The Past Week in Action 7 September 2020 Highlights -Jamel Herring retains the WBO super feather title as challenger Jonathan Oquendo is disqualified for a butt -Yordenis Ugas outpoints Abel Ramos to win the vacant secondary WBA welter title – In a Fight of the Year candidate Samir Ziani retains the European super feather … Read more WEEKLY REPORT BY ERIC ARMIT W/C 7TH SEPTEMBER 2020
The Past Week in Action 24 August 2020 Highlights: The Past Week in Action 24 August 2020 -Alex Povetkin climbs off the floor twice in the fourth round to floor and stop Dillian Whyte in the fifth -Shawn Porter outclasses Sebastian Formella in an IBF eliminator -Joe Smith crushes a worn looking Eleider Alvarez -Former … Read more WEEKLY REPORT BY ERIC ARMIT W/C 25TH AUGUST 2020
The Past Week in Action 17 August 2020 Highlights: -David Benavidez losses the WBC super middleweight title on the scales but then hands out a hiding to Roamer Angulo with the title only on the line for Angulo -Rolando Romero wins the vacant WBA interim lightweight title with very controversial victory over Jackson Marinez -Carl … Read more WEEKLY REPORT BY ERIC ARMIT W/C 17TH AUGUST 2020
The Past Week in Action 26 July 2020 Highlights: -Oscar Valdez stops Jayson Velez in ten as he campaigns for a shot at the Super Feather title -Vergil Ortiz breaks down and stops Sammy Vargas in seven rounds -Joe Joyce crushes Michael Wallisch in three rounds -Isaac Dogboe returns and stops Chris Avalos as he … Read more ERIC AEMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 26TH JULY 2020
The Past Week in Action 19 July 2020 Highlights: -Felix Verdejo returns in style as he stops unbeaten Will Madera inside a round – In his first fight for sixteen months former undefeated European heavyweight champion Agit Kabayel comfortably outpoints Greek Evgenios in front of a live audience in Magdeburg -Boxing returns in Japan as … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 19TH JULY 2020
The Past Week in Action 12 July 2020 Highlights: -Jose Zepeda keeps on track for third world title challenge with win over Kendo Castaneda -Luis Alberto Lopez wins split decision over Andy Vences -Carlos Takam comes in as a late substitute and outpoints Jerry Forrest -Boxing returns to the UK with Brad Foster retaining his … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 12TH JULY 2020
COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL BULLETIN 3rd July 2020 THE LATE ALFRED (COBRA) KOTEY 30th June 1968 – 30th June 2020 I am very sorry to learn from my old friend Yoofi Boham, of the death four days ago of our former Champion, Alfred Kotey, whose very successful early career in Ghana and the UK I remember … Read more CBC BULLETIN TRIBUTE TO ALFRED KOTEY
COMMONWEALTH BOXING COUNCIL BULLETIN 21st June 2020 APPOINTMENT OF NEW HON SECRETARY – MRS DEBBIE DOWN On 30th June this week I shall be stepping down as Hon Secretary of the Commonwealth Boxing Council, an honorary position in which I have been proud to serve for 40 years. As advised in our Bulletin last October, … Read more BULLETIN – APPOINTMENT OF NEW HON SECRETARY TO CBC
The Past Week in Action Highlights: -Filipino Mike Plania wins upset decision over WBO No 1 bantam Joshua Greer -Giovani Santiago goes to 26-0 with debateable decision over Antonio DeMarco -The Jose Pedraza vs. Mikkel LesPierre fight is called off after LesPierre’s manager tests positive for COV-19 on the day of the fight -Gabriel Flores … Read more ERIC ARMIT WEEKLY REPORT W/C 21ST JUNE 2020
THE LATE HECTOR THOMPSON (24/6/49 – 20/5/20) 22nd May 2020 A TRIBUTE I am very sorry to learn from Derek Milham, CBC Director on behalf of the Australian National Boxing Federation, of the death of former Commonwealth Superlightweight Champion, HECTOR THOMPSON. Hector had a 10 year distinguished and busy career from 1970 to 1980. In … Read more THE LATE HECTOR THOMPSON
