By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Oberfrankenhalle,
Bayreuth, Germany: Johnny Nelson won a MD over
Alexander Petkovic to retain the WBO Cruiserweight
Championship. San Antonio, Texas:
Manny Paquiao TKO’d Marco Antonio Barrera in the 11th
round to secure the unofficial World Featherweight
championship. 1997,Hammanskraal, South Africa: Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round decision over
Arnel Barotillo to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight
Championship. 1995, Iwaki City, Japan: Orzubek Nazarov won a 12 round UD over
Dindo Canoy to retain the WBA Lightweight Championship. 1991, Roanoke, Virginia: James Waring TKO’d Donnell Wingfield in the 5th
round to retain the IBF Cruiserweight Title. 1984, Madison Square Garden: (the following fighters fought in their pro debuts)
Evander Holyfield won a 6 rd UD over Lionel Byarm.
Tyrell Biggs decisioned Mike evans in 6 rounds.
Virgil Hill KO’d Arthur Wright in the 2nd. Also on this card:
Pernell Whitaker KO’d Farrain Comeaux in the 2nd.
Meldrick Taylor TKO’d Luke Leece in the 1st.
Munguia Defeats Rosado
In 12 Round War
By William Trillo
Photos: Marlene Marquez
There was never any doubt that the battle between
Middleweights Jaime Munguia (38-0, 30 KO’s) and Gabriel
Rosado (26-13-1, 15 KO’s) was going to be anything short
of a barnburner. Before the fight was over the packed
house at The Honda Center in Anaheim found out why. The
two warriors let in all hang out in a bout that won’t
soon be forgotten.
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David Benavidez Remains
Unbeaten With
Seventh Round TKO Over Kyrone Davis
Photos: Stephanie Trapp
- SHOWTIME
Unbeaten two-time world champion David “El Bandera Roja”
Benavídez returned to his hometown of Phoenix for the
first time in six years and closed the show in
spectacular fashion, scoring a seventh-round TKO over
contender Kyrone Davis in the main event of action live
on SHOWTIME from Footprint Center in a Premier Boxing
Champions event.
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Mike Ohan Jr. Destroys
Israel Rojas In 2 Rounds
In the upset of the night,
Providence’s pro-debuting Alfred Raymond (1-0) took a
4-round split decision from previously unbeaten
middleweight Julian “Black Dragon” Baptiste (3-2, 2
KOs). The slick-footed Raymond moved in and out,
frustrating Baptiste, who was unable to catch his
elusive opponent.
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On This Day: Nov 14
By "BC" Bob
Witt ON THIS DAY IN 1998, Mont de Marsan, France: Fabrice Tiozzo TKO’d Ezequial Paixao in the 2nd
round to retain the WBA Cruiserweight Title. Mashantucket Connecticut:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO’d Otis Grant in the 10th round to
retain the WBA and WBC Light Heavyweight Championship.
Shane Mosley TKO’d James Leija in the 10th round to
retain the IBF Lightweight Title. 1991, Belfast, Northern Ireland: Paul Hodkinson scored a 12 round UD over
Marcos Villasana to win the WBC Featherweight Title. 1981, Las Vegas: Wilfred Benitez won a 15 round UD over
Carlos Santos to retain the WBC Jr. Middleweight
Championship. Cleveland, Ohio:
Aaron Pryor TKO’d DeJuan Johnson in the 7th round in his
4th successful defense of the WBA Light Welterweight
Championship. 1980, Miami, Florida: Jeff Chandler TKO’d Julian Solis in the 14th
round to win the WBA Bantamweight Title.
Weights From Anaheim,
Ca. - DAZN
Jaime Munguia 160 vs.
Gabriel Rosado 159.4
Alexis Rocha 146.2 vs. Jeovanis Barraza 146.4
D’Mitrius Ballard 159.8 vs. Paul Valenzuela Jr
William Zepeda 134.4 vs. John Vincent Moralde
Arely Mucino 111.8 vs. Jacky Calvo 112
William Zepeda vs. John Vincent Moralde
Alejandro Reyes 139.8 vs. Osmel Mayorga 144.2
Jorge Chavez 130 vs. Gilberto Aguilar 130
Asa Stevens 121.6 vs. Felix Vasquez 121.2
Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Promoter: Golden Boy
Weights From Phoenix -
SHOWTIME
David Benavidez 169 vs.
Kyrone Davis 167.75
Jose Benavidez Jr. 158.75 vs. Emanuel Torres 157.5
Micky Scala 153.2 vs. Martez Jackson 153.8
Jesus Ibarra 126.9 vs. Hector Suarez 130
Farid Ngoga 152.6 vs. Isaac Freeman 152
Jonathan Fierro 130 vs. Victor Ruiz 121.8
Keenan Carbajal 126.6 vs. Josean Figueroa-Bonilla 125.8
Elijah Garcia 161 vs. Todd Manuel 160
Venue: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Promoter: TGB Promotions
On This Day: Nov 13
By "BC" Bob
Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 1999, Hull, England:
Paul Ingle won a 12 round decision over Manuel Medina to
win the IBF Featherweight Title. Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas:
Lennox Lewis won a 12 round UD over Evander Holyfield to
win the IBF, WBC and WBA Heavyweight Championship.
Fabrice Tiozzo TKO’d Ken Murphy in the 7th round to
retain the WBA Cruiserweight Championship.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 12 round decision over Elio Ortiz
to retain the WBA Light Welterweight Championship.
Gilberto Serrano TKO’d Stefano Zoff in the 10th round to
win the WBA Lightweight Championship. This fight was
stopped due to a cut over Zoff’s eye. 1998, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Ricardo Lopez won a 12 round SD over
Rosendo Alvarez. Alvarez weighed in heavy so only his
WBA Minimumweight title was at stake, Lopez WBC Title
was not at stake. 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada: Riddick Bowe won a 12 round decision
over Evander Holyfield to win the WBC, WBA, and IBF
Heavyweight Championship in the 1992 Ring Magazine Fight
of the Year. This was the first of the Bowe/Holyfield
Trilogy, one of Boxing’s biggest stories in the 90’s.
David Benavidez vs.
Kyrone Davis
Final Press Conference
Unbeaten two-time world
champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavídez and super
middleweight contender Kyrone Davis went face-to-face
Thursday at the final press conference before they meet
in the main event this Saturday, November 13 live on
SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from
Footprint Center in Phoenix.
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Jaime Munguia vs.
Gabriel Rosado
Final Press Conference
Mexican super-star, Jaime
Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs), of Tijuana, Baja California,
Mexico and Philadelphia’s fierce warrior, “King” Gabriel
Rosado (26-13-1, 15 KOs) hosted their final press
conference today in anticipation of their all-out-war at
Anaheim’s Honda Center. The fighters were on hand to
speak to Golden Boy Fight Night’s Beto Duran about their
training and what they can expect from each other on
Saturday, November 13. Fighters featured on the DAZN
broadcast, including Orange county’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha
(17-1, 11KOs), Jeovanis Barraza (22-1, 15KOs) of
Barranquilla, Colombia, D’Mitrus Ballard (20-0-1, 11KOs)
of Temple Hill, Maryland, Mexico’s Paul Valenzuela, Jr.
(26-9, 17KOs), undefeated rising lightweight star,
William Zepeda (23-0, 21KOs), and Miami’s John Moralde
(24-4, 13KOs) were all in attendance to hype up their
anticipated bouts live on DAZN, excluding Mexico,
starting at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET.
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Galahad vs. Martinez
Press Conference
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom
Sport Chairman:
“It great to be back in Sheffield, this is a tremendous
fighting city and it’s been almost two years since we’ve
been here for a major fight. Terri Harper and Kid
Galahad boxed on that card and now we return with both
of them in big fights.
“Kid Galahad had grinded for many years, a product of
Brendan Ingle’s great Ingle Gym, now gets the chance to
headline in Sheffield at the Sheffield Arena defending
his IBF World Title. I know this is a very proud moment
for himself and the Ingle Gym.
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On This Day: Nov 12
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Mikkel Kessler TKO'd Manny Siaca in the 8th round - WBA
Super Middleweight Title.
Spend Abazi won a 12 round UD over Evgeny Strausov - WBA
International
Featherweight Title. London, Wembley, England:
Junior Witter TKO'd Krzystof Bienias in the 2nd round -
European (EBU) Light Welterweight Title. 2000, Denver, Colorado:
Genaro Garcia KO'd Rafael Marquez in the 2nd round! -
Non Title - Yes, that is "THE" Rafael Marquez! 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Wlad Klitschko KO'd Phil Jackson in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Junior Jones won a 10 round MD over Tracy Harris
Patterson - Non Title. 1997, Sapporo, Japan:
Chatchai Sasakul won a 12 round UD over Yuri Arbachakov
- WBC Flyweight
Title. Tijuana, Mexico:
Jorge Arce won a 12 round decision over Leonardo
Gutierrez - WBA Fedecentro Light Flyweight Title. 1995, Ratchaburi, Thailand:
Saman Sorjaturong KO'd Yuichi Hosono in the 4th round -
WBC IBF Light Flyweight Titles.
Gilberto Ramirez To Face
Yunieski Gonzalez Dec. 18
Feared, former world
champion, and light heavyweight sensation Gilberto "Zurdo"
Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) of Mazatlán, Mexico, will welcome
the holiday season by taking on Cuba's Yunieski "The
Monster" Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) for the WBA Light
Heavyweight Title eliminator on Saturday, December 18
from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. The winner of
the title eliminator will secure a mandatory challenge
to the WBA Light Heavyweight World Championship, a
highly desired position for fighters that are often
avoided in the highly protected light heavyweight
division. The 12-round main event will be streamed live
exclusively on DAZN worldwide.
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Bitter Rivals Chris
Eubank Jr. & Liam Williams
Set To Clash In Cardiff On Dec. 11
The long-running rivalry
between Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Williams will be
settled in explosive fashion on Saturday, December 11 in
a highly-anticipated showdown promoted by BOXXER and
Wasserman Boxing at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, live
and exclusive on Sky Sports.
Eubank (31-2, 23 KO’s) and Williams (23-3, 18 KO’s) both
lay claim to being the #1 middleweight in the UK and
have traded verbal jabs numerous times in recent years.
Now Eubank is taking the fight to Williams’ doorstep as
he heads to the Welsh capital city of Cardiff to face
the Welshman on home soil.
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Christy Martin
Promotions Returns With Mayhem
In Myrtle 4 Nov. 20 In Myrtle Beach, SC
On Saturday, November 20,
at the beautiful Crown Reef Resort and Waterpark in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Christy Martin Promotions
will proudly present “Mayhem In Myrtle 4,” a night of
world-class professional boxing action.
In the night’s six-round main event, popular undefeated
super featherweight Benigno “Benny” Aguilar (6-0, 3 KOs)
from Crescent City, Florida, will face Miami via
Managua, Nicaragua’s Julio “El Halconcito” Buitrago
(13-32, 3 KOs).
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On This Day: Nov 11
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, Budokan,Okayama, Japan:
Jose Antonio Aguire TKO'd Wolf Tokimitsu in the 3rd
round - WBC Minimumweight Title. 2000, Belfast, Northern Ireland:
Eamonn Magee won a 12 round Decision over Shea Neary -
Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Welterweight Title.
Adrian Stone TKO'd Derek Roche in the 2nd round - IBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Peter Culshaw KO'd Dimitar Alipiev in the 1st round -
WBU Flyweight Title.
Scott Harrison KO'd Eric Odumase in the 12th round -
Commonwealth (British
Empire) Featherweight Title. Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Lennox Lewis won a 12 round UD over David Tua - WBC, IBF,
and IBO Heavyweight Titles.
John-John Molina won a 12 round SD over Ben Tackie - Non
Title.
Jesse James Leija won a 10 round UD over Ivan Robinson -
Non Title.
Clifford Etienne won a 10 round UD over Lawrence Clay
Bey - Non Title. 1994, Tucaman, Argentina:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round UD over Tony Marshall
- WBA Light .
Middleweight Title.
Winky Wright TKO'd Ernesto Sena in the 3rd round - Non
Title.
Weights From Long Island
Michael Magnesi 128.2 vs.
Eugene Lagos 129.6
Alex Vargas 143 vs. Sebastian Chaves 140.8
Joe Ward 174.8 vs. Leandro Silva 177.2
Lou Maietta 174.2 vs. Perez Aughtry 174.8
Nadim Salloum 167.2 vs. Delvecchio Savage 169.4
Amanda Galle 120 vs. Jaica Pavilus 122.6
Venue: The Paramount, Huntington, New York
Promoter: Star Boxing
Munguia vs. Rosado
Workout Quotes
Fighters featured on the
DAZN broadcast of the highly anticipated fight between
the pride of Tijuana, Jaime Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs), and
the people’s champion “King” Gabriel Rosado (26-13-1, 15
KOs) hosted a media workout today and live stream in
anticipation of their fights on Saturday, November 13.
Santa Ana’s Alexis “Lex” Rocha (17-1, 11KOs) and his
opponent Jeovanis Barraza (22-1, 15KOs) of Barranquilla,
Colombia, were onsite to talk about their upcoming a
10-round welterweight co-main event. The DAZN show
opener William Zepeda (23-0, 21KOs), was also onsite to
show off his hard work and speak about his scheduled
10-round fight against Miami’s John Moralde (24-4,
13KOs) for the WBA Continental America’s Lightweight
title. The November 13 event will be broadcast live on
DAZN, excluding Mexico, starting at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00
p.m. ET.
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Sebastian Fundora vs.
Sergio Garcia Unbeaten
Super Welterweight Battle Added As Co-Main
Event To Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz Dec. 5
Rising super welterweight
star Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora will
square off against fellow unbeaten Sergio Garcia in a
WBC Super Welterweight World Title Eliminator that
serves as the co-main event of the Gervonta Davis vs.
Isaac Cruz SHOWTIME PPV on Sunday, December 5 in a
Premier Boxing Champions event from STAPLES Center in
Los Angeles.
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Saul Sanchez Headlines
Thompson Boxing’s
Path To Glory Event On Dec. 17
Red-hot bantamweight
contender, Saul "The Beast" Sanchez (17-1, 10 KOs), of
Pacoima, CA, coming off back-to-back first-round KOs on
national television, is back in action as he will
headline Thompson Boxing’s “Path to Glory” event on
Friday, December 17, 2021, against Jose "Hollywood"
Estrella (23-17-1, 16 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico. The
10-round bout will serve as the main event of the
evening.
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Raymond Muratalla vs.
Elias Araujo Lightweight Battle To Open Crawford vs.
Porter On Nov. 20
Raymond “Danger” Muratalla,
the 24-year-old lightweight star from Fontana,
California, has a new opponent for his PPV debut
Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay
Bay in Las Vegas. After unbeaten prospect Steven Ortiz
was forced to withdraw due to injury, Muratalla will
fight Argentina’s Elias “El Macho” Araujo in an
eight-rounder to open the PPV broadcast of the
welterweight super fight between undefeated WBO world
champion Terence “Bud” Crawford and former two-time
welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter.
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On This Day: Nov 10
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, San Francisco,
California:
Agapito Sanchez and Manny Pacquiao fought to a 6 round
TD Draw - WBO and IBF Bantamweight Titles. Headbutt
caused cut to Pacquiao's right eye. Sanchez penalized
two points for low blows, should have been DQ'd, IMO!
Floyd Mayweather Jr. TKO'd Jesus Chavez in the 9th round
- WBC Super Featherweight Title. Reliant Arena, Houston, Texas:
Emmanuel Lucero Won a 12 round UD over Ivan Alvarez -
WBC Continental
Americas Super Bantamweight Title.
Rocky Juarez TKO'd Corey Alarcon in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Juan Diaz won a 4 round UD over Rudolfo Lunsford - Non
Title. 2000, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas:
Irene Pacheco won a 12 round MD over Masibulele Makepula
- IBF Flyweight Title.
Juan Diaz TKO'd Antonio Young in the 2nd round - Non
Title. 1996, Pichit, Thailand:
Yokthai Sithoar KO'd Jack Siahaya in the 2nd round - WBA
Super Flyweight Title. 1995, Tijuana, Mexico:
Erik Morales won a 12 round UD over Enrique Angeles -
Mexican
Super Bantamweight Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Glenwood Brown won a 10 round MD over Tony Marshall -Non
Title.
Michael Grant TKO'd Tim Noble in the 2nd round - Non
Title.
Round 12: Saul Alvarez,
The Best Pound For Pound Of Today
By Mauricio Sulaimán /
Son of José Sulaimán / President of the WBC
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez became last Saturday night the
undisputed super middleweight world champion by
defeating Caleb Plant in 11 rounds, and with this feat
he confirmed himself to be the best fighter
pound-for-pound of the moment.
It was not an easy battle for the Mexican, since he
faced a champion with excellent technique, with many
resources, resistance and exceptional physical
condition. However, the fighter of Jalisco, Mexico from
the first round went forward, particularly directing his
attack to the body of Caleb and it turned out to be
rugged battle with both men fighting a physical battle.
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Parker vs. Chisora II
Press Conference
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom
Sport Chairman:
“This is a huge night of boxing in Manchester on
December 18 and the wonderful Manchester Arena. Of
course, the main event everyone talks about, last time a
real close-run fight between Joseph Parker and Derek
Chisora, they do it all again – this time in front of
fans.
“What a card we have for you to close out the year, live
and exclusively on DAZN. We are having ten shows in the
next seven weeks in six different countries, of course
we’re here to talk about a tremendous card on December
18.
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Amanda Serrano Faces Off
Against
Miriam Gutiérrez On Dec. 18
Seven-division world
champion and current unified featherweight champion
Amanda Serrano will return to the lightweight division
when she faces current interim WBA Female 135-pound
titleholder Miriam Gutiérrez in a 10-round lightweight
bout that will be the co-feature of the SHOWTIME PPV
event “One Will Fall,” headlined by Jake Paul vs. Tommy
Fury facing off in an eight-round cruiserweight bout, on
Saturday, December 18 live from AMALIE Arena in Tampa
Bay. Click
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On This Day: Nov 9
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Perth, Western Australia:
Danny Green KO'd Nico Toriri in the 3rd round - IBF
Pan-Pacific Super Middleweight Title.
Vic Darchinyan TKO'd Albert Resley in the 3rd round -
Non Title. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
Jeff Lacy won a 12 round UD over Ross Thompson - WBC
Continental Americas Super Middleweight Title.
Silence Mabuza TKO'd Pedro Torres in the 5th round - IBO
Bantamweight Title.
Sharmba Mitchell won a 10 round MD over Vince Phillips. Chester, West Virginia:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Dennis Pedersen -
IBF and IBC Lightweight Title. 1996, Manchester, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Remigio Molina in the 2nd round - WBO
Featherweight Title.
Winky Wright won a 12 round UD over Ensley Bingham - WBO
Light Middleweight Title.
Steve Collins TKO'd Nigel Benn in the 6th round - WBO
Light Middleweight Title. MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Mike Tyson in the 11th round -
WBA Heavyweight Title.
Antonio Cermeno TKO'd Eddie Saenz in the 5th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title.
Henry Akinwande TKO'd Alexander Zolkin in the 10th round
- WBO Heavyweight Title.
Michael Moorer TKO'd Francois Botha in the 12th round -
IBF Heavyweight Title.
Ricardo Lopez TKO'd Morgan Ndumo in the 6th round. - WBC
Minimumweight Title.
Conor Benn Faces Chris
Algieri
In Liverpool On Dec. 11
Rising Welterweight star
Conor Benn will face former World Champion Chris Algieri
at the top of a huge night of boxing at the M&S Bank
Arena in Liverpool on Saturday December 11, live
worldwide on DAZN.
‘The Destroyer’ (19-0, 12 KOs) maintained his perfect
record with a shutout points win over Mexico’s Adrian
Granados on the Lara vs. Warrington 2 bill in September
after he was given a deafening welcome by over 20,000
Leeds fans, and the Essex native is looking to end a
huge year in style as he pushes towards more titles.
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Erika Cruz Defends World
Crown Against
Melissa Esquivel In Mexico Nov. 26
Erika Cruz Hernandez will
defend her WBA World Featherweight title against Melissa
Esquivel at the International Convention Center in
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on Friday November 26, live
worldwide on DAZN, the latest in the run of Matchroom
and DAZN’s new series of fight nights in Mexico with
Canelo Promotions and Clase y Talento.
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On This Day: Nov 8
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Sports Arena, Paris,
France:
Mahyar Monshipour TKO'd Yoddamrong Sithyodthong in the
6th round - WBA
Super Bantamweight Title.
Brahim Asloum won a 12 round UD over Noel Arambulet -
WBA Flyweight Title
Eliminator. 2003, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas:
Winky Wright won a 12 round UD over Angel Hernandez -
IBF Light Middleweight Title.
Roy Jones Jr. won a 12 round MD over Antonio Tarver -
WBC Light Heavyweight
Title. 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark:
Johnny Bredahl won a 12 round UD over Leo Gamez - WBA
Bantamweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Laila Ali TKO'd Valerie Mahfood in the 8th round - WIBA
Super Middleweight
Title. 1997, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Michael Moorer in the 8th round
- IBF WBA
Heavyweight Title.
Fabrice Tiozzo won a 12 round UD over Nate Miller - WBA
Cruiserweight Title.
Imamu Mayfield won a 12 round UD over Uriah Grant - IBF
Cruiserweight Title.
Wilfredo Vazquez won a 12 round UD over Genaro Rios -
WBA Featherweight
Title.
Canelo Unifies 168 Pound
Belts With KO Over Plant;
Dirrell Eyes Canelo After Stopping Hernandez In 4th
By William Trillo
Photos: Ryan Hafey - Premier Boxing Champions
In front of an electric crowd of over 16,000 at The MGM
Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Super Middleweight Saul
Alvarez (57-1-2, 39 KO’s) unified the 168 Pound titles
when he KO’d Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KO’s) in the 11th
round of a tougher than expected fight. Plant gave a
valiant effort against the Superstar Canelo but he just
did not have pop in his punches to slow down the Alvarez
wrecking machine.
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On This Day: Nov 7
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Sheffield, England:
Glen Johnson and Clinton Woods fought to a 12 round Draw
- Vacant IBF
Light Heavyweight Title. 2003, El Paso, Texas:
Hugo Cazares won a 10 round UD over Alejandro Moreno -
Non Title.
Angel Manfredy TKO'd Johnny West in the 9th round - Non
Title. 1999, Tokyo, Japan:
Hideki Todaka won a 12 round UD over Akihiko Nago - WBA
Super Flyweight
Title. 1998, Chubut, Argentina:
Victor Godoi won a 12 round SD over Pedro Morquecho -
Vacant WBO
Super Flyweight Title. Bismarck, North Dakota:
Virgil Hill KO'd James Hayes in the 2nd round - Vacant
IBC Cruiserweight Title. 1997, Bally's Las Vegas, Nevada:
Vernon Forrest won a 12 round UD over Ray Oliveira - WBC
Continental
Americas Welterweight Title.
Zab Judah TKO'd Ricardo Vazquez in the 1st round. - Non
Title. 1992, Cologne, Germany:
Darius Michalczewski KO'd Cecil Simms in the 2nd round -
Non Title. Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada:
Azumah Nelson won a 12 round UD over Calvin Grove - WBC
Super Featherweight Title.
Gerald McClellan TKO'd Steve Harvey in the 1st round.
Mayer Topples Hamadouche
In Title Unification
Photos: Mikey Williams -
Top Rank
Two of the best female boxers on the planet put forth a
duel worthy of the main event platform. WBO junior
lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer (16-0, 5 KOs)
defeated IBF champion Maiva Hamadouche (22-2, 18 KOs) by
unanimous decision to unify titles Friday evening at The
Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
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Devin Haney vs. Joseph
Diaz Jr. Press Conference
Photo: Melina Pizano -
Matchroom
Devin "The Dream" Haney (26-0 15 KOs), WBC Lightweight
World Champion, and Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr. (32-1-1, 15
KOs), WBC Interim Lightweight World Champion and
mandatory challenger, hosted a press conference today to
launch their highly anticipated match on December 4 at
the MGM Grand Garden Arena, live worldwide on DAZN.
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Weights From Las Vegas - SHOWTIME PPV
Photo: Amanda Westcott -
SHOWTIME
Canelo Alvarez 168 vs. Caleb Plant 167
(WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO Super Middleweight Titles)
Anthony Dirrell 168.5 vs. Marcos Hernandez 168.5
Rey Vargas 125 vs. Leonardo Baez 126.5
Elvis Rodriguez 142 vs. Pivi Romero 143
Rances Barthalemy 143 vs Gustavo Vitorri 143
Jose Gomez 131 vs Jose Antonio Meza 132
Jan Salvatierra 113 vs Fernando Diaz 114
Joselito Velasquez 114 vs Gilberto Mendoza 114
Venue: MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Promoter: TGB Promotions
On This Day: Nov 6
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Phoenix, Arizona:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Sharmba Mitchell in the 3rd round -
IBF
Light Welterweight Title.
Joan Guzman won a 10 round UD over Joe Morales -
Non-Title. 2003, Madrid, Spain:
Hugo Garay TKO'd Alejandro Lakatus in the 12th round -
WBO Light Heavyweight
Title Eliminator. Phoenix, Arizona:
Vassiliy Jirov TKO'd Joseph Kiwanuka in the 6th round -
Vacant WBO NABO
Cruiserweight Title. San Jose, California:
Librado Andrade TKO'd Leonard Townsend in the 2nd round
- Non Title. 1999, Widnes, England:
Johnny Nelson KO'd Christophe Girard in the 4th round -
WBO Cruiserweight
Title.
Michael Gomez won a 12 round UD over Jose Manjarrez -
WBO Inter-Continental
Super Featherweight Title.
Junior Witter won a 6 round decision over Harry Butler -
Non-Title. Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Oleg Maskaev KO'd Hasim Rahman in the 8th round - Non
Title.
Derrick Jefferson KO'd Maurice Harris in the 6th round. (A War!) 1995, Great Western Forum, Inglewood,
California:
Daniel Zaragoza won a 12 round SD over Hector Acero
Sanchez - WBC
Super Bantamweight Title.
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Julian Wheeler in the 10th
round.
Canelo vs. Plant
Weigh-In
Live Stream Today At 4pm
ET/1pm PT
Weights From Las Vegas - ESPN+
Mikaela Mayer 129.6 vs.
Maiva Hamadouche 128.6
(WBO. IBF Female Jr. Lightweight Titles)
Luis Melendez 131.4 vs. Thomas Mattice 131.4
Andres Cortes 131.6 vs. Mark Bernaldez 131.2
Abdullah Mason 135.4 vs. Jaylan Phillips 136.6
Tyler Howard 160 vs. Ian Green 160
Martez McGregor 166.8 vs. Rowdy L. Montgomery 164
The Joseph Adorno vs. Damian Araujo fight was called off
after Adorno missed the contract weight.
Venue: Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
Canelo vs. Plant
Undercard Press Conference
Fighters competing on this
Saturday’s Canelo Álvarez vs. Caleb Plant SHOWTIME PPV
undercard went face-to-face and previewed their
respective showdowns at a press conference on Thursday
before they enter the ring in a Premier Boxing Champions
event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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Terence Crawford vs.
Shawn Porter Undercard Loaded With Contenders & Rising
Stars Nov. 20
There will be plenty of
fistic reinforcements Saturday, Nov. 20 at Michelob
ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Two high-stakes middleweight showdowns and a 50-50 fight
featuring undefeated lightweights will comprise the
televised PPV undercard of the welterweight super fight
between undefeated WBO world champion Terence “Bud”
Crawford and former two-time welterweight world champion
“Showtime” Shawn Porter.
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On This Day: Nov 5
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Hereford, England:
Aldo Rios TKO'd Jason Cook in the 3rd round - IBO
Lightweight Title.
Dazzo Williams won a 12 round Decision over John Simpson
- British
Featherweight Title. 2002, Cernobio, Italy:
Pietro Aurino TKO'd Turan Bagci TKO'd Turan Bagci in the
5th round - Vacant
European (EBU) Cruiserweight Title. 1999, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Dana Rosenblatt won a 12 round SD over Vinny Pazienza -
IBO
Super Middleweight Title. 1994, Caleta Olivia, Argentina:
Jorge Castro KO'd Alex Ramos in the 2nd round - WBA
Middleweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
George Foreman KO'd Michael Moorer in the 10th round -
WBA IBF Heavyweight
Title.
Raul Marquez won a 10 round Decision over Jorge Vaca -
Non Title. 1993, Tokyo, Japan:
Katsuya Onizuka won a 12 round UD over Thanomsak
Sithbaobay - WBA
Super Flyweight Title.
Canelo Álvarez vs. Caleb
Plant
Final Press Conference
Mexican superstar and
unified WBA/WBC/WBO Super Middleweight World Champion
Canelo Álvarez and undefeated IBF Super Middleweight
World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant previewed their
historic showdown at the final press conference
Wednesday before they meet in the SHOWTIME PPV main
event this Saturday, November 6 in a Premier Boxing
Champions event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas.
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Mikaela Mayer vs. Maiva
Hamdouche
Final Press Conference
WBO junior lightweight
world champion Mikaela Mayer wants to make more history.
Mayer will take on longtime IBF world champion Maiva
Hamadouche in a title unification tilt this Friday, Nov.
5 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. This will
be the first time a female world title bout has
headlined a Top Rank on ESPN card since the most recent
incarnation of the series debuted in July 2017.
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Gervonta Davis To Defend
WBA Lightweight
World Title Against Isaac Cruz On Dec. 5
Unbeaten five-time world
champion and boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank”
Davis will defend his WBA Lightweight Championship
against hard-hitting Isaac “Pitbull’’ Cruz on Sunday,
December 5 live on SHOWTIME PPV from STAPLES Center in
Los Angeles in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Cruz, ranked No. 2 in the IBF, steps in to replace
Rolando Romero. Click
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Marco
Antonio Barrera To Battle Daniel Ponce De Leon In Final
Fight Of Their Historic Boxing Careers Nov. 20
Two Mexican boxing legends
will lace up the gloves for one final night when Hall of
Famer Marco Antonio Barrera returns to the ring for only
the second time in more than a decade to square off
against former two-time world champion Daniel Ponce de
Leon on Saturday, Nov 20, 2021, live on pay per view
from the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in
Mescalero, New Mexico.
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Devin Haney Defends
World Crown Against
Joseph Diaz Jr. In Las Vegas On Dec. 4
Unbeaten superstar Devin
Haney (26-0 15 KOs) puts his crown on the line for the
fourth time and the second in a row in his Las Vegas
backyard, having seen off the challenge of former three
weight world ruler Jorge "El Niño De Oro" Linares in a
thrilling clash in May at Mandalay Bay. 'The Dream' now
returns to the Vegas strip for what promises to be a
barnburner as his rivalry with Joseph "JoJo" Diaz, Jr.
hits boiling point. Click
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On This Day: Nov 4
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, San Antonio, Texas:
Juan Diaz won a 12 round UD over Julien Lorcy - WBA
Lightweight Title. 2000, Madison, Square Garden, New York:
Shane Mosley TKO'd Antonio Diaz in the 6th round - WBC
Welterweight Title. 1989, Atlantic City, New Jersey:
Evander Holyfield TKO'd Alex Stewart in the 8th round -
WBC Continental
Americas Heavyweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Garing Lane in the 4th round.
Hector Camacho Jr. won a 10 round UD over Joe Hutchinson. 1995, Sun City, South Africa:
Phillip Holiday won a 12 round UD over Rocky Martinez -
IBF Lightweight
Title. Caesars Palace, Las Vegas:
Marco Antonio Barrera TKO'd Eddie Croft in the 7th round
- WBO
Super Bantamweight Title.
Orlando Canizales TKO'd Julio Cesar Portillo in the 2nd
round - IBC
Super Bantamweight Title.
Riddick Bowe TKO'd Evander Holyfield in the 8th round -
3rd Fight of this
Classic Trilogy. 1988, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Michael Nunn KO'd Juan Roldan in the 8th round - IBF
Middleweight Title.
Thomas Hearns won a 12 round MD over James Kinchen -
Vacant WBO
Super Middleweight Title.
Robert Hines won a 12 round UD over Matthew Hilton - IBF
Light Middleweight
Title.
Canelo vs. Plant
Final Press Conference
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On This Day: Nov 3
By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Friant, California:
Montell Griffin won a 12 round UD over George Khalid
Jones - Vacant NABF
Light Heavyweight Title. 2001, Lubeck, Germany:
Juan Carlos Gomez TKO'd Pietro Aurino in the 6th round -
WBC Cruiserweight
Title.
Armand Kranjnc won a 12 round UD over Paolo Roberto - WBO
Middleweight Title. Las Vegas, Nevada:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Zab Judah in the 2nd round-
WBC, WBA, IBF
Light Welterweight Title.
Mohamad Abdulaev TKO'd Miguel Angel Ruiz in the 5th
round. 2000, Sydney, Australia:
Kali Meehan TKO'd Danny Buzza in the 1st round - Vacant
IBF Pan-Pacific
Heavyweight Title.
Vic Darchiniyan won a 6 round Decision over Sande Kizito. 1996, Chiba, Japan:
George Foreman won a 12 round UD over Crawford Grimsley
- WBU Heavyweight Title.
Tommy Morrison TKO'd Marcus Rhode in the 1st round. 1990, Taegu, Korea:
Bong Jun Kim won a 12 round MD over Silverio Barcenas -
WBA Minimumweight Title.
Vasiliy Lomachenko vs.
Richard Commey
Lightweight Showdown Headlines Dec. 11
Three-weight kingpin
Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko, the Ukrainian virtuoso who
saves his best for the New York City spotlight, hopes
his next oversized challenge is not a bridge too far.
Lomachenko returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday,
Dec. 11 for a 12-round lightweight showdown against
former world champion Richard “RC” Commey. Click
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On This Day: Nov 2
By "BC" Bob Witt ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Las
Vegas, Nevada:
Marco Antonio Barrera
won a 12 rd. UD over Johnny Tapia in a non-title bout. 1995, Austin, Texas: Ike Ibeabuchi KO’d Jeff Lampkin in the 2nd round
of a non-title bout . Such a
shame. Ike may have been the biggest thing in boxing in
many moons. 1991, San Bernadino, Ca: Ike Quartey TKO’d Kelcie Banks in the 7th round. 1984, New York, Ny: Carlos Santos won a 15 round decision
over Mark Medal to win the IBF Jr. Middleweight
Championship. 1907, San Francisco, Ca: Jack Johnson KO’d
Fireman Jim Flynn in the 11th round of a non-title bout.
