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News.com.au
6 hours ago
- News.com.au
Pacquiao held to draw by Barrios in world title return
Manny Pacquiao's bid to make a fairytale return to boxing at the age of 46 ended in disappointment on Saturday, as the Filipino icon was held to a draw by defending WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in Las Vegas. Barrios, 30, retained his belt despite being dominated for several rounds by Pacquiao, making a comeback to the ring after a four-year retirement. Barrios was awarded the fight 115-113 by one judge, with the other two cards scoring it 114-114. The result drew a subdued reaction from the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd, who had roared on Pacquiao during a cagey, hard-fought contest. At times, it seemed as if Pacquiao was poised to write another improbable chapter in his 30-year professional career as he used all of his guile and experience to frustrate Barrios. But Barrios rallied furiously over the final three rounds -- he was deemed the winner of those rounds on all three cards -- to do just enough to force a result that sees him retain his title. "I thought I won the fight," Pacquiao said afterwards. "I mean, it was a close fight. My opponent was very tough. But it was a wonderful fight. "I was trying to find a way to finish the fight but my opponent was so tough. He threw punches in combination and with defense, so it was hard." Barrios, meanwhile, felt he had done enough to deserve the draw. "I thought I pulled it out," Barrios said. "But I still tip my hat to Manny. It was an honor to share the ring with him, somebody with so much experience who has accomplished so much in this sport. We left everything in the ring, nothing but love and respect." Barrios admitted he had been awed by Pacquiao's remarkable reserves of energy and stamina. "That's crazy -- his stamina, he can still crack and he's still strong as hell. His timing, his rhythm, everything. He was still a very awkward fighter to figure out," he said. - Rematch offer - Barrios said he had been made aware that he needed to up his workrate to force the result over the closing rounds. "I knew I had to step it up to try to and solidify a win," Barrios said. "I was really pressing him, trying to make him feel old. But he has some good legs -- a lot of the tank and a lot of fight left in him. Pacquiao, meanwhile, said that he hoped to continue fighting, and would be open to a rematch with Barrios. "Of course, of course," he replied when asked if he wanted to continue his career and face Barrios again. "That's the only legacy that I can leave behind -- to give inspiration to the Filipino people and to be proud wherever you are." Barrios, for his part, added he was open to facing Pacquiao again. "I would love to do it again," he said during a ring interview. Pacquiao, whose last win came in 2019, had been regarded as a heavy underdog against his taller, rangier opponent from Texas. But the Filipino eight-division champion, one of the most beloved fighters of the era, showed little sign of being troubled for long periods. Fighting in flurries and landing crisp combinations throughout, Pacquiao consistently looked the busier fighter during the early and middle rounds. Barrios, by contrast, appeared tentative, reluctant to risk going toe-to-toe early on against the experienced Filipino. Yet for all of Pacquiao's craft, he was unable to seriously hurt Barrios, who regrouped impressively in the later rounds to connect with several jabs and do just enough to force the draw.
Daily Telegraph
11 hours ago
- Daily Telegraph
Max Holloway defeats Dustin Poirier for the BMF title, UFC 318 results
Don't miss out on the headlines from UFC. Followed categories will be added to My News. Dustin Poirier retires from the UFC one of the 'baddest mother**ers' the promotion has ever seen. But he isn't the baddest. That title still belongs to Max Holloway after the former featherweight champion defended his crown via unanimous decision in the UFC 318 main event on Sunday, which also doubled as Poirier's final fight. Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. It was the third time the two had met, with Poirier winning the previous two fights after submitting Holloway in the 33-year-old's UFC debut and then later defeating him by unanimous decision seven years later with the interim lightweight title on the line. A classy Holloway had a few words for the crowd before quickly handing the microphone over to Poirier. 'First things first, I love you Louisiana. I know I had to be the villain. I'm so sorry,' Holloway said. 'But thank you for the hospitality. All I'm going to say is a lot of motherf***ers coming after this belt, come get me and I've got some issue with the champ, so UFC you're moving next. 'This ain't my moment. I'm done talking, this is Dustin's retirement fight. Give it up for the man.' When Poirier stepped up to the microphone, he wasn't as emotional as he was after the UFC played a tribute video to the 36-year-old on the big screen, although even then he was able to hold the tears in as he reflected on all he had achieved in his career. 'It's been overwhelming honestly. I feel appreciated. I feel seen,' Poirier said. 'I've never been able to step outside of fighting and look at it this way honestly. I've been going through fighting and trying to grind to the next thing and provide for me and the family. 'I've never been able to get it from third person. This week has been incredible. I feel loved by the fans, Louisiana and the company. I didn't know I'd touched as many people as I had by chasing my dreams. I'm grateful... I love you all.' Holloway had the first big moment of the fight, dropping Poirier early in the first round and then continued to pour on the pressure in the second. The champion had all the momentum at that point until Poirier sent Holloway to the canvas in the final stages of the round and immediately jumped on the guillotine attempt. When he realised he didn't have enough time to lock it in Poirier transitioned to the ground and pound, unleashing a series of brutal elbows but Holloway was able to make it to the bell. It was the closest Poirier got to finishing Holloway, with the champion having particular success working to the body as he outlasted a determined Poirier to claim the win. Australian Alexander Volkanovski had predicted Holloway would spoil Poirier's final fight and it was a striking clinic from the BMF champion, who had the advantage 113-99 in significant head strikes, 46-5 in significant body strikes and 23-9 in leg kicks. 'He's coming off the first knockout loss ever. Not many people can bounce back from that,' Volkanovski said on Fight Week. 'A lot of people change after that. But there's only few that can bounce back in a positive way, and I know he's one of them. 'I know he'll be the type of guy to make the right adjustments or come back not only the same guy he was, maybe even look better. You might see Max even better. 'I think he's that type of guy that can come back with a bounce back – not only bounce back to where he was, which was already incredible, but bounce back even more than that. If he does that, it just shows you how good that bloke is.' COSTA CALLS OUT 'MOTHERF***ER' CHIMAEV IN CO-MAIN EVENT Earlier, Paulo Costa beat middleweight contender Roman Kopylov with a solid showing of striking in the co-main event, winning via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). The Brazilian then called out Khamzat Chimaev, as expected, telling earlier in the week of his plans should he reign supreme on Sunday. He also previously declared on Ariel Helwani's show that 'win or lose, I want to fight that motherf***er'. In fact, Costa went as far as to say he wants a shot at Chimaev more than he wants a fight for the world title. 'I don't care about the title. I care, but this is most important to me,' he said. Speaking after his win, Costa doubled down. 'Everybody knows I hate that guy, everybody knows who. That motherf****r Chimaev, yeah. He is a big a*****e,' 'You know my wife is over here, he DM her. This is not good. This is bad thing in every culture, he says bad things about me, about her. 'But he never says (it) to me because he is a coward. Chimaev you are a coward and I'm here, I'm going to look for you, I am going to chase for you. 'I will not stop until I get to you.' CRUTE CAN SEE A WORLD TITLE IN HIS FUTURE FOR THE 'FIRST TIME' Australian Jimmy Crute said he can picture a world title in his future for the 'first time' in his career after securing his first win in the UFC since 2020 on Sunday. Crute submitted the tricky Marcin Prachnio with a nasty armbar late in the first round of their UFC 318 fight on the early prelims, showing off his grappling skills early in the fight to take control before getting the finish. 'The armbar used to be my move,' Crute said in his post-fight press conference. 'I used to hit everyone with the armbars earlier in my career. I sort of went away from it because you lose position but he gave it to me and I went thank you. 'As soon as I got it I'm like, 'Oh he's not going to tap and I have to do some damage here'. Instead of reefing on it too early though I tried to play the position, get it nice and secure and then rip on it.' An honest Crute admitted that it had been a 'rollercoaster' of a week, with so much on the line for the 29-year-old given his recent run of results inside the octagon. 'The nerves were up and down,' Crute said. 'I've sort of played it off before, but getting a victory does mean a lot because I put so much work into this. I really put everything into this man. Every waking moment I'm training or I'm thinking about training. So for it to pay off is just nice.' Crute's last win came via a first-round knockout of Modestas Bukauskas almost five years ago, with the Australian recording two draws and three losses since that point. Crute called out fellow light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby after the victory, challenging him ahead of the UFC's Fight Night card in Perth in September. 'I just think it's a good fight for both of us,' Crute said. 'It's a good test for both of us. I know that's not an easy fight, he's a hell of a crafty dude. So that's just the name that came to my head. I didn't think about it beforehand. But when I was in the moment, it just popped into my head.' While Crute's career trajectory seemed to have stalled in recent years, the Australian was once one of the UFC's most-highly rated prospects and was even ranked ESPN's top MMA fighter under 25 in 2020. That was despite Crute effectively 'learning on the job' and it is why the Bendigo brawler feels like he still has a run towards the title left in him. 'I had one amateur fight, seven pro wins and outside of that I had like 50 jujitsu matches on the regional scene in Australia, no striking matches. So I've been learning on the job pretty much in the UFC,' Crute said. 'I don't have much experience in the way of fights so I feel like it's my time to shine now. I see a world title in my picture for the first time in my career. I've never been able to visualise it and I see it there.' Originally published as 'I'm so sorry': Holloway's classy act as Poirier falls short of title dream
News.com.au
12 hours ago
- News.com.au
‘Thinks he's the shit': Long-time Tszyu rival Keith Thurman takes aim as No Limit hits back at trolls
Former two-time welterweight world champion Keith Thurman has taken an extraordinary swipe at Tim Tszyu, saying the Aussie 'thinks he's the shit' and blaming his shattering defeat to Sebastian Fundora on poor tactics. Thurman didn't pull his punches, hitting Tszyu at his lowest moment, just minutes after the loss. Tszyu's corner stopped the fight after the seventh round of the world title rematch, before Thurman promised to end his career if they ever fought. The pair were supposed to fight in March last year, before Thurman pulled out with injury. Thurman knocked out Brock Jarvis in Sydney in March, and there were plans for the loud-mouthed American to fight Tszyu on the Gold Coast this month until the Fundora rematch popped up. Earlier in the week, Thurman said he'd be interested in fighting the winner of Tszyu-Fundora 2, but promised it wouldn't end well for the Aussie. 'How bad do you want Tim Tszyu to get beat up? Do y'all hate Tim Tszyu?' he told The Punch Podcast in Las Vegas when asked if he'd still be interested in that fight. 'Do ya'll want to see him get murdered? 'You take me over to the Gold Coast and I will end Tim Tszyu's career. 'If that's what y'all want to see, pay me.' After his third defeat in four fights, Thurman said Tszyu was too insulated training in Australia. 'He thinks he's the shit,' he said. 'Boxing, in the real world, outside Australia, boxing is a plethora of talent and skills and opposition. 'He thought he was going to fly over here and handle it last year. 'He lost the world title, he fought Bakhram for the world title, he had one comeback fight and tried to win the world title again. 'They just rushed to put him back at the top. 'The kid's not done, but they need to pick the right fights. They need to pick somebody who's better than Spencer, but who's not a world champion.' Thurman was ringside for the bout, and was scathing in his assessment of Tszyu's approach. 'He landed a few shots, right on the chin. They just weren't hard enough, they just weren't flush enough,' he said. 'It's just tactics. I don't think Tim Tszyu's tactical enough. 'There's no evidence Tim Tszyu can beat Fundora. Period. It's a tough fight, an awkward fight. 'After the second fight, clearly, he wasn't able to conquer that mountain top.' TSZYU CAMP HITS BACK AT TROLLS No Limit CEO George Rose has launched a fiery defence of Tim Tszyu, hitting back at online trolls who are slamming the Aussie after his world title defeat to Sebastian Fundora. After a brief conversation, Tszyu's corner stopped the bout at the end of the seventh round. Ironically, the seventh was probably the best round of the fight for Tszyu. It's unclear who exactly made the call to stop the bout, but online critics were quick to label the Aussie a 'quitter'. Speaking just minutes after the stunning defeat, Rose angrily clapped back at the pile-on. 'My thing is, I always ignore them,' Rose said of online trolls. 'People who feel that way aren't people whose opinions and values are similar to those I hold myself. 'You give me any man online or across the country, or absolutely anywhere, who can step in the ring with Sebastian Fundora and do any better than what Tim did…there's no person out there who could've got in and done any better. 'Sebastian Fundora is an absolute weapon. It's impossible to do any better than what Tim put out there tonight. 'I thought he was an absolute warrior. (Fundora) is just really bloody good.' Tszyu's camp said the fighter was 'gassed' and didn't have anything left in his legs from all the jabs Fundora sent his way. Compubox stats revealed the American threw an incredible 306 jabs in seven rounds and landed 152 of the 596 total punches he threw. Meanwhile Tszyu connected with just 72 of the 204 total punches he threw. A No Limit spokesperson said the corner made a decision as a collective to stop the fight. 'He was gassed more than he was hurt,' Rose said. 'The punch output from Fundora, not only was he hard to get into, the punch output, he must have been doing 200 punches a round. 'It was ridiculous. 'Tim's constant movement to get in there, the amount of punches you have to take to get in there, it wears you down.' Rose called on Aussies to stick behind Tszyu after his third defeat in four fights. 'If you looked at what Tim Tszyu put out there tonight and think he's any less than a warrior who fought his arse off and threw absolutely everything he had at Fundora – and after being knocked down in the first round, getting up, coming back at him when his legs aren't under him and still throwing everything he can at Fundora – that's a warrior effort,' he said. 'That's someone you have to admire. 'As Australians, that's what we've always admired. We have been underdogs all our lives. 'We've fought for everything. 'We're that small country Down Under that's trying to compete on the world stage. 'We're always the underdog and we need to respect ourselves as that and support our Australians. 'I'm a supporter of someone no matter what. 'Win, lose or draw. 'You bust your arse, you get more respect than winning without effort. 'And the effort Tim Tszyu showed tonight, he's someone who deserves respect. 'Deserves support right now. 'When you take a loss, that's when you need the support most.'
