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| MIKEY GARCIA: GETTING THROUGH BRONER WILL TAKE ME TO THAT NEXT LEVEL
By G. Leon
"Consistency is my biggest advantage!"
| GL: How's everything going in preparation for your big fight with Adrien Broner on July 29? Everything has gone great. We're wrapping up camp here in Riverside. I'm right where I need to be, the sparring has been great. The speed, the footwork, strength, power, everything is there. I'm very excited for the fight, I'm looking forward to getting back into the ring. I can't wait to show the fans what I'm capable of doing.
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| MIKE STAFFORD: GARCIA ISN'T ON AB'S LEVEL
By G. Leon
| GL: How's everything going with Adrien (Broner) in camp? What can we expect to see from him on July 29th? Everything is going along as scheduled. We've been out here for about six weeks now. What a lot of people don't realize is that even when the fight was being negotiated he was doing things to get himself in shape mentally and physically because he knew that in his next fight he was going to be fighting somebody. That's his whole motto, once he beats someone, they want him to fight someone else. With that in mind he's always preparing himself mentally and physically also. He came to camp in Colorado Springs and got right to business. He started sparring ten rounds and now he's up to twelve and fifteen rounds. He's on schedule coming into camp and that's what I really like about this whole situaton. We know it's in the contract that they're watching if he's going to make weight, but this fight means something. Sometimes you have to be in something big, and I'm not making excuses for him, but there's probably some fights that didn't mean anything to him because he knew he was going to be victorious at the end of the day.
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| | | | | | | TREVIS HALL CONVICTED OF MURDERING GIRLFRIEND
| According to the New York Daily News, former professional boxer Trevis Hall has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend with a knife and pipe. Now 31 years old, Hall was born in Guyana and campaigned as a featherweight out of New York City. He won the 2009 Golden Gloves as an amteur and was 6-1-1 as a pro, with his last fight coming in 2014 prior to the murder. His last win was his best, a six-round decision over Angel Gonzalez, who entered the bout at 7-1. Hall faces 25 years to life in prison, meaning his boxing career is likely over. --Scott Shaffer
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| BRIEDIS VS. PEREZ LANDS IN LATVIA
| Press Release: The World Boxing Super Series announced that the Riga Arena in Latvia will host the cruiserweight quarter-final bout between WBC cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) and Irish-based Cuban Mike Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) on September 30th. Briedis, one of the cruiserweight tournament’s four seeded fighters, selected Perez as his quarter-final opponent during the Super Series draft. His first fight will see him defend the WBC title he claimed with a unanimous points victory over fellow World Boxing Super Series competitor Marco Huck on April 1st.
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| HIROTO KYOGUCHI WINS IBF TITLE IN 8TH PRO BOUT
By Scott Shaffer
| Hiroto Kyoguchi W12 Jose Argumedo... Hiroto Kyoguchi made Japanese boxing history, capturing the IBF 105-pound title from Mexico's Jose Argumedo via unanimous decision in Tokyo. The win was historic because Kyoguchi turned pro just 15 months ago, and this was only his eighth pro fight. The bout was fast paced, although there were a lot of clinches. In the ninth round, Kyoguchi, floored Argumendo and went hard for the KO, but Argumendo survived the round and fought very competitively over the last three frames. Kyoguchi won all the official scorecards, gaining back for Japan the title that Argumendo had taken from Katsunori Takayama in 2015. Argumendo is now 20-4-1.
Ryoichi Taguchi TKO9 Robert Barrera ... On the same show, Ryoichi Taguchi (26-2-2) retained the WBA 108-pound championship, defeating Colombia's Robert Barrera (18-2) by technical knockout in the ninth round. After three close rounds, Taguchi took control in round four, hurting Barrera just as the round ended. Things went down hill for Barrera, who continued to take punishment until the referee ended the bout in round nine. Taguchi has reigned since December 2014, winning six title fights with one draw. source for both results: japan times
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| DAYANA CORDERO HANDS FIRST LOSS TO JULIETA CARDOZO
| Dayana Cordero W10 Julieta A. Cardozo... Fighting in her home country, Dayana Cordero defeated Argentian's Julieta Andrea Cardozo by unanimous decision in a womens' bantamweight bout held in Barranquilla, Colombia. The Colombian champion didn’t have much trouble as she dominated in the ring during the ten rounds. The judges gave her the victory by a scores of 100-90 (twice) and 98-92. Cordero, the WBA interim title holder at 118 pounds, is now 16-5-1 while Cardozo takes here first pro loss and is now 11-1. Mayerlin Rivas of Venezuela is the WBA bantamweight champion. source: WBA
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| AUGUST CARD BOOKED FOR ESSEN, GERMANY
| Press Release: In a show in Essen, Germany on Saturday August 5th, cruiserweight talent Shokran Parwani, a heavy-handed southpaw born in Afghanistan but based and fighting out of Hamburg, will be facing his stiffest test to date when he takes on Frank Bluemle of Germany. Parwani, age 25, has only been a pro for little over a year, and put together a record of 7-0 with 6 Kos. Neumuenster´s Bluemle, a pro for twelve years including a break between 2006 and 2012, is 14-2-2 with 9 KOs. Also on the card, 105-pound Oezlem “BoxLady” Sahin (22-1-1 with 7 KOs) facves French Champion Sandy Coget (8-6-1 with no KOs). Both ladies are considered among the very best in their weight class in Europe, if not the world.
| | | | | | | WBA ORDERS LINARES VS. CAMPBELL AT LIGHTWEIGHT
| The WBA has ordered negotiations between its lightweight champion Jorge Linares of Venezuela and Britain's Luke Campbell. Linares won the belt last September when he defeated Anthony Crolla. Since then, he has not had a mandatory fight. [Linares should also have the WBC lightweight title, but that belt was taken from him by the WBC]. Campbell got the opportunity to fight for a world title after defeating Colombia's Darleys Perez by TKO in the ninth round last April. According to the WBA Rules, a champion must face his mandatory opponent every nine months, and that time that expired on June 23rd, 2017. Both teams were duly notified and have 30 days, starting July 21st, to reach an agreement or, otherwise, the fight will be called for purse bids.
| | | | | | | GAVRONSKI BOOKED FOR SEPTEMBER MAIN EVENT
| Press Release – Super middleweights Mike Gavronski and Tony Hirsch will face off at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. on Saturday, Sept. 9th. Gavronski brings a record of 23-2-1 with 14 KOs into the ten-round bout, while Hirsch sports a record of 22-6-2 with 9 KOs. The main event will be one of six fights on the card, which will also feature junior welterweight Andres Reyes (7-2-1, 2 KOs) against Andre Keys (3-1-0, KO).
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| | | | | | | JOHN SCULLY TO HOST GERALD MCCLELLAN FUNDRAISER IN NYC
By Ivan Montiel
| Former super middleweight contender and current trainer and analyst John Scully just finished doing a fundraising event for Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfred Benitez, the youngest boxer to ever win a world championship. On August 5th, Scully will host an open-to-the-public event in New York City's Spanish Harlem to raise funds for another legend, Detroit's Gerald McClellan. Click the link below to read Boxingtalk's interview with Scully about the event.
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| JARICO O'QUINN BACK IN ACTION ON SHOBOX UNDERCARD
By G. Leon
| GL: How is everything going in camp? What can we expect to see from you on August 4? Camp has been going good. I don't even know who I'm fighting yet, but I'll be prepared for whatever they put in front of me like always and I'm ready to put on a great show in front of my hometown fans.
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| JAMES GORDON SMITH RETURNS TO MGM GRAND ON AUGUST 4
By G. Leon
| GL: How is everything going in camp? What can we expect to see from you on August 4? Everything has been going well, I've been working hard and I can't wait to get back in there. I think I might be fighting a guy from Africa, but I'm not sure yet. My main thing is getting back in there and show the people what I've been working on, keeping my chin down and hands up and putting my punches together, not throwing one or two punches at a time.
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| Q&A WITH NIKKI ADLER
Defending champ not sweating Claressa Shields
| Press Release: WBC women's super middleweight champion Nikki Adler is hard at work for her title defense against two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa "T-Rex" Shields. On August 4th, in Shields' home state of Michigan, Adler (16-0, 9 KOs) will make the third defense of her title, and the vacant IBF version of the women's 168-pound championship will also be at stake. But in front of her will be Flint, Michigan's Shields (3-0, 1 KO) in a ten-round main event at MGM Grand Detroit. ShoBox will televise. Here is an interview with Adler about the fight:
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| | | | | | | INTRODUCING BOUBACAR SYLLA OF CINCINNATI
| Press Release: Boubacar Sylla is attempting to be the next in a long line of fighters from Cincinnati, Ohio to become a world champion. The 22 year-old Sylla campaigns at welterweight and is managed by Split-T Management. He has raced out to a pro record of 7-0 with 6 KOs. Sylla started boxing at the age of 14 because his grandfather was a boxer, and Sylla soon decided that's what he wanted to pursue.
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| TIJUANA'S BRYAN FIGUEROA SIGNS WITH SAMPSON
| Press Release: Sampson Boxing announced the signing of Mexican lightweight Bryan "The Kid" Figueroa to a promotional contract. Before turning professional in 2014, undefeated Figueroa (12-0, 5 KOs) had an accomplished amateur career in his hometown of Tijuana. A highly skilled boxer with matinee-idol looks, Figueroa is trained by Joe Vargas at The Arena Gym in San Diego, California and managed by Gregorio Ambriz.
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| YOMAR ALAMO TO HEADLINE IN PUERTO RICO
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Edited Press Release: Puerto Rican junior welterweight Yomar 'The Magic' Alamo (13-0, 10 KOs) will face Hungarian import Zsigmond Vass (13-5, 2 KOs) on Saturday, August 19th at the Samuel Rodríguez Coliseum in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. In Alamo's most recent fight, he defeated Juan Carlos Contreras (2-44-2). Vass comes off a win over his compatriot David Kis (21-26-2) in a bout in Budapest in April.
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| FRANK GALARZA TO RETURN WITH MAIN EVENTS
| Press Release: Main Events added to its roster of boxers with the signing of Brooklyn, New York's Frank "Notorious" Galarza (17-2-2, 11 KOs). Galarza, 31, made his pro debut in 2010 and built up a fan base with his all-action style, while remaining undefeated for six years. He suffered two losses following some inactivity and promotional issues. Now, with a new promoter and a new manager, Galarza is ready to resume his campaign in the 154-pound division.
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| DIBELLA TALKS UP BRONER-GARCIA EVENT
By G. Leon
| GL: Can you give us some post fight thoughts on the Figueroa-Guerrero event? It was a significant night in some ways. Adam Kownacki surprised a lot of people, but I've known him since he was an amateur. He has that baby face and that baby fat and it disguises what kind of kid he really is. He's going to make some serious noise in the heavyweight division and I believe he's going to end up fighting for a world title at some point. Seanie is somebody who always starts slow, but he walked into the ring and he looked dry and was sort of overwhelmed. You can't do that with a guy as athletic and good as Marcus Browne. I think Marcus Browne made a statement. He didn't give Seanie the chance to start slow because he was on him from the opening bell. You could tell almost immediately that it was going to be a problem for Sean. Marcus Browne has gotten a couple of solid wins in a row now against Thomas Williams and Sean that make him look like the heir apparent in the light heavyweight division.
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| RICHARDSON HITCHINS READY TO SHINE ON GARCIA-BRONER UNDERCARD
By G. Leon
| GL: How is everything going in camp? Everything is going good. I'm working hard every day. I feel good about fighting on this big card, I'm excited and I'm looking forward to putting another show for my hometown fans. I'm going to do what I've got to do, keep building my record, gaining experience and continue to give the fans what they want to see. GL: Do you have any idea who you're fighting yet? Right now we're looking at a guy who is 4-0 from Cali and we're looking to see where that's going to go. Once that's done we're going to have a fight."
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