Author Archive: ERIC ARMIT

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Snips and Snipes 16 January 2020

Snips and Snipes 16 January 2020

| January 17, 2020 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

The build up to the hugely important and intriguing return match between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury has already started with exchanges of infantile threats and insults in what now appears to be par for the course for any big […]

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The Evil Empire-Frankie Carbo and Jim Norris

The Evil Empire-Frankie Carbo and Jim Norris

| January 2, 2020 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

I suppose I am not the only one of a certain age (don’t ask) who longs for “the good old days”. The days when there were only eight weight divisions and only one world champion in each division and Ring […]

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Snips and 19 December 2019 Snipes

Snips and 19 December 2019 Snipes

| December 19, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

As this year began there was speculation on when Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury would stop hurling insults and start throwing punches at each other. Well we did get Wilder vs. Fury but all that did was pose […]

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The Past Week in Action 17 December 2019

The Past Week in Action 17 December 2019

| December 18, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

Highlights: -Teo Lopez wins the IBF lightweight title as he stops champion Richard Commey in two rounds -Terrence Crawford halts Egidijus Kavaliauskas in nine rounds in WBO title defence -Vergil Ortiz impresses as he goes to 15-0 15 wins by […]

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Snips and Snipes 12 December 2019

Snips and Snipes 12 December 2019

| December 13, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

With Anthony Joshua’s victory over Andy Ruiz sanity is restored to the heavyweights-or what passes for sanity. How dare a tubby little Mexican version of Lou Costello upset the established triumvirate of Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury? Now we […]

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The Past Week in Action 10 December 2019

The Past Week in Action 10 December 2019

| December 10, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

Highlights: -Anthony Joshua regains the IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO titles with wide unanimous decision over Andy Ruiz -Filipino Jerwin Ancajas stops Miguel Gonzalez in six rounds in the eighth defence of the IBF super flyweight belt -Emanuel Navarrete destroys […]

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The Past Week in Action 3 December 2019

The Past Week in Action 3 December 2019

| December 4, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

The Past Week in Action 3 December 2019 Highlights: -Alex Besputin wins the vacant secondary WBA welter title with unanimous decision over Radzhab Butaev -John Riel Casimero stops Zolani Tete in three rounds to win the WBO bantam title -Patrick […]

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The Past Week in Action 19 November 2019

The Past Week in Action 19 November 2019

| November 20, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

Highlights:-Arsen Goulamirian defends the WBA cruiser title with easy victory over Kane Watts -Michele Soro halts fellow-Frenchman Cedric Vitu in WBA Gold title defence -Andrew Moloney wins the vacant interim WBA super fly title with stoppage of Elton Dharry and […]

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The Past Week in Action 12 November 2019

The Past Week in Action 12 November 2019

| November 14, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

Highlights: -Naoya Inoue unifies the IBF and WBA bantamweight titles and wins the Ali Trophy with unanimous decision over Nonito Donaire in a true classic -Nourdine Oubaali retains the WBC bantam title with wide unanimous verdict over Naoya’s brother Takuma […]

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The Past Week in Action 5 November 2019

The Past Week in Action 5 November 2019

| November 6, 2019 | 0 Comentarios/ Comments

The Past Week in Action 5 November 2019 Highlights: -Saul Alvarez halts Sergey Kovalev to win the WBO light-heavyweight title -Miguel Berchelt retains the WBC super feather title with crushing victory over Jason Sosa -Javier Fontana wins clash of former […]

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