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Wendy Toussaint books return from bad cut, split-decision loss

Source: Star Boxing On October 28th at The Paramount, junior middleweight Wendy Toussaint (14-2, 6 KOs) returns to his adoptive hometown of Huntington, New York, for an eight-round bout against Arizona's Jerome Jones (7-1, 6 KOs) on a Star Boxing show.  Toussaint-Jones will be chief support before Toussaint’s sparring partner Alex Vargas (13-0...

Gjergjaj edges Laggoune by split decision

Source: WBF Arnold Gjergjaj W12 Bilal Laggoune ... Arnold “The Cobra” Gjergjaj won a heavyweight contest on Saturday September 2nd at the Landgasthof in Riehen, Switzerland. Gjergjaj defeated Belgium's Bilal Laggoune by narrow split decision after a cautious performance from both boxers, where neither appeared prepared to take any...

Golden Boy signs super featherweight Daniel Luna

Source: social media Golden Boy Promotions announced the signing of super featherweight Daniel Luna. The Mexican-Hawaiian fighter has more than 100 amateur fights and a pro record of 2-0 (2KOs). Daniel is ready to live up to his nickname "Ikaika," which means strong warrior in Polynesian. Luna reached his 2-0 record by fighting once in May of...

Late results from Tokyo

Source: WBO Keisuke Matsumoto W12 Ridwan Oyekola... Keisuke Matsumoto (9-0, 7 KOs) retained the Japanese featherweight title when he pounded out a unanimous decision over JBC#1 Japan-based Nigerian Ridwan Oyekola (11-2-2-1NC, 5 KOs) over twelve technical rounds on Wednesday in Tokyo. Official scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 119-109,...

Eubank gains revenge vs. Smith

Source: Sky Sports Chris Eubank Jr. TKO10 Liam Smith... In Manchester, England on Saturday, Chris Eubank Jr. stopped former junior middleweight title holder Liam Smith in the tenth round to gain revenge in a direct rematch. Eubank dominated most of the action, including dropping Smith with a right uppercut in the fourth round. Eubank, who...

Alexis Rocha to face undefeated Giovani Santillan

Source: Golden Boy Promotions Golden Boy Promotions announced a welterweight match-up in which Alexis Rocha and Giovani Santillan will do battle on October 21st in Inglewood, California at the Kia Forum. Rocha is 23-1 and coming off a May knockout of Anthony Young. Santillan is 31-0 and won in July over...

Watch: Cullen KO gets him the British title

Source: Sky Sports Jack Cullen KO3 Mark Heffron... Also on the Manchester show Jack "The Meat Cleaver from Little Lever" Cullen knocked out Mark Heffron to become the British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion. At the start of the third round, a huge left hook from Cullen (22-4-1) upended Heffron (29-3-1). Heffron tried to beat...

Lightweight Roman Andreev finally returns to action

Source: WBA On September 8th, undefeated Russian lightweight Roman Andreev will end a long layoff against a difficult opponent, Zaur Adbullaev of Armenia. The ten-round bout will be the main event at the Traktor Sport Palace,in Chelyabinsk, Russia.  The 37 year-old Andreev will face have first fight in more than two years. The last time...

Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions

By Mike Borao, Jr. Here are Boxingtalk's Saturday fight predictions: Liam Smith (33-3-1) vs. Chris Eubank Jr. (32-3) II (middleweights) … prediction: Eubank Jr. by decision; Ricardo Malajika (11-2) vs. Kevin Luis Munoz (16-1) (vacant IBO super flyweight title) … prediction: Munoz by split decision; Kenichi Ogawa (27-2-1) vs....

Arthur, Antwi win titles on British show

Source: Wasserman Boxing Lyndon Arthur TKO10 Braian Suarez... Lyndon Arthur dragged himself up off the canvas to stop Braian Suarez in the tenth round with a body shot to become the new IBO light heavyweight champion. Shown live and free-to-air on Channel 5 in the UK and Ireland, and live on DAZN globally, the Wasserman Boxing show delivered...

Middleweight unification lands in Rosenberg, Texas

Source: Top Rank Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly, the reigning WBO world champion will lock horns against unbeaten IBF world champion Vincenzo Gualtieri in a title unification showdown on Saturday, Oct. 14th at Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas. This will be the first boxing event to take place at the brand-new, state-of-the-art...

Venezuelan cruiserweight Albert Ramirez books step-up fight

Source: WBA Venezuelan cruiserweight Albert Ramirez (16-0, 15 KOs) will be fighting experienced Gilberto Castillo Rivera a/k/a Lenin Castillo in a ten rounder on Saturday, September 23rd in Monaco.  This will be the third fight of 2023 for 31-\ year-old Ramirez, who defeated Ghana's Jacob Dickson (9-1) by knockout in the first round....

WBA names Charr its regular heavyweight champion

MORE TO FOLLOW, BUT HERE IS THE TEXT OF A WBA ANNOUNCEMENT: As part of a court settlement, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee has reinstated Mahmoud Charr as regular champion of the organization’s heavyweight division. The agreement reached, which puts an end to a long dispute brought by the boxer and...

Boxingtalk's Friday fight predictions

By Mike Borao, Jr. Boxingtalk's predictions for Friday's action: Dina Thorslund (19-0) vs. Yuliahn Luna Avila (25-3-1) (WBC / WBO bantamweight titles)… prediction: Thorslund by split decision; Lyndon Arthur (22-1) vs. Brian Nahuel Suarez (18-1) (vacant IBO light heavyweight title)… prediction: Arthur by late knockout; Samuel Antwi...

Klimas one-ups Haney on social media

World lightweight champion Devin Haney tlking about his win over former champion Vasiliy Lomachenko: "Do yo homework.. Loma went the hospital after the fight. But they don’t want you to know that." Response from Lomachenko's manager, Egis Klimas (pictured): "Devin, wow you got correct information, we did go to hospital and we...

Weigh-in report from Denmark

Source: WBC Mexico's Yuliahn “Cobrita” Luna and Denmark's Dina Thorslund today (September 1st) at the Graakjaer Arena in Holstebro, Denmark. Luna will defend the WBC title for the third time, against the WBO standard bearer, Thorslund (19-0). Luna (25-3-1) has been a bantamweight and super bantamweight champion, and has important...

Weigh-in report from England: Suarez loses out on title opportunity

Source: Wasserman Boxing Great Britain's Lyndon Arthur (21-1) and Argentina's Braian Suarez will battle it out tomorrow (Friday) in Bolton, England, but only Arthur can win the vacant IBO light heavyweight title. Suarez missed weight by less than a pound and can no longer win the IBO belt. Arthur weighed in at 174.5 pounds but Suarez was over the...

Zhang preparing for "savage" rematch vs. Joyce

Press Release Zhilei Zhang, the WBO interim heavyweight champion, met with Chinese media representatives in New York City to discuss his upcoming title defense against former champion Joe Joyce. Wednesday’s event was held at Peter Song’s Kung Fu Kitchen in Times Square. Zhang vs. Joyce, a rematch, is scheduled for September 23rd in...

Darius Fulghum transitioning down to super middleweight

Press Release Darius “DFG” Fulghum (6-0, 6 KOs) will experience a few firsts on September 16th in his toughest test to date, when he is scheduled to face Ricardo Adrian Luna (25-10-2, 16 KOs) at Commerce Casino and Hotel in Los Angeles. The 26 year-old Fulghum, who is a promotional free agent, will be fighting in L.A. for the first time...

Florida heavyweight Brandon Moore signs with Top Rank

Press Release Top Rank has signed undefeated heavyweight Brandon Moore to a multi-year promotional agreement. The 6’6 boxer-puncher, who hails from Lakeland, Florida, will make his Top Rank debut later this year. Th 29-year-old former U.S. amateur standout turned pro in February 2020 and has knocked out four of his last...

Xander Zayas added to Sept. 15th show in Corpus Christi, Texas

Source: Top Rank Purto Rican junior middleweight Xander Zayas is gearing up for his first scheduled ten-rounder. Zayas will return against Mexico’s Roberto Valenzuela Jr. in the co-feature to the IBF featherweight titdefense featuring reigning champion Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez and Joet Gonzalez on Friday, September 15th at American...

Yamileth Mercado remains WBC 122-pound champ

Source: WBC Yamileth Mercado W10 Paulette Valenzuela... Yamileth Mercado (21-3) defeated fellow Mexican Paulette Valenzuela on Saturday by unanimous decision. Official scores were 98-92 (twice) and 97-93 after the ten rounds were complete. It was Mercado's sixth defense of her WBC super bantamweight title, and it was held in...

Late results from New Jersey: main event ends in a draw

Press Release Christopher Pearson D10 Derrick Webster... On Saturday night at The Showboat in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Christopher Pearson battled to a ten-round split draw with Derrick Webster in the super middleweight division. The show took place in front of a near-capacity crowd and was promoted by Joe Frazier Jr. and Mis...

Johan Gonzalez returns to Venezuela with a win

Source: WBA Johan Gonzalez TKO5 Ricardo Ruben Villalba ... Venezuelan junior middleweight Johan ¨Manotas¨ Gonzalez made his United States debut in style. Last Friday, he won by technical knockout in the fifth round against Argentina's Ricardo Ruben Villalba (20-10-1). Gonzalez (33-2) got his win at the White Sands Events Center, Plant...

Misfits' crossover boxing show set for UK on Sept. 23rd

Source: Misfits Boxing Idris Virgo enters the lion’s den next month when he takes on hometown favorite Aaron Chalmers as the MF & DAZN: X Series lands in Newcastle, England. Virgo and Chalmers clash in the main event at the Vertu Motors Arena on Saturday, September 23rd, live and exclusive on DAZN. Chalmers, who boxed the great Floyd...

Japan's Umi Ishikawa gets good road win

Source: WBC Umi Ishikawa KO3 Sothita Sitthichai... In a good road win, Japanese female minimumweight Umi Ishikawa (11-3, 9 KOs) defeated Sothita Sitthichai (8-3, 1 KO) of Thailand by knockout. The 105-pound contest took place at the Singmanassak Muaythai School in Pathum Thani, Thailand. The match began with the Japanese fighter looking...

Promoter continues to bang the drum for an Usyk vs. Dubois rematch

By Frank Warren [Former champion. turned commentator] Carl Frampton was right first time, if the rules were followed to the letter, we would now have a new unified heavyweight world champion [Daniel Dubois,  pictured]]. Instead, the excellent current champion [Oleksandr Usyk] remains on his throne, with his game challenger left to lick...

Presser quotes for the Canelo-Charlo undercard

Source: PBC The boxers competing on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo pay-per-view undercard went face-to-face Tuesday during a Los Angeles press conference ahead of their respective showdowns taking place Saturday, September 30th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo Promotions will present the Premier Boxing Champions...

Hicks and Pagan look for fifth wins of the year

Source: Salita Promotions Michigan-born Joseph Hicks Jr. and Joshua Pagan, both promoted by Salita Promotions, are set to make their ring returns on Friday, September 8th in separate attractions at Motor City Casino in Detroit. The 29 year-old Hicks (8-0, 5 KOs) will battle Brazil’s Gilberto Pereira dos Santos (16-13, 12 KOs) in a six-round...

Introducing Hawaiian heavyweight Elijah Akana

Press Release Amateur heavyweight standout Elijah Akana is ready to take the next step in his career. The 2022 Golden Glove National Champion is making the transition to the paid ranks. He signed a multi-year managerial deal with Trifon Petrov and a promotional pact with Kings Promotions. Akana who was born and raised in Oahu, Hawaii is...

Tewa Kiram continues his success at 154 pounds

Source: WBA Tewa Kiram TKO9 Baishanbo Nasiyiwula... Junior middleweight Tewa Kiram of Thailand defeated China's Baishanbo Nasiyiwula with a ninth-round stoppage during the Coñor World Cup held at Le Meridien Hotel in Dubai. Kiram defeated the brave Chinese boxer, who stayed on his feet for nine rounds.  At the time of the stoppage,...

Dwyke Flemmings Jr. signs management deal

Press Release Undefeated junior middleweight Dwyke Flemmings Jr. has signed with manager Nirobi Al Pasha. Flemmings, age 19 and from Paterson, New Jersey is 4-0 with four knockouts. Flemmings is trained by his father Dwyke Flemmings Sr. Flemmings began boxing at the age of five. "I came from a boxing family. My father was an amateur, and...

Murodjon Akhmadaliev offered eliminator vs. Mexico's Kevin Gonzalez

Source: WBA Japan's Tomoki Kameda has passed on the chance to fight in a WBA super bantamweight eliminator. As a result, the opportunity has passed to Kevin Gonzalez of Mexico (26-0-1). The WBA Championships Committee ordered the 122-pound eliminator bout between former two-belt champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev (pictured) and Gonzalez,...

IBF schedules purse bid for Essuman vs. Crowley

By Scott Shaffer On August 2nd, the IBF ordered Cody Crowley of Canada and British champion Ekow Essuman to begin negotiations for an elimination bout to determine the IBF's #1 ranking in the weterweight division. An agreement could not be reached within the time frame allowed by the IBF, so the sanctioning body has scheduled a purse bid...

Tickets on sale tomorrow for Ramirez vs. Smith

Press Release Tickets for the cruiserweight clash between former titleholders Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) and Joe “Common Man” Smith Jr. (28-4, 22 KOs) will go on sale on Wednesday, August 30th at 1 pm ET /10:00 am PT. Presented in collaboration with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, the former champions will make their debuts in...

WBO orders Amanda Serrano to face Danila Ramos

Source: WBO The WBO World Championship Committee has ordered world featherweight champion Amanda Serrano (pictured) to defend her championship against WBO mandatory contender Danila Ramos of Brazil. The 38 year-old Ramos is 12-2 with losses to Katrina Thanderz and Elhem Mekhaled. However, Ramos has won four straight. Serrano (45-2-1)...

Muslim Gadzhimagomedov defeats two-time Olympic champion Julio La Cruz

Source: WBA This Saturday, the International Boxing Association (IBA) held a top-notch “Night of Champions” amateur show in the city of Serpukhov, Russia.  In the main event, two-time world amateur champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov won by unanimous decision over two-time Olympic champion Julio La Cruz of Cuba in the light...

Callum Walsh continues successful American campaign

Press Release Callum Walsh TKO4 Juan Jose Velasco ... Junior middleweight Callum Walsh (8-0, 7 KO’s) stopped Juan Jose Velasco (24-5, 15 KO’s) at the Commerce Casino in California over the weekend, topping the 360 Promotions show aired on UFC Fight Pass. Callum is from Cork, Ireland but is now based with Hall of Fame coach Freddie Roach at...

Flyweight Ramon Quiroga remains undefeated

Source: WBA Ramon Quiroga W10 Efrain Rodriguez... Flyweight Ramon Quiroga defeated Mexico's Efrain Rodriguez by unanimous decision over the weekend at the Quorum Cordoba Hotel in Cordoba, Argentina. Quiroga won on the scorecard via tallies of 99-90, 98-91 and 96-93 in an entertaining fight in which he managed to knock the Mexican down in...

Introducing Silver State Boxing Gym in Las Vegas

Press Release Las Vegas has no shortage of gyms to train in but for professional fighters looking for a quiet, state of the art facility, Silver State Boxing can be a place to train. The gym is less than ten minutes away from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and has two rings and new equipment available for use. Jesse Torres opened the gym...