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  • Anthony Joshua bounces back, defeats Jermaine Franklin by unanimous decision

    Anthony Joshua bounces back, defeats Jermaine Franklin by unanimous decision

    Anthony Joshua bounced back from two straight defeats to edging out Jermaine Franklin by decision in a cagey affair in London thereby breaking the London jinx.

    Joshua was returning to the ring for the first time since losing his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk last year, and a win was essential in order to get his heavyweight career back on track.

    And it was indeed the Brit who had his hand raised but he was surprisingly taken the distance by the rugged American who refused to give the Briton an inch.

    Joshua defeated the American via a unanimous decision from the judges as their score cards read; 118-111, 117-111, and 117-111 in his favour.

    The first round began with Joshua in the ascendency in a chess match-style opening to affairs as he looked to judge the distance and work his leading left jab. After exchanging heated words in centre ring between the rounds, Joshua started to open up slightly in the second stanza with the raucous crowd delighted, but blood came trickling from the nose of the Briton after a series of neat jabs from Franklin.

    Joshua continued his impressive style that ensured he didnt lose guard all through the 12 rounds to record a win first time in two years.

    The bout was a make or mar one for Joshua who had promised to retire from the sport should he lose his third straight fight.

    The win would potentially put him in a good corner to set up potential clashes with the likes of Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder and many others great heavyweight boxers.

    In his post fight analysis Joshia said “It was important to win. Jermaine has a good duck-and-dive style, somebody else from Britain will probably knock him out,”

    “I respect him, he did well. I should have knocked him out but it is done. On to the next. He is here to prove himself, not roll over. I wish I could have knocked him out.”

    Joshua has now won 25 fights, with 22 stoppages, and lost three since turning professional in 2013.

    It is a second defeat for Franklin, 29, having lost to Briton Dillian Whyte in November.

    Joshua’s next opponent will be announced in due course before the year runs to an end but a potential bout with Deontay Wilder could be on the cards.

  • Israel Adesanya beats Cannonier, retains UFC middleweight title

    Nigerian born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has retained his middleweight title with an effortless victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276.  He  defeated his opponent  via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) to retain the UFC middleweight championship.

    Adesanya unified the middleweight title with his first win over Robert Whittaker in 2019 with the only blotch on his record since his defeat by then light-heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz two years later. Cannonier, meanwhile, had won five of his previous six fights with victories over Kelvin Gastelum and Derek Brunson securing his shot at the title.

    In his post match interview, Adesanya revealed that his opponent had a good game but met a stiffer opposition in him.

    “He had an excellent gameplan; it was really hard to get my follow-ups going, my second phases going,” reflected the champion before calling out bitter rival Alex Pereira who holds two wins over the champion, albeit in the kickboxing ranks. “You know who’s next,” continued Adesanya. “The first time, I told you, was an error on my part. Next time I put you on skates, you’re going to be frozen.”

    The UFC fighter who is popularly known as Izzy defeated Robert Whittaker and unified UFC titles available in his category in 2022.

    He has successfully defended his title four times since then. On an otherwise perfect record for Adesanya (22-1), his only loss was during his unsuccessful step up to light heavyweight, losing to then-champion Jan Blachowicz

    Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines

  • I Thought I would Defeat Israel Adesanya To Claim The UFC Middleweight Belt – Whitetaker

    I Thought I would Defeat Israel Adesanya To Claim The UFC Middleweight Belt – Whitetaker

    Nigerian born Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas by defeating Australian, Robert Whittaker on Sunday

    The reigning UFC middleweight champion won via a unanimous decision after five rounds in his fourth consecutive title defense in front of 6,000 fans packed into the Toyota Center

    The final scorecards read 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47 with Adesanya moving to 22-1 in his career with the victory.

    ISRAEL ADESANYA VS ROBERT WHITETAKER

     

    Adesanya outlanded Whittaker 79-59 in significant strikes, according to UFC Stats. But Whittaker landed more significant strikes to the head, 38-36, with Adesanya outlanding Whittaker in strikes to the legs, 29-13. Whittaker landed four takedowns, which matched Marvin Vettori for the most by any opposing fighter against Adesanya in the UFC, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.

    Coming in, ESPN had Adesanya ranked No. 2 and Whittaker ranked No. 9 on its MMA pound-for-pound rankings. At middleweight, Adesanya was No. 1 and Whittaker No. 2.

    I thought I had defeated Israel Adesanya -Robert Whitetaker

    Robert Whittaker has regretted his defeat to Israel Adesanya in their UFC 271 encounter.

    Whittaker came into the challenge to regain the middleweight championship he lost to Adesanya in 2019.

    But he came up short as Adesanya retained the title via unanimous decision in the highly competitive fight.

    Adesanya’s jabs and heavy leg kicks piled up points as he took the decision by scores of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46.

    The win over Whittaker was Adesanya’s fourth defense of the middleweight championship since winning the belt in the first meeting with Whittaker.

    For Whittaker, who had a three-fight winning streak snapped, the loss was a tough pill to swallow.

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    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 6: in their middleweight title bout during the UFC 243 event at Marvel Stadium on October 6, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

    “Yeah, I did [think I won the fight],” Whittaker said.

    “I know I started off rocky in the first round but I felt like I took everyone after that. It is what it is. As they say, don’t leave it in the hands of the judges. I’m gutted. I’m gutted. I thought I did enough.”