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Judicial report: Jarrell Miller cost Dmitriy Salita's company $4.8M!

Source: Court records, NY Supreme Court The [case] was assigned to me on January 31, 2023. I emailed the parties on January 31st, February 2nd, February 16th, February 24th and March 7, 2023. Defendant Jarrell Miller never responded to my email. The hearing was commenced and completed on April 24, 2023. Plaintiff [Star of David, Inc., Salita’s former...

Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions

By Michael Borao Jr. Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions:
 Ryan Garcia (23-1) vs. Oscar Duarte (26-1-1) (super lightweights) … prediction: Garcia by unanimous decision;
 Ryan Rozicki (19-1) vs. Olanrewaju Durodola (43-9) (cruiserweights) … prediction: Rozicki by early to mid round knockout;
 Kevin Lele Sadjo (20-0) vs. Abraham...

Journalist Kevin Iole loses his job

By Scott Shaffer Long-time boxing journalist Kevin Iole announced on social media that he has lost his job: "[I] just wanted to share a bit of bad news I received this morning. After more than 16 years as the boxing/MMA columnist at Yahoo Sports, I was laid off today. The job was incredible and I loved it so much, from the day I began in...

Watson wins EBU flyweight title

Source: Wasserman Boxing Chloe Watson W10 Justine Lallemand... Chloe Watson says "this is just the beginning" after she won the European flyweight title in Bolton, England. The pride of Birkenhead defeated France's Justine Lallemand on points at the Toughsheet Community Stadium last night, awarded victory by the ringside judges with scores of...

Myronets pulls second straight heavyweight upset

Source: Wasserman Boxing Bohdan Myronets W8 Nathan Gorman... Also on the Wasserman show in Bolton, England, there was an upset. Heavyweight Nathan Gorman (19-3) returned after over a year out of the ring, and a lost a decision to Ukraine's Bohdan Myronets (8-1). A scrappy affair ended with Myronets - who upset Kash Ali in July - being awarded a...

Brazilian card booked for Dec. 16th

Source: WBA On Saturday, December 16th, undefeated Brazilian junior middleweight Klinsman Simao will face Venezuela's Simon Gonzalez over eight rounds at Raposo Shopping, São Paulo. The main event will be a Brazilian junior welterweight championship bout between Matheus Batista da Silva Dias (6-1) and Pedro Guilherme Dos...

Giovanni Marquez fights in Houston today

Press Release Split-T Management's junior welterweight Giovanni Marquez will be back in action tonight when he takes on Joshua David Rivera at the Red Owl Boxing Arena in Marquez's hometown of Houston. Marquez is 7-0 with five knockouts. The 22-year old has wins over Nelson Morales (2-0) and Nicky Vittone (9-2-1) and is coming off...

De La Hoya responds to Garcia's criticism

From social media Promoter Oscar De La Hoya responds to the harsh criticism leveled at him and his partner in Golden Boy by contender Ryan Garcia: "Bernard [Hopkins] and I have spent decades, putting on the biggest events in the sport, including Ryan Garcia’s last fight, which generated $30 million for him. We build champions, help them...

WBA jumps on the bridgerweight bandwagon (weight class #18)

Source: WBA The WBA Executive Committee approved the creation of the super cruiserweight division in a vote called by the president Gilberto Jesus Mendoza. This weight division will be between 200 and 224 pounds, located between the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. *Note - the WBC previously established this weight class as...

Must-win fight for both Conlan and Gill

Source: WBA Michael Conlan (pictured) and Jordan Gill are in for a big fight this Saturday at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They will step into the ring in a super featherweight contest and each has a lot on the line.  These are two fighters coming off losses who need to win to remain relevant and challenge for the big...

Pulev to face Wawrzyk in comeback fight

Press Release Fight Club OC in Costa Mesa, [Southern] California has a show booked for Thursday December 14th that will feature well-known heavyweight Kubrat Pulev (29-3) fighting Andrzej Wawrzyk, a Polish heavyweight now based in Chicago. Pulev has not fought since a controversial split-decision loss to Derek Chisora in July 2022....

Gorman eyes Adeleye fight down the road

Source: Wasserman Boxing British havyweight Nathan Gorman would relish a showdown with David Adeleye, but first he makes his return live and free-to-air on Channel 5 tomorrow night. The 27 year-old Gorman makes his comeback after over a year out of the ring, on the Wasserman Boxing show at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, in Bolton, England live...

Hill vs. Padilla on tap for Orlando

Source: WBA New Orleans super featherweight Jeremy Hill (19-3, 12 KOs) will face Venezuela's Leonardo Padilla (22-5, 15 KOs) on December 8th at the KO Drugs festival to be held at the WBA convention in Orlando, Florida. The contest is scheduled for eight rounds and will be the co-feature prior to Cuba's Kevin Hayler Brown (3-0)...

DKP final presser quotes from Miami

Press Release Ahead of Saturday’s Don King Productions show at the Casino Miami Jai Alai, Hall of Fame promoter Don King addressed assembled media alongside the athletes and said, "“We’ve got five spectacular and action-packed title fights ready for our boxing fans of South Florida,” said King. “And since we lost one title fight, we’ve set...

Weigh-in report from Bolton, England

Source: Wasserman Boxing Here is the weigh-in report for the featured bouts from Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton, England for Friday's Wasserman Boxing show, which will air on Channel 5 at 10 pm local time: EBU flyweight title (ten minute rounds) Chloe Watson 111.6 pounds -vs.- Justine Lallemand 110.6; Nathan Gorman 296.3 -vs.-...

Farmer vs. Okine postponed

Press Release R and B Promotions card announced that, due to last-minute circumstances, Friday night's featuring world champion Tevin Farmer vs. Patrick Okine has been postponed. The show was booked fo the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Ticket purchases can be refunded at point of purchase. R and B Promotions added that a new date will...

Orlando Gonzalez wins in Florida

Source: WBA Orlando Gonzalez W12 Jorge Castaneda ... Super featherweight Orlando Gonzalez defeated Jorge Castaneda on Wednesday night by split decision at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida. After ten rounds, the judges’ scorecards read 97-92, 96-93 and 94-95 in favor of the Puerto Rican Gonzalez, whose record now stands...

Zayas preparing for Dec. 9th date vs. Fortea

Press Release Puerto Rican junior middleweight Xander Zayas hopes to close the year on an emphatic note when he takes on Spain's Jorge Fortea in a ten-round battle on Saturday, Dec. 9th at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Zayas-Fortea will serve as the co-feature to the WBO featherweight world title defense of...

Rozicki vs. Duradola in cruiserweight eliminator

Source: WBC On December 2nd, Canada's Ryan Rozicki will face Nigeria's Olandewaju Durodola in a WBC cruiserweight eliminator bout at the Emera Center in North Sydney, Canada. The fight is a battle for the mandatory challenger spot to face current champion Noel Gervor Mikaelian. This will be a tough and hard-hitting fight, as both...

Barroso can't catch a break - Davies fight postponed!

By Scott Shaffer The sad and corrupt WBA 140-pound title situation took another bizarre turn as promoter Oscar De La Hoya announced a postponement of this weekend's vacant title fight. De La Hoya tweeted, "due to Visa delays, the fight between Ohara Davies and Ismael Barroso scheduled for this Saturday, December 2nd will be postponed to a...

Mielnicki books second fight in a month

Source: GH3 Promotions On Friday, December 29th, junior middleweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. will fight for the second time in barely over a month. He has been added to the Brick City Friday Night Fights show at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. GH3 Promotions and Prudential Center have partnered to launch a multi event boxing series, Brick...

Agyarko vs. Williamson on tap for this weekend

Source: WBA Irish Caoimhin Agyarko will face England’s Troy Williamson in a high-leverage junior middleweight battle this Saturday at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Agyarko is 14-0 including the World Series of Boxing and has been highly touted. He will be looking for another victory in this Matchroom event which will...

Queensberry forges ahead with solid show on Friday

Press Release Queensberry Promotions' original plan was to be at the Copper Box on Saturday with Hamzah Sheeraz having his credentials tested by Liam Williams. However, a perforated eardrum suffered by the young middleweight resulted in Queensberry switching to Plan B and moving the card to Bethnal Green's York Hall on Friday. The...

Spotlight on Watson vs. Lallemand

Source: Wasserman Boxing Chloe Watson (6-0) and Justine Lallemand (9-2-1) had to be pulled apart when they faced-off at today's press conference, ahead of their title clash live and free-to-air on Channel 5. The flyweight foes collide on Friday night for the vacant European crown, with the action from the Toughsheet Community Stadium in...

BKFC pumping up this Saturday's show in Utah

Press Release BKFC is calling Saturday, Dec. 2nd the biggest event in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, when a show is shceduled for the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, live on The BKFC App. In the BKFC 56 main event, "Platinum" Mike Perry (3-0) battles Eddie "The Underground King" Alvarez (1-0) for the inaugural BKFC King...

Boxer Samuel Teah murdered in Delaware

By Scott Shaffer Delaware Online reported the sad news that junior welterweight Samuel Teah was murdered in Wilmington, DE on the day after Thanksgiving. Teah, age 36, had a pro record of 19-5-1, inlcluding a 2015 win over O'Shaquie Foster, who is currently a champion in the 130-pound division. After taking 2022 off, Teah split two fights...

ProBox action on tap for tonight

Press Release Puerto Rican super featherweight Orlando 'Capu' Gonzalez (21-2, 12 KOs) returns to action after a fight-of-the-year battle against Ramiro Cesena Gonzalez. Tonight (Wednesday), Gonzalez faces tough Mexican Jorge Castañeda (16-2, 12 KOs) over ten rounds as the pair get ready to serve up another exciting battle in the age-old...

Kazuto Ioka to defend title vs. Josber Perez

Source: WBA Boxing legend Kazuto Ioka will end 2023 with a WBA 115-pound title defense against Venezuela's Josber Perez (20-3,  18 KOs) on December 31st. As with his last fight, the Ota City General Gymnasium, in Tokyo will be the venue. Ioka won the title against Joshua Franco in June, which was vacant because the American failed to...

A few words with Egas Klimas

Source: WBC Egis Klimas, the manager of three-belt heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was the special guest atthe WBC`s weekly press conference in Mexico City. Klimas said the looming unification blockbuster against WBC champion Tyson Fury will be the hardest and most exacting fight of Usyk's career. Sitting beside WBC president...

Panama boxing action to be streamed on ESPN+

Press Release Puerto Rican welterweight Derrieck Cuevas returns against Ecuadorian veteran Marlon Aguas in the ten-round main event this Friday, Dec. 1st at Coliseo de Combates Pandeportes in Panama City. Cuevas will be looking for his third knockout victory of the year as he sets his sights on the division’s top contenders....

IBF orders purse bid for Rakhimov vs. Nuñez at 130 lbs

By Scott Shaffer The IBF has scheduled a purse bid for a super featherweight eliminator for Tuesday, December 12th. The mandatory contender spot will be determined between former title holder Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov and Eduardo Nuñez. On October 29th, the IBF ordered these two boxers' representative to begin negotiations. On November 11th,...

Introducing British super bantamweight Brad Strand

Press Release Liverpool, England, super bantamweight Brad Strand is aiming to emerge from the shadows at London's York Hall on Friday, live on TNT Sports. The stylish Strand, 26, hails from the rough and ready finishing school, the Everton Red Triangle Gym, where veteran trainer Paul Stevenson carries out the role of...

Don King converts show from PPV to freestream

Press Release Don King has decided to give boxing fans an early Christmas gift on Saturday, December 2nd by changina a pay-per-view show to a freestreaming event. The main event will be Ian Green vs Vaughn Alexander in a middleweight contest. The live professional boxing event will be streamed from Miami, Florida's Casino Miami Jai Alai...

Top Rank wins bid for WBA title fight between Kholmatov and Ford

Source: WBA Top Rank won the promotional rights for the vacant WBA featherweight title fight between Uzbekistan’s Otabek Kholmatov and Raymond Ford of the United States. Top Rank won the auction by bidding the amount of $317,500. It listed three possible dates for the fight: February 16th in New York City, February 17th in Saudi Arabia...

Plata to defend vs. Bormann in Germany

Source: WBA WBA junior flyweight champion Yesica Nery Plata will defend her title on hostile ground on December 16th at the Weihnachtscirkus in Karlsruhe, Germany against local Sarah Bormann. From Mexico, Plata surprised the world when she won the 108-pound WBA title on March 11, 2022 in Panama against Yesica Bopp. Almost a year after...

Welcome to DKP fight week

Press Release Although Adrien Broner is sidelined with an injury, promoter Don King still has five featured fights on tap for Saturday night at Casino Miami Jai Alai. “We’ve got five spectacular and action-packed title fights ready for our boxing fans of South Florida,” said King. “And since we lost one title fight, we’ve set a...

Brandon Adams looking to get back in the mix at 154

Press Release Nearly three years after what should have been a break-though win, Brandon Adams is looking to get back into the mix when the calendar turns to 2024. From Los Angeles, Adams is promoted by Banner Promotions. His last fight was an eighth-round stoppage over then perfect Serhii Bohachuk on March 4, 2021. Bohachuk is now in...

Dubai to host highly competitive show on Dec. 9th

Source: IBA On December 9th in Dubai, the IBA will present several professional bouts plus very high-level amateurs facing each other in pro-style boxing format. The three purely professional professional fights scheduled are  2016 Olympic champion Evgeny Tishchenko (20-3 as a pro including the World Series of Boxing) from Russia...

The Boxingtalk Scoreboard: results from Belgium

Source: WBC On November 25th at the Dome Arena in Charleroi, Belgium, two featured fights took place.  In a cruiserweight fight, Serbia's Goran Babic (9-3-2) scored an important victory by knocking out Morocco's Kamel Kaouach (12-3) in the eighth round. The fight was hotly disputed at first, but little by little Babic showed...

Welcome to Garcia vs. Duarte fight week

The return of Ryan Garcia (pictured) will be shown on DAZN this weekend. Garcia, last seen getting stopped by Gervonta "Tank" Davis in April, will face Oscar Duarte in Houston. Garcia is 23-1 with 19 KOs. He will be moving up one weight class for this fight, up to junior welterweight, where he has only made one...