RCM Boxing Weekend Results: Figueroa Shines, Roman Returns, Charr Wins & McCarthy Retains EBU

Weekend Outcomes: Figueroa Shines, Roman Returns, Charr Broils, McCarthy Retains EBU

By Robert Brizel, Head Actual Fight Media Boxing Correspondent

The third weekend in Might 2021 yielded some attention-grabbing boxing outcomes as some well-known names tried to reestablish themselves into the combination in very aggressive divisions. There have been some title bouts, some comebacks, some surprises, and a few blended outcomes.

European Boxing Union Cruiserweight champion Tommy McCarthy, 18-2 with 9 knockouts, Belfast, Northern Eire, United Kingdom, received his fifth straight bout and retained his EBU title with a fifth spherical knockout of 19-5 Alexander Jur of Oradea, Romania. Jur, a loser of 4 of his final six, and 5 of his final 9, went down 3 times from physique photographs, twice within the fourth, and for the rely at 2:09 of spherical six.

13-0 Gabriel Alberto Curzo received the Vacant World Boxing Affiliation Welterweight Fedebol Welterweight title of Catamarca, Argentina, with a 9 rounds resolution over 11-6-2 Martin Ariel Ruiz of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Nonetheless, Ruiz did properly in his comeback try, having been stopped within the first spherical for a similar WBA Fedebol title in his final outing by an unbeaten opponent three and a half years in the past within the first spherical.

In a battle of obscure unbeaten heavyweights, Demsey McKean, 19-0, 12 knockouts, Ipswich, Australia, by successful a ten spherical unanimous resolution over 7-0-2 Kiko Toa Leutele of Hawks Bay, New Zealand. Toa Leutele, who is not any David Tua, received solely two of the ten rounds on all three scorecards, so it was not an in depth bout. On the identical card, 20-6-1 Australian tremendous welterweight veteran Joel Camilleri received a ten spherical factors resolution over 6-4 fellow Australian Luke Woods, a loser of three of his final 4 bouts. 3-0 Rebecca Hawker of Brisbane received the vacant Australian Feminine Featherweight title with a seventh spherical stoppage of 0-2 Amanda Klein, additionally of Brisbane, two minutes rounds.

In Quebec Metropolis, Canada, 19-2-1 former Worldwide Boxing Federation North American Tremendous Light-weight titleholder Mathieu Germain of Mascouche, Canada, in a rematch of of a January 2019 break up resolution draw, scored a ten spherical break up resolution upset over 29-7-2 Steve Clagett of Calgary, Canada, a former World Boxing Council Francophone and IBF Worldwide Tremendous Light-weight titleholder.

In Lombardia, Italy, three fighters on the ‘A’ facet misplaced to fighters on the ‘B’ facet, proving the you by no means know what can occur concept. In the principle occasion, the tower leaned lengthy as 10-4-2 Nicola Henchiri of Pisa, Italy, received an in depth however unanimous 12 spherical resolution upset to win the vacant European Union Tremendous Featherweight title over 15-4-1 Mario Alfano of Rome, Italy. Alfano misplaced a 12 rounds resolution for the vacant title six months in the past. The title remained vacant when opponent Haithem Laamouz of Malta failed the submit struggle drug check.

13-1-1 Italian Tremendous Bantamweight champion Jonathan Sannino misplaced his title when he was upset by 10 rounds unanimous resolution by 11-0 Mattia De Bianchi of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Mattia has received eleven consecutive selections at six, eight and ten rounds distance, an early indicator of a growing superb technical fighter.

5-0 middleweight prospect Giovanni Nino Rosselli, a transplant to Italy from Havana, Cuba, misplaced an eight rounds resolution to 8-1 Gianluca Pappalardo, a German preventing out of Sicily who ahs received eight straight bouts since shedding his professional debut.

In what might be thought-about a semi world heavyweight championship bout, Lebanese German Manuel “Diamond Boy” Charr, the World Boxing Affiliation World Heavyweight champion in recess since 2017 since being shot 4 instances, this after a double hip substitute, scored a second spherical knockout at 1:09 in Cologne, Germany, over pretender Christopher Lovejoy of Las Vegas, Nevada. Lovejoy, who entered the ring at 19-0 with 19 knockouts with a powerful however Mexican padded report, however who had by no means confronted an opponent with a successful report. bought hit within the head with an atypical proper hand in a nook, and crumpled to the canvas face down. Charr, who by no means formally retired, even when he by no means fights for a world title once more, is an athlete, a decided survivor of circumstance, and one powerful mom. For Lovejoy, it was a visit too far, and a stepup fighter too far.

In Mexico Metropolis, Mexico, former World Boxing Council World Feminine Tremendous Flyweight champion Zulima Munoz, 53-3-2 with 30 knockouts, Mexico Metropolis, Mexico, received an eight rounds break up resolution comeback over fellow Mexican Isis Vargas.

World Boxing Affiliation and World Boxing Council World Tremendous Bantamweight champion Brandon Figueroa, 22-0-1 with 17 knockouts, Weslaco, Texas, scored a seventh spherical knockout of 31-0 southpaw challenger Luis Nery of Tijuana, Mexico, with a delayed response physique shot knockout. Figueroa will now unify the title in opposition to 19-0 Stephen Fulton Jr. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2021, an electrical date for what ought to show to be an electrical unification bout. On the identical card, Daniel “The Child-Confronted Murderer” Roman, 29-3-1 with 10 knockouts, Los Angeles, California, the previous World Boxing Affiliation World Tremendous Bantamweight champion, received a ten spherical unanimous resolution over Ricardo Espinosa Franco, 25-4 with 21 knockouts, Tijuana, Mexico. 17-0 light-weight prospect Xavier Martinez of Sacramento, California, received a ten rounds resolution over 35-4-2 veteran Juan Carlos Burgos of Tijuana, Mexico.

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