Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kovalev vs. Alvarez Is On
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The promoters Kathy Duva, from New York, and
Yvon Michel, from Montréal, finalized an agreement few
hours ago for a world championship bout between the
Montrealer Colombian Eleider Alvarez and the Russian
Sergey Kovalev, a 12 rounds bout who could be presented
in July at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Oscar Rivas: "I Usually Win By KO
Against Aggressive Boxers"
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer Colombian Oscar Rivas is
closer than ever to reach the Top 10 of the WBC ratings.
Ranked 12th contender by the WBC in the heavyweight
division, Rivas will try to improve his pro record to
23-0-0 Thursday evening in the ring of the Montréal
Casino, in fighting the Mexican Sergio Martinez (16-5-0)
in the main event (eight rounds) of a boxing show
presented by the GYM Group in Montréal.
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Carl Frampton vs. Nonito
Donaire
Final Press Conference Quotes
Former world champions Carl
Frampton and Nonito Donaire took questions from the
media at Wednesday’s final press conference at the
Europa Hotel in Belfast, Ireland two days ahead of their
clash for the interim WBO Featherweight Title this
Saturday. The main event bout from SSE Arena in Belfast,
will stream live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports
YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page.
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Weights From Puerto Rico
- ESPN2
Lamont Roach 129.4 vs.
Orlando Cruz 129.4
Jose Lopez 130 vs. Miguel Angel Gonzalez 130
Magdiel Cotto 159 vs. Elie Augustama 160
Danielito Zorrilla 140 vs. Jimmy Rosario 139
Carlos Caraballo 121 vs. Antonio Rodriguez 122
Bryan Chevalier 131 vs. Luis Diaz 131
Luis Hernandez 156 vs. Juan Carlos Abreu 152
Jean Rivera 146 vs. Jonathan Delgado 146
Venue: Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto
Rico
Promoter: Golden Boy
122-Pound Prospects Josh
Greer & Glenn Dezurn Face-Off In May 11 ShoBox
Quadrupleheader
Super bantamweight
prospects Josh “Don’t Blink” Greer and Glenn Dezurn will
meet in the 10-round co-feature of what is now a ShoBox:
The New Generation quadrupleheader on Friday, May 11
live on SHOWTIME from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The
six fighters added to the ShoBox telecast sport a
combined 82 wins, four losses and 50 knockouts.
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Valley Fight Night
Preview
The San Fernando Valley's
only regular professional boxing show "VALLEY FIGHT
NIGHT" returns this Friday April 20th with a Burbank
Edition at the Burbank Marriott Events Center. Presented
by PR SPORTS, BASH BOXING, and LIGHTS OUT PROMOTIONS the
latest installment of Valley Fight Night will once again
feature young boxing prospects looking to make a name
for themselves on the Southern California fight scene.
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On This Day: April 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Fresno, California, USA:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Victoriano
Sosa - WBC Lightweight Title.
Miguel Cotto KO'd Joel Perez in the 4th round - Non
Title. 2002, Sydney, New South Wales,
Australia:
Danny Green KO'd Paul Smallman in the 8th round - Vacant
IBF Pan Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinyan KO'd Prasob Nookliang in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl KO'd Eidy Moya in the 9th round - WBA
Bantamweight Title.
Thomas Damgaard won an 8 round UD over Abdel Mehidi -
Non Title Bout. 1997, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA:
Frankie Liles TKO'd Segundo Mercado in the 5th round -
WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins TKO'd John David Jackson in the 7th
round - IBF Middleweight Title
Byron Mitchell TKO'd Guy Stanford in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Terron Millett TKO'd Tony Limones in the 3rd round - Non
Title. 1996, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca,
Mexico:
Israel Vazquez KO'd Joel Nolasco in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Statement From Golden
Boy Promotions On
Canelo Alvarez Settlement With The NSAC
Golden Boy Promotions has
issued the following statement in response to Canelo
Alvarez's settlement agreement with the Nevada State
Athletic Commission.
"As we have maintained all along, the trace amounts of
clenbuterol found in Canelo's system in February came
from meat contamination, and we provided the Nevada
State Athletic Commission with a great deal of evidence
to support those facts.
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Gennady Golovkin vs.
Vanes Martirosyan
Set For May 5 At StubHub
Undefeated World
Middleweight Champion and boxing superhero GENNADY "GGG"
GOLOVKIN is saving Cinco De Mayo for boxing fans!
Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan,
boxing's longest-reigning world champion, returns to the
ring, Saturday, May 5, against two-time world title
challenger VANES "THE NIGHTMARE " MARTIROSYAN (36-3-1,
21 KOs), from Glendale, Calif. The fight will headline
an exciting world championship card which will take
place, under the stars, at StubHub Center, in Carson,
Calif. It's the first time Golovkin has fought in
Southern California in over two years. Golovkin has
proved himself to be a sterling gate attraction in his
previous three fights in the Southland, selling out The
Fabulous Forum twice, in 2016 and 2015, and setting the
all time attendance record for boxing at StubHub Center
in 2014. Golovkin vs. Martirosyan will be televised live
on HBO World Championship Boxing beginning at 11 p.m.
ET/PT. Not only will this mark Golovkin's first
non-pay-per-view fight since 2016, if successful, it
will also be his 20th consecutive and record-tying
middleweight title defense.
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Foster Decisions De Alba
In Bethlehem
This past Friday night at
the Sands Bethlehem Event Center, junior lightweight
O'Shaquie Foster got a career boosting win as he
defeated Frank De Alba via eight-round majority decision
in a crowd-thrilling fight.
Foster got off to an early lead, as he featured an
accurate straight hand. De Alba got back in the fight as
he decided to stand toe-toe with Foster, and on many
occasions, he gave as good or even better then he
received. Neither fighter took a backward step, which
was much to the delight to the crowd that congregated at
The Sands Bethlehem Event Center.
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Pro Boxing & MMA
Doubleheader This Weekend
At Marriott Events Center In Burbank, California
The ONLY regular
professional boxing and MMA series in the 818 returns to
the Marriott Events Center in Burbank, California with
another patented DOUBLEHEADER of combat sports. That’s
right…another two live shows on back-to-back nights this
Friday and Saturday!!!
First, on Friday, April 20th, PR SPORTS, BASH BOXING,
and LIGHTS OUT PROMOTIONS presents another installment
of VALLEY FIGHT NIGHT featuring some of the best young
boxing prospects in Southern California.
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Max Ornelas vs. Tony
Lopez Jr. Vacant NABA US Bantamweight Title On The Line
This Friday Night
University of Nevada at Las
Vegas (UNLV) student and Las Vegas resident, unbeaten
bantamweight prospect "The Baby-Faced Assassin" Max
Ornelas (10-0-1, 4 KOs), faces Mexico-native Tony Lopez,
Jr. (13-3, 4 KOs) this Friday night (Apr. 20) in the
eight-round main event for the vacant North American
Boxing Association (NABA) United States title, at Cox
Pavilion on the UNLV campus.
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On This Day: April 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 1998, Manchester, England:
Carl Thompson won a 12 round UD over Chris Eubank - WBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Damon Reed in the 1st round - WBO
Heavyweight Title.
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Wilfredo Vazquez in the 7th round -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Karl Taylor in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Junior Witter won a 6 round Decision over Jan Bergman -
Non Title. Aachen, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Julius Francis in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Los Angeles, California, USA:
Antonio Diaz KO'd Alberto Cortes in the 2nd round - IBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 10 round UD over Gustavo
Cuello - Non Title.
Oba Carr won a 10 round UD over Juan Carlos Rodriguez -
Non Title.
Diego Corrales KO'd Juan Carlos Salazar in the 1st round
- Non Title. 1997, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA:
Ike Quartey TKO'd Ralph Jones in the 5th round - WBA
Welterweight Title.
Junior Jones won a 12 round UD over Marco Antonio
Barrera - WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Francisco Valdez in the 4rd round
Non Title.
Devin Haney vs. Mason
Menard To Fight For USBA/IBF Lightweight Title May 11 On
ShoBox
When undefeated lightweight
sensation, Devin "The Dream" Haney (18-0, 12 KOs), makes
his ShoBox: The New Generation debut on Friday, May 11,
2018, against Mason Menard (33-2, 24 KOs), the vacant
USBA/IBF lightweight title will be on the line. The
10-round main event bout will air live on SHOWTIME (10
p.m. ET/PT) from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
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Usyk Suffers Injury -
Cruiserweight Final Postponed
Team Usyk has informed
Comosa AG that Mr Usyk suffered a minor elbow injury
whilst training for his World Boxing Super Series Final
against Murat Gassiev, for the Muhammad Ali Trophy.
It has been confirmed by all parties, including Comosa
AG appointed independent medical staff, that Mr Usyk is
unavailable for the scheduled date of the event, May
11th.
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Ruben Villa Wins WBO
Youth Title
Prized prospect Ruben Villa
(11-0, 4 KOs) continued his upward trajectory by
thoroughly dismantling Marlon Olea (13-3, 12 KOs) to win
the vacant WBO Youth Featherweight Title Saturday night
from his hometown of Salinas, Calif.
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April 28 Opponents
Announced For Humberto Velazco & Damien Vazquez In
Aguascalientes
Opponents have been
announced for Humberto "Tito" Velazco (19-1-1, 13 KOs)
and Damien "Sugar" Vazquez (13-0, 7 KOs), who are both
scheduled to fight on April 28, 2018 in Aguascalientes,
MX, on the "Feria de Campeones" card, promoted by Sugar
Promotions.
Velazco, who hails from Aguascalientes, will face
Columbian power puncher, Davis Caceres (25-8, 20 KOs),
in a 10-round main event bout, for the vacant WBC Silver
Super Middleweight title. Vazquez, from Las Vegas, NV,
will battle Venezuela's Luis Golindano (9-0, 6 KOs), for
the WBC Jr. Bantamweight Youth World title, in a
10-round co-main event clash.
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On This Day: April 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, New York, New York,:
John Ruiz TKO'd Fres Oquendo in the 11th round - WBA
Heavyweight Title.
Chris Byrd and Andrew Golota fought to a 12 round DRAW -
IBF Heavyweight Title.
Wayne Braithwaite won a 12 round UD over Louis Azille -
WBC Cruiserweight Title. 2003, Los Angeles, California:
Jose Navarro won a 12 round UD over Jorge Luis Gonzalez
- IBA Continental Super Flyweight Title.
Mike Anchondo TKO'd Roque Cassiani in the 10th round -
Non Title.
Librado Andrade KO'd Errol Banner in the 2nd round - Non
Title. 1999, Sassari, Italy:
Jorge Arce TKO'd Salvatore Fanni in the 6th round - WBO
Light Flyweight Title. Indio, California, USA:
Shane Mosley TKO'd John Brown in the 8th round - IBF
Lightweight Title.
Angel Manfredy won a 10 round UD over Ivan Robinson -
Non Title. 1998, Mexicali, Baja California,
Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo TKO'd Julio Cesar Leon in the 8th
round - Mexican Featherweight Title. Uncasville, Connecticut, USA:
Ben Tackie KO'd Edwin Santana in the 10th round - Vacant
IBA Americas Lightweight Title.
Wayne McCullough won a 10 round UD over Antonio Salas -
Non Title.
Vargas Tears Down
Salka’s Wall
By Albert Castillo
Photos: William Trillo
In the main event of the evening, In front of a crowd of
1,456 fans at Fantasy Springs Casino and Resort in
Indio, CA., Golden Boy Promotions and ESPN witnessed
former Mexican Olympian and WBC Super Featherweight
Champion, Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (25-1-2 18KO’s),
dominated an outclassed Rod Salka, (24-5, 4 KO’s) of
Bunola, PA.
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O'Shaquie Foster W MD 8 Frank DeAlba
Photo Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray
Bailey
Including:
Luther Smith TKO 2 Elvin Sanchez
Craig Callaghan MD 6 Cesar Berumen
Anthony Sonnier W UD 6 Jesus Perez
Martino Jules W UD 4 Vincent Jennings Click Here For Full Photo Gallery
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Lemieux Will Face The French Champion
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL —— The Montrealer middleweight David Lemieux
will face the French champion Karim Achour May 26th at
the Videotron Centre in Québec City, in the main event
of a boxing show presented by The Eye Of Tiger
Management Group. The promoter of The Eye Of The Tiger
Management Group, Camille Estephan, confirmed the news
Thursday afternoon in a press conference held at the
Videotron Centre. Lemieux (38-4-0) and Achour (26-4-3)
will fight in a WBC International middleweight
championship. Achour is actually ranked second contender
in the 160 pounds division in the European ratings.
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On This Day: April 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Dandenong, Australia:
Sam Soliman TKO'd Moechrody in the 3rd round to retain
the IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinian TKO'd Falazona Fidal in the 2nd round. 2003, Nottingham, England:
Carl Froch TKO'd Michael Monaghan in the 3rd round.
Herbie Hide TKO'd Derek McCafferty in the 7th round. Padre Island, Texas:
Kennedy McKinney won a 12 round MD over Welcome Ncita to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marlon Staring retained his WBA Welterweight Title when
he and Mark Breland fought to a 12 round Draw.
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO'd Rodolfo Aguilar in the 6th
round to retain the WBA Lightweight Title. 1952, Chicago, Illinois:
Sugar Ray Robinson KO'd Rocky Graziano in the 3rd round
to retain the World Middleweight Title.
Irish Sensation Connor
Coyle Headlines
June 16 In St. Petersburg, FL
Fire Fist Boxing Promotions
will take over The Coliseum in St. Petersburg when they
present a seven fight card Saturday, June 16.
This exciting evening is headlined by unbeaten
middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle as he looks to
capture his first championship when he meets Danny “El
Bebo” Pastrana for the NBA Middleweight title.
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Banks Reveals Granat's
Tough
Sparring Tests At The Kronk Gym
Johnathon Banks has
revealed the tough sparring tests Adrian Granat (15-1,
14 KOs) had to endure at the famous Kronk Gym ahead of
his Viking showdown with domestic rival Otto Wallin
(19-0, 13 KOs) on April 21 at the Gärdehov in Sundsvall,
Sweden.
Having first met in Hamburg while Granat was sparring
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte, Banks was suitably
impressed to invite the Malmo-boxer to join one of
former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko’s training
camps.
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On This Day: April 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Hanover, Germany:
Darius Michaelczewski TKO'd Graciano Rocchigiani in the
10th round to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Fernando Vargas won a 12 round UD over Ike Quartey to
retain the IBF Light Middleweight Title. 1996, Hammanskral, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu TKO'd Pablo Osuna in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1985, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marvin Hagler TKO'd Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight title in the
Ring Magazine Fight of the Year. 1984, Detroit, Michigan:
Milt McCrory TKO'd Gilles Elbilia in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title. 1978, Panama City, Panama:
Eusebio Pedroza TKO'd Cecilio Lastra in the 13th round
to win the WBA Featherweight Title. Los Angeles, California:
Salvador Sanchez won a 10 round decision over Juan
Escobar (Sanchez down twice).
Daniel Jacobs & Jarrell
Miller
Brooklyn Media Workout Quotes
Former Middleweight World
Champion and BROOKLYN BOXING Ambassador, DANIEL ‘The
Miracle Man’ JACOBS and Brooklyn’s Undefeated
Heavyweight Contender JARRELL ‘Big Baby’ MILLER held
spirited workouts in Brooklyn on Thursday for a large
crowd of local media leading up to their highly
anticipated fights at ‘Straight Outta Brooklyn’, the
massive international boxing event set for Saturday,
April 28, 2018 at Barclays Center and televised live on
HBO World Championship Boxing® beginning at 10:00 p.m.
ET/PT.
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Weights From Salinas,
Ca.
Ruben Villa, 124.8 lbs. vs.
Marlon Olea, 124.9 lbs. (8-rounds)
Bruno Escalante, 115.6 lbs. vs. Diuhl Olguin, 117.9 lbs.
(8-rounds)
Max Becerra, 138.4 lbs. vs. Erick Martinez, 138.8 lbs.
(6-rounds)
Alberto Torres, 126.9 lbs. vs. Naciff Martinez, 126 lbs.
(6-rounds)
Pedro Moreno, 136 lbs. vs. Sergio Ramirez, 134.8 lbs.
(6-rounds)
Brandon Trejo, 131.5 lbs. vs. Bogar Padilla, 131 lbs.
(4-rounds)
Promoter: Thompson Boxing
Venue: Salinas Storm House in Salinas, Ca.
Jermall Charlo & Hugo
Centeno Jr.
Discuss Upcoming April 21 Showdown
Undefeated former world
champion Jermall Charlo and once-beaten contender Hugo
Centeno Jr. discussed their upcoming matchup before they
step into the ring on Saturday, April 21 for the WBC
Interim Middleweight Title live on SHOWTIME from
Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING.
The Premier Boxing Champions event is headlined by a
showdown between four-division world champion Adrien
Broner and two-division world champion Jessie Vargas.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins at 9
p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with former world champions Gervonta
Davis and Jesus Cuellar battling for the WBA 130-pound
Super Featherweight World Championship.
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Mykal Fox Takes On
Anthony Mercado In Main
Event May 11 At The SugarHouse In Philadelphia
Undefeated junior
welterweight Mykal Fox will continue his towards being a
top contender when he takes on Anthony Mercado in the
eight-round main event of a card that will take place on
Friday, May 11th at the SugarHouse Casino in
Philadelphia. Click
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On This Day: April 14
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2001, New York, New York, MSG
Theatre:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over Keith Holmes -
WBC, IBF Middleweight Title.
Nelson Dieppa KO'd Andy Tabanas in the 11th round -
Vacant WBO Light Flyweight Title.
Serguei Lyakhovich won an 8 round UD over Sedrick Fields - Non Title. 2000, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico:
Guty Espadas Jr. won an 11 round TD over Luisito
Espinosa - Vacant WBC Featherweight Title. (Accidental
Head butt Stoppage) 1998, Foxwoods Resort,
Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Andrew Golota KO'd Eli Dixon in the 6th round - Non
Title.
Zab Judah KO'd Angel Beltre in the 2nd round - Non Title.
Micky Ward KO'd Mark Fernandez in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Eric Harding won a 6 round Decision over Levan Easley -
Non Title.
Vivian Harris KO'd Carlos Nevarez in the 1st round - Non
Title. 1997, Osaka, Japan:
Daniel Zaragoza won a 12 round UD over Joichiro
Tatsuyoshi - WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Francisco Vargas Scores
Sixth-Round
Stoppage Victory Against Rod Salka
Photos: Tom Hogan -
Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (25-1-2, 18 KOs), former
WBC Super Featherweight World Champion of Mexico City,
Mexico, defeated "Lightning" Rod Salka (24-5, 4 KOs) of
Bunola, Pa. in the main event of the April 12 edition of
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN and in front of a crowd of
1,456 boxing fans at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in
Indio, Calif. Vargas dropped Salka with a solid
combination in the fifth round and forced Salka's corner
to call a halt to the fight at the end of the sixth
round.
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Weights From Bethlehem,
PA
Frank De Alba 130.1 -
O'Shaquie Foster 131.2
Luther Smith 199.1 - Elvin Sanchez 198.7
Martino Jules 128 - Vincent Jennings 126.7
James Robinson 156.7 - Greg Jackson 150.9
Jesus Perez 142.9 - Anthony Sonnier 143.2
Craig Callaghan 152 - Cesar Soriano Berumen 151.6
Promoter: King's Promotions
Venue: Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Romero Duno vs. Gilberto
Gonzalez Headlines May 17 Golden Boy Boxing On ESPN At
Fantasy Springs
Romero "Ruthless" Duno
(16-1, 14 KOs) of General Santos City, Philippines will
fight Mexico City's Gilberto "Flaco" Gonzalez (27-4, 22
KOs) in a 10-round lightweight fight in the main event
of the May 17 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. This
exciting main event will headline a night of two
back-to-back battles between Mexican and Filipino
fighters. ESPN2 will air the fights beginning at 10:00
p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT, and stream live on ESPN3 starting
at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. ESPN Deportes will air the
fights on Friday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.
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Ryan Garcia vs. Jayson
Velez Headlines May 4
Edition Of Golden Boy Boxing On ESPN At StubHub
Ryan "The Flash" Garcia
(14-0, 13 KOs), the 2017 consensus prospect of the year
and pride of Victorville, Calif., headlines a very
special edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at StubHub
Center in Carson, Calif. Garcia, who is the brightest
rising star in the sport of boxing today, will kick off
the Cinco de Mayo festivities as he faces seasoned
Puerto Rican contender Jayson "La Maravilla" Velez
(26-4-1, 18 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight fight
in this spectacular arena that has become the home for
great battles.
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Butler Meets Rodriguez
For IBF World Title On May 5
Paul Butler gets the chance
to become two-time IBF World Bantamweight champion when
he tackles undefeated Emmanuel Rodriguez at The O2 in
London on May 5, live on AWE-A Wealth of Entertainment.
Butler's clash with Rodriguez is part of a huge night of
action in Greenwich as Heavyweight rivals Tony Bellew
and David Haye clash in a hotly-anticipated rematch.
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On This Day: April 13
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Campione d'Italia, Italy:
Michelle Piccirillo won a 12 round UD over Cory Spinks -
Vacant IBF Welterweight Title.
Silvio Branco won a 6 round decision over Ramdane
Serdjane - Non Title. Chester, West Virginia:
David Tua TKO'd Fres Oquendo in the 9th round - NABF
Heavyweight Title.
Ray Austin and Lance Whitaker fought to a 10 round DRAW. 2001, Hampton, Virginia:
Tim Witherspoon TKO'd Danny Wofford in the 3rd round -
Non Title. 2000, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim,
California, USA:
Librado Andrade KO'd Terry Smith in the 2nd round - Non
Title. London, England:
Sam Soliman won a 6 round decision over Paul Wesley. 1997, Köln, Germany:
Sven Ottke TKO'd Jason Hart in the 2nd Round - Non
Title.
Timo Hoffman won a 6 round decision over Mike Robinson.
Markus Beyer TKO'd Isidore Janvier in the 5th round -
Non Title. 1996, Boston, Massachusetts:
Dana Rosenblatt KO'd Howard Davis Jr. in the 2nd round -
WBU Middleweight Title.
Micky Ward KO'd Louis Veader in the 9th round - WBU
Middleweight Title.
Broner & Davis Talk
Training Camp, Upcoming Matchups & More Ahead Of April
21 Showdowns
Photos: Jose Pineiro -
SHOWTIME
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and unbeaten
former champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis shared updates
from their training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida as
they prepare for their respective showdowns on Saturday,
April 21 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home
of BROOKLYN BOXING.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
David Lemieux Next Fight In Québec City
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer middleweight David Lemieux was
expecting to have his next fight May 5th in Carson,
California, on the same card than the WBC, WBA and IBF
middleweight champion of the world, Gennady Golovkin
(37-0-1), from Kazakstan. But the promoter of The Eye Of
The Tiger Management Group in Montréal, Camille Estephan,
who is the Lemieux's manager, said no.
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Undefeated World
Champion Jermell Charlo
Defends Title Against Austin Trout On Santa Cruz
vs. Mares II Undercard June 9 From STAPLES Center
The 154-pound division
continues to heat up as undefeated world champion
Jermell Charlo defends his belt against former world
champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout Saturday, June 9 in a
12-round showdown live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center
in Los Angeles.
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Weights From Indio, Ca.
Francisco Rodriguez 130 vs.
Rod Salka 131
Aidar Sharibayev129.4 vs. Andrew Cancio 130
Rommel Caballero 130.8 vs. Eric Rodriguez 132
Javier Padilla 124.6 vs. Ricardo Arias 126.4
Aaron McKenna 146.8 vs. Keasen Freeman 146.6
Geraro Gamez 139.4 vs. Shoki Sakai 140.4
Jonathan Navarro 139.6 vs. Justin Savi 141.4
Venue: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, Ca.
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions
Nielsen Challenges Mann
For WBO
International Title On June 2 In Hannover
Micki Nielsen (25-1, 15
KOs) challenges Artur Mann (13-0, 8 KOs) for the WBO
International Cruiserweight title on June 2 at the Swiss
Life Hall in Hannover, Germany.
Nielsen returns to the ring following a points win over
Ricards Bolotniks in Riga, and enters the biggest fight
of his career as he looks to engineer a World title
opportunity by beating the previously undefeated Mann in
his hometown.
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Ruben Villa Eyes First
Title Sat. Night In Salinas, CA
Top featherweight prospect
Ruben Villa (10-0, 4 KOs)looks to add the first
championship of his young career when he battles
Colombian Marlon Olea (13-2, 12 KOs) for the vacant WBO
Youth Title this Saturday night from the Salinas Storm
House in Salinas, Calif.
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Frank De Alba Looking
For Big Fights But Must Get Past O'Shaquie Foster This
Friday In Bethlehem, PA
Junior lightweight
contender Frank De Alba feels that 2018 could be his
year. He first he must get past O'Shaquie Foster in the
headline bout THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!! at the Sands Bethlehem
Event Center. In the six-round co-feature pitting
cruiserweights Luther Smith (9-2, 8 KOs) of Bowie, MD
taking on Elvin Sanchez (8-3-1, 6 KOs) of Paterson, NJ.
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Former Olympian & Super
Lightweight Contender Javier Molina To Battle Jessie
Roman In Main
Event Of The June 1 Edition Of LA Fight Club
Super lightweight contender
Javier "El Intocable" Molina (17-2, 8 KOs) will return
to the ring to face Jessie Roman (22-3, 11 KOs) in an
eight-round 140-pound battle in the main event of the
June 1 edition of LA FIGHT CLUB at the Belasco Theater
in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif. and televised live on
EstrellaTV's Boxeo Estelar.
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On This Day: April 12
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Derrick Gainer won a 12 round SD over Oscar Leon to
Retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Kevin Kelley in the 4th
round.
Cruz Carbajal TKO'd Steve Dotse in a Bantamweight Bout. 1997, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Oscar De La Hoya won a 12 round UD over Pernell Whitaker
to win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Paulie Ayala won a 10 round Decision over Nestor Lopez.
Micky Ward KO'd Alfonso Sanchex in the 7th round.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO'd Bobby Giepert in the 1st round.
Raul Marquez TKO'd Anthony Stephens in the 9th round to
win the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Cesar Soto KO'd Elias Quiroz in the 2nd round.
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd Tyrone Armstead in the 4th round. 1996, Netherland Antilles:
Pernell Whitaker was give a 12 round SD win over
Wilfredo Rivera to retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
(One of the worst decisions this writer ever saw)
Ike Quartey TKO'd Vince Phillips in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title. 1981, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Sean O'Grady won a 15 round UD over Hilmer Kenty to win
the WBA Lightweight Title.
SHOWTIME Adds Two
Featherweight
Fights To 2018 Boxing Lineup
SHOWTIME Sports added two
featherweight bouts to its robust boxing schedule with
two high-stakes matchups from the U.K. streaming live on
SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms, free to boxing
fans in the U.S.
Former two-division world champion Carl Frampton will
battle former four-division champion Nonito Donaire on
Saturday, April 21 in Belfast, Ireland for the interim
WBO Featherweight Title. Then, on Saturday, May 19, IBF
World Champion Lee Selby will defend his 126-pound title
against undefeated Josh Warrington live from Leeds,
England. Both SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL® social
media offerings will stream live in the U.S. on SHOWTIME
Boxing Facebook page and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube
Channel. The events are promoted by Frank Warren with
live coverage provided by BT Sport and BoxNation.
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Robinson Wins 10th Straight This Past
Friday Night In Philadelphia With Decision Over Riojas
This past Friday night,
super middleweight Brandon Robinson won his 10th
straight bout as he won a eight-round unanimous decision
over Oscar Riojas in the headline bout of a seven-bout
card at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
The show was promoted by King's Promotions.
Robinson dropped Riojas with a left hand in the first
round, and he was never challenged against the awkward
veteran Riojas.
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Super-Sized Super
Welterweight Sebastian Fundora Relaxed & Confident Going
Into Action This Friday Against Also Undefeated KO
Artist Veshawn Owens
It takes a big man to go
into another undefeated fighter's hometown and take him
down, but as the biggest super welterweight in boxing
history, Sebastian "The Towering Inferno" Fundora is
more than up to the task.
The 6-foot-6 Fundora (8-0, 4 KOs) will face
Minnesota-based KO artist Veshawn Owens (9-0, 9 KOs)
this Friday, April 13, in an eight-round showdown at the
Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pair will meet on
the undercard of the Premier Boxing Champions on FOX &
FOX Deportes event featuring hometown welterweight Jamal
James taking on Abel Ramos (9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT)
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Paddy Gallagher Now
Facing Brad Solomon In First Round Of Jose Sulaiman
World Invtl. Tournament
Irish welterweight prospect
PADDY ‘Pat-Man” GALLAGHER,(13-3-0, 8 KO’s) of Belfast,
Northern Ireland will now battle BRAD SOLOMON, (27-1-0,
9 KO’s), of Douglasville, GA in the first round of ‘The
Jose Sulaiman World Invitational Tournament’ set for
Friday, April 27, 2018 at the KFC Yum! Center in
Louisville, KY. Click
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On This Day: April 11
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Laemson Beach, Chumporn,
Thailand:
Terdsak Jandaeng won a 12 round UD over Jesse Maca - WBO
Asia Pacific Featherweight Title. 2003, Hinckley, Minnesota, USA:
Anthony Bonsante TKO'd Marris Virgil in the 3rd round -
Non Title. 1998, Columbia, South Carolina:
O'Neil Bell KO'd Mohammad Benguesmia in the 4th round -
Non Title. 1997, Capitol Theatre, Port
Chester, New York:
David Telesco TKO'd Ernest Mateen - New York State Light
Heavyweight Title.
James Butler KO'd Gerald Holmes in the 1st round - Non
Title. 1996, Corpus Christi, Texas:
Hector Camacho TKO'd Wilbur Garst in the 7th round - Non
Title. Texas, Dallas:
Sharmba Mitchell KO'd Gilberto Flores - WBC Continental
Americas Light Welterweight Title.
Ike Ibeabuchi KO'd Gary Butler KO'd Gary Butler in the
1st round - Non Title. 1995, Levallois, France:
Zeljko Mavrovic TKO'd Christophe Bizot in the 11th round
- Vacant European (EBU) Heavyweight Title.
Winky Wright won a 10 round Decision over Leon Cessiron
- Non Title.
Thompson Boxing
Showcases Recently
Signed Talent This Saturday, April 14
Lightweights Max Becerra
(13-2-2, 8 KOs) and Pedro Moreno (7-0, 5 KOs), both
recently signed to Thompson Boxing Promotions, are
showcased in separate bouts on the "New Blood" undercard
this Saturday, April 14, from the Salinas Storm House in
Salinas, Calif.
Becerra, a three-time Golden Gloves winner (2005-2007),
faces Erick Martinez (14-11-1, 8 KOs) of Mexico in a
6-round bout.
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Card Set For This Friday
Night's King's Promotions Show At The Sands Bethlehem
Event Center
A terrific eight-bout card
has been assembled for THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!! at the Sands
Bethlehem Event Center.
6 undercard bouts have been added to the already
announced eight-round super featherweight main event
that will pit Frank De Alba (22-2-2, 9 KOs) of Reading,
PA taking in O'Shaquie Foster (12-2, 8 KOs) of Houston,
TX.
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Al "Ice" Cole & "Baby"
Joe Mesi Honored To Be Inducted Into The New York State
Boxing HOF
Former world cruiserweight
champion Al "Ice" Cole and undefeated, No.; 1
heavyweight contender "Baby" Joe Mesi are both extremely
honored and grateful to be inducted, along with 21
others in the Class of 2018, into the New York State
Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).
The seventh annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held
Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 29, once
again at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
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ESPN+
Announces New Exclusive Boxing Programming Headlined By
Crawford vs. Horn On June 9
ESPN and Disney
Direct-to-Consumer and International today announced
today an extensive line up of exclusive boxing
programming for ESPN+, the new direct-to-consumer sports
streaming service launching April 12. Additionally,
through an expansion of ESPN’s agreement with Top Rank,
ESPN+ will add 12 exclusive world-class Top Rank on ESPN
cards to the annual line up.
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On This Day: April 10
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Manchester, M.E.N.
Arena, England:
In Jin Chi KO'd Michael Brodie in the 7th round - Vacant
WBC Featherweight Title.
Jamie Moore TKO'd Adam Katumwa in the 5th round -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Middleweight Title. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA:
Cory Spinks won a 12 round UD over Zab Judah - WBC, WBA,
IBF Welterweight Title.
Lakva Sim TKO'd Miguel Callist in the 5th round - Vacant
WBA Lightweight Title.
Mohammad Abdulaev TKO'd Jesse Feliciano in the 8th round
- WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title.
Lamon Brewster TKO'd Wladimir Klitschko in the 5th round
- Vacant WBO Heavyweight Title. 1999, Barranquilla, Colombia:
Irene Pacheco KO'd Luis Coronado in the 9th round -
Vacant IBF Flyweight Title.
Jose Garcia won a 12 round SD over Noel Arambulet - WBA
Fedelatin Minimumweight Title. Manchester, M.E.N. Arena, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Paul Ingle in the 11th round - WBO
Featherweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round UD over Nate Miller -
Vacant IBO Cruiserweight Title.
Brandon
Robinson W UD 8 Oscar Riojas Photo
Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray
Bailey
Including:
Brandon Robinson W UD 8 Oscar Riojas
Raeese Aleem W UD 8 Marcus Bates
Colby Madison md 6 Guillermo Del Rio
Denis Okoth W SD 4 Rasheed Johnson
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Gabriel Duluc Stops
Larry Smith In 5
The official weigh in was
held today for tomorrow (Saturday) evening's "Fight
Night at the Zone," presented by Granite Chin
Promotions, at The Sportszone in Derry, New Hampshire.
In the main event, Dorchester, MA junior middleweight
Gabriel Duluc (12-3, 3 KOs) used a vicious body attack
to stop veteran Texas fighter Larry "Slomoshun" Smith in
the fifth round. A right to the liver put Smith down,
but he beat the referee Mike Ryan's count. Smith was
unable to recover as he was pinned on the ropes by Duluc,
who reeled off a dozen unanswered punches, forcing
referee Ryan to end the fight.
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On This Day: April 9
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Temecula, California:
Oscar Larios TKO'd Miguel Escamilla in the 10th round
to retain the Mexican Super Bantamweight Title. 1994, Reno, Nevada:
Tracy Harris Patterson won a 12 round UD over Richard
Duran to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title. Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker won a 12 round UD over Santos Cardona
to retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Buddy McGirt won a 12 round UD over Livingstone Bramble. 1992, Celano, Italy:
Gianfranco Rossi TKO'd Angel Hernandez in the 6th round
to retain the IBF Light Middleweight Title. 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Carlos DeLeon in the 8th round
to unify the WBC, WBA, and IBF Cruiserweight Titles.
Meldrick Taylor TKO'd Ivan Gonzalez in the 5th round.
Jarrett Hurd Unifies
154-Pound Division With Split Decision Over Erislandy
Lara In Action Packed Fight
Photos: Stephanie Trapp
- SHOWTIME
Jarrett Hurd unified the 154-pound division with a
12-round split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara in
an all-action fight Saturday on SHOWTIME before a
sold-out crowd of 2,579 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kean Wins By KO Against Esparza
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight
champion, the Canadian Simon Kean, improved his chances
to reach eventually to Top 15 of the international
ratings Saturday evening in the ring of the Vidéotron
Centre in Québec City.
A fighter from Trois-Rivières, Québec, Kean stayed
undefeated in pro boxing (14-0-0), beating the Mexican
Ignacio Esparza (21-3-0) by KO in the fifth round.
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Lenin Castillo Grabs WBO
Gold In Ponce, Puerto Rico
Former Dominican Olympian
Lenin Castillo (18-1-1, 13 KO’s) won the WBO/NABO vacant
light heavyweight title in impressive fashion. Castillo
defeated Aaron "Homicide" Mitchell (27-3-1, 21 KO’s) of
Florida by way of technical knockout in the 10th and
final round.
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Joel Djeko vs. Mariano
Gudino May 12 In Belgium
On Saturday, May 12th,
Belgium cruiserweight sensation JOEL 'BIG JOE' DJEKO
(12-2-1 7KO's) will take on undefeated Argentinian,
MARIANO ANGEL GUDINO (12-0 7KO's) for the IBO
CONTINENTAL CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE at the Versluys Dôme in
Ostend, Belgium.
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On This Day: April 8
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Kalasin, Thailand:
Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym TKO'd Gilberto Gonzalez in
the 5th round to win the WBA Flyweight Title. Detroit, Michigan:
Uriah Grant TKO'd Thomas Hearns in the 2nd round to
retain the IBO Cruiserweight Title. Hearns injured his
ankle. 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Felix Trinidad TKO'd Roger Turner in the 2nd round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Oliver McCall won a 12 round UD over Larry Holmes to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Luis Santana retained the WBC Light Middleweight Title
when Terry Norris was DQ'd for hitting after the bell.
Norris lost the title to Santana by being DQ'd in their
previous bout. Finally in their 3rd bout Norris regained
the title by TKO'ing Santana in the 3rd round.
Bruce Seldon TKO'd Tony Tucker in the 7th round to win
the Vacant WBA Heavyweight Title.
Julio Cesar Chavez won a 12 round UD over Giovanni
Parisi to retain the WBC Light Welterweight Title. 1994, Tucaman, Argentina:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round UD over Ricardo Raul
Nunez to retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Tanajara Victorious On
Extra Lean Card
By William Trillo &
Albert Castillo
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Super featherweight Hector Tanajara (13-0, 5 KO’s)
remained undefeated but over the course of the fight he
found out Hector Ambriz (12-6-1, 6 KO’s) could be as
tough as a “Two Dollar Steak”. Tanjara found himself to
be in complete control for most of the fight but a game
Ambriz had his occasional moment. That being said it was
a lopsided unanimous decision in favor of Tanajara who
took the fight 80-72 on all the judges’ cards.
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Weights From Las Vegas - SHOWTIME
Photos: Stephanie Trapp
- SHOWTIME
Erislandy Lara 153.5 vs. Jarrett Hurd 153
(WBA/IBF Super Welterweight Unification)
Caleb Truax 167.75 vs. James DeGale 167.25
(IBF Super Middleweight Title)
Julian Williams 154 vs. Nathaniel Gallimore 153
Sergio Mora 162.4 vs. Alfredo Angulo 167.5
Emanuel Medina 146.2 vs. Saul Corral 146
Xavier Martinez 131 vs. Jairo Vargas 131.8
Ahmed Mahmood 124.6 vs. Sharone Carter 125.4
Venue: The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las
Vegas
Promoter: Mayweather Promotions
GH3 Promotions Fighters
Shine In Philly
Two of GH3 Promotions top
fighters remained undefeated last Friday night at The
Fillmore in Philadelphia.
Super Middleweight Ronald Ellis won a six-round
unanimous decision over Taneal Goyco, while Joey Alday,
Jr. kept his perfect knockout record intact by stopping
Michael Crain in the 3rd round of their junior
middleweight bout.
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On This Day: April 7
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Burbank, California,
USA:
Yory Boy Campas KO'd Rigoberto Placenia in the 2nd round
- WBC Mundo Hispano middleweight Title. 2001, MGM Grand, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA:
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round UD over Naseem
Hamed - Vacant IBO
Featherweight Title - Barrera deducted one point in 12th
for intentionally slamming Hamed's head into a
turnbuckle. I felt he should have been awarded a
point for this :-)
Fernando Velardez TKO'd Juan Carlos Ramirez in the 6th
round - Non Title.
Omar Sheika TKO'd Stephane Ouellet in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Jermaine Taylor TKO'd Kenny Stubbs in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Verona, New York, USA:
Terrance Cauthen won a 10 round UD over Jose Narvaez -
Non Title. 1998, Harrahs Casino, Cherokee,
North Carolina:
Antwun Echols TKO'd Kevin Tillman in the 8th round -
NABF , USBA Middleweight Titles.
Jimmy Thunder won a 10 round UD over Tim Witherspoon -
Non Title.
Erislandy Lara vs.
Jarrett Hurd
Final Press Conference
Photos: Stephanie Trapp
- SHOWTIME
World champions Erislandy Lara and Jarrett Hurd went
face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference for
their 154-pound world title unification this Saturday,
April 7 live on SHOWTIME® from Hard Rock Hotel and
Casino, Las Vegas in an event presented by Premier
Boxing Champions.
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Weights From Los
Angeles, Ca. - Estrella TV
Marlen Esparza vs. Laetizia
Campana
Hector Tanajara Jr. vs. Hector Ambriz
Pablo Rubio Jr. vs. TBA
Jose Vargas vs. Jorge Careaga
Venue: Belasco Theater, Los Angeles
Promoter: Golden Boy
Weights From
Philadelphia
Brandon Robinson 167.3 vs.
Oscar Riojas 168.8
Marcus Bates 122.9 vs. Raeese Aleem 121.9
Colby Madison 247.9 vs. Guillermo Del Rio 198.8
Poindexter Knight 149.3 vs. Vincent Floyd 148.3
Joshafat Ortiz 131.5 vs. Evgueny Metchenov 130.7
Rasheed Johnson 147.3 vs. Denis Okoth 143.9
Kendall Cannida 178.1 vs. Carlos Villenueva 173.2
Venue: 2300 Arena in Philadelphia
Promoter: King’s Promotions
Unbeaten LaRon Mitchell
Defends Heavyweight
Title vs. Eugene Hill April 14 In Salinas, CA
Unbeaten heavyweight LaRon
Mitchell (16-0, 14 KOs) faces a stern test when he
defends his Junior NABF title against once-beaten Eugene
Hill (34-1, 22 KOs) on Saturday April 14, from the
Salinas Storm House in Salinas, Calif.
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Undefeated Lightweight
Prospect Devin Haney To Face Mason Menard In May 11
ShoBox Main Event
Highly regarded undefeated
lightweight Devin Haney will face the toughest test of
his career in veteran Mason Menard in the 10-round main
event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday, May 11 live
on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT) from 2300 Arena in
Philadelphia. Click
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Rey Vargas To Defend WBC
Super Bantamweight World Title Against Azat Hovhannisyan
On Ali vs. Smith Co-Main Event May 12 From Turning Stone
Rey Vargas (31-0, 22 KOs),
the undefeated world champion of Mexico City, Mexico,
will make the third defense of his WBC Super
Bantamweight World title against explosive Armenian
contender Azat "Crazy A" Hovhannisyan (14-2, 11 KOs) in
the 12-round co-main event to Sadam "World Kid" Ali and
Liam "Beefy" Smith for the WBO Junior Middleweight World
Championship on Saturday, May 12 at Turning Stone Resort
Casino in Verona, N.Y. The doubleheader will be
televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing
beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
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Cletus Seldin Undergoes
New
Form Of Tommy John Surgery
After three fights in as
many months and becoming only the third fighter to ever
appear on HBO in consecutive months along side legends
MIKE TYSON and ROY JONES JR., CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER"
SELDIN (21-1 17KO's) now finds himself in a battle of a
different kind.
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On This Day: April 6
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Nelson KO'd Ezra Sellers in the 8th round - WBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Harry Simon won a 12 round UD over Armand Krajnc - WBO
Middleweight Title. 2001, Grosseto, Italy:
Yawe Davis KO'd Neil Simpson in the 3rd round - Vacant
European (EBU) Light Heavyweight Title. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico:
Kermin Guardia won a 12 round UD over Juan Keb Baas -
WBO Minimumweight Title. Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Frank Toledo won a 12 round UD over Mbulelo Botile - IBF
Featherweight Title.
Mohamad Abdulaev won a 4 round UD over Mahan Washington
- Pro Debut for Abdulaev. 2000, Worley, Idaho:
Eliecer Castillo won a 10 round UD over Frankie Swindell
- Non Title.
Zuri Lawrence won a 10 round UD over Mike Sedillo - Non
Title. 1996, Hannover, Germany:
Dariusz Michalczewski TKO'd Asluddin Umarov in the 5th
round - WBO Light .
Heavyweight Title 1993, Rochester, New York:
Oscar De La Hoya won an 8 round UD over Mike Grable -
Non Title.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Q & A With Larry Merchant:
The Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Situation
By William Trillo
It’s been a couple days and by now we have all had a
chance to digest the Canelo tainted meat story and come
up with our own conclusions on the matter. That being
said I still was looking to hear the opinion of an
expert. That’s when I decided to give renowned boxing
announcer Larry Merchant a call. If anyone could put
this situation into perspective it’s Merchant. Always
candid and always matter of fact, I knew Larry would
have plenty to say on this hot topic. As expected Larry
didn’t disappoint. Check out our exclusive interview:
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Tony Lopez Jr. Plans To
Get Back Into Bantamweight Mix By Defeating Unbeaten
Prospect Max Ornelas
Mexican bantamweight Tony
Lopez, Jr. (13-3, 4 KOs) believes an impressive victory
April 20th over his Roy Jones Jr., Boxing Promotions (RJJ)
stablemate, unbeaten bantamweight prospect "The
Baby-Faced Assassin" Max Ornelas (10-0-1, 4 KOs), will
get him back in the mix.
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Undefeated Super
Bantamweights Marcus Bates & Raeese Aleem Square Off In
Co-Feature Battle This Friday Night At The 2300 Arena In
Philadelphia
Two undefeated super
bantamweight prospects will put their record on the line
for when Marcus Bates (8-0-1, 7 KOs) of Washington, DC
takes on Raeese Aleem (10-0, 5 KOs) of Las Vegas in a
terrific eight-round co-feature bout that will take
place THIS FRIDAY NIGHT at the 2300 Arena in
Philadelphia. Click
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Granat: "I’ve Never Felt
As Good
As I Do Now, I Feel Like The Man"
Adrian 'Gäddan' Granat
(15-1, 14 KOs) says he is in the shape of his life as he
prepares for his hotly anticipated European Union
Heavyweight title showdown with domestic rival Otto
Wallin (19-0, 13 KOs) on April 21 at the Gärdehov in
Sundsvall, Sweden.
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Jarrell Miller New York
City Media Lunch
Undefeated heavyweight
contender, Brooklyn’s Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller(20-0-1,
18 KO’s), hosted a media lunch in New York City on
Tuesday, April 3 to discuss his upcoming, highly
anticipated 12-round clash with former world title
challenger Johann ‘The Reptile’ Duhaupas,(37-4-0, 24
KO’s), of Abbeville, France set for Saturday, April 28,
2018 at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING and
televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing (10:00
p.m. ET/PT).
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Francisco Santana Steps
In For Derrieck Cuevas
To Face Felix Diaz In First Round Of 'The Jose Sulaiman
World Invitational Tournament' April 27
Perennial welterweight
contender FRANCISCO SANTANA, (26-6-1, 12 KO’s), of Santa
Barbara, CA has stepped up to face former world title
challenger FELIX DIAZ, (19-2-0, 9 KO’s), in the first
round of ‘The Jose Sulaiman World Invitational
Tournament’ set for Friday, April 27, 2018 at the KFC
Yum! Center in Louisville, KY. Click
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On This Day: April 5
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Vince Phillips - WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Wayne Elcock won a 12 round UD over Anthony Farnell -
WBU Middleweight Title.
Junior Witter TKO'd Jurgen Haeck in the 4th round -
European (EBU-EU) Light Welterweight Title. Leipzig, Germany:
Markus Beyer won a 12 round SD over Eric Lucas - WBC
Super Middleweight Title. 1998, Newcastle, New South
Wales, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Calvin Grove in the 1st round - Non
Title
Kevin Kelly TKO'd Nico Toriri in the 7th round - PABA
Light Middleweight Title. 1997, Temba, NWP, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round SD over Kennedy McKinney -
IBF Super Bantamweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
David Tua TKO'd Oleg Maskaev in the 11th round - WBC
Intl. Heavyweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Paul Denard in the 4th round - Non
Title.
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Francisco De Assis in the 1st round
- Non Title.
Robbie Peden TKO'd Willeson Spann in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
April’s Fool
By William Trillo Saul “Canelo” Alvarez halfheartedly stated,
"I am truly shocked about what has happened and
for those who have doubts and suspicions about
my integrity, I have always been and always will
be clean fighter."
The lack of any remorse shown by a fighter who
had to withdraw from one of the biggest fights
of the year due to his own negligence spoke
volumes. After testing dirty not once but twice
for the performance enhancing drug Clenbuterol,
Alvarez still held firm to his tainted Mexican
meat excuse.
'The First Lady' Cecilia
Braekhus
Opens Training Camp In Los Angeles
Consensus #1
Pound-for-Pound Female Boxer in the World and Undisputed
Welterweight World Champion, CECILIA BRAEKHUS (32-0, 9
KO’s), has arrived in Los Angeles from her native Norway
and opened training camp in anticipation of fighting in
the United States.
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On This Day: April 4
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Clermont Ferrand, France:
Salim Medjkoune won a 12 round UD over Vincenzo
Gigliotti - WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Mahyar Monshipour TKO'd German Guartos in the 3rd round
- European (EBU) Super Bantamweight Title. Uncasville, Connecticut:
Monte Barrett won a 10 round SD over Robert Wiggins -
Non Title.
Glen Johnson and Daniel Judah fought to a 10 round DRAW
- Non Title. 2002, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Scott Pemberton TKO'd Lloyd Bryan in the 3rd round -
Vacant WBO NABO Super Middleweight Title.
Peter Manfredo Jr. won an 8 round UD over Grady Brewer -
Non Title. 2001, Jakarta, Indonesia:
Chris John TKO'd Fernando Montilla in the 7th round -
Non Title. 1996, Udonthani, Thailand:
Samson Dutch Boy Gym KO'd Luis Sosa in the 1st round -
WBF Super Flyweight Title.
Canelo
Pulls Out Of Fight With Golovkin
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has
withdrew himself from the May 5th showdown with Gennady
"GGG" Golovkin. Sensing he was unlikely to be cleared by
the Nevada State Athletic Commission at his scheduled
April 18th meeting Alvarez tucked his tail and ran. The
NSAC has temporarily suspended the Mexican superstar for
twice testing positive for a banned substance (Clenbuterol)
in February. When The NSAC postponed the April 10
meeting to April 18 last week it was pretty clear the
rematch was in jeopardy. And now it's officially
cancelled.
Moments after the announcement Gennady Golovkin posted
on Twitter, "I will be defending my titles on Cinco de
Mayo in Las Vegas! Official announcement coming soon!"
Stay tuned for much more in Billy's Boxing Blog
Tonight.
Heather Hardy vs. Paola
Torres Added To Broner
vs. Vargas April 21 At Barclays Center In Brooklyn
Brooklyn's Heather "The
Heat" Hardy (20-0, 4 KOs) returns to Barclays Center,
the home of BROOKLYN BOXING, on Saturday, April 21, for
the ninth time in a highly anticipated eight-round
featherweight clash with former world title challenger
Paola "La Fiera" Torres (12-2-1, 5 KOs), of Monterrey,
Mexico.
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On This Day: April 3
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Dennis Holbaek Pederson in the 6th
round to retain the WBU Light Welterweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round UD over Michael Stewart
to win the IBF Light Welterweight (Interim) Title. Bremen, Germany:
Daruisz Michalczweski TKO'd Muslim Biarslanov in the 7th
round to retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title. 1998, Tijuana, Mexico:
Erik Morales TKO'd Remigio Daniel Molina in the 6th
round to retain the WBC Super Bantamweight Title. Bayom, Puerto Rico:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Mahenge Zulu in the 4th round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Frankie Liles won a 12 round UD over Andrej Shlalikov to
retain the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Freddy Norwood won a 12 round UD over Antonio Cermeno to
win the Vacant WBA Featherweight Title.
Jorge Eliecer Julio TKO'd Daniel Jimenez in the 9th
round to retain the WBO Bantamweight Title.
Featherweight World
Champions Leo Santa Cruz
& Abner Mares Square-Off In World Title Rematch June 9
From STAPLES Center In Los Angeles
A rematch between
featherweight world champions and Southern California
rivals Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz and Abner Mares
will headline action Saturday, June 9 live on SHOWTIME
from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented
by Premier Boxing Champions. Click
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Falcao Dominates
Gutierrez; Eager To Face The Best
Rising star and WBC #13
rated middleweight Yamaguchi Falcao scored a one-sided
eight round decision over tough veteran Richar Gutierrez
Saturday, March 31 at the Marina Bay SportsPlex in
Quincy, MA.
Fighting in front of a national audience on ESPN2, the
bout got off to a strange start when Gutierrez was
incorrectly credited with a knockdown in the opening
seconds after stepping on Falcao’s foot then landing a
punch. The 2012 Olympic medalist immediately got back on
his feet and made Gutierrez pay the price from bell to
bell.
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Undefeated Featherweight
Prospect Irvin
Gonzalez Added To "Fight Night At The Zone"
This Saturday night's
"Fight Night at The Zone", presented by Granite Chin
Promotions, has been strengthened by the late addition
of hot prospect Irvin Gonzalez to a card already
showcasing some of the best young, professional boxers
in New England.
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Hawkins Defeats Serrano
To Win
NABA-USA Welterweight Title
This Past Friday night,
Malik Hawkins remained undefeated by winning a 10-round
unanimous decision over Raymond Serrano to capture the
NABA-USA Welterweight title that headlined an
action-packed 8 bout card at The Fillmore in
Philadelphia.
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On This Day: April 2
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Tijuana, Mexico:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Juan Angel Macias in the 8th round
to win the WBO NABO Super Featherweight Title. 1995, Tokyo, Japan:
Yasuei Yakushiji won a 12 round MD over Cuauhtemoc Gomez
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1992, Sydney, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Nedrick Simmons in the 1st Round. 1988, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Rocky Lockridge won a 15 round UD over Harold Knight to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title. 1983, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Aaron Pryor TKO'd Sang Hyun Kim in the 3rd round to
retain the WBA Light Welterweight Title. 1980, Tokyo, Japan:
Jorge Lujan TKO'd Shuichi Isogami in the 9th round to
retain the WBA Bantamweight Title. 1971, Inglewood, California:
Ruben Olivares won a 15 round UD over Chucho Castillo to
retain the WBC and WBA Bantamweight Title.
Anthony Joshua Outpoints
Joseph Parker In Heavyweight World Championship
Unification
Photos: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Undefeated and Unified Heavyweight World Champion
Anthony Joshua went the distance for the first time in
his career, outpointing previously undefeated champion
Joseph Parker in a heavyweight unification bout Saturday
on SHOWTIME in Cardiff, Wales.
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Mark Deluca Defeats
Ramses Agaton
Via Seventh-Round Technical Knockout
Photos: Matt Heasley -
Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
Hometown hero Mark "Bazooka" DeLuca (21-0, 13 KOs)
scored a seventh-round technical knockout victory
against Ramses Agaton (20-8-3, 10 KOs) of Mexico City,
Mexico in the 10-round main event of the March 31
edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Marina Bay
Sportsplex in Quincy, Mass. DeLuca was too strong and
skilled in this battle of southpaws in which Agaton was
stopped at 2:17 of the seventh round with two vicious
punches to the body.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Butler Stops Herrera In The 10th Round
By Daniel Cloutier
The Montrealer super welterweight Steven Butler, who
hopes to reach the Top 10 of the international boxing
ratings in the months to come, made another step in this
direction Saturday evening in the ring the Montréal
Casino.
Butler, who suffered of his only loss in pro boxing last
year against the Canadian Brendan Cook (19-1-0) at Bell
Centre in Montréal, obtained his fifth win in a row
Saturday in beating the Mexican Jaime Herrera (15-6-1)
in a vacant IBO International 154 pounds championship.
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IBF World Title
Challenger Emmanuel Rodriguez Sends Message To WBA
Champion Ryan Burnett
In Cardiff, Wales, WBA
bantamweight world champion, Ryan Burnett ( 19-0, 9 KO’s
) successfully defended his belt against Venezuelan,
Yonfrez Parejo ( 21-3-1, 10 KO’s ) by unanimous
decision.
Previously, Burnett was the WBA and IBF world champion,
but he vacated the IBF because he decided to face WBA
ranked Parejo, instead of facing the highly touted
Puerto Rican boxer, Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ( 17-0,
12 KO’s ), who is IBF top ranked.
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On This Day: April 1
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Berlin, Germany:
Chris Byrd TKO'd Vitali Klitschko in the 10th round to
win the WBO Heavyweight title. Klitschko retired in his
corner after the 9th round. 1995, Prim, Nevada:
Ricardo Lopez TKO'd Andy Tabanas in the 12th round to
retain the WBC Minimumweight Title.
Virgil Hill won a 12 round UD over Crawford Ashley to
retain the WBA Light Heavyweight Title. 1991, Monte Carlo, Monaco:
Mike McCallum won a 12 round SD over Sumbu Kalambay to
retain the WBA Middleweight Title. 1990, Washington, DC:
Simon Brown TKO'd Tyrone Trice in the 10th round to
retain the IBF Welterweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Robert Colay in the 2nd round. 1972, Tokyo, Japan:
Muhammad Ali won a 15 round UD over Mac Foster. 1938, Chicago, Illinois:
Joe Louis KO'd Harry Thomas in the 5th round to retain
the World Heavyweight Title.
Weights From Cardiff, Wales - SHOWTIME
Photo: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Anthony Joshua 242.25 vs. Joseph Parker 236.5
(WBA/IBF/WBO Heavyweight Title Unification)
Alexander Povetkin 229 vs. David Price 256
(WBA Heavyweight Eliminator)
Ryan Burnett 117.8 vs. Yonfrez Parejo 117
(WBA Bantamweight Title)
Anthony Crolla 136.4 vs. Edson Ramirez 136.5
Carlos Molina 147.5 vs. Josh Kelly 147.4
Joshua Buatsi 178.25 vs. Bartlomiej Grafka 174.5
Sean McGoldrick 122.1 vs. Ricky Little 121.3
Hakim Ben Ali 134.25 vs. Joe Cordina 134.5
Morgan Jones 167.5 vs. Mose Auimatagi 166.5
Venue: Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales
Promoter: Matchroom
Weights From Boston -
EPSN2
Mark DeLuca 154 vs. Ramses
Agaton 151
Jason Quigley 159.4 vs. Daniel Rosario 161
Yamaguchi Falcao 159.6 vs. Richar Gutierrez 159
Damon Allen 137 vs. Alexis del Bosque 134.2
Ray Moylette 137.8 vs. Matt Doherty 137
Travis Gambardella 159 vs. Lionel Young 160.4
Mike O’Han Jr 150.8 vs. Bruno Dias 152.3
Joe Farina 148.4 vs. Jaco Matos 149
Jillian DiAuto 132.4 vs. Karen Dulin 125.8
Venue: Marina Bay SportsPlex, Quincy, Massachusetts
Promoter: Golden Boy
360 Boxing Promotions
'Hollywood Fight Nights' Brings Out The Stars On Opening
Night
Photo: Tom Hogan -
Hoganphotos/360 Promotions
Opening night of Tom Loeffler’s 360 Boxing Promotions’
Hollywood Fight Nights brought out the stars to the
legendary AVALON nightclub this past Tuesday night,
March 27, 2018.
Among those taking in the outstanding seven bout card
were Los Angeles Dodgers’ Right Fielder YASIEL PUIG, NFL
Star Wide Receiver VICTOR CRUZ, Hall of Famer Trainer
FREDDIE ROACH, Unified Cruiserweight World Champion
MURAT GASSIEV with his World-Renowned Trainer ABEL
SANCHEZ and former Heavyweight Champion of the World
SHANNON BRIGGS.
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Lamont Roach Jr. vs.
Orlando Cruz Headlines
April 19 Edition Of Golden Boy Boxing On ESPN
Lamont Roach, Jr. (16-0, 6
KOs) will take a step toward contender status in the
competitive super featherweight division when he faces
the toughest test of his career against Orlando "El
Fenomeno" Cruz (25-6-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round main
event of the April 19 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on
ESPN at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan. ESPN2
and ESPN Deportes will air the fights beginning at 9:30
p.m. ET /6:30 p.m. PT. ESPN3 will live stream the fights
beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT. Click
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On This Day: March 31
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Little Rock, Arkansas:
Rosendo Alvarez won a 12 round MD over Beibis Mendoza to
retain the WBA Light Flyweight Title. 1995, Anaheim, California:
Chiquita Gonzalez KO'd Jesus Zuniga in the 5th round to
retain the WBC and IBF Light Flyweight Titles.
Alejandro Gonzalez won a 12 round UD over Louie Espinoza
to retain the WBC Featherweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round UD over Daniel
Jimenez.
Genaro Hernandez TKO'd Jorge Paez in the 8th round. Detroit, Michigan:
Thomas Hearns TKO'd Lenny LaPaglia in the 1st round to
win the WBU Cruiserweight Title. 1990, Tampa, Florida:
Terry Norris KO'd John Mugabi in the 1st round to win
the WBC Light Middleweight Title. 1980, Knoxville, Tennessee:
Mike Weaver KO'd John Tate in the 15th round to win the
WBA Heavyweight Title.
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad TKO'd Marvin Johnson in the 11th
round to win the WBA Light Heavyweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Larry Holmes KO'd Leroy Jones in the 8th round to retain
the WBC Heavyweight Title.
Marvin Camel won a 15 round UD over Mate Parlov to win
the WBC Cruiserweight Title. 1973, San Diego, California:
Ken Norton won a 12 round SD over Muhammad Ali to win
the NABF Heavyweight Title. Ali suffered a broken Jaw in
this bout.
Anthony Joshua vs. Joseph Parker Weigh-In
Live Stream Today At 8:30am
ET/5:30am PT
Lagos Upsets Sanchez In
The California Desert
By Raymundo Dioses
Hidden on an ESPN televised undercard on March 22, 2018
was an absolutely smashing knockout worthy of
SportsCenter’s top-ten plays of the day.
Given how the biggest sports network in television is
stepping into the boxing realm more and more each day,
the channel might do itself a favor by bumping up Eugene
Lagos to their televised portion of events.
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Weights From
Philadelphia
Raymond Serrano 146.8 -.
Malik Hawkins 146.1
Darmani Rock 262 - Ronny Hale 280.8
Branden Pizarro 139.3 - Pablo Cupul 138
Sammy Teah 142.8 - Orlando Rizo 138.9
Jeremy Cuevas 134.7- Efrain Cruz 137
Ronald Ellis 167.4 - Taneal Goyko 165.8
Tramaine Williams 124.7 -. Antonio Rodriguez 124.1
Joey Alday Jr 158.1 - Mike Crain 152.2
Promoter: Hard Hitting Promotions
Venue: The Fillmore
Broadway Boxing Returns
To Foxwoods On May 5
DIBELLA ENTERTAINMENT's
acclaimed BROADWAY BOXING series will return to the Fox
Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket,
Connecticut, on Saturday, May 5. Broadway Boxing is
presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX,
Christos Steak House and Gagliardi Insurance. Click
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Jarrell Miller Ready For
Floodgates To Open
With Anthony Joshua Victory This Saturday
Undefeated Brooklyn based
heavyweight contender JARRELL ‘Big Baby’ MILLER will
watch closely this Saturday night, March 31, 2018, as
WBA/IBF Heavyweight World Champion ANTHONY JOSHUA faces
undefeated WBO Heavyweight World Title Holder JOSEPH
PARKER in front of an expected crowd of over 80,000
boxing fans at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, England.
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TMB & PRB Entertainment
Presents "Whose
"0" Must Go" April 21 In San Antonio, TX
TMB & PRB Entertainment,
presents "Whose "0" Must Go", live professional boxing
Saturday April 21, 2018, from the Mi Mercado Event
Center in San Antonio, TX. The 6-round main event will
feature welterweights, James Cantu (10-0, 4 KOs) vs.
Jairo Castaneda (9-0, 3 KOs), two undefeated local
natives who will put their unbeaten records on the line,
in their hometown. In the 6-round co-main event, local
fan favorite, Daniel "Da Beast" Baiz (12-1, 6 KOs), will
face an opponent TBA.
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On This Day: March 30
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Reading, Pennsylvania:
Felix Machado won a TD in the 6th round over Martin
Castillo to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title.
Ricardo Mayorga TKO'd Andrew "6 Heads" Lewis in the 5th
round to win the WBA Welterweight Title. 2001, Ft Worth, Texas:
Paulie Ayala won a 12 round UD over Hugo Dianzo to
retain the WBA Bantamweight Title. 1997, Tokyo, Japan:
Wilfredo Vazquez KO'd Yuji Watanabe in the 5th round to
retain the WBA Featherweight Title. 1996, Dublin, Ireland:
Wayne McCullough won a 12 round SD over Jose Luis Bueno
to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1984, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marvin Hagler TKO'd Juan Roldan in the 10th round to
retain the WBC, WBA, and IBF Titles. 1965, New York, New York:
Jose Torres TKO'd Willie Pastrano in the 9th round to
win the WBC and WBA Light heavyweight Title.
Emile Griffith won a 15 round UD over Jose Stable to
retain the WBC and WBA Welterweight Title.
Anthony Joshua vs.
Joseph Parker Media Workouts
Photos: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Undefeated Heavyweight World Champions Anthony Joshua
and Joseph Parker made their first appearance in Cardiff
on Wednesday, working out before a packed house of
enthusiastic fans at St. David’s Hall just three days
before their Heavyweight World Championship Unification
this Saturday live on SHOWTIME.
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Undefeated Super
Middleweight Ronald Ellis Takes On Upset Minded Taneal
Goyco Friday At The Fillmore
Undefeated super
middleweight contender Ronald Ellis returns to action
for the 1st time since his controversial draw with
Junior Younan when he takes on upset specialist Taneal
Goyco this Friday night at The Fillmore in Philadelphia. Click
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Brandon Robinson Ready
For First Headliner
Against Oscar Riojas April 6 At The 2300 Arena
Rising super middleweight
Brandon Robinson is gearing up for his maiden headlining
appearance when he takes on veteran Oscar Riojas in a
eight-round bout on Friday, April 6th at The 2300 Arena
in Philadelphia. Robinson (9-1, 7 KOs) has been on a
roll as he he has won his last nine bouts in a row, and
is getting better with each performance.
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On This Day: March 29
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Hamburg, Germany:
Zsolt Erdei TKO'd Jose Dos Santos in the 10th round -
WBO Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Title.
Alexander Petkovic TKO'd Alain Simon in the 9th round -
WBC International Cruiserweight Title.
Dariusz Michaelczewski KO'd Derrick Harmon in the 9th
round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
David Tua and Hasim Rahman fought to a 12 round Draw -
NABF Heavyweight Title
Bernard Hopkins won an 8 round TD over Morrade Hakkar -WBC, WBA, IBF
Middleweight Titles. 2002, Bandung, West Java,
Indonesia:
Chris John TKO'd Petcharoon Wor Surapol in the 5th round
- PABA Featherweight Title.
Verno Phillips TKO'd Lloyd Jose in the 5th round -
Vacant NBA Light Middleweight Title. 1997, Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas,
Nevada:
Laurent Boudonani won a 12 round UD over Carl Daniels -
WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez won a 12 round UD over Mongkol Charoen -
WBC Minimumweight Title.
Michael Moorer won a 12 round MD over Vaughn Bean - IBF
Heavyweight Title.
Francisco Vargas &
Undercard Fighters
Los Angeles Media Workouts
Photos: Ray Navarrette -
Supreme Boxing
Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas (24-1-2, 17 KOs), two-time
Fight of the Year winner and former WBC Super
Featherweight World Champion, hosted a Los Angeles media
workout on Tuesday, March 27 at Westside Boxing Club
ahead of his battle against "Lightning" Rod Salka (24-4,
4 KOs) in a 10-round super featherweight fight in the
main event of the April 12 edition of Golden Boy Boxing
on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio,
Calif. ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes will air the fights
beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT, and stream live
on ESPN3 starting at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. Click
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On This Day: March 28
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico:
Kirino Garcia TKO'd Arturo Lopez in the 6th round -
Mexican Middleweight Title.
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO'd Diego Andrade in the 1st round -
Non Title. Davie, Florida:
Luis Bolano won a 12 round UD over Cecilio Santos - WBO
Flyweight Title Eliminator.
Carlos Maussa TKO'd Henry Matos in the 3rd round - Non
Title. 1998, KC Sports Arena, Hull,
England:
Imamu Mayfield KO'd Terry Dunstan in the 11th round -
IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Paul Ingle won a 12 round Decision over Trust Ndlovu -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight Title.
Tim Austin TKO'd Paul Lloyd in the 2nd round - IBF
Bantamweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Charles Brewer TKO'd Herol Graham in the 10th round -
IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Shannon Briggs in the 5th round - WBC
Heavyweight Title.
Chris Byrd TKO'd Derek Amos in the 5th round - Non
Title.
Anthony Joshua vs.
Joseph Parker
Final Press Conference
Photos: Esther Lin -
SHOWTIME
Undefeated heavyweight world champions Anthony Joshua
and Joseph Parker kicked off fight week with a tense
faceoff at the sprawling Sky Headquarters outside London
as they approach Saturday’s Heavyweight World
Championship Unification live on SHOWTIME from
Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
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Raymond Serrano Looks To
Continue Career Upswing This Fri. Against Undefeated
Malik Hawkins
This Friday night,
welterweight contender, Raymond "Tito" Serrano will look
for his 4th consecutive victory when he takes on
undefeated prospect Malik Hawkins in the 10-round main
event at The Fillmore in Serrano's hometown of
Philadelphia.
Serrano whose winning streak has coincided with his
changing of training venues to Los Angeles, has defeated
three fighters in a row that sport a combined record of
25-4.
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Busy Spring For GH3
Promotions Fighters
Starting this Friday, GH3
Promotions will be active as eight of the Promotional
outfit's fighters will be in action over the next six
weeks.
Friday night at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, undefeated
super middleweight Ronald Ellis (14-0-2, 10 KOs) will
take on upset specialist Taneal Goyco (9-10-1, 4 KOs) in
a bout scheduled for six rounds.
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On This Day: March 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Homebush Bay, New South
Wales, Australia:
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Mzukisi Sikali in the 8th round -
IBF, IBO Flyweight Title. 2004, Magdeburg, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Armand Krajnc - WBA,
IBF Super Middleweight Title. Ottke announced his
retirement after this fight.
Arthur Abraham TKO'd Branko Sobot in the 2nd round - Non
Title. Little Rock, Arkansas:
Jermain Taylor TKO'd Alex Bunema in the 7th round - WBC
Continental Americas Middleweight Title.
Leavander Johnson won a 10 round UD over Roque Cassiani
- Non Title. 2003, Fort Lauderdale, Florida:
Shannon Briggs TKO'd Marvin Hill in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Julian Letterlough TKO'd Stacy Goodson in the 1st round
- Non Title. 1999, Miami, Florida:
Winky Wright KO'd Derrick Graham in the 3rd round - IBF
Light Middleweight Title Eliminator
Tim Austin KO'd Sergio Aguila in the 9th round - IBF
Bantamweight Title.
Weights From Hollywood, Ca.
Ryan Martin 138.6 vs. Luis
Eduardo Florez 140.6
Brian Ceballo 145.8 vs. Luies Alberto Longoria 151
Serhii Bohachuk 152.8 vs. Lucius Johnson 162.6
Venue: The Avalon, Hollywood, CA
Promoter: 360 Promotions
Demetrius Andrade Ready
To Step In
To Fight Gennady Golovkin On May 5
Undefeated, two-time world
champion Demetrius Andrade (25-0, 16 KOs) is ready and
available for a showdown with unified middleweight
champion Gennady Golovkin, should Canelo Alvarez not be
cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April
10th for his May 5th rematch with Golovkin.
Andrade, who is ranked number 1 by the WBO in the
middleweight division, feels that if Alvarez is not
cleared by the commission for his recent positive test
for Clenbuterol, he would be the most obvious candidate
to face Golovkin.
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Star Boxing Returns To
The Paramount
On June 8 For Rockin' Fights
Star Boxing's critically
acclaimed 'Rockin' Fights' returns to The Paramount,
Long Island's premier venue, on June 8th. Kick off your
summer in style with an event like no other, that
emulates the true culture of New York boxing.
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On This Day: March 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Besançon, France:
Morrade Hakkar won a 12 round SD over Jorge Sendra -
Vacant European (EBU) Middleweight Title. Riesa, Germany:
Thomas Ulrich won a 12 round UD over Matthew Barney -
European (EBU) Light
Heavyweight Title. Corpus Christi, Texas:
Fernando Vargas won a 10 round UD over Raymond Joval -
Non Title. 2004, Phoenix, Arizona:
Kelly Pavlik KO'd Roberto Baro in the 2nd round - Non
Title. Miami, Florida:
Ebo Elder won a 10 round UD over Oscar Diaz - Non Title.
Kendall Holt KO'd Gilberto Reyes in the 1st round - Non
Title. 2001, London, Wembley, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Tony Pep in the 4th round - Vacant
WBU Light Welterweight Title. 1994, Dortmund, Germany:
Henry Maske TKO'd Ernesto Magdaleno in the 9th round -
IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Pomona, California:
Shane Mosley won a 10 round decision over Oscar Lopez -
Non Title.
Rommel Caballero Ready
For His Night To Shine
By Barbara Pinnella
Some might know Rommel Caballero as a brother to the
former IBF bantamweight world champion Randy Caballero,
but Rommel is looking to write his own ticket in
professional boxing. He will make his pro debut at the
Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, CA on
Thursday, April 12.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Garcia Stays Undefeated
By Daniel Cloutier
The Montrealer lightweight Golden Garcia increased his
pro record to 11-0-1 with a victory by TKO in the
seventh round over the Mexican Adalberto Borquez
(29-18-1) Saturday evening at the Tohu Bar in Montréal.
This boxing show has been organized by the Rixa Group
Promotions. Garcia hopes to dispute a North American
championship in 2019.
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Jose Martinez &
Alejandro Santiago
Battle To Split Draw
Two exciting battles ended
in two controversial draws as Jesus "Chiquiro" Martinez
(20-0-2, 13 KOs) and Alejandro "Peque" Santiago (16-2-4,
7 KOs) fought to a split draw in the main event of the
March 24 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at
Complejo Ferial De Puerto Rico in Ponce. The fight was a
rematch of their 2016 clash which ended in a majority
draw. Martinez, who retained his NABO Super Flyweight
Title, earned one score of 96-94. A second judge scored
the fight 96-94 for Santiago, while a third scored the
fight a 95-95 draw.
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On This Day: March 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Los Angeles,
California:
Israel Vazquez TKO'd Jose Luis Valbuena in the 12th
round to win the vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 2001, Phoenix, Arizona:
Martin Castillo KO'd Francisco Tejedor in the 1st round.
Ivan Calderon won a 4 round UD over Arturo Velazquez. 2000, Liverpool, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Pedro Alonso Teran in the 4th round
to win the WBO Intercontinental Light Welterweight
Title. 1995, Miami Beach, Florida:
Diosbelys Hurtado won a 6 round decision over Dwight
Eaglin.
Glen Johnson KO'd Tyrone Dillard in the 1st round. 1994, Akirkeby, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl won a 12 round UD over Eduardo Nazario to
retain the WBO Super Flyweight Title. 1991, Inglewood, California:
Melchor Cob Castro KO'd Rolando Pascua in the 10th round
to win the WBC Light Flyweight Title. 1989, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Nunn KO'd Sumbu Kalambay in the 1st round to
retain the IBF Middleweight Title.
First Round KO For Ryan
Garcia
By Albert Castillo
Photos: William Trillo
In the main event of the evening at Fantasy Springs
Resort Casino in Indio, CA. all eyes were on huge fan
favorite and rising star “King” Ryan Garcia (14-0 13
KO’s) and he didn’t disappoint.
At 2:55 of the first round the sold-out crowd of 1,807
fans went wild as he landed two crisp right hands
followed by a devastating left hook that put Fernando
Vargas (33-16-3, 24 KO’s) down and out to retain the
Junior NABF Super Featherweight title.
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Gaballo Captures First
World Championship
With Unanimous Decision Over Young
Reymart "GenSan Assassin"
Gaballo of General Santos City, Philippines, captured
his first version of a world title and introduced
himself to the world stage with a unanimous decision
victory over perennial top contender Stephon
"Showstopper" Young of St. Louis.
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Erislandy Lara vs.
Jarrett Hurd
Teleconference Transcript
Leonard Ellerbe: Hello,
everyone. Thank you for joining our call today. We’re
very excited. What a great card we have come April the
7th from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In the
main event, we have Erislandy Lara versus Jarrett Hurd
in an outstanding unification fight which will determine
supremacy at the 154-weight class.
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Official Weights From
London
Saturday’s HBO Boxing After
Dark® telecast begins at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT with a same-day
replay at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Live from the O2 in London is a 12-round heavyweight
showdown matching Britain’s Dillian Whyte against Lucas
Browne of Australia.
Official Weights from London:
Dillian Whyte: 254.2 lbs. vs. Lucas Browne: 264.5 lbs.
Evander Holyfield’s The
Real Deal Boxing
Announces Outstanding Card For April 21
Evander Holyfield’s The
Real Deal Boxing has announced an outstanding card for
their return to the historic Kings Theatre in Brooklyn,
NY on Saturday April 21, 2018.
“We’re thrilled to return to Kings Theatre so quickly
after our successful opening night on March 10,” said
Holyfield. “It’s a beautiful venue and we're very
excited to return and showcase our fighters in Brooklyn
on April 21.”
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Boxing Promoter Offers
Trump & Biden
The Chance To Settle It In The Ring
Boston Boxing Promotions
would like to formally offer President Donald Trump and
former Vice President Joe Biden a stage to settle their
differences at their next fight card on April 28 at the
Castleton Banquet and Conference Center in Windham, New
Hampshire.
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Ruben Villa Headlines
First Hometown
Show In Salinas, CA On April 14
Thompson Boxing promotes
its first show in the Northern California city of
Salinas on Saturday, April 14, from the popular Salinas
Storm House.
The 7-bout card has a distinct Northern California
flavor, with Salinas native and blue chip featherweight
prospect Ruben Villa (10-0, 4 KOs) headlining his first
event, and heavyweight titleholder LaRon Mitchell (16-0,
14 KOs) of San Francisco showcased in the co-feature. Click
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IBA Intercontinental
Lightweight Champion Josh O'Reilly Made Successful Title
Defense Last Saturday
Irish eyes were smilin'
last Saturday in Canada, when undefeated International
Boxing Association (IBA) lightweight champion Josh
"Dubs" O'Reilly made his first title defense, taking a
10-round unanimous decision over his Mexican challenger,
Juan "El Tornado" Bedolla Orozco.
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On This Day: March 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2005, Worley, Idaho:
Alex Bunema won a 12 round SD over Vince Phillips - WBC
Continental Americas Light Middleweight Title.
Arthur Williams won a 8 round UD over Tim Shocks - Non
Title. 2001, Sheffield, England:
Clinton Woods won a 10 round TD over Ali Forbes - Vacant
WBC International Light Heavyweight Title.
Scott Harrison TKO'd Richie Wenton in the 4th round -
Vacant British Featherweight Title. Magdeburg, Germany:
Sven Ottke KO'd James Crawford in the 8th round - IBF
Super Middleweight Title.
Timo Hoffman won an 8 round UD over Michael Sprott - Non
Title. München, Germany:
Wladimir Klitschko TKO'd Derrick Jefferson in the 2nd
round - WBO Heavyweight Title.
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Zoltan Lunka in the 7th round -
WBO Flyweight Title. MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Vassiliy Jirov KO'd Terry McGroom in the 1st round - IBF
Cruiserweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Arturo Gatti in the 5th round -
Non Title.
Ryan Garcia Scores
First-Round
Knockout Over Fernando Vargas
Rising sensation Ryan "The
Flash" Garcia (13-0, 7 KOs) exceeded all expectations in
his headlining debut as he scored an explosive
first-round knockout win against Tijuana, Mexico's
Fernando Vargas (33-16-3, 24 KOs) to defend his Junior
NABF Super Featherweight Title in the main event of the
March 22 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN and in
front of a sold-out crowd of 1,807 boxing fans at
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. After
calmly measuring Vargas for most of the first round, the
pride of Victorville, Calif. landed a three-punch
combination that finished Vargas at 2:55 of the same
round.
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Weights From Hollywood, FL
Stephon Young 118 lbs. vs.
Reymart Gaballo 116.6 lbs.
Roberto Duran Jr. 149.6 lbs. vs. Miguel Morales 147.6
lbs.
Jorge De Jesus Romero 121.4 lbs. vs. Szilveszter Ajtai
120.8 lbs.
Steve Geffard 176.4 lbs. vs. Zoltan Sera 175.2 lbs.
Jessy Cruz 123.8 lbs. vs. Sam Rodriguez 120.8 lbs.
Harold Calderon 149 lbs. vs. Ronald Montes 152 lbs.
John D Martinez 156.8 lbs. vs. Jose Cortes 157 lbs.
Mussa Tursyngaliyev 125 lbs. vs. Luis Hinojosa 126.8
lbs.
Ivan Dychko 244.8 lbs. vs. Stephen Kirnon 224.8 lbs.
Juan Carlos Payano 118.4 lbs. vs. Mike Plania 117.4 lbs.
Logan Yoon 139.2 lbs. vs. Juan Carlos Salgado 139 lbs.
Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood,
Florida
Promoter: The Heavyweight Factory
Anthony Joshua vs.
Joseph Parker
Teleconference Highlights
Heavyweight World Champions
Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker discussed their March
31 heavyweight world title unification in separate media
conference calls hosted by SHOWTIME Sports® on
Wednesday.
IBF and WBA Champion Joshua will square off with WBO
Champion Parker Saturday, March 31 live on SHOWTIME (5
p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT) from Principality Stadium in Cardiff,
Wales. The undefeated champions, who boast a combined
record of 44-0 with 38 knockouts, will meet on SHOWTIME
CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® in just the second heavyweight
championship unification in history between undefeated
world titleholders.
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Former World Champion
James DeGale Arrives In America To Reclaim Super
Middleweight World Title
Former world champion James
DeGale arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday to finish
training camp at the Team Watson Boxing Club as he
prepares for his world title rematch against IBF Super
Middleweight Champion Caleb Truax Saturday, April 7 live
on SHOWTIME from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas.
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Logan Yoon vs. Juan
Carlos Salgado Added To 'Rumble At The Rock' This Friday
At Seminole
Fast-rising Hawaiian
welterweight prospect Logan "Korican Kid" Yoon (10-0, 10
KOs) says he's expecting a big 2018.
The 19-year-old phenom from Honolulu will face Mexican
former two-time world champion Juan Carlos Salgado
(27-7-1, 16 KOs) in a 10-round battle for the IBF Youth
Welterweight World Championship in one of the supporting
bouts of this Friday's "Rumble at the Rock" event at
Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
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On This Day: March 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2001, Owensboro, Kentucky:
Bones Adams won a 12 round UD over Ivan Alvarez - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title.
Cory Spinks won a 4 round TD over Leonard Townsend - Non
Title. Texas Station, Las Vegas, Nevada:
David Tua KO'd Danell Nicholson in the 6th round - IBF
Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Fres Oquendo TKO'd Cliff Etienne in the 8th round -
Etienne down 7 times. 1998, Foxwoods Resort,
Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Yory Boy Campas TKO'd Anthony Stephens in the 3rd round
- IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Dana Rosenblatt TKO'd Terry Ford in the 5th round - Non
Title.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Miguel Melo in the 3rd round -
Non Title.
Lamon Brewster KO'd Marcellus Brown in the 4th round -
Non Title. 1996, Miami, Florida:
Antonio Cermeno won a 12 round UD over Yober Ortega -
WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Nate Miller TKO'd Brian LaSpada in the 9th round - WBA
Cruiserweight Title. MSG Theatre, New York, New York:
Arturo Gatti KO'd Wilson Rodriguez in the 6th round -
IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Lightweight Supremacy Is
On The Line When
Linares & Lomachenko Square Off On Top Rank
On ESPN At Madison Square Garden May 12
In a battle of two of the
world's pound-for-pound best, JORGE "El Niño de Oro"
LINARES will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA)
and Ring Magazine Lightweight titles against VASILIY
"Hi-Tech" LOMACHENKO on Saturday, May 12, at "The
World's Most Famous Arena", Madison Square Garden.
Linares vs. Lomachenko will be televised live and
exclusively at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN Deportes
and stream live on the ESPN App at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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Boxing, A Volcano In
Constant Eruption
By Mauricio Sulaimán -
WBC President
I miss so much writing my weekly column, which I will
certainly continue from now on. This year began with
extreme demands for travel, meetings, and activities all
over which is shaping 2018 as yet another unbelievable
year for boxing.
My dear father, Jose Sulaiman, often described boxing as
“a volcano in constant eruption” – one day a huge
problem or controversy arises, then it is resolved just
to wake up the following day with a new one. The WBC has
166 affiliated nations and thus the complexities in
administering the activities worldwide. Different
standards, practices, and cultures make effective and
efficient communications a real challenge.
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Weights From Indio, Ca.
- ESPN2
Ryan Garcia 129.6 vs.
Fernando Vargas 129.2
KeAndre Gibson 146.2 vs. Eddie Gomez 147
Joet Gonzales 126 vs. Rolando Magbanua 125.6
Raul Curiel 148 vs. Quantavious Green 152.6
Emilio Sanchez 122 vs. Eugene Lagos 121
Aaron McKenna 149.6 vs. Jose Palacios 147
Jonathan Navarro 139.6 vs. Gabriel Gutierez 140.6
Venue: Fantasy Spring Resort Casino, Indio, Ca.
Promoter: Golden Boy
Ryan Martin vs. Luis
Eduardo Florez Headlines 360 Boxing Promotions’ Debut
‘Hollywood Fight Nights’ Series March 27 At The Avalon
In Hollywood, Ca
Top undefeated lightweight
prospect RYAN MARTIN, (20-0-0, 11 KO’s), of Cleveland,
OH by way of Chattanooga, TN will battle hard-hitting
Colombian veteran LUIS EDUARDO FLOREZ, (23-8-0, 19
KO’s), in the ten-round main event in the debut of
‘Hollywood Fight Nights’ at the AVALON on Tuesday, March
27, 2018. Click
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Evander Holyfield’s The
Real Deal Boxing
Looks Toward The International Stage
Following their highly
successful event (a co-promotion with Uprising
Promotions) this past Friday night in Kingston, Jamaica,
Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Boxing is looking
ahead to the international stage towards promoting
future events.
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On This Day: March 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2003, Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott Harrison won a 12 round UD over Wayne McCullough -
WBO Featherweight Title.
Alex Arthur TKO'd Patrick Malinga in the 6th round -
Vacant WBA International Super Featherweight Title. Campione D'Italia, Italy:
Cory Spinks won a 12 round UD over Michele Piccirillo -
IBF Welterweight Title.
Vincenzo Cantatore TKO'd Aaron Soria in the 4th round -
Non Title. Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Julio Diaz TKO'd Ernesto Zepeda in the 7th round -
Vacant WBC Latin American Lightweight Title.
Miguel Barrera KO'd Roberto Leyva in the 3rd round - IBF
Minimumweight Title.
Jesus Chavez TKO'd Carlos Gerena in the 6th round - WBC
Super Featherweight Eliminator. 1997, Corpus Christi, Texas:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 round SD over Azumah Nelson -
WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Michael Carbajal KO'd Scott Olson in the 10th round -
IBA Light Flyweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won a 12 round UD over Joel Perez -
Vacant NABF Lightweight Title.
Former World Champ
Payano To Face Undefeated Plania In Co-Main At 'Rumble
At The Rock' This Fri.
Former WBA World Super
Bantamweight Champion Juan Carlos Payano's 10-round
fight against undefeated Philippine "Magic" Mike Plania
has been elevated to the co-main event at this Friday's
"Rumble at the Rock" event at Hard Rock Event Center at
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
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Julian Williams vs.
Nathaniel Gallimore
Added To Lara vs. Hurd On April 7
Julian “J-Rock’’ Williams
and Nathaniel Gallimore, two young, skilled contenders
in the stacked 154-pound division, will clash in a
12-round world title eliminator on Saturday, April 7
live on SHOWTIME from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in
Las Vegas and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Braulio Rodriguez
Fractures Hand
In Bout With Christopher Diaz
This past Saturday night at
the Hulu Theater in Madison Square Garden, featherweight
prospect Braulio Rodriguez (19-3, 17 KOs) locked horns
with undefeated prospect Christopher Diaz in a battle
for the WBO-NABO Super Featherweight title.
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World Ranked Yenifel
Vicente Comes Out In
Defense Of Latinos For Derogatory Comments
By Father / Trainer Of Champion Isaac Dogboe
Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic - Renowned Dominican boxer Yenifel 'El Rayo'
Vicente (31-3-2, 23 KO’s) has been aware of the
expressions made by Paul Dogboe, father and trainer of
the Interim World Boxing Organization champion (WBO) 122
pounds, Isaac Dogboe (18-0, 12 KO's), who is scheduled
to face WBO world champion, Mexican American, Jessie
Magdaleno (25-0, 18 KO's), on April 28 in Philadelphia.
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On This Day: March 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Perth, Western Australia:
Danny Green won a 10 round UD over Sean Sullivan - Non
Title.
Hussein Hussein TKO'd Pedek Shandra in the 2nd round -
Non Title. 2003, Tucson, Arizona:
Jorge Arce TKO'd Lee Marvin Sandoval in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Gary Balleto KO'd Johnny Walker in the 1st round -
Vacant IBU Lightweight Title.
Scott Pemberton KO'd Levan Easley in the 3rd round -
Vacant IBU Super Middleweight Title.
Chad Dawson KO'd Willie Lee in the 3rd round - Non Title. 1998, Max Schmeling Halle,
Berlin, Germany:
Graciano Rocchigiani won a 12 round SD over Michael Nunn
- Vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title. 1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Montell Griffin won on a 9th round DQ over Roy Jones Jr.
- WBC Light Heavyweight Title.
Derrick Gainer TKO'd Aldrich Johnson in the 12th round
NABU Super Featherweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Boxer David Whittom Passes Away
By Daniel Cloutier
Photo: William Trillo
MONTRÉAL - The cruiserweight David Whittom, from Québec
City, died Saturday evening after a 10 month coma in a
Fredericton Hospital. He was 39 years old.
Whittom (12-24-1) collapsed in the ring May 27th 2017 in
Fredericton, New Brunswick, after a lost by KO in the
10th round against Gary Kopas (10-11-2), from Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. It was a Canadian cruiserweight
championship.
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Agbeko Tops Blakey;
Reyes Thrills In Nashville
Rising prospect Sena
“African Assassin” Agbeko put another victory in the
books following a thoroughly dominant six round
unanimous decision victory over veteran Lawrence Blakey
Saturday, March 17 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in
Nashville.
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Michael Dutchover
Dominates In Main Event Debut
Junior lightweight Michael
Dutchover (8-0, 5 KOs) delivered an impressive
performance in his main event debut Saturday night from
the Doubletree Hotel in Orange, Calif.
Dutchover, 20, thoroughly out boxed and outmaneuvered
solid prospect Ricardo Lopez (7-2-2, 6 KOs) to the tune
of a one-side, unanimous decision win (scores: 59-55 all
around).
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'Argentinean Lomachenko'
Alberto Melian Wins
First Professional Title In Second Pro Fight
This past Saturday, March
17, the "Argentinean Lomachenko," two-time Olympian
Alberto "Impacto" Melian, fought for and won his first
professional title in only his second professional
fight.
Fighting at the Club Social y Deportivo Comercio in his
hometown of Villa Dolores, Cordoba, Argentina, Melian
(2-0, 2 KOs) captured the Argentine Super Bantamweight
Championship with an eighth-round TKO over countryman
Julian Aristule (32-9, 16 KOs).
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Sadam Ali To Defend WBO
Junior Middleweight World Title Against Liam Smith On
May 12
Sadam "World Kid" Ali
(26-1, 14 KOs) will defend his WBO Junior Middleweight
World Championship against hard-hitting former world
champion and No.1 contender Liam "Beefy" Smith (26-1-1,
14 KOs) in a 12-round main event at Turning Stone Resort
Casino in Verona, N.Y. The event will take place
Saturday, May 12 and will be televised live on HBO World
Championship Boxing beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Click
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On This Day: March 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY
IN 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Victor Hugo Castro won a 10 round UD over Juan Alberto
Godoy - Non Title. Montreal, Quebec:
Lucian Bute KO'd Jean Pascal Service in the 1st Round -
Non Title. 1999, Tacoma, Washington:
Ike Ibeabuchi TKO'd Chris Byrd in the 5th round - Non
Title.
Kirk Johnson won a 10 round UD over Al Cole - Non Title. 1998, Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark:
Mads Larsen KO'd Bruno Godoy in the 7th round - IBO
Super Middleweight Title. Frankfurt am Main,Germany:
Dariusz Michalczewski TKO'd Andrea Magi in the 4th round
- WBO Light
Heavyweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Levi Billups in the 2nd round -
Non Title. 1993, Düsseldorf, Germany:
Henry Maske won a 12 round UD over Charles Williams -
IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
Winky Wright won an 8 round Decision over Eric Holland -
Non Title. Lopbur, Thailand:
Yuri Arbachakov TKO'd Maungchai Kittikasem in the 9th
round - WBC Flyweight Title.
Jose Ramirez Defeats
Amir Imam;
Grabs Vacant WBC Super Lightweight Strap
By Luis "The Beast"
Cadiz
Photos: "Sugar" Ray Bailey
On many levels this boxing event promised to be a
special and memorable one, at least for me personally.
On paper you have the main event pitting the undefeated
Jose Ramirez (21-0, 16KO) against Amir “Young Master”
Imam (21-1, 18KO) and a co-feature bout where Oleksandr
“The Nail” Gvozdyk (14-0, 12KO) will look to hammer out
a win over Mehdi Amar (34-5-2, 16KO).
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Jose
Ramirez W UD 12 Amir Imam Photo
Gallery
Photos: "Sugar" Ray
Bailey
Including:
Oleksandr Gvozdyk W UD 12 Mehdi Amar
Antonio Lozada Jr. TKO 10 Felix Verdejo
Christopher Diaz TKO 4 Braulio Rodriguez
Jose Pedraza W UD 8 Jose Luis Rodriguez
Michael Conlan TKO 2 David Berna
Joseph Adorno ko 1 Ivan de la Madrid Click Here For Full Photo Gallery
Abraham & Nielsen Meet
In Crunch
Super Middleweight Clash On April 28
Former two-time World
Champion Arthur Abraham (46-6, 30 KOs) will meet
Denmark’s Patrick Nielsen (29-2, 14 KOs) in a make or
break Super Middleweight showdown on April 28 at the
Baden Arena in Offenburg, Germany.
Abraham returns to the ring having dropped a points
decision to Chris Eubank Jr. in an IBO World title
contest on July 15 at The SSE Arena, Wembley, while
Nielsen is back in action after a knockout loss to John
Ryder at the same London venue on October 14.
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Russian Bantamweight
Contender Nikolai Potapov Returns With TKO Over
Alexander Saltykov
Former NABO Champion and
#2-rated WBO bantamweight contender Nikolai Potapov
returned to action last Saturday night with a TKO 3 over
his Russian countryman, Alexander Saltykov.
Fighting at the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy in
Zhukovka, Russia, Potapov looked sharp while forcing
Saltykov to stay on his stool after two rounds of
pounding.
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Danny O'Connor
Successfully Defends
His WBC Title Against Steve Claggett
After coming off a of a
great KO win, earning the vacant WBC Silver
Intercontinental Title against rising Queens prospect
and previously undefeated, DANNY GONZALEZ, (then, 14-0
5KO's) at STAR BOXING'S Slugfest at the Sun, at Mohegan
Sun Arena, in November, DANNY O'CONNOR (now, 30-3,
11KO's) put his title on the line at the against an
extremely tough Canadian in STEVE CLAGGETT (now, 26-5-1,
17 KO's).
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On This Day: March 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY In 2004, El Cajon, California:
Julio Diaz TKO'd Courtney Burton in the 11th round of an
IBF Lightweight Title eliminator. Louisville, Kentucky:
Librado Andrade won a 12 round UD over Willie Stewart to
win the Vacant NABA Super Middleweight Title. 2000, Tunica, Mississippi:
Teddy Reid won a 12 round UD over Emanuel Augustus.
Ben Tackie won a 10 round UD over Golden Johnson. 1996, Tempe, Arizona:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Everett Berry in the 3rd round in
Corrales Pro Debut. 1994, Millwall, England:
Herbie Hide KO'd Michael Bentt in the 7th round to win
the WBO Heavyweight Title. Hammanskral, South Africa:
Orzubek Nazarov won a 12 round UD over Dingaan Thobela
to win the WBA Lightweight Title. 1943, Madison Square Garden, New York:
Sammy Angott won a 10 round decision over Willie Pep,
Peps first career loss in 64 fights. This fight between
the Lightweight and Featherweight Champions was fought
at 130 lbs.
Roberto Arriaza Ends
Sammy Valentin's Night
In 20 Seconds On Telemundo Main Event
In a fight that lasted all
of 20 seconds, unbeaten welterweight Roberto Arriaza
(16-0, 13 KOs) stormed out of the gate and delivered an
assault of punches that knocked out WBO Intercontinental
champion Sammy Valentin (13-1, 10 KOs) in the Boxeo
Telemundo main event Friday night from Tampa, Fla.
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Cabrera Mioletti Stays
Undefeated, Wins Impressively In Battle At The Boat 115
Giovanni Cabrera Mioletti
notched easily the most impressive victory of his young
career, handing Ray Lampkin, Jr. his first loss in the
main event of Battle at the Boat 115 at the Emerald
Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday.
Cabrera Mioletti improved to 11-0 by knocking out
Lampkin (10-1) in the second round of their scheduled
10-round super featherweight bout.
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Pennington Edges
Martinez In Thriller
Last night, Joe DeGuardia's
Star Boxing presented the 30th edition of the popular "Rockin
Fights" series at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, and
number 30 will go down as one of the most memorable
events in the recent history of club shows.
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On This Day: March 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Hamburg, Germany:
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Paea Wolfgram in the 1st round to
win the Vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Diego Corrales TKO'd Derrick Gainer in the 3rd round to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 12 round UD over Goyo Vargas
to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title. 1995, Pensacola, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Antoine Byrd in the 1st round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title. 1991, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Mike Tyson Ko'd Razor Ruddock in the 7th round.
Simon Brown KO'd Maurice Blocker in the 10th round to
unify the WBC and IBF Welterweight Titles.
Julio Cesar Chavez KO'd John Duplessis in the 4th round
to retain the WBC and IBF Super Lightweight Titles.
Pat Lawlor TKO'd Roberto Duran in the 6th when Duran's
injured shoulder forced the stoppage. 1983, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Michael Spinks won a 15 round UD over Dwight Qawi to
unify the WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight Titles.
Duarte’s Body Attack
Stops Rodriguez Cold
By William Trillo &
Albert Castillo
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Lightweight Oscar Duarte (13-0-1, 9 KO’s) put on a
consistent body attack against Jorge Rodriguez (10-2, 1
KO) and when all was said those deposited body shots
paid huge dividends for Duarte. The young Duarte looked
powerful and sharp with the victory that helped keep him
without a loss on his ledger.
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Kemahl Russell Drops,
Stops Michi Munoz In Jamaica
In the first event of a
boxing series being presented by Uprising Promotions,
Evander Holyfield’s Real Deal Boxing and Wray & Nephew
Rum, A Real Deal Uprising in Jamaica was headlined on
Friday by Junior NABF middleweight champion Kemahl
“Hitman” Russell (13-1, 11 KOs), who dismantled crafty
veteran Michi Munoz (26-8, 18 KOs) in the second round
of the night’s feature bout.
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Weights From NYC - ESPN
Amir Imam 139.2 vs. Jose
Ramirez 139
(WBC Super Lightweight Championship)
Oleksandr Gvozdyk 174 vs. Mehdi Amar 174
Michael Conlan 126.4 vs. David Berna 125.2
Felix Verdejo 135.8 vs. Antonio Lozada Jr. 135.4
Jose Pedraza 136.6 vs. Jose Rodríguez 136
Christopher Diaz 129 vs. Braulio Rodríguez 129.6
Venue: Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Promoter: Top Rank
Weights From Boston
Danny O’Connor 139 vs.
Steve Claggett 139
William Foster III 129 vs. Nick Otieno 127.5
T.J. Doheny 122 vs. Mike Oliver 121
Venue: House of Blues in Boston
Promoter: Murphys Boxing/Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing
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Nat Gottlieb
Dennis Bernstein
Barbara Pinnella
Contributing
Writers
Raymundo Dioses
Tim Donaldson
Robert Jones
Carlos Cordoba
Albert Castillo
Damon "LatinBox" Gonzalez
Chris Coreschi
Dave Wilcox
Oliver "The Ring" Richardt
David Harrington
Nathan Mosley
Chris "Honeyboy" Adams
Marshall Garvey
Sean McChesney
Andrew "TKO" Houghton
Oliver Smith
Contributing Photographers "Sugar" Ray Bailey
Marlene Marquez
Ray Flores
Jimmie Martin
Tom Sisson
"Adorin" Lauren Trillo
Donnell "DGVET" Gonzalez
John "Let Em Fight" Pinto
Justin "Credible" Hughes
