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Category: DAZN

  • Ammo Williams secures TKO win on DAZN undercard

    Austin Williams was back in action south of the border Friday night on DAZN supporting the Estrada vs Cuadras card. He was in with a tough Mexican fighter Esau Herrera with 30 professional bouts. Ammo predicted a statement knockout win and got plenty of work in prior to the stoppage. Austin looked good given the…

  • Boxing News: Week of September 21st, 2020

    Boxing just added more events to the fourth quarter calendar which was already looking good from Showtime’s announced bouts back in August. According to ESPN the following fights are confirmed: October 31st: Uysk vs Chisora at heavyweight in a clash rescheduled from May. Usyk is the WBO’s top contender and like Dillian Whyte he risks…

  • Previewing a Loaded Weekend! September 26: Three Cards High Stakes

    2:30pm ET on ESPN+ Josh Taylor defends his unified IBF and WBA Championship versus Apinan Khongsong “The Tartan Tornado” Scotland’s unified 140 lb. champion ends his 11 month lay off to face his IBF #1 contender Khongsong of Thailand. The Thai contender’s name may not seem recognizable because it is not, he has not fought…

  • Opinion: Canelo vs DAZN vs GBP

    Back in August I covered the story of Canelo Alvarez and the Avni Yildirim fight and the blow back with fight app DAZN. For a refresher https://jerseygeorgesboxingblog.com/2020/08/21/boxing-news-week-3-august-2020/ there is the link to the story. Over the last 48 hours it has broken that Canelo has sued both DAZN and his promoter Golden Boy Promotions for…

  • Alexander Povetkin Flattens Dillian Whyte in a Fifth Round Knockout

    Last night in Brentwood, England forty year-old Alexander Povetkin scored what should be the front runner for knockout of the year over Dillian Whyte. Whyte has been the WBC’s heavyweight contender for several years now and had been campaigning for a shot at Deontay Wilder. Now that Wilder has been dethroned he has a contracted…

  • Katie Taylor Prevails By Close Decision

    In a rematch of their June 2019 controversial decision at Madison Square Garden in New York, Katie Taylor won another close decision over her Belgian rival Delfine Persoon. The decision was unanimous but the action was very close. Boxrec.com has a fan scoring section that has an average score of 97-94 for Persoon and Eye…

  • Vergil Ortiz Jr: Statement Win on DAZN

    Vergil Ortiz Jr reached 16-0 last night and maintained his 100% KO percentage in Indio, California. As ESPN dominated the return to boxing behind Bob Arum’s Top Rank promotions, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions returned with their first show in the COVID Era. This fight had a lot on the line with all…