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5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Will it be Sunny in Phoenix?

5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

BBC

Sports, Sports News

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Richie Woodhall joins Buncey to look ahead to the unification fight between Sunny Edwards and Bam Rodriguez in Phoenix this weekend. We hear from both fighters and learn about the respect they have for each other. And the guys look back at Chris Billam-Smith’s stoppage win to retain his world title in Bournemouth, and Devin Haney’s masterclass performance against Regis Prograis in San Francisco.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is five live boxing.

0:04.7

So late on Sunday night in Borma, Chris Billum Smith retained his WBO cruiser weight title.

0:11.0

It was ugly.

0:11.9

He got there in the end. And in San Francisco the night

0:14.7

before, Devon Haini fully announced his arrival as a boxing superstar with a

0:20.8

victory of a regis prograte.

0:23.0

And this weekend, this Saturday in Phoenix, Sunny Edwards,

0:26.9

fights Jesse Bambro Rodriguez.

0:29.1

Both world champions of Floway, both unbeaten. That is an eight days, my friend. And to look ahead

0:35.8

to a great night in Phoenix and to look back at a great weekend. I'm joined by

0:40.4

former world champion and Olympic medalist Ritchie Woodle.

0:44.1

That's a show. I'm Steve Bunce and this is five live boxing.

0:48.6

So Richie let's start with Bormuth.

0:55.0

Chris Bill of Smith back on home turf, I mean properly back on home turf,

1:00.0

defending his WBO cruiserweights out for the first time against the veteran Polish boxer

1:05.5

Mathieu's Masternack. Now interesting character Masternack, this was his I think his 52nd

1:10.7

or 53rd fight, but it was his first world title fight and well Billum Smith won because after two

1:17.8

seconds of round day i.e. before the round really started, Mastinak pulled out with a damaged rib, left-hand side of his body.

1:27.0

First of all, were you shocked by that?

1:30.0

I was amazed to be quite honest, Steve.

1:32.0

He's had over 50 contests he's what 36 or whatever in age is that right?

1:38.4

Yeah 36 he's been in with some big big names

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