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The Past Week in Action 23 October 2022: Lara Stops Sanmartin; Agbeko Defeats Steen By Eric Armit PhilBoxing.com Mon, 24 Oct 2022  Lara drops Sanmartin. Highlights- Padrig McCrory hands Leon Bunn his first defeat and wins the vacant IBO light heavyweight title -Mauricio Lara stops Jose Sanmartin in three rounds as he awaits a shot at former victim Josh Warrington who is now the IBF title holder -A spate of French title fights sees two champions retain their titles, one ex-champion regaining the title and a new champion crowned -Ghanaian Sena Agbeko goes to 27-2 with win over Isiah Steen - A show in Kansas City featured the sons of Tommy Morrison, Jose Luis Castillo, Steve Cunningham, Gerald McClellan and Roberto Duran but they meet with mixed fortunes October 20 Indio, CA, USA: Light Fly: Anabel Ortiz (33-5) W PTS 8 Maria Santizo (10-2). Light: Floyd Schofield (12-0) W KO 1 Daniel Rosas (22-6-1). Ortiz vs. Santizo Experience and skill of Ortiz too much for Santizo and she takes the decision on all three cards. Ortiz outboxed Santizo who tried to counter-punch her way to victory. She had some success but was not quick enough or powerful enough to really threaten Ortiz who won on scores of 79-73, 78-74 and 77-75. The 36-year-old Mexican, a former WBC and WBA minimumweight titleholder, had put together a run of 19 victories before suffering consecutive losses in title fights in 2021. 
Schofield vs. Rosas Another power showing from unbeaten Schofield. He was looking to take experienced Rosas out early and he bombarded him with punches to head and body driving him along the ropes and finished the fight with a left hook after just 67 seconds. Tenth win by KO/TKO for the 20-year-old Golden Boy prospect. Only the third fight in four years for Rosas October 21 Bahia Blanca, Argentina: Middle: Gerardo Vergara (17-0) W TKO 4 Nicolas Luque (13-10-1). Light Heavy: Sebastian Papeschi (19-4) W TKO 8 Jairo Rayman (17-2-1). Welter: Lucia Perez (2-0) W PTS 10 Claudia Lopez (26-13). Vergara vs. Luque Vergara retains the Argentinian title with fourth round stoppage of Luque. For the first two rounds Luque was putting Vergara under pressure and getting the better of the exchanges. In the third a peach of counter left hook floored Luque heavily. He beat the count but was stunned by a series of lefts in the fourth and the referee stopped the fight. Second defence for Vergara and tenth victory by KO/TKO. First inside the distance loss for Luque who was challenging for the national title for the second time. Papeschi vs. Rayman Papeschi stops Rayman in the eighth round to collect the vacant South American title. After a busy first round there was drama in the second. A right to the head saw Rayman dip with one knee touching the canvas. He bounced straight back up but was given a count. At the end of the round Rayman was down again from a left hook. The punch had landed after the bell and Papeschi was lucky to be only deducted a point. Rayman then recovered and was making the fight close but in the eighth as they exchanged punches Rayman suddenly backed away from the action and went down on one knee holding his head and claiming he had been butted. He was unable to continue and after the referee checked with the TV, he ruled that it had been legitimate punch and Papeschi was declared the winner by TKO. Papeschi is a former South American champion at super middle. Rayman had lost only one of his last 14 fights. Perez vs. Lopez Perez wins the vacant South American Female title in her second fight as a pro. She outclassed former IBF super feather title holder Lopez. Perez used her long reach to spear Lopez with jabs and constantly found the target with straight rights. Lopez did well to last the distance. Scores 80-72 for Perez on all three cards. She was the captain of the Argentinian national team and won a bronze medal at the Pan American Games. Lopez, 43, lost to Terri Harper in May 2019. Perpignan, France: Middle: Diego Natchoo (24-3-5,1ND) W TKO 10 Moughit El Moutaouakil (18-3-2). Super Middle: Mickael Diallo (20-0-2) WTKO 7 Salim Ben Rejeb (7-8-1). Natchoo vs. El Moutaouakil Natchoo regains the national title with a late stoppage of El Moutaouakil. The former French middle weight and super middle weight champion Natchoo makes it 7 wins by KO/TKO. El Moutaouakil was making the second defence of the title and suffers his first KO/TKO defeat Diallo vs. Ben Rejeb Diallo was also defending the French title and extended his winning run to 17 fights with win No 17 by KO/TKO as he beats Ben Rejeb in seven rounds. First defence for Diallo who should now be looking to go for the EU title. Ben Rejeb blamed an arm injury for his loss. Lyons, France: Bantam: Mailys Gangloff (7-3) W PTS 10 Delphine Mancini (5-1). Gangloff wins the European female title with a tight unanimous decision over champion Mancini. This one was close all the way. The aggression and harder punching were offset by some good boxing at distance by Mancini. Over the late rounds pressure from Gangloff just gave her the edge as Mancini tired and she was a good winner. Score 96-94 twice and a far too wide 98-92 for the former French champion. Mancini was defending her European title for the first time. Auckland, New Zealand: Feather: Mea Motu (14-0) W PTS 8 Usanakorn (16-3). Light Heavy: Jerome Pampellone (14-0) W KO 1 Theodsak Sinam (18-10). Motu vs. Usanakorn Motu gets win No 14 as she outclasses former WBC bantam title holder Usanakorn. Scores 80-72 for Motu on the three cards. New Zealand champion Motu is hoping her next outing will be in Dubai with one of the WBC regional titles on the line. Usanakorn (Thawilsuhannawang), 34, won the WBC bantam title way back in 2009 but retired in 2013 and only started boxing again in May this year Pampellone vs. Sinam New Zealand champion Pampellone, 26, registered his eighth win by KO/TKO by knocking out Thai Sinan in the first round. The London-born Pampellone, 26, was voted New Zealand Male Boxer of the Year in 2020 and 2021. Fifth loss by KO/TKO for Sinam Oviedo, Spain: Super Light: Jonathan Alonso (21-2) W Jose Rosales (6-3). Alonso vs. Rosales “Maravilla” Alonso rebounds from an upset defeat and decisions Mexican Rosales. A unanimous decision for Alonso who lost on a razor thin points verdict against Alberto Puello for the WBA temporary title in 2019. Rosales had won 3 of his last 4 bouts. Atlantic City, NJ, USA: Super Middle: Sena Agbeko (27-2) W PTS 10 Isaiah Steen (16-1, 1 ND). Super Welter: Marquis Taylor (13-1-2,1ND) W PTS 8 Marlon Harrington (8-1). Heavy: Moses Johnson (9-0-1) W PTS 8 Elvis Garcia (13-1). 
Agbeko vs. Steen Huge win for Agbeko as he wins a unanimous verdict over Steen. Agbeko made a fast start and staged a strong finish for his victory. Steen was heavily reliant on his jab with Agbeko just a bit busier in those early rounds. Steen was having his first fight for fifteen months and took a while to get into his stride but he was putting his punches together impressively over the middle rounds and looked to have edged in front but he faded late and Agbeko took the decision on scores of 98-92,97-93 and 96-94 with the last score looking the most representative of the action. Twelve wins in his last thirteen fights for the tall Ghanaian. Steen 26, will come again with more activity. 
Taylor vs. Harrington Taylor outboxes hard-punching Harrington. From the start Taylor was too quick and too clever for Harrington who pressed hard early but found Taylor an elusive target. Harrington did enough to make the rounds close but Taylor was the one picking up the rounds. Over the second half of the fight Taylor was in total control and he was a good winner. Scores 79-73 twice and 80-72 for Texan Taylor who looked unlucky to have to settle for a draw with unbeaten Paul Kroll in February. Detroit’s Harrington had won his last four by KO/TKO. 
Johnson vs. Garcia This one set off at a frantic pace for heavyweights with Johnson making the better start. The power of Garcia allowed him to take control over the better boxing of Johnson and he scored with some spectacular uppercuts as he reversed the course of the fight and moved in front. Both fighters slowed as Johnson edged the seventh to close the gap and then took the last and the majority decision. Scores 77-75 twice for Johnson and 76-76. Johnson had scored seven wins by KO/TKO and the draw was a technical one. Mexican Garcia had won 5 of his last 6 contests by KO/TKO. October 22 Frankfurt, Germany: Light Heavy: Padrig McCrory (15-0) W TKO 6 Leon Bunn (18-1). Super Feather: Kurt Walker (3-0) W Yin Caicedo (6-4-3). McCrory vs. Bunn Beware of Greeks bearing gifts-and Irish substitutes. McCrory comes in at relatively short notice and crushes Bunn to win the vacant IBIO title. From the start a tentative Bunn was having difficulties finding the target and McCrory was scoring with jabs from his low held left and landing with hooks. Bunn’s footwork was poor and he was advancing in straight lines and paid for that when he was dropped in the second and again in the third. Bunn only just survived and tightened his guard but McCrory was constantly changing angles and finding gaps and was well on top. He ended it in spectacular fashion on the sixth. A thudding straight right to the head stunned Bunn then chopping right to the head sent him down heavily. He struggled to his feet but his corner had already tossed in the towel. Huge win for McCrory and his fifth consecutive victory by KO/TKO. Bunn was to have met Frenchman Daniel Blenda dos Santos but with dos Santos injured the show was postponed for two weeks and McCrory came in as a substitute. Crushing defeat for Bunn who had scored good domestic wins against Leon Harth and Enrico Koelling but was hugely disappointing here. Walker vs. Caicedo Walker remains unbeaten with unanimous verdict over Colombian Caicedo. Walker took a couple of rounds to exert his dominance but was then in complete control. The Colombian looked to have bitten Walkerb on the neck in the last but unperturbed Walker boxed his way to a comfortable victory. No scores available. Mexico City, Mexico: Feather: Mauricio Lara (25-2-1) W TKO 3 Jose Sanmartin (33-6-1). Light: Angel Fierro (20-1-2) W TKO 7 Jeremy Cuevas (14-2). Super Light: Reshat Mati (13-0) W PTS 10 Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3-1). 
Lara vs. Sanmartin Easy night for Lara as he stops Sanmartin in the third round. Lara dominated the first two rounds landing with heavy shots. In the third he connected with a hard right that saw Sanmartin taking a couple of steps back and then going down on one knee. Sanmartin made it to his feet but was driven to the ropes and shaken by an uppercut before a right to the head caused the Colombian to drop to one knee again with the referee immediately stopping the fight. Lara caused a shock when he floored Josh Warrington twice and stopped him in nine rounds in February 2021. In their return fight Lara suffered a bad cut in the second round and it was declared a technical draw. Lara is No 3 with the IBF but effectively No 2 as the second position is vacant. He hopes that he will get a shot at Warrington, who is again the title holder, in 2023. Sanmartin had won 14 of his last 15 fights with the loss coming against Emanuel Navarrete. 
Fierro vs. Cuevas Fierro makes it sixteen wins by KO/TKO as he stops Philadelphian southpaw Cuevas in the seventh round. Fierro is now 4-0-1 in his five fights since losing a majority verdict against Alex Martin in January 2020. Cuevas had won his last three fights. 
Mati vs. Rodriguez Staten Island’s Mati wins the vacant WBC Youth title with a points victory over Rodriguez. No scores available. Mati,24, has fought in Britain and Italy and was moving up to ten rounds for the first time. Rodriguez had scored a first round stoppage of 20-1 Jonathan Medina and in May had beaten seasoned pro Antonio Lozada in eight rounds. Swieradow, Poland: Light: Damian Wrzesinski (26-2-2,1ND) W PTS 10 Artjoms Ramlavs (15-2). Super Lukasz Wierzbicki (22-1) W KO 2 Frank Rojas (25-5). Wrzesinski vs. Ramlavs Wrzesinski wins the vacant IBO Continental lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Latvian Ramlavs. Unfortunately, due to an error by the IBO supervisor, Ramlavs had been declared the winner received the title belt and he and his corner had celebrated his win. Minutes later the IBO supervisor admitted he had made a mistake and Wrzesinski was declared the winner. As for the fight Ramlvas went into an early lead and floored Wrzesinski in the fifth round. That seemed to wake Wrzesinski up and he began to roll over the second half of the fight. He had Ramlavs shaken in the sixth and again the eighth but Ramlvas came through those moments of danger and was still there at the bell. Initially Ramlavs was declared the winner on scores of 95-94 twice and 96-93. One of the judges knew he had scored Wrzesinski the winner so could not understand why Ramlavs had been declared the winner on a unanimous decision and queried this with the supervisor. On examination it was found that the supervisor had confused the two corners. He then redid his score card then climbed into the ring to explain his error. The Latvian corner was furious things looked likely to get ugly when the Polish promoter forcibly snatched the IBO belt from around Ramlavs waist which started some pushing and shoving. Eventually Wrzesinski was declared the winner with Ramlov’s team leaving the ring in disgust. The promoter has offered Ramlavs a return match (with Wrzesinski not the promoter). All of the confusion took the thrill out of winning the title for Wrzesinski. He is now 15-1-1 in his last 17 fights. Southpaw Ramlavs was knocked out in two rounds by Archie Sharpe for the WBO European title in 2019 and he certainly deserves a return with Wrzesinski-not for the confusion but for the closeness of the scores. Wierzbicki vs. Rojas Wierzbicki stops Rojas in just 32 seconds of the first round. Wierzbicki immediately took the fight to Rojas and drove him to the ropes. He bombarded Rojas with punches as Rojas slumped into then through the ropes. He was lying on the ring apron with his legs draped over the middle rope. There was no way he could get himself back up and into the ring and he was counted out. Wierzbicki gets his fourth win in a row as he rebuilds after losing on a second round stoppage against Louis Greene in 2019. Rojas spent more time on the scales than he did in the ring. He failed to make the original weight and despite the required weight being increased twice was still over even the adjusted weight after two more attempts. Third loss in a row for Rojas who was 22-0 at one time. Kansas City, KS, USA: Heavy: Robert Simms (12-3-1) W PTS 10 James McKenzie Morrison (20-1-2). Super Feather: Jose Luis Castillo W KO 1 (26-3) W KO 1 James Roach (6-6). Soper Welter: Steve Cunningham Jr (1-0) W TKO 1 Andre Scott (0-1). Welter: Jake Robinson W PTS 6 Alcibiade Duran (9-3). Light Heavy: Yavontae Christopher (3-0) W PTS 4 Gerald McClellan Jr (2-1). Simms vs. Morrison In a very mixed night for the sons of the famous Simms pulls of upset as he outpoints Morrison. The obese Simms, 5’11” and 257 ½” lbs actually proved more mobile and fitter than the 6’3” 29lbs lighter Morrison. By the fourth round Simms was in front and Morrison was already tiring dealing with that huge weight difference. No big finish from Morrison as Simms even won the closing rounds and the decision on scores of 78-74 on the cards turned in by the three judges. The 38-year-old Simms wins the WBC US belt and is 4-0-1 in his last five fights. Morrison, the son of Tommy, had stopped Hasim Rahman Jr in five rounds in April. Castillo vs. Roach Mexican Jose Luis Castillo, the son of the former WBC lightweight title holder wiped out Roach in one round. Castillo was having his first fight for almost three years and ended this one early. He floored Roach twice with the second knockdown a particularly brutal one. Castill gets his twelfth win in a row, eleven by KO/TKO but against mediocre opposition with Roach now 1-6 in his last 7 fights. Cunningham vs. Scott Cunningham,19, the son of the former IBF cruiserweight title holder wiped out local southpaw Scott in just sixteen seconds Robinson vs. Duran Robinson outboxed Duran, the son of Roberto, winning on scores of 59-55 twice and 60-54. Second loss in a row for Duran. Christopher vs. McClellan Christopher got his third consecutive win with a points victory over southpaw McClellan the son of the former WBO and WBC title holder. Scores 40-36 twice and 39-37. A disappointing 2-3 for the sons of the fathers! Canuelas, Argentina: Middle: Lucas Bastida (19-2-1) W KO 7 David Romero (12-20-1). Bastida beats a game but limited Romero in seven rounds. Bastida used his longer reach to land his jab and scored with hooks and uppercuts as Romero tried to march through the punches. Bastida had Romero in trouble in the third and fourth. Romero soaked up the punches and kept coming but was cut over his left eye in a clash of heads in the fifth. Bastida brought the curtain down in the seventh with an evil left hook to the body with a resigned Romero making no attempt to rise. Bastida, 25, gets his eleventh win by KO/TKO. He had a 16 fight unbeaten streak ended in July when he lost on points to Josh Kelly. Romero had been stopped in one round by Bastida in 2019 and was halted in four rounds by Joe Pigford in March. Charleroi, Belgium: Super Light: Antoine Vanackere (19-1) W PTS 10 Meryl Vegas (22-7-1). Super Feather: Miko Khatchatryan (15-1) W PTS 10 Yader Cardoza (26-19-1). Heavy: Ryad Merhy (31-1) W TKO 3 Dusan Krstin (8-13). Cruiser: Steve Ntere (7-0) W TEC Dec 5 Kamel Kouaouch (12-2). Super Light: Hovhannes Martirosyan (13-0) W PTS 8 Robin Zamora (17-16). Cruiser: Bilal Laggoune (26-3-2) W PTS 8 Stefan Mihailov (6-14-2). Vanackere vs. Vegas Vanackere retained his IBO Continental belt with a very narrow verdict over Frenchman Vegas. They are both southpaws and the styles did not make for a good fight with too many clinches. Vanackere was marginally better but never really dominated. The three judges scored it 96-94 for him to give him his eleventh victory in a row. Unlucky Vargas had lost by even smaller margins in a challenge for the French title in July. Khatchatryan vs. Cardoza Khatchatryan is just too big and too strong for Nicaraguan Cardoza and wins a wide unanimous decision in a defence of his IBO International title. Scores 99-91 on the three cards. Second win for the Belgian since a loss against Joe Cordina in December. Nicaraguan Cardoza started out as a light flyweight back in 2010. Merhy vs. Krstin Merhy returns to action for the first time since July 2021with a win as he beats Serb Krstin in three rounds. Merhy was giving away 45lbs (216lbs to 261 lbs) to the overweight Krstin but scored two knockdowns before Krstin gave up in the third round. Merhy relinquished his secondary WBA cruiser title and is now aiming to challenge Oscar Rivas for the WBC Bridgerweight belt. Krstin is 0-5 in his last five fights. Ntere vs. Kouaouch Cameroon-born Belgian Ntere wins the vacant BeNeLux belt and retains his Belgian title with a technical decision over fellow Belgian Kouaouch. Scores 48-46 twice and 48-45. Second defence of the national title for Ntere. The BeNeLux title is contested by boxers from Belgium, Netherlands (Holland) and Luxemburg. Kouaouch is a former undefeated BeNeLux title holder. Martirosyan vs. Zamora In his first fight for nineteen months Martirosyan eases his way to a points victory over southpaw Zamora on scores of 79-73, 79-75 and 78-74 and now hopes to be more active. Nicaraguan Zamora drops to 10 losses in his last 11 bouts. Laggoune vs. Mihailov Laggoune sheds some rust as he gets in eight rounds of work against Serb Mihailov. Laggoune suffered consecutive losses in title bouts against Tommy McCarthy in 2020 for the European title and in his last fight in November on points against Jack Massey for the vacant IBO title. He won here with the judges all scoring it 80-72. Mihailov has won only two of his last seven outings. Marseilles, France: Super Welter: Mathis Lourenco (9-4-3) W Sirak Hakobyan (21-5-1). Feather: Florian Montels (23-2-2,1ND) W Daniel Ibarguen (4-6-1). Lourenco vs. Hakobyan Laurenco holds onto the National title-but only just. A cracking, close scrap saw the local fighter get the win on a split decision on scores of 97-93 and 96-95 for Lourenco and 96-95 for Hakobyan. Lourenco was making the first defence of his title and Hakobyan was having his second try at the title. Bourgoin Jallieu, France: Welter: Yanis Mehah (12-0) W PTS 10 Tamaz Avdiev (12-17). Feather: Jordan Rodriguez (6-0) W Darwin Martinez (7-4-2). Mehah vs. Avdiec In front of his home fans Mahah wins the vacant French title with a comfortable victory over Avdiev. Mehah was streets ahead of Avdiev in skill but is not a big puncher. With Avdiev only having lost once inside the distance this one was always going to go the full ten rounds. After a slow first two rounds Mehah stepped up the pace gradually and then tried hard over the last three rounds to put Avdiec away but had to settle for a points victory with all three cards reading 99-91. First ten round fight for Mehah and third shot at the French title for Avdiec Rodriguez vs. Martinez Former double French amateur champion and current French pro title holder Rodriguez shook off seven months of rust and outpointed Nicaraguan Martinez. Munich, Germany: Super Middle: Emre Cukur (19-1-1) DREW 10 Hadillah Mohoumadi (23-8-2). Cukur preserves a scheduled shot at the European title with a draw against experienced French veteran Mohoumadi. Things stated well for Cukur as he landed heavily in the first and had Mohoumadi wobbling badly. Mohoumadi got through the round. Cukur had the better of the exchanges in the second and third but the fourth and fifth were very even. Mohoumadi took over in the sixth with Cukur looking to be tiring and he was clinching on numerous occasions. Cukur was lucky to get away without a penalty for a butt in the seventh and Mohoumadi looked to have taken the eighth and ninth. Mohoumadi seemed to have scored a knockdown in the tenth but the referee did not apply a count. In the end the result was a draw (no scores to hand) but Cukur was lucky not to lose a point and also not suffer a count in the last. Cukur will now go on to challenge Frenchman Kevin Lele Sadjo for the European title on 19 November. Former European champion Mohoumadi,42, was having only his second fight in over four years and was coming off a loss. Sissako, Switzerland: Cruiser: Artur Reis (9-0) W TKO 1 Davide Faraci (16-2). Something of a surprise as Faraci Swiss-born Italian Faraci loses in the first round to German Reis who gets his seventh win by KO/TKO but his previous opposition had been to a much lower standard. Faraci had been stopped in nine rounds by Lyndon Arthur in July last year and hinted that he maty now retire. Oldham, England: Super Feather: Michael Gomez (18-1) W PTS 10 Brian Phillips (12-3). Gomez retains the Central Area title with a very close decision over Phillips. This was a war in the best tradition of British small hall fights. Gomez walked forward from the first to the last. Phillips greeted Gomez with vicious counters from both hands. At times it seemed as though the ferocity of Gomez attacks might overwhelm Phillips but he rode the storm and banged back. Despite the frantic pace neither tired and they just stood and threw punches to the final bell. The referee scored this one 96-95 for Gomez and it was that close. Tenth win in a row for Gomez. Phillips was 8-1 in his last 9 fights and deserves a return. October 23 Paranaque City, Philippines: Super Feather: Charly Suarez (13-0) W PTS 12 Carlo Magali (12-1). Olympian Suarez wins a wide unanimous verdict over champion Magali and lifts the Philippines title. Scores 119-109 twice and 118-110. Suarez left it late to turn pro so will have to make his move next year and try to crash the ratings. Magali was making the first defence that he won in his last fight in December 2019. Fight of the week (Significance): Mauricio Lara’s win over Jose Sanmartin will hopefully lead to a shot at IBF title holder Josh Warrington Their two fights have resulted in a win for Lara and a technical draw. Fight of the week (Entertainment): Michael Gomez vs. Brian Phillips was a small hall classic Fighter of the week: Padrig McCrory for his destruction of unbeaten Leon Bunn which won him the IBO light heavyweight title Punch of the week: the left hook from Jose Luis Castillo that laid out James Roach was brutal Upset of the week: Nothing stood out Prospect watch: lightweight Floyd Schofield 12-0 (10) looks promising Observations Rosette: No outstanding candidate Red Card: To the IBO supervisor who mixed up the two boxers resulting in Artjoms Ramlavs being declared the winner over Damian Wrzesinski only to have it revealed that when transferring the judge’s scores he marked them against the wrong corner resulting chaos and acrimony as they snatched the belt off Ramlavs waist. -Also, a red card to the big promoters. Not one major show on at the weekend! -When referring to Thai boxers I always try to use their first name as they usually retain that no matter which gym or sponsor, they are affiliated to. i.e. Usanakorn instead of Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang Phumiritdet instead of Phumiritdet Chonlathondamrongkun and even Knockout CP Freshmart is easier than Thammanoon Niyomtrong Robert Simms weighed in at 257lbs for his fight with James Morrison. Back in October 2019 he weighed in at 198 lbs for a fight-59 lbs heavier-did anyone check whether he had grown a third leg? About the Author 
Born in Scotland, Eric Armit started working with Boxing News magazine in the UK in the late 1960’s initially doing records for their Boxing News Annual and compiling World, European and Commonwealth ratings for the magazine. He wrote his first feature article for Boxing News in 1973 and wrote a “World Scene” weekly column for the magazine from the late 1970’s until 2004. Armit wrote a monthly column for Boxing Digest in the USA and contributed pieces to magazines in Mexico, Italy, Australia, Spain, Argentina and other countries. Armit now writes a Weekly Report covering every major fight around the world and a bi-weekly Snips & Snipes column plus occasional general interest articles with these being taken up by boxing sites around the world. He was a member of the inaugural WBC Ratings Committee and a technical advisor to the EBU Ratings Committee and was consulted by John McCain’s research team when they were drafting the Ali Act. He is a Director and former Chairman of the Commonwealth Boxing Council. Armit has been nominated to the International Boxing Hall of Fame the past two years (2019 and 2020) to which he said, “Being on the list is an unbelievably huge honour.” Click here to view a list of other articles written by Eric Armit.  |
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