What's happened in professional boxing over the past week? What are the great battles going on? What events are worth watching this week?
Drama:
Evelyn Bemudez vs Adiza Perez
On January 7, 2022, Beijing time, the IBF women's second-flyweight boxing championship came to an end, and the defending champion Bemudez, who finally sat at home in Argentina, easily won the confrontation with the unknown Panamanian challenger Perez. Before the game, the outside world thought that there was not much suspense in this contest, Perez's record and state were there, she did not appear on stage for two years, she was in a passive position at the beginning, when the competition was carried out to the 3rd round, Bermudez continued to punch and attack, hitting Perez without the ability to fight back, the referee saw the termination of the game, Bermudez defended the title of boxing king for the 4th time, the record was rewritten to 15 wins and 1 draw, 5 KO opponents, Perez record dropped to 14 wins, 14 losses and 1 draw, 6 KO opponents.
Boxing Dynamics:
The IBF Heavyweight Champions Challenge Qualifiers are deadlocked. Initially, as "King Kong" Luis Ortiz defeated No. 2 challenger Charles Martin, the IBF asked Otiz to compete with No. 3 boxer Philip Helgović for mandatory challenge qualification. However, Otiz refused to play on the grounds that he had injured his hand. Subsequently, the IBF asked The No. 4 boxer Joseph Parker to play against Helgović, but Parker also refused.
It's unclear who the IBF will play against Helgovic? Probably Tony Joca, who is ranked No. 6. In addition, Zhang Zhilei, the 13th-ranked Chinese star, hopes to compete with Helgović. Helgović called for the IBF to directly award Helgović the title of legal challenger if there is no suitable opponent for a long time.
The first 5 levels of boxing champion Floyd Mayweather's comeback on February 20 has surfaced, according to Mayweather's hint, the other side may be the uae's famous "local tycoon", "rich second generation" Rashid Berassa, when the two sides will have an exhibition match, and the location of the battle is very eye-catching, that is, the top floor of the famous Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, where Mayweather hopes to compete with Bera sal on the helicopter tarmac.
Mayweather said: "I've talked to my advisor about Bellasa and we really don't know. Berasa is from Dubai, it would be great, there will be a very special crowd here, not many people, if you have the opportunity to come here, you must know that it will be very special. ”
Former world heavyweight boxing champion "Little Fat" Andy Ruiz, has now begun to resume training, informed sources revealed that Ruiz hopes to be able to challenge WBC champion Tyson Fury in March this year, Fury originally planned to play with the legal challenger Delian White, but unfortunately due to the difference in remuneration delayed reaching an agreement, Fury's co-promoter Bob Arum made it clear that if White is out, Ruiz will be one of the potential targets, probably based on this, Ruiz invested in training, he began to prepare for the battle with Furi, Hopefully, such a valuable opportunity will be available.
Former IBF heavyweight Champion Charles Martin was not discouraged by the destruction of "King Kong" Otiz earlier this month, and according to his agent Mike Boro, Martin will next have a trip with his family to relax and unwind, and then return to training, initially scheduled to play again in March or April.
After a bitter journey from heaven to hell, former undisputed 135-pound lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez said he would make a breakthrough in 2022. Lopez tweeted: "In 2022, I will be the undisputed champion again, at 140 pounds super lightweight! Lopez is already planning to play the 140 pounds, and if he wants to fulfill that wish, it's up to the undisputed overlord of the 140 pounds, Josh Taylor, to give him a chance?
This week's preview:
Beijing time, January 16, 2022: WBO light heavyweight boxing championship - Joe Smith Jr. vs Steve Gefrad
The campaign was the only World Championship this week and the first defending title for 175-pound WBO champion Smith. Smith's defense of the title can be described as a twist and turn, as early as last October, the battle with briton Callum Johnson was finalized, but the game was postponed due to Smith's infection with the new crown. The original contest was staged this week, but this time Johnson was infected with the new crown, so the organizers could only find Gefrad to save the field.
Gefrad, who came on as a temporary substitute, has a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 12 KO opponents, and is now only 107 in the world comprehensive ranking, while the four major boxing organizations have not squeezed into the top 15, which is considered impossible to create miracles. Geoffrad's previous matches were of mediocre quality, except for a 12-round match, the rest were all 6 rounds, 8 rounds, and even 10 rounds were not played, and the outside world predicted that if there was no accident, Smith would easily win.