Fight night champion boxers list
It was a good fight but it didn’t spark as I expected it to. That is what is on the table, there is more at stake in this fight and, as we know, the first fight took place behind closed doors. With the big rematch looming on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena, Lyndon Arthur and Anthony Yarde met the media for the final time ahead of the crunch clash this afternoon at the BT Sport studios in Stratford.įrank Warren: It is a fantastic fight and it should be added that Lyndon is #1 with the WBO, so the winner of this fight will get the winner of Joe Smith v Callum Johnson in January. They’ve done their job, and now it’s time for me to do my job in the ring and become the new WBO light heavyweight champion.” Continue reading “Smith-Johnson lands at Turning Stone” I also would like to thank Frank Warren and the team at Queensberry, who said they would deliver me a world title shot. I’m looking forward to it as much as I’m sure he will be. I look forward to facing Johnson and defending my belt in front of my fans, as well as putting on a great show for the ones watching at home.”Ĭallum Johnson: “Joe is a good world champion, and we’re both big punchers. It is not the fight the fans or I expected, but this will be an explosive fight between two huge punchers. Joe Smith: “I am glad to be getting back into the ring as quickly as I am to defend my WBO world championship after having COVID. 30 in New York City, but a COVID-19 diagnosis delayed his return to 2022. Smith was supposed to defend his title Oct. Smith-Johnson kicks off the Top Rank on ESPN 2022 schedule. 15 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. (27-3, 21 KOs) will make the long-awaited first defense of his world title against Callum Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday, Jan. WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. Light heavyweight Khainell Wheeler (6-1, 5 KOs) outscored previously undefeated Frederic “The French Revolution” Julan (12-1, 10 KOs) over six rounds. Jones floored Wright in round one and finished him 13 seconds into round two. Heavyweight “Mighty” Joe Jones, (13-4, 9 KOs) knocked out Junior ‘Hurricane’ Wright, (18-4-1, 15 KOs) in round two. Arias pressed the action while Chaney never got untracked.
In another clash between undefeated heavyweights, ‘Gentleman’ George Arias (17-0, 7 KOs) took a workmanlike ten round split decision over Cassius ‘C.O.G.’Chaney (21-1, 14 KOs). Balogun dropped Morrison, then swarmed him and got the referee’s stoppage. In a clash between undefeated heavyweights, former NFL player Mike Balogun (18-0, 14 KOs) destroyed Trey Lippe-Morrison (18-1, 17 KOs), the son of former world champion Tommy Morrison, in the first round. Forrest gets his second straight upset draw. Forrest landed the heavier punches and busted up Hunter, but judges scored it 96-94 Hunter, 96-94 Forrest, 95-95. WBA #2 ranked heavyweight Michael ‘The Bounty’ Hunter II (20-1-2, 14 KOs) and Jerry ‘Slugger’ Forrest (26-4-2, 20 KOs) battled to a hard-fought ten round draw on Thursday night at The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.