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Emanuel Navarrete training camp report

Source: Top Rank Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete is preparing for the most important battle of his career. The WBO/IBF junior lightweight king will face WBC champion O’Shaquie Foster in a unification showdown on Saturday, Oct. 24th at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. In the ten-round featherweight co-feature, unbeaten Albert “Chop...

Determined to make a name for himself, Marroquin takes step-up fight this weekend

By Kirk Lang Unbeaten middleweight Douglas “El Uno” Marroquin is a confident young man. A year or two ago, with just a few fights under his belt, he was already making spectacular ring entrances as if he was a world champion, with a mini-mariachi band and a seven-foot tall light up robot walking beside him as he made his way to the ring....

IBO approves vacant women's flyweight title fight

Source: IBO On December 6th at London's York Hall, Megan “Lashes” Redstall and Lauryne Brankaer collide with the IBO flyweight championship on the line. The British Redstall (8-0-1) started her career with easy opposition but arrives with momentum after two fights at a more advanced level. The French Brankaer (8-0-2) has a similar...

Homrani defeats Moro in Siena, Italy

Source: WBA Mariem Homrani W10 Alice Moro... In the historic Italian city of Siena, Tunisia’s Mariem Homrani (3-0), now based in Europe, edged out local lightweight Alice Moro by split decision. The official scorecards turned in after the razor-close ten-round contest saw two judges score the bout in Homrani’s favor, 96-94 and 98-92,...

Ronny Alvarez in action on Friday

Press Release Super middleweight Ronny Alvarez (7-0, 6 KOs) will take a step forward in his young career when he faces Narciso Carmona (12-2, 7 KOs) in a scheduled eight-round bout on Friday, October 2nd at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. The bout will be featured as part of Matchroom Boxing’s second edition of its Project...

Fury and Joshua meet face-to-face at London presser

Source: Netflix Ex-heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua came first face-to-face in London at Tuesday's opening press conference ahead of their Dec. 11th fight in Cardiff, Wales. In attendance at the press conference was Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, who is effectively financing...

Dubois reflects on his defeat of Wardley

Source: Queensberry Promotions WBO heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois says he realized he was capable of defeating Fabio Wardley when he was steadying himself after being put the canvas in the opening seconds of their original encounter in May up in Manchester. Dubois headed home with the WBO title that was previously under the ownership of Wardley,...

Roy Jones Promotions show in Washington this Saturday

By Christian Schmidt RJJ Promotions will promote a seven-bout card at the Legends Casino this Saturday night, October 3rd, in Toppenish, Washington. The main event will be a highly anticipated rematch between two Washingtonians, Devontae McDonald (8-6, 2 KOs) and Andrew "White Lightning" Murphy (13-0, 10 KOs) in an eight rounder in the...

Rafferty to face Martirosyan with IBO belt at stake

Source: IBO Undefeated “Demolition Man” Jack Rafferty takes the next step in his career when he faces Hovhannes Martirosyan at the AO Arena in Manchester, England on November 7th with the vacant IBO welterweight championship on the line. Rafferty (27-0-1) is on a run of six quality fights in a row, including the capture of the British...

A few words with Jermall Charlo

Source: PBC On Saturday, October 17th at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Jermall Charlo (pictured) will battle Australia's Koen Mazoudier in a super middleweight bout in support of Sebastian Fundora's 154-pound title defense against Ermal Hadribeaj. The show will be the fourth installment of the live monthly boxing series “The...

Abrahante relishes underdog role vs. Orozco

Press Release Bantamweight Yusniel Abrahante (8-2, 1 KO) has been in this situation before. Counted out. Fighting in his opponent’s territory. Facing a fighter expected to beat him. And winning. Now, Abrahante is preparing to walk into another high-stakes opportunity when he squares off against Nicaraguan knockout artist Jordan Orozco...

Late results from Birmingham, UK

Source: Queensberry Promotions On Saturday, in Birmingham, England, Liam Davies successfully defended his European featherweight title against Nathaniel Collins... Luke McCormack became the British junior welterweight champion in just his sixth fight against Kay Prospere... British boxing fans bade a fond farewell to Nathan Heaney as a professional boxer....

Hernandez in for WBO title fight, what about Bentley?

By Scott Shaffer On Tuesday, Warriors Boxing Promotions won the right to promote a WBO middleweight championship defense by Denzel Bentley against mandatory contender Yoenli Hernandez. The WBO has has now received written confirmation from Herndanez that he accepts the terms and conditions of the purse bid and is ready, willing, and honored...

Quebec City undercard info

Source: WBC On October 8th, Quebec City will host two a main event between IBF super middleweight champion Osley Iglesias and challenger Oliver Zaren. In one of the undercard’s main attractions, two undefeated boxers, Belarusian lightweight Dzmitry Asanau and Montreal's Luis Santana  will put their respective "0's" on the line against...

Introducing Delaware's Carlos Flowers

Source: Jeter Promotions Jeter Promotions announced the signing of amateur standout Carlos Flowers to a promotional contract. Flowers was introduced to martial arts by his father, Carlos Flowers Sr., a third degree black belt in tae kwon do. The father initially had the son following in his footsteps, training in tae kwon do before introducing him...

Al Bernstein: draw verdict is "outrageous injustice"

By Scott Shaffer María Micheo Santizo D10 Mai Soliman... María Micheo Santizo, a 41 year-old Guatemalan and Mai Soliman of Australia, fought to a draw after ten rounds in a WBC super flyweight final eliminator in Commerce, California. According to the WBC, it was a closely contested fight. Micheo (14-7-2) found success with her left hooks,...

The Boxingtalk scoreboard: wins for Krnjic and Sasaki

Source: WBC Ahmed Krnjić TKO5 Ali Kiydin... Ahmed Krnjić, a 9-1 heavyweight from Bosnia and Herzegovina, stopped Ali Kiydin (16-7) by fifth-round technical knockout on September 26th in Novi Pazar, Serbia.  Kiydin has now lost six straight. Krnjić entered the fight following a strong  run in the WBC Boxing Grand Prix, where he reached,...

Hank Lundy's bare knuckle debut set for November

Press Release BKB bare knuckle boxing announced that former lightweight contender “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy will make his BKB debut on Friday, November 20th at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort in Dover, Delaware. No opponent was announced. Tickets are available at ballysdover.com/entertainment. The event will mark BKB’s first-ever appearance...

Warriors wins purse bid for Bentley vs. Hernandez

By Scott Shaffer In a purse bid held online from WBO headquarters in Puerto Rico, Warriors Boxing Promotions won the right to promote a WBO middleweight championship defense by Denzel Bentley against mandatory contender Yoenli Hernandez. Warriors, who promotes Hernandez, bid $200,000, which was the minimum bid. Warriors was able to win...

Report: Gassiev files protest over WBA super championship threat

Source: IBA According to an IBA report, the promoters of WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev condemn reports that Tyson Fury’s clash with Anthony Joshua on December 11th will be sanctioned for the WBA’s super heavyweight championship, a status Gassiev considers to rightfully belong to him. Gassiev’s team has lodged a formal objection...

Heather Hardy files a sad and ugly lawsuit

By Scott Shaffer Former WBO featherweight champion Heather Hardy has filed a federal lawsuit against Jake Paul, Most Valuable Promotions, Bryce Holden and Holden Boxing, alleging that they placed her in an unnecessarily dangerous 2023 rematch with Amanda Serrano and contributed to the brain injuries that ended her career. The 54-page...

Figueroa prepares to defend vs. ex-champ Kameda

Source: PBC On Saturday, October 17th at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Brandon Figueroa (pictured) will defend his WBA featherweight championship against Tomoki Kameda, who reigned as the WBO bantamweight champion from 2013-2014. Figueroa-Kameda takes place in support of Sebastian Fundora's 154-pound title defense against Ermal...

Star Boxing reveals Oct. 10th line-up

Press Release Star Boxing returns to The Paramount on Saturday, October 10th for Rockin’ Fights 55 in Huntington (Long Island), New York for Columbus Day Weekend. Undefeated New York City firefighter Raymond Cuadrado and Huntington’s unbeaten Ralph Clemente lead a lineup featuring neighborhood pride, knockout power and fighters looking...

Atlantic City show booked for Nov. 13th

Press Release Boxing Insider Promotions brings professional boxing back to the Tropicana Showroom in Altantic City, New Jersey on Friday, November 13th. The card features a lineup of local and regional favorites. John "Body Shot" Leonardo (13-1-1, 6 KOs) of Manalapan, NJ faces Puerto Rico's Kevin "El Gallo" Nunez (6-4, 3 KOs) over...

Big wins for Jack Cullen and Darren Till in BKFC action

Press Release Darren “The Gorilla” Till and Yoel “The Soldier of God” Romero did battle at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 94 on Saturday, with Till reigning supreme at the sold-out AO Arena in Manchester, UK. After five rounds of action between two former UFC contenders, all three judges agreed on the 49-46 scorecard in favor of...

Minimumweight Aaron De la Cruz reaches 15-0

Source: WBC Aaron de la Cruz KO1 Pedro Alarcon... Mexican minimumweight Aaron de la Cruz needed only one round to score a big win in Hidalgo, Mexico. De la Cruz knocked out Colombia's Pedro Alarcon (13-2-1) in the main event of a show that was part of the San Francisco Fair. De la Cruz landed the decisive blow with his right hand, sending...

Whittaker vs. Wallace eliminator is this weekend

Source: Matchroom Ben Whittaker looks to lock in his status as the IBF #1 contender in the light heavyweight division this weekend when he faces Conor Wallace in his home city of Birmingham, England, live worldwide on DAZN. The Midlands’ native (12-0-1, 9 KOs) will top the bill at the Utilita Arena on Saturday night in what promises to be...

The rematch demanded by Washngton boxing fans

By Emmerscyn Grigsby It all started on a cold, whipping January night at Legends Casino in Toppenish, Washington in 2024. The crowd was buzzing, and tension filled the air. The atmosphere was electric. Devontae McDonald, of Wenatchee, Washington, just 4-3 at the time, was about to go against an undefeated Andrew “White Lightning” Murphy, of...

Heather Hardy seeks donations, alleges brain damage

By Scott Shaffer Ex-champ Heather Hardy has received over $46,000 in donations on GoFundMe, including donations from Claressa Shields and Ebanie Bridges. Hardy is seeking public assistance because of, according to her, brain damage suffered in combat sports (through primarily a boxer, Hardy also competed in mixed martial arts). She has...

Ex-MMA champ Cejudo wins pro boxing debut

Source: DAZN Henry Cejudo W4 Javon Walton ... Henry Cejudo made a winning start in pro boxing with Misfits Boxing as he edged past late-replacement Javon "Wanna" Walton in four-round encounter held in Miami. Now 39 years old, Cejudo is a 2008 Olympic gold medalist wrestler and former two-division UFC champion in mixed martial arts. picked up...

Undercard details for Chicago's Oct. 10th show

Source: Most Valuable Promotions The undercard is set for the WBA vacant lightweight championship showdown between undefeated contenders Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield III (19-0, 13 KOs) and “Prince” Lucas Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs). The show takes place Saturday, October 10th, live worldwide on DAZN from Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. WBA / WBC...

Nicholson to defend vs. ex-champ Yoshida

Source: WBC On Sunday, November 8th, Australia's Skye Nicolson puts her WBC super bantamweight title on the line against former two-time champion Miyo Yoshida (19-5) of Japan. The fight takes lace on neutral ground in Arlington, Texas. Nicolson (16-1), with her polished style, solid defense and surgical southpaw jab, will be making...

Takuma Inoue defeats Tenshi Nashukawa again

Source: WBC Takuma Inoue W12 Tenshin Nasukawa ... WBC champion Takuma Inoue retained his title by defeating fellow Japaese bantamweight Tenshin Nasukawa by unanimous decision in a highly anticipated rematch held in Tokyo. The judges delivered scorecards of 114–113 and 116–111 (twice) in favor of the reigning champion. The bout...

New champion alert: Malajika wins on foreign soil

Source: WBC Ricardo Malajika W12 Tomoya Tsuboi...   South Africa’s Ricardo Malajika (18–2, 12 KOs) accomplished a rare feat in boxing.. a South African winning a world title on foreign soil. Malajika was crowned the new WBC super flyweight champion after earning a points victory over local fighter Tomoya Tsuboi (3–1, 1 NC, 2 KOs) in a...

Fisher edges Pirotton by majority decision

Source: Zuffa Boxing Johnny Fisher W10 Michael Pirotton... England’s Johnny Fisher delivered a hard-earned victory for his legion of fans at London’s Copper Box Arena at Zuffa Boxing 11. Fisher outbattled Belgium’s Michael Pirotton over ten grueling rounds in the heavyweight main event Fisher was forced to dig deep, but found the shots he needed...

Zuffa Boxing 11 undercard results

Source: Zuffa Boxing Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kaladjzic W10 Craig Richards... On Zuffa Boxing 11 in London, Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kaladjzic battled to a unanimous decision victory over Craig “Spider” Richards in a light heavyweight battle that saw the momentum swing one way, then the other as they fought all the way to the scorecards. All three scorecards...

Uldedaj to defend IBO cruiserweight title vs. Caparello in Albania

Source: Star Boxing Albania's Juergen Uldedaj defends his IBO cruiserweight championship against Australia's Blake Caparello in Tirana, Albania on October 23rd, presented by SES Boxing / Blanko Sports in association with Crown Boxing International. The show will be broadcast live on Digitalb and Klan Kosova, with international broadcast...

Weigh-in report from London

Source: Zuffa Boxing Here are the boxers' weights for Zuffa Boxing 11 at Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday. The event will stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. and broadcast via Sky Sports for UK audiences. Johnny Fisher, 243 pounds -vs.- Michael Pirotton, 240.6 (heavyweight, ten rounds); Craig Richards, 174.2 -vs.- Radivoje Kalajdzic,...

Argentine boxing update

Source: WBA Argentina will be the site of a major night of boxing today (September 26th) when the action returns to the FAB Stadium in Buenos Aires. The event will be broadcast live on TyC Sports. Josue Agüero, one of Argentina’s top prospects, will challenge Brian González at junior lightweght. The 25 year-old Agüero is unbeaten...

Fury vs. Joshua official for Friday, Dec. 11th

Source: Netflix Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is officially happening. The two British heavyweights, both former champions, will fight for the first time on Friday, Dec. 11th, live on Netflix from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.  Ahead of the December showdown, Fury and Joshua will participate in a press conference on September...