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Ex-journeyman Ashley Lane wins British title

By Scott Shaffer Ashley Lane TKO6 Chris Bourke ... Former journeyman Ashley Lane won the vacant British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles by stopping Chris Bourke in round six in London's York Hall at Bethnall Green. Lane's pro record is just 18-10-2. Bourke falls to 13-2. The British title was last held by Sean McGoldrick. Moses Itauma...

Okolie to challenge Rozanski for 224-pound title

Press Release Lawrence Okolie will challenge Lukasz Rozanski for the WBC bridgerweight championship on Friday, May 24th at the Podpromie Arena in Rzeszow, Poland, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. The former British, Commonwealth, European and WBO cruiserweight king makes his long awaited return to the ring as he bids to become...

Weigh-in report from Sheffield

Source: WBC Dalton “Thunder” Smith will fight José “Chon” Zepeda today (Saturday) at the Sheffield Arena in England. Smith (15-0, 11 KOs) is up against  three-time world title challenger José Zepeda (37-4, 28 KOs) in the main event. At the official weigh-in, Smith weighed 139.6 pounds, while Zepeda registered 139.5. The fight is...

Weigh-in report from Ontario, California

Source: Toro Promotions Toro Promotions weighed in three heavyweights today for Saturday night’s show at LumColor Phoenix Center in Ontario, California. Undefeated 2021 Ukraine Olympian Tsotne Rogava (5-0, 5 KOs) weighed in at 264.4 pounds. He'll face 231-pound Antonio Brown (8-4, 8 KOs) in the main event. Alexander “The Great” Flores (18-4-1, 16...

Paddy Donovan to face Lewis Ritson

Source: WBA Paddy Donovan will face Lewis Ritson in a welterweight bout on May 25th at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, United Kingdom. The Irishman will feace off against an experienced opponent in an evening promoted by Matchroom Boxing, according to the official announcement. Donovan is undefeated in 13 fights, 10 wins by...

Tszyu: "the Fundora fight is all about awkwardness"

Press Release WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and his late-replacement chellenger, 6'5" Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora came face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, at a media workout before they meet for Tszyu’s WBO and the vacant WBC world titles headlining a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime...

Italian update: Magnesi faces Rikiishi today

Source: WBC Italian junior lightweight Michael Magnesi (23-1-0, 13 KOs), a former IBO champion, will host Japan's Masanori Rikiishi (14-1-0, 9 KOs) on Friday night at the Palazzetto Romboli in Lazio, Italy. Magnesi is on quite a roll, with his last three wins coming over boxers with a combined record of 54-1. Both breezed through...

Lampley, Ppv.com back with Tszyu-Fundora alternate broadcast

Press Release Ppv.com, which does not require a subscription, will livestream, in the U.S. and Canada, the May 30th four-bout card, featuring the twelve-round WBO/WBC junior middleweight world title tilt between WBO champion Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) and Sebastian "The Towering Inferno" Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs). [The WBC title is...

Cruz calls Romero a coward

Press Release Mexican lightweight Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz is best known for a valiant but failed fight against Gervonta "Tank" Davis in 2021. On Saturday, March 30th T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Cruz will fight at junior welterweight, where he will have a chance to wn the WBA world title against Rolando “Rolly” Romero. The fight will be part...

Kareem Hackett lands spot on LA card

Press Release Toronto light heavyweight Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-0, 6 KOs) will see action on March 30th against Rowdy Legend Montgomery (10-5-1, 7 KOs) in a ten-round match on the Golden Boy Promotions card headlined by the WBA cruiserweight title fight between defending champion Arsen Goulimarian and Hackett’s stablemate, former...

Weigh-in report from London

Source: Queensberry Promotions Here are the boxers' weights from the weigh-in ahead of Friday night's Queensberry show at York Hall in London's Bethnal Green, live on TNT Sports:Vacant British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles Chris Bourke – 117 pounds 4oz -vs.- Ashley Lane – 117 lbs 14oz;  Willy Hutchinson – 174lbs 10oz -vs.- Martin Houben –...

IBF puts purse bid back on calendar for Ennis vs. Crowley

By Scott Shaffer An IBF purse bid for a mandatory title defense by Jaron Ennis vs. Cody Crowley is back on schedule just days after the IBF reported an agreement was reached between the two welterweights. The bidding process for the promotional rights to Ennis-Crowley is now scheduled for March 26th at noon Easten time. Ennis (pictured) is...

Harper bidding to become three-weight champion

Source: Matchroom Terri Harper, who currently holds the WBA junior middleweight title, believes winning a world title in a third weight category would cement her name amongst the elite fighters in women’s boxing. The 27-year old returns to the arena where she won her first title back in 2020 to take on reigning WBO welterweight champion...

A few words with junior welterweight Lindolfo Delgado

Source: Top Rank Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado will return in a junior welterweight ten-rounder against compatriot Carlos "El Tiburon" Sanchez on Friday, March 29th at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Delgado-Sanchez will be featured on the undercard of the twelve-round junior lightweight main event between former...

Avious Griffin to face Jose Vargas Quintana in battle of undefeateds

Press Release Undefeated welterweight Avious “Tha Underdog” Griffin, hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, is gearing up for the most significant bout of his career as he steps into the ring under the guidance of Brian 'BoMac' McIntyre, Ring Magazine's 2023 Trainer of the Year. The event, promoted by OTX (Overtime Boxing), will be...

ESPN platforms to preview Estrada vs. Valle world championship fight

Source: Top Rank On March 23rd, ESPN will air the original program: Talk That Talk: Seniesa vs. Valle to promote the four-belt world title fight between Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (pictured) and Yokasta Valle. The fight itself takes place on March 29th in Glendale, Arizona. Hosted by Crystina Poncher, the thirty-minute all-access...

Noel Reyes fights a name from the past

Source: WBA Noel Reyes of the Dominican Republic is getting the biggest fght of his career at age 37. Reyes will face an ancient Venezuelan, Nehomar Cermeño, this Friday night in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic in a super bantamweight contest. Reyes (17-4) is a native of La Vega, in the Dominican Republic, and is in...

Big Daddy Bowe to attend Hall of Fame weekend

Press Release The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2024, announced that Hall of Fame heavyweight champion Riddick “Big Daddy” Bowe will return to Canastota for the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Weekend set for June 6-9.  “Big Daddy’ provided many thrilling moments during...

Canelo explains his rationale for choosing Munguia

Source: ESPN KnockOut World super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez explained to ESPN KnockOut why he chose former 154-pound title holder Jaime Munguia as his next opponent: “Edgar Berlanga was not attractive [as an opponent], neither was Jermall Charlo because of what happened with his brother [Canelo was presumably referring to his own...

Excelsior Sporting club to host black-tie banquet with live boxing

By Christian Schmidt The Excelsior Sporting Club in Cannock, Staffordshire, England wil present an evening of professional boxing this Thursday, March 21st.  "The St. Patrick's Dinner Show" is a special, black-tie dinner show set to begin at 6PM with whiskey and wine tasting plus a five-course meal. Former champion Richie Woodhall will serve as...

Rest In Peace Kanamu Sakama, age 20

By Scott Shaffer The WBA reports the death of Kanamu Sakama, a 20 year-old, word-ranked junior flyweight. Sakama, who had a 9-0 record, is said to have committed suicide this week when a scheduled fight was cancelled. because he was not in shape.  The WBA learned of the news from Japanese boxing journalist Joe Koizumi, who reported that, by...

Thabiso Mchunu returns from two-year hiatus

Source: WBC This Friday at the Olive Convention Center in Durban, South Africa, local fighter Thabiso Mchunu (23-6-0, 13 KOs) will face Argentina's Yamil Alberto Peralta (16-1-0, 9 KOs) in a cruiserweight bout. The 35 year-old South African has been away from the ring for two years following a split decision loss to Ilunga Makubu in a...

Muay thai champion Kinjo Espada turns to boxing

Source: CES Boxing CES Boxing announced it has reached a multi-fight pro boxing promotional agreement with former two-time Muay Thai world champion Kinjo "The One" Espada. The 22-year old will make his professional boxing debut on Saturday, March 23rd in Rhode Island at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino against welterweight Jeff Gonzalez (4-0,...

Tsotne Rogava lands California main event

Press Release Toro Promotions will showcase a heavyweight trio – undefeated 2021 Ukraine Olympian Tsotne Rogava (5-0, 5 KOs), Alexander “The Great” Flores (18-4-1, 16 KOs) and Kingsley Ibeh (11-2-1, 9 KOs) – this Saturday night (March 23rd) at LumColor Phoenix Center in Ontario, California. The event is co-promoted by Fearless...

Bare knuckle results from last weekend

Source: BKFC Howard “HD” Davis returned to the win column in style with a second-round TKO victory over Sean “P-Town” Wilson on Friday at the sold-out Vivo! Dolphin Mall in Miami. Davis dropped Wilson twice in the second round en route to the stoppage at 1:34 in the second stanza. With the victory, the Broward County standout improved...

Roy Jones returns to Box Fan Expo

Press Release Four-division champion and Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. will appear at the Seventh Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 4th at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Expo will also coincide with the mega fight between Canelo Alvarez vs Jaime Munguia, that will take place later that evening at the...

Ugandan heavyweight trying to succeed in Europe

Source: WBF  Ugandan-born Dutch heavyweight Willy Kyakonye, 7-0 with 6 KOs, is set to fight on March 30th. At the Sporthal de Willisstee in Wilnis, Netherlands, he will take on Giovanni Auriemma, 2-3-1, born in Italy but also fighting out of the Netherlands. Kyakonye, age 29, turned professional in 2017 with a first-round knockout...

Navarrete to face Berinchyk for fourth weight class title

Emanuel “El Vaquero” Navarrete hopes to become a four-doivision champion when he takes on Ukraine’s Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO lightweight championship on Saturday, May 18th at Pechanga Arena San Diego. The fighting pride of San Juan Zitlaltepec will attempt to join Erik Morales, Jorge Arce, Juan Manuel Marquez,...

Thurman injured; Tszyu to face Fundora

Source: PBC Tim Tszyu (pictured) will take on Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora for Tszyu’s WBO junior middleweight title (pending approval from the WBO), and the vacant WBC title, headlining a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video Saturday, March 30th from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. [*Note - Fundora is coming off a...

Sandy Ryan to defend welterweight title vs. Terri Harper this week

Source: Matchroom Sandy Ryan defends her WBO welterweight title against reigning WBA 154-pound champion champion Terri Harper in an all-British clash on the undercard of Dalton Smith vs. Jose Zepeda at the Utilita Arena Sheffield this Saturday March 23rd, live worldwide on DAZN. The Derby native (6-1-1, 2 KOs) would have relished a shot...

A few words with Yokasta Valle

Press Release WBO/IBF minimumweight champion Yokasta Valle wants to make history for Costa Rica, but standing in her way is a fellow pound-for-pound queen for whom this rivalry has become personal. Valle will face WBC/WBA champion Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada in an undisputed minimumweight showdown on Friday, March 29th at Desert...

Ergashev is big in Uzbekistan

Press Release In the United States, junior weltertweight contender Shohjahon Ergashev is a popular southpaw puncher, especially in Detroit, where he trains at the Kronk Gym with renowned trainer SugarHill Steward. But in his native Uzbekistan, Ergashev is a celebrity superstar with over 2.7 million Instagram followers. Most recently,...

Welcome to fight week in Rhode Island

Source: CES Boxing CES Boxing will present an eight-bout card at Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino in Rhode Island on Saturday, March 23rd.  Tickets are available at CESFights.com. Fans who can’t make it to Bally’s can catch the action live and for free on Swerve Combat TV. The main event features a lightweight battle between...

Schofield remains undefeated with DQ win

Source: WBA Floyd Schofield DQ5 Esteuri Suero... Floyd Schofield remained undefeated with a disqualification win over Esteuri Suero on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The lightweight contest ended in the fifth round after the Dominican fighter landed repeated low blows. Schofield was dominant despite the tactics of Suero,...

Callum Walsh gets TKO win

Source: WBC Callum Walsh TKO9 Dauren Yeleussinov... Cork, Ireland's Callum Walsh overwhelmed durable, experienced and hard hitting Dauren Yeleussinov (11-4-1 with 10 KOs) over nine rounds at the Theater in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The referee halted the junior middleweight bout at 1.56 of the ninth. Promoter...

Alvarez and Munguia to meet the press tomorrow

Press Release Undisputed world super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Álvarez and unbeaten all-action star and former 154-pound champion Jaime Munguía will preview their upcoming showdown during a Los Angeles press conference, as Canelo Promotions presents a battle of Mexican superstars on Saturday, May 4th headlining a PBC...

Stevenson says he's willing to fight Zepeda in July

By Scott Shaffer WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson, who will likely fight in July, tried his hand at matchmaking on Twitter: "Me vs. William Zepeda and Abdullah Mason vs. Floyd Schofield in July. [That would be two fights of] Top Rank vs. Golden Boy. Oscar De La Hoya and Bob Arum, let’s give the fans what they want."Stevenson made...

Whyte returns with a win after PED-related absence

By Scott Shaffer Dillian Whyte TKO3 Christian Hammer... British heavyweight Dillian Whyte returned to the ring on Sunday for his first action since 2022. Whyte's 2023 saw a huge rematch vs. Anthony Joshua cancelled due to peformance enhancing drug issues. Fighting in Ireland, Whyte battered Christian Hammer for three rounds, with Hammer failing...

A few words with Rolly Romero

Source: PBC WBA 140-pound champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero will defend his title vs. Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz on a PBC pay-per-view available on Prime Video on Saturday, March 30th from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Romero's hometown. Romero will make the first defense of his world title after capturing the belt last May with a ninth-round...

Tommy Hyde wins in California

Press Release Tommy Hyde TKO5 Craig McCarthy... Irish super middleweight Tommy “The Governor” Hyde (8-0, 5 KOs) defeated Craig “BTL” McCarthy (10-2-1, 2 KOs), to take the Boxing Union of Ireland Celtic title, outside of San Francisco at Fox Theater in Redwood City, California. The 24-year-old Hyde prevailed in the fifth round on a...