G. Leon 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 Rick Pineda

Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner will make an official announcement about their upcoming boxing plans during a bi-coastal press tour. The first announcement will come in New York on Monday, November 19th, with a follow-up in Los Angeles the following day. Both the New York and Los Angeles press conferences will be streamed live on the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Showtime Boxing Facebook page. Pacquiao (pictured) is an eight-division champion with a record of 60-7-2. He currently holds the WBA's regular, or secondary, welterweight title. Broner (33-3-1) has won titles in four divisions but has a loss and a draw in his last two outings. --Scott Shaffer

  

Press Release: PBC and Fox Sports announced today that IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (24-0, 21 KOs) will defend his title against four-division champion and current WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight will be shown on a pay-per-view basis. Garcia will be moving up two weight classes-- from 135 pounds to 147-- to challenge Spence, (pictured) who is from Texas.

 

Press Release: Fox Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announced eight televised world title fights in the first three months of their new deal. The schedule includes five world-class fight nights live on Fox and Fox Deportes, four more on FS1 and Fox Deportes, including the return of WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) who ends a long injury layoff against veteran Josesito Lopez (36-7, 19 KOs) on January 26, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center.

Tomoki Kameda W12 Abigail Medina.... According to Japanese Boxing News social media, Tomoki Kameda won the WBC interim title at 122 pounds when he scored a unanimous decision over Abigail Medina.  The fight took place in Tokyo. Kameda (36-2) is a former WBO 118-pound champion whose two brothers also held world titles.  Media, a Dominican based in Spain, returns home with a record of 19-4-2. The WBC champion, Rey Vargas, has not fought since May due to injury. --Scott Shaffer

Press Release: Star Boxing announced the signing of undefeated French junior middleweight, David Papot (22-0 with 3KOs) to a long-term promotional agreement. In March of 2017, Papot took on Belarus southpaw, Dzimitry Atrokhau (then 15-0), where he earned a unanimous decision victory, with scores of 116-112 and 115-113 (twice).  In his next bout, Papot took on France's Barthelemy Lefebvre (then 16-8-1 4KO's), for the national championship. Papot dismantled Lefebvre over the ten-round bout, winning another unanimous decision with scores of 99-91 and 98-92 (twice). Papot has successfully defended his title two times since being crowned. 

Shohjahon Ergashev KO1 Zack Ramsey...  Uzbekistan's Shohjahon “Shoh” Ergashev got another win in the 140-pound division on Saturday at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, as he destroyed opponent Zack Ramsey (8-5) in the first round. Ergashev (now 14-0, 13 KOs) tore into Ramsey from the opening bell of their scheduled six-rounder, dropping him within the first 15 seconds with a right hand and finishing it at 1:09 with a body shot.  Ergashev’s promoter, Dmitriy Salita, says that in preparation for this fight, Ergashev had been knocking out heavyweights in the Kronk Gym where he trains. source: salita promotions

Eric Walker W8 Michael Moore... This past Friday night in in Inglewood, CA,  as part of The Contender Season Five finale, Eric "Baby Faced Assassin" Walker of Plaquemine, LA, improved to 18-2, defeating Michael Moore (16-2) over eight rounds by scores of 80-73 and 80-72 (twice). Walker previously defeated John Jackson and John Thompson during "The Contender" tournament before losing a majority decision to eventual champion Brandon Adams in the semi-finals.

 

Ievgen Khytrov TKO4 Malcolm McAllister... Also on the undercard, fighting out of Brooklyn, NY,  Ievgen "The Ukrainian Lion" Khytrov (18-2) stopped Malcolm McAllister (9-3) in the fourth round. Khytrov dropped McAllister with a combination before earning the referee's stoppage at the 1:44 mark from a barrage of power punches. Khytrov had also defeated Morgan Fitch as part of "The Contender" series this season. source for both results: dibella entertainment

Press Release: Jarrell Miller is targeting a huge against a British heavyweight in 2019 as he prepares to face Bogdan Dinu at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas on November 17th, live on DAZN. Tickets are on sale now from ticketmaster.com. Miller meets Dinu in a battle of big punchers with unbeaten records. Miller believes a win puts him on the short list for a title shot, as Deontay Wilder defends his WBC title against Tyson Fury on December 1st while Anthony Joshua, who holds all the other major championships, returns to Wembley Stadium in London on April 13th to put his IBF, WBA and WBO straps on the line.

Leo Hall was a promising boxer from Toledo, Ohio who had trained with Tony and his father at their gym in Detroit. Early Saturday morning Hall passed away after getting shot in an alleged robbery in Toledo, Ohio according to his father, Leo Hall, Sr. Hall said police are still investigating the details surrounding his son’s death. Hall, who would have turned 24 on Dec. 13th, was a light heavyweight prospect with a record of 8-2. He last fought Earl Newman in 2016, losing a unanimous decision on a card in Reading, Pennsylvania. Boxingtalk sends its condolences to the friends and family of Leo Hall, who lost his life far too soon. source: pbc

Juan Manuel Lopez W10 Christian Mino ...  Former 122- and 126-pound title holder Juan Manuel Lopez Lopez (36-6, 32 KOs) used four knockdowns to defeat Christian Mino (19-3, 2 KOs) in a lightweight contest held in Miami, Florida over the weekend. Lopez, age 35, won the ten-round bout by scores of 97-88 and 96-89 (twice).

Yuriorkis Gamboa W10 Miguel Beltran ... On the same card, another former title holder, Yuriorkis Gamboa (29-2, 17 KOs) nearly defeated Miguel Beltran (33-7, 22 KOs) via first-round knockout when he sent Beltran face-first to the canvas. The round ended and Beltran was able to continue with the second round. Gamboa, age 36, went on to win the lightweight contest by scores of 100-89, 99-90 and 98-91. The Miami card sets up a 2019 showdown between two aging but still entertaining warriors, Lopez and Gamboa, that should have happened several years ago. source for both results: espn.com 

"Thanks Ivan. All I know as of now is that my next opponent will be tough, a high ranked opponent, but I will beat him come December 15th."

According to Ghana Web, a new promotional company, All for One Boxing Promotions, has been formed and has already signed four boxers to three-year promotional deals.  Backed by its investment partner, Honking Investments, All For One signed bantamweight Manyo Plange (17-0-1), featherweight Success Tetteh (7-1), heavyweight Ousmanu Haruna (7-0) and super middleweight Samuel Kojogah (record unknown). The boxers were given 32-inch flat screen TVs as signing bonuses. --Scott Shaffer

Oshin Derieuw W10 Dahiana Santana... Lightweight Oshin Derieuw (10-0) won a unanimous decision over former IBF and WBA world titlist Dahiana Santana from the Dominican Republic. The bout, held in Deriew's hometown of Henin-Beaumont, France, was scored 100-90 and 99-91 (twice). Slightly too apprehensive at times, Derieuw was in control from early on. Santana (36-10) had one point deducted for being careless with her head. In round eight, Derieuw shook Santana badly, and might have been able to force a stoppage had she taken some risk. source: wbf

Rafael Ramon Ramirez W10 Alejandro Valladares .... At junior middleweight, Rafael Ramon Ramirez, age 38, unanimously decisioned Alejandro Valladares by scores of 98-91 and 99-90 (twice), after scoring a knock-down in round eight. Fighting out of San Diego, and a former sparring-partner of living legends Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley, Ramirez is now 21-4-2 while Valladares drops to 9-25-1 (5). source: wbf

Press Release: England's Matchroom Boxing and Italy's OPI Since 82 are teaming up with DAZN to bring top flight boxing back to Italy. The result will be Matchroom Boxing Italy, an eight-year joint venture to stage eight events throughout Italy per year. These fight nights will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN, the new sports streaming platform (app). The first event will be staged at the Teatro Obi Hall in Florence on November 30th featuring a series of Italy vs. England matchups. The main event sees Florence’s own Fabio Turchi (15-0) battle Britain’s former Commonwealth Champion Tony "Conqueror" Conquest (18-2). Also on the inaugural card, Torino’s Andrea "Sugar Ray" Scarpa (23-4) clashes with England's Joe Hughes (16-3-1) for the vacant EBU 140-pound championship and Devis Boschiero (46-5-2) takes on former European Champion Martin J. Ward f(20-1-2) at 130 pounds.