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THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 25 June 2025: Norman Flattens Sasaki; Simsri Edges Araneta; Rodriguez Outpoints Yafai By Eric Armit PhilBoxing.com Tue, 24 Jun 2025  HIGHLIGHTS -Brian Norman retains the WBO welterweight title with a fifth round kayo of Jin Sasaki -Thanongsak Simsri wins the vacant IBF light fly title with a split decision over Cristian Araneta -Francisco Rodriguez floors and outpoints Galal Yafai to win the WBC interim flyweight title and there are wins for Conah Walker and Peter McGrail -Vito Mielnicki, Damian Knyba and Jahi Tucker win in Newark -Callum Walsh gets technical decision over Elias Espadas and Vernon Brown gets upset stoppage win over Gor Yeritsyan -Rashidi Ellis, Francis Hogan and Michael Fontanez are victorious in Lowell MAJOR SHOWS: JUNE 19 TOKYO, JAPAN : WELTER: BRIAN NORMAN JR (28-0) W KO 5 JIM SASAKI (19-2-1). LIGHT FLY: THANONGSAK SIMSRI (39-1) W PTS 12 CRISTIAN ARANETA (25-3). WELTER: SORA TANAKA (4-0) W TKO 4 TAKERU KOBATA (14-8-1). FEATHER: REIYA ABE(27-4-2) W PTS 10 YUYA OKU (8-1-2). 
NORMAN vs. SASAKI NORMAN makes a successful second defence of his WBO title with a spectacular fifth round kayo of SASAKI. It looked as though the fight would be over in the first round. As Sasaki drove forward Norman met him with a right hook that dropped Sasaki heavily. The challenger climbed to his feet and tried to take the fight to Norman but was felled by a left hook. Sasaki showed courage in beating the count again and fighting back making it to the bell. Sasaki continued his aggressive approach with Norman boxing with skill and drilling home hard punches from both hands. Sasaki stayed competitive taking the fight to Norman firing hooks but Norman withstood the pressure and found plenty of gaps for counters. Sasaki showed great fighting spirit but was too often leaving himself open to counters. In the fifth a devastating left hook deposited Sasaki on the floor on his back and the fight was over. There are tougher test out there for Norman with Alexis Rocha as WBO No 1. Sasaki hit the canvas hard with the back of his head when he went down and was stretchered from the ring and taken to hospital. There was no evidence of a head injury but he has reportedly suffered some short time memory loss. 
SIMSRI vs. ARANETA SIMSRI wins the vacant IBF title with a split decision over Filipino southpaw ARANETA. After a close first round Araneta seemed to get the better of the exchanges in the second but had an even better third dropping Simsri with a left hook. Simsri beat the count but another left had him badly shaken. Araneta was looking to end it with one punch instead of firing multiple shots to overwhelm the vulnerable Simsri and so failed to finish the job and Simsri survived. The Thai used his better skills to clawback the 10-8 round and built a good leads. Araneta was dangerous with his lefts and it was close but Simsri ‘s higher work rate and accuracy triumphed and he was a good winner. Scores 116-111, 115-112 for Simsri and 114-113 for Araneta. Simsri had won his last 14 fights against opposition of variable quality. Araneta lost a very tight unanimous verdict to South African Sivenathi Nontshinga in 2021 but had rebounded with six wins, four of the in the first round. TANAKA vs. KOBATA TANAKA wins the vacant OPBF title with a fourth round stoppage of southpaw KOBATA. These two went to war from the start and Tanaka got the better of the exchanges. A left hook raised a big swelling on Kobata’s right cheek and an uppercut opened a cut insider his mouth. Kobata withstood that and punched back until with Tanaka continuing to land heavily the referee stopped the fight. Tanaka, 24, had a 58-8 amateur record and was All Japan champion. Kobata is a former Japanese champion. ABE VS. OHKU ABE wins the vacant Japanese title with a unanimous decision over OHKU. After a couple of close early rounds southpaw Abe took control with his better skills and accurate lefts that had a swelling blooming around Ohku’s right eye. Abe continued to do most of the scoring over the fifth and sixth and looked on his way to a comfortable win. That altered in the seventh when a hard right stopped Abe in his tracks and that inspired Ohku to stage a strong finish but he just came up short, Abe won on scores of 96-94 twice and 97-93. Former champion Abe had lost on an eighth round stoppage against Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF featherweight title in March 2024. Ohku, a former All-Japan amateur champion, had a 24-16 record as an amateur. JUNE 21 BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND: FLY: FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (40-6-1,1ND) W PTS 12 GALAL YAFAI (9-1). WELTER: CONAH WALKER (16-3-1) W KO 7 LIAM TAYLOR (28-3-1).SUPER BANTAM: PETER McGRAIL (12-1) W PTS 10 IONUT BALUTA (17-6-1). CRUISER: PAT BROWN (2-0) W KO 2 IVAN DUKA (5-6). SUPER FEATHER; IBRAHEEM SULAIMAAN (8-0) W PTS 8 BRIAN PHILLIPS (12-5). SUPER FEATHER: GIORGI VISIOLI (8-0) W PTS 8 ELIAS DUGUET (7-11-1). Middle: AARON BOWEN (6-0) W TKO 4 MYKOLA VOVK( 15-8). SUPER BANTAM: TIAH MAI AYTON (1-0) W TKO 3 SARA ORSZAG I (2-8). 
Rodriguez vs. Yafai RODRIGUEZ outclasses an overmatched YAFAI and wins the WBC interim title. There was always the chance that the experienced and hard punching Rodriguez was going to be too tough a task this early in his professional career for Yafai. Rodriguez took the fight to Yafai from the start and was already on target with some hard punches hurting Yafai twice in the first. Rodriguez continued to put Yafai under pressure over the second and third. Yafai had a better fourth but was cut over his left eye and was still under fire from the harder punching Rodriguez. The fifth saw Rodriguez cut over his left eye with both boxer’s cuts coming from head clashes but he also landed a hard left that buzzed Yafai. Rodriguez seemed to have Yafai badly shaken in the sixth but the bell went before the Mexican could build on that. Rodriguez rocked Yafai in the seventh and Yafai went down but it was ruled a push. There was more punishment for Yafai in the eighth and a stoppage looked possible. Rodriguez survived a doctor’s inspection of his cut at the start of the ninth and that caused Rodriguez to explode and he had Yafai almost out on his feet and holding desperately by the end of the round. Yafai had to endure more punishment over the tenth and eleventh and had a disastrous twelfth. A hard right sent Yafai down to the canvas in a heap. He made it to his feet then had to survive more heavy shots and held desperately to make it to the final bell. Rodriguez won on scores of 119-108 twice and 118-109. Rodriguez is 32 but has not taken any serious beatings and his only losses in his last 23 fights had come on points against Kazuto Ioka and Junto Nakatani so a dangerous pick with his 27 wins by KO/TKO. Rodriguez hopes now to get a shot at WBC champion Kenshiro Teraji. Yafai, also 32, needs some confidence building wins before aiming too high again. 
Walker vs. Taylor WALKER scores a seventh round kayo of TAYLOR in a British title defence. It was obvious from the start that Walker was going to march forward behind a high guard willing to walk through Taylor’s punches. Although Taylor boxed well in the first a left hook to the body hurt him at the end of the round. Taylor was forced onto the back foot by the pressure from Walker. Taylor was throwing plenty of punches and getting through with counters but just could not keep Walker off. By the third Taylor was bleeding from a nose injury, possibly a break, as he tried to fight off the relentless pressure from Walker. He had some success in the fourth and fifth with counters. Walker still kept coming and had Taylor wincing from a body punch in the sixth. By the end of the round Traylor’s face was swollen and he was still bleeding heavily from the nose. A left hook in the seventh sent Taylor crashing to the floor and he was counted out. First defence of the British title and seventh win by KO/TKO for Walker . He has lost close decisions in fights against Kane Gardner and Lewis Crocker but had bounced back with victories over Lewis Ritson and Harry Scarff. Taylor had lost only one of his last nineteen fights and that was against David Avanesyan but Walker was just too powerful for him on the night. 
McGrail vs. Baluta McGRAIL beats Romanian BALUTA on a majority decision. Predictably southpaw McGrail made a fast and confident start with plenty of smart movement and jabbing to heads and body. Just as predictably Baluta stormed forward firing punches not always accurately but enough to keep McGrail busy. Baluta’s pace seemed to drop in the fifth and McGrail was getting through with quality punches over that round and the sixth exerting plenty of pressure and knocking Baluta’s mouthguard out with a punch in the sixth. On the downside he was cut over the right eye in a clash of heads. Baluta returned to the fight strongly in the seventh getting through with a hurtful body punch but McGrail took over again in the eighth and then had Baluta under pressure on the ropes and in the corners in the ninth. Baluta tried to mount a strong finish and although he slipped to the canvas twice he did enough to make it a close round but not enough to affect the decision as McGrail deservedly won on scores of 97-93 twice and 95-95. Fourth win for McGrail since suffering an upset kayo loss against Ja ’Rico O’Quinn in 2023. Baluta can give anyone trouble on his night and has some good scalps on his belt. He won the WBO European title with a victory over Brad Strand in March which landed him a No 13 spot in the WBO ratings. Brown vs. Duka Olympian BROWN kayos Croat DUKA in the second round. The 6’6” Brown was marching forward forcing Duka back with left jabs and firing body punches with both hands. Duka was too busy defending to pose a danger. In the second Brown landed a left hook followed immediately by a left uppercut that sent Duka down to his hands and knees and he made it to his feet just as the referee counted ten. Second quick win for the 25-year-old Paris Olympian. Fourth loss in his last five fights for Duka. Sulaiman vs. Phillips SULAIMAN wins every round against a persistent but outclassed PHILLIPS. Clever movement, fast hands and an ability to switch from head to body saw Sulaiman dominate the action. Although the speed and variety was there Sulaiman is not a big puncher and Phillips had some mild success over the late rounds but not enough to win a round. Referee’s score 80-72. Visioli vs. Duget Southpaw Prospect Visioli continues to progress as he floors and outpoints Argentinian Duget. Visioli outboxed Duget keeping the visitor under constant pressure. Duget had enough skill to survive but not enough experience to be competitive. Visioli made a late attempt to take it out of the referee’s hands by felling Duget with a left hook in the eighth. Duget tumbled to the canvas then rolled up and saw out the remaining 80 seconds and was there at the bell. The referee scored it 80-71. Another sparkling display from Visioli who is a former English Elite level amateur champion. Bowen vs. Vovk BOWEN beats VOVK in four rounds. Former top amateur Bowen had too much speed and power for the limited Romanian Vovk. Brown showed a strong jab and power in his rights. Vovk tried to walk forward behind a high guard but that left him open to body shots and he was constantly forced to retreat. With Bowen continuing to land heavily to heads and body Vovk resorted more and more to holding. By the fourth it was target practice for Bowen and the referee stopped the fight. Fourth inside the distance victory for the 6’3” from nearby Coventry. He was English champion, Commonwealth Youth champion and Commonwealth bronze medal winner. Fifth consecutive loss for Vovk. Ayton vs. Orszagi Britain’s AYTON makes a successful and very impressive professional debut with a third round stoppage of Hungarian ORSZAGI. Ayron showcased her huge potential with accuracy and power blasting out Orszagi early in the third. She drilled Orszagi with a straight right and Orszagi went down. When Orszagi got up Ayton just walked straight over to her and sent her down with an even more powerful right. An exciting combination of skill and power. The 18-year-old was 21-0 as an amateur and was World Under-19 champion. She is touted to be the next superstar in British female boxing. Orszagi is now 1-5 in her last six fights. JUNE 20 WROCLAW, POLAND: MIDDLE: RAFAL WOLCZECKI (15-0) W PTS 10 MAKSIM HARDZEIKA (13-1). Fighting in his home city WOLCZECKI collects the vacant WBC Baltic title with a commanding win over HARDZEIKA. Wolczecki brutalised Hardzeika from the first bell to the last. Hardzeika did well to survive a beating in the second and was down in the sixth needing the help of the bell to stay in the fight. Wolczecki eased up over the second half of the fight but again had Hardzeika badly shaken in the ninth with Hardzeika happy to hear the final bell. Scores 99-90 twice and 100-89 for Wolczecki. Polish champion Wolczecki is a former Polish Under-23 champion. Polish-based Belarusian Hardzeika was moving up to 10 rounds for the first time. EAST KILBRIDE, SCOTLAND: SUPER FLY: MATT McHALE (8-1) W TKO 5 SEAN BRUCE (6-2). SUPER LIGHT: ADIAN WILLIAMSON (12-1) W PTS 10 JAKE LIMOND (8-0). Welter: TYLER JOLLY (6-0) W RTD 9 JAKE TINKLIN (12-5) McHALE VS. BRUCE McHALE wins the vacant Commonwealth super flyweight title with a fifth round stoppage of southpaw Sean BRUCE. McHale, a Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, scored three knockdowns on his way to the win. Bruce had been defeated by unbeaten Callum Simpson in October. WILLIAMSON VS. LIMOND In a clash of 21-year-olds WILLIAMSON wins the vacant BBB of C Scottish Area title at the second attempt as he outpoints unbeaten LIMOND. Williamson had lost to Josh Sandford in a fight for the vacant title in October. JOLLY VS. TINKLIN JOLLY collects the vacant BBB of C Celtic title gets a win as TINKLIN is unable to continue due to a cut. Jolly was Elite level amateur for Scotland winning a gold medal mat the Commonwealth Youth Games and a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. LONG BEACH, CA, USA: SUPER MIDDLE: DAVID STEVENS (15-2) W PTS 10 PETR KHAMUKOV (13-1). SUP[ER WELTER: LEONARDO RUIZ (16-1) W PTS 8 JARROD TENNANT (9-5). SUPER LIGHT: JUAN SANCHEZ (9-0) W TKO 3 YEIS SOLANO (15-6). Stevens vs. Khamukov STEVENS took the unanimous decision over KHAMUKOV In a fight spoilt at times by too many. A busy Stevens looked to have edged the first two rounds but Khamukov shook Stevens in the third. The fourth and fifth were close. Stevens had the better of the exchanges over the sixth and seventh but was rocked again in the eighth and ninth with two tired fighters doing too much clinching to make the tenth round difficult to score. All three judges saw Stevens winning 97-93. Stevens lost a split decision against Bektemir Melikuziev in November. Khamukov, a former European and Russian champion and 2016 Olympian, was having his first fight for 13 months and his first ten round fight. Ruiz vs. Tennant RUIZ wins a wide unanimous decision over TENNANT. After a close opening round Ruiz took over and won all the way. Tennant kept it close early but over the second half of the fight Ruiz dominated winning the rounds and taking the decision on scores of 80-72 twice and 79-73. Ruiz had won 15 in a row before being kayoed in one round by Elias Haedo in December. Tennant, 40, is 1-4 in his last 5 fights. Sanchez vs. Solano SANCHEZ obliterates SOLANO in three rounds. Sanchez had Solano down in the first and second rounds and twice in the fourth before the fight was stopped. Now eight wins by KO/TKO for 25-year-old Sanchez. Colombian Solano suffers his sixth win in a row. JUNE 21 SANTA YNEZ, CA, USA: SUPER WELTER: CALLUM WALSH (14-0) W TEC DEC 5 ELIAS ESPADAS (23-7-1).WELTER: VERNON BROWN (14-2-1) W TKO 7 GOR YERITSYAN (20-2). SUPER LIGHT: CAIN SANDOVAL (16-0) W KO 2 JONATHAN ENIZ (36-23-1). Light Heavy: UMAR DZAMBEKOV (12-0) W PTS 8 ROAMER ANGULO (28-4. Walsh vs. Espadas WALSH wins a technical decision over ESPADAS. A fast starter Walsh had a good first round attacking Espadas to head and body with Espadas reluctant to take a backward step and he landed a good right. When their heads banged together in the second Walsh suffered a cut over his right eye but just did enough to edge the round. Walsh had to survive a doctors inspection of the cut before the start of the third and again before the start of the fourth. Walsh was winning the rounds and it was important for Walsh to keep fighting to the end of the fourth to avoid the fight ending in a No Decision. His corner had done a good job of stopping the cut bleeding but at the end of the fourth Walsh was telling them the cut was affecting his vision and so after the bell went to start the fifth the fight was stopped one second into the round so it went to the score cards with Walsh winning 50-46 on all three cards. Ther 24-year-old Irishman was defending the WBC Continental Americas title and was coming off useful wins over Przemyslaw Runowski and Dean Sutherland. He is No 6 with the IBF and WBC. Espadas was beaten inside the distance by Xander Zayas and Fiodor Czerkaszyn but was coming off a draw with unbeaten Sadriddin Akhmedov in April. Brown vs. Yeritsyan Southpaw BROWN springs an upset as he stops favourite YERITSYAN in the seventh round. This was a bruising battle. It was close over the first half of the fight but Brown gradually took over. He was just too tough and too strong for Yeritsyan. Brown kept walking through Yeritsyan’s punches wearing Yeritsyan down. Yeritsyan could not keep Brown off or hurt him and slowly switched from competitive to weakening as Brown just kept coming. Brown’s pressure saw Yeritsyan fading in the sixth and it was no surprise when he was dropped by a left to the head in the seventh. Yeritsyan made it to his feet but a volley of shots from Brown brought the referee in to stop the fight. Big win for Brown. He had put in creditable performances in losing to Jamontay Clark and Andreal Holmes Jr but was having his first fight for over three years. A set-back for Yeritsyan. He had lost a split decision to unbeaten Aram Amirkhanyan but this loss was unexpected. Sandoval v s. Eniz SANDOVAL brushes aside experienced ENIZ in the second. From the start Sandoval was able to spot openings in the Argentinian’s guard and he exploited those in the second. A series of hooks and uppercuts overwhelmed Eniz who was trapped in a corner and forced to the floor to be counted out. The 22-year-old has 13 wins by KO/TKO. No names yet but he has useful victories over Javier Molina, Romero Duno and Mark Bernaldez. Eniz is an experienced travelling loser. Dzambekov vs. Angulo DZAMBEKOV takes a unanimous decision over Colombian veteran ANGULO. Dzambekov had some problems with Angulo over the first half of the fight but his body punches slowed Angulo and Dzambekov swept the late rounds to emerge a clear winner. Scores 80-72, 79-73 and 77-75. Chechen-born Austrian Dzambekov moved to Austria with his family at the age of six and competed for Austria at the World Championships. Angulo, 41, lost to Gilberto Ramirez and David Ramirez in super middleweight title fights and to Edgar Berlanga. LOWELL, MA, USA: WELTER: RASHIDI ELLIS (27-1) W KO 3 JOSEC RUIZ (24-9-3). MIDDLE: FRANCIS HOGAN (20-0) W KO 4 ESNEIKER CORREA (16-6-1). SUPER WELTER: MICHAEL FONTANEZ (12-0) W TKO 4 NOAH KIDD (10-15-2). Ellis vs. Ruiz ELLIS destroys RUIZ in three rounds with body punches. In the first Ellis was firing jabs from hip height up and through the guard of Ruiz with Ruiz too slow to block the shots or counter. Ellis continued to use his quicker hands to break through Ruiz’s defence in the second and added in some left hooks to the body. Ellis pounded Ruiz with a pair of left hooks to the body and then banged home rights to the head dropping Ruiz. Ruiz beat the count and was saved by the bell. Ellis put Ruiz on the floor with another body punch in the third and although Ruiz got up a body punch dropped him again and he was counted out. Now 18 wins by KO/TKO for Ellis. His loss came on a majority decision against Roiman Villa in January 2023 and he did not fight again until beating Brian Chaves last October. Honduran Ruiz is on the slide with 5 defeats in his last 6 fights. Hogan vs. Correa HOGAN cuts down CORREA in four rounds. Correa was trying to get on the front foot in the first but southpaw Hogan had the longer reach and used strong right jabs and straight lefts to control the action. Correa made a bright start in the second and half way through the round shook Hogan badly with a right. Hogan staggered back and Correa cut loose trying to capitalise on that. He drove Hogan around the ring firing punches but did not press hard enough and Hogan rallied. Correa was darting forward throwing punches in the third but left hooks to the body had him backing off each time. Hogan continued to target Correa’s body in the fourth and when he dug in a vicious left Correa collapsed in pain and was counted out. ”Frank the Tank”, 24, has won 17 inside the distance. Venezuelan Correa has lost 4 of his last 5 fights with all four defeats by KO/TKO. Fontanez vs. Kidd Southpaw FONTANEZ halts KIDD in the fourth. Fontanez flirted with disqualification before stopping Kidd. Fighting in his first eight round bout Fontanez lost two points for low punches but recovered the lost points by flooring Kidd in the third before forcing the stoppage in the fourth. Former New England Golden Gloves champion Fontanez gets win No 8 by KO/TKO. Eight of Kidd’s losses have come against unbeaten fighters. NEWARK, NJ, USA: MIDDLE: VITO MIELNICKI (21-1-1) W PTS 10 KAMIL GARDZIELIK (19-1). HEAVY: DAMIAN KNYBA (16-0) W RTD 8 MARCIN SIWY (25-1-1). MIDDLE: JAHI TUCKER (15-1-1) W PTS 10 LORENZO SIMPSON (15-3). SUPER LIGHT: BRANDUN LEE (30-0) W PTS 8 ELIAS ARAUJO (22-6). SUPER WELTER: DWYKE FLEMMINGS JR (11-0) W TKO 1 DEMIAN FERNANDEZ (15-7) Mielnicki vs. Gardzielik MIELNICKI gets back into the winning groove as he floors and outpoints GARDZIELIK. He was streets ahead of Gardzielik for skills and controlled the fight with his hand speed. He was firing jabs from hip level through Gardzielik’s porous defence changing angles and outscored Gardzielik over the first two rounds. Mielnicki registered the only knockdown of the fight when he floored Gardzielik with a right in the third and rocked Gardzielik with another right in the fourth. Mielnicki continued to outbox Gardzielik in every round but failed to put Gardzielik away and the Pole had some success over the second half of the fight putting Mielnicki under pressure without really threatening to win a round. With his dominance it was disappointing that Mielnicki had to go the distance but he won on scores of 100-89 from the three judges against an unbeaten fighter so got the job done and came though the test of topping a show in his home area. Mielnicki, 23, had a twelve-bout winning streak broken with a draw against Connor Coyle in February. Gardzielik had been Polish champion at Cadet, Junior, Youth and Senior level but his professional opposition had not been strong. Knyba vs. Siwy KNYBA beats fellow-Pole SIWY in eight rounds. The 6’7” Knyba used his longer reach to pound Siwy with jabs and overhand nights. There was early pressure on Knyba when he was cut over his right eye in the second but that weas balanced by Siwy suffering a cut over his left eye in the third. Knyba handed out plenty of punishment and with Siwy slowly fading and his cut over his left continuing to bleed he retired after the eighth round. Tenth inside the distance win for Knyba. He has a couple of reasonable victories but has still to prove himself. Siwy was conceding 6” in height and his record was heavily padded with no real tests. Tucker vs. Simpson TUCKER overcomes a stiff test as outpoints former Elite level amateur SIMPSON. The first three rounds were close and could have been scored either way. Tucker opened a bit of a gap by scoring heavily over the fourth and fifth. Tucker seemed to ease up over the sixth letting Simpson back into the fight. Tucker picked up the pace again over the seventh and eighth and had the better of the exchanges in the ninth to put the decision out of Simpson’s reach. Simpson attacked hard in the tenth and had Tucker hurt with a left but it was too late to have any impact on the outcome. Tucker won on scores of 97-93 twice and 96-94. Tucker, 22, was coming off a useful win over England’s Troy Williamson. Simpson had won his first 13 fights but has stumbled to 2-3 since then. Lee vs. Araujo In his first fight for 11 months LEE wins every round against a reluctant ARAUJO . After four points wins in his last five fights Lee was looking to end this one early. Araujo frustrated him with negative tactics. Lee tried to chase the Argentinian down but Araujo was determined to avoid any risks and Lee just could not pin him down long enough to get an early finish. All three judges scored it 80-72. It is a long time since Lee won 13 of his first 21 fights in the first round. This is only his second fight in 26 months so he needs to find that pop again and fight more often. Araujo had gone the distance with Omar Juarez and Giovani Cabrera. Flemmings vs. Fernandez New Jersey prospect Flemmings puts on a power show as he wipes out Fernandez in the first round. Flemmings sent Fernandez down three times with body punches with the fight being stopped at 2:09 of the round. The seventh first round finish for 21-year-old Flemmings. Argentinian Fernandez gets his sixth inside the distance loss. His “brave” management has put him in against Jaron Ennis, 25-0 Gustave Lemos and Brain Norman. BERLIN, GERMANY: HEAVY: ALBON PERVIZAJ (19-1) W KO 3 ILJA MEZENCEV 25-5). HEAVY: PETAR MILAS (18-1) W TKO 1 EUGEN BUCHMUELLER (24-10-1). Pervizaj vs. Mezencev Pervizaj returns to the ring after a break of almost three years and stops Mezencev in the third round. The ring rust showed as Pervizaj struggled with line and distance over the first two rounds. He solved that problem in the third by going to the body and hurting Mezencev. He continued to focus on body punches and Mezencev collapsed to the canvas and was counted out. Now 14 wins by KO/TKO for Pervizaj. Mezencev had been stopped in two rounds by Moses Itauma on 18 May. Milas vs. Buchmueller Croatian heavyweight Milas stops a grossly overweight Buchmueller in the first round. Boxing from a southpaw stance Milas danced around Buchmueller then fired a combination. One of the punches landed on Buchmueller’s waist band and he collapsed on his knees. He crawled across to the ropes and dragged himself up complaining of a low punch but the referee stopped the fight declaring Milas the winner. The 6’ 4 ½” Milas is just not active enough. He was stopped in seven rounds by Tony Yoka in 2021 and this is only his third fight in almost four years. He had scored wins over Kevin Johnson, Francesco Pianeta and Johnny Muller and now needs to be more active. Buchmueller, 44, weighed 220 ½ lbs for his first fight in 2015 and was 279 lbs in his last fight! 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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