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Canelo vs. GGG III
Signed For Sept. 17 |
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and
Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin will meet in an epic trilogy
clash on September 17. Canelo vs. GGG III will be live
on DAZN Pay Per View in the U.S. and Canada and around
the world on DAZN (excluding Mexico, Latin America, and
Kazakhstan) and is presented by Matchroom, Canelo
Promotions and GGG Promotions.
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Janibek Alimkhanuly KO 2 Danny Dignum
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Including:
Jamaine Ortiz W UD 10 Jamel Herring
Jessie Magdaleno W 8 10 Edy Valencia Mercado
Giovanni Cabrera W UD 8 Elias Damian Araujo
Adam Lopez W UD 8 William Encarnacion
Delante Johnson TKO 3 Agustin Gerbaldo Kucharski
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Mikaela Mayer vs. Alycia
Baumgardner 130-Pound Title Unification Showdown Coming
Soon |
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WBO/IBF/Ring Magazine
junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer and WBC
champion Alycia “The Bomb” Baumgardner have traded
social media haymakers. Soon, the two pound-for-pound
talents will throw down in a super fight that will
establish the true queen of the 130-pound division.
Top Rank has secured the rights to the Mayer-Baumgardner
title unification showdown, which will take place in
late summer/early fall. Date, venue, and ticket
information will be announced in the coming weeks.
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On This Day:
May 24 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1997, Suwon, Korea:
Yong-Soo Choi won a 12 round UD over Koji Matsumoto to
retain the WBA Super Featherweight Title.
1996, Sydney, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Corey Johnson in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
1995, Yokohama, Japan:
Hiroshi Kawashima won a 12 round UD over Seung-Koo Lee
to retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1991, Corpus Christi, Texas:
Jesse Benavides won a 12 round UD over Orlando Fernandez
to win the WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
1986, San Juan, Puerto Rico:
Alfredo Layne TKO'd Wilfredo Gomez in the 9th round to
win the WBA Super Featherweight Title.
1976, Munich, Germany:
Muhammad Ali KO'd Richard Dunn in the 5th round to
retain the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Title.
1969, West Springfield, Massachusetts:
Bob Foster KO'd Andy Kendall, in the 4th round to Retain
the World Light Heavyweight Title.
1968, New York City, New York:
Bob Foster KO'd Dick Tiger in the 4th round to win the
World Light Heavyweight Title.
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Top Super Lightweight
Shoh Ergashev Planning Memorial Day Fireworks In May 26
Co-Main Event |
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IBF #4, WBA #13, WBO #11
and RING #7 Shohjahon Ergashev says that with the
pandemic winding down and professional boxing back in
business, it’s his time to take over as one of the
sport’s newest stars.
The undefeated Ergashev (21-0, 19 KOs), from Rakhmon,
Uzbekistan and now living and training in Detroit, will
take on South American Champion Luis Alberto Veron
(19-3-2, 9 KOs) of Jose Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires,
Argentina in the 10-round super lightweight co-main
event of Salita Promotions’ Detroit Brawl event, this
Thursday, May 26, 2022, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn,
Michigan.
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Coyle Defeats Todd For
NABA Title In Orlando, FL |
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Connor “The Kid” Coyle
(16-0, 7 KO’s) captured the NABA middleweight title
after winning a spirited split decision against Atlanta,
GA’s Antonio Todd (13-6, 7 KO’s) Saturday evening at the
Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL.
Broadcast live on the Bally Sports Network, Coyle
controlled the early rounds by outworking Todd. Coyle
found a home for crisp right hands and left hooks but
Todd displayed a solid chin.
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On This Day:
May 23 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Concho, Oklahoma:
O'Neil Bell TKO'd Kelvin Davis in the 11th round of an
IBF Cruiserweight Title Eliminator.
2002, Levallois, France:
Bruno Girard won a 12 round UD over Thomas Hansvoll to
retain the WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
1998, Offenburg, Germany:
Ahmed Kotiev won a 12 round UD over Paulo Sanchez to
retain the WBO Welterweight Title.
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Cody Koch in the 4th round to retain
the WBC International Heavyweight Title.
1988, Suanbo, Korea:
Fulgencio Obelmejias won a 12 round UD over Chong Pal
Park to win the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
1981, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Wilfred Benitez TKO'd Maurice Hope in the 12th round to
win the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
1941, Washington, DC:
Joe Louis won by a DQ over Buddy Baer , Baer was down
three times in the 6th, Baer's manager claims the 3rd
knockdown was after the bell and refuses to leave the
ring causing Baer's DQ. Louis retains World Heavyweight
Title.
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David Benavidez Stops
David Lemieux
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Photos: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Once again, undefeated David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez
didn’t disappoint the hometown crowd as the Phoenix
native became a super middleweight champion for the
third time in dramatic fashion, scoring a third-round
TKO against former world champion David Lemieux to win
the vacant Interim WBC World Title on Saturday night at
the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® in an event presented by Premier
Boxing Champions.
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Janibek KO's Dignum In 2 |
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Photos: Mikey Williams -
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The middleweight division officially has a new
boogeyman. Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly destroyed
the previously unbeaten Danny Dignum with a fight-ending
uppercut in the second round to win the vacant WBO
Interim middleweight world title Saturday evening at
Resorts World Las Vegas.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Pascal Improves His Pro Record |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer light heavyweight (175 pounds)
Jean Pascal improved his pro record to 36-6-1 Friday
night at the Whitesands Center In Tampa Bay, Florida,
beating the Chinese Fanlong Meng by unanimous decision
in 12 rounds. The three judges scored the bout 116-111,
114-113 and 115-112 for the Montrealer.
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On This Day:
May 22 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Brakpan, South Africa:
Jean Marc Mormeck won a 12 round UD over Virgil Hill to
retain the WBA Cruiserweight Title.
1999, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO'd Justin Juuko in the 9th round
to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Oba Carr in the 11th round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Naucalpin, Mexico:
Julio Cesar Borboa won a 12 round UD over Joel Zarate to
retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title.
Riddick Bowe KO'd Jesse Ferguson in the 2nd round to
retain the WBA Heavyweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round UD over Bernard Hopkins to
win the Vacant IBF Middleweight Title.
1992, Mexico City, Mexico:
Rafael Pineda KO'd Clarence Coleman in the 7th round to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
1982, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Alexis Arguello KO'd Andrew Ganigan in the 5th round to
retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
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Jean Pascal Defeats
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Via Unanimous Decision |
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Former two-time world
champion Jean Pascal (36-6-1, 20 KOs) scored a 12-round
unanimous decision win over Chinese contender Fanlong
Meng (17-1, 10 KOs) in the inaugural ProBox TV event on
Friday night in Plant City, Florida.
Pascal won with scores of 116-111, 115-112 and 114-113.
The event took place at the ProBox Events Center.
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Weights From Las Vegas, NV - ESPN |
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Zhanibek Alimkhanuly 160
vs. Danny Dignum 159
Jamel Herring 135 vs. Jamaine Ortiz 135
Tiger Johnson 142.4 vs. Agustin Kucharski 143.2
Adam Lopez 126.8 vs. William Encarnacion 126.2
Karlos Balderas 132 vs. Ruben Cervera 130.8
Jessie Magdaleno 127.2 vs. Edy Valencia 126.8
Duke Ragan 127.6 vs. Victorino Gonzalez 127
Giovanni Cabrera 135.4 vs. Elias Araujo 135.4
Kasir Goldston 141.6 vs. Yaniel Alvarez 141.8
Charlie Sheehy 134.8 vs. Burnell Jenkins 133.6
The Steven Nelson-Louis Rose bout was canceled due to
Nelson weighing in 6.6 pounds over the contracted weight
of 173
Venue: Resorts World Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
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Weights From Glendale, AZ - SHOWTIME |
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David Benavidez 166.5 vs.
David Lemieux 166.25
Yoelvis Gomez 156.5 vs. Jorge Cota 156.5
Luis Nunez 126 vs. Jonathan Fierro 125.5
Venue: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Promoter: TGB Promotions
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On This Day:
May 21 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Kansas City, Missouri:
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Jong-Kwon Baek in the 5th round to
Win the WBA Super Featherweight Title.
1999, Saraburi, Thailand:
Veerapol Sahaprom KO'd Mauro Blanc in the 5th round to
Retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
1994, Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Chris Eubank Won a 12 round decision over Ray Close to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Championship.
Julio Cesar Vasquez KO'd Ahmet Dottuev in the 10th round
to Retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Temba, South Africa:
Julio Cesar Borboa TKO'd Jaji Sibali in the 9th round to
retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title.
1977, Monaco, Monte Carlo:
Miguel Angel Cuello KO'd Jesse Burnett in the 9th round
to win the Vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico:
Wilfredo Gomez KO'd Dong Kyun Yum in the 12th round to
win the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
1966, London, England:
Muhammad Ali TKO'd Henry Cooper in the 6th round to
retain the World Heavyweight Title. Fight Stopped due
to Cooper being cut over left eye.
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Weights From London - DAZN |
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Joshua Buatsi 174.75 vs.
Craig Richards 174.25
Alen Babic 208.4 vs. Adam Balski 210.25
(WBC Bridgerweight Silver Title)
Robbie Davies Jr 139.75 vs. Javier Molina 139.75
Chantelle Cameron 140 vs. Victoria Noelia Bustos 137.3
(WBC/IBF Female Super Lightweight Titles)
Venue: O2 Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom
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Weights From
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Kenny Robles 138.8 vs.
James Bernadin 138.9
Victor Padilla 135.9 vs. Jesus Perez 136
Thanjhae Teasley 144.8 vs. Jetter Burgos 145.8
James Martin 156.5 vs. Lukasz Baranasz 157.5
Venue: 2300 Arena
Promoter: King’s Promotions
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David Benavídez vs.
David Lemieux
Final Press Conference Quotes |
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Unbeaten two-time world
champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez and former
world champion David Lemieux went face-to-face at the
final press conference Thursday as they previewed their
12-round showdown for the vacant Interim WBC Super
Middleweight Title which headlines live on SHOWTIME this
Saturday, May 21 from Gila River Arena in Glendale,
Ariz. in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Janibek Ready To Crash
Middleweight World Title Party |
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Kazakhstan's next
middleweight star, Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly,
has long called out world champions and 160-pound
standouts. He finally gets a chance to win a belt this
Saturday at Resorts World Las Vegas when he takes on
fellow unbeaten contender Danny Dignum for the vacant
WBO Interim middleweight world title.
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Buatsi vs. Richards
Press Conference Quotes |
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Joshua Buatsi: "I
think there’s always people to prove wrong Eddie… The
talking is nearly done. We’re going to find out on
Saturday. The switch hasn’t flicked yet. I don’t think
it personally flicked during that face off but we are
two or three days away and the switch will definitely
flick.
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On This Day:
May 20 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Tunica, Mississippi:
William Joppy TKO'd Rito Ruvalcaba in the 1st round to
retain the WBA Middleweight Title.
1995, Hamburg, Germany:
Darius Michaelczweski KO'd Paul Carlo in the 4th round
to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Chiang Mai, Thailand:
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin KO'd Oscar Flores in the 2nd round
to Retain the IBF Strawweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Evander Holyfield won a 10 round UD over Ray Mercer.
1990, Sacramento, California:
Tony Lopez won a 12 round SD over John-John Molina to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
1985, Reno, Nevada:
Larry Holmes won a 15 round UD over Carl "The Truth"
Williams to retain the IBF Heavyweight Title.
1983, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Dokes and Mike Weaver, fought to a 15 round,
Dokes Retains the WBA Heavyweight Title.
Larry Holmes Won a 12 Round SD over "Terrible" Tim
Witherspoon, to Retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
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David Benavídez vs.
David Lemieux
Main Event Media Workout Quotes |
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Unbeaten two-time world
champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez and former
world champion David Lemieux officially kicked off fight
week events with a media workout on Wednesday ahead of
their 12-round showdown for the vacant Interim WBC Super
Middleweight Title which headlines live on SHOWTIME this
Saturday, May 21 from Gila River Arena in Glendale,
Arizona in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Rivas Defends World
Crown
Against Perez On June 10 |
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Mayerlin Rivas will defend
her WBA World Super-Bantamweight title against Isis
Vargas Perez on Friday June 10 live worldwide on DAZN
from Mexico, with the show now taking place at the Domo
Alcalde in Guadalajara, in the latest installment of
Matchroom and DAZN’s fight series in Mexico, in
association with Canelo Promotions and Clase Y Talento.
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Top Heavyweight
Contender Otto Wallin Ready
For Rydell Booker On May 26 In Dearborn |
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WBC #11-rated heavyweight
Otto Wallin says he’s taking his upcoming fight with
Rydell Booker as seriously as the world championship
fight he’s on the verge of securing with one or two more
victories.
Sweden’s Wallin (23-1, 14 KOs) will take on hometown
veteran Rydell Booker (26-5-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round
main event of Salita Promotions’ Detroit Brawl event on
Thursday, May 26, 2022, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn,
Michigan.
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Jaime Munguia & Jimmy
Kelly Clash In 12-Round Super Middleweight Fight In
Anaheim On June 11 |
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After a triumphant
homecoming in Tijuana, Mexico in February, former world
champion and undefeated Mexican super-star, Jaime
Munguia (39-0, 31 KOs) will return to Anaheim's Honda
Center on Saturday, June 11 to face off against former
world title challenger, Jimmy "Kilrain'' Kelly (26-2, 10
KOs) of Manchester, UK. The 12-round super middleweight
fight will stream live on DAZN worldwide, excluding
Mexico.
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On This Day:
May 19 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, London, England:
Robin Reid TKO'd Roman Babaev in the 3rd round to retain
the WBF Super Middleweight Title.
Audley Harrison TKO'd Mike Middleton in the 1st Round.
2001, Uncasville, Connecticut:
Antwun Echols TKO'd Charles Brewer in the 3rd round to
win the Vacant NABA Super Middleweight Title. (Echols
was down three times in a wild affair)
Vivian Harris TKO'd Hector Arroyo in the 1st round.
Juan Diaz KO'd Carlos Nevarez in the 1st round.
Francisco Bojado TKO'd Ernesto Fuentes in the 1st round.
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Tony Pope in the 1st round.
Rocky Juarez TKO'd Edward Utorov in the 4th round.
2000, Udon Thani, Thailand:
Malcolm Tunacao TKO'd Megoen Singsurat in the 7th round
to win the WBC Flyweight Championship.
1995, Prim, Nevada:
Lonnie Bradley TKO'd David Mendez in the 12th round to
win the Vacant WBO Middleweight Title.
1993, Leicestershire, England:
Chris Pyatt won a 12 round UD over Sumbu Kalambay to win
the WBO Middleweight Title.
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Rising Prospect Luis
Núñez Faces Fellow Unbeaten Jonathan Fierro In
Featherweight Battle May 21 |
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Rising Dominican prospect
Luis “The Twist” Núñez will battle fellow unbeaten
Jonathan Fierro in the 10-round featherweight telecast
opener live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 21 from Gila River
Arena in Glendale, Ariz. headlining a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast is headlined
by unbeaten two-time world champion and Arizona-native
David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez returning to fight in
his home state for the second-straight bout as he takes
on former world champion David Lemieux for the vacant
Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title. The telecast
begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and also features
hard-hitting Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gómez taking on
Mexico’s Jorge Cota in the 10-round super welterweight
co-main event.
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Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito
Donaire II
Set For June 7 In Saitama, Japan |
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WBA/IBF bantamweight world
champion Naoya “Monster” Inoue is 17-0 in world title
fights and only once has been pushed to the brink.
WBC bantamweight world champion Nonito “The Filipino
Flash” Donaire, the four-weight kingpin whose
late-career renaissance cemented his status as one of
boxing’s greatest lighter weight champions, has one more
shot to stun the Japanese pound-for-pound icon.
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On This Day:
May 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Bronx, New York, USA:
Glen Johnson won a 12 round UD over Eric Harding -
Vacant USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Malcolm Tann TKO'd Wallace McDaniel in the 1st round -
Non Title.
2002, Uncasville, Connecticut,
USA:
Micky Ward won a 10 Round MD over Arturo Gatti - A
Classic Battle.
Dominick Guinn TKO'd Drexie James in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Kostya Tszyu won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - WBC, WBA &
IBF Light Welterweight Titles.
Kuvanych Toygonbayev won a 10 round UD over Oba Carr -
Non Title.
2001, Mashantucket, Connecticut,
USA:
Micky Ward KO'd Steve Quinonez in the 1st round - Non
Title.
1996, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia:
Phillip Holiday TKO'd Jeff Fenech in the 2nd round - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Freddie Pendleton in the 5th round -
IBF Welterweight Title.
Wilfredo Vazquez TKO'd Eloy Rojas in the 11th round -
WBA Featherweight Title.
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Jamshidbek Najmitdonov
Annihilates
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Jamshidbek Najmitdinov
moved up in weight and had a career best performance as
he stopped former world title challenger Charles Hatley
in two rounds in Hatley's hometown in Dallas.
In the process, Najmitdinov won the WBC USNBC title.
Najmitdinov came out firing and looked to not leave the
fight in the judges' hands. In round two, he took the
fight into his own hands as he dropped Hatley with a
powerful left. Hatley was unsteady as he tried to get up
and the fight was stopped at 2:17.
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Krusher Cruises To
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By Igor Frank
Thrillers entry into a world of boxing continued on
Saturday night as Great Western Forum in Inglewood
California played host to Fight Club’s TrillerVerz .
Boxing and music mix very well according to color
commentator and former welterweight champion, Shawn
Porter. And that is what TrillerVerz was all about,
mixing rap competition with fistic combat. Since I don’t
know” s..t” about rap (as late Roger Mayweather would
say) I will direct my attention to boxing show, which I
would venture to call a family affair since it featured
three kids of former ring star Fernando Vargas, a son
Ring legend, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield and two
Pulev brothers from Bulgaria.
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Tevin Farmer vs. Mickey
Bey Postponed |
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Due to the unfortunate
passing of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin
Zayed Al Nahyan of The United Arab Emirates, this
Saturday's showdown of former world champions Tevin
Farmer and Mickey Bey at The Coca-Cola Arena Dubai has
been postponed.
Farmer and Bey were poised to headline a great night of
boxing where the former champs were primed and ready to
put on championship level performances.
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On This Day:
May 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic
City, New Jersey, USA:
Nate Campbell and Edelmiro Martinez fought to a 10 round
Draw - Non Title.
Kermit Cintron TKO'd Luis Rosado in the 1st Round - Non
Title.
City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada, USA:
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Anwar Oshana in the 2nd round - WBC
Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - IBF
Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Petersen Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadafora and Leonard Dorin fought to a 12 round
Draw - WBA, IBF & IBC Lightweight Title.
Jermain Taylor TKO'd Nicolas Cervera in the 4th round -
Non Title.
2002, Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA:
Oscar Larrios TKO'd Israel Vazquez in the 12th round -
WBC Super
Bantamweight Title (Interim). A GREAT FIGHT!
Javier Jauregui TKO'd Miguel Casillas in the 6th round -
Non Title.
1997, Luneta Park, Intramuros,
Metro Manila, Philippines:
Luisito Espinosa won an 8 round TD over Manuel Medina -
WBC Featherweight Title.
1996, Glen Stock Arena, Monroe,
Michigan, USA:
Winky Wright won a 12 round SD over Bronco McKart - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Chris Byrd won a 10 round UD over Biko Botowamungu - Non
Title.
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"Zurdo" Gives Boxing
Lesson To Boesel;
Zepeda vs. Alvarado Fight Delivers |
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By Barbara Pinnella
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Saturday night fights at the Toyota Arena, and the main
event was Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs)
against Dominic Boesel (32-3, 12 KOs). This bout was for
the WBA Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator, and was
scheduled for 12 rounds. In the first round, Boesel was
told twice not to push Ramirez’ head down and hold.
Zurdo had already gotten in some nice shots in the
round.
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Conto Knocks Out Rolfe
In 3 |
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Sonny Conto remained
undefeated with a third-round stoppage over Justin Rolfe
in a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a
packed crowd at Parx casino in Bensalem, PA.
After two rounds of beating up Rolfe with hard power
shots. Conto decked Rolfe with a big left hook in round
three. Seconds later, it was another hard left hook from
close quarters that sent Rolfe folding towards the
canvas and the fight was stopped by referee Eric Dali at
1:38.
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Sergey Kovalev, Kubrat
Pulev & The Vargas
Brothers Score Huge Victories |
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Saturday night in front of
a huge crowd at the Kia Forum, Triller Fight Club
presented TrillerVerz 5, an outstanding evening of
entertainment featuring world class professional boxing
and an iconic VERZUZ battle between Cypress Hill and
Onyx, broadcast on FITE. Also appearing on-stage were
King Combs, the son of Sean Combs and CHOC, the daughter
of Snoop Dogg.
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On This Day: May 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Gifu, Japan:
Martin Castillo TKO'd Hideyasu Ishihara in the 11th
round to win the Interim WBA Super Flyweight Title.
2000, Warrington, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Ambioris Figuero in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Intercontinental Light Welterweight
Title.
1998, Paris, France:
Julien Lorcy won a 12 round MD over Anatoly Alexandrov
to win the Vacant WBO Super Featherweight Title.
Jean Baptiste Mendy won a 12 round UD over Orzubek
Nazarov to Retain the WBA Lightweight Title.
Temba, NWP, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round SD over Ernesto Grey to
Retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Indio, California:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 round UD over Carlos Gerena to
retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Erik Morales KO'd Jose Luis Bueno in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Lamon Brewster won a 10 round UD over Garing Lane.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Geronimo Cardoz in the 1st
round.
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Charlo Leaves No Doubts,
KO’s Castaño In Tenth
Plus Complete Results From Carson CA |
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By William Trillo
Photos: German Villasenor
In a rematch of their hotly contested battle that ended
in a Draw, Super Welterweights Jermell Charlo (35-1-1,
19 KO’s) and Brian Carlos Castaño (17-1-2, 12 KO’s) met
in Carson California to settle the score. In a very
entertaining fight both men let it all hang out as they
had all the 154 pound belts on the line.
There was no feeling out process here. Round one started
of where the last fight left off, Castaño may have been
a bit more aggressive, but it was Charlo who landed the
cleaner shots.
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Gilberto Ramirez Defeats
Dominic Boesel
Via Fourth Round Knockout |
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Mexican light heavyweight
star Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-0, 30 KOs) of
Mazatlan, MX, made Mexico proud today as he defeated
former interim world champion Dominic Boesel (32-3, 12
KOs) of Freyburg, Germany via knock-out at the 1:33
marker of the fourth round of their scheduled 12-round
light heavyweight fight. The fight, pit the #1 Boesel
against the #2 Ramirez for the WBA Light Heavyweight
Final Title Eliminator at Ontario’s Toyota Arena.
Ramirez put his power on display for the boxing world to
see to claim the crown as the #1 light heavyweight for
the WBA and the new mandatory for the world
championship. The event was streamed live, exclusively
on DAZN.
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On This Day: May 15 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Antonio Tarver KO'd Roy Jones Jr. in the 2nd round to win
the WBC, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Titles.
Zab Judah won a 12 round SD over Rafael Pineda.
Jose Burgos TKO'd Fahlan Sakkreein in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Light Flyweight Title.
1999, Sheffield, England:
Johnny Nelson won a 12 round UD over Bruce Scott to
retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Cesar Soto won a 12 round UD over Luisito Espinosa to
win the WBC Featherweight Title.
1996, Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Pat Lawlor in the 2nd round.
Robert McCracken TKO'd Humberto Aranda in the 5th round.
1995, Tokyo, Japan:
Orzubek Nazarov KO'd Won Park in the 2nd round to retain
the WBA Lightweight Title.
1993, Glasgow, Scotland:
Chris Eubank retained the WBO Super Middleweight Title
after a 12 round Draw with Ray Close.
Paul Weir TKO'd Fernando Martinez in the 7th round to
win the Vacant WBO Minimumweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Charles Murray won a 12 round UD over Rodney Moore to
win the Vacant IBF Light Welterweight Title.
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Weights From Carson, Ca. - SHOWTIME |
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Jermell Charlo 152.8 vs.
Brian Castaño 153.8
(Undisputed WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO Super Welterweight Titles)
Jaron Ennis 146.2 vs. Custio Clayton 146.6
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
Promoter: TGB Boxing
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Weights From Ontario, Ca. - DAZN |
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Gilberto Ramirez 174.8 vs.
Dominic Boesel 174.2
William Zepeda 134.4 vs. Rene Alvarado 134.6
John Ramirez 114.6 vs. Jan Salvatierra 114.6
Katsuma Akitsugi 124.6 vs. Jose Gonzalez 125.8
Venue: Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, USA
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Weights From Inglewood, Ca. |
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Sergey Kovalev 196.5 vs.
Tervel Pulev 197.5
Kubrat Pulev 248.5 vs. Jerry Forrest 233
Evan Holyfield 153 vs. Jurmain McDonald 153.5
Emiliano Vargas 133.5 vs. Mark Salgado 133.5
Fernando Vargas Jr. 151.5 vs. Terrance Jarmon 148
Amado Vargas 130.5 vs. Anel Dudo 128.5
Venue: The Forum, Inglewood, California
Promoter: Triller Fight Club
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Hollywood Fight Nights
Results |
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Thursday night in Los
Angeles, fast rising star ‘King’ Callum Walsh, (3-0, 3
KOs), continued the torrid start to his professional
career with a first-round knockout of Luis Garcia, (3-1,
1 KO) in the scheduled six round super welterweight main
event at the Quiet Cannon – Montebello Country Club. The
world class boxing card was promoted by Tom Loeffler’s
360 Promotions and broadcast live internationally on UFC
Fight Pass.
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On This Day: May 14 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Paris, France:
Veeraphol Sahaprom KO'd Ricardo Barajas in the 3rd round
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title.
Jean Marc Mormeck TKO'd Antonio Caldas Jr.
Bruno Girard KO'd Marco Antonio Duarte in the 4th round.
2000, Seoul, Korea:
In Joo Cho won a 12 round UD OVER Julio Cesar Avila to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
In Jin Chi won a 10 round decision over Baby Lorona Jr.
1999, Leganes, Spain:
Javier Castillejo TKO'd Humberto Aranda in the 4th round
to retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
1997, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Drake Thadzi won a 12 round MD over James Toney to win
the IBO Light Heavyweight Title.
1996, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
James Toney TKO'd Earl Butler in the 4th round to win
the WBU Light Heavyweight Title.
1994, Sara Buri, Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin TKO'd Roger Espanola in the 6th
round to retain the IBF Minimumweight Title.
1978, Pescara, Italy:
Rocky Matioli KO'd Jose Manuel Duran in the 5Th round to
retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Canelo-Bivol: Before The Dust Settles |
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By William Trillo
As defined by merriam-webster.com
the dust settles: used to talk about what happens when
things become clear or calm after a period of change or
confusion
There is a big boxing weekend ahead of us here in
Southern California, but before the proverbial dust
settles on Canelo and Bivol, I have a few odds and ends
I’d like to get off my chest. In no particular order,
here we go:
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Former World Champion
Angel Acosta
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Photos: Ric Stallworth
Fight fans were treated to
a night of action as former world champion and fan
favorite Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta (23-3-1, 22 KOs) of San
Juan, Puerto Rico, defeated fellow countryman Janiel
Rivera (18-9-3, 11 KOs) of Matani, Puerto Rico, via
first round knockout at the 1:19 marker of the round.
The duo were scheduled for a 10-round super flyweight
fight and headlined the second installment of Golden Boy
Fight Night on DAZN. The fight featured the only
knock-out of the night in a fight card where all the
fights went the distance, streamed live on DAZN and the
Golden Boy Boxing Youtube page and hosted by Beto Duran
and Boxing Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins.
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Jermell Charlo vs. Brian
Castaño II
Final Press Conference Quotes |
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Unified WBC, WBA, and IBF
154-pound world champion Jermell Charlo and WBO
154-pound world champion Brian Castaño received
enthusiastic and passionate support from their
respective fanbases at a heated and boisterous final
press conference on Thursday before they meet in a
highly-anticipated rematch for undisputed status at 154
pounds this Saturday, May 14 live on SHOWTIME from
Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., headlining
a Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Weights From Bensalem,
PA |
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Sonny Conto 228.2 - Justin
Rolfe 254.1
Shinard Bunch 144.2 - Marklin Bailey 141.4
Jordon Murphy 127 - Antonio Dunton El 128.9
Carlos Ramos 129.5 - Jesus Arturo Guzman 128.6
Christopher Burgos 140.4 - Phillip Davis 143.1
Gerardo Martinez 139.4 - Michael Crain 140.4
Karly Wylie 139.3 - Tyree Arnold 143
Quadeer Jenkins 160.5 - Andre Hammon 161
Promoter: Joe Hand Promotions
Venue: Parx Casino
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TrillerVerz 5 Final
Press Conference Quotes |
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The final press conference
for TrillerVerz 5 was held today in Los Angeles just two
days ahead of the sensational event emanating from the
Kia Forum. The Trillerverz 5 ‘Lineage of Greatness’
includes legendary boxing families and a
once-in-a-lifetime VERZUZ battle between Cypress Hill
and Onyx.
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On This Day: May 13 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, London, England:
Danny Williams TKO'd Augustin N'Gou in the 3rd round to
win the Vacant WBU International Heavyweight Title.
San Diego, California:
Julio Diaz won a 12 round MD over Javier Jauregui to win
the IBF Lightweight Title.
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO'd Alejandro Montiel in the 6th round
to win the WBO NABO Bantamweight Title.
2001, New York, New York:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd William Joppy in the 5th round to
win the WBA Middleweight Title.
2000, Indianapolis, Indiana:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Syd Vanderpool to
retain the IBF Middleweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Richard Hall in the 11th round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
1995, Bayomon, Puerto Rico:
Antonio Cermeno won a 12 round UD over Wilfredo Vazquez
to win the WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Sacramento, California:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Lionel Butler in the 5th round of a
WBC Heavyweight title Eliminator.
Michael Moorer won a 10 round UD over Melvin Foster.
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Jermell Charlo & Jaron
Ennis
Los Angeles Media Workout Quotes |
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Unified WBC, WBA, and IBF
154-pound world champion Jermell Charlo and unbeaten
welterweight rising star Jaron “Boots” Ennis previewed
their respective upcoming showdowns at a media workout
in Los Angeles Wednesday, before they enter the ring
this Saturday, May 14 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity
Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., headlining a
Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Jason
Moloney vs. Aston Palicte & Junior Fa vs. Lucas Browne
Headline Kambosos vs. Haney Undercard |
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Australian two-time
bantamweight world title challenger Jason “Mayhem”
Moloney and New Zealand-born heavyweight contender
Junior Fa hope to showcase their talents for the home
region fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia,
on the undercard of the George Kambosos Jr.-Devin Haney
undisputed lightweight world title showdown. The
Kambosos-Haney world championship event is projected to
be one of the biggest boxing events ever on Australian
soil.
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Weights From Montebello, Ca. |
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Callum Walsh 152.2 vs. Luis
Garcia 153.4
Omar Cande Trinidad 125 vs. Andrew Othello Strode 123.6
Ernesto Mercado 139.6 vs. Jose Zaragoza 140
Chelsey Anderson 132.2 vs. Jessica Juarez 132.2
Marco Deckmann 186 vs. Jasper McCargo 186.6
David Romero 138 vs. Fernando Gaytan 138.8
Dariial Kuchmenov 128 vs. Bacillo Monterros TBA
Ruben Islas TBA vs. Charles Clark TBA
Venue: Quiet Cannon, Montebello Country Club,
Montebello, California
Promoter: 360 Promoptions
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How "The Krusher"
Kovalev Got To Cruiserweight |
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Sergey “The Krusher”
Kovalev (34-4, 29 KOs), living in Long Beach, CA, will
fight Tervel Pulev in his cruiserweight debut on
Saturday, May 14 at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA and
will be streamed live on Triller and Fite.tv.
The Krusher says “My motivation to keep going? First is
money (laughing) and money is energy. Second is my son.
I want to become world champion once again so he can see
that ‘don’t ever give up.’ Right now, it is all for my
kids. I tell them and show them to follow your dreams
and your dreams will come true. If I ended my boxing
career right now, I would feel uncomfortable for the
rest of my life.
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On This Day: May 12 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Berkshire, England:
David Haye TKO'd King Arthur Williams in the 3rd round.
2001, New York, New York:
Vernon Forrest won a 12 round UD over Raul Frank to win
the Vacant IBF Welterweight Title.
Chris Byrd won a 12 round UD over Maurice Harris to win
the Vacant USBA Heavyweight Title.
1998, Kanata, Canada:
Otis Grant won a TD (9TH ROUND) over Ernesto Sena to
retain the WBO Middleweight Championship.
1995, Pretoria, South Africa:
Harry Simon TKO'd Ernest Goliath in the 1st round.
1990, Sassari, Italy:
Orlando Fernandez TKO'd Valerio Nati to retain the WBO
Super Bantamweight Title.
Seoul, South Korea:
Antonio Esparragoza won a 12 round UD over Chan-Mok Park
to retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
1962, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Harold Johnson won a 15 round UD over Doug Jones to win
the Vacant World Light Heavyweight Title.
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Zurdo vs. Boesel Fight
Week Workout Quotes |
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Fighters featured on the
DAZN stream on Saturday, May 14, light heavyweight
Mexican boxing star Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramírez (43-0, 29
KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, and former WBA Interim Light
Heavyweight World Champion Dominic Boesel (32-2, 12 KOs)
of Freyburg, Germany hosted a media workout today,
Tuesday, May 10 to promote their upcoming 12-round
clash. The event will also include the co-main event of
the night, the undefeated William "El Camaron" Zepeda
(25-0, 23 KOs), and John "Scrappy" Ramirez (9-0, 7 KOs),
of Los Angeles, CA was onsite to show off they have been
working on ahead of their scheduled fights. Zepeda is
set to face Rene "Gemelo" Alvarado (32-11, 21 KOs) of
Managua, NIC in a 10-round fight for the WBA Continental
Americas Lightweight Title. Ramirez will face Jan
Salvatierra (8-1, 4 KOs) of Cabo San Lucas, MX in an
8-round fight for the vacant NABA Super Flyweight Title.
All bouts will stream live on DAZN on Saturday, May 14
at Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA.
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Stephen
Fulton Jr. vs. Danny Roman & David Morrell Jr. vs.
Kalvin Henderson Virtual Press Conference |
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Unified WBC and WBO Super
Bantamweight World Champion Stephen Fulton Jr. promised
victory and former unified champion Danny Roman
predicted a Fight of the Year during a virtual press
conference on Tuesday to preview their much-anticipated
title showdown before headlining action live on SHOWTIME
on Saturday, June 4 in a Premier Boxing Champions event
from The Armory in Minneapolis.
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Bentley: "You Don’t Get
Paid For Overtime" |
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It’s homecoming night for
South London’s Denzel “2Sharp” Bentley (15-1-1, 13KOs)
as he looks to reclaim the British Middleweight Title
against Luton’s Linus Udofia (17-0, 9 KOs) live and free
on Channel 5 on Friday May 13 from 10pm.
Bentley suffered his first career loss to Felix Cash in
2021, but immediately bounced back with a win later in
the year to set up this exciting title bout at the
Indigo at the O2 in London. You will rarely find someone
with such a vicious knockout ratio carrying such a calm
demeanour with them. It may be a relaxed Bentley outside
of the ring, but inside it is a man who has either
retired his opponent or stopped them in every victory
since a points decision win back in April 2019. “I’m
always calm and relaxed. I’m doing something I enjoy so
there’s no need to be nervous or uptight or anything
like that,” he said. “I know I’ve put in the work, so
I’m calm.”
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On This Day: May 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Dagenham, Essex, England:
Johnny Armour won a 12 round decision over Francis
Ampofo - WBU Bantamweight
Title.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA:
Terron Millett won an 8 round SD over Damone Wright -
Non Title.
2001, Savannah, Georgia, USA:
Terron Millett won a 10 round UD over Luis Perez - Non
Title.
Nate Campbell won a 6 round UD over Angel Rios - Non
Title.
Edner Cherry and Mirko Wolf fought to a 4 round DRAW -
Non Title.
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA:
Felix Montiel won a 12 round UD over Ruben Leon - IBA
Flyweight Title.
2000, Newark, England:
Tontcho Tontchev KO'd Jimmy Zeikle in the 2nd round -
WBA International
Super Featherweight Title.
1996, Miami, Florida, USA:
Carlos Gerena KO'd Jose Ocampo in the 2nd round - WBA
Latin American Super
Featherweight Title.
1994, South Yorkshire, England:
Naseem Hamed won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo Belcastro
- European (EBU)
Bantamweight Title.
Steve Collins TKO'd Chris Pyatt in the 5th round - WBO
Middleweight Title.
1990, Pensacola, Florida, USA:
Roy Jones Jr. KO'd Ron Johnson in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
1984, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA:
Sugar Ray Leonard TKO'd Kevin Howard in the 9th round -
Non Title.
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Jaron Ennis Training
Camp Quotes |
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Undefeated rising
welterweight star Jaron “Boots” Ennis reiterated his
intention to “take over” the star-studded 147-pound
division ahead of his IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator
showdown against fellow unbeaten Custio Clayton in the
co-main event of action this Saturday, May 14 live on
SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson,
California and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Results From Hialeah
Park |
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Below are results from
Saturday night's big show at Hialeah Park that saw
rising heavyweight Lenier Pero score a 2nd round
stoppage over Hector Perez to capture the NABA Central
Heavyweight title.
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Super Lightweight
Shohjahon Ergashev To Face Luis Alberto Veron At Detroit
Brawl May 26 In Dearborn |
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A 10-round super
lightweight co-main event has been added to the already
stacked Salita Promotions’ special Memorial Day
weekend-kickoff Detroit Brawl event on Thursday, May 26,
2022, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community &
Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan, as IBF #4,
WBA #13, WBO #11 and RING #7 super lightweight slugger
Shohjahon Ergashev will take on South American Champion
Luis Alberto Veron.
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Edgar Berlanga & Xander
Zayas Headline Puerto Rican Day Parade Eve Extravaganza
On June 11 |
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On the eve of the Puerto
Rican Day Parade in New York City, the island nation’s
brightest stars are coming to throw down. Edgar “The
Chosen One” Berlanga, the flashy super middleweight
knockout artist, will defend his NABO belt in the
10-round main event against two-time world title
challenger Alexis Angulo.
In the eight-round junior middleweight co-feature,
Xander Zayas, the fistic prodigy from San Juan, steps up
in class against Uzbekistan-born veteran Ravshan
Hudaynazarov.
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Tevin Farmer vs. Mickey
Bey
May 21 Clash Moved To Dubai |
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The highly anticipated
showdown between former world champions, Mickey Bey
(23-3-1, 11 KOs) and Tevin Farmer (30-5-1, 6 KOs), will
now take place at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.
"Due to COVID restrictions, we had to move our fight
from Ghana Africa to Dubai,” said Bey. “We still have a
fantastic card in place with a lot of United States
fighters that have just been added. Tevin and I plan to
put on a great show and the winner is right back in the
mix to fight for a world title.
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On This Day: May 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Stuttgart, Germany:
Sergiy Dzinziruk KO'd Marcelo Rodriguez in the 2nd round
- Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title.
Thomas Ulrich won a 12 round UD over Graciano
Rocchigiani - Vacant WBC International Light Heavyweight
Title.
Felix Sturm won a 10 round UD over Tshepo Mashego - IBF
Youth Middleweight Title.
Temecula, California:
Juan Diaz won a 10 round UD over Eleazar Contreras - Non
Title.
1999, Inglewood, California:
Rafael Marquez KO'd Angel Almena in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Juan Manuel Marquez KO'd Wilfredo Vargas in the 2nd
round - Non Title.
1997, Inglewood, California:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd John Montantes in the 1st round -
Non Title.
JC Candelo TKO'd Ailton Pessoa in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Cleveland Woods in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Wladimir Klitschko KO'd Mark Wills in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Guy Sonnenberg in the 1st round -
Non Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
The Continuing Story Of Dewey, Cheatem & Howe |
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By William Trillo
Okay, let’s be honest here. When the judges’ scorecards
were getting read by David Diamante after the Bivol vs.
Canelo fight and he announced identical scores of
115-113 by all three judges, how many of you immediately
thought, “Uh oh! No way, they are going to give this
fight to Canelo.” I know I did. In fact, Dmitry Bivol
himself said he was worried when he heard those 115-113
scores.
But as we found out moments later the unanimous decision
was rightly given to Bivol. As it should have been.
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Denis Radovan &
Christina Hammer
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Denis Radovan enjoyed a
successful homecoming with a second round TKO win over
the experienced Rafael Bejaran last night in front of
frenetic fans at the Sartory Saal in Cologne, Germany.
The atmosphere was electric for Radovan’s first fight in
his hometown, and the unbeaten middleweight surely
delivered as he dropped his opponent three times in the
second, forcing Bejaran’s corner to throw in the towel.
It was the third successful defense of the IBF European
middleweight title for Radovan.
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Paulo Galdino Upsets
Danny Gonzalez
In Razor Thin Split Decision |
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With the opening bell, and
the first punch thrown, professional boxing officially
made its emphatic debut at Carnesecca Arena at St.
John’s University Saturday night at “Borough Boxing.”
The main event saw DANNY “EL GALLO” GONZALEZ (now 20-4-1
7KO’s) go to war with PAULO GALDINO (now 12-5 8KO’s) in
the welterweight main event. Gonzalez, stepped on the
gas early, dropping Galdino in the first round after a
flurry of punches had Galdino on unsteady legs. Gonzalez
looked to close the show, but Galdino was able to
survive the round.
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Maureen Shea Wants Her
Overdue World
Title Shot After Outclassing Calista Silgado |
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Maureen Shea ended a
two-plus year layoff Saturday, outboxing Calista Silgado
to a unanimous decision victory at Carnesecca Arena at
St. John’s University in Jamaica, N.Y.
The scores were 79-73 on two cards and 77-75 on the
third, all for Shea (30-2-1, 13 knockouts), who
continues her push for a world title opportunity.
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On This Day:
May 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Leganes, Spain:
Javier Castillejo TKO'd Diego Castillo in the 1st round
to win the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
2002, London, England:
Michael Sprott TKO'd Pele Reid in the 7th round to win
the Vacant WBF European Heavyweight Title.
1998, Santiago del Estero, Argentina:
Juan Domingo Cordoba won a 12 round UD over Sandro
Oviedo to retain the WBO Light flyweight Title
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Shane Mosley TKO'd John-John Molina in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title.
David Reid TKO'd Nick Rupa I the 2nd round
1993, Ang Thong, Thailand:
Chana Porpaoin won a 12 round UD over Carlos Murillo to
retain the WBA Minimumweight title.
1992, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Terry Norris TKO'd Meldrick Taylor in the 4th round to
retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
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Bivol Stuns Canelo To
Retain
His Light Heavyweight Belt |
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By William Trillo
Photos: German Villasenor
Like a Quarterback standing in the pocket and avoiding a
heavy defensive rush Light Heavyweight Dmitrii Bivol
(20-0, 11 KO’s) not only stood in there with Saul Canelo
Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KO’s) but he did not get sacked. In
fact, Bivol did what no one in the packed T-Mobile Arena
was expecting, he ruined the Cinco May Festivities by
defeating Canelo handily. The Matchroom promoted fight
that was streamed by DAZN will surely go down as one of
the biggest upsets in boxing this year.
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Las Vegas T-Mobile
Undercard Results |
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By William Trillo @
Ringside
Super Lightweights Montana Love (18-0-1, 9 KO’s) and
Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela (25-3-1, 15 KO’s) were the
Main Event on this hot Las Vegas fight night card. The
bout started intense as Valenzuela was dropped late in
round one. Not to be outdone he returned the favor in
the next round when he sent Love to the canvas in the
next round. But that was going to be it as the fight
became a chess match, a boring chess match. The fact is
the fight became so dull that the crowd was booing more
than they were cheering. The action the fans wanted to
see was not taking place. The fight would go on like
this for the entire twelve rounds. The crowd would show
its disapproval one more time when the scores were read.
It was a unanimous decision as all cards read 114-112
across the board for Love. Apparently, the fans in
attendance did not agree. For his efforts Love took home
the Vacant IBF North American Super Lightweight Title.
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On This Day: May 8 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Dortmund, Germany:
Zsolt Erdei won a 12 round MD over Hugo Garay - WBO
Light Heavyweight Title.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Miguel Cotto won a 12 round UD over Lovemore N'Dou -IBF
Light Welterweight
Title Eliminator.
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fought 12 rounds
in a most memorable
fight that was scored a Draw - WBA & IBF Featherweight
Title.
2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Joel Perez - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Jermain Taylor won a 4 round UD over Antonio Baker - Non
Title.
1999, Düsseldorf, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Gabriel Hernandez -
IBF Super Middleweight
Title.
Markus Beyer won an 8 round Decision over Octavian
Stoica - Non Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Nestor Garza TKO'd Carlos Barreto in the 8th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight
Title.
Erik Morales TKO'd Juan Carlos Ramirez in the 9th round
- WBC Super
Bantamweight Title.
Danny Romero won a 10 round UD over David Vasquez - Non
Title.
Augie Sanchez KO'd Jorge Paez in the 7th round - Non
Title.
Kevin Kelley won a 10 round UD over Hector Velazquez -
Non Title.
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Weights From Las Vegas - DAZN |
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Canelo Alvarez 174.4 vs.
Dmitry Bivol 174.6
(WBA Light Heavyweight Title)
Montana Love 140 vs. Gabriel Gollaz 138.6
Shakhram Giyasov 146.6 vs. Christian Gomez 146
Marc Castro 134.8 vs. Pedro Vicente 134.8
Zhilei Zhang 276.2 vs. Scott Alexander 222.6
Joselito Velazquez 112.4 vs. Jose Soto 113.8
Alexis Espino 163.6 vs. Aaron Silva 164.4
Elnur Abduraimov 129.6 vs. Manuel Correa 128.6
Fernando Molina 139.6 vs. Ricardo Valdovinos 139.4
Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: Matchroom
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Weights From Germany |
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Denis Radovan 159.75 vs.
Rafael Bejaran 158.75
Christina Hammer 165 vs. Luiza Davydova 163.5
Leon Bunn 174.25 vs. Islam Teffahi 167
Sophie Alisch 125.25 vs. Eva Cantos 126
Oliver Zaren 168 vs. Novak Radulovic ??
Arnold Khegai 125.75 vs. Ruben Tostado Garcia 125.5
Tsotne Rogava 253 vs. Michael Basset 243.75
Venue: Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany
Promoter: Wasserman Boxing
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Weights from Hialeah,
Florida |
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Lenier Pero 245.8 vs.
Hector Perez 245.4
Anthony Martinez 199.6 vs. David Light 198.4
Orestes Velazquez 143 vs. Juan Carlos Salgado 143.8
Victor Abreu 122.6 vs. Ezequiel A Tevez 121.6
John David Martinez 164.8 vs. Sergio S Castellano 154.8
Ulysses Diaz 196.8 vs. Mariano Jose Riva 194.6
Alberto Perez De La Torre 125 vs. Lucas R Baez 125.2
Livan Navarro 152.4 vs. Silverio Ortiz 157
Isaac Carbonell 174.4 vs. Christian Fabian Rios 174.1
Promoter: Warriors Boxing and Rivalta Boxing
Venue: Hialeah Park, Hialeah, Florida
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Weights From New York |
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Danny Gonzalez 146.8 vs.
Paulo Galdino 146.4
Maureen Shea 121.1 vs. Calista Silgado 118.4
Afunwa King 178.8 vs. Kam Humphrey 175.2
Mat Castro 153.4 vs. Angelo Thompson 150.2
Emmanuel Etienne 189 vs. Tunde Fatiregun 189
Note: NYSAC would not license Chaske Heminger for
undisclosed medical reasons and the fight is unable to
proceed as scheduled.
Venue: Carnesecca Arena at St. John’s University in
Queens, NY
Promoter: Star Boxing
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Hrgović Forced To Delay
IBF World Heavyweight Title Final Eliminator Following
The Death Of His Father |
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Filip Hrgović has been
forced to delay his IBF Heavyweight World Title Final
Eliminator against Zhang Zhilei following the death of
his father.
Having waited over a year for his opportunity to earn a
shot at Oleksandr Usyk’s Heavyweight crown, the Croatian
star was set to face Olympic Silver medallist Zhilei on
the undercard of Canelo Alvarez’s blockbuster clash with
Dmitry Bivol on May 7 at the T Mobile Arena in Las
Vegas.
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On This Day:
May 7 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Nakhonratchasima,
Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin won a 12 round UD over Cruz
Carvajal to win the WBO Bantamweight Title.
1995, Hat Yai, Thailand:
Saen Sor Ploenchit won a 12 round UD over Evangelio
Perez to retain the WBA Flyweight Title.
Biloxi, Mississippi:
Buddy McGirt TKO'd Joe Gatti in the 5th round of a
non-title Bout.
1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Julio Cesar Chavez was declared winner by a TD in the
8th round over Frankie Randall to regain the WBC
Light Welterweight Title.
Terry Norris won a 12 round UD over Simon Brown to
regain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won a 12 round UD over Azumah Nelson
to win the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez won a 12 round UD over Kermin Guardia to
retain the WBC Minimumweight Title.
Gerald McClellan KO'd Julian Jackson in the 1st round to
retain the WBC Middleweight Title.
Meldrick Taylor KO'd Chad Broussard in the 2nd round of
a non-Title bout.
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William Zepeda vs. Rene
Alvarado Set As
Co-Main Event For Zurdo vs. Boesel On May 14 |
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The DAZN live stream of
Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramírez vs. Dominic Boesel on Saturday,
May 14 will feature lightweight sensation William “El
Camaron” Zepeda (25-0, 23 KOs) defending his WBA
Continental Americas Lightweight Title against the
resilient, former world champion, Rene “Gemelo” Alvarado
(32-11, 21 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua in a 10-round
lightweight co-main event. Diego De La Hoya (22-1, 10
KOs) of Mexicali, MX will also make his grand return to
the ring in a 10-round featherweight fight against Jose
Gonzalez (23-9-1, 13 KOs) of Guadalajara, MX. Also, part
of the live stream, John “Scrappy” Ramirez (9-0, 7 KOs)
of Los Angeles, CA, will fight for a regional title for
the first time in his career.
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Welterweight John David
Martinez Looking For
Big Outing This Saturday Night At Hialeah Park |
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Welterweight John David
Martinez will look to thrill his huge fan base when he
returns to action on Saturday night at Hialeah Park as
part of Una Gran Noche de Boxeo Cubano 2,
The show is promoted by Warriors Boxing and Rivalta
Boxing.
Martinez of Miami, has a record of 15-2 with 12
knockouts, will be featured in a six-round bout and will
take on Sergio Castellano (11-9, 7 KOs) of Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
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On This Day:
May 6 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2000, San Jose, Costa Rica:
Ricardo Mayorga KO'd Manuel De La Rosa in the 1st round
- WBC Fecarbox Light Middleweight Title.
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Eddie Saenz in the 3rd round - IBA
Continental Super Bantamweight Title.
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, USA:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Pedro Torres - WBO
Bantamweight Title.
Danny Romero won a 12 round UD over Jorge Munoz - WBO
NABO Super Bantamweight Title.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:
Paul Spadfora won a 10 round TD over Mike Griffith - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Clifford Etienne won a 10 round UD over Lamon Brewster -
Non Title.
1995, Shepton Mallet, England:
Naseem Hamed KO'd Enrique Angeles in the 2nd round - WBC
International Super Bantamweight Title.
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Rafael Ruelas in the 2nd round -
IBF & WBO Lightweight Title.
Gabriel Ruelas TKO'd Jimmy Garcia in the 11th round -
WBC Super Featherweight Title.
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Anthony Peterson Returns
May 28 In Washington D.C. |
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Former world title
challenger, Anthony Peterson (38-1-1, 24 KOs), the
brother of two-time world champion Lamont Peterson, is
returning on May 28th in Washington D.C. at the
Entertainment and Sports Arena. Peterson will fight at
super lightweight against Saul Corral (23-18, 13 KOs),
in his first 8-bout partnering up with Team Freeway
Boxing headed by street legend, "Freeway" Rick Ross.
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WBC Middleweight World
Champion Jermall Charlo Battles Maciej Sulecki In
Houston On June 18 |
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Undefeated WBC Middleweight
World Champion Jermall Charlo will hold a Juneteenth
celebration in his hometown for the second-straight year
when he steps into the ring to face tough former title
challenger Maciej Sulecki on Saturday, June 18 live on
SHOWTIME from Toyota Center in Houston in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe
Smith Jr. Light Heavyweight Title Unification Showdown
Confirmed For June 18 |
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Three belts and light
heavyweight supremacy will be at stake when WBC/IBF
world champion Artur Beterbiev meets WBO champion Joe
Smith Jr. in a highly anticipated unification showdown
Saturday, June 18, at Hulu Theater at Madison Square
Garden.
Beterbiev, boxing’s only world champion with a 100
percent knockout rate, hopes to pick up another strap
against “Cinderella Man” Smith, a Long Island native who
grew up about 70 miles from Madison Square Garden.
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Rozicki vs. Peralta WBC
World
Title Eliminator Set For May 7 |
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On May 7th, 2022, Three
Lions Promotions (TLP) presents the WBC International
Cruiserweight Championship title fight featuring Ryan
“The Bruiser” Rozicki (14-1-0, 14KOs) of Sydney, Nova
Scotia, against Yamil "Jara" Peralta (13-0-0, 6KOs) of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Centre 200 in Sydney,
NS.
A native of Sydney, the 27-year-old captured a technical
knockout victory over German Garcia Montes (7-4-0, 7
KOs) in the cruiserweight division in March of this year
at the Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton, Ont.
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New York State Boxing
Hall Of Fame Induction Dinner Displayed Pride, Emotions
& Grateful Thanks |
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The New York State Boxing
Hall of Fame’s (NYSBHOF) Class of 2122 was inducted this
past Sunday at a special ceremony, sponsored by Ring 8,
in front of 360 attendees at Russo’s On The Bay in
Howard Beach, New York.
“This was the most emotional NYSBHOF induction dinner
ever,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said. “Several
inductees cried during their acceptance speeches and
that really made everything more exciting for everybody.
You could see how really proud each of the inductees
were as they proudly displayed their belts. This is all
about honoring New York boxing people for their
accomplishments and contributions. It was another
knockout!”
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On This Day:
May 5 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Spa Resort Casino, Palm
Springs, California, USA:
Julio Gonzalez won a 6 round TD over Montell Griffin -
IBF Title Eliminator.
2004, Entertainment Centre,
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia:
Manny Siaca won a 12 round SD over Anthony Mundine - WBA
Super Middleweight Title.
2001, Braunschweig, Germany:
Dariusz Michalczewski KO'd Alejandro Lakatus in the 9th
round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Metro Manila, Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa TKO'd Kejii Yamaguchi in the 1st round -
WBC International Super Flyweight Title.
Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA:
Alex Trujillo TKO'd Emmanuel Clottey in the 7th round -
IBA Light Welterweight Title.
Joel Casamayor won a 12 round UD over Edwin Santana -
WBA Super Featherweight Title.
El Paso, Texas, USA:
Juan Lazcano TKO'd Juan Molina in the 11th round - NABF
and IBA Lightweight Titles.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Wilfredo Rivera in the 6th round -
Non Title.
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Brian Castaño Los
Angeles Media Workout Quotes |
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WBO World Champion Brian
Castaño held a Los Angeles media workout on Tuesday as
he prepares to face unified WBC, WBA, and IBF World
Champion Jermell Charlo in a rematch of one of 2021’s
most significant fights when they each seek undisputed
status at 154-pounds once again on Saturday, May 14 live
on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from Dignity Health
Sports Park in Carson, Calif. headlining a Premier
Boxing Champions event.
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Gilberto Ramírez vs.
Dominic Boesel
Media Conference Call Quotes |
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Light heavyweight Mexican
boxing star Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramírez (43-0, 29 KOs) of
Mazatlán, Mexico, and former WBA Interim Light
Heavyweight World Champion Dominic Boesel (32-2, 12 KOs)
of Freyburg, Germany hosted a media conference call on,
today, Tuesday, May 3 to talk about their upcoming
clash. Their scheduled 12-round light heavyweight fight
will pit the WBA #1 ranked, Boesel against the #2 WBA
ranked Ramirez for the WBA Light Heavyweight Final Title
Eliminator.
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Cordina Faces IBF Super
Featherweight
World Champion Ogawa In Cardiff On June 4 |
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Joe Cordina will challenge
Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World
Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June
4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New
Zealand).
Welshman Cordina (14-0, 8 KOs), a former British and
Commonwealth Champion at Lightweight, dropped down in
weight to Super-Featherweight after handing his
compatriot Gavin Gwynne a first loss at The O2 in London
in August 2019.
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Olympic Gold Medalist
Bakhodir Jalolov Takes On Jack Mulowayi In ShoBox
Quadrupleheader June 10 |
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For the first time in its
storied 21-year history, a heavyweight Olympic Gold
Medalist will step into the ring and headline SHOBOX:
The New Generation as the prospect series features
up-and-coming heavyweights in its return to Turning
Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y., on Friday, June 10.
The action begins at 9 p.m. ET/PT live on SHOWTIME and
helps kick off the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Induction Weekend in nearby Canastota, N.Y., where
another Olympic Gold Medalist and SHOBOX alum, Andre
Ward, will be inducted during the three-year,
three-class ceremony.
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On This Day:
May 4 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti TKO'd Calvin Grove in the 7th round.
Zab Judah won a 6 round UD over Troy Crain.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd RaulJorge Munoz in the 1st round.
1996, Anaheim, California:
Mark Johnson KO'd Francisco Tejedor in the 1st round to
win the Vacant IBF Flyweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Jesse Benevides in the 3rd
round to retain the WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
1994, Yokahoma, Japan:
Hiroshi Kawashima won a 12 round UD over Jose Luis Bueno
to win the WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1993, Denver, Colorado:
Reggie Johnson won a 12 round UD over Wayne Harris to
retain the WBA Middleweight Title.
1991, Paris, France:
Gilbert Dele won a 12 round UD over Jun-Suk Hwang to
retain the WBA Light Middleweight title.
Laredo, Texas:
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Billy Hardy in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
1985, Oranjestad, Aruba:
Daniel Zaragoza won the Vacant WBC Bantamweight Title
when Freddie Jackson was DQ'd in the 7th round.
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Otto Wallin To Face
Rydell Booker In Main Event
Of Detroit Brawl On May 26 In Dearborn, MI |
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A 10-round heavyweight main
event has been added to Salita Promotions’ special
Memorial Day weekend-kickoff Detroit Brawl event, as WBC
#11-rated heavyweight Otto Wallin (23-1, 14 KOs) of
Sweden will face Detroit’s own Rydell Booker (26-5-1, 13
KOs) on Thursday, May 26, 2022, in the Lincoln Ballroom
of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in
Dearborn, Michigan.
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Sergey Kovalev Preparing
For May 14 Debut
At Cruiserweight At The Kia Forum On Triller |
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Sergey “The Krusher”
Kovalev (34-4, 29 KOs), living in Long Beach, CA, will
fight Tervel Pulev in his cruiserweight debut on
Saturday, May 14 at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA and
will be streamed live on Triller and Fite.tv.
Sergey is being trained by Buddy McGirt and his strength
and conditioning coach is Teddy Cruz. They are the duo
that reinvented Arturo Gatti.
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Carto Stops Franzolini
In One Round |
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Once again Christian Carto
thrilled the crowd at the 2300 Arena, as the popular
bantamweight stopped Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini in
front of a capacity crowd at the famed Philadelphia
fight venue.
Carto dropped Franzolini with a hard body shot. He
finished Franzolini off with a hard combination and the
bout was stopped at 2:31.
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On This Day:
May 3 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Mandalay Bay Resort,
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Jorge Arce won a 6 round TD over Melchor Cob Castro -WBC
Light Flyweight Title.
Ivan Calderon won a 9 round TD over Eduardo Marquez -
WBO Minimumweight Title.
Erik Morales TKO'd Fernando Velardez in the 5th round -
WBC Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Yory Boy Campas in the 7th round
- WBC & WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Flamingo Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Rocky Juarez TKO'd Frankie Archuleta in the 6th round -
Non Title.
Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
James Crayton TKO'd Ernesto Zepeda in the 7th round -
Non Title.
Miguel Angel Cotto TKO'd Juan Angel Macias in the 7th
round - Non Title.
Ivan Calderon won a 4 round UD over Carlos Lopez - Non
Title.
1997, Nynex Arena, Manchester,
England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Billy Hardy in the 1st round - IBF &
WBO Featherweight Title.
Robin Reid won a 12 round MD over Henry Wharton - WBC
Super Middleweight Title.
Winky Wright TKO'd Steve Foster in the 6th round - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Harry Simon KO'd Nick Odore in the 5th round - Non Title.
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Taylor Edges Serrano In
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Photos: Ed Mulholland -
Matchroom
Katie Taylor edged out Amanda Serrano to retain her
undisputed Lightweight crown in an epic fight for the
ages at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York,
live on DAZN.
Taylor controlled the opening four rounds but Serrano
came on strong in the fifth and had her fans on her feet
as she seemed to hurt the Irish legend and the roof came
off the sold out arena as they traded heavy blows, but
Serrano seemed to be getting on top.
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On This Day:
May 2 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Samutsakorn, Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin KO'd Joven Jorda in the 4th round
- WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight Title.
Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA:
Elio Ortiz won a 12 round UD over Ray Oliveira - IBU
Welterweight Title.
Rich LaMontagne TKO'd Ernest Mateen in the 6th round -
Non Title.
Chad Dawson TKO'd Earl Allen in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Fort Myers, Florida, USA:
Cesar Bazan KO'd Douglas Villarreal in the 4th round -
Vacant NBA Light Welterweight Title.
2001, Houston, Texas, USA:
Lou Savarese TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 2nd round -
Doesn't Everyone?
1998, Villeurbanne, France:
Fabrice Tiozzo TKO'd Terry Ray in the 1st round - WBA
Cruiserweight Title
La Strobol, Lyon, France:
Hacine Cherifi won a 12 round UD over Keith Holmes - WBC
Middleweight Title.
Lübeck, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Dicky Ryan in the 5th round -
Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title.
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Stevenson Topples Valdez
In Junior
Lightweight Unification Showdown |
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Mikey Williams - Top
Rank
A superstar was born. WBO junior lightweight world
champion Shakur Stevenson outboxed and outfoxed WBC
champion Oscar Valdez via unanimous decision (118-109 2x
and 117-110) Saturday evening in from of 10,102 fans at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena. With the win, Stevenson
earned the Ring Magazine title and status as the
division's top dog.
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On This Day:
May 1 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Nongkhai, Thailand:
Veeraphol Sahaprom TKO'd Julio Cesar Avila in the 12th
round - WBC Bantamweight Title.
Miami, Florida, USA:
Kelvin Davis TKO'd Ezra Sellers in the 8th round -
Vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Maselino Masoe TKO'd Evans Ashira in the 2nd round -
Vacant WBA Middleweight Title.
2003, Bangkok, Thailand:
Veeraphol Sahaprom won a 12 round UD over Hugo Dianzo -
WBC Bantamweight Title.
1999, Crystal Palace, London,
England:
Harry Simon TKO'd Kevin Lueshing in the 3rd round - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Anthony Farnell TKO'd Alan Gilbert in the 8th round -
Non Title.
1998, San Antonio, Texas, USA:
Adan Vargas won a 12 round UD over Ancee Gedeon - NABF
Bantamweight Title.
James Coker KO'd Buck Smith in the 8th round - Non
Title.
Jesse James Leija KO'd Troy Crain in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Lance Whitaker TKO'd Ray Butler in the 6th round - Non
Title.
1995, Cavite, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao won a 6 round Decision over Rocky Palma -
Non Title.
1993, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA:
Tex Cobb TKO'd Mike Acklie in the 6th round - Non Title.
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Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN |
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Oscar Valdez 129.6 vs.
Shakur Stevenson 130
(WBC/WBO Super Featherweight Titles)
Keyshawn Davis 136.2 vs. Esteban Sanchez 136.6
Nico Ali Walsh 159.2 vs. Alejandro Ibarra 160.4
Raymond Muratalla 134.8 vs. Jeremy Hill 134
Andres Cortes 131.8 vs. Alexis del Bosque 131.6
Troy Isley 157.4 vs. Anthony Hannah 156.8
Abdullah Mason 136.4 vs. Luciano Ramos 137.8
Antoine Cobb 143.6 vs. Jaylan Phillips 142.4
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
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Gervonta Davis vs.
Rolando Romero Showtime PPV Adds Three Undercard
Showdowns Featuring Title Clash, Sensational Young Stars
& All-Action Brawlers |
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The SHOWTIME PPV undercard
for Gervonta Davis vs. Rolando Romero will feature three
exciting, explosive matchups entering the ring in
high-stakes action on Saturday, May 28 live from
Barclays Center in Brooklyn in a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
Two-division world champion Erislandy “The American
Dream” Lara will defend his WBA Middleweight Title
against hard-hitting, Irish crowd-pleaser Gary “Spike”
O’Sullivan in an all-action co-main event of the
telecast, which begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
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On This Day: April 30 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Ft Lauderdale, Florida:
Mauricio Pastrana KO'd Anis Roga in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Light Flyweight Title.
1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
James Toney TKO'd Anthony Hembrick in the 5th round to
win the USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
1993, Melbourne, Vic, Australia:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Dave Russell in the 11th round to
win the Vacant WBF Cruiserweight Title.
1992, London, England:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Derek Williams in the 3rd round to
win the European (EBU), Commonwealth and British
Heavyweight Titles.
1989, Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker TKO'd Louie Lomeli in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title.
1986, London, England:
Dennis Andries won a 12 round SD over JB Williamson to
win the WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
1976, Landover, Maryland:
Muhammad Ali won a 15 round Decision over Jimmy Young to
retain the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Title. Many believe
Ali received a gift decision in this very boring bout.
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Oscar Valdez vs. Shakur
Stevenson
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The long-awaited 130-pound
grudge match is almost here.
WBC champion Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) and WBO king
Shakur Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) had their first fight
week faceoff Thursday, two days out from their
unification showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas.
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Taylor vs. Serrano Final
Press Conference Quotes |
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Katie Taylor: "The
amount of media we have had to do all week was huge. I’m
sick of talking about myself but it’s been an amazing
week so far. This is definitely very different than how
I started boxing when I was eight or nine years old.
Like Eddie said, I had to pretend I was a boy to get
fights. Women’s boxing wasn’t even a sanctioned sport in
Ireland. Now here we are many years later headlining
MSG, the most iconic venue in boxing. Making history as
the biggest women’s boxing match in history is just
incredible. This is all of the sacrifice that I have
been working for, for sure."
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Weights From
Philadelphia |
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Christian Carto 120.8 vs.
Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini 119.4
Julian Gonzalez 131.8 vs. Ivan Jimenez 130.5
Jeremy Adorno 128.5 vs. Jason Vera 130.8
Quadir Albright 145 vs. Jorge Martin Garcia 144
Kristian Prenga 242 vs. Deshon Webster 205.5
Thanjhae Teasley 144.5 vs. DeAaron Alexander 147.5
*The Paul Kroll-Marklin Bailey fight is off as Kroll did
not make weight
Promoter: King’s Promotions
Venue: 2300 Arena
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On This Day: April 29 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, London, England:
Keith Holmes TKO'd Robert McCracken in the 11th round to
retain the WBC Middleweight Title.
New York, New York:
Lennox Lewis KO'd Michael Grant in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC, IBF, and IBO Heavyweight Titles.
Paul Ingle TKO'd Junior Jones in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title.
Wlad Klitschko TKO'd David Bostice in the 2nd round to
win the WBA International Heavyweight Title.
1995, Landover, Maryland:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Segundo Mercado in the 7th round
to win the Vacant IBF Middleweight Title.
Vincent Pettway KO'd Simon Brown in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Light Middleweight title.
1990, Seoul, South Korea:
Myung Woo Yuh won a 12 round SD over Leo Gamez to win
the WBA Light Flyweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Nigel Benn TKO'd Doug DeWitt in the 8th round to win the
WBO Middleweight Title.
1985, Buffalo, New York:
Tony Tubbs won a 15 round UD over Greg Page to win the
WBA Heavyweight Title.
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Erik Bazinyan To Face
Marcelo Coceres On June 23 |
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In preparation for his next
fight scheduled for June 23 at the Montreal Casino
cabaret, which will be the finale of the Eye of the
Tiger national holiday event, EOTTM protégé Erik
Bazinyan (27-0, 21 K.O.) will make a second title
defense against an opponent who is known to be a robust
casher. The current NABF champion ranked 5th in the WBA
world at 168 lb will face Argentina's Marcelo Esteban
Coceres (30-3-1, 16 K.O.) for the NABF and NABA super
middleweight titles.
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On This Day: April 28 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Cotabato, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Wethya Sakmaunglang in the 6th
Round.
Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Mario Veit in the 1st round to retain
the WBO Super Middleweight Title.
New York, New York:
Andrew (Six-Heads) Lewis won a 12 round UD over Larry
Marks to retain the WBA Welterweight title.
Julio Diaz KO'd Justo Sencion in the 9th round to win
the Vacant NABA Lightweight Title.
1990, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Michael Moorer KO'd Mario Melo in the 1st round to
retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round UD over Michael Olajide to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Title.
1978, Udon Thani, Thailand:
Antonio Cervantes KO'd Tongta Kiatvayupakdi in the 6th
round to retain the WBA Light Welterweight Title.
1943, Ft Worth, Texas:
Mauel Ortiz KO'd Lupe Cardoza in the 6th round to retain
the World Bantamweight Title.
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130-Pound History: Oscar
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Shakur Stevenson Fight Week Is Here |
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Two world title belts and a
combined record of 47-0. The battle for junior
lightweight supremacy, is almost here. WBC champion
Oscar Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) will battle WBO king Shakur
Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) this Saturday, April 30, at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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David Benavidez vs.
David Lemieux
Virtual Press Conference |
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Unbeaten two-time world
champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez and former
world champion David Lemieux previewed their 12-round
showdown for the vacant Interim WBC Super Middleweight
Title with both knockout artists forecasting fireworks
during a virtual press conference Tuesday before
headlining live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 21 from Gila
River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. in a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
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Rodriguez vs. Rungvisai
& Kyoguchi
vs. Bermudez Headline June Shows |
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Matchroom and DAZN announce
two new shows today as Hiroto Kyoguchi will defend his
WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Light-Flyweight titles
against Esteban Bermudez at the Arena Coliseo in Mexico
City, Mexico on Friday June 10, live worldwide on DAZN,
in the latest installment of Matchroom and DAZN’s fight
series in Mexico, in association with Canelo Promotions
and Clase Y Talento and then Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez will
defend his WBC World Super-Flyweight title against
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on Saturday June 25 at the Tech
Port Arena in San Antonio, live worldwide on DAZN
(except Uzbekistan & Thailand) and leading a stacked
quadruple header of World title action.
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WBC Bridgerweight World
Champion Oscar Rivas Returns Home To Defend Title vs.
Luckaz Rozanski |
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Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM),
Probellum and Global Jabes 77 held a joint press
conference today in Bogota, Colombia, to announce World
Boxing Council Bridgerweight World Champion Oscar
“Kaboom” Rivas (28-1, 19 KOs) will make his first title
defense August 13th at home against undefeated Polish
challenger Luckaz Rozanski (14-0, 13 KOs), in the
12-round main event on the “Batalla en Cali” card in the
Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero stadium (40,000
capacity) in Cali, Colombia.
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Las Vegas Boxing
"Thursday Night Fight Vibe" To Launch New Series On
First Thurs. Of Every Month |
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Fight Vibe Entertainment
along with Reid Boxing are launching a new monthly
boxing series “Thursday Night Fight Vibe” at the Sahara
Event Center in Las Vegas. The first show on May 5,
2022, will live stream on Fite TV free of charge, and
will feature demonstrations and exclusive clips from the
new feature film “Power of Chi” narrated by Morgan
Freeman, starring some of sports biggest stars from the
UFC, NBA, NFL, as well as the four-time winner of the
World’s Strongest Man.
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On This Day: April 27 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Riesa, Germany:
Markus Beyer won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo Imparato -
WBC International Super Middleweight Title.
Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA:
Clifford Etienne won a 10 round UD over Terrence Lewis -
Non Title.
Juan Diaz won a 8 round UD over Nelson Medina - Non
Title.
Nate Campbell TKO'd Jaime Torres in the 5th round - Non
Title.
Rocky Juarez KO'd Javier Ortiz in the 5th round - Non
Title.
2001, Aalborg, Denmark:
Thomas Damgaard KO'd Rodney Jones in the 3rd round - WBA
International Welterweight Title.
Caesar's Lake Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, USA:
Carlos Bojorquez TKO'd Pernell Whitaker in the 4th round
- Whitaker breaks
clavicle and referee stops the fight on advice of ring
physician.
Mohammad Abdulaev TKO'd Luis Ruiz in the 1st Round - Non
Title.
1996, Antibes, France:
Tom Johnson KO'd Claudio Martinet in the 7th round - IBF
Featherweight Title
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Zurdo vs. Boesel Los
Angeles Press Conference |
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Former world champion and
light heavyweight Mexican boxing star Gilberto "Zurdo"
Ramírez (43-0, 29 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, and Oscar De
La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy hosted a press
conference today, Monday, April 25 to discuss Zurdo's
upcoming fight against former WBA Interim Light
Heavyweight World Champion Dominic Boesel (32-2, 12 KOs)
of Freyburg, Germany on Saturday, May 14. The 12-round
fight will be for the WBA Light Heavyweight Final
Eliminator and will take place at the Toyota Arena in
Ontario, CA and will be streamed live on DAZN.
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Danny Gonzalez vs. Paulo
Galdino Headlines "Borough Boxing" May 7 At Carnesecca
Arena |
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On Saturday May 7, Star
Boxing proudly presents “Borough Boxing” – the first
professional boxing card promoted at St. John’s
University’s Carnesecca Arena in the venue’s famed
history. The main event will feature DANNY “EL GALLO”
GONZALEZ (Queens, NY, 20-3-1 7KO’s) as he begins his
campaign at welterweight, against Brazilian PAULO
GALDINO (11-5 8KO’s). Gonzalez is coming off a thrilling
bloody battle in the co-featured bout this past October
at Barclays Center.
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Janibek Alimkhanuly vs.
Danny Dignum Interim Middleweight Title Clash & The
Return Of Jamel Herring Set For May 21 In Las Vegas On
ESPN |
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Middleweight contender
Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly has been anxiously
waiting for the main event spotlight, and on Saturday,
May 21, he’ll hope to seize it. Alimkhanuly will face
undefeated Englishman Danny Dignum in a 12-round
showdown for the vacant WBO Interim middleweight world
title at Resorts World Event Center at Resorts World Las
Vegas.
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Mike Ohan Jr. & Ryan
Kielczweski Fighting For Different Goals In "Hometown
Royalty" May 7 |
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Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr.
and Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczweski are fighting
May 7th on the “Hometown Royalty” for much different
potentially career-changing reasons.
“Hometown Royalty”, presented by Granite Chin in
association with Cappiello Boxing Promotions and Shearns
Boxing Promotions, will be held at Bridgewater Veterans
Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts (85 Cottage St.),
marking the first professional boxing event ever held in
that town.
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On This Day: April 26 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Brentford, London,
England:
Silence Mabuza KO'd Julio Cesar Medina in the 3rd round
- IBO Bantamweight Title.
Danny Williams TKO'd Bob Mirovic in the 4th round -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title.
Tokyo, Japan:
Oscar Larrios won a 12 round UD over Shigeru Nakzato -
WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA:
Antonio Tarver won a 12 round UD over Montell Griffin -
Vacant WBC and Vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
James Toney won a 12 round UD over Vassiliy Jirov - IBF
Cruiserweight Title.
2001, Dallas, Texas, USA:
Kasim Ouma and James Coker fought to a 2 round TD - WBC
Continental Americas. Light Middleweight Title.
Accidental headbutt causes deep cut on Coker's right
eye.
1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA:
George Foreman won a 12 round SD over Lou Savarese - WBU
Heavyweight Title.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Claude Staten in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
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Mercito Gesta W UD 10 Joel Diaz Jr.
Photo Gallery
Photos: William
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Including:
Mercito Gesta W UD 10 Joel Diaz Jr.
Jousce Gonzalez KO 6 Jairo Lopez
Manuel Flores KO 3 Victor Ruiz
Jan Salvatierra TKO 2 Ernie Marquez
Jorge Chavez KO 2 Jonathan Tejeda
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On This Day: April 25 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Rosario, Santa Fe,
Argentina:
Sebastian Lujan TKO'd Diego Arias in the 4th round - Non
Title.
Magdeburg, Germany:
Lukas Konecny TKO'd Filipp Bystrikov in the 7th round -
NBA Intercontinental Light Middleweight Title.
Secunda, ML, South Africa:
Mzonke Fana TKO'd Laszlo Bognar in the 4th round - WBC
International Super Featherweight Title.
1998, Pasay City, Metro Manila,
Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa and Joel Zarate fought 2 rounds to a TD -
WBC Super Flyweight Title.
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA:
Roy Jones Jr. KO'd Virgil Hill in the 4th round - Non
Title.
Derrick Gainer KO'd Wilson Santos in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
1995, South Padre Island, Texas,
USA:
Miguel Angel Gonzalez won a 12 round UD over Ricardo
Silva - WBC Lightweight Title.
Agapito Sanchez won a 12 round UD over Jose Pantaleon -
WBC International Featherweight Title.
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Tyson Fury Knocks Out
Dillian Whyte In 6 |
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Photos from Mikey
Williams - Top Rank
After not having fought in his native land for almost
four years, Tyson Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) returned home
with a spectacular sixth-round knockout in front of a
record-breaking 94,000 fans Saturday evening at Wembley
Stadium in London.
The WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine heavyweight champion
defended his crown against former training partner
Dillian Whyte with a vicious right uppercut that
immediately ended matters at 2:59 of the sixth row. Fury
(32-0-1, 23 KOs) has now won four of his last five
fights via stoppage.
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On This Day: April 24 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Chiapas, Mexico:
Jorge Arce KO'd Melchor Cob Castro in the 5th round -
WBC Light Flyweight Title.
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Corrie Sanders in the 8th round -
Vacant WBC Heavyweight Title.
2003, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA:
Ishe Smith won a 10 round UD over Sam Garr - Non Title.
Diego Corrales TKO'd Felix St Kitts in the 3rd round -
Non Title.
2001, Liverpool, Merseyside,
England:
Sebastian Rothman TKO'd Mark Hobson in the 9th round -
WBU Cruiserweight Title.
Silence Mabuza won a 6 round decision over Anthony Hanna
- Non Title.
Houma, Louisiana, USA:
Luis Collazo won a 4 round decision over Terry Dominic -
Non Title.
1999, San Jose, Costa Rica:
Ricardo Mayorga TKO'd Henry Castillo in the 7th round -
Non Title.
München, Germany:
Ahmed Kotiev TKO'd Peter Malinga in the 3rd round - WBO
Welterweight Title.
Wladimir Klitschko TKO'd Big Foot Martin in the 8th
round - Non Title.
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Gabriel Mira in the 4th round - WBC
Flyweight Title.
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Jazza Dickens Calls For
Leigh Wood World Title
Fight As Sam Maxwell Stopped In Thriller |
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Jazza Dickens wants a fight
with WBA world featherweight champion Leigh Wood after
he impressively stopped Andoni Gago at Probellum
Liverpool.
Dickens was back in action after losing last summer’s
world title fight with Kid Galahad but delivered a
statement of intent by landing a crunching uppercut on
the former European champion that sent him to the canvas
in the fifth round.
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Paul Butler Wins WBO
Interim
World Bantamweight Title |
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Paul Butler has described
the “unbelievable” feeling of becoming a two-time
bantamweight champion of the world.
Butler out-pointed late replacement Jonas Sultan at
Probellum Liverpool tonight to claim the WBO interim
world title in front of his passionate fans.
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On This Day: April 23 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Nagoya, Japan:
Hideki Todaka TKO'd Yokthai in the 11th round to retain
the WBA Super Flyweight Title.
1993, Memphis, Tennessee:
Michael Nunn KO'd Crawford Ashley in the 6th round to
Retain the WBA Super Middleweight Championship.
1990, Los Angeles, California:
Paul Banke KO'd Daniel Zaragoza in the 9th round to win
the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
1988, Berk-Sur-Mer, France:
Simon Bown KO'd Tyrone Trice in the 14th round to win
the Vacant IBF Welterweight Title.
1978, Los Angeles, California:
Little Red Lopez KO'd Jose DePaula in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Featherweight Title.
1977, Inglewood, California:
Carlos Zarate KO'd Alfonso Zamora in the 4th round ,
Non-Title bout between WBC Bantamweight Champion (Zarate)
and WBA Bantamweight Champion (Zamora).
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Gilberto Ramírez To Face
The #1 WBA Rated
Light Heavyweight Dominic Boesel On May 14 |
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Former world champion and
light heavyweight Mexican boxing star Gilberto "Zurdo"
Ramírez (43-0, 29 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, will face
former WBA Interim Light Heavyweight World Champion
Dominic Boesel (32-2, 12 KOs) of Freyburg, Germany on
Saturday, May 14. The 12-round fight will pit the WBA #1
ranked, Boesel against the #2 WBA ranked Ramirez in a
winner takes all event that will propel the winner to
the door of a world championship fight. The co-main
event will feature one of the most exciting Mexican
boxers in the lightweight division, the undefeated
William "El Camaron" Zepeda (25-0, 23 KOs), defending
his WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title against
the resilient, former world champion, Rene "Gemelo"
Alvarado (32-11, 21 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua in a
10-round lightweight fight. The event will take place at
Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA, and will stream live
exclusively on DAZN.
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Weights From London - ESPN PPV |
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Tyson Fury 264.8 vs.
Dillian Whyte 253.25
(WBC Heavyweight Title)
Ekow Essuman 146.5 vs. Darren Tetley 145.75
Isaac Lowe 125.25 vs. Nick Ball 125.5
Tommy Fury 177.75 vs. Daniel Bocianski 175
David Adeleye 232.4 vs. Chris Healey 282
Royston Barney-Smith 132 vs. Constantin Radoi 132
Karol Itauma 175.75 vs. Michal Ciach 175.75
Kurt Walker 129 vs. Stefan Nicolae 127.4
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Promoter: Queensberry, Top Rank
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Mercito Gesta Defeats
Joel Diaz Jr. Via Unanimous Decision To A Sold-Out Crowd
At Fantasy Springs |
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Golden Boy returned to its
Coachella Valley home at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
with an exciting night of boxing to a sold-out
boisterous crowd. The main event of the night featured
an eventful 10-round lightweight fight between
Palmdale’s Joel Diaz, Jr. (26-2, 22 KOs) and San Diego’s
Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (33-3-3, 17 KOs). The first
round started off very active as Gesta knocked Diaz, Jr.
to the canvas twice, with Diaz, Jr. struggling to
maintain his balance. Saved by the bell, Diaz, Jr.
recovered and performed excellently in the second round,
cornering Gesta and visibly hurting him. As the fighters
grew more comfortable in the ring, they traded blows
staying in the pocket, both relentless. The fighters
brought the cheering crowd to their feet with their
fearless performances as the judges determined their
fate. With scores of 93-95, 92-96, and 92-96, the judges
ruled in favor of Mercito Gesta, crowning him the victor
via unanimous decision.
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Jermell Charlo vs. Brian
Castaño
Virtual Press Conference Quotes |
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Unified WBC, WBA and IBF
World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO World Champion
Brian Castaño exchanged promises to deliver knockouts
and revealed glimpses of the distaste they have for each
other during a virtual press conference Thursday before
their rematch for undisputed status at 154-pounds on
Saturday, May 14 live on SHOWTIME in an event presented
by Premier Boxing Champions from Dignity Health Sports
Park in Carson, Calif.
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Young Stars Raymond
Muratalla, Andres Cortes
& Abdullah Mason Highlight Oscar Valdez vs.
Shakur Stevenson Undercard On April 30 |
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Lightweight Raymond
“Danger” Muratalla, a Southern California dynamo with
eight consecutive knockouts, is aiming for another
show-stopping performance in Las Vegas. Muratalla will
fight New Orleans native Jeremy Hill in an eight-rounder
Saturday, April 30, on the undercard of the Oscar
Valdez-Shakur Stevenson WBC/WBO junior lightweight title
unification tilt at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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On This Day: April 22 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Brakpan GT, South Africa:
Hasim Rahman KO'd Lennox Lewis in the 5th round to win
the WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles, "2001 Ring
Magazine Upset of the Year".
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba won a 12 round UD over Carlos
Contreras to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1995, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Eddie Hopson KO'd Moises Pedroza in the 7th round to win
the Vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Arturo Gatti KO'd Tito Tovar in the 1st round.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Danny Romero won a 12 round UD over Francisco Tejedor to
win the IBF Flyweight Title.
George Foreman won a 12 round MD over Axel Schulz to
retain the IBF Heavyweight Title.
1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Moorer won a 12 round MD over Evander Holyfield
to win the WBA and IBF Heavyweight Title.
John Michael Johnson TKO'd Junior Jones in the 11th
round to win the WBA Bantamweight Title.
John John Molina won a 12 round UD over Gregorio Vargas
to retain the IBF Super Featherweight title.
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Tyson Fury & Dillian
Whyte Exchange Pleasantries Ahead Of Historic Wembley
Stadium Showdown |
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The drama surrounding
whether Dillian Whyte would show up for Wednesday's
press conference was much ado about nothing. The WBC
Interim heavyweight champion arrived on time, and he and
WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
exchanged more pleasantries than trash talk three days
out from their showdown at Wembley Stadium (ESPN+ PPV, 2
p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT).
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Weights From Fantasy
Springs -
DAZN
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Joel Diaz Jr. 134.6 vs.
Mercito Gesta 134.8
Jousce Gonzalez 134.4 vs. Jairo Lopez 133.2
Manuel Flores 119.4 vs. Victor Ruiz 119.6
Jan Salvatierra 111.6 vs. Ernie Marquez 110.8
Jorge Chavez 127.8 vs. Jonathan Tejeda 124.8
Venue: Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Weights From England |
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Paul Butler 117.8 vs. Jonas
Sultan 117.6
Peter McGrail 124.4 vs. Uriel Lopez 124.2
Sam Maxwell 138.8 vs. Alejandro Meneses 139.2
James Dickens 126 vs. Andoni Gago 125.2
Rocky Fielding 175.4 vs. Timo Laine 171.4
Will Cawley 119.6 vs. Marius Vysniauskas 117.6
Harry Kinsella 130 vs. Christian Narvaez 131
Joe McGrail 122 vs. Mohammed Alwarith 121.6
Frankie Stringer 136 vs. Simas Volosinas ??
Steven Cairns 133 vs. Jose Hernandez 127
Blane Hyland 118 vs. Stephen Jackson 117
Venue: M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England
Promoter: Probellum
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Lester Martinez vs. Juan
Villegas Headline Cinco
De Mayo Boxing Event In Las Vegas On May 5 |
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Boxing returns to Las Vegas
on May 5, 2022, as Reid Boxing will put on a spectacular
Cinco de Mayo show, featuring two prospects putting
their undefeated records on the line. Lester Martinez
(11-0, 10 KOs), a power punching slugger from Guatemala
City, Guatemala, will square off against Juan Abraham
Villegas (17-0, 13 KOs) of Mexicali, Baja California,
Mexico, in a 10-round super middleweight main event
bout.
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Fanlong Meng & Jean
Pascal Meet In
Light Heavyweight Showdown May 20 |
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The sweet science is about
to experience a revolutionary change, and it all starts
with two action-packed battles in the light heavyweight
and featherweight divisions.
ProBox TV, the first and only global sports streaming
and media company dedicated exclusively to the sport of
professional boxing, will host its first live broadcast
on May 20 as IBF No. 1 Contender Fanlong Meng (17-0, 10
KOs) and former two-time world champion Jean Pascal
(35-6-1, 20 KOs) meet in a 12-round clash for a top spot
in the 175-pound division.
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On This Day: April 21 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Galati, Romania:
Lucian Bute KO'd Donnie McCrary in the 4th round - NABA
Super Middleweight Title.
Hollywood, California:
Carl Froch TKO'd Henry Porras in the 8th round - Froch's
American Debut.
2001, Erfurt, Germany:
Alexander Gurov TKO'd Torsten May in the 8th round -
Vacant European (EBU) Cruiserweight Title.
Markus Beyer KO'd Manuel Lopez in the 7th round - WBC
International Super Middleweight Title.
1999:
Wilfredo Rivera won a 10 round UD over Angel Hernandez -
Non Title.
1998, Lake Charles, Louisiana,
USA:
Hasim Rahman KO'd Steve Pannell in the 2nd round - USBA
Heavyweight Title.
Larry Donald won a 10 round UD over Ross Puritty - Non
Title.
1997, Inglewood, California, USA:
Juan Manuel Marquez won a 12 round UD over Agapito
Sanchez - WBO NABO Featherweight Title.
1995, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico:
Erik Morales TKO'd Enrique Jupiter in the 6th round -
Mexican Super Bantamweight Title
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Joel Diaz Jr. vs.
Mercito Gesta Workout Quotes |
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Palmdale’s Joel Diaz, Jr.
(26-2, 22 KOs) and San Diego’s Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta
(32-3-3, 17 KOs) hosted a media workout today ahead of
their 10-round lightweight fight on Thursday, April 21st
at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA. Also in
attendance was undefeated prospect Manuel Flores (11-0,
8 KOs) of Coachella, CA, who is set to face the veteran
Victor Ruiz (23-12, 16 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico in an
8-round super bantamweight fight.
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Jermell Charlo
Roundtable Quotes |
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Unified WBC, WBA and IBF
Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo and
unbeaten, two-time super middleweight world champion
David Benavídez held court in the same ballroom and
answered questions from media about their upcoming
fights on SHOWTIME during separate media roundtables
inside the Live! By Loews Hotel from Arlington, Texas.
Sitting to their right was Stephen Espinoza, President,
Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.,
who offered his thoughts during an intriguing and
wide-ranging discussion involving two of the most
talented fighters today.
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On June 23 EOTTM Will
Celebrate
The National Holiday With A Bang |
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To launch Québec’s Fête
Nationale with a bang, Eye of the Tiger will feature its
next event on Thursday, June 23, with an exciting
evening of boxing filled with fireworks at the Cabaret
du Casino de Montréal. Erik Bazinyan (27-0, 21 KOs),
Artem Oganesyan (13-0, 11 KOs), and Yves Ulysse Jr.
(20-2, 11 KOs) will fill the ring with dynamite
performances, while Steven Butler (29-3-1, 25 KOs) will
confront the middleweight USNBC champion of the WBC,
Brandon Brewer (25-1-2, 11 KOs). To enhance this fight,
the winner of this duel will have the chance to win the
NABF middleweight title which will then be on the line.
This event will be simulcast on Punching Grace as of
7:00 pm.
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On This Day: April 20 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Gdansk, Poland:
Michael Trabant won a 12 round UD over Christian Bladt
- European (EBU) Welterweight Title.
Dariusz Michalczewski KO'd Joey DeGrandis in the 2nd
round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Jose Luis
Castillo - WBC Lightweight Title.
Stevie Johnston won a 12 round MD over Alejandro
Gonzalez - Non Title.
Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe won a 12 round UD over Charles Brewer - WBO
Super Middleweight Title.
1996, Brentwood, Essex, England:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Mark Delaney in the 5th round -
British Super Middleweight Title.
Levallois, France:
Jean Baptiste Mendy won a 12 round UD over Lamar Murphy
- Vacant WBC Lightweight Title.
Grand Forks, North Dakota:
Virgil Hill won a 12 round UD over Lou Del Valle - WBA
Light Heavyweight Title.
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No Whyte, No Problem:
Tyson Fury Entertains At Open Workout |
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WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine
heavyweight world champion Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury
is comfortable as a solo artist. After Dillian Whyte did
not show up to Tuesday's open workout in London, Fury
thrilled the home fans on his own. Fury, who will battle
Whyte on ESPN+ PPV this Saturday at Wembley Stadium (2
p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT), turned southpaw and went through
the fight week paces with his head trainer, SugarHill
Steward.
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Tevin Farmer & Mickey
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It’s official, former world
champions Mickey Bey (23-3-1, 11 KOs) and Tevin Farmer
(30-5-1, 6 KOs) will square off in a historic fight on
May 21, 2022, from the Accra Sports Center in Ghana,
Africa. Bey vs. Farmer, at 10-round lightweight bout,
will air live on PPV.
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On This Day: April 19 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Fresno, California, USA:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Victoriano
Sosa - WBC Lightweight Title.
Miguel Cotto KO'd Joel Perez in the 4th round - Non
Title.
2002, Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia:
Danny Green KO'd Paul Smallman in the 8th round - Vacant
IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinyan KO'd Prasob Nookliang in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl KO'd Eidy Moya in the 9th round - WBA
Bantamweight Title.
Thomas Damgaard won an 8 round UD over Abdel Mehidi -
Non Title Bout.
1997, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA:
Frankie Liles TKO'd Segundo Mercado in the 5th round -
WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd John David Jackson in the 7th
round - IBF Middleweight Title
Byron Mitchell TKO'd Guy Stanford in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Terron Millett TKO'd Tony Limones in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
1996, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca,
Mexico:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Joel Nolasco in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
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360 Promotions Announces
Full Card For Hollywood Fight Nights On May 12 At The
Quiet Cannon |
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Tom Loeffler’s 360
Promotions has announced a full card of fights for the
highly anticipated return on Thursday, May 12 of its
acclaimed Hollywood Fight Nights series at the Quiet
Cannon – Montebello Country Club.
The event headlined by Top, Undefeated Irish Rising Star
Callum Walsh, (2-0, 2 KOs) of Riverside, CA will be
broadcast live globally on UFC Fight Pass.
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Saturday Night's RDR
Promotions Card
At The 2300 Arena Postponed |
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Due to unforeseen reasons,
this Saturday night's RDR Promotions card at the 2300
Arena has been Postponed.
Fans who purchased tickets should seek refunds at the
point of purchase.
RDR Promotions will be back at the 2300 Arena on Friday
night, June 24th. Details of the event will be announced
shortly.
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On This Day: April 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 1998, Manchester, England:
Carl Thompson won a 12 round UD over Chris Eubank - WBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Damon Reed in the 1st round - WBO
Heavyweight Title.
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Wilfredo Vazquez in the 7th round -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Karl Taylor in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Junior Witter won a 6 round Decision over Jan Bergman -
Non Title.
Aachen, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Julius Francis in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Antonio Diaz KO'd Alberto Cortes in the 2nd round - IBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 10 round UD over Gustavo
Cuello - Non Title.
Oba Carr won a 10 round UD over Juan Carlos Rodriguez -
Non Title.
Diego Corrales KO'd Juan Carlos Salazar in the 1st round
- Non Title.
1997, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA:
Ike Quartey TKO'd Ralph Jones in the 5th round - WBA
Welterweight Title.
Junior Jones won a 12 round UD over Marco Antonio
Barrera - WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Francisco Valdez in the 4rd round
Non Title.
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Errol Spence Jr. Pounds
Yordenis Ugás For Tenth-Round Stoppage In Welterweight
Title Unification |
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Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
The Big Fish successfully navigated treacherous waters
on Saturday night to pick up a third welterweight title.
IBF and WBC welterweight champion Errol “The Truth”
Spence Jr. showed his greatness against WBA champion
Yordenis Ugás, battling back from early adversity to
stop Ugás in the tenth round on SHOWTIME PPV live from
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas headlining a Premier
Boxing Champions event before an announced crowd of
39,946. Click HERE to watch the Spence victory
announcement.
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Eimantas Stanionis
Bullies Radzhab Butaev In Split Decision Win To Capture
WBA Welterweight Title |
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Eimantas Stanionis moved a step closer to establishing
himself as one of the sport’s best welterweights with an
action-filled split decision win against the rugged
Radzhab Butaev, lifting his WBA title in the main event
of a special edition of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
that preceded the four-fight Spence vs. Ugas SHOWTIME
PPV® from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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Ruben Villa Scores
Knockout
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The Big Fish successfully
navigated treacherous waters on Saturday night to pick
up a third welterweight title. IBF and WBC welterweight
champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. showed his
greatness against WBA champion Yordenis Ugás, battling
back from early adversity to stop Ugás in the tenth
round on SHOWTIME PPV live from AT&T Stadium in
Arlington, Texas headlining a Premier Boxing Champions
event before an announced crowd of 39,946. Click HERE to
watch the Spence victory announcement.
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On This Day: April 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, New York, New York,:
John Ruiz TKO'd Fres Oquendo in the 11th round - WBA
Heavyweight Title.
Chris Byrd and Andrew Golota fought to a 12 round DRAW -
IBF Heavyweight Title.
Wayne Braithwaite won a 12 round UD over Louis Azille -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
2003, Los Angeles, California:
Jose Navarro won a 12 round UD over Jorge Luis Gonzalez
- IBA Continental Super Flyweight Title.
Mike Anchondo TKO'd Roque Cassiani in the 10th round -
Non Title.
Librado Andrade KO'd Errol Banner in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
1999, Sassari, Italy:
Jorge Arce TKO'd Salvatore Fanni in the 6th round - WBO
Light Flyweight Title.
Indio, California, USA:
Shane Mosley TKO'd John Brown in the 8th round - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Angel Manfredy won a 10 round UD over Ivan Robinson -
Non Title.
1998, Mexicali, Baja California,
Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo TKO'd Julio Cesar Leon in the 8th
round - Mexican Featherweight Title.
Uncasville, Connecticut, USA:
Ben Tackie KO'd Edwin Santana in the 10th round - Vacant
IBA Americas Lightweight Title.
Wayne McCullough won a 10 round UD over Antonio Salas -
Non Title.
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Weights From Arlington, TX - SHOWTIME |
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Photos: Amanda Westcott
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Errol Spence Jr. 146.25 vs. Yordenis Ugas 146.75
(WBC, WBA, IBF Welterweight Titles)
Isaac Cruz 136.5 vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa 134.5
Jose Valenzuela 138.75 vs. Francisco Vargas 134.5
Cody Crowley 144.4 vs. Josesito Lopez 146.5
Radzhab Butaev 146.5 vs. Eimantas Stanionis 146.5
(WBA Regular Welterweight Title)
Brandun Lee 142.5 vs. Zachary Ochoa 141.25
Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Promoter: TGB Promotions
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Former World Champion
Angel Acosta & Janel Rivera To Headline
May 12
At Fantasy
Springs On DAZN |
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Former World Champion and
fan favorite Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta (22-3-1, 21 KOs) of San
Juan, Puerto Rico, will headline the second Golden Boy
Fight Night on DAZN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on
May 12. Acosta will face his fellow countryman, Janel
Rivera (18-8-3, 11 KOs) of Matani, Puerto Rico, in a
10-round super flyweight fight. The fight will be
streamed live, exclusively on DAZN worldwide, starting
at 6:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 p.m. ET.
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On This Day: April 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Dandenong, Australia:
Sam Soliman TKO'd Moechrody in the 3rd round to retain
the IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinian TKO'd Falazona Fidal in the 2nd round.
2003, Nottingham, England:
Carl Froch TKO'd Michael Monaghan in the 3rd round.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Derek McCafferty in the 7th round.
Padre Island, Texas:
Kennedy McKinney won a 12 round MD over Welcome Ncita to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marlon Staring retained his WBA Welterweight Title when
he and Mark Breland fought to a 12 round Draw.
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO'd Rodolfo Aguilar in the 6th
round to retain the WBA Lightweight Title.
1952, Chicago, Illinois:
Sugar Ray Robinson KO'd Rocky Graziano in the 3rd round
to retain the World Middleweight Title.
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Errol Spence Jr. vs.
Yordenis Ugas
Final Press Conference |
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Unified WBC and IBF
champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. and WBA champion
Yordenis Ugás faced off at a final press conference on
Thursday, two days before they meet in a welterweight
title unification clash live on SHOWTIME PPV at 9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT this Saturday, April 16 from AT&T Stadium
in Arlington, Texas headlining a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
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Andres Cortes Returns
April 30 In
Las Vegas Seeks 3rd Consecutive KO |
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Undefeated super
featherweight, Andres Cortes (16-0, 9 KOs), who recently
signed a multiyear promotional with Top Rank Inc., will
return to action on April 30th, against Alexis del
Bosque (18-5-1, 9 KOs), at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Cortes vs. Bosque will stream live
and exclusively on ESPN+.
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Weights From Manchester |
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Conor Benn 146.5 vs. Chris
van Heerden 145.8
Chris Billam-Smith 199.5 vs. Tommy McCarthy 199.5
Alycia Baumgardner 129.4 vs. Soledad Matthysse 133.6
Jack Cullen 171.7 vs. Vladimir Belujsky 172.7
Campbell Hatton ?? vs. Ezequiel Gregores ??
Cyrus Pattinson 148.8 vs. Alexey Tukhtarov 152.1
Jordan Thompson 197 vs. Mariano Angel Gudino 199.9
Thomas Whittaker Hart 175.3 vs. Ben Ridings 174.1
Luke Evans 140.7 vs. Miguel Cesario Antin 141.3
James Metcalf 163.2 vs. Evgenii Vazem 159.2
Venue: AO Arena, Manchester, England
Promoter: Matchroom
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Weights From Detroit, MI |
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Mike Balogun 233 vs. Sergio
Ramirez Marin 212
Ja’Rico O’Quinn 116.25 vs. Jobert Alvarez 120
Michael Pirotton-Bamogo 230 vs. Jonathan Gruber 227
Joshafat Ortiz 130.5 vs. Derrick Murray 131
Sean Brewer 127 vs. Dominique Williams 131.25
Venue: Garden Theater, Detroit, MI
Promoter: DeBella Entertainment
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Weights From Ontario, Ca |
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Ruben Villa 126.4 vs
Horacio Garcia 126.7
Richard Brewart Jr. 161.8 vs Antonio Duarte 161.3
Pedro Valencia 137.8 vs Edgar Palacios 136.6
Esteban Munoz 145 vs Kenny Williams 148.1
Nelson Oliva 157 vs. Manuel Martinez 158
Alejandro Barajas 117.4 vs. Ulises Rosales 117.8
Venue: Doubletree Hotel Ontario, CA
Promoter: Thompson Boxing
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Weights From London |
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Gavin Gwynne 134.5 vs. Luke
Willis 134.8
(British & Commonwealth Lightweight Titles)
Sam Gilley 153.8 vs. Drew Brown 154
Pierce O’Leary 141.9 vs. Nathan Augustine 138.7
Nina Hughes 122.4 vs. Bec Connolly 121.9
Elliot Whale 153.3 vs. Fernando Valencia 156.6
Sultan Zaurbek 131.9 vs. Nicolas Nahuel Botelli 130.8
Carl Fail 156.7 vs. Victor Garcia 156.7
Jimmy Croxson vs. Fonz Alexander ??
Paul Ryan 157.2 vs. Gabor Gorbics 159.3
Venue: York Hall in London
Promoter: MTK Global
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On This Day: April 15 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Hanover, Germany:
Darius Michaelczewski TKO'd Graciano Rocchigiani in the
10th round to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Fernando Vargas won a 12 round UD over Ike Quartey to
retain the IBF Light Middleweight Title.
1996, Hammanskral, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu TKO'd Pablo Osuna in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1985, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marvin Hagler TKO'd Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight title in the
Ring Magazine Fight of the Year.
1984, Detroit, Michigan:
Milt McCrory TKO'd Gilles Elbilia in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
1978, Panama City, Panama:
Eusebio Pedroza TKO'd Cecilio Lastra in the 13th round
to win the WBA Featherweight Title.
Los Angeles, California:
Salvador Sanchez won a 10 round decision over Juan
Escobar (Sanchez down twice).
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Errol Spence Jr. vs.
Yordenis Ugas
Media Workout Quotes |
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Errol “The Truth” Spence
Jr. said he was focused on scoring a knockout against
Yordenis Ugas during a public media workout on Wednesday
as Spence vs. Ugas fight week events officially kicked
off with an outdoor session for fighters competing this
Saturday, April 16 live on SHOWTIME PPV from AT&T
Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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Andy Ruiz vs. Tyrone
Spong On PPV July 16 |
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Following up on their Just
Released Massive Schedule of Extraordinary Events in
2022, Triller Fight Club has announced a
Mega-Heavyweight Clash between Former Unified
Heavyweight World Champion Andy ‘The Destroyer’ Ruiz
Jr., (34-2, 22 KOs), of Imperial, CA and Top Rated and
Undefeated Contender Tyrone ‘King of the Ring’ Spong,
(14-0, 13 KOs) of Paramaribo, Suriname set for Saturday,
July 16 and emanating from the historic Plaza de Toros
in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Horacio Garcia Training
Camp Notes |
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Upset minded featherweight,
Horacio Garcia (35-5-1, 25 KOs), of Guadalajara, Mexico,
will looking derail Thompson Boxing’s featherweight
contender Ruben “Drac” Villa (18-1, 5 KOs), who is
co-promoted with Banner Promotions. Villa vs. Garcia, a
10-round bout, will headline Thompson Boxing’s “Path To
Glory” event on Friday, April 15, 2022.
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On This Day: April 14 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2001, New York, New York, MSG
Theatre:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Keith Holmes -
WBC, IBF Middleweight Title.
Nelson Dieppa KO'd Andy Tabanas in the 11th round -
Vacant WBO Light Flyweight Title.
Serguei Lyakhovich won an 8 round UD over Sedrick Fields - Non Title.
2000, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico:
Guty Espadas Jr. won an 11 round TD over Luisito
Espinosa - Vacant WBC Featherweight Title. (Accidental
Head butt Stoppage)
1998, Foxwoods Resort,
Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Andrew Golota KO'd Eli Dixon in the 6th round - Non
Title.
Zab Judah KO'd Angel Beltre in the 2nd round - Non Title.
Micky Ward KO'd Mark Fernandez in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Eric Harding won a 6 round Decision over Levan Easley -
Non Title.
Vivian Harris KO'd Carlos Nevarez in the 1st round - Non
Title.
1997, Osaka, Japan:
Daniel Zaragoza won a 12 round UD over Joichiro
Tatsuyoshi - WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
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Top Rank On ESPN
Presents Clash Of
Heavyweight Titans: Fury vs. Whyte |
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Top Rank on ESPN will be at
London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday, April 23 to
capture the all-English heavyweight battle between
WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine heavyweight champion Tyson “The
Gypsy King” Fury and WBC interim titleholder Dillian
“The Body Snatcher” Whyte.
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New York State Boxing
Hall Of Fame
Class Of 2021 Stacked |
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The New York State Boxing
Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) stacked Class of 2121 will be
honored Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), May 1, at
the 10th NYSBHOF induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8,
at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF include Brooklyn
WBO Heavyweight World Champions Jamaica’s Michael Bentt
(11-2, 6 KOs), also a 4-time New York Golden Gloves gold
medalist, and Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (60-6-1, 53
KOs); Albany’s 3-time World light middleweight titlist
Verno Phillips (42-11-1, 2 KOs), WBC Light Heavyweight
World Champion Donny “Golden Boy” Lalonde (42-11-1, 21
KOs), Staten Island’s WBC World Light Heavyweight
Champion Johnny “The Heat” Verderosa (41-5-1, 33 KOs),
Mount Vernon’s 2-time World title challenger and No. 1
ranked welterweight contender Larry “No Fear” Barnes
(44-3-1, 17 KOs), and Brooklyn’s welterweight Johnny
Turner (42-6-2, 32 KOs)
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Van Heerden: "I Don't
Rate Benn As A Boxer" |
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Chris van Heerden has
dismissed Conor Benn's boxing ability ahead of their
12-round Welterweight clash for the WBA Continental
Title this Saturday April 16 at the AO Arena in
Manchester, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New
Zealand and Australia), labelling the 25-year-old an
"emotional, angry fighter".
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Ruben Villa Training
Camp Quotes |
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Thompson Boxing’s
featherweight world title contender, Ruben “Drac” Villa
(18-1, 5 KOs), who is co-promoted with Banner
Promotions, has wrapped up training camp in Salinas,
California for his fight, Friday, April 15, 2022, as he
battles tough veteran Horacio Garcia (35-5-1, 25 KOs),
of Guadalajara, Mexico in a 10-round main event.
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On This Day: April 13 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Campione d'Italia, Italy:
Michelle Piccirillo won a 12 round UD over Cory Spinks -
Vacant IBF Welterweight Title.
Silvio Branco won a 6 round decision over Ramdane
Serdjane - Non Title.
Chester, West Virginia:
David Tua TKO'd Fres Oquendo in the 9th round - NABF
Heavyweight Title.
Ray Austin and Lance Whitaker fought to a 10 round DRAW.
2001, Hampton, Virginia:
Tim Witherspoon TKO'd Danny Wofford in the 3rd round -
Non Title.
2000, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim,
California, USA:
Librado Andrade KO'd Terry Smith in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
London, England:
Sam Soliman won a 6 round decision over Paul Wesley.
1997, Köln, Germany:
Sven Ottke TKO'd Jason Hart in the 2nd Round - Non
Title.
Timo Hoffman won a 6 round decision over Mike Robinson.
Markus Beyer TKO'd Isidore Janvier in the 5th round -
Non Title.
1996, Boston, Massachusetts:
Dana Rosenblatt KO'd Howard Davis Jr. in the 2nd round -
WBU Middleweight Title.
Micky Ward KO'd Louis Veader in the 9th round - WBU
Middleweight Title.
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Benn: "I'll Make Van
Heerden Respect Me" |
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Conor Benn has warned South
Africa's Chris van Heerden that he needs to be prepared
for "a whole lot of firepower" when they clash over 12
rounds for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title at the
AO Arena in Manchester this Saturday April 16, live
worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).
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Federici Outpoints
Pinchuk In Thrilling Main Event |
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Championship boxing was in
the limelight in Schenectady at Rivers Casino Saturday
night, as SIMONE “TYSON” FEDERICI (now, 19-2-1 8KO’s)
unified the WBC CA and NABA Gold Cruiserweight Titles
outpointing Pittsburgh’s, LYUBOMYR “DEMOLITION MAN”
PINCHUK (now, 14-3-1 8KO’s) in an absolutely thrilling
main event.
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Sam Gilley: "Defend My
English Title,
Then British Title Next" |
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This week's stacked show is
headlined by a British and Commonwealth lightweight
title fight between Gavin Gwynne and Luke Willis and
takes place at York Hall in London, and will be
broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with
Top Rank and worldwide on IFL TV.
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On This Day: April 12 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Derrick Gainer won a 12 round SD over Oscar Leon to
Retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Kevin Kelley in the 4th
round.
Cruz Carbajal TKO'd Steve Dotse in a Bantamweight Bout.
1997, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Oscar De La Hoya won a 12 round UD over Pernell Whitaker
to win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Paulie Ayala won a 10 round Decision over Nestor Lopez.
Micky Ward KO'd Alfonso Sanchex in the 7th round.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO'd Bobby Giepert in the 1st round.
Raul Marquez TKO'd Anthony Stephens in the 9th round to
win the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Cesar Soto KO'd Elias Quiroz in the 2nd round.
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd Tyrone Armstead in the 4th round.
1996, Netherland Antilles:
Pernell Whitaker was give a 12 round SD win over
Wilfredo Rivera to retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
(One of the worst decisions this writer ever saw)
Ike Quartey TKO'd Vince Phillips in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title.
1981, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Sean O'Grady won a 15 round UD over Hilmer Kenty to win
the WBA Lightweight Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Big Boxing Weekend Thoughts:
Don’t Count GGG Out, Not Just Yet |
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By William Trillo
The general consensus going into the Gennady Golovkin
vs. Ryota Murata fight was an overwhelming concern that
Golovkin, who just turned 40 years old, was past his
prime and was more than vulnerable facing the rugged
Murata on his home turf.
In the early rounds it looked as though those concerns
were valid as a nonstop body attack had Golovkin
reeling. He was visibly uncomfortable. GGG was wincing
and his body language was not good, he was hurt, no one
could doubt that.
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Giovani Santillan Stays
Undefeated With Impressive Seventh Round Stoppage Over
Jeovannis Barraza |
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Giovani Santillan was
almost flawless in stopping Jeovannis Barraza in round
seven of their 10-round welterweight bout.
The bout took place this past Saturday from The Hanger
in Costa Mesa, California and was televised live on
ESPN.
Santillan, who is managed by Split-T Management, landed
power punches from the outset and was on-top of Berraza
from the beginning, Santillan started beating up and
breaking down Barraza until the bout was stopped at 33
seconds of round seven.
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On This Day: April 11 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Laemson Beach, Chumporn,
Thailand:
Terdsak Jandaeng won a 12 round UD over Jesse Maca - WBO
Asia Pacific Featherweight Title.
2003, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA:
Anthony Bonsante TKO'd Marris Virgil in the 3rd round -
Non Title.
1998, Columbia, South Carolina:
O'Neil Bell KO'd Mohammad Benguesmia in the 4th round -
Non Title.
1997, Capitol Theatre, Port
Chester, New York:
David Telesco TKO'd Ernest Mateen - New York State Light
Heavyweight Title.
James Butler KO'd Gerald Holmes in the 1st round - Non
Title.
1996, Corpus Christi, Texas:
Hector Camacho TKO'd Wilbur Garst in the 7th round - Non
Title.
Texas, Dallas:
Sharmba Mitchell KO'd Gilberto Flores - WBC Continental
Americas Light Welterweight Title.
Ike Ibeabuchi KO'd Gary Butler KO'd Gary Butler in the
1st round - Non Title.
1995, Levallois, France:
Zeljko Mavrovic TKO'd Christophe Bizot in the 11th round
- Vacant European (EBU) Heavyweight Title.
Winky Wright won a 10 round Decision over Leon Cessiron
- Non Title.
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Sebastian Fundora Stops
Erickson Lubin After Nine Rounds In Instant Fight Of The
Year Candidate |
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Photos: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Top super welterweight contenders Sebastian “The
Towering Inferno” Fundora and Erickson “Hammer” Lubin
delivered an instant classic Saturday night, as Fundora
captured the Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title via
TKO after nine rounds in the SHOWTIME main event from
The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio
Collection by Hilton in an event presented by Premier
Boxing Champions.
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Ryan Garcia Defeats
Emmanuel Tagoe |
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San Antonio was treated to
fireworks at the Alamodome today when the undefeated
boxing superstar, Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of
Victorville, CA, made a triumphant return to the ring
against the top-rated Emmanuel “The Gameboy” Tagoe
(32-2, 15KOs) of Accra, Ghana. The 12-round lightweight
fight featured a strong performance from Garcia to a
crowd of 14,459 as he landed an early power punch that
sent Tageo to the canvas in the second round. Once both
fighters found their rhythm, Garcia systematically broke
down the Ghanaian boxer as he landed precise punches to
the head and body. Tagoe tried his best to keep his
distance using an ineffective jab. Garcia visibly hurt
Tageo in the 10th round, but the Ghanaian fighter
resorted to holding Garcia to prevent further
punishment. Ultimately, the judges ruled in Garcia’s
favor with scores of 119-108, 118-109, 119-108 for a
victory by unanimous decision.
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Unified Champion Mikaela
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Mikaela Mayer grew up in Southern California and then
left to pursue a boxing career. After an Olympic berth,
nearly five years as an unbeaten pro and a pair of world
titles, Mayer finally authored her triumphant
championship homecoming.
Mayer bested former world champion Jennifer Han by
unanimous decision (100-90 2x and 99-91) to retain her
WBO and IBF junior lightweight world titles Saturday
evening at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.
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Damian Sosa Defends WBO
Latino Championship With Knockout Victory Over Jesus
Vega |
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Mexican contender Damian
“Samurai” Sosa (20-1, 11 KOs) defended his WBO Latino
Super Welterweight Championship with an impressive
knockout victory against Jesus “Ingeniero” Vega (22-3-1,
13 KOs) of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico in the main event of
a Toscano Boxing Promotions show Friday night at Zonkeys
Auditorium in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and live
on FITE.TV Pay-Per-View.
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On This Day: April 10 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Manchester, M.E.N.
Arena, England:
In Jin Chi KO'd Michael Brodie in the 7th round - Vacant
WBC Featherweight Title.
Jamie Moore TKO'd Adam Katumwa in the 5th round -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Middleweight Title.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Cory Spinks won a 12 round UD over Zab Judah - WBC, WBA,
IBF Welterweight Title.
Lakva Sim TKO'd Miguel Callist in the 5th round - Vacant
WBA Lightweight Title.
Mohammad Abdulaev TKO'd Jesse Feliciano in the 8th round
- WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title.
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Wladimir Klitschko in the 5th round
- Vacant WBO Heavyweight Title.
1999, Barranquilla, Colombia:
Irene Pacheco KO'd Luis Coronado in the 9th round -
Vacant IBF Flyweight Title.
Jose Garcia won a 12 round SD over Noel Arambulet - WBA
Fedelatin Minimumweight Title.
Manchester, M.E.N. Arena, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Paul Ingle in the 11th round - WBO
Featherweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round UD over Nate Miller -
Vacant IBO Cruiserweight Title.
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Golovkin Unifies WBA & IBF
Middleweight Titles
With 9th Round Stoppage Over Murata |
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Gennady Golovkin (42-1-1,
37 KO's) unified the WBA and IBF Middleweight Titles by
stopping Ryota Murata (16-3, 13 KO's) in the 9th round
in Saitama, Japan. Murata, who held the WBA Title, gave
Golovkin a hard time early, hurting him to the body in
the 2nd round. In round 3 both men started going to war
in a back-and-forth fight. Golovkin withstood the best
Murata had to offer and began to take control in the
4th. By round 6 Golovkin was walking Murata down and to
the ropes. Murata offered minimal in return, holding his
gloves high to protect his head. Golovkin rarely went to
the body, but head-hunting was enough as Murata was
turned around and downed from a quick right hand in the
9th round. Murata's corner had seen enough and threw in
the towel to prevent their fighter from taking further
punishment. Final time was 2:11.
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Weights From San Antonio
- DAZN |
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Ryan Garcia 138.8 vs.
Emmanuel Tagoe 138.2
Gabe Rosado 167.8 vs. Shane Mosley Jr. 167
Marlon Esparza 111.4 vs. Naoko Fujioka 111.6
Azat Hovhannisyan 124.2 vs. Dagoberto Aguero 122.8
Venue: The Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Promoter: Golden Boy
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Weights From Las Vegas - SHOWTIME |
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Erickson Lubin 153.2 vs.
Sebastian Fundora 152.8
Sergio García 152.6 vs. Tony Harrison 153.4
Kevin Salgado 154.2 vs. Bryant Perrella 153.4
Venue: The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Promoter: TGB Promotions/Sampson Boxing
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Weights From Costa Mesa, Ca. - ESPN |
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Mikaela Mayer 129.8 vs.
Jennifer Han 128.8
(WBO/IBF Female Junior Lightweight Titles)
Giovani Santillan 147.4 vs. Jeovanis Barraza 148.6
Andrew Moloney 115.8 vs. Gilberto Mendoza 113.4
Floyd Diaz 122 vs. Blake Quintana 120.6
Duke Ragan 126.6 vs. Diuhl Olguin 125.6
Jason Moloney 119.4 vs. Francisco Javier Pedroza 119.8
Virginia Fuchs 109.8 vs. Randee Lynn Morales 110.6
Luis Alberto Lopez 128 vs. Raul Chirino 128.8
Lindolfo Delgado 142.6 vs. Gustavo David Vittori 145.2
Venue: The Hangar OC County Fair & Event Center, Costa
Mesa, Calif
Promoter: Top Rank
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Unified Super
Bantamweight World Champion Stephen Fulton Jr. Takes On
Former Unified Champion Danny Roman June 4 In
Minneapolis |
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Unified WBC and WBO Super
Bantamweight World Champion Stephen Fulton Jr. will
battle former unified champion Danny Roman in a matchup
between two of the sport’s most consistently
crowd-pleasing fighters headlining action live on
SHOWTIME on Saturday, June 4 in a Premier Boxing
Champions event from The Armory in Minneapolis.
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On This Day: April 9 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Temecula, California:
Oscar Larios TKO'd Miguel Escamilla in the 10th round
to retain the Mexican Super Bantamweight Title.
1994, Reno, Nevada:
Tracy Harris Patterson won a 12 round UD over Richard
Duran to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker won a 12 round UD over Santos Cardona
to retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Buddy McGirt won a 12 round UD over Livingstone Bramble.
1992, Celano, Italy:
Gianfranco Rossi TKO'd Angel Hernandez in the 6th round
to retain the IBF Light Middleweight Title.
1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Carlos DeLeon in the 8th round
to unify the WBC, WBA, and IBF Cruiserweight Titles.
Meldrick Taylor TKO'd Ivan Gonzalez in the 5th round.
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Weights From Japan - DAZN |
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WBA/IBF middleweight
unification bout
Ryota Murata 160 vs. Gennadiy Golovkin 160
WBO flyweight title bout
Junto Nakatani 111.75 vs. Ryota Yamauchi 112
WBO Asia Pacific lightweight title bout
Shuichiro Yoshino 134.5 vs. Masayuki Ito 135
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Erickson Lubin vs.
Sebastian Fundora
Final Press Conference Quotes |
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Top super welterweight
contenders Erickson “Hammer” Lubin and Sebastian “The
Towering Inferno” Fundora squared off at the final press
conference Thursday before they meet for the Interim WBC
Super Welterweight Title this Saturday, April 9 live on
SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from The
Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio
Collection by Hilton.
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Unified Champ Mikaela
Mayer Ready
For Former Champ Jennifer Han |
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WBO/IBF junior lightweight
world champion Mikaela Mayer, the Southern California
native who is now one of the sport's top pound-for-pound
talents, is ready for her home region title defense.
Mayer will defend her belts against former featherweight
world champion Jennifer Han on Saturday evening at the
Orange County Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa,
California (ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET/7
p.m. PT).
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Luis Torres Expecting
Tough Fight vs. Irving Castillo In WCBS Lightweight
Tournament Final June 2 |
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“WCBS 4-Man Lightweight
Tournament” favorite and hometown hero, Luis “Koreano”
Torres (15-0, 10 KOs), is preparing for a very tough
fight with Irving “Poderoso” Castillo (12-2, 8 KOs) in
the June 2nd championship final for the vacant World
Boxing Council (WBC) Latino Lightweight Championship.
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Gervonta Davis vs.
Rolando Romero
Press Conference Quotes |
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Five-time world champion
Gervonta “Tank” Davis, boxing’s hottest attraction, and
unbeaten No. 1-ranked contender and mandatory challenger
Rolando Romero went face to face and chest-to-chest at a
hot-tempered press conference on Thursday to preview
their volatile matchup for Davis’s WBA Lightweight Title
taking place Saturday, May 28 on SHOWTIME PPV from
Barclays Center in Brooklyn headlining a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
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On This Day: April 8 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Kalasin, Thailand:
Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym TKO'd Gilberto Gonzalez in
the 5th round to win the WBA Flyweight Title.
Detroit, Michigan:
Uriah Grant TKO'd Thomas Hearns in the 2nd round to
retain the IBO Cruiserweight Title. Hearns injured his
ankle.
1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Roger Turner in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Oliver McCall won a 12 round UD over Larry Holmes to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Luis Santana retained the WBC Light Middleweight Title
when Terry Norris was DQ'd for hitting after the bell.
Norris lost the title to Santana by being DQ'd in their
previous bout. Finally in their 3rd bout Norris regained
the title by TKO'ing Santana in the 3rd round.
Bruce Seldon TKO'd Tony Tucker in the 7th round to win
the Vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.
Julio Cesar Chavez won a 12 round UD over Giovanni
Parisi to retain the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
1994, Tucaman, Argentina:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round UD over Ricardo Raul
Nunez to retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
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Five-Time
World Champion Gervonta Davis To Defend WBA Lightweight
Title Against Unbeaten Contender Rolando Romero At
Barclays Center May 28 |
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Big-time boxing returns to
Barclays Center in Brooklyn as five-time world champion
Gervonta “Tank” Davis, boxing’s hottest young
attraction, defends his lightweight title against
unbeaten No. 1-ranked contender and mandatory challenger
Rolando Romero on Saturday, May 28 headlining a SHOWTIME
PPV in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Zab Judah & Errol Spence
Jr.
Virtual Press Conference Quotes |
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Boxing legend Zab Judah
joined WBC and IBF World Champion Errol “The Truth”
Spence Jr. for a virtual press conference Wednesday as
the fighters discussed the undisputed championship and
previewed Spence’s upcoming welterweight championship
unification clash against WBA World Champion Yordenis
Ugas taking place Saturday, April 16 live on SHOWTIME
PPV from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas headlining a
Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Garcia vs. Tagoe Media
Workout Quotes |
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Fighters featured on the
DAZN broadcast on April 9th, treated San Antonio boxing
fans to a show as they each showed off their boxing
skills during their media workout today. The event was
streamed live on YouTube, hosted by Golden Boy Fight
Night's Beto Duran. Fighters featured at today's event
included the main event, Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18KOs) of
Victorville, CA, who makes his grand return to the ring
in a 12-round lightweight battle against the top-rated
Emmanuel “The Gameboy” Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs) of Accra,
Ghana.
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Las Vegas Native Nico
Ali Walsh Makes Hometown Debut On Oscar Valdez vs.
Shakur Stevenson Apr. 30 |
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Las Vegas native Nico Ali
Walsh, grandson of “The Greatest,” hopes to make a
statement for the hometown fans. Ali Walsh will fight
Denver’s Alejandro Ibarra in a four-round middleweight
attraction Saturday, April 30, at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena.
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Undefeated Swedish
Middleweight Prospect
Shady Gamhour Returns Apr. 29 To Las Vegas |
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Undefeated Swedish
middleweight prospect Shady Gamhour (12-0, 9 KOs)
returns to Las Vegas to fight there for the first time
since 2018, April 29th on the “Sons of Legends” card,
presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing in association
with Ares Entertainment, in The Theater at Virgin Hotels
in Las Vegas.
The main event is a 10-round match for the vacant WBC
USNBC heavyweight title between Kenzie “TCB” Morrison
(19-02,2, 17 KOs) and Hasim “Gold Blooded” Rahman (12-0,
6 KOs), respectively, the sons of past World Heavyweight
Champions Tommy “The Duke” Morrison and Hasim Rahman.
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On This Day: April 7 |
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ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Burbank, California,
USA:
Yory Boy Campas KO'd Rigoberto Placenia in the 2nd round
- WBC Mundo Hispano middleweight Title.
2001, MGM Grand, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA:
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round UD over Naseem
Hamed - Vacant IBO
Featherweight Title - Barrera deducted one point in 12th
for intentionally slamming Hamed's head into a
turnbuckle. I felt he should have been awarded a
point for this :-)
Fernando Velardez TKO'd Juan Carlos Ramirez in the 6th
round - Non Title.
Omar Sheika TKO'd Stephane Ouellet in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Jermaine Taylor TKO'd Kenny Stubbs in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Verona, New York, USA:
Terrance Cauthen won a 10 round UD over Jose Narvaez -
Non Title.
1998, Harrahs Casino, Cherokee,
North Carolina:
Antwun Echols TKO'd Kevin Tillman in the 8th round -
NABF , USBA Middleweight Titles.
Jimmy Thunder won a 10 round UD over Tim Witherspoon -
Non Title.
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Giyasov & Gomez Clash On
Canelo vs. Bivol May 7 Undercard |
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Shakhram Giyasov and
Christian Gomez will clash for the IBF North American
Welterweight title on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez
vs. Dmitry Bivol at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on
Saturday May 7, live on DAZN, excluding Latin America
and Mexico. In the U.S. & Canada, the event will be
offered exclusively on DAZN Pay-Per View (PPV).
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World Champion Eleider
Alvarez Returning
To Ring As Cruiserweight May 5 In Montreal |
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Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM)
held a virtual press conference this morning in Montreal
to announce the next installment of its popular “Boxing
Series,” co-promoted by GYM and Probellum, presented by
Mise-O-Jeu, on Thursday evening, May 5th, at the Cabaret
of Montréal Casino.
Former world light heavyweight champion Eleider “Storm”
Alvarez (25-2, 13 KOs) will return to the ring for the
first time in nearly two years but this time as a
cruiserweight. He will fight in an 8-round bout against
an opponent to be announced this week.
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Fury vs. Whyte Undercard
Revealed As Capacity Increase Confirmed For Wembley
Stadium April 23 |
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The undercard for Tyson
Fury's WBC/Lineal/Ring Magazine Heavyweight Championship
of the World collision with challenger Dillian Whyte on
Saturday, April 23 is now in place, headed up by a
return to the ring for the British junior lightweight
champion, Anthony “The Apache” Cacace.
Additionally, it has been confirmed that 4,000
additional tickets now set to go on sale tomorrow making
Fury-Whyte the record-breaking sporting event to be held
at Wembley Stadium connected by EE.
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Successful Weekend For
DiBella Quintet |
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On the heels of the major
announcement that George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney
will meet in a unification showdown for the undisputed
lightweight world championship later this year, DiBella
Entertainment’s roster picked up five wins this past
weekend across the globe.
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Sebastian Fundora
Training Camp Quotes |
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Unbeaten 154-pound
contender Sebastián “The Towering Inferno” Fundora talks
about reaching his peak as a fighter heading into his
anticipated clash against Erickson “Hammer” Lubin as the
two rising stars meet for the Interim WBC Super
Welterweight Title headlining live on SHOWTIME Saturday,
April 9 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the
Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio
Collection by Hilton.
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On This Day: April 6 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Nelson KO'd Ezra Sellers in the 8th round - WBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Harry Simon won a 12 round UD over Armand Krajnc - WBO
Middleweight Title.
2001, Grosseto, Italy:
Yawe Davis KO'd Neil Simpson in the 3rd round - Vacant
European (EBU) Light Heavyweight Title.
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico:
Kermin Guardia won a 12 round UD over Juan Keb Baas -
WBO Minimumweight Title.
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Frank Toledo won a 12 round UD over Mbulelo Botile - IBF
Featherweight Title.
Mohamad Abdulaev won a 4 round UD over Mahan Washington
- Pro Debut for Abdulaev.
2000, Worley, Idaho:
Eliecer Castillo won a 10 round UD over Frankie Swindell
- Non Title.
Zuri Lawrence won a 10 round UD over Mike Sedillo - Non
Title.
1996, Hannover, Germany:
Dariusz Michalczewski TKO'd Asluddin Umarov in the 5th
round - WBO Light .
Heavyweight Title
1993, Rochester, New York:
Oscar De La Hoya won an 8 round UD over Mike Grable -
Non Title.
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Felix Trinidad &
Yordenis Ugas
Virtual Press Conference Quotes |
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Boxing legend Felix “Tito”
Trinidad joined WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis
Ugas for a virtual press conference Monday as the
fighters discussed their journeys to boxing glory and
previewed Ugas’ upcoming welterweight championship
unification clash against WBC and IBF champion Errol
“The Truth” Spence Jr. taking place Saturday, April 16
live on SHOWTIME PPV from AT&T Stadium in Arlington,
Texas headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Heavyweight Contender
Jerry Forrest Steps In To Face Two-time World Title
Challenger Kubrat Pulev |
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Triller Fight Club has
announced that heavyweight contender Jerry ‘The Slugger’
Forrest, (26-4-2, 20 KOs), of Newport News, VA will now
face two-time world title challenger Kubrat ‘The Cobra’
Pulev (28-2 14 KOs), over ten rounds at the ‘Lineage of
Greatness’ event set for Saturday, May 14 at the Forum
in Los Angeles. The hard-throwing southpaw, Forrest,
replaces Andrey Fedesov who was previously scheduled to
face Pulev.
Forrest returns to battle following a hotly contested
split-decision draw against top-rated heavyweight
contender Michael Hunter on December 2, 2021 at the
Hammerstein Ballroom
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Sam Maxwell Lands IBO
World Title
Shot At Probellum Liverpool Event |
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Sam Maxwell hopes to walk
in the footsteps of Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton by
winning the IBO super-lightweight world title later this
month.
The 33-year-old faces Alejandro Meneses at Probellum
Liverpool on April 22 on a massive night of world
championship boxing in one of Britain’s boxing hotbeds.
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Christian Carto Back In
Action Against Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini On April 29
At The 2300 Arena |
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Popular Philadelphia
bantamweight Christian Carto will headline a King's
Promotions event on Friday night, April 29th when he
takes on Ernesto Sebastian Franzolini in an eight-round
bout at The 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.
Carto of Philadelphia is 18-1 with 12 knockouts. The 25
year-old Carto is a six-year professional. Carto, who
brings a large and enthusiastic fan base, has wins over
Alonso Melendez (14-1) and James Smith (12-1). In his
last bout, Carto returned to the ring after a
two-and-a-half year hiatus with a first round stoppage
over Yeison Vargas on September 10, 2021 at The 2300
Arena.
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On This Day: April 5 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Vince Phillips - WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Wayne Elcock won a 12 round UD over Anthony Farnell -
WBU Middleweight Title.
Junior Witter TKO'd Jurgen Haeck in the 4th round -
European (EBU-EU) Light Welterweight Title.
Leipzig, Germany:
Markus Beyer won a 12 round SD over Eric Lucas - WBC
Super Middleweight Title.
1998, Newcastle, New South
Wales, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Calvin Grove in the 1st round - Non
Title
Kevin Kelly TKO'd Nico Toriri in the 7th round - PABA
Light Middleweight Title.
1997, Temba, NWP, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round SD over Kennedy McKinney -
IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
David Tua TKO'd Oleg Maskaev in the 11th round - WBC
Intl. Heavyweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Paul Denard in the 4th round - Non
Title.
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Francisco De Assis in the 1st round
- Non Title.
Robbie Peden TKO'd Willeson Spann in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
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Billy’s Boxing Blog
Q & A With Gabriel Rosado |
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By William Trillo
This Saturday April 9 from The Alamodome in San Antonio,
Texas on The Golden Boy card streamed on DAZN, Super
Middleweight Gabriel Rosado (26-14-1, 15 KO’s) will face
Shane Mosley Jr. (17-4, 10 KO’s). Riding on a wave of
exciting performances Rosado is ready to prove he is
still a viable contender. Recently Rosado has been in a
Fight of the Year type fight versus Jaime Munguia as
well as a KO of the Year performance against the then
undefeated Bektemir Melikuziev. We had a chance to speak
with Rosado about his upcoming fights as well as his
plans for the future. Check out what Gabe had to say.
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All Star Boxing’s
Knockout Show:
Manuelian & Mondragon Get KO Wins |
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Photos: William Trillo
Battle of the Rising Stars was on full display at the
Commerce Casino in Commerce, California this past
Saturday night. Ed Holmes All Star Promotions presented
eight professional boxing matches which delighted fans
for the intensity of every bout, which ended in knockout
or stoppage.
In the main event of the evening, hot prospect Armand
Manuelian (3-0, 3 KO’s) punished Mario Aguirre (3-16-1,
2 KO’s) to earn his 3rd win in as many fights. The
undefeated Manuelian caught Aguirre with a devastating
left hook at the end of round one that sent Aguirre
reeling to the canvas. The bell saved Aguirre and he
recovered on his stool.
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On This Day: April 4 |
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ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Clermont Ferrand, France:
Salim Medjkoune won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo
Gigliotti - WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Mahyar Monshipour TKO'd German Guartos in the 3rd round
- European (EBU) Super Bantamweight Title.
Uncasville, Connecticut:
Monte Barrett won a 10 round SD over Robert Wiggins -
Non Title.
Glen Johnson and Daniel Judah fought to a 10 round DRAW
- Non Title.
2002, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Scott Pemberton TKO'd Lloyd Bryan in the 3rd round -
Vacant WBO NABO Super Middleweight Title.
Peter Manfredo Jr. won an 8 round UD over Grady Brewer -
Non Title.
2001, Jakarta, Indonesia:
Chris John TKO'd Fernando Montilla in the 7th round -
Non Title.
1996, Udonthani, Thailand:
Samson Dutch Boy Gym KO'd Luis Sosa in the 1st round -
WBF Super Flyweight Title.
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DeLeon Destroys Herrera
In Triumphant Return
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Detroit’s undefeated
lightweight Erick DeLeon (20-0-1, 12 KOs) made a highly
impressive return to the ring tonight (April 2, 2022)
against Barranquilla, Colombia’s Hevinson Herrera
(27-20-1, 21 KOs).
Fighting in the main event of Salita Promotions’ Detroit
Brawl event in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford
Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, MI,
DeLeon took about a minute to size up the South American
before moving in with a blistering two-fisted assault
that left Herrera down for the count at 2:48 of round
one.
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On This Day: April 3 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Dennis Holbaek Pederson in the 6th
round to retain the WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Michael Stewart
to win the IBF Light Welterweight (Interim) Title.
Bremen, Germany:
Daruisz Michalczweski TKO'd Muslim Biarslanov in the 7th
round to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
1998, Tijuana, Mexico:
Erik Morales TKO'd Remigio Daniel Molina in the 6th
round to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Bayom, Puerto Rico:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Mahenge Zulu in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Frankie Liles won a 12 round UD over Andrej Shlalikov to
retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Freddy Norwood won a 12 round UD over Antonio Cermeno to
win the Vacant WBA Featherweight Title.
Jorge Eliecer Julio TKO'd Daniel Jimenez in the 9th
round to retain the WBO Bantamweight Title.
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All Star Boxing Returns
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By William Trillo
After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, promoter Ed
Holmes is bringing back his long time "Battle Of The
Rising Stars" promotion to the Los Angeles area tonight,
April 2nd, at The Commerce Casino. The local fights were
a staple in So Cal for 20 years before it was hit with
the shutdown. Now back and ready to go Holmes promises a
full night of action packed boxing in what is expected
to be a full house.
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