Continue reading “Figueroa tops Magsayo for WBC interim 126 belt” Staying busy in the fourth, Figueroa and Magsayo fought at close quarters inside, both connecting and having their momentum. In round three, Magsayo pressed but Figueroa landed a thudding body shot, moments later Magsayo unloaded a series of punches to score and finished strong to end the round. Magsayo attacked in round two, backing Figueroa with a right hand, fighting at close quarters Figueroa connected inside. ![]() Off to a fast start, Magsayo connected with a short right hand, Figueroa returned the favor as he landed a huge chopping right. All the talk is over.”īrandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa (24-1-1, 18 KOs) of Weslaco, Texas fought hard in winning a unanimous decision over a very tough Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo (24-2, 16 KOs) of the Philippines on Saturday night at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California to win the WBC interim featherweight title in headlining Showtime Championship Boxing. Do I think he hits harder than Jermell (Charlo)? Nah. “I do think he’s strong enough to compete at the weight that he’s fighting at, but do I think he’s the strongest? Nah. “He hasn’t fought a world championship fighter yet,” Harrison told the Wide World of Sports.”I am the first one – and I am probably going to be the last because he’s going to go back to the bottom and has to rebuild this stuff back up. He’s not a weak kid but to say he’s like Kostya Tszyu, I think we’re giving him just a little too much!” WBO #4 super welterweight Tony Harrison (29-3-1,21KO’s) is confident of victory when he clashes with WBO #1, WBC #1 super welterweight Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) on Sunday, March 12 (Saturday, March 11 in the USA) for the WBO interim 154lb title at the Quos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, televised on Foxtel Main Event and Kayo Sports PPV in Australia, and Showtime in the USA Continue reading “Inoue-Fulton Kickoff Press Conference” I don’t know at this moment what game plan I will take against Fulton. It might be hard to finish him, but I’d like to concentrate to be victorious, I believe I am more powerful and faster than Fulton. Inoue described his target Fulton, saying, “He is a taller boxer with a more advantageous reach. It truly motivates me that I’ll welcome the big fight at my first fight after moving up to the 122-pound class.” ![]() It is a challenge to myself that I’ll invade into the super-bantam category and make myself in a tip-top condition. Inoue, 29, confidently said, “I’m happy to have this event eventually announced publicly. It was announced by Ohashi Promotions today (Tuesday) in Tokyo. Naoya, formerly undisputed bantam four-belt kingpin, will aim for his fourth division championship after he completely renounced all the 118-pound belts last month in order to have a crack against the ringwise Fulton. ![]() “The Monster” Naoya Inoue (24-0, 21 KOs), Japan, will have an ambitious shot at the WBC, WBO 122-pound belts against also unbeaten Stephen Fulton (21-0, 8 KOs), US, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan, on May 7. Inoue to make ambitious invasion in 122lb division against Fulton
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