G. Leon Scott Shaffer Stephen Edwards Benny Henderson jr. Bert Sugar Ray Campbell Darren Nichols Christian Schmidt Socrates Palmer Doveed Linder Matthew Goldstein Rob Soucy Tommy Canez Mike Walters The Nonpareli Hilario Michael Herron Cara Castronuova Alonzo Benezra Michael Gonzalez Cory Rapacz Wyatt Johnston Ramon Rodriguez Hector Linares Dontae Williams Alex Stone Tim Schluter Dan Rodkewich Tiffany Leon Jenny Nichols Rick Pineda

Following his big win over the previously undefeated Demetrius Banks, once beaten cruiserweight contender Alexey Zubov is looking to land a big fight. "In my last fight I showed that I'm ready to test my skills against the best cruiserweights in the world," said Zubov. The Russian giant has been training with Javan Hill Steward at the Kronk Gym for the last year and a half, has posted five straight wins since his lone loss to Christian Bejenaru. The Banks fight was viewed as a crossroads do or die moment for both combatants, Zubov made his statement and now wants his chance to capitalize against the very best cruiserweights in the world. "I see they're having a cruiserweight tournament that includes some of the champions as well as former champions. I feel this would be the perfect platform for me to show the world how far I've come under the guidance of Sugar Hill Steward."

Long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan will make his next defense against Mexican southpaw Luis Nery on August 15th at Shimadzu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. Yamanaka is 27-0-2 and has held the title since 2011.  In his last fight, he stopped Carlos Carlson  in the seventh round, in  March. That was the twelfth defense of his crown, the second longest streak ever by a Japanese champion. Nery, 23-0, has significant wins against Carlos Fontes, Jether Oliva, David "Tornado" Sánchez (R.I.P.), Richie Mepranum and Jesús Martínez, among others.

According to ESPN, Saturday's first-round knockout win credited to world 122-pound champion Guillermo Rigondeaux against Moises Flores will likely be changed to a no contest. In the closing seconds of the first round, Rigondeaux (pictured) held Flores behind the head and hit him with a knock out punch after the bell. After a ten minute delay, referee Vic Drakulich spoke to NSAC Bob Bennett and fellow referee Robert Byrd. Drakulich eventually looked at a replay, but the replay lacked audio so the initial ruling was that a legal punch ended the fight. Bennett and Drakulich have since studied the video and changed their position, with Bennett telling ESPN that "Vic drafted a statement that has been provided to [Nevada State Athletic Commission] chairman [Anthony] Marnell and the other commissioners. They will also be provided with a copy of the fight, and next Monday morning we will have a commission meeting, where the result will be changed in accordance with Nevada code," Bennett said. --Scott Shaffer

Dennis Galarza W10 Omar Tienda...  In other televised action, Dennis Galarza (16-2, 9 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York, won a lopsided unanimous decision over Omar Tienda (18-5, 11 KOs) of Guadalupe, Mexico, in a ten-round lightweight clash. Tienda was penalized one point for wrestling Galarza to the canvas. source for all results: premier boxing champions

The WBA has set a July 3rd purse bid date for a regular bantamweight title fight between Britain's Jamie McDonnell and Venezuela's Liborio Solis. In November, McDonnell defeated Solis by controversial decision. Official scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 117-111 for McDonnell but the WBA championship committee ordered a rematch upon request from Solis. The WBA continues to recognize Zhanat Zhakiyanov of Kazakhstan as the 118-pound super champion. The minimum amount to participate in the McDonnell vs. Solis purse bid will be $120,000 dollars, with the distribution going to  be 75% for McDonnell and 25% for Solis. The bid, if no agreement is reached before July 3rd, will take place in the WBA office located in Panama City. --Scott Shaffer

GL: Congrats on your victory, can you give us some thoughts on your performance? Thank you, I appreciate it. I think it was a great performance. I told you I was going to put the guy to sleep and I tried my best. In the first two rounds the guy switched up on me and gave me a little bit of problems early. When he switched southpaw he caught me with a punch that knocked my mouthpiece out and I was like, wow, this kid could punch. In round three I changed the plan to box and stop looking for the knockout. I started to box and work the body and then the knockout came.

Press Release: Tonight in Las Vegas, Illinois junior welterweight Eddie Ramirez (16-0) will be facing battle-tested Erick Bone (16-4), who plans on bringing his unblemished ascent to a halt. Fox Sports 1 will televise. Ramirez has gained stoppages of previously undefeated fighters in his last two bouts, and now the 25-year-old will look to announce his candidacy as a bona fide contender Tuesday night against the Ecuadorian Bone in the ten-round main event of a Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays card at Sam’s Town Live.  Bone has lost three straight, but all were to former world title holders (Shawn Porter, Chris Algieri and Miguel Vazquez).  Both fighters made the contracted weight Monday, with Ramirez coming in at 142.8 pounds and Bone hitting the scale at 142.6.

Claressa Shields W8 Sydney LeBlanc... In her first eight-round fight, Claressa "T-Rex" Shields won via unanimous decision last Friday, June 16, at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. Fighting in the 168-pound divisions,   Shields (3-0, 1 KO) dominated Sydney "Ginger the Ninja" LeBlanc (4-2-1), winning all eight rounds on all three judges' scorecards. LeBlanc was simply no match for the crowd favorite Shields.

 

Alexey Zubov W10 Demetrius Banks... In a ten-round co-feature, transplanted Detroit cruiserweight Alexey Zubov moved to 15-1 with 9 KOs with a surprisingly easy ten-round decision over Detroit's Demetrius Banks (9-1, 4 KOs). From the opening bell, the superior work rate of Zubov told the story, as the confused Banks had no answers for the big Russian's jab. All three judges scored the fight 99-91. There were no knockdowns. source for all results: showtime

Fidel Maldonado Jr. W10 Pablo C. Cano... Over the weekend, New Mexico's Fidel Maldonado Jr. got a career-best win when he defeated Mexico's Pablo César Cano in a junior welterweight bout in Frisco, Texas. 

Maldonado Jr. visited the canvas in the fourth round but after ten rounds of action, he prevailed on two cards by scores of 97-92.  The third judge scored the bout 96-93 in favor of Cano.  Maldonado improves his record to 24-3-1 with 19 KOs, while Cano, who have Paul Malignaggi all he could handle in a failed 2012 welterweight title bid, slips to 30-6-1 with 21 KOs. source: wbc

GL: Congrats on your victory, Can you give us some thoughts on your performance? My honest thoughts on my performance are, I give it a C, not a C+, a flat C. The crowd was into it and they loved it. You know the fans always love it when they see me, but I feel I could do a lot more. I got a lot more to show the fans, but it was a great experience. I've got a lot more store for next time.