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Former heavyweight champion Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (60-6-1, 53 KOs) is again making it clear why a fight between he and ring legend Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) should happen. Briggs was responding to what he feels is hesitancy on the part of former four-division world champion Roy Jones Jr. (66-9, 47 KOs) to face Tyson in November.

“I personally don’t think a lot of people want to see Tyson vs ‘Little Roy,'” said Briggs. “A matchup between Mike and I makes a lot more sense for many reasons. Think of what the build-up leading up to the fight would be like. We are both from the same neighborhood mean streets. It would be the battle of Brooklyn! Continue reading “Briggs: Let’s poll it! Me or Roy against Tyson?”

By Hesiquio Balderas

Fightnews.com® had the opportunity to talk to ring legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. Who is fighting an exhibition bout for the third time against Jorge Arce on Friday.

“My fight with Arce will be aired by DAZN in the USA and Europe, Superboletos.com in Mexico and Central and South America by ESPN, more and more people are interested in this fight. I can confirm that DAZN and my team have come to an agreement and DAZN will stream my fight with Arce, the fight will be a four round exhibition bout but let me tell you that the punches still hurt. They even hurt more with the headgear. We will put on a show.”

“I will give you this exclusive. Julio Jr will be the main event because that’s a professional fight and I will get very nervous with him fighting before my fight, so we decided that my exhibition will come first and then Julio jr will be the main event.” Continue reading “Chavez Sr: My fight with Arce will be on DAZN; Julio Jr will be the main event”

Top contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko believes that his combination of skills and experience will make him the toughest challenge that WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo has faced in his career, as they near their showdown this Saturday on Showtime PPV.

“I’ll definitely be his toughest test at middleweight,” said Derevyanchenko. “Jermall has never faced anyone like me. I’ll apply more pressure than he’s used to. He’s also never faced anyone with my footwork. I’ll fight more on the inside than his previous opponents.” Continue reading “Derevyanchenko: Jermall never faced anyone like me”

On October 9th, undefeated WBO #2 ranked featherweight Ruben Villa (18-0, 5 KOs) gets his world title shot when he takes on former WBO super bantamweight world champion, and WBO #1 ranked contender Emanuel Navarrete (32-1, 28 KOs) in a battle for the vacant WBO title formerly held by Shakur Stevenson. The fight will take place at “The Bubble” inside the MGM Grand Conference Center, and be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.

“I have been working my butt off since I was a little kid for this opportunity, and I just can’t wait to get in there and fight for the title,” said Villa. “Navarrete is a real aggressive Mexican fighter. He is coming to win. He was a former champion, and I am the underdog, but I have the style to beat him. We have kept the camp the same. We just treat it like it’s every other fight, just that this fight is for a world title. All my hard work is paying off. I am honored and excited to represent everyone who has supported me and my journey to become a world champion, and I plan on bringing the world title back to my home city of Salinas, California.”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBO #1, WBA #3, IBF #4, WBC #5 bantamweight Jason “Smooth One” Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs) spoke to Fightnews.com® about challenging Pound For Pound Best Naoya “Monster” Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs) on October 31 and how the Japanese was exposed by Nonito Donaire also how Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum predicts the Inoue v Moloney could be “Fight of the Year.”

“We believe we can defeat Inoue,“ said Jason Moloney. “That’s why we have taken the fight. We have had our eye on this fight for a long time. It has always been a fight that I have wanted. I have got the opportunity now so I am very excited and we are going into the fight truly believing we can beat him. Obviously, they are a lot of other people have already written me off but that doesn’t bother me at all. It gives me extra motivation to get out there and shock the world.” Continue reading “Interview: Jason Moloney”

Belgium had its first boxing event post lockdown Saturday night. Belgium promoter Alain Vanackere of 12 Rounds Boxing presented professional boxing at the Fight Off Training Center in Wavre, Belgium. The main event saw the promoter´s son junior welterweight prospect Antoine Vanackere (14-1, 7 KOs) stop Filip Poturovic in round one. Continue reading “Results from Belgium”

The WBC is officially confirming the postponement of the purse offer ceremony for the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim fight for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight championship. The new date has been set for Tuesday October 6 and will be conducted on an open video conference. The WBC has received registration to participate in this process by TUFF Promotions / TUFF Boxing through Mr. Simon Whittle. All parties are hereby notified of the new date.

IBF cruiserweight champion Yuniel Dorticos (24-1, 22 KOs) and his entourage touched down safely on Sunday in Munich for his Ali Trophy showdown against Mairis Briedis (26-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday.

“The trip went smoothly,” said ‘The KO Doctor’ at the Franz Josef Strauss Airport. “I am happy to have finally arrived I’m Munich, and I can’t wait for Saturday night to come.”

The Miami-based Cuban has fought in the U.S., Russia, and Latvia across two seasons with the WBSS and covered other parts of the world in his amateur days as part of the Cuban national boxing team.

“I can fight anywhere, and I loved every second of fighting all over the world,” he said. Continue reading “Dorticos lands in Germany”

Alejandro Santiago 118 vs. Willibaldo Garcia 117
(WBC International bantamweight title)

Victor Sandoval 114.5 vs. Kevin Villanueva 114
Cristian Cruz 129 vs. Diego Aleman 128.5
Bryan Luna 113.5 vs. Felipe Ayon 114.5

Venue: Cheers Bar, Tijuana, Mexico
Promoters: Don Chargin Productions, Paco Presents Boxing & Fabrica De Campeones
Livestream: FITE.TV and GSS

When super welterweight contender Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin beat Terrell Gausha in a WBC eliminator on Saturday night, he set up a possible rematch with his nemesis WBC champion Jermell Charlo, who handed Lubin his only career loss, a devastating first round knockout in October 2017. Charlo faces WBA/IBF champ Jeison Rosario in a unification bout next weekend. If Charlo is victorious, WBC mandatory Lubin will get his much-desired rematch.

“I think Jermell Charlo is going to come out on top against Jeison Rosario,” said Lubin. “I’m ready for a rematch if he can take care of business like I did. I changed up a lot since the first fight. I have a master trainer in my corner in Kevin Cunningham, along with my longtime trainer Jason Galarza. I’m just all around a better fighter since the first time we fought.” Continue reading “Lubin hoping to get rematch with Charlo”

By John Unland

Monte Cox presented an outdoor boxing show Saturday afternoon at the Wild Rose Casino in Clinton, Iowa. There were a total of four highly competitive bouts that left the crowd pretty entertained. Continue reading “Results from Clinton, Iowa”

WRAM Boxing (William Ramirez) and Nica Boxing (Pablo Osuna) continued their run of monthly events Saturday night at the Gymasio Nicarao in Managua, Nicaragua.

In the 8 round featherweight main event hometown favorite Elisson Marquez (10-2, 7 KOs) unanimously decisioned countryman Edwin Tercero Rios (16-12-1, 4 KOs). It was a solid performance by Marquez who maintained a fast past of nonstop punishing punches on Rios consistently. Marquez entered the fight fresh off of an upset of then-unbeaten Mohamed Soumaoro of Canada this past February. Continue reading “Results from Managua”

Former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (28-3, 13 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over 2008 U.S. Olympian Javier “El Intocable” Molina (22-3, 9 KOs) in a junior welterweight bout on Saturday night inside the MGM Grand Las Vegas “Bubble.” Pedraza pretty much controlled the whole fight. Scores were 99-91, 98-02, 98-92.

“They do name me the ‘Sniper,’ and that means I have to be patient, and when my moment comes, I have to take advantage of it,” said Pedraza. “That’s what I did tonight because I was able to wear him down, break him down and make him fight my fight. It was the experience that I’ve had at the top level that helped me finally put it together. I’ve had the experience. I’ve had the talent, and it’s just on a night like this that I’m happy I could put it all together.”

“I do believe I’m ready for a world title opportunity. Whoever it happens to be between Josh Taylor and Jose Ramirez, I want the winner of that fight. If for some reason I can’t get a world title shot against them, I do want to respectfully ask Jose Zepeda for the rematch.”

In his Top Rank debut, unbeaten heavyweight Efe Ajagba (14-0, 11 KOs) took a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over Jonnie Rice (13-6-1, 9 KOs). Ajagba got the win (98-92, 99-91, 99-91), but didn’t impress. He may have suffered a hand injury. Continue reading “Pedraza, Ajagba triumph in Vegas”

In a WBC super welterweight title eliminator, Erickson “Hammer” Lubin (23-1, 16 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Terrell Gausha (21-2-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night in the Mohegan Sun “Bubble” in Uncasville, Connecticut. Lubin had the edge for the first nine rounds. Gausha rocked Lubin in round ten but let the opportunity pass. Lubin stunned Gausha in the twelfth to punctuate a 115-113, 116-112, 118-110.

In a bout upgraded from ten to twelve rounds as a WBC featherweight eliminator, WBC #2 rated Tugstsogt “King Tug” Nyambayar (12-1,9 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over previously unbeaten Cobia Breedy (15-1, 5 KOs). Nyambayar dropped Breedy in both rounds one and two, but then was forced to go the full twelve. Scores were 115-111 Breedy, 114-112, 114-113 Nyambayar.

Unbeaten welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis (26-0, 24 KOs) scored an impressive sixth round KO over Juan Carlos Abreu (23-6-1, 21 KOs). Southpaw Ennis dropped Abreu in round five. Then put him down twice in round six to end it. Time was 1:06. Abreu, who missed weight, forfeit 20% of his purse. It was the first time Abreu has been stopped.

Showtime’s “ShoBox” boxing series returns for the first time since March with a four-fight card headlined by undefeated super welterweight prospects Charles Conwell (12-0, 9 KOs) and Wendy Toussaint (12-0, 5 KOs) on Wednesday, October 7 from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The last ShoBox event was held March 13 and was one of the final live sporting events to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world for several months. Continue reading “Conwell-Toussaint tops Oct 7 ShoBox card”

Former cruiserweight title challenger Mateusz “Master” Masternak (42-5, 28 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Taylor Mabika (19-6-2, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at Arena Jaskolka in Tarnow, Poland. Scores were 99-91, 99-91, 100-90. It was the 33-year-old Masternak’s first fight in two years.

Belgium’s first boxing event post lockdown is back. Belgium promoter Alain Vanackere of 12 Rounds Boxing presents professional boxing today at the Fight Off Training Center in Wavre, Belgium. Headlining the card is the son of Alain Vanackere, Antonio (13-1, 7 KOs) who is a prospect in a 6 rounder versus Filip Poturovic.

Supporting the card will be unbeaten Jan Helin (5-0, 3 KOs) in a six rounder versus Dario Borosa.

The idea of the event is to kick off a series of small events like this one featuring young local talent. The show will be streamed online at: https://facebook.com/events/s/wavre-boxing-diner-home-1/748736575916648/?ti=icl

Elisson Marquez 126.2 vs. Edwin Tercero Rios 126.8
Ricardo Blandon 118.8 vs. Alexander Taylor 118.6
Engel Gomez 115 vs. Jose Mesa 115.2
Yamile Acevedo 138.8 vs. Moises Olivas 139
Santos Reyes 140.8 vs. Carlos Cruz 141
Fredy Espinoza 131.4 vs. Manuel Guzman 133
Kestin Baltodano 125.2 vs. Alberto Carranza 126.4

Promoter: WRAM Boxing (William Ramirez) and Nica Boxing (Pablo Osuna)
Site: Gymasio Nicarao in Managua, Nicaragua
The event can be watched on the Nica Boxing facebook page.

José Pedraza 141.5 vs. Javier Molina 141.7
Efe Ajagba 242.3 vs. Jonnie Rice 265.4
Robeisy Ramírez 125.9 vs. Félix Caraballo 125.7
Leo Ruiz 151.4 vs. Rodrigo Solis 151.4
Christian Montano 167.3 vs. Ryan Adams 165.5
Bryan Lua 134.5 vs. Luis Norambuena 134
Jahi Tucker 143.6 vs. Deandre Anderson 147.1
Kasir Goldston 142.8 vs. Isaiah Varnell 142.8
Frevian Gonzalez 131.8 vs. Carlos Marrero 131.1

Venue: The Bubble/MGM Grand,Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN+

By Mauricio Sulaimán
Son of José Sulaimán – WBC President

Invariably, all the conversations in recent months touch on the topic of the pandemic and the harsh effects it has had on the world and our very lives. It is very common to hear “how life has changed” or “we are living in a different world.”

Putting aside the pandemic, the reality is that we actually live a very different life than the one we knew. Those from my generation grew up in a much different environment, we grew up even more differently from that of my parents’ generation. Continue reading “Life Changes”

Erickson Lubin 153.75 vs. Terrell Gausha 153
(WBC Super Welterweight Title Eliminator)

Tugstsogt Nyambayar 125.5 vs. Cobia Breedy 125.5
Jaron Ennis 146 vs. Juan Carlos Abreu 150.25

*Note: Abreu weighed in over the original contracted weight of 147 lbs. and failed to make weight within the two-hour limit. The two camps agreed on a new contracted weight of 151 lbs. and the fight will proceed as scheduled.

Venue: Mohegan Sun Bubble
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: Showtime

Unbeaten heavyweight Zhang Zhilei has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom. Matchroom’s deal with Zhang sees Eddie Hearn’s promotional outfit appointed as the sole promoter of the Chinese star. Zhilei (21-0 16 KOs) now sits at #11 with the WBO and #12 with the IBF as he aims to convert his prolific amateur career in the pro game.

‘Big Bang’ is in New Jersey training for his return to the ring Stateside in November, and the 37-year-old giant wants to put his career into overdrive and prove that he is ready to challenge for world titles in the paid ranks. Continue reading “Matchroom inks heavyweight Zhang Zhilei”

According to ESPN, the network airing the undisputed lightweight title showdown between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez, the undercard will likely look like this:

Alex Saucedo vs. Arnold Barboza Jr. (jr welterweight)
Edgar Berlanga vs. Lanell Bellows (super middleweight)
Clay Collard vs. Quincy LaVallais (middleweight)

All interesting fights.

By Miguel Maravilla

2008 U.S. Olympian Javier “El Intocable” Molina (22-2, 9 KOs) looks to continue his win streak as he takes on former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (27-3, 13 KOs), of Puerto Rico. Molina takes on Pedraza this Saturday in a 10-round junior welterweight main event from the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas headlining live on ESPN+.

“I am excited and ready to put on a show,” Javier Molina told Fightnews.com®. “I’m expecting the best Pedraza. I have the momentum. We are coming to this fight confident we are going to win.”

Interestingly, Pedraza opened as a -250 favorite, but the odds have tightened to -190 as money rolls in on Molina. Continue reading “Javier Molina Confident About Victory”

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Unbeaten southpaw prospect OPBF#3 Kazuki Nakajima (9-0-1, 8 KOs), 122, caught up with taller speedster Kenta Tonomura (7-4, 3 KOs), 122, dropping him twice prior to the referee’s intervention at 2:39 of the third round in a scheduled eight on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. The victor’s manager Hideyuki Ohashi said, “I wish to have Nakajima get a 118-pound title shot either at the Japanese national belt or the OPBF crown—next year.” Continue reading “Unbeaten Nakajima stops Tonomura”