Immediately, boxing world title fights happen across the globe and are extra accessible to observe than ever earlier than. Generally, championship bouts don’t obtain as a lot consideration and go underreported. Large Battle Weekend commits to writing about boxing information, previews, and recaps. As such, the positioning now has a recurring phase on championship bouts – from around the globe from the previous week.
The main target of those items will probably be on clashes starting from atomweight to heavyweight that had the WBA, WBC, IBF, and/or WBO titles on the road. This version of “Title Fights From Across the World” consists of two recaps. In Germany, a brand new featherweight champion was topped. Over within the Philippines, a reigning minimumweight champion held on to his title.
Title Fights From Across the World
Melvin Jerusalem Retains 105-lb Title Towards Luis Castillo
Melvin Jerusalem (23-3, 12 KOs) stays the WBC minimumweight champion with a unanimous choice win over Luis Castillo (21-1-1, 13 KOs).
Scores have been 120-107 (x2) and 118-119. With the victory, Jerusalem makes the primary defence of his title. He had gained the belt with a break up choice victory over Yudai Shigeoka earlier this yr.
The battle headlined a September 22 MP Promotions card at Mandaluyong Metropolis School in Metro Manila, Philippines. Boxing followers within the Philippines may catch the motion reside on One Sports activities. These in Latin America may accomplish that with ESPN Knockout.
Within the opening spherical itself, a straight proper hand from Jerusalem despatched his opponent down. Castillo was capable of stand up and make it to the tip of the spherical. Regardless of his greatest efforts, he was unable to beat the flurries and potshots from Jerusalem, who was simply sooner. Ultimately, the Filipino gained huge on the scorecards to retain his minimumweight title.
Nina Meinke Turns into Featherweight Champion
Nina Meinke (19-3, 4 KOs) turned the brand new IBF featherweight champion with a majority choice win towards Daniela Bermúdez (32-5-3, 12 KOs).
Whereas one choose had the motion 114-114, the opposite two noticed it 119-109 and 118-110. Not like a number of different ladies’s world title fights, this was fought over 12 three-minute rounds. With the victory, Meinke wins the IBF belt on her second try. She had beforehand misplaced a unanimous choice to Sarah Mahfoud in 2022.
The bout headlined a September 21 P2M occasion on the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany. Boxing followers may catch the motion reside on DAZN, however solely in Germany. Because the battle, P2M have uploaded the bout to their YouTube channel.
With a minute to go in spherical two, an unintended conflict of heads opened a minimize on the brow of Meinke. For the rest of the battle, blood poured from the minimize however it was by no means trigger for ending proceedings. Bermúdez was totally on the entrance foot whereas her opponent was content material with shifting across the ring throughout their grueling conflict. Each fighters appeared assured in having their hand raised in the long run, however it was Meinke’s work over 12 that the judges most well-liked.
