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On This Day: Dec 31
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1980, Bangkok, Thailand: Khaosai Galaxy KO’d Sangsung
Sithkempet in the 2nd round of a non-title bout. Galaxy’s 2nd pro bout. 1956, New York: Carlos Ortiz won a 10 round decision
over Gale Kerwin in a non-title bout. 1952, Coral Gables, Florida: Danny Nardico TKO’d Jake LaMotta in the
8th round. Lamotta’s corner stopped this fight after LaMotta was down in the 7th. This
fight was of course near the end of Hall of Famer
LaMotta’s career. 1941, Vichy, France: Marcel Cerdan KO’d Robert Seidel in the
3rd round of a non-title bout.
On This Day: Dec 30
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Managua, Nicaragua:
Adonis Rivas won a 12 round UD over Davis Arosemena -
WBC Fecarbox Bantamweight Title. Chester, West Virginia:
Tony Tubbs won a 10 round SD over Brian Minto - Non
Title. 2003, Chester, West Virginia:
Brian Minto TKO'd Toby Vaughn in the 1st round - Non
Title. 1996, Thailand:
Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym TKO'd Daniel Ward in the 11th
round - WBU Flyweight Title. 1995, Chiang Mai, Thailand:
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin TKO'd Osvaldo Guerrero in the 6th
round - IBF Minimumweight Title. 1994, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadalupe:
Anaclet Wamba TKO'd Perfecto Gonzalez in the 4th round -
Non Title. 1970, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Former Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston Died under
mysterious circumstances.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Beterbiev Forced To Postpone
His Next Bout Due To COVID
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer Russian Artur Beterbiev, the
WBC and IBF light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion of
the world, is obliged to postpone his next bout,
scheduled for January 30th in Moscow.
Beterbiev (15-0-0) was supposed to fight the German Adam
Deines (19-1-1) but was informed Monday evening that he
was suffering of the Coronavirus.
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David Morrell Jr. Stops
Mike Gavronski In 3 Rounds
WBA Interim Super
Middleweight champion David O. Morrell Jr. beat up Mike
Gavronski on his way to a 3rd round stoppage in a
scheduled 10-round bout at The Shrine Auditorium and
Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
At the end of round one, Morrell landed a big
combination that was punctuated by a straight left that
sent Gavronski down to the canvas. Morrell continued to
batter Gavronski with some hard uppercuts and straight
lefts. Finally in round three, Morrell landed another
blasting left uppercut that forced referee Jack Reiss to
stop the bout at 2:45.
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Joe Smith Jr. Nominated
For
2020 Fighter Of The Year By The BWAA
Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing
is pleased to announce that Long Island's own, "The
Common Man" JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO'S) has
been nominated for 2020 Fighter of the Year, by the
Boxing Writers Association of America.
Smith Jr.'s nomination comes on the heels of a
spectacular 2020, in which he dominated then #1 rated
light heavyweight Jesse Hart, in January on ESPN to win
the WBO NABO Light Heavyweight Title. In August, Smith
Jr. would return to the ring once again on ESPN in a WBO
World title eliminator against then #1 rated light
heavyweight and former world champion, Eleider Alvarez.
Smith Jr. would once again dazzle boxing fans with an
electric 9th round knockout victory, sending Alvarez
through the ropes, reminiscent of his 2016 knockout of
boxing legend Bernard Hopkins.
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On This Day: Dec 29
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Konin, Poland:
Tomasz Adamek won a 6 round UD over Ruslan Gladkikh -
Non Title. 2000, Chester, West Virginia:
Carl Daniels won a 12 round UD over Brian Barbosa - IBF
Middleweight Title Eliminator. 1998, Osaka, Japan:
Veerapol Sahaprom KO'd Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in the 6th
round - WBC Bantamweight Title. 1989, Philippines:
Morris East TKO'd Rolando Masuay in the 6th round. Lansing, Michigan:
Joe Lipsey TKO'd Doug Anderson in the 1st round - Non
Title. 1977, Chanthaburi, Thailand:
Saensak Muangsurin KO'd Jo Kimpuani, in the 14th round -
WBC Super Lightweight Title.
On This Day: Dec 28
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, El Cajon, California:
Israel Vazquez TKO'd Artyom Simonyan in the 5th round -
IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1996, Manila, Philippines:
Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Sung - Yul Lee in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Irvine, California:
Lamon Brewster KO'd Fabian Meza in the 1st round - Non
Title. 1995, Jakarta, Indonesia:
Lakva Sim KO'd Max Karamov in the 4th round - Vacant
PABA Lightweight Title. 1936, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Billy Conn (156 lbs) won a 10 round SD over Fritzie
Zivic (149 lbs) - Non Title.
On This Day: Dec 27
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Bangkok, Thailand:
Pramuansak Posuwan won a 12 round UD over Isidro Lorona
- WBO Asia Pacific Super Flyweight Title. 2003, St Joseph, Missouri:
Rob Calloway TKO'd Jason Nicholson in the 3rd round -
Vacant WBF Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title. 2001, Bangkok, Thailand:
Somsak Sithchatchawal KO'd Michael Domingo in the 3rd
round - PABA Super Bantamweight (Interim) Title. 1999, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago:
Wayne Braithwaite TKO'd Ken Sharpe in the 3rd round -
Non Title. 1997, Songkhla, Thailand:
Zolani Petelo TKO'd Ratanapol Sor Vorapin in the 5th
round - IBF Minimumweight Title. 1990, Hacienda Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas,
Nevada:
Jeff Mayweather won an 8 round Decision over Lorenzo
Garcia - Non Title.
Arthur Williams TKO'd Armando Hurtado in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Roger Mayweather TKO'd Santos Moreno in the 3rd round -
Non Title.
On This Day: Dec 26
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Accra, Ghana:
Ossie Duran won a 12 round decision over Joshua Okine -
Vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Welterweight Title. Rayong, Thailand:
Ratanachai Sor Vorapin TKO'd Obote Ameme in the 3rd
round WBO Asia Pacific
Bantamweight Title. 1992, Ettalong, NSW, Australia:
Bob Mirovic and Steve Unterholzer fought to an 8 round
Draw - Non Title. 1991, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Jeff Mayweather won a 10 round UD over Jesus Rodriguez -
Non Title.
Skipper Kelp KO'd Maurice Brantley in the 1st round -
Non Title. 1986, West Orange, New Jersey:
Bobby Czyz TKO'd David Sears in the 1st round - IBF
Light Heavyweight Title.
Henry Tillman TKO'd Stanley Ross in the 4th round - Non
Title. **1908, Rushcutters Bay Stadium, Sydney
NSW, Australia:**
Jack Johnson 192 lbs TKO'd Tommy Burns 168 lbs in the
14th round - World Heavyweight Title.
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On This Day: Dec 25
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1994, Rayong, Thailand:
Saen Sor Ploenchit TKO’d
Porofirio Danny Nunez in the 11th round to retain the
WBA Flyweight Title. 1976, Mexico City, Mexico: Salvador Sanchez TKO’d Antonio Leon in the 10th
round of a non-Title bout. 1950, Frankfurt, Germany: Sugar Ray Robinson KO’d Hans Stretz in the 5th
round of a non-title bout. 1937, Pittsburgh: Tommy Bland won a 10 round MD over Fritzie Zivic
in a non-title bout. 1933, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Frankie Klick TKO’d Kid Chocolate in the
7th round to win the World Jr. Lightweight Title.
Chavez Barrientes
Training Camp Quotes
Exciting unbeaten prospect
Chávez Barrientes previewed his upcoming matchup against
Paul Carroll before their super bantamweight showdown
this Saturday, December 26 on FS1 PBC Fight Night and on
FOX Deportes from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los
Angeles.
The FS1 PBC Fight Night telecast begins at 6 p.m. ET/3
p.m. PT and precedes the FOX PBC Fight Night broadcast
that begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT which is headlined by
unbeaten interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion David
O. Morrell Jr. challenging Mike Gavronski in a 12-round
duel.
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Super Middleweight
Contenders Marcos Hernandez vs. Alantez Fox Headlines
Dec. 26 From Los Angeles
Super middleweight
contenders Marcos “Madman” Hernandez and Alantez Fox
will meet in a 10-round showdown headlining FS1 PBC
Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, December
26 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
The telecast begins at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT and features
undefeated super bantamweight prospect Chavez Barrientes
dueling Paul Carroll in a four or six-round special
feature, plus unbeaten Radzhab Butaev faces fellow
unbeaten Terry Chatwood in a welterweight fight to kick
off the telecast.
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On This Day: Dec 24
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1983, Seoul, Korea: Soon Chun Kwon KO’d Rene Busayong in the 5th
round to win the newly created IBF Flyweight Title. 1965, Los Angeles, Ca: Jerry Quarry KO’d Ray Crear in the 3rd round of
a non title bout. 1960, Tokyo, Japan: Fighting Harada won a 10 round Decision
over Hiroyuki Ebihara in a non-title bout. 1934, Paris, France: Freddie Miller won a 10 round decision over
Panama Al Brown in a non title bout. 1901, Cardiff, Wales: Jim Driscoll won a 10 round decision over Joe
Ross to win the Wales Featherweight Title.
Round 12: Canelo's Grand
Performance
By Mauricio Sulaimán –
Son of José Sulaimán – WBC President
Saul “Canelo” Álvarez achieved another resplendent glory
this past Saturday by dominating and overwhelming
British Callum Smith at the Alamodome in San Antonio. A
superb promotion with spectacular production, an
extravaganza that wraps up a complicated year for the
world of sports, because the activity for fans was
completely shot down for several months, fans suffered
from not being able to watch any sports around the
world, eventually some sports began activity without
fans, we experienced enhanced production through
important innovations and the year is closing with
several major events held with fans in the stands under
strict safety protocols.
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On This Day: Dec 23
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Nagoya, Japan: Jesus Rojas won a 12 rd UD
over Satoshi Lida to win the WBA Super Flyweight Title. 1997, Nagoya, Japan: Satoshi Lida won a 12 rd UD over Yokthai
Sithoar to win the WBA Super Flyweight Title. 1995, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Regilio Tuur won a 12 round UD over
Giorgio Campanella to win the WBO Super Featherweight
Title. 1993, Nagoya, Japan:
Yasuei Yakushiji won a 12 rd SD over
Jung-ll Byun to retain the WBC Bantamweight Title. 1985, Bangkok, Thailand:
Khaosai Galaxy TKO’d Edgar Omar
Monseratt in the 2nd round to retain the WBA
Super Flyweight Title. 1961, New York: Emile Griffith won a 10 round UD over
Isaac Logart in a non-title bout.
Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Butler Will Face Macias In Mexico
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL, Canada - The Montrealer middleweight Steven
Butler will have his next bout January 30th in
Cuernavaca, Mexico. Butler (28-2-1) will fight the
Mexican Jose de Jesus Macias (27-10-3) in a NABF
middleweight (160 pounds) North American championship.
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Ruben Torres Remains
Undefeated
With Hard Fought Unanimous Decision
Last night at the Omega
Products International Event Center in Corona, CA,
Thompson Boxing Promotions hosted the final edition of
its 3.2.1. Boxing series. In the 8-round main event,
super lightweight prospect Ruben Torres (14-0, 11 KOs)
remained undefeated with a hard-fought unanimous
decision against Jose Luis Rodriguez (23-14-1, 13 KOs).
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On This Day: Dec 22
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Orleans, France:
Bruno Girard TKO'd Robert Koon in the 11th round -
Vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Fabrice Tiozzo TKO'd Tiwon Taylor in the 3rd round - Non
Title. 2000, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Ray Oliviera won a 12 round MD over Vince Phillips -
Vacant NABF Light Welterweight Title.
Peter Manfredo Jr. TKO'd Cornell Hester in the 2nd round
- Non Title. 1996, Struthers, Ohio:
Paul Spadafora KO'd Greg McLean in the 2nd round - Non
Title. 1993, Condado, Puerto Rico:
Alex Sanchez TKO'd Orlando Malone in the 1st round -
Vacant WBO Minimumweight Title. 1989, Auburn Hills, Michigan:
Michael Moorer TKO'd Mike Sedillo in the 6th round - WBO
Light Heavyweight Title.
Oba Carr KO'd Marcus Reed in the 1st round - Non Title.
Aram Avagyan Training
Camp Quotes
Undefeated featherweight
Aram Avagyan says he is surprising even himself with the
improvements he is making while training in Glendale,
California, to meet Jose ‘Magnifico’ Nunez in an
eight-round showdown live on ShoBox: The New Generation
on Wednesday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
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On This Day: Dec 21
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1996, Frankfurt, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez KO'd Dan Ward in the 1st round - WBC
International Cruiserweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Brian Sargent in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
Wladimir Klitschko TKO'd Bill Corrigan in the 1st round
- Non Title. Uncasville, Connecticut:
David Tua TKO'd David Izon in the 12th round - WBC
International Heavyweight Title.
Phillip Holiday won a 12 round UD over Ivan Robinson -
IBF Lightweight Title.
Robbie Peden won a 4 rounder over Rolando Durant.
Shane Mosley TKO'd Joseph Murray in the 3rd round - Non
Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Antonio Cermeno won a 12 round UD over Yuichi Kasai -
WBA Super Bantamweight Title. 1992, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Julio Cesar Vasquez KO'd Hitoshi Kamiyama in the 1st
round - Vacant WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Canelo Hammers Smith,
Unifies Super Middleweight Belts
By William Trillo
Photos: Ed Mulholland - Matchroom
In a dominant performance Saul “Canelo” Alvarez
seemingly never took a backward step inside the ring as
he unanimously defeated the now dethroned champ Callum
Smith (27-1, 19 KO’s). Chalk this one up as a good old
fashioned butt kicking. Give Smith kudos for never going
down over the twelve round shellacking but make no
mistake about it, this fight was a showcase for Canelo.
He used the moment in the spotlight to put a stamp on
his claim to being the best Pound4Pound fighter in the
world.
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Unbeaten Reymart Gaballo
Scores Controversial Split-Decision Victory Over
Emmanuel Rodriguez
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
Undefeated bantamweight Reymart Gaballo scored a
controversial split-decision victory over former world
champion Emmanuel Rodriguez in the main event of
Saturday night’s SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION from
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions. With the victory,
Gaballo picked up the vacant interim WBC Bantamweight
Title.
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Gilberto Ramirez
Improves To 41-0
Former world super
middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (41-0, 27
KOs), fighting for the first time since April 4, 2019,
returned to the ring last night with a vengeance,
stopping tough defending North American Boxing
Federation (NABF) light heavyweight champion Alfonso "El
Tigre" Lopez (32-4, 25 KOs) in the 10th round of the
"Battle of Rio Grande" main event.
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Estrada vs. Chocolatito
Rematch Set For March 13
Juan Francisco Estrada and
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez will clash in a unification
rematch for the WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine World
Super-Flyweight titles on Saturday March 13, live on
DAZN in over 200+ countries and territories and
presented in association with Zanfer Promotions, Teiken
Promotions and Latin Sports.
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On This Day: Dec 20
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Montreal, Canada:
Danny Green TKO'd Eric Lucas in the 6th round - WBC
Super Middleweight Title (Interim).
Lucian Bute TKO'd Darin Johnson in the 1st round - Non
Title. Kiel, Germany:
Felix Sturm won a 12 round UD over Ruben Fernandez - WBO
Middleweight Title.
Wladimir Klitschko TKO'd Danell Nicholson in the 4th
round - WBA International Heavyweight Title. Bielsko-Biala, Poland:
Tomasz Adamek TKO'd Olivier Beard in the 3rd round - Non
Title. 2002, Osaka, Japan:
Masamori Tokuyama won a 12 round SD over Gerry Penalosa
- WBC Super Flyweight Title.
Noel Arambulet won a 12 round MD over Keitaro Hoshino -
WBA Minimumweight Title. Miami, Florida:
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Yoni Vargas in the 5th round - Non
Title. 1997, Offenburg, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko KO'd Anthony Willis in the 5th round -
Non Title.
Wladimir Klitschko KO'd Derrick Lampkins in the 1st
round - Non Title. 1986, Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker won a 10 round Decision Over Alfredo
Layne - Non Title.
Billy’s Boxing Blog
Golovkin Discovers The Fountain Of Youth
By William Trillo
Photo: Melina Pizano/Matchroom & Michael Owens/Matchroom
As the story goes, it was in the 16th century that
Spanish explorer Ponce De Leon went to Florida in search
of “The Fountain Of Youth”. His search came up empty.
But…some 500 years later while on his travels to Florida
it appears Gennady Golovkin has not only found, but
drank from the elusive regenerating fountain.
After a fourteen-month absence from the ring the big
question to be answered was whether or not “Father Time”
had finally caught up up with GGG. Maybe he was now only
a shell of his former self. Click Here For Full Blog
Joseph Diaz Jr. To
Defend IBF Junior Lightweight World Title Against
Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov
A new era has begun in the
career of Joseph “JoJo” Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) as he makes
the first defense of his IBF Junior Lightweight World
Title against mandatory challenger Shavkatdzhon “Shere
Khan” Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KOs) in a 12-round battle
between two southpaws with highly decorated amateur
backgrounds. The co-main event will also feature a
classic battle between Brasil’s Patrick Teixeira, who
will defend his WBO Junior Middleweight World Title, and
Argentine mandatory challenger Brian “El Boxi” Castaño.
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Weights From Mohegan Sun - SHOWTIME
Emmanuel Rodriguez 117.6
vs. Reymart Gaballo 117.6
(WBC Bantamweight Title)
Jaron Ennis 146.8 vs. Chris van Heerden 146.8
Gary Antonio Russell 119 vs. Juan Carlos Payano 119
Dakota Linger 142.4 vs. Brandun Lee 143
Benjamin Whitaker 150 vs. Zsolt Darranyi 150.2
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
Promoter: TGB Promotions
On This Day: Dec 19
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Rosemont, Illinois:
O'Neil Bell TKO'd Derrick Harmon in the 8th round - NABF
Cruiserweight Title. 2002, Salvador, Brazil:
Kelson Pinto TKO'd Victor Ferreira in the 1st round -
WBO Latino Light Welterweight Title. 2001, Coventry, England:
Robin Reid won a 12 round UD over Julio Cesar Vasquez -
WBF Super Middleweight Title. 1998, Miami, Florida:
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Angel Manfredy in the 2nd
round - WBC Super Featherweight Title.
David Tua TKO'd Hasim Rahman in the 10th round - USBA
Heavyweight Title.
Jacob Matlala won a 12 round UD over Rafael Orozco - IBA
Light Flyweight Title. 1997, MSG, New York City:
Kennedy McKinney TKO'd Junior Jones in the 4th round -
WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Naseem Hamed KO'd Kevin Kelley in the 4th round - WBO
Featherweight Title.
Ricky Hatton won a 4 round UD over Robert Alvarez - Non
Title.
Weights From San Antonio, TX - DAZN
Canelo Alvarez 168 vs.
Callum Smith 168
(WBA/WBC Super Middleweight Titles)
Frank Sanchez 229 vs. Julian Fernandez 209.2
Venue: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Promoter: Matchroom
Weights From Galveston, TX - PPV
Gilberto Ramirez 175 vs.
Alfonso Lopez 174.8
Michael Hunter 224.6 vs. Shawn Laughery 223
Demonte Randle 321.8 vs. Jarvis Lee 259.2
Charles Baylor 164.2 vs. Joel Munoz 164
Ivan Vazquez 160.2 vs. Charon Spain 158.4
Raynard Talib, Jr. 154.4 vs. Adam Ealoms 154.6
Apostle Arias 153.4 vs. Lucas McDonald 151.8
Juan Velazquez 143.8 vs. Alexis Chavarria 145.4
Breyon Gorham 143.8 vs. Antony Curtiss 144.8
Jose Maria Delgado 125.2 vs. Armando Frausto 125.4
John Ramirez 115 vs. Jose Solis 114.6
Venue: Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston,
Texas
Promoter: Zurdo Promotions and El Tigre Promotions
Charles Conwell &
Stephan Shaw Remain Perfect With Wins On Thursday Night
In Los Angeles
Split-T Management fighters
Charles Conwell and Stephan Shaw kept their perfect
resumes intact with big wins on Thursday night at the
parking lot of the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood,
California.
In the main event world-ranked Conwell took out Madiyar
Ashkeyev out after round nine of their scheduled
10-round junior middleweight bout
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Emmanuel Rodriguez vs.
Reymart Gaballo
Fight Week Quotes
Former bantamweight world
champion Emmanuel Rodríguez and unbeaten rising
contender Reymart Gaballo shared thoughts on their
showdown for the vacant interim WBC Bantamweight World
Championship Thursday before they meet in the main event
of a SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION this Saturday,
December 19 in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
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Sergey Kovalev To Face
Undefeated Contender Bektemir Melikuziev In Catchweight
Battle Jan. 30
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev
(34-3-1, 29 KOs), the former light heavyweight champion
the world and one of the most dangerous punchers in
recent years, will return against fast-rising knockout
artist and Olympic Silver medalist Bektemir “Bully”
Melikuziev (6-0, 5 KOs) in a 178-pound catchweight
battle scheduled for 12 rounds. The event will take
place Saturday, Jan. 30 and will be streamed live
exclusively on DAZN in more than 200 countries and
territories, including the U.S., Russia and Uzbekistan.
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On This Day: Dec 18
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Tunica, Mississippi:
Tim Austin TKO’d Bernardo Mendoza in the 1st round to
retain the IBF Bantamweight Title. 1998, Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Will Grigsby won a 12 round UD over Ratanapol Sor Vorapin
to win the Vacant IBF Light Flyweight Title. 1995, Tijuana, Mexico: Erik Morales TKO’d Kenny Mitchell in the
2nd Round to win the NABF Super Batamweight Title. 1993, Puebla, Mexico:
Michael Nunn won a 12 round UD over Merqui Sosa to win
the WBA Super Middleweight Title.
Simon Brown KO’d Terry Norris in the 4th round to win
the WBC Light Middleweight title in The Ring Magazine
“Upset of the Year”.
Julio Cesar Chavez TKO’d Andy Holligan in the 4th round
to retain the WBC Light Welterweight Title. Stateline, Nevada:
Ricardo Lopez KO’d Manny Melchor in the 11th round to
retain the WBC Minimumweight Title.
Canelo vs. Smith
Final Press Conference Live Stream
Today At 10am PT/1pm ET/ 6pm UK
Weights From Hollywood,
CA - NBCSN
Charles Conwell 154 vs.
Madiyar Ashkeyev 154
Jelena Mrdjenovich 125.6 vs. Paola Torres 124.2
Eduardo Baez 119.8 vs. Narek Abgaryan 120
Stephan Shaw 235 vs. Lyubomyr Pinchuk 223
Venue: Wild Card Boxing Club, Hollywood, Ca.
Promoter: Ring City USA
Unified Light
Heavyweight World Champion Artur Beterbiev Defends
Against Adam Deines On Jan. 30
The pandemic and an injury
kept Artur Beterbiev out of the ring in 2020, but
boxing’s most devastating knockout artist has a blank
canvas as he prepares to kick off Top Rank on ESPN’s
2021 championship schedule in grand fashion.
Beterbiev, the unified WBC and IBF light heavyweight
world champion, will defend his titles Saturday, Jan. 30
against Adam Deines at VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia. A
two-time Olympian from Russia’s Chechnya region,
Beterbiev has never fought in his home nation as a
professional.
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ShoBox Kicks Off Its
20th Year With Battle Of Undefeated Super Welterweights
On Jan. 20
ShoBox: The New Generation
kicks off its 20th anniversary year showcasing boxing’s
rising stars matched tough with a four-fight card
headlined by a battle of unbeaten prospects as Patrick
Cora and Hurshidbek Normatov meet in a 10-round super
welterweight bout Wednesday, January 20 live on SHOWTIME
at 9 p.m. ET/PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville,
Conn. Click
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On This Day: Dec 17
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Ashmore, Queensland,
Australia:
Shannan Taylor KO'd Plaisakda Singwangcha in the 2nd
round - Vacant WBF Super Middleweight Title. Santa Ynez, California:
Ebo Elder TKO'd Courtney Burton in the 12th round - WBO
NABO Lightweight Title.
Mike Arnaoutis TKO'd Jauguin Gallardo in the 3rd round -
Non Title. 1999, Guadalajara, Mexico:
Oscar Larios TKO'd Saul Briseno in the 10th round -
Mexican Super Bantamweight Title. Leganes, Spain:
Javier Castillejo TKO'd Michael Rask in the 7th round -
WBC Light Middleweight Title. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
Paul Spadafora TKO'd Renato Cornett in the 11th round -
IBF Lightweight Title.
Joe Mesi TKO'd Gary Winmon in the 1st round - Non Title. 1997, Thias, France:
Laurent Boudouani won an 8 round decision over Kevin
Pompey - Non Title. 1996, Pikeville, Maryland:
Obed Sullivan won a 12 round UD over Sam Hampton - IBF
Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title.
Larry Donald won a 10 round UD over James Gaines - Non
Title.
Hasim Rahman KO'd Herman Delgado in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Lamon Brewster KO'd Greg McGhee in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Ashkeyev vs. Cornwell
Battle Of Unbeatens
Thursday At Wild Card Live On NBCSN
On Thursday at Wild Card
Boxing Club, Ring City USA presents Madiyar Ashkeyev
(14-0, 7 KO’s) versus 2016 Olympian Charles Conwell
(13-0, 10 KO’s) in a 10-round super welterweight
matchup.
This is Ring City USA’s third event of the series,
broadcast on NBC Network. The series debuted on November
19 and the second event took place on December 3, each
broadcast live from Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach’s
Wild Card Boxing Gym in Los Angeles. Click
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Jaron Ennis Training
Camp Quotes
Exciting unbeaten
welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis will look to continue
his 16-fight knockout streak when he faces veteran Chris
van Heerden in the 12-round co-main event live on
SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) Saturday, December 19
from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Ennis (26-0, 24 KOs) faces the all-action South African
native van Heerden (28-2-1, 12 KOs), who is on a bit of
a roll himself winning 14-of-his-last-15 fights since
his first professional defeat in 2010.
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On This Day: Dec 16
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Lemoore, California:
Steve Forbes won an 8 round SD over Ricardo Barajas -
Non Title. Los Angeles, Ca:
Brian Viloria KO'd Angel Priolo in the 7th round - Non
Title.
Librado Andrade TKO'd Thomas Reid in the 4th round - Non
Title. Hollywood, Florida:
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Irene Pacheco in the 11th round -
IBF Flyweight Title.
Juan Urango TKO'd Ubaldo Hernandez in the 2nd round -
Vacant Latin American Light Welterweight Title. 2003, Levallois, France:
Mahar Monshipour TKO'd Jairo Tagliaferro in the 7th
round WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
Valery Brudov TKO'd Daniel Rowsell in the 1st round -
WBA Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. 2000, Sheffield, England:
Mbulelo Botile TKO'd Paul Ingle in the 12th round - IBF
Featherweight Title.
Ingle underwent brain surgery after this bout, a career
ending injury.
Mauricio Martinez TKO'd Esham Pickering in the 1st round
WBO Bantamweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Richie Woodhall in the 10th round -
WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Daniel Santos KO'd Neil Sinclair in the 2nd round - WBO
Welterweight Title.
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Daniel Alicea in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Amanda "The Real Deal"
Serrano Returns Wednesday In The Dominican Republic
Tomorrow morning, Amanda
“The Real Deal” Serrano (38-1-1, 28 KOs) will travel to
the Dominican Republic for a Wednesday night rematch
with Dahiana Santana (36-12, 15 KOs) at Santo Domingo’s
Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center. It will be the
seven-division champion’s first fight since January,
despite several high-profile bouts being knocked out by
Covid-19.
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Southwest Flavor For
"Battle Of Rio Grande"
Ramirez vs. Lopez PPV Undercard
A strong undercard
showcasing young, talented boxers from Texas and
Southern California will provide support for this Friday
night's "Battle of Rio Grande" card, airing live on pay
per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in
Galveston, Texas.
Former world super middleweight title-holder Gilberto "Zurdo"
Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) challenges North American Boxing
Federation (NABF) light heavyweight champion Alfonso "El
Tigre" Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs) in the 12-round main event.
Ramirez' Zurdo Promotions is co-promoting "Battle of Rio
Grande" with Lopez' company, El Tigre Promotions.
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On This Day: Dec 15
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, London, England:
Ricky Hatton TKO'd Justin Rowsell in the 2nd round - WBU
Light Welterweight Title. Berlin, Germany:
Dariusz Michaelczewski TKO'd Richard Hall in the 11th
round - WBO Light Heavyweight Title. Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Timmy Austin won a 12 round UD over Ratanachai Sor
Vorapin - IBF Bantamweight Title.
Evander Holyfield and John Ruiz fought to a 12 round
DRAW - WBA Heavyweight Title. 2000, Montreal, Canada:
Dave Hilton won a 12 round SD over Dingaan Thobela - WBC
Super Middleweight Title. Sonora, Mexico:
Fernando Montiel TKO'd Isidro Garcia in the 7th round -
WBO Flyweight Title. 1996, Chiangrai Province, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong won a 12 round UD over Manuel Jesus
Herrera WBC Light Flyweight Title. 1995, MSG New York City:
Arturo Gatti won a 12 round UD over Tracy Harris
Patterson - IBF Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar De La Hoya TKO'd Jesse James Leija in the 2nd
round - WBO Lightweight Title.
Christian MBilli Wows In
Mexico
Three tigers were fighting
in Cuernavaca, Mexico on Punching Grace yesterday
evening. The event marked the debut of Christian Mbilli
(17-0-0, 16 KOs) as an official member of the Eye of the
Tiger Management’s roster. To do this, the one nicknamed
"Solid" competed against Rolando Paredes (16-12-2, 11
KOs). The latter has already faced Erik Bazinyan
(25-0-0, 19 KOs) in addition to having offered a war to
Nurzat Sabirov (11-0-0, 9 KOs) and Lexson Mathieu
(9-0-0, 8 KOs) last December. It was with devastating
attacks and precise punches that Mbilli managed to
defeat Paredes by referee stoppage in the third round.
Despite the altitude, Mbilli managed to maintain an
intense rhythm throughout the bout leaving Paredes no
chance to land punches. Click
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On This Day: Dec 14
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Solden, Tirol, Austria:
Corrie Sanders KO'd Alexei Varakin in the 2nd round -
Non Title. 2002, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England:
Ricky Hatton KO'd Joe Hutchinson in the 4th round - WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Joe Calzaghe TKO'd Tocker Pudwill in the 2nd round - WBO
Super Middleweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Chris Byrd won a
12 round UD over Evander Holyfield - Vacant IBF
Heavyweight Title. 1996, Sheffield, England:
Johnny Nelson TKO'd Dennis Andries in the 7th round -
Vacant British Cruiserweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Andrew Golota was DQ'd (for the 2nd time) this time in
the 9th round, for repeated Low Blows in a rematch with
Riddick Bowe.
Ray Mercer won a 10 round UD over Tim Witherspoon - Non
Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Jose Luis Torres in the 1st round - Non
Title.
Joel Casamayor KO'd Roberto Sierra in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Nakatani Gets Off The
Canvas Twice,
KO’s Verdejo In Gutty Performance
By William Trillo
Photos: Mikey Williams - Top Rank
In the fight that stole the show in the Las Vegas Bubble
Lightweights Felix Verdejo (27-2, 17 KO’s) and Masayoshi
Nakatani (19-1, 13 KO’s) put on a fantastic show of
heart and courage. This was truly a great fan friendly
fight.
In the opening round Verdejo put Nakatani down with a
crisp right hand. The punch was picture perfect. How
Nakatani arose and survived the round is anyone’s guess.
Verdejo appeared to stay in control as he kept landing
his shots flush and often.
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Chris Colbert Earns
Statement
TKO Win Over Jaime Arboleda
Photos: Amanda Westcott
- SHOWTIME
Undefeated interim WBA Super Featherweight Champion
Chris “Primetime” Colbert scored a statement knockout
victory Saturday night, dropping tough contender Jaime
Arboleda three times en route to the 11th round win live
on tonight’s SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION from
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in an event
presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
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Brutal Joshua Knocks Out
Pulev In Nine Rounds
To Retain Heavyweight World Titles
Photo: Mark
Robinson - Matchroom Boxing
Anthony Joshua dominated and then floored mandatory
challenger Kubrat Pulev to score a ninth-round knockout
and retain his IBF, WBA, WBO & IBO Heavyweight World
Titles at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday, live on
Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland and on DAZN
in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories
on its just-launched Global platform.
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On This Day: Dec 13
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, M.E.N. Arena,
Manchester, England:
Ricky Hatton won a 12 round UD over Ben Tackie - WBU
Light Welterweight Title.
Jeff Lacy TKO'd Donnell Wiggins in the 8th round - NABA, USBA
Super Middleweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
John Ruiz won a 12 round UD over Hasim Rahman WBA
Heavyweight Title (Interim)
Cory Spinks won a 12 round MD over Ricardo Mayorga -
WBC, WBA, & IBF Welterweight Titles.
Luis Perez won a 12 round UD over Felix Machado - IBF
Super Flyweight Title.
Travis Sims KO'd Alejandro Garcia in the 5th round - WBA
Light Middleweight Title.
Wayne Braithwaite TKO'd Luis Pineda in the 1st round -
WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Bernard Hopkins won a 12 round UD over William Joppy -
WBC, WBA, & IBF Middleweight Titles. 1997, Pompano Beach, Florida:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Andy Agosto - WBO &
IBF Super Flyweight Title.
Vince Phillips TKO'd Freddie Pendleton in the 10th round
- IBF Light Welterweight Title.
Mauricio Pastrana TKO'd Manuel Herrera in the 3rd round
- Vacant IBF Light Flyweight Title.
Santiago Dominguez
Improves To 24-0
The final RJJ Boxing event
of 2020 was held last night, presented by Roy Jones, Jr.
Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, at Marinaterra
Hotel & Spa Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 13 rated welterweight
Santiago "Somer" Dominguez (24-0, 18 KOs), improved to
24-0 (18 KOs) with a hard fought 10-round split decision
victory over a tough Ricardo "Riky" Lara (22-9, 10 KOs)
in the main event.
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Emmanuel Rodriguez
Battles Unbeaten
Reymart Gaballo Dec. 19 On SHOWTIME
Former bantamweight world
champion Emmanuel Rodríguez will take on unbeaten former
interim WBA bantamweight champion Reymart Gaballo for
the vacant interim WBC Bantamweight World Championship
in the main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®
Saturday, December 19 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT live on
SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., in
an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Click
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Weights From London - DAZN
Anthony Joshua 240.8 vs.
Kubrat Pulev 239.7
(IBF, WBA, WBO Heavyweight Titles)
Lawrence Okolie 199.8 vs. Nikodem Jezewski 199.7
Hughie Fury 247.3 vs. Mariusz Wach 272.4
Martin Bakole 251.4 vs. Sergey Kuzmin 258.5
Kieron Conway 159.6 vs. Macaulay McGowan 158.5
Florian Marku 147 vs. Jamie Stewart 145.9
Qais Ashfaq 124.25 vs. Ashley Lane 122.4
Venue: SSE Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom
Weights From Mohegan Sun - SHOWTIME
Chris Colbert 130 vs. Jaime
Arboleda 130
Richardson Hitchins 140 vs. Argenis Mendez 140
Ronald Ellis 166* vs. Matt Korobov 160
*Ellis missed the contracted 161-pound weight limit. The
fight will proceed as scheduled.
Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena, Mashantucket, CT
Promoter: TGB Promotions
Weights From Las Vegas -
ESPN
Shakur Stevenson 130 vs.
Toka Kahn Clary 129
Felix Verdejo 135 vs. Masayoshi Nakatani 135
Edgar Berlanga 169 vs. Ulises Sierra 167.5
Clay Collard 159 vs. Quincy LaVallais 159
Jesse Rodriguez 110.5 vs. Saul Juarez 110
Robeisy Ramirez 126 vs. Brandon Valdes 127
Elvis Rodriguez 146.5 vs. Larry Fryers 145.5
Haven Brady Jr. 127 vs. Michael Land 126
Kasir Goldston 142 vs. Llewelyn McClamy 142.5
Venue: The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
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