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Wrap-Up: Tank vs Roach decision upheld, Usyk-Parker order, more

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We saw action around the world, Oleksandr Usyk got a mandatory order, and New York is sticking with a draw for Tank vs Roach.

Tank vs Roach decision upheld by New York

In news that didn’t really surprise anyone, the New York State Athletic Commision’s review of the draw between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach from March 1 saw no change to the official decision, with the original scoring and outcome kept in place.

Though nobody really expected anything to change, boxing fans still largely aren’t happy about what happened in that fight, particularly referee Steve Willis’ non-call of Davis taking a knee and going to his corner.

Results: Ball, Thurman, Teraji all win, world title changes

We had some notable results in the sport this week, though no Big Fight, really.

Nick Ball retained his WBA featherweight title with a typical Nick Ball-style win over TJ Doheny, fighting rough and hard until the 38-year-old challenge was broken down and his corner pulled him after 10 rounds. It was a gutsy performance by Doheny, and he was dangerous in the first half, but once the gas tank started emptying, it was all Ball.

Ball has also challenged Naoya Inoue to come up to featherweight for a fight, which would be a good one if things hold as they are now, but probably won’t happen until 2026 or, at the very earliest, late this year, depending on Inoue potentially making two successful 122 lb defenses in May and September.

Austin “Ammo” Williams also picked up a crucial win on Saturday, beating Patrice Volny in a Matchroom main event from Orlando, Fla. It’s a fight that Williams really had to win to stay in the race at 160, which is a historical glory division sitting on some dull times at the moment, and has been for years now. It wasn’t a blow-away type of victory, but it was one earned against a solid opponent.

Drawing some attention on the undercard was a ridiculous mismatch between Edgar Berlanga — who missed weight on Friday — and Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz, who looked totally unprepared to even be there, having just returned to boxing last year after a 10-year absence from the sport.

Earlier in the week from Australia, former welterweight titleholder Keith “One Time” Thurman got back in the ring and stopped Brock Jarvis in the third round. Thurman said he’d like to fight another Aussie, Tim Tszyu, which would be a much bigger fight. The two were scheduled to meet in 2024 before Thurman pulled out late, leading to Tszyu’s loss to replacement Sebastian Fundora.

Tszyu returns to the ring on April 6 against Joey Spencer, so timing-wise, it would line up, and Thurman going to Australia to fight Jarvis seems the perfect set-up for Tszyu vs Thurman to get made again.

We also saw a title unification in Japan, as Kenshiro Teraji brought the WBC and WBA flyweight titles together with a 12th round stoppage over Seigo Yuri Akui in a very good fight with a somewhat controversial ending, but not one provoking real outrage.

On the same bill, Anthony Olascuaga retained the WBO flyweight title with a career-best win over Hiroto Kyoguchi, and Rene Santiago took the WBO light flyweight title from Shokichi Iwata. The scoring of both fights has been criticized.

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