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Manuel Charr vs. Alexander Ustinov

2017-11-26T09:28:27Z

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*'''Aired On:''' [[BoxNation]]
*'''vacant [[WBA]] World heavyweight title'''

==Notes==
*The [[WBA]] confirmed hours before that this bout would take place for the [[WBA]] World heavyweight title and the winner must face [[Fres Oquendo]] (who hasn't fought since 2014) in a mandatory defence.
*Ustinov down once in round eight.
* Charr is Germany's first world heavyweight champion since Max Schmeling reigned from 1930-1932.

*"What can I say, Germany - we are world champions. I dedicate this title to Germany, the country which gave me a chance and built me up. This is my gift to you all," Charr roared after his unanimous decision victory.

Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam

2017-10-29T12:01:49Z

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[[File:JoshuavsTakam.jpg|240px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>2188852</fight>
*'''[[IBF]] World heavyweight title'''
*'''[[WBA]] Super World heavyweight title'''
*'''[[IBO]] World heavyweight title'''
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie Hearn (Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] ([[Matchroom Sport]])
*'''Aired On:''' [[Sky Box Office]] (Main Event)

==Notes==
*[[Anthony Joshua]] was originally scheduled to box the [[IBF]] mandatory challenger [[Kubrat Pulev]]. But Pulev was forced to pull out of the fight due to a shoulder injury, therefore [[Carlos Takam]] stepped in on October 16th as a late replacement.
*Joshua has surpassed Mike Tyson's record of 19 consecutive knockouts.
*Takam (35-4-1) was fighting at 12 days' notice as an injury replacement.
*Unbeaten champion Joshua opened up a nasty cut above 36-year Takam's right eye in the fourth round and knocked down the durable France-based Cameroonian late in round.
*It was far from a straight-forward night for Joshua in the Principality Stadium as the 28-year-old appeared to suffer a broken nose in the second round after an accidental clash of heads.
*Takam caught Joshua with some shot but they didn't have enough power to hurt the champion.

==Comments==
*"I was trying to break him down round by round," Joshua said.
*"Unfortunately, the ref stopped it. I think people want to see Takam unconscious on the floor." Joshua said.
*"That was where I was trying to get to. I don't have control over the ref's decision." Joshua said.

Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam

2017-10-29T12:01:32Z

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[[File:JoshuavsTakam.jpg|240px|thumb|right|]]
<fight>2188852</fight>
*'''[[IBF]] World heavyweight title'''
*'''[[WBA]] Super World heavyweight title'''
*'''[[IBO]] World heavyweight title'''
*'''Promoter:''' [[Eddie Hearn (Promoter)|Eddie Hearn]] ([[Matchroom Sport]])
*'''Aired On:''' [[Sky Box Office]] (Main Event)

==Notes==
*[[Anthony Joshua]] was originally scheduled to box the [[IBF]] mandatory challenger [[Kubrat Pulev]]. But Pulev was forced to pull out of the fight due to a shoulder injury, therefore [[Carlos Takam]] stepped in on October 16th as a late replacement.
*Joshua has surpassed Mike Tyson's record of 19 consecutive knockouts.
*Takam (35-4-1) was fighting at 12 days' notice as an injury replacement.
*Unbeaten champion Joshua opened up a nasty cut above 36-year Takam's right eye in the fourth round and knocked down the durable France-based Cameroonian late in round.
*It was far from a straight-forward night for Joshua in the Principality Stadium as the 28-year-old appeared to suffer a broken nose in the second round after an accidental clash of heads.
*Takam caught Joshua with some shot but they didn't have enough power to hurt the champion.

==Comments==
*"I was trying to break him down round by round," Joshua said.
"Unfortunately, the ref stopped it. I think people want to see Takam unconscious on the floor." Joshua said.
"That was where I was trying to get to. I don't have control over the ref's decision." Joshua said.

Fight:2156210

2017-04-26T10:11:39Z

Ruthless-rko: Created page with "* Former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (24-1-1, 22 KOs) quietly returned to the ring with a second round TKO over journeyman Byron Polley (30-21-1, 13 KOs) on Tuesda..."

* Former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (24-1-1, 22 KOs) quietly returned to the ring with a second round TKO over journeyman Byron Polley (30-21-1, 13 KOs) on Tuesday night at the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi.

* It was Martin’s first fight since losing the title to Anthony Joshua 12 months ago.

Fight:2149075

2017-04-12T10:51:45Z

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* Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida
* For the vacant '''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''(Regular) Heavyeweight title'''

Jorge Linares vs. Anthony Crolla (2nd meeting)

2017-03-26T13:29:59Z

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<fight>2131789</fight>

==World Boxing Association World Lightweight Title==
* WBA World Lightweight title rematch between Linares and Crolla. Scoring: 118-109, 118-109, 118-109 for Linares. All judges in agreement.
* Also sanctioned for two additional belts: World Boxing Council World Lightweight Diamond belt, and Ring Magazine World Lightweight title.
* Linares dropped Crolla to his knees with a left uppercut in round 7. Crolla argued with his corner after round 11 to give him 'one more round'.
* Both fighters warned for low blows in the twelfth and final round, brief stop in the action by referee [[Howard John Foster]].
* With this win, Linares set up a lightweight bout with 36-0 WBC World Lightweight champion [[Mikey Garcia]], who held Linares' ex-WBC belt.
* In the post fight interview, Linares told the ring commentator "I'm ready to fight everybody!" and thanked [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in attendance.
* Crolla, 30 years old, said he would rest, spend time with family, and (subsequently) build his career. "Tonight I lost to the best. No excuses."
* Crolla contemplated moving up to super lightweight.

==Links==
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39395519
* http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/19002761/jorge-linares-beats-anthony-crolla-points-retain-world-lightweight-title
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39398550

Jorge Linares vs. Anthony Crolla (2nd meeting)

2017-03-26T13:29:37Z

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<fight>2131789</fight>

==World Boxing Association World Lightweight Title==
* WBA World Lightweight title rematch between Linares and Crolla. Scoring: 118-109, 118-109, 118-109 for Linares. All judges in agreement.
* Also sanctioned for two additional belts: World Boxing Council World Lightweight Diamond belt, and Ring Magazine World Lightweight title.
* Linares dropped Crolla to his knees with a left uppercut in round 7. Crolla argued with his corner after round 11 to give him 'one more round'.
* Both fighters warned for low blows in the twelfth and final round, brief stop in the action by referee [[Howard John Foster]].
* With this win, Linares set up a lightweight bout with 36-0 WBC World Lightweight champion [[Mikey Garcia]], who held Linares' ex-WBC belt.
* In the post fight interview, Linares told the ring commentator "I'm ready to fight everybody!" and thanked [[Oscar De La Hoya]] in attendance.
* Crolla, 30 years old, said he would rest, spend time with family, and (subsequently) build his career. "Tonight I lost to the best. No excuses."
* Crolla contemplated moving up to super lightweight.

* http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39395519
* http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/19002761/jorge-linares-beats-anthony-crolla-points-retain-world-lightweight-title
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39398550

Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs

2017-03-20T17:02:52Z

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<fight>2139435</fight>

==International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association Super and International Boxing Organization World Middleweight Title Unification Bout==

* BoxRec worldwide middleweight # 1 ranked Golovkin versus worldwide number two ranked Jacobs. GGG won unified world title.
* Madison Square Garden HBO Pay-Per-View main event. World Middleweight title unification bout for IBF, WBC, WBA Super, & IBO world titles.
* IBF title at stake for Golovkin only, as Jacobs did not show up for the morning of the fight IBF second weigh-in required 170 pounds or less.
* Quiet first, second and third rounds, edge to Jacobs, with both men cautious, moving well, fighting with tight defenses.
* GGG dropped Jacobs in the fourth round with a short right hand along the ropes for a flash knockdown, no count, for a 10-8 GGG round.
* GGG won rounds 5 and 8 to keep the bout close. GGG won round 11. In the 12th Jacobs mostly clinched, giving the round and bout away.
* Jacobs, switching from orthodox to southpaw stance, did well in rounds 6, 7, 9 and 10 behind a strong jab and superior body work.
* Jacobs was warned by referee [[Charlie Fitch]] for hitting behind the head in round seven. GGG was similarly warned by the referee in round 12.

==Links==
* http://www.boxingscene.com/gennady-golovkin-vs-daniel-jacobs-official-scorecards-photo--114751
* http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/18948370/gennady-golovkin-defeats-daniel-jacobs-retain-middleweight-belts

Wisaksil Wangek vs. Roman Gonzalez (1st meeting)

2017-03-20T15:03:25Z

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*Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

==World Boxing Council World Super Flyweight Title==

* Biggest upset won by any fighter in Thailand professional boxing history.
* Wangek, bleeding from corner of right eye, wins majority decision and defeats 46-0 Gonzalez to win first world title, upset of the year.
* Good sportsmanship by both men, who touched gloves before each round and hugged after each.
* Wangek didn't appear to do anything deliberate, it was just a hard fought bout with many close rounds. Edge to Gonzalez in last two.
* Brutal war, with both men trading body and head power shots fighting in a telephone booth throughout.
* Hard hitting southpaw challenger Wangek decked Gonzalez, pound for pound the best fighter in the world, in the first round, a strong start.
* Referee [[Steve Willis]] declared accidental head butt by both combatants caused a cut to right eye of Gonzalez in round three. Bout continued.
* Fourth round completed, eliminating the possibility of a technical draw. Roman Gonzalez complained of butting at the end of round four.
* Break in the action in round six due to another clash of heads causing an accidental head butt. Gonzalez claimed it was deliberate.
* Referee [[Steve Willis]] took a point away from Wisaksil Wangek with 18 seconds left in round six after a clash of heads opened a bad cut on the right eye of Gonzalez, ruled intentional by the ref, giving Roman Gonzalez a 10-8 round in what appeared to be an even fight to that point.
* Both fighters were simultaneously warned for head butting by referee Steve Willis late in round seven.
* Final HBO Pay-Per-View preliminary bout before Gennady Golovkin versus Danny Jacobs middleweight world title main event
* [[WBC]] World super flyweight title defense by Gonzalez, WBC title changed hands.

==Links==
* http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/18946776/srisaket-sor-rungvisai-defeats-roman-chocolatito-gonzalez-wins-junior-bantamweight-title
* http://www.boxingscene.com/roman-gonzalez-vs-srisaket-sor-rungvisai-official-scorecards--114763
* http://www.boxingscene.com/roman-gonzalez-srisaket-sor-rungvisai-compubox-punch-stats--114758

Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev (1st meeting)

2016-11-23T21:50:36Z

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[[File:Aposter3.jpg|400px]]

==World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Federation World Light Heavyweight Title Bout==

* Sergey Kovalev scored a flash knockdown of Ward onto all fours in round 2 with a short punch as both combatants battled on the inside.
* All three judges scored the bout 114-113 for Andre Ward, who lost the first few rounds, and then gradually fought his way back into the bout.
* First loss for Kovalev in 32 pro bouts, who complained after the bout of hometown favouritism for Ward from the three American judges.
* Ward won the bout by winning the final round on the scorecards.
* Ward told commentator Max Kellerman after the bout he is open to a rematch with Kovalev, whenever Kovalev wants to fight him again.
* HBO commentator Harold Letterman scored the bout 116-111 for Kovalev, and did not feel the bout was close. Max Kellerman disagreed.
* Kovalev landed 126 total punches, Ward landed 116 punches. Kovalev dominated round 2 (16 punches landed, Ward only landed 3 punches in this round). This bout was very close.

==Media Scores==
'''60 TOTAL SCORES POLLED FROM MEDIA'''[http://talkingboxing.co.uk/we-go-to-the-scorecards-kovalev-v-ward]

44 Scores for KOVALEV = 73%
15 Scores for WARD = 25%
1 Score for a DRAW + 2%

*Shaun Brown (TalkingBoxing.uk): 115-112 Kovalev
*Harold Lederman (HBO): 116-111 Kovalev
*Chris Mannix (Yahoo Sports): 115-112 Kovalev
*Boxhard Podcast: 115-113 Kovalev
*Dan Rafael (ESPN): 115-112 Kovalev
*Andy Paterson (Boxing Asylum): 114-113 Kovalev
*Cliff Rold (Boxingscene): 115-112 Kovalev
*Daniel Vano (Checkhookboxing): 114-113 Kovalev
*WorldBoxingNews: 114-113 Ward
*Lance Pugmire (LA Times): 115-112 Kovalev
*Ryan Burton (Boxingscene): 115-113 Kovalev
*Kevin Iole (Yahoo Sports): 114-113 Ward
*Daniel Attias (AUSboxing) : 114-113 Kovalev
*Victor M Salazar (Boxingscene): 115-112 Kovalev
*Scott Christ (BadLeftHook): 115-112 Kovalev
*Wolfgang Schiffbauer (German Freelancer): 114-113 Ward
*Beau Denison (The Boxing Truth): 114-113 Kovalev
*Ramon Aranda (3MoreRounds): 114-113 Ward
*Brian Campbell (ESPN): 114-113 Ward
*Gareth A Davies (The Telegraph): 115-112 Kovalev
*Boxing Monthly Online: 114-113 Kovalev
*Kevin McRae (Bleacher Report): 115-112 Kovalev
*Steve Zemach ( FoxSports640): 115-112 Kovalev
*Bernardo Osuna (ESPN Deportes): 115-113 Kovalev
*Mark Ortega (Freelance): 115-112 Ward
*Michael Montero (Montero On Boxing): 116-111 Kovalev
*Mike Coppinger (USA Today): 114-113 Ward
*Ben Weismann (BoxingAsylum): 114-113 Kovalev
*Tom Craze (BadLeftHook): 116-111 Ward
*Danny Richardson (Script Media): 115-112 Ward
*Jorge Hernandez (SW Fight): 115-112 Kovalev
*Tim Starks (Queensberry Rules): 115-112 Kovalev
*The Guardian Online: 115-112 Kovalev
*New York Post Online: 114-113 Ward
*G. Leon (Boxtalk): 114-113 Kovalev
*Tim Dahlberg (AP): 116-111 Kovalev
*Fraser Coffeen (Bloody Elbow): 115-112 Kovalev
*Steve Kim (UCN Live): 115-112 Kovalev
*Bokser.org: 115-112 Kovalev
*Bob Velin (USA Today): 114-113 Kovalev
*FightersRated: 115-112 Kovalev
*LA Times Online: 114-113 Ward
*Allan Fox (Boxingnews24): 117-110 Kovalev
*Kieran Mulvaney (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
*Ron Borges (Boston Herald): 116-114 Kovalev
*Tony Bellew (Sky Sports): 114-114 DRAW
*Eric Raskin (HBO): 114-113 Kovalev
*Heavy Bag Boxing: 115-112 Kovalev
*Andrew Harrison (Boxing Monthly): 117-111 Kovalev
*Stephen A Smith (ESPN): 114-113 Kovalev
*Paul Smith Jnr (Sky Sports): 116-113 Ward
*John Angus MacDonald (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
*Adam Abramowitz (Saturday Night Boxing): 115-112 Ward
*Mark Butcher (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Ward
*Doug Fischer (Ring Magazine): 117-110 Kovalev
*Alex Morris (Next Big Pod): 114-113 Kovalev
*Queensberry Rules: 115-112 Kovalev
*Danny Winterbottom (Boxing Monthly): 114-113 Kovalev
*Tom Gray (Ring Magazine): 116-115 Ward
*Sam Sheppard (Next Big Pod): 115-112 Kovalev

Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith

2016-11-07T17:54:40Z

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[[File:Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith (CompuBox Punchstats).jpg|right|600px|thumb|CompuBox Punchstats]]
<fight>2085467</fight>

== Notes ==
*Smith knocked down in rounds seven and eight, and knocked out by a Canelo body shot in round nine. Ten count.

'''Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reported:'''

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Most boxing fans would have preferred to see lineal middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez fight fearsome unified titleholder Gennady Golovkin in what many believe would be boxing's biggest fight, but Alvarez and his team had a different plan.

Instead, Alvarez returned to the junior middleweight division, where he once unified belts, to challenge world titleholder Liam Smith. In the end, it was as big of a mismatch as most expected as Alvarez won another 154-pound world title on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.

Smith was game, but he was no match for the bigger, faster, more powerful Alvarez, who knocked him down three times, including with a brutal left hook to the body that finished him in the ninth round.

The pro-Alvarez crowd of 51,240 -- besting the total of 50,994 that Manny Pacquiao drew for the first fight in stadium history against Joshua Clottey in 2010 -- had come to celebrate Mexican Independence Day weekend at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, and Alvarez gave them the power show they expected.

Even with one healthy hand, Alvarez dished out a beating on England's Smith, who was making his third title defense and fighting in the United States for the first time. He was also facing his first top opponent and found out Alvarez was on a different level.

Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), 26, got off to a good start in the opening round, which was fast paced. He measured Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) with hard jabs and worked the body without taking much in return. He continued to attack Smith with more body shots and right hands in the second round. Smith did not look nearly as physically strong as Alvarez, who threw a lot of combinations.

Alvarez showed tremendous versatility with his punches. He landed combinations and fired right hands to the body followed by uppercuts that Smith had no answer for. If Alvarez's hand was hurt, it did not look that way with the steam he had on those shots. Even when Smith did connect, Alvarez was right there to answer, usually with something harder.

Alvarez opened a cut in the corner of Smith's right eye in the fifth round, which ended in a spirited exchange, after which Smith shoved Alvarez at the bell and smiled at him.

But Smith was getting beaten up, and Alvarez continued to land combinations in the sixth round as Smith's eye got worse and worse. Midway through the seventh round, Alvarez put together a combination, including a left to the body and a right hand to the side of the head, that dropped Smith near the corner. He made it to his feet quickly but absorbed punishment in the round. Alvarez continued to pound the game Smith to the body and head in the eighth round of what had become a big-time mismatch.

Alvarez dropped him for the second time in the eighth round with a crunching left hook to the body late in the round. There was no quit in Smith, but Alvarez was just too powerful and accurate for him to deal with. It looked like a matter of time before Alvarez would get the knockout.

It came in the ninth round, when Alvarez landed a brutal left hook to the body. He sunk it in hard, and Smith dropped to the mat in agony. As Smith was writhing in pain, referee Luis Pabon waved off the fight without a count at 2 minutes, 28 seconds as the crowd went wild.

== Post Fight Interviews ==
*"I told you I was going to give you a great fight and bring you the championship, and here it is," Alvarez told the adoring crowd. "I started controlling him, but in the second round I hurt my hand. I hurt my right hand, so I had to use my left more often. I only used sparingly my right hand, but that's what happened."

*"Liam Smith was a resilient fighter," Alvarez said. "He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks. I could tell in the way he blocked and in the way he approached me. The body shot was what I focused on, making sure I worked his body down, and that is what secured the victory.

*"I felt he was very strong in the beginning, so I felt I had to put that body work in so slowly, so he would dwindle and I did my job."

*"He was too good and skillful today, and I was too slow," said Smith, 28. "I did hit him with some jabs and right hands, but to be more competitive I needed better timing, and my timing was off. I think maybe if I waited a little longer and gotten more experience I would have been able to fight a guy like that better. I am very disappointed."

Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith

2016-11-07T17:54:17Z

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[[File:Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith (CompuBox Punchstats).jpg|right|600px|thumb|CompuBox Punchstats]]
<fight>2085467</fight>

== Notes ==
*Smith knocked down in rounds seven and eight, and knocked out by a Canelo body shot in round nine. Ten count.

'''Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reported:'''

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Most boxing fans would have preferred to see lineal middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez fight fearsome unified titleholder Gennady Golovkin in what many believe would be boxing's biggest fight, but Alvarez and his team had a different plan.

Instead, Alvarez returned to the junior middleweight division, where he once unified belts, to challenge world titleholder Liam Smith. In the end, it was as big of a mismatch as most expected as Alvarez won another 154-pound world title on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.

Smith was game, but he was no match for the bigger, faster, more powerful Alvarez, who knocked him down three times, including with a brutal left hook to the body that finished him in the ninth round.

The pro-Alvarez crowd of 51,240 -- besting the total of 50,994 that Manny Pacquiao drew for the first fight in stadium history against Joshua Clottey in 2010 -- had come to celebrate Mexican Independence Day weekend at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, and Alvarez gave them the power show they expected.

Even with one healthy hand, Alvarez dished out a beating on England's Smith, who was making his third title defense and fighting in the United States for the first time. He was also facing his first top opponent and found out Alvarez was on a different level.

Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), 26, got off to a good start in the opening round, which was fast paced. He measured Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) with hard jabs and worked the body without taking much in return. He continued to attack Smith with more body shots and right hands in the second round. Smith did not look nearly as physically strong as Alvarez, who threw a lot of combinations.

Alvarez showed tremendous versatility with his punches. He landed combinations and fired right hands to the body followed by uppercuts that Smith had no answer for. If Alvarez's hand was hurt, it did not look that way with the steam he had on those shots. Even when Smith did connect, Alvarez was right there to answer, usually with something harder.

'''Punch Stats'''

PUNCHES ALVAREZ SMITH
Landed 157 115
Thrown 422 403
Percent 37% 29%
-- Courtesy of CompuBox

Alvarez opened a cut in the corner of Smith's right eye in the fifth round, which ended in a spirited exchange, after which Smith shoved Alvarez at the bell and smiled at him.

But Smith was getting beaten up, and Alvarez continued to land combinations in the sixth round as Smith's eye got worse and worse. Midway through the seventh round, Alvarez put together a combination, including a left to the body and a right hand to the side of the head, that dropped Smith near the corner. He made it to his feet quickly but absorbed punishment in the round. Alvarez continued to pound the game Smith to the body and head in the eighth round of what had become a big-time mismatch.

Alvarez dropped him for the second time in the eighth round with a crunching left hook to the body late in the round. There was no quit in Smith, but Alvarez was just too powerful and accurate for him to deal with. It looked like a matter of time before Alvarez would get the knockout.

It came in the ninth round, when Alvarez landed a brutal left hook to the body. He sunk it in hard, and Smith dropped to the mat in agony. As Smith was writhing in pain, referee Luis Pabon waved off the fight without a count at 2 minutes, 28 seconds as the crowd went wild.

== Post Fight Interviews ==
*"I told you I was going to give you a great fight and bring you the championship, and here it is," Alvarez told the adoring crowd. "I started controlling him, but in the second round I hurt my hand. I hurt my right hand, so I had to use my left more often. I only used sparingly my right hand, but that's what happened."

*"Liam Smith was a resilient fighter," Alvarez said. "He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks. I could tell in the way he blocked and in the way he approached me. The body shot was what I focused on, making sure I worked his body down, and that is what secured the victory.

*"I felt he was very strong in the beginning, so I felt I had to put that body work in so slowly, so he would dwindle and I did my job."

*"He was too good and skillful today, and I was too slow," said Smith, 28. "I did hit him with some jabs and right hands, but to be more competitive I needed better timing, and my timing was off. I think maybe if I waited a little longer and gotten more experience I would have been able to fight a guy like that better. I am very disappointed."

Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith

2016-11-07T17:53:38Z

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[[File:Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith (CompuBox Punchstats).jpg|right|600px|thumb|CompuBox Punchstats]]
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== Notes ==
*Smith knocked down in rounds seven and eight, and knocked out by a Canelo body shot in round nine. Ten count.

'''Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reported:'''
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Most boxing fans would have preferred to see lineal middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez fight fearsome unified titleholder Gennady Golovkin in what many believe would be boxing's biggest fight, but Alvarez and his team had a different plan.

Instead, Alvarez returned to the junior middleweight division, where he once unified belts, to challenge world titleholder Liam Smith. In the end, it was as big of a mismatch as most expected as Alvarez won another 154-pound world title on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.

Smith was game, but he was no match for the bigger, faster, more powerful Alvarez, who knocked him down three times, including with a brutal left hook to the body that finished him in the ninth round.

The pro-Alvarez crowd of 51,240 -- besting the total of 50,994 that Manny Pacquiao drew for the first fight in stadium history against Joshua Clottey in 2010 -- had come to celebrate Mexican Independence Day weekend at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, and Alvarez gave them the power show they expected.

Even with one healthy hand, Alvarez dished out a beating on England's Smith, who was making his third title defense and fighting in the United States for the first time. He was also facing his first top opponent and found out Alvarez was on a different level.

Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), 26, got off to a good start in the opening round, which was fast paced. He measured Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) with hard jabs and worked the body without taking much in return. He continued to attack Smith with more body shots and right hands in the second round. Smith did not look nearly as physically strong as Alvarez, who threw a lot of combinations.

Alvarez showed tremendous versatility with his punches. He landed combinations and fired right hands to the body followed by uppercuts that Smith had no answer for. If Alvarez's hand was hurt, it did not look that way with the steam he had on those shots. Even when Smith did connect, Alvarez was right there to answer, usually with something harder.

'''Punch Stats'''
PUNCHES ALVAREZ SMITH
Landed 157 115
Thrown 422 403
Percent 37% 29%
-- Courtesy of CompuBox

Alvarez opened a cut in the corner of Smith's right eye in the fifth round, which ended in a spirited exchange, after which Smith shoved Alvarez at the bell and smiled at him.

But Smith was getting beaten up, and Alvarez continued to land combinations in the sixth round as Smith's eye got worse and worse. Midway through the seventh round, Alvarez put together a combination, including a left to the body and a right hand to the side of the head, that dropped Smith near the corner. He made it to his feet quickly but absorbed punishment in the round. Alvarez continued to pound the game Smith to the body and head in the eighth round of what had become a big-time mismatch.

Alvarez dropped him for the second time in the eighth round with a crunching left hook to the body late in the round. There was no quit in Smith, but Alvarez was just too powerful and accurate for him to deal with. It looked like a matter of time before Alvarez would get the knockout.

It came in the ninth round, when Alvarez landed a brutal left hook to the body. He sunk it in hard, and Smith dropped to the mat in agony. As Smith was writhing in pain, referee Luis Pabon waved off the fight without a count at 2 minutes, 28 seconds as the crowd went wild.

== Post Fight Interviews ==
*"I told you I was going to give you a great fight and bring you the championship, and here it is," Alvarez told the adoring crowd. "I started controlling him, but in the second round I hurt my hand. I hurt my right hand, so I had to use my left more often. I only used sparingly my right hand, but that's what happened."

*"Liam Smith was a resilient fighter," Alvarez said. "He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks. I could tell in the way he blocked and in the way he approached me. The body shot was what I focused on, making sure I worked his body down, and that is what secured the victory.

*"I felt he was very strong in the beginning, so I felt I had to put that body work in so slowly, so he would dwindle and I did my job."

*"He was too good and skillful today, and I was too slow," said Smith, 28. "I did hit him with some jabs and right hands, but to be more competitive I needed better timing, and my timing was off. I think maybe if I waited a little longer and gotten more experience I would have been able to fight a guy like that better. I am very disappointed."

Saul Alvarez vs. Liam Smith

2016-11-07T17:53:09Z

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== Notes ==
*Smith knocked down in rounds seven and eight, and knocked out by a Canelo body shot in round nine. Ten count.

'''Dan Rafael of ESPN.com reported:'''
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Most boxing fans would have preferred to see lineal middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez fight fearsome unified titleholder Gennady Golovkin in what many believe would be boxing's biggest fight, but Alvarez and his team had a different plan.

Instead, Alvarez returned to the junior middleweight division, where he once unified belts, to challenge world titleholder Liam Smith. In the end, it was as big of a mismatch as most expected as Alvarez won another 154-pound world title on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.

Smith was game, but he was no match for the bigger, faster, more powerful Alvarez, who knocked him down three times, including with a brutal left hook to the body that finished him in the ninth round.

The pro-Alvarez crowd of 51,240 -- besting the total of 50,994 that Manny Pacquiao drew for the first fight in stadium history against Joshua Clottey in 2010 -- had come to celebrate Mexican Independence Day weekend at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, and Alvarez gave them the power show they expected.

Even with one healthy hand, Alvarez dished out a beating on England's Smith, who was making his third title defense and fighting in the United States for the first time. He was also facing his first top opponent and found out Alvarez was on a different level.

Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs), 26, got off to a good start in the opening round, which was fast paced. He measured Smith (23-1-1, 13 KOs) with hard jabs and worked the body without taking much in return. He continued to attack Smith with more body shots and right hands in the second round. Smith did not look nearly as physically strong as Alvarez, who threw a lot of combinations.

Alvarez showed tremendous versatility with his punches. He landed combinations and fired right hands to the body followed by uppercuts that Smith had no answer for. If Alvarez's hand was hurt, it did not look that way with the steam he had on those shots. Even when Smith did connect, Alvarez was right there to answer, usually with something harder.

'''Punch Stats'''
PUNCHES ALVAREZ SMITH
Landed 157 115
Thrown 422 403
Percent 37% 29%
-- Courtesy of CompuBox

Alvarez opened a cut in the corner of Smith's right eye in the fifth round, which ended in a spirited exchange, after which Smith shoved Alvarez at the bell and smiled at him.

But Smith was getting beaten up, and Alvarez continued to land combinations in the sixth round as Smith's eye got worse and worse. Midway through the seventh round, Alvarez put together a combination, including a left to the body and a right hand to the side of the head, that dropped Smith near the corner. He made it to his feet quickly but absorbed punishment in the round. Alvarez continued to pound the game Smith to the body and head in the eighth round of what had become a big-time mismatch.

Alvarez dropped him for the second time in the eighth round with a crunching left hook to the body late in the round. There was no quit in Smith, but Alvarez was just too powerful and accurate for him to deal with. It looked like a matter of time before Alvarez would get the knockout.

It came in the ninth round, when Alvarez landed a brutal left hook to the body. He sunk it in hard, and Smith dropped to the mat in agony. As Smith was writhing in pain, referee Luis Pabon waved off the fight without a count at 2 minutes, 28 seconds as the crowd went wild.

== Post Fight Interviews ==
*"I told you I was going to give you a great fight and bring you the championship, and here it is," Alvarez told the adoring crowd. "I started controlling him, but in the second round I hurt my hand. I hurt my right hand, so I had to use my left more often. I only used sparingly my right hand, but that's what happened."

"Liam Smith was a resilient fighter," Alvarez said. "He was tough, has a lot of heart. He thinks before he attacks. I could tell in the way he blocked and in the way he approached me. The body shot was what I focused on, making sure I worked his body down, and that is what secured the victory.

"I felt he was very strong in the beginning, so I felt I had to put that body work in so slowly, so he would dwindle and I did my job."

*"He was too good and skillful today, and I was too slow," said Smith, 28. "I did hit him with some jabs and right hands, but to be more competitive I needed better timing, and my timing was off. I think maybe if I waited a little longer and gotten more experience I would have been able to fight a guy like that better. I am very disappointed."

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2016-11-05T23:37:29Z

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* Lugo retired in his corner indicating an injured shoulder

Luke Campbell vs. Derry Mathews

2016-10-22T19:19:52Z

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==World Boxing Council Silver Lightweight and Commonwealth (British Empire) Lightweight Titles==

* 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Campbell knocked down Mathews in third and fourth rounds, then knocked him out in the fourth. Retains titles.

'''By Sky Sports'''

In what was dubbed as a fascinating battle between a boxer and puncher, it was the boxer in Campbell (15-1-KO11) who found the early finish and edged himself closer to a world title.

Mathews came into the fight the far more experienced of the two, having had 50 pro bouts, while Campbell boasted a great amateur pedigree which included a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics.

The current Commonwealth champion proved too quick and skilled for the local favourite and it was a succession of brutal left hooks to the body in the fourth that had Mathews in agony on the canvas.

Campbell, 29, was met by boos as he made his way to the Echo Arena ring, while Mathews got a heroes welcome in his backyard, but it did little to change the outcome of the contest.

The fight started off tentatively and neither fighter really let their hands go in the first, as they both got used to the heated atmosphere.

In the second, the fight started to boil nicely and both fighters fired heavy shots to the body, but it was Campbell who began to take the initiative behind his southpaw stance.

His speed and movement were causing Mathews, 33, problems and he cut the nose of the Liverpool fighter late on in the round.

Mathews tried to entice 'Cool Hand' into a fight and marched forward, but Campbell was smart and often made him miss while landing his own sharp counters.

'Dirty' did hit the canvas towards the end of the third round and although replays showed that it was more of a slip, the referee still called it a knockdown.

he end came in the fourth and it was a number of fierce left hooks to the body that had Mathews on the floor with a picture of pain on his face.

The Liverpool man bit down on his gumshield and found his last reserves to come back out firing, but in doing so Campbell found a swift counter that ended the contest.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the fight, Campbell said: "I'm very happy, I knew this would be my toughest test. He's a warrior - I don't know how he got up from the first shot. I was praying he wouldn't.

"I look for every shot, whatever lands. Derry is a big, strong lightweight with a lot of experience - he's been in the trenches. My game-plan was to out-box him for a points win.

"I could really feel what was in his gloves."

Tony Bellew vs. BJ Flores

2016-10-21T13:14:49Z

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==World Boxing Council World Cruiserweight Title==

* Bellew knocked down Flores three times in round two, and again in round three, retained WBC world cruiserweight title.

*The end came via Bellew’s left hand in the fourth round after both men had went toe to toe and exchanged for three rounds yet, the result was never in doubt as Flores looked a long way from world level.

*In round one both men took no time to figure each other out, with the Liverpudlian landing to the body before knocking down the challenger twice in the second session. The first of which came rather bizarrely with Flores turning to the referee to complain dropping his hands while the experienced Bellew went on the attack catching his man and dropping him to the canvas.

*The third knockdown of the night came right on the bell but both men emerged for round three only for the finish to come devastatingly late in the round as Bellew’s right hand cracked Flores dropping him for the final time and ending the fight.

*After the fights conclusion Bellew heading straight to David Haye who was working ringside for Sky Sports. Both men exchanged verbals before Tony jumped head first through the ropes to get at the man he wants to fight next. In a post fight interview a clearly fired up Crusierweight world champion continued to talk about Haye. With the Liverpool man shouting ‘I will beat you (David Haye) and that pathetic hair cut’ adding that Haye is really a cruiserweight labelling him ‘sponge bob square pants’.

*Haye remained composed throughout the whole episode and spoke confidently about beating Bellew stating he would ‘probably knock him out with a jab’ and that he would beat him so easily that he could schedule a fight for the following week. He also stated he would fight Bellew if it is something that the public demands.