Unbeaten Prospect Miguel
Cruz Drops Alex Martin Twice On His Way To Unanimous
Decision
Miguel Cruz (16-0, 11 KOs)
earned a unanimous decision to defeat Alex Martin (13-2,
5 KOs) and remained unbeaten in a welterweight rematch
that headlined Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE
TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes
Tuesday night from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in
Bethlehem, Pa.
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Manny Pacquiao & Freddie
Roach
Workout Quotes From Australia
World Boxing Organization
(WBO) Welterweight World champion Manny "Pacman'
Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) and his Hall-of-Fame trainer,
Freddie Roach, held a media workout today in Australia,
preparing for this Saturday night's showdown between
Pacquiao and his title challenger, Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11
KOs).
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48-0 Undefeated
Challengers Skoglund
& Cox Join World Boxing Super Series
The World Boxing Super
Series is delighted to announce that two more undefeated
fighters have signed up for the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The
Greatest Prize in Boxing. Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs)
and Jamie Cox (22-0, 12 KOs) have joined a star-studded
tournament line-up that already features four reigning
world champions and two former world champions. The duo
will compete in the super-middleweight competition, with
WBA Super Champion George Groves among the potential
opponents.
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Diego De La Hoya vs.
Alan Luques
Headlines July 1 In Argentina
Undefeated fighter and
steady rocket in the super bantamweight division,
current WBC Youth World Super Bantamweight Champion
Diego De La Hoya (18-0, 9 KOs) will travel to South
America to defend his title against Argentinian Alan "El
Lumbriz" Luques (21-6, 9 KOs) in a 10- round main event
that will take place in Complejo La Pedrera in de Villa
Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina. Doors open at the 7:00
p.m. ART, with televised bouts going live on DirecTV
Sports in Argentina beginning at 8:00 p.m. ART.
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Jermall Charlo vs. Jorge
Sebastian Heiland
Added To Broner vs. Garcia July 29 Undercard
Unbeaten former world
champion Jermall Charlo returns to face Argentina’s
Jorge Sebastian Heiland in a middleweight world title
eliminator featured on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING,
Saturday, July 29 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m.
PT. Charlo vs. Heiland is presented by Premier Boxing
Champions live from Barclays Center, the home of
BROOKLYN BOXING™.
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Alberto Machado vs.
Carlos Morales
Headlines Aug. 18 On ESPN2
NABO Super Featherweight
champion Alberto "El Explosivo" Machado (17-0, 15 KOs)
and NABA Super Featherweight champion Carlos "The
Solution" Morales (16-1-3, 6 KOs) will both face their
toughest challenges to date as they go toe-to-toe for 10
rounds in the main event of the August 18 edition of
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN.
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Jaron Ennis Stops Robert
Hill For Thirteenth Victory
Victory Boxing Promotions'
most talked-about prospect, Jaron "Boots" Ennis, has
much to celebrate for his 20th birthday today. The
Philadelphia welterweight secured his 13th win at the
Durham Armory in North Carolina last Thursday, besting
Robert Hill over three rounds.
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On This Day: June 28
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Bayamon, Puerto Rico:
Daniel Santos won a 12 round UD over Fulgencio Zuniga to
retain the WBO Light Middleweight Title.
Miguel Cotto KO'd Ray Martinez in the 2nd round to win
the WBC International Light Welterweight Title. Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Byron Mitchell in the 2nd round to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Title. 1997, Norfolk, England:
Herbie Hide TKO'd Tony Tucker to win the Vacant WBO
Heavyweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Evander Holyfield won a 3 round DQ over Mike Tyson to
retain the WBA Heavyweight Title. (Ear biting Incident) 1991, Lewiston, Maine:
Joey Gamache TKO'd Jerry Ngobeni in the 10th round to
win the Vacant WBA Super Featherweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Azumah Nelson and Jeff Fenech fought to a 12 round Draw. Nelson Retains WBC Featherweight Title (Very
Controversial Decision).
Mike Tyson won a 12 round UD over Razor Ruddock. 1980, London, England:
Alan Minter KO'd Vito Antuofermo in the 8th round to
retain the WBC and WBA Middleweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Canadian Boxer Tim Hague Passes
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — Canadian heavyweight Tim Hague (1-3-0), from
Edmonton, Alberta, has passed away. A few days ago at
the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Hague fell into
a coma after a KO defeat against IBO champion Adam
Braithwood (8-1-0), from Victoria, British Colombia.
Hague’s family mentioned the sad news a few hours ago to
the Alberta’s media.
The family will confirm the date and the site of the
funeral in the next few days .
Micki Nielsen Returns To
The Ring July 8 In Germany
Micki Nielsen (22-1, 14
KOs) will face Simon Bakalak (8-6, 3 KOs) in an
eight-round contest on July 8 at the
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Nielsen returns to the ring for the first time in eight
months following a year of mixed fortunes. The Danish
cruiserweight claimed the WBC International title with a
career best performance against Mirko Larghetti in March
2016.
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Weights From Bethlehem,
PA - FS1
Miguel Cruz 145.8 vs. Alex
Martin 146.4
Clarence Booth 145 vs. Anthony Mercado 144.1
Isaelin Florian 126.2 vs. Avery Sparrow 127.6
Nicholas Hernadez 154 vs. Grayson Blake 153.4
Jesus Perez 141 vs. Christian Molina 138.9
Jesus Lule 135.7 vs. Isamel Serrano 134.6
Devin McMaster 156 vs. Rick Pyle 150
Dylan Price 117 vs. Manuel Guerra 112
Venue: Sands Bethlehem Events Center, Bethlehem, PA
Promoter: King’s Promotions
On This Day: June 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Tokyo, Japan:
Lakva Sim TKO'd Takanori Hatakeyama in the 5th round to
win the WBA Super Featherweight Title. 1998, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Shane Mosley KO'd Wilfredo Ruiz in the 5th round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title. 1994, Bangkok, Thailand:
Leo Gamez and Kaaj Chartbandit fought to a 12 round
Draw, Gamez retains WBA Light Flyweight Title. 1992, Gorle, Italy:
Wilfredo Vazquez won a 12 round MD over Freddy Cruz to
retain the WBA Super Bantamweight Title. Quinto do Lago, Portugal:
Chris Eubank won a 12 round UD over Ron Essett to retain
the WBO Super Middleweight Title. 1988, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Mike Tyson KO'd Michael Spinks in the 1st round to
retain the WBC, WBA, and IBF Heavyweight Titles. 1987, Montreal, Canada:
Matthew Hilton won a 15 round UD over Buster Drayton to
win the IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Isaelin Florian vs.
Avery Sparrow Plus Clarence Booth vs. Anthony Mercado
Highlight Undercard
This Tuesday Night At The Sands Bethlehem
A packed undercard that
will feature Isaelin Florian taking on Avery Sparrow in
a six-round featherweight bout plus super lightweights
Clarance Booth battling Anthony Mercado will take place
this Tuesday, June 27th at the Sands Bethlehem Event
Center
Unbeaten Miguel Cruz (15-0, 11 KOs) and once-beaten Alex
Martin (13-1, 5 KOs) will meet in a 10-round
welterweight rematch of their January clash in the main
event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on
FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes.
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2016 Olympic Bronze
Medalist Nico Hernandez
Riding On The Fast Track
Fresh off his sensational
stoppage of previously undefeated Jose "Mexican Diablo"
Rodriguez, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez
is riding the fast track to stardom on an exciting
journey that's just really started.
In the June 17th "KO Night Boxing: Rapid Fire" main
event, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from
Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas, Hernandez improved
his record to 2-0 (2 KOs), dropping Rodriguez three
times and closing the show in the third round.
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Two-Time World Champion
Beibut Shumenov
Retires Due To Severe Eye Injury
Two-division World Boxing
Association (WBA) World Champion Beibut Shumenov has
relinquished his WBA cruiserweight world title, due to
his career-ending eye injury, and he has announced his
retirement from the ring.
"I have regrettably relinquished my WBA cruiserweight
title and retired from boxing because of a traumatic eye
injury suffered the week before my last scheduled
fight," Shumenov said from his Las Vegas home. "I'm
extremely disappointed my boxing career has ended like
this but, unfortunately, injuries are part of this sport
and there's nothing I can do about it. I still have
blurred vision and I need to have an additional surgery
next month to try to further repair so I don't risk
blindness in my (right) eye.
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Antoine Douglas vs.
Bruno Sandoval
July 14 In Miami, Oklahoma
World ranked middleweight
Antoine Douglas will be back in action on July 14th when
he battles tough Bruno Sandoval in a 10-round bout that
will be contested for the NABA & WBC FECARBOX
Middleweight titles.
The bout will headline the non-televised portion of a
ShoBox: The New Generation card, which will be televised
live on SHOWTIME (10 PM ET/PT, Delayed on the West
Coast) at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.
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On This Day: June 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, New York, New York:
George Jones TKO'd Beethaeven Scottland in the 10th
round. (Scottland fell into a coma shortly afterwards
then passed away 6 days later). 1999, London, England:
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Herbie Hide in the 2nd round to
win the WBO Heavyweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Paulie Ayala won a 12 round UD over Johnny Tapia to win
the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Stevie Johnston won a 12 round UD over Aldo Rios to
retain the WBC Lightweight Title. 1993, London, England:
Nigel Benn KO'd Lou Gent in the 4th round to retain the
WBC Super Middleweight Title. 1976, Monte Carlo, Monaco:
Carlos Monzon won a 15 round UD over Rodrigo Valdez to
unify the WBC and WBA Middleweight Titles. 1972, New York City:
Roberto Duran TKO'd Ken Buchanan in the 13th round to
retain the WBA Lightweight Title. 1959, Bronx, New York:
Ingemar Johannson TKO'd Floyd Patterson in the 3rd round
to win the World Heavyweight Title.
Brunson Stops Cintron In
Classic Philly Slugfest
In a fight that exceeded
it's high expectations, Tyrone Brunson came back from
two 4th round knockdowns to come back in the very next
round to send former two-time world champion Kermit
Cintron to the canvas three times, and win the
Pennsylvania State Junior Middleweight title via 5th
round stoppage at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.
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Rodriguez Gets Huge
Victory Over Mendez;
Roman Defeats Martinez
By Barbara Pinnella
Photos: Marlene Marquez
This past Friday night, Thompson Boxing Promotions
brought us Path to Glory, held at the Doubletree Hotel
in Ontario, CA. The main event featured Manuel Mendez
(15-2-2, 11 KOs) going up against Mohamed Rodriguez
(10-4, 4 KOs). This fight was slated to go eight rounds,
and was in the junior welterweight division.
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On This Day: June 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Takasago, Japan:
Veeraphol Sahaprom won a 12 round UD over Toshiaki
Nishioka to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1995, Newcastle, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu won a 12 round UD over Roger Mayweather to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight Title. 1988, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Azumah Nelson TKO'd Lupe Suarez in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Julian Jackson TKO'd Efren Olivo in the 1st round. 1981, Houston, Texas:
Sugar Ray Leonard TKO'd Ayub Kalule in the 9th round to
win the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Thomas Hearns TKO'd Pablo Baez in the 9th round to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title. 1952, Bronx, New York:
Joey Maxim TKO'd Sugar Ray Robinson in the 14th round to
retain the World Light Heavyweight Title. 1948, Bronx, New York:
Joe Louis KO'd Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th round to
retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Another Canadian Boxer In Coma
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — Another Canadian boxer is in a coma after a
lost by KO. May 27th in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the
Canadian light heavyweight David Whittom (12-24-1), from
Québec City, lost by KO in the 10th round against Kary
Kopas (8-11-2), from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Whittom
stayed on the canvas for several minutes. He was
escorted on a stretcher, transported to an hospital, and
he is in a coma since that time. Click
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Unbeaten Taras
Shelestyuk vs. Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez Headlines July 1
In Sacramento, Ca.
Thompson Boxing Promotions
heads to Northern California on Friday, July 1st to
promote its first show in Sacramento starring unbeaten,
Olympic bronze medalist Taras 'The Real Deal" Shelestyuk
(15-0, 9 KOs).
The highly ranked Shelestyuk (WBO No. 5) faces fellow
welterweight Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez (15-2, 11 KOs) in
the "Locked n' Loaded" 8-round main event from Omega
Products International, an outdoor venue.
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Baltimore Pro Boxing
Returns
July 13 With Tribute Card
Baltimore Pro Boxing will
pay tribute to the late Murray “Bushwacker” Smith Sr.
when they return to Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen
Burnie, MD Thursday, July 13th for an exciting pro-am
fight card.
The father of Baltimore Boxing Owner Jake Smith, Murray
Smith Sr. was a lifelong fixture in Baltimore and
promoted various events. He passed away in 2013 after
battling melanoma. Baltimore Boxing will honor him
during the evening.
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Weights From Miami
Marcos Escuderos 174 vs.
Eric Abraham 179.1
Eduardo Perez 155.2 vs. Donald Woods 150
Jessy Cruz 125.2 vs. Angel Monrreal 125
Ulysses Diaz 191.2 vs. Rashad Jones 182
Robert Daniels 175 vs. James Rodriguez 173.2
Chris Velez 147.2 vs. Javier Garcia 146.4
JD Martinez 154.6 vs. Randy Hedderick 153.6
Kermit Cintron 153.8 vs.
Tyrone Brunson 153.6
Victor Vazquez 138 vs. Anthony Burgin 137.3
Steven Ortiz 134.1 vs. Tyrome Jones 135.5
Jerome Conquest 131.2 vs. Jae Ho Kim 131.9
Brandon Robinson 163.3 vs. Rafael Valencia 166.4
Daryl Bunting 164.9 vs. Gregory Clark 162.8
Marcus Bates 123 vs. Roberto Pucheta 123.1
Colby Madison 244.6 vs. Joel Caudle 267
Chaise Nelson 125.2 vs. Jordan Peters 125.1
Promoter: King’s Promotions
Venue: 2300 Arena in Philadelphia
On This Day: June 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Irvine, California:
Librado Andrade won a 12 round UD over Tito Mendoza to
win the Vacant WBO NABO Super Middleweight Title. 2003, Buffalo, New York:
Joe Mesi TKO'd Robert Davis in the 1st round to win the
Vacant NABF Heavyweight Title. 2000, Glasgow, Scotland:
Zab Judah won a 12 round UD over Junior Witter to retain
the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
Mike Tyson TKO'd Lou Savarese in the 1st round.
Silvio Branco won a 12 round UD over Robin Reid to
retain the WBU Super Middleweight Title. 1995, Cartagena, Columbia:
Harold Grey won a 12 round SD over Julio Cesar Borboa to
retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Al Cole won a 12 round UD over Uriah Grant to retain the
IBF Cruiserweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Vinny Pazienza in the 6th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title. 1968, New York, New York:
Joe Frazier TKO'd Manuel Ramos in the 2nd round to
retain the NYSAC Heavyweight Title.
Canelo Alvarez vs.
Gennady Golovkin
Los Angeles Press Conference
Photo: Marlene Marquez
Lineal and RING Magazine Middleweight World Champion
Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) and WBC/IBO/IBF/WBA
Middleweight World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin
(37-0, 33 KOs) today closed out their international
press tour with a red carpet film premiere for "I am
Boxing" at the AVALON Hollywood that included a Q&A
panel hosted by Mario Lopez. Canelo vs. Golovkin are set
to clash on Saturday, September 16 at T-Mobile Arena in
Las Vegas produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View®.
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Terrific Undercard Set
For Kermit Cintron vs.
Tyrone Brunson Saturday At The 2300 Arena
This Saturday night at the
2300 Arena, boxing fans will be treated to one of the
best cards to hit Philadelphia in years as King's
Promotions will put on a nine-bout card that is filled
with fight's that are evenly matched top to bottom.
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On This Day: June 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Uncasville,
Connecticut:
Zab Judah KO'd Allan Vester in the 3rd round to retain
the IBF Light Welterweight Title.
Kostya Tszyu won a 12 round UD over Oktay Urkal to
retain the WBC and WBA Light Welterweight Titles. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Oscar De La Hoya won a 12 round UD over Javier
Castillejo to win the WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Lehlohonlo in the 6th round to win
the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Agapito Sanchez KO'd Jorge Eliecer Monsalvo in the 7th
round to win the Vacant WBO Super Bantamweight Title. 2000, Merida, Mexico:
Guty Espadas won a 12 round UD over Wethya Sakmuangklang
to retain the WBC Featherweight Title. Biloxi, Mississippi:
Eric Harding won a 12 round UD over Antonio Tarver in a
non-title bout. 1993, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Steve Cruz won a 15 round UD over Barry McGuigan to win
the WBC Featherweight Title. 1986 RING Fight of the
Year!
Thomas Hearns TKO'd Mark Medal in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title. 1969, New York, New York:
Joe Frazier TKO'd Jerry Quarry in the 7th round to
retain the Heavyweight Championship of the World. Ring
Magazine 1969 Fight of the Year.
Manuel Mendez Looking To
Put On
A Show Friday Night In Ontario, CA
The boxing community first
witnessed the power punching ability of Manuel "La
Tormenta" Mendez (15-1-2, 11 KOs) last November on a
SHOWTIME broadcast. He eviscerated the previously
unbeaten Vitor Jones Freitas with a crushing left hook
to the body in the first round.
On Friday night, Mendez plans to apply his signature
power to fellow lightweight Mohamed Rodriguez (9-4, 3
KOs). The pair headline Thompson Boxing's "Path to
Glory" 8-round main event from the Doubletree Hotel in
Ontario, Calif.
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New Series "Viernes De
Campeones" Starts July 21 In San Juan, Featuring Amanda
Serrano,
Jeyvier Cintron & Jonathan Oquendo
With a title defense of
five-time world champion Amanda Serrano, Puerto Rico's
debut of two-time Olympian Jeyvier Cintron and the
return to the ring of former world title challenger
Jonathan "Polvo" Oquendo, PR Best Boxing Promotions
(PRBBP presents the new series "Viernes de Campeones",
starting on Friday, July 21st, at the Sheraton Puerto
Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan.
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Weights From Los Angeles
Jaber Zayani 134.8 vs. Mike
Fowler 133
Kevin Vasquez 143 vs. Derion Chapman 145.4
Bryan Flores 155.2 vs. Jordan Marriott 156
Ruben Campos 139 vs. Paul Huguez 138.6
Zachary Wohlman 148 vs. Matthew Murphy 148
Seniesa Estrada 107. vs. Rachel Sazoff 104.8
Jessy Martinez 148 vs. Vicente Guzman 148.4
Miguel Alcantara 125.4 vs. Javier Cepeda 126.2
Promoters: Pr Sports, Bash Boxing, And Lights Out
Promotions
Venue: Exchange L.a. Nightclub In Los Angeles,
Cailfornia
On This Day: June 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Pedro Alcazar in the 6th round to
win the WBO Super Flyweight Title. (Alcazar Passed away
two days later due to un-detected brain injury)
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round UD over Erik
Morales to win the WBC Featherweight Title.
Miguel Cotto TKO'd Justin Juuko in the 5th round. 1996, Dortmund, Germany:
Michael Moorer won a 12 round SD over Axel Schulz to win
the Vacant IBF Heavyweight Title. 1991, London, England:
Chris Eubank won a 12 round MD over Michael Watson to
retain the WBO Middleweight Title. 1979, New York City, New York:
Larry Holmes TKO'd Mike Weaver in the 12th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title. 1938, Bronx, New York:
Joe Louis KO'd Max Schmeling in the 1st round to retain
the World Heavyweight Title. One of the Sports All-Time
most Famed Events. 1937, Chicago, Illinois:
Joe Louis KO'd Jim Braddock in the 8th round to win the
NBA Heavyweight Title.
Canelo Alvarez vs.
Gennady Golovkin
New York City Press Conference
Photo: Rich Kane -
Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
Lineal and RING Magazine World Middleweight Champion
Canelo Alvarez (Right) and World WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO
Middleweight Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin pose in New
York on June 20, 2017 at the Press Conference to
announce thier September 16, 2017 fight at T-Mobile
Arena in Las Vegas. The super fight will be produced and
distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 8:00
p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.
Adrien Broner vs. Mikey
Garcia
Los Angeles Press Conference
Photos: Idris Erba -
Mayweather Promotions
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner and
three-division world champion Mikey Garcia completed a
two-day media tour that took them from coast-to-coast
and culminated with a Los Angeles press conference
Tuesday to discuss their super lightweight showdown that
headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 29
live on SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by
Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, the home of
BROOKLYN BOXING®.
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Canelo Alvarez vs.
Gennady Golovkin
Tickets On Sale Thursday, June 22
Tickets for the Saturday,
Sept. 16 showdown for supremacy between lineal and RING
Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez
(49-1-1, 34 KOs) and IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC Middleweight World
Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), for
which fans have been clamoring, will go on sale
Thursday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. In
what may be boxing's best, most competitive fight in
2017, the mega-event will feature two of the most
popular and powerful fighters in the storied
middleweight division fighting for ultimate supremacy
and glory.
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Will Mayweather-McGregor
Break PPV Records?
As you may have heard by
now, future Hall of Fame boxer Floyd Mayweather will put
his 49-0 record and, frankly, his legacy, on the line
Aug. 26 against UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor
at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. McGregor, he of the
zero professional boxing matches in his career, is
taking very heavy action thus far at Bovada. He was a
+950 underdog months ago but is now +375. Mayweather was
as low as -2200 but is currently -550. Bovada will have
competitive odds leading up to this one-of-a-kind fight,
so review them before placing some action.
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On This Day: June 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Los Angeles,
California:
Lennox Lewis TKO'd Vitali Klitschko in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Heavyweight Title. Fight stopped due to
severe cut over Klitschko's eye. 1997, Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida:
Charles Brewer TKO'd Gary Ballard in the 5th round to
win the Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Nana Konadu TKO'd Daorung Chuvatana in the 7th Round to
regain the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Uriah Grant won a 12 round MD over Adopho Washington to
win the IBF Cruiserweight Title. 1980, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Salvador Sanchez TKO'd Danny Lopez in the 14th round to
retain the WBC Featherweight Title. 1940, Portland, Maine:
Henry Armstrong TKO'd Paul Junior in the 3rd round to
Retain the World Welterweight Title. 1932, Long Island City, New York:
Jack Sharkey won a 15 round SD over Max Schmeling to win
the NBA World Heavyweight Title.
Jim Braddock won a 5 round decision over Vincent Parrile
in the Walk out bout after Sharkey/Schmeling.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
ROC Bottom
By William Trillo
As defined by urbandictionary.com “Rock Bottom”: A
state of being wherein you feel as if you cannot sink
any lower emotionally, psychologically, or physically.
As I walked into The Event Center at The Mandalay Bay
Resort & Casino on Saturday night to cover the ROC
NATION promoted Ward vs. Kovalev rematch the only
palpable buzz surrounding the event came from the
busloads of EDC (Electric Daisy Carnival) attendees who
were busy doing whatever it is they do at their event.
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Canelo Alvarez vs.
Gennady Golovkin
London Press Conference
Photo: Lawrence Lustig -
Hoganphotos/Golden Boy
Lineal and RING Magazine World Middleweight Champion
Canelo Alvarez and World WBC, WBA, IBF and IBO
Middleweight Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin pose in
London at the Press Conference to announce thier
September 16, 2017 fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The super fight will be produced and distributed live by
HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m.
PT.
Adrien Broner vs. Mikey
Garcia
New York Press Conference
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
Four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner
and three-division world champion Mikey Garcia went
face-to-face for the first time Monday before they
battle in one of the premier matchups of the summer that
headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Saturday, July 29
live on SHOWTIME. Broner vs. Garcia is presented by
Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center, the home of
BROOKLYN BOXING®.
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Claressa Shields
Dominates To Win WBC
Silver Belt, Sets Detroit Brawl Gate Record
Photo: Boy Ryder
In just her first eight-round fight, Claressa "T-Rex"
Shields scored a spectacular unanimous decision victory
last Friday, June 16, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit
to win the WBC Silver Super Middleweight Title.
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Pacquiao vs. Horn To Be
Shown Live On ESPN July 1
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao,
boxing's only eight-division world champion and the only
sitting Senator to capture a world championship belt,
will add another first to his burgeoning list of Hall of
Fame-caliber accomplishments with his live debut on ESPN
and ESPN Deportes (also streaming live on the ESPN app)
on Saturday, July 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The fight will be
called ringside by ESPN commentators Joe Tessitore and
Teddy Atlas. They will be joined by guest analyst
Timothy Bradley, Jr., a former two-division world
champion recently trained by Teddy Atlas who has met
Pacquiao three times in the ring, winning their first
match in a decision. ESPN Deportes will pair Jorge
Eduardo Sanchez and Juan Manuel Márquez to call the main
event in Spanish, with prefight commentary from Pablo
Viruega, Leopoldo Gonzalez, Claudia Trejos and Juan
Manuel Márquez. Click
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Elite Prospect Michael
Dutchover Highlights
"Path To Glory" Undercard Friday Night
Junior lightweight Michael
Dutchover (4-0, 4 KOs), a highly accomplished amateur
and recently turned professional, highlights Friday
night's "Path to Glory" undercard from the Doubletree
Hotel in Ontario, Calif.
Watch Dutchover vs. Carrizoza and the rest of the
6-fight card on TB Presents: Path To Glory, live
streaming on ThompsonBoxing.com and Facebook Live
beginning at 7:45 p.m. PST / 10:45 p.m. EST.
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On This Day: June 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Juan Cabrera in the 4th round
to win the WBO NABO Featherweight Title. 1981, London, England:
Alexis Arguello won a 15 round UD over Jim Watt to win
the WBC Lightweight Title. 1980, Montreal, Canada:
Roberto Duran won a 15 round UD over Sugar Ray Leonard
to win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Trevor Berbick KO'd John Tate in the 9th round. 1975, Inglewood, California:
Ruben Olivares TKO'd Bobby Chacon in the 2nd round to
win the WBC Featherweight Title. 1966, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Carlos Ortiz TKO'd Johnny Bizzarro in the 12th round to
retain the WBC and WBA Lightweight Title. 1960, New York, New York:
Floyd Patterson KO'd Ingemar Johansson in the 5th round
to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. 1940, Bronx, New York:
Joe Louis TKO'd Arturo Godoy in the 8th round to retain
the World Heavyweight Title.
Billy's Boxing Blog
Ward vs. Kovalev II: Borderline
By William Trillo
Photo: David Spagnolo - Main Events
If there is one thing we know about Light Heavyweight
Champion Andre Ward is that he knows how to win no
matter what it takes. He has been called a dirty fighter
by many at times. After his TKO victory over Sergey
Kovalev many will say his tactics were right on the
borderline. In fact that is how the low punches
delivered by Ward on Kovalev's belt line have been
described, right on the borderline. Whether or not you
think those punches were legal or not it's clear those
blows took Kovalev out of his game.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kathy Duva Will Contest Ward’s Win
By Daniel Cloutier
Photos: William Trillo
LAS VEGAS - Sergey Kovalev’s promoter, Kathy Duva, the
big boss of the Main Event Group, will contest the Andre
Ward victory. Saturday evening in the ring of the
Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, the Californian Andre
Ward made a successful defense of his WBA, WBO and IBF
light heavyweight championship of the world, in beating
the Russian Sergey Kovalev by TKO in the eight round.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
First Title For Simon Kean
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS — The heavyweight Simon Kean, from
Trois-Rivières, Québec, won his first title in pro
boxing title Saturday evening in the ring of the Olympia
Theatre in Montréal downtown.
Involved in the main event of this boxing show organized
by The Eye Of The Tiger Management Group, Kean (10-0-)
captured the IBO Intercontinental championship, in
beating the Brazilian Luis Nascimendo (23-15-0) by KO in
the fifth round.
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Fidel Maldonado Jr.
Split Decisions Pablo Cesar
Cano At Tostitos Championship Plaza At The Star
The Texas fans were treated
to a big night of knockouts and rising star talents on
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN, following a hard-fought main
event between WBC Fecarbox Super Lightweight Champion
Fidel "The Atrisco Kid" Maldonado (24-3-1, 19 KOs) and
Pablo "El Demoledor" Cesar Cano (30-6-1, 21 KOs).
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Olympic Bronze Medalist
Nico Hernandez
Stops Jose Rodriguez In The Third Round
Wichita hero and 2016
Olympic bronze medalist, Nico Hernandez, dominated Jose
"Mexican Diablo" Rodriguez in last night's "KO Night
Boxing: Rapid Fire" main event, which aired on CBS
Sports Network live from Hartman Arena in Park City,
Kansas.
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On This Day: June 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Glasgow, Scotland:
Scott Harrison TKO'd William Abelyan in the 3rd round to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title. Carson, California:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Paulie in the 10th round.
Jermain Taylor TKO'd Raul Marquez in the 9th round. to
Win the WBC Continental Americas Middleweight Title.
Jhonny Gonzalez TKO'd Francisco Tejedor in the 1st
round. 1999, Miami, Florida:
Joel Casamayor won a 12 round UD over Antonio Hernandez
to win the WBA Super Featherweight (Interim) Title. 1993, San Diego, California:
Felix Trinidad KO'd Maurice Blocker in the 2nd round to
win the IBF Welterweight Title.
Terry Norris TKO'd Troy Waters in the 3rd round to
retain the WBC Light Middleweight Title. 1946, Bronx, New York (Yankee Stadium):
Joe Louis KO'd Billy Conn in the 8th round of their
rematch to retain the World Heavyweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Ward Stops Kovalev In The 8th Round
By Daniel Cloutier
Photos: Marlene Marquez
LAS VEGAS - The Las Vegas bookies knew what there were
doing in establishing the Californian Andre Ward the
winner. Ward stayed undefeated Saturday evening in the
ring of the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, in beating
the Russian Sergey Kovalev by TKO after 2.38 minutes of
the eighth round. With this victory, Ward (32-0, 16 KO's) kept
his WBA, WBO and IBF light heavyweight championship of
the world.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Rigondeaux Still World Champion, In Near Disaster
By Daniel Cloutier
Photos: Marlene Marquez
LAS VEGAS - The Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux proceeded to
a defend his WBA super bantamweight championship of the
world, Saturday evening in the ring of the Mandalay Bay
Arena in Las Vegas… and the fight turned into a near
disaster! Rigondeaux knocked the Mexican, Moses Flores,
out in the first round, but the KO looked illegal.
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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai
vs. Roman Gonzalez
Rematch Headlines Tripleheader Sept. 9
The Super Flyweight
Division, long one of boxing’s most exciting, filled
with many of the sports’ legendary superstars, will add
another chapter into its annals of memorable evenings on
Saturday, September 9.
WBC Super Flyweight World Champion SRISAKET SOR
RUNGVISAI, (43-4-1, 39 KO’s), of Si Sa Ket, Thailand,
defends his title against former champion “ROMAN
“CHOCOLATITO” GONZALEZ (46-1-0, 38 KO’s), of Managua,
Nicaragua, in a rematch of their epic battle this past
March. The rematch headlines a tripleheader that will be
televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at
10:15 p.m. ET/PT.
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On This Day: June 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Del Mar, California:
Brian Viloria TKO'd Francisco Soto in the 5th round to
win the WBC Youth Flyweight Title. 1999, Fayetteville, North Carolina:
Larry Holmes TKO'd James "Bonecrusher" Smith in the 8th
round to win the Vacant Legends of Boxing Heavyweight
Title.
Greg Page TKO'd Tim Witherspoon in the 7th round.
Billy Costello won a 10 round SD over Juan LaPorte. 1995, New Orleans, Louisiana:
James Toney TKO'd Freddie Delgado in the 5th round to
win the Vacant WBU Light heavyweight Title. 1993, Newcastle, NSW, Australia:
Kostya Tszyu KO'd Robert Rivera in the 1st round. 1989, Stateline, Nevada:
Tony Lopez TKO'd Tyrone Jackson in the 8th round to
retain the IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Rocky Lockridge KO'd Mike Zena in the 8th round.
Wards Shocks Kovalev With 8th Round
Stoppage
Andre Ward (32-0, 16 KO's)
retained the WBA Super World, IBF & WBO World Light
Heavyweight Titles with an 8th round stoppage over
Sergey Kovalev (30-2-1, 26 KO's). This fight was a
different style to their first, but also a very close to
score one as many early rounds could have gone either
way.
Kovalev did not follow through on his promise of
throwing more body punches. Ward kept the body pressure,
but also added some power to his punches, seemingly
looking for a knockout. Ward was warned for a low blow
early in the fight, but would again land a border-line
waist shot, twice, which Kovalev complained about both
times. Referee Tony Weeks ordered both men to continue
fighting, ruling each one legal.
Heading into the 8th, the fight appeared to be a 1 round
momentum heading in Wards favor, despite what HBO's
Harold Lederman's unofficial card may have led you to
believe, which only gave Ward two rounds up to this
point. Ward landed another border-line shot which
Kovalev buckled over from, but the fight continued and
Ward would land a flush right hand on the chin that
staggered Kovalev. Ward jumped on him and finished with
3 more border-line blows. Kovalev buckled over,
expecting the referee to halt the action and penalize
Ward, but instead the fight was stopped in Ward's favor
at 2:29.
Kovalev said he wanted to continue and wants a third
fight with Ward.
Full Report To Come.
PPV Undercard Results From Las Vegas
Guillermo Rigondeaux (18-0,
12 KO's) retained the WBA Super World super bantamweight
title with what was ruled as a knockout win over
previously unbeaten Moises Flores (25-1, 17 KO's).
Rigondeaux and Flores got into a clinch and exchange
that went just after the bell and saw Flores on the
canvas after catching a left to the chin. Flores showed
no intention of trying to rise to his feet, despite
seeming to be ok. Referee Vic Drakulich then took
several minutes to collaborate with the Nevada State
Athletic Commission and to watch the replay numerous
times to come to the conclusion that the punch was legal
and awarded Rigondeaux the winner by KO.
Light Heavyweight Dmitry Bivol (11-8, 9 KO's) dropped
and stopped Cedric Agnew (29-3, 15 KO's) in 4 rounds.
Agnew was simply not up to the challenge as he kept his
guard up with his back to the ropes for the majority of
the fight, failing to throw anything at all. Bivol
dropped Agnew in the 1st round with a series of left
hooks. In the 4th, Agnew winced in pain after another
punch on the eye and it was one too many for Referee
Russell Mora as the fight was stopped at 1:27.
Middleweight Luis Arias (18-0-0-1, 9 KO's) had an easy
night outboxing and stopping Arif Magomedov (18-2, 11
KO's) in the 5th. Though both threw back and forth at
each other, the punches from Aries had a bigger impact
as Magomedov started to hold and looked frustrated
throughout. In the 5th, two big right hands to the
temple sent Magomedov in a daze and down to the canvas.
Upon rising to his feet, Magomedov was met with another
barrage of punches and referee Robert Bryd had no choice
but to waive this one off at 1:16.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Ward Established Favorite By 3-2
To Win Rematch With Kovalev
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - If the Las Vegas bookies hit the target, the
Californian Andre Ward will still WBA, WBO and IBF light
heavyweight champion of the world next Saturday evening
in the ring of the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas. The
bookies established Ward favourite by 3-2.
Ward (31-0-0) will allow a rematch to the Russian Sergey
Kovalev (31-1-1). Last November at the T-Mobile Arena,
also in Las Vegas, Ward dethroned Kovalev as triple
champion of the world of the 175 pounds division, with a
controversial victory by unanimous decision. The three
judges picked Ward as winner, by identical scores of
114-113, but most of the boxing writers covering the
event picked Kovalev as winner by two or three points.
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Ward
vs. Kovalev II Preliminary Undercards
Live Stream Today At 7pm
ET/4pm PT
Weights From
Frisco, TX - ESPN
Pablo Cesar Cano 139.5 vs.
Fidel Maldonado Jr. 140
Oscar Mojica 114.5 vs. Joshua Franco 115
Ricardo Fernandez 140 vs. Vergil Ortiz 139.25
Zachary Briones 154.25 vs. Alex Rincon 155
Eduardo Reyes 131.25* vs. Hector Tanajara Jr. 129.5
* Reyes came in 1.25lbs over
Daniel Gutierrez 125.75 vs. Javier Martinez 128.75
Even Torres 159.5 vs. Travell Mazion 159
David Fabela 132.25 vs. Kashiff Solarin 134.75
Promoter: Golden Boy
Venue: Tostitos Championship Plaza at The Star in
Frisco, TX
Weights From Park City,
Kansas - CBSSN
Nico Hernandez 112 vs. Jose
Rodriguez 112.5
Noel Esqueda 152 vs. Limberth Ponce 155
Eric Vargas 125 vs. Humberto Tellez 125
Eddie Chavez 164 vs. Luis Fernando Juanez Jasso 162
Brian Clements 144,5 vs. Bryant Montalvo 148
Juan Hollingsworth 173 vs. Matt Dixon 174.5
Venue: Hartman Arena in Park City, Kansas
Promoter: KO Night Boxing
Alexander Povetkin Moves
Ahead For
July 1 Showdown With Andriy Rudenko
Former WBA Heavyweight
Champion ALEXANDER POVETKIN, (31-1-0, 23 KO’s), is
making every effort to become a world champion leading
up to his July 1 fight with ANDRIY RUDENKO, (31-2-0, 19
KO’s), in Moscow, Russia for the WBO International
Heavyweight Title.
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On This Day: June 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Seoul, Korea:
Yo Sam Choi KO'd Chart Kiapetch in the 5th round to
retain the WBC Light Flyweight Title. Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Luiz Freitas in the 1st round
to retain the WBO Super Bantamweight Title
Agapito Sanchez TKO'd Gerardo Martinez in the 11th round
to win the WBC Fecarbox Super Bantamweight Title. Bell Gardens, California:
Jose Luis Castillo won a 12 round MD over Stevie
Johnston to win the WBC Lightweight title. 2000 Upset of
the Year. Los Angeles, California:
Shane Mosley won a 12 round SD over Oscar De La Hoya to
win the WBC Welterweight Title.
Diego Corrales KO'd Justin Juuko in the 10th round to
win the IBA Super Featherweight Title.
Erik Morales KO'd Mike Juarez in the 3rd round. 1997, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
John Ruiz TKO'd Ray Anis in the 1st round to retain the
NABF Heavyweight Title. 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Riddick Bowe KO'd Jorge Luis Gonzalez in the 6th round
to retain the WBO Heavyweight Title.
Weights From Las Vegas - HBO PPV
Photos: Marlene Marquez
Andre Ward 175 vs. Sergey Kovalev 175
(WBA, IBF & WBO Super World Light Heavyweight Titles)
Guillermo Rigondeaux 121.5 vs. Moises Flores 122
(WBA Super World Super Bantamweight Title)
Luis Arias vs. Arif Magomedov
Cedric Agnew 175 vs. Dmitry Bivol 174.5
Zoltan Sera 170.5 vs. Junior Younan 170.5
Fabiano Pena 166 vs. Vaughn Alexander 161
Christopher Martin 125.8 vs. Tramaine Williams 124.5
Promoters: Roc Nation Sports, Main Events, Andre Ward
Promotions, Krusher Promotions
Venue: Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las
Vegas
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kathy Duva: "Kovalev Is Perfectly
Trained, Not Over Trained This Time"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The animosity between the Russian Sergey
Kovalev and the Californian Andre Ward is very high….
and the respect between them very low! Kovalev (30-1-1)
and Ward (31-0-0) will have a rematch Saturday evening
in the ring of the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas.
Last November at the T-Mobile Arena also in Las Vegas,
Ward dethroned Kovalev as WBA, WBO and IBF light
heavyweight champion of the world, in winning by
unanimous decision. The three judges scored the bout
114-113 in favour or Ward, a former super middleweight
champion of the world, but most of the boxing writers
covering the event picked Kovalev as winner by two or
three points.
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Ward
vs. Kovalev 2 Official Weigh-In
Live Stream Today At 5:30pm
ET/2:30pm PT
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Clayton Is The New WBC Americas
Continental & IBF International Champion
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The welterweight Custio Clayton, a fighter
from Halifax, Nova Scotia, living now in Montréal,
became WBC Americas Continental champion and IBF
International champion Thursday evening in the ring of
the Montreal Casino, in beating the Mexican Johnny
Navarette (33-10-1) by unanimous decision in 10 rounds.
It was the main event of a boxing show organized by the
GYM Group.
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Andre Ward vs. Sergey
Kovalev II
Final Press Conference
Photos: Tom Hogan -
Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports
On Thursday, June 15, Unified Light Heavyweight World
Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former
WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey
“Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs), along with their
teams, participated in the Fight Week Powered by Monster
Final Press Conference for their highly-anticipated
showdown. Ward-Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” will take place
Saturday, June 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in
Las Vegas. The championship event, presented by Corona
Extra, will be produced and distributed live by HBO
Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
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Weights From Detroit
Claressa Shields 162.4 vs.
Sydney LeBlanc 164
Alexey Zubov 197.4 vs. Demetrius Banks 195.4
Jarico O'Quinn 117 vs. David Martino TBD
Bakhtiyar Eyubov 147.8 vs. Cesar Soriano 150
Serdar Hudayberdiyev 159.8 vs. Antonio Urista 154.6
Dimash Niyazov 137.8 vs. Ramon Guevara 136.6
Jacob Bonas 147.4 vs. Anthony Brooks 147.2
Darren Gibbs 173 vs. Scott McCurdy 176
Promoter: Salita Promotions
Matchmaker: Dennis Turner
Venue: Masonic Temple, Detroit
Warriors
Boxing Presents 'Night Of The Rising Stars 2' June 24 At
Deauville Beach Resort In Miami
On Saturday, June 24, 2017,
professional boxing returns to Miami Beach as Warriors
Boxing presents "Night of the Rising Stars 2" at the
Deauville Beach Resort.
The second of Warriors Boxing's series of Miami-area
fights designed to develop local and international
prospects, NORS 2 will feature popular and talented
light heavyweight Robert Daniels Jr. (2-0, 2 KOs) of
Miami looking to remain perfect in the light heavyweight
division.
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Omar Figueroa vs. Robert
Guerrero Teleconference
Lou DiBella: Thanks,
everybody for joining us for the main event conference
call for the PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes show on July
15th live at 8:00 pm Eastern Time, 5:00 pm Pacific Time
on FOX and live at NYCB Live home of the Nassau Veterans
Memorial Coliseum oin Uniondale, New York.
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Manuel Mendez Headlines
"Path To Glory" June 23
Rising lightweight prospect
Manuel Mendez (15-1-2, 11 KOs) hopes to extend his
knockout win streak against Mohamed Rodriguez (9-4, 3
KOs) in the 8-round "Path To Glory" main event on
Friday, June 23, from the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario,
Calif.
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It Will Be Negrete vs.
Frias At Golden Boy On
ESPN Event At Fantasy Springs On June 30
Undefeated Bantamweight
Colombian and Los Angeles transplant Oscar “Jaguar”
Negrete (16-0, 6 KOs) will square off against Sergio “El
Frio” Frias (18-6-2, 9 KOs) at Fantasy Springs Resort
Casino in a 10-round main event for vacant NABF
Bantamweight Championship in the June 30th edition of
Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN.
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Braehmer: "Smith Is Not
On The Same Level As Zeuge"
Juergen Braehmer says Paul
Smith (38-6, 22 KOs) is not on the same level as Tyron
Zeuge (20-0-1, 11 KOs) and is confident his protégé will
defend the WBA World Super Middleweight title on
Saturday, June 17 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar,
Germany.
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On This Day: June 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Hermosillo, Mexico:
Jose Luis Castillo KO'd Sung-Ho Yuh in the 1st round to
retain the WBC Lightweight Title. Budapest, Hungary:
Artur Grigorian won a 12 round UD over Aldo Nazareno
Rios to retain the WBO Lightweight Title.
Julio Pablo Chacon TKO'd Istvan Kovacs in the 6th round
to win the WBO Featherweight Title. Cincinnati, Ohio:
Tim Austin TKO'd Steve Dotse in the 6th round to retain
the IBF Bantamweight Title.
Felix Machado won a 12 round UD over Mauricio Pastrana
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title. 2000, Indio, California:
Antonio Diaz won a 12 round UD over Omar Weis to win the
IBA Light Welterweight Title.
Antonio Margarito TKO'd David Kamau in the 2nd round to
win the WBO NABO Welterweight Title.
Julio Diaz TKO'd Gustavo Cuello in the 5th round. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Lazcano TKO'd Wilfredo Vazquez in the 9th round to
win the Vacant NABF Lightweight Title. 1996, Bay St Louis, Mississippi:
Larry Holmes (in one of his comebacks) scored a one
punch KO over Anthony Willis in the 8th round.
Ward
vs. Kovalev II Final Press Conference
Live Stream Today At 4pm ET/1pm
PT
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Rigondeaux: "A Long Inactivity?
So What? I Am Ready For This Fight"
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The Russian Sergey Kovalev and the
Californian Andre Ward won’t be the only fighters
involved in a world championship bout Saturday evening
at the Mandalay Arena in Las Vegas. Just before this
WBA, WBO and IBF light heavyweight championship of the
world, HBO Pay-per-view will televise a WBA super
bantamweight championship of the world opposing two
undefeated fighters, the champion, the Cuban Guillermo
Rigondeaux (17-0-0) and the WBA mandatory challenger,
the Mexican Moises Flores (25-0-0).
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Red-Hot Super
Middleweight Contender David Benavidez Does Admirable
Job Behind FS1 Mic
For Brandon Rios' Comeback Victory
Phoenix, Arizona-based
super middleweight phenom David "El Bandera Roja"
Benavidez spent some time behind the microphone last
Sunday, while waiting eagerly for his potentially
record-breaking world championship challenge.
Undefeated Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) did an admirable job
serving as a Fox Sports 1 guest commentator for former
champion Brand Rios' exciting comeback victory over
Aaron Herrera at the Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster,
California. Click
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Sydney LeBlanc Steps In
To Face Two-Time
Gold Medalist Claressa Shields This Friday
Sydney "Ginger the Ninja"
LeBlanc is stepping in on three days' notice to face
Women's NABF Middleweight Champion, Claressa "T-Rex"
Shields of Flint, Michigan, in the eight-round main
event of Salita Promotions' "Detroit Brawl" this Friday,
June 16, 2017, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit.
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Germany’s Rising Stars
Out To Impress In Wetzlar
Germany’s rising stars are
out to impress on Saturday night as they face tough
international opposition on the undercard of Tyron
Zeuge’s WBA World Super Middleweight title defence
against Paul Smith at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar.
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On This Day: June 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Elk Grove Village,
Illinois:
Omar Sheika won a 10 round UD over Manu Ntoh.
Chris Thomas TKO'd Rich LaMontagne in the 2nd round. 1996, Sendai, Japan:
Rosendo Alvarez won a 12 round MD over Eric Chavez to
retain the WBA Minimumweight Title.
General Santos City, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Bert Batiller in the 4th round. Jacksonville, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Eric Lucas in the 12th round to
retain the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Kevin Kelley KO'd Derrick Gainer in the 8th round to
retain
the WBU Featherweight Title.
Keith Mullings TKO'd Anthony Bradley in the 3rd round. 1991, San Antonio, Texas:
Robert Quiroga won a 12 round UD over Akeem Anifowoshe
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title (1991 Fight of
the Year Ring Magazine)
Welcome Ncita won a 12 round UD over Hurley Snead to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Prince Believes That Ward Knows Which
Strategy To Use To Win The Rematch
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - James Prince, Andre Ward’s manager, is
persuaded that his fighter gonna win clearly this
rematch with the Russian Sergey Kovalev June 17th in the
ring of the Manadaly Bay Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas.
November 19th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Ward
(31-0-0) dethroned Kovalev (30-1-1) as WBA, WBO and IBF
light heavyweight champion of the world in winning by
unanimous decision in 12 rounds. The three judges scored
the bout 114-113 in favour of Ward. However, almost of
all the boxing writers who covered this first match up
Kovalev-Ward picked Kovalev as the winner by two or
three points.
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Kermit Cintron vs.
Tyrone Brunson Now For The Pennsylvania State Junior
Middleweight Title
The stakes have been raised
for the much anticipated showdown between former
two-time world champion Kermit Cintron & Tyrone Brunson,
that will take place on Saturday, June 24 at the 2300
Arena in Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania State Junior Middleweight title will be
on the line when those two combatants meet in a bout
scheduled for 10-rounds.
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Top Golden Boy Talent
From Across Texas Set To Showcase Their Skills June 17
At Ford Center
Top Texas contenders and
prospects from across the state will come together this
Saturday night, June 17 for an action-packed evening of
fights from the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco.
As part of the Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN telecast,
Championship hardware will be on the line in the
all-Texas, eight-round co-main event as standout Golden
Boy Prospect Joshua "The Professor" Franco (10-0, 6 KOs)
of San Antonio faces off against Oscar Mojica (10-2, 1
KO) of Dallas for the WBC Youth Silver Flyweight title.
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Ceylan Faces Galahad For
IBF
Inter-Continental Title On July 15 In London
Dennis Ceylan (18-0-2, 8
KOs) will take on Kid Galahad (22-0, 13 KOs) for the IBF
Inter-Continental Featherweight Championship on July 15
at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, live on ITV Box
Office in the UK.
Although fighting for the first time on British soil as
a professional, the 28-year old Ceylan is no stranger to
fighting British boxers having previously shared the
ring with Isaac Lowe and Ryan Walsh in entertaining
European title fights.
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Sugar Ray Leonard To
Induct Rival
Tommy Hearns Into Nevada Boxing HOF
Nearly 36 years ago, Thomas
Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard came together at Caesars
Palace for one of the most memorable nights in boxing
history. On Sept. 16, 1981, in a WBA-WBC welterweight
title unification bout, Leonard stopped Hearns in the
14th round of an incredible bout filled with pulsating
action.
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Zeuge: "Smith Will Not
Take My Title"
Tyron Zeuge (20-0-1, 11
KOs) says Paul Smith (38-6, 22 KOs) will not take his
title when they meet for the WBA World Super
Middleweight Championship on Saturday, June 17 at the
Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany.
Zeuge captured the WBA strap with an impressive knockout
victory over Giovanni De Carolis on November 5, 2016 at
the MBS Arena in Potsdam. Having fought to a stalemate
four months earlier, Zeuge claimed the title in style,
stopping the Italian champion with just 19 seconds
remaining in the final round. Click
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On This Day: June 14
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Madgeburg, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over David Starie to retain
the IBF and WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Oktay Urkal won a 12 round UD over Eamonn Magee to
retain the European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title. 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 10 round UD over Tony Pep.
Lamon Brewster KO'd Louis Monaco in the 2nd round.
Cory Spinks won a 6 round UD over Abraham Bruno. 1997, Cebu, Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa KO'd Seung-Koo Lee in the 9th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title. San Antonio, Texas:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 round SD over Anatoly
Alexandrov to retain the WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya KO'd David Kamau in the 2nd round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
Jesse James Leija won an 8 round UD over Jose Rodriguez.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a 6 round UD over Larry
O'Shields.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Boxing Troops Rally Around Injured Franco
By William Trillo
Featherweight Daniel “Twitch” Franco suffered a severe
brain injury in his match on Saturday night in Sioux
City and had immediate emergency surgery to stop two
brain bleeds. Along with his Father Al, Franco remains
in the Iowa hospital under the watchful eye of medical
specialists.
In the aftermath of the tragic event I have seen the
boxing community step up like never before to rally
around the fallen fighter. As I write this article the
gofundme page set up on his behalf has generated over
$20,000 worth of donations. The money will help with the
costs of so many things we never think about until a
time like this, hospital bills, hotel accommodations for
his family to stay close by his side, travel expenses
and the aftercare that Franco will need when he is
released from the hospital.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Kovalev Wants To "Destroy" Ward
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The Russian Sergey Kovalev has the
conviction he was robbed in his first match up with the
Californian Andre Ward, and he is determined to take the
justice in his hands.
November 19th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Ward
(31-0-0) dethroned Kovalev (30-1-1) as WBA, WBO and IBF
light heavyweight champion of the world, with a win by
unanimous decision in 12 rounds. The three judges scored
the fight 1143-113 in favour of Ward, but a huge
majority of boxing writers and columnists who were
covering this fight, picked Kovalev as the big winner. A
rematch was the only solution to resolve this
controversial situation.
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Thomas
LaManna W UD 8 Carlos Winton Velasquez
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Clayton Will Fight For The WBC Americas Continental
Championship & The IBF International Title
By Daniel Cloutier
LAS VEGAS - The welterweight Custio Clayton (11-0-0), a
fighter from Halifax, Nova Scotia, living now in
Montréal, will have the most significant fight of his
pro boxing career June 15th at the Montréal Casino. He
will face the Mexican Johnny Navarette (33-9-1), who is
detaining these two titles.
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LaManna Defeats
Velasquez In Atlantic City
This past Saturday,
welterweight Thomas LaManna won an eight-round unanimous
decision over veteran Carlos Winston Velasquez that
headlined a card at The Claridge Hotel in Atlantic City.
LaManna dominated the action with power shots that he
landed behind a long jab throughout the contest.
Velasquez was game as he took a lot of shots and landed
an occasional power shot. LaManna sealed the deal in the
final round when he landed a flush 4-punch combination
that put Velasquez on the canvas.
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Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev
Training Camp Notes
Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev
(30-1-1, 26 KOs) has an entirely new training philosophy
as he prepares for his highly-anticipated rematch with
Andre "S.O.G." Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) on June 17 live on
HBO Pay Per View® at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in
Las Vegas, Nevada. He has fired his strength and
conditioning coach and has vowed not to make the same
mistakes this time around. His new coach, Aleksandr
Mikhailovich, has a new philosophy centered around his
prior experience working with biathletes.
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Skoglund Targets
Division's Top Names
As He Moves Down To Super Middleweight
Swedish light heavyweight
Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs) is targeting the division's
top names as he makes the move down to super
middleweight.
Skoglund is currently ranked with all the major
governing bodies at 175lbs (IBF #4, WBO #5, WBC #10 and
WBA #11), but frustrated by a lack of opportunities, and
following talks with his promoter Nisse Sauerland, the
26 year-old has decided to drop down to 168lbs.
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Smith Aiming For Third
Time Lucky Against Zeuge
Paul Smith (38-6, 22 KOs)
is aiming to make it third time lucky when he returns to
Germany to challenge Tyron Zeuge (20-0-1, 11 KOs) for
the WBA World Super Middleweight title on Saturday, June
17 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar.
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On This Day: June 13
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Seoul, Korea:
In Joo Cho KO'd Pone Saengmorakot in the 8th round to
retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title. 1998, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Freddie Norwood TKO'd Genaro Rios in the 8th round to
win the WBA Featherweight Title. El Paso, Texas:
Cesar Bazan won a 12 round SD over Stevie Jihnston to
win the WBC Lightweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Patrick Charpentier in the 3rd
round to retain the WBC Welterweight Title. 1997, Oberhausen, Germany:
Darius Michaelczewski won a 12 round UD over Vigil Hill
to win the WBA, and IBF Light Heavyweight, and retain
the WBO Light Heavyweight Titles.
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Paul Ashley in the 2nd round. 1992, Mexico City, Mexico:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Jose Montiel in the 2nd
round to retain the Mexican Super Flyweight Title. Portland, Maine:
Joey Gamache TKO'd Chil-Sung Chun in the 9th round to
win the Vacant WBA Lightweight Title.
Jose Haro Issues
Statement
New USBA Featherweight
Champion Jose Haro has issued a brief statement
regarding the status of his fallen opponent, Daniel
Franco, through his promotional representative,
Whitfield Haydon:
"I respect all fighters. My heart hurts knowing that my
opponent from Saturday night is still in the hospital. I
hope he has a full and speedy recovery. Nothing but
love, brotha. We put everything on the line when we step
inside the ring. I always tell my brother/trainer that
I'm a father first, fighter second, and if he ever sees
me badly hurt to stop the fight because my kids need
their daddy. I'm very grateful that I won but it really
doesn't feel like I won. I always pray that my opponent
and myself come out our fight in good health. Let's go #TeamFranco,
you got this!"
Daniel "Twitch" Franco Suffers
Serious Injury In Loss To Jose Haro
Featherweight contender
DANIEL ‘Twitch’ FRANCO suffered severe head injuries in
his knockout loss to JOSE HARO on Saturday night, June
10 at the WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa in a bout
telecast on CBS Sports Network.
Following the eighth round stoppage, the popular
25-year-old Franco of Rancho Cucamonga, California was
transported to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery
to stop two brain bleeds.
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Jose Haro Captures
Vacant USBA Featherweight Title
Last night on CBS Sports
Network, Utah fab-favorite Jose Haro (13-1-1, 7 KOs)
captured the vacant United States Boxing Association (USBA)
featherweight title, stopping former USBA title holder
Daniel "Twitch" Franco in the eighth round, in the "KO
Night Boxing: WAR In WinnaVegas" main event, which aired
live on CBS Sports Network from WinnaVegas Casino Resort
in Sloan, Iowa.
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Irvin Gonzalez Captures
UBF
All-Americas Featherweight Title
Boxing returned to DCU
Arena (Exhibition Hall) for the first time in 11 years
and Worcester's newest budding star, Irvin Gonzalez,
entertained the hometown crowd, capturing the vacant
Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) Featherweight
Championship, last night in the "New England's Future 3"
main event.
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This Weeks Fights 6/27
- Fox Sports 1 - 9pm ET/6pm PT
Miguel Cruz vs. Alex Martin
6/30
- Bounce TV - 9pm ET/6pm PT Robert Easter vs. Denis Shafikov
6/30 - ESPN2 - 10pm ET/7pm PT
Oscar Negrete vs. Jesus Ruiz
7/1 -
ESPN - 9pm ET/6pm PT
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