The 10 round lightweight main event Saturday night saw Juan Javier Carrasco (10-1, 6 KOs) of Argentina unanimously decision countryman Daniel Alejandro Combi (8-4, 1 KO) in Argentina. Carrasco started out strong but was dropped by Combi in round 2. Carrasco was not deterred by the knockdown and fought aggressively the rest of the night even blooding the nose of Combi. The official scores were 98-91, 98-92, and 97-92 all in favor to Carrasco who won the vacant International Boxing Federation Latino lightweight title. Continue reading “Carrasco dropped but decisions Combi in Argentina”

Harold ‘The King’ Calderon remains undefeated and adds another knockout to his record (25-0, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Double Tree Hotel and Conference Center at Miami Airport. From the opening bell, Harold started working the body of Ramal Amanov (16-3, 5KOs), who stepped in as a last-minute replacement. Continue reading “Calderon remains undefeated”

MMA legend Anderson Silva (2-1, 1 KO) scored an eight round split decision over former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (52-6-1, 34 KOs) on Saturday night at Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico. Silva simply outworked Junior all night. Scores were 77-75 Chavez, 77-75, 77-75 Silva.

Silva: I feel so happy…I needed to do this because I love fighting and boxing is my dream for many, many years…maybe I’ll fight again very soon.

Chavez: I did enough for a draw….He never hurt me. I don’t think he did enough to take this fight.

Making what was billed as his final ring appearance, boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. fought an entertaining four round exhibition against Hector Camacho Jr. They wore headgear for the first three rounds. Both removed the headgear for the last round and were forced to put it back on. Continue reading “MMA legend Silva defeats Chavez Jr.”

WBA/IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs) destroyed Michael Dasmarinas (30-3-1, 20 KOs) in three rounds on Saturday night at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Inoue dropped Dasmarinas with a body shot in round two and finished him with two more knockdowns from body shots in round three. Time was 2:45.

“Against the number one ranked fighter, Dasmarinas, I think I had a great win,” said Inoue. “I prepare myself to knock them out, whether with a head shot or a body shot. I came prepared and to get a win by knockout is good for me. Continue reading “Inoue destroys Dasmarinas, retains WBA/IBF belts”

Undefeated WBC middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 KOs) retained his title by twelve round unanimous decision over unheralded Juan Macías Montiel (22-5-2, 22 KOs) on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Charlo landed more than twice the amount of punches as Montiel (258-127), including a career-high 201 power punches, but Montiel walked through fire all night and refused to go down. Scores were 118-109, 119-109, 120-108.

“One-hundred sixty is my weight division,” Charlo said afterward. “I want to unify. I want to get (Gennadiy) Golovkin in the ring. I want to bring him to Houston. I want to get Canelo to come to Houston if he’ll come down to 160. This is my weight division. I’m going to stay here and reign here. This is my fourth title defense and I have many more to come. I’m young. I’m hungry.” Continue reading “Charlo decisions Montiel, retains WBC title”

Former world title challenger Dewayne Beamon (20-4-2, 15 KOs) came back to stop local Edinson Martinez (5-2-2, 4 KOs) by way of knockout in round five to win the WBC Fecarbox super flyweight title on Saturday at the Colegio Bachillerato Resguardo Indigena, San Antonio de Palmito in Sucre, Colombia. Martinez started fast and dropped Beamon in round two, but Beamon regrouped and put Martinez down for the count with a body shot in round five. It was Beamon’s third bout in Colombia in the month of June. Beamon lost to champion Juan Estrada in 2019 in exciting world title fight in Mexico.

Unbeaten former 154lb world champion and WBC #1, WBO #1, IBF #4, WBA #5 middleweight Jaime Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs) battered IBF #11 Kamil Szeremeta (21-2, 5 KOs) for six rounds to claim the WBO Intercontinental middleweight title on Saturday night at The University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center. Munguia simply overpowered and walked through Szeremeta. The bout was halted after round six.

Former world title challenger “King” Gabriel Rosado (26-13-1, 14 KOs) spectacularly knocked out previously unbeaten super middleweight Bektemir “Bek Bully” Melikuziev (7-1, 6 KOs). Rosado was down in round one from a body shot. However, in round three a Rosado overhand right put Melikuziev down face first to end it. Time was 1:21. Rosado wins the WBO Intercontinental and WBA Continental Americas titles.

Continue reading “Munguia stops Szeremeta, Rosado KOs Bek Bully”

In his 50th pro fight, 42-year-old former middleweight and super middleweight world champion Felix Sturm (42-5-3, 18 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten James Kraft (19-0-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the famed Universum Gym in Hamburg, Germany. Ring technician Sturm had too much savvy for the 24-year-old Kraft. Scores were 99-93, 96-94, 97-94.

Former WBA champion Vincent Feigenbutz (33-3, 29 KOs) scored a ninth round KO over Nuhu Lawal (27-9, 15 KOs). Feigenbutz dropped Lawal with a right hand in round five. A barrage by Feigenbutz in round nine floored Lawal again and when he had problems getting up, his corner threw in the towel. Time was :58.

Feigenbutz will now face Sturm in the fall. Continue reading “Sturm tops Kraft, Feigenbutz KOs Lawal”

By Ron Jackson

In a toe-toe toe gruelling encounter South Africa’s Ludumo Lamati only just survived the last two rounds against Mexico’s Jose Martin Estrada Garcia to win the vacant IBO junior featherweight belt, on a majority 12 rounds points decision at Emperors Palace on Saturday night.

Judges Simon Mokadi and Phumeza Zinakile scored it 115-113 and 116-12 in favor of Lamati and Judge Patrick Mukondwa had it 114-114. Continue reading “Lamati wins vacant IBO jr featherweight belt”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni (5-0, 4 KOs) scored a tenth round knockout against previously unbeaten Rugby League legend Paul Gallen (11-1-1, 6 KOs) on Wednesday night at the ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The taller Huni often managed to keep the hard-charging Gallen from getting inside while landing hard blows himself. Huni staggered Gallen several times but Gallen showed tremendous heart and proved to be incredibly tough. Huni finally dropped Gallen in round ten and the bout was halted.

Justis Huni said afterward, “A big shout out to Gal. He’s an awesome competitor very tough very strong. Continue reading “Huni halts Gallen in ten”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Unbeaten middleweight Issac Hardman (11-0, 9 KOs) stopped Emmanuel Carlos (12-2, 7 KOs) in round four of a bout for the IBF Australasian, WBO Oriental, and Australian domestic titles. Hardman dropped Carlos in round four and got the stop with his follow-up barrage.

In a grudge match between unbeaten middleweights, Andrei Mikhailovich (16-0, 9 KOs) scored a second round KO over Alex Hanan (13-1, 7 KOs). Hanan down twice in round two.

Unbeaten featherweight Sam Goodman (9-0, 5 KOs) punished Nort Beauchamp (18-5, 3 KOs) until the bout was halted in round six.

Unbeaten cruiserweight Jason Whateley (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over 44-year-old Victor Oganov (32-9, 30 KOs).

By Robert Coster

Former IBF super middleweight champion José “Bolivita” Uzcategui (31-4, 25 KOs) scored a second round KO over Jaime “Huizi” Hernandez (9-5, 4 KOs) on Saturday night at the Auditorio Benito Juárez in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Uzcategui was tuning up for his August 28 WBC title eliminator against David Benavidez.

The main event was an attractive clash between 18-0 super flyweights where David “General” Cuellar (19-0, 12 KOs) won by ninth round TKO over Karim “Traviesito” Arce (18-1-2, 8 KOs) to win the WBC International title. Arce is the nephew of former world champ Jorge Arce.

In a clash for the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title, former featherweight champ Shakur Stevenson (16-0, 8 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over Jeremiah Nakathila (21-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Stevenson dominated the fight. He dropped Nakathila at the end of round four then cruised the rest of the way in a very forgettable fight. Scores were 120-107 3x.

“To be honest, I didn’t really like my performance,” said Stevenson. “I felt I could’ve performed a lot better, but it was an awkward fighter. You had an awkward fighter throwing hard punches, and he knows how to grab and get away. He was a real awkward fighter. That’s all. Continue reading “Shakur wins WBO interim title in snoozer”

The 9 round super featherweight main event Saturday night saw Ayrton Osmar Gimenez (10-0, 1 KO) of Argentina decision countryman Alan Isaias Luques Castillo (27-11, 10 KOs) by way of 9th round unanimous decision. The event took place at the Complejo Multifuncion, in Perez, Santa Fe, Argentina. Gimenez came out strong in round 1 staggering Castillo temporarily. In round two a left hook by Castillo sent Gimenez crashing to the canvas. Gimenez beat the count but was put down again with a grazing right hand to the head from Castillo. Gimenez would gather himself and go on to dominate Castillo for the rest of the fight. The official scores were 87-83, 86-83.5, and 86-83 all in favor to Gimenez. It was the first defense for Gimenez of his World Boxing Association Fedebol super feather title. Continue reading “Gimenez survives scare, edges Castillo in Argentina”

Former two-division world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (29-3, 14 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over previously unbeaten Julian “Hammer Hands” Rodriguez (21-1, 14 KOs) in the junior welterweight co-feature on the Stevenson-Nakathila card Saturday night at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Pedraza really was a sniper on this night, picking Rodriguez apart with precision shots. Rodriguez remained on his stool after round eight.

“My experience was too much for him,” said Pedraza. “I was hungrier than him, and he was just another obstacle in my journey to become a three-division world champion. That is my goal…as the fight went on, I could see him weakening, and I took advantage.” Continue reading “Ex-champ Pedraza stops Rodriguez in eight”

In an IBF junior welterweight eliminator, undefeated #5 ranked Jeremias Ponce (28-0, 18 KOs) scored a tenth round knockout over #6 ranked Lewis Ritson (21-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, England.

Ponce had a big first round punishing Ritson and controlled much of the fight after that.

Ponce dropped Ritson in round ten. Ritson’s corner threw in the towel. The referee threw the towel out and ordered the fight to continue. Ponce battered Ritson to the canvas twice more before the fight was finally stopped. Time was 1:24.

Ponce becomes the IBF mandatory challenger for undisputed champion Josh Taylor.

Unbeaten WBO #3, IBF #8 super bantamweight Thomas Patrick Ward (30-0-1, 4 KOs) outpointed Edy Valencia Mercado (17-6-6, 5 KOs) in a ten round featherweight clash. Ward was dropped in round five, but otherwise had things his way in a mostly dull 97-93, 98-92, 98-92 unanimous decision. Continue reading “Ponce KOs Ritson in IBF eliminator”

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Persistent-punching JBC#9 super-feather Kazuma Sanpei (20-6, 9 KOs), 129.5, proved more abundant in stamina and tougher in durability, battering JBC#18 Kazuaki Miayamoto (7-6, 6 KOs), 129.5, en route to the referee’s intervention at 1:30 of the sixth round in a scheduled eight on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. In a contest of southpaws, Sanpei, more experienced and more pugnacious, had the upper hand to effectively hurt the ex-Kansei Gakuin university amateur puncher so effectively that the audience saw a well-received stoppage with no complaints. Continue reading “JBC #9 Sanpei halts Miyamoto”

The 10 round super welterweight main event Friday night in Argentina saw unbeaten Alejandro Luis Silva (16-0-1, 11 KOs) of Argentina decision countryman Diego Ramirez (23-5-1, 6 KOs) to retain his Argentina (FAB) super welter title. It was a step up for Silva, as Ramirez had fought top talent both domestically and internationally. The official scores were 98-92, 97-95, and 97-93 all in favor of Silva. The event took place at the Polideportivo Municipal Roberto De Vicenzo, Berazategui, Argentina. Continue reading “Silva decisions Ramirez in Argentina”

Boxing exhibition fever continued Friday with the return of “The Baby-faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KOs) against all-action brawler Jesus Soto-Karass (29-13-4, 18 KOs) at the Pico Rivera Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California. Barrera and Soto-Karass boxed a six round exhibition with two-minute rounds and no headgear. After the fight, Barrera’s archrival Erik Morales entered the ring. They have an exhibition next month in Dallas.

Unbeaten lightweight Angel Rodriguez (9-0, 6 KOs) scored a third round KO over Bergman Aguilar (15-8-1, 5 KOs). Rodriguez dropped Aguilar four times.

Super welterweights Oleg Zubenko (3-1-1, 0 KOs) and Diego Padilla (1-2-1, 0 KOs) battled to a four round draw. Scores were 40-36 Padilla, 38-38 2x.

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Unbeaten novice JBC#5 Masahiro Suzuki (6-0, 4 KOs), 140, scored a stunning upset as he captured the Japanese super-lightweight belt by a dramatic stoppage over defending champ Daishi Nagata (15-3-2, 6 KOs), 140, at 2:09 of the tenth and final round on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

Game and gallant Nagata failed to make his second defense since he dethroned Koki Inoue, Monster Naoya’s cousin, via seventh round halt last July. Continue reading “Suzuki upsets Nagata, wins Japanese 140lb belt”

The 10 round main welterweight event Thursday night in Argentina saw Leonardo Fabio Amitrano (17-5, 7 KOs) of Argentina stop countryman Elias Mauricio Haedo (11-2, 8 KOs) by TKO in round eight. Haedo touched the canvas in rounds three and eight where the referee put a halt to the action. Continue reading “Amitrano stops Haedo in 8”

Super middleweight Manuel Gallegos (18-1, 15 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Kevin Newman (11-3-1, 6 KOs) on Thursday night at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Newman got points deducted in both round six and round eight. Scores were 96-94, 96-92, 97-91 for the local fighter. Roy Jones Jr. was working Newman’s corner. Continue reading “Gallegos defeats Newman”

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

WBO #1 Japanese minimumweight champ Masataka Taniguchi (14-3, 9 KOs), 105, successfully made his initial defense of the Japanese minimumweight belt as he bloodied JBC #1 Tatsuro Nakashima (11-2-1, 7 KOs), 105, so profusely that the ref called a halt to save the loser from further streaming of blood at 1:35 of the fifth round in a scheduled ten on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading “WBO #1 Taniguchi halts Nakashima, keeps Japanese 105lb belt”

Super middleweights Devar Ferhadi and Genc Pllana shined in their respective main events as part of a day-night doubleheader at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The shows, which were promoted by King’s Promotions, played to capacity crowds and provided tremendous action for those in attendance and watching the live stream around the world.

In the evening main event, Genc Pllana stopped hometown favorite Brandon Robinson in the eighth and final round of their super middleweight clash that headlined the evening session of a King’s Promotions day-night doubleheader at the 2300 Arena. Continue reading “Ferhadi and Pllana win in Philadelphia twinbill”

Ring legend Floyd Mayweather spoke to the press after his eight round exhibition on Sunday night in Miami.

“The people wanted a show. I could have [got him out of there]. I could have pressed real, real hard and started throwing these crazy combinations, but it was fun…his whole goal wasn’t to come out here and knock me out. His whole goal was to survive. And that was a win for him.”

“When I come and do an exhibition or come out and box to have some fun, I do it because I want to do it, not because I have to do it. Whereas Pacquiao at his age, which is sad, he has to fight. I’m financially set. And I wanna let everybody know this. You’re gonna hear stories, ‘Floyd has to do this.’ No. I’m well off.”

“The best thing about this week was my youngest daughter graduating.”