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Benavidez dominates Plant over 12 rounds

By Scott Shaffer David Benavidez W12 Caleb Plant... After a few close rounds, David Benavidez turned up the heat over the second half a super middleweight fight to soundly defeat Caleb Plant by unanimous decision. Benavidez won the battle of former champions by official scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 117-111. He more than doubled Plant in terms...

Ramos dominates Spencer

By Scott Shaffer Jesus Ramos TKO7Joey Spencer... Jesus Ramos punished and dominated Joey Spencer for nearly seven rounds in Las Vegas. The junior middleweight bout saw a first round knockdown by Ramos. It ended when Spencer's father and chief second, Jason Spencer, stepped up to the ring apron and stopped the fight. Ramos is now 20-0, and the...

Colbert wins horrendous decision over Valenzuela

By Scott Shaffer Chris Colbert W10 Jose ValenzuelaJose Valenzuela appeared to deal a serious blow to the career of Chris Colbert, mostly dominating Colbert over ten lightweight rounds in Las Vegas on Saturday. Dismayingly, all three official scores went the wrong way, 95-94 for Colbert. The verdict was greeted by vociferous boos from the crowd...

Crowley wins difficult welterweight eliminator

By Scott Shaffer Cody Crowley W12 Abel Ramos... The Showtime pay-per-view opener in Las Vegas was a fast-paced and exciting WBC welterweight eliminator between Cody Crowley and Abel Ramos. After twelve rounds of action, the Canadian Crowley was declared the winner by majority decision. The official scores were 114-114, 115-113 and...

Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions

By Michael Borao, Jr. Here are Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions: David Benavidez (26-0) vs. Caleb Plant (22-1) (WBC super middleweight interim title) … Prediction: Benavidez by late knockout; Lawrence Okolie (18-0) vs. David Light (20-0) (WBO cruiserweight title) … Prediction: Okolie by mid- to late-round KO; Yokasta Valle (27-2)...

Weigh-in report from Fresno, CA

Source: Top Rank Here are the boxers' weights for Top Rank's ESPN show on Saturday in Fresno, California: Jose Ramirez 140 pounds vs. Richard Commey 140  (WBC junior welterweight eliminator — 12 rounds);  Seniesa Estrada 104.2  vs. Tina Rupprecht 104.8 WBA / WBC minimumweight world titles — 10 rounds); Antonio Mireles 265.4  vs....

Wassim Chellan wins South African thriller

Source: WBF Wassim Chellan W10 Lybon Ntshani.... In the main event atthe World Boxing Federation convention in Cape Town, South Africa, local star Wassim Chellan won an exciting welterweight battle against countryman Lybon Ntshani. In a thriller at the packed Sunningdale Sports Complex, the fight was non-stop action from first to last...

Weigh-in report from Las Vegas: Plant and Benavidez make weight

Source: PBC / WBC Undefeated WBC interim super middleweight champion David “Mexican Monster” Benavídez, and the former IBF champion Caleb Plant finally meet today (Saturday) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  The 25 year-old Benavídez (26-0, 23 KOs) became the youngest 168-pound champion at just 20 years old when he defeated...

Team Combat preview: Las Vegas vs. Philly

Press Release Team Combat League today unveiled rosters for the Las Vegas Hustle, coached by Dewey Cooper, and Philadelphia Smoke, coached by Lando Rosa. Both teams will do battle on the second night of Team Combat League on March 31st at the Mohegan Sun Expo Center in Connecticut. Each team carries a roster of 18 fighters across 6...

Buatsi to face Stepien in battle of undefeateds

Source: Boxxer Boxxer has a main event scheduled for its show booked for Saturday, May 6th at the Resorts World Arena, in Birmingham, England. Newly-announced Boxxer signee, Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13 KOs), will face Pawel Stepien (18-0-1, 12 KO’s) in the headline bout on the day King Charles III will be coronated. Buatsi, the former...

Weigh-in report from Manchester, UK

Source: ProBox TV WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie and mandatory contender David Light of New Zealand both made weight for Saturday's title bout in Manchester, England. Okolie came in right at the division limit of 200 pounds, while Light was a bit lighter at 198 pounds, 5 ounces. Light boasts a pro record of 20-0 and Okolie,...

Mbilli graduates to contender status with win over Gongora

Source: WBA Christian Mbilli W10 Carlos Góngora... French super middleweight hopeful Christian Mbilli took a big step forward, as he fought respected Carlos Góngora for ten rounds and won by unanimous decision at the Casino de Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada, on Thursday. The judges’ scorecards showed Mbili's dominance with...

Benavidez says he will break Plant's jaw tomorrow

Press Release Super middleweight rivals David “The Mexican Monster” Benavídez (pictured) and Caleb Plant stated their intention to settle their rivalry emphatically during Thursday’s final press conference before they meet for Benavidez’s WBC interim super middleweight title on Showtime pay-per-view this Saturday, March 25th from the...

Commey to face Ramirez in Fresno on Saturday

Press Release Top Rank on ESPN will deliver a tripleheader this Saturday at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.  In the main event, former two-belt junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez (27-1, 17 KOs) takes on former IBF lightweight champion Richard “RC” Commey (pictured, 30-4-1, 27 KOs) in a twelve-round junior...

Ex-heavyweight Dave Zyglewicz passes away

By Scott Shaffer The Times Union reports that former heavyweight Dave "Ziggy" Zyglewicz died earlier this week. He was 79 years old. In 1969, Zyglewicz challenged Joe Frazier for the heavyweight championship. Zyglewicz came out bombing and landed a couple of punches, but he got knocked out in about ninety seconds by Frazier's renowned...

Presser quotes from Saturday's PPV undercard

Press Release On Thursday, the  final press conference was held for the big Showtime pay-per-view show scheduled for tomorrow (March 25th) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Besides the two main even boxers (David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant), the press conference featured the other boxers competing on the pay-per-view telecast:...

Jaime "Hurricane" Clampitt staring down Father Time

Press Release The day after her loss to Miranda Reyes in June, Jaime "Hurricane" Clampitt was back in the gym already thinking about the next opportunity. And yet there was still some hesitation. Was she still good enough to compete at a high level? Had age finally caught up to her? Clampitt, age 46, knew if she was going to continue...

Kristian Prenga to battle Sam Crossed in New Jersey

Press Release On March 25th, Kristian Prenga will battle Sam Crossed in a heavyweight main event at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The fight card is promoted by Rising Star Promotions. The Albanian Prenga is 12-1 with all of his wins coming by knockout. The 32 year-old has thrilled his fans with his knockout power, including in his...

WBA Asia announces show in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

Source: WBA This Saturday (March 25th), the Saigon Sports Club in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam will host a boxing event in coordination with WBA Asia. The featured fight will see local Huu Toan Lee (6-0) in a minimumweight bout against Filipino Garen Diagan (9-3). Another fight will match Vietnamese suoer middleweight Dinh Hoang Truong...

Why Plant dislikes Benavidez: "Once you start bringing up someone’s family, that’s a different level"

Press Release Boxing star and former IBF supermiddleweight champion Caleb Plant sat down for a discussion in the latest episode of “The Pivot Podcast.” Plant dove deep into his feud with David Benavidez before they do battle this Saturday, March 25th, in Las Vegas. The episode is available for viewing on the show’s YouTube page. Asked...

Ivan Zucco faces Germaine Brown in Milan on Friday

Source: Top Rank The ESPN+ boxing action continues tomorrow (Friday) from the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy, as undefeated super middleweight Ivan Zucco faces off against London’s Germaine Brown in a ten-round bout streaming live beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT. Zucco (16-0, 14 KOs) is a 27 year-old southpaw who debuted in the paid ranks...

A few words with DJ “The War Machine” Zamora

Press Release Super featherweight, DJ “The War Machine” Zamora (10-0, 8 KOs), is excited to be returning to the ring as prepares to take on his toughest test, Jesus Abel Ibarra (15-0, 7 KOs). The eight-round bout will take place this Saturday March 25th, on the highly anticipated David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant card at the MGM Grand in...

Lawal to defend British cruiserweight title vs. Chamberlain

Source: Boxxer Boxxer’s first-ever UK stadium show on Bank Holiday Weekend (Saturday, May 27th) will take place in Bournemouth, England. Mikael Lawal (17-0) will be making the first defense of the British cruiserweight championship he won by stopping David Jamieson in November. Standing opposite him will be Isaac Chamberlain (14-2),...

GH3 Promotions to co-promote super middleweight Junior Younan

Press Release GH3 Promotions has announced the signing of super middleweight Junior "The Young God" Younan to a co-promotional deal with Amaury Piedra. Younan, age 27, is from Brooklyn, New York and has a record of 17-0-1 with 11 knockouts. "This a is a great signing for us. Junior has always been a terrific talent. He just needed...

Two more teams revealed for Team Combat League

Press Release Team Combat League today unveiled the rosters for the Atlanta Attack, coached by Sam Arnold Sr. and Mustafa Meekins and the Dallas Enforcers, coached by AC Bryant. Both teams will do battle at the inaugural opening night of Team Combat League on March 29th at the Mohegan Sun Expo Center in Connecticut. Each team carries...

BKFC comes to Virginia on Friday

Press Release Reggie Barnett Jr. has dreamed of seeing the BKFC squared circle in his home state of Virginia. This week that dream becomes a reality for the Chesapeake, VA product. On Friday in Norfolk at the Scope Arena, Barnett Jr. (8-2, 2 KOs) defends his BKFC bantamweight championship against Daniel Alvarez (1-0, 1 KO) in the first...

KSI to face Joe Fournier

Press Release Social media star KSI a/k/a Olajide Olatunji accepts his hardest challenge to date by taking on Joe Fournier on May 13th at the OVO Arena Wembley in London, live on DAZN and DAZN pay-per-view. KSI enters the ring after stopping Faze Temper in one round of a crossover fight earlier this year. [The businessman Fournier has...

Late Result: Maribel Ramirez returns to win column

Source: WBA Maribel Ramirez W10 Michelle Preston... Former WBA 115-pound title holder Maribel “La Pantera” Ramirez defeated Michelle “Pressure” Preston via decision on Saturday night at the Eventfinda Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. From Mexico City, Ramirez (14-10-3) had not fought since losing her title last June 24th to Argentina’s...

Report: Inoue injured; Fulton fight will be postponed

By Scott Shaffer Former world bantamweight champion Naoya "Monster" Inoue has suffered a training injury and will have to postpone his plans to challenge two-belt super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton, which was scheduled to take place in Japan on May 7th. ESPN first reported the injury. As translated by the Sporting News, Inoue said,...

Rosales vs. Alvarado purse bid on tap for Thursday

Source: IBF UPDATE: The IBF announced it will move forward with a pruse bid for a flyweight eliminator between Cristofer Rosales and Felix Alvarado, which has been scheduled for Thursday, March 23rd at 12:00PM Eastern Time. On January 12th, the IBF ordered Cristofer Rosales and Felix Alvarado to begin negotiations for an IBF...

Luis Alberto Lopez to defend title vs. Mick Conlan

Source: Top Rank Mexico's Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez will make the first defense of his IBF featherweight title against Michael “Mick” Conlan on Saturday, May 27th at The SSE Arena in Conlan’s hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Lopez captured the title last December, venturing to Josh Warrington’s home base of Leeds, England, to...

Some familiar names surface in Team Combat League

Press Release Team Combat League proudly announced the rosters today of the two teams facing off on March 29th at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun, the opening night of the league’s inaugural season. The New York City Attitude will be coached by Benny Roman and Ryan O’Leary facing off against the Los Angeles Ten Goose, coached by Ricky...

Watch: Sergio Martinez scores a KO1

By Scott Shaffer Sergio Martinez KO1 Jhon Teheran... Former world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is still plugging away at age 48. Fighting in his home county of Argentina, Martinez landed a combination that knocked out Jhon Teheran in the first round on Tuesday. Teheran is a 38 year-old Colombian who is now 18-3. Martinez (57-3-2) has...

Thursday's Montreal show to air on ESPN+

Source: Top Rank U.S. boxing fans can watch a Canadian boxing show on ESPN+ tomorrow (Thursday) when super middleweight knockout artist Christian Mbilli takes on two-time Ecuadorian Olympian Carlos Gongora in a ten-round main event from the Montreal Casino. Mbilli-Gongora and undercard bouts will stream live on ESPN+ on Thursday starting at...

Showtime reveals two freestream bouts for Saturday

Press Release Showtime's PPV Countdown Show, this Saturday, March 25th, will freestream two bouts before the David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant pay-per-view event that takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Unbeaten super bantamweight Kevin Gonzalez will battle Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin in a ten-round duel, while Cuban...

Tonight: ProBox action from Florida

Press Release ProBox TV will return tonight (March 22nd) with a show from Plant City, Florida at 8 PM EST. The scheduled ten-round main event featuring Mexican southpaw Jorge Lara (29-2-2) has been postponed due to a hand injury. It will be rescheduled at a later date on ProBox TV. The new main event comes from the lightweight division,...

Wright vs. Howard heavyweight fight to headline PA show in April

Press Release RDR Promotions returns to the Clarion Hotel in Essington, Pennsylvania on Friday, April 14th as heavyweights Junior Wright and Brian Howard slug it out in the six-round main event. In the six-round co-feature, welterweight Mark Dawson Jr. will be in action against Jose Mayoral. Fresh off an October knockout of Colby...

Introducing Baltimore junior welterweight Ahmad Muhammad Jones

Press Release Jeter Promotions has announced the signing of junior welterweight Ahmad Muhammad Jones to a promotional contract. Jones, age 23 years and from Baltimore, is 4-0 with two knockouts. All four of his wins have come on Jeter Promotions cards, and the news of the signing makes it official that he will be with Jeter Promotions...

Boxxer reaches distribution deal for three Asian countries

Press Release Boxxer announced the renewal of its exclusive media rights partnership with Mola in Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The next event takes place on March 25th at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, headlined by WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie, who defends his title against mandatory challenger from...

Antonio Mireles added to ESPN+ broadcast

Source: Top Rank Heavyweight Antonio “El Gigante” Mireles is ready for prime time. The 6'9", 270-pound southpaw will return in a six-round clash against Patrick Mailata (6-1, 3 KOs) on Saturday, March 25th at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Mireles-Mailata will open the televised tripleheader headlined by the junior...