WBO to sanction Bivol vs. Betrbiev III; Smith to remain interim champ |
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By Scott Shaffer The WBO wrote: "The WBO World Championships Committee has resolved that it is in the best interests of boxing and, most importantly, the fighters themselves to permit the highly anticipated [light heavyweight world championship bout between] regining world champion Dmitrii Bivol (pictured) and former three-belt champion... |
15/05/2025 |
MVP announces Holly Holm returning to boxing |
MVP announces Holly Holm returning to boxing |
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By Scott Shaffer Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced that the legendary Holly Holm has signed with the organization and will be lacing up her boxing gloves once again. On Saturday, June 28th, according to MVP, “The Preacher’s Daughter” steps into the ring against Yolanda Vega at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California live on... |
Kuse lands minimumweight eliminator vs. Canoy |
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Source: Golden Gloves Boxing The long-planned clash between Siya Kuse of South Africa and Joey Canoy of the Philippines will be a final WBC eliminator in the minimum weight division following the approval of WBC president Mauricio Sulaimán. Given the added significance of the fight, Kuse's promoter Rodney Berman (Golden Gloves) will now add the fight... |
Media workout quotes from Kyrone Davis and Isaac Lucero |
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Press Release Middleweight Kyrone “Shut It Down” Davis and undefeated junior middleweight Isaac “La Bestia” Lucero held a Las Vegas media workout on Tuesday to preview their respective showdowns, which both take place on Saturday, May 31st as part of a PBC show on Prime Video that takes place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in... |
15/05/2025 |
May 22nd show booked for Hollywood, CA |
May 22nd show booked for Hollywood, CA |
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Press Release 555 Media Agency, in partnership with Bash Boxing, proudly announces "Championing Mental Health: A Night of Boxing", a special charity event dedicated to mental health awareness in the sport. The event will occur on Thursday, May 22nd at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles and broadcast live on DAZN. The main card... |
Late results from Maryland: Langer wins cruiserweight bout |
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Press Release Tyler Langer W6 Raphael Carolina... Cruiserweight Tyler Langer won a six-round unanimous decision over Raphael Carolina in the main eventof an eight-bout card at Rosecroft Raceway. The night of boxing was promoted by Jeter Promotions. Langer of Annapolis, Maryland carried the scorecards by tallies of 60-54, 59-55 and 58-56... |
Jorge Garcia to face Xander Zayas for vacant WBO title |
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By Scott Shaffer Gustavo Olivieri, president of the WBO announced the identity of the co-challenger of Xander Zayas for his organization's vacant junior middleweight championship. Olivieri tweeted: "Re: vacant WBO 154-pound title, Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia. The WBO confirms that Top Rank, Golden Boy, and Zanfer Promotions have reached... |
Hrgovic vs. Sanchez purse bid postponed one week |
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By Scott Shaffer UPDATE: The IBF purse bid for a heavyweight elimination bout between Frank Sanchez and Filip Hrgovic has been postponed until May 22nd. [Original story / May 5th, 2024:] On April 14th, the IBF ordered Frank Sanchez and Filip Hrgovic to begin negotiations for a bout that will determine the IBF's #1 ranking in the... |
Oscar feels the need to bad-mouth Alvarez vs. Crawford |
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By Scott Shaffer Promoter Oscar De La Hoya, who seems to have lost his most-favored-promoter status with boxing's most powerful person, Turki Alalshikh, has resorted to bad-mouthing one of Alalshikh's pet boxing projects for this fall. Alalshikh recently announced a superfight between world super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez... |
14/05/2025 |
Donaire, age 42, has the itch to return |
Donaire, age 42, has the itch to return |
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Source: WBC Former four-division champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire has a renewed desire to return to the ring after witnessing his former rival Naoya “The Monster” Inoue defeat Ramón Cárdenas at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Inoue, the world super bantamweight champion, rose from the canvas and then dominated Cárdenas in... |
14/05/2025 |
Boxing returns to Laredo this Saturday |
Boxing returns to Laredo this Saturday |
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By Christian Schmidt Undisputed P4P Promotions brings "Battle on the Border" this Saturday night (May 17th) to Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas. The main event will pit Manuel Valentine Lerma (4-1) of Pharr, TX against Felix "Gatito" Garcia (8-1) of Laredo in a six-round lightweight contest. This will be Garcia's first fight back since his... |
14/05/2025 |
Caleb Plant media workout quotes |
Caleb Plant media workout quotes |
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Source: PBC Former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant held a Las Vegas media workout on Tuesday to preview his May 31st pay-per-view showdown scheduled for the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Plant will take on Mexican knockout artist Armando Reséndiz in the main event. The co-headliner will see... |
Cissohko wins welterweight eliminator in Equatorial Guinea |
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Source: WBC Souleymane Cissokho W12 Egidijus Kavaliauskas... At the Sipopo Conference Centre in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Souleymane Cissokho defeated Egidijus Kavaliauskas by unanimous decision in a key welterweight bout. Cissokho had to fight hard to win this bout, a WBC eliminator. The first round was typically cautious on the part... |
Kevin Walsh reaches contender level at 130 pounds |
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Press Release Kevin Walsh W10 Tremaine Williams... Junior lightweight "King" Kevin Walsh (17-0, 9 KOs) vanquished the last of his regional rivals on Saturday night, winning a hard fought ten-round split decision over Tremaine "The Mighty Midget" Williams (20-3, 6 KOs) at the Premier Theater in Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. "Hats off... |
Heavyweight Willy Kyakonye to step up vs. Wilmer Vasquez |
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Source: WBF Undefeated 6'6" heavyweight Willy Kyakonye will take on Venezuela's Wilmer Vasquez on May 17th. The potentially explosive affair headlines a card in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Uganda-born but now fighting our of the Netherlands, Kyakonye is 10-0 with 9 KOs.. He fought three times last year, but Vasquez is a step up for him.... |
13/05/2025 |
China's Yize Jiang gets KO1 in Thailand |
China's Yize Jiang gets KO1 in Thailand |
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Source: WBC Yize Jiang KO1 Ashish Bhandor ... Chinese heavyweight Yize Jiang made a statement on May 3rd at the World Siam Stadium in Bangkok, delivering a first-round knockout over India’s Ashish Bhandor (6-2). From the opening bell, Jiang came out with calculated aggression, landing crisp, powerful shots that immediately had Bhandor on... |
12/05/2025 |
Savannah Marshall signs with MVP |
Savannah Marshall signs with MVP |
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MVP social media Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced the signing of IBF super middleweight champion Savannah “The Silent Assassin” Marshall (13-1, 10 KOs). Savannah is a two-weight world champion, having reigned at middleweight until a 2022 loss to Claressa Shields. In 2023, she defeated Franchon Crews-Dezurn to become the... |
12/05/2025 |
Chantelle Cameron signs with MVP |
Chantelle Cameron signs with MVP |
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MVP social media Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced the signing of one of the most recognized names in women’s boxing - the former undisputed world junior welterweight champion Chantelle “Il Capo” Cameron (20-1, 8 KOs). Cameron lost the world championship to the great Katie Taylor in 2023 (after defeating Taylor in 2022). She... |
Martinez survives knockdown for road win vs. Ioka |
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Source: WBA Fernando Martínez W12 Kazuto Ioka... The boxing commuity in Argentina has another reason to celebrate. Fernando “Puma” Martínez stormed into enemy territory and left with his the WBA 115-pound championship belt still around his waist. Martinez was knocked down but he managed to outlast Japan’s Kazuto Ioka in a grueling battle... |
PBC press conference quotes for May 31st event |
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Press Release Super middleweights Caleb Plant and Jermall Charlo previewed their respective showdowns at a Los Angeles press conference on Wednesday before they co-headline PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video on Saturday, May 31st from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Plant will fight Mexican knockout artist Armando... |
Lubin stops Holmes to become IBF mandatory challenger |
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By Scott Shaffer Erickson Lubin TKO11 Ardreal Holmes... Erickson Lubin (pictured) is now the IBF mandatory contender at junior middleweight after stoping Ardreal Holmes on Saturday at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. Lubin, now 27-2, was winning the bout and then stepped it up ended in round eleven. Lubin trapped Holmes in the... |
New champion alert: Mayelli Flores Rosquero wins 122-pound title |
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By Scott Shaffer Mayelli Flores Rosquero W10 Nazarena Romero ... Mexico has a new champion. On the ProBox undercard from Kissimmee, Florida, Mayelli Flores Rosquero won the WBA junior featherweight championship, handing previously unbeaten Nazarena Romero her first loss by split decision. Official scores were 96-94 (twice) for Rosquero and... |
12/05/2025 |
A TKO win for Sweden's Golden Boy |
A TKO win for Sweden's Golden Boy |
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Source: WBF Oscar Ahlin TKO6 Kambis Rahmani ... In Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday, Oscar “Golden Boy” Ahlin defeated Kambis Rahmani in a light heavyweight contest. At Jacy'z Hotel Ahlin prevailed in one of the biggest fights of his career, stopping the German in round six. A professional since 2018, Ahlin improved his record to 27-2... |
12/05/2025 |
Josh Dyer wins BKFC title |
Josh Dyer wins BKFC title |
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Press Release Josh “D Day” Dyer dethroned BKFC light heavyweight (185-pound) champion Mike “The Marine” Richman with a doctor's stoppage TKO on Saturday at BKFC 74, LIVE exclusively on DAZN from the sold-out Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The bout was called to a stop 58 seconds into the fourth round after a major cut opened on... |
Debatable referee ruling allows Navarrete to retain title over Suarez |
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Edited Press Release Emanuel Navarrete W8 Charly Suarez... “El Vaquero” returned to Pechanga Arena San Diego looking to deliver a win to his fans. He got the victory, just not the way he imagined it. Emanuel Navarrete retained his WBO junior lightweight world title Saturday evening with an eighth-round technical decision over Filipino... |
11/05/2025 |
Muratalla claims interim belt vs. Abdullaev |
Muratalla claims interim belt vs. Abdullaev |
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Source: Top Rank Raymond Muratalla W12 Zaur Abdullaev.... In the San Diego co-feature on ESPN, Southern California native Raymond Muratalla (23-0, 17 KOs) defeated Russia's Zaur Abdullaev (20-2, 12 KOs) via one-sided unanimous decision for the vacant Interim IBF lightweight world title. Official scores were 119-109 and 118-110 (twice). [The... |
11/05/2025 |
Cacace stops Wood as towel comes in |
Cacace stops Wood as towel comes in |
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Source: DAZN Anthony Cacace TKO9 Leigh Wood... Anthony Cacace has seemingly brought an end to Leigh Wood's career after stopping the former WBA featherweight champion in round nine of their contest at Nottingham, England's Motorpoint Arena. The end came with Wood runing away from Cacace and the towel flying in from Wod's corner. Cacace... |
11/05/2025 |
Marco Romero forges ahead with busy schedule |
Marco Romero forges ahead with busy schedule |
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Press Release The "magical mystery tour" for Kansas super middleweight Marco “El Tiburón” Romero (6-0, 5 KOs) will make a new stop on Saturday, May 24th, when the 19-year old faces upset-minded Noah Kidd in a six-round bout outdoors at Energy Plaza in downtown Topeka, Kansas. Not only is this event considerably closer to his Olathe (KS)... |
10/05/2025 |
Weigh-in report from San Diego |
Weigh-in report from San Diego |
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Source: Top Rank Here are the boxers' weights for Top Rank's ESPN show on Saturday at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego:WBO junior lightweight title - twelve rounds Emanuel Navarrete 130 pounds -vs.- Charly Suarez 129.9 Referee: Edward Collantes; Judges: Lou Moret, Pat Russell and Fernando Villarreal;IBF interim lightweight title —... |
10/05/2025 |
Martinez ready to give Ioka his rematch |
Martinez ready to give Ioka his rematch |
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Source: WBA This Sunday, May 11th, early in the morning in the United States, fireworks are expected in Tokyo as Argentina’s Fernando “Puma” Martínez (pictured) and Japan’s Kazuto Ioka square off in a long-anticipated rematch at the Ota City General Gymnasium. On the line: Martínez’s WBA super flyweight world title—and a shot at... |
10/05/2025 |
Today: Lubin faces Holmes in IBF eliminator |
Today: Lubin faces Holmes in IBF eliminator |
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Source: ProBox TV What started as a professional rivalry between Erickson Lubin (pictured) and Ardreal Holmes got personal during a heated head-to-head in March. The two fighters faced off at a public workout in Las Vegas and tempers flared between the former amateur rivals and now, on Saturday, May 10th, they will meet at the Silver Spurs... |
10/05/2025 |
Weigh-in report from Maryland |
Weigh-in report from Maryland |
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Source: Jeter Promotions Here are the boxers' weights for Jeter Promotions' fight card at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland: Tyler Langer 199.4 pounds -vs.- Raphael Carolina 198.8; Ezri Turner 171.4 -vs.- Monreco Goldston 167.8; Nasheed Smith 174.8 Jeremy Cullors 173; Victor Williams 152.6 -vs.- Dante Concepcion... |
A few words with Massachusetts' Anthony “ATV” Velazquez |
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Press Release It was only appropriate that former baseball prospect, junior middleweight prospect Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (17-0-1, 14 KOs), recently pitched a shutout in his last fight on April 26th at home in Springfield, Massachusett's MassMutual Center. The 29 year-old Velazquez won every round on each of the three judges’... |
09/05/2025 |
Thorslund bidding for third belt vs. Metcalf |
Thorslund bidding for third belt vs. Metcalf |
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Source: WBC WBC / WBO bantamweight champion Dina Thorslund of Denmark (pictured) will clash with IBF champion Shurretta Metcalf in a unification bout, which will take place on July 11th at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This historic all-women’s card stars the third fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, presented by... |
09/05/2025 |
Mayweather Sues Reporter for $100M |
Mayweather Sues Reporter for $100M |
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By Scott Shaffer Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. has filed a defamation lawsuit in New York federal court against Business Insider journalist Daniel Geiger and Insider, Inc., alleging they have waged a sustained campaign against him consisting of false reporting, harassment and racial bias. Mayweather claims the alleged defamnation... |
WTF? WBA recognizes Romero as regular welterweight champ |
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Edited Press Release Rolly Romero held a media roundtable in Los Angeles on Wednesday to discuss his triumph over Ryan Garcia and more. [Although not posted on the official WBA rankings, an article on the WBA website recognized Romero as the WBA [regular] welterweight champion with Jaron "Boots" Ennis listed as the WBA super champion.... |
09/05/2025 |
Shields announces next heavyweight defense |
Shields announces next heavyweight defense |
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By Scott Shaffer Heavyweight champion Claressa Shields announced on social media that she will be defending her undisputed world titles against IBF light heavyweight champion Lani Daniels of New Zealand. The fight will take place in Little Ceasar's Arena in Detroit, Michigan, which is Shield's home state. The 36 year-old Daniels is 11-2-2... |
09/05/2025 |
Navarrete vs. Suarez final presser quotes |
Navarrete vs. Suarez final presser quotes |
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Source: Top Rank Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete (pictured, 39-2-1, 32 KOs) will defend his WBO junior lightweight title against Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs) this Saturday at Pechanga Arena San in Diego, the latest chapter in the Mexico vs. Philippines fistic saga. In the co-feature, SoCal native Raymond Muratalla (22-0, 17 KOs) and Russia’s... |
09/05/2025 |
Granite Chin books June 7th show in MA |
Granite Chin books June 7th show in MA |
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Press Release The two newest members of Granite Chin Promotions’ (GCP) roster, lightweight “Showtime” Shea Willcox (2-0, 2 KOs) of Everett, Massachusetts and middleweight Rich Allen (1-0, 1 KO) of Kingston, MA will be showcased in a pair of home-state, four-round bouts on Friday night, June 20th at the Bridgewater Veterans Club... |
Jared Warren looking for chance to become repeat BKFC champ |
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Source: BKFC In last week's bare knuckles action in Clearwater, Florida, Jared Warren needed just 92 seconds to stop Joseph Creer, at the sold-out OCC Road House & Museum. “I didn’t expect to finish him that early in the fight, but everything went really smoothly and that gave me the statement that I was looking for,” Warren says. “I... |