THE WEEK IN BOXING – MAY 29, 2019
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive fight reports in The Week in Boxing – May 29, 2019:
ANTHONY JOSHUA ARRIVES IN BIG APPLE FOR SATURDAY’S SHOWDOWN
Undefeated unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua made his grand arrival in New York City ahead of Saturday’s showdown versus Andy Ruiz Jr. at Madison Square Garden, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK.
ELVIS MOYO CLAIMS ROBBERY AGAINST ARNOLD GJERGJAJ
South Africa-based Zimbabwean heavyweight Elvis Moyo’s saw his six-bout winning streak halted via unanimous decision loss to Arnold Gjergjaj in Sporthalle, Switzerland, on Saturday.
CHARLES MANYUCHI STOPS PABLO ACOSTA IN FIVE
Zimbabwe’s Charles Manyuchi showed he is still very much in the game, subduing Argentine opponent Pablo Ezequiel Acosta via a fifth-round TKO at the Harare International Conference Centre.
NAMIBIA’S NAKATHILA CALLS OUT NEW CHAMPION
The WBO Africa 130lb. champion, Jeremiah Nakathila, says he is ready to dethrone Jamel Herring of his WBO junior lightweight world title.
JOSHUA: IF RUIZ TALKS SH*T, I’LL BREAK HIS JAW
WBA, IBF & WBO World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua has sent a firm warning in the direction of upcoming challenger Andy Ruiz.
TROUT-GAUSHA ENDS IN DISPUTED DRAW
Former super welterweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (31-5-1, 17 KOs) battled former title challenger Terrell Gausha (21-1-1, 10 KOs) to a split draw (96-94 for Trout, 99-91 for Gausha, 95-95) in a 10-round super welterweight bout that headlined Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Saturday night from Beau Rivage Resort Casino…
HANEY SCORES HIGHLIGHT-REEL KO OVER MORAN
Undefeated lightweight sensation Devin Haney capped off an action-packed evening of boxing on DAZN from the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, with a stunning seventh-round knockout. Making his DAZN debut, Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) impressed a raucous crowd with his highlight-reel stoppage of Mexico’s Antonio Moran (24-4, 17 KOs). In the heavyweight…
HERRING UPSETS ITO TO WIN WORLD TITLE
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring completed his Hollywood story, upsetting WBO junior lightweight world champion Masayuki “The Judge” Ito via unanimous decision Saturday evening in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,912 at Osceola Heritage Park.
TROUT, GAUSHA MAKE WEIGHT FOR TONIGHT’S BIG SHOWDOWN
Austin Trout weighed in at 155 pounds on Friday for his scheduled 10 round fight on Saturday night against Terrell Gausha on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 & FS2 at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Miss. Gausha (21-1, 10 KOs) weighed in at 154.8 pounds.