Conor Benn 146.75 vs. Sebastian Formella 147
(WBA Continental welterweight title)

Venue: SES Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom Boxing
TV: DAZN

The December 3 edition of Ring City USA at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, will feature unbeaten super welterweight Serhii Bohachuk (18-0, 18 KOs) against Contender Season 5 winner and world title challenger Brandon Adams (21-3, 13 KOs) in the main event. Welterweights Brian Ceballo (11-0, 6 KOs) and Larry Gomez (10-1, 8 KOs) meet in the co-feature. NBCSN will televise.

WBC #9 super featherweight O’Shaquie Foster (18-2, 11 KOs) won by ninth round TKO over WBC #7 Miguel “Mickey” Roman (62-14, 47 KOs) on Thursday night in a temporary ring built in the parking lot of Freddie Roach’s legendary Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles. Foster dropped Roman with a right hand in round one, but veteran ring warrior Roman hung tough until he was dropped again in round nine. Foster got the stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Time was :58. Foster retained his WBC silver title.

WBC #10 super featherweight Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez (30-1, 27 KOs) scored a third round KO over Eduardo Garza (15-3-1, 8 KOs). A body shot finished Garza. Time was 2:37.

Undefeated lightweight William Zepeda (22-0, 20 KOs) relentlessly battered Roberto Ramirez (23-3-1, 16 KOs) for five rounds before getting a referee’s stoppage. Time was 2:43 of the fifth.

Cruiserweight Marco Deckmann (4-1, 3 KOs) outpointed Cristiano Pedro (2-3-1, 1 KO) over four rounds.

Unified WBC and IBF welterweight world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. brought fans and media into his training camp Thursday during a virtual media workout as he prepares to take on two-division champion Danny ‘Swift” Garcia in a pay-per-view event on December 5 from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.

Spence was joined at the workout by his longtime trainer Derrick James. Here is what they had to say:

ERROL SPENCE JR.

“I’m feeling great right now. I’m in shape and ready to go. We’ve been training hard and we’re 100% percent focused. I’m ready to put on a great show for my hometown fans.

“I’m not concerned about ring rust. We have a game plan and I’m working with my coach every day on it. I’m going to stick to the plan and use it December 5. I can’t wait. Continue reading “Spence: I’m ready to put on a great show”

It’s official. The highly anticipated all-British heavyweight showdown between British and Commonwealth champion Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois and Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce — Saturday, Nov. 28 in London— finally has an American broadcast home.

Dubois-Joyce and unbeaten junior middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz against veteran Guido Nicolas Pitto will stream live on ESPN+ with a full slate of undercard contests (including the return of WBO No. 1 junior welterweight contender Jack Catterall). Continue reading “ESPN+ picks up Dubois-Joyce clash”

Welterweights Conor Benn and Sebastian Formella faced off from a safe distance at the final press conference ahead of Saturday’s action at The SSE Arena, Wembley, shown live on Sky Sports and DAZN.

Conor Benn: “To many, I’m a role model. To the older generation, I will always be Nigel Benn’s son but the younger generation say to him: ‘Oh, you are Conor Benn’s dad!’ …He’s nice and polite – trying to be Andy Ruiz Jr – waving at me from across the room! It ain’t all good when we get in there.

“I’ve got to win in good fashion. I’m good for 10 rounds or to get him out in the first couple. It’s not down to him. It doesn’t matter what he does. If he wants to move I’ll hunt him down. If he wants to have a tear-up? More fool him, I’ll soon make him regret that.”

Sebastian Formella: “It’s a good step up for the both of us because when I win the fight, there will be more good fights in the future for me. It could be a tactical fight or we could stand feet to feet and fight, hitting each other all of the time.”

Following the cancellation of his bout against undefeated Khainell Wheeler that was scheduled for this Saturday, super middleweight Genc Pllana is available and ready to fight anybody, and is targeting undefeated knockout artist Edgar Berlanga.

Pllana (8-2-1, 4 KOs) would like to be Berlanga’s dance partner for a perspective bout on December 12th, and the Hagerstown, Maryland native feels that Berlanga’s perfect 1st round knockout streak is more a product of a (lack) of strength in schedule then anything else.

“He is 15-0 with 15 knockouts in the the 1st round., He should have no issue fighting me. Especially if he is the monster that they say he is, He has not defeated anyone in the top-100, Where I have already defeated two fighters that were top-50, and I have only had 11 bouts. So fighting me would me the perfect fight for him.” Continue reading “Genc Pllana targets Berlanga”

Age is just a number for “Juggernaut” Joe Joyce, who doesn’t go along with the thinking that says his battle with Daniel Dubois on November 28 is a make or break fight for him. Now 35, Joyce accepts that having launched his professional career just three years ago, every fight has represented a crossroads for him, where time would not be on his side in the event of having to rebuild.

However, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist insists he remains a sprightly 30-something with plenty of miles to go on his clock.

“I don’t feel that old because I only started in the game at the age he is now, which is 23,” countered the Putney-based heavy. “I feel like I haven’t been in the sport that long and that I have quite a few years ahead of me. Continue reading “Joyce, 35, says he doesn’t feel old”

Super middleweight contender Vaughn “The Animal” Alexander (15-4, 9 KOs) is targeting first-round knockout specialist Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga. “Why wouldn’t I want to fight Edgar Berlanga?” stated Alexander. “He’s calls himself a monster. I want to find out. No hate at all. He’s doing what he’s supposed to do with the people they are putting him in with, but I think I will beat him.”

Alexander, the older brother of former two-weight world champion Devon Alexander, has dropped two of his last three, but has never been stopped. “I will beat him. He’s knocking all these guys out that just stand there and offer no resistance. I will do the things that benefit me, not him; I will stand when I want to. And his power means nothing to me. I have a hell of a chin. I’ve even fought light heavyweights and still held my own.” Continue reading “Vaughn Alexander: I will beat Berlanga”

By Hesiquio Balderas

William Zepeda (21-0, 19 KOs) is a Mexican lightweight prospect who has the whole package. He’s marketable, has punching power and technique, and he’s looking for a shot at the lightweight championship.

Zepeda takes on Roberto Ramirez (23-2-1, 16 KOs) tonight at Freddie Roach’s legendary Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles. The bout will be part of a new boxing series on NBCSN.

“I’m training very hard to fight Roberto Ramírez,” said Zepeda. “We will win this fight. Remember that fights between Mexicans are wars and that’s what we’re looking for. Continue reading “Zepeda ready for the best at 135”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

ESPN commentator and future Hall of Famer Andre Ward has offered legal support to Andrew Moloney after his fight against Joshua Franco was ruled a no-decision contest in Las Vegas on Saturday.

“Andre spoke to me immediately after the fight and said ‘they robbed you’,” Moloney said. “He told me he’d watched all the replays and that there was no head clash. Said the damage was caused by a punch. So he said to keep my chin up and that I’d get an opportunity.” Continue reading “Andre Ward in Moloney’s corner”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

IBF #13, WBO #13 heavyweight Demsey McKean (18-0, 12 KOs) will clash with Bowie Tupou (28-6, 20 KOs) at the Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia televised on Foxtel Main Event pay-per-view on December 16. Continue reading “McKean-Tupou clash Dec 16”