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Watch it: Conor Benn’s brutal knockout of Chris Algieri on Saturday in England.
Welterweight contender Conor Benn delivered his most impressive performance on Saturday in Liverpool, England, stopping veteran Chris Algieri in the fourth round.
Here’s the one-two by Benn that ended Algieri’s night in brutal fashion.
WHAT A SHOT 🤯
Conor Benn gets the win in the most explosive fashion with a huge KO against Chris Algieri #BennAlgieri pic.twitter.com/o33b4u0QG5
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 11, 2021
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Watch it: Conor Benn’s brutal knockout of Chris Algieri on Saturday in England.
Welterweight contender Conor Benn delivered his most impressive performance on Saturday in Liverpool, England, stopping veteran Chris Algieri in the fourth round.
Here’s the one-two by Benn that ended Algieri’s night in brutal fashion.
WHAT A SHOT 🤯
Conor Benn gets the win in the most explosive fashion with a huge KO against Chris Algieri #BennAlgieri pic.twitter.com/o33b4u0QG5
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) December 11, 2021
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Welterweight contender Conor Benn made a strong statement by stopping Chris Algieri in four rounds Saturday in England.
That’s what you call making a statement.
Conor Benn, facing one of his biggest tests, stopped veteran Chris Algieri with two seconds remaining in Round 4 of a scheduled 12-round welterweight bout Saturday in Liverpool, England.
Only Errol Spence Jr. had been able to knock out the former 140-pound champ before Benn turned the trick.
Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) had dominated the bout before the knockout, fighting behind his jab to land power punches to both the head and body and taking little in return.
Algieri (25-4, 9 KOs) landed a few punches but spent most of his time covering up and doing his best to move out of harm’s way.
Then, with Algieri’s back against the ropes, Benn countered a weak jab from the American with a left and then a right hand that found Algieri’s chin and sent him tumbling to the canvas.
There was no reason for referee Bob Williams to count; Algieri was out.
Benn celebrated immediately after the fight was waved off but assumed a more somber posture when he realized that Algieri remained on his back a minute or two after the stoppage.
Finally, when Algieri regained his senses and got up, Benn could enjoy his victory in earnest.
“I didn’t expect nothing else,” Benn said. “I work extremely hard and I knew the knockout was coming. I said the same thing about [Samuel] Vargas. I knew the knockout was coming.
“… I hope the Yanks know that I’m the best fighter in Britain, No. 1. And, No. 2, I’m coming for them.”
That said, neither Benn nor his promoter Eddie Hearn seem to be in a hurry because of his limited experience. He had only a reported 20 amateur fights.
Benn mentioned the intriguing possibility of facing the winner of the Feb. 19 Kell Brook-Amir Khan fight or 147-pound gatekeeper Adrian Broner.
And Hearn, interviewed as he stood beside Benn after the fight, didn’t bring up any names but he clearly wants to avoid the likes of titleholders Spence and Terence Crawford for the time being as Benn continues to develop.
“The job is to position him for a world title fight in the most difficult and dangerous division in boxing,” Hearn said. “147 pounds. There are no easy belts, there are no easy fights at the top.
“It’s about preparing him and making sure he’s perfectly ready … to swim with the sharks.”
Benn has one supporter close to him who believes the sky is the limit.
“This is the fight that Conor made his own path,” said Nigel Benn, his father and former world champion. “He’s not in my shadow no more. … Unbelievable, unbelievable. He’s going all the way.”
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Welterweight contender Conor Benn made a strong statement by stopping Chris Algieri in four rounds Saturday in England.
That’s what you call making a statement.
Conor Benn, facing one of his biggest tests, stopped veteran Chris Algieri with two seconds remaining in Round 4 of a scheduled 12-round welterweight bout Saturday in Liverpool, England.
Only Errol Spence Jr. had been able to knock out the former 140-pound champ before Benn turned the trick.
Benn (20-0, 13 KOs) had dominated the bout before the knockout, fighting behind his jab to land power punches to both the head and body and taking little in return.
Algieri (25-4, 9 KOs) landed a few punches but spent most of his time covering up and doing his best to move out of harm’s way.
Then, with Algieri’s back against the ropes, Benn countered a weak jab from the American with a left and then a right hand that found Algieri’s chin and sent him tumbling to the canvas.
There was no reason for referee Bob Williams to count; Algieri was out.
Benn celebrated immediately after the fight was waved off but assumed a more somber posture when he realized that Algieri remained on his back a minute or two after the stoppage.
Finally, when Algieri regained his senses and got up, Benn could enjoy his victory in earnest.
“I didn’t expect nothing else,” Benn said. “I work extremely hard and I knew the knockout was coming. I said the same thing about [Samuel] Vargas. I knew the knockout was coming.
“… I hope the Yanks know that I’m the best fighter in Britain, No. 1. And, No. 2, I’m coming for them.”
That said, neither Benn nor his promoter Eddie Hearn seem to be in a hurry because of his limited experience. He had only a reported 20 amateur fights.
Benn mentioned the intriguing possibility of facing the winner of the Feb. 19 Kell Brook-Amir Khan fight or 147-pound gatekeeper Adrian Broner.
And Hearn, interviewed as he stood beside Benn after the fight, didn’t bring up any names but he clearly wants to avoid the likes of titleholders Spence and Terence Crawford for the time being as Benn continues to develop.
“The job is to position him for a world title fight in the most difficult and dangerous division in boxing,” Hearn said. “147 pounds. There are no easy belts, there are no easy fights at the top.
“It’s about preparing him and making sure he’s perfectly ready … to swim with the sharks.”
Benn has one supporter close to him who believes the sky is the limit.
“This is the fight that Conor made his own path,” said Nigel Benn, his father and former world champion. “He’s not in my shadow no more. … Unbelievable, unbelievable. He’s going all the way.”
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Fight Week: Vasily Lomachenko will face Richard Commey and Nonito Donaire will defend his title against Reymart Gaballo on a busy Saturday.
Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) vs. Richard Commey (30-3, 27 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â
Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs) vs. Reymart Gaballo (24-0, 20 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Conor Benn (19-0, 12 KOs) vs. Chris Algieri (25-3, 9 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) vs. Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Also fighting this week: Johnriel Casimero (31-4, 21 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO bantamweight title against Paul Butler (33-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday in Dubai (no TV in U.S.). Also on that card, Sunny Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs) defends his IBF flyweight belt against Jayson Mama (16-0, 9 KOs).
Fight Week: Vasily Lomachenko will face Richard Commey and Nonito Donaire will defend his title against Reymart Gaballo on a busy Saturday.
Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) vs. Richard Commey (30-3, 27 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â
Nonito Donaire (41-6, 27 KOs) vs. Reymart Gaballo (24-0, 20 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Conor Benn (19-0, 12 KOs) vs. Chris Algieri (25-3, 9 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) vs. Umar Salamov (26-1, 19 KOs)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Also fighting this week: Johnriel Casimero (31-4, 21 KOs) is scheduled to defend his WBO bantamweight title against Paul Butler (33-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday in Dubai (no TV in U.S.). Also on that card, Sunny Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs) defends his IBF flyweight belt against Jayson Mama (16-0, 9 KOs).
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao: Chris Algieri, who fought both men, smells a potential upset.
Can Manny Pacquiao beat Errol Spence Jr. in their 147-pound title-unification bout on Aug. 21? One man who faced both fighters believes so.
Chris Algieri lost a near shutout decision against Pacquiao in 2014 and was stopped in five rounds by Spence two years later. Algieri went down nine times in those fights, six times against Pacquiao.
He believes the Filipino icon shouldn’t be underestimated even though he’s now 42 years old and will have been out of the ring for more than two years.
Pacquiao stunned many observers when he defeated Keith Thurman by a split decision to win the WBA welterweight title in July 2019. He’s about a 3-1 underdog going into the fight with Spence.
“I never count out Manny,” he said on the DAZN Boxing Show. “He’s one of those guys. He has the one-punch power, he has that speed and he’s awkward. He sets traps, his off-beat rhythm. His ability to change throughout a fight. The best make adjustments.
“The guys who can adjust are the guys who separate from themselves. Manny does that as good as anyone even at that advanced age.”
Algieri, a former 140-pound champ, believes Pacquiao also is capable of hurting Spence. Pacquiao has one knockout in the past 11-plus years.
“He’s got a punch, he’s got power,” Algieri said. “If he can walk Spence into these shots we could get an upset.”
Errol Spence Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao: Chris Algieri, who fought both men, smells a potential upset.
Can Manny Pacquiao beat Errol Spence Jr. in their 147-pound title-unification bout on Aug. 21? One man who faced both fighters believes so.
Chris Algieri lost a near shutout decision against Pacquiao in 2014 and was stopped in five rounds by Spence two years later. Algieri went down nine times in those fights, six times against Pacquiao.
He believes the Filipino icon shouldn’t be underestimated even though he’s now 42 years old and will have been out of the ring for more than two years.
Pacquiao stunned many observers when he defeated Keith Thurman by a split decision to win the WBA welterweight title in July 2019. He’s about a 3-1 underdog going into the fight with Spence.
“I never count out Manny,” he said on the DAZN Boxing Show. “He’s one of those guys. He has the one-punch power, he has that speed and he’s awkward. He sets traps, his off-beat rhythm. His ability to change throughout a fight. The best make adjustments.
“The guys who can adjust are the guys who separate from themselves. Manny does that as good as anyone even at that advanced age.”
Algieri, a former 140-pound champ, believes Pacquiao also is capable of hurting Spence. Pacquiao has one knockout in the past 11-plus years.
“He’s got a punch, he’s got power,” Algieri said. “If he can walk Spence into these shots we could get an upset.”
