Photos: Scott Foster

WBA bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (40-5, 26 KOs) scored a sensational one-punch knockout in round six over late sub Stephon Young (18-2-3) in a 118lb World Boxing Super Series semi-final on Saturday night at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana.

36-year-old Donaire walked down Young for five rounds, then laid him out in round six with a massive left hook. Time was 2:37.

“It was a matter of time until I figured out that distance, so I kept pressuring him, and I kept taking him down until the right moment I could counter with a left hook, and that’s what happened,” Donaire stated after the fight. Continue reading “Donaire KOs Young, retains WBA bantam title”

Former WBC super lightweight champion Viktor Postol (31-2, 12 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Mohamed Mimoune (21-3, 2 KOs) in a WBC title eliminator on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Postal outboxed Mimoune in a workmanlike performance to earn a 98-92, 97-93, 99-91.

Rising heavyweight sensation Efe Ajagba (10-0, 9 KOs) scored a second round TKO over former German champion Michael Wallisch (19-2, 12 KOs). Ajagba dropped Wallisch to a knee in round two, then hit Wallisch again when he was down. Ajagba got the stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Time was 1:40. The fearsome Ajagba’s only non-KO occurred when his opponent fled the ring at the opening bell rang and was DQ’d. Continue reading “Postal, Ajagba victorious in Vegas”

WRAM Boxing (William Ramirez) and Nica Boxing (Pablo Osunsa) delivered another exciting night of boxing Friday night at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao in Managua, Nicaragua. The main event featured WBA #1 ranked super featherweight Rene Alvarado (31-8, 21 KOs) of Nicaragua defeating durable countryman Eusebio Osejo (30-22-3, 8 KOs). Alvarado dominated the action from the outset but Osejo came to fight. Alvarado inflicted a lot of punishment to the body and face of Osejo. So much so that Osejo did not answer the bell for round 7. Alvarado was keeping active while awaiting his world title opportunity. His twin brother Felix Alvarado is the current IBF light flyweight world champion. Continue reading “WBA #1 Rene Alvarado wins in Nicaragua”

By Jeff Zimmerman
Photos: Jeff Zimmerman

In an all-out slugfest, super lightweight Luis Hernandez (17-0, 14 KOs) scored an impressive knockout against Diego Sanchez (18-1, 15 KOs) in the 7th round at The Real Estate Council (TREC) FightNight XXXI at Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.

Hernandez came out swinging from the opening bell landing heavy blows to the body and head of Sanchez. Sanchez showed he was more than game as he traded punches with the taller, longer Hernandez. Hernandez initiated the action as he often put Sanchez against the ropes and teed off. Continue reading “Hernandez wins in Dallas”

Unbeaten Greek prospect Andreas Katzourakis (4-0, 3 KOs) stepped up in class and unanimously decisioned former Season Two “Contender” series star Walter Wright (17-6, 8 KOs) at the Quiet Cannon Country Club, in Montebello, California Friday night. Katzourakis showed that he was much more than just a puncher in route to his first distance fight as a professional. All three judges were in agreement after 6 completed rounds with scores of 60-54 all in favor to Katzourakis. Continue reading “Katzourakis shuts out Contender star Wright”

By Marco Bratusch at ringside

European junior featherweight champion Luca Rigoldi retained his belt yesterday night in Brescia, northern Italy, where he voluntarily defended the continental title against Frenchman Anthony Settoul, headlining a Boxe Loreni card at local Palasport San Filippo. RAI Italian television broadcasted the event live in Italy. Continue reading “Rigoldi retains European jr feather title”

By Rocky Morales at ringside
Photos: Sumio Yamada

Former unified flyweight champion Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada (39-3, 26 KOs) scored an exciting twelve round unanimous decision to dethrone WBC super flyweight champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (47-5-1, 41 KOs) on Friday night at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, California.

While cheered on by the majority Mexican fans in attendance, Estrada put on a boxing clinic for the first half of the fight while Rungvisai appeared like he was stuck in quicksand. Rungvisai finally got going in the second half of the fight but unlike in their original meeting 14 months ago, this time, Estrada did not back down but instead stood his ground and went to war with Rungvisai.

Although there were no knockdowns in the bout, there was no shortage of power punches landed in this action filled championship rematch. Ultimately, Rungvisai just ran out of time and although he made it a lot closer in the second half, Estrada was the rightful winner.

By scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113, Estrada becomes the new WBC super flyweight champion. When asked about a possible rematch, Estrada said he would agree to a rematch but would ideally first have a unification bout with any of the other world champions at 115 pounds.

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By Rocky Morales at ringside
Photos: Sumio Yamada

In a fight of the year candidate, WBA super bantamweight champ Daniel Roman (27-2-1, 10KO) was the majority decision winner over now former IBF junior featherweight champ TJ Doheny (21-1, 15KO) on Friday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

It was a back and forth battle throughout with Roman dropping the southpaw Doheny with a left hook over a lazy jab in the second round to get the action started.

Doheny enjoyed a big eighth round with Roman staggered and close to going down for the final minute of the round. Roman came roaring back and dropped Doheny with an uppercut to the body in the eleventh round. Doheny showed incredible courage to continue and finish the fight but in the end, it was Roman who was the clear cut winner.

By scores of 116-110, 113-113 and 116-110, Roman becomes the unified WBA and IBF 122 pound champion. Continue reading “Roman beats Doheny, unifies WBA/IBF 122lb titles”

By John DiSanto at ringside

In the main event at the Met in North Philly, Malik Hawkins, Baltimore, 15-0, 9 KOs, defeated Andre Byrd, Jacksonville, FL, 7-7-2, 1 KO, in a slow-paced welterweight fight. Hawkins scored one knockdown in round seven and won by scores of 78-74 and 80-71 twice. The win earned Hawkins the vacant NBA Americas belt. Continue reading “Hawkins defeats Byrd at the Met”

Jamaine Ortiz continued to climb the ladder Friday with a victory even more impressive than his last.

The undefeated Worcester, Mass., native kept his perfect intact with a first-round knockout win over Brazilian Vitor Jones (15-5) on Friday night at Twin River Casino Hotel, stopping his opponent at 1:50 of the opening round. The event, promoted by CES Boxing, featured nine bouts, five ending by knockout. Continue reading “Ortiz remains unbeaten with first round KO”

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

Former IBF featherweight champion Billy “The Kid” Dib (44-5, 25 KOs) made a successful comeback when he stopped Surachet Tongmala (7-12, 4 KOs) in round one at the Hurstville Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia on Friday. Referee Justin Kennedy called the fight off at 2:25.  Dib was coming off a twelve round points loss to Tevin Farmer in an IBF 130 pound title bout in 2018. Dib captured the IBF featherweight crown in 2011 defeating Jorge Laciervia and defended successfully against Alberto Serveidi and Eduardo Escobedo in 2012.

In the co-feature, WBO featherweight challenger Luke Jackson (18-1, 8 KOs)  stopped  Boonsom Pothong (17-25-2, 11 KOs) in round three. Referee Les Fear crowned Jackson at :21. Jackson challenged WBO featherweight champion Carl Frampton In Ireland losing in nine rounds in 2018. Continue reading “Dib and Jackson victorious”

In a rematch, super lightweight contender Yves Ulysse Jr. (18-1, 9 KOs) avenged his only loss with a ten round unanimous decision over Steve Claggett (27-6-2, 17 KOs) to claim the WBA Gold championship in an all-Canadian clash on Thursday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Scores were 96-94, 97-93, 97-93. Claggett previously won a split decision over Ulysse in December 2017.

“I feel happy and relieved,” said Ulysse Jr. “I was looking for this relief after my first loss, and now I have it. We still have to work hard for a world title shot, but it is definitely in my future.”

“I thought I won the fight,” said Claggett. “I pushed the pace and hurt him twice. He also ran a few rounds. Not to discredit him, but the aggressor and effective puncher should win the rounds. I would love a rematch.” Continue reading “Ulysse beats Claggett for WBA gold 140lb title”

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

UNBEATEN YOSHINO KEEPS JAPANESE 135LB BELT

One of brightest future champions out of Japan might be unbeaten national lightweight ruler Shuichiro Yoshino (10-0, 8 KOs), 134.75, who impressively kept his belt by annihilating top contender Accel Sumiyoshi (11-5-3, 3 KOs), 135, at 2:12 of the seventh round in Tokyo, Japan, on April 11.

The clever and strong Yoshino, 27, whose amateur ledger was 104-20 prior to his entry into the paid ranks, kept battering the mandatory challenger so effectively that he finally caught up with him, dropping Accel to the deck and halting him with the referee’s intervention. Yoshino thus registered five stoppages in a row in his four successful defenses and title-winning bout in October 2017. Yoshino is worth watching.

UNBEATEN MORI BARELY KEEPS WBO AP 126LB BELT

Unbeaten 19-year-old southpaw prospect Musashi Mori (9-0, 5 KOs), 125, barely retained his WBO Asia Pacific featherweight belt when he eked out a split verdict (115-113 twice, 112-116) over former titlist Richard Pumicpic (21-10-2, 6 KOs), 125, over twelve hard-fought rounds in Kumamoto, Japan, on April 14. Mori, a baby faced lefty hard-puncher, had captured the regional belt by a controversial technical decision over Pumicpic in Kariya last November, and it was a grudge fight between the simon pure and the Japan-based veteran Filipino campaigner. Mori, now coached by Cuban trainer Ismael Salas, may need more experience before facing name opponents.

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By Ricardo Ibarra
Photos by Mike Blair/Boxingprospects.net

Adding a ninth professional victory to his unbeaten ledger, former Pacific Northwest amateur stand-out Nicholas Jefferson (9-0, 5 KOs) claimed a five round unanimous decision win over journeyman Sean Gee (4-10) on Saturday night at Green River College in Auburn, Washington.

Headlining PNW Professional Boxing Promotions’ seven-bout card, Jefferson turned in a workmanlike performance, using his longer reach and effective movement to out-land his opponent throughout most of the fight. Continue reading “Jefferson defeats Gee in Auburn, WA”

By Gary “Digital” Williams at ringside

Undefeated Washington, DC boxer Dusty Hernandez Harrison scored a fourth-round technical knockout over Fred Jenkins, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA Saturday at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, MD. The bout was the main event of the inaugural KBW Promotions card.

Harrison was able to use his jab effectively throughout the contest and as the bout wore on, the jab helped break Jenkins, Jr.’s defense down. Harrison would put on the pressure in the fourth round and landed a four-punch combination that would drop Jenkins, Jr. to the canvas. At that point, referee David Braslow decided that Jenkins, Jr. could not continue and the bout was stopped at 2:17 of the fourth round. Harrison remains undefeated at 32-0-1, 18 KO’s while Jenkins, Jr. falls to 10-6, three KO’s. Continue reading “Hernandez Harrison Scores Fourth-Round TKO”

45-year-old heavyweight Gonzalo “Paton” Basile (74-12, 35 KOs) stopped Julio “Cachi” Cuellar Cabrera (13-7, 12 KOs) in round three to claim the vacant South American title on Saturday night at the Centro Recreativo Pasteleros in Luis Guillon, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Basile had previously knocked out Cabrera in one round back in December 2017.

In the main event, South American cruiserweight champion Dario Balmaceda (19-17-2, 13 KOs) scored a sixth round knockout over Argentinian champion Pablo “Pokemon” Farias (30-5, 17 KOs). It was the fifth fight between the two with Farias now holding a 3-2 edge in the series.

The card was promoted by Mario Margossian/Argentina Boxing Promotions.

Bantamweight John Riel Casimero (28-4, 19 KOs) scored a twelfth round KO against Ricardo “Hindu” Espinoza (23-3, 20 KOs) in a clash for the WBO interim bantamweight title on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the StubHub Center) in Carson, California.

Due to the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) making WBO champ Zolani Tete unavailable, the Casimero-Espinoza clash was upgraded to an interim title fight. Casimero previously held the IBF flyweight and light fly world titles.

WBA female atomweight champion Monserrat “Raya” Alarcon (12-4-2, 0 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Nora Cardoza (14-6-2, 6 KOs) in the main event on Saturday at the Plaza Principal in Atotonilco el Alto in Jalisco, Mexico. Scores were 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91.

In the co-feature, super flyweights Hugo “Chacal” Hernández (15-4-1, 6 KOs) and Oscar Nery Plata (12-2-1, 7 KOs) battled to a draw. Continue reading “Results from Atotonilco el Alto”

Photos: Emily Harney

WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (35-0, 26 KOs) scored a sixth round TKO over former unified super lightweight world champion Amir Khan (33-5, 20 KOs) on Saturday night before a crowd of 14,091 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

It looked like it might be an early night when Crawford dropped Khan in round one with a short right hand. Khan survived the round. Both had moments in chess match-like rounds two and three. Crawford starting to work over Khan in round four, although Khan landed a crisp shot just before the bell. Khan started to connect more in round five.

The end came in round six when Crawford landed a very low blow. Khan received time to recover and at the urging of his trainer Virgil Hunter, Amir decided he was unable to continue. Thus Crawford was credited with a TKO win. Time :47.

Continue reading “Terence Crawford stops Amir Khan in six”

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Former two-division world champion Philadelphia’s Danny “Swift” Garcia (35-2, 21 KOs) scored a one-sided seven round stoppage over Adrian Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) of Chicago Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

Granados came out popping the jab and followed up with the right as Garcia was off to a slow start countering. In round two, Granados landed two rights but Garcia countered and dropped him with a left hook. He got up but was down a second time from a looping right. Garcia was landing big punches in the third busting his nose as Granados kept mixing it up. The fourth round saw Garcia beating Granados to the punch landing heavily.

Garcia dropped Granados a third time in the fifth as this started to become a really one-sided fight. It was all Garcia at the halfway point in the sixth as he mixed up on the inside with Granados. Halfway through in the seventh a series of heavy right hands convinced referee Thomas Taylor to stop the fight at 1:33.

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Brandon Figueroa (19-0, 14 KOs) scored an eight round stoppage over Venezuela’s Yonfrez Parejo (22-4-1, 11 KOs) to claim the WBA interim super bantamweight title on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the StubHub Center) in Carson, California.

Right from the start Figueroa and Parejo stayed busy. Staying close on the inside in the second, Figueroa connected on Parejo with uppercuts but Parejo held his own. Shooting the straight left down the pipe in round three, Figueroa backed up Parejo and then switched to a conventional stance backing the Venezuelan with a one-two. Continuing to stay close in the fourth, Figueroa outworked the tough Parejo connecting with short punches. Continue reading “Brandon Figueroa stops Yonfrez Parejo for WBA title”

Photos: Emily Harney

Lightweight sensation Teofimo Lopez (13-0, 11 KOs) scored a fifth round KO over former world title challenger and two-time European lightweight champion Edis Tatli (31-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A body shot put Tatli down for the count. Time was 1:32.

Featherweight Shakur Stevenson (11-0, 6 KOs), who earned a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics, easily outpointed former world title challenger Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz (24-2, 16 KOs) over ten rounds. Steven was simply too fast and slick in compiling a 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 verdict.

Lightweight Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (25-1, 16 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over former interim world champion Bryan Vasquez (37-4, 20 KOs). Verdejo fought through a cut under his left eye to prevail 97-93, 97-93, 98-92. Continue reading “Lopez, Stevenson, Verdejo win at MSG”

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Heavyweight Andy Ruiz Jr. (32-1, 21 KOs) of Imperial Valley, California stopped Germany-based Russian Alexander Dimitrenko (41-5, 26 KOs) in five rounds in his PBC debut in the co-feature bout on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the StubHub Center) in Carson, California.

Dimitrenko popped the jab early in the opening round as the shorter man Ruiz stalked going to the body and finished the round strong. Attacking the body in round two, Ruiz stayed on top of Dimitrenko. Continuing to stalk in the third, Ruiz landed a chopping right, shortly after a short right hand found its mark as Dimitrenko was momentarily staggered. Staying busy in the fourth Ruiz kept backing Dimitrenko, who continued to just work off the jab. A chopping right hand in the fifth followed by a straight right got Dimitrenko’s attention as Ruiz kept up the pressure. After the bell, Dimitrenko went to the corner and could not continue. Referee Ray Corona waved it at the end of the fifth.

Hard-hitting Mexican veteran Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo (25-7, 21 KOs) knocked out Evert Bravo (24-10-1, 18 KOs) of Columbia in round two. El Perro was aggressive from the start attacking Bravo knocking him down in the second round with a barrage of punches. The referee reached a ten count at 1:23 of the second.

2016 U.S. Olympian lightweight Karlos Balderas (8-0, 7 KOs) of Santa Maria, California scored a fourth round knockout over Pedro Vicente (6-3, 2 KOs). Balderas scored knockdowns in the second and third rounds. Balderas was too much for Vicente and referee Ray Corona upon request of the corner stopped the fight at 1:07 of the fourth. Continue reading “Andy Ruiz steamrolls Dimitrenko in five”

Heavyweight fan favorite Dave Allen (17-4-2, 14 KOs) scored a sudden one-punch third round knockout over former WBA world champion Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (28-2, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. A body shot put down for the count. Time was :58.

Heavyweight Derek Chisora (30-9, 21 KOs) scored a dull ten round unanimous decision over Senad Gashi (17-3, 17 KOs). The fight never heated up as Gashi went into survival mode early on. Scores were 100-90, 100-91, 99-91.

Other Results:
Josh Kelly W10 Przemyslaw Runowski (welterweight)
Joe Cordina TKO6 Andy Townend (lightweight)
Conor Benn W8 Josef Zahradnik (welterweight)