Eric Armit
566 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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The Past Week in Action 20 June 2022: Artur Beterbiev Crushes Joe Smith Jr.
Highlights: -Artur Beterbiev crushes Joe Smith Jr in two rounds and now holds the IBF, WBC and WBO title belts at light heavyweight -Cuban featherweight Robeisy Ramirez knocks out Abraham Nova in…
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The Past Week in Action 13 June 2022: Dubois KOs Bryan in 4; Kyoguchi Stops Bermundez in 8
Highlights: -Daniel Dubois knocks out Trevor Bryan in four rounds to win secondary WBA heavyweight title -Hiroto Kyoguchi successfully defends the WBA light flyweight title with eighth round stoppage of Esteban Bermudez…
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The Past Week in Action 6 June 2022: Haney Outpoints Kambosos; Cordina New IBF Champ; Fulton, Morrell Keep Belts
Highlights: -Devin Haney outpoints George Kambosos to unify the four sanctioning body titles at lightweight -Joe Cordina wins the IBF super feather title as he flattens champion Kenichi Ogawa in the second…
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Snips and Snipes 31 May 2022: Olympics Medals No Guarantee of Success in the Pro Ranks
Amateur medals are no guarantee of success in the professional ranks but many of today’s top fighters have built on their success in the amateurs to become stars of the professionals ring.…
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The Past Week in Action 30 May 2022: Tank Davis Stops Rolly Romero in 6; Erislandy Lara Halts Gary O’Sullivan in 8
Highlights: -Gervonta Davis stops Rolando Romero in the sixth round to retain the secondary WBA lightweight title -Erislandy Lara halts Gary O’Sullivan in eight round in defence of the secondary WBA middleweight…
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The Past Week in Action 23 May 2022: Benavidez Crushes Lemieux; Alimkhanuly Demolishes Dignum
Highlights: -David Benavidez crushes David Lemieux in three rounds -Zhanibek Alimkhanuly demolishes Danny Dignum in two rounds in WBO interim middleweight title fight and on the same show Jamaine Ortiz decisions Jamel…
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Snips and Snipes 19 May 2022: One World Champion in Each Division in Boxing is an Impossible Dream
“To Dream the Impossible Dream”. Those are the opening words of the song “The Impossible Dream (the Quest)” from the Broadway Musical Man of La Mancha. I guess for hard core boxing…
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The Past Week in Action 16 May 2022
Highlights: -Jermell Charlo unifies the four sanctioning body super welterweight titles with victory over Brian Castano -Jaron Ennis blasts out Custio Clayton in two rounds -Sergio Kovalev returns to action as a…
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The Past Week in Action 9 May 2022: Bivol Defeats Canelo
Highlights: -Dmitry Bivol wins unanimous decision over Saul Alvarez to retain the WBA light heavyweight title -Montana Love, Shakhram Giyasov all remain unbeaten after wins on the Bivol-Alvarez undercard. - Ryan Rozicki…
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Snips and Snipes 4 May 2022: Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano Live Up to Expectations
The hyperbole surrounding the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano fight built expectations to a ridiculous level and I am sure they both realised how important it was to put on a great…
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The Past Week in Action 3 May 2022: Katie Taylor Outpoints Amanda Serrano in Historic Fight
Highlights: -Katie Taylor outpoints Amanda Serrano in a dramatic and historic fight and retains the IBF, WBA, WBA and WBO Female lightweight titles -Shakur Stevenson outclasses Oscar Valdez to unify the WBC…
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Snips and Snipes 27 April 2022: Heavyweight Money
Money, money, money must be big money in a heavyweight world. Figures given out indicate that Tyson Fury’s base purse was $29.5 million and Dillian Whyte’s $7.4 million. The WBC holds back…
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The Past Week in Action 24 April 2022: Tyson Fury Stops Dillian Whyte in Six; Butler Beats Sultan; Gesta Wins in Return vs Diaz
Highlights: -Tyson Fury stops Dillian Whyte in six rounds in WBC heavyweight title defence. -Paul Butler wins vacant interim WBO super flyweight as he outpoints Jonas Sultan -Masataka Taniguchi stops Kai Ishizawa…
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The Past Week in Action 18 April 2022: Errol Spence Dominates and Stops Yordenis Ugas to Unify Titles
Highlights: -Errol Spence stops Yordenis Ugas in the tenth round to unify the IBF/WBA and WBC welterweight belts -Eimantas Stanionis decisions title holder Radzhab Butaev to win the secondary WBA welterweight title.…
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The Past Week in Action 11 April 2022: Packed Weekend Showcases Wins by Golovkin, Fundora, Garcia and Mayer
GGG stops Murata in 9. Highlights: -Gennady Golovkin stops Ryota Murata in nine rounds to unify the IBF and WBA middleweight titles and on the same card Junto Nakatani halts Ryota Yamauchi…
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The Past Week in Action 29 March 2022: Josh Warrington Regains IBF Belt with TKO Victory Over Martinez; Nakathila Stops Berchelt
Warrington wrests back IBF belt from Martinez in rematch. Highlights: -Josh Warrington stops Kiko Martinez in seven rounds to regain the IBF featherweight title -Gustavo Lemos stops Lee Selby in IBF lightweight…
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The Past Week in Action 21 March 2022: Teraji, Edwards Retain Belts; Prograis Stops McKenna
Edwards (R) connects at Wassem in Dubai. Highlights: -Kenshiro Teraji regains the WBC light flyweight title with revenge third round kayo over Masamichi Yabuki -Sunny Edwards retains the IBF flyweight title with…
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The Past Week in Action 14 March 2022: Leigh Wood Rallies to Stop Michael Conlan in the Last Round
Highlights: - Leigh Wood climbs off the floor and comes from behind on points to stop Michael Conlan in the last round of his defence of his secondary WBA featherweight title -Unbeaten…
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Snips and Snipes 10 March 2022: The Josh Taylor vs Jack Caterall Scoring Controversy
Josh Taylor’s win over Jack Catterall was certainly controversial and a great deal was made of the British Boxing Board of Control stating they would be investigating the scoring. That is overstressing…
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The Past Week in Action 28 February 2022: Josh Taylor in Controversial Over Jack Catterall; Fernando Martinez Ends Jerwin Ancajas’s Long Reign As IBF Champ
Highlights: -Josh Taylor retains the IBF,WBAQ,WBC and WBO super lightweight titles with controversial split decision over Jack Catterall -Fernando Martinez ends the long reign of Jerwin Ancajas as he takes a unanimous…
