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THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 15 SEPTEMBER 2025: Crawford Snatches Canelo's Undisputed Crown at 168 Lbs; Inoue Defeats Akhmadliev to Retain 4 Superbantam Belts; Crocker Outpoints Donovan By Eric Armit PhilBoxing.com Wed, 17 Sep 2025  HIGHLIGHTS -Terence Crawford beats Saul Alvarez to win the four sanctioning body belts at super middleweight - On the undercard Christian Mbilli retains the WBC interim super middleweight title in a draw against Lester Martinz, Callum Walsh outpoints Fernando Vargas in a clash of unbeaten super welterweight, Brandon Adams outpoints Serhii Bohachuk-also at super welterweight, Jermaine Franklin outpoints Ivan Dychko at heavyweight and Raiko Santana stops Steven Nelson in two rounds at super middle weight. -Naoya Inoue decisions Murodjon Akhmadaliev in a defence of the four super bantamweight belts, Christian Medina stops champion Yoshiki Takei in the fourth to win the WBO bantamweight title and Ryusei Matsumoto wins a fifth round technical decision over Yuni Takada for the vacant WBA minimum title. -Anthony Olascuaga stops Juan Camacho in two rounds in WBO flyweight title defence -Lewis Crocker outpoints Paddy Donovan to win the vacant IBF welterweight title -Former four-division title holder Ramon Gonzalez returns with a points win in Nicaragua and former champions Rene Alvarado and Cristofer Rosales score wins. -In Germany local fighters Paul Wall and Hamsat Shadalov win titles and there are victories for Arnold Khegai and Etinosa Oliha and Cubans Lazaro Alvarez, Arlen Lopez and Carlos Castillo -Puerto Rican Stephanie Aquino halts Canadian Marie Pier Houle in the second for the vacant WBA interim welterweight title MAJOR SHOWS: SEPTEMBER 11 LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: FLY: ANTHONY OLASCUAGA (9-1) W JUAN CAMACHO-RIVERA (19-1,1ND). 
OLASCUAGA blasts out CAMACHO inside two rounds to retain the WBO title. Olascuaga was coming forward behind his jab from the start and had Camacho retreating around the ropes as he struggled under a torrent of punches. In the second Olascuaga upped the pressure scoring with a solid left hook to the body. Camacho responded with a right that knocked Olascuaga back a few paces but Olascuaga would not be denied and he surged fortward firing hooks and uppercuts. He pinned Camacho against the ropes and bombarded him with punches. Camacho managed to get off the ropes briefly but Olascuaga forced him back and continued the onslaught and with Camacho under fire and not punching back the referee stopped the fight. Third defence of the WBO title for Olascuaga. He is growing into the title steadily improving but other than Ricardo Sandoval there are no big fights for him at flyweight. There was nothing in Camacho’s record to justify his mandatory position-other than being Puerto Rican. Remind me where the WBO are based! SEPTEMBER 13 LAS VEGAS, NV, USA: SUPER MIDDLE: TERENCE CRAWFORD (42-0) W PTS 12 SAUL ALVAREZ (63-3-2) W. SUPER MIDDLE: CHRISTIAN MBILLI (29-0-1) DREW 10 LESTER MARTINEZ (19-0-1). SUPER WELTER: CALLUM WALSH (15-0) W PTS 10 FERNANDO VARGAS (17-1). SUPER WELTER: BRANDON ADAMS (26-4) W PTS 10 SERHII BOHACHUK (26-3). SUPER FEATHER MOHAMMED ALAKEL (6-0) W PTS 10 TRAVIS KENT CRAWFORD (7-5). HEAVY; JERMAINE FRANKLIN (24-2) W PTS 10 IVAN DYCHKO (15-01). SUPER MIDDLE: W RAIKO SANTANA (13-4) W TKO 1 STEVEN NELSON (20-2). SUPER FEATHER: REITO TSUTSUMI W TKO 1 JAVIER MARTINEZ (7-3). MIDDLE: MARCO VERDE (3-0) W TKO 4 SONE AKALE (9-4).  Crawford vs. Alvarez CRAWFORD wins a unanimous decision over ALVAREZ to collect all four belts in the super middleweight division. He becomes the first male boxer in the four belt era to be undisputed champion in three weight classes. Round 1 Crawford is first to the punch with a couple of jabs. Alvarez looking to cut off the ring but Crawford slides away and connects with a couple of good jabs. Close round for Crawford fighting from a southpaw stance. Score: 10-9 Crawford Round 2 Crawford finds the target with a couple of jabs Alvarez steps up the pressure and bangs home a punch to the body Crawford comes back with jabs but Alvarez again scores to the body and edges the round Score: 10-9 AlvarezTED 19-19 Round 3 Crawford again slotting jabs through Alvarez’s guard but Alvarez is on the front foot still firing to the body to try to slow Crawford. Both landing with counters as the action heats up and Alvarez gets through with a rightg to the body. Close one for Alvarez again Score: 10-9 AlvarezAlvarez 29-28 Round 4 Crawford really letting his hands go as they trade punches. Crawford shakes off a hard right from Alvarez and gets through with fast accurate lefts and rights. Alvarez lands a heavy right to Crawfords head and is stepping up the pressure but Crawford ends the round strongly. Score: 10-9 CrawfordTIED 38-38 Round 5 Alvarez continues to target Crawfords body with hooks inside and he curls a hook around Crawford’s guard. Crawford connects with some useful counters but again Alvarez bangs away to Crawfords ribs. Score: 10-9 AlvarezAlvarez 48-47 Round 6 Crawford connects with a heavy left to the head early in the round. He is jabbing upping his pace throwing more than Alvarez and he ends the round with a combination and then some hard punches to head and body. Score: 10-9 CrawfordTIED 57-57 Round 7 Crawford has a good round. He is catching the stalking Alvarez with counters and constantly finding gaps for his jabs. Alvarez id still banging to the body but many of the punches are being blocked but Alvarez perseveres looking to weaken Crawfords guard Score: 10-9 CrawfordCrawford 67-66 Round 8 Crawford starts the round pumping out jabs and then switching downstairs with hooks. He is changing angles and finding gaps and a frustrated Alvarez is struggling to close Crawford down but is sticking to targeting Crawfords body. Crawford is showing a small cut over his right eye from a clash of heads Score: 10-9 CrawfordCrawford 77-75 Round 9 Crawford opens up with a series of combinations and stabs home jabs. Alvarez splits Crawfords guard with a right and again lands to the body. Crawford fires short bursts of punches and then artfully slides away when Alvarez attacks and then counters Alvarez. Score: 10-9 CrawfordCrawford 87-84 Round 10 The fight is slipping away from Alvarez and he responds with a strong round. He lands a good right early and bangs home another couple of hard body shots. He is finding the target with rights and Crawford’s output has dropped. Score: 10-9 AlvarezCrawford 96-94 Round 11 With the fight in the balance they both open up in some fierce exchanges. Crawford lands a fast combination. He is getting his punches off first and is more accurate and he is standing and trading with Alvarez before ending the round with another combination. Score: 10-9 CrawfordCrawford 106-103 Round 12 Alvarez needs a big finish but Crawford starts the round with a combination and a pair of lefts. A counter from Crawford momentarily has Alvarez almost off balance and he counters Alvarez as Alvarez tries to get inside and Crawford then eases his way to the bell. Score: 10-9 CrawfordCrawford 116-112 Official Scores: 115-113 twice and 116-112 for Crawford. The strong late finish gets the job done for Crawford. His better skills offset Alvarez’s body work and he was busier overall. He will now take a rest before deciding what to aim for next. Alvarez lost a close fight with dignity and he will also be sitting down to decide where he goes from here. The live gate was announced as 70, 482 and as long as there is that much interested he might be tempted to look for a return but his legacy has long been assured so he might walk away-with his head held high. 
Mbilli vs. Martinez In the Fight of the Night Mbili successfully defends his interim WBC title with a split draw against Guatemalan Marttinez. This was expected to be the most entertaining fight of the night and it set out that way with Mbili storming forward throwing punches hammering away at Martinez’s body with Martinez standing and countering. Mbili continued to take the fight to Martinez in the second targeting the Guatemalan’s body and forcing him to the ropers. Martinez was being outscored but was feeding the marauding Mbili uppercuts in furious exchanges. Martinez had a better third. He was not making use of his longer reach but was matching Mbili as they traded power punches inside and again finding the target with uppercuts to give him the edge but it was brutal in there. The fourth saw Mbili just pumping out body punches inside looking to overwhelm Martinez and it is toe-to-toe for the full three minutes with neither wanting to take a step back. Mbili was the one using uppercuts in the fifth but Martinez upped his work rate and constantly shoved Mbili away to create some punching room and probably just edged the round. Martinez soaked up the pressure in the sixth but pushed off the ropes to score with counters. Mbili came on at the end if the round connecting with jabs and an overhand right. Mbili was again marching forward pumping out body punches in the seventh with Martinez finding it hard to match Mbili’s pace but he realised he was falling behind in the fight and he fired a bunch of combinations and again got through with uppercuts to take the eighth. I had Mbili two rounds up at that point. Mbili forced Martinez to the ropes in the ninth but Martinez was far from finished and he met Mbili with overhand right counters and fired brutal combinations to close the gap to one point on my card. Mbili produced the stronger finish banging home left hooks and overhand rights as they traded punches to the final bell. The end of a great fight and the judges saw it as a draw with scores of 96-94 for Mbili, 97-93 for Martinez and 95-95. Mbili retains the interim WBC belt but Martinez greatly enhanced his profile in matching Mbili. 
Walsh vs. Vargas WALSH proves too strong for VARGAS in this battle of southpaws and takes the decision by a big margin on all three cards. Vargas looked to have taken a close first but the power edge of Walsh was evident in the second and third as he landed body shots from both hands with Vargas making no impact in the exchanges and being warned for low punches. Vargas tried to stand his ground in the fourth and fifth but Walsh was just too strong and was connecting with some hurtful combinations and Vargas was given another warning for a low punch. Vargas finally had a good round in the sixth connecting with southpaw lefts and he made the seventh close. Although not so dominant Walsh continued to go the body throughout the eighth and Vargas just could not dredge up the fire he needed over the last two rounds and it was Walsh who produced the stronger finish and won on scores of 99-91 twice and 100-90. The first two spots on the IBF ratings are empty and Josh Kelly is No 3 and Walsh No 4 but Kelly is also No 1 with the WBO so in line for a fight against champion Xander Zayas. Walsh can’t be No 1 or 2 with the IBF as he has not beaten a rated fighter so can’t go higher than No 3 but would have a good chance of fighting champion Bakhram Murtazaliev in 2026. Vargas was just not ready for a move up to meet an opponent as strong as Walsh but he can come again. Adams vs. Bohachuk ADAMS comes from behind to get the decision over BOHACHUK. When these two met in 2021 after seven rounds Bohachuk was in front by 4,4 and 3 points on the cards but Adams floored and stopped the Ukrainian in the eighth. Bohachuk also made the better start in this fight but overall got his tactics wrong. At 5’11” he had height and reach over 5’8” Adams but in the early rounds instead of boxing he chose to fight the fight Adams wanted standing and trading inside. Bohachuk had plenty of success banging shots through Adams guard and landing hard combinations but Adams had been investing in body punches and eventually that took its toll on Bohachuk. The Ukrainian changed tactics trying to fight on the outside more but Adams body work had started to slow Bohachuk and his punch output dropped. Adams shook Bohachuk with a right in the seventh and although Bohachuk fought desperately over the last three rounds he was well beaten. The scores of 98-92 twice and 99-91 were a bit too wide but the result was right. Adams had lost on points to Jermall Charlo for the WBC middleweight title in 2019 but after beating Bohachuk in 2021 he was then inactive for three years and a loss to unbeaten Andreas Katzourakis last November saw him vanish from the ratings. Bohachuk had boosted his standing by winning the WBC interim title with a victory over Brian Mendoza and then raised his profile further in flooring Vergil Ortiz twice when losing the title on a majority decision against Ortiz. This loss is a big blow as he was No 1 with the WBC, No 4 with the WBO and No 5 with the IBF. Alakel vs. Crawford Saudi ALAKEL eases to victory over substitute CRAWFORD. Neither fighter had gone past six rounds before but the gap in class was huge. In addition to superior skills Alakel had height and reach advantages and Crawford struggled to make any impact. The speed and accuracy of Alakel saw him dominate the fight without ever really having Crawford in any trouble. Crawford made the sixth close and Alakel seemed to go off the boil in the ninth and tenth but won on scores of 99-91 twice and 98-92. First professional fight outside of Saudi Arabia for the 21-year-old Alakel. Crawford did his job by going the distance. Dychko vs. Franklin FRANKLIN gets a debatable unanimous decision over DYCHKO. Dychko is a bit ponderous but at 6’9” he makes full use of his physical advantages and here he largely kept the 6’3” Franklin on the end of his jabs and banged home straight rights. Franklin had problems getting inside and when he did Dychko clinched effectively. The pace was slow with too many clinches and the lack of any sustained exchanges did not go down well with the crowd. There was not a lot of clean work being done and what there was was being done by Dychko with his jabs and straight shot from distance. Franklin showed little life until he scored with a heavy right in the seventh and he was further helped by Dychko losing a point in the eighth for leaning on Franklin and holding. There was no storming finish from either boxer and Dychko looked to have taken both rounds. The scores were something of a shock at 97-92, 96-93 and 95-94 for Franklin when Dychko looked have won clearly. Franklin had shown well when losing a majority decision to Dillian Whyte and being competitive in a points defeat against Anthony Joshua. Since then it had been just two wins over very modest opposition in two years. This will revive his career but he was lucky here. First loss for the giant Kazak who has just not been active enough with 15 fights in 7 years. In the amateurs he scored wins over Filip Hrgovic, Zhilel Zhang and four times over Bakhodir Jalalov so it is disappointing he has been less than committed as a professional. Nelson vs. Santana Cuban SANTANA scores a shock first round win over NELSON. Crawford’s stablemate Nelson was a heavy favourite here. He had height and reach over Santana and had faced much better opposition as he set out to get back on track after losing to Diego Pacheco in January. Nelson made a confident start jabbing strongly but Santana connected with a sharp right hook around Nelson’s guard. The danger signs were there as Santayana connected with a couple of rights and as Nelson backed to the ropes Santana jumped in and bombarded Nelson with punches. Nelson tried to cover up but was not punching back and the referee came in and stopped the fight. Nelson protested strongly and it did look a bit early. Fourth win in a row for Santana, and a big blow for Nelson who at 37 does not have much time to play with. Tsutsumi vs. Martinez Japan’s former World Youth champion TSUTSUMI blows away Texan MARTINEZ in the first round. After some early exchanges southpaw Tsutsumi rocked Martinez back with a left. They then stood and traded pinches until Martinez backed away hurt by hooks. Tsutsumi followed him along the ropes and across the ring firing hooks until Martinez went down. He was up at eight but the referee had a look at him and then waived the fight over. Second inside the distance victory for the Japanese prospect. Martinez has now lost his last three fights. Verde vs. Akale Mexican Olympian VERDE impresses as he halts AKALE in the fourth round. Verde showcased talent and power. He floored Akale in the first and then systematically broke him down with speed, accuracy and power shots from both hands. After a one-sided third the referee stepped in to save Akale in the fourth. The 23-year-old southpaw won Silver at the Paris Olympics and gold at the Pan American Games. Third defeat in a row for Akale. NAGOYA, JAPAN: SUPER BANTAM: NAOYA INOUE (31-0) W PTS 12 MURODJON AKHMADALIEV (14-2). BANTAM: CHRISTIAN MEDINA (26-4) W TKO 4 TOSHIKI TAKEI (11-1). MINIMUM: RYUSEI MATSUMOTO (6-1) W TEC DEC 5 YUNI TAKADA (16-9-3). 
Inoue vs. Akhmadaliev INOUE successfully defends his IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles with a comfortable unanimous decision over AKHMADALIEV. Inoue boxed his way to victory in this one. Yes he had the power but he also had the skills and speed. He was getting his punches off first and the speed of his counters had Akhmadaliev more cautious than usual. Inoue took time to get his jab working but was sharper than Akhmadaliev over the first three rounds. He was getting through with fast left jabs and following rights with Akhmadaliev unable to block or counter effectively. Inoue rattled Akhmadaliev with a right in the third but Akhmadaliev had his first brief success with a couple of lefts in the fourth but even then Inoue looked to have outscored him in the round. It was almost exhibition stuff from Inoue at times as he outboxed the slower and predictable Uzbek. Akhmadaliev had some success in the sixth as he momentarily had Inoue pinned against the ropes but Inoue opened up with a barrage of hooks and uppercuts driving Akhmadaliev back and after six rounds only one judge had found one round for Akhmadaliev. Inoue outboxed Akhmadaliev over the seventh and eighth and handed out some serious punishment in the ninth. He was almost mocking Akhmadaliev with the ease in which he pierced the Uzbek’s guard and slid away with his hands down when Akhmadaliev launched an attack. Inoue let up a bit over the last three rounds finally allowing Akhmadaliev to win a couple of rounds but they were a token gesture at best and Inoue won on scores of 118-110 twice and 117-111. He won his first world title eleven years ago and is 24-0 in world title fights (excluding secondary title fights). There is still one great fight out there for him and that would be against fellow-countryman Junto Nakatani 31-0 who holds the IBF and WBC bantam titles and Nakatani was at ringside so that could happen early next year. Akhmadaliev had held the IBF and WBA super bantam titles but lost them to Marlon Tapales who Inoue knocked out in 2023 to add to the WBC and WBO titles he held then. Medina vs. Takei MEDINA spoils the night for the locals as he stops WBO bantamweight champion TAKEI in the fourth round. Mexican Medina made a great start dropping Takei with a right in the first round. The taller Takei was looking to circle Medina spearing him with right jabs. Medina came in and landed a left to the body then darted in and connected with a left to the body and right to the head that sent Takei back down with his when resting on the bottom rope. He was up at six and went the action resumed Medina was unable to land anything heavy in the remaining 30 seconds. Takei then circled away from Medina’s right in the second and third. Takei was still jabbing and moving in the fourth but Medina forced him to circle into the path of his right and drove Takei to the ropes with a burst of punches and with Takei trapped in a corner he unloaded four uppercuts that had Takei slumping to the floor as the referee stopped the fight. Medina has won 19 of his fights by KO/TKO but he had lost a wide unanimous decision to 7-0 Ryosuke Nishida in Osaka in 2023 so did not seem a big danger. Takei had beaten Jason Molony and Daigo Higa so was in good form. Matsumoto vs. Takada MATSUMOTO wins the vacant WBA title on a technical decision after a collision of heads left TAKADA unable to continue. Matsumoto was forcing the fight with Takada boxing cautiously on the outside. Matsumoto kept up the pressure knocking Tadaka off balance with a right in the second but Takada continued to look to box and take no chances. Matsumoto was winning the rounds but Takada tried to be more aggressive and take the fight to Matsumoto. They both shaped to throw a punch in the fifth when their heads collided heavily. Takada fell to the canvas. He was in a bad way bloodied and badly dazed and the fight was stopped. Takada was conscious but taken from the ring on a stretcher. The result was decided on the cards with Matsumoto winning 50-45 twice and 50-46. BELFAST, NORTHEN IRELAND: WELTER: LEWIS CROCKER (22-0) W PTS 12 PADDY DONOVAN (14-1). SUPER WELTER: CAOIMHIN AGYARKO (18-0) W PTS 12 ISHAMEL DAVIS (13-3). WELTER: TYRONE MCKENNA (25-6-1) W TKO 7 DYLAN MORAN (19-). CRUISER: PAT BROWN (4-0) W TKO 2 AUSTINE NNAMDI (12-6). MIDDLE: AARON BOWEN (7-0) W TKO 2 CARLOS RONNER (7-6). 
Crocker vs. Donovan CROCKER takes a controversial split decision over DONOVAN to win the vacant IBF title. This fight took a couple of rounds to catch fire. Donovan looked to have done just enough to take the opening round. The second also lacked any excitement with Donovan doing what scoring there was but the crowd were getting restless. In the third as Donovan came forward Crocker landed a left hook that knocked Donovan off balance and the referee gave Donovan a count. Donovan clawed back a round by outscoring Crocker in the fourth. Crocker was boxing on the back foot and taking advantage of any gaps in Donovan’s guard but Donovan was busier and just as it looked as though he was going to pocket the fifth Crocker caught him on the way in with a left for a more substantial knockdown. Two 10-8 rounds had Crocker in the lead but again Donovan came back as he outboxed Crocker in the sixth. The seventh and eighth were closed but Donovan was outworking Crocker who was still looking to counter punch. Crocker upped his output in the ninth and might have edged it but he was not convincing and even Donovan seemed to dial back on his aggression. It was coming down to Donovan throwing more and landing more but Crocker scoring with the heavier and more eye catching shots. Both had some success over the eleventh and twelfth but the question was whether Donovan had done enough to make up for the 10-8 rounds. It looked as though he had done that but the judges decided otherwise and scored it 114-113 and 114-112 for Crocker and 115-111 for Donovan. Plenty of names being thrown around as potential challengers for Crocker but as he has no mandatory challenger he can take his pick. Donovan looked very unlucky but hopefully can build his way back to another title shot. Agyarko vs. Davis Despite fighting almost one-eyed over the late rounds and a controversial last round count AGYARKO wins a split decision over DAVIS to retain the WBA Continental title. This was a close fight all the way. Davis made the stronger start but Agyarko began to find his rhythm after the third and was picking up rounds. Davis kept up the pressure and scored well in the sixth and a swelling began to affect Agyarko ‘s right eye. Agyarko rallied taking the seventh and the eighth which were both close. The swelling around Agyarko’s right eye was growing alarmingly and the referee had a look at it in the ninth but took no action and despite the concern Agyarko looked to have taken a fiercely active round to open up a clear lead. Both the referee and the doctor examined Agyarko’s injury before the start of the tenth. The fight continued although Agyarko was virtually a one-eyed fighter. Davis kept piling on the pressure but at the end of the eleventh it looked too late for Davis to pull this one off. There was a controversial finish. Agyarko went down but it looked as though it was just a case of legs getting tangled but the referee decided it was a knockdown and applied a count. Luckily it made no difference as the judges scored it 114-113 twice for Agyarko and 115-1123 for Davis. Agyarko continues to make progress largely under the radar. Davis is better than his modest record indicates as his other losses have come against Josh Kelly, a majority decision, and Serhii Bohachuk. McKenna vs. Moran MCKENNA halts MORAN in the seventh. These two went to war from the opening bell. Moran made a good start but Mckenna was scoring heavily over the third and fourth. The fight was close over the fifth and sixth but the heavier punching from McKenna gave him the edge. Moran was still very much in the fight until a left put him down in the seventh. He beat the count but a succession of hard punches from McKenna were enough for the referee to step in and stop the fight. When they met in December McKenna beat Moran on a second round stoppage. McKenna, 35, had been 21-1-1 but a succession of tough fights have seen him go 4-5 in his last 9 bouts. All four of Moran’s losses have come by KO/TKO. Brown vs. Nnamdi Paris Olympian BROWN gets his fourth win by KO/TKO as he floors and stops NNAMDI in the second round. After a competitive first Brown put Nnamdi on the floor in the second. Nnamdi beat the count but Brown connected with a succession of powerful shots and the fight was halted. The 6’6” Brown makes it four inside the distance wins. Bowen vs. Ronner English champion BOWEN gets his fifth win by KO/TKO with a second stoppage of former Argentinian middle weight title challenger RONNER. A wicked left to the body put Ronner down in the second and he struggled to beat the count. When the action resumed a right saw Ronner on the floor again and the referee had seen enough. The 6’3” boxer from Coventry was English amateur champion and won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Ronner had been knocked out in the sixth round by Canadian-based Frenchman Moreno Fendero in his last fight in September 2024. SEPTEMBER 12 BERLIN, GERMANY: LIGHT: LAZARO ALVAREZ (9-0) W PTS 10 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ (23-3).LIGHT HEAVY: ARLEN LOPEZ (6-0) W PTS 8 JAIRO DELGADO (14-4). SUPER FEATHER: HAMSAT SHADALOV (12-0) W PTS 10 ALEX DE LA ROSA (10-1). FEATHER: ARNOLD KHEGAI (23-2-1) W PTS 8 LIBORIO SOLIS (37-8-1).MIDDLE: ETINOSA OLIHA (22-0) W TKO 2 IVAN NJEGAC (19-34). HEAVY: CARLOS CASTILLO (8-0) W PTS 8 KOSTIANTYN DOVBYSHCHENKO (10-19-1). SUPER WELTER: PAUL WALL (10-0) W TKO 3 ANTONIO FECHNER (7-3). Alvarez vs. Rodriguez ALVAREZ successfully defends his WBA Continental Americas title with a comfort unanimous decision over experienced Venezuelan RODRIGUEZ. Alvarezquickly established control of the fight taking possession of the centre of the ring. His hand speed and mobility combined with his accuracy and the variety of his punches saw him dominate the action. Rodriguez found it hard to get a toe-hold in the fight and his face began to swell and mark up from Alvarez punches. Rodriguez finally had some success as they traded shots over the fifth and sixth before Alvarez took over again in the seventh. Alvarez already had the fight won but to make sure he produced a strong finish over the last three rounds to win on scores of 98-92 twice and 100-90. Alvarez has continued to compete in major amateur events winning gold at both the World Championships and Pan American Games and was Cuban National champion as recently as May this year so could dip back into the amateur ranks at any time. Alvarez is 34. He boxes under the banner of AGON in Germany and is No 8 with the WBA. Fellow-Cuban Andy Cruz last fought in a major amateur tournament in 2021 when he won a gold medal at the World Championships. Cruz is promoted by Top Rank and is No 1 with both the IBF and WBC so Cruz’s commitment to professional boxing with Top Rank gives them the confidence to commit to him with a high level of confidence that AGON might not share with Alvarez if there is a chance he will dip back into the amateurs at intervals. Rodriguez , 37, went 20-1 at the start of his career and was highly rated but 3-3 in his last 6 fights does not have the same ring to it. Lopez vs. Delgado Cuban star LOPEZ outclasses Colombian DELGADO and retains the WBA Continental Americas title. Lopez had too much skill, too much speed and too much experience for Delgado. From the first round he was opening Delgado up with jabs from both hands and firing home straight punches and hooks. Lopez was able to effortlessly switch guard being equally proficient as righthanded or left. Delgado spent most of the fight on the back foot and was never able to pose any threat to Lopez. The Cuban scored a knockdown in the ninth and eased up in the tenth winning on scores of 100-89, 99-90 and 98-91. That’s the fourth points win in a row for Lopez over modest opposition. He has hardly lost a round but has shown very little power. In the amateurs he had over 200 fights and scored wins over Ben Whittaker, Osleys Iglesias (five times), Troy Isley, Christian Mbilli, Janibek Alimkhanuly, Everton Lopez, and so many more. Delgado had won 6 of his last 7 fights and was No 314 with BoxRec. Shadalov vs. De La Rosa Southpaw SHADALOV wins the vacant WBA Mediterranean title with a unanimous decision over DE LA ROSA. Shadalov connected with a heavy left in the third that sent De La Rosa flying into the ropes which held De La Rosa up and he was given a count. He then floored De La Rosa in the fifth but suffered a cut over his left eye in a clash of heads in the same round. He dropped De La Rosa in the seventh but despite a big effort from Shadalov De La Rosa, who had failed to make the weight, survived. Scores 98-90 twice and 99-89. Russian-born German Shadalov boxed for Germany at the 2020 Olympics and this is his first title and first main event. Disappointing loss for De La Rosa who had never gone past six rounds before. Khegai vs. Solis The WBO No 10 featherweight KHEGAI outpoints former WBA super fly champion SOLIS. Venezuelan Solis is 43and came in well over the contract weight but gave Khegai some useful ring time as Khegai rebounded from a split decision defeat against Joet Gonzalez in March. Khegai forced the fight from the start with Solis using his experience to fight a defensive battle on the back foot and he countered well enough to make a couple of rounds close but Khegai was a clear winner. Scores: 78-75 twice and 79-73. Apart from Gonzalez, Khegai also lost a decision to Stephen Fulton but had put together a run of six wins before the Gonzalez fight. Solis was inactive in 2024 and has lost his two contests this year. Oliha vs. Njegac Former undefeated IBO title holder OLIHA halts NJEGAC in the third. No problems for Italian Oliha as he floored and stopped Croat Njegac. It was a low key six round fight but important. Oliha’s IBF eliminator with Austin Williams fell through due to visa problems. As a result Oliha had not fought since 14 September 2024 so if he had not had this fight his twelve months of inactivity would have seen him lose his No 2 spot in the IBF ratings. Castillo vs. Dovbyshchenko Big Cuban CASTILLO proves too big for UK-based Ukrainian DOVBYSCHHENKO. The 6’5 ½” 277 lbs Cuban was able to use his longer reach to both score and keep the 6’1” Dovbyshchenko from getting inside to work. Dovbyshchenko dominated the fight and went all out for a stoppage over the closing rounds but Dovbyshchenko never looked in trouble. Castillo won every round as the 80-72 scores from the three judges showed. Castillo was inactive in 2024 but this is his third win this year. Dovbyshchenko has a great chin and has gone the distance with Hughie Fury, Tom Schwarz and Jose Larduet and is one of only two fighters to have taken Moses Itauma the distance. Wall vs. Fechner WALL wins the vacant German title with a third round victory over FECHNER. After a slow first round Wall started to find the target with hooks from both hands late in the second. He continued his success in the third driving Fechner to the ropes and hammering him with punches until Fechner’s second climbed into the ring to get the fight stopped. Fourth inside the distance win in row for former top amateur Wall. Third los by KO/TKO for Fechner. MANAGUA, NICARAGUA: SUPER FLY: ROMAN GONZALEZ (53-4) W PTS 10 HECTOR ROBLES (13-9-3). LIGHT: RENE ALVARADO 36-16) W TEC DEC 6 ELYSSON MARQUEZ (12-5-2). BANTAM: CRISTOFER ROSALES (38-7) W RTD 3 CAMILO MENDOZA (12-4-2). Gonzalez vs. Robles Four-division champion GONZALEZ returns with a win as he decision Mexican ROBLES. The Mexican made a lively start as Gonzalez took a couple of rounds to shed the dust after 14 months out. By the third Gonzalez was getting into his stride connecting with solid body punches from both hands and putting Robles on the back foot. Robles fought hard and had good rounds in the sixth and seventh but the body work by Gonzalez was having its effect and the former champion was able to outscore Robles over the last two rounds to win on scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. A win but Gonzalez at 38 has obviously slowed and it remains to be seen how far he can go in this comeback. Former Mexican flyweight champion Robles gave Gonzalez a useful test. Alvarado vs. Marquez Former WBA super featherweight champion ALVARADO stays busy with a fight against fellow-Nicaraguan MARQUEZ. This was a scrappy, untidy fight. Alvarado looked to have outscored Marquez over the first two rounds but Marquez evened things up over the third and fourth. Alvarado upped his attacks in the fifth looking to get an early finish. He had a good fifth but a clash of heads in the sixth a clash of opened a cut on Alvarado’s right eyebrow and he was unable to continue so it was decided on the cards with Alvarado winning 59-55 twice and 58-56. AT 26 Alvarado keeps busy and this in his third fight this year. First fight in almost two years for Marquez. Rosales vs. Mendoza Of the three former champions ROSALES was the only one to win on a stoppage as he beat MENDOZA . He won the first two rounds and then punished Mendoza in the third with Mendoza not coming out for the fourth round claiming an injury. The former WBC flyweight champion was returning to action for the first time since losing on an eleventh round stoppage against Kenshiro Tertaji in a challenge for the WBC flyweight title in in October. Only the third fight in four years for Nicaraguan Mendoza. BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO: WELTER: STEHANIE AQUINO (9-0) W TKO 2 MARIE PIER HOULE (11-2-2). Local southpaw AQUINO stops Canadian HOULE in the second round to win the vacant WBA interim title. Aquino attacked hard from the start staggering Houle with a left early in the first and drove home a series of body punches. In the second a series of long punches from both hands forced Houle to the ropes and Aquino continued to land heavy shots until the referee stopped the fight. Second win by KO/TKO for Aquino. First inside the distance defeat for Houle who was beaten on points by Sandy Ryan for the vacant WBO welterweight belt in 2023 SEPTEMBER 13 BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: SUPER WELTER: MARCO GARCIA (17-1-1) W PTS 10 LUCIANO ARAUJO (14-9-3). SUPER LIGHT: JOSE ROSA (30-1) W TKO 1 HANCEL GONZALEZ (15-3-1). Garcia vs. Araujo GARCIA wins every round but fails to put away Mexican ARAUJO. The visitor was in survival mode from the first and used lots of holding to smother Garcia’s work and was deducted a point. Garcia dropped Araujo in the seventh but was unable to find a punch to end the fight and had to settle for winning 100-87 on the three cards. Garcia wins the vacant WBC Latino title; Araujo is 0-2 in fights in Argentina. Rosa vs. Gonzalez In a WBC Latino title defence southpaw ROSA obliterates 6’3” GONZALEZ inside a round. Rosa floored Gonzalez with a left hook but the Colombian managed to get to his feet. Rosa then pinned him against the ropes and pounded him with punches until the referee jumped in to save Gonzalez. Rosa lost his unbeaten tag when he was decisioned by Russian Khariton Agrba in November. He has now won three fights this year taking less than five minutes to get the three jobs done. Gonzalez was 5-0-1 in his last 6 fights but this is defeat No 2 inside the distance. KOLDING, DENMARK: SUPER MIDDLE: JACOB BANK (17-0) W TKO 5 TYRON ZEUGE (29-3-1).HEAVY: KEM LJUNGQUIST (20-1) W TKO 5 DANIEL BULABULA (8-1). SUPER WELTER: FREDDY KIWITT (28-3) W TKO 6 IFRAIN ALCANTRA (12-3). Bank vs. Zeuge BANK retains the WBO Global title with a fifth round stoppage of ZEUGE. It was a comfortable win for Bank over a war weary Zeuge. The Dane had his jab on target early and was too quick for Zeuge. He outscored Zeuge over the second and third and scored heavily at the end of the fourth. A sustained attack in the fifth saw the referee stop the fight. Ninth inside the distance wins for Bank and this is his first “name” victim. Zeuge, 33, is well past his best after 13 years as a professional Ljungquist vs. Bulabula LJUNGQUIST wins the inaugural WBA Baltic title with a fifth round defeat of over matched German BULABULA. The 6’6 ½” Dane towered over the Congolese-born Bulabula and took his time to get in some rounds. He upped the pace a bit over the second and third and dished out plenty of punishment in the fourth with the fight being stopped early in the fifth. Ljungquist was knocked out in five rounds by Murat Gassiev in November and is unlikely to progress any further. Kiwitt vs. Alcantara Liberian-born German KIWITT gets his eighteenth inside the distance victory and eleventh win in a row with stoppage of Venezuelan ALCANTARA. Kiwitt holds the WBF world title at super welterweight. HAMELN, GERMANY: SUPER WELTER: PIERGIULIO RUHE (19-1) W PTS 12 ABEID ZUGO (15-2), SUPER WELTER: AHMAD ALI (21-1-1) W PTS 10 JOSHUA NYANZI (12-3). LIGHT: BEKE BAS (19-0) W PTS 10 CALISTA SILGADO (22-20-4) German-based Italian RUHE registers a convincing victory over Tanzanian ZUGO to collect the vacant WBA Gold title. The scores were wide at 118-109 twice and 117-110. Although a good winner Ruhe had to fight hard as he suffered a bad cut over his left eye and other facial damage but was helped by edges in height and reach over Zugo. The Tanzanian had scored wins over former champions Simpiwe Vetyeka and Nkosinathi Joyi. Ali vs. Nyanzi German ALI wins the IBF European title and retains the IBO International belt with a unanimous decision over NYANZI. Ali outboxed Nyanzi over the early rounds and then held off a spirited finish from the Ugandan with all three cards reading 97-93. Ali, 36, a former GBU world champion, has won his last four bouts. Bas vs. Silgado Germany’s BAS adds another title as she outclasses Colombian SILGADO. The 5’2” Bas had no problem in overcoming the height and reach of more experienced Silgado as the scores of 100-90 twice and 99-91 illustrate Bas dominance. In the past she has won IBA WIBA and GBC titles and added the IBO International title with this victory. Silgado, 37, is a former UBO lightweight champion. VOGHERA, ITALY: HEAVY: JONATHAN KOGASSO (17-0) W PTS 8 VIKTAR CHAVARKOU (6-26). KOGASSO drops Belarusian CHAVARKOU twice on the way to a points victory. The 6’3” Congolese handed out some fierce punishment but somehow Chavarkou made it to the final bell. No scores available. Kogasso, the Italian champion, who is equally as comfortable as orthodox or southpaw, is yet to be really tested. Chavarkou, 40, has won only one of his last sixteen fights. LONDON, ENGLAND: LIGHT: AHMED HATIM (12-0) W PTS 12 LIAM DILLON (15-5-1). MIDDLE: JOEL BARTELL (9-1) W TKO 7 RASHEED ADEYEMO (16-2 Hatim vs. Dillon Sudanese-born Brit HATIM wins the unanimous decision over DILLON. Scores 117-111 twice and 115-114. The fight was a final eliminator for both the British and Commonwealth titles Bartell vs. Adeyemo BARTELL stops ADEYEMO in the seventh to become Commonwealth Youth champion. The former top level amateur gets his third win since losing to Jordan Reynolds in July last year. Nigerian Adeyemo is 0-2 in fights outside Nigeria. 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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