On the Watch “It’s All About Dereck Chisora vs Joseph Parker”

Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title

Tonight’s Matchroom/DAZN Main Event between Joseph Parker (29-2, 21 Kos) and Dereck Chisora (32-11, 23 kos) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England was a tough outing for both combatants.

Straight from the jump in the first 7 seconds of round 1, Chisora caught Parker flush on the side of the head for a quick knockdown and an 8 count to start the fight that proceeded to go back and forth from this point on.

Chisora was aggressive out the gate pressuring Parker who kept his cool, defending off the onslaught coming his way. Parker had to fight fire with fire to establish himself because things weren’t looking good as the rounds were piling up.

Parker’s jab eventually started to affect Chisora who clearly was looking tired from pressing the action so much. As the rounds were accumulating Parker needed to dig deep and battle of a tired looking Chisora who still kept on coming forward throwing bombs from left to right.

This bout may not have been the prettiest of fights out there but Chisora definitely made it a tough one for Parker all night. After 12 rounds of hard-hitting action the Judges scored it 115-113 for Chisora while the other two judges scored it 116-111 and 115-113 in favor of Parker. Personally, I wouldn’t have been mad at a draw but that 116-111 is out of pocket.

With this win Joseph picks up the Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Belt and repositions himself as a key player in the Heavyweight Division but truth be told, Parker is going to have to step his game up even more if he has any aspirations of recapturing one of the full Heavyweight Titles from the two Champions right now. Real Talk!

Blaze

On the Watch “It’s All About Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas”

Undisputed Lightweight Title Defense

Tonight’s Matchroom/DAZN Co Main Event between Undisputed Lightweight Champion Katie Taylor (18-0, 6 Kos) and Natasha Jonas (9-2-1, 7 kos) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England did not disappoint.

These two exceptional boxers put on quite a show from start to finish. Real Talk! Natasha proved to be a worthy opponent and physically pushed Katie to really up her game inside that squared circle.

Natasha stood her ground and went blow for blow with the Champ, dishing out just as much as she was receiving making the bout a really close to call. Both combatants were landing heavy shots and pressing the action round after round.

That being said, I personally think the deciding factor in this bout was the constant four-punch combinations that Taylor was dishing out. That was key in tonight’s showdown. Katie’s work rate edged it out as the Judges scored it 96-94, 96-95, 96-95 in favor of the Champ.

This was by far one of her toughest wins to date but one well-deserving for the Undisputed Lightweight champion Katie Taylor.

Congratulations Champ!

Blaze

On the Watch “It’s All About Chris Eubank Jr. vs Marcus Morrison”

Middleweight Showdown

Chris Eubank Jr. (30-2, 22 Kos) had himself some much-needed rounds tonight on the Matchroom/DAZN card at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England when he took on Marcus Morrison (23-4, 16 Kos).

No disrespect to Marcus who was a tough Dude that showed up ready to fight, but it was clear after round 2 that Marcus was way over his head and did not belong inside that squared circle with Chris. As the rounds were piling up you could clearly see that Chris was purposely keeping him around in order to get some rounds in. I don’t blame him for doing so considering Chris hadn’t fought in 17 months and was working with a new trainer in Roy Jones Jr. in his corner.

Chris was visibly capable of stopping Marcus whenever he pressed the action but personally, I was pleased in seeing Chris listening to his corner and executing the instructions given while boxing with patience and dominating his opponent with ease.

After 10 full rounds of action all three Judges scored it 98-92, 98-92, 98-92, in favor of Eubank. Job well done.

I can definitely see the positive work you’ve been putting in with Roy Jones – now keep at it and keep the momentum going.

Until then, congratulations on your win.

Blaze

On the Watch “It’s All About Dmitry Bivol vs Craig Richards”

Super WBA Light Heavyweight Title Defense

Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 Kos) who we haven’t seen grace the squared circle since his last title defense back in October 12, 2019, had himself quite the rounds tonight on the Matchroom/DAZN card at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England when he defended his WBA Light Heavyweight Title against contender Craig Richards (16-2-1, 9 Kos).

Craig made Dmitry work tonight and asserted himself quite well. Aside from a few lapses, Craig stood his ground and made it an interesting bout. That being said Dmitry needed the rounds and defended his belt like a Champion should and performed exceptionally well for someone who’s been out of action for a year and a half.

Dmitry had himself a live body tonight and boxed a beautiful fight while showing us his exceptional skills round by round. There are levels to this boxing sh*t and tonight, Dmitry had to show us just that to secure this win by the score of 118-110, 115-114 and 115-113.

Had Craig pressed the action by being a tad more aggressive, this outcome would have certainly been in his favor. Craig may have come up short tonight but he definitely showed us he belongs with the top tier in the 168-Pound Division.

That being said, this bout was not a cake walk for Dmitry but he did successfully retain his WBA Light Heavyweight Title.

Congratulations Dmitry on another great win.

Blaze

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1-DMX-Ruff Ryders Anthem
2-Busta Rhymes f/Mariah Carey-Where I Belong
3-Nipsey Hussle & Jay-Z-What It Feels Like
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6-Chris Brown f/Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk & Mulatto-Go Crazy (rmx)
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9-Jack Harlow f/Chris Brown-Already Best Friends
10-CJ f/French Montana & Rowdy Rebel-Whoopty NYC (rmx)
11-Nas-EPMD
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13-Busta Rhymes f/M.O.P. & CJ-Czar (rmx)
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DJ Blaze’s Top 15 April 11, 2021

1-Nipsey Hussle & Jay-Z-What It Feels Like
2-Drake f/Rick Ross-Lemon Pepper
3-Busta Rhymes f/Mariah Carey-Where I Belong
4-Fat Joe f/DJ Khaled and Amorphous-Sunshine (The Light)
5-G-Eazy f/Chris Brown-Provide
6-Chris Brown f/Young Thug, Future, Lil Durk & Mulatto-Go Crazy (rmx)
7-Tory Lanez f/Chris Brown-Feels
8-Jack Harlow f/Chris Brown-Already Best Friends
9-CJ f/French Montana & Rowdy Rebel-Whoopty NYC (rmx)
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11-Sevyn Streeter f/Chris Brown & Asap Ferg-Guilty
12-Busta Rhymes f/M.O.P. & CJ-Czar (rmx)
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14-Eric Bellinger-Only You
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On The Watch “It’s All About Demetrius Andrade vs Liam Williams”

WBO Middleweight Title Defence

Tonight’s DAZN/Matchroom Main Event between WBO Middleweight Champion Demetrius Andrade (30-0, 18 Kos) and mandatory challenger Liam Williams (23-3-1, 18 Kos) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, was tougher than expected for the Middleweight Champion.

I gotta tip my “B” hat to Liam who proved to be tough and competitive as expected on his first title opportunity. Liam stood his ground, got dropped early in the second round for a quick 8 count but bounced right back up and continued to apply non-stop pressure throughout the rest of the rounds.

That being said, Andrade defended off the pressure coming his way by boxing and administering some serious power punches that were visibly landing at will. Surprisingly Andrade stayed in the pocket a lot longer than expected but definitely got the better of Liam as the rounds were piling up.

Liam definitely stepped-up big time tonight and tried to go toe to toe with the Champ by roughing him up but Andrade proved to be too allusive at times and made it extremely hard for Liam to land anything significant to slow Andrade down.

Liam made the Champ work tonight but after 12 rounds of action all three Judges saw it 118-109, 118-109 and 116-111 all in favor of Demetrius Andrade. Hands Down!

With this win Andrade successfully defended his WBO Middleweight Title for the fourth time. There are levels to this boxing sh*t and Andrade clearly showed tonight that he still got plenty of levels to go when tested as the competition improves.

Congratulations Demetrius on another great win. Hopefully a Unification bout is on the horizon.

Blaze