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On This Day: Aug 21 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, San Jose, California:
Jose Navarro won a 12 round UD over Adonis Rivas to win
the Vacant WBC Continental Americas Super Flyweight
Title.
1999, Miami, Florida:
Kostya Tszyu TKO'd Miguel Angel Gonzalez in the 10th
round to win the Vacant WBC Light Welterweight Title.
Joel Casamayor TKO'd Luis Valenzuela in the 2nd round.
1996, Rocheville, France:
Laurent Boudani KO'd Julio Cesar Vasquez in the 5th
round to win the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
1994, Saint-Jean de Luz, France:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round UD over Winky Wright
to retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title. Wright down
5 times during this bout.
1993, Monte Carlo, Monaco:
Julio Cesar Vasquez won a 12 round MD over Aaron Davis
to retain the WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Kalispell, Montana:
Julio Cesar Borboa KO'd Carlos Mercado in the 3rd round
to retain the IBF Super Flyweight Title.
1988, Capo d'Orlando, Italy:
Jose Sanbria won a 12 round SD over Vincenzo Belcastro
to retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
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Amanda Serrano vs.
Lucrecia Manzur
Final Press Conference Quotes |
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Today at Pechanga Resort
Casino in Temecula, California, Most Valuable Promotions
(MVP) hosted the final press conference ahead of the
historic Serrano vs. Manzur event, taking place this
Friday, August 21, live globally on TikTok. The event
will mark the first-ever championship boxing event
streamed live on TikTok as MVP continues to expand the
sport to new audiences through its groundbreaking
collaboration with TikTok LIVE.
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Rolly Romero vs. Teofimo
Lopez Media Workouts |
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WBA Welterweight World
Champion Rolly Romero and two-division world champion
Teofimo Lopez officially kicked off fight week events
Wednesday with the media workout ahead of their world
title clash that headlines a PBC Pay-Per-View event
available on DAZN and Prime Video this Saturday, August
22 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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On This Day: Aug 20 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Albuquerque, New
Mexico:
Oscar Larrios won a 10 round UD over Ivan Alvarez.
2000, Tokyo, Japan:
Malcolm Tunacao retained the WBC Flyweight Title after a
12 round Draw with Celes Kobayashi.
1999, Chester, West Virginia:
Paul Spadafora won a 12 round UD over Israel Cardona to
win the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
1996, Temba, NW, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round UD over Jesus Salud to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1994, Temba, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round UD over Kennedy McKinney to
win the IBF Super Bantamweight Title. 1994 Upset of the
Year.
Buriram, Thailand:
Ratanapol Sor Vorapin TKO'd Marcelino Bolivar in the 4th
round to retain the IBF Minimumweight Title.
1989, Norfolk, Virginia:
Pernell Whitaker won a 12 round UD over Jose Luis
Ramirez to win the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
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Whittaker vs. Wallace
Undercard Set For Oct. 3 |
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Matchroom Boxing’s brand
new signing Odel Kamara makes his highly anticipated
professional debut on the Ben Whittaker vs Connor
Wallace undercard at Utilita Arena in Birmingham on
October 3 - live worldwide on DAZN.
Whittaker (12-0-1, 9 KOs) and Wallace (17-1, 12 KOs)
headline a stacked show in a Final Eliminator for the
IBF World Light Heavyweight Title.
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Rising Middleweight
Contender Marco Romero Highlights Three-Fight Prelim
Presentation This Sat. |
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Undefeated rising
middleweight Marco Romero will enter the ring in an
eight-round showdown against the once-beaten Kahlil
Mitchell headlining a three-fight PBC Prelims
presentation streaming live on DAZN and Prime Video on
Saturday, August 22 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The streaming presentation begins at 6:00 p.m. ET/3:00
p.m. PT and will also feature undefeated super
welterweight prospect Joseph Brown kicking off prelims
action in a four or six-round bout against Alton
Wiggins, plus super lightweight prospect Aldo Blancas
battles Ricky Mamone in a four-round matchup.
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On This Day: Aug 19 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2001, West Wendover, Utah:
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Julio Gamboa in the 7th round.
2000, Mashantucket, Connecticut:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Augie Sanchez in the 4th round to
retain the WBO Featherweight Title.
Antonio Diaz won a 10 round UD over Micky Ward.
1997, Austin, Texas:
Jesus Chavez TKO'd Wilfredo Negron in the 5th round to
retain the NABF Super Featherweight Title.
Vernon Forrest won a 10 round UD over Jaime Lerma.
Joel Casamayor won a 6 round UD over Pat Chavez.
Fernando Vargas TKO'd Kevin Payne in the 1st round.
1995, Sun City, South Africa:
Philip Holiday TKO'd Miguel Julio in the 10th round to
win the Vacant IBF Lightweight Title.
Las Vegas, Nevada:
Bruce Seldon TKO'd Joe Hipp in the 10th round to retain
the WBA Heavyweight Title.
Quincy Taylor TKO'd Julian Jackson in the 6th round to
win the WBC Middleweight Title.
Terry Norris TKO'd Luis Santana in the 2nd round to
regain the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez won a 12 round MD over Lamar
Murphy to retain the WBC Lightweight Title.
Mike Tyson won when Peter McNeeley was DQ'd in the 1st
round when his corner entered the ring after a
knockdown.
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Francis Hogan Returns To
Boston Harbor Aug. 29 |
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The first time Francis
"Frank the Tank" Hogan (22-0, 17 KOs) headlined at
Encore Boston Harbor in November 2025, he left the ring
with the vacant NABF Middleweight Championship around
his waist.
On Saturday, August 29, the undefeated Weymouth, MA
middleweight returns to the venue looking to make a much
bigger statement when he headlines Boston Harbor Fight
Night 2 against Argentine spoiler Ricardo Villalba
(20-12-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round non-title
middleweight bout. The loaded card is the second
collaboration between CES Boxing and Granite Chin
Promotions at Encore.
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Iglesias
vs. Zaren For The Unified World Championship & Mathieu
vs. Shishkin Co-Main In Quebec City Oct. 8 |
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The Théâtre Capitole of
Quebec City will be the site of a historic night on
October 8, as EOTTM presents a card featuring a record
nine titles on the line, including three world
championships. Osleys Iglesias will defend his unified
IBF and IBO titles against undefeated Oliver Zaren,
while Wilkens Mathieu will face Vladimir Shishkin in a
bid to retain his NABF title.
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On This Day: Aug 18 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2004, Pasadena, California:
Alfonso Gomez won a 5 round UD over Peter Manfredo Jr. This
Middleweight Bout was shown as part of NBC's "The
Contender".
2002, Temecula, California:
James Toney KO'd Jason Robinson in the 7th round.
Steve Forbes won a 12 round SD over David Santos. The IBF
Super Featherweight Title was Vacant, when Forbes could
not make weight only Santos could win the Title.
2001, Las Vegas, Nevada:
Chris Byrd won a 12 round UD over David Tua to win the
USBA Heavyweight Title.
Robbie Peden won a 12 round UD over Sergio Perez to win
the NABF Featherweight Title.
1998, Tunica, Mississippi:
Vernon Forrest TKO'd Adrian Stone in the 11th round to
win the Vacant NABF Welterweight Title.
1995, Rancho Mirage, California:
Stevie Johnston KO'd Paquito Openo in the 7th Round to
retain the NABF Lightweight Title.
1992, Pensacola, Florida:
Roy Jones Jr. TKO'd Glenn Thomas in the 8th round.
1990, Inchon, Korea:
Paul Banke TKO'd Ki-Jun Lee in the 12th round to retain
the WBC Super Bantamweight Title.
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Fighting On Katie
Taylor’s Farewell Card
Is A Dream Come True For Paddy Donovan |
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Coming off his successful
performance in International Boxing Federation’s Title
Eliminator this past May in Germany, the new IBF No. 1,
mandatory challenger Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan
couldn’t be happier or more excited to be fighting
September 5th at famed Croke Park on Irish boxing icon
Katie Taylor’s farewell fight card, “Once Upon a Time,”
in Dublin.
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Claressa Shields Knocks
Out Kaye Scott
To Win WBC & WBA Middleweight Titles |
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Boxing “GWOAT” Claressa
Shields put on a show for more than 16,000 fans,
celebrities and boxing royalty at State Farm Arena
Saturday on DAZN, knocking out unified WBC and WBA
Champion Kaye Scott in the sixth round to once again
stamp her claim as the world’s best middleweight.
The all-action scrap had the crowd at State Farm Arena
on their feet from the opening bell for the first
women’s main event in the history of the home of the
NBA’s Atlanta Hawks.
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On This Day: Aug 17 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2002, Atlantic City, New
Jersey:
David Tua KO'd Michael Moorer in the 1st round.
Jermain Taylor won a 10 round UD over Sam Hill.
Cardiff, Wales:
Joe Calzaghe won a 12 round UD over Miguel Jimenez to
retain the WBO Super Middleweight Title.
Daniel Santos won a 12 round UD over Mehrdud Takaloo to
retain the WBO Light Middleweight Title and Win the WBU
Light Middleweight Title.
Joan Guzman KO'd Fabio Oliva in the 3rd round to win the
Vacant WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
2001, Chicago, Illinois:
Cory Spinks won a 12 round UD over Larry Marks to win
the Vacant USBA Welterweight Title.
1996, Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Johnny Tapia won a 12 round UD over Hugo Soto to retain
the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Diego Corrales TKO'd Cesar Morales in the 2nd round.
1994, Sheffield, England:
Naseem Hamed TKO'd Antonio Picardi in the 3rd round to
retain the European (EBU) Bantamweight Title.
Robin Reid KO'd Andrew Jervis in the 1st round.
1991, San Diego, California:
Terry Norris TKO'd Bret Lally in the 1st round to retain
the WBC Light Middleweight Title.
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Results From Sugar Land
"Fights Under The Lights" |
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Last night, Bobby
Harrison’s BiYu Promotions presented “Fights Under the
Lights” live from Constellation Field in Sugar Land,
Texas.
Hall of Famers Roy Jones Jr. and Al Bernstein provided
expert commentary and analysis alongside Hector Camacho
Jr. and undefeated female professional boxer Jewry
Rodriguez, bringing viewers all the action from
ringside. Adding to the excitement of the night, a
$5,000 Knockout of the Night bonus was awarded to
Mauricio Quintanilla for his standout stoppage victory.
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On This Day: Aug 16 |
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By "BC" Bob Witt
ON THIS DAY IN 2003, Nurburg, Germany:
Markus Beyer retained the WBC Super Middleweight Title
when Danny Green is DQ'd in the 5th round from a
headbutt.
Uncasville, Connecticut:
Mark Johnson won a 12 round MD over Fernando Montiel to
win the WBO Super Flyweight Title.
Juan Manuel Marquez TKO'd Marcos Licona in the 9th
round.
1997, Le Cannet, France:
Marcelo Dominguez won a 12 round UD over Akim Tafer to
retain the WBC Cruiserweight Title.
Temba, South Africa:
Vuyani Bungu won a 12 round UD over Enrique Jupiter to
retain the IBF Super Bantamweight Title.
1996, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
Frankie Randall won a 12 round UD over Juan Coggi to
regain the WBA Light Welterweight Title.
Salvador de Bahia, Brazil:
Acelino Freitas TKO'd Gutemberg Ferreira in the 2nd
round to win the WBC Mundo Hispano Lightweight Title.
1991, San Diego, California:
Gabriel Ruelas won a 12 round Decision over Alvar
Bohorquez to win the NABF Super Featherweight Title.
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Rolly Romero Training
Camp Quotes |
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WBA Welterweight World
Champion Rolly Romero previewed his showdown against
two-division world champion Teofimo Lopez and gave his
insights on the significance of their world title
showdown taking place Saturday, August 22 headlining a
PBC Pay-Per-View event available on DAZN and Prime Video
from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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