By William Trillo &
Albert Castillo
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Super featherweight Andrew Cancio (21-4-2, 16 KO’s) left
no room for doubt in this rematch with Alberto Machado
(21-2, 17 KO’s). From the onset Cancio had the look of a
determined Champion on his face. In the early moments of
round one it also appeared that Machado had the title on
his mind. In fact Machado may have won the first round.
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Undefeated Super
Welterweight Prospect Sebastian Fundora Scores TKO Over
Manuel Zepeda
Photos: Dave Mandel -
SHOWTIME
Undefeated prospect Sebastian Fundora used his
five-and-a-half-inch height advantage to cruise to
victory Friday night in his first ShoBox: The New
Generation appearance, forcing a TKO stoppage of Manuel
Zepeda after four rounds from WinnaVegas Casino in
Sloan, Iowa. Click
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Weights From
Philadelphia
Anvar Yunusov 126.3 vs.
Angel Luna 125.5
Colby Madison 236.6 vs. Robert Simms 227.4
Hector Mercado 148.3 vs. Paul Kroll 151.5
Lionell Tidwell 122.3 vs. Rasheen Brown 122.6
Jonathan Torres 118.6 vs. Hugo Rodriguez 117.6
James Martin 145.7 vs. Kashon Hutchinson 144.8
Weusi Johnson 127.8 vs. Kevin Asmat 130.7
Khainell Wheeler 167.2 vs. Tywaski Hendrix 166.7
Promoter: King’s Promotions
Venue: 2300 Arena
Eddie Gomez Explosive In
Stopping
Saul Corral In Two Rounds
Split-T Management's
welterweight contender Eddie Gomez won his 3rd straight
bout as he annihilated Saul Corral in two rounds of
their scheduled 10-round bout at The Ocean Casino Resort
in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
In round two, Gomez dropped Corral with a hard right.
Seconds later, it was a crushing double-left to the body
that sent Corral to the canvas. Corral was hurt, and
then a clipping left sent him down for a 3rd time. Gomez
ended the fight with a devastating flurry of punches
that had the referee stop the bout as Corral was falling
for a 4th and final time at 1:55.
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Erickson Lubin Training
Camp Quotes
Hard hitting super
welterweight Erickson “Hammer” Lubin discussed his
upcoming showdown and more from training camp as he
prepares to take on France’s Zakaria Attou in a WBC
title elimination bout in the co-main event Saturday,
June 29 live on SHOWTIME from NRG Arena in Houston,
Texas.
The broadcast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and is
headlined by unbeaten top middleweight Jermall Charlo
battling contender Brandon Adams in a 12-round showdown.
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On This Day: June 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Pedro Alcazar in the 6th round to
win the WBO Super Flyweight Title. (Alcazar Passed away
two days later due to un-detected brain injury)
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round UD over Erik
Morales to win the WBC Featherweight Title.
Miguel Cotto TKO'd Justin Juuko in the 5th round. 1996, Dortmund, Germany:
Michael Moorer won a 12 round SD over Axel Schulz to win
the Vacant IBF Heavyweight Title. 1991, London, England:
Chris Eubank won a 12 round MD over Michael Watson to
retain the WBO Middleweight Title. 1979, New York City, New York:
Larry Holmes TKO'd Mike Weaver in the 12th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title. 1938, Bronx, New York:
Joe Louis KO'd Max Schmeling in the 1st round to retain
the World Heavyweight Title. One of the Sports All-Time
most Famed Events. 1937, Chicago, Illinois:
Joe Louis KO'd Jim Braddock in the 8th round to win the
NBA Heavyweight Title.
Jermell Charlo vs. Jorge
Cota Fight
Week Media Workout Quotes
Former world champion
Jermell Charlo and hard hitting Jorge Cota took part in
a media workout Thursday as they near their main event
showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX
and FOX Deportes this Sunday night from Mandalay Bay
Events Center in Las Vegas.
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Weight From Indio, Ca. - DAZN
Andrew Cancio 130 vs.
Alberto Machado 129.8
(WBA Super Featherweight Title)
Angel Acosta 108 vs. Elwin Soto
(WBO Light Flyweight Title)
Venue: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Calif
Promoter: Golden Boy
Weights From Sloan, Iowa
- ShoBox
Sebastian Fundora 152.75
vs. Manuel Zepeda 152.25
Michel Rivera 134.5 vs. Rene Giron 135
Yeis Solano 134.5 vs. Elias Araujo 133.75
Venue: WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa
Promoter: Sampson Boxing
Undisputed Middleweight
Champion Claressa
Shields Sustains Minor Injury In Training;
Ivana Habazin Fight To Be Rescheduled For Fall
A minor injury in training
has forced undisputed middleweight world champion
Claressa Shields to suspend training and postpone her
bid to become the fastest fighter in boxing history,
male or female, to become a three-division world
champion.
Shields injured her knee doing roadwork early this week,
while preparing to take on former world champion Ivana
Habazin for the vacant WBO Super Welterweight
Championship on Saturday, August 17, at the Dort Federal
Event Center in Shields’ hometown of Flint, Mich., and
televised live nationally on SHOWTIME.
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Gervonta Davis Baltimore
Press Conference Quotes
Baltimore-native and
two-time super featherweight world champion Gervonta
“Tank’ Davis greeted fans in his hometown Wednesday at
an open to the public press conference at the Mondawmin
Mall as he previewed his upcoming title defense against
Ricardo Núñez Saturday, July 27 live on SHOWTIME from
Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
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World-Ranked Junior
Middleweight Thomas LaManna Headlines On July 20 At The
Carousel
Room At The Showboat Hotel In Atlantic City
World-Ranked junior
middleweight contender Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna will
be back in action on Saturday, July 20th at The brand
new Carousel Room inside the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic
City.
LaManna will headline a massive 10-bout card that is
promoted by Rising Star Promotions.
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On This Day: June 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Los Angeles,
California:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Vitali Klitschko in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title. Fight stopped due to
severe cut over Klitschko's eye. 1997, Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida:
Charles Brewer TKO'd Gary Ballard in the 5th round to
win the Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Nana Konadu TKO'd Daorung Chuvatana in the 7th Round to
regain the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Uriah Grant won a 12 round MD over Adopho Washington to
win the IBF Cruiserweight Title. 1980, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Salvador Sanchez TKO'd Danny Lopez in the 14th round to
retain the WBC Featherweight Title. 1940, Portland, Maine:
Henry Armstrong TKO'd Paul Junior in the 3rd round to
Retain the World Welterweight Title. 1932, Long Island City, New York:
Jack Sharkey won a 15 round SD over Max Schmeling to win
the NBA World Heavyweight Title.
Jim Braddock won a 5 round decision over Vincent Parrile
in the Walk out bout after Sharkey/Schmeling.
Sulecki: "Andrade Is A
Weak Middleweight"
Sulecki (28-1 11 KOs)
travels to the champion’s backyard for his first World
title challenge as Andrade (27-0 17 KOs) puts his strap
on the line for the second time.
The Pole landed the clash having seen off Gabriel Rosado
in a wild clash for the WBO International title in
Philadelphia in March, where he floored Rosado in the
first and eighth rounds but then hit the canvas twice in
the ninth before winning on points after ten.
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Jermall Charlo Houston
Media Workout Quotes
Unbeaten interim WBC
Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo hosted a media
workout Wednesday as he prepares for his title defense
against Brandon Adams in the main event live on SHOWTIME
Saturday, June 29 from NRG Arena in Charlo’s hometown of
Houston.
Charlo last fought in Houston in 2012 in just his ninth
professional fight and will be headlining in his
hometown for the first time on June 29.
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Kazuto Ioka Stops Aston
Palicte In 10th
Round To Become 4-Division World Champ
History was made today in
Japan as local favorite Kazuto Ioka, (24-2, 14 KOs)
stopped his Filipino challenger, "Mighty" Aston Palicte,
(25-3-1, 21 KOs) midway through the 10th round to
capture the vacant World Boxing Organization's (WBO)
junior bantamweight title, and become the first Japanese
boxer to be world champion in four different weight
classes.
Brandon Adams Training
Camp Quotes
Middleweight contender
Brandon Adams has been working hard at The Wild Card Gym
in Hollywood, California as he prepares for the biggest
fight of his career when he takes on unbeaten interim
WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo, on Saturday
June 29 at NRG Arena in Houston and live on SHOWTIME (9
p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
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On This Day: June 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Juan Cabrera in the 4th round
to win the WBO NABO Featherweight Title. 1981, London, England:
Alexis Arguello won a 15 round UD over Jim Watt to win
the WBC Lightweight Title. 1980, Montreal, Canada:
Roberto Duran won a 15 round UD over Sugar Ray Leonard
to win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Trevor Berbick KO'd John Tate in the 9th round. 1975, Inglewood, California:
Ruben Olivares TKO'd Bobby Chacon in the 2nd round to
win the WBC Featherweight Title. 1966, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Carlos Ortiz TKO'd Johnny Bizzarro in the 12th round to
retain the WBC and WBA Lightweight Title. 1960, New York, New York:
Floyd Patterson KO'd Ingemar Johansson in the 5th round
to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. 1940, Bronx, New York:
Joe Louis TKO'd Arturo Godoy in the 8th round to retain
the World Heavyweight Title.
Top
Prospects Sebastian Fundora & Manuel Zepeda Talk
Training Camp Ahead Of June 21 ShoBox Main Event
Undefeated super
welterweights Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora
and Manuel “Baby” Zepeda are ready to clash in the main
event of a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader this
Friday, June 21, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from
WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.
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Blair Cobbs Returns To
The Ring This Friday,
June 21 At Fantasy Springs Casino In Indo, CA
Undefeated NABF (Junior)
welterweight prospect, Blair "The Flair" Cobbs (10-0-1,
6 KOs), who is managed by Greg Hannley of Prince Ranch
Boxing and is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, returns
to the ring this Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Fantasy
Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, CA. Cobbs will face
Robert Redmon Jr. (7-1-2, 6 KOs) in an 8-round bout
shown live on DAZN as the opening bout of the telecast.
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On This Day: June 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott Harrison TKO'd William Abelyan in the 3rd round to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title. Carson, California:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Paulie in the 10th round.
Jermain Taylor TKO'd Raul Marquez in the 9th round. to
Win the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title.
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO'd Francisco Tejedor in the 1st
round. 1999, Miami, Florida:
Joel Casamayor won a 12 round UD over Antonio Hernandez
to win the WBA Super Featherweight (Interim) Title. 1993, San Diego, California:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Maurice Blocker in the 2nd round to
win the IBF Welterweight Title.
Terry Norris TKO'd Troy Waters in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title. 1946, Bronx, New York (Yankee Stadium):
Joe Louis KO'd Billy Conn in the 8th round of their
rematch to retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Punch Out In Pico Rivera
By Albert Castillo
Photos: William Trillo
And the party continued in Pico Rivera last Saturday
night with Red Boxing Promotions hosting a number of
fights for up and comers. These young fighters did not
disappoint as they came ready to slug it out to climb
the proverbial ladder to stardom.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kean Took His Revenge;
Stops Carman In The Third Round
By Daniel Cloutier
SHAWINIGAN - The heavyweight Simon Kean promised to his
fans to take his revenge on the boxer Dillon Carman… and
he kept his promise Saturday evening in the ring of the
Shawinigan Arena.
Kean attacked with rage in the third round, he provoked
a knockdown with a great left hook on the chin. And few
seconds after, he attacked again with rage, Carman
looked in serious trouble, and the referee intervened to
stop the bout and declare Kean big winner.
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Caleb Plant Las Vegas
Media Roundtable Quotes
Undefeated IBF Super
Middleweight World Champion Caleb "Sweethands" Plant
hosted a Las Vegas media breakfast roundtable Saturday
morning as he discussed his upcoming title defense
Saturday, July 20 against unbeaten Mike Lee in the main
event of FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX and FOX Deportes
from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Parker Meets Leapai In
Rhode Island June 29
Joseph Parker will face
Alex Leapai on his return to action at the Dunkin’
Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday
June 29 live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the
UK.
Parker (25-2 19 KOs) returned to action in December with
a third round KO win in Christchurch following two huge
fights in the UK, first taking on Anthony Joshua in a
unification blockbuster in Cardiff in March 2018 and
then shared 12 rollercoaster rounds with Dillian Whyte
in London in July.
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On This Day: June 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Del Mar, California:
Brian Viloria TKO'd Francisco Soto in the 5th round to
win the WBC Youth Flyweight Title. 1999, Fayetteville, North Carolina:
Larry Holmes TKO'd James "Bonecrusher" Smith in the 8th
round to win the Vacant Legends of Boxing Heavyweight
Title.
Greg Page TKO'd Tim Witherspoon in the 7th round.
Billy Costello won a 10 round SD over Juan LaPorte. 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana:
James Toney TKO'd Freddie Delgado in the 5th round to
win the Vacant WBU Light heavyweight Title. 1993, Newcastle, NSW, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Robert Rivera in the 1st round. 1989, Stateline, Nevada:
Tony Lopez TKO'd Tyrone Jackson in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Rocky Lockridge KO'd Mike Zena in the 8th round.
Fury The Entertainer
Defeats Schwarz In 2
By Librado Andrade
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
Heavyweight Tyson Fury (28-0-1, 20 KO’s) did his best
Apollo Creed imitation as he entered the ring against
Tom Schwarz (24-1, 16 KO’s). It was an easy fight for
Fury but he kept it entertaining before he stopped
Schwarz by a second round TKO.
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Darmani Rock Remains
Undefeated With
Knockout Over Raymond Ochieng In Jacksonville
On Friday, June 14th, Roc
Nation Sports heavyweight boxer Darmani Rock (16-0, 11
KOs) defeated Raymond Ochieng (26-24, 21 KOs) in his
competitor’s home state of Florida at the Maxwell Snyder
Armory in Jacksonville. The defeat came by way of
knockout in the second round as Rock served Ochieng a
crushing right hand body shot.
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On This Day: June 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Seoul, Korea:
Yo Sam Choi KO'd Chart Kiapetch in the 5th round to
retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title. Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Luiz Freitas in the 1st round
to retain the WBO Super Bantamweight Title
Agapito Sanchez TKO'd Gerardo Martinez in the 11th round
to win the WBC Fecarbox Super Bantamweight Title. Bell Gardens, California:
Jose Luis Castillo won a 12 round MD over Stevie
Johnston to win the WBC Lightweight title. 2000 Upset of
the Year. Los Angeles, California:
Shane Mosley won a 12 round SD over Oscar De La Hoya to
win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Diego Corrales KO'd Justin Juuko in the 10th round to
win the IBA Super Featherweight Title.
Erik Morales KO'd Mike Juarez in the 3rd round. 1997, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
John Ruiz TKO'd Ray Anis in the 1st round to retain the
NABF Heavyweight Title. 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Riddick Bowe KO'd Jorge Luis Gonzalez in the 6th round
to retain the WBO Heavyweight Title.
Angel Ruiz Scores
Another First Round KO Win
By Barbara Pinnella
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Thompson Boxing Promotions’ Path to Glory took place at
the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. The main
event of the evening was a fight scheduled for eight
rounds in the welterweight division, and featured Angel
Ruiz (14-0, 11 KOs) going up against Miguel Zamudio
(43-13-1, 27 KOs).
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Tyson Fury Blows Away
Schwarz In 2 Rounds
Photos: Mikey Williams -
Top Rank
Tyson Fury came to Las Vegas. He fought. He conquered.
Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs), the lineal heavyweight world
champion, defended his title for the fourth time via
second-round TKO over previously undefeated German
challenger Tom Schwarz (24-1, 16 KOs) at MGM Grand
Garden Arena.
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Golden Boy Hollywood
Results
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Seniesa Estrada (17-0, 7 KO’s) stopped Gretchen Abaniel
(18-11, 6 KO’s) inside of 4 rounds as Abaniel was unable
to continue. That was the third loss in a row for
Gretchen which makes one wonder how she was a viable
opponent for Estrada who was fighting (term used
loosely) to retain her World Boxing Council Silver
Female Light Flyweight Title. Click
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On This Day: June 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Hermosillo, Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo KO'd Sung-Ho Yuh in the 1st round to
retain the WBC Lightweight Title. Budapest, Hungary:
Artur Grigorian won a 12 round UD over Aldo Nazareno
Rios to retain the WBO Lightweight Title.
Julio Pablo Chacon TKO'd Istvan Kovacs in the 6th round
to win the WBO Featherweight Title. Cincinnati, Ohio:
Tim Austin TKO'd Steve Dotse in the 6th round to retain
the IBF Bantamweight Title.
Felix Machado won a 12 round UD over Mauricio Pastrana
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title. 2000, Indio, California:
Antonio Diaz won a 12 round UD over Omar Weis to win the
IBA Light Welterweight Title.
Antonio Margarito TKO'd David Kamau in the 2nd round to
win the WBO NABO Welterweight Title.
Julio Diaz TKO'd Gustavo Cuello in the 5th round. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Lazcano TKO'd Wilfredo Vazquez in the 9th round to
win the Vacant NABF Lightweight Title. 1996, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
Larry Holmes (in one of his comebacks) scored a one
punch KO over Anthony Willis in the 8th round.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kean Determined To Take Revenge;
Carman Believes He Will End Kean’s Boxing Career
By Daniel Cloutier
SHAWINIGAN - The Canadian heavyweight Simon Kean is
clearly determined to take his revenge on Dillon Carman.
This rematch will be presented Saturday evening at the
Gervais Auto Centre Arena in Shawinigan.
In October 2018 at the Videotron Centre in Québec,
Carman (14-4-0), a boxer from Toronto, became the first
fighter to beat Kean (16-1-0) in pro boxing. He won this
bout by KO in the fourth round. In this fight, Carman
hurt his opponent several times.
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3-Time, 2-Division World
Champion
Jose Antonio Rivera Goes Out On Top
Three-time, two-division
world champion "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera concluded
his remarkable 26 ½-year professional boxing career last
night, winning a hard fought, eight-round split decision
over Travis "Sweet Feet" Scott, in the "Quest For 50"
main event at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. Click
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Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN+, ESPN2
Tyson Fury 263 vs. Tom
Schwarz 245.5
Jesse Hart 174 vs. Sullivan Barrera 173.5
Andy Vences 129 vs. Albert Bell 129
Mikaela Mayer 130.2 vs. Lizbeth Crespo 131
Isaac Lowe 124.6 vs. Duarn Vue 123.8
Cem Kilic 168 vs. Martez McGregor 166.5
Sonny Conto 214.4 vs. Daniel Infante 221.5
Guido Vianello 238 vs. Keenan Hickman 268.5
Peter Kadiru 233 vs. Juan Torres 258.
Venue: MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
On This Day: June 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Elk Grove Village,
Illinois:
Omar Sheika won a 10 round UD over Manu Ntoh.
Chris Thomas TKO'd Rich LaMontagne in the 2nd round. 1996, Sendai, Japan:
Rosendo Alvarez won a 12 round MD over Eric Chavez to
retain the WBA Minimumweight Title.
General Santos City, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Bert Batiller in the 4th round. Jacksonville, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Eric Lucas in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Kevin Kelley KO'd Derrick Gainer in the 8th round to
retain
the WBU Featherweight Title.
Keith Mullings TKO'd Anthony Bradley in the 3rd round. 1991, San Antonio, Texas:
Robert Quiroga won a 12 round UD over Akeem Anifowoshe
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title (1991 Fight of
the Year Ring Magazine)
Welcome Ncita won a 12 round UD over Hurley Snead to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Mark Deluca vs. Brandon
Brewer Added To
Andrade vs. Sulecki On June 29 In Providence, RI
Murphys Boxing is proud to
announce NABA super welterweight champion, Mark DeLuca
(23-1, 13 KOs) will face undefeated Canadian contender,
Brandon Brewer (23-0-1, 11 KOs) on the undercard of the
middleweight world championship bout between Demetrius
Andrade and Maciej Sulecki live on DAZN on Saturday,
June 29th in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Weights From Riga,
Latvia - DAZN
Mairis Briedis 198.1 vs.
Krzysztof Glowacki 197.5
(WBC/WBO cruiserweight titles)
(WBSS Cruiserweight Semifinal)
Yunier Dorticos 199.3 vs. Andrew Tabiti 199.3
(IBF Interim Cruiserweight Title)
(WBSS Cruiserweight Semifinal)
Angel Ruiz, 146.4 lbs. vs.
Miguel Zamudio, 147 lbs. (8-rounds)
Richard Brewart, 153 lbs. vs. Antonio Durate, 153.2 lbs.
(6-rounds)
Mario Hernandez, 116.4 lbs. vs. Victor Trejo Garcia,
116.2 lbs. (6-rounds)
Oscar Torrez, 216.7 lbs. vs. Siala Siligia, 273.8 lbs.
(4-rounds)
Tito Sanchez, 131.6 lbs. vs. Pedro Melo, 131.4 lbs.
(4-rounds)
Promoter: Thompson Boxing Promotions
Venue: Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, Ca.
On This Day: June 14
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Madgeburg, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over David Starie to retain
the IBF and WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Oktay Urkal won a 12 round UD over Eamonn Magee to
retain the European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title. 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 10 round UD over Tony Pep.
Lamon Brewster KO'd Louis Monaco in the 2nd round.
Cory Spinks won a 6 round UD over Abraham Bruno. 1997, Cebu, Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa KO'd Seung-Koo Lee in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title. San Antonio, Texas:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 round SD over Anatoly
Alexandrov to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya KO'd David Kamau in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won an 8 round UD over Jose Rodriguez.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 6 round UD over Larry
O'Shields.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Ask The “Expert”?
By William Trillo
You know that newly crowned heavyweight champion Andy
Ruiz Jr. has really shook up the world when thriving
internet websites like www.melmagazine.com reach out to
yours truly to explain one of the biggest upsets in the
heavyweight division since Tyson vs. Douglas. Click Here For Full Blog
Jason Quigley To Defend
NABF Middleweight Championship Against Tureano Johnson
July 18 At Fantasy Springs
Undefeated Irish contender
Jason Quigley (16-0, 12 KOs) will return to the ring to
defend his NABF Middleweight Title against battle-tested
Tureano Johnson (20-2-1, 14 KOs) in the 10-round main
event of the July 18 edition of the Golden Boy DAZN
Thursday Night Fights at Fantasy Springs Casino in
Indio, Calif. The fights will be streamed live on
RingTV.com and on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy
Fight Night Page beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m.
PT. The series will also be available on regional sports
networks around the nation.
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On This Day: June 13
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Seoul, Korea:
In Joo Cho KO'd Pone Saengmorakot in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title. 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Freddie Norwood TKO'd Genaro Rios in the 8th round to
win the WBA Featherweight Title. El Paso, Texas:
Cesar Bazan won a 12 round SD over Stevie Jihnston to
win the WBC Lightweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Patrick Charpentier in the 3rd
round to retain the WBC Welterweight Title. 1997, Oberhausen, Germany:
Darius Michaelczewski won a 12 round UD over Vigil Hill
to win the WBA, and IBF Light Heavyweight, and retain
the WBO Light Heavyweight Titles.
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Paul Ashley in the 2nd round. 1992, Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Jose Montiel in the 2nd
round to retain the Mexican Super Flyweight Title. Portland, Maine:
Joey Gamache TKO'd Chil-Sung Chun in the 9th round to
win the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
Tyson Fury Media Workout
Quotes
The undefeated lineal
heavyweight champion of the world — Tyson Fury AKA "The
Gypsy King" — put on a show Tuesday afternoon in Las
Vegas at the media workout to promote Saturday's title
defense against Tom Schwarz at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
In the co-feature, former two-time super middleweight
world title challenger Jesse "Hollywood" Hart will make
his light heavyweight debut versus longtime contender
Sullivan Barrera.
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Promising Welterweight
Angel Ruiz
Makes Headlining Debut This Friday
Unbeaten welterweight
prospect Angel Ruiz (13-0, 10 KOs), who has won his last
four contests by knockout, makes his headlining debut
this Friday on "Path to Glory" against veteran Miguel
Zamudio (43-12-1, 27 KOs).
The 8-round main event originates from the Doubletree
Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
For the first time in his career, Ruiz, 21, faces a
quality veteran that may pose problems for the young
southpaw.
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Undisputed Middleweight
Champion Claressa Shields Fights To Become
Three-Division World Champion In Hometown Debut Against
Ivana Habazin August 17
Undisputed middleweight
world champion Claressa Shields will aim to make history
by becoming the fastest fighter in boxing, male or
female, to become a three-division world champion when
she takes on former world champion Ivana Habazin
Saturday, August 17 live on SHOWTIME. The showdown for
the vacant WBO Junior Middleweight Title headlines a
SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION telecast at 9 p.m.
ET/PT from Dort Federal Event Center in Shields’
hometown of Flint, Mich. The vacant WBC Women’s Diamond
Super Welterweight Championship will also be on the line
in Shields’ first professional fight in her hometown.
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Yafai Defends WBA Super
Flyweight Title
Against Jimenez In Providence On June 29
Kal Yafai will defend his
WBA World Super-Flyweight title against Norbelto Jimenez
on Saturday June 29 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in
Providence, Rhode Island, live on DAZN in the US and on
Sky Sports in the UK.
Yafai (25-0 15 KOs) puts his title on the line for the
fifth time and the Birmingham star returns to action
following a points win over Israel Gonzalez in Monte
Carlo in November. The unbeaten champion makes his
second appearance on American soil after forcing David
Carmona to retire after dominating the Mexican over
seven rounds.
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On This Day: June 12
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Carlos Wilfredo
Vilches to retain the WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Kennedy McKinney won a 6 round UD over David Moreno. 1988, Ravenna, Italy:
Sumba Kalambay won a 12 round UD over Robbie Sims to
retain the WBA Middlweight Title. 1999, Indio, California:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Angel Aldama.
Antonio Margarito won an 8 round SD over Danny Perez. Wilmington, Massachusetts:
Byron Mitchell TKO'd Frankie Liles in the 11th round to
win the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
John Ruiz TKO'd Fernely Feliz in the 7th round to retain
the NABA Heavyweight Title. 1998, Uncasville, Connecticut:
Corrie Sanders TKO'd Bobby Czyz in the 2nd round to
retain the WBU Heavyweight Title. 1989, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns fought to a 12 round
Draw in a WBC and WBO Super Middleweight Title bout.
Gassiev Makes
Heavyweight Debut
Against Dawejko On July 29
Murat Gassiev will make his
long-awaited Heavyweight debut against Joey Dawejko on
Saturday July 29 at College Park Center in Arlington,
Texas, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the
UK.
Gassiev has made the move up to join the big guns
following an impressive run at Cruiserweight where his
reign as IBF champion began when he ripped the title
from Denis Lebedev in December 2012 and then stopping
Krzystof Wlodarczyk and WBA champion Yuniel Dorticos in
thrilling fashion to reach the final of the World Boxing
Super Series.
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Shakur Stevenson To Face
Hairon Socarras
July 13 At Prudential Center
Shakur Stevenson, born and
raised in Newark, New Jersey, and closing in on a world
title shot, is coming home. Stevenson, a 2016 U.S.
Olympic silver medalist and the WBO No. 1 featherweight
contender, will face fellow unbeaten Hairon Socarras in
the 10-round main event Saturday, July 13 at Prudential
Center, home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.
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On This Day: June 11
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Mikkel Kessler TKO'd Andre Thysse in the 11th round to
retain the WBC International Super Middleweight Title. 2000, Tokyo, Japan:
Takanori Hatakeyama TKO'd Gilberto Serrano in the 8th
round to win the WBA Lightweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Tom Johnson TKO'd Benny Amparo in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title. 1992, Bilbao, Spain:
Rodolfo Blanco won a 12 round UD over Dave McAuley to
win the IBF Flyweight Title. 1989, Chunan, Korea:
Myung Woo Yuh won a 12 round UD over Mario De Marco to
retain the WBA Light Flyweight Title Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Stephan Johnson in the 8th round.
Vinnie Pazienza TKO'd Vinnie Burgese in the 10th round. 1982, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes TKO'd Gerry Cooney in the 13th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Wilfredo Gomez TKO'd Juan Antonio Lopez in the 10th
round to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Gennady Golovkin TKO 4 Steven Rolls
Photo Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray
Bailey
Including:
Ali Akhmedov TKO 3 Marcus McDaniel
Brian CeballoW UD 8 Bakhtiyar Eyubov
Israil Madrimov TKO 6 Norberto Gonzalez
Charles Conwell W UD 10 Courtney Pennington
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George Kambosos Jr. &
Charles Conwell
Score Big Wins Over The Weekend
Two of DiBella
Entertainment's rising stars, world ranked lightweight
"Ferocious" George Kambosos Jr. and 2016 U.S. Olympian
junior middleweight Charles "Bad News" Conwell continued
their ascent over the weekend with outstanding
performances.
"George and Charles continued to prove they have all the
attributes to fight for world titles in the future and I
look forward to providing them the opportunities," said
Lou DiBella, President of DiBella Entertainment. "We're
very proud of both. They've worked very hard and now our
job is put them in the best position to continue their
climb in their respective divisions."
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On This Day: June 10
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Detroit, Michigan:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Gilbert Quires in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO International Light Welterweight Title.
Bronco McKart won a 12 round UD over Jason Papillion to
win the NABF Light Middleweight Title.
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Lemuel Nelson in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO Super Featherweight Title. 1997, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez won a 12 round UD over John Brown to Retain
the NABF Super Featherweight Title.
Zab Judah won a 4 round UD over Omar Vasquez. 1995, Manchester, England:
Ralf Rocchigiani TKO'd Carl Thompson in the 11th round
to win the Vacant WBO Cruiserweight Title. Kansa City, Missouri:
Tommy Morrison TKO'd Razor Ruddock in the 6th round to
win the Vacant IBC Heavyweight Title. 1990, El Paso, Texas:
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Paul Gonzales in the 2nd round
to retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
Oscar Valdez Retains
Featherweight Title
Photos: Mikey Williams -
Top Rank
For the third time in his WBO featherweight world title
reign, Oscar Valdez turned away the challenge of a
previously undefeated fighter. Valdez, a two-time
Olympian for his native Mexico, defeated Albuquerque
product Jason Sanchez via unanimous decision to defend
his world title for the sixth time.
The scores — 118-109 2x and 117-110 — were reflective of
the action, but Sanchez, appearing in his first world
title contest, made the longtime champion work for the
victory. Click
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Phinn Wins The Most Significant Bout Of His Pro Boxing
Career
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — The Montrealer super middleweight (168
pounds) Shakeel Phinn wants absolutely to see his name
appear in the Top 15 of the international boxing
ratings, and he made a big step in that direction
Saturday evening in the ring of the Montréal Casino
Cabaret. IBF Inter-Continental champion, Phinn won the
NABF North American super middleweight championship in
the main event of this boxing show presented by the GYM
Group, with a victory by TKO over the Mexican southpaw
Elio German Rafael (15-3-0).
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On This Day: June 9
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Nurnberg, Germany:
Sven Ottke TKO'd Ali Ennebati in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title. 1993, Catford, England:
Daniel Jimenez won a 12 round MD over Duke McKenzie to
win the WBO Super Bantamweight Title. 1992, San Francisco, California:
John David Jackson TKO'd Pat Lawlor in the 9th round to
retain the WBO Light Middleweight Title. 1990, Seoul, Korea:
Sung Kil Moon TKO'd Gilberto Roman in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title. 1978, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes won a 15 round SD over Ken Norton to win
the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Carlos Zarate KO'd Emilio Hernandez in the 4th round to
retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1967, Los Angeles, California:
Floyd Patterson and Jerry Quarry fought to a 10 round
Draw Roanoke, Virginia:
Bob Foster KO'd Henry Mathews in the 2nd round.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Phinn Believes It’s The Most Important
Fight Of His Pro Boxing Career
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight
champion, the Montrealer Shakeel Phinn, will try to
obtain a second belt Saturday evening at the Montréal
Casino Cabaret.
Phinn will try to get the 168 pounds NABF North American
championship in facing the Argentinian Elio Germain
Rtafael (15-2-0). This boxing show is organized by the
GYM Group, headed by the promoter Yvon Michel.
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Weights From NYC - DAZN
Gennady Golovkin 163 vs.
Steve Rolls 163.8
Ali Akhmedov 167.4 vs. Marcus McDaniel 168
Brian Ceballo 147.6 vs. Bakhtiyar Eyubov 148
Israil Madrimov 153.2 vs. Norberto Gonzalez 152.8
Charles Conwell 153.4 vs. Courtney Pennington 152
Nikita Ababiy 162.6 3vs. Juan Barajas 157.2
Johnathan Arroyo 146.2 vs. Jordan Morales 146
Venue: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Promoter: GGG Promotions
Weights From Nevada - ESPN
Oscar Valdez 125.4 vs.
Jason Sanchez 124.8
(WBO Featherweight Title)
Gabriel Flores Jr. 132.8 vs. Salvador Briceno 132.2
Robson Conceicao 127.8 vs. Carlos Ruiz 127.2
Michael Seals 175.2 vs. Christopher Brooker 174.6
Diego Elizondo 134.8 vs. Sergio Vega 133.6
JJ Mariano 138.2 vs. William Flenoy 139.4
Venue: Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada
Promoter: Top Rank
On This Day: June 8
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott Harrison TKO'd Victor Santiago in the 6th round to
win the Vacant Interim WBO Featherweight Title. Memphis, Tennessee:
Lennox Lewis KO'd Mike Tyson in the 8th round to retain
the WBC, IBF, and IBO Heavyweight Titles
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Jorge Eliecer Julio in the 2nd
round to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. Mt Pleasant, Michigan:
Chris Byrd TKO'd Jeff Pegues in the 3rd round. 1996, Newcastle, England:
Frankie Liles TKO'd Tim Littles in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Daniel Alicea in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title. Koln, Germany:
Darius Michalczewski won a 12 round UD over Christophe
Girard to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title. 1990, Tokyo, Japan:
Hideyuki Ohashi won a 12 round UD over Napa Kiatwanchai
to retain the WBC Minimumweight Title.
Weights From Verona, NY
Zab Judah 138.25 vs. Cletus
Seldin 138.25
(NABA Super Lightweight Title)
James McGirt 159.5 vs. David Papot 156
Lavisas Williams 131.5 vs. Mario Alfano 131.5
Wendy Toussaint 152.5 vs. Lucius Johnson 160
Boubacar Sylla 146.5 vs. Marquis Hawthorne 145
Alex Vanasse 190 vs. Eric Abraham 191.5
Alcibiade Duran Galvan 147 vs. Jonathan Pierre 146
Promoter: Star Boxing (Joe DeGuardia)
Venue: Turning Stone Resort & Casino
Valdez & Sanchez Promise
Featherweight
Fireworks In Reno On Saturday
Oscar Valdez is set to make
the sixth defense of his WBO world featherweight title,
and for the third time during his title reign, he will
be facing an unbeaten challenger.
Valdez (25-0, 20 KOs), the pride of Nogales, Mexico,
will defend his belt against upstart Jason Sanchez
(14-0, 7 KOs) Saturday evening from the Reno-Sparks
Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Sanchez is an
Albuquerque product who has upset the odds before.
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Two-Time Super
Featherweight World Champion Gervonta Davis Makes
Baltimore Homecoming To Defend Title Against Ricardo
Núñez On July 27
Two-time super
featherweight champion and Baltimore-native Gervonta
“Tank” Davis will defend his WBA title in a championship
homecoming against mandatory challenger Ricardo
“Cientifíco” Núñez Saturday, July 27 live on SHOWTIME
from Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Click
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Rey
Vargas Defends WBC Super Bantamweight World Title
Against No. 1 Contender Tomoki Kameda July 1
A thoroughly stacked night
of Golden Boy action heads to the Dignity Health Sports
Park in Carson, Calif. as Rey Vargas (33-0, 22 KOs)
defends his WBC Super Bantamweight World Title in the
12-round main event against No. 1 Contender and former
world champion Tomoki "El Mexicanito" Kameda (36-2, 20
KOs). The card will also feature the return of Diego De
La Hoya, Joet Gonzalez, Eduardo "Rocky" Hernandez,
Alexis "Lex" Rocka and Jousce "Tito" Gonzalez. The
fights will take place on Saturday, July 13 and will be
streamed live on DAZN.
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On This Day: June 7
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti won a 10 round UD over Micky Ward in the
third round of their famed trilogy. 2002, Scottsdale, Arizona:
Emanuel Augustus and Leavander Johnson fought to a 10
round Draw.
Joe Mesi TKO'd Talmadge Griifis in the 5th round.
Samuel Peter TKO'd Francis Royal in the 2nd round 1999, Tijuana, Mexico:
Diego Morales TKO'd Victor Godoi in the 11th round to
win the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Antonio Margarito KO'd Daniel Mendez in the 3rd round. 1998, Miami, Florida:
Zab Judah won a 12 round UD over Micky Ward. 1997, Sacramento, California:
Ike Ibeabuchi won a 12 round UD over David Tua in one of
the greatest Heavyweight Bouts this writer ever saw. The
WBC International Heavyweight Title was at stake. 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Erik Morales won a 12 round UD over Hector Acero Sanchez
to retain the NABF Super Bantamweight Title.
Johnny Tapia TKO'd Ivan Alvarez in the 8th round to
retain the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Julio Cesar Chavez in the 4th
round to win the WBC Light Welterweight Title. Fight
stopped on cuts.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Callum Smith: Lost In The Shuffle;
& Ruiz’s Biggest Fan In Mexico
By William Trillo
When the Heavyweight Champion of the World loses his
title to an unknown underdog in the fashion that the
disgraced Anthony Joshua did on Saturday night it’s a
pretty safe assumption that any other boxing news and
results from the weekend are going to fall off the radar
screen. Such is the case for the WBA Super 168 pound
champion Callum Smith (26-0, 19 KO’s) who on the same
night on the same broadcast obliterated Hassan N'Dam
N'Jikam inside of three rounds. Click Here For Full Blog
WBC World Championship
At Stake In Briedis
vs. Glowacki WBSS Semi-Final June 15 In Riga
The WBC World Cruiserweight
Championship is on the line when Latvia’s Mairis Briedis
(25-1, 18 KOs) and Poland’s Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19
KOs) clash for a place in the WBSS Cruiserweight Final
on June 15 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.
Ukrainian superstar Aleksandr Usyk ripped the green belt
from Briedis in the semi-final last year on his way to
winning the Cruiserweight Ali Trophy and becoming the
undisputed king of the division. He has since moved up
to heavyweight, meaning his titles will be contested. Click
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Maurice Hooker vs. Jose
Ramirez Clash In Undefeated Super Lightweight
Unification July 27
Maurice Hooker and Jose
Ramirez will clash in a World Super-Lightweight
unification clash on Saturday July 27 at the College
Park Center in Arlington, Texas, live on DAZN in the US
and on Sky Sports in the UK.
WBO champion Hooker (26-0-3 17 KOs) fights in his home
state for the first time as a World champion having won
the title in stunning fashion in Oklahoma in November,
getting off the canvas to KO Alex Saucedo in his
backyard, the widely outpointing Mikkel LesPierre in his
first defense in Verona, New York in March.
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Undefeated Super
Middleweight Cem Kilic vs. Martez McGregor On Fury vs.
Schwarz June 15 Undercard
Undefeated super
middleweight Cem Kilic will look to take another step
towards the world rankings when he takes on Martez
McGregor on Saturday, June 15th at The MGM Grand in Las
Vegas.
The fight will be part of the Tyson Fury - Tom Schwarz
undercard.
Kilic of Frankfort, Germany, who now calls Los Angeles,
California home, has a record of 13-0 with eight
knockouts.
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On This Day: June 6
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Songkla, Thailand:
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam won a 12 round UD over Randy
Mangubat to retain the WBC Flyweight Title. 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Roger Mayweather won a 12 round SD over Harold Brazier
to retain the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Iran Barkley TKO'd Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to win
the WBC Middleweight Title. "1988 Upset of the Year".
Barkley cut badly and being outboxed, floored Hearns
twice in the 3rd.
Virgil Hill won a 12 round UD over Ramzi Hassan to
retain the WBA Light Heavyweight Title. 1986, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Spinks TKO'd Jim MacDonald in the 8th round to
retain the WBC,WBA,and IBF Light Heavyweight Titles.
Alfonso Ratliff won a 12 round SD over Carlos DeLeon to
win the WBC Cruiserweight Title. 1981, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Luis Ibarra won a 15 round UD over Santos Lacier to
regain the WBA Flyweight Title. 1970, Panama City, Panama:
Ismael Laguna TKO'd Guts Ishimatsu in the 13th round to
retain the WBC and WBA Lightweight Titles.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
If Anyone Can, A Mexican
By William Trillo
When Andy Ruiz shellacked heavyweight champion Anthony
Joshua to become the first Mexican Heavyweight of the
World it seemingly opened the door to some of the most
ridiculous statements I have ever heard. Now remember, I
live in the world of boxing where stupid statements are
par for the course, so to speak. So when I say these
were some of the most ridiculous statements….well, you
get the picture. Click Here For Full Blog
Teofimo Lopez vs.
Masayoshi Nakatani July 19 In Lightweight Title
Eliminator At MGM National Harbor
Teofimo Lopez is one win
away from a shot at fulfilling his world title destiny.
Standing in his way is fellow unbeaten Masayoshi
Nakatani, who is intent on spoiling his plans.
Lopez and Nakatani will lock horns in a 12-round IBF
lightweight world title eliminator Friday, July 19 at
MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The Lopez-Nakatani
winner will be the mandatory challenger for the victor
of the June 28 ESPN-televised bout between IBF champion
Richard Commey and Ray Beltran.
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Andy Vences vs. Albert
Bell Added To Tyson Fury
vs. Tom Schwarz June 15 Undercard Broadcast
A pair of unbeaten super
featherweight contenders will get a chance to shine on
the sport’s biggest stage. Andy “El Tiburon” Vences will
defend his WBC Continental Americas belt in a 10-rounder
against Albert “Prince” Bell June 15 at MGM Grand Garden
Arena on the Tyson Fury-Tom Schwarz undercard. Click
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Two-Time Champ Chad
Dawson Returns June 29
Former two-time world
champion "Bad" Chad Dawson, boxing's preeminent light
heavyweight for nearly a decade in the early 2000s, ends
a two-year layoff Saturday, June 29th, 2019 at Foxwoods
Resort Casino to headline a loaded pro-am show promoted
by regional giant CES Boxing.
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On This Day: June 5
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Oscar De La Hoya won a 12 round UD over Felix Sturm to
win the WBO Middleweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Robert Allen to
retain the WBC, WBA, and IBF Middleweight Titles.
Jose Luis Castillo won a 12 round UD over Juan Lazcano
to win the Vacant WBC Lightweight Title. 1999, Biloxi, Mississippi:
Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round UD over Reggie Johnson to
retain the WBC, WBA, and IBF Light Heavyweight Titles.
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd Arthur Williams in the 7th round to
Win the IBF Cruiserweight Title. Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe won a 12 round UD over Rick Thornberry to
Retain the WBO Super Middleweight Title. 1998, Hamburg, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO'd Guy Waters in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Cruiserweight Title. Tijuana, Mexico:
Yory Boy Campas TKO'd Pedro Ortega in the 11th round to
retain the IBF Light Middleweight Title. 1992, Marseilles, France:
Jeff Harding TKO'd Christophe Tiozzo in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
Briedis: "It Will Be The
World’s Finest Boxing Show"
Latvia’s Mairis Briedis
(25-1, 18 KOs) feels ready to shine for a third time at
the Arena Riga on June 15, when he faces Poland’s
Krzysztof Glowacki (31-1, 19 KOs) for a place in the
Cruiserweight Final for the Ali Trophy.
In Season 1 of the World Boxing Super Series Briedis
fought twice in front of capacity crowds in Latvia’s
capital. The national hero won a unanimous points
decision over Mike Perez in the quarter-final and after
an extremely tough and hard-fought battle, he lost to
Aleksandr Usyk who claimed a 12-round majority decision,
in the semi-final.
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Yigit Faces Ozgul At
London’s York Hall On ESPN+
World title challenger
Anthony Yigit (23-1-1, 8 KOs) will meet Siar Ozgul
(15-3, 3 KOs) at the #MTKFightNight on June 28 at York
Hall in London, on ESPN+.
The former EBU Super Lightweight king is back following
a fifth-round stoppage win over Sandro Hernandez on May
4 in Frankfurt, and is looking forward to facing the
Turkish-born Ozgul at the iconic British boxing venue. Click
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Ray Robinson Outworks &
Out Punches
Josh Kelly, Yet Settles For Draw
Despite dictating the pace
of the fight, welterweight contender Ray Robinson had to
settle for a for a majority draw in his 10-round WBA
International title bout with Josh Kelly in a fight that
took place this past Saturday night at Madison Square
Garden.
Split-T Management's prized middleweight prospect, Diego
Pacheco stopped Jared Chauvin in the 1st round.
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On This Day: June 4
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004Tokyo, Japan:
Chris John won a 12 round UD over Osamu Sato to retain
the WBA Featherweight Title.
Lorenzo Parra won a 12 round UD over Takefumi to retain
the WBA Flyweight Title. 1994, Levallois-Perret, France:
Ike Quartey TKO'd Crisanto Espana in the 11th round to
win the WBA Welterweight Title.
Winky Wright TKO'd Orlando Orozco in the 1st round. Dortmund, Germany:
Henry Maske won a 12 round UD over Andrea Magi to retain
the IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Axel Schulz won an 8 round decision over Troy Jefferson.
Zeilko Mavrovic TKO'd Marshall tillman in the 1st round. Cardiff, Wales:
Steve Robinson won a 12 round UD over Freddy Cruz to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Karl Barwise in the 1st round.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Who’s Sorry Now?
By William Trillo
You had your way,
Now you must pay,
I'm glad that you're sorry now….
It was no sooner than soon to be ex-Heavyweight
champ spit his mouthpiece to the deck and then
have the referee wave off the fight giving huge
(no pun intended) underdog Andy Ruiz the victory
that I could hear Connie Francis singing her
classic tune, “Who’s Sorry Now?” I know it’s
hard to believe but that’s just the way my brain
works…everything gets a soundtrack.
Meng Fanlong Defeats
Deines, Becomes
Mandatory Challenger Of Artur Beterbiev
Roc Nation Sports light
heavyweight boxer Meng Fanlong (15-0, 9 KOs) dominated
in his return to the ring Saturday night after toppling
Adam Deines (17-1, 8 KOs) of Germany via unanimous
decision in the IBF Light Heavyweight World Title
Mandatory Eliminator bout at the Wynn Palace in Macau,
China. With this historic victory and by getting into
the mandatory position, Meng will become the first ever
Chinese boxer to fight for the Light Heavyweight World
Championship. The judges scores were 116-1101; 115-110;
and 117-109.
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Algieri Looks Impressive
In TKO Win
CHRIS ALGIERI (now, 24-3
9KO's) was very impressive in winning his first defense
of the WBO International Title (140 lbs) against tough
Brit, TOMMY COYLE (25-5 12KO's), at the mecca of boxing,
Madison Square Garden Saturday.
The fight, which was a supporting fight on the Anthony
Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Heavyweight Championship Bout, was
streamed live on DAZN and lived up to its fullest
potential. The large British contingent at Madison
Square Garden, could be heard backing their fighter,
Coyle, while the hometown New York fans were behind
Algieri. Even the promoters could be heard ringside, Joe
DeGuardia cheering for Algieri and Eddie Hearn backing
Coyle.
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On This Day: June 3
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Uncasville,
Connecticut:
Emmanuel Clottey KO'd Mohamad Abdulaev in the 10th round.
After controlling this fight for 9 rounds 2000 Olympic
Gold Medalist Abdulaev was knocked down in the 10th, he
got up, and misunderstanding his corners instructions
returned to one knee and was counted out. 2000, Karlsruhe, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Tocker Pudwill to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Roman Karmazin TKO'd Orhan Delibas in the 3rd round to
win the Vacant European (EBU) Light Middleweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
David Tua KO'd Obed Sullivan in the 1st round.
Ben Tackie TKO'd Roberto Garcia in the 10th round. 1991, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round UD over Virgil Hill to win
the WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Tony Tucker won a 12 round SD over Orlin Norris to win
the NABF Heavyweight Title.
Chiquita Gonzalez won a 12 round UD over Melchor Cob
Castro to retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title.
Troy Dorsey KO'd Alfred Rangel in the 1st round to win
the Vacant IBF Featherweight Title.
Andy Ruiz Jr. Springs
The Upset Of The Year
Against Anthony Joshua
Photos: Ed Mulholland -
Matchroom Boxing USA
In front of a sold out crowd of 20,201 at Madison Square
Garden and live on DAZN, Andy Ruiz, Jr. (33-1, 22 KOs)
made boxing history by defeating heavyweight king
Anthony Joshua (22-1, 21 KOs) in his United States
debut. Ruiz, Jr. captured Joshua’s IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO
World Heavyweight Championship titles in a thrilling
upset that ended by technical knockout in the seventh
round.
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Judah vs. Seldin Media
Luncheon
ZAB "SUPER" JUDAH (44-9
30KO's) and CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER" SELDIN (23-1
19KO's) met today for the first time at BEN'S KOSHER
DELICATESSEN, in NYC, ahead of their vacant NABA Super
Lightweight showdown at Turning Stone Resort Casino on
International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend, June 7th.
Quotes and photos from the event can be found below.
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Neeraj Goyat To Square
Off
Against Amir Khan On July 12
Indian superstar Neeraj
Goyat will finally get the big opportunity he deserves,
as the Bollywood slugger battles Amir Khan and opponent
Neeraj Goyat on Friday July 12th at the King Abdullah
Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in an event titled
"Nations Connect."
Goyat, one of the jewels of the Lee Baxter Promotions
stable, has long been one of the international boxing
scene's biggest crossover stars. The welterweight
contender, who was a competitor on Netflix's Ultimate
Beast Master, has been a top contender in the WBC
rankings while taking part in thrilling brawls across
the world, most recently in his promotional homeground
of Canada. Click
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On This Day: June 2
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Nottingham, England:
Junior Witter TKO'd Salvatore Battaglia in the 2nd round
to win the Vacant European (EBU) Light Welterweight
Title.
Carl Froch TKO'd Mark Woolnough in the 11th round to
retain the Commonwealth (British Empire)
Super Middleweight Title. 1995, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Alejandro Gonzalez TKO'd Tony Green in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Featherweight Title.
Hector Acero Sanchez retained the WBC Super Bantamweight
Title after a 12 round Draw with Daniel Zaragoza.
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Frank Toledo in the 2nd
round to retain the WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez won a 12 round UD over Marty
Jakubowski to retain the WBC Lightweight Title. 1990, Manchester, England:
Marcos Villasana TKO'd Paul Hodkinson in the 8th round
to win the Vacant WBC Featherweight Title. Rome, Italy:
Welcome Ncita TKO'd Ramon Cruz in the 7th round to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Weights From NYC - DAZN
Anthony Joshua 247.8 vs.
Andy Ruiz Jr 268
(WBA, IBF, WBO Heavyweight Titles)
Callum Smith 167.6 vs. Hassan N’Dam 166
(WBA Super Middleweight Title)
Katie Taylor 134.6 vs. Delfine Persoon 130.6
(WBA/WBC/IBF/WBO Female Lightweight Titles)
Chris Algieri vs. 139.8 vs. TommyCoyle 139.6
Josh Kelly 146.4 vs. Ray Robinson: 146
Venue: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Promoter: Matchroom
Weights From San
Jacinto, Ca. - FS1
Devon Alexander 151.4 vs.
Ivan Redkach 148.6
Hugo Centeno Jr 159.6 vs. Willie Monroe, Jr. 159
Onoriode Ehwarieme 234 vs. Rodney Hernández 253
José Balderas 118.4 vs. Julio Garcia 117.8
Jhack Tepora 127 vs. José Luis Gallegos 128
Marlon Tapales 123.8 vs. Roberto Castañeda 123.8
Justin Cardona 134 vs. JC Sanders 129.6
Anthony Chávez 125.4 vs. Mike Fowler 126.8
Francisco Ochoa 129.8 vs. Jesús Aguinaga 127.8
John Leo Dato 127 vs. Gérman Meraz 127.6
José Pérez 121 vs. Mario Ayala 121.4
Viktor Slavinskyi 126.8 vs. Ernest Guerrero 126.2
Aaron Morales 117.2 vs. Robert Pucheta 116.8
Venue: Soboba Casino Resort in San Jacinto, California
Promoter: TGB Promotions
Golovkin vs. Rolls
Undercard Announced
Title fights, battles
between unbeatens, and crosstown rivalries highlight the
undercard battles of Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin vs. Steve
Rolls – taking place Next Saturday, June 8, at Madison
Square Garden and streamed live on DAZN beginning at
7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.
"Ali Akhmedov and Brian Ceballo have earned their way
onto this undercard, but now they have to earn their
right to move up and that won't be easy since they are
both in deep. They are in wars," said Tom Loeffler of
GGG Promotions. "The fans should see a lot of fireworks
on June 8 from Israil Madrimov, Nikita Ababiy and
Charles Conwell, as well. They have a combined record of
15-0 with 13 of their victories coming by way of
knockout."
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On This Day: June 1
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, M.E.N. Arena
Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Eamonn Magee to
retain the WBU Light Welterweight Title. Nurnberg, Germany:
Timo Hoffman won a 12 round UD over Ross Puritty to
retain the IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Thomas Tate to retain
the IBF Super Middleweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Evander Holyfield won by TD over Hasim Rahman when the
fight was stopped in the 8th round due to a huge
swelling on Rahman's head. 1997, Uncasville, Connecticut:
Mark Johnson KO'd Cecilio Espino in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Flyweight Title. 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Azumah Nelson TKO'd Jesse James Leija in the 6th round
to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title. 1991, Palm Springs, California:
Meldrick Taylor won a 12 round SD over Luis Garcia to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title.
Terry Norris KO'd Donald Curry in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title. 1990, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Seamus McDonagh to retain the
WBC Continental America's Heavyweight Title.
Anthony Joshua vs. Andy
Ruiz Jr. Press Conference
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing Managing Director: “I
think sometimes as a team or promoter you have to pinch
with yourself whenever you’re at Madison Square Garden,
we have been lucky enough to stage two world
championship events at the Theatre, but Matchroom Boxing
will make our debut at Madison Square Garden as a
promotional company and to do it for the unified
Heavyweight championship in an absolute honor, and to do
it while representing the Heavyweight Champion Anthony
Joshua is an honor as well.
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Jermall Charlo vs.
Brandon Adams
Houston Press Conference
Unbeaten WBC Interim
Middleweight Champion and Houston-native Jermall Charlo
went face to face with middleweight contender Brandon
Adams Thursday at a press conference in Charlo’s
hometown to preview their showdown Saturday, June 29
live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from NRG Arena
and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Undefeated Heavyweights
Jermaine Franklin &
Otto Wallin Tested In Separate ShoBox Bouts July 12
Two top undefeated
heavyweight prospects will put their unblemished records
on the line when they fight in separate bouts on ShoBox:
The New Generation Friday, July 12 live on SHOWTIME from
Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Top American heavyweight prospect Jermaine Franklin
returns for his second consecutive test of 2018 on
ShoBox against the streaking Jerry Forrest in the
10-round headliner. In the co-featured bout, undefeated
Swedish heavyweight and top-10 ranked contender Otto
Wallin will battle former world title challenger BJ
Flores in a 10-round clash on the seventh ShoBox
telecast of 2019. Click
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On This Day: May 31
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Frankfurt, Germany:
Henry Akinwande won a 12 round SD over Timo Hoffman to
win the IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Tijuana, Mexico:
Edgar Cardenas KO'd Miguel Barrera in the 10th round to
win the IBF Minimumweight Title. 2002, Bucarest, Romania:
Leonard Dorin won a 12 round UD over Raul Balbi to
retain the WBA Lightweight Title. 1997, Petchaboon, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong TKO'd Mzukisi Marali in the 4th round
to retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Vince Phillips TKO'd Kostya Tszyu in the 10th round to
win the IBF Light Welterweight Title. (1997 Upset Of the
Year) 1990, Rochester, New York:
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd Jouvin Mercado in the 2nd round. 1976, San Juan, Puerto Rico:
Wilfred Benitez won a 15 round UD over Emiliano Villa to
retain the WBA Light Welterweight Title. 1938, Long Island City, New York:
Henry Armstrong won a 15 round UD over Barney Ross to
win the World Welterweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Dicaire & Zewski In Action
June 28 At The Montréal Casino
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — The Montrealer Marie-Eve Dicaire and Michael
Zewski, from Trois-Rivières, Québec, will be involved in
the the two main fights of the evening June 28th at the
Montreal Casino. This boxing show will be presented by
the GYM Group, leaded by the promoter Yvon Michel.
Dicaire (15-0-0) will proceed to the second defense of
her IBF super welterweight (154 pounds) world female
title, and Zewski (32-1-0) will defend his welterweight
(147 pounds) WBC International championship. Click
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Algieri vs. Coyle Final
Press Conference Quotes
CHRIS ALGIERI (23-3 8KO's)
and TOMMY COYLE (25-4 12KO's) met today at the HULU
THEATRE AT MSG, in NYC, at the final presser ahead of
Algieri's first WBO International Super Lightweight
Title defense at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN on the undercard
of anticpated United State debut of world champion
Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz, to be aired LIVE on DAZN.
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Joshua vs. Ruiz
Undercard Press Conference Quotes
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom
Boxing Managing Director:
"Welcome welcome and what an honour it is to be sitting
here in Madison Square Garden in the theatre, where I've
only managed to get to the theatre, in terms of
promoting. I've promoted at this great venue right here,
twice, Danny Jacobs winning the IBF Middleweight World
championship, also Demetrius Andrade defending his World
title in January, but now we upgrade to the big daddy,
the Mecca of boxing at Madison Square Garden - the big
arena.
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Jesse Hart vs. Sullivan
Barrera Set For Fury vs. Schwarz Co-Feature At MGM Grand
On June 15
Jesse "Hollywood" Hart and
Sullivan Barrera understand high stakes and are coming
to Las Vegas, intent on cashing in with a potential
world title shot on the line. Hart and Barrera will
square off in a 10-round light heavyweight bout
Saturday, June 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Hart-Barrera will serve as the co-feature to lineal
heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s title defense against
unbeaten German challenger Tom Schwarz.
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On This Day: May 30
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Michael Grant TKO'd Obed Sullivan in the 9th round to
retain the IBC Heavyweight Title.
Chris Byrd won a 10 round UD over Eliecer Castillo.
David Tua KO'd Nate Tubbs in the 2nd round. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Kermin Guardia TKO'd Eric Jamili in the 5th round to
retain the WBO Minimumweight Title.
Laurent Boudouani won a 12 round SD over Guillermo Jones
to retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Tim Austin TKO'd Andian Kaspari in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Bantamweight Title. 1991, Madrid, Spain:
Luis Mendoza KO'd Joao Cardoso in the 7th round to
retain the WBA Super Bantamweight Title. 1990, Bangkok, Thailand:
Luisito Espinosa TKO'd Hurley Snead in the 8th round to
retain the WBA Bantamweight Title. 1981, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Cornelius Boza Edwards KO'd Bobby Chacon in the 14th
round to Retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title. 1951, Chicago, Illinois:
Ezzard Charles won a 15 round UD over Joey Maxim to
retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Ruiz Jr.: "I'm Ready To
Shock The World"
Andy Ruiz Jr. says he is
ready to shock the world by ripping the WBA Super, IBF,
WBO and IBO Heavyweight World titles from Anthony Joshua
OBE this Saturday June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New
York, live on DAZN in the US and Sky Sports Box Office
in the UK.
The California man has stepped into the breach after
original challenger Jarrell Miller failed multiple drugs
tests, and can now create history by becoming Mexico's
first ever Heavyweight ruler by upsetting unified
champion Joshua on his big US debut.
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Jay Harris To Battle
Angel Moreno For
European Flyweight Title This Saturday
One of Wales’ premier
talents, Jay Harris is ready to take the next step. The
unbeaten Harris will battle former world title
challenger Angel Moreno in a 12-rounder for the vacant
European flyweight title Saturday from Vale Sports Arena
in Cardiff, Wales.
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Undefeated Mike Lee
Realizes
Dream To Fight For World Title
Mike Lee was an aspiring
boxer headed to one of the most distinguished
Universities in the country.
Lee, The most prolific boxer in Notre Dame history also
graduated with a degree in Finance with a 3.8 GPA.
Lee will challenge for the IBF Super Middleweight title,
live on FOX from Las Vegas at The MGM Grand.
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On This Day: May 29
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Halifax, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Dillon Carew in the 5th round to win
the WBO InterContinental Light Welterweight Title.
Anthony Farnell TKO'd John Long in the 6th to win the
Vacant WBO Intercontinental Light Middleweight Title.
Michael Gomez TKO'd Nigel Leake in the 2nd round to win
The IBF Intercontinental Featherweight Title. San Juan, Puerto Rico:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Hugo Pineda in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Freddie Norwood won a 12 round SD over Antonio Cermeno
to retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
Leo Gamez TKO'd Josue Camacho in the 8th round to win
the Interim WBA Super Flyweight Title. Temba, South Africa:
Zolani Petelo KO'd Eric Jamili in the 1st round to
retain the IBF Minimumweight Title.
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba won a 12 round UD over John Michael
Johnson to win the Vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1998, Pesaro, Italy:
Carlos Gonzalez TKO'd Giovanni Parisi in the 9TH round
to win the WBO Light Welterweight Title.
Reggie Johnson won a 12 round UD over Ole Klemetsen to
retain the IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Title On
The Line For McGivern vs. Iran II On June 22
Sometimes there are fights
that just capture the Boxing World’s attention,
Gatti-Ward, Ali-Frazier, Froch-Kessler, Holyfield-Bowe,
Marquéz-Vazquéz etc that afterwards the fans go out of
their way demanding a rematch and in some cases a
trilogy or more as in the case of Marquéz-Vazquéz!
In each of the cases mentioned above these were prime
time internationally broadcast events, however sometimes
there’s a fight that slips under the radar of the
majority of fans for one reason or another.
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Coyle: "I Want To Make
This
Last Chapter Worth Reading"
Tommy Coyle hopes that a
win over New York's Chris Algieri in the biggest fight
of his career this Saturday June 1 could lead to his
first ever World title shot.
Coyle is fresh from his exciting US debut in Boston in
October where he introduced himself in typical style,
sharing ten now trademark back-and-forth rounds with
local favourite Ryan Kielczweski to win on points over
ten.
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On This Day: May 28
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Liverpool, England:
Bobby Vanzie TKO'd Athanas Nzau in the 10th round to win
the Vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Lightweight
Title. 1995, South Padre Island, Texas:
Tom (Boom Boom) Johnson Won a 12 round UD over Eddie
Croft to Retain the IBF Featherweight Title. 1993, Seoul, Korea:
Jung-Il Byun Won a 12round UD over Josefino Suarez to
Retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1989, Yuchun, Korea:
In Chul Baek TKO'd Fulgencio Obelmejies in the 11th
round to Win the WBA Super Middleweight Title. 1988, Tijuana, Mexico:
Juan Jose Estrada Won a 12 round SD over Bernardo
Pinango to win the WBA Super Bantamweight Title. 1978, Naha, Japan:
Rafael Ortega won a 15 round UD over Flipper Uehara to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title. 1917, New York City, New York:
Benny Leonard KO'd Freddie Welsh in the 9th round to win
the World Lightweight Title.
Decastro vs. Jacobs
Title Clash Set For June 22
Reigning World Boxing Union
(WBU) Super Middleweight World Champion Nathan
‘Nightmare’ Decastro is set to defend not only his newly
won crown, but also challenge for the recently vacated
World Boxing Foundation (WBF) World title against
current WBF International & European Super Welterweight
Champion, Tommy ‘Sweet T’ Jacobs at the Prince’s Theatre
in Clacton-on-Sea on Saturday 22nd June.
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On This Day: May 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1995, Dortmund, Germany:
Henry Maske won a 12 round UD over Graciano Rocchigiani
to retain the IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Kwangju, Korea:
Eloy Rojas won a 12 round SD over Yong-Kyun Park to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title. Ft Lauderdale, Florida:
Frankie Liles TKO'd Frederic Seillier in the 6th round
to retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Jorge Fernando Castro TKO'd Anthony Andrews in the 12th
round to retain the WBA Middleweight Title. 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Rafael Ruelas TKO'd Mike Evgen in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Thomas Tate in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Middleweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Giorgio Campanella in the 3rd
round to retain the WBO Super Featherweight Title. 1983, Providence, Rhode Island:
Marvin Hagler KO'd Wilford Scypion in the 4th round to
retain the WBC, WBA, and IBF Middleweight Titles.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lafrenière In The Winners Circle
By Daniel Cloutier
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Québec, Canada - The super
middleweight Francis Lafrenière, from the West Island of
Montréal (Côteau-du-Lac) promised to his fans to win
this fight with the Mexican Orlando Vazquez Saturday
evening in the ring of the Isabelle Brasseur Arena in
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, and he kept his promise. He
won by majority decision of the judges. The bout was
extremely intense from the beginning to the end.
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Devin Haney Delivers
Knockout
Of The Year Candidate On DAZN
Photos: Ed Mulholland -
Matchroom Boxing USA
Undefeated lightweight sensation Devin Haney capped off
an action-packed evening of boxing on DAZN from the MGM
National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, with a stunning
seventh-round knockout. Making his DAZN debut, Haney
(22-0, 14 KOs) impressed a raucous crowd with his
highlight-reel stoppage of Mexico's Antonio Moran (24-4,
17 KOs). In the heavyweight co-feature of the evening,
Croatia's Filip Hrgovic (8-0, 6 KOs) scored a brutal
first-round technical knockout against Gregory Corbin
(15-2, 9 KOs) of Dallas, Texas. Michael Hunter (17-1, 12
KOs) of Las Vegas kicked off the evening's main card in
dramatic fashion with a scintillating second-round
technical knockout victory over Brazil's Fabio Maldonado
(26-3, 25 KOs) to continue his unbeaten streak at
heavyweight. On the preliminary card of the evening,
Jessica McCaskill (7-2, 3 KOs) and Anahi Sanchez (19-4,
11 KOs) wowed the Maryland crowd with a thrilling
slugfest. McCaskill emerged with a unanimous decision
victory to unify the WBA and WBC Women's World Super
Lightweight titles.
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Fighting Marine Jamel
Herring Captures World Title
U.S. Marine Corps veteran
Jamel "Semper Fi" Herring completed his Hollywood story,
upsetting WBO junior lightweight world champion Masayuki
"The Judge" Ito via unanimous decision Saturday evening
in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,912 at Osceola
Heritage Park.
Herring (20-2, 10 KOs), who prevailed by scores of
116-112 and 118-110 2x, accomplished the dream on
Memorial Day weekend in front of a host of active and
reserve U.S. Marines.
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On This Day: May 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Grand Rapids, Michigan:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Carlos
Hernandez to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Jesus Chavez won a 12 round UD over Juan Arias to win
the NABF Super Featherweight Title. 1984, Wonju, Korea:
Ju Do Chun TKO'd Felix Marquez in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico:
Victor Callejas TKO'd Loris Stecca in the 8th round to
win the WBA Super Bantamweight Title. Miami Beach, Florida:
Jaime Garza KO'd Felipe Orozco in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Alberto Davila TKO'd Enrique Sanchez in the 11th round
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1943, Long Beach, California:
Manuel Ortiz won a 15 round UD over Joe Robleto to
retain the World Bantamweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lafrenière Knows What To Do
To Beat Orlando Vazquez
By Daniel Cloutier
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Québec, Canada - The
middleweight Francis Lafrenière, from Côteau-du-Lac in
the West Island of Montréal, will be involved in the
main event of the boxing show presented by the promoter
Yvon Michel, from the GYM Group, Saturday evening at the
Isabelle-Brasseur Arena in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, a
Montréal suburb on the south side. Lafrenière (17-7-2)
will face the Mexican Orlando Vazquez (10-5-0) in an
eight rounds bout.
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Weights From Oxon Hill,
Maryland - DAZN
Devin Haney 134.8 vs.
Antonio Moran 134
Filip Hrgovic 242 vs. Gregory Corbin 269.4
Michael Hunter 215.6 vs. Fabio Maldonado 241
Jessica McCaskill 138.8 vs. Anahi Sanchez 138
Daniar Yalussinov 150.2 vs. Juan Norabuena 149.4
Lorenzo Simpson 165 vs. Rafael Garcia 169.6
Mack Allison IV 133 vs. Luis Eduardo Perez 136
Venue: MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD
Promoter: Matchroom Boxing
Weights From Kissimmee, FL - ESPN
Masayuki Ito 129.4 vs.
Jamel Herring 129.6
(WBO Junior Lightweight Title)
Jose Pedraza 134.8 vs. Antonio Lozada 134.4
Jeyvier Cintron 114.6 vs. Koki Eto 114.6
Adam Lopez 125.4 vs. Jean Carlos Rivera 126
Steven Nelson 172 vs. Victor Darocha 171.8
Antonio Vargas 117.4 vs. Jose Maria Cardenas 117.6
Edgar Berlanga 161.6 vs. Gyorgy Varju 157.4
Henry Lebron 130.2 vs. Luis Ruiz Lizarraga Jr. 129.2
Venue: Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida
Promoter: Top Rank
Weights From Biloxi,
Mississippi - FS1
Austin Trout 155 vs.
Terrell Gausha 154.8
Chordale Booker 154 vs. Wale Omotoso 153
Ahmed Elbiali 176 vs. Marlos Simoes 174.2
Efe Apochi 198.4 vs. Earl Newman 202.2
Amon Rashidi 149.6 vs. Alexander Centeno
Habib Ahmed 159.6 vs. Juan De Angel 162
Shawn Simpson 118 vs. Sergio Quiroz 117.8
Burley Brooks 169.2 vs. Francisco Ariri Neto 170
Antonio Tarver Jr. 154 vs. Thomas Hill 153.6
Angel Alejandro 125.6 vs. Angel Carvajal 123
Arnold Alejandro 129.6 vs. Pablo Batres 131
Fernando Garcia 123.6 vs. Dennis Contreras 124
Brandon Glanton 180 vs. Billy Cunningham 177.8
Six Undefeated Prospects
Take Center Stage
In Historic ShoBox On June 21
Six talented prospects will
each put their undefeated records on the line in the
next edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday,
June 21 live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT from
WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa.
Billed as “Someone’s O Must Go,” the exciting night of
fights will feature six boxers with a combined record of
91 wins and no defeats. Since the developmental prospect
series debuted in 2001, a total of 186 boxers have lost
their undefeated record on ShoBox. Click
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On This Day: May 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Acapuco, Mexico:
Fernando Montiel KO'd Juan Cordba in the 1st round to
retain the WBO Flyweight Title. 2000, Mendoza, Argentina:
Freddie Norwood won a 12 round UD over Julio Pablo
Chacon to retain the WBA Featherweight Title. 1996, Leipzig, Germany:
Henry Maske won a 12 round UD over John Scully to retain
the IBF Light Heavyweight Title. 1974, Mexico City, Mexico:
Rafael Herrera TKO'd Romeo Anaya in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. Monte Carlo, Monaco:
Rodrigo Valdez TKO'd Bennie Briscoe in the 7th round to
win the vacant WBC Middleweight Title. 1972, Omaha, Nebraska:
Joe Frazier TKO'd Ron Stander in the 5th round to retain
the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Titles. 1965, Lewiston, Maine:
Muhammad Ali KO'd Sonny Liston in the 1st round to
retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Prograis & Taylor To
Contest
Ring Title In Ali Trophy Final
The vacant Ring 140-pound
championship is confirmed to be on the line when Regis
Prograis and Josh Taylor meet in the WBSS
Super-Lightweight Final for the Ali Trophy, The Greatest
Prize in Boxing.
“The Ring 140-pound championship being at stake in this
fight was a no-brainer,” said Tom Gray, Associate Editor
and member of The Ring ratings panel. “It’s No. 1 versus
No. 2 in The Ring rankings. It’s unbeaten champion
versus unbeaten champion. It’s the best of the best.”
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Haney vs. Moran Final
Press Conference Quotes
Ahead of Saturday’s stacked
Memorial Day weekend boxing event live on DAZN in the US
and on Sky Sports in the UK, the fighters gathered in
front of media at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill,
Maryland, for the final press conference.
On Saturday evening, undefeated Lightweight sensation
Devin Haney (21-0, 13 KOs) of Las Vegas will make his
DAZN debut against Mexico’s Antonio Moran (24-3, 17 KOs)
in the scheduled 12-round main event. The co-feature of
the evening will feature Croatia’s Filip Hrgovic (7-0, 5
KOs) taking on Gregory Corbin (15-1, 9 KOs) of Dallas,
Texas, in a Heavyweight title scheduled for 10 rounds.
Kicking off the action at 9:00 p.m. ET on DAZN, Michael
Hunter (16-1, 11 KOs) of Las Vegas will look to extend
his unbeaten streak at heavyweight when he faces off
against Brazil’s Fabio Maldonado (26-2, 25 KOs) in a
scheduled 10-round affair.
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Korobov Camp Demands
Investigation
The team representing WBC
#14-rated middleweight Matvey Korobov have sent a letter
to the Attorney General and Governor of Virginia,
requesting they open an investigation into Korobov’s
controversial majority draw last Saturday (May 11)
against Virginia-based fighter Immanuwel Aleem and
several relevant “surrounding incidents.”
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On This Day: May 24
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.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith
Thurman & Caleb Plant
vs. Mike Lee Los Angeles Press Conference
Photos: Andy Samuelson -
PBC
Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten
welterweight world champion Keith Thurman, plus unbeaten
super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and unbeaten
Mike Lee, squared-off for the second day in a row
Wednesday, this time at a Los Angeles press conference
as they previewed their respective showdowns taking
place Saturday July 20 presented by Premier Boxing
Champions and FOX Sports from the MGM Grand Garden Arena
in Las Vegas.
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Judah vs. Seldin
Undercard Announced
International Boxing Hall
of Fame Induction Weekend is right around the corner and
STAR BOXING is pleased to announce the undercard for the
highly anticipated event, set to take place at Turning
Stone Resort Casino on June 7th. The main event features
six-time world champion, and the last Undisputed
Welterweight Champion, ZAB "SUPER" JUDAH (44-9 30KO's)
against New York knockout artist, CLETUS "THE HEBREW
HAMMER" SELDIN (23-1 19KO's). The two will do battle in
a 12-round bout, with the vacant NABA Super Lightweight
Title up for grabs. In the co-feature, #8 WBA rated,
undefeated Frenchman, DAVID PAPOT (22-0 3KO's) will face
veteran, JAMES "BUDDY" MCGIRT JR. (27-3-1 14KO's), son
of Long Island's first world champion "BUDDY" MCGIRT,
for the WBA Intercontinental and WBO International
Middleweight Titles in a 12-round bout, who is being
inducted to the Hall of Fame during the fight week
induction ceremony.
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Beamon vs. Saludar &
Crowley vs. Mansouri
At Wolstein Center In Cleveland On CBS Sports
On Saturday, June 22, at
CSU’s Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Bigger Than
Life Entertainment and Mo Entertainment, in partnership
with six-time World Champion Miguel Cotto’s Miguel Cotto
Promotions will present “Making A Champion,” the first
in a series of shows that will feature top prospects in
their toughest challenges.
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Andrade & Sulecki Draw
Battle Lines In Providence
Demetrius Andrade and
Maciej Sulecki came face-to-face for the first time as
they prepare to clash in Andrade’s first hometown fight
and second defense of his WBO World Middleweight title
at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island
on Saturday June 29, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky
Sports in the UK.
Andrade (27-0 17 KOs) has had to wait to top the bill in
his Providence backyard but does so in the most
important fight of his spotless career – with promoter
Eddie Hearn rightly calling ‘Boo Boo’s’ WBO strap the
missing piece of the undisputed puzzle at 160lbs.
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Ahmed Elbiali Training
Camp Quotes
Light heavyweight brawler
Ahmed Elbiali will return to the ring, and for the first
time with new trainer Justin Gamber, when he faces
Marlos Simões in a 10-round showdown as part of Premier
Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes action this
Saturday night from Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi,
Mississippi.
PBC on FS1 and FOX Deportes begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
PT and is headlined by former super welterweight
champion Austin "No Doubt'' Trout returning to the ring
to take on former title challenger Terrell Gausha in a
10-round super welterweight battle. Click
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On This Day: May 23
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.
Deontay Wilder KO 1 Dominic Breazeale
Photo Gallery
Photos:
"Sugar" Ray Bailey
Including:
Gary Russell Jr. TKO 5 Kiko Martinez
Juan Heraldez MD 10 Argenis Mendez
Robert Alfonso SD 8 Lago Kiladze
Gary Antuanne Russell KO 4 Marcos Mojica
Gary Antonio Russell W TD 6 Saul Eduardo Hernandez
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith
Thurman & Caleb Plant
vs. Mike Lee New York Press Conference
Photos: Stephanie Trapp
- TGB Promotions
Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten
welterweight world champion Keith Thurman, plus unbeaten
super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and unbeaten
Mike Lee went face-to-face Tuesday in New York at a
press conference to preview their respective showdowns
on Saturday July 20 and presented by Premier Boxing
Champions and FOX Sports from the MGM Grand Garden Arena
in Las Vegas.
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Three-Time Olympian
Anvar Yunusov Takes On Angel Luna In Main Event June 22
At The 2300 Arena
Three-Time Olympian Anvar
Yunusov will take on Angel Luna in a eight-round
featherweight bout that will headline a night of boxing
on Saturday, June 22nd at The 2300 Arena in
Philadelphia. Yunosuv, who represented Tajikistan in the
2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics, now resides in
Philadelphia, and has record of 7-0 with three
knockouts.
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Smith To Defend WBA
World, WBC Diamond
& Ring Magazine Belts Against N’Dam
Callum Smith will defend
his WBA World 'Super', WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine
Super-Middleweight belts against Hassan N’Dam on the
blockbuster Anthony Joshua OBE vs. Andy Ruiz Jr. World
title bill at Madison Square Garden in New York on June
1, live on DAZN in the US and Sky Sports Box Office in
the UK. Click
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On This Day: May 22
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.
Devin Haney: "I'm Ready
To Rule The Sport"
Devin Haney is ready to
step-up his goal of dominating the sport as he prepares
to face Antonio Moran in his DAZN debut in the US at the
MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday
May 25, also live on Sky Sports in the UK.
Haney (21-0 13 KOs) is straight into action at the top
of the bill having penned a co-promotional deal with
Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA - and the unbeaten
Lightweight sensation is planning to put on a
devastating display to underline his World title
credentials.
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Serhii Bohachuk Storms
To 14th
Consecutive Knockout Victory
Tom Loeffler’s 360
Promotions presented the seventh installment of the
acclaimed ‘Hollywood Fight Nights’ series in front of a
packed house last night at the AVALON nightclub. The
event was headlined by fast-rising star, Serhii ‘El
Flaco’ Bohachuk, (14-0-0, 14 KOs) who stayed perfect
with the 14th consecutive knockout of his young career
scoring a fifth-round stoppage over former world title
challenger Freddie ‘El Riel’ Hernandez, (34-11-0, 22
KO’s) of Mexico City, Mexico.
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Fox Stops Brinson In 6
Alantez Fox scored a 6th
round stoppage over Nick Brinson in a super middleweight
clash that headlined a seven bout card on Saturday night
at The ESA Arena in Washington, D.C. Fox got off to a
good start as he landed a right hand in the opening
frame that sent Brinson to the canvas. After that Fox
never ceased control of the encounter as he worked very
well behind his jab, and landed good power shots in
every round.
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Joshua: "I Haven't
Underestimated Ruiz One Bit"
Anthony Joshua has insisted
that he hasn’t underestimated Andy Ruiz Jr. “one bit”
ahead of their unified Heavyweight World title clash at
Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday June 1,
shown live on DAZN in the US and Sky Sports Box Office
in the UK.
The California-based Mexican is in his second World
title tilt having pushed former WBO Heavyweight ruler
Joseph Parker to the limit in the Kiwi’s hometown in
December 2016, being edged out by the finest of margins
via a majority decision.
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Split-T Management's
Holmes, Miller &
Dixon Get Big Wins On Saturday Night
Three cites, three wins for
Split-T Management fighters this past Saturday night as
Ardreal Holmes and Raquel Miller remained undefeated
while Carlos Dixon scored a big knockout in his
hometown.
Holmes went to 9-0 with a six-round unanimous decision
over veteran Lanardo Tyner in Dearborn, Michigan.
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On This Day: May 21
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.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Doing What You Are Supposed To Do,
It’s Not That Impressive
By William Trillo
My initial reaction to the announcement the Deontay
Wilder would be defending his title against Dominic
Breazeale was laughing out loud while trying to utter
the words, “You gotta be kiddin’ me…right?” I mean
seriously, after all the bloviating Wilder had been
doing you would think he could chose a better and more
viable opponent than that.
Now before you start saying to yourselves, “There he
goes again hating on another fighter,” know this…100% of
the people who I spoke to about this had exactly the
same thought. Those people would be other boxing
journalists, boxers and their trainers and hard core
boxing fans. Every single one of the to a man found
Wilder picking Breazeale for his next test comical if
not ridiculous.
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Fists Fly At Fantasy
Springs Casino:
Duno & Robles Battle To Victory
By Albert Castillo
Photos: William Trillo
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Productions put together
another excellent card at the Fantasy Springs Casino, in
Indio California. In the main event Philippine fighter
Romero Duno (20-1, 16 KO’s) captured the vacant World
Boxing Organization NABO Lightweight Title by garnering
a technical split decision win over Mexican slugger Juan
Antonio “Mozo” Rodriguez (30-8, 26 KO’s).
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Romero
Duno W TD 9 Juan Rodriguez Photo
Gallery
Photos: William
Trillo
Including:
Manny Robles III W SD 10 Rigoberto Hermosillo
Carlos Morales KO 5 Pedro Navarrete
Sean Garcia RTD 2 Isaias Martin Cardona Gonzales
Genaro Gamez KO 1 Daniel Evangelista Jr.
Diuhl Olguin MD 6 Tenochtitlan Nava
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On This Day: May 20
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.
Deontay Wilder Thrills
Barclays Center Crowd With First Round Knockout Of
Dominic Breazeale
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze
Bomber” Wilder delivered the 40th knockout of his career
in devastating fashion Saturday night, sending mandatory
challenger Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale flat on his back
with a trademark right hand in front of a raucous crowd
at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, in an
event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Successfully defending his belt for the ninth time,
Wilder joins illustrious company alongside Hall of
Famers Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and more and
becomes the 10th fighter in history to make nine or more
consecutive successful heavyweight title defenses.
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Inoue & Taylor Advance
To The Finals
After Monster Night In Glasgow
‘Monster’ Naoya Inoue stops
IBF champ Emmanuel Rodriguez to set up Nonito Donaire
showdown and Josh Taylor dropped Ivan Baranchyk twice on
his way to winning the IBF world title and booking his
place in the WBSS final.
Japan's phenomenon Naoya Inoue needed just two rounds to
blast his way past Puerto Rico’s Emmanuel Rodriguez in
the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight semi-final at
The SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
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Gervonta Davis To Make
Homecoming Title Defense Against Ricardo Nunez July 27
From Baltimore
It was announced in
tonight’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast that
undefeated WBA Super Featherweight World Champion
Gervonta Davis will defend his title against mandatory
challenger Ricardo Nuñez on Saturday, July 27 live on
SHOWTIME® in Baltimore. It will be a championship
homecoming for the 24-year-old star, who will fight for
the first time as a world champion in front of his
hometown fans. The Floyd Mayweather protégé and youngest
U.S.-born world titlist in boxing has knocked out 20 of
his 21 professional opponents, including KOs in all five
of his world championship fights. Davis is coming off a
first-round knockout of former world champion Hugo Ruiz
in February on SHOWTIME in his first headlining
attraction. The televised co-features and venue will be
announced in the near-future.
Mykquan Williams
Dominates Rickey Edwards
To Capture WBC USNBC Super Lightweight Title
On Friday night, DiBella
Entertainment returned to the Fox Theater at Foxwoods
Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, CT, with another
action-packed installment of its popular Broadway Boxing
series, presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches,
OPTYX, Christos Steak House, and Gagliardi Insurance.
The event was streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the
world's leading digital subscription service for combat
sports.
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On This Day: May 19
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.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Makhmudov Stops Rice In The Seventh Round
By Daniel Cloutier
The Montrealer Russian heavyweight Arslanbek Makhmudov
promised to keep his perfect record, and he was
perfectly right. Friday evening in the ring of the
Cabaret of the Montréal Casino, Makhmudov won the WBC
Inter-Continental heavyweight championship in beating
the Californian Jonathan Rice (10-4-1) by TKO.
Makhmudov was the aggressor from the beginning to the
end of the fight, but it was not an easy bout for him,
because Rice was moving constantly from right to left in
the ring.
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Weights From Brooklyn, NY - SHOWTIME
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
Deontay Wilder 223.25 vs. Dominic Breazeale 255.25
(WBC Heavyweight Title)
Gary Russell Jr. 125.75 vs. Kiko Martinez 124.5
(WBC Featherweight Title)
Juan Heraldez 140.5 vs. Argenis Mendez 140.75
Robert Alfonso 250 vs. Iago Kiladze 219
Gary Antuanne Russell 137.25 vs. Marcos Mojica 138.25
Richardson Hitchins 144.5 vs. Alejandro Munera 143
Dylan Price 116.4 vs. Manuel S. Manzo 117
Gary Antonio Russell 117.4 vs. Saul Eduardo Hernandez
117.6
Kenny Robles 139.6 vs. Roy Mcgill 140
Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Promoter: TGB Promotions
Weights From Scotland - DAZN
Ivan Baranchyk 139.5 vs.
Josh Taylor 139.8
(IBF Jr. welterweight Title, WBSS Semi-Final)
Alantez Fox 163.2 vs. Nick
Brinson 163.8
Tiara Brown 129.8 vs. Angel Gladney 133.2
Jordan White 126.2 vs. Christian Esquivel 129.2
Patrick Harris 142 vs. Anthony Woods 143
Sam Crossed 187.8 vs. Larry Pryor TBA
Renaldo Gaines 130.4 vs. Eduardo Melendez 127.6
George Harris 214.2 vs. Antwaun Taylor 211.2
Taurean Venable 142.2 vs. Jonathan Conde 137.4
Venue: ESA Sports Arena in Washington, DC
Promoter: Tricky Entertainment and DCFIGHTNIGHT
Devin Haney Media
Workout Quotes
Highly touted undefeated
lightweight contender, Devin "The Dream" Haney (21-0, 13
KOs), who is scheduled to face Antonio Moran (24-3, 17
KOs) at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland
on May 25, held a media workout yesterday at City Boxing
Gym in Las Vegas. Click
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On This Day: May 18
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.
Wilder vs. Breazeale
Official
Weigh-In
Live Stream Today At 1:30pm ET/10:30am PT
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
For Makhmudov & Rice It’s The Most
Important Fight Of Their Pro Boxing Careers
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov
and the Californian Jonathan Rice are considering both
that it few hours, they will dispute the most important
bout of their pro boxing career.
Friday evening in the ring of the Cabaret of the
Montréal Casino, Makhmudov (7-0-0) will fight Rice
(10-3-1) in a WBC Inter-Continental heavyweight
championship. Makhmudov is a fighter of 6’6 and Rice
6’5.
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Weights From Foxwoods
Mykquan Williams 140 vs.
Rickey Edwards 137
Irvin Gonzalez 126 vs. Elijah Pierce 124
Toka Kahn Clary 129 vs. Carlos Reyes 128
George Arias 236 vs. Keith Barr 204
Marco Huck 217 vs. Nick Guivas 233
Adrian Sosa 141 vs. Benjamin Borteye 142
Sahret Delgado 259 vs. Tracey Johnson 220
Humacao, Puerto Rico Boston, MA
Jacob Marrero 129 vs. Hugo Aguilar 132
Venue: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
Promoter: DiBella Entertainment
Deontay Wilder vs.
Dominic Breazeale
Final Press Conference
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze
Bomber” Wilder and mandatory challenger Dominic
“Trouble” Breazeale continued their war of words and
further escalated their longstanding feud at the final
press conference Thursday ahead of their showdown this
Saturday live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home
of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing
Champions.
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Richard Commey To Defend
Lightweight World Title Against Former Champion Ray
Beltran On June 28
Something has to give. IBF
lightweight world champion Richard Commey is one of the
division’s biggest punchers. For his first title
defense, he’ll face a rugged ex-champion who hasn’t been
knocked out in more than a decade.
Commey will defend his belt against former WBO
lightweight world champion Ray Beltran in the Top Rank
on ESPN main event Friday, June 28 at Pechanga Resort
Casino in Temecula, California. In the 10-round
co-feature, undefeated Dominican puncher Carlos “Caballo
Bronco” Adames will defend his NABO and NABF 154-pound
belts against Patrick Day.
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Undefeated Cris Reyes To
Main Event
Battle At The Boat 121 On June 1
Cris Reyes’ time on the
undercard is over.
The undefeated 19-year-old sensation will make his main
event at Battle at the Boat 121 on Saturday, June 1 at
the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Reyes, who sports a spotless 6-0 record with 5 KOS, will
face Jose Marrufo in a 10-round welterweight bout. Click
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On This Day: May 17
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.
Wilder vs. Breazeale
Final Press Conference
Live Stream Today At 1:00pm
ET/10:00am PT
Meng Fanlong vs. Adam
Deines IBF Light Heavyweight Mandatory Eliminator June 1
In Macao
Roc Nation Sports today
announced that light heavyweight boxer Meng Fanlong
(14-0, 9 KOs) will take on Adam Deines (17-0, 8 KOs) of
Germany in the IBF Light Heavyweight World Title
Mandatory Eliminator bout taking place at the annual IBF
Convention ‘s special boxing event in Macao, China on
June 1, 2019.
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Dominic Breazeale, Gary
Russell Jr. & More
Fight Week Media Workout Quotes
Fighters competing in
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING action headlined by the
Deontay Wilder vs. Dominic Breazeale heavyweight world
title showdown this Saturday night showed off their
skills at a media workout Wednesday prior to stepping
into the ring at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN
BOXING™, in an event presented by Premier Boxing
Champions.
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On This Day: May 16
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.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Thinking Out Loud
By William Trillo
As I finished watching Part 1 of HBO’s Muhammad Ali
Documentary, “What’s My Name”, I couldn’t stop wondering
why it was that everything Ali did was so polarizing and
why all his actions both inside and outside the ring
would influence and affect me in such a way that I
couldn’t help but stand in awe of the man. Ali truly
made a lasting impression on my life It also had me
wondering why so many of today’s fighters who try to
imitate “The Greatest”, (Mayweather Jr., Wilder,
Classless Claressa, et. al.), make me wanna vomit.
Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The
Bronze Bomber” Wilder kicked off fight week Tuesday
night with a media workout at world famous Gleason’s Gym
in Brooklyn before he defends his title this Saturday
night against mandatory challenger Dominic “Trouble”
Breazeale live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the
home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier
Boxing Champions.
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Mykquan Williams
Headlines Broadway Boxing
This Friday, From Foxwoods Resort Casino
This Friday, DiBella
Entertainment's Broadway Boxing series returns to
Foxwoods Resort Casino with a stacked card, headlined by
East Hartford, Connecticut's "Marvelous" Mykquan
Williams vying for the WBC USNBC Super Lightweight
Title. The event will be streamed live exclusively on
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Team Korobov Planning
Official
Protest Of Aleem Fight Outcome
The co-promoter behind WBC
#14-rated middleweight Matvey Korobov says Team Korobov
will file a protest to Virginia State officials over
their fighter’s highly controversial majority draw last
Saturday (May 11) against Virginia-based fighter
Immanuwel Aleem.
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing says Korobov is, at
the very least, a victim of incompetent officiating
after what seemed like a clear decision win for Korobov
was initially announced as a majority decision victory
and later changed to a majority draw, due a reported
mistake in tabulating the scores.
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On This Day: May 15
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.
Michael Conlan To Face
Olympic Nemesis
Vladimir Nikitin August 3 In Belfast
Michael “Mick” Conlan’s
amateur career ended in controversy and a pair of middle
fingers. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Conlan appeared to
have bested Russian standout Vladimir Nikitin in the
56-kilogram quarterfinals. The judges disagreed, and
Conlan responded with a memorable double middle-finger
salute.
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Alantez Fox To Take On
Nick Brinson
This Saturday Night In Washington, DC
Alantez Fox will take on
Nick Brinson in an eight-round super middleweight clash
in the headlined bout this Saturday night at The
Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC. Fox of
Upper Marlboro, Maryland has a record of 24-1-1 with 11
knockouts. The 27 year-old Fox is a nine-year veteran
who has wins over Zain Shah (5-1), Patrick Day (9-0-1),
Patrick Valenzuela Jr. (17-3), Ronald Montes (17-3),
Ronald McNeil (10-2). Click
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Billy Joe Saunders &
Ryan Burnett
To Headline ESPN+ Cards This Weekend
Champions Weekend is coming
to ESPN+, as two of the United Kingdom’s most dynamic
fighters — former WBO middleweight world champion Billy
Joe Saunders and former unified bantamweight world
champion Ryan Burnett — are set to headline separate
shows.
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On This Day: May 14
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.
Kalvin Henderson Takes
Out
Antowyan Aikens In Three
Rising super middleweight
contender Kalvin Henderson dropped Antowyan Aikens
five-times in less than three rounds, and stopped Aikens
in the 3rd frame of their scheduled eight-round super
middleweight bout that headlined an eight-bout card at
2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
The card, which was the inaugural event that was
streamed by Warfare Sports, was promoted by King's
Promotions and Titans Boxing Promotions.
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HBO Statement On The
Passing
Of Hall of Famer Harold Lederman
“Harold Lederman had a
lifelong love affair with the sport of boxing. Over the
past fifty years he was universally respected and
celebrated by the many people who make the sport what it
is. Harold was happiest when seated ringside, studying
the action and scoring the fight. When he joined HBO
Sports in 1986 he added a new and critical component to
live boxing coverage. Viewers embraced his unique style
and his command of the rules while his broadcast
colleagues relished his enthusiasm and boundless energy.
He was an historian and walking rulebook. He always had
time for you whether you were a heavyweight champion or
just a spectator looking to say hello. Our thoughts and
prayers are with his wife Eileen and daughters Julie and
Iris. There isn’t a person in the sport who won’t miss
our Harold Lederman.”
On This Day: May 13
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.
This Weeks Fights 6/21 - DAZN -
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Angel Acosta vs. Elwin Soto
6/21 - SHOWTIME - 10pm ET/PT Sebastian Fundora vs. Hector Zepeda
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6/22 - DAZN
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6/22 - CBSSN - 7pm ET/4pm PT
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Dewayne Beamon vs. Froilan Saludar
6/23 - FOX - 8pm ET/5pm PT
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