The Past Week in Action 10 March 2025: Lauren Price Outpoints Natasha Jonas to Unify IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC Welter Titles
By Eric Armit
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 11 Mar 2025
Highlights:
- On an all-female show Lauren Price outpoints Natasha Jonas to unify the IBF/IBO/WBA and WBC welterweight titles and Caroline Dubois decisions Bo Mi Re Shin in WBC lightweight title defence also Karriss Artingstall wins the British featherweight title and Jasmina Zapotoczna wins the European flyweight title
-Albert Batyrgaziev has to climb off the floor twice to retain the WBA interim super featherweight title against Neri Romero
-In Canada Sara Bailkey retains the WBA light flyweight title and rated Lucas Bahdi decisions Ryan Racaza
-In Long Beach there are wins for Joet Gonzalez and Luis Torres and Jesus Saracho and Luis Lopez fight to a majority draw
- Harlen Eubank remains unbeaten with a stoppage of Tyrone McKenna and Michale Conlan returns with a win.
-Evelin Bermudez outpoints Tenkai Tsunami in defence of her IBF and WBO light flyweight belts
Major Shows
MARCH 7
London, England: Welter: Lauren Price (9-0) W PTS 10 Natasha Jonas (16-3-1). Light: Carolina Dubois (11-0-1) W PTS 10 Bo Me Re Shin (18-3-3). Feather: Karriss Artingstall (7-0) W PTS 10 Raven Chapman (9-2). Fly: Jasmina Zapotoczna (9-1) W PTS 10 Chloe Watson (8-1).
Price vs. Jonas
Price takes wide unanimous decision over Jonas to put the rest of the female fighters on notice that there is a new star on the scene. Price took charge from the first round with her quicker hand speed she used her jabs to get on the front foot and landed some tasty uppercuts. She was putting together some sharp combinations in the second and shook Jonas with a right and clearly swept the first three rounds. Jonas Just could not get a foothold in the fight as Price circled her then darted to ln to land a few punches and get out before Jonas could counter and Price banged home some hard rights in the fourth. Jonas had a better fifth getting through with jabs and forcing Price back but by the end of the round Price was back in control and she boxed beautifully in the sixth and seventh just being too quick for Jonas connecting with shots from different angles and dodging the attacks from Jonas with some excellent defensive work. It was all Price in the eighth. She had set a fast pace but showed no sign of slowing and although Jonas fought hard making the last two rounds close Price was a big winner on scores of 100-90, 98-92 and 98-93. The Welsh southpaw was defending her IBO and WBA titles and she collects the IBF and WBC which were held by Jonas. Now 40, Jonas has had a great career and may now decide she had done enough after being an inspiration to so many young fighters.
Dubois vs. Shin
Dubois takes a split decision over Shin which would have been unanimous except for a very biased scoring from the Korean judge. Dubois used some quick and strong jabbing to control the action at distance and connected with some tasty body punches in each round. She was comfortable on the back foot firing accurate counters as the Koran came forward. In a surprising show of naivety in the third round the Korean dropped her guard and turned to the referee to complain about a punch to the back of her head and Dubois took the chance to connect with a right and a left. A left sent Shin stumbling in the fourth and Dubois exhibited some excellent foot work to dodge Shin’s attacks. The Korean tended to leave herself open when diving in and Dubois made her pay with hurtful counters and a beautifully delivered straight left stopped Shin in her tracks in the seventh. That round saw the beginning of Dubois tiring and she did more clinching in the round. The ninth saw Dubois on the defensive and under plenty of pressure. Her jab had gone and Shin landed a big right, her best punch of the fight. Shin attacked hard in the tenth with Dubois getting dragged into a brawl but the late flourish from Shin was nowhere near enough to offset the early dominance of Dubois. Scores 98-92 and 98-93 for Dubois with the Korean judge scoring it 95-95. Dubois seems to improve with every fight but she paced this fight badly so needs to work on that . Shin had won 9 of her last 10 fights with the loss coming on a split decision against Delfine Persoon for the WBC Silver belt in 2023.
Artingstall vs. Chapman
An assured performance as Artingstall boxes her way to a convincing victory over Chapman. After a round to settle Artingstall used her hand speed and longer reach to keep snapping jabs through Chapman’s guard and when Chapman did get past the guard she was meeting Chapman with solid counters. One of those dropped the swarming Chapman in the second. Chapman beat the count, regrouped and continued to take the fight to Artingstall making her work hard. When she could get inside Chapman landed some useful uppercuts but the powerful straight lefts driven home by Artingstall were decisive as she boxed her way to victory. The Olympic bronze medallist won on scores of 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93 to become the first female British featherweight champion. Champman had lost on points against Skye Nicolson in a challenge for the WBC title in October now Artingstall will be looking to get a shot at the WBC title.
Zapotoczna vs. Watson
With neither fighter having scored an inside the distance win this was always favoured to go the distance. Watson looked on the way to victory as she made a strong start. She was finding plenty of gaps in Zapotoczna’s guard and applying plenty of pressure. Zapotoczna gradually worked her way into the fight and outscored Watson over the second half before Watson piled on the punches in the tenth and looked to have just done enough to win but two judges scored it 96-95 for Zapotoczna and the other official had it 97-93 for Watson. UK-based Pole Zapotoczna wins the European title. Watson was defending the title for the first time.
Brighton, England: Welter: Harlem Eubank (21-0) W TKO 10 Tyrone McKenna (24-6-1). Super Feather: Michael Conlan (19-3) W PTS 8 Asad Asif Khan (19-6-1,1ND).
Eubank McKenna
Eubank floors and stops McKenna. A slow start saw little action over the first two rounds. With McKenna 5” taller and with a longer reach it was clear that Eubank had to take the fight inside and hustle McKenna. Eubank showed he could do that in the third as he forced McKenna to brawl rather and box. McKenna was down twice but in both cases was wrestled to the floor so no count. Both landed well at the start of the fourth with Eubank’s punches already causing bruising under the right eye of McKenna. Eubank had a great fifth dominating the exchanges and flooring McKenna with a right. McKenna beat the count but was shaken by another right before the end of the round. McKenna was scoring with some useful counters in the sixth but Eubank was strong enough to shrug them off and was getting the better of the exchanges. Eubank broke through again in the seventh dropping McKenna with a right but McKenna got up and foiled Eubank’s attempts to capitalise on the knockdown. Eubank continued to breakdown McKenna over the eighth and ninth and scored another knockdown in the tenth. Once more McKenna made it to his feet but the follow-up attack from Eubank saw the referee coming in to save a courageous McKenna. Eubank wins the vacant IBF Inter-Continental title with his ninth win by KO/TKO. He threw out a challenge to Conor Benn although Benn faces Eubank’s cousin Chris Jr next month. This was only the second fight in almost 15 months for Eubank. He was unrated before this fight so needs to be more active and face better opposition to break into the ratings. It is probably the end of the line for 35-year-old McKenna who has won only three of his last eight fights but he has shown he can bounce back before so who knows?
Conlan vs. Khan
Conlan returns to action with a hard earned points win over Indian Khan. It took Conlan a couple of rounds to really get rolling. He applied plenty of pressure forging forward constantly switching guard and banging to the body. Khan stood up to the pressure well. He was forced to fight much of the time on the back foot and countered effectively. He lacked the power or experience to threaten Conlan but was never in any trouble. These were eight useful rounds for Conlan the pace was challenging and he warmed to the task from round to round with his trademark body shots in evidence. Despite that at times he looked a little shop-worn and could use at least one more fight before tackling a rated fighter. There was an announcement of a fight against European champion Cristobal Lorente in May but Lorent is already contractually tied into a defence for the Italian OPI Group against Nathan Collins at a date to be advised by OPI so not sure what will happen there. Khan has had to travel to get good fights and hopefully the exposure in the fight against Conlan might help him stay active
Moscow, Russia: Super Feather: Albert Batyrgaziev (12-0) W PTS 12 Neri Cruz (18-1).
Batyrgaziev vs. Romero
Batyrgaziev retains the WBA interim title but flirts with disaster before winning the unanimous decision.
It was clear from the start that Batyrgaziev was quicker and had better skills. He was finding gaps for his right jabs and scoring with lefts to the body. Romero was constantly coming forward but having problems getting past Batyrgaziev’s light jabs and by the second Batyrgaziev was putting together some useful combinations. Everything was going to plan but the roof almost fell in during the third. Romero was walking through Batyrgaziev’s jab and early in the round he landed a left hook to the head that sent Batyrgaziev stumbling sidewards and he put a glove on the canvas to stay up. That resulted in a count but Batyrgaziev did not seem badly shaken. Romero was piling forward firing punches and a right to the head staggered Batyrgaziev. Romero followed him to the ropes throwing punches and Batyrgaziev stumbled back and down. Because Batyrgaziev was going back Romero’s punches lost some of their power and Batyrgaziev was up immediately. The round was only half over and a third knockdown would lead to an automatic stoppage. Batyrgaziev was rocked a few times but was firing back until a right sent him stumbling across the ring and he just managed to avoid disaster and stayed upright . Romero was throwing wild shots and Batyrgaziev fought back hard to make it to the bell. Batyrgaziev immediately took the fight to Romero in the fourth but was deducted a point after throwing Romero to the canvas. Batyrgaziev stood and traded punches with Romero and his hand speed and accuracy had Romero stumbling and he went down. The referee decided it was a push so no count but Batyrgaziev landed a pair of head punches and Romero dropped to one knee. He was up quickly and saw out the round. Batyrgaziev went back to his boxing and swept the sixth and seventh but Romero was not finished and he forced the fight hard over the eighth and ninth to make the fight close but Batyrgaziev outscored a tiring Romero over the closing rounds. Scores 116-108, 115-109 and 114-110. This fight put some question marks over Batyrgaziev as a title contender. He has useful wins over Ricardo Nunez, Jezzrel Corrales and Jojo Carroll but he had real problems against 36-year-old Romero who was not a noted puncher and who Box Rec rated No 83. Almost all of his punches are thrown straight with hooks and uppercuts a rarity. He is now waiting to see what happens with WBA champion Lamont Roach after the controversy over Roach’s draw with Gervonta Davis. Romero might get a few more high profile fights on the back of this performance where he was so close to lifting the interim title.
MARCH 8
Long Beach, CA, USA: Feather: Joet Gonzalez (27-4) W PTS 10 Arnold Khegai (22-2-1). Light: Luis Torres (21-1) W RTD 3 Nicholas Walters (29-2-1). Welter: Jesus Saracho (14-2-2) DREW 10 Luis Lopez (16-2-3).
Gonzalez vs. Khegai
Gonzalez takes split decision over Khegai. The first two rounds went to Khegai as he was quicker with his jab than Gonzales darting inside and landing some quick combinations and good body punches, Gonzalez just had the edge in the third. He was snapping out his jabs and taking the advantage of Khegai ‘s low guard to land quick rights and anticipating and moving away from Khegai’s attacks. The fourth saw Khegai slipping inside and landing hooks to the body but he was given a warning for holding. Gonzalez was having problems with the constant movement and speed of Khegai ‘s but Khegai was holding inside to stop Gonzalez working and was given another warning. It looked as though Khegai had won three of the four rounds but Gonzalez was now doing a better job of closing him down. The fifth round was pivotal. Before the action started Khegai was again told to stop holding. Gonzalez was putting more pressure on Khegai and dodging Khegai’s attacks. Khegai had slowed and Gonzalez was picking him off with jabs and straight rights. He hurt Khegai with a left to the body and as Khegai jumped in and clinched the referee stopped the action and deducted a point for Khegai’s holding. Gonzalez had won the round and with the deduction it was essentially a 10-8 round for Gonzalez. Some of the fire had gone out of Khegai and despite suffering a cut over his right eye from a punch Gonzalez did enough to win the sixth. Khegai’s work was becoming ragged under the pressure and the accurate punching from Gonzalez. Khegai was relying on short bursts of hooks whereas Gonzalez was blocking Khegai’s hooks and firing accurate jabs and straight rights. Gonzalez continued to dominate the action as Khegai ran out of ideas. Khegai was having a decent ninth until hurt by a body punch that allowed Gonzalez to boss the rest of the round and sweep the tenth. Scores 97-92 and 96-93 for Gonzalez and 95-94 for Khegai.
Gonzalez has lost in title shots against Shakur Stevenson Emanuel Navarette and Luis Alberto Lopez. The Lopez fight was in September 2023 was Gonzalez last fight before this one and that inactivity has seen Gonzalez drop out of the ratings so he has a loot of work to do to get a fourth title shot. Ukrainian Khegai’s other loss was against Stephen Fulton in 2020 but a run of six wins had seen him creep into a low slot in the ratings .Torres vs. Walters
Torres beat Walters on a retirement. They were both airing their jabs in the first trying to get on the front foot. Southpaw Torres bobbed and weaved his way inside forcing Walters to the ropes and although Waters fired back Torres landed the better punches. Torres came out with all guns blazing in the second scoring with hooks from both hands and Walters could not keep him out as Torres was ripping home body shots. Walters was finding gaps for counters and forced Torres back at the end of the round. Torres piled forward throwing punches in the third and the ferocity of his attack was almost overwhelming Walters. A right to the head had Walters turning away and standing in a corner looking out into the crowd. No stop had been called and Torres banged home another punch with Walters dropping to one knee. The fight should have been over when Walters walked away but instead the referee gave Walters a count. Walters continued to stand with his back to the ring but after the eight count the referee asked Walters if her was alright then turned him around and let the fight continue but the bell went before Torres could do any more damage. Waiters did not come out for the fourth round. Torres, 23, was surprisingly beaten inside the distance by Argentinian Claude Daneff in 2023 but this win should restore some of his standing. Former WBA champion Walters, 39, was out of the ring for seven years before returning in 2023 and had beaten useful Jose Adorno last year.
Saracho vs. Lopez
Saracho and Lopez fought their way to a majority draw in what was a close, competitive fight. It was a fight that swung one way and then the other. Saracho looked to have edged a tight first round and outworked Lopez in the second. Lopez turned things his way over the third and fourth as he was on the front foot connecting with straight rights against southpaw Saracho. The fifth and sixth saw Saracho battle his was way back into the fight and the seventh was a pretty even round. Lopez looked to have shaken Saracho in the eighth and to have taken the ninth. Realising the fight was very close the last saw both fighters giving everything. Lopez seemed to have just done enough to take the decision but so many rounds were close a draw was a good result. Scores 95-95 twice and 96-94 for Lopez. He is now 3-0-2 in his last 5 outings . Saracho was coming off a good result as he outpointed Argentinian 19-2 Alberto Palmetta in July.
MARCH 6
Indio, CA, USA: Bantam: Manuel Flores (20-1) W TKO 4 Jorge Leyva (18-4).
Floes vs. Leyva
Flores demolishes fellow-southpaw Leyva in four rounds. Leyva was down in the first ten seconds of the fight the referee decided it was a push so no count but Flores then dominated the round with his jab. In the second Leyva had no answer to the strong, accurate jabbing of Flores and was rocked by a couple of combination. Flores continued to connect heavily in the third with Leyva soaking up some serious punishment and he was forced to drop to one knee late in the round. Leyva saw out the remaining seconds but in the fourth a jarring jab followed by a left to the body sent Leyva down and after starting the count the referee just waived the fight over. Impressive jabbing and power from Flores as he gets his sixteenth inside the distance win. Leyva was 8-1 in his last 9 fights going in to this one.
MARCH 7
Toronto, Canada: Light: Lucas Bahdi (19-0) W PTS 10 Ryan Racaza (15-1). Light Fly: Sara Bailey (6-0) W PTS 10 Cristina Navarro (6-3). Super Light: Mark Smither (14-1) W PTS 8 Jamer Cuesta (10-1).
Bahdi vs. Racaza
Bahdi floors and outpoints Filipino Racaza. It was a win but not an impressive one for rated Bahdi. The Canadian pressed the fight behind his longer reach and solid jabbing but found Racaza an elusive target and the activity level was low. A left hook to the head sent Racaza off balance and down in the seventh but other than that neither fighter was in any real trouble and although the pace picked up over the last two rounds it was a flat performance from Bahdi who won on scores of 99-90, 97-92 and 96-93. Bahdi is No 7 with the WBA and 8 with the IBF so protects his rating but will need to face better opposition to improve his position. Racaza had won his last 5 fights by KO/TKO but this was his first fight for 14 months.
Bailey vs. Navarro
Bailey retains the WBA title with emphatic victory over Navarro. After a slow start with Bailey just getting the better of the first three round she began to step-up her pace and score with eye-catching shots to head and body. Navarro just could not make any impact against Bailey’s power and better skills and despite a spirited finish in an exciting tenth Baily already had the fight won. All three judges scored it 99-91 for Bailey
Second successful defence for Bailey who had beaten experienced Anabel Ortiz in a defence in December. Spaniard Navarro was going ten round for the first time.
Smither vs. Cuesta
Canadian super light champion Smither outpoints Californian Cuesta. Smither was busier and more accurate with his jabs and a good winner. Scores 78-74 twice and 79-73 for Smither. He gets his second victory after losing his unbeaten record against England’s Billy Allington for the IBO International belt in March last year. Cuesta was moving up to eight rounds for the first time.
Skanderborg, Denmark: Cruiser: Ditlev Rossing (18-1) W PTS 8 Krzysztof Stawiarski (3-10).
Rossing gets his third consecutive win as he outpoints Pole Stawiarski. The Dane worked hard to outbox Stawiarski over the first few rounds but despite his poor record Stawiarski was competitive and rocked Rossing in the fourth and fifth. Rossing shook those off and dominated the remaining rounds scoring heavily and looking to take the decision out of the hands of the judges. He was a good winner with all three judges coming up with the same score of 80-72. Roissing slowly rebuilding after an upset fourth round stoppage defeat against 7-2 Viktor Trush in 2023. Only one win in his last eleven fights for Stawiarski.
Livorno, Italy: Light Heavy: Aleksander Ramo (16-0) W PTS 10 Federico Gassani (16-3-1).
Ramo, 33, beats home town fighter Gassani, 41, on a split decision to win the interim Italian title in an entertaining clash. Ramo outworked Gassani over the first four rounds but Gassani took the fifth and Ramo was cut over his left eye in the sixth. Ramo had the upper hand in the seventh and eighth with Gassani forced to fight with his back against the ropes. Ramo was ahead on the cards but with his left eye almost closed Gassani reduced the arrears with a good ninth. Despite a great effort in the tenth Ramo did enough to hold on to his lead. Scores 96-94 twice for Ramo and 96-94 for Gassani. Greek-born Albanian Ramo now holds the Interim Italian title. Gassani had lost in a shot at the real title in 2022.
Managua, Nicaragua: Light Flyweight: Gerardo Zapata (15-2-1) W Azael Villar (21-4-4).
Local southpaw Zapata rebounds from the disappointment of losing to Oscar Collazo for the WBO minimum title with a unanimous verdict over Villa . These two had fought to a split draw in Panama in 2023 but this time Zapata was a good winner. It was close early but over the second half of the fight Zapata eased himself in front as Villar faded. All three judges scored it 97-93 for Zapata. He wins the WBO Latino belt but is aiming for another title shot at minimum weight.
Badia Del Valles, Spain: Super Welter: Ismael Flores (16-1-1) W T KO 2 Johan Nova (9-3).
Spanish-based Argentinian Flores gets his eleventh inside the distance victory with stoppage of Venezuelan Nova. Flores dropped Nova twice in the first round and twice more in the second before the referee stopped the fight. Sixth win in a row for Flores. All three of Nova’s losses have come inside the distance.
London, England: Welter: Sean Noakes (10-0) W TKO 8 Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards( 11-2). Light Heavy: Ezra Taylor (10-0) W KO 2 Ryan Maycock (8-6). Super Light: Mitchell Smith (18-1) W PTS 6 Cristian Narvaez (17-85-7,1ND)
Noakes vs. Osbourne-Edwards
This was a fast-paced fight as Noakes constantly marched forward forcing southpaw Osbourne-Edwards on the back foot with Osbourne-Edwards using jabs and left hook counters. Noakes was relentless with his pressure often leading with his right and ducking and diving his way in to work the body with hooks. Osbourne-Edwards just could not match the work rate set by Noakes but although tiring came forward in the seventh trying to force Noakes back. Instead he ran unto some right hand counter that shook him. A series of punches from Noakes in the eighth had Osbourne-Edwards stumbling into a corner and as Noakes unloaded lefts and rights the referee stopped the fight. Noakes was making the second defence of the English title. Midlands Area champion Osbourne-Edwards suffers his second straight defeat.
Taylor vs. Ryan Maycock
Taylor stops late substitute Maycock in the second round. Maycock did well to see out the first round but it was over in the second. Taylor knocked a lunging Maycock back with an uppercut but Maycock kept firing wide shots until a right to the body sent him down and he was counted out. Now 8 wins by KO/TKO for an impressive Taylor. Third loss by KO/TKO for Maycock.
Mitchell vs. Narvaez
Mitchell continued his comeback winning every round against perennial loser Narvaez as shown by the 60-54 on the referee’s card. Mitchell gets his third win since returning to action after five years out of the ring. Narvaez is 0-33-1 in fights in the UK.
MARCH 8
San Lorenzo, Argentina: Light Fly: Evelin Bermudez (21-1-1) W PTS 10 Tenkai Tsunami (32-14-1). Cruiser: Agustin Marini (11-0) W PTS 10 Hugo Quiroz (14-7). Light Fly: Gabriela Alaniz (16-2) W PTS 10 Graciel Cortes (6-9-2).
Bermudez Vs. Tsunami
A strong start helped Bermudez to retrain her IBF and WBO titles with a unanimous decision over experienced Tsunami. The 5’ 5” local fighter used her height and reach to box on the outside early using strong jabbing and accurate counters. Tsunami finally made some progress over the last three rounds but by then Bermudez had the fight won. Scores 99-91 twice and 96-94. Bermudez was making the third defence of her belts. Tsunami, 40, is a former WBA and WBO super flyweight champion.
Marini vs, Quiroz
Southpaw Marini wins the vacant Argentinian title as he outclasses Quiroz. Marini had the upper hand from the first bell to the last. He had Quiroz pinned against the ropes dazed and ready to go in the fifth but Quiroz was saved by the referee applying a standing count. Marini continued to score heavily but Quiroz stayed the distance with Marini winning on scores of 100-87 twice and 98-89. That broke a run of five consecutive inside the distance wins for Marini and snapped a four-bout winning run for Quiroz.
Alaniz vs. Cortes
Alaniz returned with a win as she easily outpointed Mexican Cortes. The power and work rate of Alaniz were just too much for the modestly-skilled Cortes and Alaniz found Cortes wide open to overhand rights which often rocked the visitor but Cortes proved durable and made it through the ten rounds. Scores 100-90 twice and 99-91 for Alaniz. A former WBA/WBC/WBO flyweight champion Alaniz was having her first fight since losing her title in a unifier against IBF champion Gabriel Fundora in November. Cortes in over her head but she has yet to lose by KO/TKO.
Copenhagen, Denmark: Super Middle: Oliver Zaren (16-0) W TKO 4 Samuel Cavret (8-4-1, 1 ND). Cruiser: Hamza Hussein (9-0) W PTS 10 Niklas Rasanen (17-3-1).
Zaren vs. Cavret
Zaren adds another win as he beats Frenchman Cavret in four rounds. Zaren broke Cavret down with some solid punching over the first two rounds and looked close to ending it in the third. Cavret just made it to the bell but was floored by a right in the fourth. He beat the count but a left put him down again and the referee waived the fight off. Zaren, 25, gets his seventh win by KO/TKO. First inside the distance loss for Cavret.
Hussein vs. Rasanen
Southpaw Hussein wins the vacant WBC International Silver title. The Dane’s right jab gave him the edge in some low action early rounds. Finn Rasanen, also a southpaw, increased his work rate over the second half of the fight but Hussein was still doing most of the scoring and he held off a late flourish from Rasanen to emerge a good winner on scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 as he picks up his first title. Rasanen had won three of his last 4 fights.
Ottobrunn, Germany: Armand Cullhaj (26-6-3) W TKO 2 Gregorio Dominguez (20-7).
Albanian Cullhaj steam rollers ancient Venezuelan Dominguez to defeat in two rounds. He was too strong for the little Venezuelan and just walked through Dominguez’s punches. Dominguez made it through the first round but in the second Cullhaj landed a combination of hard shots to the head and Dominguez dropped to his knees. He got up and the referee was about to let the massacre continue but Dominguez’s team threw in the towel. Sixth win in a row for Cullhaj who collects the vacant German International title. Dominguez, 40, weighed 141 lbs for his first pro fight and was 173 lbs for this one.
Korbach, Germany: Mario Jassmann (32-0) W TKO 4 Kim Poulsen (32-8).
Jassmann stops Dane Poulsen in the fourth. Poulsen started well taking the first round but Jassman upped his pace and the second and third were close. In the fourth a left hook to the body from Jassmann had Poulsen stepping back and going down on one knee. He made it to his feet but was unable to continue. Jassmann, 37, has 25 wins by KO/TKO but not a single reasonable level opponent on his record. Poulsen, 38, is way past his best and this is his second consecutive loss by KO/TKO.
Paulsen 38 yo 5’9 ½” Danish 9 wins id 56th losses id L TKO 3 Bacskai WBO European 5/24
Tijuana, Mexico: Middle: Lazaro Lorenzana (17-0) W TKO 4 Hector Zepeda (24-8).
Lorenzana wins the vacant WBC Silver title with a fourth round victory over Zapata. The fight was fairly even going into the fourth. Lorenzana put Zapata down but when Zapata got up he complained that the punch had landed to the back of his head and then walked back to his corner and the referee declared Lorenzana the winner. Twelve wins by KO/TKO for Lorenzana and a world rating.
Merida, Mexico: Super Bantam: Sebastian Hernandez (19-0) W KO 5 Kevin Munoz (18-4).Super Feather: Jonathan Fierro (18-1) W DISQ 6 Alexis Torres (13-10-1). Super Bantam: Jesus Arechiga (23-2) W PTS 10 Erik Robles (16-3) .
Hernandez vs. Munoz
Hernandez batters a brave Munoz to defeat. Muniz used some good foot work and accurate jabbing to score in the first and had done enough to win the round although caught by a wicked right before the bell. Hernandez power saw him dominating the second and third but with Munoz battling all the way. Hernandez dealt out serious punishment to Munoz in the fourth but Munoz refused to take a step back. He kept firing counters but was being hammered by vicious punches to the bell. The bell sounded to start the fifth but Munoz did not leave his stool and the referee counted him out ( I would have thought it would be a retirement loss) . Hernandez has now scored 17 consecutive wins by KO/TKO. Argentinian Munoz suffers his second inside the distance loss.
Fierro vs. Torres
Fierro beats Argentinian on a disqualification in the sixth round. Fierro dominated this all-southpaw clash with his longer reach, quicker hands and more power. Fierro had pocketed the first three rounds. Things then turned ugly in the fourth. When in a clinch both boxer landed deliberate punches to the back of the head and tempers were lost. Torres landed a very low punch and the referee deducted a point. The rough stuff continued in the fifth and the referee penalised Torres for another punch to the back of the head and by now both fighters were snarling and throwing more insults at each other than punches. The sixth round started but for no apparent reason the referee stopped the fight and sent Torres to a neutral corner and then engaged in a shouting match with the manager of Torres and even through Torres had not left the neutral corner the referee then declared he was disqualifying Torres but it was difficult to see why. However, by then with the two deduction giving Fierro two 10-8 rounds he was already seven points ahead before the sixth round started, and looked on his way to a win.
Arechiga vs. Robles
After a rocky 2024 Arechiga made a good start to 2025 with points win over Robles. Despite having height and reach on his side Robles chose to fight inside making life easier for Arechiga. He took full advantage of that flooring Robles in the fourth and winning the majority decision on scores of 98-91 twice and a strange 95-95. Arechiga was 21-0 going into 2024 but had a 1-2 year. Robles had outpointed Lee McGregor to win the vacant IBO title in 2023 but did not defend it and had then been stopped in two rounds by Liam Davies in Birmingham in March last year for the same vacant title.
Madrid, Spain: Light: Antonio Collado (19-1) W PTS 8 Otto Gamez (23-14, 1ND).
Spanish hope Collado outboxes Venezuelan Gamez. The local fighter was content to study Gamez over the first couple of rounds but then upped the pressures from the third. He shook Gamez and almost put him down in nthe fifth with Gamez holding desperately to survive and being deducted a point for that. Collado eased his way through the last three rounds and took the decision on scores of 80-71 twice and 79-72. The aim now is for Collado to challenge Rafael Acosta for the European Silver title and gain revenge for his loss to Acosta in 2023. Gamez also lost on points to Acosta.
Bolton, England: Super Welter: James Moorcroft (20-4-2) DREW 10 Dom Hunt (16-1-2).
Moorcroft and Hunt fought to an entertaining split draw. The judges had it 96-95 for Moorcroft 96-95 for Hunt and 95-95. There will have to be a decider as their clash in November also ended in a draw
London, England: Light: Youssef Khoumari (18-2-1) W TKO 5 Tommy Hodgson (10-1).
Khoumari wins the vacant English title with a fourth round stoppage of Hodgson. Khoumari’s accurate jabbing on the back foot gave him the edge over the aggressive Hodgson. In the fifth Khoumari went on the attack and a series of heavy punches from both hands had staggered Hodgson and as Khoumari continued to land the referee stopped the fight. Khoumari wins the vacant English title . He lost to Reece Bellotti in a final eliminator for the British super featherweight title in 2023 and will be aiming to get a shot at the British lightweight title. Northern Area title holder Hodgson can rebound from this
Philadelphia, PA, USA: Super Light: Jino Rodrigo (13-4-2) W TKO 1 Matthew Gonzalez (15-1-1). Super Light: Daiyan Butt (20-2) W PTS 8 Issouf Kinda (20-7, 1ND). Super Middle: Thomas LaManna (39-5-1) W TKO 2 Noe Lopez (11-7-1,1ND
Rodrigo vs. Gonzalez
Filipino Rodrigo springs an upset as he demolishes unbeaten Puerto Rican Gonzalez inside a minute. In practically the first exchange of the fight Rodrigo hammered home a wicked right that dropped Gonzalez heavily. Gonzales struggled to his feet but was still unsteady and the referee stopped the fight. Last time out Rodrigo had lost on points to rated Elvis Rodriguez but has rebounded in some style. Huge blow for Gonzalez but he will rebuild.
Butt vs. Kinda
Butt takes split decision over Kinda. Butt jabbed well to edge the first but was cut in a clash of heads and rocked by a right in the second. Butt used his longer reach and some hard rights to force Kinda onto the back foot but Kinda boxed cleverly defending well and finding gaps for counters. It was close and a point deduction cost Kinda a draw in some strange scoring with one judge scoring it 79-72 for Kinda and the other two 77-74 and 76-75 for Butt who gets his tenth consecutive victory. Burkina Faso-born Kinda was inactive in 2023 then scored two easy wins in Ghana in 2024.
LaManna vs. Lopez
“ Cornflake “ extends his current run of wins to nine with a second round stoppage of Lopez. LaManna pounded Lopez in the first and carried that momentum into the second. He banged home a left that put Lopez down. During the count Lopez seemed to indicate he had injured his elbow and when LaManna knocked him down again after the count the referee called it off. La Manna is currently the holder of the WBA Gold belt but only l asted just 80 seconds when he challenged Erislandy for the vacant WBA belt in 2021. Lopez is finding things tough with only one win in his last seven fight.
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