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“They Knew Already” Eddie Hearn Reveals What The Corner Told Crawford Before Last Round Against Madrimov: “They Knew”

Eddie Hearn immediately made his frustrations clear after his fighter, Israil Madrimov, lost a close decision on the scorecards to Terence Crawford.

Terence Crawford made his return to the ring earlier this month after more than a year out from his career defining performance against Errol Spence Jr.

His eleven fight knockout street came to an end on his 154lb debut against Madrimov, edging a decision on points with the official scores of 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. After the fight Madrimov’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, said he was ‘frustrated’ with the judging

“Yeah I was a little bit frustrated at the end, I though it was actually two 116-112’s and I don’t understand how you can only give Madrimov four rounds in that fight. 115-133 is a close fight, after ten rounds I was convinced we were up and it’s an argument as to whether Crawford won the eleventh, he definitely won the twelfth.”

Hearn said he was sitting right by Crawford’s corner and revealed they told him how important that last round wound be.

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“You saw the way he came out for the twelfth, because they told him, I was right by his corner, they knew he they had to win that last round, they knew how close that fight was and I was just a bit frustrated that it wasn’t a split or we didn’t get a little bit more respect, one of the judges has Crawford winning the last four rounds and the first four rounds and I just don’t see that, I thought Madrimov wont he fight 7-5.”

Crawford is now on the lookout for his next opponent with a fight against Vergil Ortiz wanted by Turki Alalshikh.

 ‘His Tactics Exposed’ Hall Of Fame Legend Says Terence Crawford Got ‘Exposed’ Against Israil Madrimov

Terence Crawford is now a four-weight world champion after defeating Israil Madrimov on his debut at 154lb.

The undefeated American stepped up from welterweight, where he became undisputed after a career defining performance against Errol Spence Jr, and jumped straight into a title fight against the man many believed to be the best at super-welterweight.

The contest was a cagey affair with neither fighter letting the other have prolonged periods of success.

Crawford was taken the distance for the first time in eleven fights and edged a close victory with official scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113.

Talking to Sean Zittel about ‘Bud’s performance, Hall of Fame fighter turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya, said Crawford got ‘exposed’ that night and that Vergil Ortiz is the fighter to dethrone the 36-year-old.

“Oh Vergil has better skills, I literally think he has better skills so it’s not just the punching power.

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Yes Crawford has ring IQ like there is no tomorrow but he was exposed against Madrimov, he was exposed that night. Exposed in a way that if you change up your style, if you don’t stay in front of Crawford, ok, if you’re a target right in front of him he’ll pick you apart, but if you’re on your toes and you’re throwing your jabs and throwing your hooks and your combinations he has trouble figuring you out.

With Vergil Ortiz’ power and speed and ring generalship it can be a great fight.”

In an interview with Title Sports Network after Ortiz defeated Serhii Bohachuk on a razor thin decision having been knocked down twice, De La Hoya promised to deliver the Crawford fight to his man, if that’s what he wants.

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“I said it was fight of the year and it was fight of the year, that was a war. it was a close fight but Vergil attacked the entire night, Bohachuk deserves all the credit on the night but Vergil one. We discussed the Vergil fight with ‘His Excellency’ and if that’s what Vergil wants then that’s what we’re going to give him.”

It looks like that will be next with Turki Alalshikh making it clear that’s the fight he wants.

Oleksandr Usyk Finally Names Which Fight Was Tougher Between Anthony Joshua And Tyson Fury

Right now, no one can argue that Oleksandr Usyk isn’t the best heavyweight on the planet.

The Ukrainian southpaw has beaten every man he has faced in the banner division, including challenger Daniel Dubois, two-time world champion Anthony Joshua and the former Lineal and WBC king Tyson Fury, who was unbeaten until he stepped into the ring with Usyk.

That was back in May for the historic undisputed championship and the first ever heavyweight contest for all four major belts.

It saw Usyk come out on top despite being the naturally smaller man who just a few years before was also cleaning up at cruiserweight and becoming undisputed in that division.

He and Fury will once again share the ring in December for their contracted rematch, though only the Ring Magazine, Lineal, WBA, WBO and WBC titles will be on the line after the champion was forced to vacate the IBF for not fulfilling his mandatory duties.

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Speaking to Mail Sport, Usyk was asked how the fight with Fury compared to all his others, including two battles against Joshua, and he had no doubt that it tops them all.

“First place [the hardest fight]. First in rating for difficulty, passion, emotion, first in everything.”

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He was then asked how he felt about his mother telling him to retire after the fight.

“My mom tells me that after every fight, she is worried, this is a mum, she is worried, she cries, she is afraid, however there is a way to go. I love her incredibly, this is the closest person to me, I know how much suffering she went through when I was sick or had some problems, how she did not sleep, however I have a mission to complete, I cannot just leave it.”

Should Usyk defend the belts against Fury, he has said there is only one other heavyweight he would be willing to face,

“He’s Got The Goods” Tim Bradley Makes Emphatic KO Prediction For Terence Crawford-Jaron Ennis: “He’s Got The Goods”

Before Terence Crawford hangs up the gloves, fans want to see him in with Jaron Ennis.

‘Boots’ Ennis was on the rise in the welterweight division just as Crawford was completing it, dominating Errol Spence Jr to become undisputed before moving up in weight for a new challenge. He has since made his super-welterweight debut, successfully dethroning Israil Madrimov to win the WBA belt.

Should that happen, two-weight world champion turned analyst Tim Bradley told KO Artist Sports he’s backing the more experience man to come out on top, potentially by stoppage.

“There’s a guy like Boots Ennis, right? Good talented fighter, he poses a threat to Crawford but if Crawford fights him I still think that Crawford beats him. He might even knock his ass out, and that’s just coming from me, I could be wrong. However I still think Crawford has the goods to do what he needs to do to win that fight.”

The two Americans have a combined undefeated record of 73, Crawford with 31 stoppages and Ennis 29. Despite Crawford’s lack of interest in the fight, there’s no doubt that the all-American clash is one of the best match-ups in the sport in terms of talent.

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If he wants the fight ‘Boots’ will also need to move up to 154 given ‘Bud’s days at 147 are done. In fact, it is fast becoming one of the best options on the table for the four-division champion following the collapse of a potential fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Riyadh Season’s Turki Alalshikh, who is now playing a significant part in Crawford’s career, has expressed interest in making it happen, but his next likely opponent is Vergil Ortiz.

Errol Spence Has No Doubt Who Wins A Prime Floyd Mayweather vs Terence Crawford Fight

Errol Spence Jr is one of few men to have shared a ring with both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Terence Crawford.

Mayweather and Crawford are both considered the best of their generation and happened to compete at the same weight – welterweight.

Spence, although he never faced Mayweather in a pro fight, sparred with ‘TBE’ during his run at 147 and the catchweight victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, with onlookers describing the gym session as a fight and nothing less.

The former 147lb unified champion’s last fight was over a year ago when he was handed his first career defeat in devastating fashion by Crawford. It was billed as a 50/50 contest before the first bell, but ‘Bud’ dominated from the get go and stopped Spence in the ninth round after three knockdowns.

Despite being outclassed by Crawford that night, when asked by Fight Hype who was the better fighter, Spence said there was a ‘big difference’ with Mayweather potentially being the best of all time.

“It’s a big difference. Floyd is just different. I feel like he’s the best fighter… I don’t know about all time, he might be the best fighter of all time and if not he’s close. Two or three, not by far.

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There’s different things that Floyd does. He was a lot older when I sparred him and there are just certain things he does that are real tricky. We’d get in the clinch and he was like squeezing my nose so I couldn’t breathe and stuff like that. Veteran, all-time type stuff. Mentally, by far I feel like he’s the best.”

Spence himself is tipped to make his return at the end of the year against WBC super-welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora.

Bronze medal controversy: Simone Biles, Suni Lee back Jordan Chiles amid Paris Olympics bronze medal controversy

Simone Biles and Suni Lee came to the support of Jordan Chiles on social media as the American gymnast’s bronze medal win in the floor exercise is in limbo.

Chiles may end up having to return the Olympic medal after the Center of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that her score must revert to the original mark because the U.S. did not file an inquiry with judges in time. The International Olympic Committee on Sunday determined that Chiles must return her medal, but USA Gymnastics appealed the ruling, saying it had video evidence showing coaches made the inquiry in time.

As Chiles wrote on her Instagram Stories over the weekend that she was heartbroken over the chaotic situation, Biles and Lee offered messages of support.

“Sending you so much love Jordan,” Biles wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Keep your chin up olympic champ! We love you!”

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Lee wrote a loving message of support as well and took a swipe at Olympic officials over the debacle.

“All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges?? Completely unacceptable. This is awful and I’m gutted for Jordan,” she wrote. “I got your back forever Jo. (You) have all my flowers and you will ALWAYS be an Olympic champion.”

Team USA wrote on its X account, “Forever THAT girl.”

If Chiles is stripped of her medal, she will become only the third gymnast in history to have an Olympic medal stripped. The other two were China’s Dong Fangxiao and Romania’s Andreea Răducan, both of whom lost their medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

It was folks,Tyson Fury will knock out Oleksandr Usyk in rematch after ‘playing’ in first fight, says Martin Bakole

Heavyweight contender Martin Bakole, No 1 in the WBA’s rankings, is aiming to set up a shot at the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury rematch with a victory over American star Jared Anderson in Los Angeles on Saturday night; He warns that Anderson “will give up” in their fight

Martin Bakole, the No 1-ranked heavyweight contender with the WBA, wants to defeat Jared Anderson to set up a shot at the winner of the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch.

He believes the victor of that fight will be Fury.

Ahead of return against Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller, Andy Ruiz Jr opens up on Anthony Joshua, faith… and ‘flushing bad vibes down the toilet’

The time has come for Andy Ruiz Jr to handle another big baby. He’s had enough practice over recent weeks. Leah Maya Ruiz was born on July 2. The following day, her father was in the ring, sparring ahead of Saturday night’s return against Jarrell Miller.

‘It’s funny, I picked the name literally when they were going to give us the birth certificate,’ the heavyweight explains. His girlfriend Mayeli had decided what she wanted to call their first daughter. Unfortunately, Ruiz wasn’t convinced.

‘It was going to be Landy,’ he reveals. ‘I felt like… babe, she’s going be mad at me! She’s going to think: “Dad, were you trying to name me (after) your name or what?”’

Thankfully they had a list of alternates and Leah Maya eventually won out. ‘I thought it was just a beautiful name,’ Ruiz says. ‘It just gives me joy again, man… she was 9lbs, 5oz. She was a big baby.’

Perfect preparation, then, for Miller who goes by ‘Big Baby’ but weighed in 296lbs more than young Leah.

For Ruiz, the last few weeks have been about juggling his duties as a father and a fighter. ‘We came back to my house, we celebrated 4th of July together.’ And then boxing took over once more.

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‘I can’t lose focus just because my daughter is here,’ the heavyweight says. ‘That should make me more motivated and hungry to win this fight.’ So should the opportunities that linger around the corner. Even at 34.

Incredibly, five years have now passed since Miller failed a drugs test – not for the final time – and Ruiz was drafted in to make Anthony Joshua look good on his American debut.

Instead, over seven bonkers rounds, Ruiz bounced AJ around Madison Square Garden to secure one of boxing’s greatest ever upsets.

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All of a sudden, this ‘chubby boy’ with quick hands was the unified heavyweight champion. All of a sudden, the Mexican-American stood on the cusp of more huge fights and huge paydays.

Ruiz is eyeing a trilogy with Joshua, who exacted revenge six months later but has endured his own chaotic journey between darkness and light in recent years. They crossed paths in Saudi Arabia last year, when Joshua beat Otto Wallin.

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‘He came over to where me and my girlfriend were sitting and told me: “Hey, I’m ready for you. I’m better. I’m back”,’ explains Ruiz. The 34-year-old was baffled at first.

‘What the heck,’ he thought. ‘He’s still thinking of me, he wants to fight again. I’m sure he found himself again. He got his motivation back. And that’s exactly what I have to do.’

It is an illustration of boxing’s warped meritocracy that such fights and such riches remain within reach. No matter that Ruiz was ridiculed after surrendering his belts almost immediately. No matter that Saturday’s fight with Miller is his first in nearly two years – and only his third outing since losing to Joshua in December 2019.

‘Everybody goes through rollercoasters in their lives,’ Ruiz says. ‘Unfortunately, I had my ups, I had to learn, and I had to go towards my downs. Ever since I started praying, I started getting closer to God. And he’s helped me so much.’

What has he found out? ‘Somebody has to go through their lows to understand everything that happened.’ And to realize their purpose.

‘I’m happy for all the ups and downs that I had to go through. Because without that, nobody can learn about themselves. Things had to go that way. It’s like I was born again.’ Now Ruiz feels 34 going on 31.

We have been down this road before, of course. It was back in April 2021, nearly two years on from that crowning night, that Ruiz spoke to Mail Sport with brutally honesty about his spiral – from all the parades and the parties to the emptiness, the regret and the days when he wished he could crawl under his bed and eat Cheerio’s.

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‘I shut myself like a turtle’, he admitted at the time. He smoked and drank and battled depression and considered calling it quits. But then ‘everything changed’. He had a new trainer and – crucially – a different ‘mentality, spirit, everything.’

He had cut out the Snickers and the sweets and the cakes. He had shed some weight and trimmed his entourage. He beat Chris Arreola on his long-awaited return, having discovered that fulfilment arrives not through big houses or flash cars but through finding God.

This time, peace has come through loss. Surgery rid Ruiz of pain in his shoulder. A break-up freed him of mental turmoil.

‘I feel like all the bad vibes that I had before are all flushed down the toilet,’ Ruiz says. ‘I feel like a brand new person. Now I’m going into a fight on August 3rd without any problems, without any drama.’

Earlier this year, it was reported that Ruiz’s ex-partner was granted a restraining order against the heavyweight amid allegations of ‘sexual, physical and psychological abuse’.

Ruiz was accused of terrorizing Julia Lemus and even pointing a AK-47 at her face. He denied the allegations and paints a rather different picture of the relationship.

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‘It wasn’t good for my mental health or for my career.’ Now? ‘It’s like a big mountain fell out of my back.’

The heavyweight continues: ‘We all have little mental breakdowns – especially when it’ your partner… I had to break up and find myself again. God put me here for a mission, and I’m here to continue it.’

The end goal? Reclaim those belts. ‘To prove – not just to my fans, but to me – that I’m capable of becoming a two-time heavyweight champion of the world,’ he says.

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‘To show people that this chubby kid could do all these things – through God, he could beat all these giants… I’m back on the highway I was supposed to be on. He had to put me down, for me to learn and for me to get stronger.’

Ruiz is eyeing a title shot in 2025 but first he come through Miller. They are friends and he has a lot to thank Big Baby for. Those failed tests changed both fighters’ lives and altered the landscape of heavyweight boxing.

Now they meet in Los Angeles on a card topped by pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford. Ruiz and Miller were catapulted in opposite directions during those few weeks in 2019. Really, their paths should never have crossed. But this is boxing and this is where Ruiz finds himself in 2024.

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‘I know I could have found somebody else – somebody easier – for my tune-up fight. But I think he is perfect,’ Ruiz says.

‘It’s like I’m starting all over again… I just have to climb up the ladder again, man. I have to stay motivated, ready and prepared.

‘If I win August 3rd, there’s no way I don’t want to fight again in two years. I don’t want to live that again. Now that I’ve taken all the negative stuff away from my life, I’m ready to hit it hard.’

“I Fear For Him” Anthony Joshua Makes ‘Worrying’ Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Prediction: “I Fear For Him”

Mike Tyson ‘s fight with Jake Paul is fast approaching and the predictions continue to fly in from all quarters.

There are now three months to go until this rather unlikely showdown in Texas in November. The fight was first scheduled for July but Tyson was forced to postpone the bout after suffering an ulcer flare-up.

Since then he has been in recovery and his opponent, the almost 30 years younger Paul, was determined to fight on their original date.

He beat former UFC fighter and bare-knuckle champion Mike Perry by fifth round stoppage to take his record to 11-1.

Tyson might have once upon a time been the youngest ever heavyweight but has not fought professionally since 2005 when he ended his storied career with a pair of losses, though he did lace up the gloves once in 2022 for an exhibition with Roy Jones Jr that ended in a pre-arranged draw.

Fellow former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has now been asked about the contest by Jonathan Ross and deemed it good for the sport.

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“I personally think it’s really good. I think the boxing fanatics don’t like it because it’s like why are they disrespecting our sport, there’s an Olympic system you go through and once you qualify there you go through the professional ranks, whereas someone with a profile can come out of nowhere and fight the best guys.

“Let’s say we divided this crowd in half and half are hardcore boxing fans and half are people that love a certain person like a YouTuber, but that person brings all these people into boxing with benefits everyone. It’s a tough game so everyone viewing helps so I think it’s really good for exposure.”

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He then predicted the fight and sided with the younger man, fearing Tyson’s age might catch up to him and praying the 58-year-old comes out healthy.

“The only thing I’m worried about is father time and father time has never been beat.

Tyson is older now, I pray that he comes out healthy.

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I think Jake Paul [will in] because of the youth, that’s the only thing, because of the youth.”

Joshua has plenty on his own plate as right now he is in camp for his word title showdown with Daniel Dubois in September at Wembley. Victory would see him become a three-time world champion, while a loss would mean a long road back.

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Last time out, he defeated Luis Ortiz via unanimous decision in a WBC eliminator bout in September 2022 after weighing in at 268.8lbs (19.2 stone).

Ahead of his upcoming clash with Miller, Ruiz Jr has tipped the scales at 274.4lbs (19.6 stone) during a behind-closed-doors weigh-in.

Miller is over two stone heavier at 305.6lbs (21.8 stone).

For Miller, it is his lightest weight since 2018 and a 27.4lbs drop from his last fight against Daniel Dubois.

Meanwhile, Ruiz Jr’s weight is his heaviest since his rematch with Anthony Joshua in December 2019.

Ruiz Jr shocked the world in June 2019 when he knocked out Joshua to become WBA ‘super’, IBF, and WBO world champion in their inaugural encounter.

For the first fight, Ruiz Jr was 268lbs (19.1 stone) but when he ran it back with AJ six months later he was a whopping 283.5lbs (20.2 stone).

The stocky puncher blamed the 15lbs weight gain on ‘partying too much’ after winning the world titles and looked extremely sluggish as he laboured to a wide unanimous decision loss.

He will have to put on a far better display against Miller at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium if he hopes to return to the upper echelons of the heavyweight division.

Elsewhere on the bill, Crawford and Madrimov made championship weight for their WBA super-welterweight showdown.

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Crawford came in at 153.4lbs (10.9 stone) while the Uzbek weighed in at 154lbs (11 stone).

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Isaac Cruz and Jose Valenzuela’s WBA super lightweight title fight will also go ahead with the champion making 140lbs (10 stone) and the challenger stepping on the scales at 139.8lbs (9.9 stone).

In the other heavyweight bout, Martin Bakole was 284.4lbs (20.3 stone) while Jared Anderson was 252.4lbs (18 stone).

The rest of the reported main card weights can be found above.

All of the results were made official in the early hours of Saturday morning (UK time) at the ceremonial weigh-in.

“We got to work really hard. He wants to be a champion, and I want to be a champion again. The best man wins on Saturday.”

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Miller is hoping to replicate Ruiz Jr and move himself into a position to fight for a world title.

The American said: “He knows what it feels like to have his hand raised and get a championship belt. I don’t know yet.

“So, I’m still seeking that thrill. I’m still seeking that feeling, and the hunger inside of me is even stronger now.

“I’m 35-years old. It’s do or die.”

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