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| |  | | | | BETERBIEV BACK IN ACTION IN DECEMBER
| Press Release: Montreal's adopted son, light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev (10-0, 10 KOs), faces Paraguay's Ranoni Prieto (26-1-3, 22 KOs) in a power-punching affair on December 23 in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada as part of the GYM Boxing Series, presented by the Casino de Lac Leamy. The KO ratio for Beterbiev and Prieto is 80 percent. Beterbiev defeated current IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev in the amateurs, while Prieto has won his last two fights by knockout after losing by unanimous decision to Eleider Alvarez in a twelve-round fight in which Prieto refused to give an inch on August 15, 2015.
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| | |  | | | | LOMACHENKO-WALTERS BOOKED FOR NOV. 26TH IN VEGAS
| Press Release: Two-division champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko will defend his WBO junior lightweight title against undefeated former featherweight champion Nicholas "Axe Man" Walters on Saturday, Nov. 26th at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. It will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. "Boxing fans will be able to spend their Thanksgiving holiday weekend feasting on the year's most anticipated showdown," said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum. "Forget their weight class. With more than 3/4 of their victories coming by way of knockout, they punch and win like heavyweights! We know how the fight is going to end. The question is, which fighter will end it."
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| | | | | | | RASHID KAEEM STEPPING UP TO FIGHT JOE MURRAY
| Press Release: Rashid "The Dream" Kassem (11-0, 7 KOs) faces his toughest pro test when he takes on Britain’s Joe Murray (17-2, 7 KOs) on October 15th in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Murray, age 29 and from Manchester, England, won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Amateur Championships in Chicago and competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Murray's only pro losses have come at the hands of undefeated Liam Walsh. "’I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring," said the 25 year-old Kassem, who returns following a points victory over Vincenzo Finiello in March. "I want to prove I can be the best, and this fight with Murray will be a big step forward for me. It will definitely be my toughest fight, but I know where I stand and I know what I can do, and I believe it will be his toughest fight too." Kassem meets Murray in a ten-round lightweight contest on the undercard of Dennis Ceylan’s European featherweight title fight against British champion Ryan Walsh (Liam Walsh's twin brother).
| | | | | | | GANIGAN LOPEZ INJURED, LOPEZ FINDS REPLACEMENT FOE
| Due to a calf muscle injury, WBC 108-pound champion, Ganigan López (28-6) will not be available to defend his belt against Pedro Guevara against October 15th. Lopez claimed the title from Yu Kimura, who in turn won it from Guevara (28-2-1). Lopez and Guevara fought in 2015, with Lopez winning via decision. Guevara has already found a replacement foe, Filipino southpaw Jerry Tomogdan (21-7-3). The show will proceed in Mazatlan, Mexico. Tomogdan failed in a 105-pound title bid against Wanheng Menayothin. source: abc
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| WBO STARTS THE CLOCK ON FURY'S TITLE REIGN
By Scott Shaffer
| Days after world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury pulled out of his first title defense, a planned October 29th rematch with former champion Wladimir Klitschko, the WBO has given Fury ten days to provide medical evidence documenting the psychological condition that reportedly caused Fury to withdraw. If Fury fails to provide satisfactory documentation, the WBO will likely strip him of its title (Fury also holds the WBA super championship). Here is what the WBO instructed Fury on October 26th: "The WBO World Championship Committee will need to receive your Interim Certification within 10 calendar days of this letter, non-extendable. This information is needed for the Committee to evaluate your condition appropriately within the division and to consider your status consistent with our World Championship Rules." Should Fury be stripped by the WBO, the vacant title would likely be contested by Klitschko and undefeated Australian Joseph Parker. To read the full text of the WBO letter to Fury, click below.
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| | | | | | | GOODFELLA CAN'T HANDLE THIS FELLA
| Yordenis Ugas TKO4 Bryant Perrella... Former Cuban amateur star Yordenis Ugas gained two knockdowns of Bryant "Goodfella" Perrella as he powered his way to a fourth-round TKO in their 147-pound bout Tuesday night at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [There are no more currently scheduled Premier Boxing Champions shows, leading to speculation the sport's dominant organization is on the verge of bankruptcy]. Dominant almost from the opening bell, Ugas (17-3, 8 KOs) knocked Perrella (14-1, 13 KOs) down for the first time in his career with a straight counter right in the first minute of the fight. source: Premier Boxing Champions
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| UNDERCARD RESULTS FROM NEW MEXICO
| In Premier Boxing Champions undercard action at the Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ryan “Cowboy” Karl (13-0, 9 KOs) remained unbeaten with a fourth-round stoppage of Jose Quezada (11-1, 6 KOs) in a 141-pound bout, and Cesar Valenzuela (13-4-1, 4 KOs) earned an eight-round split decision over Dennis Galarza (13-2, 8 KOs) in a matchup of junior lightweghts. source: premier boxing champions
| | | | | | | BRAEHMER-CLEVERLY FINAL PRESSER QUOTES
| Press Release: Five years after their first scheduled contest was called off, Juergen Braehmer (48-2, 35 KOs) and Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs) will finally meet on Saturday in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The WBA regular (secindary) light heavyweight champion, Braehmer returns to happy hunting ground as he looks to secure his seventh successive title defense. The German veteran captured the WBA strap against Marcus Oliveira in the same city in 2013, and successfully defended the belt with a shutout points victory over domestic rival Eduard Gutknecht in March this year.
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| WELTERWEIGHTS HEADLINE PHILLY SHOW ON NOV. 11TH
| Press Release: Philadelphia based junior welterweights David Gonzales (8-0-2 with 2 KOs) and Samuel Teah (8-1-1 with 2 KOs)will square off in an eight rounder that will headline an eleven-bout card on Friday, November 11th at Harrahs Philadelphia. The show is promoted by King's Promotions. The 26 year-old Gonzales won a six-round majority decision over Carlos Velasquez on June 12th in Lakeland, Florida. The 29 year-old, Liberian-born Teah holds a win over previously undefeated O'Shaquie Foster in a bout that was televised on ShoBox: The New Generation. In his last bout, Teah won a four-round unanimous decision on Samuel Amoako on August 6th in Bristol, PA. In the eight-round co-feature, Delaware's Kyrone Davis (10-1 with 4 KOs) will fight Cleveland's Chris Fitzpatrick (15-5 with 6 KOs) in a middleweight bout.
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| | | | | | | SALITA PROMOTIONS SIGNS ANTONIO "CARITA" NIEVES
| Press Release: Promoter Dmitriy Salita announced the signing of bantamweight Antonio "Carita" Nieves of Cleveland to a promotional contract. Nieves (16-0-2, 8 KOs) has already appeared on Showtime and BET and is eager to follow in the footsteps of the former NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers by winning a world championship. The 29-year-old Nieves, who lives in Cleveland, is a banker for the PNC Bank in Cleveland, Ohio. As an amateur, Nieves was the 2011 National Golden Gloves runner-up and the 2011 US Nationals Bronze Medalist, as well as a five-time Cleveland Metro Golden Gloves Champion.
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| | | | | | | ERIK RUIZ STEPS IN TO SAVE MAIN EVENT
| Press Release: Super bantamweight Erik Ruiz has replaced Ghana's Emmanuel Quartey, who was unable to secure a visa to enter the United States, in Friday night's ten-round main event versus Hanzel "Rude Boy" Martinez, headlining a show airing live on CBS Sports Network from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center. Martinez (23-2, 19 KOs) fights out of Tijuana, Mexico. Ruiz (15-5-1, 6 KOs) is coming off a ten-round draw with 30-1 Horacio Garcia this past May in as Vegas. He has a notable win over previously unbeaten (11-0-2) Roy Tapia and has also extended top prospects such as Jessie Magdaleno, Alexis Santiago and Manuel Avila the distance in losing efforts.
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| | | | | | | ALANTEZ FOX ADDED TO THIS WEEKEND'S CBS SPORTS SHOW
| Press Release: Middleweight Alantez Fox (20-0-1, 9 KOs) will face hard-hitting Colombian Ronald Montes (17-3, 15 KOs) in the eight-round co-feature on Friday, September 30th at the UIC Forum in Downtown Chicago, with a live telecast on CBS Sports Network. The show will be headlined by Chicago light heavyweight Mike Lee (17-0, 10 KOs) returning to his hometown against Chris Traietti (21-3, 17 KOs), of Boston in a ten rounder.
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| | | | | | | SKOGLUND-SHALA REBOOKED FOR DEC. 9TH
| Press Release: Sweden's Erik Skoglund’s (25-0, 11 KOs) light heavyweight bout against Timy Shala (21-1-1, 8 KOs) has been rescheduled for December 9th at the Rosvalla Arena in Nyköping, Sweden. "I’m very happy to have a new date set," said Skoglund. "This is a really important fight for me against a tough opponent. I’ve been in training since my fight with Liebenberg and I feel in great shape. The extra time will only make me stronger, and I will be better than ever on December 9th."
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| | | | | | | UNDEFEATED 115-POUNDERS T CLASH IN HONG KONG
| Press Release: Rex “The Wonder Kid” Tso (19-0, 12 KOs) has his next bout set for Saturday, October 8th. Co-promoted by Hong Kong's DEF Promotions and Top Rank, Tso faces Japan's Ryuto Maekawa (11-0-1, 7 KOs) in a 115-pound battle. Tso is coming off a resounding victory against Korea's Young Gil Bae on May 14th, 2016. Maekawa trains out of the fabled Watanabe Gym and is managed by former world champion Yoko Gushiken, who made 13 successful title defenses. Maekawa, coming off a first-round KO victory in March, is known for his speed and counterpunching. Also scheduled toi appear on the card are Rex Tso’s stablemate Raymond Poon, “The Macau Kid” Ng Kuok Kun, and white-collar standout Tom Taw of the UK, who is set to face former Indonesian bantamweight champion Marco Tuhumury.
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| A LESSON LEARNED FOR EDDIE HEARN: PART 2
By G. Leon
WBA would have to create third belt to make Hearns dreams come true
| Ok, here we go again Eddie, lesson 2. After having people believe that a Klitschko vs. Joshua fight was in the works for November, we told you that Joshua couldn’t fight Klitschko for the IBF title since Klitschko wasn’t ranked by the IBF, and further reminded you that if Joshua wanted to keep his IBF title he would have to fight the highest available IBF heavyweight ranked fighter. Of course, as Boxingtalk detailed, if Joshua decided to give up his IBF title, he could fight Kltschko for the IBO title.
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| TONIGHT ON FOX SPORTS 1: PERRELLA VS. UGAS
| Press Release: After a quick look at welterweight Bryant Perrella's record (1-0 with 13 KOs), you might surmise that he doesn't actually enjoy boxing. After all, the 27-year-old from Fort Myers, Florida, has put all but one of his opponents to sleep before the final bell, including the last 11 in a row. Perrella has wiped out nine of his foes - including the last three in a row - before the end of round two. Tonight on Fox Sports 1, the "Goodfella" is running up against the best counterpart of his career, someone who possesses slick boxing skills, a granite chin and an Olympic medal. Yordenis Ugas (16-3 with 7 KOs) won bronze for his native Cuba at the 2008 Beijing Games, then turned pro in mid-2010. Ugas, a 30-year-old now based in Miami, took a 27-month sabbatical after dropping consecutive narrow decisions in 2014, but he returned on August 12th, dominating then-unbeaten Jamal James en route to a one-sided, ten-round unanimous decision.
| | | | | | | OCTOBER A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR THE WALSH TWINS
| Press Release: Family will always come first for the Walsh twins: Liam is a 20-0 super featherweight set to fight Andrey Klimov in an IBF eliminator on October 8th, while Ryan is a 21-1-1 featherweight on the cusp of battling Dennis Ceylan for the vacant European title on October 15th. Liam will happily knock Ryan down a peg or two now he is back firing on all cylinders with the prospect of a world title final eliminator looming.
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| | | | | | | BRAEHMER-CLEVERLY: FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING
| Press Release: Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs) believes it is his destiny to beat Juergen Braehmer (48-2, 35 KOs) for the WBA regular (secondary) light heavyweight title on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Cleverly was scheduled to meet Braehmer during Braehmer's WBO title reign in 2011, but with only days to go before the bout, Braehmer withdrew, leaving the Welshman Cleverly to fight and defeat Aleksy Kuziemski for the vacant belt. "I was in the car on my way to London when I got the call saying Braehmer hadn’t arrived and the fight was off," recalls Cleverly. "It was a crazy situation, and the scramble was on to find a replacement opponent in just two days."
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| | | | | | | WHYTE, LEWISON GET HEATED AT PRESSER
| Press Release: Dillian Whyte (18-1) and Ian Lewison (12-2-1) nearly came to blows at their press conference to promote their upcoming clash for the vacant British heavyweight title, set for the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday October 7th, live on Sky Sports. Whyte and Lewison met in central London and sparks flew straight away between the big-hitting Brixton rivals. After both men confidently predicted knockoput wins over the other, the jibes became personal and security had to separate the pair. Tempers cooled and head-to-head pictures were taken without further issue.
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| | | | | | | FEATHERWEIGHT RUBEN VILLA NOW 2-0
| Ruben Villa KO1 Jose Mora... Featherweight Ruben Villa made it two-for-two with first-round stoppages as a pro. Villa took out Jose Mora (0-1) at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California on Friday. Villa (2-0) dropped Mora with a right hook and then stepped on the gas with a flurry of power punches until the fight was stopped at 2:31 in round one. Villa of Salinas, California, will make his thoir pro appearance on November 4th in Corona, California, according to his co-promoter, Banner Promotions president Artie Pelullo. source: banner / thompson boxing press release
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| A LESSON LEARNED FOR EDDIE HEARN; YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WISH FOR
By G. Leon
| To a great extent, whether you like it or not, whether you agree or disagree, the sanctioning bodies very much have the final say in moves you may want to make for Anthony Joshua or any championship caliber fighter for that matter. Case in point, the IBF shot you down when you inquired about having Joshua fight Klitschko. Let me give you a little education given you’re still learning the business. If you want Joshua to keep his IBF strap, he must defend his title against Joseph Parker, assuming Parker beats Dimitrenko this coming Saturday.
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| | | | | | | SPINKS, VANDERPOOL HONORED IN ROCHESTER
Johnny McCoy inducted into local boxing hall of fame
| A capacity crowd packed The Diplomat Party House in Rocherter, NY to honor former world light hewvyweight and world heavyweight champion Michael "Jinx" Spinks and former junior middleweight contender Fitz "The Whip" Vanderpool at the recent 26th annual Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame (RBHOF) Banquet & Awards Night. Spinks (31-1, 21 KOs) received the Integrity Award, while Vanderpool (26-8-4, 13 KOs) was presented with the Courage Award. Honored posyhumously was Rochester's Johnny McCoy (Clarence Millard), who was inducted into the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame. McCoy (77-30-14, 21 KOs) passed away in 1978 at the age of 81. He was one of the top flyweights in the world between 1916 and 1932. He was recognized as world champion by the state of California following a tournament to determine the winner of the vacant world title relinquished by Fidel LaBarba.
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| FORTUNA NOTCHES TKO IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
| Javier Fortuna TKO2 Marlyn Cabrera... On Saturday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, former WBA 130-pound titleholder Javier "El Abejon" Fortuna returned to action with a two-round blowout of fellow Dominican Marlyn Cabrera. In his first fight since losing his title to Jason Sosa in June, Fortuna (30-1-1, 22 KOs) dropped Cabrera twice in the second round, eliciting the stoppage. It was Cabrera's first loss as a professional in 23 fights.
Jeison Rosario TKO2 Carlos Jairo Cruz... On the same show, 21-year-old Dominican junior middleweight Jeison "Banana" Rosario (12-0, 9 KOs) destroyed formerly undefeated Carlos Jairo Cruz (now 17-1, 11 KOs) in two rounds. source for all results: Sampson Boxing
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| | | | | | | STEPHEN A. SMITH, BRIAN KENNY TO ANCHOR PACQUIAO PPV BROADCAST
| Press Release: The ringside broadcast team for pay-per-view fight between WBO welterwight champion Jessie Vargas and all-time great Manny Pacquaio has been named by Top Rank. The broadcast, which will take place Saturday, November 5th from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, will be handled by Stephen A. Smith, Brian Kenny, ex-champion Timothy Bradley and Charissa Thompson. TopRank.com's Crystina Poncher will be the telecast's roving reporter.
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| | | | | | | INTRODUCING SHOHJAHON "SHOH" ERGASHEV
| Press Release: Promoter Dmitriy Salita has announced the signing of junior welterweight slugger Shohjahon "Shoh" Ergashev to a promotional contract. Known as a power puncher in Russian boxing circles, the 25-year-old Ergashev (6-0, 6 KOs) is from Uzbekistan. The southpaw started boxing in 2003 and won the Uzbekistan Nationals four times, starting in 2005. He won 202 of his 216 amateur bouts, holds a victory over Olympic silver medalist Shahram Gayasov and went undefeated the last three years of his amateur career, winning every fight by knockout.
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| | | | | | | GONZALEZ KTFO’S JAPANESE SOFTIE
| Jhonny Gonzalez KO1 Hirotsugu Yamamoto …Jhonny Gonzalez poleaxed overmatched Hirotsugu Yamamoto with one second to spare before the end of the first round in Cancun, Mexico. This WBC-sanctioned mismatch saw Gonzalez’s career record upped to 62-10, while Yamamoto, coming off a loss to a boxer with a losing record, falls to a weak 19-13-2, with just 3 KOs. Now campaigning as a 130-pounder, Gonzalez dug hooks into the body of his hesitant and pawing Japanese opponent, then moved upstairs to land a right hook, which smartly sent Yamamoto to the canvas. He bravely got up, but just before the bell to end round one, Gonzalez dropped a looping left hook on Yamamoto’s jaw to end the bout. Yamamoto fell awkwardly and was kept on a stool for several minutes afterwards. source: wbc
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| RESULTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
| Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna defeated Walter Gabriel Sequeira by KO in the sixth round of an all-Argentina light heavyweight contest in Buenos Aires. The bout was a slugfest, but Maderna imposed his better technical skills and power, landing lefts and short straight rights to the jaw. He sent Sequeira to the canvas in the first round with a left hook. In the sixth, Madera landed a powerful uppercut that ended the fight. Madera improves to 24-3 while Sequira drops to 17-4. source: wbc
On Saturday in Bialystok, Poland, local man Robert “Shy” Swierzbinski beat Finland’s Timo Laine from Finland by a wide decision in a middleweight bout. Scores were 99-91 (twice) and 98-92 for Swierzbinski (17-6-1). Laine drops to to 15-8. source: wbf
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