On The Watch “It’s All About 2026 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS”

2026 NBA Western Conference Finals

The NBA’s version of the Final 4 is set to start this Monday night May 18, 2026, and as anticipated, the two power houses from the Western Conference the No. 1 Seeded Oklahoma City Thunder and the No. 2 Seeded San Antonio Spurs are set to do battle for the rite of passage to represent the WEST at the NBA Finals.

The Defending Champions Oklahoma City Thunder, led by two-time reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, are coming from two back-to-back sweeps, and are well-rested and locked and loaded to derail the San Antonio Spurs, who are fresh off a Game 6 series but still carrying the momentum and the mindset to knock off the “Thunder” from continuing on their Championship run.

The Spurs are coming into this series with the utmost confidence. Their squad is competitive and intact with a cheat code in Victor Wembanyama who can dominate and disrupt both ends of the floor at any given time. That being said, I expect OKC and SGA to continue to raise the bar and crush their competitors by any means necessary.

This will be a very intriguing series where the Defending Champs will be heavily tested by an equally balanced squad ready for that action come Game Time. Tune in Monday night May 18, 2026, and witness the Western Conference shoutout under them blazing lights.

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On The Watch “It’s All About 2026 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS”

2026 NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Not too many pundits predicted this outcome for the Eastern Conference Finals but here we are with the No. 3 Seeded New York Knicks, fresh off of a sweep of the 76ers and well-rested, patiently waiting for their next mark in No. 4 Seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, fresh off a game 7 win over the No. 1 Seeded Detroit Pistons to earn their spot. I tip my “B” hat to the Cleveland squad for the way they grinded to beat the Pistons at their own game. Them Boys were pushed, tested and they delivered with a statement game when their backs were to the wall.

The Knicks have been playing on a different level in this year’s Playoff series. Them Boys are locked in with their offensive/defensive approach clicking at the right time as a strong and powerful unit. With Cleveland not being able to rest properly before game one, look for the Knicks to come out running and gunning early to break the high that the Cavaliers are riding in with. If the Cavaliers can limit their turnovers and continue to ride their momentum, they to have a balanced squad to have a legitimate shootout of their own in this series. Destiny is knocking on both of team’s doors but only one can answer. Who will emerge victorious in the Eastern Conference Finals and earn the right of passage to the NBA Finals? Tune in for Game 1 this Tuesday night, May 19, 2026.

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

WBO Heavyweight Challenge

Tonight’s Queensberry Promotions/DAZN highly anticipated Main Event Heavyweight showdown between undefeated WBO Heavyweight Champion Fabio Wardley (20-1-1, 19 Kos) and former IBF Heavyweight Champion Daniel Dubois (23-3- 22 Kos) did not disappoint with the performance that these warriors brought to the stage inside that squared circle.

From the first bell Wardley wasted absolutely no time in asserting himself and his power by dropping Dubois to a standing 8 count right from the jump and continued his destructive approach well into the third round by once again dropping Dubois to a standing 8 count where Dubois was looking shaky but not yet defeated.

Confidence was building on Wardley’s side but Dubois was also building confidence and never wavered under duress and asserted himself quite well, rebuilding his own momentum by fighting under control and the leadership of his cornerman.

Surprisingly, both combatants continued to fight toe-to-toe landing heavy damaging shots on one another round by round and creating a frenzy inside the building not knowing when it could all be over by the way these two warriors were going at it inside that squared circle.

This was a battle of attrition where your condition and resistance were being tested at all times. Although Dubois was the combatant who tasted the floor twice inside that squared circle, it was   Wardley who actually looked depleted and tired as the rounds progressed.

Dubois looked fresher in the later rounds hammering powerful heavy shots after heavy shots gaining some serious traction with his pressure round by round. Wardley showed us a sturdy chin and an even stronger will to survive as the rounds were clearly slipping away from him.

With Wardley’s nose damaged and one eye swollen shut, the inevitable was forthcoming as Dubois was breaking Wardley down with every punch landed. By the eleventh round, the one-sided punishment continued to the point that the referee had seen enough and stepped in to halt the bout to save Wardley from any further injury.

This was by far one of the best Heavyweight shootouts on British soil. Both warriors earned each other’s respect but there could only be one clear winner on the night and that is the new WBO Heavyweight Champion Daniel Dubois.

Congratulations Daniel on becoming a two-time Heavyweight Champion of the World.

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On The Watch “It’s All About David Morrell vs Zak Chelli”

Light Heavyweight Showdown

In tonight’s Light Heavyweight shootout at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, David Morrell (12-2, 9 Kos) got himself a stay busy fight with late replacement opponent Zak Chelli (17-3-1, 9 Kos) but unfortunately found out the hard way that playing with your food for too long can be detrimental to your health inside that squared circle. Real Talk! 

Morrell, the superior combatant, came out the gate aggressively and in control dictating the action from every corner but Chelli surprisingly never wavered and continued to press the action despite appearing to be trailing on the card. Chelli showed resilience and durability while fighting his way back into the bout.

In my personal opinion, Morrell looked too comfortable coasting through the rounds looking dominant but not pressing the action enough to close the show like everyone expected him to do. In doing so, confidence was building up on Chelli’s side where he believed in himself and continued to assert himself by pressing the action and crowding Morrell with his own offensive barrages showing effect in the later rounds.

Chelli started to put his punches together and landing some damaging shots proving slowly wearing Morrell down as his punch output and defensive stance were looking shaky and finally managing to hurt Morrell in the ninth round.

With damage being done in the ninth round, Chelli went in for the kill in the tenth round and proceeded to land a barrage of clean unanswered heavy shots forcing the referee to halt the bout at the 2:24 mark of the round.

This is a devastating loss for Morrell who was attempting to regain traction in the Light Heavyweight Division but it was a very good victory for Chelli who may have dramatically changed his situation financially and his standing in the Light Heavyweight Division regarding future opportunities.

Well done, Zak, you’ve earned this one the hard way.

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ON The Watch “It’s All About The NBA PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS”

The NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals 2026

The No. 1 Seed Detroit Pistons just completed a tougher than expected first round by going to a Game 7 with the No. 8 Seed Orlando Magic. Them Boys pushed the Pistons and made the series tight but having homecourt in Game 7 definitely uplifted the Pistons to victory. Fresh off a Game 7 as well are No. 4 Seed Cleveland Cavaliers who just took out our Canadian team the No. 5 Seed Toronto Raptors with the homecourt advantage to help carry them over the hump to victory. It will be interesting to see which team will be riding the momentum of their victory, considering they will be doing battle this Tuesday night May 5,2026.

The No. 3 Seed New York Knicks are coming of a good first round series against the No. 6 Seed Atlanta Hawks who they beat in six games but awaiting them are the No. 7 Seed Philadelphia 76ers fresh of a Game 7 against the No 2 Seed Boston Celtics. Not too many pundits expected the 76ers to beat the Celtics but here they are moving on to the second round. Them two teams have history in these Playoffs games so I expect a tough series to go down so tune in this Monday night May 4, 2026, for round two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

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ON The Watch “It’s All About The NBA PLAYOFFS WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS”

The NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals 2026

The No. 1 Seed Defending Champions Oklahoma City Thunder had themselves a quick four-game sweep of the Phoenix Sun in the first round of action and are now gearing up to shoot down the No. 4 Seed Los Angeles Lakers who have been pushing the envelope with LeBron and their depleted squad. That being said, the Lakers are not to be taken lightly. The Thunder will have to stick to the script and stay focused on the task at hand. The road to the NBA Finals is the only destination.

The No. 2 Seed San Antonio Spurs had themselves a warm up in the first round by dispatching the Portland Trail Blazers in 5 and are now looking to do the same to the No. 6 Seed Minnesota Timberwolves who are possibly coming in shorthanded without their main man Anthony Edwards but I do anticipate the Wolves to at least stay competitive for as long as the series continues.

Tune in this Monday night May 4, 2026, for Game one of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Gilberto Ramirez vs David Benavidez”

WBA/WBO Cruiserweight Showdown

Last night’s PBC/PPV Prime Video Main Event surpassed my expectations when WBA/WBO Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (48-2, 30 Kos) took on WBC Light Heavyweight Champion David “The Mexican Monster “Benavidez (32-0, 26 Kos) and completely got dominated by the younger man who was moving up in weight to do battle at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

I anticipated these two warriors who are very familiar with one another after sparing over 100 rounds or so in the past to give us a mind-blowing boxing match but what transpired was the complete opposite.

 Ramirez came out the gate with a “game plan” in mind and proceeded to execute it as instructed in the first few rounds but soon found out that once Benavidez started to let his hands go that this “Mexican Monster” was the real deal under them bright lights.

Ramirez quickly threw the original “game plan” out the ring as Benavidez started to pick up the pace and forced Ramirez into a shootout. As I’ve mentioned in the past going toe-to-toe with “The Mexican Monster” while not being properly prepared is a death trap which Ramirez fell right into. Not being able to match Benavidez punch for punch is detrimental to your health.  

The hand speed in which Benavidez comes at you with has a tendency of breaking most combatants down and it did just that in the final seconds of the fourth round when Benavidez unleashed a barrage of unanswered punches to the head of Ramirez, dropping him to a standing 8 count.

Ramirez either refused or ignored his cornerman’s instructions but the inevitable was near. Ramirez wrongfully continued to stand toe-to-toe and attempted to bang with Benavidez but was visibly breaking down, unable to stand his ground as Benavidez’s speed and clip rate was too much to contend with and eventually succumbed to a deadly three-piece punch combination that closed the show in the sixth round prompting the referee to halt the bout.

To simply put it, Ramirez was outgunned on every level. It was a very impressive and dominate performance by “The Mexican Monster” who now enters History as the first combatant to win Titles at Super Middleweight, Light Heavyweight and now Cruiserweight.

With Benavidez now holding the WBA/WBO Cruiserweight Titles and the WBC Light Heavyweight Title, his options are quite interesting. I can’t wait to see which avenue he decides to tackle next.

Until then, congratulations David.

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On The Watch “It’s All About Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani”

Undisputed Junior Featherweight Showdown

Undisputed IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine Junior Featherweight Champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue (33-0, 27 Kos) continued his dominant performance in the Junior Featherweight Division when he took on another heavy fisted challenger coming up in weight in undefeated former IBF/WBC Bantamweight Champion Junto “Big Bang” Nakatani (32-1, 24 Kos) this morning at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan before 55,000 fans in attendance.

In the first few rounds, Nakatani uncharacteristically fought with extreme caution by not letting his lethal hands go unlike Inoue who pressed the action by being the aggressor and letting his hands go, keeping the rounds interesting. That being said, Nakatani eventually started to let his hands go in stretches but still with much caution to match up with Inoue who kept a steady pace with accurate punch output.

As expected, both combatants were strategic in their approach but to me it was Inoue who looked more like the risk taker inside that squared circle. The action picked up as the rounds progressed when both warriors looked to do some damage to one another whenever the opportunity presented itself. As much as Inoue’s speed was a problem so was Nakatani’s jab whenever it landed but the real difference, was Inoue’s power punches which were visibly more effective then Nakatani’s.

Nevertheless, this was a highly executed bout where both combatants had their moments which made it that much more interesting. After 12 full rounds of action the Judges at hand scored it 116-112, 116-112 and 115-113 unanimously for Naoya Inoue.

This was a challenging bout for Inoue where he had to adjust on the fly as his opponent was quite skilled and evasive in his own way. Inoue still found a way to prevail and retain his Undisputed IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO/Ring Magazine Junior Featherweight Championship crown.

Well done, Naoya. Who’s next?

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On The Watch “It’s All About Alycia Baumgardner vs Bo Mi Re Shin”

Unified Super Featherweight Challenge

Last night’s MVP/ESPN Main Event between Unified IBF/WBA/WBO/Ring Magazine Super Featherweight Champion Alycia Baumgardner (18-1, 7 Kos) and tough and durable challenger Bo Mi Re Shin (19-4-3, 10 Kos) put up a hell of a shoot-out that had the attention of the fans in attendance at Madison Square Garden Theater, in New York City.

Alycia walked into this bout with the upmost confidence as expected but was met with a very willing combatant that brought the “HEAT” straight from round one. Bo Mi Re walked it like she talked it and went toe-to-toe with the champ throwing heavy shots but Alycia’s skill set was on full display as she proceeded to box and move and hammer out the more telling punches as the rounds progressed.

Alycia was sharper and more accurate than Bo Mi Re but that did not deter the challenger from keeping a heavy pace round by round. Bo Mi Re showed her durability but looked a little wild at times with her punches but didn’t stop from pressing the action.

Alycia had to regroup at times, but her power punches were definitely playing a big part in this bout. Bo Mi Re showed she’s definitely a tough out for any one of them girls in the division but Alycia’s technical skills were undeniably levels above Bo Mi Re who went of script at times throwing whatever she could to try and slow down the champ as the nonstop pressure zapped some energy from the Champ and prevented her from finishing the rounds strongly.

That being said, after 10 three-minute rounds of action the Judges at hand scored it 98-92, 99-91 and 99-91 unanimously for Alycia Baumgardner.

This was a tougher bout than expected for Alycia, but nevertheless, the Champ retained her Unified Super Featherweight IBF/WBA/WBO/Ring Magazine Titles.

Well done, Alycia.

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