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THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 18 NOVEMBER 2025: Espinosa Defeats Khegai; Benn Gets Even With Eubank Jnr; Catterall Stops Essuman By Eric Armit PhilBoxing.com Wed, 19 Nov 2025  HIGHLIGHTS: -Rafael Espinoza retains the WBO featherweight title with victory over Arnold Khegai and Lindolfo Delgado, Ermilio Vargas and Richard Torrez are winners -Conor Benn scores revenge victory over Chris Eubank Jr and Jack Catterall stops Ekow Essuman Adam Azim beats Kurt Scolby and Richard Riarkpohe gets an early win over Tommy Welch -Steven Butler and Jose Orobio score inside the distance wins in Montreal - Shakhram Giyasov and Olympic gold medallists Bakhodir Jalolov and Lazizbek Mullojonov win in Tashkent - Kem Ljungquist wins the vacant European Silver heavyweight title and Jasmina Zapotoczna retains the European flyweight title MAJOR SHOWS: NOVEMBER 15 SAN LUIS POTOSI, MEXICO: FEATHER: RAFAEL ESPINOZA (28-0) W TKO 11 ARNOLD KHEGAI (23-3-1). SUPER LIGHT: LINDOLFO DELGADO (24-0) W PTS 12 GABRIEL GOLLAZ (31-5-1). SUPER LIGHT: EMILIANO VARGAS (16-0) W PTS 10 JONATHAN MONTREL (19-3). HEAVY: RICHARD TORREZ (14-0) W TKO 1 TOMAS SALEK (23-8). Super Feather: JORGE ASCANIO (15-1-1) W PTS 10 JOSE AMARO (12-1-1). 
Espinoza vs. Khegai ESPINOZA wins every round before the fight ended on a tenth round retirement by KHEGAI (The referee actually waited until after the bell rang for the eleventh and then counted Khegai out with the result being announced as a TKO 15 seconds into the eleventh round so some confusion). The 6 ft 1” Espinoza was 8” taller than Khegai with a similar advantage in reach and was able to control the action with the use of his huge physical edges. The action was slow over the first two rounds. Espinoza was using his jabs to score at distance with Khegai trying unsuccessfully to get inside and land with overhand rights but with little success. Espinoza was putting some combinations to use in the third and Khegai managed to bull Espinoza to the ropes and land a couple of rights. Khegai also held his own in the fourth again getting inside and chucking rights landing one that snapped Espinoza’s head back but Espinoza was still landing those jabs and an uppercut busted open Khegai’ nose. It was all Espinoza in the fifth and sixth as he reached Khegai with jabs and busted up Khegai’s nose even more with long range uppercuts and Khegai’s left eye was beginning to close. The action was halted twice in the seventh. The first time after a clash of heads with Khegai warned to be careful and then so the doctor could examine the damage under Khegai’s left eye. When the action resumed Espinoza exploded with a series of punches that had Khegai wobbling but the bell came before Espinoza could do any more damage. By now it was really a case of how much punishment Khegai would be allowed to take. The doctor examined Khegai before the start of the eighth as he now also had swelling under his right eye but let the fight go on and Espinoza worsened the damage around Khegai’s left eye with rights in the eighth. Khegai was punching back just enough to dissuade the referee from stopping the fight but it was now a question of when not if it would be over. Khegai managed to land an overhand right at the start of the ninth but Espinoza found the target throughout the ninth and tenth with his jabs and rights and Khegai did not leave his corner for the eleventh. Espinoza was making the fourth defence of his WBO title and he has won 24 of his 28 fights by KO/TKO. At 6’ 1 ½” he is the tallest ever featherweight champion and the WBO No 1 Luis Nery is 5’5” so will be handicapped as was Khegai but Nery is more experienced and a bigger puncher so it could be interesting. (WBA champion Nick Ball is 5’2”). US-based Ukrainian Khegai ‘s other losses have come against Stephen Fulton and a split decision by Joet Gonzalez but he was both physically and metaphorically in over his head here. 
Delgado vs. Gollaz DELGADO gets a split decision mover GOLLAZ to become the mandatory challenger to IBF champion Richardson Hitchins. Gollaz made a good start. Over the first two rounds he was quicker than Delgado and more accurate with his punches. Clever footwork and upper body movement plus sharp counter punching gave him the edge. Delgado began to have some success from the third getting through with some of hefty punches but Gollaz’s precise countering still worked for him. The fourth saw Delgado taking over. He pressed his attacks landing some heavy body punches and Gollaz’s output dropped. Delgado was finding the target with rights in the fifth and sixth bloodying Gollaz’s face and rocking him with a right. The fight was getting away from Gollaz but he came back in the seventh landing with some hurtful body punches and the eighth was a close round which could have been scored for either fighter. Gollaz looked the more tired of the two fighters but dredged up the energy to outscore Delgado over the ninth and tenth. Delgado took the eleventh. He landed left hooks to the body that slowed Gollaz even more and he looked to have just moved ahead in the scoring. Gollaz surprised Delgado in the last flooring him with a counter left hook. Delgado got up and tried to force Gollaz to stand and trade but with a 10-8 round already in the bag Gollaz clinch and covered and made it to the bell. The last round knockdown seemed to have been enough to get the decision for Gollaz but the judge’s scores came out as 114-113 twice for Delgado and 114-113 for Gollaz so very tight and the decision was not popular. Both Delgado and Gollaz were in the IBF top 5 so this win will allow Delgado to become the mandatory challenger for Richardson Hitchins. Gollaz had lost on an eighth round stoppage against Subriel Matias in March but on his showing here should still allow retain his place in the top 5 with the IBF. 
Vargas vs. Montrel VARGAS goes ten rounds for the first time as brave MONTREL climbs off the floor in the opening round to last the distance. It looked as though this one would end early as in the first round Montrel dropped to one knee under a series of punches from Vargas. He was up at seven and lasted out the remaining seconds of the round. Vargas scored heavily again in round two walking through Montrel’s attempts to keep him out and connecting with sweeping shots to head and body. Montrel had shown by his 13 inside the distance wins he had a degree of power but Vargas showed no respect for that and although fighting in a more measured fashion than usual he had Montrel under pressure for three minutes of every round. Montrel occasionally tried to stand and stem the flow of the attacks from Vargas but each time he did savage shots to head and body from Vargas sent him into retreat. Vargas hounded Montrel down in round after round landing powerful shots but despite the punishment Montrel refused to fold and made it to the final bell to become the first fighter to take Vargas past the eighth round. Scores 99-90 twice and 100-89. Now 21 Vargas, the son of former IBF and WBA light middleweight champion Fernando, won the vacant WBO Latino title. He has the talent and power to emulate his father. Torrezvs. Salek TORREZ busts SALEK’S nose and the fight is stopped in the first. A very different hair style for Torrez but the same tactics. He jumped on Salek immediately poking out right jabs and firing bombe with his left. Salek was in survival mode from the start circling the ring never straying far from the ropes and rarely throwing a punch. Torrez gave him no room and no rest he was in Salek’s chest (he was not tall enough to get in Salek’s face) and showed real power. He backed Salek to the ropes and drove an uppercut through Salek’s guard that had blood flowing from Salek’s nose. After a couple more uppercuts the referee stopped the fight and had the ringside doctor examine Salek and the doctor advised the fight should be stopped. The 2021 Olympic silver medallist was a defending the NABF and WBO NABO belts and gets his twelfth inside the distance win but this was a backward step back from a victory over Guido Vianello. Fifth loss by KO/TKO for Czech Saleta. Ascanio vs. Amaro Local fighter ASCANIO wins the vacant NABO title with a unanimous decision over AMARO. Ascanio took the decision on scores of 96-93 and 95-94 with the third judge had it 95-94 for Amaro. Eighth win in a row for Ascanio. He was the only one who could win the title as Amaro came in over the weight. LONDON, ENGLAND: CONOR BENN (24-1 W PTS 12 CHRIS EUBANK JR (35-4). WELTER: JACK CATTERALL (32-2) W TKO 11 EKOW ESSUMAN (22-2). SUPER LIGHT: ADAM AZIM (14-0) W TKO 12 KURT SCOBY (18-2). HEAVY: RICHARD RIAKPORHE (18-1) W TKO 2 TOMMY WELCH (16-1). SUPER WELTER: ISHMAEL DAVIS (15-3) W PTS 12 SAM GILLEY (18-2-1). Benn vs. Eubank 
BENN gains revenge for a loss in April as he outclasses EUBANK and scoring two knockdowns in the last round. Benn looked much the sharper in the first. He took possession of the centre of the ring spearing Eubank with fast jabs getting through with some body punches and landing a solid rights. Eubank also got through with a right but it was Benn’s round. He was taking the fight to Eubanks finding gaps with his jab and landing some quick combinations. Eubank had struggled to make the weight and already looked drained as Benn was so much sharper. Plenty of feinting from both at the start of the third and Eubank was the one coming forward and landing his jab and although Benn landed a couple of nice uppercuts Eubank connected with good rights and did enough to edge the round. Benn landed a couple of hard rights at the start of the fourth and was back in control. He was getting inside and landing hooks from both hands with Eubank too slow to counter. Over the fifth and sixth Benn was settling a fast place throwing more and landing more stabbing home jabs and firing sweeping hooks and body punches with Eubank reduced to throwing single shots. He landed a couple in the seventh but Benn came back in the round with a huge right that rocked Eubank and he mocked Eubank at the bell. Although losing his mouthguard at the start of the round Eubank did better in the eighth finally firing some combinations and he landed a couple of heavy rights. In the ninth and tenth Benn was keeping Eubank under pressure with Eubank visibly slowing as Benn was flitting around hm firing fast jabs and sweeping hooks with a static Eubank just too slow to match him. Brilliant boxing from Benn in the eleventh as he boxed rings around a slow Eubank stepping in with fast jabs and hard rights then getting out before Eubank couldx counter then darting in with another combination. Eubank started the twelfth lunging forward throwing clubbing rightg that Benn danced away from. Suddenly a right from Benn sent Eubank staggering back and down heavily. He got up but was unsteady. Benn threw everything at Eubank who was stumbling and reeling and went down again. He jumped up immediately and the bell went before Benn could finish the job. Scores 119-107, 118-108 and 116-110. Scintillating performance by Benn in what was only his second fight in just over two years as he fought with skill, speed and power that Eubank could not match. Benn has ruled out a third fight. Eubank was rated in the top 4 by the IBF, WBA and WBC so Benn should be well placed to look for a title fight at that weight but the heaviest he had weighed before the two fights with Eubank is 153 ½ lbs so super welter could also be a target. He is No 4 welterweight with the WBC and No 6 and 11 respectively with the WBA and WBO so he has plenty of options. At 36 and after an eleven year career it might be time for Eubank to hang up his gloves. 
Catterall vs. Essuman CATTERALL scores a late stoppage win over ESSUMAN. In a slow first round Catterall did what scoring there was with his jabsas Essuman made a slow start. Catterall upped his pace in the second and third still firing fast jabs through Essuman’s defence and putting together some sharp combinations. Essuman was finding it difficult to put the quicker Catterall under any pressure and when he did come forward was running into some classy counters. Catterall had a big fourth. Firstly a clash of heads opened a cut on the bridge of Essuman’s nose and then at the end of the round a right followed by a huge left hook sent him down. He made it to his feet and lasted to the bell but was very shaky. It seemed that after four rounds Catterall was probably already five points in front. He attacked hard in the fifth connecting with straight shots and uppercuts and there was signs of a swelling around Essuman’s right eye. It had been one-sided to this point but Essuman is a tough battler and he began to close the distance and put Catterall under pressure in the sixth and a opened a cut over Catterall’s right eye in the seventh. Catterall was still having success with counters and Essuman’s right eye was closing but a case could be made for Essuman winning both rounds. It was relentless pressure from Essuman in the eighth and with concern over his own cut Catterall was no longer as active or accurate with his work. Catterall regrouped in the ninth dominating the first half of the round with lefts but Essuman maintains the pressure to make it a close round. Although tired Catterall continued his revival in the tenth still boxing on the back foot and with blood dripping from the cut over his right eye he was pawing with his jab and walking Essuman onto left counter. Rights from Essuman forced Catterall back to the ropes and as Essuman drove forward he bundled Catterall through the ropes and Catterall was sitting on the ring apron with his lefts hooked over the bottom rope. As he had been pushed down he was able to be helped back into the ring and boxed his way through the rest of the round again landing left counters and it looked to have been his round. There was controversy over the finish in the twelfth. As Essuman moved inside he slipped backwards and knelt touching the canvas with a knee as he got up the referee called break but Essuman had not raised his hands and was wide open as Catterall landed a couple of punches that sent Essuman down on his back. The referee waived to say there would be no count and he walked Essuman to his corner to give him a few seconds of recovery time. the fight started again with Catterall jumping on Essuman landing a series of head punces that drove across the ring and sent Essuman tumbling down and he went through the bottom rope to the ring apron and the fight was stopped. Catterall retains the WBO Global title and will be looking to land a title shot in 2026. After his victory over Josh Taylor in May had won Essuman the WBO Global title and a No 3 rating a victory here might have put him in line for a title shot at 36 his chance may have gone for good. Azim vs. Scoby AZIM outclasses SCOBY and floors and stops him in the last round. Azim’s jab was always going to be a huge factor in the fight and he had bit working well from the first round funding gaps in Scoby’s defence. The speed and accuracy from Azim saw him mix in rights to the body with his jab and Scoby just could not get a foothold in the fight. The American did a bit better in the third and fourth but the hand speed and accuracy of Azim as he continued to land his jabs and he shook Scoby with an uppercut as he also took the fifth. Azim was not even in top gear yet and his corner told him to just keep doing what you’re doing as Scoby was frustrated by his lack of success and making mistakes. Scoby made a big mistake in the seventh losing a point for a punch to the back of Azim’s head. Azim stepped up a gear in the eighth and ninth and was dazzling Scoby with his quick-fire jabbing and left and rights to the body. Scoby was being outclassed and could do nothing about it. In some ways it was too easy for Azim and with this much dominance it was disappointing that Azim had not managed to find as finisher. It was a bit too clinical. He rocked Scoby with left hook in the eleventh and poured on the punishment in the last. Clubbing rights and left hooks had Scoby on shaky legs and as Azim unleashed a searing combination Scoby took a step back and dropped to a knee. He made it to his feet but still seemed shaken and the referee stopped the fight. Azim wins the vacant WBO Inter-Continental title. After inside the distance wins over Ohara Davies and Sergey Lipinets he is No 9 with the WBC and No 10 with the IBF so should now also get a rating with the WBO. Scoby a decent level opponent but had met no real names. Riakporhe vs. Welch RIAKPORHE blasts out WELCH in two rounds. Welch came flying out of his corner throwing punches trying to catch Riakporhe cold. Riakporhe was forced to retreat behind his guard and let the storm blow over. Riakporhe then settled and began to find the range with his jab. Welch opened the second coming forward again firing a couple of lefts and rights but Riakporhe stepped in and connected with an overhand right that sent Welch flying back and crashing to the canvas against the ropes. Welch was up at eight and after the count he fell to the canvas trying to avoid Riakporhe’s punches. Obviously no count but Riakporhe was driving forward forcing Welch to the ropes. As Welch tried to edge along the ropes to escape a booming right sent him sliding down the ropes to the canvas. He knelt on one knee through the count then made it to his feet but when he went down again the referee waived the fight over. Second fight at heavyweight for the 6’5” Riakporhe since moving up from cruiserweight . He makes an interesting addition to the already crowded British heavyweight ranks. Welch’s opposition had been pretty modest and Riakporhe was just too much for him. Davis vs. Gilley DAVIS wins the vacant British title and takes GILLEY’S Commonwealth title with a very close unanimous verdict. Davis made a confident start coming fortward, switching guards and firing body shots. Gilley was drilling straight punches through the guard of Davies and also mixing in body punches. The round were close but Gllley’s accuracy put him ahead. Davis had more success in the fourth, fifth and sixth. He was barrelling forward throwing wide swinging hooks to head and body and Gilley was getting dragged, not unwillingly, into too much close quarters exchanges where his superior skills were nullified. Davis kept pressing in the seventh and eighth with Gilley still firing accurate straight counters in sufficient quantity to keep the rounds close but by the end of the eighth Davis had Gilley bleeding from the nosed and showing a small cut beside his left eye. Both had some success in an exciting ninth as they traded punches in some ferocious exchanges. In the tenth Gilley went back to his boxing making space to connect with and hard, accurate counters on the advancing Davis and in the eleventh he landed an uppercut that staggered Davis and nearly sent him down. They both put everything into the last round and Davis looked to have put the result beyond doubt when Gilley went down. It looked to have come from a punch but the referee decided it was a slip so no count. The scores came out at 115–113, 115–113 and 115–114, all for Davis. The new champion was due to come out on the right side in a close fight having lost on a majority decision against Josh Kell and a split decision against Caoimhin Agyarko. Gilley was making the first defence of the Commonwealth title. NOVEMBER 13 MONTREAL, CANADA: SUPER MIDDLE: STEVEN BUTLER(37-5-1) W TKO 9 STEPHANE FONDJO (14-2-1). SUPER LIGHT: JHON OROBIO (16-0) W TKO 2 XOLISANI NDONGENI (33-8). LIGHT: LUIS SANTANA (15-0) W PTS 10 PEDRO GOMES (13-4). SUPER MIDDLE: MORENO FENDERO (13-0) W PTS 10 WILLIAM LANGSTON (14-5-1). SUPER LIGHT: WYATT SANFORD (5-0) W PTS 6 PETR NOVAK (3-1-1). Butler vs. Fondjo BUTLER stops FONDJO in the ninth. Things are never boring when Butler is fighting. He dropped the Cameroons fighter in the first and Fondjo was down in for a flash knockdown in the second. Butler’s defence is not the soundest and Fondjo was able fight back and by the end of the seventh the fight was close and Butler had swelling around his right eye. Butler scored heavily in the eighth sending Fondjo down again and ended it in the ninth. A crunching right had Fondjo staggering back across the ring and as he collapsed into the ropes the referee jumped in and stopped the fight. Butler has lost to Ryota Murata and Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in title fights but has scored three inside the distance victories since moving up to super middle. Fondjo came in at two weeks’ notice after Erik Bazinyan withdrew from a fight against Butler for the third time. Orobio vs. Ndongeni Another impressive win for young Colombian OROBIO as he stops experienced NDONGENI in the second round. Orobio landed a left early in the second that had Ndongeni retreating to the ropes. Orobio then blasted the South African with a volley of punches that had Ndongeni slumping to the floor. He grabbed Orobio by the legs and dragged Orobio down with him. Ndongeni beat the count but Orobio trapped him against the ropes and a savage right to the head unhinged Ndongeni’s legs and he fell to his hands and knees. He managed to stand but he was staggeriung badly and after starting the count the referee waived the fight over. Now 14 wins by KO/TKO for the 23-year-old Orobio who was defending the WBC Continental Americas title. Former IBO lightweight champion Ndongeni, 35, is now 2-6 in his last 8 fights. Santana vs. Gomes Canadian SANTANA gets a close, unanimous decision over Angolan southpaw GOMES. This was a tough, competitive fight. Santana had to survive a doctors inspection from a cut and Gomes was guilty of an occasional headbutt. Santana’s combination punching was impressive but this one was so close it could have gone either way. Scores 96-94 twice and 98-92 for Santana. Fendero vs. Langston French southpaw FENDERO goes past six rounds for the first time in a fight as he decisions American LANGSTON. Fendero was conceding height and reach but boxed his way to a clear victory. Now based in Montreal he had won his last six fights by KO/TKO. Scores 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. Langston is 2-2 in his fights this year. Sanford vs. Novak Olympic bronze medallist SANFORD eases past Czech novice NOVAK. Scores 60-54 twice and 59-55. The Canadian southpaw is not being rushed. NOVEMBER 14 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN: HEAVY: LAZIZBEK MULLOJONOV (7-0,1ND) W TKO 3 MONYASAHU MURITADOR (6-4-2). WELTER: SHAKHRAM GIYASOV (18-0) W TKO 4 MARK URVANOV (25-5-2). HEAVY: BAKHODIR JALOLOV (18-0) W KO 4 SOLOMON ADEBAYO (14-3). Mullojonov vs. Muritador Southpaw MULLOJONOV batters Nigerian MURITADOR to defeat in three rounds. Mullojonov handed out some serious punishment to the too brave Muritador who tried to walk through Mullojonov’s clubbing punchers. He was down once and as Mullojonov was unloading on him in the third Muritador took a step back then knelt down and raised an arm in surrender. The 6’4” Uzbek wins the vacant WBC CISBB title. He has won all seven of his professional bouts inside the distance. In the amateurs he won gold medals at the Paris Olympics, Asian and Miliyary Championships and also silver at the World Championships. He should not have been fighting as he was thrown out of the WBC Grand Prix competition after tested positive for a banned substance and he accepted a three year ban from the International Testing Agency. Muritador too brave for his own good. Giyasov vs. Urvanov GIYASOV massacrers URVANOV. Giyasov complete controlled this fight. Over the first two rounds he banged home strong jabs and body shots from both hands. Urvanov just could not get away from Giyasov’s jab and every time he came fortward he was walking onto punishing counters. Giyasov was already showboating but he became serious in the third flooring Urvanov twice with body punches. Urvanov bravely tried to take the fight to Giyasov in the fourth but was put down three times by body punches and the referee waived the fight over. Giyasov is No 1 with the WBA and is insisting on his title shot. He stood aside so that WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis could fight Jaron Ennis in a unifier and there is a suggestion that Stanionis will now get a shot at current WBA champion Rolando Romero but Goyasov is not willing to stand aside again. Second consecutive inside the distance defeat for Urvanov Jalolov vs. Adebayo JALOLOV beats over matched Nigerian ADEBAYO. This was too easy for the 6’7” Jalolov. For three rounds he was content to keep the Nigerian on the end of his right jabs and easily avoided the wild rushing attacks from Adebayo. In the fourth a counter left dropped Adeboye and he was counted out. Now Fifteen wins by KO/TKO for Jalolov a gold medallist at the 2021 and 2023 Olympics with an unbeaten ruin said to reach back to 2018. Adebayo was 14-2 with the two losses in IBA Pro fights HVIDOVRE, DENMARK: HEAVY : KEM LJUNGQUIST: (21-1) W TKO 11 BENOIT HUBER (10-5). LJUNGQUIST wins the vacant European Silver title with an eleventh round stoppage of Swiss HUBER. Ljungquist controlled the action early with his right jabs and floored Huber for the first time with a left in the fourth but it was not a heavy knockdown. He dropped Huber again in the sixth but Huber survived the round. and came back strongly in the eighth. Ljungquist took over again in the ninth and tenth again using his right jabs and following through with lefts. Huber was down again in the eleventh and the referee had seen enough and stopped the fight. Huber lost his unbeaten tag when he was knocked out by Murat Gassiev in October but has since scored three untesting fights and may look for a shot at the European title next year. Fourth inside the distance defeat for Huber. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: SUPER FEATHER: MEA MOTO (23-1) W TKO 1 MANJOT RATTU (7-2). New Zealander MOTO stops RATTU in the first. Moto was hunting down the inexperienced Indian Rattu. The visitor tried to hold Moto off with jabs but Moto walked through them and landed a couple of body shots before stunning Rattu with an overhand left. Rattu backed to the ropes and Moto unloaded on her until the referee stepped in and stopped the fight. A former IBO champion, Moto’s only loss is a unanimous decision in January against Ellie Scotney in a fight to unify the IBF, IBO and WBO belts. Moto was defending the WBA Oceania title she won in August. Rattu was badly overmatched. NOVEMBER 15 BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: SUPER WELTER GERARDO VERGARA (21-1) W KO 3 JORGE BERMUDEZ (15-7). VERGARA wipes out BERMUDEZ in three rounds. Southpaw Vergara’s harder punch gave him the edge in the first and in the second a left hook to the head floored Bermudez. He made it to his feet and saw out the rest of the round. Late in the third a left hook to the body and a combination to the head sent Bermudez down again and he was counted out. Vergara is rebuilding after losing on a seventh round kayo against Charles Conwell in December. Fifth inside the distance defeat for Bermudez. CHARLEVILLE-MEZIERES, FRANCE: FLY: JASMINA ZAPOTOCZNA (10-1) W PTS 10 JUSTINE LALLEMAND (13-3-1,1ND). Britain’s ZAPOTOCZNA made a successful defence of her European title with a majority over France’s LALLEMAND. In her first title defence the Polish-born champion won on scores of 96-94 twice and 95-95. Fourth win for Zapotoczna since losing a close decision against Shannon Ryan to February 2024. Third loss in a challenge for the EBU title for Lallemand DOUAI, FRANCE: SUPER BANTAM: SEGOLENE LEFEBVRE (20-1-0) W PTS 8 ALMUDENA ALVAREZ (7-3). Home town fighter LEFEBVRE keeps busy with a points win over European champion ALVAREZ. The referee scored it 78-74. The former WBA super bantam champion lost her title in April last year in a unification fight with IBF champion Ellie Scotney. Alvarez has yet to defended her European super feather title. BRUAY-LA-BUISSIERE, FRANCE: SUPER BANTAM: THOMAS MASSON (24-6-1) W PTS 10 THIBAULT SERGENT (8-7-3). MASSON had no trouble in retaining the Frech title as he won a unanimous verdict over SERGENT with all three judges scoring it 98-92. Now 35, Masson a former WBC flyweight title challenger, won his first French title in 2012 and is 6-0 in French title fights. Sergent 41 never in with a chance. HAMBURG, GERMANY: HEAVY: JOSE LARDUET (15-1) W TKO 2 EDWIN MOSQUERA (14-8-2). CRUISER: ELVIR SENDRO (17-0) W KO 5 ALPAY YAMAN (17-5). Larduet vs. Mosquera Cuban LARDUET crushes Colombian MOSQUERA in two rounds. Mosquera never had a chance. He only just survived the first round and was down twice in the second before the fight was stopped. At 35 Larduet is going nowhere as shown by his loss in December against 9-1 Ukrainian Bohdan Myronets. Third loss in a row for Mosquera. Sendro vs. Yaman Bosnian southpaw SENDRO stops German YAMAN in the fifth. The 6’ 4 ½” Sendro towered over the smaller and fat Yaman and was able to constantly reach Yaman with jabs and straight right with Yaman occasionally throwing right counters. Sendro dropped Yaman twice in the fifth. Yaman was flat on the canvas. The referee needlessly started to count and during the count Yaman’s second climbed in the ring and began moving Yaman to a recovery position so belatedly the referee waived the fight over. Sendro has won all of his fights by KO/TKO but is slow and mechanical so has been very carefully matched. Second consecutive inside the distance defeat for Yaman. KORBACH, GERMANY: SUPER MIDDLE: MARIO JASSMANN (33-0) W PTS 10 MARTIN GRUY (8-1). Local hero JASSMANN racks up win No 33 with a close unanimous over GRUY on scores of 96-94 twice and 97-94, Jassmann, 37, has been a pro for 11 years successfully avoiding any dangerous opponents. Gruy was 8-0 but his 9 victims only had 9 wins between them. MOSCOW, RUSSIA: SUPER MIDDLE: ORKHAN GADZHIEV (19-3-2) W PTS 8 DAVID NIKOLAEV (15-15-1). HEAVY: ARTUR TER ISRAELYAN (10-0) W TKO 2 DMITRY IVANOV (11-4-1). Gadzhievvs. Nikolaev Azeri-born Russian GADZHIEV makes it 8 wins in his last 9 fights with a unanimous decision over NIKOLAEV who had won his last 2 fights. No scores available. Only one of Nikolaev’s 15 losses have come inside the distance. Ter Israelyan vs. Ivanov TER ISRAELYAN, 45, stops IVANOV in the second. Tenth inside the distance win for the Russian champion Ter Israelyan. Secondf loss by KO/TKO for the 6’3” 43-year old Ivanov. LONDON, ENGLAND: SUPER LIGHT: BRADLEY TOWNSEND (19-0) W DISQ 9 BILLY ALLINGTON (13-5-4). TOWNSEND gats a disqualification win over ALLINGTON. Townsend was constantly moving forward getting inside and landing punishing body punches., Allington was trying to smother Townsend’s work by holding and was careless with his head. The referee stopped the night in the ninth so that the doctor could examine a bad gash high on Townsend’s forehead caused by a butt from Allington. The referee deducted a point and just seconds after the fight restarted he stopped the action to deduct another point for holding and disqualified Allington. This was a BBB of C eliminator. 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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