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New champion alert: Simsri claims vacant title via split decision

Source: Cebu Daily News Thanongsak Simsri W12 Christian Araneta... In a cautious twelve-round chess match held in Tokyo, Thanongsak Simsri of Thailand claimed the vacant IBF junior flyweight championship. Simsri edged Christian Araneta of the Philipines on two of the judges’ scorecards, 115-112 and 116-111. The third judge had it 114-113 for...

Tonight on DAZN: Khamukov vs. Stevens

Press Release Russian super middleweight Petr “The Surgeon” Khamukov (13-0, 6 KOs) will headline “LA Friday Night Fights” against David “Dynamite” Stevens (14-2, 10 KOs) this week in Long Beach, California. Khamukov faces Stevens, who was a standout amateur boxer out of Pennsylvania, in a ten rounder that will be streamed live this Friday...

Isaac Cruz: "I always fight like I’m down on the cards"

Press Release After a tense back-and-forth at the press conference to announce their July 19th rematch, Mexican star and former 140-pound title holder Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz promised a decisive ending the second time he faces Mexican rival Angel Fierro as they square off again on a PBC pay-per-view event on Prime Video from the MGM...

WBA bringing boxing action to Spain

Press Release The first European Convention of the WBA is set to delivering a big night of fights on July 17th at Madrid’s Teatro Las Vegas. The event, promoted by The Boxer Club, will feature eleven bouts. In the main event, Moroccan junior lighweight Moussa Gholam (23-1, 14 KOs) will be matched against Argentina’s Maximiliano Verón...

Polish boxers featured on Saturday's ESPN+ show

Source: Top Rank Vito Mielnicki Jr. (20-1-1, 12 KOs) is ready to light up Brick City a/k/a Newark, New Jersey. The Roseland native will take on unbeaten Polish middleweight Kamil Gardzielik (19-0, 4 KOs) in a ten-round main event this Saturday, June 21st at Prudential Center. In the ten-round co-feature, Jahi Tucker (14-1-1, 6 KOs) and...

Busy fight week for Mielnicki in New Jersey

Press Release New Jersey’s Vito Mielnicki Jr. returned home this week from his training camp in Houston wit trainer Ronnie Shields ahead of his homecoming fight against undefeated Kamil Gardzielik of Poland this Saturday night, June 21st at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The event, promoted by Top Rank and Rising Star...

Norman gets highlight-reel KO vs. Sasaki

Source: Top Rank Brian Norman KO5 Jin Sasaki... WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. defended his strap with a concussive fifth-round knockout of hometown challenger Jin Sasaki on Thursday at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.  This marked the second successful defense for the 24-year-old Norman (28-0, 22 KOs), an Atlanta native...

Wiggins vs. Linger to headline in Johnstown, PA

Source: WBA  On June 21st, boxing returns to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as the “Rumble by the River” lights up the town. In the main event, hometown favorite Tre’Sean “Trigger” Wiggins will square off against the battle-tested Dakota Linger in the welterweight division. Wiggins (16-5-3, 9 KOs), a slick southpaw known for his technical...

Middleweight Dante Kirkman graduates from Stanford

Press Release Undefeated middleweight Dante “The Inferno” Kirkman (4-0, 2 KOs) has earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University, one of the finest academic institutions in the country. With this achievement, Kirkman becomes the first professional boxer in history to graduate from Stanford, fulfilling a lifelong dream born...

Weigh-in report from Tokyo

Source: Top Rank Here are the boxers' weights for the championship doubleheader in Tokyo. There will be live coverage from the Ota City General Gymnasium on ESPN+ very early Thursday morning starting at 4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT. The main event is expected to begin at approximately 7:15 a.m. ET/4:15 a.m. PT.WBO welterweight title —...

Undefeated Ukrainian heavyweights added to big Wembley card

Source: Queensberry Promotions A strong heavyweight theme is emerging for the blockbuster Wembley Stadium night on Saturday July 19th when Daniel Dubois will attempt to topple Oleksandr Usyk and become undisputed world champion. On what will be a historic night whichever way it goes - it is the first time an undisputed heavyweight collision has taken...

Welcome to Yafai vs. Rodriguez fight week

Source: DAZN Galal Yafai made a huge statement in November when he devastated Sunny Edwards in a sixth-round TKO to win the WBC interim flyweight title. Now, the 2021 Olympic gold medalist can push one step closer to a world championship opportunity when he clashes with Francisco Rodriguez Jr. at bp pulse in Birmingham, England, live...

Julian Gonzalez faces Jason Sanchez on June 27th

Press Release On Friday night, June 27th, undefeated junior lightweight Julian Gonzalez takes on veteran Jason Sanchez in the eight-round main event at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia. The nine-bout card is promoted by King's Promotions. Gonzalez, of Reading, Pennsylvania has a record of 16-0-1 with 12 knockouts. The 23-year old is...

50-50 bantamweight clash booked for South Africa

Source: WBF Domestic bantamweight rivals Akani Sambu and Sabelo Cebekhulu will clash in a pick-em fight on June 27th at the Khoroni Hotel Casino in Thohoyandou, South Africa. Sambu (6-1-1 with 3 KOs), will face fellow South African Sabelo Cebekhulu (7-1 with 3 KOs), in the headlining fight of a show billed as “Survival of the...

Brian Norman final presser quotes

Source: Top Rank Atlanta's newest champion traveled nearly 7,000 miles to take care of business. WBO welterweight king Brian Norman Jr. has finished preparations for Thursday's world title defense against Japanese challenger Jin Sasaki at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. This is the second title defense for Norman (27-0, 21 KOs), who...

Purse bid for Hrgovic vs. Sanchez cancelled

By Scott Shaffer UPDATE: Without further comment, the IBF announced this morning thatit has cancelled a purse bid for a proposed heavyweight elimination bout between Frank Sanchez and Filip Hrgovic. The thrice-postponed purse bid was scheduled for today (Tuesday) Usually this means that a deal has been reached for the two men to fight each...

Queensberry fancies Dubois in Usyk rematch

Source: Queensberry Promotions On July 19th, the heavyweight landscape could shift as Daniel Dubois takes center stage at Wembley Stadium, facing world champion Oleksandr Usyk in a rematch loaded with history, tension, and undisputed stakes. In their first meeting, Dubois dropped Usyk with a body shot many felt should have ended the fight - only for it to...

Old man Donaire returns with a victory

Source: WBA Nonito Donaire W9 Andrés Campos.... In the main event of a WBA convention in Buenos Aires over the weekend, Filipino boxing legend Nonito Donaire revived his career at age 42. The former four-division champion captured the WBA interim bantamweight title with a unanimous technical decision over Chile’s Andrés Campos. The bout...

Batyrgaziev to defend interim title against Dickens

Source: IBA Undefeated Russian Olympic gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev (14-0 including IBA pro fights) will put his WBA interim 130-pound title on the line against Liverpool’s James “Jazza” Dickens (35-5, 14 KOs) on July 2nd in Istanbul. The twelve-round main event, which will also be for the IBA pro belt, headlines the IBA.Pro...

Womens results from Europe

Source: WBA Cristina Navarro KO1 María Milano ... Cristina “La Piccolina” Navarro (7-3) stepped into the ring at the Pabellón Siglo XXI in Zaragoza, Spain with one thing on her mind: get it done and fast. Just 58 seconds into the opening round, the hometown fighter landed four pinpoint punches that sent Venezuela’s María Milano...

El Salvador making a bid to expand its boxing scene

Source: IBMC El Salvador has a goal to become a center for major boxing and MMA events as part of President Nayib Bukele’s broader vision. The Central American nation's boxing federation has appointed International Boxing & MMA Consultants, Inc. (“IBMC”) as the national athletic commission overseeing professional boxing, mixed martial...

Ryad Merhy emerges in the bridgerweight division

Source: WBC Ryad Merhy’s TKO4 Andrej Pesic... Belgium witnessed Ryad Merhy’s rebirth as a bridgerweight, as he defeated Andrej Pesic (15-4-1) in the fourth round. Pesic was knocked down twice in the fourth round. During the break before the fifth round, it was decided that the Serbian could not continue. It was Andrej Pesic’s...

Brian Norman training camp report from Japan

Source: Fighters First Management Undefeated WBO welterweight champion Brian “The Assassin” Norman Jr. has embraced the challenges presented by his upcoming title defense as he steps into the ring in Tokyo to take on Japanese contender Jin Sasaki this Thursday, June 19th streaming live on ESPN+ (estimated start time for main event is 7:15 a.m. ET/4:15 a.m....

Teenager captures interim atomweight title

Source: WBC Camila Zamorano W10 Mika Iwakawa ... Seventeen-year old Camila “Magnifica” Zamorano of Mexico won the WBC interim title at atomweight (102 pounds), after convincingly defeating Japan’s forty-one year-old Mika Iwakawa via unanimous decision. Iwakawa (13-8-1) had two prior regins as an atomweight title holder. Fighting on home...

Rajon Chance wins in Westchester, NY

Source: Star Boxing Rajon Chance W10 Yan Carlos Perez... On Saturday night in White Plains, New York, Star Boxing presented a show headlined by Rajon Chance vs Yan Carlos Perez in which Chance scored a hard fought, narrow ten-round unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Dominican. Chance and Perez set a quick pace from the outset as...

Mosquea continues to roll at cruiserweight

Source; WBA Leonardo Mosquea TKO8 Iván Gabriel García... European cruiserweight champion Leonardo Mosquea is on a roll. A Dominican based in France, Mosquea added a win to his resume on Friday by forcing Argentina’s Iván Gabriel García (10-4-1) to retire on his stool following the eighth round of a bruising battle in Bron, France. From...

USA women bring home two golds from Czech Republic

Source: Team USA Team USA picked up nine medals in the Czech Republic to close out the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem. Yoseline Perez (women's 54 kg) and Alyssa Mendoza (women's 57 kg) led the way for the USA with gold medals in their respective weight classes, marking the first international gold medals of 2025. Perez...

BKFC results from the Mohegan Sun

Source: BKFC Surging heavyweight Parker Porter improved to 2-0 with a come-from-behind KO over Dillon “Bad Boy” Cleckler at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) Fight Night on Saturday at the sold-out Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. The West Hartford, CT product picked himself up off the canvas and rallied for the KO at 1:08...

Kambosos seems to be mulling retirement

By Scott Shaffer After Saturday's defeat against IBF junior welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins, former world lightweight champion George Kambosos stopped short of announcing his retirement, but his tweet clearly shows a man contemplating the end of his career. Kambosos wrote: "It’s a tough game but one game that I have always loved...

Hitchins dominates Kambosos in career-best performance

Source: DAZN Richardson Hitchins TKO8 George Kambosos... Tagging former world lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. with sharp output at will, Richardson Hitchins implored the challenger's corner to stop the fight during the eighth round. "If you love your son, you'll stop the fight," Hitchins told DAZN's Chris Mannix about the words...

Cruz punishes Mishiro to win lightweight eliminator

Source: DAZN Andy Cruz TKO5 Hironori Mishiro... Cuba's Andy Cruz displayed footwork, diverse shot selection, speed and power that were too much for Hironori Mishiro to handle Saturday night. After dropping the Japanese fighter twice during the third round, Cruz poured it on in the fifth to force the referee to stop the action for a...

Cubans star in Buenos Aires show

Source: WBA Erislandy Álvarez W10 Eduardo Costa do Nascimento... The first night of the KO to Drugs Festival, held as part of the WBA Fedelatin Convention at Casino Buenos Aires, provided a showcase for Cuba's Erislandy Álvarez. The 2024 Olympic gold medal winner claimed a dominant unanimous decision victory over Brazil’s Eduardo Costa...

Israel Mercado gets road win in Philly

Source: WBA In a tightly contested battle at Philadelphia's 2300 Arena, California welterweight Israel Mercado edged out local man Brandon Pizarro via majority decision. From the opening bell, Mercado made his intentions clear: relentless pressure, sharp punching, and smart footwork to neutralize the defending champion’s offense....

Watch: Tabiti gets big road win in Ghana

By Scott Shaffer Andrew Tabiti KO4 Jacob Dickson... In front of an enthusiastic crown in Accra, Ghana's Buxom Boxing Arena, Andrew Tabiti of the United States got a big road win, knocking out Ghana’s Jacob Dickson in the fourth round. This bout was contested in the bridgerweight division. Tabiti (22-2) ended a year's worth of inactivity. His...

USA in the hunt for five golds in Czech Republic

Source: Team USA On day three of the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix in Usti Nad Labem, Czech Republic, four Team USA boxers earned bronze medals and four more advanced to the gold medal rounds. Yoseline Perez (women’s 54 kg), Alyssa Mendoza (women’s 57 kg), Malachi Georges (men’s 90 kg) and Kelvin Watts (men’s 90+ kg) all won on...

WBO orders Noakes vs. Mason for vacant lightweight title

By Scott Shaffer Last week, Keyshawn Davis was stripped of the WBO lightweight title for failing to make the 135-pound limit.The WBO has announced the two boxers who will face off to fill the title vacancy: Sam Noakes of the United Kingdom and Cleveland's Abdullah Mason (19-0, 17 KOs). Their repsective promoters now have twenty days to reach...

Okolie to face Lerena on July 19th

Source: Queensberry Promotions As previoulsy announced, the world heavyweight championship will be contested on July 19th in England when Oleksandr Usyk defends his crown against IBF titleholder Daniel Dubois, a rematch of Usyk's previous win. In the first of two featured fights that have now been revealed, two-weight champion and now heavyweight...

Spotlight on Marshall vs. Green unification fight

Source: Netflix On Friday, July 11th, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano III will stream live globally on Netflix. The show will be broadcast on all Netflix plans at no additional cost. The all-women show is scheduled to see 21 world title belts contested across five championship bouts. One of the...

Team USA results from the Czech Republic (Day 1 & 2)

Team USA dominated day two of the World Boxing Challenge Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem 2025, securing seven wins in nine bouts on Thursday. Two Team USA competitors secured their first international medals, while four veterans secured their first international wins of 2025 during Thursday's action. Rene Camacho (men's 65 kg)...

Olympians Jalolov and Polanco added to NYC undercard

Source: Top Rank 2021 Dominican Olympian Rohan Polanco returns to action in a ten-round welterweight contest against Quinton Randall on Saturday, July 26th at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. Polanco will be joined on the undercard by his countryman, featherweight Yan Santana, who will make his New York City debut in a ten-rounder...