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Boxing News: WBA #1 Buatsi outpoints Stepien » September 2, 2023 – Fight News

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In a meaningful fight between world-rated contenders, undefeated WBA #1, WBO #2, WBC #3, IBF #13 light heavyweight and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Joshua Buatsi (17-0, 13 KOs) scored a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten IBF #4, WBA #13, WBC #14, WBO #14 Pawel Stepien (18-1-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. Buatsi was in command all the way in a bout that never really heated up. Scores were 98-92, 97-94, 100-90.
“I’ve been out of the ring for almost a year, so I needed the 10 rounds. I wanted to knock him out, and I’m disappointed I didn’t, but we got the win. If I had lost it, everything would have changed, so I had to be smart,” Buatsi told Sky Sports after the fight.
2020 Olympics silver medallist Ben Whittaker (3-0, 2 KOs) outclassed and kayoed Jordan ‘The Game’ Grant (6-3, 1 KO) in a light heavyweight clash. Whittaker, who landed at will, dropped Grant in round two, then immediately finished him 13 seconds into round three.
2020 Olympic gold medallist Lauren Price MBE (4-0, 1 KO) outpointed former EBU European champion Kirstie Bavington (7-4-2, 2 KOs) over ten rounds to claim the vacant British women’s welterweight title. Scored 100-90 3x. This was the the inaugural British women’s championship fight.
Other Results:
Tyler Denny W8 Macaulay McGowan (middleweight)
Sean McComb W10 Kaisee Benjamin (super lightweight)
Shakan Pitters W8 Joel McIntyre (light heavyweight)
Cori Gibbs w8 Jimmy First (lightweight)
Danny Quartermaine TKO4 Christian Lopez Flores (lightweight)
Lauren Price is going to be a problem. I think she could beat Sandy Ryan right now.
I enjoy following boxing but am not familiar with how rankings are determined. Reading about the Buatsi/Stepien fight I’m wondering why the disparity in rankings for the 2 guys in the same bodies eg Buatsi IBF#13 & Stepien #4 but Buatsi WBC#3 & Stepien #14
Appreciate any advice, thanks
Alan-You and I both.
It’s a really good question with, unfortunately, probably not much of an answer; at least not a direct one. What I will say is that if you follow the rankings enough, you start to notice that all of the organizations tend to have their own ‘habits’ or things that they tend to favor. The obvious ones are that the WBC is Mexican, so they’ll have more Mexicans higher in their rankings (they also seem to be rather fond of Thailand and they also have muay thai champions). The same goes for the WBA with Panama and the WBO with Puerto Rico, but to a lesser degree. The IBF, at least for me, also tend to have strange #1’s. They’ll have a mandatory who either isn’t ranked at all by the others or if he is, is kind of lowly and it’s odd because they’re also the most likely to strip a champion for not satisfying a mandatory.
Thanks, Lucie, appreciate your response

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Chargers News: Fight Erupts Between Bolts and Ravens After Late Hit on Justin Herbert – Sports Illustrated

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Chargers News: Fight Erupts Between Bolts and Ravens After Late Hit on Justin Herbert  Sports Illustrated
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UFC news: Erin Blanchfield gives update on next fight, title hopes – MMA Junkie

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Erin Blanchfield patiently awaits her next UFC assignment.
Although it’s not totally clear what that will be, Blanchfield (12-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) assumes an important matchup with Manon Fiorot (11-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is likely. The two flyweight combatants have established themselves as top contenders in a division that awaits a championship rematch between champion Alexa Grasso and former champion Valentina Shevchenko while they both recover from injury.
“Yeah, it’s definitely stalling,” Blanchfield recently said during an online live stream for digital wallet platform HUMBL. “I feel like I’ve had a couple No. 1 contender fights now. But you know, I’m still pretty young and gained valuable experience in those fights. … Whether it’s an interim or not, I’ll beat (Fiorot), and then I should definitely get a title next.”
Although UFC CEO Dana White has indicated it’s next, no timeline has been revealed for Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC). Shevchenko had hand surgery in mid-September. Coincidentally, Grasso underwent hand surgery in early October.
Should there be further delays, Blanchfield wouldn’t mind seeing an interim title implemented. She’s healthy and ready to go, following a slight nasal fracture suffered in a unanimous decision win over Taila Santos in August.
“I haven’t been told about that yet,” Blanchfield said. I would definitely push for that. That’s something I’d definitely be interested in. I’m not sure when Valentina and Alexa are going to be ready to fight again. I know I think they’re on a similar timeline in their recovery. I would hope that if it ends up being longer, they’d have me and Manon fight for an interim.”

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2 dead after fight outside Sacramento County bar leads to shooting – CBS News

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By Brandon Downs, Cecilio Padilla
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SACRAMENTO COUNTY – Two men died after they were shot outside of a bar in Sacramento County early Sunday morning, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. 
Deputies responded to Sacto By Night at 7121 Governors Circle at about 1:45 a.m. 
A group of people who were leaving the bar got into a fight outside, leading to a shooting, deputies said. 
The victims, who were two men, died at the scene, deputies said. One of them was the owner of the bar.
Investigators with the sheriff’s office believe a group of gang members who initially refused to leave the nightclub at closing is at the center of the incident. Those gang members apparently got involved in a fight in the parking lot, investigators said, with the suspected shooter being one of those gang members.
Witnesses described a white vehicle that took off from the scene. Deputies said the CHP located a vehicle matching the description and detained four people from that vehicle. 
The people detained have since been identified as being allegedly involved in the shooting. Several guns have been recovered. 
According to the sheriff’s office, the names of the suspects will be released once homicide and related charges are filed.
Brandon comes to CBS13 from Action News Now (KHSL/KNVN) in Chico where he spent two years as the Digital Content Manager.
First published on November 26, 2023 / 3:05 PM PST
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