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Joseph Parker def. Deontay Wilder at Day of Reckoning: Best photos

Check out these photos from Joseph Parker’s decision victory over Deontay Wilder at Day of Reckoning in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Check out these photos from Joseph Parker’s unanimous decision victory over Deontay Wilder at Day of Reckoning, which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images)

 

Dmitry Bivol drops, shuts out Lyndon Arthur to set up possible unification fight

Dmitry Bivol shut out Lyndon Arthur to set up a possible showdown with Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed 175-pound championship.

Dmitry Bivol didn’t get a knockout but he couldn’t have been much more dominating.

The light heavyweight titleholder and pound-for-pounder dropped overmatched Lyndon Arthur en route to winning a shutout decision in defense of his 175-pound title on a card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) dominated the fight from the beginning with his consistent jab, quick, straight right hands, an occasional body shot and his knack for avoiding his opponent’s best shots.

Arthur (23-2, 16 KOs) jabbed and threw some power shots but, fighting on his back foot almost the entire fight, he was more concerned with surviving — parrying Bivol’s punches, ducking out of the way or holding — than mounting an offense of his own.

That’s how Bivol was able to win round after round of a one-sided fight.

Bivol put Arthur down in the final seconds of Round 11, the result of a flurry of shots capped by a vicious left to the body that forced Arthur to take a knee. The Russian tried to finish the job in Round 12 with two salvos but the loser managed to stay on his feet.

All three judges scored it the same, 120-107. Boxing Junkie had the same score.

The consensus 2022 Fighter of the Year — after beating Canelo Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez.– could face fellow beltholder Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed championship next if Beterbiev gets past Callum Smith on Jan. 13.

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Dmitry Bivol drops, shuts out Lyndon Arthur to set up possible unification fight

Dmitry Bivol shut out Lyndon Arthur to set up a possible showdown with Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed 175-pound championship.

Dmitry Bivol didn’t get a knockout but he couldn’t have been much more dominating.

The light heavyweight titleholder and pound-for-pounder dropped overmatched Lyndon Arthur en route to winning a shutout decision in defense of his 175-pound title on a card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) dominated the fight from the beginning with his consistent jab, quick, straight right hands, an occasional body shot and his knack for avoiding his opponent’s best shots.

Arthur (23-2, 16 KOs) jabbed and threw some power shots but, fighting on his back foot almost the entire fight, he was more concerned with surviving — parrying Bivol’s punches, ducking out of the way or holding — than mounting an offense of his own.

That’s how Bivol was able to win round after round of a one-sided fight.

Bivol put Arthur down in the final seconds of Round 11, the result of a flurry of shots capped by a vicious left to the body that forced Arthur to take a knee. The Russian tried to finish the job in Round 12 with two salvos but the loser managed to stay on his feet.

All three judges scored it the same, 120-107. Boxing Junkie had the same score.

The consensus 2022 Fighter of the Year — after beating Canelo Alvarez and Gilberto Ramirez.– could face fellow beltholder Artur Beterbiev for the undisputed championship next if Beterbiev gets past Callum Smith on Jan. 13.

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Daniel Dubois caps dominating performance by stopping Jarrell Miller in final seconds

Daniel Dubois capped a dominating performance by knocking out Jarrell Miller in the final seconds of a 10-round fight Saturday.

Daniel Dubois delivered when he had to.

The Londoner stopped fellow heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller in the final seconds of a 10-round bout he had dominated on a card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Dubois (20-2, 18 KOs) used stick-and-move tactics and timely toe-to-toe exchanges to outwork Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs), who outweighed the winner by 94 pounds.

Dubois got off to a strong start, jabbing, moving and beating the slower Miller to the punch over the first three rounds. Miller came on in the fourth and fifth rounds, when he landed many of his best punches of the fight.

However, Dubois reclaimed the momentum after that and never gave it up. He landed power punches almost at will in the second half of the fight, when the 333-pound Miller grew weary.

It appeared that Dubois was destined to win a decision but a series of answered power punches forced the referee to stop the fight with only eight seconds remaining.

Dubois was coming off a ninth-round knockout loss to unified titleholder Oleksandr Usyk in August, after which many questioned his fighting spirit.

He proved his doubters wrong by making a strong statement against a capable, much bigger man, never looking better than he did on Saturday. He is now back in legitimate title contention.

Miller was in the midst of a comeback after failed drug tests derailed the New Yorker’s career.

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Daniel Dubois caps dominating performance by stopping Jarrell Miller in final seconds

Daniel Dubois capped a dominating performance by knocking out Jarrell Miller in the final seconds of a 10-round fight Saturday.

Daniel Dubois delivered when he had to.

The Londoner stopped fellow heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller in the final seconds of a 10-round bout he had dominated on a card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Dubois (20-2, 18 KOs) used stick-and-move tactics and timely toe-to-toe exchanges to outwork Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs), who outweighed the winner by 94 pounds.

Dubois got off to a strong start, jabbing, moving and beating the slower Miller to the punch over the first three rounds. Miller came on in the fourth and fifth rounds, when he landed many of his best punches of the fight.

However, Dubois reclaimed the momentum after that and never gave it up. He landed power punches almost at will in the second half of the fight, when the 333-pound Miller grew weary.

It appeared that Dubois was destined to win a decision but a series of answered power punches forced the referee to stop the fight with only eight seconds remaining.

Dubois was coming off a ninth-round knockout loss to unified titleholder Oleksandr Usyk in August, after which many questioned his fighting spirit.

He proved his doubters wrong by making a strong statement against a capable, much bigger man, never looking better than he did on Saturday. He is now back in legitimate title contention.

Miller was in the midst of a comeback after failed drug tests derailed the New Yorker’s career.

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Day of Reckoning: Best photos from the boxing event in Riyadh

Check out these photos from Day of Reckoning, a boxing event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder.

Check out these photos from the boxing matches at Day of Reckoning, which took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event featured [autotag]Deontay Wilder[/autotag] vs. Joseph Parker and [autotag]Anthony Joshua[/autotag] vs. Otto Wallin. (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images)

(Gallery updated throughout the event.)

Jai Opetaia knocks out Ellis Zorro with huge left hand in first round

Former cruiserweight titleholder Jai Opetaia knocked out Ellis Zorro with a huge left hand in the first round Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Jai Opetaia continues to impress, title or no title.

The former cruiserweight beltholder from Australia stopped Ellis Zorro with a mammoth left hand to the jaw at 2:56 of the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout on the card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Zorro (17-1, 7 KOs) landed with his head on the bottom rope, where he remained until the referee waived off the fight.

The fighters were engaged in an uneventful first round — no significant punches had landed — when Opetaia’s big shot changed everything.

Opetaia, arguably the top 200-pounder, announced during fight week that he had vacated his IBF title because the organization refused to sanction the bout after ordering him to face Mairis Briedis in a rematch.

Opetaia outpointed Briedis to win his belt in July of last year.

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Jai Opetaia knocks out Ellis Zorro with huge left hand in first round

Former cruiserweight titleholder Jai Opetaia knocked out Ellis Zorro with a huge left hand in the first round Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Jai Opetaia continues to impress, title or no title.

The former cruiserweight beltholder from Australia stopped Ellis Zorro with a mammoth left hand to the jaw at 2:56 of the first round of a scheduled 12-round bout on the card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Zorro (17-1, 7 KOs) landed with his head on the bottom rope, where he remained until the referee waived off the fight.

The fighters were engaged in an uneventful first round — no significant punches had landed — when Opetaia’s big shot changed everything.

Opetaia, arguably the top 200-pounder, announced during fight week that he had vacated his IBF title because the organization refused to sanction the bout after ordering him to face Mairis Briedis in a rematch.

Opetaia outpointed Briedis to win his belt in July of last year.

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Filip Hrgovic puts overmatched Mark De Mori away only 1:46 into their fight

Top heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic put overmatched Mark De Mori away only 1:46 into their scheduled 10-round fight Saturday.

Filip Hrgovic cleared what might be his final hurdle before he gets his first title shot.

The No. 1-ranked Croatian heavyweight knocked out overmatched Mark De Mori at 1:46 of the first round of a scheduled 10-rounder on the card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua in separate fights Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) put De Mori (41-3-2, 36 KOs) down and hurt him with a right hand about a minute into the fight. The Aussie was able to get up but a series of hard, unanswered follow-up blows convinced the referee to end the wipe out.

Now Hrgovic must wait. He’s ranked No. 1 by the IBF, meaning he’s first in line to fight for Oleksandr Usyk’s title.

However, he must wait to see how things play out. Usyk is scheduled to face Tyson Fury for the undisputed championship on Feb. 17. And the fighters reportedly agreed to a two-way rematch clause.

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Filip Hrgovic puts overmatched Mark De Mori away only 1:46 into their fight

Top heavyweight contender Filip Hrgovic put overmatched Mark De Mori away only 1:46 into their scheduled 10-round fight Saturday.

Filip Hrgovic cleared what might be his final hurdle before he gets his first title shot.

The No. 1-ranked Croatian heavyweight knocked out overmatched Mark De Mori at 1:46 of the first round of a scheduled 10-rounder on the card featuring Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua in separate fights Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) put De Mori (41-3-2, 36 KOs) down and hurt him with a right hand about a minute into the fight. The Aussie was able to get up but a series of hard, unanswered follow-up blows convinced the referee to end the wipe out.

Now Hrgovic must wait. He’s ranked No. 1 by the IBF, meaning he’s first in line to fight for Oleksandr Usyk’s title.

However, he must wait to see how things play out. Usyk is scheduled to face Tyson Fury for the undisputed championship on Feb. 17. And the fighters reportedly agreed to a two-way rematch clause.

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