

Regional rivals Appleyard and Levi Kinsiona (8-2, 1 KO) had exchanged words in the run-up to their quarter-final match, the two Yorkshire boxers knowing each other well from the sparring circuit in their home county and looking to secure bragging rights for their respective hometowns of Rotheram and Sheffield.

“You will be light work!” Kinsiona told Appleyard at the weigh-ins, in what turned out to be a highly inaccurate prediction.

When Appleyard landed some big shots early in the first round, Kinsiona’s vision of an easy three rounds was shattered. Having entered the ring intent on boxing his way to a clear win and taking minimal damage along the way, he was forced instead to get in the trenches.

Advantage passed back and forth throughout the contest, with one seemingly on the verge of scoring a decisive fight-ending blow only to suddenly eat a huge counter and be forced to defend as his opponent rallied back into control.

After three furious rounds, Appleyard’s success in forcing Kinsionia out of his gameplan were rewarded with a split-decision victory and passage to the semi-finals.

Gardner and Nathan Bennett (9-3, 2 KO’s) set the tone when they entered the ring for the first bout of the evening, the two long-time rivals clicking immediately into top gear and throwing everything with bad intentions.

Bennett pressed forwards in the first round and had Gardner boxing off the back foot for a time, but the Mancunian weathered the early storm and gradually took control of the fight. He had Bennett on the defensive and badly rocked just before the final bell ended the bout.

BOXXER Series Liverpool - Super-Lightweight Tournament: Results

Final

Cori Gibbs def. Tom Farrell, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Semi-Finals

Tom Farrell def. Kane Gardner, Unanimous Decision R3 3:00 (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)

Cori Gibbs def. Lee Appleyard, Unanimous Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Quarter-Finals

Cori Gibbs def. Sean Dodd, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Tom Farrell def. Ben Fields, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)


Lee Appleyard def. Levi Kinsiona, Split-Decision, R3 3:00 (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Kane Gardner def. Nathan Bennett, Unanimous Decision, R3 3:00 (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)