Fight-size Boxing Update: Canelo Alvarez, WBO, Kownacki vs. Arreola Weights, Eva Wahlstrom
Your fight-size boxing update:
– Canelo Alvarez did not mince when reacting to the news that he lost his IBF middleweight title recently according to this tweet from his official Twitter account:
I’m very upset and ashamed with my fans, to be unfairly stripped of my belt by the IBF, but specially when i did not have the knowledge of the agreement that GBP match maker had signed.
— Canelo Alvarez (@Canelo) August 2, 2019
– Top Rank won a purse bid for the WBO featherweight title bout between Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson with a winning bid of $1.5 million. However, it is expected that Valdez will vacate the title and move up to super featherweight.
– Here are the weigh-in results for tonight’s PBC on FOX card from the Barclays Center:
- Heavyweight bout: Adam Kownacki (266.4 lbs) vs. Chris Arreola (244 lbs)
- Interim WBA and WBC Silver light heavyweight titles: Marcus Browne (173.8 lbs) vs. Jean Pascal (174.6 lbs)
- Junior middleweight bout: Curtis Stevens (153.8 lbs) vs. Wale Omotoso (153.6 lbs)
– Eva Wahlstrom and Ronica Jeffrey fought to a split draw in the main event of a Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions card from Las Vegas that was streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Below are the full results of the August 2 UFC Fight Pass card.
- Eva Wahlstrom and Ronica Jeffrey fight to a split draw (95-95, 96-94 Wahlstrom, 100-90 Jeffrey), Wahlstrom retains the WBC super featherweight title
- John Vera defeated Ravshan Hudaynazarov by unanimous decision (58-56, 58-56, 58-56)
- Jamie Mitchell and Britain Hart fight to a majority draw (57-57, 57-57, 59-55 Mitchell)
- Trevor Covington defeated Ming Freeman by unanimous decision (37-36, 37-36, 37-36)
– Michael Conlan (125.6 lbs) and Diego Alberto Ruiz (124.8 lbs) made weight for their main event bout at Falls Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland later today. The fight, which will be streamed on ESPN+ starting at 5 p.m. ET, will be for the WBO Intercontinental and WBA Intercontinental featherweight titles.
– Jeyvier Cintron beat Koki Eto by unanimous decision last night in Florida to become the mandatory challenger to the WBO super flyweight title held by Kazuto Ioka.
– Here are the results for the August 2 Matchroom Boxing card that was streamed on DAZN:
- Anthony Fowler defeated Brian Rose by unanimous decision (98-92, 98-92, 97-93) to win the WBO Intercontinental middleweight title
- Lewis Ritson defeated Marek Jedrzejewski by TKO, round 3, 2:50 to retain the WBA Intercontinental junior welterweight title
- Jack Cullen defeated John Harding Jr. by TKO, round 8, 2:07 to retain the BBBofC English middleweight title
- Thomas Essomba defeated Sean McGoldrick to win the WBA Continental bantamweight title by unanimous decision (98-93, 97-93, 96)
- Martin Bakole Ilunga defeated Ytalo Perea by TKO, round 1, 1:20
- Robbie Davies Jr. defeated Michal Dufek by TKO, round 3, 2:45
– According to Eddie Hearn, a fight between Ricky Burns and Lee Selby is in the works for September 7 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
