IBF#6 bantamweight Aran Dipaen (12-2, 11 KOs) will challenge IBF and WBA bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (21-0, 18. KOs) at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan on December 14.

Jimmy Chaichotchuang, manager of Aran Dipaen, spoke to Fightnews.com®. “I would like to thank Hideyuki Ohashi the promoter of Naoya Inoue. I was there when Inoue beat Emanuel Rodriguez for his IBF title in Glasgow, Scottland. Inoue is a top pound-for-pound boxer and has the knockout punch. For the boxing fans, Dipaen, who is only known in Thailand and is the underdog in the fight with Inoue. I believe nothing is impossible in boxing. I believe Dipaen will shock the boxing world on December 14 in Japan when he scores a knockout over ‘The Monster.'”

WBC bantamweight world champion and future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire will defend his title against undefeated WBC interim champion and fellow Filipino countryman Reymart Gaballo headlining action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, December 11 from Dignity Health Tennis Stadium in Carson, Calif.

Tickets for the live event go on sale today, Tuesday, November 2 at 12 p.m. PT and can be purchased at AXS.com.

By Mauricio Sulaimán
Son of José Sulaimán / President of the WBC

Tijuana dressed in pink last Saturday, hosting one of the most keenly anticipated fights in the history of women’s boxing when Jackie Nava fought Mariana Juárez.

These two warriors have given Mexico a plethora of emotions through their many years of being stars in the ring. Multiple world championships, with absolute dominance in television ratings on each and every occasion; both have dignified boxing and demonstrated the power of women.

Jackie, from Tijuana; La Barby, from Mexico City, in an explosive combination that reminds us of Erik Morales against Marco Antonio Barrera. Erik chose to help La Barby and was in her camp for this historic fight. Continue reading “A Tribute to Women’s Boxing”

WBC strawweight champion Panya Pradabsri (37-1, 24 KOs) had to work harder than expected and survive a scare in the seventh round to defeat Danai Ngiabphukhiaw (9-3, 5 KOs) by twelve round unanimous decision in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Panya was rocked during an exchange in round seven, but he survived the crisis and otherwise was pretty much in charge. Scores were 117-111, 117-111, 118-110. The event was presented by Petchyindee Boxing Promotions’ Piyarat Wachirarattanawong.

Matchroom Boxing won the rights to promote the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title fight between champion Leigh Wood and mandatory challenger Michael Conlan with a bid of US$ 1,566,666. The tentative date for the fight is the first part of 2022 and Matchroom gave as possible venues New York, USA; Belfast, Northern Ireland and Nottingham, England.

Also present at the bidding was Top Rank, representatives of the challenger Conlan, which offered US$1,210,000. They had planned to hold the fight on January 29, 2022 with Las Vegas, New York and Belfast as possible venues. Continue reading “Matchroom wins Wood-Conlan Purse bid”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Negotiations for former 2019 world amateur bronze medalist and current Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni (5-0, 4 KOs) to clash with Junior Fa (19-01, 10 KOs) are close to being finalized according to promoter Dean Lonergan.

“I think we are getting there, we are getting really, really close, and we are down to a couple of points now,” Lonergan told Stuff on Tuesday. “You could say, we are excruciatingly inching closer. Continue reading “Huni vs. Fa clash imminent?”

Boxing returns to Miami, Florida, on November 20 at the Manual Artime Community Center Theater. Former two-time cruiserweight world champion Yuniel Dorticos (24-2, 22 KOs) fights in Miami for the first time since 2014. Dorticos was born in Cuba but has been a long-time resident of Miami. He will take on journeyman Jesse Bryan (20-5-2, 16 KOs) of Missouri in a ten round cruiserweight contest. Dorticos has held both the IBF and WBA cruiserweight world titles.

World-ranked bantamweight Mike Plania of the Philippines takes on former two-time world title challenger Ricardo Nunez of Panama in a scheduled eight round bantamweight bout. Plania scored a huge upset of then highly world-ranked Joshua Greer in 2020. He is currently ranked by all four major sanctioning bodies.

Unbeaten WBA #13 ranked cruiserweight Serik Musadilov (10-0, 9 KOs) will look to remain unbeaten versus battle-tested veteran Shawn Miller (18-6-1, 7 KOs) in a ten round cruiserweight bout. Continue reading “Dorticos, Plania, Musadilov in Miami Nov 20”

Lightweight Rolly Romero has announced on social media that he will not be fighting Gervonta Davis on the December 5 pay-per-view event in Los Angeles.

Romero stated on Instagram, “Although the allegations against me are totally false and I will prove that through the legal system, I agree that it is in the best interest of everyone involved that I not participate in the upcoming pay-per-view event. After clearing my name I will return to the ring as soon as possible.”

Romero has recently come under fire over allegations of sexual assault made by several women. He will reportedly be replaced by Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz as the opponent for Davis.

By David Finger

There is an old Chinese proverb that was once quoted by the notoriously durable former WBC lightweight champion: “Constant dripping of water wears away the stone.” It was an apt reference for a fighter who, towards the end of his career, was best known as a sturdy chin that could test a young prospect. From 1969 to 1993 the toughest chin in boxing withstood pretty much everything anyone threw his way. In a career that spanned 78 fights nobody was able to stop the steel chinned Saoul…until one day in August 1993 the stone finally cracked. An undefeated prospect named Derrell Coley destroyed Mamby in the opening round, ending one of boxing’s most unlikely streaks. Continue reading “Bonds, Han win in Las Cruces”

Two Mexican boxing legends will lace up the gloves for one final night when Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KOs) returns to the ring for only the second time in more than a decade to square off against former two-time world champion Daniel Ponce de Leon (45-7, 35 KOs) in a six round exhibition on November 20 on a $9.99 pay per view from the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero, New Mexico.

In the co-feature, undefeated lightweight Abel Mendoza (30-0, 23 KOs) of El Paso, Texas, hopes to keep his perfect record intact against brawler Victor Zaleta (20-5-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round clash. Continue reading “Barrera-Ponce de Leon clash Nov 20”

Three-weight kingpin Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, December 11 for a 12-round lightweight showdown against former world champion Richard “RC” Commey (30-3, 27 KOs). Lomachenko-Commey marks boxing’s return to the “Big Room” at Madison Square Garden for the first time in nearly two years.

In the 10-round co-feature, undefeated heavyweight sensation Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (10-0, 10 KOs) will battle Oleksandr Teslenko (17-1, 13 KOs). Also junior middleweight standout Xander Zayas (11-0, 8 KOs) and middleweight prospect Nico Ali Walsh
(2-0, 2 KOs), grandson of Muhammad Ali, will see action.

Tickets starting at $56 go on sale, Tuesday, Nov. 2 at 12 p.m. ET and can be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com or MSG.com.

WBC/WBA/WBO king Canelo Alvarez is anywhere between an 8:1 and 12:1 to defeat IBF ruler Caleb Plant and become undisputed super middleweight world champion on Saturday night in Las Vegas.

At Wednesday’s final press conference, Canelo and Plant will meet for the first time since their scuffle in Los Angeles on September 21.

Tuesday’s grand arrivals will not be open to the public due to the pandemic. Fans will be allowed to attend Friday’s weigh-in.

Tickets are still available. PPV price is $79.99.

On Friday night, boxing fans can attend a Top Rank show in the Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas featuring Mikaela Mayer against Maiva Hamadouche in an IBF/WBO female super featherweight unification.

Note: Following CDC guidance and requirements set forth by the State of Nevada, masks are required in all inside public spaces, regardless of vaccination status.

On Friday at the Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, European middleweight champion Matteo Signani (30-5-3, 11 KOs) will defend against Ruben Diaz (26-2-2, 17 KOs) in the main event of the Roma Boxing Night, promoted by Opi Since 82-Matchroom-DAZN and streamed live in 200 countries by DAZN. Signani and Diaz are both 42 years old and Diaz says he’s through win or lose. Continue reading “Ruben Diaz plans to win EBU belt, then retire”

Colombian welterweight champion Jeovanis “Meque” Barraza (22-1, 15 KOs) defeated Argentinian southpaw Jorge “Tomatito” Martin Garcia (13-7-1, 6 KOs) by way of an 8-round unanimous decision to capture the vacant ABF Continental Americas super welterweight title in the headliner on Saturday night’s “Down & Dirty” card, presented by Reyes Boxing Club at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. Continue reading “Barraza goes to 23-1 in his U.S. debut”

By Brad Snyder – The Undercard
Photos by Bob Ryder

Monroe, MI- A two-fight co-main event was the highlight of a pro/am show that celebrated the renewed and renovated Darrin Chappell Memorial Museum took place on Saturday night in Monroe, Michigan, in a gym where former WBO light middleweight champion Bronco McKart would knock on a window asking the janitor to let him in to get his miles in. The half-million-dollar renovation of the gym, which houses Joe’s ALCC Boxing Club and improved the surrounding areas, was the ideal setting for two Monroe pros to give the rocking home crowd a show! Continue reading “Results from Detroit”

In a super bantamweight clash between 41-year-old Mexican female boxing icons, “Princesa Azteca” Jackie Nava (39-4-4, 16 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Mariana “Barby” Juárez (56-11-4, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, BCN, Mexico. Nava won by scores of 100-90, 99-91 and 97-93, claiming the WBC Diamond belt.

In the co-feature, super bantamweight Bryan Mercado (20-1, 15 KOs) outpointed Gabino Hernández (8-9-4, 2 KOs) over eight 80-72 3x.

By Joe Koizumi

IBF #2 Japan’s hard-puncher Kenichi Ogawa (25-1-1-1NC, 18 KOs) will vie for the vacant IBF junior lightweight belt against #3 Azinga Fuzile (15-1, 9 KOs), South Africa, at Madison Square Garden, NYC on November 27, Teiken Promotions announced on Saturday. Ogawa was originally slated to face #1 Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the vacant title in Abu Dhabi, UAE, this August, but the Russian’s injury abruptly canceled the title bout just eleven days prior to the promotion. It will take place this time beneath the lightweight title defense of Teofimo Lopez against George Kambosos Jr. at the Garden’s Hulu Theater to be telecast by DAZN.

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Former Japanese 140-pound champ Masahiro Suzuki (7-0, 4 KOs), 135, lately moved down to the lightweight category, and managed to earn a split verdict (76-74 twice for him, 77-74 against him) over JBC#1 Seiryu Toshikawa (14-6, 8 KOs), 135, in eight give-and-take rounds on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading “Suzuki edges Toshikawa in Japan 135lb eliminator”

Unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev (14-0, 11 KOs) won by ninth round TKO to dethrone WBA regular welterweight champion Jamal “Shango” James (28-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. A flurry by Butaev prompted a sudden stoppage by referee Celestino Ruiz of a still competitive fight. Time was 2:12.

Butaev will move ahead in the WBA title reduction tournament against the winner of Yordenis Ugas versus Eimantas Stanionis. Continue reading “Butaev dethrones James in nine”

After a fracas at Friday’s weigh-in, WBC #2 super lightweight Jose “Chon” Zepeda (35-2, 27 KOs) needed just 1:45 to get revenge against Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas (19-2, 9 kOs) on Saturday night at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Zepeda brutally dropped Vargas two times to retain his WBC silver belt and is now positioned for a world title opportunity in 2022. Zepeda’s brother and trainer was banned from ringside after the weigh-in melee.

“I was ready. I was 100 percent ready, and I told him in the press conference there’s levels to this. He was the one who wanted to fight me. I just accepted the fight, and it showed today that boxing is not a game in there. There’s levels to this.” Continue reading “Zepeda annihilates Vargas in one”

Unbeaten IBF #3, WBA #5, WBO #5, and WBC #8 welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis (28-0, 26 KOs) destroyed Thomas Dulorme (25-6-1, 16 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Ennis obliterated Dulorme twice to end it after just 1:49. This was Boots’ eleventh career first round knockout.

“It was a good knockout,” said Ennis. “You know me, I wanted to show my skills and abilities. I’m just thankful for this opportunity. Now it’s on to the next. Let’s get the big names…I’ve been ready for a world title two years ago. I want the top guys: Errol Spence Jr., Yordenis Ugas, Shawn Porter, Terence Crawford, Keith Thurman. I’m ranked #3 in the IBF, so Errol Spence Jr. is who I want next.” Continue reading “Ennis destroys Dulorme in one”

Bantamweight Jonas Sultan (18-5, 11 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten bantamweight Carlos Caraballo (14-1, 14 KOs) in the Zepeda-Vargas co-feature on Saturday night at MSG’s Hulu Theater in New York City. Sultan dropped Caraballo in round two. Sultan dropped Caraballo again in round three, but Caraballo got a knockdown when Sultan’s glove touched the canvas. Sultan dropped Caraballo again in rounds six and nine. Despite four knockdowns, scores were only 94-93 3x for Sultan.

Sultan stated, “This is boxing. This is war. And I came to win tonight. Caraballo is a tough man, but I wanted this one.” Continue reading “Sultan takes Caraballo’s “O””

By Kurt Wolfheimer at ringside

Welterweight Shinard “Showtime” Bunch (17-1-1, 14KOs) put on a nearly flawless performance with a first round blowout of thirty-seven fight veteran Wifredo Buelvas (22-15,16 KO’s. Bunch trapped Buelvas in the corner and sent him to the canvas with a short left on the chin. The tough Columbian rose to his feet.but Bunch would not let him off the hook as he landed a blistering right hand which sent Buelvas crashing to the canvas. Buelvas landed on his back with the back of his head bouncing off the canvas. the bout was immediately waived of without a count .at 1:52 of the opening round. The four-bout card was was promoted by Hard Hitting Promotions. Continue reading “Bunch destroys Buelvas in AC”