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After last week:

1. Abdullah Mason vs Raymond Muratalla:

My top two at 135. Great fight and both under TR. Unlikely to happen, but who do you got here? Winner becomes a low level star and solidified elite class.

2. Delante Johnson vs Rohan Polanco

Crazy stats

- both 2021 olympians and 27 years old

- both 18-0 with 10 KOs

- both were highly anticipated before some lackluster performances

Perfect Top rank sink or swim fight? How do you not make this matchup. Drop the loser

3. Bruce Carrington vs Angelo Leo

Can make this quite easily. Huge opportunity for each. Carrington is active but slipping in the eyes of fans, Leo is pretty inactive but fighting well his last few.

What do you think of these matchups? I’ve always wanted to be a matchmaker lol

I get tired of seeing the underdog get forgotten after he's beaten by a star on his way up. Albert Bell fought a great fight and showed some serious skills and toughness. I don't think a rematch with Abdullah Mason makes sense right now, but I'd like him to be a mandatory opponent for the guys holding the other three belts.

Does anyone else agree with that? Or are there better contenders? My question is which opponent makes the most sense for him next?

I know he's older, but I'd like him to get his shot in the final stage of his career.

As a german I really really hope that Peter kadiru will become a heavyweight Champion since we havent Seen one in 100 years until recently (Agit Kabayel). But on the other hand i think that this could end devistating since kadiru had a lot of "warm up" fights and never faced any big competitor. On top of that he's coming in on Short notice.

There has been a significant controversy in the world cup.

A player received a red card, and this has been suspended for one year by FIFA, meaning he can continue to play in the tournamant. This is unprecedented and has caused serious beef in the community, UEFA are concerned about the integrity of the whole sport, etc.

Imagine these guys being boxing fans? We have PED bans kept hidden from the public, then backdated once revealed so the fighter effectively serves no ban. We have referees blatantly supporting the home fighter, allowing fouls, judges giving rounds to the A side.

And there is an international uproar in the football/soccer community about a single red card being suspended. Makes you realise how crazy boxing is

In March, I reached out to Mr. Kudratillo Abdukakhorov following his first-round TKO loss to Kevin Anton, in which he was seen concerningly clutching his temples in pain.

I was relieved when Mr. Abdukakhorov (22-6 from Andijan, Uzbekistan) confirmed to me that his health was fine. Notably, on the undercard, Isis Sio had been hospitalized and placed into a
medical coma following her knockout loss to Jocelyn Camarillo.

Shockingly, Mr. Abdukakhorov also shared with me that he had not gotten paid for the bout with Anton. I reached out to him again before July 4th weekend and he confirmed once again he had gone without pay; this time, he clarified the role of his manager, Kiki Magana, who allegedly took and kept the Uzbek's pay before "ghosting" his own fighter following Mr. Abdukakhorov's VISA expiration.

I shared what I learned with Matt Brown from Brunch Boxing, and today he published his article with additional details.