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Unbeaten WBO #14 ranked cruiserweight Dilan Prašovićz (10-0, 8 KOs) continues his climb towards a world title opportunity. Prašovićz of Montenegro will take on the heavy-handed Juan Ezequiel Basualdo (11-3-1, 10 KOs) of Argentina this Friday. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds with the WBO intercontinental cruiserweight title at stake. The site location will be the Splendid Grand Prix in Budva, Montenegro. Continue reading “Prašovićz featured Friday in Montengro”

By Robert Coster

22-year-old Dominican bantamweight prospect Junior Almonte (11-0, 8 KOs) is facing countryman Angelo Munoz (18-15, 13 KOs) in Santiago, Dominican Republic, on March 31th. The baby-faced Almonte, nicknamed “Bombita” (Little Bomb) is a favorite to win the Prospect of the Year award.

In another bout, Armin Mrkanovic (9-3, 4 KOs) of Bosnia will go against Dominican veteran Wilmer Mejia (22-10-3, 16 KOs) for the WBA Fedecaribe cruiserweight title. Continue reading “Almonte faces Munoz March 31”

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, from Mexico, held a press conference at the Ciragan Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, to announce that the WBC super middleweight division ruling has been set.

WBC champion Anthony Dirrell will fight WBC champion in recess David Benavidez with Avni Yildirim participating on the same card. The winner between Dirrell and Benavidez will fight next against Yildirim. Continue reading “WBC: Dirrell-Benavidez, winner fights Yildirim”

Southpaw featherweight Donald Smith (8-0, 5 KOs) recently signed a contract to join Peltz Boxing Promotions. He returns Saturday evening at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia against Jose Antonio Martinez (11-17, 6 K0s) in a six-rounder.
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Super middleweight Kalvin “Hot Sauce” Henderson (11-0, 7 KOs) has signed a promotional contract with Marshall Kauffman of King’s Promotions, plus he has also signed an extension with manager Shane Shapiro of No Limit Mindset.
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Artie Pelullo of Banner Promotions has signed WBA Pan African super middleweight beltholder Patrick Mukala (11-1-1, 10 KOs). The 25-year-old Mukala hails from the Democratic Republic of
The Congo (formerly known as Zaire).
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Billy Joe Saunders will fight WBO #1 Shefat Isufi for the WBO interim super middleweight world title on May 18 at The Lamex Stadium, home of Stevenage Football Club. For Saunders, this will represent a first professional fight on home turf in Hertfordshire, with the 29-year-old southpaw stylist hailing from nearby Hatfield.

Saunders was initially set to fight for the full WBO world championship against Isufi following the planned move of the champion Gilberto Ramirez to light heavyweight. After notifying the governing body of his intention to leave the division, Zurdo later retracted his statement, although he will fight for the first time at light heavyweight on April 12 in Los Angeles. Continue reading “Saunders-Isufi for WBO interim title now”

Photos: Mike Greenhill

Unified and undefeated IBF and WBA 154-pound champion “Swift” Jarrett Hurd and top contender Julian “J-Rock” Williams previewed their recently announced showdown at a press conference Sunday before they meet in primetime on FOX May 11 at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.

Jarrett Hurd: “I’m going to be victorious on May 11. I’m looking for a decisive win. I’m not saying I’m going to to get the stoppage, but it will be convincing that it went my way.”

Julian Williams: “I think I’m going to win in a classic. We’re probably going to have to do it a second time it’ll be so good.”

Continue reading “Jarrett Hurd vs. J-Rock Williams kickoff press event”

WBA welterweight Manny Pacquiao recently posted a poll on his Twitter account. After 80,448 votes, an overwhelming majority voted for Manny to seek a rematch against retired archrival Floyd Mayweather. Also notable was the absence of the names of Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. in the voting.

By John DiSanto – PhillyBoxingHistory.com

Veteran Philadelphia welterweight, “The New” Ray Robinson, 24-3, 12 KOs, faces another stern test Saturday night, when he takes on undefeated, Lithuanian puncher Egidijus Kavaliauskas, 21-0, 17 KOs, in a scheduled 10-rounder at South Philly’s 2300 Arena.

The fight is the co-feature bout on a nationally televised doubleheader headlined by light heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk, in his first title defense since taking the title from Adonis Stevenson in December. The Ukrainian champ fights Doudou Ngumbu in a 12-round WBC championship bout. These two fights will be telecast by ESPN, beginning at 10 PM. The rest of the card, will stream live on ESPN+. Continue reading “No easy comeback for Ray Robinson Saturday”

By Gary Williams at ringside
Photos: Mike Greenhill

The boxing career of one of the legendary champions from the Beltway region came to an end at MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD as Washington, DC welterweight and three-time former world champion Lamont Peterson was knocked out in the 10th round by Sergey “Samurai” Lipinets of Beverly Hills, CA in the main event of the card at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD.

After the bout, Peterson announced his retirement to the crowd and to viewers watching on FS1. “It’s been a long career but today is the day,” Peterson said. Continue reading “Peterson says goodbye after suffering crushing loss”

Undefeated middleweight Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (13-0, 13 KOs) brutalized Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis (21-5-2, 9 KOs) over three rounds on Sunday night at The Avalon in Hollywood, California.

Bohachuk set the tone by immediately dropping Pendarvis with a body shot in round one. Bohachuk dominated the fight and floored Pendarvis again at the end of round three with a short left hook. Mookie didn’t come out for round four.

Unbeaten super middleweight Ali Akhmedov (14-0, 10 KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Mike Guy (9-4-1, 5 KOs). Scores were 80-72, 79-73, 78-74.

Unbeaten lightweight Mario “El Matador” Ramos (8-0, 7 KOs) went the distance for the first time in a unanimous decision over Arnulfo “Fito” Becerra (7-2, 5 KOs). Scores were 59-55, 59-55 and 58-56. Continue reading “Serhii Bohachuk mauls Mookie Pendarvis”

In a welterweight clash between former world champions, Sergey Lipinets (15-1, 11 KOs) scored a ninth round KO over Lamont Peterson (35-5-1, 17 KOs) on Sunday night at the MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Lipinets took over in round eight and bludgeoned Peterson to the deck at the end of round ten. Peterson’s corner threw in the towel the moment he hit the deck. Time was 2:59. Peterson announced his retirement after the fight.

In a junior welterweight bout, Lamont’s brother Anthony Peterson (37-1-1, 24 KOs) and former world champion Argenis Mendez (25-5-2, 12 KOs) battled to a ten round draw. Scores were 96-94 Peterson, 96-94 Mendez, 95-95. Continue reading “Sergey Lipinets stops and retires Lamont Peterson”

Unbeaten 24-year-old heavyweight Tom Schwarz (24-0, 16 KOs) talks about his June 15 clash with former champ Tyson Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) in Las Vegas.

Tom Schwarz: “This is what I’ve been working for since I was a small boy. Now after almost 14 years I’m boxing against Tyson Fury in Las Vegas. It doesn’t get better than that! I consider Tyson to be a great fighter and good sportsman, but I’m young, ambitious, unbeaten, and at the top in the world rankings. With my boxing skills, I’ve won all my 24 fights. I have nothing to lose and in this challenge to Tyson Fury I want to win my 25th fight!”

Promoter Ulf Steinforth: “This is a big challenge for Tom Schwarz. He was a two-time junior world champion, has four title defenses of the WBO Intercontinental title, and has nothing to lose – I believe in him. He has the skills to win this bout, otherwise we wouldn’t have made the fight!”

On Saturday, lightweight contender Petr Petrov scored a 4th round stoppage over 41-year-old Hermin Isava in Petrov’s home country of Spain. The fight was Petrov’s first fight in Spain in almost seven years. With the win, Petrov raises his mark to 39-6-2, 20 KOs, while Isava lost his tenth straight to fall to 10-19, 5 KOs. The team of the former Boxcino champion and two-time world title challenger proclaims he is ready for another run at a world championship. “I know Petr was happy to fight at home, and he was thrilled to fight, and win very impressively in front of his family and friends. Now we will look to bring him back in a significant fight that he deserves,” said Banner Promotions President, Arthur Pelullo.

Ring legend Julio Cesar Chavez and his two boxer sons Omar and Julio Jr. were on hand last night’s Zanfer Promotions card in Metepec. For the full report on the fights, click here.

IBF #1 heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev wanted to send a resounding message to the big names of the division, and he did so by scoring an emphatic knockout victory in front of a sold-out crowd at The Hangar. Overcoming a dangerous cut on his left eyebrow in the fourth round, Pulev blasted out Bogdan Dinu at 2:40 of the seventh round.

“This is just part of being in a fight. The cut was not such a big problem. Sometimes blood makes me very hungry”, said Pulev. “I was very well prepared. I was ready for anything. At this moment I feel I can do anything inside the ring. I showed very good boxing skills. I also showed that I have good punching power and a good strategy.”

His cut will take some time to heal, but the win should keep the big Bulgarian at #1 in the IBF rankings.

By Lucas “Lukie” Ketelle

In a shocker, super lightweight Jose Marrufo (13-8-2, 1 KO) of Phoenix, Arizona upset previously unbeaten local San Francisco-based prospect Willie Shaw (9-1, 6 KOs) in an eight-round main event from the San Mateo Events Center in San Mateo, California.

The bout was close with a lot of swings rounds. Shaw landed the harder and cleaner shots, but Marrufo kept up a high punch output from start to finish which seemed to edge him the fight. In the second round, a punch or a head butt caused massive swelling that nearly shut Marrufo’s eye, and stopped the fight. B. St Boxing’s Fred Silva did a terrific job keeping Marrufo in the fight as Marrufo’s eye seemed to be basically shut.

Marrufo threw six to eight punch combinations in close while Shaw looked for two punches at a time with more force behind his shots. The judges scored the bout 76-76, 78-74 and 77-75 for Marrufo. Continue reading “Marrufo upsets previously unbeaten Shaw”

By Ricardo Ibarra
Photos by Mike Blair/Boxingprospects.net

Notching his fourth consecutive win inside the distance, undefeated Jr. lightweight prospect Giovanni Cabrera-Mioletti (16-0, 7 KOs) claimed a third round victory over the Philippines’ Recky Dulay (11-5, 8 KOs) on Saturday night at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington.

In the main event of Brian Halquist Productions’ 120th installment of the ‘Battle at the Boat’ series, Cabrera-Mioletti put on a dominant performance over three rounds before Dulay failed to come out for the fourth. Continue reading “Cabrera-Mioletti beats Dulay in three at the Boat”

Photos: Zanfer Promotions

In a WBC flyweight eliminator, Julio César “Rey” Martínez (14-1, 10 KOs) turned around a fight he was losing and knocked out previously unbeaten Andrew Selby (11-1, 6 KOs) with hook to the liver in the fifth round on Saturday night at the fairgrounds in Metepec, Mexico state.

Referee Hector Afu counted out Selby at :57. In the third round, an accidental clash of heads left Selby with a cut on the left eyebrow, prompting a point deduction from Martinez per WBC rules.

With the win, Martinez earned a shot at WBC Charlie Edwards, who earlier in the day retained his green belt against Angel Moreno in the UK. Continue reading “Martinez KOs Selby in WBC eliminator”

By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
Photos by Bob Ryder

Vick Green and Pulse Boxing put on an entertaining five-bout card Friday night at St. Clements Hall, in Toledo, Ohio. The bouts featured all fighters with less than ten bouts recorded, except one. But that did not stop the action from proving strong.

The main event in the super lightweight division had Robert Mumford (3-0, 2 KOs) surviving a tough battle against opponent Tavaris Smith (0-1). Continue reading “Friday Night Fights in Toledo, Ohio”

By Miquel Maravilla at ringside
Photos: Mikey Williams/Top Rank

The heavyweights were in action as IBF #1 contender Kubrat Pulev (27-1, 14 KOs) of Bulgaria scored a dramatic seventh round KO over WBA #14 Bogdan Dinu (18-2, 14 KOs) of Romania on Saturday night in the ESPN main event at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California.

It was a slow start for the big guys but Pulev backed up Dinu with a one-two in the final seconds of the opening round. Working behind the jab in round two, Pulev pushed forward and controlled the round. Pulev began to throw and land the overhand right in round three as he continued to back up Dinu. The Romanian let his hands go in round four and he landed a solid right hand cutting Pulev badly over the left eye.

The blood flowed from Pulev’s left eye in the fifth as Dinu kept his distance boxing. It appeared that the cut was contained at the beginning of the sixth as Pulev came out more confident landing the right hand and backing Dinu but the cut was opened again late in the round. The Bulgarian came out firing in the seventh as he landed the one-two sending Dinu to the canvas. However, Pulev was deducted one point as he hit Dinu while down on a knee. After a delay, Dinu continued to fight and was battered down a second time from a Pulev right. Another Pulev right hand finished the job as Dinu was floored a third time and done. Referee Raul Caiz stopped the fight at 2:40 of the seventh round.

With the win, Pulev remains at the top of the IBF list to challenge WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. Continue reading “IBF #1 heavyweight Pulev cut, KOs Dinu in seven”

Serhii Bohachuk 155.6 vs. Cleotis Pendarvis 160
Ali Akhmedov 169.6 vs. Mike Guy 168.2
Mario Ramos 132.8 vs. Arnulfo Becerra 134
Adrian Corona 129.2 vs.Guadalupe Arroyo 133.4
Devon Lee 143.6 vs. Daniel Perales 146
George Navarro 117 vs. Joseph Cuellar 117
Christian Robles 113.2 vs. Jesus Godinez 113.2
Timothy Ortiz 119.6 vs. Anthony Torres 120
Meiirim Nursultanov 162.8 vs. Luis Hernandez 161.2

Venue: The Avalon, Hollywood, California
Promoter: 360 Promotions
Stream: http://www.360Promotions.us

By Przemek Garczarczyk

Two-time former cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof “Diabolo” Włodarczyk (57-4-1, 39 KOs) scored a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over Alexandru Jur (18-3, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Olimpijczyków Sports & Entertainment Hall in Lomza, Poland. Scores were 96-94, 97-93 and 99-91.

In another bout, unbeaten super middleweight Fyodor Czerkaszyn (12-0, 7 KOs) won by second-round TKO over 40-year-old former world champion Kassim Ouma (29-13-1, 18 KOs). The bout was bizarrely stopped after the Ouma corner threw in the towel when NOTHING was going on. No punches exchanged, just two boxers looking at each other.

Lamont Peterson 145.8 vs. Sergey Lipinets 147
Anthony Peterson 140.2 vs. Argenis Mendez 140.8
Jamontay Clark 153 vs. Vernon Brown 153.4

Brandon Quarles 156.6 vs. Aaron Coley 155.2
Lorenzo Simpson 162 vs. Jaime Meza 161.6
Cobia Breedy 125.4 vs. Fernando Fuentes 125.2
Patrick Harris 136 vs. Bergman Aguilar 137
Ramon Cardenas 123.6 vs. Ryan Lee Allen 122
Keeshawn Williams 146.8 vs. Evincii Dixon 147.8
Kareem Martin 148.4 vs. Joaquin Chavez 144.4
Mark Duncan 155 vs. Arturo Izquierdo 154.8
Adrian Benton 138.8 vs. Archie Weah 141.6

Venue: MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland
Promoter: TGB Promotions/DiBella Entertainment
TV: FS1

WBC flyweight champion Charlie Edwards (15-1, 6 KOs) outclassed challenger Angel Moreno (19-3-2, 6 KOs) over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London. Edwards scored a flash knockdown in round eight en route to a 120-107 win on all three cards.

As expected, unbeaten heavyweight Nathan Gorman (16-0, 11 KOs) scored an uneventful and one-sided ten round decision over late sub Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (34-13-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Gorman outworked the 39-year-old defensive specialist Johnson to win by a score of 100-90. The bout was scored by the referee, as is common practice in the U.K.

In a clash of unbeaten super lightweights, Sam Maxwell (11-0, 9 KOs) scored a Hail Mary tenth round KO over Sabri Sediri (10-1-1, 5 KOs). Sediri dropped Maxwell in both rounds one and two and rocked him several other times. Sediri began clowning in the final round and with seconds to go, Maxwell caught Sediri with a right hand and laid him out. Time was 2:46.

In a battle between light-punching unbeaten super welterweights, CJ Challenger (10-0, 2 KOs) outpointed Kyle Haywood (8-1-1, 1 KO) over ten. Score was 97-95.