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Anthony Joshua turning to Ben Davison to crack the Tyson Fury code is a flawed strategy built on outdated history. While Joshua balances visits to Oleksandr Usyk’s team in Spain and Derrick James in Texas, Davison’s presence in camp is being sold as an inside track on Fury. In reality, Davison’s playbook offers nothing useful against the Kronk fighter Fury became years ago. Joshua recently spent time in Spain working around Team Usyk, yet he has returned to Davison’s gym in Essex while keeping ties with Derrick James open. Eddie Hearn has refrained from naming a single head trainer or…

(Cris Esqueda/Premier Boxing Champions) SAN DIEGO – Being chased by a ravenous dog is beyond frightening. After more than five rounds of working to keep the vicious attack at bay, Nestor Bravo felt the full bite of Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz Saturday night at Pechanga Arena. Unleashing a destructive left hook to Bravo’s jaw, Mexico’s Cruz knocked out the Puerto Rican in the sixth round to impressively retain his WBC interim 140lbs belt. Bravo, 24-2, resorting to holding, shoving and low blows that earned him two deductions during the night-long assault, was clearly out of his league versus the former 140lbs…

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Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz gave Nestor Bravo six rounds of punishment before ending the fight with a clean left hook Saturday night at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Bravo dropped onto his backside and made little effort to beat the count. Cruz (29-3-2, 19 KOs) retained his WBC interim light welterweight title, but calling this a title fight almost flatters what took place. Bravo (24-2, 17 KOs) spent more time grabbing, wrestling and fouling than trying to win. The trouble began immediately. Cruz hurt Bravo with a hook in the first round and dropped him as the Puerto Rican challenger tried…

JUDOParth Jindal elected president of Tamil Nadu Judo AssociationParth Jindal, the founder of JSW Sports, has been elected president of the Tamil Nadu Judo Association (TNJA), taking formal charge after serving as its interim head.Jindal entered the association through its Thanjavur district unit, where he served as vice-president, before moving into the State body. His election places him at the helm of a programme aimed at expanding judo at the grassroots and creating a stronger pathway for Tamil Nadu’s leading judokas.Vijaya Mohana Murali, TNJA’s former president and now chief executive officer, said Jindal supported judo for more than a decade…

Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz knocked out Nestor Bravo in the sixth round Saturday night, retaining his WBC interim light welterweight title at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. A clean left hook dropped Bravo onto his backside, where he remained as the referee completed the count. The ending followed five rounds of punishment, holding and repeated fouls. Cruz (29-3-2, 19 KOs) attacked immediately and dropped Bravo with a left hook in the opening round. Bravo survived the follow-up barrage largely by grabbing Cruz whenever the champion moved within punching range. Referee Thomas Taylor repeatedly warned Bravo about holding before deducting a point…

Ryan Garcia is openly rooting for an escape hatch tonight. By picking the unknown Nestor Bravo to upset Isaac Cruz, Ryan is wishing away the single most dangerous, physically punishing hurdle standing between him and a lucrative Cinco de Mayo date with Teofimo Lopez. “I don’t think Pitbull is going to win. I’m going with the upset!!! Let’s go,” Ryan posted on X in response to The Ring’s fight graphic. Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KOs) defends his interim WBC light welterweight title against Bravo (24-1, 17 KOs) at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The PBC card streams on DAZN. Ryan previously…

Pat Brown captured the vacant British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles by knocking out John Hedges in the sixth round Saturday night at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Brown (7-0, 7 KOs) ended a competitive fight with two body-shot knockdowns. The 26-year-old Olympian dropped Hedges (12-1, 3 KOs) with a left hook to the midsection late in the sixth. Hedges beat referee Reece Carter’s count, but Brown immediately returned to the body. A second left hook sent Hedges back to the canvas, where he remained on his knees for the full count. The official time was 2:36. Hedges used his height,…

Hamzah Sheeraz may have escaped Janibek Alimkhanuly only to find an equally dangerous fight waiting for him. Lester Martinez is built to attack the exact weaknesses Sheeraz protects with his height and long jab. “I expect that Hamzah Sheeraz will be offered a shot at the WBC Interim Super Middleweight Title against Lester Martinez,” Queensberry’s Dev Sahni posted on X. The question is whether Sheeraz will accept. He surrendered his WBO middleweight belt after Queensberry won the Janibek purse bid for $1,001,809. Moving directly into another high-risk fight against a lesser-known opponent makes little commercial sense unless the WBC position…

Ryan Garcia wants Devin Haney out of The Ring’s top welterweight ranking, and he can do it without giving Haney a penny. Flattening Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz inside three rounds would leave The Ring’s ranking panel no choice. Ryan has to obliterate a fighter Gervonta Davis could not finish. The Ring currently lists Haney at No. 1, Ryan at No. 2 and Teofimo Lopez at No. 3. DAZN celebrated Ryan’s sudden rise after he battered Conor Benn into the canvas on September 12. “Ryan Garcia is one step closer to being the No. 1 ranked welterweight!” Haney has stayed completely inactive…