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Ali's grandson manages only a draw in Manila

Source: IBA Nico Ali Walsh W8 KittisakKlinson.. Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of the legendary Muhammad Ali, settled for a majority draw against Thailand’s KittisakKlinson in an eight round middleweight match-up at the ‘Thrilla In Manila 2’ IBA show in the same city that Ali defeated Frazier in one of boxing's greatest moments. Competing in...

Heavyweight Thompson defeats bridgerweight Yunovidov

Source: IBA Chris Thompson W8 GeorgiyYunovidov... South African heavyweight Chris Thompson picked up a career-best victory, upsetting Russia’s GeorgiyYunovidov in a competitive eightround heavyweight bout on the "Thrilla In Manila 2"’ show commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the legendary Ali-Frazier III fight. A southpaw...

Marlon Tapales picks up fourth straight win

Source: IBA Marlon Tapales KO6 Fernando Toro... Filipino fan-favorite Marlon Tapales (pictured) proved a level above Venezuelan underdog Fernando Toro in their scheduled ten-round contest. Tapales' win was part of the "Thrilla In Manila 2"’ show commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the legendary Ali-Frazier III fight.Tapales, a...

Weigh-in results from Montreal

Source: Top Rank Here are the weigh-in results for tonight's (Thursday's) show at the Montreal Casino. The fights will be streamed live and free online at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Top Rank Classics FAST Channel. To watch on mobile or desktop, visit trboxing.co/TopRankClassics. To watch on your smart TV, check the availability of FAST channel...

Lucas Browne to fight for bare knuckles title

Press Release On November 22nd at the Charles F Dodge Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida,Gustavo “The Cuban Assassin” Trujillo (7-0, 7 KOs) defends his Bare Knuckle Boxing (BKB) heavyweight title against former WBA regular champion Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (31-7, 27 KOs boxing; 1-0 BKB).The 32year-old Trujillo, a Miami native by way of Cuba,...

New England Sports Network inks broadcast deal with CES

Press Release Classic Entertainment & Sports (CES) has announced a new broadcast partnership with New England Sports Network (NESN), the region's flagship home for sports and entertainment. This collaboration unites two of the region’s institutions to deliver world-class boxing and MMA action to millions of fans across New England....

Weigh-in report from Liverpool, New York

Press Release From Liverpool, New York, here are the boxers' weights for Thursday night's fight card at The Randolph House Hotel & Convention Center: Bryce Mills 140 pounds -vs.- James Bernadin 142.4; Damiana Andrello 115 -vs.- Angelyris Lopez 116.2; Messiah Miles 152 -vs.- Javonni Bennett 151.4; and Shamar Lutchman 145.2...

Sarajevo card headlined by Avdic vs. Kerkmann

Source: WBA The Balkans will rumble this October 31st as Austria’s Edin Avdic (12-0, 7 KOs) faces Germany’s David “Mr. Bomb” Kerkmann (26-2, 22 KOs) in a super middleweight contest to take place in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At 41 years old, Kerkmann brings a wealth of experience and a six-fight winning streak into...

Alimkhanuly vs. Lara middleweight unification added to Dec. 6th show

Source: PBC WBA middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will take on unified WBO and IBF middleweight champion JanibekAlimkhanuly (pictured) ona PBC pay-per-view on Prime Video on Saturday, December 6th at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.The pay-per-view action will also feature two-division champion Stephen...

Lenier Pero ready for Jordan Thompson this weekend

Press Release Cuban heavyweight Lenier “El Justiciero” Pero (12-0, 8 KOs) is deep into final preparations for his ten-round showdown against Great Britain's Jordan Thompson (15-1, 12 KOs) which is scheduled for the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida, this Saturday, November 1st. The fight, which takes place as part of a...

Mike Tyson visits the Democratic Republic of Congo

Source: WBC Former world heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, made an emotional visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), coinciding with the 51st anniversary of the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle” bout, which redefined boxing history in 1974.Tyson landed in Kinshasa to pay a heartfelt tribute to the legacy of Muhammad Ali and...

Fortuna out to prove there's still gas in the tank

Source: CES Boxing The Dominican Republic's Javier "El Abejón" Fortuna (39-6-1, 28 KOs) is out to prove he still has plenty of sting left when he returns to the ring on Saturday, November 1st to challenge "Speedy" Rashidi Ellis (27-1, 18 KOs) in a welterweight battle at Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena. The ten-round bout co-headlines CES...

Spencer vs. Mayer final presser quotes

Source: Top Rank On Thursday, Mikaela Mayer will have the chance to become a three-divison champion but will have to do so on enemy soil. Mayer will challenge Canadian fan favorite Mary Spencer for the WBA 154-pound title this Thursday, Oct. 30th at Montreal Casino. The vacant WBC and WBO belts will also be up for grabs in what has become...

Gomez faces Ingram in Orlando on Saturday

Source: WBA ‍Cuban junior middleweight Yoelvis Gómez will see action this Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, against unbeaten local contender Antraveous Ingram. Gómez enters the bout with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 7 knockouts, while Ingram stands at 12-0 with 6 KOs. Both men have plenty on the line —...

Late result: Zamorano keeps WBC atomweght title

Source: WBC Camila Zamorano W10 Sana Hazuki ... Mexican teenager Camila “La Magnífica” Zamorano defended the WBC atomweight title that had been "e-mailed" to her. Over the weekend, she decisively defeated Japan's Sana Hazuki by unanimous decision at the Arena Sonora in her native Hermosillo. From the start, the 17 year-old Zamorano (13-0,...

BKFC makes Mt. Pleasant, MI debut on Saturday

Press Release On Saturday, bare knuckle boxing breaks new ground in the state of Michigan with BKFC Fight Night Michigan at the legendary Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant. The BKFC app will stream the action live. The future of the BKFC cruiserweight division will be on full display as Michigan's own Esteban “Mohawk”...

Filipino journalist reflects on the Thrilla in Manila

Source: IBA Fifty years ago, the world stood still. On the morning of October 1, 1975, in Manila’s Araneta Coliseum, two titans — Muhammad Ali (pictured) and Joe Frazier — battled through 14 brutal rounds in what would go down as one of the greatest fights in boxing history: The Thrilla in Manila. For those who witnessed it firsthand,...

Interview: Rashidi "Speedy" Ellis

By Kirk Lang One of New England’s most talented fighters returns to the squared circle this Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, with a plan to put on a show.  “I like to have fun in there,” said welterweight contender “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis, who cites Prince Naseem Hamed, Roy Jones Jr. and Meldrick Taylor among his...

IBF delays purse bid for Murtazaliev vs. Kelly again

By Scott Shaffer UPDATE: The IBF announced that the BakhramMurtazaliev vs. Josh Kelly purse bid scheduled for today has been postponed again. Original story: On August 19th, the IBF ordered its junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev to begin negotiations with Josh Kelly of the United Kingdom for a mandatory title defense. An...

Shinard Bunch lands headline spot in New Jersey

Source: CB Promotions CB Promotions will stage its first fight card on Tuesday night, November 25th at The Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. The plan is for Tuesday Night at the Fights to be a monthly series in East Coast venues. In the main event, local favorite Shinard Bunch (21-3-1, 17 KOs) of Hamilton, New Jersey takes on Juan...

Welcome to Buatsi vs. Parker fight week

Source: WBA Joshua Buatsi and Zach Parker are set to square off this Saturday at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England, in a high-stakes light heavyweight clash. Buatsi enters the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses, and 14 knockouts (including the World Series of Boxing), while Parker boasts 26 victories, 1 defeat, and...

Visoli vs. Howarth headlines Dec. 17th London show

Press Release Lightweight Giorgio Visoli (9-0, 6 KOs) returns to the UK, fresh from a winning US debut, to battle ‘Wigan Warrior’ Joe Howarth (14-1, 4 KOs) on a London show to be aired on DAZN. Fight date is December 17th. In the co-feature, the English cruiserweight title is on the line as ’The Gentleman’ John Hedges collides with...

Butler to face Fondjo as Bazinyan is injured again

Source: Eye of the Tiger Mgmnt A new injury to Erik Bazinyan has forced Eye of the Tiger Management to revise the main event for November 13th. However, the finale will remain 100% Candian, as Montreal’s Stéphane Fondjo will now face two-time title challenger Steven “Bang Bang” Butler at the Casino de Montréal. Butler (36-5-1, 30 KOs), who is finishing...

Fiji boxers get home-island opportunity this weekend

Source: WBA Pro boxing will make its way to Fiji this weekend as Suva’s Vodafone Arena hosts a ten-bout show this Saturday night. In the main event, Australia’s veteran Francis Chua will face MikaeleRavalaca in a junior welterweight bout. The chief support features Junior Binnu Singh against ApichartKlintai in the super...

Bare knuckles update: Martinjak vacates one of his titles

Press Release On the heels of becoming a two-division BKB champion and solidifying himself among the top, if not top, pound-for-pound bare knuckle boxers earlier this month BKB 47 in Leeds, England, BKB bridgerweight and super cruiserweight champion Marko Martinjak announced that he will vacate his super cruiserweight title and focus...

Pacquiao accepts VP position with the IBA

Press Release Former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao has been appointed as vice president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), marking a rare transition from sporting legend to sports governor on the world stage. The appointment, made official during the IBA Board of Directors meeting held in Manila, positions Pacquiao at...

Lenier Pero to face Jordan Thompson in Orlando

Source: DAZN Cuban heavyweight Lenier Pero returns to action on Saturday when he takes on Jordan Thompson in Florida. Thompson (15-1) will be making his heavyweight debut in what is his first fight since being knocked out by unified cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia two years ago. Pero vs. Thompson will take place on Saturday, November...

Results from Detroit: Carty remains undefeated

Source: Clip Boxing Jaquan Carty W10 Semajay Thomas... On Friday night, Toronto's Jaquan Carty (11-0, 7 KOs) won a ten-round unanimous decision over Semajay Thomas (11-2, 8 KOs) of Chicago in the junior middlewight division on Carlos Llinas and CLIP Boxing’s “Night of Knockouts XXXVI (36),” event at Sound Board in MotorCity Casino Hotel in...

Japan’s Ayumu Sano wins battle of unbeatens

Source: WBA In the super flyweight division, Japan’s Ayumu Sano (11-0-1, 5 KOs) claimed a commanding unanimous decision victory over the Philippines’ ReymartTagacanao (11-1, 9 KOs) on October 25th at the Bishkek Arena in Kyrgyzstan.The judges’ scorecards told the story: 117-111, 119-109, and 120-108, all in favor of Sano, who...

BKFC results from Rome

Press Release BKFC 83 took place at the sold-out Palazzo Dello Sport in Rome. Italian combat sports legend Alessio “Legionarius” Sakara dethroned Chris Camozzi for the BKFC cruiserweight championship. Two judges agreed on the 48-47 verdict for Sakara, and one judge scored it 48-47 for Camozzi, who was defending his belt for the second...

Watch: Wardley stops Parker in a war, but some say stoppage was too quick

Source: DAZN Fabio Wardley TKO11 Joseph Parker.. Fabio Wardley seems to have landed himself a shot at world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk with a stunning finish against Joseph Parker after once again being well behind on the scorecards at London's O2 Arena. Wardley now has both the WBA and WBO interim titles. A relentless attack...

Pedro Taduran remains IBF 105-pound champion

Source: Philstar.com Pedro Taduran W12 Christian Balunan ... In a rare all-Filipino title fight, Pedro Taduran remains the IBF 105-pound champion after a unanimous decision victory over Christian Balunan at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila. After twelve rounds of action that saw Balunan bloodied, the judges scored it 117-111 and 118-110...

Sandoval vs. Yafai could help sort out flyweight title mess

Source: WBC An anticipated WBC/WBA flyweight championship bout between the United State's Ricardo Sandoval and Britain’s Galal Yafai is expected to take place in early 2026, according to promoter Eddie Hearn. Yafai, an Olympic gold medalist and the current mandatory challenger, earned his shot after losing to Francisco Rodríguez Jr.,...

Weigh-in report from London

Source: DAZN  Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is the heavier man ahead of facing Fabio Wardley on Saturday, which will be available exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view.  The tensions have slowly been ramping up during fight week with Parker getting more and more agitated. The two heavyweights took part in the traditional...

New venue for next weekend's upstate NY show

Press Release Due to unforeseen technical circumstances, the October 30th fight card featuring local favorite Bryce Mills against James Bernadin will now take place at the Randolph House Hotel & Convention Center in Liverpool, New York. The scheduled ten-round junior welterweight bout will top a pro/am event promoted by Rising...

Matchroom wins purse bid for Muratalla vs. Cruz

By Scott Shaffer On Thursday, Matchroom tweeted, "Purse bid won. Andy Cruz will challenge for Raymond Muratalla’s IBF world 135-pound title in early 2026 [to be broadcast] on DAZN Boxing." In June, after the IBF received notification that its lightweight champion, the great Vasily Lomachenko, was retiring, Muratalla was upgraded from...

Otto Wallin to fight Chris Thomas on November 7th

Source: Boxing Insider Boxing Insider Returns to Tropicana Atlantic City with Local Talent and Regional Prospects on November 7th. Tickets are on sale now. Heavyweight veteran Otto Wallin (pictured, 27-3), who has faced Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, returns to Atlantic City for his third appearance. He'll meet New Jersey’s Chris Thomas (15-2-2) in...

Mexican update: super flyweights clash in Baja California

Source: WBA This Saturday, October 25th, Mexican boxing will host a superflyweight showdown as Jassiel “Flashito” Amador Gamez (12-0-1, 12 KOs) faces Joaquín Cruz Castillo (14-5-2, 2 KOs). The bout will take place in La Paz, Baja California Sur — Amador’s hometown. At age 24, Amador has a perfect 100% knockout ratio since turning pro...

CLIP to present two Detroit shows in just eight days

Press Release Longtime Detroit promoter Carlos Llinas of CLIP Boxing will put on two professional boxing shows in a span of just eight days at Sound Board in MotorCity Casino Hotel. On Friday, October 24th, “Night of Knockouts XXXVI” will featureToronto's Jaquan Carty (10-0, 7 KOs) against Chicago’s Semajay Thomas (11-1, 8 KOs) in a...

Rashidi Ellis faces Javier Fortuna on Nov. 1st

Source: CES Boxing On Saturday, November 1st, CES Boxing returns to Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Arena with its 2025 Autumn Classic. The show will be headlined by a world-class welterweight showdown between "Speedy" Rashidi Ellis (27-1, 18 KOs) of Lynn, Massachusetts and former secondary champion Javier "El Abejón" Fortuna (39-6-1, 28 KOs) of...