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Sunny Edwards touched on a variety of topics, from the next best thing in heavyweight boxing to lobbying for a potential Anthony Yarde vs. Lyndon Arthur trilogy in 2025, as the recently-retired former world flyweight champion embraces his new role in a sport that made him a millionaire household name. Continue reading “Now-retired Edwards excited for British boxing’s future, argues for Yarde-Arthur 3”
Many expected this to be tactical and tense over twelve rounds. Instead, Olympic champion Galal Yafai wasted no time with a clinical showing en route to the seventh stoppage win of his career, clinching the WBC’s interim world flyweight title after a dominant display to banish Sunny Edwards’ revival ambitions. His ex-amateur rival announced an immediate retirement post-fight. Continue reading “Yafai stops Edwards in six to win WBC interim flyweight world title, rival retires”
Two-division world champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez readies himself to box as the chief support on a busy Philadephia-based undercard next weekend, when IBF welterweight titleholder Jaron Ennis returns and looks for a more emphatic showing in his Karen Chukhadzhian rematch on November 9. Having just inked a contract extension with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable, the 24-year-old spoke about the importance of loyalty and more as Pedro Guevara awaits. Continue reading “Bam expresses love for Matchroom life before Guevara title defence on Nov. 9”
In an unexpected firefight between two unbeaten world champions stateside, it was two-weight titlist Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez who landed the heavier shots behind his piercing jab and eventually scored an impressive stoppage win over Britain’s Sunny Edwards on Saturday night to unify WBO and IBF gold at 112lbs. Continue reading “Bam brilliant as he drops, stops Edwards after R9 to unify flyweight world titles”
2020 Olympic gold medallist Galal Yafai needed just 100 seconds to dispatch former British champion Tommy Frank as the Birmingham-born flyweight contender wasted no time in his maiden main event, producing an assertive display which will again accelerate his own path towards world title contention. Continue reading “Olympic flyweight champion Galal Yafai blasts past Tommy Frank within a round”
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