On The Watch “It’s All About Fabio Wardley vs Daniel Dubois”

WBO Heavyweight Challenge

A very intriguing Heavyweight showdown has officially been announced where newly crowned WBO Heavyweight Champion Fabio Wardley (20-0-1, 19 Kos) will be looking to have a voluntary first defence of his Championship Title against former IBF Heavyweight Champion Daniel Dubois (22-3, 21 Kos) at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena on May 9, 2026. 

Interestingly, Wardley could have chosen a softer touch for his first title defence but specifically sought out Dubois as he is one of the most dangerous opponents available and the one that would give him an even better look once he adds that conquest to his resume.

Wardley is a real Warrior looking to be taken seriously in the Heavyweight Division so looking for an easy roll out is not in his present DNA. This bout is being billed as “Don’t Blink” due to the fact that both combatants pack some heavy heat and have proven in the past to do some serious damage to their opponents. 

The 95% knockout ratio they both carry speaks volumes, hence the intrigue. My question is which combatant will be able to withstand each other’s heavy onslaught when the going gets tough inside that squared circle?

This championship bout is set to be a 12 round competition but truth be told, with these two heavy- handed combatants gracing that squared circle Saturday night May 9, 2026, at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, anticipate a quick and destructive outcome.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Claressa Shields vs Franchon Crews-Dezurn”

Undisputed Heavyweight Showdown

Last night’s Salita Promotion/Kings Promotion/DAZN Main Event was another showcase of an event for the self-proclaimed “GWOAT” IBF/WBA/WBC/WBF/WBO Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Claressa Shields (18-0, 3 Kos) who defended her crown against Unified WBA/WBC Super Middleweight Champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn (10-3, 2 Kos), in a rematch of their 2016 professional debut but this time they brought the house to their feet at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Real Talk!

Franchon “The Heavy Hitting Diva” stayed true to her moniker and went it gunz blazing with them heavy hands trying to take Claressa’s head off right from the jump at the first bell but Claressa held her ground and fought fire with fire dishing out the same heat and not letting herself get bullied in the opening round.

Franchon set the pace early with her aggressive output but Claressa matched her energy at every corner and hit her up with the right combinations to let her know things wasn’t going to be this easy to take her out of her comfort zone.

Both combatants banged hard and stood toe-to-toe but as the rounds progressed you could see Franchon losing steam in her punches and her output and was taking in a lot more abuse from Claressa who was still sharp and active with her hands.

Claressa separated herself round by round and showed levels above Franchon as she boxed and banged all the way through the 10 official rounds. Things didn’t look all that pretty inside that squared circle but when it was all said and done, the Judges at hand saw it as a one-sided affair and scored it unanimously 100-90 on the panel.

Franchon was a “GAME” fighter from the jump but truth be told that pace she tried to keep up with was simply too much for her to deal with, having Claressa on the opposite side.

With this dominant performance by Claressa, she retained her IBF/WBA/WBC/WBF/WBO Undisputed Heavyweight Championship Tittles, and has her still looking for that challenge.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia”

WBC Welterweight Showdown

A focussed and more matured Ryan Garcia is a dangerous man and that is who we witnessed at last night’s Ring Magazine/DAZN Main Event when WBC Welterweight Champion Mario Barrios (29-2-2, 18 Kos) defended his title against a hungry looking Ryan Garcia (24-2, 20 Kos) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Ryan established himself early in the first round after dropping Mario with a well-placed right hand to the dome giving him a standing 8 count and that was a perfect introduction to Ryan’s power.  That one moment in the bout was a game changer as it dictated from the jump how this bout was going to unfold.

Ryan looked sharp, fit, strong and was very accurate with his punch output and visibly more active than what we’re used to seeing from him. Ryan’s ring generalship was on full display. Ryan showed the bigger man absolutely no respect inside that squared circle and dominated the champion from every angle.

That being said, Mario had the wrong “game plan” on the night and looked a shell of himself for it. Ryan’s jab was on point the entire night and Mario had absolutely no clue how to deter Ryan from having success against him. The speed and the power of Ryan’s jab was too much for Mario to contend with. The work rate that Ryan brought inside that squared circle could not be matched by Mario.

After twelve full rounds of one-sided action, the Judges at hand had an easy night of scoring this bout 120-107, 119-108 and 118-109, unanimously for Ryan Garcia.      

There are levels to this boxing sh*t and last night Ryan showed the world what a disciplined “King Ry” can accomplish when dedicated. With this dominant performance under his belt, Ryan has now captured his first World Title as the New WBC Welterweight Champion of the World.

Well done, Ryan. This was by far your best performance to date.

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