Unbeaten welterweight Conor “The Destroyer” Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) scored an impressive fourth round knockout against 37-year-old former WBO junior welter champion Chris Algieri (25-4, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Benn dropped Algieri with a cuffing shot round two and then knocked him out cold with a right hand in round four. Time was 2:58. Benn is the son of ring legend Nigel Benn.
Undisputed female welterweight champion Katie Taylor (20-0, 6 KOs) successfully defended her WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO crowns against WBA mandatory challenger Firuza Sharipova (14-2, 8 KOs). Scores were 98-92, 97-92 96-93.
Former European, British and Commonwealth super lightweight champion Robbie Davies Jr (22-3, 15 KOs) scored a quick second round KO over Philadelphia’s “Hammerin'” Hank Lundy (31-9-1, 14 KOs) to win the vacant WBA Continental title. Davies knocked Lundy through the ropes in round two to end it. Time was 1:23.
IBF #5, WBA #12 super featherweight Joe ‘The Welsh Wizard’ Cordina (14-0, 8 KOs) took a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Miko Khatchatryan (13-1, 7 KOs). Scores were 100-90, 98-92, 98-92
how sweet to let the home towns team pick a opponent,that did not have a chance to win.if these fights took place in the usa they would of have been booed.
out of the ring
Super fight! Katie Taylor only fights the best. Sharipova also only fights the best. I’m being sarcastic.
Packy, Katie I had it 96-94 minus the dubious point taken away from Sharipova. Taylor is tough has recieved the benifit of some razor close decisions which have been booo’d by the fans. Fighting Serrano would be cool but it would be fair if she agrees to drop down to a catch weight because Serrano is a 126Lber, Katie is an established Welterweight. But.. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if Amanda takes the fight whatever the weight. She’s a class act & a conssumate professional.
Benn…so he beat Algieri ? Proves very little unfortunately. He might actually be a top welterweight, but he needs to come to America
JR, whether he comes to America or not, he will remain a top welterweight.
The old days of when the US dominated the sport are well over and your boys need to come over here now as the bigger sell out crowds are here in the UK unless it is Mayweather or Canelo fighting.
Sorry Paul,
America is still the professional league that all others aspire to… there is a reason the Euros still aspire to Vegas, LA, and the Garden. The American stranglehold/monopoly is over with, true.. but in the eyes of the world, you must legitimize yourself stateside. On the whole, Euro boxing is still eons behinds Americans.. now go ahead and talk all day about Fury, Calzaghe, and 30-40 other Europeans from the last 25 years while I reach in my hat pull out hundreds of superior American fighters, most of whom actually train in the states.
Way to go hands. Spot on
Hank Lundy is a big mouth useless show off, he was clowning all the way to the ring, then got smoked by someone who is barely British level. For a fighter with so little boxing experience both as an amateur and a pro, Benn is probably the most improved young fighter around.
Julian, I agree with you. I think this was just the right fight for Benn, and I think he did exactly (or better) than he “should” do. And you’re right, he IS progressing. People are talking sh#t about Algeiri, but this is where both guys are at. One guy passed, the other guy should reconsider… I will def be watching Benn. Dude can box and punch- what’s not to like? Oh, and re Hank, can’t argue with you there, bub.
Lundy was actually pretty good for a long while but those days are gone.
Ignore the naysayers, Benn destroying Algieri was a huge win at this stage of his career. The kid has potential.
He did as expected.
Don’t think Katie can crack an egg. Needs to fight Cerrano
Chris Algieri is an exceptional commentator and I hope he stops fighting so he can concentrate on commentating and not continue to risk getting seriously hurt in fights like these. He’s a former world champ, has had some good moments in the ring, but he needs to stop now, in my opinion.
I feel bad for Chris Algieri. He wasted the prime years of his career with a sorry ass promoter in Star Boxing, now he’s a resorting to taking these fights just to make a living
Algieri was washed up years ago. Benn looks like a real prospect though.
Algieri and Lundy, please think about retirement.
Benn is legit and has his dad’s power, but he needs
to watch for the straight right because he had nothing to get away from it or block it tonight. He has good movement, footwork and can find his shots. A work in progress, but definitely no hype job.
I was never a great fan of the fight but Benn has been out of the ring for some time and you can’t really blame a promoter for matching him with a soft puncher while he shakes off the rust.
Not sure about this “Must come to America” thing. I’d say a fighter who has travelled and won in different countries – especially the opponents hometown) adds to their resume.
I think that the UK market is catching the US with Hearn seeming to be more innovative than his US counterparts.
But regardless – Fury (love or hate him) has had his only big world level wins overseas. For me his win over Wlad (in Germany) far outweighs his wins over Wilder in the States. Wlad was unbeaten for a decade and the crowd in Germany were far more Partisan than the US crowd.
If the US boxing scene was so far ahead of others then it seems strange that the top US guy , with a huge KO ratio can’t even sell out small arenas. And the 2 biggest crowd pullers are non US fighters.
For the record , I think Calzaghe wasted much of his career and should have travelled to the US (or Germany where Ottke was based) earlier in his career. 2 of my favourite fighters in terms of balls and putting themselves out there have to be Carl Froch and Glenn Johnson
Doesn’t really prove anything. Was never super impressed by algeri in his prime, I thought he robbed Ruslan that time & could never beat the top guys. Furthermore he’s 37 so obviously way over the hill and lost whatever strengths he had with his reflexes and movement.
Why do fans have to poo poo everything?! Benn is progressing nicely and took out a veteran just like Mayweather, Oscar, Trinidad and others have done on their way to stardom. While I’m not completely sold on Benn as I am with Ennis and Ortiz, it was still impressive nonetheless
Bring on Broner!!
does anyone know what boxing is the majority of the comments show they dont
Excellent boxing display by Benn he is a future force at welterweight