In an exciting 10 round main event, unbeaten flyweight Sergio “Yoreme” Mendoza (20-0, 17 KOs) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, defeated countryman Erick “Habanerito” Lopez (16-10-2, 10 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico by split decisión. It was good two-way action throughout the bout. Lopez scored a knockdown on Mendoza in round two. The much taller Mendoza stood in the pocket and had a solid round nine. Lopez closed strong in round ten, rocking Mendoza with multiple punches to the head. In the end, two judges had it 96-93 and 95-94 for Mendoza while the other judge had it 95-94 for Lopez. The event took place at the El Domo del Code in Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico and was televised on ESPN KNOCK OUT in Latin America

In a non-title ten-rounder, WBA regular minimumweight champion Erick “Mini Pacman” Rosa returned to ring after one year and eight months without lacing the gloves. Rosa (6-0, 2 KOs) was victorious when Orlando Pino (14-2, 8 KOs) didn’t come out for round nine on Friday night at the Pabellon de Esgrima, Centro Olimpico, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The WBA has ordered that Mini Pacman face WBA super champion Thamanon Niyomthing as part of their title reduction program.

Super middleweight upset artist Vladimir Hernandez (14-5, 6 KOs) has done it again! Hernandez defeated hometown hero and previously unbeaten Lorenzo “Truck” Simpson (13-1, 7 KOs) by eight round majority decision on Friday night at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Hernandez was a non-stop punching machine and prevailed 78-74, 79-73, 76-76. He had previously upset the likes of Julian “J-Rock” Williams, Alfredo Angulo, and Aaron Coley.

Unbeaten middleweight Andreas Katzourakis (11-0, 9 KOs) recovered from a first round knockdown and halted Raphael “Trouble” Igbokwe (16-5, 7 KOs) in round eight. Igbokwe dropped Katzourakis in round one. The aggressive Katzourakis, however, applied relentless pressure until he got a referee’s stoppage in round eight. Time was 2:15. Continue reading “6:1 underdog Hernandez stuns Truck Simpson”

By Evan Jacobs

Roy Englebrecht Promotions once again returned to the sold-out Hangar at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday night

Opening the show was Riverside’s Nate Palencia (1-1) vs. Oakland’s Will Davis (2-1 1KO) in a 4 round, lightweight boxing match. These 130 pounders wanted to make a statement and they sure did! With a lot of inside action in the first round, there was more of the same in the second with both fighters busting each other up. Davis was slightly busier in the third round which made the fight up for grabs going into the fourth. The fighters let it all hang out with each one having their moments. In the end the decision went to Will Davis. Continue reading “Fight Club OC Results”

WBA #11 super welterweight knockout artist Johan Gonzalez (33-2, 33 KOs) finished Ricardo Ruben Villalba (20-10-1, 8 KOs) with two knockdowns in round five on Wednesday night at the Whitesands Event Center in Plant City, Florida. Time was 1:57.

In a clash between unbeaten super welterweights, Leonardo Ruiz (13-0, 8 KOs) took a ten round majority decision over Raul Garcia (13-1-1, 11 KOs). Ruiz dropped Garcia in round five en route to a 96-93, 98-91 win on two cards. Garcia was up 95-94 on the third card.

Lightweight Justin Pauldo (16-1, 7 KOs) pounded out a ten round unanimous decision over Eduardo Estela (14-3, 9 KOs). Pauldo took over midway to win 95-94, 97-92, 98-91. Pauldo was deducted a point in round seven.

Super featherweight Mandeep Jangra (6-0, 4 KOs) won by fourth round referee’s stoppage against Markus Bowes (2-2, 2 KOs)

Unbeaten junior middleweight Nikita Tszyu (7-0, 6 KOs) scored a hard-fought sixth round TKO over tough Jack “The Butcher” Brubaker (17-5-2, 8 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. Brubaker gave a game effort and took a lot of punishment until his corner threw in the towel in round six. Tszyu went down in round three from a headbutt, ruled a knockdown. Tszyu is the brother of WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and son of ring legend Kostya Tszyu.

WBO #5 super featherweight Liam Wilson (12-2, 7 KOs), rebounding from his loss to WBO champion Enamel Navarrete, to win a clear cut ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten WBO #12 Carlos Maria Alanis (12-1, 4 KOs) to claim the WBO international title. Scores were 100-89, 100-89, 98-91. Alanis down in round seven.

WBA #5 middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle (20-0, 9 KOs) successfully defended his NABA title for a third time with an impressive fifth round knockout of Joey Bryant (17-2, 13 KOs) last Saturday at The Bind Tiger in Biloxi, Mississippi. Coyle displayed good skills and outboxed Bryant in the early rounds. In the fifth Coyle dropped Bryant three times, forcing the referee to halt the contest at 2:54.

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Unbeaten heavyweight Mark Petrovsky (6-0, 4 KOs) struggled to a six round majority decision over 43-year-old former world title challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (36-22-2, 20 KOs) on Friday night in Moscow. During the weigh-in for this fight, Johnson wore a t-shirt bearing a giant likeness of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

 

Shadow Entertainment(Jenny Do) presented another edition of the LEAD event series Sunday night. The event took place at the Saigon Sports Club, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The main event saw hometown favorite Long Trinh (5-0, 4 KOs) of Vietnam defeat Chayanon Phothijun (7-4, 5 KOs) of Thailand by TKO.

Trinh had a sustained a steady body attack from early on in the fight which seemed to wear Phothijun down. Phothijun retired in his corner at the start of round 8. Trinh won the vacant WBC Asian Silver middleweight title. Continue reading “Trinh, Paciones win in Vietnam Sunday”

In a rare battle of undefeated boxers, Steve “The Savage” Sumpter used his athleticism to defeat James “Pitbull” Perkins in the main event of last night’s “Pandemonium at The Palladium,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), at the famed Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Sumpter never stopped moving, Perkins kept charging forward. Sumpter (9-0, 7 KOs), fighting out of Pittsfield (MA), Sumpter won an eight-round majority decision, albeit it on contrasting judges’ scoring – two judges had Sumpter winning each round ( 80-72) but the other had it a draw, 76-76 – for the vacant IBA Americas Super Middleweight Championship. Continue reading “Sumpter defeats Perkins”

2020 Olympics gold medalist Gamal Yafai (5-0, 4 KOs) demolished Tommy Frank (15-4-1, 3 KOs) in the first round of their flyweight clash on Saturday night the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England. Yafai dropped Frank in the first 30 seconds and forced a quick stoppage at 1:40.

Welterweight Conah Walker (12-2-1, 4 KOs) battered previously unbeaten Cyrus Pattinson (6-1, 4 KOs) Walker dropped Pattinson three times and Pattinson’s corner finally kept their man on the stool after round eight.

Unbeaten heavyweight Solomon Dacres (7-0, 2 KOs) outscored Chris Thompson (12-5-1, 7 KOs) over ten rounds by scores of 99-91, 99-91, 98-92.

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

It was a Japan-China competition with Japan winning 4-2 over China in six bouts. But the level of Chinese boxers remarkably improved to impress the crowd on Thursday at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo. Formerly world-rated ex-OPBF champ Hironori Mishiro (13-1-1, 4 KOs), 134.5, withstood the opening attack of China’s previously unbeaten Yong-Chao Sheng (8-1-2, 5 KOs), 134.5, effectively retaliated with good jabs and right crosses and pounded out a unanimous decision (77-75, 78-74, 79-73) over eight scrappy rounds. Mishiro had tasted an upset technical decision loss to Min-Ho Jung in Korea this April, dropping out of the world ratings with his first setback. In his comeback go Mishiro, a tall stylish jabber, was forced to mix it up by the hard-punching Chinese. Mishiro, however, took back the initiative and kept outfighting the game but less skillful Cheng to overcome his early deficits on points. Continue reading “Mishiro defeats China’s Sheng”

In an exciting 10 round main event unbeaten Christopher Lopez (16-0-2, 10 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and countryman Brandon Gamez (12-2-1, 10 KOs) of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico fought to an action packed draw. The event took place at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun Mexico and was televised on ESPN KNOCK OUT. The fight had several heated exchanges including a fan pleasing final round. The offical scores were 97-93 for Lopez and 95-95 twice.

By Scott Foster at ringside

Friday night Most Valuable Promotions, in conjunction with Boxlab Promotions, DAZN and the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, FL, presented the second installment of their “Most Valuable Prospects” series. 29-year-old Junior welterweight prospect Nestor Bravo (21-0-1, 15 KOs), hailing from Arecibo, Puerto Rico, headlined the card facing his most dangerous foe to date, Will Madera (17-2-3, 10 KOs), who was fresh off an impressive showing in a points loss to heralded Brandun Lee (26-0, 23 KOs). This 10-round bout was contested for the vacant WBA Continental Latin America title.

Bravo, a switch-hitting puncher with a natural left hook, gave away the opening round before settling into a grove, consistently dictating the distance with his jab and corking left hooks. Madera flashed in the 5th & 7th rounds, but Bravo controlled the remainder of the bout. While the scores varied 99-91 & 96-94 x2, all 3 judges tabbed Bravo as the new WBA Jr. welterweight Continental Latin America champion. Continue reading “Bravo cruises to biggest win of career”

Undefeated super lightweight Kurt Scoby (13-0, 11 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Narciso Carmona (10–1, 6 KOs) out of Sevilla, Spain, in round six on Friday night at the OTE Arena in Atlanta. A barrage of unanswered punches prompted a referee’s stoppage.

Unbeaten super middleweight Shawn McCalman (14-0, 7 KOs) hammered out an eight round unanimous decision over Money Powell IV (13-2, 8 KOs). Sores were 79-73, 78-74, 78-74.

Super bantamweight Lorenzo Parra (23-1, 17 KOs) defeated Javon Woodard (12-2, 10 KOs) by split decision. After the scheduled eight rounds the bout was scored a draw. Per OTX rules, they fought an overtime round with Parra winning 86-85, 86-85, 85-86.

The super bantamweight collision between unbeaten Dennis “The Menace” McCann (14-0-1, 8 KOs) and Ionut “Il Capo” Baluta (16-4-1, 3 KOs) ended in a technical draw after a ninth round head clash on Friday night at the historic York Hall in London. Scores were 86-85 McCann, 86-86, 86-86. The WBO Intercontinental title remains vacant.

Super welterweight Chordale “The Gift” Booker (20-1, 9 KOs) scored a seventh round knockout against Nicolas Hernandez (27-7-3, 12 KOs) on Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd of 4,235 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Booker turned in a masterful performance dropping Hernandez twice in round seven to end it. Time was at 2:41. With the win, Booker retained the WBC US title that he won at the same venue in April of this year.

In the co-feature, 47-year-old former world champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt (25-6-2, 7 KOs) continued her successful comeback, nearly shutting out tough Ecuadorian Josefina Vega (9-6, 4 KOs) for a unanimous eight round decision in a super lightweight contest. Scores were 80-72 (2x) and 78-74. Continue reading “Booker hammers Hernandez”

In a highly anticipated clash, WBO junior lightweight world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) successfully defended his title in a war with former two-weight champion Oscar Valdez (31-2, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Navarrete’s six-inch reach advantage, awkward combinations, and high punch volume gave Valdez all kinds of problems. Valdez was more economical but landed hard shots. Navarrete suffered an injury to his right hand in round nine. Valdez tried to put on more pressure in round ten but Navarrete continued to fight hard with both hands and targeted Valdez’ rapidly closing right eye. Navarrete closed strong to win a unanimous decision 116-112, 118-110, 119-109. Rematch anyone?

Former world champion Emmanuel “Manny” Rodriguez (22-2, 13 KOs) scored a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over Melvin “Melo” Lopez (29-2, 19 KOs) to reclaim the vacant IBF bantamweight title formerly held by Naoya Inoue on Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Rodriguez steadily outworked Lopez the entire fight. Late in the fight, Rodriguez’s right eye was badly swollen, but despite that, he dropped Lopez three times in round twelve. Scores were 120-105 3x.

Unbeaten junior welterweight and 2016 Olympian Lindolfo Delgado (18-0, 13 KOs) outpointed Jair Valtierra (16-3, 8 KOs) in a tactical ten-rounder that drew boos from the crowd in the Navarrete-Valdez co-feature on Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Scores were 98-92, 99-91, 99-91.

Unbeaten 2020 Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (6-0, 6 KOs) crushed Willie Jake Jr. (11-4-2, 3 KOs) in the first round. Torrez dropped Jake face first, then finished him with a barrage of punches. Time was 1:22.

Unbeaten lightweight “El General” Emiliano Vargas (6-0, 5 KOs), son of ring legend Fernando Vargas, annihilated “Bad Boy” Jorge Luis Marquez Alvarado (3-6-1, 2 KOs) in round two. Alvarado came out very aggressively and maybe even shaded round one. The creme rose to the top in round two, however, as Vargas dropped Alvarado twice to end it. Time was 2:17.

Unbeaten 6’9 heavyweight prospect Antonio Mireles (8-0, 7 KOs) stopped 391-pound Dajuan Calloway (7-3, 7 KOs) with a barrage of unanswered punches in round six. Time was 1:38.

Other Results:
Sergio Rodriguez TKO2 Eduardo Ayala (middleweight)
Ricardo Ruvalcaba TKO2 Adrian Orban (junior welterweight)

In a clash between unbeaten super lightweights, Gary Antuanne Russell (17-0, 17 KOs) knocked out Kent Cruz (16-1-3, 10 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night in the Rodriguez-Lopez co-feature at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.. Cruz down twice. Time was 2:39. This was Russell’s eighth first round KO.

In a clash between unbeaten welterweights, 36-year-old two-time Olympian “Capitan” Gabriel Maestre (6-0-1, 5 KOs) destroyed highly regarded Travon Marshall (8-1, 7 KOs) in round two. Maestre dropped Marshall hard in round two, then finished him with another knockdown after a furious barrage. Time was 2:06. WBA #7 Maestre, an 8:1 underdog, was supposed to be a sacrificial lamb in this fight, but it didn’t work out that way.

In a clash between unbeaten bantamweights, Michael Angeletti (9-0, 7 KOs) outpointed Jonathan Lopez (8-1-2, 4 KOs) over eight rounds by scores of 79-73, 79-73, 80-72.

Former world title challenger Jose Benavidez Jr. (28-2-1, 19 KOs) was victorious when the corner of Sladan Janjanin (36-16, 26 KOs) kept their man on the stool after round five in a middleweight match.

Former world title challenger Damien Vazquez (17-3-1, 9 KOs) stopped Jeronil Borres (12-9-2, 6 KOs) in round six of a bantamweight battle. Borres down three times in round six.

Former world title challenger Jesse Hart (29-3, 23 KOs) stopped Elio Trosch (15-11-2, 7 KOs) in round two of a light heavyweight affair.

Two-time former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) knocked out late sub Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius (32-5, 21 KOs) in round seven on Saturday night at The O2 Arena in London. Tactical fight early on. AJ landed a few right hands. Helenius mainly worked the jab to the head and body. Joshua upped the pressure in round five. Helenius looked tired in round six, but AJ didn’t let his hands go.

AJ finally laid out Helenius with a huge right hand in round seven. Time was 1:27.

Helenius replaced Dillian Whyte on five days’ notice after Whyte tested positive for a banned substance.

Next up for Joshua could be Deontay Wilder.

Undefeated IBF #1, WBA #8, WBO #13, WBC #15 heavyweight Filip “El Animal” Hrgovic (16-0, 13 KOs) scored a sudden twelfth round TKO over previously unbeaten IBF #13, WBO #14 Demsey McKean (22-1, 14 KOs) to preserve his mandatory shot at unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night at The O2 Arena in London. Lots of rabbit punches were allowed in this fight. Hrgovic pressed the action and won the early rounds. McKean became more active midway. Hrgovic rocked McKean in round nine. A lot of holding by McKean for the rest of the way.

The bout looked like it was headed to a workmanlike decision for Hrgovic when he finally connected with a huge right hand that staggered McKean in the final round. McKean reeled around the ring and the bout was stopped. Time was 1:01.

In a clash between former heavyweight title challengers, Derek Chisora (34-12, 23 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Gerald Washington (20-6-1, 13 KOs). 39-year-old Chisora, coming off a WBC title shot against Tyson Fury in December, pressed the action against 41-year-old Washington in a slow-paced fight. Scores were 98-93, 97-94, 96-94.

Unbeaten heavyweight Johnny “The Romford Bull” Fisher (10-0, 9 KOs) stopped Harry Armstrong (5-2-1, 0 KOs) in round seven to claim the vacant English Southern Area title. Fisher dropped Armstrong in the first ten seconds, then seemingly punched himself out a bit trying unsuccessfully to get the finish. Fisher finally broke through again in round seven, dropping Armstrong, and getting the stoppage with his follow up barrage as Armstrong’s corner threw in the towel. Time was 1:19.

Super lightweight Campbell Hatton (13-0, 5 KOs), son of ring legend Ricky Hatton, outpointed Tom Ansell (10-5, 2 KOs) over eight rounds by a score of 78-74.

Other Results:
George Liddard W6 Bas Oosterweghel (middleweight)
Brandon Scott W6 Louis Norman (featherweight)
Maiseyrose Courtney W6 Gemma Ruegg (female super flyweight)

By Joe Koizumi

Unbeaten puzzling southpaw IBF #5 Ryosuke Nishida (8-0, 1 KO), 118, pounded out a unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 118-110) over IBF#6 Christian Medina (21-4, 14 KOs), 117.75, in an IBF bantamweight eliminator to decide the next mandatory challenger over twelve on Friday in Osaka, Japan. Nishida took the initiative with his superior skills over the hard-punching but less aggressive Mexican all the way. Medina, in rounds five and seven, connected with solid left hooks to the cheek of Nishida, who, however, controlled the fight with speed and skills.

Promoter: KWORLD3 Promotions.

Undefeated WBO #2, WBC #10 super featherweight “Prince” Albert Bell (24-0, 7 KOs) stopped Presco “Iceman” Carcosia (11-3-1, 9 KOs) after five one-sided rounds on Friday night at the OTE Arena in Atlanta. Bell was too quick and too slick for Carcosia. Bell dropped Carcosia in round five and Carcosia’s corner kept him on his stool after the round. With the win, Bell claimed the WBC OTX title.

Bell will now be heading to Las Vegas to see the clash between WBO champion Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez as he is in line to fight the winner. Continue reading “WBC#2 Bell dings Carcosia, stays unbeaten”