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Super Welterweight Vladimir “24K” Hernandez (16-6, 7 KOs) hammered out a ten round unanimous decision over Raul “El Doma” Garcia (13-2-1, 11 KOs) on Wednesday night at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Scores were 94-93, 95-92, 96-91. Garcia dropped Hernandez in round three, but Hernandez later floored Garcia twice.

Hernandez-Garcia was moved to the main event after a scheduled super middleweight clash between Lester Martinez and Joeshon “Showtime” James was scrapped due to an illness suffered by Martinez.

Weights by Brad Snyder

Ardreal Holmes 153.4 vs. Hugo Noriega 153.2
Joseph Hicks 155.8 vs. Ronnie Austion 155.8
Leon Lawson III 156 vs. Luis Alberto Veron 154.6
Da’Velle Smith 164.8 vs. Esau Herrera de la Cruz 165.8
Jaquan McElroy 159 vs. Lamar Bolden 159.2
Deandre Savage 289 vs. Keshawn Jackson 249.8
Darrion Lawson 204.2 vs. Isaiah Cobbs TBA
Christopher Thompson 164.6 vs. Eric Hadley 165.4

Venue: Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, Michigan
Promoter: Salita Promotions
TV: DAZN

Junior lightweight contender Andres “Savage” Cortes suffered a training injury and was forced to withdraw from his ESPN-televised co-feature against fellow unbeaten Charly Suarez underneath the Jaime Munguia-Erik Bazinyan main event on Friday, Sept. 20, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

The new co-feature will be the eight-round heavyweight showdown between Olympic silver medal standout Richard Torrez Jr. (10-0, 10 KOs) and Philadelphia-born veteran Joey Dawejko (28-11-4, 16 KOs).

In the eight-round televised opener, undefeated junior welterweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (11-0, 9 KOs) steps up in class against upset-minded Irishman Larry Fryers (13-6-1, 5 KOs).

Suarez (17-0, 9 KOs), a world-rated contender from San Isidro, Philippines, will now fight Jorge Castaneda (17-3, 13 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the vacant WBO Intercontinental junior lightweight belt on the ESPN+streamed undercard.

Riyadh Season and Golden Boy Promotions announced today an inaugural show that is part of their overall partnership. The event, “Latino Night,” will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 16 with the main event co-promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and BOXXER.

The lineup includes…

WBA/WBO cruiserweight unification
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (46-1, 30 KOs)
vs. Chris Billam-Smith (20-1, 13 KOs)

WBO super lightweight eliminator
Jose Ramirez (29-1, 18 KOs)
vs. Arnold Barboza Jr. (30-0, 11 KOs)

Lightweight ten-rounder
#1 rated William “El Camarón” Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs)
vs. Tevin “2X” Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs)

WBO minimumweight championship
Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (10-0, 7 KOs)
vs. Edwin “Canito” Hernandez (13-2-1, 4 KOs)

WBA super lightweight eliminator
Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (27-2-1, 22 KOs)
WBA #1 Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (21-2-1, 8 KOs)

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Turki Alalshikh: “We are looking forward to staging our first event as part of our partnership with Golden Boy Promotions with Latino Night. This card features some of the best Latino fighters around and continues our drive to deliver top-tier boxing events by giving fans throughout the world the fights they want to see.”

Alalshikh also confirmed that Latino Night will be broadcast for free globally. Further details of where you can watch this card will follow.

By Damon Gonzalez / LatinBox Communications

Super Middleweight Lester Martinez (18-0, 15 KOs) from Guatemala City, Guatemala will collide against Joeshon “Showtime” James (9-0-2, 5 KOs) from Sacramento, CA. in a ten round main event live at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, Florida on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Lester Martinez 167 vs. Joeshon James 167.6
Vladimir Hernandez 153.6 vs. Raul Garcia 154
Jaycob Gomez 134 vs. Jerry Perez 135
Yoel Angeloni 149.8 vs. Juan Carlos Compos Medina 153
Yojanler Martinez 160.4 vs. Franyerson Puerta 160.8

Venue: Whitesands Event Center, Plant City, Florida
Promoter: ProBox
TV: ProBoxTV

By Miguel Maravilla

Mexican superstar, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KO’s) is back in the ring this Saturday night as he takes on undefeated Edgar Berlanga (22-0, 17 KO’s) of Brooklyn. Canelo will defend his titles against Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on Pay Per View.

“I am ready for this fight. I’m hoping this fight turns out to be a good solid performance and get the victory come September 14,” Canelo told Fightnews.com®.

Coming off a unanimous decision, Canelo handed former middleweight world champion and fellow Mexican Jaime Munguia his first defeat. Scoring a knockdown in the fight, Alvarez was efficient in boxing his way to the decision win. Canelo returns to the same ring he defeated Munguia as he now takes on Berlanga. Continue reading “Canelo: It’s an interesting fight”

After a slow weekend, boxing is back with two consecutive weeks of PPV action.

It all starts Saturday (Sept 14) with the $89.99 Canelo-Berlanga PPV this Saturday in Las Vegas. Canelo is an 18:1 favorite to retain his WBC/WBA/WBO belts. Other bout feature middleweight champ Erislandy Lara against Danny “Swift” García, Caleb Plant against undefeated Trevor McCumby, and Rolando “Rolly” Romero against Manuel Jaimes.

The following Saturday (Sept 21) is a $19.99 PPV headlined by Daniel Dubois defending his IBF heavyweight title against former champ Anthony Joshua in London. Joshua is a 5:1 favorite to dethrone Dubois. Other bouts include Anthony Cacace versus Josh Warrington for the IBF super featherweight title and Joshua Buatsi versus Willy Hutchinson for the WBO interim light heavyweight title.

Featherweight Oscar ‘Cachorro’ Murguia (12-1, 4 KOs) scored an upset split decisión over countryman Adrian Montoya (15-2, 13 KOs) in the 10 round main event Friday night in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Murguia seemed to control the action for the better part of the bout landing the more precise punches. Montoya had his moments in spurts as the aggressor landing some flush punches. Murguia took them well and stayed in the pocket landing many eye catching counter punches. In the end the judges had it officially 97-94, 97-96, and 96-94. It was not specified which scores were for which fighter. An emotional Murgia fell to the canvas in tears of joy after he was announced the winner.

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Unbeaten Japanese southpaw puncher Mikito Nakano (11-0, 10 KOs; amateur mark 68-9, 48 KOs), 126, impressively acquired the vacant OPBF featherweight belt when he connected with vicious body bombardments to finish Filipino Brix Piala (9-2, 3 KOs), 125, for the count at 0:34 into the fourth round in a scheduled twelve on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.

Nakano, from the start, aggressively attacked the cautious Filipino southpaw and quickly decked him with a left uppercut to the belly just before the gong to end the third session. Swarming over the still damaged opponent in the next round, Nakano landed wicked shots exclusively to the midsection to have him down in agony for the fatal ten. Teiken gym now dominates both Asian regional feather champs in WBO AP’s Kenji Fujita (7-0, 3 KOs; amateur 153-21) and OPBF’s Nakano. Both are worth watching.

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By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Elongated southpaw Kun-Tae Lee (8-0-1, 2 KOs; amateur mark 102-10), 140, successfully kept his Japanese 140-pound belt as he defeated Ryan Joshua Yamamoto (7-7, 1 KO), 139.25, by a unanimous decision (99-91 twice, 100-90) over ten on Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Lee, a Japan-based Korean who had scored sixty-two consecutive victories to make it a national amateur mark, was in command almost all the way, but the challenger occasionally showed his strong heart to withstand the champ’s faster and more accurate combos and gamely retaliated toe-to-toe, winning the fifth round. Despite his retaliation Lee swept the second half and had him at bay down the stretch. In the super light category, in Japan, the 5’11” Lee may face tough opposition in the future against WBA mandatory contender Ghanan-Japanese Andy Hiraoka (24-0, 19 KOs), OPBF and WBO AP ruler Daishi Nagata, unbeaten JBC contenders #1 Kotaro Sekine (9-0-1, 8 KOs) and #2 Mikyo Watarai (5-0, 3 KOs; amateur mark 77-15, 19 KOs).

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Former world title challenger Jose “Chon” Zepeda (38-5, 28 KOs) destroyed Ivan Redkach (24-8-1, 19 KOs) in a welterweight clash on Friday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California. Zepeda dropped Redkach with a body shot in round one and RedKach barely beat the count. The end came after two more knockdowns in round two. Time was 2:02.

Super lightweight Kevin Hayler Brown (6-0, 3 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over John Bauza (18-2, 8 KOs) on Friday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Brown dropped Bauza in round one battled to a 96-93, 98-91, 97-92 verdict.

By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with the legendary Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. as he has a big card coming up on Thursday, September 19 at the Legends Hotel Casino in Toppenish, Washington and shown live on Global Sports Streaming.com for $9.99.

The card is headlined by Roy’s fighter from India, Mandeep Jangra (10-0, 7 KOs), who faces fellow undefeated Nilo Guerrrero (9-0, 7 KOs) out of Nicaragua for the vacant NBA junior lightweight title.

Roy talked about his exciting card with many top prospects as well as a myriad of topics including Mike Tyson’s November clash with Jake Paul, Bivol vs Beterbiev, and potential super fights with Shakur vs Tank and Bud vs Canelo. He also shared his thoughts on.the impact of Turki Alalshikh on boxing and the downfall of Olympic boxing ever since his gold medal robbery at the 1998 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in this exclusive interview.

The World Boxing Council has been notified that the mandatory fight between WBC bridgerweight champion Lawrence Okolie and interim champion Kevin Lerena could not be agreed upon. Therefore a purse bid will be held on September 20 in London, England.

Unbeaten heavyweight Johnny “The Romford Bull” Fisher has sustained an undisclosed injury and his September 28 clash with Andriy Rudenko at London’s Copper Box Arena, is cancelled.

But save the date.

Matchroom has announced a new DAZN steam to take place the same night at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England. In the main event, Rhiannon Dixon makes the first defense of her WBO female lightweight title against Terri Harper.

Heavyweight prospects Jeamie TKV (6-1, 3 KOs) and Franklin Ignatius (6-0-1, 1 KO) collide in an all-British heavyweight battle on Saturday, October 19th at the Copper Box Arena in London, presented by BOXXER, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA.

Jeamie TKV: “I’m back and ready for violence. I’ve already beaten Franklin once in the amateurs and now I’m going to do it again in the pros.”

Franklin Ignatius: “Jeamie beat me by one point in the amateurs. I’m looking to avenge that defeat…and I’m confident that I’ll win.”

This is the first in a series of undercard fights to be confirmed for the super lightweight showdown between Adam Azim and Ohara Davies

Undefeated NABF super lightweight champion Arthur Biyarslanov (16-0, 14 KOs) against previously unbeaten late sub Tamas Kiliti (10-1, 6 KOs) on Thursday night at the Casino de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Biyarslanov dropped Kiliti twice in round one and once at the end of round two. The bout was finally stopped after a fourth knockdown in round three. Time was 1:38.

Unbeaten NABF light heavyweight champion Imam Khataev (8-0, 8 KOs) pounded on game Ezequiel Maderna (31-13, 21 KOs) until Maderna took a knee in round seven. Time was :45.

In a clash for the vacant WBA interim female super welterweight title, hometown hero Mary Spencer (9-2, 6 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Naomi Mannes (7-3-1, 4 KOs). Close fight with the 39-year-old Spencer scoring a questionable tenth round knockdown in a 96-93 3x win. This was Spencer’s third attempt to win a world title.

By Damon Gonzalez / LatinBox

Kevin Brown 139.8 vs. John Bauza 139.4
Hendri Cedeno 141 vs. Enriko Gogokhia 142
Yoelvis Gomez 159.2 vs. Diego Ferreira 159.2
Carlos Lebron 118 vs. Luis Quiles 117.4
Antraveous Ingram 153.2 vs. Cruse Stewart 154
Bree Howling 119 vs. Beata Dudek 118
Nat Dove 117 vs.Wendy Villegas 115.6
Harley Mederos 134.4 vs. Nikoli Buzolin 134.2

Venue: Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, Florida
Promoter: BoxLab
TV: DAZN

Puerto Rico’s iconic Coca-Cola Music Hall will make history as it hosts its first-ever boxing event on Friday, October 18, as Salita Promotions presents “Big Time Boxing – Puerto Rico” streamed live and worldwide on DAZN.

“Puerto Rico has been the cradle of boxing greatness for generations, producing some of the greatest stars the sport has ever seen,” said Dmitriy Salita, president of Salita Promotions. “I am excited to partner with PR Best and 21 Events to develop and discover the next superstars ready to emerge from this great island.”

The fight card, featuring up to eight matches, will be revealed in the coming days.

By Joe Koizumi

Undamaged and unbruised, “The Monster” Naoya Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) is going to be a fighting champion. He will again defend his undisputed 122-pund belts here on Christmas—Christmas Eve or Boxing Day. His promoter and ex-world 105-pound champ Hideyuki Ohashi, 59, admitted Naoya’s schedule on the press conference on Wednesday at Ohashi Gym in Yokohama.

“I’ve had definitely no damage. As I had my last fight of indigestion and incomplete combustion, I wish to go forward to my next in December.” Between Inoue and Ohashi it seemed that they agreed to go and fight in Las Vegas next year, as Top Rank CEO Bob Arum mentioned from the ring on Tuesday.

Who’s next? Either Sam Goodman (IBF, WBO mandatory challenger) or Murodjon Akhmadaliev (WBA compulsory contender). Continue reading “Monster Inoue to fight next on Christmas”

Unbeaten super lightweights Adam Azim (11-0, 8 KOs) and former world title challenger Ohara ‘Two Tanks’ Davies (25-3, 18 KOs) are set for a clash on Saturday, October 19th at The Copper Box Arena in London, presented by BOXXER, live on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and Peacock in the USA.

Adam Azim: “I’ve known Ohara Davies for many years. I respect him and what he’s achieved in the sport but when we meet in the ring, he’s just another opponent and another step on my journey to the top. He’s a good fighter. I think our styles will make for an exciting fight but there’s only going to be one outcome. I’m ready to make a statement and show everybody that I’m ready for the biggest names in the division.”

Ohara Davies: “It’s a shame that I have to hand him his first defeat. No needle, no hate, I want us to go back to our families happy and healthy after the fight. But this is where it all changes for him. I’m sorry Adam. This is where it ends.”

The WBO Championship Committee has ordered negotiations for a WBO mandatory featherweight clash between current world champion Rafael Espinoza and #1 rated former champion Robeisy Ramirez. The camps have 15 days to reach an agreement or a purse bid proceeding will be ordered with a minimum bid of $150,000. This bout is a rematch, with Espinoza having dethroned Ramirez for the title by majority decision back in December.

Arthur Biyarslanov 139.6 vs. Tamas Kiliti 139.1
(NABF super lightweight title)

Imam Khataev 175 vs. Ezequiel Maderna 174.5
Mary Spencer 153.4 vs. Naomi Mannes 153.3
Christopher Guerrero 146.7 vs. Courtney Pennington 145.7
Jhon Orobio 138.7 vs. Joel Manriquez 139.3
Avery Martin Duval 134.8 vs. Jesus Daneff 133.3
Wilkens Mathieu 171.5 vs. Rolando Mansilla 171
Moreno Fendero 167.6 vs. Carlos Ronner 167.5

Venue: Casino de Montreal
Promoter: Eye of the Tiger
TV: ESPN+

Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis is closing in on a world title shot, but first, he must defend his home turf. The lightweight contender and U.S. Olympic silver medalist will face Argentina-born puncher Gustavo Lemos in the 10-round main event on Friday, Nov. 8, at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia.

In the world championship co-feature, WBO welterweight king Brian Norman Jr. will defend his crown against Puerto Rican puncher Derrieck Cuevas.

The undercard will feature the other members of “DB3.” Keyshawn’s older brother, rising junior welterweight Kelvin “Night Night” Davis (13-0, 7 KOs), fights Yeis Solano (15-3, 10 KOs) in an eight-rounder. Keyshawn’s younger brother, U.S. Olympic Trials champion Keon Davis, will make his pro debut in a four-round welterweight contest.

The entire Davis-Lemos card will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+.