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Eubank Jr. vs. Liam
Williams Moves
To Jan. 29 At Motorpoint Arena Cardiff |
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The highly-anticipated
domestic clash between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams
has been rescheduled to Saturday 29th January at the
Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, kicking off a huge year of
live boxing on Sky Sports.
Originally scheduled for December 11, the bout -
presented by BOXXER and Sky Sports Boxing, in
association with Wasserman Boxing - moves to the new
year as a result of Williams suffering a recurrence of
the shoulder injury sustained during his world title
fight against Demetrius Andrade in April.
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Erika Cruz Defends WBA
Featherweight World Title Against Melissa Esquivel Via
Unanimous Decision |
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Erika Cruz (14-1, 3 KOs) of
Mexico City, Mexico defended her WBA Featherweight World
Championship against Melissa Esquivel (12-2-1, 4 KOs) of
El Dorado, Sinaloa, Mexico at the International
Convention Center in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
and live globally on DAZN. After 10 rounds of exciting
action, Cruz won via split decision as one judge scored
the fight 97-93 for Esquivel, while two others scored it
97-93 and 98-92 for Cruz.
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On This Day: Nov 27 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Genoa, Italy:
Alexander Gurov TKO'd Vincenzo Rossitto - Vacant
European (EBU) Cruiserweight Title.
Paranaque, Philippines:
Gerry Penalosa KO'd Bangsaen Sithpraprom in the 7th
round - Vacant WBF Super Flyweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Marco Antonio Barrera won a 12 round MD over Erik
Morales - WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Oscar Larrios won a 12 round UD over Nedal Hussein - WBC
Super Bantamweight Title.
Ivan Calderon won a 12 round UD over Carlos Fajardo -
WBO Minimumweight Title.
Rafael Marquez TKO'd Mauricio Pastrana in the 8th round
IBF Bantamweight Title.
Dusseldorf, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 round UD over Glen Johnson - IBF
Super Middleweight Title.
1993, Mexico City, Mexico:
Miguel Angel Gonzalez TKO'd Wilfrido Rocha in the 11th
round -WBC Lightweight Title.
Marco Antonio Barrera KO'd Alejandro Sanabria in the 1st
round.
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Weights From New York - DAZN |
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Teofimo Lopez 135 vs.
George Kambosos Jr 134.4
(WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC Franchise lightweight titles)
Azinga Fuzile 129.6 vs. Kenichi Ogawa 129.4
(IBF Super Featherweight Title)
Raymond Ford 126 vs. Felix Caraballo 125.4
Zhilei Zhang 274 vs. Craig Lewis 273.2
Ramla Ali 122.2 vs. Isela Vera 121
Christina Cruz 111.6 vs. Maryguenn Vellinga 110.8
Anthony Herrera 118 vs. Jonathan Tejeda 115.4
Venue: Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City
Promoter: Matchroom
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Weights From Las Vegas - SHOWTIME |
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Brandon Figueroa 121.75 vs.
Stephen Fulton 121.75
(WBC/WBO Super Bantamweight Unification)
Raeese Aleem 121.75 vs. Eduardo Baez 121.5
Gary Antonio Russell 117.5 vs. Alexandro Santiago 118
Venue: Park Theater, Las Vegas
Promoter: TGB Promotions
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Weights From
Philadelphia |
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Mark Dawson Jr. 145.8 vs.
Paul Kroll 150
Isaiah Johnson 139.5 vs. Anthony Young 141.5
Rashan Adams 130 vs. Deo Kizito 132
Derek Starling 269.5 vs. Darryl Clark 241.5
LaQuan Evans 156.5 vs. Eliezer Olmeda 155.5
Temirlan Raimkulov 159 vs. Kareem Gladney 162.5
Venue: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia
Promoter: RDR Promotions
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Weights From Texas |
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Kubrat Pulev 254.9 vs.
Frank Mir 269.4
Alexander Flores 244.7 vs. Matt Mitrione 272.2
Michael Seals 175.8 vs. Matt Perry 174.7
Brian Vera 167.6 vs. Derek Campos 164.1
Scott Sigmon 175.5 vs. Albert Tumenov 175.5
Angelina Hoffschneider 130.1 vs. Alexa Culp 126.2
Harry Gigliotti 142.8 vs. Jacob Thrall 145
Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Promoter: Triller
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On This Day: Nov 26 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Jose Antonio Aguire won a 10 round SD over Kermin
Guardia - Non Title.
2003, Panama City, Panama:
Vicente Mosquera TKO'd Octavio Narvaez in the 7th round
- WBA Fedecentro Super Featherweight Title.
2001, Manchester, England:
Ezra Sellers KO'd Carl Thompson in the 4th round - IBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Michael Brodie KO'd Sean Fletcher in the 2nd round. -
Non Title.
2000, Las Vegas, Nevada:
David Reid won a 10 round UD over Kirino Garcia - Non
Title.
1999, New Orleans, Louisiana:
Antonio Diaz KO'd Terrell Finger in the 7th round - IBA
Light Welterweight Title.
Bones Adams won a 10 round UD over Aristead Clayton -
Non Title.
Cory Spinks won a 8 round UD over Sammy Sparkman - Non
Title.
Cliff Etienne TKO'd Dan Conway in the 1st round - Non
Title.
1998, Patham Thani, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong won a 12 round UD over Ladislao
Vazquez - WBC Light Flyweight Title..
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2021 Turkey Of The Year |
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As our faithful readers
have come to know and love it has become a Pound4Pound
tradition to hand out or annual Turkey Of The Year
Award. In a nutshell the “Golden Bird” in given to
someone in the world of boxing who has gone far and
above the call of duty do something so outrageous that
it makes us all stand back and say, “really?”.
But this year, on the contrary, we are handing out our
award to someone who has done literally nothing.
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Kambosos Jr: "Team Lopez
Has Nervous Energy" |
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George Kambosos Jr.
believes yesterday’s fracas between Teofimo Lopez’s
father and his father shows the champion’s team is full
of ‘nervous energy’ ahead of their clash for Lopez’s
IBF, WBO, WBA, WBC Franchise & Ring Magazine World
Lightweight titles, at the Hulu Theater at Madison
Square Garden in New York, live worldwide on DAZN.
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On This Day: Nov 25 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, Hannover, Germany:
Artur Grigorian won a 12 round UD over Antonio
Pitalua to retain the WBO Lightweight Title.
Vitali Klitschko won a 12 round UD over Timo Hoffman to
win the Vacant EBU Heavyweight Title.
1997, El Paso, Texas:
Shane Mosley KO’d Manuel Gomez in the 11th round
to retain the IBF Lightweight Title.
1995, Braunschweig, Germany:
Ralf Rocchigiani TKO’d Dan Ward in the 8th round
to retain the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Dublin, Ireland:
Steve Collins won a 12 round UD over Cornelius Carr to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Championship.
East London South Africa:
Mbulelo Botile TKO’d Reynaldo Hurtado in the 2nd round
to retain the IBF Bantamweight Title.
1980, New Orleans:
Carlos de Leon Won a 15 round UD over Marvin Camel to
win the WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Sugar Ray Leonard scored and 8th round TKO over Roberto
Duran to win the WBC Welterweight Championship. This was
the famous “No Mas” fight, one of Boxing’s Milestones.
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Bantamweight Nikolai
Potapov Takes On
Sabelo Ngebinyana Dec. 19 In Moscow |
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On Sunday, December 19, WBO
#4-, IBF #6-, and WBC #14-ranked bantamweight contender
Nikolai Potapov of Russia will continue his hunt for a
monstrous challenge by facing rugged South African
Sabelo Ngebinyana in a 10-round showdown at USC Soviet
Wings Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
Beterbiev Will Fight Browne In Montreal |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL — The WBC light heavyweight champion of the
world, the Montrealer Russian Artur Beterbiev will have
a first fight in Montréal in five years. December 17th
at Bell Centre in Montréal, Beterbiev (16-0-0) will
defend his world title against the first WBC first
contender, the New Yorker Marcus Browne (24-1-0).
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On This Day: Nov 24 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1996, Thailand:
Jose Bonilla won a 12 round
UD over Saen Sor Ploenchit to Retain the WBA Flyweight
Title.
1990, Benalmadena, Spain:
Julian Jackson KO’d Herol Graham in the
4th round to win the Vacant WBC Middleweight Title.
1965, Mexico City:
Ruben Olivares TKO’d Pablo Martinez in the 2nd
round of a non-title bout.
1947, Philadelphia:
Harold Johnson KO’d Herbie Katz in the 1st round
of a Non-Title bout.
1938, Paris, France:
Marcel Cerdan won a 12 round decision
over Omar Koudri to retain the French Welterweight
Title.
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Lopez: "God Will Humble
Kambosos Jr. Through Me" |
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Teofimo Lopez has warned
George Kambosos Jr. that ‘God will humble him’ for
disrespecting his family when he defends his IBF, WBO,
WBA, WBC Franchise & Ring Magazine World Lightweight
titles on Saturday night (November 27) at the Hulu
Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, live
worldwide on DAZN.
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Gilberto Ramirez Not
Looking Past
Yunieski Gonzalez To Dmitry Bivol |
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Too much is at stake for
“Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez for the undefeated Mexican to
look past his December 18th showdown with Yunieski “The
Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) to World Boxing
Association Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry
Bivol.
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Badou Jack Eyes
Cruiserweight Title |
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Former Super Middleweight,
Light Heavyweight World Champion and Global
Philanthropist, Badou Jack (24-3-3, 14 KOs), is
finalizing his preparations and training camp in Dubai
for his first campaign at Cruiserweight. His fight
against Samuel Crossed (11-1-1, 7 KOs), scheduled for
November 26th on ESPN+ will be Jack’s first in the
division with eyes set on a 3rd division World Title.
The 10-round bout, co-promoted by his Badou Jack
Promotions and Probellum, will be on the D4G VIP Invite
Only event at the Dubai Business Park.
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Stephen Fulton Jr. &
Ra’eese Aleem
Las Vegas Media Roundtable Quotes |
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Undefeated WBO 122-pound
world champion Stephen Fulton Jr. and unbeaten top
contender Ra’eese Aleem previewed their respective
showdowns during a Las Vegas media roundtable on
Saturday, before they enter the ring in separate
attractions live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, November 27
in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Dolby Live at
Park MGM in Las Vegas.
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On This Day: Nov 23 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Derby, England:
Junior Witter TKO'd Giuseppe Lauri in the 2nd round -
WBO Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Johnny Nelson and Guillermo Jones 12 round Draw - WBO
Cruiserweight Title.
Dortmund, Germany:
Vitali Klitschko TKO'd Larry Donald in the 10th round -
WBA International Heavyweight Title and WBA Heavyweight
Title Eliminator.
Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Arturo Gatti won a 10 round UD over Micky Ward - Part of
Classic Trilogy.
2001, Roseland Ballroom, New York City:
Richard Grant won a 10 round UD over James Butler - Non
Title. Infamous
Butler sucker punched Grant after the fight, Butler was
subsequently Imprisoned for this action.
2000, Nagoya, Japan:
Yober Ortega TKO'd Kozo Ishii in the 11th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight
Interim Title.
1997, Songnam, Korea:
Gerry Penalosa KO'd Young-Joo Cho in the 10th round -
WBC Super Flyweight Title.
1996, Munich, Germany:
Virgil Hill won a 12 round SD over Henry Maske - WBA &
IBF Light Heavyweight Title.
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RayJay Bermudez, James
Perella
& Francis Hogan All Winners |
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Vertex Promotions closed
its first season in style last night with its fourth
event in less than 60 days, “Fall Brawl,” at Moseley’s
on the Charles in Dedham, Massachusetts.
“We feel good about what we’ve done, especially
considering we just started promoting,” Vertex promoter
Dave Clark said. “Fans and fighters are enjoying what
we’re doing. We’re making plans for next year, but we
don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves. We’re in
rhythm.”
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On This Day: Nov 22 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Los Angeles, California:
Javier Jauregui TKO'd Leavander Johnson in the 11th
round - Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
Oscar Larios TKO'd Napapol Kiatisakchokchai in the 10th
round - WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
Houston, Texas:
Francisco Bojado won a 12 round UD over Juan Carlos
Rubio - Vacant WBC Continental Americas
Light Welterweight Title.
Rocky Juarez won a 12 round UD over Hector Velazquez -
Vacant WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Title.
Juan Diaz TKO'd Joel Perez in the 6th round - WBC Youth
Lightweight Title.
2002, Caguas, Puerto Rico:
Ivan Calderon won a 12 round UD over Lee Sandoval -
Vacant WBO NABO Minimumweight Title.
Miguel Angel Cotto KO'd Ubaldo Hernandez in the 7th
round - Non Title.
1997, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Shannon Briggs won a 12 round MD over George Foreman/
David Tua TKO'd Jeff Lally in the 2nd round/
David Reid TKO'd Dan Connolly in the 5th round.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Jose Fernandez in the 1st round.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Juan Manuel Marquez won a 12 round UD over Alfred Kotey
- WBO NABO Featherweight Title.
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Terence Crawford KO's
Shawn Porter In 10 |
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Photos: Mikey Williams -
Top Rank
The pound-for-pound king notched his career-defining
victory. Terence "Bud" Crawford knocked out "Showtime"
Shawn Porter in the 10th round to retain his WBO
welterweight world title in front of a sold-out crowd of
11,568 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las
Vegas.
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On This Day: Nov 21 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Ferntree Gully,
Australia:
Paul Murdoch KO'd Timo Masua in the 3rd round - PABA
Light Heavyweight Title.
2002, San Jose, California:
Mike Anchondo TKO'd Isidro Tejedor in the 2nd round -Non
Title.
2001, Rosemont, Illinois:
Oscar Bravo KO'd Laverne Clark in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Joey DeGrandis TKO'd John William in the 1st round - Non
Title.
St Paul, Minnesota:
Diosbelys Hurtado KO'd Henry Cokes in the 1st round -
Non Title.
Matt Vanda won an 8 round UD over Tom Younan - Non Title.
1999, Nagoya, Japan:
Nestor Garza TKO'd Kozo Ishii in the 12th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title.
1998, London, England:
David Starie KO'd Ali Forbes in the 11th round -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Super Middleweight Title.
Reynosa Tampaulipas, Mexcico:
Oscar Larrios TKO'd Javier Calderon in the 2nd round -
Non Title.
1997, Kansas City, Missouri:
Bones Adams won a 10 round UD over Roberto Villareal -
Non Title.
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Andrade Destroys Quigley
In Statement KO Win |
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Demetrius Andrade delivered
the explosive KO win he promised as he destroyed Jason
Quigley in just two rounds of the fifth defense of his
WBO World Middleweight title at the SNHU Arena in
Manchester, New Hampshire, live worldwide on DAZN.
Andrade started with his customary fire, with a
blistering attack at the end of the first round flooring
a stunned Quigley – another challenger to hit the canvas
at the start of an Andrade World title defense.
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Weights From
Philadelphia |
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Atif Oberlton 173.7 vs.
Brent Oren 175
James Bernadin 144.4 vs. Edgar Torres 145.7
Quadir Albright 142.1 vs. William Hernandez 142.7
Julian Gonzalez 129.8 vs. Tyriek Gainey 129.6
Devon Young 203 vs. Nicoy Clarke 209.6
Rasheed Johnson 146.3 vs. Andres Abarca 144.8
Jonathan Rodriguez 119.3 vs. Roberto Pucheta 118.7 lb
Venue: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia
Promoter: King’s Promotions
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Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN+ PPV |
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Terence Crawford 146.4 vs.
Shawn Porter 146.6
(WBO Welterweight Title)
Esquiva Falcao 158.8 vs. Patrice Volny 159.4
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly 159.8 vs. Hassan N’Dam 158.6
Raymond Muratalla 135.5 vs. Elias Araujo 137
Isaac Dogboe 125.5 vs. Christopher Diaz 125
Adam Lopez 126.4 vs. Adan Ochoa 126.5
Karlos Balderas 131.8 vs. Julio Cortez 131.4
Tiger Johnson 144.8 vs. Antonius Grable 146.8
Venue: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
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Luis Hernandez vs.
Rusian Madiyev Headlines
Zurdo vs. Gonzalez Undercard Dec. 18 |
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San Antonio, Texas boxing
fans will be treated to a night full of non-stop action
as Luis Hernandez (21-1, 19 KOs) of Chihuahua, Mexico,
will face Rusian Madiyev (13-2, 5 KOs) of Indio, CA as
the main event of the Golden Boy Fight Night broadcast
on December 18. The fight featured as part of the
undercard for Zurdo vs. Gonzalez is a scheduled 10-round
super lightweight bout set to air starting at 3:00 p.m.
CT on Facebook Watch. The main event of the night at the
AT&T Center in San Antonio is headlined by light
heavyweight superstar Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28
KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, and Cuba’s Yunieski “The
Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs). The duo will face off
in a 12-round fight for the WBA Light Heavyweight Title
eliminator, live exclusively on DAZN worldwide.
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Sonny Conto Takes Out
Joel Caudle In 3 |
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Sonny Conto got a test for
a couple of rounds, but he passed it with flying colors
as he stopped Joel Caudle in round three of a scheduled
six-round heavyweight bout in front of a capacity crowd
at the inaugural fight card at Live Casino Hotel
Philadelphia.
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On This Day: Nov 20 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Miami, Florida:
Joel Casamayor won a 12 round UD over Diamond
David Santos to win the WBA Super Featherweight Title.
Atlantic City, NJ:
Michael Grant TKO’d Andrew Golota in the 10th round to
win the NABF Heavyweight title.
Michael Grant was down twice in the 1st round, Golota
quit after being down in the 10th.
Las Vegas:
Adonis Rivas won a 12 round UD over Diego
Morales to win the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
1997, Los Angeles, California:
Genaro Hernandez won a 12 rd UD over
Carlos Alberto Hernandez to retain the WBC
Super Featherweight Title.
1993, Hamburg, Germany:
Nestor Giovannini won a 12 round UD over
Markus Bott to win the WBO Cruiserweight Title.
Orlando Canizales won a 12 round UD over Juvenal Berrio
in his 11th defense of the IBF Bantamweight Title in
Pretoria, South Africa.
1992, Tokyo, Japan:
Genaro Hernandez TKO’d Yuji Watanabe in the 6th round to
retain the WBA Super Featherweight Title.
1991, London, England:
Gerald McClellan TKO’d John Mugabi in the 1st
round to win the WBO Middleweight Championship.
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Cloutier's Canada Corner
Oscar Rivas Should Fight Romanov
For The WBC Bridgerweight World Title |
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By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL —— The WBC Bridgerweight (224 pounds) champion
the world, the Montrealer Colombian Oscar Rivas, should
proceed to his first defense of his world title in
February. Rivas (28-1-0) is supposed to fight the
Russian Evgeni Romanov (16-0-0), who is ranked first
contender in this division.
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Top Contenders &
Prospects Ready
For Crawford vs. Porter PPV Spotlight |
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Before WBO welterweight
world champion Terence "Bud" Crawford and two-time
champion "Showtime" Shawn Porter battle for division
supremacy, a loaded PPV undercard and a pair of
can't-miss featherweight fights will set the stage
Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay
Bay in Las Vegas.
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Trillerverz Returns With
"Night Of Heavyweights" From New York City On Dec. 2 |
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Triller has announced
TrillerVerz IV set for Thursday, December 2 with a
“Night of Heavyweights’ professional boxing card at The
Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City followed by an
iconic VERZUZ battle between music legends Bone
Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia from a location to be
announced in Los Angeles, CA.
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On This Day: Nov 19 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1994, Hammanskraal , South
Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round decision over Felix
Camacho to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight.
1993, Arezzo, Italy:
Zack Padilla TKO’d Efrem Calamati in the 8th
round to retain the WBO Light Welterweight Title.
Atlantic City:
Charles Murray TKO’d Courtney Hooper in the 5th round to
retain the IBF Light Welterweight title.
1977, Torino, Italy:
Victor Galindez won a 15 round UD over
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad in Galindez’s 9th successful
title defense.
San Juan Puerto Rico:
Pipino Cuevas TKO’d Angel Espada in the 12th round to
retain the WBA Welterweight Title.
Los Angeles:
Jorge Lujan KO’d Alfonso Zamora in the 10th round to win
the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Guty Espadas KO’d Alex Guido in the 8th round to retain
the WBA Flyweight Title.
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Weights From Manchester,
New Hampshire - DAZN |
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Demetrius Andrade 160 vs.
Jason Quigley 159.8
(WBO Middleweight Title)
Julio Cesar Martinez 111.4 vs. McWilliams Arroyo 111.6
(WBC Flyweight Title)
Murodjon Akhmadaliev 121.8 vs. Jose Velasquez 121.6
(WBA/IBF Super Bantamweight Titles)
Kali Reis 138 vs. Jessica Camara 139
(WBA Female Super Lightweight Title)
Demsey McKean 243 vs. Don Haynesworth 293.6
Nelson Perez 140 vs. Raymundo Rios 139.6
Thomas O’Toole 186.8 vs. Mark Malone 198.6
Khalil Coe 175.8 vs. Aaron Casper 174.8
Venue: SNHU Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Promoter: Matchroom
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Weights From
Philadelphia |
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Sonny Conto 220.2 vs. Joel
Caudle 257.1
Gerardo Martinez 138.7 vs. Christopher Burgos 138.9
Daiyann Butt 142.4 vs. Seifullah Wise 144.6
Maurice Burke 160.6 vs. Bilal Quintyne 158.8
Tunde Fatiregun 178 vs. Tariq Green 174.5
Jeremiah Kendrick 155.9 vs. Tyrone Lewis 157.4
Venue: Live Casino Hotel Philadelphia
Promoters: Joe Hand Promotions in association with BAM
Boxing and Peltz Boxing
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Terence Crawford vs.
Shawn Porter
Final Press Conference |
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Terence "Bud" Crawford and
"Showtime" Shawn Porter didn't need to hoot and holler
to make their point. With fight day three days away,
they were all business. The longtime acquaintances came
up together in the amateur ranks in the late 2000s. At
the time, Porter outweighed Crawford by more than 30
pounds. More than a decade later, the welterweight stars
are finally crossing paths.
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Hollywood Fight Nights
Returns Dec. 10 At
The Quiet Cannon Montebello Country Club |
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Tom Loeffler’s 360
Promotions returns with its acclaimed Hollywood Fight
Nights series on Friday, December 10 at the Quiet Cannon
– Montebello Country Club.
Advance tickets starting at $150 (VIP Ringside), $100
(Preferred Seating) and $80 (General Admission Seating),
are on-sale online at Hollywood Fight Nights / Seating.
The Quiet Cannon – Montebello Country Club is located at
901 via San Clemente, Montebello, CA 90640. Doors will
open on the night of the event at 5:30 p.m. PT.
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On This Day: Nov 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1997, Upper Marlboro,
Maryland:
Bernard Hopkins won a 12
round UD over Andrew Council to retain the IBF
Middleweight Championship.
This was Hopkins 6th title defense.
1995, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Baby Jake Matlala won a 5 round TD over
Paul Weir to retain the WBO Light Flyweight Title, when
the bout was stopped for a deep cut over Weir’s eye
which was caused by an accidental Head-Butt.
Convention Center in Atlantic City:
Angel Manfredy TKO’d Calvin Grove in the 7th round to
win the WBU Super Featherweight Title.
Felix Trinidad TKO’D Larry Barnes in the 4th to retain
the IBF Welterweight Title.
Pernell Whitaker KO’d Jake Rodriguez in the 6th round to
retain the WBC Welterweight Title.
1994, Las Vegas:
Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round UD over James Toney to
win the IBF Super Middleweight Title.
Oscar de la Hoya TKO’d Carl Griffith in the 3rd round to
retain the WBO Lightweight Title.
1991, Inglewood, California:
Manuel Medina won a TD over Tom Johnson to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title at the Great Western
Forum.
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David Benavidez To Fight
For Interim WBC
Super Middleweight Championship Next |
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With current Undisputed
Super Middleweight Champion Canelo Alvarez now confirmed
to be facing WBC Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Makabu in
his next bout, Sampson Lewkowicz, promoter of undefeated
two-time super middleweight world champion David “El
Bandera Roja” Benavidez, has received permission from
the WBC Board for Benavidez to fight for their Interim
Championship in his next bout.
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Reis: "Camara Is A Real
Danger" |
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Kali Reis says there’s no
chance of her looking past ‘dangerous’ Jessica Camara as
they clash for the WBA and vacant WBO World
Super-Lightweight titles on Friday night (November 19)
at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, live
worldwide on DAZN.
Reis (18-7-1 5 KOs) was in London and working on the
DAZN broadcast as Chantelle Cameron booked her spot for
a 2022 undisputed fight at 140lbs with victory at The O2
over Mary McGhee, and now Reis and Camara (8-2) battle
to meet the Briton for all the marbles.
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Joseph Diaz Jr.
Teleconference |
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JOSEPH ‘JOJO’ DIAZ, JR.,
WBC INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION:
“This is a really, really big fight December 4th, live
in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. I’m really
looking forward to it. I am having a really tremendous
training camp. I just feel like at 135 pounds I am
someone to be reckoned with. I'm very, very dangerous at
this weight. My preparation has been phenomenal both
physically and mentally. I'm ready and I'm prepared for
this moment in my life. I feel like this is an
opportunity of a lifetime and I'm not going to take it
for granted.
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Deron Williams vs. Frank
Gore
New York Press Conference |
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Three-time NBA All-Star
Deron Williams and legendary NFL running back Frank Gore
faced off for the first time following a press
conference announcing their professional heavyweight
boxing debuts on Tuesday at Edison Ballroom in New York
City.
Williams vs. Gore will take place on the undercard of
Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury, live on SHOWTIME PPV on
Saturday, December 18 at AMALIE Arena in Tampa. The
four-round heavyweight bout will be contested with a
215-pound contractual limit as the two legends make
their professional boxing debuts.
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On This Day: Nov 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002,
Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas:
William Joppy won a 12 round MD
over Howard Eastman to win the vacant WBA Middleweight
Title.
Lennox Lewis KO’d Hasim Rahman in the 4th round to
regain the WBC and IBF Heavyweight titles.
Yobert Ortega KO’d Jose Rojas in the 4th round to win
the Vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Title.
1993, Caesars in Atlantic City:
Al “Ice” Cole in his 3rd defense of the IBF
Cruiserweight title, TKO’d Vincent Boulware in the 5th
round.
1978, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea:
Eusebio Pedroza TKO’d Johnny Aba in the 11th
round to retain the WBA Featherweight Title.
Maracay Venezuela:
Luis Ibarra won a 15 round decision over Betulio
Gonzalez to win the WBA Flyweight Title.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac
Cruz
Virtual Press Conference |
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Unbeaten five-time world
champion and boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank”
Davis and hard-hitting Isaac “Pitbull’’ Cruz previewed
their showdown for Davis’ WBA Lightweight Championship
during a virtual press conference Monday before they
square off on Sunday, December 5 live on SHOWTIME PPV
from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
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Alycia Baumgardner
Knocks Out Terri Harper
To Win WBC/IBO Junior Lightweight Title |
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Alycia Baumgardner became
the WBC/IBO Junior Lightweight world champion with a
crushing fourth round stoppage over reigning and
previously undefeated champion Terri Harper at The
Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England.
Baumgardner, who came in as a big underdog at more than
7 to 1, hurt Harper in round two with some hard right
hands.
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On This Day: Nov 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Nurnberg, Germany:
Sven Ottke won a 12 rd UD
over Rudy Markussen to retain the IBF Super Middleweight
Championship.
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas:
Erik Morales won a 12 rd UD over Paulie Ayala to win the
Vacant WBC Featherweight Title.
Jorge Arce TKO’d Augustin Luna in the 3rd to retain the
WBC Light Flyweight Title.
2001, Las Vegas:
Manuel Medina TKO’d Frank Toledo in the 6th to
retain the IBF Featherweight Title.
1989, Atlantic City:
Michael Moorer TKO’d Jeff Thompson in the 1st to
retain the WBO Light Heavyweight Title.
1979, Inglewood California:
Alexis Arguello TKO’d Bobby Chacon in the 7th
round to successfully defend his WBC Super Featherweight
Title for the 6th time. Chacon, who was ahead on all three
scorecards at the time of the stoppage, was down in the
7th and stopped on cuts.
And way-way back in 1915,
St Paul, Minnesota:
Future Hall of Famers Harry Greb and Tommy Gibbons
fought to a 10 round no decision.
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Ringside With Raymundo:
Munguia vs. Canelo 2024? |
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By Raymundo Dioses
Rising star Jaime Munguia once again put the boxing
world on notice as the Tijuana, Mexico native slugged it
out against veteran Gabriel Rosado at the Honda Center
in Anaheim, California for twelve mostly action-packed
rounds.
Munguia, (38-0, 30 KO) threw a course of combinations
early on against Rosado in a fight that was contested
for the World Boxing Organizations Inter-Continental
middleweight title and at times displayed the concussive
type power that has made him a fan favorite for the past
several years.
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Taylor Meets WBA
Mandatory Challenger
Sharipova In Liverpool On Dec. 11 |
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Katie Taylor will defend
her WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine Lightweight
crowns against WBA Mandatory Challenger Firuza Sharipova
on the same night that Welterweight star Conor Benn
steps up against former World Champion Chris Algieri at
the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday December 11,
live worldwide on DAZN.
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Magnesi Shines In US
Debut With TKO Victory |
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Boxing fans filled The
Paramount once more for the 40th edition of New York’s
prestigious club series, Rockin’ Fights. The six-fight
card lived up to the hype topped by a phenomenal main
event between undefeated Italian IBO Super Featherweight
World Champion, MICHAEL “LONE WOLF” MAGNESI (now 20-0
12KO’s) and EUGENE “RAMBO” LAGOS (now 16-6-3 11KO’s).
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