It's the time of the year
that Pound4Pound starts the annual holiday awards season
with our yearly Turkey Of The Year Award. Normally it
goes to someone in boxing who has went far below the
call of duty to earn the Golden Bird Trophy. But in this
year that spun out of control and never got back on
track it is not fair to anyone to call them out for
whatever blunders they may have committed.
It was the year 2020 alone that takes the full blame for
any and all the catastrophes we witnessed. Thanks a lot
2020. We are all counting the days to 2021. It can't
come quickly enough.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Stay safe!
Jacobs vs. Rosado &
Undercard
Press Conference Quotes
Daniel Jacobs –
Brooklyn, New York – 36-3, 30 KOs – fights Gabe Rosado
at Super-Middleweight
“I don’t agree with him, I think I beat him in every
category, and I will show that on Friday night, plain
and simple. My goal for taking this fight is to make him
eat his words - there’s levels to this game and I’ll
show I’m beyond this guy.
“There’s no easy fights in boxing, he’s a top 15 guy, I
would say he’s a gatekeeper, but he’s a tough
gatekeeper, he doesn’t lay down and if he goes down, he
gets back up. A durable guy like Gabe serves as a great
show, and the respect that I give every opponent is to
prepare at 100 per cent to give my very best.
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Super Middleweight
Sensation Edgar Berlanga
To Fight Ulises Sierra On ESPN Dec. 12
Super middleweight wrecking
ball Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga has been “The
Perfect One” thus far, knocking out all 15 of his
professional opponents in the first round.
Berlanga puts perfection on the line Saturday, Dec. 12,
when he fights Ulises Sierra in an eight-round showdown
from MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Berlanga-Sierra
will open the ESPN-televised tripleheader (10 p.m. ET)
that includes the 10-round junior lightweight main event
featuring Shakur Stevenson and Toka Kahn Clary and a
10-round lightweight co-feature between Felix Verdejo
and Masayoshi Nakatani.
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On This Day: Nov 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Jose Antonio Aguire won a 10 round SD over Kermin
Guardia - Non Title. 2003, Panama City, Panama:
Vicente Mosquera TKO'd Octavio Narvaez in the 7th round
- WBA Fedecentro Super Featherweight Title. 2001, Manchester, England:
Ezra Sellers KO'd Carl Thompson in the 4th round - IBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Michael Brodie KO'd Sean Fletcher in the 2nd round. -
Non Title. 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada:
David Reid won a 10 round UD over Kirino Garcia - Non
Title. 1999, New Orleans, Louisiana:
Antonio Diaz KO'd Terrell Finger in the 7th round - IBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Bones Adams won a 10 round UD over Aristead Clayton -
Non Title.
Cory Spinks won a 8 round UD over Sammy Sparkman - Non
Title.
Cliff Etienne TKO'd Dan Conway in the 1st round - Non
Title. 1998, Patham Thani, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong won a 12 round UD over Ladislao
Vazquez - WBC Light Flyweight Title..
All Systems Are Gggo For
Gennadiy Golovkin's
Run At The Middleweight Record
The Big Drama Show is back!
Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin, boxing's most dominant
middleweight of his era, returns to the ring looking to
make even more history when he attempts to make a
division-record 21st successful defense of his World
Middleweight titles. Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KOs), from
Karaganda, Kazakhstan, has worn a world championship
belt every year since 2010. He will be making a
mandatory title defense against undefeated top-rated
contender Kamil Szeremeta (21-0, 5 KOs), from Biaylstok,
Poland, Friday, Dec. 18, behind closed doors at Hard
Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in
Hollywood, FL. The Golovkin-Szeremeta IBF/IBO
Middleweight World Championship fight, and its
action-packed undercard bouts, will be streamed live
exclusively on DAZN in over 200 countries and
territories.
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Heavyweight Tony Yoka
Returns
Against Christian Hammer This Friday
Tony Yoka, the dynamic
heavyweight punching Parisian, aims to impress in his
ESPN platform debut. Yoka, who won a super heavyweight
gold medal for France at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will
fight veteran Christian Hammer in a 10-rounder Friday at
H Arena in Nantes, France. Click
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On This Day: Nov 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Hannover, Germany: Artur Grigorian won a 12 round UD over Antonio
Pitalua to retain the WBO Lightweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko won a 12 round UD over Timo Hoffman to
win the Vacant EBU Heavyweight Title. 1997, El Paso, Texas: Shane Mosley KO’d Manuel Gomez in the 11th round
to retain the IBF Lightweight Title. 1995, Braunschweig, Germany: Ralf Rocchigiani TKO’d Dan Ward in the 8th round
to retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Dublin, Ireland:
Steve Collins won a 12 round UD over Cornelius Carr to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Championship. East London South Africa:
Mbulelo Botile TKO’d Reynaldo Hurtado in the 2nd round
to retain the IBF Bantamweight Title. 1980, New Orleans:
Carlos de Leon Won a 15 round UD over Marvin Camel to
win the WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Sugar Ray Leonard scored and 8th round TKO over Roberto
Duran to win the WBC Welterweight Championship. This was
the famous “No Mas” fight, one of Boxing’s Milestones.
Michael Dutchover vs.
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Headlines 3.2.1. Boxing Card December 20
Lightweight Michael
Dutchover returns to the ring when he headlines against
Jose Luis Rodriguez on Sunday, December 20th at The
Omega Products International Event Center in Corona,
California.
Dutchover (14-1, 10 KOs), of Midland, TX, who is
co-promoted with Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing
will return to the ring against Jose Luis "La Boa"
Rodriguez (23-13-1, 13 KOs), of Monterey, Mexico, in an
eight-round main event.
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In The Ring With Hector
"Macho" Camacho:
Past Opponents Share Their Stories & Insights
About The Legendary World Champion
Past opponents of legendary
boxing icon Hector “Macho” Camacho, including “Sugar”
Ray Leonard, Felix “Tito” Trinidad and Hall of Fame
trainer Freddie Roach, share their first-hand
experiences with the former world champion and recall
his trademark flamboyant style in advance of the MACHO:
THE HECTOR CAMACHO STORY documentary premiere Friday,
December 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.
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Zach Parker Takes On
Cesar Nunez On
Billy Joe Saunders vs. Martin Murray Card
Following a stunning 11th
round KO in his last fight, Zach Parker (19-0-13 KOs)
will be looking to impress again as he defends his WBO
International Super Middleweight title against Cesar
Nunez (17-2-1-9KOs).
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On This Day: Nov 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1996, Thailand: Jose Bonilla won a 12 round
UD over Saen Sor Ploenchit to Retain the WBA Flyweight
Title. 1990, Benalmadena, Spain: Julian Jackson KO’d Herol Graham in the
4th round to win the Vacant WBC Middleweight Title. 1965, Mexico City: Ruben Olivares TKO’d Pablo Martinez in the 2nd
round of a non-title bout. 1947, Philadelphia: Harold Johnson KO’d Herbie Katz in the 1st round
of a Non-Title bout. 1938, Paris, France: Marcel Cerdan won a 12 round decision
over Omar Koudri to retain the French Welterweight
Title.
Promoter Lewkowicz
Petitions WBC To Order Immediate Javier Fortuna vs.
Devin Haney Fight
This afternoon, Sampson
Lewkowicz, promoter of two-time world champion and WBC
#2 lightweight contender Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna
(36-2-1, 25 KOs), is submitting a formal request to the
WBC for them to order negotiations to begin immediately
for Fortuna to face current WBC Lightweight Champion
Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs).
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40-0 Gilberto Ramirez
Returns To Ring
Dec. 18 vs. Alfonso Lopez On PPV
The long-awaited return of
undefeated Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) will
be Friday night, December 18, when he challenges North
American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight
Alfonso "El Tigre" Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs), live on pay per
view from Galveston Island Convention Center in
Galveston, Texas.
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World Ranked Lightweight
Emmanuel Tagoe
Makes His U.S. Debut This Friday Night On DAZN
World Ranked Lightweight
Emmanuel ‘Gameboy’ Tagoe, (31-1, 15 KOs), of Accra,
Ghana will make his highly anticipated United States
debut this Friday, November 27 against battle-tested
veteran Mason Menard, (36-4, 25 KOs), of Rayne,
Louisiana.
The ten-round clash is a featured bout on the undercard
of the Super-Middleweight grudge match between Daniel
Jacobs and Gabriel Rosado presented by Matchroom Boxing
from the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino in Hollywood, FL and broadcast on DAZN (8:00
p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT).
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On This Day: Nov 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Derby, England:
Junior Witter TKO'd Giuseppe Lauri in the 2nd round -
WBO Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Johnny Nelson and Guillermo Jones 12 round Draw - WBO
Cruiserweight Title. Dortmund, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Larry Donald in the 10th round -
WBA International Heavyweight Title and WBA Heavyweight
Title Eliminator. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti won a 10 round UD over Micky Ward - Part of
Classic Trilogy. 2001, Roseland Ballroom, New York City:
Richard Grant won a 10 round UD over James Butler - Non
Title. Infamous
Butler sucker punched Grant after the fight, Butler was
subsequently Imprisoned for this action. 2000, Nagoya, Japan:
Yober Ortega TKO'd Kozo Ishii in the 11th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight
Interim Title. 1997, Songnam, Korea:
Gerry Penalosa KO'd Young-Joo Cho in the 10th round -
WBC Super Flyweight Title. 1996, Munich, Germany:
Virgil Hill won a 12 round SD over Henry Maske - WBA &
IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Ulysse Is The New NABF Super Light Champ
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer Haitian Yves Ulysse Jr.
(19-2-0) became NABF North super lightweight (140
pounds) champion Saturday evening in the ring of the
Rimouski Hotel, in beating another Montrealer, Mathieu
Germain (18-2-1), by TKO in the seventh round.
This pro boxing show was presented by the Montrealer
promoter Camille Estephan, from The Eye Of The Tiger
Management Group.Rimouski is located at 540 kilometers
East to Montréal.
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Impressive Benn
Dominates Formella
10 x 3 mins WBA Continental
Welterweight Title
CONOR BENN UD10 (100-91, 99-91, 99-92) v SEBASTIAN
FORMELLA
(Ilford, Essex) (Hamburg, Germany)
Conor Benn produced a career-best performance as he
dominated Sebastian Formella for ten rounds to retain
his WBA Continental Welterweight Title.
The 24-year-old outfought and outboxed Germany's former
IBO World Champion to take a unanimous decision on the
judge's scorecards and progress his record to 17-0.
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On This Day: Nov 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Los Angeles, California:
Javier Jauregui TKO'd Leavander Johnson in the 11th
round - Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
Oscar Larios TKO'd Napapol Kiatisakchokchai in the 10th
round - WBC Super Bantamweight Title. Houston, Texas:
Francisco Bojado won a 12 round UD over Juan Carlos
Rubio - Vacant WBC Continental Americas
Light Welterweight Title.
Rocky Juarez won a 12 round UD over Hector Velazquez -
Vacant WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Title.
Juan Diaz TKO'd Joel Perez in the 6th round - WBC Youth
Lightweight Title. 2002, Caguas, Puerto Rico:
Ivan Calderon won a 12 round UD over Lee Sandoval -
Vacant WBO NABO Minimumweight Title.
Miguel Angel Cotto KO'd Ubaldo Hernandez in the 7th
round - Non Title. 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Shannon Briggs won a 12 round MD over George Foreman/
David Tua TKO'd Jeff Lally in the 2nd round/
David Reid TKO'd Dan Connolly in the 5th round.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Jose Fernandez in the 1st round. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Manuel Marquez won a 12 round UD over Alfred Kotey
- WBO NABO Featherweight Title.
Alamodome Hosts Canelo
vs. Smith
Canelo Promotions and
Matchroom Boxing are delighted to announce that Canelo
Alvarez’s clash with Callum Smith for the WBA and Ring
Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles will take place
with a limited live crowd at the Alamodome in San
Antonio, Texas on Saturday December 19, live on DAZN in
200+ countries and territories worldwide and on TV
Azteca in Mexico.
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Featherweights Chris
Colbert vs. Jaime Arboleda Headlines Showtime On Dec. 12
Two of the top fighters in
the 130-pound division will meet when unbeaten interim
WBA Super Featherweight Champion Chris “Primetime”
Colbert faces the hard-hitting Jaime Arboleda in the
main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION Saturday,
December 12 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT live on SHOWTIME from
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Weights From London - DAZN
Conor Benn 146.75 vs.
Sebastian Formella 147
Venue: SES Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom Boxing
Weights From Los Angeles
- FS1
Javier Fortuna 135 vs
Antonio Lozada, Jr. 134.2
Fernando Molina 137.8 vs Jose Zaragoza 138.2
Austin Dulay 137.8 vs José Luis Gallegos 136.6
Shon Mondragon 125.4 vs Luis Valdes 123.4
Oscar Perez 143 vs Christian Marron 151.2
Venue: Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles
Promoter: TGB Promotions
Ryan Garcia vs. Luke
Campbell
Rescheduled For Jan. 2
The highly anticipated
lightweight showdown between Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs)
and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) will now take place on
Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. The fight, which will be for the
interim WBC Lightweight World Championship, will be
streamed live exclusively on DAZN.
Additional information regarding the venue and the
undercard will be announced shortly. Click
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On This Day: Nov 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Ferntree Gully,
Australia:
Paul Murdoch KO'd Timo Masua in the 3rd round - PABA
Light Heavyweight Title. 2002, San Jose, California:
Mike Anchondo TKO'd Isidro Tejedor in the 2nd round -Non
Title. 2001, Rosemont, Illinois:
Oscar Bravo KO'd Laverne Clark in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Joey DeGrandis TKO'd John William in the 1st round - Non
Title. St Paul, Minnesota:
Diosbelys Hurtado KO'd Henry Cokes in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Matt Vanda won an 8 round UD over Tom Younan - Non Title. 1999, Nagoya, Japan:
Nestor Garza TKO'd Kozo Ishii in the 12th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title. 1998, London, England:
David Starie KO'd Ali Forbes in the 11th round -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight Title. Reynosa Tampaulipas, Mexcico:
Oscar Larrios TKO'd Javier Calderon in the 2nd round -
Non Title. 1997, Kansas City, Missouri:
Bones Adams won a 10 round UD over Roberto Villareal -
Non Title.
Daniel Dubois vs. Joe
Joyce Heavyweight
Showdown Headlines Nov. 28 On ESPN+
The highly anticipated
all-British heavyweight showdown between British and
Commonwealth champion Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois and Joe
“Juggernaut” Joyce — Saturday, Nov. 28 in London— has an
American broadcast home.
Dubois-Joyce and unbeaten junior middleweight Hamzah
Sheeraz against veteran Guido Nicolas Pitto will stream
live on ESPN+ beginning at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, with a
full slate of undercard contests (including the return
of WBO No. 1 junior welterweight contender Jack
Catterall) on ESPN+ starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT.
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Benn vs. Formella &
Undercard
Press Conference Quotes
Eddie Hearn: "Here
we go again. We're back in the bubble. We're up against
it once again. Every week and every show is a bonus.
Last week was a tremendous show. A women's World
Championship triple-header, the great Katie Taylor, the
numbers were through the roof. Boxing is buzzing.
Somehow, someway, we're finding a way to keep cracking
on with great shows. This Saturday night we're live and
exclusive on Sky Sports and on DAZN in the US."
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On This Day: Nov 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Miami, Florida: Joel Casamayor won a 12 round UD over Diamond
David Santos to win the WBA Super Featherweight Title. Atlantic City, NJ: Michael Grant TKO’d Andrew Golota in the 10th round to
win the NABF Heavyweight title.
Michael Grant was down twice in the 1st round, Golota
quit after being down in the 10th. Las Vegas: Adonis Rivas won a 12 round UD over Diego
Morales to win the WBO Super Flyweight Title. 1997, Los Angeles, California:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 rd UD over
Carlos Alberto Hernandez to retain the WBC
Super Featherweight Title. 1993, Hamburg, Germany: Nestor Giovannini won a 12 round UD over
Markus Bott to win the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Orlando Canizales won a 12 round UD over Juvenal Berrio
in his 11th defense of the IBF Bantamweight Title in
Pretoria, South Africa. 1992, Tokyo, Japan:
Genaro Hernandez TKO’d Yuji Watanabe in the 6th round to
retain the WBA Super Featherweight Title. 1991, London, England: Gerald McClellan TKO’d John Mugabi in the 1st
round to win the WBO Middleweight Championship.
Weights From Los Angeles
- NBCSN
O’Shaquie Foster 130 vs.
Miguel Roman 129.5
William Zepeda 135 vs. Roberto Ramirez 134
Venue: Wild Card Boxing Club, Los Angeles
Promoter: Ring City USA
On This Day: Nov 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1994, Hammanskraal , South
Africa: Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round decision over Felix
Camacho to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight. 1993, Arezzo, Italy: Zack Padilla TKO’d Efrem Calamati in the 8th
round to retain the WBO Light Welterweight Title. Atlantic City:
Charles Murray TKO’d Courtney Hooper in the 5th round to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight title. 1977, Torino, Italy: Victor Galindez won a 15 round UD over
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad in Galindez’s 9th successful
title defense. San Juan Puerto Rico:
Pipino Cuevas TKO’d Angel Espada in the 12th round to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title. Los Angeles:
Jorge Lujan KO’d Alfonso Zamora in the 10th round to win
the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Guty Espadas KO’d Alex Guido in the 8th round to retain
the WBA Flyweight Title.
Canelo Alvarez Meets
Callum Smith On Dec. 19
Canelo Promotions and
Matchroom Boxing are delighted to announce that Canelo
Alvarez will take on Callum Smith for the WBA and Ring
Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles on Saturday
December 19, live on DAZN in 200+ countries and
territories worldwide (excluding Mexico).
Alvarez (53-1-2 36 KOs) is back in action for the first
time since knocking out Sergey Kovalev in November 2019
in Las Vegas, ripping the WBO World Light-Heavyweight
title from the Russian to become a four-weight World
ruler.
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Terence Crawford vs.
Kell Brook Top Boxing
Telecast Across All TV Networks Since Jan. 2019
Saturday’s Top Rank on ESPN
saw pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs)
retain his WBO welterweight world title with a
fourth-round TKO over former welterweight world champion
Kell Brook, in a main event from the MGM Grand Hotel &
Casino in Las Vegas. The fight delivered big on
viewership, ranking as the top boxing telecast across
all TV networks since January 2019.
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This Saturday Night's
King's Promotions
Card At 2300 Arena Has Been Canceled
This Saturday night's fight
card that was to feature Genc Pllana taking on Khainell
Wheeler at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia has been
canceled due to the new Covid-19 Restrictions that were
implemented by The city of Philadelphia on Monday.
More information about future King's Promotions will be
available in the coming weeks.
Tickets can be returned to Pivott Boxing (2807, North
6th Street in Philadelphia)
On This Day: Nov 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1997, Upper Marlboro,
Maryland: Bernard Hopkins won a 12
round UD over Andrew Council to retain the IBF
Middleweight Championship.
This was Hopkins 6th title defense. 1995, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Baby Jake Matlala won a 5 round TD over
Paul Weir to retain the WBO Light Flyweight Title, when
the bout was stopped for a deep cut over Weir’s eye
which was caused by an accidental Head-Butt. Convention Center in Atlantic City:
Angel Manfredy TKO’d Calvin Grove in the 7th round to
win the WBU Super Featherweight Title.
Felix Trinidad TKO’D Larry Barnes in the 4th to retain
the IBF Welterweight Title.
Pernell Whitaker KO’d Jake Rodriguez in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title. 1994, Las Vegas: Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round UD over James Toney to
win the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Oscar de la Hoya TKO’d Carl Griffith in the 3rd round to
retain the WBO Lightweight Title. 1991, Inglewood, California: Manuel Medina won a TD over Tom Johnson to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title at the Great Western
Forum.
Undefeated Lightweight
Prospect Jamaine Ortiz Hopes To Steal Tyson vs. Jones
Jr. Show Nov. 28
Undefeated lightweight
prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (13-0, 7 KOs),
the reigning World Boxing Youth World champion, hopes to
steal the show on the November 28th Mike Tyson-Roy
Jones, Jr. pay-per-view card, presented by Tyson's
Legends Only League, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The 24-year-old Ortiz, fighting out of Worcester,
Massachusetts, will fight on the undercard against
Maryland southpaw Sulaiman Segawa (13-2-1, 4 KOs) in an
8-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC)
USNBC (U.S) lightweight title.
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Fury vs. Wach & Bakole
vs. Kuzmin Land
On Joshua vs. Pulev Undercard Dec. 12
Two exciting Heavyweight
matchups have been added to the undercard of Anthony
Joshua's Unified World Title defence against Kubrat
Pulev on Saturday December 12, shown live on Sky Sports
Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in more than 200
countries and territories worldwide.
Hughie Fury (24-3, 14 KOs) returns to the ring for the
first time since his three-round destruction of Pavel
Sour at Manchester Arena back in March to take on
Poland’s Mariusz Wach (36-6, 19 KOs), a former opponent
of Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin and Dillian
Whyte.
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On This Day: Nov 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas: William Joppy won a 12 round MD
over Howard Eastman to win the vacant WBA Middleweight
Title.
Lennox Lewis KO’d Hasim Rahman in the 4th round to
regain the WBC and IBF Heavyweight titles.
Yobert Ortega KO’d Jose Rojas in the 4th round to win
the Vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title. 1993, Caesars in Atlantic City: Al “Ice” Cole in his 3rd defense of the IBF
Cruiserweight title, TKO’d Vincent Boulware in the 5th
round. 1978, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Eusebio Pedroza TKO’d Johnny Aba in the 11th
round to retain the WBA Featherweight Title. Maracay Venezuela:
Luis Ibarra won a 15 round decision over Betulio
Gonzalez to win the WBA Flyweight Title.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Trending: Refusing To Concede When Defeated
By William Trillo
No, conspiracy theorists, I am not going down “that”
road. Instead allow me to take you down another rocky
path. That being the one that ran through “The Bubble”
in Las Vegas in the semi-main event on Saturday night.
Allow me to cut to the chase. Super Flyweight Andrew
Moloney was unceremoniously screwed out of not only
revenge but regaining his WBA World Super Flyweight
Title when referee Russell Mora and The Nevada State
Boxing Commission blundered. By not reversing the ruling
by Mora that Moloney unintentionally headbutted Franco,
causing immediate blinding swelling to his eye, they
allowed Franco to keep his title by declaring a No
Contest. As Bob Arum shouted from the rooftops after the
fight, “This is an absolute disgrace.”
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On This Day: Nov 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Nurnberg, Germany: Sven Ottke won a 12 rd UD
over Rudy Markussen to retain the IBF Super Middleweight
Championship. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas:
Erik Morales won a 12 rd UD over Paulie Ayala to win the
Vacant WBC Featherweight Title.
Jorge Arce TKO’d Augustin Luna in the 3rd to retain the
WBC Light Flyweight Title. 2001, Las Vegas: Manuel Medina TKO’d Frank Toledo in the 6th to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title. 1989, Atlantic City: Michael Moorer TKO’d Jeff Thompson in the 1st to
retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title. 1979, Inglewood California: Alexis Arguello TKO’d Bobby Chacon in the 7th
round to successfully defend his WBC Super Featherweight
Title for the 6th time. Chacon, who was ahead on all three
scorecards at the time of the stoppage, was down in the
7th and stopped on cuts. And way-way back in 1915, St Paul, Minnesota:
Future Hall of Famers Harry Greb and Tommy Gibbons
fought to a 10 round no decision.
Crawford Derails Brook -
"Ain’t Nobody"
By William Trillo
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
In the main event in the Las Vegas “Bubble” Welterweight
Terence Crawford (37-0, 28 KO’s) and Kell Brook (39-3,
27 KO’s) took the ring in a fight that had the boxing
world brimming. The defacto Pound4Pound best fighter in
the world seemingly had his work cut out for him with
the battle tested Brook. It was a must-see boxing event.
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Shakur Stevenson vs.
Toka Kahn Clary Junior Lightweight Showdown Headlines
Dec. 12
One of the leaders of
boxing’s electric youth movement, Shakur Stevenson, is
set to close out 2020 in grand fashion. Stevenson, the
undefeated former featherweight world champion from
Newark, N.J., will fight Toka Kahn Clary in the 10-round
junior lightweight main event Saturday, Dec. 12, from
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Brilliant Taylor
Outclasses Gutierrez
To Retain Lightweight World Titles
Katie Taylor completely
outclassed her WBA mandatory challenger Miriam Gutierrez
to retain her Undisputed Lightweight World Titles at the
top of the bill on a huge night for women's boxing.
The Irish star showed her superiority from the opening
bell, flooring Spain's Gutierrez in the fourth round as
Taylor sealed a masterful unanimous decision victory
with scores of 100-89, 100-90 and 99-91.
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On This Day: Nov 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Oberfrankenhalle,
Bayreuth, Germany: Johnny Nelson won a MD over
Alexander Petkovic to retain the WBO Cruiserweight
Championship. San Antonio, Texas:
Manny Paquiao TKO’d Marco Antonio Barrera in the 11th
round to secure the unofficial World Featherweight
championship. 1997,Hammanskraal, South Africa: Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round decision over
Arnel Barotillo to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight
Championship. 1995, Iwaki City, Japan: Orzubek Nazarov won a 12 round UD over
Dindo Canoy to retain the WBA Lightweight Championship. 1991, Roanoke, Virginia: James Waring TKO’d Donnell Wingfield in the 5th
round to retain the IBF Cruiserweight Title. 1984, Madison Square Garden: (the following fighters fought in their pro debuts)
Evander Holyfield won a 6 rd UD over Lionel Byarm.
Tyrell Biggs decisioned Mike evans in 6 rounds.
Virgil Hill KO’d Arthur Wright in the 2nd. Also on this card:
Pernell Whitaker KO’d Farrain Comeaux in the 2nd.
Meldrick Taylor TKO’d Luke Leece in the 1st.
Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN, ESPN+
Terence Crawford 146.4 vs.
Kell Brook 147
(WBO Welterweight Title)
Joshua Franco 114.5 vs. Andrew Moloney 114.7
(WBA Super Flyweight Title)
Joshua Franco Vs Andrew Moloney Faceoff
Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images
Joshua Greer Jr. 118.9 vs. Edwin Rodriguez 118.9
Tyler Howard 161.2 vs. KeAndrae Leatherwood 161.9
Duke Ragan 126 vs. Sebastian Gutierrez 126.3
Vegas Larfield 119 vs. Juan Alberto Flores 117.3
Raymond Muratalla 137.3 vs. Luis Porozo 135.2
Venue: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
Weights From Los Angeles
- FS1
Amilcar Vidal 161.8 vs.
Edward Ortiz 163
Efetobor Apochi 199 vs. Joe Jones 193
Henry Arredondo 124.5 vs. Eros Correa 123.6
Desmond Lyons 134 vs. Diego Elizondo 135
Venue: Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles
Promoter: TGB Promotions
Weights From London - DAZN
Katie Taylor 134.5 vs.
Miriam Gutierrez 134.4
(UNDISPUTED Female Lightweight Title)
Terri Harper 129.3 vs. Katharina Thanderz 129.7
(WBC Super Featherweight Title)
Rachel Ball 121.6 vs. Jorgelina Guanini 125.5
Venue: SSE Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom
On This Day: Nov 14
By "BC" Bob
Witt ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Mont de Marsan, France: Fabrice Tiozzo TKO’d Ezequial Paixao in the 2nd
round to retain the WBA Cruiserweight Title. Mashantucket Connecticut:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO’d Otis Grant in the 10th round to
retain the WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Shane Mosley TKO’d James Leija in the 10th round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title. 1991, Belfast, Northern Ireland: Paul Hodkinson scored a 12 round UD over
Marcos Villasana to win the WBC Featherweight Title. 1981, Las Vegas: Wilfred Benitez won a 15 round UD over
Carlos Santos to retain the WBC Jr. Middleweight
Championship. Cleveland, Ohio:
Aaron Pryor TKO’d DeJuan Johnson in the 7th round in his
4th successful defense of the WBA Light Welterweight
Championship. 1980, Miami, Florida: Jeff Chandler TKO’d Julian Solis in the 14th
round to win the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Taylor vs. Gutierrez &
Undercard
Press Conference Quotes
Eddie Hearn: "It's
great to be back inside the bubble. It is unquestionably
the best bubble in boxing. It is definitely the most
expensive bubble in boxing! We do it properly. It is
great to see all of the fighters here looking fit, well
and healthy ahead of a huge night of boxing on Saturday
back at Wembley Arena. A World Championship
triple-header and a great opportunity for women's boxing
to carry on progressing. We're live on Sky Sports in the
UK and live across America on DAZN as well. The beauty
of this card is although we have three women's World
Title fights, we also have three really good men's
fights. Domestic fights, young talent coming through, a
big Super-Middleweight clash too."
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Undefeated Cuban
Prospects To Be Showcased
On RJJ Boxing On UFC Fight Pass
An undefeated trio of Cuban
prospects will be showcased Thursday night, November
20th, on another installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT
PASS®, at Marinaterra Hotel Spa & Event Center in San
Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
RJJ Boxing, presented by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions
and De La O Promotions, will be streamed live on UFC
FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription
service for combat sports, starting at 7 p.m. ET / 4
p.m. PT.
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On This Day: Nov 13
By "BC" Bob
Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Hull, England:
Paul Ingle won a 12 round decision over Manuel Medina to
win the IBF Featherweight Title. Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas:
Lennox Lewis won a 12 round UD over Evander Holyfield to
win the IBF, WBC and WBA Heavyweight Championship.
Fabrice Tiozzo TKO’d Ken Murphy in the 7th round to
retain the WBA Cruiserweight Championship.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round decision over Elio Ortiz
to retain the WBA Light Welterweight Championship.
Gilberto Serrano TKO’d Stefano Zoff in the 10th round to
win the WBA Lightweight Championship. This fight was
stopped due to a cut over Zoff’s eye. 1998, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Ricardo Lopez won a 12 round SD over
Rosendo Alvarez. Alvarez weighed in heavy so only his
WBA Minimumweight title was at stake, Lopez WBC Title
was not at stake. 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada: Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision
over Evander Holyfield to win the WBC, WBA, and IBF
Heavyweight Championship in the 1992 Ring Magazine Fight
of the Year. This was the first of the Bowe/Holyfield
Trilogy, one of Boxing’s biggest stories in the 90’s.
Crawford & Brook Set For
Welterweight Showdown
The pound-for-pound king,
WBO welterweight world champion Terence Crawford,
renewed acquaintances with Kell Brook Wednesday
afternoon, nearly nine months after they had a brief
conversation at the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury 2 weigh-in
inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. This time, they sat
six feet apart on a socially distanced press conference
dais three days before their championship showdown,
which will air LIVE on ESPN and Deportes (10 p.m. ET),
and exclusively on Premier Sports in the UK. When it
came time to face off, they edged closer, neither man
willing to give an inch.
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Devin Haney: "All I Do
Is Dominate"
Undefeated WBC Lightweight
World Champion Devin "The Dream" Haney (25-0, 15 KOs),
retained his title on November 7, 2020, against former
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time world champion
Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-4, 18 KOs) in a dominant
performance leaving no doubt to the viewers who won that
evening.
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On This Day: Nov 12
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Mikkel Kessler TKO'd Manny Siaca in the 8th round - WBA
Super Middleweight Title.
Spend Abazi won a 12 round UD over Evgeny Strausov - WBA
International
Featherweight Title. London, Wembley, England:
Junior Witter TKO'd Krzystof Bienias in the 2nd round -
European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title. 2000, Denver, Colorado:
Genaro Garcia KO'd Rafael Marquez in the 2nd round! -
Non Title - Yes, that is "THE" Rafael Marquez! 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Phil Jackson in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Junior Jones won a 10 round MD over Tracy Harris
Patterson - Non Title. 1997, Sapporo, Japan:
Chatchai Sasakul won a 12 round UD over Yuri Arbachakov
- WBC Flyweight
Title. Tijuana, Mexico:
Jorge Arce won a 12 round decision over Leonardo
Gutierrez - WBA Fedecentro Light Flyweight Title. 1995, Ratchaburi, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong KO'd Yuichi Hosono in the 4th round -
WBC IBF Light Flyweight Titles.
Terence Crawford & Kell
Brook
Zoom Press Conference Quotes
The pound-for-pound king,
Terence "Bud" Crawford, is set to return to his throne.
Crawford will defend his WBO welterweight world title
against former welterweight world champion Kell Brook on
Saturday evening from the MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble. In
the co-feature, Joshua "El Profesor" Franco will defend
his WBA super flyweight world title against the man he
dethroned in the Bubble back in June, Andrew "The
Monster" Moloney.
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Golden Boy & DAZN To
Reschedule
Garcia vs. Campbell
The Garcia vs. Campbell
boxing event presented by Golden Boy and DAZN at Fantasy
Springs Resort Casino has been postponed following a
positive COVID-19 test result from Luke Campbell.
Campbell is doing well, but the fight will need to be
rescheduled. As we know, fans are really looking forward
to this great fight. All parties involved are working to
get a new date scheduled as soon as possible.
Details for the new date will be announced shortly.
The DAZN global platform will still launch on Dec. 1 as
scheduled.
Tursynbay Kulakhmet vs.
Macaulay McGowan
Junior Middleweight Showdown Headlines
Afternoon Of Boxing Today On ESPN+
Kazakh prodigy Tursynbay
Kulakhmet looks to make another statement Wednesday when
he faces fellow unbeaten Macaulay McGowan in a 10-round
junior middleweight showdown from Production Park
Studios in Wakefield, England. Click
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On This Day: Nov 11
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Budokan,Okayama, Japan:
Jose Antonio Aguire TKO'd Wolf Tokimitsu in the 3rd
round - WBC Minimumweight Title. 2000, Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Eamonn Magee won a 12 round Decision over Shea Neary -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Welterweight Title.
Adrian Stone TKO'd Derek Roche in the 2nd round - IBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Peter Culshaw KO'd Dimitar Alipiev in the 1st round -
WBU Flyweight Title.
Scott Harrison KO'd Eric Odumase in the 12th round -
Commonwealth (British
Empire) Featherweight Title. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Lennox Lewis won a 12 round UD over David Tua - WBC, IBF,
and IBO Heavyweight Titles.
John-John Molina won a 12 round SD over Ben Tackie - Non
Title.
Jesse James Leija won a 10 round UD over Ivan Robinson -
Non Title.
Clifford Etienne won a 10 round UD over Lawrence Clay
Bey - Non Title. 1994, Tucaman, Argentina:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round UD over Tony Marshall
- WBA Light .
Middleweight Title.
Winky Wright TKO'd Ernesto Sena in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
On This Day: Nov 10
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, San Francisco,
California:
Agapito Sanchez and Manny Pacquiao fought to a 6 round
TD Draw - WBO and IBF Bantamweight Titles. Headbutt
caused cut to Pacquiao's right eye. Sanchez penalized
two points for low blows, should have been DQ'd, IMO!
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Jesus Chavez in the 9th round
- WBC Super Featherweight Title. Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas:
Emmanuel Lucero Won a 12 round UD over Ivan Alvarez -
WBC Continental
Americas Super Bantamweight Title.
Rocky Juarez TKO'd Corey Alarcon in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Juan Diaz won a 4 round UD over Rudolfo Lunsford - Non
Title. 2000, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas:
Irene Pacheco won a 12 round MD over Masibulele Makepula
- IBF Flyweight Title.
Juan Diaz TKO'd Antonio Young in the 2nd round - Non
Title. 1996, Pichit, Thailand:
Yokthai Sithoar KO'd Jack Siahaya in the 2nd round - WBA
Super Flyweight Title. 1995, Tijuana, Mexico:
Erik Morales won a 12 round UD over Enrique Angeles -
Mexican
Super Bantamweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Glenwood Brown won a 10 round MD over Tony Marshall -Non
Title.
Michael Grant TKO'd Tim Noble in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
WBC King Haney Dominates
Gamboa In Ring Return
Devin Haney returned to
action with a dominant defense of his WBC World
Lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa at Hard Rock
Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood,
Florida, live on DAZN.
Haney (25-0 14 KOs) put his crown on the line for a
second time, two days shy of one year out of the ring
having injured his shoulder in his first defense against
Alfredo Santiago in Los Angeles last November.
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Kali Reis Wins The WBA
Super
Lightweight World Championship
This past weekend, Split-T
Management fighters were perfect by winning four bouts,
which included adding another world champion to boxing's
premier management company.
Friday night in Saint Petersburg, Florida, Kali Reis
captured the WBA Super Lightweight World Championship
with a 10-round unanimous decision over Kandi Wyatt. Click
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On This Day: Nov 9
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Perth, Western Australia:
Danny Green KO'd Nico Toriri in the 3rd round - IBF
Pan-Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Albert Resley in the 3rd round -
Non Title. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
Jeff Lacy won a 12 round UD over Ross Thompson - WBC
Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title.
Silence Mabuza TKO'd Pedro Torres in the 5th round - IBO
Bantamweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 10 round MD over Vince Phillips. Chester, West Virginia:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Dennis Pedersen -
IBF and IBC Lightweight Title. 1996, Manchester, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Remigio Molina in the 2nd round - WBO
Featherweight Title.
Winky Wright won a 12 round UD over Ensley Bingham - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Steve Collins TKO'd Nigel Benn in the 6th round - WBO
Light Middleweight Title. MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Mike Tyson in the 11th round -
WBA Heavyweight Title.
Antonio Cermeno TKO'd Eddie Saenz in the 5th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title.
Henry Akinwande TKO'd Alexander Zolkin in the 10th round
- WBO Heavyweight Title.
Michael Moorer TKO'd Francois Botha in the 12th round -
IBF Heavyweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez TKO'd Morgan Ndumo in the 6th round. - WBC
Minimumweight Title.
On This Day: Nov 8
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Sports Arena, Paris,
France:
Mahyar Monshipour TKO'd Yoddamrong Sithyodthong in the
6th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title.
Brahim Asloum won a 12 round UD over Noel Arambulet -
WBA Flyweight Title
Eliminator. 2003, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas:
Winky Wright won a 12 round UD over Angel Hernandez -
IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round MD over Antonio Tarver -
WBC Light Heavyweight
Title. 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl won a 12 round UD over Leo Gamez - WBA
Bantamweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Laila Ali TKO'd Valerie Mahfood in the 8th round - WIBA
Super Middleweight
Title. 1997, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Michael Moorer in the 8th round
- IBF WBA
Heavyweight Title.
Fabrice Tiozzo won a 12 round UD over Nate Miller - WBA
Cruiserweight Title.
Imamu Mayfield won a 12 round UD over Uriah Grant - IBF
Cruiserweight Title.
Wilfredo Vazquez won a 12 round UD over Genaro Rios -
WBA Featherweight
Title.
Weights From Hollywood, FL - DAZN
Devin Haney 135 vs.
Yuriorkis Gamboa 135
(WBC Lightweight Title)
Filip Hrgovic 242.6 vs. Rydell Booker 248
Zhilei Zhang 259.6 vs. Devin Vargas 233
Raymond Ford 125.8 vs. Rafael Reyes 123
Reshat Mati 146 vs. Marcos Mojica 146.4
Arthur Biyarslanov 141 vs. Juan Jose Martinez 141.8
Darren Cunningham 122.6 vs. Juan Gabriel Medina 121.4
Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood,
Florida
Promoter: Matchroom
Weights From Los Angeles
- FOX
Luis Ortiz 241.6 vs.
Alexander Flores 231.8
Frank Sanchez 227.6 vs. Brian Howard 210
Michael Coffie 267.8 vs. Joey Abell 250.8
Steven Torres 252.8 vs. Joshua Tuani 227.6
Carlos Negron 246 vs Rafael Rios 249.4
Venue: Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles
Promoter: TGB Promotions
On This Day: Nov 7
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Sheffield, England:
Glen Johnson and Clinton Woods fought to a 12 round Draw
- Vacant IBF
Light Heavyweight Title. 2003, El Paso, Texas:
Hugo Cazares won a 10 round UD over Alejandro Moreno -
Non Title.
Angel Manfredy TKO'd Johnny West in the 9th round - Non
Title. 1999, Tokyo, Japan:
Hideki Todaka won a 12 round UD over Akihiko Nago - WBA
Super Flyweight
Title. 1998, Chubut, Argentina:
Victor Godoi won a 12 round SD over Pedro Morquecho -
Vacant WBO
Super Flyweight Title. Bismarck, North Dakota:
Virgil Hill KO'd James Hayes in the 2nd round - Vacant
IBC Cruiserweight Title. 1997, Bally's Las Vegas, Nevada:
Vernon Forrest won a 12 round UD over Ray Oliveira - WBC
Continental
Americas Welterweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Ricardo Vazquez in the 1st round. - Non
Title. 1992, Cologne, Germany:
Darius Michalczewski KO'd Cecil Simms in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada:
Azumah Nelson won a 12 round UD over Calvin Grove - WBC
Super Featherweight Title.
Gerald McClellan TKO'd Steve Harvey in the 1st round.
Michael Coffie Training
Camp Quotes
Unbeaten heavyweight
Michael Coffie gave insight into his training camp, his
past in the Marine Corps and more as he prepares to take
on hard-hitting Joey Abell in FOX PBC Fight Night action
and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, November 7 from
Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
"Training camp has been going really well," said Coffie.
"My head coach Josue Aguilar has been getting me ready
to show off all my skills. We're at the Orange Avenue
Gym in Orlando, Florida just making sure that we haven't
left any stone unturned. We've had to adjust some ways
because of the pandemic, but it's nothing that everyone
else hasn't also had to deal with."
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Haney vs. Gamboa +
Undercard
Press Conference Quotes
Devin Haney (24-0 15 KOs) –
defending his WBC World Lightweight title against
Yuriorkis Gamboa
What kind of fighter do you think Gamboa will be on
Saturday night, after watching his previous fight
against Gervonta Davis?
“He’s the type of fighter that will bring his all. Every
fight he goes in there, no matter if he’s hurt, and lays
it all on the line.”
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Elvis Rodriguez Returns
On Crawford
vs. Brook Undercard Nov. 14
The knockout king of the
MGM Grand Las Vegas Bubble, junior welterweight southpaw
Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez, hopes to put an
exclamation point on his 2020 Prospect of the Year
campaign.
Rodriguez will fight an opponent to be named in an
eight-rounder Saturday, Nov. 14 on the world title
doubleheader undercard featuring WBO welterweight
champion Terence “Bud” Crawford against former
welterweight world champion Kell Brook. The co-main
event will showcase the WBA super flyweight world title
rematch between champion Joshua “El Profesor” Franco and
the man he defeated to win the title, Andrew “The
Monster” Moloney.
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On This Day: Nov 6
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Phoenix, Arizona:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Sharmba Mitchell in the 3rd round -
IBF
Light Welterweight Title.
Joan Guzman won a 10 round UD over Joe Morales -
Non-Title. 2003, Madrid, Spain:
Hugo Garay TKO'd Alejandro Lakatus in the 12th round -
WBO Light Heavyweight
Title Eliminator. Phoenix, Arizona:
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd Joseph Kiwanuka in the 6th round -
Vacant WBO NABO
Cruiserweight Title. San Jose, California:
Librado Andrade TKO'd Leonard Townsend in the 2nd round
- Non Title. 1999, Widnes, England:
Johnny Nelson KO'd Christophe Girard in the 4th round -
WBO Cruiserweight
Title.
Michael Gomez won a 12 round UD over Jose Manjarrez -
WBO Inter-Continental
Super Featherweight Title.
Junior Witter won a 6 round decision over Harry Butler -
Non-Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Oleg Maskaev KO'd Hasim Rahman in the 8th round - Non
Title.
Derrick Jefferson KO'd Maurice Harris in the 6th round. (A War!) 1995, Great Western Forum, Inglewood,
California:
Daniel Zaragoza won a 12 round SD over Hector Acero
Sanchez - WBC
Super Bantamweight Title.
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Julian Wheeler in the 10th
round.
George
Kambosos Jr. Ready For IBF Lightweight World
Championship Fight With 135lb. King Teofimo Lopez
‘Ferocious’ George Kambosos
Jr., (19-0, 10 KOs), lived up to his brash confidence
winning a 12-round decision over Lee Selby, (28-3, 9
KOs), this past Saturday night, October 31 at the
Wembley Arena in London, England. With the dominant
victory, Kambosos became the IBF Mandatory Challenger to
135lb. Undisputed World Champion Teofimo Lopez.
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Heavyweight Star Hrgovic
Out To Make Statement
Filip Hrgovic faces
slippery heavyweight Rydell Booker on November 7th, at
the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood,
Florida, live on DAZN in the USA and RTL in Croatia, as
a world title charge in 2021 beckons.
'El Animal' heads into the fight with a perfect record,
11 fights, 11 wins, 9 by way of huge knockout - a streak
he says will continue into 2021. The man in his way went
the distance with Kubrat Pulev last time out, in a tough
fight where he took rounds off the man next up for
Anthony Joshua, Hrgovic says that won’t happen this
time.
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On This Day: Nov 5
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Hereford, England:
Aldo Rios TKO'd Jason Cook in the 3rd round - IBO
Lightweight Title.
Dazzo Williams won a 12 round Decision over John Simpson
- British
Featherweight Title. 2002, Cernobio, Italy:
Pietro Aurino TKO'd Turan Bagci TKO'd Turan Bagci in the
5th round - Vacant
European (EBU) Cruiserweight Title. 1999, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Dana Rosenblatt won a 12 round SD over Vinny Pazienza -
IBO
Super Middleweight Title. 1994, Caleta Olivia, Argentina:
Jorge Castro KO'd Alex Ramos in the 2nd round - WBA
Middleweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
George Foreman KO'd Michael Moorer in the 10th round -
WBA IBF Heavyweight
Title.
Raul Marquez won a 10 round Decision over Jorge Vaca -
Non Title. 1993, Tokyo, Japan:
Katsuya Onizuka won a 12 round UD over Thanomsak
Sithbaobay - WBA
Super Flyweight Title.
Haney: "I Need To Be
Spectacular Against Gamboa"
Devin Haney is promising a
spectacular performance as he prepares to defend his WBC
World Lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa on
Saturday November 7 at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN.
Haney (24-0 15 KOs) returns to action following an
injury layoff after shoulder surgery sustained in the
first defense of his strap against Alfredo Santiago in
Los Angeles last November, and now ‘The Dream’ is back
to continue his quest to dominate at 135lbs just two
days shy of one year since that night.
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Povetkin Tests Positive
For COVID-19:
Whyte Rematch Postponed
Alexander Povetkin has been
forced to withdraw from his Saturday November 21 contest
with Dillian Whyte due to testing positive for COVID-19.
The pair were due to rematch at The SSE Arena, Wembley,
live on Sky Sports Box Office but will now face each
other on a later date to be confirmed soon.
Further details on the November 21 show will follow
shortly.
“Firstly we want to wish Alexander Povetkin a speedy
recovery,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “This is a
challenging time for shows. There will be lots of ups
and downs over the next few months. We look forward to
the fight happening in late January."
Undefeated Super
Middleweight Contender
Junior Younan Ready For Return To The Ring
Following a month-long
training camp in South Florida, Undefeated Super
Middleweight Contender Junior Younan, (15-0-1, 10 KOs),
has proclaimed himself ready for battle against any of
the top fighters in his division.
“I’m ready to go, it’s been a long layoff but after
working in South Florida for a month and now training
back home in Brooklyn my mind and body are prepared for
battle,” said the 25-year-old. “I’m ready for a top-ten
fighter in my division right now; not looking for any
tune-ups or stay busy fights, I’ve been out of the ring
too long to waste time. We’ll be making strong moves
only from here on,” continued Younan, managed by Peter
Kahn’s Fight Game Advisors.
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On This Day: Nov 4
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, San Antonio, Texas:
Juan Diaz won a 12 round UD over Julien Lorcy - WBA
Lightweight Title. 2000, Madison, Square Garden, New York:
Shane Mosley TKO'd Antonio Diaz in the 6th round - WBC
Welterweight Title. 1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Alex Stewart in the 8th round -
WBC Continental
Americas Heavyweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Garing Lane in the 4th round.
Hector Camacho Jr. won a 10 round UD over Joe Hutchinson. 1995, Sun City, South Africa:
Phillip Holiday won a 12 round UD over Rocky Martinez -
IBF Lightweight
Title. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Eddie Croft in the 7th round
- WBO
Super Bantamweight Title.
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Julio Cesar Portillo in the 2nd
round - IBC
Super Bantamweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Evander Holyfield in the 8th round -
3rd Fight of this
Classic Trilogy. 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Nunn KO'd Juan Roldan in the 8th round - IBF
Middleweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round MD over James Kinchen -
Vacant WBO
Super Middleweight Title.
Robert Hines won a 12 round UD over Matthew Hilton - IBF
Light Middleweight
Title.
Israel Mercado Remains
Undefeated
With Unanimous Decision Victory
Tonight at the Omega
Products International Event Center in Corona, CA,
Thompson Boxing Promotions hosted the third edition of
its 3.2.1. Boxing series. In the 8-round main event,
Israel "Bad Ways" Mercado (9-0, 7 KOs) remained
undefeated with a hard-fought unanimous decision against
Mike Sanchez (6-1-1, 2 KOs), of Colton, Ca.
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Devin Haney Training
Camp Quotes
Undefeated WBC lightweight
world champion Devin "The Dream" Haney (24-0, 15 KOs),
will return to the ring on November 7, 2020, against
former 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time world
champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (30-3, 18 KOs).
Haney vs. Gamboa is a 12-round world title fight taking
place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas,
Nevada, and will be the main event on a highly
anticipated Matchroom USA card in association with Devin
Haney Promotions, broadcast on DAZN. Click
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On This Day: Nov 3
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Friant, California:
Montell Griffin won a 12 round UD over George Khalid
Jones - Vacant NABF
Light Heavyweight Title. 2001, Lubeck, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO'd Pietro Aurino in the 6th round -
WBC Cruiserweight
Title.
Armand Kranjnc won a 12 round UD over Paolo Roberto - WBO
Middleweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Zab Judah in the 2nd round-
WBC, WBA, IBF
Light Welterweight Title.
Mohamad Abdulaev TKO'd Miguel Angel Ruiz in the 5th
round. 2000, Sydney, Australia:
Kali Meehan TKO'd Danny Buzza in the 1st round - Vacant
IBF Pan-Pacific
Heavyweight Title.
Vic Darchiniyan won a 6 round Decision over Sande Kizito. 1996, Chiba, Japan:
George Foreman won a 12 round UD over Crawford Grimsley
- WBU Heavyweight Title.
Tommy Morrison TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 1st round. 1990, Taegu, Korea:
Bong Jun Kim won a 12 round MD over Silverio Barcenas -
WBA Minimumweight Title.
On This Day: Nov 2
By "BC" Bob Witt ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Las
Vegas, Nevada:
Marco Antonio Barrera
won a 12 rd. UD over Johnny Tapia in a non-title bout. 1995, Austin, Texas: Ike Ibeabuchi KO’d Jeff Lampkin in the 2nd round
of a non-title bout . Such a
shame. Ike may have been the biggest thing in boxing in
many moons. 1991, San Bernadino, Ca: Ike Quartey TKO’d Kelcie Banks in the 7th round. 1984, New York, Ny: Carlos Santos won a 15 round decision
over Mark Medal to win the IBF Jr. Middleweight
Championship. 1907, San Francisco, Ca: Jack Johnson KO’d
Fireman Jim Flynn in the 11th round of a non-title bout.
Fright Night For Moloney
Inoue Is Indeed A "Monster"
By William Trillo
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
If your nickname is “Monster” you might as well make a
statement on Halloween night. That’s just what
Bantamweight Naoya Inoue (20-0, 17 KO’s) did against
Jason Moloney (21-2, 18 KO’s) Saturday night in the Las
Vegas Bubble.
Simply put, this fight was never close. Inoue came to
the States to prove he is the real deal. Make no mistake
about it, he made his point very clear. Moloney had no
chance at any moment in this fight to stop “Monster”
from dominating inside, outside and all points in
between.
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Gervonta Davis Scores
Knockout Of The Year Candidate Over Leo Santa Cruz
Photos: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Gervonta “Tank” Davis delivered a Knockout of the
Year candidate over four-division world champion Leo
Santa Cruz in the most significant fight of his career,
retaining his WBA Lightweight title and picking up the
WBA Super Featherweight title Saturday night on SHOWTIME
PPV® at the Alamodome in San Antonio in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions. It was the first
major boxing event with fans in attendance since
COVID-19 forced a halt to U.S. sports in March with an
announced crowd of 9,024.
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Usyk Outpoints Chisora
12 x 3 mins WBO
Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
OLEKSANDR USYK WUD12 (117-112, 115-113, 115-113) v DEREK
CHISORA
(Ukraine) (Finchley)
Oleksandr Usyk passed his first major test in the
Heavyweight division by outpointing Derek Chisora and
winning their high-stakes clash via unanimous decision.
Ukraine's undefeated Olympic gold medallist and former
Undisputed Cruiserweight Champion answered doubts about
his natural size by displaying his electric footwork and
razor-sharp punch accuracy against Chisora at The SSE
Arena, Wembley.
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On This Day: Nov 1
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Juan Manuel Marquez won a 7 round TD over Derrick Gainer
- WBA, IBF
Featherweight Titles.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Phillip N'Dou in the 7th round
- WBC Lightweight
Title. 2002, Semarang, Indonesia:
Chris John won a 10 round UD over Ratanachi Sor Vorapin. Sacramento, California:
Oscar Larios TKO'd Willie Jorrin in the 1st round - WBC
Super Bantamweight
Title. 1996, Indio, California:
Danny Romero TKO'd Hipolito Saucedo in the 12th round -
IBF Super Flyweight
Title.
Lou Savarese TKO'd Buster Mathis Jr. in the 7th round -
Vacant USBA
Heavyweight Title.
Shane Mosley TKO'd Ramon Felix in the 1st round.
Joel Casamayor won a 6 round Decision over Oscar
Gonzalez.
Munguia Stops Johnson
After 6th Round
By William Trillo
Photos: Tom Hogan - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
In the main event of The Golden Boy promoted card from
Fantasy Springs Casino, Middleweight Jaime Munguia
(36-0, 29 KO’s) took on the rugged Tureano Johnson
(21-3-1, 15 KO’s) with the vacant World Boxing
Organization Inter-Continental Middle Title weighing in
the balance. Click
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Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN+
Naoya Inoue 117.7 vs. Jason
Moloney 117.9
(WBA/IBF Bantamweight Titles)
Ewa Brodnicka* 130.9 vs. Mikaela Mayer 129.8
(WBO Female Jr. Lightweight Title) *Brodnicka lost the title on the scale.
Robson Conceicao 128.8 vs. Luis Coria 128.6
Julian Rodriguez 142.6 vs. Jose Lopez 142.3
Jared Anderson 246.1 vs. Luis Eduardo Pena 229.6
Andy Hiraoka 140.9 vs. Rickey Edwards 140.7
Venue: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
Weights From San Antonio, TX -
SHOWTIME PPV
Gervonta Davis 129.8 vs.
Leo Santa Cruz 129.6
(WBA Super Featherweight/WBA Lightweight Titles)
Mario Barrios 139.6 vs. Ryan Karl 140
(WBA Super Lightweight Title)
Regis Prograis 141.6 vs. Juan Heraldez 139.6
Isaac Cruz 132 vs. Diego Magdaleno 134.8
Venue: The Alamodome
Promoter: Mayweather Promotions
Weights From London -
DAZN
Oleksandr Usyk 217.25 vs.
Dereck Chisora 255.5
Lee Selby 134 vs. George Kambosos Jr. 134
Matchroom Boxing Usyk V Chisora Weigh In
Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Venue: SSE Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom
Garcia vs. Campbell
Heads To Fantasy Springs & Tops Full Undercard Of
World-Class Action Dec. 5
Golden Boy is proud to
announce that the highly anticipated Garcia vs. Campbell
matchup is headed to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in
Indio, Calif. The event will feature a stacked undercard
of world class action, including a 12-round rematch
between WBA Super Featherweight World Champion Rene
Alvarado (32-8, 21 KOs) and Roger “The Kid” Gutierrez
(24-3-1, 20 KOs) in the co-main event. Click
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On This Day: Oct 31
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Panama City, Panama:
Luis Pineda TKO'd Miguel Angel Aguirre in the 9th round
WBO Latino
Cruiserweight Title. 1999, Pusan, South Korea:
Jong Kwon Baek won a 12 round SD over Lakva Sim - WBA
Super Featherweight Title. 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round MD over Danny Romero - IBF
Super Bantamweight Title.
Naseem Hamed won a 12 round UD over Wayne McCullough -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Richie Wenton in the 4th
round - Vacant WBO
Super Bantamweight Title.
Ricky Hatton KO'd Kevin Carter in the 1st round. 1992, London, England:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Razor Ruddock in the 2nd round
-Non-Title.
Crisanto Espana TKO'd Meldrick Taylor in the 8th round -
WBA Welterweight
Title. Seoul, Korea:
Sung Kil Moon won a 12 round MD over Greg Richardson -
WBC Super Flyweight Title.
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz Weigh-In
Live Stream Today At 1pm
ET/10am PT
Weights From London -
DAZN
Oleksandr Usyk 217.25 vs.
Dereck Chisora 255.5
Lee Selby 134 vs. George Kambosos Jr 134
Matchroom Boxing Usyk V Chisora Weigh In
Photo: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Venue: SSE Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom
Weights From Indio - DAZN
Jaime Munguía 159.8 vs.
Tureano Johnson 159.6
Rashidi Ellis 146.8 vs. Alexis Rocha 146.6
Elwin Soto 107.4 vs. Carlos Buitrago 107.8
(WBO Light Flyweight World Championship)
Bektemir Melikuziev 168 vs. Alan Campa 166.6
Marlen Esparza 111.8 vs. Sulem Urbina 111.6
Venue: Fantasy Springs Hotel Casino, Indio, California
Promoters: Golden Boy, Zanfer
Naoya Inoue Ready For
Las Vegas Debut
Naoya "Monster" Inoue, the
Japanese three-weight world champion and pound-for-pound
talent, is two days away from his Las Vegas debut. He
will defend his WBA/IBF/Ring Magazine bantamweight world
titles against Australia's Jason Moloney (ESPN+, 7:30
p.m. ET), his first bout since his 2019 Fight of the
Year victory last November against Nonito Donaire.
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Patrick Wojcicki vs.
Patrice Volny
IBF Final Eliminator Postponed
Team Sauerland regret to
announce that due to the latest Coronavirus
developments, the November 14th card in Wolfsburg,
headlined by Patrick Wojcicki’s IBF final eliminator
with Patrice Volny, has had to be postponed. A new date
has not yet been set as further developments are
awaited.
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On This Day: Oct 30
By "BC" Bob Witt ON THIS DAY IN 1998,
Juarez, Mexico: Cesar Bazan won a 12 round MD over Mauro Lucero
to retain the WBC Lightweight Championship. Biloxi, Missippi: King Arthur Williams TKO’d Imamu Mayfield in the
9th round to win the IBF Cruiserweight Title. 1993, Johannesburg, South Africa: Orzubek Nazarov won a 12 round UD over
Dingaan Thobela to retain the WBA Lightweight Title. Phoenix, Arizona: Michael Carbajal TKO’d Domingo Sosa in the 5th
round to retain the WBC & IBF Light Flyweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya KO’d Narciso
Valenzuela in the 1st round after being down once
himself. This was De La Hoya’s 11th win in as many
tries, with 10 being Knockouts.
Verno Phillips TKO’d Lupe Aquino in the 7th round to win
the Vacant WBO Light Middleweight Championship. 1992, Istres, France: Steve Robinson won an 8 round decision over Stephane Haccoun. And in one of the biggest bouts ever: 1974, Kinshasa, Zaire Africa: Muhammad Ali KO’d George Foreman in the 8th
round to win the World Heavyweight championship. This
famed “Rumble in the Jungle”.
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz Final Press Conference
Live Stream Today At 1pm
ET/10am PT
Davis vs. Santa Cruz PPV
Undercard
Press Conference Quotes
Fighters competing on the
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT) undercard previewed their respective
matchups at a final press conference Wednesday before
they square off this Saturday, October 31 from Alamodome
in San Antonio in an event presented by Premier Boxing
Champions.
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Régis Lévesque Passes
By Daniel Cloutier
Photo: Bob Lévesque
MONTRÉAL —— The boxing promoter Régis Lévesque, who was
highly active in Montréal in1960 and 1970, died
Wednesday from a cancer. He was 85 years old. He died
from a tongue cancer. He was very sick for over a year.
His family will announce the date of his funerals in the
next days.
Jason Moloney & Mikaela
Mayer
Set For World Title Spotlight
Australian contender Jason
Moloney is going "monster hunting" Saturday evening
(ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET) when he faces WBA/IBF/Ring
Magazine bantamweight world champion Naoya "Monster"
Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs) from the MGM Grand Las Vegas
Bubble.
In the co-feature, female boxing's brightest star, 2016
U.S. Olympian Mikaela Mayer, will challenge WBO junior
lightweight world champion Ewa Brodnicka. Mayer (13-0, 5
KOs), the betting favorite, will seek to dethrone a
seasoned champion who has made five title defenses.
Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs), meanwhile, is confident he can
upset the odds and topple the three-division world
champion and one of the sport's most devastating
punchers.
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On This Day: Oct 29
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott Harrison TKO'd Samuel Kebede in the 1st round -
WBO Featherweight
Title. Masantucket, Connecticut:
Scott Pemberton TKO'd James Crawford in the 3rd round -
Vacant NABC
Super Middleweight Title. 1999, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl KO'd Homer Gibbins in the 7th round -
European Bantamweight
Title. Indianapolis, Indiana:
Charles Brewer TKO'd Reggie Strickland in the 2nd round.
James Butler KO'd Bryant Brannon in the 7th round - USBA
Super Middleweight
Title. 1995, Suphan Buri, Thailand:
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO'd Jack Russell in the 2nd round
- IBF Minimumweight
Title. 1993, Korsoer, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl won on 4th round DQ over Eduardo Nazario
- WBO
Super Flyweight Title.
Kambosos
Jr.: "Lee Selby Will Retire After This Fight"
George Kambosos Jr bids to
secure the mandatory spot for Teofimo Lopez’s IBF
Lightweight crown against former World Champion Lee
Selby at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday October 31,
live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in
all of its nine markets including the U.S.
‘Ferocious’ heads into this weekend’s chief-support bout
with an unblemished 18-0 (10 KOs) record, last seen
outscoring former IBF ruler Mickey Bey on two of the
judges’ scorecards at Madison Square Garden IN New York.
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Showtime Sports
Documentary Films Announces Macho: The Hector Camacho
Story
Showtime Sports Documentary
Films today announced it will air MACHO: THE HECTOR
CAMACHO STORY, an unflinching look at the remarkable
life, storied career and unsolved murder of one of
boxing’s greatest showmen. Premiering Friday, December 4
at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, the documentary debuts just
two weeks after the eighth anniversary of Camacho’s
fatal shooting in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Click Here
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On This Day: Oct 28
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Thomas Tate KO'd Joseph Kiwanuka in the 11th round -
NABF Super Middleweight Title.
Omar Sheika won a 6 round UD over Pat Pernsley.
Antonio Tarver TKO'd Benito Fernandez in the 3rd round. 1995, London, England:
Billy Schwer TKO'd Ditau Molefyane in the 8th round -
Commonwealth
Lightweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Stephen Wilson in the 8th round -
Vacant British
Super Middleweight Title. 1988, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Greg Haugen TKO'd Gert Bo Jacobsen in the 10th round -
IBF Lightweight
Title. 1987, London, England:
Jorge Vaca won an 8 round TD over Lloyd Honeyghan - WBC
Welterweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Primo Ramos KO'd Frankie Randall in the 2nd round - NABF
Lightweight Title.
Milt McCrory won a 12 round UD over Herman Cavasuela -
NABF
Light Middleweight Title.
Alexander "The Great"
Flores Driven To
Conquer Luis "King Kong" Ortiz On Nov. 7
California heavyweight
Alexander "The Great" Alexander (18-2-1, 16 KOs), whose
only pro losses have been to world champions, will have
the opportunity of his boxing career on November 7th,
when he takes on 2-time world title challenger Luis
"King Kong" Ortiz (26 KOs).
King Kong vs. Alexander The Great will air live on FOX
television, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, in
the 10-round main event on the Premier Boxing Champions
card from Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
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CES Boxing Ends
Eight-Month Layoff Thursday Night
For the first time in more
than eight months, Rhode Island’s only professional
sports franchise, CES Boxing, returns to live action
with a special Thursday night showcase.
Fan-favorites Toka Kahn-Clary, Khiry Todd, and Elijah
Peixoto highlight a five-fight card Thursday, October
29, 2020 from "The Tent" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in
Warwick, RI, live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, combat sport’s No.
1 streaming platform. The event marks the promotion’s
first since February 28, just weeks before the COVID-19
pandemic forced a global shutdown in mid-March, which
including CES Boxing’s scheduled March 12 fight card. Click
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World Ranked Knockout
Artist Serhii Bohachuk
Posts Huge TV Ratings With Knockout Victory
Undefeated Knockout Artist
Serhii ‘El Flaco’ Bohachuk, (18-0, 18 KOs), fighting on
Friday, September 25 posted huge viewership numbers
defending his WBC Continental Americas Super
Welterweight Title on Grupo SIPSE TV with his sixth
round knockout of Alejandro Davila, (21-2-2, 8 KOs),
broadcast from the network’s studios ‘behind closed
doors’ in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
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On This Day: Oct 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Freddie Pendleton in the 2nd round -
WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Eamonn Magee won a 12 round Decision over Matthews Zulu
- Commonwealth
Light Welterweight Title.
Junior Witter TKO'd Colin Mayisela in the 2nd round.
Michael Gomez TKO'd Craig Docherty in the 2nd round -
British
Super Featherweight Title.
Anthony Farnell TKO'd Pavel Melnikov in the 12th round -
WBO
Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title. 2000, Oroville, California:
Juan Lazcano TKO'd Dorin Spivey in the 8th round - NABF
Lightweight Title. Montebello, California:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Eddie Saenz in the 2nd round.
Mike Anchondo TKO'd Luis Antonio Martinez in the 3rd
round. 1996, Bangkok, Thailand:
Daorung Chuvatana TD'd Nana Konadu in the 10th round -
WBA Bantamweight
Title. 1995, Boston, Massachusetts:
Dana Rosenblatt won a 12 round Decision over Floyd
Williams - WBC
Continental Americas Middleweight Title.
On This Day: Oct 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Davao City, Phillipines:
Manny Pacquiao KO'd Phafrakorb Rakkietgym in the 1st
round, IBF Super
Bantamweight Title. Carnival City, South Africa:
Cassius Baloyi TKO'd Mbulelo Botile in the 11th round,
IBO
Super Featherweight Title.
Sebastian Rothman TKO'd Anthony Bigeni in the 5th round, Vacant IBO
Cruiserweight Title. 2001, Hatyai, Thailand:
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam won a 8 round TD over Alex Baba,
WBC Flyweight Title. Temecula, California:
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO'd Ablorh Sowah in the 10th round,
Vacant NABF
Bantamweight Title.
Bronco McKart won a 12 round SD over Alex Bunema, IBF
Light Middleweight
Title Eliminator.
Robert Allen TKO'd Marlon Hayes in the 2nd round, Vacant
USBA Middleweight
Title. 1996, Liverpool, England:
Shea Neary won a 12 round UD over Darryl Tyson, Vacant
WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Former World Champion
Sergey Lipinets &
Unbeaten Custio Clayton Fight To Majority Draw
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
Former world champion Sergey Lipinets and unbeaten
Custio Clayton fought to a majority draw Saturday night
in a welterweight clash headlining action live on
SHOWTIME® from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in
an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Lipinets (16-1-1, 12 KOs) and Clayton (18-0-1, 12 KOs)
each added the first draw of their professional careers
in the 12-round SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION battle
for the Interim IBF Welterweight Title. One judge scored
the fight 115-113 for Clayton, but was overruled by the
two judges who scored the bout a 114-114 draw.
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Allen To Fight Unbeaten
Lovejoy On Oct. 31
Dave Allen will fight
Christopher Lovejoy on the undercard of the blockbuster
Heavyweight clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Derek
Chisora at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday October
31, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN
in all of its nine markets including the U.S.
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On This Day: Oct 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Leavander Johnson won a 12 round MD over Julian Wheeler
- IBF Lightweight
Title Eliminator. 2001, Irvine, California:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Felipe Ramirez in the 5th round -
Non-Title. Inglewood, California:
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Joey Guy in the 1st round -
Non-Title. 1999, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic:
Victoriano Sosa won a 12 round decision over Ambioris
Figuero - WBC Fecarbox
Lightweight Title.
Joan Guzman TKO'd Francisco DeLeon in the 11th round -
Dominican Republic
Featherweight Title. 1998, Melbourne, Australia:
Sam Soliman won an 8 round UD over Dale Westerman - Non
Title. 1997, Queensferry, England:
Paul Lloyd won a 12 round decision over Francis Ampofo -
British &
Commonwealth Bantamweight Title. Zaragoza, Spain:
Billy Schwer KO'd Oscar Cano in the 10th round -
European Lightweight Title.
Mario Barrios Training
Camp Quotes
Unbeaten WBA Super
Lightweight Champion and San Antonio-native Mario “El
Azteca” Barrios will look to put on a memorable
performance in front of his hometown fans when he
battles Ryan “Cowboy” Karl in the SHOWTIME PPV co-main
event Saturday, October 31 from Alamodome in San
Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing
Champions.
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Chisora:
"Usyk Is Going To Get The Fright Of His Life"
Derek Chisora says
Oleksandr Usyk is in store for the “fright of his life”
when they collide in a Heavyweight Halloween blockbuster
at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday October 31, live
on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all of
its nine markets including the U.S.
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Saunders vs. Murray
Lands On Dec. 4
Billy Joe Saunders will
make the second defence of his WBO Super-Middleweight
World Title against British rival Martin Murray at The
SSE Arena, Wembley on Friday December 4, live on Sky
Sports in the UK and on DAZN in all of its nine markets
including the U.S.
Hatfield star Saunders (29-0, 14 KOs) became a
two-weight World Champion with a shutout points win over
Shefat Isufi in May 2019, outclassing his Serbian
opponent over 12 rounds to add the WBO 168lbs crown to
his collection.
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Selby: "I'll Write My
Name Into The History Books"
Lee Selby can take a step
closer to becoming Wales’ first ever two-weight World
Champion when he takes on George Kambosos Jr in a Final
Eliminator for the IBF Lightweight World Title on the
undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Derek Chisora on
Saturday October 31, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office
in the UK and DAZN in the US.
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On This Day: Oct 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Sheffield, England:
Clinton Woods TKO'd Jason DeLisle in the 12th round of
an IBF
Light Heavyweight Title eliminator. 2003, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Rudy Markussen KO'd James Crawford in the 2nd round to
win the Vacant WBO
Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title.
Johnny Bredahl won a 12 round UD over David Guerault to
retain the WBA
Bantamweight Title.
Mikkel Kessler TKO'd Henry Porras in the 9th round to
win the WBC
International Super Middleweight Title. 1998, Dusseldorf, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round SD over Charles Brewer to win
the IBF
Super Middleweight Title. Hamburg, Germany:
Artur Grigorian won a 10 round TD over Giorgio
Campanella to retain the WBO
Lightweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Mario Schiesser in the 2nd round
to win the Vacant
European (EBU) Heavyweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
David Reid won a 12 round UD over James Coker to win the
WBC Continental
Americas Light Middleweight Title.
Roberto Garcia KO'd Ramon Ledon in the 5th round to
retain the IBF
Super Featherweight Title.
Weights From Uncasville, Ct. -
SHOWTIME
Sergey Lipinets 147 vs.
Custio Clayton 147
Xavier Martinez 130 vs. Claudio Marrero 130
Malik Hawkins 140.25 vs. Subriel Matias 139.5
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
Promoter: TGB Promotions
Robson Conceição vs.
Luis Coria, Jared Anderson
& Jesse Rodriguez Added To Inoue-Moloney Card
Robson Conceição, a 2016
Olympic gold medalist for his native Brazil, seeks to
notch the signature win of his unblemished professional
career when he takes on Luis Coria in a 10-round junior
lightweight fight Saturday, Oct. 31 from the MGM Grand
Las Vegas Bubble.
Conceição-Coria will serve as the chief support bout to
the world championship doubleheader featuring unified
bantamweight world champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue’s
title defense against Jason Moloney and Mikaela Mayer
challenging WBO female junior lightweight world champion
Ewa Brodnicka.
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Regis Prograis Training
Camp Quotes
Former super lightweight
world champion Regis “Rougarou” Prograis talked about
moving his training camp from Los Angeles back to
Houston and more as he previewed his upcoming showdown
against unbeaten Juan Heraldez that takes place
Saturday, October 31 live on SHOWTIME PPV from Alamodome
in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by Premier
Boxing Champions. Click
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On This Day: Oct 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Berlin, Germany:
Vivian Harris TKO'd Oktay Urkal in the 11th round to
retain the WBA
Light Welterweight Title. 1999, Telford, England:
Markus Beyer won a 12 round UD over Richie Woodhall to
win the WBC
Super Middleweight Title. MGM Grand, Las Vegas:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Roberto Garcia in the 7th round to
win the IBF
Super Featherweight Title.
Augie Sanchez TKO'd Daniel Jimenez in the 6th round.
David Tua TKO'd Shane Sutcliffe in the 2nd round.
Mike Tyson and Orlin Norris 1st round NC. Ft Worth, Texas:
Paulie Ayala won a 12 round UD over Saohin Srithai Condo
in the 12th round
to retain the WBA Bantamweight Title. 1995, Inglewood, California:
Winky Wright TKO'd Young Dick Tiger in the 9th round. 1993, Ft Lauderdale, Florida:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Anthony Stephens in the 10th round
to retain the IBF
Welterweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Junior Jones won a 12 round UD over Jorge Julio to win
the WBA Bantamweight
Title.
Arturo Gatti KO'd Derek Francis in the 1st round.
Gervonta Davis Virtual
Media Workout Quotes
Three-time world champion
Gervonta “Tank” Davis shared insight into his training
camp Wednesday as he showed off his skills during a
virtual media workout ahead of his SHOWTIME PPV clash
against four-division champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa
Cruz that headlines action Saturday, October 31 from
Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in an event presented by
Premier Boxing Champions. Click
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Cuadras Ready To Take
His Revenge
Carlos Cuadras has been
waiting patiently to get his revenge on Juan Francisco
Estrada and now his moment has arrived as they clash for
Estrada’s WBC World Super-Flyweight title on Friday
night at TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City, Mexico, live
on DAZN.
Cuadras (39-3-1 27 KOs) and Estrada first met in
September 2019 in Los Angeles, with Estrada edging
Cuadras out by a point on the cards, with a knockdown in
the tenth round proving decisive.
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Weights From Mexico
Luis Torres 135.5 vs.
Orlando Zepeda 134.5
Alan Solis 127 vs. Eddy Valencia 127
Lester Martinez 167 vs. Michi Munoz 167
Omar Ulises Gutierrez 141 vs. Geovanni Lopez 141.5
Giovanny Meza 147 vs. Jesus Hernandez 149
Venue: Marinaterra Hotel Spa Event Center, San Carlos,
Sonora, Mexico
Promoter: RJJ Boxing
On This Day: Oct 22
By "BC" Bob Witt ON THIS DAY IN 2000,
Reno, Nevada: Juan Manuel Marquez
TKO’d Reynante Jamili in a non-title bout. 1999, Detroit, Michigan: Chris Byrd TKO’d Val Smith in the 2nd Round at
the Joe Louis Arena.
Naseem Hamed won a 12 round Decision over
Cesar Soto to retain the WBO, and win the WBC
Featherweight Championship.
Erik Morales won a 12
round decision over Wayne McCullough to retain the WBC
Super Bantamweight title. 1994, Atlantic City, New Jersey: Tom Johnson won a 12 round UD over Francisco
Segura to retain the IBF Featherweight Title. Then way back in 1966, Mexico City: Carlos Ortiz TKO’d Sugar
Ramos in the 5th round to retain the World Lightweight
championship.
Leo Santa Cruz Virtual
Media Workout Quotes
Four-division champion Leo
“El Terremoto” Santa Cruz previewed his upcoming
SHOWTIME PPV main event against Gervonta “Tank” Davis
during a virtual media workout Tuesday as he prepares
for the highly anticipated showdown taking place
Saturday, October 31 from Alamodome in San Antonio,
Texas in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Santa Cruz and Davis will fight for the WBA Super
Featherweight and WBA Lightweight championships in the
rare clash in boxing history in which world titles in
two weight classes will be at stake. Other notable
instances in recent boxing history are the 1988 Sugar
Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde fight for the light
heavyweight and super middleweight titles, and the 2014
Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana rematch for the
super welterweight and welterweight championships.
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Sergey Lipinets Camp
Notes
Even with a change in date
and then opponent, former world champion Sergey Lipinets
remains supremely confident in his training camp and
overall preparations as he prepares to take on unbeaten
Custio Clayton for the Interim IBF Welterweight Title
live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, October 24 (9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT) headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Patrick Wojcicki vs.
Patrice Volny Confirmed As
Final Eliminator For IBF World Middleweight Title
Patrick Wojcicki (14-0-1-5
KOs) faces off against Canadian Patrice Volny (15-0-9
KOs) in a final eliminator for the IBF World
Middleweight Title on November 14th.
The bout is scheduled to take place at Congress Park in
Wolfsburg, and sees both fighters put unbeaten records
on the line for a shot at world honours.
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On This Day: Oct 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Levallois, Paris,
France:
Souleymane M'baye won a 12 round SD over Andreas
Kotelnik in a WBA
Light Welterweight Title Eliminator. 2000, London, Wembley, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round Decision over Jonathan
Thaxton to win the Vacant
British Light Welterweight Title.
Jason Rowland won a 12 round UD over Viktor Baranov to
win the Vacant WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Danny Williams TKO'd Mark Potter in the 6th round to win
the Vacant British
Heavyweight Title. Mexico City, Mexico:
Javier Castillejo KO'd Javier Martinez in the 4th round
to retain the WBC
Light Middleweight Title.
Jose Aguire KO'd Erdene Chuluun in the 4th round to
retain the WBC
Minimumweight Title.
Jorge Arce TKO'd Jovan Presbitero in the 2nd round: WBC
Youth
Light Flyweight Title. Detroit, Michigan:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Emanuel Augustus in the 9th
round. 1995, Salta, Argentina:
Yong-Soo Choi TKO'd Victor Paz in the 10th round to win
the Vacant WBA
Super Featherweight Title Puerto Princesa City, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Renato Mendones in the 2nd round.
Danny Roman Wants WBC
Champion Luis Nery
Thompson Boxing's former
unified WBA and IBF super-bantamweight world champion,
Danny “The Baby Face Assassin” Roman (28-3-1, 10 KOs),
is back in the gym and making it clear who he wants
next, and that’s WBC super-bantamweight champion Luis
Nery (31-0, 24 KOs).
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On This Day: Oct 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Buenos Aires,
Argentina:
Jorge Castro TKO'd Imamu Mayfield in the 9th round-IBF
Cruiserweight Title
Eliminator. Sydney, Australia:
Anthony Mundine KO'd Guy Waters in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Pan
Pacific Super Middleweight Title. 2000, Boston, Massachusetts:
Victor Polo won a 12 round UD over Angel Vazquez in a
WBA Featherweight
Title Eliminator. Auburn Hills, Michigan:
Zab Judah TKO'd Hector Quiroz in the 8th round to retain
the IBF
Light Welterweight Title.
Mike Tyson TKO'd Andrew Golota in the 2nd round:
Michigan Commission Changed
result to NC after Tyson tested Positive for Marijuana. 1994, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Bronco McKart TKO'd Engels Pedroza in the 7th round to
retain the WBC
International Light Middleweight Title. 1992, Tokyo, Japan:
Yuri Arbachakov won a 12 round UD over Yun-Un Chin to
retain the WBC
Flyweight Title.
Selby vs. Kambosos Jr.
Winner
Will Become First Lopez Mandatory
George Kambosos Jr says he
has been training 'like a man possessed' ahead of his
crucial IBF Lightweight World Title Final Eliminator
showdown with Lee Selby on the Usyk-Chisora undercard on
Saturday October 31, shown live on Sky Sports Box Office
in the UK and DAZN in the US.
A win for the undefeated Australian (18-0, 10 KOs) would
see him become Mandatory Challenger for newly-crowned
Unified Lightweight King Teofimo Lopez, who brilliantly
overcame Vasiliy Lomachenko by a unanimous points
decision in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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On This Day: Oct 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Braehead Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland:
Alex Arthur KO'd Steve Conway in the 4th round to win
the Vacant British
Super Featherweight Title.
Scott Harrison won a 12 round UD over Julio Pablo Chacon
to win the WBO
Featherweight Title. Reliant Park, Houston, Texas:
Vivian Harris TKO'd Diosbelys Hurtado in the 2nd round
to win the WBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Juan Diaz TKO'd Roy Delgado in the 6th round.
Francisco Bojado won a 10 round UD over Frankie Sanchez. 2001, Kissimmee, Florida:
Oscar Larrios won a 12 round round UD over Angel Chacon
to win the WBC
Fecarbox Super Bantamweight Title. Worley, Idaho:
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Johnny Walker in the 1st round. 1996, Frankfurt, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO'd Brian LaSpada in the 11th round
to retain the WBC
International Cruiserweight Title. Johannesburg, South Africa:
Phillip Holiday won a 12 round UD over Joel Diaz to
retain the IBF
Lightweight Title.
The Takeover Is Official:
Lopez Beats Lomachenko
To Become Undisputed 135 Pound Champ
By William Trillo
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
It was the fight everyone was waiting for. Boxing fans
around the globe have been arguing on Social media for
the last month. Who was going to win? Going into the
fight it was almost a toss-up but Lightweights Vasyl
Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KO’s) and Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12
KO’s) were ready to settle the argument in front of a
big ESPN audience.
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Welterweight Champion
Terence Crawford Battles Kell Brook Nov. 14 Live On ESPN
& ESPN Deportes
The pound-for-pound king is
set to reclaim his throne. WBO welterweight world
champion Terence “Bud” Crawford will defend his title
against former welterweight world champion Kell Brook in
a special edition of Top Rank on ESPN Saturday, Nov. 14.
In the world championship co-feature, Joshua “El
Profesor” Franco will defend his WBA super flyweight
title against former world champion Andrew “The Monster”
Moloney in a rematch of their June bout, won by Franco
via decision.
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Ritson Edges Past
Vazquez Via Split Decision
12 x 3 mins WBA
Intercontinental Super-Lightweight Title
LEWIS RITSON WS12 (116-113 Vazquez, 117-111 Ritson,
115-113 Ritson) v MIGUEL VAZQUEZ
(Forest Hall) (Mexico)
Lewis Ritson won a controversial split decision against
Miguel Vazquez at the East of England Arena in
Peterborough to claim the vacant WBA Intercontinental
Super-Lightweight Title and improve his record to 21-1
(12 KOs).
Newcastle's Ritson looked in trouble of slipping to
defeat through 12 frustrating rounds which he later
described as an "eye-opener". Ritson got the nod from
two out of three judges, with one giving the fight
116-113 to former Lightweight World Champion Vazquez. Click
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On This Day: Oct 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Manchester, England:
Jamie Moore TKO'd Gary Logan in the 5th round to retain
the British
Light Middleweight Title.
In Jin Chi and Michael Brodie fought to a 12 round Draw.
Fight for Vacant
WBC Featherweight Title.
James Hare TKO'd Jozsef Matolcsi in the 10th round to
retain the WBF
Welterweight Title. 2001, Sydney, Australia:
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Sande Kizito in the 7th round to
win the Vacant
Australian Flyweight Title.
Danny Green KO'd Jason Rarere in the 2nd round. 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Juan Angel Macias in the 6th round
to win the IBA
Continental Americas Lightweight Title.
Hector Lopez KO'd Angel Beltre in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO NABO
Light Welterweight Title. 1996, Dolton, Illinois:
Montell Griffin TKO'd Russell Mitchell in the 1st round.
Byron Mitchell won a 6 round UD over Tony Golden. 1991, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Ray Mercer TKO'd Tommy Morrison in the 5th round to
retain the WBO
Heavyweight Title.
Michael Carbajal won a 10 round decision over Jesus
Chong.
Bert Cooper TKO'd Joe Hipp in the 5th round.
Alex Saucedo 140 vs. Arnold Barboza Jr. 140
Edgar Berlanga 169 vs. Lanell Bellows 169
Josue Vargas 142 vs. Kendo Castaneda 142
John Vincent Moralde 127 vs. Jose Enrique Vivas 128
Quinton Randall 147 vs. Jan Carlos Rivera 146
Jahi Tucker 145 vs. Charles Garner 142
Venue: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
Unbeaten Welterweights
Michael McKinson
vs. Martin Harkin Headlines This Sun, Oct. 18
Unbeaten welterweights
Michael McKinson and Martin Harkin will face off in a
special edition of #MTKFightNight on Sunday, Oct. 18
from Production Park Studios in Wakefield, England.
The McKinson-Harkin card streams live and exclusively on
ESPN+ starting at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and it will
close out a historic week of fight action on the ESPN
family of networks, highlighted by Saturday’s
lightweight unification battle between WBC
Franchise/WBA/WBO world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and
IBF kingpin Teofimo Lopez (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and
ESPN+, coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT).
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On This Day: Oct 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Seoul, Korea:
Saman Sorjaturong won a 12 round UD over Yo Sam Choi to
retain the WBC
Light Flyweight Title. 1998, Manchester, England:
Michael Brodie won a 12 round decision over Serguei
Devakov to win the
European (EBU) Super Bantamweight Title.
Bobby Vanzie TKO'd Wayne Rigby in the 10th round to
retain the British
Lightweight Title.
Scott Harrison won an 8 round decision over Rakhim
Mingaleev. 1998, Bangkok, Thailand:
Pichinoi Sitbangprachen TKO'd Tae-Kil Lee in the 8th
round to retain the WBA
Light Flyweight Title. 1997, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Ike Quartey retained his WBA Welterweight Title when he
and Jose Luis Lopez
fought to a 12 round Draw. Quartey initially announced
as winner by MD,
later changed to draw when a scoring error was discovered.
Pernell Whitaker won a 12 round decision over Andrei
Pestriaev in a WBA
Welterweight Title Eliminator which was later changed to
a no decision NC
after Whitaker tested positive for cocaine.
Zab Judah won a 6 round UD over Rick Edson. 1995, Osaka, Japan:
Saen Sor Ploenchit TKO'd Hiroki Ioka in the 10th round
to retain the WBA
Flyweight Title.
Juan Heraldez Training
Camp Notes
Unbeaten super lightweight
contender Juan Heraldez is deep into training camp and
shared insights into his preparations as he nears a
showdown against former champion Regis “Rougarou”
Prograis on Saturday, October 31 live on SHOWTIME PPV in
a Premier Boxing Champions event headlined by Gervonta
Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz live from Alamodome in San
Antonio.
“It's been a long eight-week camp preparing for
Prograis,” said Heraldez. “We're fighting a different
style of fighter, which is a good thing because he's the
type of fighter who comes to fight. A style like this
makes it easier for me to train and prepare.
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Weights From Kissimmee,
FL. - Telemundo
Antonio Moran 139 vs.
Emanuel Colon 140
Rafael Simonyan 182 vs. Eric Abraham 187
Xander Zayas 147 vs. Anthony Curtiss 145
Jaycob Gomez 130 vs. John Gray 132
Aaron Aponte 141 vs. Jonathan Conde 140
Venue: Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, FL
Promoter: Tuto Zabala, Jr./All Star Boxing, Inc.
Weights From England -
DAZN
Lewis Ritson 130.25 vs.
Miguel Vazquez 139.25
Venue: East of England Arena in Peterborough, England
Promoter: Matchroom
Two-Time World
Heavyweight Champion
Chris Byrd Back In Training
Two-time World Heavyweight
Champion Chris Byrd is back in the ring after a
prolonged series of health challenges. Following his
Hall of Fame worthy career at heavyweight, which
included wins over Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield,
and David Tua, Byrd (47-5, 22 KOs) suffered from severe
neuropathy and chronic pain from fighting far above his
natural weight.
"Nobody wanted to fight me at middleweight, so I ate my
weight up to heavyweight, And I paid for it. I went
through 11 years of suffering. A few years ago, I
couldn't even move my feet apart. The pain in my left
leg was so bad that some days I just wanted to cut the
whole thing off. I had to make drastic changes and
choices in life to get where I am today," said Byrd. Click
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Andrade vs. Harrison
Headlines
Nov. 27 At Seminole Hard Rock
Demetrius Andrade will face
Dusty Harrison over ten rounds at Super-Middleweight on
Friday November 27 from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN
WBO World Middleweight champion Andrade (29-0 18 KOs) is
in action following the third successful defense of his
belt in January with a ninth round stoppage win over
Luke Keeler in Miami.
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Ritson vs. Vazquez &
Undercard
Press Conference Quotes
Lewis Ritson – Forest Hall,
England – 20-1, 12 KOs – fighting Miguel Vazquez for the
WBA Intercontinental Super-Lightweight Title:
"We need to get past Vazquez, he's our main focus. We're
not looking past Saturday. If we can get past him, and
we're confident that we can, then we'll start looking at
those other big names. I think I'll put an even better
performance on behind closed doors with no pressure on
my shoulders. When I first saw him at the first press
conference, I thought he looked massive. Now he looks
quite skinny, quite frail, to be fair, but we'll see on
Saturday night what he comes to bring. We know that
we'll bring our A-game.
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On This Day: Oct 16
By "BC" Bob Witt ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Barranquilla, Colombia: Irene Pacheco TKO’d Ferid Ben Jeddou in the 4th
round to win the IBF Flyweight Championship at the Salon
Jumbo del Country Club. 1993, Belfast Northern Ireland: Eammon Loughran Won a 12 Round Decision over
Lorenzo Smith to win the Vacant WBO Welterweight
Championship. Stateline Nevada:
Kennedy McKinney made his 4th successful
title defense with a 12 round decision over Jesus Salud to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. 1992, Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris-Bercy, France: Anaclet Wamba won a 12 round decision over
Andrew Maynard to win the WBC Cruiserweight
Championship. Then Way Back When: 1906, Chelsea , Ma.: Billy “Honey” Mellody won a 15 rounder over “The
Barbados Demon” Joe Walcott, to win the World
Welterweight Championship.
Former World Champion
Sergey Lipinets To Face Unbeaten Custio Clayton Oct. 24
On Showtime
Former world champion
Sergey Lipinets will now face unbeaten Custio Clayton
for the Interim IBF Welterweight Title headlining action
live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 24 from Mohegan Sun
Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in an event presented by
Premier Boxing Champions.
Kudratillo Abdukakhorov, who was originally scheduled to
face Lipinets, was forced to withdraw because of visa
issues.
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Lomachenko vs. Lopez:
Bad Blood Ignited At Press Conference
Two-plus years of bad blood
ignited Wednesday evening when WBC Franchise/WBO/WBA
lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and IBF
kingpin Teofimo Lopez shared the stage for Wednesday's
press conference in advance of Saturday's super fight
(ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET).
Lomachenko and Lopez had not been in the same room since
last Dec.14, the night Lopez knocked out Richard Commey
to win his world title. Shortly after that sensational
knockout, Lomachenko entered the ring and welcomed Lopez
to his club.
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Marshall vs. Rankin Off
After Positive Covid-19 Test
Unfortunately Savannah
Marshall's trainer Peter Fury has tested positive for
COVID-19.
Saturday's WBO World Middleweight Title fight is off the
card.
All other fighters and teams tested negative.
The fight will be rescheduled in due course and our best
wishes are with Peter.
On This Day: Oct 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Washington, DC:
Carl Daniels KO'd Floyd Williams in the 3rd round to win
the USBA
Light Middleweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Darryl Tyson in the 11th round to win
the Interim USBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Vivian Harris TKO'd Theon Holland in the 3rd round. Cranston, Rhode Island:
Ray Oliviera TKO'd Jose Mendez in the 6th round. 1994, Sun City, South Africa:
Chris Eubank won a 12 round UD over Dan Schommer to
retain the WBO
Super Middleweight Title.
Jacob Matlala won a 12 round UD over Pretty Boy Lucas to
retain the WBO
Flyweight Title. Laredo, Texas:
Orlando Canizales won a 12 round UD over Sergio Reyes to
retain the IBF
Bantamweight Title.
Mbulelo Botile won a 10 round UD over Javier Diaz.
Jesus Chavez TKO'd Cesar Martinez in the 4th round.
Barboza vs. Saucedo &
Edgar Berlanga
Press Conference Quotes
Fighters competing on
Saturday's undercard headlined by the lightweight
unification bout featuring WBC Franchise/WBO/WBA
champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and IBF kingpin Teofimo
Lopez met the media Tuesday for a Zoom press conference.
The MGM Grand Las Vegas Conference Center will play host
to the closed-door event, and in the 10-round junior
welterweight co-feature, former world title challenger
Alex Saucedo will take on the unbeaten Arnold Barboza
Jr.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Leo
Santa Cruz PPV
Undercard Virtual Press Conference Quotes
Fighters competing on the
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT) undercard previewed their respective
showdowns during a virtual press conference Tuesday
before they meet in the ring on Saturday, October 31
from the Alamodome in San Antonio in an event presented
by Premier Boxing Champions.
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On This Day: Oct 14
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, McAllen, Texas:
Eidy Moya KO'd Adan Vargas in the 11th round to win the
Vacant WBA
Bantamweight Title.
Lawrence Clay Bey TKO'd Gary Winmon in the 6th round. 2000, London, England:
Colin Dunne won a 12 round SD to retain the WBU
Lightweight Title. Cologne, Germany:
Wlad Klitschko won a 12 round UD over Chris Byrd to win
the WBO Heavyweight
Title. Antipolo City, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Nedal Hussein in the 10th round to
retain the WBC
International Super Bantamweight Title. 1997, Boise, Idaho:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO'd Felipe Garcia in the 6th round.
Otto Wallin Ready To
Step In For Fury Rematch
Hearing reports that WBC
and Lineal Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury is looking
for a December 2020 opponent, Sweden’s IBF #14-ranked
Otto Wallin (21-1, 14 KOs) says that he’s the rightful
choice for a rematch against the “Gypsy King.”
Yesterday, Fury and his team stated they are moving on
from the prospect of a trilogy fight with former
champion Deontay Wilder and are looking for a late 2020
opponent. “Who better than Otto Wallin, who gave Fury
the toughest fight of his life?” asks his promoter,
Dmitriy Salita.
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Saul Sanchez Captures
WBA Fedecentro Title,
Seeks Big Fights At Super Bantamweight
Thompson Boxing Promotions
super bantamweight prospect, Saul “The Beast” Sanchez
(14-1, 8KOs), fresh off his first-round victory over
David Lozano (15-10-1, 11 KOs), in which he captured he
vacant WBA Fedecentro title, is looking to climb up the
rankings and land a big fight.
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Victor Pasillas Now
Ranked WBA #8
At Super Bantamweight, Wants Champions
Leo, Figueroa, Nery & Akhmadaliev
Prince Ranch Boxing’s
undefeated contender Victor Pasillas (16-0, 9 KOs),
after a star-making performance on FS1 PBC Fight Night,
is now ranked WBA #8 at super bantamweight. Pasillas
picked up his sixth consecutive knockout when he
destroyed previously unbeaten Ranfis Encarnacion (17-1,
13 KOs) on September 23, 2020.
Pasillas, who was an East Los Angeles legend in the
amateur ranks with a record of 272 wins with only 6
defeats, and 175 RSCs, which is equivalent to knockouts,
now wants champions Angelo Leo (20-0, 9 KOs), Brandon
Figueroa (21-0-1, 16 KOs), Luis Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) and
Murodjon Akhmadaliev (8-0, 6 KOs), and believes he can
fight for a word title right now.
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Benn Steps Up Against
Formella On Nov. 21
Conor Benn faces the
toughest test of his career on Saturday November 21 when
he clashes with former IBO Welterweight World Champion
Sebastian Formella on the blockbuster Alexander Povetkin
vs. Dillian Whyte 2 undercard, shown live on Sky Sports
Box Office in the UK.
Benn (16-0, 11 KOs) scored two big knockout wins in
2019, firstly obliterating Jussi Koivula with a brutal
second-round stoppage in his first headline fight at
York Hall in June, and then explosively knocking out
Steve Jamoye in four rounds at The O2 in October.
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On This Day: Oct 13
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Will McIntyre in the 4th round to
retain the WBO
Super Middleweight Title.
Mike Tyson TKO'd Brian Nielsen in the 7th round. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Bawa Adime in the 3rd round.
Francisco Bojado KO'd Eleazer Contreras Jr. in the 2nd
round. 2000, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Dana Rosenblatt won a 12 round UD over Will McIntyre.
Lamar Murphy won a 10 round MD over Daniel Alicea.
Kassim Ouma won a 6 round UD over Kuvanych Toygonbayev. 1999, Montreal, Canada:
Eric Lucas won a 10 round UD over Alex Hilton.
Leonard Dorin TKO'd Jean-Luc Morin in the 3rd round. 1998, Guilherand-Granges, France:
Erland Betare TKO'd Pierre Moreno in the 9th round.
Jean Marc Mormeck TKO'd Konstantin Semerdjiev in the 5th
round. 1996, Tokyo, Japan:
Yong-Soo Choi won a 12 round UD over Yamato Mitani to
retain the WBA
Super Featherweight Title. 1995, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina:
Jorge Castro won a 12 round SD over Reggie Johnson to
retain the WBA
Middleweight Title.
Billy's Boxing Blog
Publicist Ricardo Jimenez Passes
By William Trillo
It came as sudden and shocking news that long time
publicist Ricardo Jimenez had passed s away. Jimenez who
spent years with Top Rank was truly one of boxings best
friends. He will be greatly missed. Jimenez was
instrumental with working with Latino fighters in his
years. We could always count on Ricardo to help set up
and interpret interviews from the likes of Erik Morales
to Miguel Cotto and so many more. His tireless efforts
were greatly appreciated in the community. We all will
miss his charm and professionalism. Our thoughts and
prayers go out to his family. Rest in peace good friend.
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On This Day: Oct 12
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Anaheim, California:
Eric Morel TKO'd Denkkaosan Kaovichit in the 11th round
to retain the WBA
Flyweight Title.
Antonio Margarito won a 12 round UD over Danny Perez to
retain the WBO
Welterweight Title.
Julio Gonzalez TKO'd Thomas Reid in the 3rd round. 2001, Indio, California:
Winky Wright won a 12 round UD over Robert Frazier to
win the Vacant IBF
Light Middleweight Title.
Antonio Diaz TKO'd Orlando Hollis in the 9th round. 1996, Milan, Italy:
Giovanni Parisi KO'd Sergio Revilla in the 4th round to
retain the WBO
Light Welterweight Title.
Robin Reid TKO'd Vincenzo Nardiello in the 7th round to
win the WBC
Super Middleweight Title. Tokyo, Japan:
Hiroshi Kawashima TKO'd Domingo Sosa in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC
Super Flyweight Title. Anaheim, California:
Michael Carbajal KO'd Tomas Rivera in the 5th round to
retain the IBF
Light Flyweight Title.
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO'd Joey Gamache in the 8th round.
Erik Morales KO'd Pedro Torres in the 2nd round.
Jose Luis Castillo KO'd Roberto Valenzuela in the 6th
round.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lemieux Stops Ntetu In The Fifth Round
By Daniel Cloutier
SHAWINIGAN —— David Lemieux, an important fighter from
Montréal who wants absolutely to have a super
middleweight world championship bout in 2021, made
another step in that direction Saturday evening at the
Shawinigan Arena in Canada.
Ranked third contender by the WBC in the super
middleweight (168 pounds) division, fourth by the WBA
and fifth by the WBO, Lemieux beat Francy Ntetu, a
fighter from Congo living in Chicoutimi, Québec, by TKO
in the fifth round.
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On This Day: Oct 11
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Portsmouth, England:
Matthew Barney won a 12 round SD over Tony Oakey to win
the WBU
Light Heavyweight Title.
NOTE: Oakey tested positive for Cocaine and was banned
for one year. 2002, Campione D'Italia, Italy:
Wayne Braithwaite TKO'd Vincenzo Cantatore in the 10th
round to win the
Vacant WBC Cruiserweight Title. 2000, Yokohoma, Japan:
Takanori Hatakeyama KO'd Hiroyuki Sakamoto in the 10th
round to retain the
WBA Lightweight Title. 1997, Sheffield, England:
Joe Calzaghe won a 12 round UD over Chris Eubank to win
the WBO
Super Middleweight Title.
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Dirk Wallyn in the 1st round to win
the European (EBU)
Cruiserweight Title.
Nassem Hamed TKO'd Jose Badillo in the 7th round to
retain the WBO
Featherweight Title. Cottbus, Germany:
Artur Grigorian won a 12 round UD over David Armstrong
to retain the WBO
Lightweight Title.
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Marcos Gonzalez in the 2nd round.
Navarrete Drops Villa
Twice,
Grabs WBO Featherweight Belt
By William Trillo
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
If you are looking for a fighter who would fail every
test The Marques of Queensbury has to offer, then you
need look no further than featherweight Emanuel
Navarrete (32-1, 27 KO’s). On the contrary, if you seek
a fighter with an extensive and pedigreed amateur
career, take a look at Ruben Villa (18-1, 5 KO’s). Now
throw everything you know out with yesterday’s news.
That’s right the awkward Navarrete manhandled Villa,
dropped him twice and left The Bubble with the vacant
World Boxing Organization World Feather Title in his
possession. Click
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
David Lemieux: "I Want To Fight For A World
Championship, I Have To Stay Undefeated"
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — Ranked third contender by the WBC, fourth by
the WBA and fifth by the WBO, the Montrealer super
middleweight David Lemieux is in real good position to
fight for a world championship bout in the 168 pounds
division next year. But Lemieux knows he has to stay
undefeated in his next bouts.
Saturday evening in Shawinigan, Québec, Lemieux will be
involved in the main event of a boxing show presented by
the promoter Camille Estephan, from The Eye Of The Tiger
Management Group.
Lemieux (41-4-0) will face Francy Ntetu (17-3-0), a
fighter from Congo living in Chicoutimi, Québec.
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Diego Magdaleno Training
Camp Quotes
Former world title
challenger Diego Magdaleno shared insights into his
training camp as he nears an IBF Lightweight Title
Eliminator bout against Isaac Cruz that kicks off
SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) action on Saturday,
October 31 from the Alamodome in San Antonio in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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On This Day: Oct 10
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Marseille, France:
Silvio Branco TKO'd Mehdi Sahnoune in the 11th round to
win the WBA
Light Heavyweight Title. 2002, Tokyo, Japan:
William Joppy TKO'd Naotaka Hozumi in the 10th round to
retain the WBA
Middleweight Title. St Petersburg, Russia:
Nicolay Valuev TKO'd Konstantin Prizyuk in the 4th round
to win the Russian
Heavyweight Title. 1999, Caracas, Venezuela:
Antonio Cermeno won a 12 round MD over Yober Ortega to
win the Interim WBA
Super Bantamweight Title. 1998, London, England:
Danny Williams won a 12 round UD over Antoine Palatis to
win the Vacant WBO
Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title. Paris-Bercy, France:
James Page KO'd Andrei Pestriaev in the 2nd round to win
the Vacant WBA
Welterweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Khalid Rahilou
to win the WBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Boxing Fans Get Kicked To The Curb Again
By William Trillo As defined by FreeDictionary.com
Kick (someone or something) to the curb: To discard,
abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become
redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted.
I’m going to make this short and not too sweet.
Thursday morning I received an email press release from
Golden Boy Promotions announcing the Ryan Garcia vs.
Luke Campbell Interim title fight. It would be streamed
live on DAZN on December 5th.
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Weights From Las Vegas, NV - ESPN
Emanuel Navarrete 126 vs.
Ruben Villa 125
(WBO Featherweight Title)
Janibek Alimkhanuly 159.6 vs. Gonzalo Coria 158.6
Lorenzo Simpson 156.1 vs. Sonny Duversonne 154.8
Elvis Rodriguez 141.5 vs. Cameron Krael 141.2
Bryan Lua 131.6 vs. Nelson Colon 131.6
Rashiem Jefferson 123.8 vs. Steve Garagarza 123.5
Kahshad Elliott 152.8 vs. Akeem Jackson 151.5
Venue: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
Weights From Kissimmee,
FL - Telemundo
Saul Sanchez 122 vs. Daniel
Lozano 122
John Carrion 152 vs. Harry Cruz 151
Floyd Schofield 132 vs. Ricard Esquivel 129
Alex Mancil 121 vs. Pedro Salome 124
Venue: Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida
Promoter: Tuto Zabala, Jr/All Star Boxing
Sergey Lipinets Training
Camp Quotes
Former world champion
Sergey Lipinets has not let anything, be it the pandemic
or a change in fight date, distract him from
preparations for his battle against unbeaten Kudratillo
Abdukakhorov, as they fight for interim IBF Welterweight
Title headlining action live on SHOWTIME Saturday,
October 24 (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) in an event presented
by Premier Boxing Champions. Click
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Clay Collard vs. Quincy
LaVallais II & Josue Vargas vs. Kendo Castaneda On
Lomachenko-Lopez Oct. 17
The breakout star of the
Bubble, “Cassius” Clay Collard, is back for more.
Collard, the MMA pro-turned contender for 2020 “Boxing
Prospect of the Year,” will fight Quincy LaVallais in an
eight-round middleweight bout on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo
Lopez undercard on Saturday, Oct. 17 from the MGM Grand
Las Vegas Conference Center. It is a rematch of their
June 2019 fight, which was ruled a draw.
Collard-LaVallais 2 and additional undercard bouts,
including a 10-round junior welterweight clash between
top prospect Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas and Kendo
Castaneda, will stream live on ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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On This Day: Oct 9
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Erfurt, Germany:
Markus Beyer KO'd Cristian Sanavia in the 6th round to
regain the WBC
Super Middleweight Title.
Nicolay Valuev TKO'd Paolo Vidoz in the 9th round to win
the Vacant WBA
International Heavyweight Title.
Vitali Tsypko won a 12 round UD over Lawrence Chapman to
retain the WBA
International Super Middleweight Title. 2000, Nagoya, Japan:
Leo Gamez KO'd Hideki Todaka in the 7th round to regain
the WBA
Super Flyweight Title. 1999, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Bernie Paul in the 4th round to retain
the WBO
Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title. Oberhausen, Germany:
Artur Grigorian KO'd Michael Clark in the 5th round to
retain the WBO
Lightweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Ed Mahone in the 3rd round to
retain the WBO
Heavyweight Title. Caracas, Venezuela:
Noel Arambulet won a 12 round UD over Joma Gamboa to win
the Vacant WBA
Minimumweight Title.
Charles Conwell Stays
Undefeated With
Ninth-Round KO Of Wendy Toussaint
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
Undefeated 23-year-old super welterweight prospect
Charles Conwell continued the impressive start to his
career by scoring a ninth-round KO over tough challenger
Wendy Toussaint in a special Wednesday night edition of
ShoBox: The New Generation, the first since March, from
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
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Ryan Garcia vs. Luke
Campbell Headlines Dec. 5
One of the most highly
anticipated lightweight showdowns in recent years is set
to finally take place as rising star Ryan Garcia (20-0,
17 KOs) faces off against experienced contender and
Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) in a
12-round battle for the interim WBC Lightweight World
Championship. The fight will take place on Saturday,
Dec. 5 and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN in
the U.S.
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Emanuel Navarrete vs.
Ruben Villa
Press Conference Quotes
Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete
has won 27 consecutive bouts. Ruben Villa has never lost
as a professional. Something will give Friday evening
(ESPN, 10 p.m. ET), when the two battle for the vacant
WBO featherweight world title, which became available
after Shakur Stevenson moved up to the junior
lightweight ranks.
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On This Day: Oct 8
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Cordoba, Argentina:
Jorge Barrios TKO'd Carlos Uribe in the 7th round to
retain the WBO Latino
Super Featherweight Title.
Fabio Moli KO'd Manuel Azar in the 2nd round to win the
Vacant WBC Mundo
Hispano Heavyweight Title. Essex, England:
Nicky Cook won a 12 round UD over Johny Begue to retain
the European (EBU)
Featherweight Title. 2001, Paris, France:
Raul Balbi won a 12 round MD over Julien Lorcy to win
the WBA Lightweight
Title. 1999, Taunton, Massachusetts:
James Toney won a 10 round UD over Ramon Garbey in
Cruiserweight Action. Verona, New York:
Donavan Ruddock KO'd Jose Ribalta in the 1st round 1996, Flint, Michigan:
Chris Byrd won a 10 round UD over Levi Billups.
Jimmy Thunder KO'd Quinn Navarre in the 4th round.
Derrick Jefferson KO'd Terrence Holley in the 1st round.
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo
Santa Cruz
Virtual Press Conference Quotes
Three-time world champion
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and four-division world champion
Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz previewed their highly
anticipated battle for the WBA Super Featherweight and
WBA Lightweight Championships during a virtual press
conference on Tuesday.
Two of the sport’s most exciting fighters, Davis vs.
Santa Cruz will headline a SHOWTIME PPV Saturday,
October 31 (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) in an event presented
by Premier Boxing Champions live from the Alamodome in
San Antonio, Texas.
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Ruben Villa IV Training
Camp Quotes
The highly anticipated
world title fight between Ruben Villa IV (18-0, 5KOs),
who is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson
Boxing, and Emanuel Navarrete (32-1, 28 KOs) will happen
this Friday, October 9th, 2020 on ESPN with the vacant
WBO featherweight world title on the line.
The fight is being promoted by Top Rank, in association
with Banner Promotions Promotions and Thompson Boxing,
taking place at "The Bubble" inside the MGM Grand
Conference Center, televised live on ESPN and ESPN
Deportes (10 PM ET / 7 PM PT).
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Yeleussinov Faces
Indongo On Nov. 27
Daniyar Yeleussinov will
face Julius Indongo for the IBF Intercontinental
Welterweight title on Friday November 27 behind closed
doors at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN.
Yeleussinov (9-0 5 KOs) faces a stern test of his
ambitions in the paid ranks as the Kazakhstan Olympic
gold medal man aims to press on the accelerator as he
enters double figures in pro fights.
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Weights From Mohegan Sun
- ShoBox
Charles Conwell 154 vs.
Wendy Toussaint 153
Janelson Figueroa Bocachica 146.5 vs. Nicklaus Flaz
146.5
Brandun Lee 144 vs. Jimmy Williams 143.75
Venue: Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
Promoter: Tony Holden Productions
World Ranked Emmanuel
Tagoe Training In South Florida, Targeting Top Names In
Lightweight Division
World Ranked Lightweight
Emmanuel Tagoe, (31-1, 15 KOs), of Accra, Ghana is
currently training at the renowned Sweatbox Boxing Gym
in Davie, FL under the guidance of trainer Javiel
Centeno preparing for his second fight in the United
States. Ranked #3 by the World Boxing Organization
(WBO), Tagoe is promoted by DiBella Entertainment and
managed by Peter Kahn’s Fight Game Advisors.
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On This Day: Oct 7
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Doncaster, England:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Adam Watt in the 5th round to retain
the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Berlin, Germany:
Armand Krajnc TKO'd Bert Schenk in the 6th round to
retain the WBO Middleweight Title.
Oktay Urkal won a 12 round UD over Gabriel Mapouka to
retain the European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Paulie Ayala won a 12 round UD over Johnny Tapia.
Danny Romero TKO'd Jorge Reyes in the 2nd round. 1995, Mar del Plata, Argentina:
Carlos Salazar won a 12 round SD over Harold Grey to win
the IBF Super Flyweight Title. Frankfurt, Germany:
Dariusz Michaelczewski won a 12 round UD over Philippe
Michel to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Tommy Morrison in the 6th round to
win the IBC Heavyweight Title.
Arturo Gatti TKO'd Carlos Vergara in the 1st round.
John Ruiz TKO'd Steve Pannell in the 4th round.
Montell Griffin TKO'd John Mitchell in the 2nd round.
Parker vs. Fa Clash In
New Zealand On Dec. 11
Joseph Parker and Junior Fa
will clash in the biggest fight in New Zealand boxing
history, live on DAZN from Spark Arena, Auckland, on
Friday December 11 (NZ time).
Former WBO World Heavyweight ruler Parker (27-2 21 KOs)
is ranked #3 with the WBO and is plotting his return to
World champion status having stopped Shawndell Winters
in five rounds in his last outing in Dallas in February. Click
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Former World Champion
Sergey Lipinets Battles Unbeaten Kudratillo Abdukakhorov
On Oct. 24
Former world champion
Sergey Lipinets will take on unbeaten Kudratillo
Abdukakhorov for the Interim IBF Welterweight Title
headlining action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 24
in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
The SHOWTIME BOXING: Special Edition telecast will begin
at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and will see undefeated contender
Xavier Martínez battle hard-hitting Claudio “The Matrix”
Marrero in a 12-round WBA Super Featherweight Title
Eliminator in the co-main event. Rising super
lightweight Malik “Iceman” Hawkins will duel knockout
artist Subriel Matías in a 10-round showdown to kick off
the televised action.
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On This Day: Oct 6
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Cologne, Germany:
Danilio Haussler won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo
Imparato to retain the European (EBU) Super Middleweight
Title.
Markus Beyer won a 10 round UD over Shannon Landberg. Corpus Christi, Texas:
Angel Manfredy won a 12 round SD over Julio Diaz in a
IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator.
Rafael Marquez won a 10 round SD over Mark Johnson. 2000, Kent, England:
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba KO'd Eduardo Alvarez in the 8th
round to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1996, Los Angeles, California:
Jose Luis Lopez TKO'd Luis Ramon Campas in the 5th round
to retain the WBO Welterweight Title. 1995, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Lou Savarese TKO'd Olian Alexander in the 6th round.
Junior Jones TKO'd Tomas Valdez in the 2nd round.
Obed Sullivan TKO'd Calvin Veasley in the 4th round. 1990, Pagliara, Italy:
Robert Quiroga TKO'd Vuyani Nene in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title. Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Pedro Martinez in the 2nd
round.
ShoBox: The New
Generation Returns
Wednesday Night On SHOWTIME
ShoBox: The New Generation
returns for the first time since March with a
three-fight card headlined by exciting, undefeated super
welterweight prospects Charles Conwell (12-0, 9 KOs) and
Wendy Toussaint (12-0, 5 KOs) in a 10-round main-event
bout on Wednesday, October 7 live on SHOWTIME ® (9 p.m.
ET/PT) from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Click
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Thanderz Challenges
Harper For Unified
Super Featherweight World Titles On Nov. 14
Katharina Thanderz (13-0, 2
KOs) will challenge Britain’s Terri Harper (10-0-1, 5
KOs) for the WBC and IBO World Super Featherweight
titles on November 14th.
Norwegian Thanderz, who boasts an unbeaten professional
record, became mandatory in November 2019 after claiming
the interim WBC World Super Featherweight title with a
points decision over Danila Ramos of Brazil.
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Buatsi Stops Calic &
Cameron Lands World Title
Croydon's Joshua Buatsi
came through the toughest test of his career yet as he
stopped tough Croatian Marko Calic in seven brutal
rounds to retain his WBA International Light-Heavyweight
Title in the main event at the Marshall Arena in Milton
Keynes, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US.
The 27-year-old preserved his perfect professional
record with a display of grit and firepower as he
overcame the Calic's aggression in the opening rounds,
then explosively forced the stoppage to bring up his
13th straight win.
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On This Day: Oct 5
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Rome, Italy:
Silvio Branco won a 10 round Decision over Ramdane
Serdjane. 2002, Debrecen, Hungary:
Zsolt Erdei KO'd Jim Murray in the 5th round to win the
Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Title.
Felix Sturm TKO'd Anton Lascek in the 3rd round. Detroit, Michigan:
Mohamad Abdulaev TKO'd Juan Antonio Lopez in the 1st
round.
Damian Fuller won an 8 round UD over Juan Polo Perez. 2001, Miami Beach, Florida:
Andre Purlette TKO'd Jeremy Bates in the 2nd round to
win the Vacant WBO NABO Heavyweight Title. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Thomas Tate TKO'd Omar Sheika in the 4th round to win
the USBA Super Middleweight Title.
Charles Brewer won a 12 round UD over Fernando Zuniga to
win the Vacant NABF Super Middleweight Title. 1999, London, England:
Alain Bonnamie won on a DQ of Adrian Dodson (for biting)
to win the Vacant Commonwealth (British Empire)
Middleweight Title. 1997, Tokyo, Japan:
Yong-Soo Choi retained his WBA Super Featherweight Title
when fighting to a 12 round Draw with Takanori
Hatakeyama.
Zepeda KO’s Baranchyk In
Thriller
By William Trillo
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
The main event in “The Bubble” was easily one of the
wildest fights we have seen in quite some time and
possibly was one of the best of the year. In five short
rounds both men were down four times each… Oh, who am I
kidding? That was The Fight of The Year, it’s not open
for debate. Super Lightweights Jose Zepeda (33-2, 26
KO’s) and Ivan Baranchyk (20-2, 13 KO’s) gave fight fans
a battle they will not soon forget. This was high drama
at its finest.
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On This Day: Oct 4
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, London, England:
Roman Karmazin TKO'd David Walker in the 3rd round to
retain the EBU Light Middleweight Title.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Alex Vassilev in the 5th round.
Carl Froch Won an 8 round decision over Vage Kocharyan. Tokyo, Japan:
Alexander Munoz won a 12 round UD over Hidenou Honda to
retain the WBA Super Flyweight Title.
Veeraphol Sahaprom retained the WBC Bantamweight Title
after fighting to a 12 round Draw with Toshiaki,
Nishioka. Los Angeles, California:
Erik Morales KO'd Guty Espadas Jr. in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Carlos Hernandez won a 10 round TD over Steve Forbes to
win the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Daniel Reyes TKO'd Edgar Cardenas in the 6th round to
win the IBF Minimumweight Title.
Rafael Marquez won a 12 round UD over Mauricio Pastrana
to retain the IBF Bantamweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
James Toney TKO'd Evander Holyfield in the 9th round.
Cruz Carbajal TKO'd Gerardo Espinoza in the 8th round to
retain the WBO Bantamweight Title.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Diego Corrales in the 6th round.
Gervonta Davis vs. Leo
Santa Cruz Headlines Halloween Thriller At Alamodome On
Oct. 31
Three-time world champion
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and four-division world champion
Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz will square off in a
Halloween thriller for the WBA Super Featherweight and
WBA Lightweight Championships live on SHOWTIME PPV
Saturday, October 31 (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions from the Alamodome
in San Antonio, Texas. The four-fight pay-per-view card
will be the first major boxing event with fans in
attendance since COVID-19 forced a halt to U.S. sports
in March.
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Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN+
José Zepeda 139.9 vs. Ivan
Baranchyk 139.6
Gabriel Flores Jr. 131.7 vs. Ryan Kielczweski 131
Guido Vianello 238.7 vs. Kingsley Ibeh 276.8
Duke Ragan 126.4 vs. John Moraga 127.7
Frevian Gonzalez 131.8 vs. Carlos Marrero III 130.5
Mitchell Sipe 248.9 vs. Jimmy Barnes 290.6
Haven Brady Jr. 125.9 vs. Gorwar Karyah 124
JJ Mariano 144 vs. Matthew Reed 149.4
Venue: The Bubble/MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
Haney vs. Gamboa &
Jacobs vs. Rosado
Heading To Florida In November
Devin Haney will defend his
WBC World Lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa on
Saturday, Nov. 7 and Daniel Jacobs will clash with
Gabriel Rosado on Friday, Nov. 27, both behind closed
doors and subject to strict COVID-19 protocols at Hard
Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida, live on DAZN.
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Hrgović Faces Booker On
Nov. 7 In Florida
Filip Hrgović (11-0, 9 KOs)
will face Rydell Booker (26-3, 13 KOs) on November 7th
behind closed doors at the Hard Rock Live at the
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida,
live on DAZN in the US and RTL in Croatia.
The Croatian heavyweight sensation known as ‘El Animal’
will fight for the second time in just three months
following a spectacular second-round knockout win
against Alexandre Kartozia last Saturday in Struer,
Denmark.
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On This Day: Oct 3
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Augsburg, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO'd Alexei Illin in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Wladimir Klitschko KO'd Eli Dixon in the 3rd round. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Genaro Hernandez in the 8th
round to win the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd John Kiser in the 8th round.
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 1st round. Caracas, Venezuela:
Antonio Cermeno KO'd Genaro Rios in the 4th round to win
the Vacant WBA Featherweight Title.
Mauricio Pastrana won a 12 round UD over Jose Bonilla to
win the Interim WBA Flyweight Title. 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
David Reid KO'd Jorge Vaca in the 1st round.
Zab Judah TKO'd James Salava in the 1st round.
Lawrence Clay Bey TKO'd Tony LaRosa in the 3rd round.
Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan
Baranchyk
Final Press Conference
Take two. Junior
welterweight contenders Jose "Chon" Zepeda and former
world champion Ivan "The Beast" Baranchyk were scheduled
to fight in July, but the bout was postponed after
Baranchyk suffered an injured rib in training. Both men
now have a clean bill of health, and the two will fight
Saturday evening in a 10-round bout from the MGM Grand
Conference Center (ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET).
In the co-feature, unbeaten lightweight sensation
Gabriel Flores Jr. will take on Ryan "The Polish Prince"
Kielczweski in a 10-rounder.
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On This Day: Oct 2
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Syd Vanderpool in the 8th round to win
the Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Kasim Ouma won a 12 round UD over Verno Phillips to win
the IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Wlad Klitschko won a 5th round TD over DaVarryl
Williamson. Madison Sq Garden, New York:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Ricardo Mayorga in the 8th round to
win the Vacant NABC Middleweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Wayne Martell in the 1st round.
Rosendo Alvarez won a 12 round SD over Beibis Mendoza.
Travis Simms won a 12 round UD over Bronco McCart.
Luis Collazo won a 10 round UD over Felix Flores. 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Ricardo Lopez won a 12 round UD over Will Grigsby to win
the IBF Light Flyweight Title.
Willy Wise won a 10 round UD over Julio Cesar Chavez.
Antonio Tarver TKO'd Mohammad Benguesmia. 1998, Warsaw, Poland:
Andrew Golota won a 10 round UD over Tim Witherspoon.
Jesus Chavez TKO'd Rudolfo Lunsford in the 4th round.
Michael Dutchover vs.
Manuel Mendez
Headlines 3.2.1. Boxing Card On Nov. 1
Thompson Boxing Promotions
is pleased to present the newest instalment of its
successful boxing series 3.2.1 Boxing featuring three
exciting-and-compelling bouts, live on Sunday, November
1st, 2020.
In the 8-round main event, super lightweight Michael
“The West Texas Warrior” Dutchover (14-1, 10 KOs), of
Midland, TX, who is co-promoted with Banner Promotions
and Thompson Boxing, will make his second headlining
appearance on 3.2.1 Boxing as he faces Manuel "La
Tormenta” Mendez (16-7-3, 11 KOs), who fights out of
Colton, CA. Dutchover will look to continue to build on
the success off his last win over Jorge Marron Jr.
(18-2, 6 KOs).
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Mikaela
Mayer Challenges Jr. Lightweight Champion Ewa Brodnicka
On Inoue-Moloney Co-Feature Oct. 31
Mikaela Mayer called on the
junior lightweight world champions for a fight. One of
them was mandated to answer.
WBO female junior lightweight world champion Ewa
Brodnicka will make the sixth defense of her title in a
10-round showdown against mandatory challenger Mayer on
Halloween evening, Saturday, Oct. 31 from the MGM Grand
Las Vegas Conference Center. Brodnicka-Mayer will serve
as the chief support bout to WBA/IBF bantamweight world
champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue’s title defense against
Jason “Mayhem” Moloney.
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On This Day: Oct 1
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Michael Stewart in the 5th round to
retain the WBU Light Welterweight Title
Michael Gomez TKO'd Leva Kirakosyan in the 6th round to
retain the WBU Super Featherweight Title. Reading, Pennsylvania:
Julian Letterlough TKO'd Eric Starr in the 2nd round. 2000, Phoenix, Arizona:
Jorge Arce TKO'd Alfredo Virgen in the 5th round
Diego Morales TKO'd Len Martinez in the 7th round 1999, Salem, New Hampshire:
Micky Ward TKO'd Reggie Green in the 10th round. 1996, Birmingham, England:
Robert McCracken won a 12 round decision over Fitzgerald
Bruney to retain the Commonwealth Middleweight Title. Kitakyushu, Japan:
Rosendo Alvarez KO'd Takashi Shiohama to retain the WBA
Minimumweight Title. Ft Lauderdale, Florida:
Hector Camacho TKO'd Heath Todd in the 6th round.
Glen Johnson TKO'd Jeff Johnson in the 5th round.
Robert Daniels won a 10 round Decision over Terry Ray.
Undefeated Santiago
Dominguez
New NABF Welterweight Champion
Undefeated, world-rated
Santiago "Somer" Dominguez (23-0, 18 KOs) defeated Jose
Rosario Cazarez (19-6-1, 10 KOs), by way of a
third-round technical knockout, last Saturday night to
capture the vacant North American Boxing Federation (NABF)
welterweight title last night in Cocorit, Sonora,
Mexico.
Dominguez, 28, added the NABF crown to his growing
collection of hardware, which had already included the
World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX and USNBC (United
States) straps.
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On This Day: Sept 30
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Grand Olympic
Auditorium, Los Angeles, California:
Librado Andrade TKO'd Vitali Kopitko in the 2nd round.
Christian Cruz TKO'd Enrique Ornelas in the 9th round.
Jailson Dos Santos KO'd Rafael Ramon Ramirez in the 2nd
round. 1997, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
Tony Marshall won a 12 round UD over Steve Martinez to
win the NABF Light Middleweight Title.
Terrence Cauthen won a 6 round Decision over Eduardo
Martinez.
Antwun Echols KO'd Billy Robertson in the 3rd round.
Alex Bunema KO'd Orlando Hollis in the 3rd round.
Roshii Wells TKO'd Dan Monegan in the 1st round. 1995, Hannover, Germany:
Ralf Rocchigiani won a 12 round UD over Marc Randazzo to
retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Managua, Nicaragua:
Ricardo Mayorga TKO'd Adolfo Mendez. Pensacola, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Tony Thornton in the 3rd round.
Derrick Gainer KO'd Roberto Villareal in the 5th round.
Keith Mullings KO'd Dennis Ardley in the 6th round. Cardiff, Wales:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Steve Robinson in the 8th round to
win the WBO Featherweight Title.
Golden Boy To Match Up
Its Brightest Talent In Highly Competitive Munguia vs.
Johnson Undercard
Golden Boy is delighted to
present two highly competitive matchups featuring some
of its best in-house talent on the stacked undercard of
Munguia vs. Johnson. In the co-main event, Rashidi
“Speedy” Ellis (22-0, 14 KOs) will face Alexis “Lex”
Rocha (16-0, 10 KOs) in a 10-round bout for the vacant
WBC International Silver Welterweight Title. The night
will also feature an explosive matchup between standout
contenders Marlen Esparza and Sulem Urbina in a world
title eliminator.
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Danny Roman Has Sights
Set On Challenging
All Super Bantamweight World Champions
Former super bantamweight
world champion, Danny Roman (28-3-1, 10 KOs), has his
sights on challenging newly crowned WBC Champion Luis
Nery (31-0, 24 KOs) after his recent unanimous decision
over Juan Carlos Payano (21-4, 9 KOs). Roman defeated
Payano by scores of 116-112 across the board in a WBC
title elimination bout, putting him next in line to
challenge Nery, who defeated previously unbeaten Aaron
Alameda (25-1, 13 KOs) by way of a twelve round
unanimous decision, to capture the vacant WBC belt.
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On This Day: Sept 29
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Miami, Florida:
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Joe Morales in the 8th round to
retain the WBA Super Featherweight Title.
Steve Forbes won a 12 round UD over John Brown to retain
the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Acelino Freitas won a 10 round UD over Alfred Kotey. New York, New York:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Felix Trinidad in the 12 the round.
Byron Mitchell won a 12 round SD over Manny Siaca to
retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Nelson Dieppa won a 12 round UD over Fahlan Sakkreerin
to Retain the WBO Light Flyweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez KO'd Zolani Petelo in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Light Flyweight Title.
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin won a 10 round MD over Danny
Romero. Tacoma, Washington:
Joan Guzman won a 12 round UD over Edel Ruiz to retain
the WBO NABO Super Bantamweight Title.
Selby vs. Kambosos Jr.
Lands On
Usyk vs. Chisora Oct. 31 Undercard
Lee Selby will take on
George Kambosos Jr in a Final Eliminator for the IBF
Lightweight World Title on the undercard of the
blockbuster Heavyweight clash between Oleksandr Usyk and
Derek Chisora on Saturday October 31, live on Sky Sports
Box Office in the UK and DAZN in the US.
The pair were due to meet in Selby's native Wales at the
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff earlier this year in May before
the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced the event to be
postponed, but the rivals now have a chance to lock
horns following a spicy build-up over the past few
months.
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"Like A Dream" - Briedis
Returns
To Latvia With The Ali Trophy
An emotional Mairis Briedis
talks about his epic World Boxing Super Series journey
and a possible move to heavyweight after conquering
Yuniel Dorticos in Saturday’s Season II WBSS
Cruiserweight Final.
“It feels fantastic to have won the Muhammad Ali Trophy,
it feels like a dream,” said Briedis. “Me, my team, my
family have been waiting for such a long time for the
trophy. Thank God we did it, and I am really happy about
it.”
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On This Day: Sept 28
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, M.E.N. Manchester,
England:
Ricky Hatton retained his WBU Light Welterweight Title
when Stephen Smith was DQ'd in the 2nd round when his
trainer ran into the ring to protest a cut caused by an
apparent elbow. 2001, Ensenada, Mexico:
Roberto Leyva and Miguel Barrera fought to a 3 round TD
Draw, Leyva retained his IBF Minimumweight Title.
Ivan Hernandez TKO'd Victor Hernandez in the 7th round.
Humberto Soto TKO'd Hector Guzman in the 5th round. San Francisco, California:
Leonard Dorin won a 10 round UD over Emanuel Augustus.
Brian Viloria TKO'd Kenny Berrios in the 4th round. 1996, Prachuobkirikan, Thailand:
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO'd Oscar Andrade in the 5th
round to retain the IBF Minimumweight Title. Ft Worth, Texas:
Paulie Ayala won a 12 round UD over Ivan Alvarez to
retain the NABF Bantamweight Title.
Genaro Hernandez won a 10 UD over Antonio Hernandez.
Daniel Santos TKO'd Andre Hawthorne in the 1st round.
Houston’s Charlo Twins made successful pay-per-view
debuts on Saturday in a historic night of boxing as
Jermell Charlo unified the WBC, WBA, and IBF 154-pound
titles with a spectacular eighth-round knockout against
Jeison Rosario in the second main event of a
doubleheader on SHOWTIME PPV at the Mohegan Sun.
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Briedis Wins The
Muhammad Ali Trophy
After Enthralling Final vs. Dorticos
Photos: WBSS
Season II of the World Boxing Super Series came to its
conclusion on Saturday with Mairis Briedis taking home
the coveted Muhammad Ali Trophy after a thrilling
encounter against Yuniel Dorticos at the Plazamedia
Studios in Munich, Germany.
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Josh Taylor Blows Out
Apinun Khongsong In 1
Photos: Queensberry
Promotions
Josh Taylor made an emphatic statement in his first
fight as a unified world champion, defending his WBA and
IBF junior welterweight world titles with a first-round
stoppage over mandatory challenger Apinun Khongsong from
BT Studio at York Hall.
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On This Day: Sept 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Barranquilla, Columbia:
Irene Pacheco TKO'd Damaen Kelly in the 7th round to
retain the IBF Flyweight Title.
Ivan Hernandez won a 12 round UD over Miguel Angel
Suarez to win the IBF Flyweight Title.
Ricardo Torres won a 10 round UD over Facundo Tolosa. Men Arena, Manchester, England:
Michael Jennings TKO'd Sammy Smith in the 4th round to
retain the WBU International Welterweight Title.
Junior Witter KO'd Fred Kinuthia in the 2nd round to win
the Commonwealth Light Welterweight Title.
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Aldo Rios in the 9th round to retain
the WBU Light Welterweight Title. 2002, Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Cruz Carbajal TKO'd Danny Romero in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Bantamweight Title. 1996, Chester, West Virginia:
Roberto Duran TKO'd Mike Culbert in the 6th round.
Paul Spadafora TKO'd Jeff Whaley in the 2nd round.
Serhii Bohachuk Scores
Sixth
Round Stoppage In Mexico
World Ranked Junior
Middleweight Serhii ‘El Flacco’ Bohachuk, (18-0, 18
KOs), continued his torrid streak with a sixth-round
stoppage of Alejandro ‘Pajaro’ Davila, (21-2-2, 8 KO’s)
as he defended his WBC Continental Americas Title in the
scheduled ten-round main event at the Grupo SIPSE TV
Studios in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
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On This Day: Sept 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Reading, Berkshire,
England:
Danny Williams TKO'd Michael Sprott in the 5th round to
win the British Heavyweight Title and Retain the
Commonwealth Heavyweight Title.
David Haye TKO'd Lolenga Mock in the 4th round. Kuta, Bali, Indonesia:
Chris John won a 12 round SD over Oscar Leon to win the
WBA (Interim) Featherweight Title. Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Johnny Tapia won a 10 round UD over Carlos Contreras. 1998, Uncasville, Connecticut:
In a Snoozer-Lennox Lewis bored Zeljko Mavrovic (and any
audience) to near death while retaining. the WBC
Heavyweight Title.
This bout received the BC Bob "BFOTY" 1998 (Boring Fight
of the Year).
David Tua TKO'd Eric Curry in the 1st round. Caesars Tahoe, Stateline:
Tony Lopez TKO'd Jaime Ocegueda in the 3rd round to
retain the WBO NABO Light Welterweight Title.
Julio Gonzalez won a 6 round MD over Charles Davis.
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Pedro Javier Torres in the
4th round.
Mexico Hosts Estrada,
Chocolatito & Martinez
Triple World Title Blockbuster On Oct. 23
Matchroom return to Mexico
on Friday October 23 at TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City
with a World title triple-header led by champions Juan
Francisco Estrada, Román ‘Chocolatito’ González and
Julio Cesar Martinez, live on DAZN in the US and on TV
Azteca in Mexico, on a huge fight night brought to you
by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing with Zanfer
Promotions. Click
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Weights From Mohegan Sun - SHOWTIME
PPV
Jermell Charlo 153.8 vs.
Jeison Rosario 153.4
(WBC, WBA, IBF Super Welterweight Titles)
Luis Nery 121.4 vs. Aaron Alameda 121.4
(WBC Super Bantamweight Title)
Danny Roman 121.2 vs. Juan Carlos Payano 121.6
Jermall Charlo 159.4 vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko 159.4
(WBC Middleweight Title)
Brandon Figueroa 122 vs. Damien Vazquez 121.4
(WBA Super Bantamweight Title)
John Riel Casimero 117.8 vs. Duke Micah 117.2
(WBO Bantamweight Title)
Josh Taylor 139.25 vs.
Apinun Khongsong 139.5
(WBA/IBF Super Lightweight Titles)
Charlie Edwards 117.5 vs. Kyle Williams 117.25
Davey Oliver Joyce 121.25 vs. Ionut Baluta 121.25
George Davey 154.5 vs. Jeff Thomas 155.5
Eithan James 141.25 vs. Kris Pilkington 141.25
Venue: York Hall, London
Promoter: Queensberry Promotions
Weights From Germany - DAZN
Mairis Briedis 90.2 kg/198
lbs vs. Yuniel Dorticos 90.6 kg/199lbs
(IBF Cruiserweight Title - WBSS Cruiserweight Final)
Undercard:
Sophie Alisch (56.8 kg) - Edina Kiss (57 kg)
Leon Bunn (77.2 kg) - Timo Laine (77.3 kg)
Denis Radovan (72 kg) - Robert Talarek (72.5 kg)
Venue: Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Bayern,
Germany
Promoter: Sauerland Event
Weights From Yucatan,
Mexico - ESPN
Serhii Bohachuck 153.7 vs.
Alejandro Dávila 152.6
William Puch 110.3 vs. Érik López 110.3
Daniel Lugo 127 vs. Miguel Mateos Moreno 126
Zaid Rejón 127 vs. Faustino Delgado 126
Néstor López Jr 123 vs. Gerardo Sánchez 120.6
Russell Acosta 107.5 vs. Luis Saldívar 107.5
Francisco Araujo 108 vs. Sergio de la Cruz 108
Venue: Grupo Sipse, Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
Promoters: Max Boxing, 360 Promotions
Weights From Tijuana - DAZN
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
174.3 vs. Mario Cazares 171.9
Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. vs. Jorge Arce *EXHIBITION*
Yamileth Mercado 124.7 vs. Irasema Rayas 124.5
José Luis Castillo Jr. 126.5 vs. Misael Ponce ??
Karim Arce 118.6 vs. David Martino 120.8
Misael Garcia 116.5 vs. Jose Burgos 114
Ernesto Bernal 260.5 vs. Edgar Yair Gamal 263.4
Abimael Cruz 141.3 vs. Raul Guerrero 139.1
Bryan Flores 156.3 vs. Carlos Encinas 154.7
Venue: Grand Hotel, Tijuana, BC, MX
Promoter: 2M Promotions, Fundación Julio César Chávez
Victor Pasillas Thrilled
To Keep KO Streak Intact
Fresh of his spectacular
knockout performance on FS1 PBC Fight Night, undefeated
featherweight/bantamweight sensation, Victor Pasillas
(16-0, 9 KOs), is thrilled to have kept his knockout
steak intact, which now stand at six. Pasillas looked
unbelievable last night stopping previously unbeaten
foe, Ranfis Encarnacion (17-1, 13 KOs), by sixth-round
TKO.
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On This Day: Sept 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Memphis, Tennessee:
Glen Johnson TKO'd Roy Jones In the 9th round to retain
the IBF Light Heavyweight Title. 1999, Temecula, California:
Shane Mosley KO'd Wilfredo River in the 10th round in
his first fight up at Welterweight. Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany:
Wladimir Klitschko TKO's Axel Shultz in the 8th round.
Shultz retired for 7 years after this bout. San Jose, Costa Rica:
Ricardo Mayorga TKO's Giovanni Duran in the 4th round. 1993, Poughkeepsie, New York:
Tracy Harris Paterson TKO'd Daniel Zaragoza in the 7th
round to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title. 1937, New York City, New York:
Jersey Joe Walcott TKO'd Elmer Rey in the 3rd round.
This Weeks Fights
11/27 -
ESPN+ - 2:55pm ET/11:55am PT
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11/27
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11/28
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