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WBA Gold welterweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.(15-0, 15 KOs) overpowered Brad “King” Solomon (28-2, 9 KOs) and stopped him in round five on Friday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Ortiz dropped Solomon with a hard jab in round four. Ortiz battered Solomon to a knee in round five then put him on the deck again to end it. Time was 2:22.

“I have to give him [Solomon] some credit,” said Ortiz. “He’s difficult to figure out and made me use my brain. I tried to take my time, and not rush things. I had to utilize my jab, figure out the right time to throw a punch. I think I tripped with him with my foot, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. He came to fight. Continue reading “Ortiz KOs Solomon to retain WBA gold title”

By Héctor Villarreal

Felix Montenegro 117.6 vs Edgar Valencia 116
Yohan Vasquez 125.6 vs Edwin Tercero 127.2
Alexander Duran 144.4 vs Barnie Argüelles 140.5
Yaditza Perez 110. 6 vs Yacksury Gordon 114.8
Roger Saldaña 110 vs Alexander Armuelles 112.6
Teresa Almengor 117.2 vs Evelyn Ortega 114.2
Tony Gomez 133.4 vs Ivan Trejos 140
Jose Beitia 139.6 vs William Gonzalez 144.2
Arnulfo Bejerano 121.4 vs Daniel Lezcano 120.6
Junior Menendez 168 vs Ricardo Rodriguez 155.4
Johan Gonzalez 151.6 vs Jose Angulo 153.8
Iris Bustamante 133 vs Katerine Pescod 138.4

Date: Saturday, December 14th, 7pm
Venue: Gimnasio Escolar Rafael Hernandez, David, Chiriquí, Panama
Promoter: Casa de Campeones Productions
Tickets: $5, $15
TV: YouTube channel Casa de Campeones

Diego de la Hoya 122.8 vs. Renson Robles 122
Roger Gutierrez 130 vs. Andres Tapia 129.4
William Zepeda 134.4 vs. Jampier Oses 134
Christian Baez 134 vs. Luis Lopez 135

Venue: Auditorio del Estado, Mexicali, Mexico
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: Facebook Watch

Alycia Baumgardner 130.9 vs. Christina del valle Pacheco 128.4
Carlos Vidal 128.9 vs. Jonathan Perez 128.8
Michael Coffie 273.9 vs. Grover Young 260
Luis Morales 136.8 vs. Ayron Palmer 138.8
Brent Oren 156.4 vs. Dewayne Williams 160.5
Britain Hart 118.3 vs. Unique Harris 118.2
James Bernadin 143 vs. Nick Baez 136.6
Khainell Wheeler 167 vs. Patrick Pierre 167.9
Rodly Lolo 165.5 vs. Mike Diorio 167.9

Venue: Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg, PA
Promoter: King’s Promotions
Stream: Facebook Fightnight Live
1st Bell 7 PM ET

By Joe Koizumi
Photos: Naoki Fukuda

Former world 154-pound champ Koichi Wajima’s protégé, Hiroaki Teshigawara (21-2-2, 14 KOs) impressively scored his third defense of the OPBF (Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation) super bantam belt –all by knockout–as he exploded a lethal left hook at the chin of Shohei Kawashima in the close seconds of the fifth, floored him badly and the ref counted out the fallen victim on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

Also, in the semi-windup, Japanese featherweight titlist Ryo Sagawa (9-1, 4 KOs), 126, retained his national belt in his initial defense by scoring a close but unanimous nod (97-93 twice, 98-92) over Ryo Hino, 126, over ten.

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By Joe Koizumi
Photo: Naoki Fukuda

Unbeaten elongated Paul Pender stylist, Hironori Mishiro (9-0-1, 3 KOs) squeaked by game and gallant compatriot handled by ex-world champ Yoko Gushiken, Yoshimitsu Kimura (12-2-1, 7 KOs) by a split decision (114-113 twice, 113-114 against him) over twelve see-saw rounds on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan.

The elongated jabber Mishiro cleverly handled the aggressive challenger with his constant jabs and right cross counters as well, decking Kimura midway in the first round.  Leading on the tallies by open scoring system after the fourth—38-37 twice for the champ and 37-38 for the challenger, Mishiro patiently kept his fight plan by sticking jabs and countering the onrushing opponent.  After the eighth, Mishiro was in command in the judges’ tallies: all 76-75 three times.  The last four sessions witnessed the talented jabber Mishiro dominating down the stretch, and the official tallies were 114-113 twice, and 113-114 for the challenger. Continue reading “Mishiro edges Kimura, keeps OPBF 130lb belt”

Photos: Emily Harney

Terence Crawford 147 vs. Egidijus Kavaliauskas 146.6
(WBO welterweight title)

Richard Commey 134.2 vs. Teofimo Lopez 134.4
(IBF lightweight title)

Mick Conlan 125.8 vs. Vladimir Nikitin 126
Edgar Berlanga Jr 164.8 vs. Cesar Nunez 164.8
Josue Vargas 139.8 vs. Noel Murphy 138.2
Julian Rodriguez 141.6 vs. Manuel Mendez 140.8

Venue: Madison Square Garden, NYC
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN, ESPN+

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Carlos Ocampo 153.5 vs. Adolfo Moreshi 153.5
Omar Aguilar 141 vs. Kelvinyer Salazar 139.5
Dubiel Sánchez 156.5 vs. Pavel Miranda 154.5
Ruben Aguilar 140.5 vs. Omar Galindo 140.5
Erick Robles 126 vs. Javier Miranda 127
Jose Lozano 148 vs. Ramón Avilez 149

Venue: Ensenada, BC, Mx
Promoter: Zanfer
TV: TV Azteca

Showtime has added a second women’s fight to the Claressa Shields vs. Ivana Habazin event on Friday, January 10, at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., as WBA super middleweight champion Alicia “The Empress” Napoleon-Espinosa (12-1, 7 KOs) will face undefeated IBF champion Elin Cederroos (7-0, 4 KOs) in a 10-round unification.

If Shields and Napoleon win their respective bouts on January 10, they are expected to face off for the undisputed middleweight world championship in 2020 with all four of Shields’ 160-pound titles on the line.

The telecast will also feature a WBA super lightweight world title eliminator between Shohjahon Ergashev (17-0, 15 KOs) and Keith Hunter (11-0, 7 KOs). The winner becomes the mandatory challenger for WBA super lightweight world championship currently held by Mario Barrios.