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US Heavyweight prospect Zach Spiller to be showcased this Thursday on DAZN
by Bob Trieger

There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Zach Spiller!


The 6’ 4”, 265-pound heavyweight from Houston will open up the Golden Boy Promotions card on DAZN this Thursday night, streaming live from Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, on a card headlined by his 3 Prime Management (PM) stablemate, NABA super flyweight champion John “Scrappy” Ramirez (10-0, 7 KOs).


Spiller, who made his pro debut a year ago, (2-0, 2 KOs) faces Kaleel Carter (3-3, 3 KOs) in a 4-round bout. “This is a great opportunity for me,” Spiller explained. “It caught me off guard. 3 Point Management (3 PM) from Los Angeles, CA called to tell me he had gotten me on Scrappy’s show and that I’d be opening up the DAZN stream. I’m very appreciative of them, Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN for this opportunity to fight on a large platform. Scrappy has really helped me out a lot with advice on how to handle myself. I don’t know much about my opponent other than he fought on the same card as me in our last fight. I’m living my dream of being a professional boxer. I’m still learning, but I do feel I’ll be one of the best.”


A southpaw with pop in both hands, the 29-year-old Spiller was born in Missouri and moved to Texas when he was 10. Despite his size in a state like Texas, Spiller didn’t play football or any sport for that matter. He started boxing at the age of 16, when one of his friends told Spiller’s mother that she should get him into boxing, largely because he was getting in fights all the time. His father, Terry, was an MMA fighter and a few of his relatives boxed. In short, Spiller has fighting in his blood.


Spiller grew up in Killeen, Texas, with his good friend, undefeated heavyweight prospect Darius Fulghum (3-0, 3 KOs), who, unlike Spiller, was an elite U.S. amateur boxer. Spiller was in only four amateur matches, winning three as a novice but suffered a dislocated shoulder in his lone fight in the open division. A series of injuries kept him sidelined for several years and when he returned to the ring, he decided to turn pro last year. He believes that his lack of amateur boxing has been compensated for with the invaluable experience he’s gained against top-notch heavyweight such as Jared Anderson and Filip Hrgovic, among others. He leaves this weekend for Las Vegas to join Joe Joyce’s training camp as a sparring partner.

Read more: https://www.ringnews24.com/2023/02/22/us-heavyweight-prospect-zach-spiller-to-be-showcased-this-thursday-on-dazn/

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9 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said:

Mike Balogun is not the future of USA Heavyweight's. At 39, he wasn't likely to be but now confirmed by Murat Gassiev.

 

Yeah, so much for that one.  

It looked like the KD was legit, but then Balogun just didn't want to continue.

No real heart for the sport.

 

Nice statement by Gassiev !   I'm DYING to see him fight Usyk at HW.   (but won't hold me breath...)

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--- To be fair, Balogun went down like a sack of potatoes.

39 yrs old retired NFL prob only boxing as a hobby, so no way he could prepare for that.

Credit Gassiev for carefully setting up that shot after doing next to nothing in the fight.

One and Done...only in boxing, folks...

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2 hours ago, LondonRingRules said:

--- To be fair, Balogun went down like a sack of potatoes.

39 yrs old retired NFL prob only boxing as a hobby, so no way he could prepare for that.

Credit Gassiev for carefully setting up that shot after doing next to nothing in the fight.

One and Done...only in boxing, folks...

Need to see Gassiev step-up in this division. He's cruising along.

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6 hours ago, WelshDevilRob said:

Need to see Gassiev step-up in this division. He's cruising along.

I see what you did there.   lol......

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BTW -  on another forum, someone noticed that the fight was a total setup.   I didn't think so at first, since Gassiev can really crack, but you can clearly see him signal to Balogun where to move, just before the final "KD."   Once you see it, it's staggeringly obvious.

And then of course, Balogun stayed down from a shot to the chest, and got up perfectly fine just after the 10 count.

 

Same as it ever was:  An aging, dangerous fighter with lousy management takes a nice retirement package and gives the protected guy a KO highlight video.

Not that Balogun had much chance anyway,  but seeing that Gassiev was so obviously in on in is really disappointing.

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On 3/10/2023 at 4:56 AM, Cableaddict said:

I see what you did there.   lol......

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BTW -  on another forum, someone noticed that the fight was a total setup.   I didn't think so at first, since Gassiev can really crack, but you can clearly see him signal to Balogun where to move, just before the final "KD."   Once you see it, it's staggeringly obvious.

And then of course, Balogun stayed down from a shot to the chest, and got up perfectly fine just after the 10 count.

 

Same as it ever was:  An aging, dangerous fighter with lousy management takes a nice retirement package and gives the protected guy a KO highlight video.

Not that Balogun had much chance anyway,  but seeing that Gassiev was so obviously in on in is really disappointing.

Yeah, I noticed that when watching the first time. Could've been him stretching the arm out, as wasn't feeling right. Maybe, Putin was at ringside lol.

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UK piling up with prospects, in the Heavyweight division.
Daniel Dubois (25) 19-1 - WBA 'regular' champ
Fabio Wardley (28) 15-0 - British champ
Frazer Clarke (31) 6-0
David Adeleye (26) 11-0
Solomon Dacres (29) 6-0
Johnny Fisher (24) 8-0
Tommy Welch (28) 10-0
Franklin Ignatius (27) 5-0-1
Steve Robinson (32) 6-1
Matty Harris (23) 4-0
Jeamie Tshikeva (29) 4-0
Moses Jolly (27) 4-0
Moses Itauma (18) 2-0
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