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HITS and MISSES from Deontay Wilder’s Big Fight PPV Weekend

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All eyes were on Deontay Wilder this weekend and the undefeated WBC heavyweight titleholder delivered in fine form via a sensational one-punch knockout of veteran contender Luis Ortiz.

Wilder has grown into the preeminent can’t-miss heavyweight star of today, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the 34-year-old who presumably is now heading into an early 2020 superfight rematch against lineal champion Tyson Fury.

But there was plenty of other activity over the weekend. Callum Smith defended his super middleweight title in a domestic dustup against streaking Brit John Ryder in Liverpool, and two secondary titleholders attempted their own important defenses on a Golden Boy Promotions card in Indio, California.

Here are boxing’s biggest hits and misses from another important weekend in boxing.

HIT: Deontay Wilder’s Claim to Being More Than Just a Puncher

While it’s true most people expected Wilder to stop Ortiz on Saturday night, Wilder has a way of creating such dynamic knockouts that it almost immediately causes amnesia when it comes to remembering just how big a favorite he was headed into the fight.

That’s part of what makes Wilder so special, and it’s something no other heavyweight in the world today can match.

But Wilder claims to be more than just a tremendously hard puncher, and that assertion continues to gain merit with every single title defense. While many fans and media continue to disparage the fighter for his supposed lack of boxing skill, the simple truth of the matter is that no fighter could hold a heavyweight title for almost five years and 10 defenses without being something more than just a puncher.

Wilder didn’t just swing at Ortiz like an animal until the Cuban southpaw was felled. He carefully, and arguably craftily, set Ortiz up with smart footwork and timely feints before delivering that outrageously hard punch.

So, while it might not look like anything we’ve seen before, Wilder very obviously knows what he’s doing in there.

MISS: Fox Sports Media Professionals Parroting the PBC’s Propaganda 

When the PBC pretends the WBO isn’t universally accepted as one of the four major sanctioning bodies while simultaneously presenting secondary WBA titleholders as legitimate world champions, it isn’t really doing anything different than basically every other boxing promoter has ever done.

The PBC is promoting its own interests over the truth. That happens all the time.

But not having at least one journalist on the PBC on Fox crew that refuses to comply with the company line is troubling. Moreover, it frustratingly creates more confusion than already exists in the overly complicated world title culture that plagues boxing and can only have a negative effect on efforts to create new fans.

It’s up to the media to refute promotional nonsense because left to their own devices, promoters will always choose the selfish and shortsighted thing. Boxing is confusing enough without journalists turning a blind-eye to promotional propaganda. At least one person on the PBC on Fox crew should be more than just a personality.

HIT: Huge Wins for Rene Alvarado and Xu Can in Secondary Title Bouts

The various secondary world titles in circulation around the world such as the regular WBA titles worn by junior lightweight Andrew Cancio and featherweight Xu Can headed into their bouts on Saturday night cause confusion in the sport, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any value at all.

It certainly seemed important for Rene Alvarado, who stopped Cancio in the seventh round on the 45th anniversary of fellow Nicaraguan Alexis Arguello’s win over Ruben Olivares in 1974. Alvarado was reduced to tears after the win, and the secondary title he earned will probably help him get bigger fights moving forward

It sure seems to be doing that already for China’s Xu Can who was successful in his second defense of the secondary featherweight belt he lifted off Jesus Rojas back in January. Can was virtually unknown in the boxing world outside of China until he upset Rojas in an early Fight of the Year candidate in Houston, and now he’s moving up in the sport with real momentum.

So, while it’s easy to disparage the WBA and other alphabet organizations for creating these belts, and even probably fair to say that they plague boxing by muddling up the world title picture, it’s also true to accept that they probably wouldn’t exist without at least some amount value.

MISS: Callum Smith’s Inauspicious Audition for Canelo Alvarez Fight

Callum Smith suddenly looks very beatable, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time for the undefeated WBA super middleweight champion who had to be on the short-list of options to be Canelo Alvarez’s next opponent before the weekend passed.

Last year, Smith, 29, from Liverpool, upset the field to win the 168-pound World Boxing Super Series tournament to solidify himself as the consensus No. 1 super middleweight in the world. He followed that up by dismantling former 160-pound title challenger Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in three rounds on the massive Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz undercard in New York over the summer.

But John Ryder gave Smith all he could handle for 12 rounds, and that doesn’t bode well for Smith’s future. Heck, after seeing the diminutive Ryder (who stands 5 feet 9 inches) so easily work his way inside Smith’s freakishly long reach, I’m not sure Smith would even be all that competitive against Alvarez (also 5 feet 9 inches).

More importantly, many wondered if Smith even deserved the nod over Ryder. Judges at ringside scored the bout 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112 for Smith, but most people who watched the fight on DAZN seemed to believe Ryder was pulling the upset as it was happening.

Regardless, Smith doesn’t look fit for Alvarez right now. If anything, he should probably prove he can consistently beat the John Ryders of the world before moving up in class anytime soon.

HIT: Solid Wilder-Ortiz 2 Undercard Matchups 

The undercard bouts on Wilder-Ortiz 2 turned out to be some solid fights. While it’s easy to take something like that for granted after ponying up $75 to watch a PPV, it’s certainly not common for PPV undercards to turn out so well.

The card opened with Mexico’s Eduardo Ramirez scoring a fourth-round stoppage of Cuban stylist Leduan Barthelemy in a featherweight rematch. Barthelemy looked like the craftier technician early, but Ramirez overwhelmed him with sharp volume. The two had previously fought to a draw in 2017, but Ramirez settled that matter for good now.

Texan Brandon Figueroa and Mexico’s Julio Ceja battled to a 12-round draw for Figueroa’s secondary 126-pound title. Figueroa is a volume puncher who fights in the same manner as older brother Omar, and the 22-year-old was taking a big step up in class against Ceja. The two combined to throw 2,811 punches according to CompuBox’s unofficial statistics, and the action was top-notch for all 12 rounds.

Finally, Leo Santa Cruz defeated Houston’s Miguel Flores in Santa Cruz’s 130-pound debut for the vacant WBA title. Flores surprisingly threw more punches than the hyper-aggressive Santa Cruz, but couldn’t really overcome the wide talent gap. Still, it was another solid scrap, albeit the least entertaining of the three.

Still, it’s not often one can stay reasonably entertained through all three undercard fights of a big PPV. That would seem especially hard to pull off when one of the fights had to be scrapped during fight week thanks to the continued unprofessionalism of Luis Nery that led to the cancellation of the unbeaten Mexican’s contest against former titleholder Emmanuel Rodriguez after Nery missed weight on Friday.

So, kudos to the PBC matchmakers for making good fights.

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Avila Perspective, Chap. 278: Clashes of Spring in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and LA

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PHOENIX-It happens every Spring.

Promoters worldwide gather their forces and produce their best fight cards from Europe to the Americas and in Asia.

Beginning Friday, it starts with Top Rank staging a heavy-duty fight card featuring Arizona’s Oscar Valdez and Australia’s Liam Wilson along with a female battle for the undisputed minimumweight championship. ESPN+ will stream the card.

Valdez (31-2, 23 KOs) meets Wilson (13-2, 7 KOs) at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Friday, March 29. Both have a common foe and lost to champion Emanuel Navarrete. Both want a rematch or world title fight.

“I know Liam Wilson. He’s a tough fighter,” said Valdez. I was there when he fought Emanuel Navarrete and he sent him to the canvas.”

Wilson almost defeated the champion and now must face two-division world titlist Valdez in his Arizona backyard.

“The whole world saw what happened. I should have already become world champion,” said Wilson of his fight with Navarrete. “I won the belt that night.”

It’s not to be missed.

In the co-main WBA and WBC titlist Seniesa Estrada (25-0, 9 KOs) and WBO and IBF titlist Yokasta Valle (30-2, 9 KOs) battle for the undisputed minimumweight world championship.

Costa Rica’s Valle has super speed and the ability to change tactics if things don’t go her way as she showed against Argentina’s Evelin Bermudez. She is also one of the most athletically gifted fighters in female boxing with incredible stamina.

“This isn’t personal. I respect her as the champion that she is,” Valle said. “And in the ring, we will see who is the real champion.”

East L.A’s Estrada is perhaps one of the most skilled fighters in the world. She also packs power in her small frame. So far, no one has been able to figure out her fighting style or overcome her quickness. The left hook is her best weapon but she has floored opponents with her right cross as well.

“The talk is over. Its time for us to get in there,” said Estrada. “It’s about showing the world that women’s boxing is here, it’s on the rise, and we are great.”

Las Vegas

Aussie slugger Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) can add the WBC to his WBO super welterweight title but must pass through giant Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) to accomplish unification. Tszyu was supposed to fight Keith Thurman but injury forced him out of Saturday’s TGB Promotions fight card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Last-minute replacements can be a problem.

Fundora is already a problem with his six-inch height advantage. Plus, he’s a southpaw with pop. It’s like pouring sugar into a gas tank for Tszyu.

But he’s a very confident fellow.

“He’s got height but we all bleed the same blood,” Tszyu said at the press conference.

Another world title fight pits WBA super lightweight titlist Rolly Romero (15-1) versus Isaac Cruz (25-2-1) in the semi-main event.

A third world title matches WBA middleweight titlist Erislandy Lara (29-3-3) against Michael Zerafa (31-4).

A fourth world title fight consists of WBC flyweight titlist Julio Cesar Martinez (20-3) fighting Angelino Cordova (18-0-1).

In an eliminator for the WBC super welterweight belt, Serhii Bohachuk (23-1) is now matched against Brian Mendoza (22-3) who replaces Fundora.

It’s a solid fight card that will be shown on PPV.COM with Jim Lampley broadcasting and assisted by Lance Pugmire. They will also be texting the results and interacting with fans. It’s their third boxing show.

Inglewood

Former super middleweight world titlist Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (45-1) is moving up two weight divisions to challenge WBA cruiserweight champion Arsen Goulamirian (27-0, 19 Kos) on Saturday March 30, at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif. DAZN will stream the Golden Boy Promotions card.

Goulamirian will be making the fifth defense of his title and recently added famed trainer Abel Sanchez to his corner. The former trainer of Gennady Golovkin and Serhii Bohachuk had retired for a few years but returned for the champ.

It’s an interesting match.

Even more interesting was the announcement that Hollywood Park and Golden Boy Promotions signed an agreement beginning this Saturday to work together in bringing boxing events.

“We were the first to host an inaugural combat sports event at YouTube Theater in January 2023, and we couldn’t be more pleased to make history again by being the first to solidify a partnership deal of this magnitude with Hollywood Park,” said Oscar De La Hoya the CEO for Golden Boy Promotions.

It’s an interesting partnership.

One thing the promotion company needs is to add more female fighters to their company to break up the monotony of slow fight cards. It makes sense to add women to the boxing cards. They fight harder and I’ve never seen women fights fail to excite the crowd, whereas I’ve seen plenty of boring men fights on many a promotion.

Bring in female fighters.

When Zurdo fought at the Banc of California two years he brought very few fans compared to the two female fights that same night. The women draw a different crowd and surprise most fans with their energy.

Fights to Watch (all times Pacific Time)

Fri. ESPN+ 3:10 p.m. Oscar Valdez (31-2) vs Liam Wilson (13-2); Seniesa Estrada (25-0) vs Yokasta Valle (30-2).

Sat. DAZN 5 p.m. Gilberto Ramirez (45-1) vs Arsen Goulamirian (27-0).

Sat. PPV.COM 5 p.m. Tim Tszyu (24-0) vs Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1); Rolly Romero (15-1) vs Isaac Cruz (25-2-1); Erislandy Lara (29-3-3) vs Michael Zerafa (31-4); Serhii Bohachuk (23-1) vs Brian Mendoza (22-3).

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Results from Detroit where Carrillo, Ergashev and Shishkin Scored KOs

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Results from Detroit where Carrillo, Ergashev and Shishkin Scored KOs

Dmitriy Salita, who began promoting small club fights In Brooklyn at the former U.S. Navy airfield where he had his final pro fight, has found a welcome home in Detroit where he is working hard to resurrect the Motor City as an important fight destination. Although his shows are still low-budget (save for the money he spends on marketing; he uses heavyweight PR firm Swanson Communications), his new arrangement with DAZN can only move him another step up the pecking order.

Tonight, two of the most valuable pieces in his stable – junior lightweight Shohjahon Ergashev and super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin — were in action on Salita’s second show at Detroit’s Watne State University Fieldhouse. However, Salita reserved the main event for one of his newest signees, Juan Carrillo, a light heavyweight who represented Colombia in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

In a battle of southpaws, Carrillo (12-0, 9 KOs) had no difficulty putting away Quinton Randall (21-9-2), a 37-year-old North Carolinian who had scored only five of his 21 wins against opponents with winning records. In the third frame, a big left uppercut put Randall on the canvas. He managed to get to his feet at the count of nine, but was on queer street and the fight was waived off. The official time was 0.27 of round three.

Ergashev

Shohjahon Ergashev, a southpaw from Uzbekistan who purportedly has 2.7 million Instagram followers in his home country, was making his first start since a failed bid to win the IBF 140-pound world title. Ergashev was stopped in the fifth round by Subriel Matias, his first defeat as a pro after opening his career 23-0 with 20 KOs.

Tonight, he got back on the winning track without breaking a sweat. A left hook to the body ended the fight in the opening round. His victim, Juan Antonio Huertas, a 31-year-old Panamanian, entered the fight with a 17-4 record, but was 0-2 on American soil and had been stopped both times.

Shishkin

A 32-year-old Russian who trains at the new Kronk Gym where SugarHill Steward holds forth when he is in town, Vladimir Shishkin entered the contest undefeated (15-0, 9 KOs) and ranked #2 by the IBF. How odd that his fight opened the telecast. Perhaps promoter Salita thought that the fight would be too one-sided and wanted to get it out of the way in a hurry. His opponent Mike Guy, 12-7-1 (5) heading in, had been in with some rough customers but was 43 years old, was inactive in all of 2022 and 2023, and had fought most of his career as a super middleweight.

The fight was one-sided in favor of Shishkin and rather dull until the Russian cracked up the juice in round seven and forced the stoppage.

In the future, we would encourage Dmitriy Salita to take some of that money he has been spending on marketing to find a higher caliber of “B-Side” opponents. The best thing about this show was that it was over in a hurry.

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R.I.P. IBF founder Bob Lee who was Banished from Boxing by the FBI

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“The image some people have of me is disappointing,” said Bob Lee in a 2006 interview, “but I also feel I had a positive impact on the sport…”

Lee, the founder of the International Boxing Federation who died yesterday (Sunday, March 24) at age 91, spoke those words to Philadelphia Daily News boxing writer Bernard Fernandez who was the first person to interview him when he emerged from a federal prison in 2006. Lee served 22 months on charges that included racketeering, money laundering, and tax evasion.

Born and raised in northern New Jersey and a lifelong resident of the Garden State, Lee, a former police detective, founded the International Boxing Federation (henceforth IBF) in 1983 after a failed bid to win the presidency of the World Boxing Association. At the time, there were only two relevant sanctioning bodies, the WBA, then headquartered in Venezuela, and the WBC, headquartered in Mexico. Both organizations were charged with favoring boxers from Spanish-speaking countries in their ratings at the expense of boxers from the United States.

Bob Lee’s brainchild, whose stated mission was to rectify that injustice, achieved instant credibility when Marvin Hagler and Larry Holmes turned their back on the established organizations. Hagler’s 1983 bout with Wilford Scypion and Holmes’ 1984 match with Bonecrusher Smith were world title fights sanctioned exclusively by the IBF, the last of the three extant organizations to do away with 15-round title fights.

Lee’s world was rocked in November of 1999 when a federal grand jury handed down an indictment that accused him and three IBF officials, including his son Robert W. “Robby” Lee Jr., of taking bribes from promoters and managers in return for higher rankings. The FBI, after a two-year investigation, concluded that $338,000 was paid over a 13-year period by individuals representing 23 boxers.

The government’s key witness was C. Douglas Beavers, the longtime chairman of the IBF ratings committee who wore a wire as a government informant in return for immunity and provided video-tape evidence of a $5000 payout in a seedy Virginia motel room. Promoters Bob Arum and Cedric Kushner both testified that they gave the IBF $100,000 to get the organization’s seal of approval for a match between heavyweight champion George Foreman and Axel Schulz (Arum asserted that he paid the money through a middleman, Stan Hoffman). In return, the IBF gave Schulz a “special exemption” to its rules, allowing the German to bypass Michael Moorer who had a rematch clause that would never be honored. (In a sworn deposition, Big George testified that he had no knowledge of any kickback).

After a long-drawn-out trial that consumed four months including 15 days of jury deliberations, Bob Lee was acquitted on all but six of 32 counts. His son, charged with nine counts, was acquitted on all nine. The jury simply did not trust the veracity of many that testified for the prosecution. (No surprise there; after all, they were boxing people.) But neither did the jury buy into the argument that whatever money Lee received was in the form of gifts and gratuities, a common business practice.

The IBF was run by a court-appointed overseer from January of 2000 until the fall of 2003. Under its current head, Daryl Peoples, who came up from the ranks, assuming the presidency in 2010, the IBF has stayed out of the crosshairs of federal prosecutors.

As part of his sentence, Bob Lee was prohibited from having any further dealings with boxing and that would have included buying a ticket to sit in the cheap seats at a boxing card. This was adding insult to injury as Lee’s passion for boxing ran deep. As a boy working as a caddy at a New Jersey golf course, he had met Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson, two of the proudest moments of his life.

As for his contributions to the sport, Lee had this to say in his post-prison talk with Bernard Fernandez: “We instituted the 168-pound [super middleweight] weight class. We took measures to reduce the incidence of eye injuries in boxing. We changed the weigh-in from the day of the fight to the day before, which prevented fighters from entering the ring so dehydrated that they were putting themselves at risk. All these things, and more, were tremendously beneficial to boxing. I’m very proud of all that we accomplished.”

Bob Lee was a tough old bird. Diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 1986, he was insulin-dependent for much of his adult life and yet he lived into his nineties. Although his coloration as a shakedown artist is a stain that will never go away, many people will tell you that, on balance, he was a good man whose lapses ought not define him.

That’s not for us to judge. We send our condolences to his loved ones. May he rest in peace.

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