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| PASCAL READY TO PUT BOSSE'S BOXING CAREER ON ICE
B H. K. Leon
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What made you decide to unretire to fight Steve Bosse? I went into my last fight wanting to end my career on a high note, by going into the hometown of an undefeated hungry young lion (Ahmed Elbiali) and tearing him apart and that's just what I did. I was very content with my decision to retire afterwards, but after I got home everywhere I went the fans were asking me to fight again in Quebec, they wanted more. Then I sat down with my team and my family and everybody agreed that I've still got plenty left in the tank and I can end my career on an even higher note, with a championship belt around my waist. This fight with Bosse is happening because he was calling me out all over social media and in the papers here, so on Friday night he's going to get what he was asking for and then we're going to see what's next.
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| POST FIGHT INTERVIEW: REGIS PROGRAIS
By G. Leon
Rougarou off to Moscow for WBSS announcement
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Congratulations on another great victory. Can you give us some thoughts on your performance? I feel like I didn't perform as I good as I could have. Of course I'm never going to give myself a 10 out of 10, but I went out there and got the job done. The dude was real tough and I know he wasn't known coming in, but he's going to be well known coming out of that fight. He was game and he was tougher than...I don't want to say tougher than I expected, but he was really tough. He showed that he belonged in there and I feel like I performed good for my home crowd. I didn't get the early knockout this time, but I performed well and I did what I wanted to do in front of my hometown crowd. I got hit a little too much, but at the same time sometimes people want to see that.
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| BOXINGTALK PROSPECT WATCH: CHARLES CONWELL
By G. Leon
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Congrats on your victory the other night, can you give us some thoughts on your performance? I give my performance like a B, B+. I think I could have done a better job of coming out in the first round fighting behind my jab, but that's something I'm going to work on in the gym and I'll be better next time out.
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| Q&A WITH WBO/WBC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION OLEKSANDR USYK
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Press Release: Ukraine’s WBO/WBC cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, is looking forward to the historic Ali Trophy Final against WBA/IBF champion Murat Gassiev on July 21st in Moscow, Russia, Gassiev's home country. The 31-year-old Usyk (14-0 with 11 KOs plus additional World Series of Boxing pro bouts) won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics and has prepared for Gassiev at the Olympic Village in Kiev. Here is a question-and-answer session with him.
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| HERNANDEZ BOOSTS LEDGER TO 26-0 IN MEXICO CITY
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Eduardo Hernandez TKO1 Marlyn Cabrera... At the Arena Coliseo in Mexico City, 20 year-old super featherweight Eduardo "Rocky" Hernandez knocked out Marlyn "Maravilla" Cabrera of the Dominican Republic in the first round with over 6000 fans in attendance. Cabrera was knocked down twice before the referee stopped the fight. Hernandez is now 26-0. In his last fight, Cabrera (24-3) lost but went the distance with former two-division champ Jhonny Gonzalez. source: wbc
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| MTHALANE NOW A TWO-TIME CHAMP
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Moruti Mthalane W12 Muhammad Waseem... Moruti Mthalane of South Africa won the vacant IBF flyweight title for the second time in his career. Mthalane survived an eleventh-round knockdown to win a unanimous decision over Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem, an accomplished amateur with little pro experience. Mthalane won by scores of 114-113 (twice) and 116-110. The bout took place in in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia as part of the Manny Pacquiao undercard. Mthalane is now 36-2. His first reign as IBF flyweight champion lasted from 2009-2010 and ended with him getting unfairly stripped because the mandatory defense could not be arranged. source: sowetan live
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| FIELDING GOES TO GERMANY AND STOPS ZEUGE
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Rocky Fielding TKO5 Tyron Zeuge... In Offenburg, Germany, Rocky Fielding destroyed Tyron Zeuge inside five rounds to become the new WBA regular champion in the 168-pound division. After a fast start from Zeuge (22-1-1), Fielding landed combinations and heavy shots in the third and fourth rounds to put himself in charge of the contest. Fielding (27-1) was in total control in the fifth round and when a left uppercut stunned Zeuge, who retreated to the ropes. Fielding landed a heavy body shot that forced Zeuge’s trainer to throw in the towel. source: matchroom
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| MANNY PACQUIAO DESTROYS LUCAS MATTHYSSE FOR FIRST STOPPAGE WIN IN 9 YEARS!
By G. Leon
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Manny Pacquiao TKO7 Lucas Matthysse: Former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao turned back the hands of time in Malaysia tonight as he easily battered former WBC 140-pound titleholder Lucas Matthysse from pillar to post over seven terribly one-sided rounds. In the third round, Pacquiao (60-7-2 with 39 KOs) landed a left uppercut that sent the bearded Argentine down. Matthysse beat the count but it was clear that Pacquiao was on his A game. It was a check hook in the final seconds of round five that sent Matthysse down on a delayed reaction. In round seven, Pacquiao floored Matthysse with another left uppercut and referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight midway through his count when Matthysse spit out his mouthpiece. With the win Pacquiao gets the WBA regular title, putting him in line to fight WBA super champion Keith Thurman-- though it's highly doubtful that bout ever comes to fruition. Source: ESPN+
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| PROGRAIS DOMINATES AND STOPS VELASCO
By G. Leon
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Regis Prograis TKO8 Juan Jose Velasco: Undefeated junior welterweight knockout artist Regis Prograis retained his WBC interim title with a one-sided victory over previously unbeaten Argentine Juan Jose Velasco. Prograis (22-0 with 20 KOs), stalked his foe throughout the bout, breaking him down with powerful shots to the midsection that began to take their toll. Velasco was down from body shots in rounds five, seven and eight when the fight was finally mercifully waved off as Velasco's head coach made the long walk up the stairs to stop the fight. Velasco falls to 20-1 (12KO). With the win, Prograis will now enter the WBSS tournament as the favorite. Official time of stoppage was 1:59. Source: ESPN
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| TEOFIMO LOPEZ SENSATIONAL IN STEP-UP BOUT
By G. Leon
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Teofimo Lopez TKO6 William Silva: Few have shined brighter in a step-up bout than undefeated lightweight Teofimo Lopez did in tonight's ESPN opener. Lopez (10-0 with 8KOs) was in control from the opening bell and looked to be having a blast in there as he tagged William Silva with left hooks, right hands and a couple of jumping punches. Silva was decked three times in total, the first came in the opening frame when it looked like Lopez would make it a very early night. However, the twenty year old got a bit sloppy and failed to finish. In the closing seconds of round, five Lopez landed two straight left hooks around Silva's guard that floored him for a nine count. Silva] (25-2 with 12KOs) made it to his stool where the fight should have been stopped, but his corner let him out for the sixth round. It didn't take Lopez long to finish Silva off this time. A series of punches through and around Silva's guard floored him for the final time in the opening seconds of round six. The referee immediately stopped the fight without a count and the celebration began. First Lopez mimicked hitting a home run and ran around the ring as though they were bases and when he made it home he broke out the Orange Justice dance from the popular Fortnite game. Official time of stoppage was 0:15. Source: ESPN
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| NEW CHAMPION ALERT: VIC SALUDAR
By Scott Shaffer
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Vic Saludar W12 Ryuya Yamanaka ... Vic Saludar of the Philippines is the new WBO minimumweight champion after going to Kobe, Japan and defeating Ryuya Yamanaka by unanimous decision. Saludar scored a knockdown in round seven. The scorecards read 115-112, 116-111 and 117-110. Saludar (18-3) was an unlikely candidate for a world championship. He had no signature wins coming in and lost a 2015 bid for the same title to Kosue Tanaka. Yamanaka drops to 16-3. source: wbo / fox sports asia
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| JOET GONZALEZ WINS BY SPLIT DECISION
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Joet Gonzalez W10 Rafael Rivera... California featherweight Joet Gonzalez won a ten-round split decision over Mexico's Rafael Rivera. The bout headlined a Golden Boy on ESPN card at LA Live in downtown Los Angeles. Rivera (25-2-1, 16 KOs) got the nod from two judges, 97-93 and 96-94, while the third judge scored it 96-94 for Rivera. The sixth round featured great toe-to-toe action. Rivera is now 25-2-2, having lost both of his last two to undefeated prospects, Gonzalez and Joseph Diaz (24-0 at the time). source: espn
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| | WEIGH-IN REPORT FROM HOLLYWOOD, CA
Olympic medalist in action tonight
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Press Release: The weigh-in is complete for July14th's Hollywood Fight Night at the World Famous Florentine Gardens Nightclub in Hollywood, California. In the main event, 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakhram Giyazov (2-0 plus additional pro fights in the World Series of Boxing) will face Daniel Echevarria (19-5). Giyasov's Uzbekistani Olympic teammate Murodjon Akhmadaliev (2-0 plus additional pro fights in the World Series of Boxing) will face Luis Fernando Molina (7-4-1).
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS:
Shakraham Giyasov 146.2 pounds -vs.- Daniel Echeverria 147
Murodjan Akhmadaliev 126.4 -vs.- Luis Fernando Molina 124.2
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| MARCUS BROWNE PLANS TO IMPRESS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION ON AUGUST 4TH
By G. Leon
Says Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack "don't want this work!"
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How has everything been going in preparation? What can we expect to see from you versus Lenin Castillo on August 4th? Training camp has been good, I'm working hard as always. Fans can expect to see a focused Marcus Browne, I'm sharp, I'm ready, I'm here to keep my name in title contention and a young hungry guy like Lenin Castillo knows that a win against me would be big for his career, so it's up to me to put a halt to that and do what I do best and that's go to work. I'm going to take care of business and look good and have fun doing it.
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| MAURICE HOOKER ARRESTED AFTER CRASHING INTO POLICE CAR
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Barely a month after capturing the WBO 140-pound championship, Maurice Hooker is in trouble with the law. The Dallas News reports that Hooker was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors: driving while intoxicated and unlawful possession of a handgun. Police were following Hooker for speeding when he allegedly crashed into a second police car, causing an officer to suffer a broken arm. Hooker reportedly admitted he had been drinking. He was arrested but posted bond and released. Hooker captured the vacant WBO title in England by defeating Terry Flanagan in early June. He has no fight scheduled and appears to have turned down a chance to fight in the World Boxing Super Series eight-man tournament. --Scott Shaffer
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| ELIAS ESPADAS LOSES ONE FIGHT, GAINS ANOTHER
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Press Release: Middleweight Yamaguchi Falcao (15-0 with 7 KOs) meets Elias “Latin Kid” Espadas in the ring on July 21st at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. A bronze medalist for his native Brazil at the 2012 London Olympics, Falcao dominated Richard Gutierrez in March. The Mexican Espadas is 17-3 with 12 KOs. He stopped his last six foes, most recently dispatching Felipe Santos Pedroso in three rounds. Falcao was scheduled to meet Demetrius Andrade as part of an HBO tripleheader but Andrade withdrew after becoming a promotional free agent.
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| RAQUEL MILLER TO MAKE HOMECOMING TOMORROW NIGHT IN SAN FRAN
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On Saturday night, middleweight, Raquel "Pretty Beast" Miller (6-0, 3 KOs) scraps with Tiffany Woodard (4-10-3, 3 KOs) in a middleweight bout scheduled for six-rounds at the Fairmont Hotel in Miller's native San Francisco. "I am so excited to be back home, and back in the ring so quickly," said Miller, who fought just three weeks ago. "I thank my amazing team of Split-T Management and DiBella Entertainment as well as my manager, trainers and strength and conditioning coach for helping me make this happen, and I am looking forward to coming home and putting on a show for my people in San Francisco." Miller is managed by Split-T Management and promoted by DiBella Entertainment.
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| BARRERA-MONAGHAN TICKETS ON SALE NOW
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Press Release: Tickets are now on sale to the general public for the upcoming slugfest between light heavyweights Sullivan Barrera (21-2, 14 KOs) and "Irish" Seanie Monaghan (29-1, 17 KOs) in the ten-round main event at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, PA on Saturday, August 18th. Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster, the Sands Event Center box office and by emailing Main Events at boxing@mainevents.com. The event is promoted by Main Events and World of Boxing and will be streamed live via Facebook Watch as part of the Golden Boy Fight Night series.
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| TEENAGER DEVIN HANEY TO HEADLINE SEPTEMBER 28TH SHOBOX
By G. Leon
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Undefeated boxing phenom Devin "The Dream" Haney, 19-0 (13KO), will headline his second straight Shobox on September 28th from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. Haney's opponent has yet to be solidified, but there have been rumblings that the world rated teenager could be fighting for the vacant IBO title. Remember where you heard it first!
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| WBO ORDERS BILLY JOE SAUNDERS VS. DEMETRIUS ANDRADE
By G. Leon
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The WBO has ordered middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders to enter into negotiations with former two time junior middleweight champion and free agent Demetrius Andrade. Saunders promoter Frank Warren and Andrade manager Ed Farris will have ten days to make a deal before a purse bid is ordered and either party may demand an immediate purse bid if they feel a deal will not be reached.
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| REGIS PROGRAIS FINAL PRESSER QUOTABLES
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Press Release: Junior welterweight Regis "Rougarou" Prograis has wanted to fight in his hometown of New Orleans for a long time. After 21 bouts and more than six years as a pro, his wish is finally coming true. The Prograis homecoming will occur Saturday evening at the Lakefront Arena, where he will defend the WBC interim title against fellow unbeaten Juan Jose Velasco. In the co-feature, Brooklyn-bred Teofimo Lopez (9-0, 7 KOs) will take on William Silva (25-1, 14 KOs) at lightweight. Prograis vs. Velasco and Lopez vs. Silva will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.
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| ISMAEL VILLARREAL CONTINUES BOXING AND COLLEGE
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Press Release: Two-time New York Golden Gloves champion Ismael Villarreal has passed plenty of tough tests in his life. They include the recent final exams the 21-year-old Bronx native took as a full-time physical education student at Brooklyn Community College. But Villarreal is also a champion at time management, and now he's putting his summer "vacation" to good use, training in Puerto Rico ahead of his return to the ring in Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday, August 4th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Villarreal (2-0) will face Kieron Hooks (2-0-1, 1 KO) of Philadelphia in a battle of junior middleweights.
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| CHARLES CONWELL IN ACTION ON PROGRAIS CARD
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Press Release: This Saturday, 2016 U.S. Olympian Charles Conwell (7-0, 5 KOs) takes on his toughest opponent to date, Travis Scott (19-3, 5 KOs) in a light middleweight bout scheduled for six rounds at The Lakefront Arena in New Orleans. Conwell, 20 years old, out of Cleveland, will look to continue his winning ways against Scott, who will be facing his third straight undefeated opponent. "I have never been more excited to put on a show, and I am looking to gain new fans in New Orleans," said Conwell. The bout can been seen live on ESPN+ beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. Conwell is managed by Split-T Management and promoted by DiBella Entertainment & Holden Productions.
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| TYSON FURY TO FIGHT FRANCESCO PIANETA NEXT
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Edited Press Release: The second fight of Tyson Fury’s comeback will happen on August 18th at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland on the undercard of the Carl Frampton vs. Luke Jackson featherweight main event. In his second fight back after nearly three years off due to various personal problems, Fury (pictured) will take on Francesco Pianeta of Germany. Pianeta is a 6'5" southpaw. Pianeta is 35-4-1 but hasn't done much lately, having lost his last bout in June to undefeated but unheralded Croation Petar Milas (12-0). Still, Pianeta is a legitimate heavyweight who represents a step up from Fury's first comeback opponent, a little-known cruiserweight named Sefer Seferi who did little more than clown and run from Fury before retiring on his stool.
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| WBSS BRACKETS TO BE DETERMINED JULY 20TH IN MOSCOW
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Press Release: On Friday July 20th, all participants of the bantamweight and junior welterweight editions of Season 2 of the World Boxing Super Series will come face to face at The Draft Gala at the Rossiya Theatre in Moscow, Russia. The line-up of 16 fighters representing two of the three weight classes will find out their rivals for the quarter-finals. During the live show at Moscow’s largest theater, four seeded boxers in each division will pick their opponents from the four unseeded boxers. Certain seeds will have mandatories which have been pre-determined as quarter-finals.
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| SILVA LANDS IN NEW ORLEANS FOR AMBITIOUS BID VS. LOPEZ
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Press Release – When lightweight William “Baby Face” Silva arrived in New Orleans yesterday afternoon, he stepped off the plane and raised both hands in the air. Every time a plane lands in New Orleans, happy travelers throw their hands up in a pre-celebratory fashion of what’s to come during their time in the Big Easy. Silva’s pose however is one he expects to replicate Saturday evening after he defeats Teofimo Lopez when the two face off at New Orleans’ Lakefront Arena. The Silva vs. Lopez fight is scheduled for ten rounds and will air live ESPN and ESPN Deportes preceding the WBC interim 140-pound championship match-up between champion Regis Prograis and Juan Jose Velasco
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| JOSEPH DIAZ GETS SHOT AT JESUS ROJAS
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Press Release: Golden Boy Promotions' partnership with Facebook will kick off with Jesus Rojas (16-1-2, 19 KOs) defending his WBA regular featherweight title against Joseph Diaz, Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs) at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, CA. The action will be streamed live on Saturday, August 11th. Rojas is a 31-year-old puncher who is coming off a seventh-round knockout against former interim WBA belt holder Claudio Marrero. During his time off, Rojas was elevated to regular champion status, and he'll be making the first defense of this title against Diaz, Jr. Diaz Jr. is a 25-year-old southpaw who represented the U.S. at the 2012 Olympic games in London.
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| CATTERALL, DAVIES HYPE UP SEPTEMBER SHOWDOWN
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Press Release: British junior welterweights Ohara Davies (18-1) and Jack Catterall (22-0) set the ball rolling ahead of a potential September showdown by sending videos to each other. Both were in action recently, with Ohara blasting out Paul Kamanga in the second round, while Jack decisioned previously unbeaten Tyrone McKenna in Belfast.
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| AUGUST 10TH SHOW ANNOUNCED FOR SOUTH AFRICA
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Press Release: With a month to go until its August 10th show at Emperors Palace, Golden Gloves today announced the full line-up for the show. “It’s a little different, and there will be something for everyone,” remarked promoter Rodney Berman, adding that the Reach for a Dream Foundation would benefit from the event. The show is headlined by an exciting fight for the domestic super middleweight championship between Rowan Campbell (7-0) and Renson Hobyani (8-2-1). Campbell has no amateur background, but is making a run under trainer Peter Smith.
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| LUIS ORTIZ TO FACE RAZVAN COJANU IN TWO WEEKS
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Press Release: Cuban heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (pictured) returns to action to face Razvan Cojanu in a ten-round bout on Saturday, July 28th live on Showtime from Staples Center in Los Angeles. It will be part of a three-fight Showtime broadcast that will open with unbeaten light welterweight Mario “El Azteca” Barrios taking on hard-hitting Jose Roman in another ten-round showdown. The event is headlined by lightweight unification bout between WBC champion Mikey Garcia and IBF champion Robert Easter Jr. Tickets for the live event are on sale at AXS.com.
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| BOXINGTALK PROSPECT WATCH: RICHARDSON HITCHINS
By G. Leon
Hitchins wants more activity ASAP; expected to return in late August
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What's the latest and greatest? When can we expect you back in the ring? I'm hearing it's going to be some time in late August. I haven't gotten any official date yet, but it looks like the end of August and that's what I'm training for now. I heard the Garcia fight is getting moved to September 8th now, so maybe I'll be fighting in September now, like I said I'm waiting for them to come back to me with the exact date.
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