WBC Junior Welterweight Champion Jose Ramirez squared off in a unification match last night against WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice Hooker in what looked to be a 50/50 matchup. Both men engaged in a competitive pretty even matchup until the sixth round came around and Ramirez landed a monstrous left hook that drove a defenseless Hooker back to the ropes where he was being bombarded with multiple unanswered shots. The referee had no choice but to halt the bout as Ramirez went on to win by a sixth round technical knockout. Eric and Beeb recap this fight as well as the rest of the past week's boxing action.
Forty year old boxing icon Manny Pacquiao turned back the clock once again and beat WBA Super World Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman last night in Las Vegas. Pacquiao got off to a fast start and scored a knockdown in the first round but the game Thurman came back a bit in middle rounds and made the fight close. Showing his championship heart and true grit, Pacquiao was able to close the show strong in the championship rounds to secure a close split decision victory by the scores of 115-112 twice and losing on one card 114-113. Eric and Beeb recap this fight as well as the rest of the past week's boxing action.
Right from the opening bell Daniel Dubios seemed to be in control of his fight with fellow British heavyweight prospect Nathan Gorman. Gorman seemed to be held at bay by the long stiff jab of Dubios that was followed up with some massive right hands. Dubios knocked Gorman down in the third round with one of those right hand bombs and finished him in the fifth round with the same punch. Eric and Beeb recap this fight as well as the rest of the past week's boxing action.
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On this special Tuesday edition of Ringside Reporter Show, Canelo Alvarez is being told by DAZN that there are two acceptable opponents for his September fight.
After a slow in week of boxing action Nordine Oubaali clearly provided the stand out performance of the weekend as he had his way with the game challenger Arthur Villanueva and pretty much dominated throughout. Oubbaali knocked down Villanueva in the sixth round and although Villanueva got up he was overwhelmed by Oubaali and the referee had no choice but to stop the fight. Eric, Beeb, and Ringside Robert recap this fight as well as the rest of the past week's boxing action.
WBO Middleweight Champion Demetrius Andrade pitched a shutout over the game top contender Maciej Sulecki last night in Andrade’s backyard in Providence, Rhode Island. Andrade started the fight fast and furious in which he scored a quick knockdown in the first round over Sulecki with a looping left hand. Although Andrade proved he could hurt Sulecki and beat him to the punch at every turn he decided to coast by in many of the rounds to secure a one-sided unanimous decision by the scores of 120-107 on all three judges’ scorecards. Eric, Beeb, and Ringside Robert recap this fight as well as the rest of the past week's boxing action.