Former Olympian Brown had never been past eight rounds. That came in April as he took a stoppage win against Vasil Ducar to take the IBF Intercontinental bauble. Hedges, meanwhile, hadn’t been seen in 2026, with his last bout coming in December last year, a points win over Ellis Zorro.

It didn’t all go Brown’s way early on in this one. He went for the finish almost from the off, but Hedges was smart. He used his footwork and clinches to negate the home favourite’s attacks.

Hedges worked well off his jab in the second, and landed a nice left hand in the third as he frustrated Brown, but after a scrappy fourth, the Sale cruiserweight came to life, as he utilised his jab.

Brown body shot takes out Hedges

Brown added the uppercut in to seal an impressive fifth, and that paved the way for the finish, as he piled on the pressure in the sixth. A volley of punches unravelled Hedges, as he sunk to the canvas.

The count wasn’t long enough, as a well-timed Brown body shot had Hedges on the deck again, and with his mouthpiece out, he failed to beat the count, handing the win to Brown.

Hedges suffered a first defeat as a professional, meanwhile promoter Eddie Hearn teased a potential future fight between Brown and Jai Opetaia.

 

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Hedges vs Brown Results – Undercard

Following the Hedges vs Brown result, the undercard also delivered plenty of action at Co-op Live.

Shabaz Masoud did as he pleased to take the vacant IBF Intercontinental featherweight title, as he pitched a ten-round shutout win against Ckari Cani Mansilla.

Meanwhile, the crossroads clash at super middleweight went the way of Mark Jeffers, as he took a clear ten-round points win against Kieron Conway. Two scores of 97-93 and a third at 96-94 secured the win for Jeffers.

Elsewhere on the Hedges vs Brown fight card, the vacant English lightweight title was claimed by Cory O’Regan, with the Leeds native banking a points victory against Joe Howarth. One tally of 99-91 and two at 98-92 confirmed a dominant win.

 

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In eight-round contests, Alfie Middlemiss took a first early win, as the featherweight forced Christopher Mondongo to retire after four rounds of battle.

Middleweight prospect Tom Rafferty remained unbeaten, halting Liam Walsh in two rounds, while at super featherweight, Garan Croft blasted out Mohammed Graich inside a round.

Rounding off the Hedges vs Brown results, in six-rounders, Jack Power won every round against Victor Ionascu in their middleweight meeting, while bantamweight hope Emily Whitworth did the same against Beata Dudek.

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Fury and Joshua have signed to fight each other. However, a row over the location for their mega bout has caused a hold-up.

Despite this, the drawn out saga appears to be reaching a conclusion.

According to boxing insider, Dan Rafael the pair will fight on December 11 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, provided authorities approve the permits, with organisers keen for the fight to take place in the early hours.

Joshua signed to fight Fury in the UK, per his promoter Eddie Hearn. However, Saudi Arabia’s Sela and Netflix – who will air the bout – had been pushing for the bout to move to Madison Square Garden in New York.

Fury vs Joshua date – What caused the delay

Despite pressure from organisers and Dana White, Hearn remained firm on holding the bout in the UK. White had claimed to have organised the venue and TV deal.

Last month, the Matchroom Chairman sent an addendum to Sela. It outlined the changes for a potential move to America. But Hearn says Joshua ultimately decided to fight his long-time rival on home soil.

Hearn told IFLTV: “We were put in a position where Anthony Joshua was offered a new deal to fight in America versus the deal he had already signed to fight in the UK.

“Last week we had additional people coming around the back.

“Trying to offer him more money. And I had to go to AJ and have a very honest conversation and say, ‘what do you want to do?’

“He never even wanted to send a new addendum, but we were put under that much pressure.

“He’d also seen the response from the British public and it makes you fight that little bit harder.

 

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“And he turned around to me, with the two offers on the table and said ‘No.

“‘I just want to stick to the original contract. I want to do this fight in the UK.’

“The fight will not be taking place in America, because Anthony Joshua is not a sellout.

“Anthony Joshua could have taken many millions more to do the fight in America and it was totally on him.”

With the Fury vs Joshua Cardiff date now all but set for December 11, fans finally have a firm timeline for the biggest fight in British boxing

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Benn, who was previously promoted by Hearn, was blown away in two rounds by Garcia in Las Vegas last Saturday.

The dramatic defeat ended Benn’s hopes of landing a maiden world title, with Garcia retaining his WBC welterweight crown for the first time.

Benn, who fought for the second time under Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing banner, following his shock switch from Hearn’s Matchroom in February, released a statement following the bout, admitting he does not know where his future lies.

However, Hearn believes there’s a chance the 29-year-old may call time on his career, following the brutal loss.

Is Conor Benn retirement on the cards?

“I just felt like he looked lost, I don’t know, he didn’t really look like himself,” he told IFLTV.

“And in the ring he looked all over the place. Jumping around. Diving in. He looked like a rabbit in headlights.

“Conor Benn will be done in the next year or so. He may have one more fight, who knows? He may not even fight again.

“I think he wants his money. He’s made a load of money. He’s not going to beat anyone of significance at 160. So what are you in the game for?”

Benn made the 147 pound limit for the first time in over four years, but revealed he would move up to either 160 or 168 after his bout with Garcia.

Despite the American demolishing him, WBO middleweight champion, Denzel Bentley has already offered Benn a bout.

Bentley told Sky Sports: “Obviously it’s beneficial for me, especially financially, so 100 per cent that’s the fight I would take. 

“I’ve never had any beef with Conor, we’ve always been cool.”

“But if he is coming to the 160lb division, he goes from a companion to a potential challenger.

“Once he’s well and fit, if he decides to move up to 160lbs and he does want the challenge, I think that’s probably a conversation we can probably have ourselves.

“I think at 160lbs he’ll be a lot more fuelled. But, listen, I punch as well and there were a lot of flaws in his game that night that I could exploit.”

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Hedges vs Brown takes place at the Co-op Live Arena and is live on DAZN worldwide.

Despite being the more experienced of the pair, Hedges is the betting underdog to defeat Brown.

Hedges is undefeated in 12 professional bouts. ‘The Gentleman’ defended his English cruiserweight title with a unanimous decision win over Ellis Zorro in December.

Meanwhile, Brown, a 2024 Olympian, has won his first six professional fights all by stoppage.

In April, the Manchester man halted Vasil Ducar in Altrincham.

Prediction: This could prove a bit too early for Brown. If Hedges can avoid his power, he can cause the upset. Therefore, I’m backing him to win by decision.

Masoud meets Mansilla

In the chief support of Hedges vs Brown, Shabaz Masoud moves up in weight and challenges Ckari Cani Mansilla.

Previously, Masoud captured the European super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision win over Peter McGrail in December. Meanwhile, Mansilla has lost four times in his career, but does head into this clash off the back of two victories.

The vacant IBF Intercontinental featherweight title is up for grabs.

Prediction: Masoud should win on points.

Hedges vs Brown Preview Remaining Undercard

Elsewhere, Kieron Conway can hand Mark Jeffers a third straight defeat. Conway was stopped by George Liddard in his last outing in October.

Joe Howarth is on the rebuild following defeat to Giorgio Visioli. The lightweight should have enough to snap the unbeaten record of Josh Holmes.

 

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Garan Croft is a likely points winner over Mohammed Graich at super welterweight and Alfie Middlemiss can do the same against Gerard Hughes in their featherweight clash.

Tom Rafferty will likely halt Liam Walsh, while Jack Power may need all six rounds to see off Victor Ionascu.

Rounding off the Hedges vs Brown preview, Emily Whitworth can extend her undefeated record with a points success over Beata Dudek.

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Garcia floored Benn with a hard right hand in the second round and despite the Brit climbing off the canvas, a series of follow-up punches prompted referee Thomas Taylor to call a halt to the contest at T-Mobile Arena.

The 28-year-old successfully defended his WBC welterweight world title for the first time.

Benn made the 147 pound limit for the first time in over four years at Friday’s weigh in. However, question marks remained over how he’d be able to recover by the time he was in the ring with Garcia.

In fact, the answers were evident from the opening round, which exploded into life, as the pair traded frantically.

Garcia was more accurate with his timing and a left hook staggered ‘The Destroyer’ back.

Benn marched forward, but struggled to make a dent in the American and his hopes of causing a stunning upset were soon over in a flash.

The Brit was dipping and evading some of Garcia’s attacks in the opening round, but a brief lapse in concentration saw him pay dearly.

Ryan Garcia Knockout: How the Fight Ended

Garcia detonated a right hand on Benn’s chin, dropping him to the canvas.

The 29-year-old landed on his right knee and was able to make it to his feet.

However, Garcia refused to let him off the hook. He reined in thunderous combinations, while Benn was pinned up to the ropes and grabbing desperately.

Yet, despite his best efforts to evade the attacks, the referee jumped to Benn’s aid, perhaps slightly prematurely.

Garcia defended the welterweight title he captured with victory over Mario Barrios in February.

Meanwhile, Benn suffered the second defeat of his professional career.

Opetaia stops Mikaelian, confronted by David Benavidez

While the Garcia vs Benn results dominated headlines, the co-feature saw Jai Opetaia deliver his own statement stoppage over Noel Mikaelian. Opetaia was then confronted by David Benavidez in the ring.

Mikaelian’s WBC cruiserweight title was not on the line after he opted to face Opetaia rather than Benavidez.

 

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Opetaia finished the Armenian though in style. A left hook stunned him, before a two-fisted combination sent him crashing into the ropes and a knockdown was scored.

With Mikaelian bruised and battered, referee Harvey Dock called the fight off.

Garcia vs Benn Results – Remaining Undercard

Da’Mazion Vanhouter could be the next American heavyweight hope. The 21-year-old enhanced those credentials with a highlight reel first round knockout of Raphael Akpejiori.

Meanwhile, Andres Cortes remained undefeated. The American lightweight saw off Mark Magsayo over the distance.

Elsewhere, Oswaldo Molina snapped the unbeaten record of Pablo Rubio with a points win at super featherweight. Abel Gonzalez climbed off the canvas to defeat Raul Solomon by decision.

Vlad Panin was a fourth round winner over Dakota Linger in their welterweight battle.

Jose Ramirez’s career took a further setback. The former unified super lightweight champion lost his third consecutive fight to Alexis Rocha.

Rounding off the Garcia vs Benn report, Sean Garcia scored a majority decision win over Abraham Morales.

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Garcia will defend his WBC title against Benn at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Much of the pre-fight talk has centred around whether both men would make championship weight. Indeed, Garcia and Benn have both taken jibes at each other throughout fight week claiming they won’t make the 147 pound limit.

However, at the official weigh in at the Meta Apex on Friday morning, Garcia and Benn both made championship weight.

Conor Benn weight: 146 pounds

Benn, making the 147 pound limit for the first time in over four years, tipped the scales at 146 pounds.

Meanwhile, Garcia weighed just lighter than him at 145.5 pounds.

The last time Conor Benn made weight at the welterweight limit was prior to his bout with Chris van Heerden in April 2022.

After a drugs scandal and two bouts at 154 pounds, ‘The Destroyer’ fought Chris Eubank Jr twice at middleweight.

Conor Benn’s weight of 146 pounds was well down from the 149.6 he weighed in for his win over Regis Prograis in April.

Meanwhile, Garcia was a pound lighter than the 146.5 he weighed in before beating Mario Barrios in February to capture the WBC crown.

If Benn defeats Garcia, he’ll win a world title for the first time in his career. It would also make him just the sixth active British male world champion.

While, a win for his American rival will likely set up a unification fight. Possible opponents include a rematch with WBO champion, Devin Haney or WBA titlist, Teofimo Lopez, who gatecrashed Thursday’s final press conference at T-Mobile Arena.

The pair will come face-to-face for the final time at the ceremonial weigh in at 5pm PT at the Toshiba Plaza.

Garcia vs Benn weigh in – Undercard

Jai Opetaia (199lbs) vs Noel Mikaelian (200 pounds) – cruiserweight (12 rounds)

Da’Mazion Vanhouter (231.5) vs Raphael Akpejiori (246) – heavyweight (8 rounds)

Mark Magsayo (134.5) vs Andres Cortes (135) – lightweight (10 rounds)

Oswaldo Molina (131.5) vs Pablo Rubio (131) – lightweight (6 rounds)

Abel Gonzalez (167.5) vs Raul Salomon (167) – super middleweight (8 rounds)

Vlad Panin (151.5) vs Dakota Linger (150.5) – super welterweight (6 rounds)

Jose Ramirez (146.5) vs Alexis Rocha (146.5) – welterweight (10 rounds)

Sean Garcia (134) vs Abraham Morales (134) – lightweight (6 rounds)

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Garcia and Benn will settle their grudge at the T-Mobile Arena. The clash is live on Paramount+ in the USA. It also airs on DAZN in the UK and Ireland.

Garcia captured a world title at the third attempt in February. He dropped and outpointed Mario Barrios at the same arena he fights Benn this Saturday.

In fact, Garcia won the WBC super lightweight title in 2024 against Devin Haney. But, his stunning win was overturned to a no contest after he failed a drugs test.

The Californian hasn’t secured a knockout victory since stopping Oscar Duarte in 2023, but has promised to halt the Brit within five rounds. That bold claim sits at the heart of this Garcia vs Benn preview.

Meanwhile, Benn will fight for a first world title. Additionally, the ‘Destroyer’ will make the welterweight limit for the first time in almost four-and-a-half years.

Following a much publicised drugs scandal, he returned for two low-key bouts at 154 pounds. He then fought Chris Eubank Jr twice at middleweight.

Benn suffered a first career loss to Eubank Jr. He avenged the defeat five months later.

The Brit heads in off a unanimous decision win over Regis Prograis in a 150 pound catchweight clash in April.

Garcia vs Benn Prediction: Garcia should be too quick and accurate. He can take Benn out by halfway.

Opetaia meets Mikaelian

Noel Mikaelian is set to face former world champion, Jai Opetaia, however the bout has been thrown into doubt on fight week – a subplot this Garcia vs Benn preview is also tracking.

Mikaelian’s promoter, Don King sent a cease-and-desist letter to Zuffa Boxing. It aims to prevent the bout from happening.

Opetaia’s promoter, Dana White responded on Tuesday, insisting the fight will proceed, despite King’s complaints.

Opetaia was stripped of his IBF title prior to his March victory over Brandon Glanton, while Mikaelian holds the WBC crown.

Prediction: Opetaia shouldn’t have too much trouble here. But, he may need the full 12 rounds to see off the Armenian.

Garcia vs Benn Preview Remaining Undercard

Elsewhere in this Garcia vs Benn preview, rising heavyweight Da’Mazion Vanhouter should stop Raphael Akpejiori, while Andres Cortes can outpoint former world champion, Mark Magsayo.

Jose Ramirez can snap a run of two straight defeats. He should beat Alexis Rocha by decision. Meanwhile, Abel Gonzalez could become the first man to stop Raul Salomon.

 

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Meanwhile, Vlad Panin who has been sparring Benn in the lead-up to Saturday, can pick up his fourth straight stoppage victory by halting Dakota Linger.

In a battle of unbeaten super featherweights, Pablo Rubio should edge past Oswaldo Molina.

To close out this Garcia vs Benn preview, Garcia’s brother Sean can return to winning ways with a points victory against Abraham Morales.

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Garcia vs Benn How To Watch It: This weekend, Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn lock horns, as the Brit challenges for a world title for the first time in his career. Here’s the confirmed Garcia Benn start time below.

Indeed, Garcia vs Benn headlines the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday, with the WBC welterweight crown on the line.

Notably, ‘King Ry’ returns to the ring seven months on from his historic title win last time out.

Ultimately, the 28-year-old lifted a world title for the first time in his professional career as he beat Mario Barrios.

He dropped ‘El Azteca’ in the first round before cruising to a points victory to dethrone Barrios and become WBC champion. As a result, that win set up Garcia vs Benn, his first defence of the WBC strap.

Before that, Garcia fought for the WBA world title against Rolando Romero and fell short.

However, headlining in Times Square, New York, he was dropped early and missed out on a points decision.

Conor Benn’s road to Ryan Garcia vs Conor Benn

Now, Garcia takes on Benn, who hasn’t fought at welterweight in years after moving up to middleweight last April to take on long-term rival Chris Eubank Jr.

Benn was outpointed in their first bout, but turned the tide seven months later in a rematch with Eubank.

As a result, the Essex man won decisively over 12 rounds and dropped Eubank Jr twice in the final round.

As he began coming back down in weight, ‘The Destroyer’ returned to the ring this April on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov.

Next, he outpointed a lacklustre Regis Prograis.

Garcia vs Benn – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks

• To start with, the pair will fight on Saturday 12th September, live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Additionally, the broadcast is scheduled to begin at 12am BST / 7pm ET / 4pm PT.
• Finally, the Garcia vs Benn start time is expected at approximately 4am BST / 11pm ET / 8pm PT on Sunday morning in the UK.

 

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How To Watch It

• First, fans in the UK and Ireland can watch Garcia vs Benn live on DAZN.
• Meanwhile, fans in the United States and other international markets can watch the entire card live on Paramount+.

Garcia vs Benn – Last Three Fights

Ryan Garcia

• Ryan Garcia bt Mario Barrios – Unanimous Decision
• Rolando Romero bt Ryan Garcia – Unanimous Decision
• Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney – No Contest

Conor Benn

• Conor Benn bt Regis Prograis – Unanimous Decision
• Conor Benn bt Chris Eubank Jr – Unanimous Decision
• Chris Eubank Jr bt Conor Bnn – Unanimous Decision

Undercard

The Garcia vs Benn bill also features a stacked undercard. Here’s the full line-up in total.

• Jai Opetaia (30-0, 23 KOs) vs Noel Mikaelian (28-3, 12 KOs) – cruiserweight (12 rounds)
• Da’Mazion Vanhouter (12-0, 9 KOs) vs Raphael Akpejiori (19-3, 18 KOs) – heavyweight (8 rounds)
• Mark Magsayo (29-2, 19 KOs) vs Andres Cortes (25-0, 13 KOs) – lightweight (10 rounds)

• Jose Ramirez (29-3, 18 KOs) vs Alexis Rocha (26-2-1, 16 KOs) – welterweight (10 rounds)
• Pablo Rubio (15-0, 5 KOs) vs Oswaldo Molina (9-0, 4 KOs) – lightweight (6 rounds)
• Abel Gonzalez (8-0, 6 KOs) vs Raul Salomon (16-4-1, 14 KOs) – super middleweight (8 rounds)
• Vlad Panin (24-2, 16 KOs) vs Dakota Linger (17-7-3, 13 KOs) – super welterweight (6 rounds)
• Sean Garcia (7-1-1, 2 KOs) vs Abraham Morales (4-1, 2 KOs) – lightweight (6 rounds)

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McCann and Stacks clashed in May ahead of their respective fights.

Both men fought on Misfits’ most recent card, which Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hal toppedl, with McCann facing Jack Kay, better known as the Ibiza Final Boss, while Stacks faced Armz Korleone in a body-shot-only fight.

Prior to their fights, however, their beef intensified when McCann sucker-punched his rival even though the two weren’t due to face each other at the time.

Specifically, Shane Fury confronted Big Stacks – Charlie Cox – after Fury took a dislike to the 33-year-old’s claims of being ‘The UK’s hardest man’. As tensions began to rise, McCann punched Cox on the lip.

The punch injured him and he looked set to withdraw, but eventually chose to go ahead with the bout, with body shots the only legal punches.

Korleone stopped him in the fourth round, while McCann was also beaten on points over four rounds.

The pair are now ready to finally settle their beef in what should be an eventful fight week.

McCann vs Big Stacks – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks

• To start with, the pair will fight on Saturday 12th September, live from the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.
• Additionally, the event is scheduled to begin at 7pm BST / 2pm ET / 11am PT.
• Finally, McCann vs Big Stacks ring walks are expected at approximately 10pm BST / 5pm ET / 2pm PT. That is currently an estimated ring-walk time rather than an officially confirmed running order.

McCann vs Big Stacks – How To Watch It

• Fans in the UK and Ireland can watch McCann vs Big Stacks live on DAZN.
• The event will also be available on DAZN in international markets. Misfits is advertising the September 12 card as live on DAZN.

McCann vs Big Stacks – Last Three Fights

There aren’t actually three to give you for either man — both have only one recorded crossover boxing fight, and both came on the Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall card in June.

Jordan McCann

• Ibiza Final Boss bt Jordan McCann – Majority Decision

Big Stacks

• Armz Korleone bt Big Stacks – 4th round TKO

 

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Undercard

Beyond the main event, the Misfits Boxing card features a number of crossover stars and professional fighters.

• Jade Jones vs Sheena Bathory – Misfits women’s super-middleweight title
• Warren Spencer vs Ashley Tebi (Rak-Su)
• Ibiza Final Boss (Jack Kay) vs BBCC Gareth (Gareth Kelly)
• Armz Korleone vs Kelz
• Joe Laws vs Harley Benn
• Nitboy vs Kane West
• Wil Anderson vs Luke Dyson

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As expected, Taylor easily outpointed Pili to become the undisputed super lightweight champion in front of 83,000 fans at Croke Park.

Award-winning Irish boy band Westlife performed before Taylor’s raucous ring walk in front of 83,000 fans.

From the opening round, Taylor showed the gulf in class between the pair. She stalked her opponent consistently beating her to the jab.

Taylor was doing as she pleased, with Pili unable to find her range and land anything of note. The Irish great connected with a pair of sharp combinations in another dominant fourth round.

The visitor appeared reluctant to engage. Every time she did, Taylor met her with a flurry of punches.

Pili started to let her hands go in the seventh round. Despite shipping some clean punches, the Frenchwoman was able to break through Taylor’s guard with some solid shots of her own.

Although Pili appeared to be growing in confidence she remained hesitant to pull the trigger. She needed a knockout entering the final round.

 

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Taylor swung for the fences in the final seconds of the bout to the delight of the partisan crowd.

The result was a mere formality. Two judges scored the bout 100-90, while another scored it 98-91, crowning Taylor the undisputed super lightweight champion.

Taylor retires as an undisputed lightweight champion, two-time undisputed super lightweight champion and a professional record of 26-1. Her only defeat came to Chantelle Cameron in 2023, which she avenged six months.

Allen Carty no contest

Thomas Carty dramatically went flying out the ring and his heavyweight contest with Dave Allen was declared a no contest during the first round.

Carty landed an uppercut followed by a right hand and pinned Allen back to the ropes.

Allen responded with a right hand and with Carty complaining that it landed behind the back of his head, the Irishman fell through the ropes, crashing onto the floor and unable to continue.

 

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Medics gave Carty immediate attention and a long delay followed.

With Carty back on his feet and able to leave the ring, the referee declared the bout a no contest.

Paddy Donovan cemented his position at the summit of the welterweight division, with Tyrone McKenna withdrawn on the advice of the ringside doctor during the fifth round.

Donovan floored McKenna to the body in the second round, but ’The Might Celt’ rose to his feet and remained in the fight.

However, after a hard left hand caused a cut above McKenna’s right eye, the ringside doctor assessed the Irishman.

On the advice of the ringside doctor, referee Paul McCullagh waved off the contest.

Donovan is the number one ranked contender to Liam Paro’s IBF welterweight world title.

Taylor vs Pili Results – Remaining Undercard

Molly McCann claimed a unanimous decision over Sylwia Doligala in their bantamweight battle. Meanwhile, Taylor Bevan dropped Emmet Brennan five times in a ruthless sixth round TKO win at welterweight.

Joe McGrail improved his unbeaten record to 14 straight wins. The Liverpool super bantamweight wiped out Matthew Boreland with a wicked left hook to the body in the fifth round.

 

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Elsewhere, Bobbi Flood saw off Jack Swallow on points, while heavyweight prospect, Adam Olaniyan dispatched of Matej Hudak in the opening round.

Rounding off the Taylor vs Pili results, Paul Ryan overcame Paddy Gallagher on points, but not before Gallagher was incorrectly announced as the winner.

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Ruiz Jr lost his belts in an immediate rematch against Anthony Joshua in 2019. Since then, he’s fought just three times, last appearing in August 2024, where he was held to a draw by Jarrell Miller

Knyba (18-1, KO11) was coming off his first career loss in January. He was halted in three rounds by Agit Kabayel for the interim WBC world title.

It was a quiet first couple of rounds. Knyba worked well off his jab, and that shot proved more potent in the third, with Ruiz working to the body, but too slow to enjoy real success.

Knyba smothered Ruiz’s work while banking rounds off his jab. Still, Ruiz picked the pace up in rounds five and six. The American connecting to the body in the fifth, and landed a nice right hand that cut the eye of his opponent.

Knyba drops Ruiz in round seven

However, the tide turned again though in round seven, as a combination of punches wobbled Ruiz. Knyba poured the pressure on to force his man to the canvas. Ruiz shipped a lot of punishment, but bravely survived the round.

That said, he regrouped, and roared back to life in the next couple of rounds, but then went back into his shell, allowing Knyba to dictate and bank the rounds.

 

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The Pole possibly shaded a tired-looking final round on workrate alone, and the fight went to the scorecards.

Two scores of 114-113, and a third at 117-110 confirmed a shock defeat for Ruiz, and his career now lies in tatters, amid calls for a rematch.

Ruiz Jr vs Knyba Results – Undercard

Vito Mielnicki Jr  was also a wide winner on the cards, as he defended his WBO Global middleweight title against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams (20-3, KO13). Williams was down in the opening round, and Mielnicki eventually won by three scores of 98-91.

Elsewhere on the bill, Eridson Garcia took the unbeaten record of Alan Chaves in some style. He took the WBO Latino and IBF International lightweight titles with a wide points success over 10 rounds.

Chaves was dropped four times in total, and Garcia won on the cards by scores of 99-87, 99-88 and 98-88.

 

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Meanwhile, in eight-rounders, Dennis Thompson remained unbeaten, as the super bantamweight took a points win against Jose Casillas. While at super featherweight, Zaquin Moses forced Angel Antonio Contreras to retire after five rounds.

Elsewhere, Kahshad Elliott was a winner on the cards against Jean Pierre Valencia at middleweight. While Brooke Mullen did the same at welterweight against Bria Miller.

Rounding off the Ruiz vs Knyba report, middleweight debutant Jordan Simpson won in the final round against Michael McDonald.

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The Fury-Joshua Wembley fight has appeared on course to land at Madison Square Garden in New York instead. However, ‘AJ’s promoter, Eddie Hearn has been pushing for it to land in the UK.

Particularly, Saudi organisers and Netflix are pushing to stage it in the USA.

Hearn sent an addendum to Sela – the Saudi Arabian entertainment authority. It outlined the changes required for Joshua to agree to a New York venue instead of a Fury vs Joshua Wembley Stadium date.

That push toward Madison Square Garden sparked a significant backlash from British boxing fans, who want to see the biggest domestic fight in a generation staged on home soil rather than in the United States.

Responding to that pressure, the Matchroom chairman took to Instagram to confirm discussions for a Fury-Joshua Wembley date have resumed, writing: “I want to thank everyone for the unbelievable support!

“You have been heard and talks have now re-opened for Wembley.

“Let’s make history with one of the biggest sporting moments has ever seen .”

 

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Fury-Joshua Wembley frustration

While the Fury-Joshua Wembley talks continue behind the scenes, Tyson Fury himself is running out of patience.

On Thursday, the two-time heavyweight world champion said he would be willing to move on from Joshua and fight the likes of recently-crowned IBF heavyweight world champion, Filip Hrgovic.

Hrgovic climbed off the canvas to stop Moses Itauma in the ninth round of their heavyweight title fight on Saturday.

Fury was last in action in July. The Morecambe man forced Mariusz Wach to retire after seven rounds in a low-key bout in Thailand.

“One thing I won’t be doing is wasting my later years at 38 with a freak who don’t want to fight.

“So, I will move on. There are plenty of world champions out there who do want to fight, who do want to make some money.

“Agit Kabayel. [Filip] Hrgovic. Daniel Dubois.

“They’re all very brave men. They’re all looking for a few quid.

“So, maybe I give them a call and they can fight me in November, because [Fury-Joshua Wembley saga] this is going nowhere.”

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Doubts are growing over Fury and Joshua’s mega fight, with the pair unable to agree on where to stage the bout.

Particularly, Saudi organisers and Netflix are pushing to stage it at Madison Square Garden in New York in November.

Meanwhile, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, wants to hold it in the UK instead.

As a result, Fury is growing frustrated by the delay and threatened to walk away from the deal.

Tyson Fury Hrgovic talk heats up

The two-time heavyweight champion named Filip Hrgovic as a potential opponent. This follows his stunning win over Moses Itauma on Saturday.

“One thing I won’t be doing is wasting my later years at 38 with a freak who don’t want to fight.

“So, I will move on. There are plenty of world champions out there who do want to fight, who do want to make some money.

“Agit Kabayel. [Filip] Hrgovic. Daniel Dubois.

“They’re all very brave men. They’re all looking for a few quid.

“So, maybe I give them a call and they can fight me in November, because this is going nowhere.”

Hearn gives Saudis 48 Hours to save the fight

The Tyson Fury Hrgovic fight talk continues to build. Still, Hearn is still working to salvage the Joshua bout before turning attention elsewhere.

Hearn said on Wednesday the pair have 48 hours to save their long-awaited clash. Still, the door remains open for a Tyson Fury Hrgovic fight should talks collapse entirely

Meanwhile, the Matchroom Chairman sent an addendum to Sela – the Saudi Arabian entertainment authority.

The addendum contained changes to the contract for the fight to head stateside.

He told reporters including Pro Boxing Fans – amid growing Tyson Fury Hrgovic fight speculation – on Tuesday that the Saudis had responded, but he did not disclose further details.

“We’ve let everything slide to make this fight and now we’re trying to get blamed by him for having to sign a new contract that doesn’t represent everything we agreed in the first contract.

“AJ wants the fight in the UK. Everything that’s in that addendum has come from Anthony Joshua, confirmation from that addendum.

For now, Fury insists a Tyson Fury Hrgovic fight remains firmly on the table if terms with Joshua can’t be resolved in time.

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Taylor faces Pili in front of an expected 80,000 fans at Croke Park. Fans can watch the action live on DAZN worldwide, except for Ireland where the fight is on RTE.

Taylor’s illustrious career comes to a fitting finale this weekend.

The Irish great has won world titles in three weight classes, while capturing the undisputed crown in two divisions.

Taylor, 40, capped off her historic trilogy with Amanda Serrano last July. She outpointed the Puerto Rican for a third time.

Meanwhile, Pili is undefeated in 12 professional bouts.

The Frenchwoman won the vacant IBO super lightweight title with a majority decision victory over Jelena Janicijevic in December.

Taylor vs Pili prediction: Taylor will look to bring her decorated career to a close with a big victory. I’m excepting her to win every round in a dominant decision victory.

Allen clashes with Carty

Elsewhere on the Taylor vs Pili card, Dave Allen returns and the popular heavyweight meets Thomas Carty.

Now-IBF champion, Filip Hrgovic stopped Allen in three rounds, but he has won twice since.

 

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Carty was forced to retire in a two-round defeat to Dajuan Calloway last March, before returning to winning ways with a points victory over German Skobenko.

Prediction: Allen should halt Carty.

Donovan meets McKenna

Also on the Taylor vs Pili undercard, Paddy Donovan is on the brink of a maiden world title shot, but Tyrone McKenna stands in his way.

Donovan suffered back-to-back defeats to Lewis Crocker, however he secured a career-best victory in May, overcoming Karen Chukhadzhian in a final eliminator for the IBF welterweight title.

McKenna, 36, has won two of his last five bouts. The Irishman stopped Dylan Moran for a second time last September.

Prediction: Donovan should secure his shot at Liam Paro by stopping McKenna.

Taylor vs Pili Preview Remaining Undercard

Taylor Bevan should outpoint Emmet Brennan in a battle of undefeated super middleweight, while Joe McGrail is likely to stop Matthew Boreland at super bantamweight.

Elsewhere, Molly McCann can maintain her undefeated record. The former UFC fighter will beat Sylwia Doligala on points.

Paddy Gallagher may have enough to edge past Paul Ryan in their middleweight clash, while Bobbi Flood can do the same against Jack Swallow.

Rounding off the Taylor vs Pili preview, heavyweight prospect, Adam Olaniyan returns against an opponent to be confirmed.

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Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have signed to fight each other. However, the Fury Joshua UK New York standoff is holding up their long-awaited bout. Eddie Hearn is pushing to stage the fight in the UK.

Meanwhile, Saudi organisers and Netflix are keen to hold it at Madison Square Garden in New York in November.

That said, Hearn claims Joshua has signed to favour the UK in the Fury Joshua UK New York decision. The Matchroom Chairman has sent an addendum to Sela with changes to the deal for it to land overseas.

Fury though, pinned the blame on Hearn for the Fury Joshua UK New York row during an interview with Gareth A Davies.

“We’ll see whose ego gets in the way, and I believe it’s Eddie Hearn’s ego,” Fury said on Davies’ YouTube channel.

“I don’t care if this fight happens or it doesn’t, it’s not the be all and end all. I’m not going to lose any sleep about it.

”If it happens fantastic, if it doesn’t happen, also fantastic. If it doesn’t happen in November, I’ll fight someone else.”

Hearn fires back amid Fury Joshua UK New York row

However, Hearn has fired back at the Morecambe man, insisting the negotiations do not involve him.

Amid the Fury Joshua UK New York row, Hearn maintained that the addendum reflects requests from Joshua’s camp, not his own agenda.

“My ego?” he told reporters including Pro Boxing Fans on Tuesday.

“It’s got nothing to do with me.

“Tyson Fury has no idea about the conversations that are taking place.

“When you say about ego, what are you trying to spin when we signed the contract, that by the way indirectly he has breached on a number of occasions.

“We’ve let everything slide to make this fight and now we’re trying to get blamed by him for having to sign a new contract that doesn’t represent everything we agreed in the first contract.

“AJ wants the fight in the UK. Everything that’s in that addendum has come from Anthony Joshua, confirmation from that addendum.”

With Sela yet to confirm a location, the Fury Joshua UK New York decision remains unsettled. Hearn’s comments suggest the standoff is far from over.

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