4. Perez and his team later said he returned too quickly after the Abdusalamov bout, although there was no such discussion about that for this fight.Cruiserweight contender Ola Afolabi (21-3-4, 10 KOs) laid waste to Anthony Caputo Smith (15-4, 10 KOs), destroying him in three one-sided rounds of their scheduled 10-rounder.Afolabi, 34, of England, was originally scheduled to face Pawel Kolodziej of Poland in a world title eliminator to earn a mandatory shot at titleholder Yoan Pablo Hernandez. "The job is to stay focused. Before the layoff, Jennings had lost two fights in a row, a unanimous decision challenging then-heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko in April 2015 followed by a seventh-round knockout to top contender Luis "King Kong" Ortiz eight months later.Rivas, 31, a 2008 Colombian Olympian who has fought his entire professional career out of Montreal, will be taking on by far his most notable pro opponent in Jennings. Two judges scored the fight for Jennings, 115-112 and 114-113, while one judge gave it … Rivas must win the fight and come out unscathed for the Jan. 18 bout to go forward. Jennings fought twice more in 2011, beating Alexis Mejias and Kevin Franklin. It is now time to take care of business and step up for the real challenges. "I won the fight. He beat Theron Johnson by unanimous decision. "I am ready to begin 2019 where 2018 left off," said Stevenson, a southpaw who went 5-0 in 2018. I have had one loss but I am not about to become a p***y overnight and not be able to fight.” He beat Zeferino Albino by Jennings first fight of 2011 was on the February 26.

Philadelphia heavyweight boxer Bryant Jennings has spoken out about the benefits of his vegan diet. But since I started boxing and things like that, they just got used to saying Bryant ‘By-By’ Jennings. Huck fought a lot of good names at cruiserweight and is a good opponent.“I am looking forward to getting back in the ring and using new stuff I have been learning in the gym.“Next year I want to be in very big fights, I have wanted to fight Jarrell Miller but he has not wanted the fight.“Alexander Povetkin is another great name with a good record and he is a heavyweight gatekeeper. On December 19, 2015, Jennings faced undefeated Cuban heavyweight contender After not fighting for over a year following the Ortiz loss, Jennings signed with On June 27, 2018, it was announced that Jennings would take on German heavyweight contender Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.Lost IBF International and WBO–NABO heavyweight titles;The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. I won the fight easily," Perez said. ""It's kind of unheard of to take a point away in the 12th round and have that decide the fight," said K2 Promotions managing director Tom Loeffler, Perez's promoter.Jennings (19-0, 10 KOs) and Perez (20-0-1, 12 KOs), 28, a Cuban defector living in Ireland, were initially scheduled to fight May 24 in Corpus Christi, Texas, but Perez suffered a left shoulder injury in a sparring session and the bout was called off with two weeks to go.They fought at a solid pace early, but Perez, a southpaw, seemed to be getting the better of the exchanges as he landed solid right jab-straight left combinations while Jennings was ineffective trying to fight him on the outside.There was sporadic action, such as in the third round when Jennings stunned Perez with a right and Perez responded by knocking him backward.Jennings' biggest moment in the first half of the fight came just before the fifth round ended, when he caught Perez with a solid right uppercut that excited the pro-Jennings crowd.But the fight grew more ragged as it went on and the pace slowed, especially Perez's.

The referee stopped the fight in the 12th round after Rivas knocked Bryant down then mounted a … Joe Joyce vs. Bryant Jennings Heavyweight Contest . News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.Joe Joyce will return to the ring on January 11 to fight former cruiserweight champion Marco Huck.The fight will take place in Hannover, Germany and will be for the vacant European heavyweight title.Joyce, who last fought and beat Bryant Jennings in July, is targeting a fight with some of the division’s well-known names.“I have already won the Commonwealth title and I have been looking to move up to European and world level for a while, Joyce said.“I want to get to the world title as soon as possible. ESPN.com also had it for Jennings, 114-113. Abdusalamov survived, but he is severely incapacitated and in a rehabilitation center, unable to walk or talk with little chance for significant recovery.Perez made a quick return to the ring in January and was off his game in a draw with Carlos Takam.