two weeks later The dust still hasn’t settled from IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois’ stunning victory over Anthony Joshua. The only thing forgotten is the outcome of the match at Wembley Stadium in London that night. Which on any other weekend would have dominated British boxing talk.
As the crowd was just beginning to take their seats, Mark Chamberlain suffered a shocking defeat to Josh. The talented Padley In what most – irreverently – saw as just another season of Riyadh performances for the Portsmouth fighters.
One of the spectators at Wembley was his lightweight rival Sam Noakes.
“I’m not going to kick a guy when he’s down,” Nokes (15-0, 14 KO) said. “The sad truth of boxing is that There were two people in it, and some of them had to be defeated.”
Momentum began to build after the exciting battle between the pair. in august Frank Warren told BoxingScene that he saw a clash between the two knockout artists Which is finally big enough to headline the O2 Arena and, in an ideal world, He wants them to compete for the lightweight title of the world.
Those plans are now on ice. Chamberlain will need to string together an impressive victory or two to make it possible. And in any case He may decide to pursue his future at 140 pounds.
Chamberlain’s defeat didn’t leave Noakes stranded in no-man’s land. Noakes, 27, was on a tear in his latest fight. As well as holding the British, Commonwealth and European lightweight championships, he also holds the highly-rated WBO, IBF and WBC world titles and has established himself as one of England’s most exciting boxers.
Nokes may lose the lucrative battle – certainly for the foreseeable future – but at his current rate of progress, He likely has many big nights ahead of him.
“Obviously. It didn’t really make a difference to me. It doesn’t matter if he wins or loses. The fight between me and him will not disappear. It might slow down. But I wish Mark the best of luck,” Noakes said. “I never hated Mark. Chamberlain came first. He is still a good fighter. He might have a night off. There might be some factors we don’t know about what goes on behind closed doors. Hats off to Padley, incredible performance and a bit of a shame for Padley too. Because he would have gotten Mark’s belt if it had been a lightweight.
“Look, it’s boxing and we’re all big men at the end of the day. It wasn’t like he had been beaten once. But now he’s disgusted. He will come back again. I don’t know if he’s going to move up now or whatever. I just stay in my lane and focus on what I’m doing. He has to do him and I have to do me.”
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