The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) having raised concerns over Anatoli Muratov’s pre-fight medicals, he is now unable to fight in tonight’s bout with Chris Eubank Jr. at the SSE Arena, Wembley. With the remaining time frame allowing no possibility of finding a replacement opponent of suitable quality, Eubank will not be appearing on tonight’s card.

The European welterweight championship fight between David Avanesyan and Liam Taylor has been elevated to the top of the card.

Local MMA star “Psycho Pitbull” Si Jun Jin (1-0, 1 KO) of Korea won his boxing professional debut Friday night stopping Jae Woo Kim (3-2, 0 KOs) by way of fourth round TKO. The event took place at the Benekia Hotel in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. Jin, a kickboxer, is considered the best striker in Korean combats sports. Continue reading ““Psycho Pitbull” wins pro debut”

Chris Eubank Jr 163.3 vs. Anatoli Muratov 162.9
David Avanesyan 145.9 vs. Liam Taylor 146.2

Venue: SSE Arena, London
Promoter: Wasserman Boxing
TV: Sky Sports (UK)

WBC super featherweight champion Oscar Valdez was presented with “The Key” to the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, in recognition of his sporting career and for being an example for the children and youth of the border city.

The presentation was made by aptly named Mayor-elect Juan Gim Nogales, who received the champion in his office. Continue reading “Oscar Valdez honored in Nogales”

Originally, Oscar Rivas and Bryant “Bye Bye” Jennings were scheduled to fight for the newly created WBC bridgerweight title (200-224 lbs.) at the Olympia Theater in Montreal, Canada. However, Jennings will no longer participate in that fight. The WBC reports that Jennings is unable to subject himself to the Canadian government’s entry requirements concerning COVID-19, or with the post-arrival mandatory quarantine.

To continue to fully support promoters of WBC events during the still ongoing world pandemic, and to help Groupe Yvon Michel to hold the event as scheduled, the WBC has agreed to sanction the WBC world bridgerweight title bout between Oscar Rivas (27-1-0, 19 KOs) and the #18 WBC-ranked cruiserweight boxer Ryan Rozicki (13-0, 13 KOs). Continue reading “Jennings out, Rozicki is new foe for Rivas”

By Jeff Zimmerman

Former world title contender, super welterweight Charles “The Future” Hatley (30-2-1, 20 KOs) out of Dallas stopped Frederic “General Okunda” Lawson (28-3, 21 KOs) from Chicago by way of Ghana in the waning seconds of their entertaining fight last night in Dallas at the Hilton Anatole to capture the WBC USNBC title. Continue reading “Hatley wins big in Big D”

By Ron Jackson

In an outstanding exhibition of boxing South Africa’s Nhlanhla Tyira had to come back from a first round knockdown to completely outbox Filipino Jaysever Abcede to win the vacant WBO Global junior flyweight title at the International Convention Centre in East London on Friday night.

The scores were 116-111 and 117-110 on the other two scorecards. Continue reading “Tyira wins WBO Global jr flyweight title”

Unbeaten super middleweight contender Daniele Scardina (20-0, 16 KOs) walked down and overpowered Jurgen Doberstein (26-5-1, 7 KOs) over four rounds on Friday night at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy. Doberstein didn’t come out for round five. Scardina, who is world-rated in the top 15 by the WBA, IBF and WBO, claimed the vacant WBO Intercontinental title.

WBC #13 lightweight Francesco Patera (24-3, 9 KOs) was victorious when his bout against Devis Boschiero (48-7-2, 22 KOs) was stopped due to a cut over Boschiero’s right eye. Patera started busting up the 40-year-old Boschiero from the get-go. Time 1:32. Patera picked up the vacant WBO Intercontinental lightweight title. Continue reading “Scardina and Patera both victorious”

WBO junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer (15-0, 5 KOs) will fight longtime IBF world champion Maiva Hamadouche (22-1, 18 KOs) in a ten round title unification showdown on Friday, November 5 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.

In the 10-round co-feature, WBO #2 middleweight Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (10-0, 6 KOs) goes against former world champion Hassan N’Dam (38-5, 21 KOs).

Also seeing action will be featherweight Adam “Blunose” Lopez (15-3, 6 KOs) against Adan Ochoa (12-2, 5 KOs) in an eight-rounder.

The entire card will stream on ESPN+.

RDR Promotions will be back at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena with a nine-bout card that will take place next Saturday night, October 9th. The main event will feature an eight-round featherweight bout that will pit Donald “No Love” Smith (12-1, 8 KOs) against Elijah Pierce (11-2, 10 KOs).

In six-round bouts, middleweight Isaiah Wise (9-2-2, 5 KOs) takes on DeWayne Williams (3-3, 3 KOs), and undefeated super featherweight, Joshafat Ortiz (7-0, 4 KOs) will battle an opponent to be named.

Daniele Scardina 167.6 vs. Jurgen Doberstein 167
(WBO Intercontinental super middleweight title)

Francesco Patera 134.3 vs. Devis Boschiero 134.5
(WBO Intercontinental lightweight title)

Nicholas Esposito 146.4 vs. Emanuele Cavallucci 145.7
Samuel Nmomah 156.7 vs. Craig O’Brien 156.7
Vincenzo La Femina 123.5 vs. Oleksandr Yegorov 123.1
Reshat Mati 146.6 vs. Vladyslav Baranov 146.8
Sandy Ryan 144.6 vs. Aleksandra Vujovic 141.4

Venue: Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy
Promoter: Opi Since 82, Matchroom
TV: DAZN

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury didn’t have much to say this week about British rival Anthony Joshua’s shock loss to Oleksandr Usyk last Saturday.

“I’ve got no interest in slagging anybody or kicking anybody while they’re down, it ain’t my style,” Fury told reporters. “I like to pick on someone who’s doing well, successful, on top of the game. I don’t like picking on people who are down and probably at the lowest point and probably mentally unstable and unwell with a big loss after such a long reign. Continue reading “Fury comments on Usyk-Joshua”

By TMZ.com

Claressa Shields isn’t playin’ around when it comes to Jake Paul … the boxing and MMA superstar is throwing down the gauntlet, challenging The Problem Child to a fight, and promising to beat his ass.

TMZ Sports talked to the 26-year-old 2x Olympic gold medalist who just recently vowed to NEVER fight on a Paul undercard, claiming it’d be disrespectful to her incredible career.

“I wasn’t talking s**t about Jake Paul yesterday. What I was speaking was facts. Jake Paul gets inside a boxing ring with me, he’s getting his ass whooped!” Continue reading “Claressa Shields challenges Jake Paul to fight”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBO #1 light-middleweight Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) is totally dialed in on defeating former WBO world title challenger Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs) on November 17 in Australia. “I’m smashing pads four times this week, sparring twice, conditioning three times, strength three times. I’m on the sand dunes, doing my stretching work and running every morning,” Tszyu told Fox Sports. “I’m eight weeks in already. I’ve been smashing myself!” Continue reading “Tszyu focused on defeating Inoue”

P4P female boxer Amanda Serrano (41-1-1, 30 KOs) has announced that she has officially signed with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions and plans to become more vocal outside the ring.

“I’ve worked relentlessly to be the greatest female boxer in history and now I have a team who will work just as hard to reward those efforts,” Serrano wrote on Instagram. “Over the years I’ve let my in-ring performance speak for itself. Going forward I’m going to be speaking about it…no more sweet, silent Serrano.”

She signed the post, “Sincerely, Boxing’s GWOAT.”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

IBF #3, WBO #6 cruiserweight Jai Opetaia (20-0, 16 KOs) has targeted IBF cruiserweight champion Maris Breidis for the championship in 2022 after successful surgery on his left hand.

“I’ll beat Briedis for the IBF belt then I’ll fight the Englishman (Lawrence Okolie) and take his WBO belt as well. I’m pumped,” Opetaia told Fox Sports. “Briedis is good, and he’s experienced, so he’s really comfortable in the ring but I think he’s perfect for me. He’s pretty straightforward – up and down – and I think he struggles with southpaws who use movement and angles.” Continue reading “Opetaia targets Briedis”

Unbeaten jr middleweight prospect Xander Zayas (10-0, 7 KOs) will fight Dan Karpency (9-3-1, 4 KOs) in a six-rounder in the Herring-Stevenson co-feature on October 23 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

Nico Ali Walsh (1-0, 1 KO), grandson of “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, has an opponent for his second pro bout. Ali Walsh will face James Westley II (1-0) in a four-round middleweight tilt.

Herring-Stevenson, Zayas-Karpency and Ali Walsh-Westley II will air live on ESPN.

The ESPN+ streamed undercard will include Evan “Yung Holy” Holyfield (7-0, 5 KOs), son of heavyweight legend Evander Holyfield, against Charles Stanford (6-3, 3 KOs) in a six-round junior middleweight bout and recent U.S. Olympian Troy Isley (2-0, 1 KO) vs. TBA in a six-rounder at middleweight.

Former light heavyweight world title challenger Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (21-2, 17 KOs) will headline the October 14 Roy Englebrecht Promotions show at the Fight Club OC outdoor venue outside The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California. Shabranskyy will face an opponent to be named.

Due to California covid restrictions, the long-running series moved outside and attracted the largest crowd for a Fight Club OC show in its 12 year history.

Richard Schaefer’s latest venture Probellum announced a multi-fight, multi-year co-promotional deal with Wasserman Boxing, which acquired Team Sauerland earlier this year. The partnership will see a number of high-profile events take place in Germany, with the first scheduled for December 3, while further dates are also planned for Berlin in February and Cologne in May.

The Wasserman stable includes international stars Chris Eubank Jr, Filip Hrgović, and Mairis Briedis, as well as German domestic talent like Vincent Feigenbutz, Abass Baraou, Denis Radovan, Leon Bunn, Patrick Wojcicki and Sophie Alisch.

The middleweight clash between Jaime Munguia (37-0, 30 KOs) and “King” Gabriel Rosado (26-13-1, 15 KOs) will take place November 13 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, October 6 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $250, $150, $100, and $50. California Department of Health guidelines and other protocols relating to admission requirements may be in place for this event, which may include a requirement that all guests show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or full vaccination status.

WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury expects history to repeat itself when he takes on Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder on PPV next Saturday, October 9from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After dethroning Wilder via seventh-round knockout in February 2020, Fury reiterated that he expected the third fight to be a shorter, more dominant affair.

Tyson Fury Quotes

Pound-for-pound star Terence “Bud” Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) will defend his WBO welterweight world title and unbeaten record on November 20 against two-time welterweight champion and WBO #1 contender “Showtime” Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 KOs) at the Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with TGB Promotions, Crawford-Porter will be a Top Rank PPV exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States.

“This is a fight that reminds me of all the great welterweight battles of the 1980s and 90s, two prime fighters unafraid to tackle the biggest challenge available to them,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “Terence has wanted a challenge like this for a very long time, and I am confident he will rise to the occasion. Shawn Porter, however, is not an easy night for any fighter.” Continue reading “Crawford-Porter set for Nov 20”

For the first time in AIBA’s 75-year history, medal winners at the forthcoming AIBA Men’s World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia will be rewarded with significant prize money from AIBA. The prize for first place is $100,000 USD. Silver medalists receive $50,000 USD, and both bronzes in each weight category receive $25,000 USD. The tournament will start on October 24th at Štark Arena in Belgrade and reach a pinnacle with 13 finals on November 5-6. Continue reading “AIBA announces prize money”

Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions has announced back-to-back shows on Thursday and Friday, October 14th and 15th at Auditorio Benito Juarez in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. UFC Fightpass will stream both events.

On Thursday, October 14, super middleweight Manuel “El Meno” Gallegos (18-1, 15 KOs) takes on Gabriel “Drago” Lopez (10-5-1, 7 KOs) in the 10-round main event. In the 10-round co-featured event, undefeated super middleweight Lester Martinez (9-0, 9 KOs) meets Raiko Santana (8-2, 5 KOs). Also lightweight Luis “Koreano” Torres (12-0, 8 KOs) faces Guillermo “El Borrego” Avila (19-11, 14 KOs) in the 10-rounder.

The following night, welterweight Santiago “Somer” Dominguez (24-0, 10 KOs) returns to the ring after being idle the past 10 months due to personal reasons against Jesus “Chino” Antonio Rubio (13-4, 7 KOs) in the 10-round main event. Featherweight KO Artist Jose “El Sugar” Eduardo Nunez (21-1, 21 KOs) throws-down with Osvaldo “Catotas” Maldonado (10-1, 5 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Continue reading “RJJ Boxing announces back-to-back cards”

“I am announcing my retirement,” said boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, 42, in a 14-minute farewell video on social media. Alternating between English and Tagalog, Pacman stated, “I never thought that this day would come as I hang up my boxing gloves. I would like to thank the whole world – especially the Filipino people – for supporting Manny Pacquiao.

“Goodbye boxing.”

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