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There are weight classes for a reason, so the saying goes. Super-middleweight king Canelo Álvarez started aggressively and controlled the action throughout, scoring a seventh-round knockdown en route to a comfy UD12 victory vs. light-middleweight world champion Jermell Charlo in their Las Vegas main event overnight. David Benavidez or a Dmitry Bivol rematch next? He doesn’t care. Continue reading “Canelo cruises to one-sided decision win over Charlo, retains 168lb world titles”
Having watched Tim Tszyu’s career-best win against former champion Tony Harrison on the Showtime broadcast earlier this month, undisputed light-middleweight titlist Jermell Charlo has provided an injury update and given a two-month summer timeline for the first defence of his 154lb titles. Continue reading “Jermell Charlo rehabbing broken hand, targets July-August for title defence vs. Tszyu”
In a battle of two light-middleweight contenders ending a year-long layoff, Tim Tszyu improved to 22-0 with pressure and deadly poise. The ambitious Australian earned a career-best win on home soil over former WBC world champion Tony Harrison as 11,740 cheered for him at the Qudos Bank Arena.
Continue reading “Charlo, you watching? Tszyu outboxes, scores R9 finish against Harrison to clinch WBO interim title”
Tim Tszyu believes he’ll make a statement, for all of Australia to savour, in a risky fight defending his interim challenger status on home soil. Tony Harrison feels the 28-year-old has bitten off more than he can chew. Who will be proven right? We’ll find out this weekend, in an impromptu matchup created by undisputed light-middleweight champion Jermell Charlo’s broken wrist injury. Continue reading “Tim Tszyu, Tony Harrison expect big things before weekend’s interim world title fight”
Having only fought once for three consecutive years, undisputed light-middleweight titlist Jermell Charlo’s proposed defence against Tim Tszyu for January 28 has been postponed indefinitely, after the 32-year-old sustained a broken hand in two places during a sparring session on Tuesday. Tszyu confirmed he’s ready to face the next mandatory challenger in the meanwhile, but how does this injury news impact an already weak division of contenders? Continue reading “Charlo’s broken hand throws up uncertainty, as Tszyu title defence on Jan. 28 postponed indefinitely”
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