by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 27, 2016 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the Manchester Arena, UK, Carl Frampton became the unified WBA and IBF Junior Featherweight champion, out-pointing his fierce rival Scott Quigg. Official scorecards came in at 116-112 (twice) for Frampton, and 115-113 for Quigg which, I’m sure most spectators...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 27, 2016 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Like most boxing scribes, I’ve been fairly stumped all week about picking a winner in Frampton vs Quigg. There just seemed to be no escaping the fact that this is one of those infuriatingly difficult fights to call. Two unbeaten world champions in their prime are...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 26, 2016 | Weigh-Ins
At the Manchester Arena, UK, Junior Featherweight titlists Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg successfully made weight for their highly-anticipated clash tomorrow night. The Frampton vs Quigg Weigh-In was packed with incredible support for both fighters, with Mancunian and...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 26, 2016 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
This weekend is stacked with action, and while Crawford vs Lundy isn’t one of the most evenly matched bouts on the horizon, it’s worth your attention. Mainly because Terence Crawford is one of today’s finest technicians, and partly because, despite being overmatched...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Feb 26, 2016 | Analysis, Previews, Predictions, Tale of the Tapes
Santa Cruz vs Martinez is one of those bouts which seemed quite laughable when first announced, but is now starting to raise a few questions. My initial thoughts were: Leo Santa Cruz is too big, too rangy and versatile for Kiko Martinez. And that’s probably the...
