Female star Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) avenged her loss to undisputed super lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron (18-1, 8 KOs) with a ten round majority decision on Saturday night at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Cameron suffered a gash on her forehead from a headbutt. Good two-way action with the quicker Taylor pulling away to a 95-95, 98-92, 96-94 verdict.

Lightweight Gary Cully (17-1, 10 KOs) took a ten round split decision over Reece Mould (18-2, 6 KOs) in a bout for the WBA Continental Europe title. Rebounding from a shock loss to Jose Felix in May, Cully won on two cards 96-93 and 97-93. Mould was up 97-93 on the third card.

Unbeaten welterweight Paddy Donovan (12-0, 9 KOs) knocked out Danny Ball (13-2-1, 6 KOs) in the fourth round in a bout for the WBA Continental title. Donovan dropped Ball, then sent him to the canvas again after a furious assault. Time was 2:41. Continue reading “Taylor dethrones Cameron in rematch”

Unbeaten lightweight Mark Chamberlain (14-0, 10 KOs) scored a spectacular tenth round KO against Artjoms Ramlavs (16-3, 8 KOs) on Friday night at the famed York Hall in London. After a grueling and bloody nine rounds, Chamberlain hurt and dropped Ramlavs in the tenth round to dramatically end it. Time was 1:21. Chamberlain retained his IBF Euro belt.

Unbeaten super welterweight Nikita Tszyu (8-0, 7 KOs) scored a crushing fifth round TKO over previously unbeaten Australian 154lb champion Dylan Biggs (10 1, 7 KOs on Wednesday night at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Tszyu roared back after suffering a first round knockdown. It was a firefight for the next two rounds. Tszyu punished Biggs in a dominant round four, then mercilessly blasted Biggs to the canvas in the fifth. Biggs beat the count, but the bout was stopped moments later. Tszyu is the son of ring legend Kostya Tszyu and brother of current WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu.

By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
Photos by Bob Ryder

Promoter Carlos Llinas showcased Cruiserweight Derick Miller (15-0, 8 KOs), once again, in Derick’s hometown of Monroe, Michigan. Miller, who continues to win, easily defeated Alex Theran (23-12, 15 KOs) by UD (60-52, 60-52, 60-52). Miller scored two knockdowns early in the contest. The first knockdown came in Round 1, while the second knockdown happened in the 2nd Round. Continue reading “Derick Miller remains unbeaten”

Report/Photos: Boxing Bob Newman

Thurgood Marshall Promotions staged an exciting 6 bout card at Red Owl Boxing Arena in the Houston, TX suburb of Willowbrook Saturay evening. The sparkling 1200 seat arena opened in June and with cocktail tables, elevated theater-style seating, food, refreshments and a kicking DJ, there isn’t a bad seat in the house.

Heavyweights Zachary Spiller, Houston, and Forth Worth’s Aaron Chavers opened the show in a scheduled four rounder. The first round was a feel-em out stanza, as the 43 lb. heavier Spiller stalked, landed some body shots, while Chavers looked to stay out of harm’s way. Referee James Green halted matters after Chavers was trapped in a neutral corner, taking heavy bombardment, at 2:25 of round 2. Spiller now 4-0, 3 KOs, while Chavers slides to 9-13-1, 4 KOs. Continue reading “Results from Houston”

Unbeaten WBO #3, IBF #5, WBC #6, WBA #8 super middleweight Diego Pacheco (20-0, 17 KOs) scored a spectacular ninth round knockout against Marcelo Coceres (32-6-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Coceres gave Pacheco professional resistance for eight rounds, but in round nine Pacheco connected with a brutal uppercut that put Coceres down for the count. Time was 2:53.

Female super bantamweight Erika Cruz (17-2, 3 KOs) outworked and dethroned WBA champion Mayerlin Rivas (17-5-3, 11 KOs) over ten rounds by majority decision. Scores were 95-95, 98-92, 97-93.

Unheralded bantamweight Jonathan Rodriguez (17-1-1, 7 KOs) scored a shock first round TKO over former world champion Kal Yafai (27-3, 15 KOs) to claim the vacant WBA Intercontinental title. Rodriguez dropped Yafai twice and then got a referee’s stoppage. Time was 2:17. Continue reading “Pacheco KOs Coceres in nine”

Fast-tracking super lightweight Adam Azim (10-0, 7 KOs) punished and dethroned EBU European 140lb champion Franck Petitjean (24-7-3, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at The Halls in Wolverhampton, England. Azim pressed the action, dropped Petitjean with a body shot in round five, and finished him with another knockdown in round ten.

WBO #1 cruiserweight Richard Riakporhe (17-0, 13 KOs) destroyed Dylan Bregeon (13-5-1, 3 KOs) in round two. Riakporhe dropped Bregeon with a huge right hand then got the win when Bregeon’s corner threw in the towel soon after. Time was 1:36.

Local hero Tyler Denny (18-2-3, 1 KO) got the first stoppage win of his career and claimed the EBU middleweight title when reigning champion Matteo Signani (32-7-3, 12 KOs) didn’t come out for round eight due to a cut caused by a sixth round head butt.

In a WBC featherweight final eliminator, WBC #1 rated Nick “The Wrecking” Ball (19-0, 11 KOs) took a twelve round unanimous decision over former world champion and WBC #2 rated Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe (24-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Ball was credited with a knockdown (more of a push down) in round four and mostly outworked Dogboe. Scores were 118-109, 116-111, 119-108.

Middleweight Nathan Heaney (18-0, 6 KOs) dethroned British champion Denzel Bentley (18-3-1, 15 KOs) over twelve rounds via majority decision 114-114, 116-113, 117-111.

EBU European super bantamweight champion Liam Davies (15-0, 7 KOs) scored a fifth round stoppage over EU champ and mandatory challenger Vincenzo La Femina (13-1, 7 KOs). Davies dropped La Femina in round three, then was dropped himself in the same round! Davies floored La Femina again at the end of round four. The referee waved it off in round five when Davies unleashed a barrage of unanswered punches. Time was 2:50. Continue reading “Ball rolls over Dogboe in WBC eliminator”

Report/Photos by Joe Koizumi

Korean 168-pound prospect Deok-No Yun (8-1, 6 KOs), 75.5 kg, impressively acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific super middleweight belt as he exchanged hot rallies with Australian Tej Pratap Singh (18-7-3, 8 KOs), 76.15 kg, had the right earlobe profusely bleeding and saw the referee call a halt to the grotesque bleeding at 2:15 of the sixth round in a scheduled twelve on Saturday in Seoul, Korea. From the outset they mixed it up in the close range with Yun overpowering the southpaw rival, who, however, fought back hard with solid body shots in the fourth. Before the stoppage, the Korean six-footer had leading on points: 49-46 twice, 48-47, all for the sturdy Korean Yun. The taller and physically stronger Yun repeatedly landed left hooks to the right earlobe, which began to bleed too profusely and grotesquely to go on. The Thai referee Surat made a well-received halt to have the Korean newly crowned with the crowd roaring to its feet. Korean boxing fraternity is coming back. Continue reading “Yun halts Singh, wins vacant WBO AP 168lb belt”

Jalolov, Nursultanov win, ex-champ Molina defeated

By David Finger at ringside

It may have been the last place boxing fans would have expected to witness a pair of Mexican contenders clash for a vacant WBC world title, but in front of nearly 12,000 boxing fans in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Lift Promotions hosted what would prove to be a memorable night of boxing featuring two close friends in Carlos Cuadras and Pedro Guevara as they battled for the vacant super flyweight title. With WBC junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada (44-3, 28KOs) looking to be sidelined until next year, the winner was looking to not only capture the interim belt, but establish themselves as the mandatory challenger to Estrada.

Although #3 ranked veteran Guevara was seen as the slight favorite going into the ring on November 17th at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, it would be the #2 ranked “Principe” Cuadras who would walk out of the ring with the WBC belt after capturing a split decision over his countryman. Continue reading “Cuadras wins WBC interim superfly belt”

Unbeaten IBF #13 world ranked super bantamweight Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz (17-0, 13 KOs) of Argentina decisioned veteran Maikol Beaumont (18-5-1, 8 KOs) of Venezuela on Friday night at the Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina. Ruiz dropped Beaumont in rounds 1, 4, and 7. Beaumont to his credit beat the count each time and came back giving it his all. In the end it was too much Ruiz, who won by wide margins on each of the judges scorecards 99-88, 98-89, and 97-90. The event was promoted by Osvaldo Rivero and televised by TyC Sports.

Two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) outpointed knockout artist Edwin De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) over twelve rounds to claim the vacant WBC lightweight world title on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It was a slow-paced tactical fight with not much action that brought boos from the crowd. Scores were 115-113, 116-112, 116-112.

Over the twelve rounds, Stevenson landed just 19 power punches, De Los Santos landed 14.

WBO junior lightweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs) and 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao (17-2-1, 8 KOs) battled to a twelve round majority draw in a great fight on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After Conceicao outboxed Navarrete for the first three rounds, Navarrete dropped Conceicao in round four. Conceicao rebounded well, but Navarrete floored him again with a body shot in round seven. Conceicao again had success outboxing Navarrete, but was hurt to the body in round ten. After wobbling back to his corner in round eleven, Conceicao showed great heart to win round twelve. Scores were 114-112 Navarrete, 113-113, 113-113. Navarrete retains the title.

In a clash between unbeaten welterweights, Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 19 KOs) won a ten round snoozer over Quinton Randall (13-1-1, 3 KOs) on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. A fight that looked good on paper never heated up. Scores were 99-91, 99-91, 97-93.

Two early knockdowns propelled unbeaten bantamweight Floyd “Cashflow” Diaz (10-0, 3 KOs) to an eight round split decision over Max Ornelas (15-2-1, 5 KOs). Ornelas rallied back to win on one card 76-74, but the other two judges had Diaz up 77-73, and 78-72.

Unbeaten 2020 Olympian middleweight Troy Isley (11-0, 4 KOs) got past Vladimir Hernandez (14-6, 6 KOs) via eight round unanimous decision in a bout that could have gone either way. Scores were 77-75 3x.

Unbeaten lightweight Emiliano “El General” Vargas (8-0, 7 KOs), son of ring legend Fernando Vargas, made quick work of Brandon Mendoza (6-3, 6 KOs). Vargas dropped Mendoza in round one. At the beginning of round two, video showed Mendoza’s glove touched the canvas for a second knockdown in round one. It was all academic as Vargas laid out Mendoza face first 57 seconds into round two.

In a clash between unbeaten heavyweights, Jackson Murray (6-0, 4 KOs) scored a six round unanimous decision over Steven Torres (6-1-1, 6 KOs). Murray dropped Torres in round three en route to a 60-53 3x shutout.

Unbeaten lightweight Abdullah Mason (11-0, 9 KOs) laid out Jose Cardenas (7-2, 5 KOs) with a crushing straight left hand at 1:55 of round two.

Unbeaten jr welterweight Hugo Micallef (9-0, 2 KOs) was victorious when Sergio Odabai (6-2-1, 3 KOs) remained on his stool after round four. One-sided fight.

Unbeaten super middleweight Giovanni Sarchioto (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a third round KO over Lucas de Abreu (14-5, 11 KOs). Sarchioto finished de Abreu with two knockdowns in round three. Time was 2:06.

Big-punching super welterweight Johan Gonzalez (34-2, 33 KOs) scored the first decision win of his career, taking a ten round majority decision over Guido Emmanuel Schramm (16-2-2, 9 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Scores were 95-95, 97-93, 96-94.

Lightweight Justin “The Million Dollar Man” Pauldo (17-1, 8 KOs) was victorious when Jerry “The Joker” Perez (14-4-1, 11 KOs) was kept on his stool after round three due to an apparent broken nose.

Middleweight Jimmy “Kilrain” Kelly (28-3, 10 KOs) won by disqualification in round five when Juan Jose Velasco (24-6, 15 KOs) pushed the referee during a break following a headbutt.

In a slugfest, NABF junior welterweight champion Steve Claggett (37-7-2, 25 KOs) hammed out a ten round unanimous decision over Miguel Madueno (30-2, 28 KOs) on Tuesday night at the Casino De Montreal. Claggett and Madueno went toe-to-toe the whole way with Claggett earning a 99-91, 99-91, 98-92 verdict.

Two-time middleweight world title challenger Steven Butler (33-4-1, 27 KOs) scored a ninth round KO over Ivan Alvarez (32-15-4, 21 KOs). After a tough eight rounds, Butler dropped Alvarez twice in round nine to end it. Time was 2:36.

Olympic Bronze Medalist Imam Khataev (5-0, 5 KOs) knocked out Fernando Galvan (8-9-1, 2 KOs) in round two of a light heavyweight bout. Time was :44.

Report/Photos: Boxing Bob Newman

It’s not uncommon to have rival boxing shows going head to head in the same area on the same night. But in a somewhat unique twist on Saturday night in Colorado, two such competing shows wound up combining into one mega event in Loveland, Colorado.

Originally, there was one event slated for Denver, promoted by Steve Mestas’ Airtight Boxing, while Loveland had a show promoted by Jeff Cisneros’ Sparta Combat League.

However, the situation was such that there were not enough officials and administrators within the Colorado Combative Sports Commission to cover both shows simultaneously. So the move was made to merge both shows together in Loveland, forming a 22 match mega event, combining boxing, kickboxing, MMA and Muay Thai, some amateurs and some pros. Fightnews.com® opted concentrate on the boxing matches for this event. Continue reading “Results from Loveland, Colorado”

For the 10th consecutive year, Bob Russo of Portland Boxing Club returned to the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Maine, for another successful, sold out event. Raising money for the New England Golden Gloves program, sponsors and fans crowded into Portland’s top sports arena for an exciting night of pro and amateur boxing.

Quirk wins New England Middleweight Title in Portland.

In the 8 round main event for the vacant New England Middleweight title, Portland Firefighter Jason Quirk, 11-0, 6 KOs got off to an early lead, outworking the determined and wild-swinging Rodrigo Lopes-Rodrigues, 8-7, 7 KOs, of Sao Paulo, Brazil via Boston. With seconds to go in the 6th round, Lopes landed a crashing overhand right, staggering Quirk in his corner. Attacking at the bell for the 7th, Lopes continued to chase Quirk around the ring, rocking him repeatedly. Quirk maintained his composure, tying Lopes up anytime he landed clean, resulting in them both falling to the canvas. Quirk seemed to regain his legs in the final round, maintaining his distance and avoiding the looping shots of Lopes. Judge Glen Feldman saw the bout 77-75 for Lopes while Martha Tremblay and Steve Weisfeld leaned 77-75 and 77-76 respectively for Quirk for the split decision win. Continue reading “Boxing Results from Maine”

Unbeaten WBA #7 super middleweight Pablo Ezquiel Corzo (17-0, 15 KOs) of Argentina defeated Carlos Rivero (24-3-1, 14 KOs) of Venezuela by first round KO on Saturday night at the Club Deportivo y Social Sportsmen Unidos in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. The first two minutes of the round seemed to be a feeling out process when Corzo suddenly stunned Rivero badly with a right to the head. Rivero´s back hit the ropes then he dropped to his knees after a slight delayed reaction. Rivero was noticeably dazed and was counted out by the referee.

6’4, 279 pound heavyweight Don Haynesworth Jr. (18-8, 16 KOs) returned with a 3rd round TKO over journeyman Anthony Trotter in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday night. After sending the 240 pound Trotter to the canvas twice in the 2nd stanza, Haynesworth landed another big, straight right dropping Trotter again early in the 3rd round. Referee Dale Frye officially stopped the onslaught at 1:10 of round 3.

The victory marked Haynesworth’s 2nd straight win since dropping bouts to notables Zhilei Zhang, Guido Vianello and Dempsey McKean. The 7 bout card was promoted by local Walter Johnson to honor Veterans Day at the Greensboro National Guard Armory.

Unbeaten lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (13-0, 12 KOs) scored a second round TKO over former world title challenger Jeremia Nakathila (23-4, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the LumColor “Phoenix Center” in Ontario, California. Mercado dropped Nakathila in round two and got a referee’s stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Nakathila complained about the stoppage – which did seem quick. Regardless, Mercado continues to impress.

Sons of ring legends were in action Saturday night at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.

Unbeaten super welterweight Fernando Vargas Jr (13-0, 12 KOs), son of Hall of Famer Fernando “Feroz” Vargas, impressively demolished Wilfrido Buelvas (24-18, 18 KOs). Vargas dropped Buelvas in round one and finished him with another knockdown in round two. Time was :52.

Featherweight Michael Bracamontes (8-1-1, 4 KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Jose Luis Castillo Jr (27-4, 20 KOs), son of two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo. Close, competitive fight but two judges somehow had it a shutout. Scores were 80-72, 80-72, 78-74.

Irma Garcia (23-5-1, 4 KOs) outscored Stephanie Silva (8-1, 0 KOs) over ten rounds for the vacant IBF female super flyweight title. Scores were 99-90 3x. Garcia dropped Silva in round five.

In a charity exhibition match, heavyweight legends Donovan “Razor” Ruddock (40-6-1, 30 KOs) and James “Lights Out” Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs) boxed for six rounds on Saturday night at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica. Ruddock, 59, and Toney, 55, both fought without headgear or T-shirts. Rounds one and two were three minute rounds. After round two, the Jamaican commission switched the bout to two minute rounds. Toney was much quicker and busier, while Ruddock landed the occasional power shot. The affair was declared a draw afterward.

In the co-feature, unbeaten WBA #10 super featherweight Abel Mendoza (39-0, 30 KOs) pounded on 42-year-old Aristides Perez (34-25-3, 19 KOs) for three rounds and Perez didn’t come out for round four.

Light heavyweight Jermaine Bowen (4-3, 1 KO) got a sixth round referee’s stoppage against 46-year-old local favorite Tsetsi Davis (18-9, 5 KOs).

Pro debuting welterweight DJ Ruddock, 34, son of Razor Ruddock, battled to a four round draw with Juezier Heron (1-0-1, 0 KOs). Scores were 38-38, 38-38, 39-37 Heron.

Middleweight Richard Holmes (20-13, 10 KOs) was victorious when Jose Julio (24-17-1, 16 KOs) couldn’t continue after round four.

WBA #6 super bantamweight Shabaz Masoud (12-0, 4 KOs) was lucky to win a split decision against Jose Sanmartin (34-8-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday night at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Sanmartin pressed the action, threw more punches and harder punches, but judges preferred the work of Masoud. Scores were 96-94 for Sanmartin, 96-94 and an outrageous 98-92 for Masoud, who retained his WBA Intercontinental belt.

Unbeaten heavyweight Sonny “The Bronco” Conto (12-0, 9 KOs) scored a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over Detrailious Webster (6-2, 2 KOs) on Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Conto, coming off a one year layoff, pressed the action and came away with a 60-54 3x win.

Welterweight Greg Outlaw (13-2, 7 KOs) halted Sebastian Gabriel Chaves (5-7, 2 KOs) in the first round. Outlaw dropped Chaves twice before it was waved off at 2:47.

In a clash of unbeaten light heavyweights, Dante Benjamin (8-0-1, 6 KOs) scored a first round KO against Darin Austin (11-1, 8 KOs). Benjamin dropped Austin twice. Time was 2:19.

Unbeaten super featherweight Haven Brady Jr. (11-0, 4 KOs) won a spirited six-rounder against Deivi Julio (26-15, 16 KOs). Brady dropped Julio twice in round two. Julio dropped Brady in round four. Brady dropped Julio again in round six.

Heavyweight Ali Ellis (5-0, 3 KOs) dropped Nicoy Clarke (3-9, 1 KO) in the first round and went on to win 40-35 3x over four.

WOMEN’S ACTION:

2021 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Oshae Jones (5-0, 1 KO) blitzed Samantha Pill (5-3, 1 KO) in the first round to claim the NABF female super welterweight title.

Undefeated LeAnna Cruz (7-0, 0 KOs) outscored Tania Walters (4-3, 0 KOs) over eight rounds for the NABF female super flyweight title.