On The Watch “It’s All About Errol Spence Jr. vs Tim Tszyu”

Middleweight Showdown

In last night’s TGB Promotions/No Limit Boxing Main Event we witnessed the return of former welterweight Champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. (28-2, 22 Kos) grace the inside of that squared circle after a three-year layoff to challenge Tim “Phoenix” Tszyu (29-3, 18 Kos) at Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Errol came out the gate aggressive trying to impose himself on Tim but quickly found out within the first 4 rounds that the Middleweight Division and Tim aren’t as sweet as he thought.  Tim stayed patient in the opening rounds standing his ground while applying pressure that Errol surprisingly couldn’t negate.

As the rounds progressed, it became clear that Errol’s balance and power were a non-factor and he looked out of place trying to fight on his back foot attempting to deter Tim from having his way with him.

Tim was outworking Errol while walking him down round by round. Tim stayed consistent with his pressure and put a good beating on Errol who simply looked defeated and on survival mode throughout the remainder of the bout.

Tim’s size and power were key factors last night and after 12 rounds of one-sided action, the Judges at hand scored it 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111, unanimously for Tim Tszyu.

This was a great win for Tim but a very tough loss for Errol who eventually announced his retirement from boxing after the decision was announced.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika”

IBF Cruiserweight Challenge

This Morning’s Matchroom/DAZN Main Event between IBF/Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia (27-0, 21 Kos) and late replacement challenger David Nyika (10-1, 9 Kos) was a perfect example of why there are levels to this boxing sh*t. Real Talk!

Nyika, who is a very big Cruiserweight standing at 6 foot 6, definitely looked the part and tried to walk the talk, was met with the very best at the Cruiserweight Division in Opetaia, who was defending his handwear at a homecoming bout at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.

With all the pressure to resting on his back, Opetaia wasted no time and asserted himself from the first bell. He delivered on the night by applying nonstop pressure and breaking down the towering Nyika who brought his “A” game but not the right “game plan” to deter Opetaia from having his way with him.

Both combatants banged on one another from close range making this bout quite entertaining but the beneficiary of this type of action favored Opetaia, who had himself a spectacular but short night of action when he dropped Nyika with a barrage of heavy shots from head to body for a standing 8 count. Nyika was looking shaky on his legs – vulnerable and prime for the taking to which Opetaia obliged with a vicious uppercut and a one two combination that flattened Nyika lifeless in the fourth round ending the bout in a dramatic fashion.

With this striking performance, Opetaia retained his IBF/Ring Magazine Cruiserweight Championship Titles and proceeded to call out Unified WBA/WBO Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto Ramirez (47-1, 30 Kos) for a unification bout. Will this call out be answered? Nevertheless, this challenge needs to happen ASAP!

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On The Watch “It’s All about Vasiliy Lomachenko vs George Kambosos Jr.”

Vacant IBF Lightweight Challenge

Last night’s Top Rank/ESPN + Main Event was a personal one for former three-division World Champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (18-3, 10 Kos) who turned back the clock and gave us fans a flawless and dominant performance over the IBO Lightweight Champion, former self-proclaimed “Emperor” George Kambosos Jr. (21-3, 10 Kos) at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

There are levels to this boxing sh*t and last night Lomachenko made sure his “A” game was on point by the way he took Kambosos to school right from the jump. Kambosos got caught sleeping in the “Matrix” with no way out, no answers, no proper “game plan” to deter the season veteran from having his way with him inside that squared circle. Real Talk!

The only thing Kambosos had going for him was his home court advantage which resulted to nothing since the fans in attendance were dazzled and impressed by the way Lomachenko was completely breaking down and outclassing Kambosos round by round.

Lomachenko showed us speed, amazing footwork, precision punching with power clearly troubling Kambosos who could not find any answers to prevent this onslaught of punches coming his way.

The inevitable was moments away and by the 11th round a swift but heavy body shot forced Kambosos to take a knee to regroup but he rose back up only to be sat down with another body shot prompting the referee to stop the bout as Kambosos’ corner instantly threw in the towel at 2:49 mark of the round.

With this dominant performance, Lomachenko picks up the vacant IBF Lightweight Title and Kambosos’ IBO Title positioning himself for a possible unification bout in the near future.

Well done, Champ.

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