Cruiserweight and Heavyweight thread.

Results round up:

Simon Kean/Ignacio Esparza KO 5
Eric Martel Bahoeli/Hector Aguilar TKO 1
Arslanbek Makhmudov/Christian Larrondo TKO 1

 

Arsen Fokou is another amateur worth mentioning. But on the downside he is 34 years old, so not much time to turn pro.

 

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Brisbane’s Commonwealth Games super-heavyweight silver medallist Joe Goodall burst into the professional ranks with a first-round KO of outgunned Kiwi Lui Te’o at the Brisbane Convention Centre.

Referee Paul Tapley stopped the fight after just 2min 14sec with the hapless New Zealander a human target against Goodall’s heavy artillery.

Goodall, who won silver at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games four years ago, also won bronze at last year’s World Championships in Hamburg. He handed Te’o his eighth loss from 11 fights with his stunning debut.

Former world heavyweight title challenger Alex Leapai, seated ringside, said: ``Joe’s the real deal. He’s a very good boxer and very fast for a heavyweight. He has a big future.’’

http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing...e/news-story/d230bd58220e5c79f646fac0a8826daf

 

Oquendo's camp will not organise fight against Charr.

Fres Oquendo (37-8, 24 KO) withdrew from the organization of the fight with the holder of the regular heavyweight WBA belt Manuel Charr (31-4, 17 KO). The duel was to take place on May 4 in Chicago.

In February, a tender took place, which won the Oquendo camp, paying 600,000 dollars. The Charr promoters offered $ 101,000 in the tender, and wanted to organize the fight with Oquendo on April 7 in Cologne.

After the Oquendo promoters informed about their decision, the WBA federation resumed the tender. The winner of this duel will become the official contender for Anthony Joshua.

P.S. I think this fight will be rearranged for June/July date with other promoter organizing the fight.

 

Noel Gevor (23-1, 10 KO) will be the next rival of the junior European heavyweight champion Yves Ngabu (19-0, 14 KO). The duel is scheduled to take place in summer in Europe.

27-year-old Gevor was appointed as the official contender by the European Union of Boxing. The camps of both boxers have now received time for negotiations, which in the event of disagreement, will end with the tender planned for 7 May.

Gevor suffered the only loss on professional rings with Krzysztof Włodarczyk. The last time Germany was boxing in September, winning points with Isiah Thomas.

 

Whyte is open to the eliminator with Pulew, but he will wait.

Dillian Whyte (23-1, 17 KO) claims that he is open to the IBF eliminator with Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KO), but for now he will withhold his final consent.

Everything settles now, because the options are many and a lot is going on - says "The Body Snatcher". We will see which move and which date will be the best for us.

-The WBC Federation will probably want me to be stuck with someone in the final eliminator, we try to get the position of a compulsory pretender from them. WBA a few days ago offered me to participate in the fight for the "ordinary" championship - reveals Whyte and adds: - The duel with Pulev is interesting, but at the moment the fight might happen in Bulgaria. Does it make sense? I definitely want this fight, but real money is in Great Britain.

 

I want to win the next fight, then another one, nothing more - says Izuagbe Ugonoh (17-1, 14 KO), who on May 25 at the PGE National Stadium will cross gloves with Fred Kassi (18-7-1, 10 KO). The duel will be one of the main attractions of the National Boxing Gala.

You once dreamed about the world championship. Have you already verified plans?
Izu Ugonoh: A lot has changed, I learned a lot, I understood the market better, the game. I gained sporting experience, but also life experience. I do not change my dreams, but I set my goals differently. I do not say lofty that I am able to become a world champion, I do not predict that it will happen in a moment. I want to win the next fight, then another one, nothing more. I only have an impact on my preparation, so I focus on it. If I manage to stay focused, there will be more, bigger chances.

Do you regret that you were preparing in Las Vegas for previous fights?

The decision to leave for the US was not difficult, I could go anywhere, because I knew that I would manage everywhere. In Vegas, I lived in a continuing training camp. I was preparing a bit like Mike Tyson with Cus D'Amato, a specific relationship was established between me and the trainer - it looked a bit like between a father and a son. Of course, I left Poland as an adult guy, but I lived with Barry in his home, his wife cooked us. We made a family. Dysfunctional, but family. This is not something that can be seen for a few days, such relationships are built up for long months, character traits mix, one adapts to the other. Before me there was Joseph Parker, I joined the team and I had to make many concessions. However, I was only thinking about what I could gain and it was the price I agreed to pay.

Barry was like a strict father?

Yes. If I were to go to war, I would prefer Kevin to be on my side. You should not talk about someone you like and respect, but Barry is a bit of a ******* and he made every effort to make people think about him that way. An unusually organized, strategically good work titan, and demanded the same from me.

Did you learn from Parker?

I Parker (an outstanding boxer, recently lost the fight for the world championship with Anthony Joshua - editor's note). Of course I have benefited a lot from it, it is said "iron sharpens iron" - iron sharpens the iron. Just being in those conditions, rigor of training and waiting for the best sports result was something I was aiming for. I worked hard, very hard, sometimes too hard. I only had a goal in my eyes, I was blind to him. Only now I can analyze my path. I know that Barry decided to take me to the team because he knew I could beat Parker.