27/07/2024 |
Weigh-in report from Detroit |
Weigh-in report from Detroit |
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Press Release Two-time Olympic gold medalist and multi-division pro champion Claressa Shields will move up in weight today (Saturday) to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse. [The WBC considers 175 pounds to be the women's heavyweight division]. Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) and Lepage-Joanisse (7-1, 2 KOs) of Quebec... |
27/07/2024 |
Tonight: Team Combat League semi-finals |
Tonight: Team Combat League semi-finals |
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Press Release Tonight (Saturday), fans can watch Team Combatl League's semi-final doubleheader at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on teamcombatleague.tv & DAZN.com. The first match-up pits the L.A. Elite vs. the Miami Stealth. Approximately two and a half hours later, it will be the Boston Butchers against the Philly Smoke for the other finals... |
World Boxing up to 37 nation members and looks towards 2028 Olympics |
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Press Release The national federations for boxing in Italy, South Korea, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands have become the latest four organizations to have their membership applications approved by the new amateur governing body, World Boxing. The new additions mean that World Boxing, which was set up to keep boxing at the heart of the... |
WBC orders rematch between Conceicao and Foster |
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By Scott Shaffer According to a social media post by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, the WBC Board of Governors has ordered a direct rematch between WBC super featherweight champion Robson Conceciao and the man he controversially beat last month, former champion O'Shaquie Foster. On July 6th, Conceição upset Foster by split decision to win... |
Chisora shows up to weigh-in wearing a Zhang mask |
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By Scott Shaffer At the weigh-in for tomorrow's heavyweight fight in London, Derek Chisora tried to get inside Joe Joyce's head. Chisora showed up wearing a Zhilei Zhang mask to remind Joyce of the two knockout losses Joyce suffered to Zhang in 2023. Eventually, the veteran warriors stepped on the scales, which registered 256.7 pounds... |
Danny Garcia gets opportunity to become a three-division champ |
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Press Release The September 14th co-feature prior to Canelo Alvarez's world super middleweight championship defense vs. Edgar Berlanga will feature Cuba's Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara facing Danny “Swift” García (pictured), a former two-division champion. Garcia will fight as a middleweight for the first time in his career in... |
26/07/2024 |
US Olympians learn of their draws |
US Olympians learn of their draws |
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Source: USA Boxing Team USA will have eight boxers competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. These eight boxers learned their paths to gold, including their first-round opponents during Thursday’s Olympic Games tournament draw. The Paris 2024 Olympic boxing tournament has 13 weight divisions, seven for men and six for women’s. Competition... |
Canelo Alvarez to defend vs. Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14th |
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Press Release World super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Álvarez will put his WBC, WBA and WBO titles on the line against undefeated Edgar Berlanga as Canelo Promotions presents a Mexican Independence Day weekend show headlining a PBC pay-per-view event available on Prime Video taking place Saturday, Sept. 14th from T-Mobile Arena... |
26/07/2024 |
Final presser quotes from Detroit |
Final presser quotes from Detroit |
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Press Release The final press conference was held today for the Detroit show featuring world middleweight champion Claressa “GWOAT” Shields attempting to win a historic title in a fourth weight division by challenging WBC women’s heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on Saturday, July 27th at Little Caesars Arena and live on DAZN.... |
A few words with Omar Trinidad before tonight's fight |
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Source: WBC Los Angeles' Omar Trinidad (15-0-1) will headline a 360 Promotions card Friday at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California when he faces Victor Slavinskyi (15-2-1) of the Ukraine. Trinidad, a 28 year-old featherweight is called the “King of Los Angeles” when it comes to the boxing scene in his hometown, which he... |
Colombian teenager Juan Narvaez looks to continue KO streak |
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Source: WBA Colombian super middleweight Juan Narvaez hosts Venezuela's Jose Espinoza (15-3 with 12 KOs) this Saturday in Barranquilla, Colombia. Narvaez, age 19, is a top Colombian boxing prospect with a record of 8-0 and 8 KOs. The Cartagena native made his debut last year and has already become the national champion with a win... |
25/07/2024 |
Weigh-in report from Atlantic City, NJ |
Weigh-in report from Atlantic City, NJ |
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Source: Boxing Insider Promotions Here are the boxers' weights for Friday night's Boxing Insider Promotions card that will take place at Tropicana in Atlantic City, New Jersey and streamed live on DAZN: Otto Wallin 244 pounds -vs.- Onoriode Ehwarieme 226; Jason Castanon 139 -vs.- Arevonte Dukes 136; Justin Figueroa 159 -vs.- Freddy... |
Team Combat League update: Philly and Miami advance in playoffs |
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Press Release Team Combat League’s Season 2 quarterfinals continued last Sunday with a doubleheader from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, where, in the night’s opening leg, coach Herman Caicedo’s Miami Stealth earned a spot in the TCL semifinals with a 229-222 victory Benny Roman and Ryan O'Leary’s defending champion N.Y.C. Attitude. In... |
25/07/2024 |
Junto Nakatani now aligned with Top Rank |
Junto Nakatani now aligned with Top Rank |
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Source: Top Rank Teiken Promotions and M.T Boxing Gym have come to an agreement with Top Rank to co-promote Japanese pound-for-pound star, three-division king, and reigning WBC bantamweight champion Junto Nakatani. He is expected to make his ring return before the end of the year. The 26 year-old Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs), from... |
25/07/2024 |
WBA orders Roach vs. Batyrgaziev |
WBA orders Roach vs. Batyrgaziev |
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By Scott Shaffer The WBA Championships Committee has ordered a mandatory fight between its super featherweight champion, Lamont Roach Jr., and its interim title holder, Albert Batyrgaziev. The parties have thirty days to negotiate, a period that will end on August 22nd. If no deal is reached, WBA rules call for a purse bid. Eariler this... |
Joyce and Chisora to finally cross paths on Saturday |
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Source: Top Rank Top Rank Boxing on ESPN will be presented live Saturday, July 27th at 3:30 p.m. ET/ 12:30 p.m. PT, exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S. The event takes place at The O2 in London. In the twelve-round heavyweight main event, Joe Joyce (pictured) takes on Derek “War” Chisora. Two additional bouts will be featured on the ESPN+... |
Mexican update: Israel Ramirez to feature on Berchelt undercard |
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Source: WBC This Saturday, July 27th, Mexican super bantamweight Israel ¨Azulito¨ Ramírez will host Venezuela's Edixon Pérez. The ten-round duel will support the main event of the evening in which ex-champ Miguel Berchelt (39-3) will feature against Jeremy Triana (15-5-3) in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Ramírez (20-2, 10 KOs), born in Mexicali,... |
Queensberry makes large donation to BoxWise Foundation |
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Press Release Queensberry Promotions has teamed up with BoxWise Foundation, a charity that helps vulnerable young people stay out of trouble and in school or work. As part of this, Frank Warren will also become the first Chairman of the BoxWise Foundation Development Board and Queensberry today announced that it is committing £1... |
25/07/2024 |
Update on heavyweight hopeful Pryce Taylor |
Update on heavyweight hopeful Pryce Taylor |
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Press Release Brooklyn heavyweight Pryce Taylor (4-0, 2 KOs) learned invaluable lessons from attending a Sugar Hill-operated training camp in Delray Beach, Florida, last week as a sparring partner for heavyweight contender Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs) as Anderson prepares in for his next fight on August 3rd in... |
PPV.com to provide alternate coverage of Crawford vs. Madrimov |
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Press Release PPV.com, which does not require a subscription, returns to the ring when it live streams in the U.S. and Canada, the summer's most exciting boxing card on U.S. soil. Terence 'Bud' Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs), a three-division world champion from Omaha, Nebraska, will move up in weight to challenge WBA 154-pound champion Israil... |
24/07/2024 |
A look at Great Britain's Olympic team |
A look at Great Britain's Olympic team |
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Press Release Charley Davison, Rosie Eccles, Chantelle Reid, Lewis Richardson, Pat Brown and Delicious Orie have been named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the six boxers that will represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The three men and three women earned their ticket for Paris by securing a quota place at one of... |
24/07/2024 |
Maureen Shea to fight on at age 43 |
Maureen Shea to fight on at age 43 |
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Press Release Maureen “The Real Million Dollar Baby” Shea (30-2-1, 13 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time in more than two years on the August 9th (Aug. 10 rain date) “Punch-Out at Polar Park II” card, presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) in conjunction with Kendrick Ball’s Camp Get Right Boxing, at Polar Park in... |
24/07/2024 |
Introducing “Showtime” Shea Willcox |
Introducing “Showtime” Shea Willcox |
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Press Release Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) has announced the signing of Everett, Massachisetts junior welterweight “Showtime” Shea Willcox, a 2024 New England Golden Gloves Champion, to an exclusive promotional contract. He is scheduled to make his pro debut on September 13th on a GCP show in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The 22... |
Malajika to defend IBO belt vs. Sigqibo on Aug. 23rd |
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Source: IBO IBO super flyweight champion Ricardo "Magic Man" Malajika returns to action at the Emperor's Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa against fellow South African Yanga Sigqibo on August 23rd. Malajika is 13-2 but has three straight quality wins, including picking up the vacant IBO title against Kevin Luis Munoz and defending... |
Welcome to Shields vs. Lepage-Joanisse fight week |
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Source: WBC Two-time Olympic gold medalist and multi-division world champion Claressa Shields will move up in weight yet again to challenge WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on July 27th. [The WBC considers 175+ pounds to be the start of the heavyweight division for women]. Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) and Lepage-Joanisse (7-1,... |
Turki Alalshikh also enters sponsorship deal with Golden Boy |
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Press Release Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudia Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, has announced a partnership between Riyadh Season and Golden Boy Promotions aimed at bolstering the promotion of top-tier boxing events throughout the world. [He also announced one with the other major American promoter,... |
Turki Alalshikh enters sponsorship arrangement with Top Rank |
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Press Release Turki Alalshikh (pictured), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, has announced an official partnership between Riyadh Season and Top Rank designed to continue to drive the promotion of world-class boxing events globally. The partnership will use the power and reach of... |
Report: ex-champ Richie Sandoval passes away at 63 |
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By Scott Shaffer Boxing Hall of Famer Bruce Trampler tweeted, "Boxing and the Top Rank family lost one of our own last night with the passing of former WBA bantamweight champ Richie Sandoval. Hurts personally and professionally to know that Richie is gone at 63. RIP, campeon." Sandoval made the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but President... |
21/07/2024 |
Jake Paul dominates, stops Mike Perry |
Jake Paul dominates, stops Mike Perry |
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By Scott Shaffer Jake Paul KO6 Mike Perry ... Jake Paul, the social media star turned cruiserweight, got his tenth on Saturday, stopping bare knuckle fighter Mike Perry in Tampa, Florida. Paul quickly established his superiority by knocking down Perry in both the first and second rounds. In total, Paul scored three knockdowns. The last one came... |
Amanda Serrano needs less than two rounds to TKO Stevie Morgan |
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By Scott Shaffer In Tampa, Florida on Saturday, world featherweight champion Amanda Serrano moved up to junior welterweight and easily stopped Stevie Morgan with a barrage of punches in round two. Morgan was steady on her feet as she absorbed the punches, so perhaps the stoppage was premature. Serrano is now to 47-2-1 with 31 KOs. She used... |
Watch: Lucas Badhi KO of the year contender vs. Ashton Sylve |
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By Scott Shaffer Lucas Bahdi KO6 Ashton Sylve... Canada's Lucas Bahdi scored a knockout-of-the-year contender in Tampa on Saturday, putting highly touted Ashton "H2O" Sylve to sleep in round six of a junior welterweight bout. Take a look at different camera angles of the KO here and here. Both men were undefeated coming in, but Sylve was... |
Cañizales wins by majority decision in Venezuela |
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Source: WBC Carlos Cañizales W12 Iván García... On a night that marked the return of elite boxing to the iconic venue Poliedro de Caracas, Venezuela's Carlos “Triple C” Cañizales defeated Mexico's Iván García in a twelve-round light flyweight contest. From the beginning, the 108 pounders showed they were ready to wage war. Cañizales... |
20/07/2024 |
Nakatani now 28-0 after first-round KO |
Nakatani now 28-0 after first-round KO |
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By Scott Shaffer Junto Nakatani KO1 Vincent Astrolabio... In Tokyo, three-division champion Junto Nakatani retained his WBC bantamweight title with a first-round knockout of Vincent Astrolabio of the Philippines on Saturday. Nakatani (28-0, 21 KOs) landed a straight left on Astroabio's belt line. Astrolabio stood up late in the count,... |
New champion alert: Anthony Olascuaga wins WBO flyweight crown |
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By Scott Shaffer Anthony Olascuaga KO3 Riku Kano... Los Angeles' Anthony Olascuaga, just 7-1 in his career, became the new WBO flyweight champion with a huge road win. Olascuaga knocked out the home fighter, Riku Kano, in the third round. Olascuaga ended the fight with a combination that was punctuated by a left to the body. The title was... |
20/07/2024 |
Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions |
Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions |
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By Michael Borao, Jr. Here are Boxingtalk's picks for Saturday's fight action: Amanda Serrano (46-2-1) vs. Stevie Morgan (14-1) (junior weltertweights) … prediction: Serrano by unanimous decision; Jake Paul (9-1) vs. Mike Perry (0-1) (cruiserweights) … prediction: Paul by early to mid-round knockout; Chantelle Cameron (18-1) vs. Elhem... |
Rodriguez six pounds overweight; Tanaka title defense cancelled |
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By Scott Shaffer According to the Kyodo news agency, Mexico's Jonathan Rodriguez missed the 115-pound weight limit by more than six pounds, causing the cancellation of WBO champion Kosei Tanaka's scheduled title defense. Tanaka, a four-weight champion, was supposed to headline a world title triple-header. The other two title fights will... |
20/07/2024 |
Cameron returns to the ring today |
Cameron returns to the ring today |
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Source: WBC Ex-world champion Chantelle Cameron (18-1) will face Elhem Mekhaled for the WBC interim junior welterweight title on Saturday at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. Cameron (pictured), the former world champion in this weight class, turned professional seven years ago and her most recent fight was against... |
Team Combat League playoffs continue on Sunday |
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Press Release Team Combat League’s quarterfinals continue this Sunday, July 21st with the four teams looking to advance. League leaders Philly Smoke will throw down against the formidable Las Vegas Hustle following a duel between last year’s champion, the N.Y.C. Attitude and the Miami Stealth, all taking place live from the 2300 Arena... |
Spanish update: Miranda to face old amateur foe |
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Source: WBA Spanish featherweight Jennifer Miranda will face Victoria Albons this Saturday, July 20th at the Teatro Las Vegas in Madrid. In her last fight, Miranda (10-0, 1 KO) defeated Lara Altamirano last January via a wide unanimous decision. Now she will face Albons, a Mallorcan who will be looking for her revenge after losing... |
19/07/2024 |
Jake Paul makes cruiserweight on second try |
Jake Paul makes cruiserweight on second try |
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In Tampa on Friday, bareknuckle fighter Mike Perry officially weighed in at 196.6 pounds. His opponent, Jake Paul needed a second attempt, but was able to make the cruiserweight limit of 200 pounds on the nose.The two square off at Amalie Arena on Saturday night over eight rounds. Paul was supposed to be facing boxing... |