HIGHLIGHTS:
-Teofimo Lopez takes a majority decision over champion Rolando Romero to win the WBA world welterweight title. Gary Antonio Russell outscores Victor Santillan for the WBA interim super bantamweight title and Cuban Yoenil Hernandez, the WBA and WBO No 1 middleweight, eeks out a majority decision over Francisco Veron at middleweight.
-Amanda Serrano takes a majority decision over Argentinian Lucrecia Manzur to retain the WBA and WBO featherweight titles and gets her fiftieth career win. The first twelve round fight for a female title.
-Dane Melissa Mortensen wins a majority verdict against Mayellie Flores to win the vacant WBA super bantamweight title and there are wins for Avious Griffin and unbeaten French heavyweight hope Nelvie Tiafack
-English middleweight George Liddard wins the vacant European title as he beats Italian Dario Morello on an eighth round retirement. Jimmy Sains and Tiah Mai Ayton win vacant Commonwealth titles
-Argentinian Marcas Aumada wins the vacant South American heavyweight title with a points victory over Brazilian Carlos Nascimento (The Brazilian was under house arrest in Brazil for allegedly assaulting his wife but is given special permission to travel to Argentina for the fight).
-On a Oleksandr Usyk promoted show Olympic, World and European champion Oleksandr Khyzhniak wins the vacant WBA International light heavyweight title in his third fight.
MAJOR SHOWS:
AUGUST 21
TEMECULA, USA, CA: FEATHER: AMANDA SERRANO (50-4-1) W PTS 12 LUCRECIA MANZUR (14-5). SUPER BANTAM: MELISSA MORTENSEN (10-0) W PTS 10 MAYELLIE FLORES (13-3-1).WELTER: AVIOS GRIFFIN (20-1) W RTD 5 JACKSON MARINEZ (23-5). HEAVY: NELVIE TIAFACK (5-0) W TKO 3 SALVADOR SAVALA (7-1). LIGHT : JAHMAL HARVEY (4-0) W KO 2 HAMMET KEB (7-3-1).
Serrano vs. Manzur
SERRANO ekes out a majority decision against Argentinian MANZUR. Despite the huge gap in experience Manzur made a confident start using left jabs to force Serrano back and throwing wide rights. Manzur’s style was crude. With every jab she ducked her head and pushed her whole body forward leading to poor balance and a porous defence. Despite that she was strong finding the NY target with rights and forcing Serrano into a brawl instead of the Puerto Rican southpaw using her superior skills. Crude or not it was working for Manzur she was getting past Serrano’s jab and roughing Serrano up inside and she rocked Serrano with a right late in the second. Serrano had a better third but Manzur found the target with rights in the fourth only for Serrano to claw back the points with a strong fifth. She was scoring well with counters but could not keep Manzur out and Manzur used her strong jab and wide rights to take the sixth and seventh. With five rounds to go Manzur had built a substantial lead and it looked as though a massive upset was on the cards. Both had some success in the eighth. Serrano was a showing a growing lump under her right eye but at the end of the round she had Manzur retreating for the first time. In the tenth Serrano was now meeting the advancing Manzur with short hooks from both hands and Manzur was finding it hard to get inside and was visibly tiring. Serrano was able to sway away from Manzur’s punches then step in and score with some solid lefts and land with some hurtful body punches. Serrano was in total control over the eleven and twelfth. she was able to move away from the slow attacks of Manzur picking her apart with right jabs and straight lefts and Manzur’s only reply was crude, head down, charges as Serrano took the last two rounds. Scores 116-112 twice for Serrano and 114-114. Serrano retains the WBA and WBC titles. A controversial decision as many saw Manzur winning the first six rounds. Serrano pushing the boundaries again with a female world title bout over twelve rounds.
Manzur Argentinian SA & FAB feather
Mortensen vs. Flores
Denmark’s MORTENSEN wins the vacant WBA title with a controversial points victory over Mexican FLORES. At 4’11” Flores was conceding 5” to Mortensen so naturally her tactics were to barrel forward firing punches to get inside and work on the Dane’s body. Mortensen was forced to box on the back foot jabbing where she could create space and countering the advancing Flores. Mortensen is not a big puncher and she had trouble keeping Flores out and when Flores got inside in the second she landed a short left to the body that put Mortensen down. After the eight count the Dane clinched and punched her way to the bell. Mortensen boxed her way into the fight landing long, straight punches and showing some clever footwork. She was shaken by a right in the fifth but continued to box. She did not have the power to keep the foraging Flores out and Flores was dangerous with her overarm rights. The rounds were close with both enjoying some success. Flores is a little live wire driving forward firing lots of punches but some of her effort wasted as she lacked accuracy and used offence as her defence. Mortensen seemed to last the pace better as there was more substance to her work and she took the split decision on scores of 95-94 twice and one judge having it 95-94 for Flores. The result was booed but Mortensen is the new champion. Flores went to hospital after the fight as it appeared she had suffered a broken jaw in the fourth round.
GRIFFIN beats MARINEZ on a fifth round retirement. This was like two different fights. Marinez was quicker, busier and more accurate than a hesitant Griffin. In the fourth Griffin used his longer reach to put Marinez on the back foot and was scoring with straight rights. It was one way traffic in the fifth as Griffin was now in charge. He dropped Marinez twice and Marinez retired at the end of the round. Griffin has scored 19 inside the distance victories. He won his first 17 fights before losing against 23-1 Julian Rodriguez in June last year. This is his third win since then. Fourth inside the distance defeat for Marinez.
Tiafack vs. Zavala
Paris Olympian TIAFACK halts Mexican ZAVALA in the third round. Tiafack was targeting Zavala’s body from the start. The first round saw Tiafack chasing down a reluctant Zavala and although Zavala managed to land a right in the second the body punches had Zavala hurt. Tiafack forced Zavala to the ropes in the third and bombarded him with hooks to the body and clubbing head punches. There was nothing coming back from Zavala and the referee rightly stopped the fight. Cameroon-born German Tiafack, 27, a bronze medalist at the Paris Olympics, and gold medal winner at the European Games, has four wins by KO/TKO. Mexican Zavala had won his last five fights inside the distance.
Harvey vs. Keb
Olympian HARVEY impressed as he knocked out Mexican KEB in the second round. Harvey came flying out of his corner throwing fast, accurate combinations and Keb spent most of the round against the ropes being bombarded with quality punches. Taylor, in mid-round, switched to southpaw handing out more punishment to the bewildered Keb. In the second Keb came forward trying to get inside to stem Harvey’s attacks but some wicked body shots had him backing off. Harvey switched to orthodox and a brave Keb tried to stand and exchange punches but a series of body shots had him backing away. Harvey landed a right to the head that stunned Keb and a lightning quick left hook followed by thunderous right dropped Keb flat on his back and the referee waived the fight over. It was spectacular kayo. Harvey, 23, was a gold medallist at both the World Championships and the Pan American Games but lost out in the quarter finals of the Olympics.
AUGUST 22
LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: WELTER: TEOFIMO LOPEZ (23-2) W PTS 12 ROLANDO ROMERO (17-2). SUPER BANTAM: GARY ANTONIO RUSSELL (22-1,1ND) W PTS 10 VICTOR SANTILLAN (16-3). MIDDLE: YOENIL HERNANDEZ (11-0) W PTS 10 FRANCISCO VERON (17-2-1) . SUPER LIGHT: CARLOS UTRIA (14-0) W PTS 10 ISRAEL MERCADO (13-2-2). MIDDLE: MARCO ROMERO (15-0) W TKO 1 KHALIL MITCHELL (6-
2).
Lopez vs. Romero
LOPEZ recovers from his crushing defeat against Shakur Stevenson as he moves up to welterweight and outpoints ROMERO to win the WBA welterweight title.
Lopez made the more positive start settling into using his jab in the first and catching Romero with a sharp right counter. Romero connected with a left hook but Lopez double up on his jab and outworked Romero. Lopez was coming forward behind his jab in the second and landed a right to the body. He was on target with jabs to the body and again was much busier than Romero. Lopez continued to set the pace in the third jabbing well to head and body and connected with an overhand right. Romero was looking to counter but was too slow and not throwing a lot but these rounds were slipping by and he needed to pick up his pace and not wait so long to let his hands go. Romero finally had a good round in the fourth. He opened the round by landing a strong right and then stopped Lopez in his tracks with another right. Lopez fired back with a right but Romero ended the round connecting with a hook and a right to the body. Lopez looked to have taken three of the first four rounds but Romero had a big fifth. He opened a bad cut over the right eye of Lopez with a left and drove him to the ropes with a right and Lopez only just stayed upright. Lopez took the initiative back in the sixth. Romero missed his chance to build on that success in the fifth as Lopez again had his jabs on target with Romero seemingly looking to land another big shot instead of working for the openings. Lopez was getting through with jabs and body punches in the seventh until late in the round when Romero exploded with another left hook that shook Lopez. It came too late in the round for Romero to capitalise on it but it was enough to perhaps tip the balance in the scoring of that round Romero’s way. Lopez shook off the effects of that late left hook and was back controlling the action with his jabbing in the eighth and ninth with Romero aiming to counter but not throwing enough and again being outworked. Lopez landed a big left hook in the tenth that had Romero hurt. He was letting his title slip away. He did land a couple of left hooks in the eleventh but was still not letting his hands go enough and Lopez confidently boxed his way through the last round. The scores came out as 116-112 and 115-113 for Lopez and 114-114 but even 116-112 looked generous to Romero. Lopez becomes a three-division champion. As Jack Catterall holds the WBA secondary title he should be in line for a shot at Lopez but Lopez expressed more interest in facing the winner of Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn which would be a bigger money fight and unify the WBA and WBC titles. Romero was a disappointment. He had rebounded from losses to Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruzfloored by outpointed Garcia when winning the vacant WBA title in May last year but was just a shadow of that fighter here.
Russell vs. Santillan
RUSSELL wins the WBA Interim title as he floors and decisions champion SANTILLAN. This was a clash of southpaws and Russell simply outboxed Santillan winning nearly every round. The first two rounds were messy as their southpaw styles did not go well together, There weas too much clinching and wrestling with both fighters getting warnings. Russell focused more on fighting from the fourth and fifth taking the fight to Santillan with jabs and straight lefts . Santillan has a rare good round in the sixth as he landed some solid body punches but Russell was on top again in the seventh and scored well in the eighth and ninth. He stepped up his attacks in the tenth with Santillan not able to compete. Russell already has the fight won going into the twelfth but he closed the fight in style dropping Santillan with a right to the head. Santillan made it to his feet and survived to the final bell. Russell won on scores of 119-108 twice and 118-109. After losing a technical decision against Emmanuel Roidriguez in 2022 Russell had been largely inactive with just one fight in 2024 and his last one in August last year. Dominican Santillan was making the first defence of the interim title.
Hernandez vs. Veron
HERNANDEZ protects his WBA and WBO No 1 rankings with a majority decision over Argentinian VERON. The 6’2” Hernandez had substantial edges in height and reach over Veron and was streets ahead on skill. Veron tried to overcome these edges with aggression and high punch volumes. From the start Veron marched forward firing punches and although his quantity was high his quality was low and he wasted energy swishing so much air. Hernandez has power and from the start he found Veron an easy target for his solid jabs and he had success with straight rights and hooks to the body. Hernandez fought mostly on the back foot countering Veron and choosing his moment when to stand and exchange punches. Hernandez dominated the action with the high point for Veron coming in the fifth when he connected with a left hook that had Hernandez dropping into the ropes. Hernandez did not go down and recovered to take charge again in the sixth. Veron kept coming and worked hard but it was wasted effort as his wild punching and classy defensive work from Hernandez combined to see Hernandez winning exchanges when going forward or on the back foot. Hernandez was the winner on scores of 99-91 and 98-92 and a very strange 95-95. Hernandez is No 1 with both the WBA (champion Erislandy Lara) and WBO (Champion Denzel Bentley) so a title fight late his year or early next looks on. Brave but futile effort from Veron but he had scored wins over decent opposition in Roiman Villa and Raul Garcia and drawn with Jahi Tucker.
Utria vs. Mercado
The NABA title remains vacant as UTRIA won the fight over MERCADO but had failed to make the weight. Mercado had won this title in June last year with a majority decision over 20-1-1 Branden Pizarro but did not defend it so it fell vacant. Mercado looked to have done enough to win this fight but the judges scored it 97-93 and 96-94 for Utria and 96-94 for Mercado. Colombian Utria won the WBC Grand Prix in December.
Romero vs. Mitchell
ROMERO “The Shark” blows away MITCHELL in the first round. Mitchell was on the back foot pawing with his jab. With less than a minute gone Romero staggered him with a right which sent Mitchell into a corner. Mitchell managed to clinch and escaped. Again Romero pressed Mitchell to the ropes and kept him there whilst firing a volley of short punches. Mitchell escaped again but Romero followed him and landed a left hook to the body then bombarded Mitchell with punches until a double left hook to head and body had Mitchell slumping about to go down and the referee stopped the fight. Romero, 20, a former US National and Golden Gloves champion, gets win No 13 by KO/TKO.
AUGUST 22
LONDON, ENGLAND: Middle: GEORGE LIDDARD (15-0) W RTD 8 DARIO MORELLO (26-2). MIDDLE: JIMMY SAINS (13-0) W PTS 12 TOM COWLING (15-2).MIDDLE: EMMANUEL BUTTIGIEG (12-0-1) DREW 10 P A GORDON (9-0-1). FEATHER: TIAH MAI AYTON (7-0) W RTD 6 ELLIE HELLEWELL (8-2-1). MIDDLE: IOAN CROFT (7-0) W TKO 6 TOMAS REYNOSO (13-12-1).
Liddard vs. Morello
LIDDARD wins the vacant European title as he floor’s Italian MORELLO and forces an eighth round retirement. Southpaw Morello went on the defensive immediately flitting around the perimeter of the ring with Liddard trying to close him down and landing a good right in the first round. They traded punches along the ropes at the start of the second with both landing some good shots. An exchange saw a right from Liddard sending Morello tumbling into the ropes and he maintained the pressure throughout the round. Liddard attacked hard in the third getting through with good punches from both hands with Morello countering with sneaky rights but not as effective. Liddard had a good fourth as he did a better job of cutting off the ring and stepping inside with powerful hooks to the body. Liddiard’s pressure forced Morello to the ropes and a wild exchange saw Liddard again scoring well to the body with Morello throwing plenty of punches but lacking power. Liddard was chasing the elusive Italian around the ring for much of the fight. Morello showed some tricky defensive work but it was Liddard landing the punches as he fired home hook’s from both hands with Morello’s output dropping as Liddard connected with a steady barrage of blows. Under the pressure from Liddard Morello’s work was becoming ragged in the sixth and the pace slowed a little. Liddard drove Morello into a corner with a series of rights in the seventh and Morello was cut over his right eye and fading under the relentless pressure from Liddard. The referee had the doctor examine Morello’s cut but the fight continued and a tired Morello dropped to his knees under a chopping right to the head. Morello beat the count but there was a steady stream of blood trickling down from the cut. Although Morello saw out the remaining seconds of the round his corner sensibly pulled him out of the fight. Liddard adds Morello’s scalp to those of Kieran Conway and Tyler Denny as he works his way to a world title shot. Morello had won his last 11 fights but had no answer to the power and pressure from Liddard.
Sains vs. Cowling
SAINS wins the vacant Commonwealth title with a wide unanimous decision over COWLING. Sains just edged a close, low action, first round and had his southpaw job working well in the second with Cowling struggling to make an impression. Sains continued to set the pace in the third with Cowling being outworked and lacking the power to force his way into the fight. Cowling connected with a good left in the fourth that knocked Sains off balance but Sains recovered and finished the round strongly. Sains continued to hoover up the points in the fifth. Cowling was having some success with accurate countering but badly needed to up his output to get a toehold in the fight. Cowling managed to get that toehold in the sixth as he seemed to have Sains badly hurt by a body punch and he piled on the pressure with Sains holding to get to the bell. Cowlings best round so far. Sains did not seem to have recovered over the one minute interval and did some clinching. He landed well to the body late but as they continued some fiery exchanges this also seemed to have been Cowlings round. The eighth was close and Sains had come through a bad patch over the sixth and seventh with Cowling slowing and failing to build on his recent success and Sains again outworking him. Sains regained control in the ninth boxing well behind his jab and getting the better of some lively exchanges. and again outworking Cowling. They were two exhausted fighters in the eleventh with Sains just having a bit more left in the tank and doing enough to take the last two rounds. Scores: 119-109 twice and 118-110 all for Sains
Buttigieg vs. Gordon
The English title remains vacant after BUTTIGIEG and GORDAN fight to a split draw. Both scored well with their jabs in the early action as Buttigieg used his longer reach and applied plenty of pressure but Godon boxed well and countered accurately and looked to have worked his way to an early lead. Buttigieg’s strength saw him take control over the fourth and fifth but a cool Gordan continued to box with skill and he clawed his way back into the fight over the sixth and seventh. The nine-years-younger Buttigieg seemed to last the pace better but Gordon rallied and produced the stronger finish. Scores 97-93 Gordon, 96-94 Buttigieg and 95-95. This was an entertaining and close fight and would make an attractive repeat.
Ayton vs. Helliwell
“The Star Girl” AYTON crushes HELLIWELL in six one sided rounds in another impressive power-packed performance to win the vacant Commonwealth title. The 19-year-old gets her sixth inside the distance victory. She showed her power in winning all of her amateur fights including a gold medal at the World Under-19 championships in Colorado. Southpaw Helliwell 26, had gone ten rounds when losing on points against Tysie Gallagher for the British and Commonwealth titles in September.
Croft vs. Reynoso
CROFT halts Argentinian REYNOSA in the sixth.
Southpaw Croft dictated the action in the early rounds. He advanced behind a high guard finding the target with right jabs getting in to land a punch and out before Reynosa could counter. He put Reynosa down in the second with a clubbing right to the head. Reynosa was up at eight and had to absorb some vicious rights but made it to the bell. Croft’s hand speed was too quick for Reynosa and he consistently pierced Reynosa’s guard in the third but Reynosa fought back hard coming in behind some strong jabbing and might have done enough to take the round. Reynosa boxed well in the fourth with Croft seeming to have dialled back on the pressure and had a small cut outside his left eye but he shook Reynosa with a jet hook and had him staggering across the ring with a left. Croft landed with useful head shots from both hands in the fifth and staggered Reynosa with a left late in the round. Croft trapped Reynosa in a corner in the sixth and landed two solid rights to the head and then connected with a left that had had Reynosa flying into the ropes and the referee came in and stopped the fight. Reynosa protested the stoppage and it seemed a pit premature but there was only going to be one winner. Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Croft gets his fourth stoppage win. Spanish-based Reynosa has lost his last nine fights.
SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMAN, ARGENTINA: HEAVY: MARCAS AUMADA (28-15) W PTS 10 CARLOS NASCIMENTO (19-10).
Argentinian AUMADA wins the vacant South American title with a unanimous decision over Brazilian NASCIMENTO. Aumada had to survive a late shock. He was in front by a good margin but was knocked down in the tenth round. He managed to beat the count and get to the end of the fight, Scores 98-91 on all three cards. Southpaw Aumada had stopped Nascimento in nine rounds in 2019. Some controversy over this fight as Nascimento, 38, was under house arrest for allegedly assaulting his wife but was granted a judicial clearance to travel to Argentina for this fight.
GUATEMALA CITY. GUATEMALA: SUPER MIDDLE: WYATT TRUJILLO (18-0) W RTD 2 LUIS MIRANDA (9-2).
TRUJILLO wins the vacant UBO Continental title as he beats Peruvian MIRANDA in two rounds. Trujillo floored Miranda in the second and Miranda did not come out for the third. The 23-year-old local, a former Central American, Guatemalan Youth and Senior champion, has 14 wins by KO/TKO but there bis a total absence of any half way decent opponent on his record. Miranda was a good level amateur beating opponents such as Carl Hield and Alberto Palmetta but in his last fight Miranda lost in a first round stoppage against experienced Argentinian Lucas Bastida.
ESTOSADOK, RUSSIA: SUPER LIGHT: VALERY OGANISYAN (11-0) W PTS 10 EGE ARIN KONUK(15-2). CRUISER: RUSLAN FAYFER (33-4-1) W RTD 2 SERVER EMURLAEV (26-7). HEAVY: VARTAN ARUTYUNYAN (13-0) W PTS 8 BASIR ABAKAROV (11-1).
Oganisyan vs. Konuk
Russian OGANISYAN outpoints Turkey’s KONUK. Oganisyan easily defeated southpaw Konuk who never really threatened throughout the fight. Oganisyan had better skills and quicker hands. His body punches gradually drained Konuk and he had Konuk in deep trouble with a body shot in the sixth and again in the seventh with the referee keeping a close watch on Konuk‘s condition in the eighth but Konuk survived and lasted to the bell. No scores but it looked as through Oganisyan had won every round. He wins the quaintly named vacant Eurasian Boxing Parliament title. Konuk had won his last 14 fights against mediocre opposition.
Fayfer vs. Emurlaev
FAYFER beats EMURLAEV on a second round retirement. Fayfer was circling Emurlaev in the first popping him with jabs and then following behind his jabs with right uppercuts and hooks. Fayfer took centre ring in the second sliding jabs though Emurlaev’s guard and firing rights to the head. Emurlaev was jabbing weakly and could not hold Fayfer off. Fayfer piled on the pressure working on Emurlaev’s body and easily brushing off Emurlaev punches. Fayfer had landed heavyily and often and Emurlaev did not come out for the third round. Now 35, Fayfer had looked to have a bright future as went 23-0 at the start of his career but a run of 2-3-1 saw him lose his status. He has now won 6 in a row as he tries to rebuild. Uzbek Emurlaev, 40, is very shop-worn now.
Arutyunyan vs. Abakarov
ARUTYUNYAN floors and outpoints the much bigger ABAKAROV. Southpaw Arutyunyan, although 6’1”, was conceding height and reach to the 6’5” Abakarov but was much quicker. Abakarov was very slow and limited in his tactics just sticking out a left jab and following with a straight right. Arutyunyan was coming forward behind a high guard and was able to work his way inside to score. In the second a right to the head sent Abakarov careering across the ring. Things got even better for Arutyunyan when he dropped Abakarov with a left that sent him into the ropes and down. Abakarov made it to his feet as the bell went. Arutyunyan built on that to take the third with Abakarov still a bit shaken but Abakarov used his longer reach and power to sweep the fourth, fifth and sixth. As Abakarov tired Arutyunyan provided the stronger finish to collar the decision on scores of 79-72, 78-72 and 78-73. Abakarov, 34 , was a European, World and Russian kickboxing champion and had knocked out Sean Turner in July 2023 but had been inactive since then.
LVIV, UKRAINE: LIGHT HEAVY: OLEKSANDR KHYZHNIAK (3-0) W PTS 10 DURVAL PALACIO (16-5). SUPER MIDDLE: PAVLO ILLIUSHA (4-0) W TKO 3 ALLEF JORDELLI (4-3).
Khyzhniak vs. Palacio
Olympic gold medallist KHYZHNIAK outpoints Argentinian PALACIO to win his first professional title. The “Ukrainian Tank” made a blistering start driving forward pumping out hard, accurate punches from both hands and forcing Palacio to the ropes blasting him with jabs, hooks and uppercuts. That was the pattern for most of the fight as Khyzhniak’s strength and work rate threatened to overwhelm Palacio. The down side was that Palacio had a strong chin and took advantage of gaps in Khyzhniak’s defence to occasionally land hard counters. Most of the early action took place against the same portion of the ropes and same position of the ring with Palacio never able to drive Khyzhniak back. Khyzhniak showed a powerful jab, fast hands and some impressive combinations as he switched his attacks from head to body. Despite the pressure Palacio did not crumble but fought back hard having an impressive seventh round landing combinations of his own and at times had Khyzhniak on the back foot as he gave Khyzhniak ten rounds of gruelling action. Khyzhniak rightly took the decision on scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92. Khyzhniak, 31, wins the vacant WBA International title. Khyzhniak, promoted by Oleksandr Usyk, is no stranger to winning titles. As an amateur he was World and European Youth champion, won silver at the Olympics in 2020 and gold in 2024, gold at the world championships in 2017, gold at the 2019 and 2013 European Games plus many more. Argentinian cruiserweights champion Palacio had lost on points in tough fights against Kevin Lee Sadjo and Imam Khataev
Illiusha vs. Jordelli
Ukrainian ILLUSHIA gets his fourth inside the distance win with a third round kayo of Brazilian JORDELLI. Illiusha 24 has taken less than 10 rounds foir his four wins. He picked up gold medals in a number of significant amateur tournaments including the Boxam and Strandja ones. First inside the distance loss for Portuguese-based Jordelli.
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.”
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