Since Jorge Linares arrived in Medellin this weekend, he has had a busy agenda with the World Boxing Association (WBA). This Monday a speech was made by the three-time Venezuelan champion at the facilities of the MMA Colombia Gymnasium, in which different fighters from various disciplines had the opportunity to share and learn about the champion, in addition to the president of the WBA Gilberto Jesus Mendoza.

Linares talked about his experiences and watched some videos of his best fights along with those attending the activity. The Venezuelan was accompanied by Mendoza, who also fully engaged in the training that took place during the day. He was also with the football coach, Juan Carlos Osorio, who closely watched everything that happened from a different perspective.

“Today was a little more interesting because we already know each other more, there is trust with the group. Repeating things is what gives you discipline, this is a project that I like very much. We have a professional and an Olympic experience, we also have Professor Osorio, that his son likes boxing and that shows us that boxing reaches any stratum,” said Mendoza, who has already participated in other clinics in the same gym along with other fighters and coaches.

For his part Professor Osorio, who led Mexico during the 2018 World Cup in Russia and is currently leading the National Athletic, was very pleased with what he could see this Monday afternoon.

“First of all I have to admit that I don’t know anything about boxing but it has drawn my attention to training in real situations of the fight. The opponent decides to throw some kind of blow and trains how the boxer’s behavior is in this situation,” said the technical director. “In football I always talk about the need to train operational memory, which is the memory in which behaviors are trained where the blow comes from and how it protects itself. If the opponent is left-handed or right-handed, if he defends himself or attacks himself, he has made a very pleasant impression on me and this type of work has impacted me,” he said on what he saw in Linares’ work.

Linares was very satisfied with the work and highlighted, above all, the talent of the fighters with whom he had the opportunity to exchange ideas and offer his knowledge. The native of Barinas thanked Mendoza for the opportunity to visit the beautiful city of Medellin and tell so many anecdotes to the attendees, in addition to performing the rewarding training with them.

Linares’ visit to the renowned gymnasium is part of a schedule of different activities promoted by the WBA for Latin boxing. A similar activity had been carried out a few weeks ago with fighter Gabriel Maestre and coach Jorge Zerpa.

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WBC super middleweight world champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs) says he’ll prove the naysayers wrong when he defends against former champion and 10:1 favorite David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez (21-0, 18 KOs) on PPV Saturday on the Spence-Porter card at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

“This is going to be a good fight. David Benavidez is a warrior and I don’t take anything away from him. But I know that I have all the tools to beat him. He’s never fought someone like me. Everyone he knocked out, he was supposed to knock out.

“I have everything I need in my arsenal. I’m versatile. I can switch it up if I need to. If I need to sit in the pocket, I can. If I need to box, I can. I just don’t think Benavidez is what everyone makes him out to be. Continue reading “Dirrell: I’m going for the knockout”

Undisputed female middleweight champion Claressa Shields faces Ivana Habazin on Showtime October 5 from the Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, Michigan. The bout is scheduled for ten two-minute rounds for the vacant WBO junior middleweight world title, however if Shields had her way the fight would be longer.

“Me and my team have been going over, we’re just trying to figure out what’s the best way to go to the organizations about it,” Shields told reporters.  “We don’t know if we want to go over and tell them, “Hey, maybe we could start off with 10 three-minute rounds, or maybe we can start off with 12 two-minute rounds.” Continue reading “Claressa Shields wants longer fights”

Promoter Liu Gang/Max Power will promote a boxing professional event on October 17th billed as “Sino-Japan” (China vs. Japan). The site of the event will be the Yangtze River Delta Roadshow Center in Shanghai, China. The China team which is called “Mission 23” will look to protect home advantage.

The twelve round main event will be feature local flyweight Wulan Tuolehazi (12-3-1, 5 KOs) against Satoshi Tanaka (7-5, 1 KO) of Japan with the WBA International title at stake.

The ten round co-feature will have popular hometown favorite Xiang Li (7-2-1, 2 KOs) against Ryu Horikawa (2-0, 1 KO) of Japan for the WBO light flyweight youth title. Continue reading “China vs. Japan card Oct 17 in Shanghai”

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In a battle of southpaws, South African minimumweight champion Xolisa Magusha heads an action-packed bill at the International Convention Centre in East London on Saturday night when he defends his title against #4 rated contender Sibusiso Bandla.

The tournament will be shown live on SS10 from 19:00 to 22:00. Continue reading “Xolisa Magusha to defend SA title”

An unusual feel-good story is coming out of Dominican lightweight Michel “La Zarza” Rivera’s fifth-round stoppage of super game Jose Luis Gallegos on FS2 last Saturday night at the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield.

At the pre-fight weigh-in the day before the fight, Rivera (17-0, 11 KOs) made weight, but Gallegos (16-8, 12 KOs) came in slightly over the contracted weight of 136. Under California rules, he had two hours to make weight. He was not able to and faced a total fine of $1600 from his purse, half of which went to the commission and half to Rivera. Continue reading “Boxer returns fine money to opponent”

Super middleweights Alfredo Angulo (34-2-1, 23 KOs) and Peter Quillin (26-7, 21 KOs) put on an entertaining fight we won’t soon forget on Saturday night at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California.

Alfredo Angulo: ”I felt great in there tonight and my trainer Abel Sanchez helped me a tremendous amount. I haven’t felt this good in years and now I showed in the ring tonight that my passion for fighting is still there. I hope to continue as it is what I do for me, my family and the fans.”

Peter Quillin: ”This is hard to swallow right now so I will be thinking about what I am going to do next. I didn’t feel myself in there but thought I boxed and moved, landed my shots and fought the best I had in me tonight. I know I didn’t execute the way my corner wanted me to either. Wasn’t the outcome I was expecting but that’s boxing I guess.”

Saturday’s whole FS1 telecast was terrific with two exciting ten round scraps and a pair of highlight-reel knockouts.

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Top super welterweight contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin (21-1, 16 KOs) returns to take on former world title challenger and U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha (21-1-1, 10 KOs) in a twelve round WBC title eliminator on Saturday, October 26 live on Showtime from Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania.

The card also features former lightweight world champion Robert Easter Jr. (21-1-1, 14 KOs) making his super lightweight debut against Adrian “El Tigre” Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) in the ten round co-feature. The televised opener will see former world champions Rau’shee Warren (16-3, 4 KOs) and Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-1, 12 KOs) collide in a twelve round WBC bantamweight title eliminator.

UFC Fight Pass will exclusively live stream the October 19 fight card headlined by Canadian super welterweight boxing champion and WBA #8 Cody “The Crippler” Crowley (17-0, 9 KOs) and “Super” Mian Hussain (16-1, 6 KOs). The event will take place at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario, and is presented by CCC Promotions.

Crowley will be defending his Canadian, North American, and International Canada Professional Boxing Council (CPBC) titles. Continue reading “Crowley-Hussain clash on UFC Fight Pass”

Former world champion Joshua Clottey (41-5, 24 KOs) of Ghana continued his current comeback Sunday in Ghana. He stopped Azizi Mponda (15-4-2, 9 KOs) of Tanzania in round nine of a super welterweight bout. That’s two wins in a row for the 41-year-old Clottey since returning to the ring this past March after more than three years out of action.

Undefeated former world champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez (21-0, 18 KOs) is looking to regain his title when he takes on current WBC super middleweight world champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs) on PPV Saturday on the Spence-Porter card at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. At just 22 years of age, Benavidez is twelve years younger than Dirrell.

“The last six fighters I’ve faced have all talked about how they have more experience than me, and it’s true, but they’ve all been beat,” says Benavidez. “I’m not going to intimidated by anybody. Nobody scares me. I’m just here to do what I do best. I did everything right and we’ll see the results on September 28.

“I’m looking to knock Anthony Dirrell out. If we don’t get it, I’m going to give the fans a great fight. Either way, I’m looking to dominate.”

Some people say there are too many belts in boxing, but don’t tell that to heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois (12-0, 11 KOs). He says his mission to collect every belt available to him all the way to the world title. Since making his professional debut in April 2017, Dubois has gathered six titles in just 12 fights.

They are 1) WBC Youth, 2) Southern Area, 3) English, 4) WBO European, 5) WBO Global, and 6) British. He will bid for a seventh when he challenges for the vacant Commonwealth title at the Royal Albert Hall Friday on ESPN+ against unbeaten Ebenezer Tetteh. The title of the show is “Every Belt.”

“It is a nice little array of belts there!” proclaimed Dubois. “I have been collecting them up.” Continue reading “Daniel Dubois wants EVERY BELT”

All Star Boxing and Telemundo have released the Fall 2019 schedule.

October 4 – Kissimmee, Florida
Osceola Heritage Park Event Center
NABO super lightweight title / 10 rounds
Yomar “The Magic” Alamo (17-0, 12 KOs)
(Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico)
vs.
Challenger Antonio “Toño” Morán (24-4, 17 KOs)
(Mexico City, Mexico)

October 11 – Mexico City, Mexico
Auditorio Blackberry
WBC Latino flyweight title / 10 rounds
Ganigan “Maravilla” Lopez (36-9, 19 KOs)
(Amecameca, State of Mexico, Mexico)
vs.
Armando “Alacrán” Torres (24-18, 18 KOs)
(Mexico City, Mexico)

October 18 – Niagara Falls, New York
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
Super lightweight regional title / 10 rounds
Emanuel “Pinky” Colon (16-1, 15 KOs)
(Barranquitas, Puerto Rico)
vs.
Richard “Diamante” Zamora (19-3, 12 KOs)
(San Luis Potosi, Mexico)

October 25 – Mexico City
Auditorio Blackberry
WBC Latino welter title / 10 rounds
Mauricio “Trompas” Pintor (22-3-1, 14 KOs)
(Mexico City, Mexico)
vs.
John Karl Sosa (14-3, 7 KOs)
(Caguas, Puerto Rico)

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By Sam DiTusa at ringside

Super middleweight Mike “Imagine Me” Gavronski improved to (26-3-1, 15 KOs) and collected the WBC Intercontinental Americas title with an impressive sixth round knockout of tough Tommy Hughes (9-2, 4 KOs) in front of 1500 Chicago boxing fans in Hughes’ backyard of Rosemont, Illinois. The fight was the main event of promoter Bobby Hitz’ latest installment of the “Rosemont Rumble” series.

Hughes, a big fan favorite, brought youth, size, heart, and strength to the ring at the Rosemont Dome, but it was Gavronski’s fortitude which enabled the veteran fighter to prevail. Continue reading “Gavronski KOs Hughes”

In a clash between former world champions, Alfredo “Perro” Angulo (26-7, 21 KOs) scored a ten round split decision over Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (34-2-1, 23 KOs) in a super middleweight war on Saturday night at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, California. The bout was an entertaining slugfest with both fighters landing big shots. Quillin was busier, Angulo landed the harder shots. In the end, scores were 96-94 Quillin, 97-93, 96-94 Angulo.

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The 36-year-old Quillin entered the fight as a 5:1 favorite. 37-year-old Angulo is now 2-0 in 2019. After the fight, former champion Caleb Truax tweeted “Angulo at the @ArmoryMn in December?” Truax and Quillin had a no-decision back in April after Truax suffered a deep cut over his right eye in the second round.