Boxing Challenge

   The boxing weekend may not be the most glamourus but a world title is defended, a vacant world title will be filled, two former champions match up in a career-ending match for the loser, and another former champion continues their comeback.

Cruiserweights 10 Rds

Chris Billam-Smith vs Ryan Rozicki

Ramon Malpica: Rozicki Unanimous Decision

TRS and Vince Samano: Billam-Smith Unanimous Decision

IBF Flyweight Title 12 Rds

Masamichi Yabuki vs Rene Calixto

R.L: Yabuki Unanimous Decision

TRS: Yabuki KO 10

V.S: Calixto Unanimous Decision

IBF Junior Bantamweight Title 12 Rds

Willibaldo Garcia vs Andrew Moloney

R.L: Garcia Unanimous Decision

TRS: Moloney Unanimous Decision

V.S: Garcia KO 8

Featherweights, 10 Rds

Luis Nery vs John Riel Casimero

All: Casimero Unanimous Decision

Browns trade Myles Garrett to Rams, acquire Jared Verse

     The Cleveland Browns finally ended their saga with the greatest defender in the team's history as the Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, who cemented their position as Super Bowl favorites with the addition of Garrett.

The thirty-year-old Garrett finished last season with twenty-three sacks to set the record for sacks in a season, and finished with one hundred and twenty-five for his career after the Browns selected him first overall from Texas A&M in the 2017 draft.

While the return for the best pass rusher in the league may not seem to be enough, the Browns didn't come away with nothing as they acquired defensive end Jared Verse and three draft choices from the Rams.

Cleveland added Los Angeles's first rounder in 2027, their second rounder in 2028, and their third rounder in 2029.

Verse was the first round pick of the Rams in 2024 and won the league's defensive rookie of the year award after entering the league from Florida State.

Verse finished last season with seven and a half sacks, forced three fumbles, and thirty-five solo tackles, eleven of those for losses.

Verse isn't Myles Garrett, but he's very good and should be the leading pass rusher on the Browns this season.

I wish the Browns could have received different choices in the three draft years.

The first rounder will almost certainly be in the final few spots of the round in 2027, and the Browns may have gained more value if the first rounder were in 2029, when the Rams may be in decline, but the 2027 option could be vital if the Browns need draft capital to move up in a quarterback-heavy draft.

The Browns could not have made a better trade, considering Garrett's age, with essentially two number-ones (I'm counting Jared Verse, who is young enough to be considered one) added to the coffers.

Jared Verse is the key to the trade.

I don't expect him to come close to Myles Garrett's production, but he has to be at least very good and lead the team's pass rush.

Should Verse meet those expectations, and I believe that he will, this trade could be as good as expected under the circumstances.

Overdue Boxing Challenge and a little of me

   This is far overdue, but for proper boxing record-keeping in the challenge, I needed to get this done.

However, over the last few months, my writing here has decreased, and it's time to reveal why.

I've had several health issues that started with constant itching that still persists, which has left me scarred and marked all over my body.

Nothing has worked to control this, but I continue to try medications to try to turn this around.

What seems to have caused all this, which began three months ago, is a liver condition that was diagnosed for the first time last week.

I will be visiting a specialist next week to learn more, but it's serious enough to worry me.

I hope it was caught early enough to be a long-term issue rather than an immediate one.

More to come soon about my trials and tribulations.

On to the Boxing Challenge

Olekander Usyk KO 11 Rico Verhoven to retain the WBA and WBC heavyweight titles.

Hamzah Sheeraz KO 2 Alem Begic to win the vacant WBO super middleweight title.

Jack Catterall won a unanimous decision over Shahkram Giyasov over 12 rounds for a minor welterweight title.

Frank Sanchez KO 2 Richard Torrez in an IBF heavyweight eliminator.

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TRS: 58 Pts (7)

Ramon Malpica: 47 Pts (3)

Vince Samano:  40 Pts(4)

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      WBA and WBC Heavyweight Titles. 12 Rds

Oleksandr Usyk vs Rico Verhoven

Ramon Malpica: Usyk KO 6

TRS: Usyk KO 4
Vince Samano: Usyk Unanimous Decision

Vacant WBO Super Middleweight Title. 12 Rds

Hamzah Sheeraz vs Alem Begic

R.L and V.S: Sheeraz Unanimous Decision
TRS: Sheeraz KO 5

Welterweights 12 Rds

Jack Catterall vs Shakhram Giyasov

R.L: Giyasov KO 9
TRS: Catterall Unanimous Decision
V.S: Giyasov Unanimous Decision

Heavyweights 12 Rds

Frank Sanchez vs Richard Torrez

R.L: Torrez KO 5
TRS: Sanchez Unanimous Decision
V.S: Sanchez KO 9

Boxing Challenge: Davis dominates Albright in rematch

  Nahir Albright got his rematch against Keyshawn Davis in Norfolk, Virginia, but while the ending was the same, the fight was far more one-sided as Davis won an easy unanimous decision.

Davis won by scores of 118-110 on two cards and 117-109 on the third, and despite missing weight, showed the talent to make plenty of waves in the welterweight division.

Davis won every round, but lost two points for a bodyslam in round six.

In the co-feature, former WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman knocked out Josh Wagner in two rounds in Norman's first appearance since losing his title to Devin Haney.

Norman knocked Wagner down twice in the second round on the way to the victory.

In Doncaster, England, Filip Hrgovic stopped Dave Allen in three rounds in a showcase match that could see Hrgovic become the next opponent for highly touted Moses Itauma.

And in Germany, Paddy Donovan won a majority decision over Karen Chukhadzian to win an IBF welterweight eliminator and become the mandatory challenger for the winner of next month's IBF title match between Lewis Crocker and Liam Paro.

Official scores of 115-111, 114-112, and 113-113.

I have yet to watch this fight to score.

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TRS: 51 Pts (6)

Ramon Malpica: 44 Pts (2)

Vince Samano:  36 Pts (6)

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Welterweights 12 Rds 

Karen Chukhadzhian vs Paddy Donovan

Ramon Malpica: Chukhadzhian Unanimous Decision

TRS and Vince Samano: Donovan Unanimous Decision

Junior Welterweights. 12 Rds

Keyshawn Davis vs Nahir Albright

Ramon Malpica: Davis KO 9
TRS and V.S: Davis Unanimous Decision

Welterweights. 10 Rds

Brian Norman vs Josh Wagner 

All: Norman Unanimous Decision

Heavyweights. 12 Rds

Filip Hrgovic vs Dave Allen

R.L:  Allen KO 6

TRS: Hrgovic KO 9

V.S: Hrgovic KO 7

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 Boxing Challenge- Results-Based

Daniel DuBois KO 11 Fabio Wardley to win Wardley's WBO heavyweight title.

Zac Chelli KO 10 David Morrell

Angelo Leo vs Ra'Esee Aleem was canceled with Aleem missing weight.

Shane Mosley Jr. KO 6 Serhii Bohachuk

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TRS: 45 Pts (1) 

Ramon Malpica: 42 Pts (1)

Vince Samano:30 Pts (1)