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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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| LINARES TAKES CROLLA'S WBA TITLE
| Jorge Linares W12 Anthony Crolla... Jorge "El Niño de Oro" Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) defeated Anthony "Million Dollar" Crolla (31-4-3, 13 KOs) via decision at the Manchester Arena on Saturday. After twelve rounds of both Linares and Crolla fighting resiliently until the end, the judges announced their scores of 115-114, 117-111, 115-113, which awarded Linares the WBA lightweight title (a WBC diamond belt, essentially a trophy was also at stake). Linares said afterwards, "I hurt my hand in the sixth round, and backed off and it worked. I told my corner my strategy in the 10th round and what I was going to do for the next three rounds. I feel I hurt Crolla a couple times, but didn't want to go forward too much and hurt him too much, because I knew I had to be intelligent. In the beginning of camp, I was worried about my hand but as the weeks went on I began to feel comfortable and feel much better. After this, I want to take a good break and rest, I want my hand to heal and then I will begin training again." source: golden boy press release
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| BOXINGTALK BREAKS DOWN KLITSCHKO'S OPTIONS
By G. Leon
| As previously reported here on boxingtalk.com, assuming the IBF follows their rules, and doesn’t sanction a Klitschko vs. Joshua match, let’s examine the three probable options available to Klitschko.
After getting the disappointing news, Klitschko is now left like the emperor with no clothes. Having ruled the heavyweight division for 10 years, Klitschko is a sure first ballot HOF fighter currently in no man’s land and looking to redeem his painful, unproductive, inexplicable, effortless loss to Tyson Fury.
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| SHOBOX RESULTS
| On ShoBox from Miami, Oklahoma, undefeated heavyweight Trey Lippe Morrison stopped Ed Pollard in the first round; Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk decisioned Wang Zhimin in a battle of unbeatens; Ivan “The Volk” Golub remained unbeaten with a knockout of James Stevenson; and light heavyweight Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic stopped Travis Peterkin via fifth-round knockout.
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| IBF SHOULD NOT SANCTION JOSHUA-KLITSCHKO
By G. Leon
| Now that Tyson Fury has been declared “medically unfit” and for the second time, unable to defend his title against Wladimir Klitschko on October 29, 2016, it will be interesting to see if the IBF plays by their championship rules and sanctions a Joshua vs. Klitschko title fight which both fighters and their respective teams are eager to make, but, would go totally against IBF championship rules given the fact that Klitschko is not even ranked in their heavyweight top 15 rankings which is a mandatory prerequisite according to their rules.
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| | | | | | | FURY'S UNCLE SPEAKS OUT, SAYS AILING CHAMP SHOULD NOT BE STRIPPED
By Scott Shaffer
| | World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is out of his October rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. Fury (25-0) claimed the world title in November 2015 by defeating Klitschko via unanimous decision. The ex-champion had the contractual right to an immediate rematch with Fury, but was unable to enforce it in the first half of the year when Fury claimed an ankle injury. The rematch was scheduled for October, but yesterday Fury withdrew, saying only he was "medically unfit" to fight. [The full statement from Fury's promoter is published in the story below].
Amidst speculation that the volatile Fury has been ruled out due to mental health issues, the champion's uncle/manager/ trainer Peter Fury took to social media to issue a brief statement of his own. Fury did not confirm or deny the mental health issue, but said, "With Tyson's condition, he cannot be held culpable. Detailed statement coming soon on health. He will not & should not be stripped of belts." Peter Fury later added: "Belts will be determined by the right legal process. In the meantime, 'Singing in the Rain' fits the bill of today."
| | | | | | | TYSON FURY "MEDICALLY UNFIT" TO FIGHT
Mental health issues being speculated
| | Tyson Fury's world heavyweight championship must be called into question after he pulled out of a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko for the second time in recent months. The British press is speculating that Fury has mental health issues, which if true, would be a precedent for the heavyweight championship. Oliver McCall and Mike Tyson (whom Fury is named after) battled mental illness through championship-level fights with varying degree of success. The mental illness has not been confirmed, however, with Fury's promoter confirming only that he is "medically unfit."
Hennessy Sports statement: It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce that the world heavyweight championship rematch between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko, scheduled to take place on the 29th October 2016 at the Manchester Arena, will not be going ahead. Tyson has, this week, been declared medically unfit to fight. Medical specialists have advised that the condition is too severe to allow him to participate in the rematch and that he will require treatment before going back into the ring. Tyson will now immediately undergo the treatment he needs to make a full recovery. We and Tyson wish to express our sincerest apologies to all those concerned with the event and all the boxing fans who had been looking forward to the rematch. Tyson is understandably devastated by the development. We will be making a further statement in due course. Until then, we ask that Tyson and his family be given the privacy and the space he needs to recover during this difficult time."
| | | | | | | HAVNAA TO VENTURE OUTSIDE SCANDINAVIA
| Press Release: Norwegian cruiserweight Kai Robin Havnaa (6-0, 5 KOs) will face Bosnia's Mirnes Denadic (7-3, 3 KOs) on October 1st in a six-round contest on the undercard of the WBA regular light heavyweight title fight between Juergen Braehmer and Nathan Cleverly in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Havnaa returns to action following his second-round technical knockout victory over Miklos Kovacs on March 19th at the Albertslund MusikTeatret in Denmark, and the 27 year-old says he is looking forward to getting back in the ring and testing his skills against Denandic.
| | | | | | | INTRODUCING MIKKEL NIELSEN
| Press Release: Danish amateur star Mikkel Nielsen will meet Andrei Dolhozhyieu (10-17-2, 8 KOs) on October 15th at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn. Nielsen, who has won the Danish amateur championships for the last three years running, will make his professional debut with a four-round light middleweight contest against the 30 year-old Belarusian. In preparation for his professional bow, the 27 year-old has been training with former two-time champion Joey Gamache in his Copenhagen gym. [This is a third Danish boxer with the same surname. Already, Danish boxing has super middleweight Patrick Nielsen (28-1) and cruiserweight Micki Nielsen (22-0)].
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| | | | | | | OLYMPIAN CUSTIO CLAYTON TO HEADLINE IN MONTREAL
| Press Release: The GYM 2016-2017 boxing series will begin on October 20th in Montreal's Casino de Montreal, as announced today by GYM president Yvon Michel. In the ten-round main event, 2012 Canadian Olympian Custio Clayton (9-0, 7 KOs) will face the biggest challenge of his young career, Mexico's Ramses "El Faraon" Agaton (17-4-3, 9 KOs). Charismatic Marie-Eve Dicaire (4-0-0, 0 KOs) will step into the ring in a six-round fight for only the second time of her career versus Karla Zamora (3-2-0, 1 KO), of Mexico, in the co-feature. Also on the card, super bantamweight Vislan Dalkhaev (7-0, 2 KOs) will try to continue his demolition work in the pro ranks against Rodrigo Adrian Campos (10-4-0, 5 KOs), of Mexico in an eight-round fight.
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| SHOBOX WEIGH-IN REPORT
| Press Release: The eight fighters featured on the ShoBox: The New Generation quadrupleheader live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) tonight (Friday, Sept. 23rd) from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, are set to go. In the main event, once-beaten Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic (21-1, 14 KOs), of St. Petersburg, Fla. will be opposed by Travis Peterkin (16-0-1, 7 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y. in a ten-round 175-pound scrap. Junior lightweight Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk (11-0, 10 KOs) of Brooklyn, N.Y., meets Wang Zhimin (14-1, which includes 7-1 in the World Series of Boxing) of China in the ten-round co-feature. Heavyweight Trey Lippe Morrison (11-0, 11 KOs), of Grove, Okla., the son of the late former world heavyweight champion Tommy “The Duke” Morrison, will make his television debut against Ed “Black Magic” Latimore (13-0, 7 KOs), of Pittsburgh, Pa, and in a six-round bout and Ukrainian welterweight Ivan “The Volk” Golub (17-0, which includes 5-0 in the WSB) of Brooklyn, N.Y. faces James “Keep’em Sleepin” Stevenson (23-2, 16 KOs) of Baltimore, Md., in an eight-rounder that will open the telecast. The weights: Kalajdzic weighed 175½ pounds, Peterkin 174; Baranchyk tipped the scale at 139¾ pounds, Zhimin 139½, Morrison weighed 221½ pounds, Latimore 219; and Golub weighed 146½ pounds, Stevenson 146.
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| LIPPE-MORRISON READY FOR SHOBOX DEBUT
| Press Release: As the son of popular former WBO heavyweight titleholder Tommy Morrison, Trey Lippe-Morrison’s name alone generates attention. A quick glance at the Oklahoman’s record shows that all eleven of his victories came by knockout, ten of them inside of two rounds. Also, he is trained by legendary Freddie Roach at Wildcard Boxing Club in Los Angeles, CA. His critics note that his name alone generated the buzz rather than his knockouts and (correctly note) that many second generation boxers didn’t meet expectations. On Friday evening at the Buffalo Run Casino, Lippe-Morrison looks to make his TV debut a successful one when he battles fellow unbeaten Ed “Black Magic” Latimore. The bout opens a quadrupleheader on Shobox: The New Generation and is scheduled for six rounds.
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| | | | | | | PETROV TO FACE PEREZ IN LIGHTWEIGHT ELIMINATOR
| Press Release: Lightweights Petr "Zar" Petrov (37-4-2, 18 KOs) of Russia and Michael "The Artist" Perez (24-1-2, 11 KOs) of Newark, N.J. hosted a media workout in Los Angeles ahead of their WBA elimination bout on September 30th at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, CA. Also in attendance were the co-feature paticipants, East Los Angeles' Jonathan "Thunder" Navarro (6-0, 5 KOs) and Texas' Larry Carrillo (5-1, 2 KOs), who are scheduled for a six-round light welterweight fight against. The show will be broadcast live on Estrella TV's Boxeo Estelar. Below is what the fighters had to say at today's media workout:
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| | | | | | | TOOWOOMBA, AUSTRALIA LANDS STRONG WELTERWEIGHT CLASH
| Press Release: According to Australian promoter Brendan Smith, it's a done deal for Kris George (11-1) to fight Cameron Hammond (16-0) for the Commonwealth welterweigh title in Toowoomba Australia. "This is history for Toowoomba," Smith said. "Both fighters have signed, now we will confirm a date [but] it will be in Toowoomba. We've never had a Commonwealth title here so this is huge news. This is a bout between that came together after Hammond was scheduled to face Jack Brubaker later this month for the belt but Brubaker had to withdraw with a hand injury. As soon as news surfaced of Brubaker's withdrawal Kris George wasted no time putting his hand up challenging Hammond.
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| | | | | | | DONAIRE-MAGDALENO HIGHLIGHTS PACQUIAO PPV SUPPORT BOUTS
| Press Release: The November 5th pay-per-view bouts supporting Jessie Vargas' WBO welterweight title defense against Manny Pacquiao have been announced. The most attractive bout on the undercard, which takes place at Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center, matches WBO 122-pound champion Nonito Donaire (37-3, 24 KOs) of the Philippines against mandatory challenger Diego Magdaleno (23-0, 17 KOs) from Las Vegas. Also, Oscar Valdez (21-0, 18 KOs), a two-time Mexican Olympian defends his WBO 126-pound championship against mandatory challenger Hiroshige Osawa (30-3-4, 19 KOs) from Japan. The pay-per-view opens up with Chinese hero Zou Shiming (8-1, 2 KOs), a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time world amateur champion, battling Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym (39-1-2, 24 KOs) from Thailand. Shiming vs. Kwanpichit is a rematch between the two flyweight contenders as Kwanpichit is riding a two-year, 12-bout winning streak since his sole loss, which was to Zou.
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| KEITH THURMAN: BOXING IS EVOLVING!
By Keith Thurman (from Premier Boxing Champions)
| An open letter to boxing fans from WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman:
There’s been a lot of talk of late that boxing is dead. To those who choose to believe that, I say bullshit. Boxing is not dead. It’s as alive as when the bell rings—signaling two fighters to meet in the center of the ring. What the sport is doing is evolving, and thus the conversation is changing. Some pundits like to suggest that boxing is in trouble because of a lack of superstars—let me quickly stop that talk right there.
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