Scott Shaffer
Stephen Edwards
Benny Henderson jr. Bert Sugar
Ray Campbell Darren Nichols
Christian Schmidt Socrates Palmer Doveed Linder Matthew Goldstein
Rob Soucy
Tommy Canez
Mike Walters
The Nonpareli Hilario
Michael Herron
Cara Castronuova
Alonzo Benezra Michael Gonzalez
Cory Rapacz
Wyatt Johnston
Ramon Rodriguez
Hector Linares
Dontae Williams
Alex Stone
Tim Schluter
Dan Rodkewich
Tiffany Leon
Jenny Nichols
Despite having only six professional fights under his belt, Zou Shiming, the two-time Chinese Olympic gold medalist and three-time world amateur champion is ready for his close-up. Just 23 months removed from his professional debut, Zou (6-0, 1 KO) will challenge amateur rival and defending IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng(14-0, 5 KOs) of Si Racha, Thailand, in the main event on Saturday, March 7th at The Venetian Macao's Cotai Arena.
The bout will be televised via same-day delay on HBO2, beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT.
At a recent media workout at Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., Zou discussed the upcoming fight:
Super Featherweight Jose Felix Jr. 28-1 (23KOs) will be facing Filipino Raymond Sermona 18-4-5 (8KOs) on March 7th at the Cotai Arena in the Venetian Resort and Hotel in Macao, China.
Felix Jr. - Sermona will be part of the Top Rank promoted fight card
with Chinese gold medalist Zou Shiming 6-0 (1KO) challenging Amnat
Ruenroeng 14-0 (5KOs) for the IBF flyweight title in the main event.
The cards promoted in the venue by Top Rank have been a success since
their inception, which Felix Jr. sees as a big opportunity to
capitalize on.
''I was offered the fight and took it, it is a great chance to
showcase my skills at the international level and have been told that
with a good performance, I will be put in line in the not so long
future, for another world title shot'' said Felix Jr.
The Los Mochis, Sinaloa fighter is on a two -fight KO win streak,
following his lone loss, a one point difference decision loss on two
cards when he challenged reigning interim WBA Super Featherweight
champion Bryan Vasquez on the Pacquiao vs. Bradley rematch eleven months
ago.
In Sermona, a reported switch-hitter, Felix Jr. knows a win is a must.
Check out details on Jose Ramirez's next fight here.
''He (Sermona) is a very good boxer, quick with good power, he is
dangerous as most Filipinos tend to be, I'm not overlooking him, as a
good win will open the doors for me with another title shot, one which I
will not let go to waste'' said the 22 year old fighter.
''It is an honor to be part of this card, and I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity.'' concluded Felix Jr.
Felix Jr vs. Sermona is scheduled for eight rounds and will be main
event on UNIMAS, with Shiming vs. Ruenroeng part of the fight card to be
broadcast on HBO.
- See more at:
http://www.toprank.com/news/boxing-promotions-felix-jr-to-face-sermona-on-quotsolo-boxeo-tecatequot#sthash.eGODPlDt.dpuf
Super Featherweight Jose Felix Jr. 28-1 (23KOs) will be facing Filipino Raymond Sermona 18-4-5 (8KOs) on March 7th at the Cotai Arena in the Venetian Resort and Hotel in Macao, China.
Felix Jr. - Sermona will be part of the Top Rank promoted fight card
with Chinese gold medalist Zou Shiming 6-0 (1KO) challenging Amnat
Ruenroeng 14-0 (5KOs) for the IBF flyweight title in the main event.
The cards promoted in the venue by Top Rank have been a success since
their inception, which Felix Jr. sees as a big opportunity to
capitalize on.
''I was offered the fight and took it, it is a great chance to
showcase my skills at the international level and have been told that
with a good performance, I will be put in line in the not so long
future, for another world title shot'' said Felix Jr.
The Los Mochis, Sinaloa fighter is on a two -fight KO win streak,
following his lone loss, a one point difference decision loss on two
cards when he challenged reigning interim WBA Super Featherweight
champion Bryan Vasquez on the Pacquiao vs. Bradley rematch eleven months
ago.
In Sermona, a reported switch-hitter, Felix Jr. knows a win is a must.
Check out details on Jose Ramirez's next fight here.
''He (Sermona) is a very good boxer, quick with good power, he is
dangerous as most Filipinos tend to be, I'm not overlooking him, as a
good win will open the doors for me with another title shot, one which I
will not let go to waste'' said the 22 year old fighter.
''It is an honor to be part of this card, and I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity.'' concluded Felix Jr.
Felix Jr vs. Sermona is scheduled for eight rounds and will be main
event on UNIMAS, with Shiming vs. Ruenroeng part of the fight card to be
broadcast on HBO.
- See more at:
http://www.toprank.com/news/boxing-promotions-felix-jr-to-face-sermona-on-quotsolo-boxeo-tecatequot#sthash.eGODPlDt.dpuf
Press Release:
This weekend, HBO2 will feature I
BF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng (14-0, 5 KOs) of Thailand defending against Chinese star
Zou Shiming (6-0, 1 KO) at Macao China's Cotai Arena.
The bout will be televised via same-day delay on Saturday, beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast will open with a ten-round junior middleweight bout between Glenn Tapia (22-1, 14 KOs), of Passaic, NJ, and Daniel Dawson (40-4-1, 26 KOs), of Perth, Australia. On the same card, but not on the HBO2 broadcast,
super featherweight J
ose Felix Jr. (28-1 with 23 KOs) will face Filipino Raymond Sermona (18-4-5 with 8 KOs).
Felix Jr. vs. Sermona is scheduled for eight rounds and will be main event on Unimas. Also on Unimas will be Ik Yang
(17-0, 12 KOs), of Dalian, China and Patomsuk Pathompathong (30-2-1, 18 KOs), of Kalasin, Thailand, squaring off in a twelve-round junior welterweight bout.
Esquiva Falcao TKO3 Mike Tufariello... Esquiva Falcao (7-0) overpowered Mike Tufariello (4-2-1) to earn the TKO victory in the third round on Unimas Solo Boxeo Tecate at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla. Falcao is a former Brazilian Olympian now campaigning at middleweight. source: top rank
Roman Gonzalez TKO3 Valentín Leon... In his home country of Nicaragua,WBC 112-pound champion Roman “ Chocolatito” Gonzalez succesfully tested the waters at 115 pounds by stopping Mexico's Valentín "Picoco" Leon, in the third round. Gonzalez, a pound-for-pound contender, improved to 42-0 by getting into gear early. He dropped Leon (38-29-3) in round two and twice more in round three. After the conclusión of this brief bout, Roman expressed his desire to take on Edgar Sosa as his next opponent. Gonzalez's amazing resume includes the following title reigns: WBA 105-pound title from 2008-2010; WBA 108-pound title from 2011 to 2012; and WBC 112-pound title from 2014 to the present. After Gonzalez beat Juan Francisco Estrada at 108 pounds, Estrada moved up to 112 and won the world flyweight championship. source: wbc website
In Cancun, Mexico, lightweight Ivan “Macanon” Cano (23-6-2) unanimously overcame John Carlo “Sireno” Aparicio (27-9) in a strategic ten-round bout... On the undercard, bantamweights Edgar “Power” Jimenez (19-11-2) and Humberto “Chato” Morales (12-11-4) fought to an intense ten-round draw... Yesenia “Niña” Gomez (10-4) defeated Guadalupe “Puca” Ramirez” (6-7) in a women's light flyweight bout. source: wbc.
Charles Martin KO10 Raphael Zumbano Love... In Arizona, American heavyweight Charles Martin was extended past the sixth round for the first time in his career, but had enough energy left to knock out Brazil's Raphael Zumbano Love in the tenth round. Martin, now 20-0-1 with 18 KOs, gave Love a bad beating and then dialed his efforts up a notch in the final round. Love falls to 35-10-1. source: iron boy 19 live stream
Chris Eubank, Jr. TKO12 Dmitry Chudinov... In London, Russian middleweight Dmitry Chudinov learned that sometimes you have to be careful about what you ask for. Fighting England's Chris Eubank, Jr., Chudinov demanded a last-minute replacement referee so that the third man in the ring would not be from the same country as Eubank. Chudinov got a replacement, but the new referee stood by and watched Chudinov get pummeled by Eubank round after round. The fight was finally stopped in the twelfth round with Chudinov far behind on points and cut over his eye. It was a huge win for Eubank: he picked up the WBA interim middleweight title and bounced back from his first pro loss, a November split decision loss to Billy Joe Saunders for the European championship. Eubank, the son of a former WBO super middleweight champion, improves to 19-1 while Chudinov falls to14-1-2. source: london daily mail
Tyson Fury TKO8 Christian Hammer... In London, heavyweight contender Tyson Fury improved to 24-0 when Christian Hammer's corner stopped the fight after eight rounds. The 6'9" Fury knocked down Hammer once during the fight. Afterwards, Fury pronounced himself ready to challenge Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight championship. Hammer, originally from Romania, falls to 17-4. source: bbc
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing and Oswaldo Kuchle of Promociones Del Pueblo have announced the renewal of super bantamweight Hugo "Cuatito" Ruiz (35-2, 31 KOs) to a co-promotional contract. From
of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico's, the
28-year-old Ruiz, trained by his father, Heriberto Ruiz and twin brothers, Edel and Heriberto Jr (both former high-level fighters), was last seen demolishing Mexican veteran Carlos Medellin in one round last November.
Ruiz' only loss in the last eight years was a split decision to Japan's Koki Kameda in a WBA title fight in Osaka, Japan, in December 2012.
Texas welterweight gave boxing everything he had to give
Sad news to report out of San Antonio as we inform you that former welterweight contender Oscar Diaz passed away this week. Diaz had a professional career that spanned eight years. He racked up an impressive record of 26-3 with 12 KOs. Diaz was discovered in his amateur days by boxing Hall of Fame trainer Lou Duva. Duva often spent time watching Diaz train in San Antonio and also spent time with his cutman, the late Joe Souza. Diaz had several fights that landed on national television, including notable victories over Al "Speedy" Gonzales, Chris "The Mechanic" Smith, and Jesse Feliciano. During that run, he won multiple regional titles. Sadly for Diaz, he will most be remembered for his final bout, which was against Delvin Rodriguez. The fight took place on July 16th, 2008 at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio and was broadcast on ESPN2.
Two Mexican clashes are expected to produce plenty of action today, Saturday, Feb. 28th at the Oasis Arena in Cancun, as Fox Deportes airs a pair of hard-hitting matchups.
In the main event,
Ivan "Macanon" Cano
battles Jhon Carlo "Sireno" Aparicio in a ten
-round lightweight clash, and in the co-feature,
Edgar "Andres" Jimenez
takes on Humberto "Chato" Morales in a ten-round bantamweight fight.
The Fox Deportes broadcast begins at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.
Tony Thompson TKO9 Odlanier Solis... In Turkey, former Cuban amateur star Odlanier Solis flushed his heavyweight career down the toilet by showing up grossly overweight for his rematch with America's Tony Thompson, and then quitting in the ninth round. Solis was getting punched around by a tired but determined Thompson and then refused to fight when the ninth round started. Solis' promoter, Ahmet Ohner, who was also working Solis' corner, berated Solis, but the Cuban refused to fight on. The 43 year-old Thompson improved to 40-5 and strengthened his credentials not only as a legitimate top 20 heavyweight but as a bona fide spoiler. Solis, a 2004 Olympic gold medalist, is now 20-3, including two straight losses to Thompson. Solis' only road back is to serve as a gatekeeper and knock off a couple of top prospects. source: youtube video
Heavyweight Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (35-4, 31 KOs) returns to the ring on Friday, March 13th at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. [No opponent has been named with the fight just two weeks away, indicating it will likely be a lay-up for Arreola]. The card features Andre Berto against Josesito Lopez and Shawn Porter battling Roberto Garcia on the debut of PBC on Spike TV. Born in Escondido, Calif. but fighting out of Los Angeles, Arreola was a 2001 National Golden Gloves champion who turned pro in 2003 and slowly began his rise up the heavyweight rankings. In 2009, Arreola unsuccessfully challenged Vitali Klitschko for the WBC heavyweight world title. After dropping a tough decision to Tomasz Adamek in 2010, Arreola pushed his way back with six-straight victories before he got a chance against Bermane Stiverne in 2013. In their first fight, Arreola lost a unanimous decision but earned himself another fight against Stiverne, this time for the heavyweight world championship. In an action-packed fight, Arreola was stopped in the sixth-round. Arreola is now 33.
At London's O2 Arena today, heavyweight contender Tyson Fury puts his 23-0 record on the line against Christian Hammer (17-3). Hammer, a Romanian fightingout of Germany, has strung together several solid wins in a row. On the same card, popular Chris Eubank, Jr. is hoping to rebound from his first career loss, a split decision to Billy Joe Saunders. However, Eubank (18-1) will be in very tough, challenging WBA interim middleweight titlist Dmitry Chudinov (14-0-2). source: box nation press release
Anne Sophie Mathis D10 Oxandia Castillo... Fighting in Sarcelles, France, female junior middleweight Anne Sophie Mathis was surprisingly held to a split draw by Oxandia Castillo. In a fast-paced fight in front of a packed arena, the 37year-oldMathis had problems with her 20-year-old Dominican challenger from the start, and even looked hurt by hard shots from Castillo several times in the first three rounds. But Mathis, a three-weight titlist, found her rhythm from round four on, and connected with well-placed body punches, as well as her jab and straight right hand. After a ten round battle, the official scorecards had 95-95, 96-94 for Mathis and 96-94 for Castillo.Mathis is now 27-3-1 in a career that started in 1995, while Castillo, a pro for only three years, travels home to Santo Domingo at 13-2-3. (10). A rematch seems proper. source: wbf press release
Light heavyweight world champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs) returns to the ring Saturday, April 4th at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City to defend his title against former super middleweight beltholder Sakio "The Scorpion" Bika (32-6-3, 21 KOs).
Stevenson (pictured) said, "I know Bika will stop at nothing, so the fight will be spectacular and extremely offensive-minded. I predict that Bika will lose by knockout for the first time in his career."
It's been a long time since I wrote to you, but with 2015 shaping up, boxing back on network television, the super fight finally happening, I had to write down some thoughts. First Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao. All the true boxing fans know why one of the biggest reasons this fight is finally happening is because Floyd feels Pacquiao is not same animal as before. It's true Pac is not that same guy from 2009-11. His body has changed, he's thinking more, but this new version of Pac is still a tough out. There's no way I'm counting Mayweather out but Pac is all wrong for Floyd, but we'll see. I believe we will get a really good fight and it's because I recently watched the Floyd's fight against Demarcus Corley. People forget but Demarcus gave Floyd a way tougher fight than Zab Judah did.
Middleweight Jonathan Cepeda has now won five straight following his only career loss and a nearly two-year layoff. Last Sunday at The Mansion in Atlanta, Cepeda improved his career mark to 17-1 with 15 KOs by winning via first-round stoppage against Laatekwei Hammond (21-9 with 14 KOs). Cepeda knocked Hammond down three times in the first round, causing referee Brian Slutts to stop the fight at the 1:39 mark. Hammond had to be lifted up from the floor by the ref and his manager after Cepeda's assault by a Cepeda. Manager
Joe Kran stated, "Cepeda is a real smart fighter. Jonathan has learned how to maintain his very aggressive, crowd pleasing style, while being in complete control of his actions". Under Kran, Cepeda has had fve fights since August.
Cepeda commented after the fight that Hammond was, "knew that I had great power, but he was surprised by my speed. I was able to hit him from many different angles which he couldn’t defend." source:
Kovalev will defend the WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight championships against Jean Pascal. The fight will be televised as part of a live triple header on HBO World Championship Boxing on March 14, 2015 from the Bell Centre in Montreal. Here os what Kovalev had to say at an open workout held in Miami, Florida:
Press Release: Heavyweight Trey Lippe-Morrison faces his toughest opponent to date when he battles Richard Dawson (5-2-2) on Saturday, March 7th in the six-round main event at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. Hailing from nearby Tulsa, OK , Lippe-Morrison’s 6-0 with all of his wins coming by knockout. Like his late father Tommy Morrison, Trey’s a big draw with strong punching power.
On March 14th, Nadjib "The Algerian Assassin" Mohammedi (36-3, 22 KOs) will face Lee Campbell (8-1, 4 KOs) on the undercard of the Sergei Kovalev vs. Jean Pascal fight in Montreal. When Nadjib defeated Anatoliy Dudchenko to become the IBF light heavyweight contender IBF, he thought his next opponent would be Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins as Hopkins' mandatory challenger. When Hopkins decided to face Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev in a unification fight for the WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight championships, Mohammedi was added to the Hopkins-Kovalev undercard.
But when Mohammedi arrived in New Jersey ahead of his fight with Demetrius Walker on November 8th, he found out that his trainer was unable to get to the United States.
Congratulations to lightweight contender Tony "Lightning" Luis (19-2, 7 KOs), whose fiance Manon Latulippe gave birth to their first child, a son named Miguel, on February 20th. Born at 6 lbs 14 oz, Luis says baby Miguel is healthy and beautiful. "I named him after Miguel Cotto, always loved the name for a boy," explained Luis. source: greg cohen promotions press release
Canadian promoter Groupe Yvon Michel Inc. (GYM) filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Quebec for damages against David Lemieux, Eye of The Tiger Management, Camille Estephan, Golden Boy Promotions and Home Box Office (HBO). GYM claims that it has suffered damages of $1,350,000 as a result of "tortuous" conduct and bad faith actions by the defendants. [The proper legal term is tortious interference.] Lemieux is currently in line to fight Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam for the IBF middleweight title that was vacated in the wake of Jermain Taylor's legal woes].
This Saturday afternoon, February 28th, Carl Frampton (19-0, 13 KOs) will make the first defense of the IBF 122-pound title when he takes on mandatory challenger Chris Avalos (25-2, 19 KOs) in a bout that can be seen live in the United States on Awe network
at 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PT.
The card will originate from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland and is promoted by Cyclone Promotions.
