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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
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Injured Cacace out of Ford fight in Riyadh
Cacace has won 24 out of his 25 professional fights, nine by knockout [Getty Images] Belfast's Anthony Cacace has been forced to withdraw from his fight against former world featherweight champion Raymond Ford because of a back injury. Cacace had been due to face the 26-year-old New Jersey southpaw on the undercard of Moses Itauma and Dillian Whyte's heavyweight bout in Saudia Arabia on 16 August. Advertisement However, the 36-year-old has had to pull out of the 12-round super-featherweight contest after injuring his back in training. "We wish Anto well in his recovery and hope to see him return to the ring later this year," said Queensberry Promotions. The fight would have given Cacace the chance to cement his position as one of the biggest forces in the 130-pound division. In May 2024, he claimed the IBF title with a shock eighth-round stoppage win over Joe Cordina before beating Josh Warrington in a non-title contest at Wembley five months later. Cacace vacated his IBF belt in January before stopping former two-time world champion Leigh Wood in Nottingham in May. More boxing from the BBC
BBC News
06-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cordina eyes 'big fights' after victory on comeback
Former IBF super-featherweight champion Joe Cordina has targeted a return to "big fights" after winning on his comeback to the returned from a 14-month lay-off with a hard-fought points win over Jaret Gonzalez Quiroz to claim the vacant WBO global lightweight title at Manchester's AO 33-year-old is now eyeing a world title shot at lightweight, where he won British and Commonwealth titles earlier in his career."It's amazing to add another belt to the collection – that's always what you want to do in boxing," Cordina said."But this is a WBO global – I want a WBO world title. Whether it's WBO, IBF or WBC – I don't care which one it is." Cordina added: "Winning the WBO global puts me top 15 in the world so if it's the WBO title next so be it."Whether it's the belt holders – you've got Abdullah Mason and Sam Noakes fighting for the WBO."You've got [Raymond] Muratalla the IBF champion, Gervonta Davis – whichever puts me in line to fight for one of those belts. I'll take any of them."I just want to be back in the big fights and the big shows – that's what I'm in boxing for."Cordina was first crowned a world champion boxer when he beat Kenichi Ogawa to claim the IBF super-featherweight title in an epic display in Cardiff in June he was stripped of the title when he was unable to defend it within a 90-day window after suffering a broken then won it back with a hard-fought split-decision win over Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in April one successful defence, a majority decision win over Edward Vazquez, he lost the title to Northern Ireland's Anthont Cacace in a surprise defeat in Saudi Arabia in May Welshman had been due to make his comeback against Shakur Stevenson in October, but the WBC lightweight champion pulled out with a hand had to dig deep against the quick-handed and spirited 24-year-old Mexican, who had previously only lost once in his professional Cordina's experience and boxing craft saw him through to a unanimous decision, with scorecards of 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92."It was a test I needed," Cordina told BBC Radio 5 Sport Extra."There were three or four opponents sent to me and they were a lot easier than that one - I picked him solely on his punch power."There was nothing to see of him and I couldn't watch him to see how good he was but his punch power – 13 knockouts out of 17 wins - I knew I had to be switched on."I couldn't take my eye off the ball even though with a bit of ring rust I managed to get the job done comfortably, so I was happy."
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jack Catterall vs. Harlem Eubank live results, round-by-round updates, ring walks for all-British clash
Jack Catterall vs. Harlem Eubank goes down Saturday afternoon at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Uncrowned has Jack Catterall vs. Harlem Eubank live results, round-by-round updates, highlights, ring walks and start time for the Catterall vs. Eubank fight card on Saturday afternoon at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. In the night's main event, Catterall looks to return to his winning ways as he moves up to welterweight to take on the unbeaten Eubank. Catterall (30-2, 13 KOs) had a stellar 2024 campaign, scoring wins over Josh Taylor and Regis Prograis, however Arnold Barboza Jr. defeated him for the WBO interim super lightweight title this past February. The 32-year-old southpaw from Chorley now chases a world title shot at welterweight. Advertisement Eubank (21-0, 9 KOs), the cousin of Chris Eubank Jr., moved up from super lightweight to welterweight after his win over Timo Schwarzkopf in November 2023. Brighton's Eubank, 31, earned a career-best win this past March, stopping Tyrone McKenna in 10 rounds. Elsewhere on the card, a pair of former world champions, Joe Cordina and Skye Nicolson, return to the ring for the first time since losing their world titles. Cordina (17-1, 9 KOs) dropped his IBF super featherweight championship to Anthony Cacace in May 2024 and now moves up to lightweight against Jaret Gonzalez (17-1, 13 KOs). Nicolson (12-1, 1 KO), who lost her WBC featherweight title to Tiara Brown this past March, goes down to super bantamweight against Carla Camila Campos Gonzales (9-3, 8 KOs). Advertisement The Catterall vs. Eubank prelims begin at 12:30 p.m. ET and can be watched via Uncrowned below. The main card starts at 2:30 p.m. ET on DAZN, with main event ring walks expected around 5 p.m. ET. Follow all of the action with Uncrowned's live results, highlights and play-by-play of the main card below. Main Card (2:30 p.m. ET, DAZN) Welterweight: Jack Catterall vs. Harlem Eubank Lightweight: Joe Cordina vs. Jaret Gonzalez Lightweight: Aqib Fiaz def. Alex Murphy via unanimous decision (97-93, 96-94, 96-95) Cruiserweight: Pat Brown def. Lewis Oakford via first-round TKO | Watch video Heavyweight: Leo Atang def. Milen Paunov via first-round TKO | Watch video Advertisement Prelims (12:30 p.m. ET, Watch via Uncrowned) Super welterweight: Fraser Wilkinson def. William Crolla via sixth-round TKO | Watch video Featherweight: Alfie Middlemiss def. Mohammed Wako via points (40-36) Super bantamweight: Skye Nicolson def. Carla Camila Campos Gonzales via second-round TKO | Watch video Super middleweight: Niall Brown def. Victor Ionascu via fourth-round TKO (corner retirement)
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Who is on Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank undercard?
JACK Catterall and Harlem Eubank headline a star-studded card in Manchester TONIGHT. El Gato will make his debut at welterweight this evening after missing out on a shot at Teofimo Lopez 's world title at 140lbs. 1 Catterall suffered a narrow split-decision defeat to Arnold Barboza Jr in February, which has seemingly put his light welterweight career on hold. The 32-year-old is the favourite to win on his first outing at 147lbs as he faces Eubank, the nephew of Chris Sr and the cousin of Chris Jr, who has made his name on free-to-watch cards. Harlem has a flawless record of 21-0 but will have to overcome his toughest test yet if he wants to maintain it. SunSport brings you all the bouts taking place on the huge bill. Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank card The blockbuster bill features a huge fight for the WBO global lightweight strap between Joe Cordina and Jaret Gonzalez. Skye Nicolson returns after falling to her first professional loss to Tiara Brown last time out. Nicolson and her team have opted to move down to featherweight for tonight's clash with Carla Gonzales as she begins her journey to become a two-time world champion. While William Crolla, the younger brother of former world champion Anthony, will be looking to add to his 8-0 record and six knockouts against Fraser Wilkinson. MAIN EVENT: Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank Joe Cordina vs Jaret Gonzalez - for vacant WBO global lightweight title Aqib Fiaz vs Alex Murphy Pat Brown vs Lewis Oakford William Crolla vs Fraser Wilkinson Skye Nicolson vs Carla Gonzales Niall Brown vs Victor Ionascu Leo Atang vs Milen Paunov Alfie Middlemiss vs Mohammed Wako What TV channel is Catterall vs Eubank on and can it be live streamed? Catterall vs Eubank will be broadcast LIVE on DAZN. The whole fight card will stream live on DAZN in over 200 countries across the globe via a DAZN subscription. If you are not currently a DAZN member, then monthly and annual subscription options are available to watch over 185 fights a year across boxing, bare knuckle boxing, MMA and kickboxing. An Annual Super Saver subscription is a one-off payment of £119.99 / $224.99 for 12-months access (£14.99 / $19.99 per month if paying in monthly instalments). A Monthly Flexible pass, which can be cancelled at any time, is £24.99 / $29.99 per month.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
How to watch Catterall vs Eubank: TV channel and live stream
Jack Catterall aims to reignite his world title ambitions this Saturday as he squares off against Harlem Eubank at the AO Arena in Manchester. Catterall is looking to rebound from a surprise split-decision loss to Arnold Barboza Jr in February, only the second defeat of his career. Undefeated American Arnold Barboza narrowly claimed victory in a closely-contested bout to capture the WBO interim title, with several rounds proving tough to judge. Two judges scored the bout 115-113 to Barboza, while the third had the same outcome for the home favourite, Catterall, in Manchester. The setback temporarily derailed his pursuit of a world title, forcing him to reset his path to the top. Now, as he begins that climb once more, he can ill afford to overlook the threat posed by Eubank. Eubank, the unbeaten cousin of Chris Eubank Jr, boasts a perfect 21-0 record heading into this weekend's clash. He could also have the support of his legendary uncle, Chris Eubank Sr, ringside for the occasion. Also featuring on the card is former IBF super-featherweight champion Joe Cordina, who lost his title via TKO to Anthony Cacace in May 2024 and has since moved up to lightweight. TV channel and live stream: The event is being shown live on DAZN, with coverage of the prelims beginning at 5pm and the main card from 7pm.
