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Tom Aspinall did not miss his chance

Published

4 years ago

March 19, 2022

Sophia

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Rising heavyweight star Tom Aspinall continued to impress as the Briton submitted Alexander Volkov in the first round of the UFC Fight Night main event at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.

Aspinall won by submission (armbar) at 3:45.

Aspinall showed off his speed and punching accuracy by putting Volkov under pressure and then continuing his work on the mat less than a minute into the fight.

Volkov ended up bloodied while they were on the ground, but he was able to get to his feet. He didn’t stay there long, however, as Aspinall knocked him down a second time with less than two minutes to go. And this time, Atherton’s product closed the show, forcing a retirement due to an armbar.

With the victory, Aspinall, ranked No. 11, improves to a 12-2 record. Volkov, ranked No. 6, drops to 34-10.

Allen saves the best for his audience

Britain’s featherweight Arnold Allen saved his biggest and best performance for his home crowd, as he extended his winning streak to nine with a first-round stoppage against Dan Hooker.

Allen stumbled throwing a kick at the start of the first onslaught, but that prompted the Briton to unleash a barrage of power shots that put Hooker in deep trouble. Hooker fought back, but after a brief respite, Allen unloaded with both hands again, added knees and elbows, and this time referee Dan Movahedi had seen enough, stopping the fight at 2:33 of round one. .

With the victory, Allen, ranked No. 7, improves to 18-1. Hooker, who was returning to the lightweight division after a stint at featherweight, drops to 21-12.

fights	Categories	Results
Alexander Volkov v. Tom Aspinall	Heavyweight	Aspinall wins by submission (armbar) at 3:45 of the 1st round
Arnold Allen c.. Dan Hooker	Featherweight	Hooker wins by TK.-O, at 2:33 of the 1st round
Paddy Pimblett vs. Kazula Vargas	Light weights	Pimblett wins by submission (choke) at 3:49 of the 1st round
Gunnar Nelson vs. Takashi Sato	Welterweight	Nelson wins by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Molly McCann vs. Luana Carolina	Flyweights	McCann wins by K.-O. at 1:52 of the 3rd round
Jai Herbert c. Ilia Topuria	Light weights	Topuria wins by K.-O. at 1:07 of the 2nd round
mike grundy vs. Makwan Amirkhani	Featherweight	Grundy by Anaconda submission in the 1st round
Shamil Abdurakhimov v. Sergei Pavlovich	Heavyweight	Pavlovich by TKO at 4:03 in the 1st round
Nikita Krylov vs. Paul Craig	Light heavyweights	Krylov wins by submission (strangulation) in the 1st round
Jack Shore vs. Timur Valiev	bantamweight	Shore wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27).
Cory McKenna v. Elise Reed	Straw weight	Reed won by split decision (30-27, 28-29, 28-29).
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Cody Durden	Flyweights	Mokaev wins by submission (guillotine) in the 1st round.

Sophia

Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.

Fights

Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?

Published

9 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Madelyn

Itauma dropped to 14th in the updated heavyweight rankings. Where is Usik?

International Boxing Federation (IBF) updated the rankings in the super heavyweight (over 90.7 kg) category; Compared to the previous month, only three boxers managed to retain their positions.

The official leader of the ranking is British Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs) is ranked second and is claiming the top seed, which would allow him to fight for the world title.

Cuban Frank Sanchez came in third, while American Richard Torres maintained his fourth place. Another US representative, Jared Anderson, completed the top five.

Invincible Briton Moses Ithauma (13-0, 11 KOs) continues his slide and is now down to #14. He had previously refused to fight in a boxer candidate’s match and was punished by the organization.

Itauma plans to follow the WBO line, so there is a possibility he will be removed from the International Boxing Federation rankings in January.

The Ukrainian player has held the IBF championship since July. Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs) won the belt in the match against Briton Daniel Dubois (TKO 5).

Rating of the strongest heavyweight boxers in the world (according to IBF):

(place in previous version is indicated in parentheses)

Empty
(2) Dereck Chisora (Great Britain)
(3) Frank Sanchez (Cuba)
(4) Richard Torres (USA)
(6) Jared Anderson (USA)
(8) Martin Bakole (DR Congo)
(9) Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
(10) Guido Vianello (Italy)
(-) Richard Riakpore (England)
(15) Lawrence Okolie (Great Britain)
(7) Michael Hunter (USA)
(5) Daniel Dubois (Great Britain)
(11) Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
(12) Moses Ithauma (Great Britain)
(13)Efe Ajagba (Nigeria)

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul

Published

13 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Madelyn

Joshua makes sensational decision about his future after fight with Paul

Former World Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua The next opponent is clear and his choice may surprise the fans.

According to Ad.nl, the Briton is considering fighting the legendary kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Although the details of the possible fight have not yet been announced, the parties are already negotiating. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn also confirmed his interest in this confrontation and stated that the final decision has not been made yet.

Verhoeven, 36, recently left the Glory promotion, where he was champion for 12 years and had only one boxing match.

A big boxing show took place in Miami, USA, on the night of December 19-20, 2025. In the main fight, American entertainer Jake Paul and former world champion Anthony Joshua entered the ring. The fight ended in the sixth round – AJ brutally knocked out his opponent.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn

Fights

Who is Jake Paul’s next opponent? He called that name

Published

13 hours ago

December 24, 2025

Madelyn

Who is Jake Paul’s next opponent? He called that name

American boxer and internet celebrity jake paul after defeat Anthony Joshua He announced that he is ready to fight former UFC champion Francis Ngannou.

“I told everyone I was going to be better than Francis. It’s like he doesn’t have any character. Francis is soft… I’m going to fight him. I think he can take on that fight now,” Jake said in a video for the IMPAULSIVE YouTube channel.

Recall that on December 20, Jake Paul lost to Anthony Joshua by knockout in the sixth round. The fight between Ngannou and Joshua took place on the night of March 9, 2024 and ended with Anthony winning by knockout in the second round.

In the first round, Joshua knocked out Francis for the first time, repeated this in the second round, and then finished the fight with a knockout against the best representative of mixed martial arts.

Source: Sport UA

Madelyn