WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksander Gvozdyk (17-0, 14 KOs) successfully defended his title, winning a strange technical knockout over Doudou Ngumbu (38-9, 14 KOs) in the fifth round in the main event of the evening at 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.
Top lightweight prospect Ryan Garcia (18-0, 15 KOs) won by technical knockout after the second round over Jose Lopez (20-4-1, 14 KOs). The duel was the main event of the DAZN event in Indio.
David Price (24-6, 19 KOs) won by disqualification in the fifth round over Kash Ali (15-1, 7 KOs) during the boxing event in Liverpool. 27-year-old Ali was disqualified for biting his rival.
A live broadcast of the boxing evening from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the main event of which WBC light heavyweight champion Oleksander Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KOs) will hold his first title defense against Doudou Ngumbu (38-8, 14 KOs) from France. At the same evening, Lithuanian welterweight Egidijus Kavaliauskas will hold his next fight as a pro. Mean Machine will meet Ray Robinson.
Undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk commented on his next fight, which should take place at the heavyweights in the United States, and his possible opponent the former title contender Carlos Takam.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KOs) and Doudou Ngumbu (38-8, 14 KOs) made the light heavyweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before the boxing event in Philadelphia, Penn. They will compete for the WBC light heavyweight title belonging to the Ukrainian.
Former world champion in five weight categories Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to give a rematch to Manny Pacquiao. This was announced by the father of the athlete. “If Adrien Broner wants to have this fight, he will get it. I do not doubt that Floyd beats both Broner and Pacquiao,” said Floyd Mayweather Sr. in an interview to Helen Yee Sports.
On 13 April at the Showtime boxing event in Atlantic City, in the fight for the undisputed middleweight Claressa Shields (8-0, 2 KOs) will face Christina Hammer (24-0, 11 KOs). The championship belts of the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF will be at the stake of this battle. The girls first came together at the press conference promoting the event.
Two-time world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in his book, ‘Challenge Management, How to Apply Sport Strategy in Life and Business’, recalled how he experienced defeats from Corey Sanders and Lamon Brewster:
The Ukrainian Oleksander Usyk, who had previously announced his intention to move to the heavyweights, will hold his first fight in the new category against the Cameroonian Carlos Takam. This was announced by Eddie Hearn, the promoter of the Ukrainian.
