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His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) of Saudi Arabia, is bringing a blockbuster Riydah Season event to the United States for the first time on Saturday with a $79.99 pay-per-view telecast from BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

The main event features two-division undisputed world champion Terence Crawford challenging Israil Madrimov for Madrimov’s WBA world super welterweight title.

On the undercard, recently crowned WBA super lightweight champion Isaac Cruz defends his title for the first time against Jose Valenzuela.

In heavyweight action, former unified world champion Andy Ruiz Jr will face Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller while “Real Big Baby” Jared Anderson steps up in competition against Martin Bakole.

Also,Olympic Lightweight gold medalist Andy Cruz continues his lightweight campaign when he takes on former world title challenger Antonio Moran.

Photos: Sumio Yamada

Check out this GIANT photo gallery for Sunday’s Taduran-Shigeoka IBF minimumweight title fight in Shiga, Japan, featuring some incredible shots + the scorecard.

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Dan Otter (Three Lions Promotions) presented an event Saturday night at the Concert Hall in Toronto Canada. The 8 round heavyweight main event saw Toronto based co-promoter/heavyweight Junlong Zhang (20-1-0, 19 KO) of China defeat Cesar Hernan Reynoso (17-22-4, 8 KOs) of Argentina by way of KO in round one. It was the first fight for Zhang in nearly 2 years.

The eight round middleweight co-main event saw Three Lions’ newest signee Triston Brookes (7-0, 7 KOs) stop fellow Canadian Mikhail Miller (9-4-2, 2 KOs) in a thriller. There were a total of SIX knockdowns (three knockdown scored by each) with Brookes winning by TKO in round six. Continue reading “Zhang returns with TKO in Toronto”

By Joe Koizumi

Filipino hard-puncher Pedro Taduran (17-4-1, 13 KOs), 104.25, regained IBF 105-pound belt when he kept battering defending champ Ginjiro Shigeoka (11-1-1NC, 9 KOs), 105, and finally halted him at 2:50 of the ninth round on Sunday in Shiga, Japan.

It was an encounter of the southpaw punchers, and IBF#1 Taduran had the upper hand from the start. The Filipino had the Japanese champ’s right optic puffed and later almost closed as the contest progressed. It was Taduran, three years his senior at 27, that often connected with overhand lefts to the shorter champ and took the initiative. Ginjiro fought back well to show his heart, but Pedro landed more effective shots to the face and to the belly, which gradually had him slowing down. The eighth saw Taduran accelerate his furious attack and so obviously hurt Shigeoka that US referee Steve Willis called a halt to save the champ from further punishment. Continue reading “Taduran dethrones IBF 105lb champ Shigeoka”

Former WBC super featherweight world champion Miguel ‘El Alacran’ Berchelt (40-3, 36 KOs) of Mexico stopped Jeremy Triana (15-6-3, 13, KOs) of Colombia in round three of their scheduled for 10 round bout. The event took place Saturday night in Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico. Berchelt started off very strong with several head snapping jabs on Triana in round one. In round two Berchelt began to work the body of Triana. In the very same round Triana landed a very hard uppercut during an exchange which caught the attention of Berchelt. The third and final round saw Berchelt hurt Triana badly to the body where Triana was very unsteady on his legs. The referee called a brief halt to the action for the ring doctor to check a cut over the right eye of Triana. Moments later, Triana was ruled fit to continue. The action resumed and Berchelt went to work with a barrage of unanswered punches and the referee rightfully stepped in to stop the bout. The official time of the stoppage was 2:36 of round three.

By Bob Ryder and Brad Snyder at ringside

Undisputed female middleweight champion Claressa “GWOAT” Shields (15-0, 3 KOs) stepped up to heavyweight to dethrone WBC female heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (7-2, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at the Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Shields totally outclassed Lepage-Joanisse, dropping her three times in round two. Time was 1:09.

World-ranked super lightweight Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (26-1, 14 KOs) won a ten round split decision against Hugo Alberto “Nato” Roldan (22-3-1, 7 KOs). Scores were 98-91, 98-90 for Rivera, 95-94 for Roldan.

Super lightweight upset artist Julian “The Quiet Storm” Smith (9-2, 5 KOs) scored a ten round split decision over former world title challenger and WBC #13 Shohjahon Ergashev (24-2, 21 KOs). Smith, who is legally deaf, gave Ergashev all he could handle, dropping Ergashev in round five. Scores were 95-94 Ergashev, 95-94, 95-94 Smith. Ergashev was a 7:1 favorite. Continue reading “Shields wins WBC female heavyweight title”

Longtime heavyweight contender Derek “War” Chisora (35-13, 23 KOs) shocked former WBO interim heavyweight champion and current WBC #8 rated “Juggernaut” Joe Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs), a 2016 Rio Olympic silver medalist, by ten round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London. It was an entertaining slugfest. Chisora, 40, dropped Joyce in round nine, and closed strong to prevail 97-92, 96-94, 96-94. Joyce was a 5:1 favorite going in.

In a clash between unbeaten super featherweights, Ryan Garner (16-0, 8 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Archie Sharp (25-1, 9 KOs) by scores of 97-93, 97-93, 98-92.

Unbeaten heavyweight Moses Itauma (10-0, 8 KOs) stopped 44-year-old former world title challenger Mariusz Wach (38-11, 20 KOs) in round two.

Unbeaten super lightweight Brandun Lee (29-0, 23 KOs) topped Juan Anacona (11-1, 6 KOs) over eight, 78-74.

In a clash between unbeaten featherweights, Jan Paul Rivera (10-0, 6 KOs) stopped Justin Goodson (8-1, 8 KOs) in the seventh round on Friday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Rivera dropped Goodson in round three and put him down twice in round seven before getting a referee’s stoppage. Time was 2:43.

IBF #12, WBC #15 heavyweight Otto Wallin (27-2, 15 KOs) needed just 48 seconds to demolish Onoriode Ehwarieme (20-5, 19 KOs) in the first round on Friday night at the Tropicana in Atlantic City. Wallin connected with a straight left to drop Ehwarieme, who couldn’t continue.

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

WBC Continental Americas featherweight champion Omar Trinidad, (16-0-1, 13 KOs)of Boyle Heights, California scored a late knockout over Ukrainian southpaw Viktor Slavinskyi, (15-3-1, 7 KOs) in the main event on Friday night at the Commerce Casino near downtown Los Angeles.

It was a fast start with Trinidad applying the pressure and Slavinskyi mixed it up in the opening round. Trinidad connected with some big punches in the second round as he pinned Slavinskyi on the ropes applying his offense. It was Trinidad size that made a difference however the Ukrainian was tough in going with Trinidad late in the fight. A straight right by Trinidad sent Slavinskyi backpedaling to the ropes as referee Ray Corona ruled it a knockdown. Trinidad finished the show by knocking down Slavinskyi a second time as the referee stopped the fight at at 2:31

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Undefeated Russian welterweight Aram Amirkhanyan (16-0-1, 4 KO’s) won the WBC Continental Americas title in taking a ten round split decision over Armenian slugger Gor Yeritsyan,(18-1, 14 KOs), of Los Angeles in the co-feature bout. Continue reading “Trinidad, Amirkhanyan victorious”

Junlong Zhang 285 vs. Cesar Hernan Reynoso 221
Triston Brookes 167.8 vs. Mikhael Miller 167.2
Antonio Scaringi 165.4 vs. Roody Rene 166.4
Dylan Taylor 145.2 vs. Vitalii Maksymiv 144.7
Meilyn Martinez 116.6 vs. Shadem Natali Medina Aguilar 116.2

Venue: The Concert Hall, Toronto, Canada
Promoters: Dan Otter(Three Lions Promotions)/ Junlong Zhang

Undefeated WBC #2 Charles “Bad News” Conwell (19-0, 14 KOs) will return on the August 10 Bohachuk-Ortiz undercard against Khiary Gray (18-6, 13 KOs) in a 10-round super welterweight fight. The card takes place at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, broadcast worldwide on DAZN.

Other bouts:

• WBA #2 super lightweight Kenneth “Bossman” Sims Jr. (20-2-1, 7 KOs) will make his first Golden Boy appearance in a 10-round match against Jesus “Ricky” Perez (25-5, 18 KOs).
• Undefeated IBF female flyweight champion Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora (13-0, 6 KOs) will defend her world title for the second time against Daniela “La Leona” Asenjo (16-3-3, 2 KOs).
• Opening the DAZN broadcast, Joel Iriarte (3-0, 3 KOs) will participate in a six-round welterweight fight against Thomas Guillemette (8-1, 4 KOs).
• Headlining the Golden Boy Fight Night prelims, which will be streamed on Golden Boy’s YouTube, women’s boxing icon Cecilia “The First Lady” Braekhus (37-2-1, 9 KOs) will return to the ring, challenging WBC and WBO super welterweight world champion Ema “The Princess” Kozin (24-1-1, 12 KOs) over ten rounds.
• The co-main event of the prelims, features undefeated middleweight prospect Eric Priest (13-0, 8 KOs) will face a soon-to-be-announced opponent in a 10-rounder.

IBF Statement: In lieu of the recent announcement made regarding the upcoming bout between Saul Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga, the IBF seeks to clarify the status of the IBF super middleweight title and how the organization reaches decisions in situations such as this based on its rules.

Saul Alvarez became the undisputed super middleweight champion on November 6, 2021, in a TKO victory over then IBF champion Caleb Plant. At the time of this bout, Saul Alvarez held the WBA, WBC, and WBO titles. In circumstances where there is an undisputed champion, the IBF, WBA, WBC, and WBO have agreed on a “rotation system” to determine the order of mandatory defenses. The mandatory defense of the IBF super middleweight title is now due based on this agreement. Continue reading “IBF vacates Canelo’s 168lb title”

Vanessa Joanisse 174.6 vs. Claressa Shields 174.8
(WBC female heavyweight/IBF female light heavy titles

Michel Rivera 139.2. vs. Hugo Alberto Roldan 140
Shohjahon Ergashev 142 vs. Julian Smith 141.6
Cameran Pankey 123.4 vs. Shaileik Paisley 120
Gordie Russ II 153.4 vs. Josiah Shackleford 155.2
Husam Al Mashhadi 155.6 vs. Bruno Leonardo Romay 156.8
Ernesto Mercado 141.6 vs. Hector Edgardo Sarmiento 138.8
Jaquan McElroy 158.2 vs. Travis Floyd 153.6
Samantha Worthington 139.4 vs. Edina Kiss 140
Danielle Perkins 175.4 vs. Christianne Fahey 173.4

Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Promoter: Salita Promotions
TV: DAZN

Heavyweight “Juggernaut” Joe Joyce (16-2, 15 KOs) will have a 24.5 pound weight edge against Derek “War” Chisora (34-13, 23 KOs) for their clash on Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. Joyce weighed 281.2 and Chisora weighed 256.7. The bout can be seen on ESPN+ in the US and TNT Sports in the UK.

Other Weights:
Dennis McCann 121.7 vs. Ionut Baluta 121.8
Moses Itauma 239.8 vs. Mariusz Wach 287.4
Ryan Garner 129.4 vs. Archie Sharp 129.1
Royston Barney-Smith 129.4 vs. Briam Barajas 128.5
Sean Noakes 146.8 vs. Inder Bassi 145.7
Raven Chapman 125.8 vs. Yohana Sarabia 123.8
Aadam Hamed 139.7 vs. Georgi Velichkov 139.9
Brandun Lee 143.5 vs. Juan Anacona 142.4
Umar Khan 127 vs. Kaddour Hmiani 125.6
Jermaine Dhliwayo 134 vs. Engel Gomez 135.6

Ramon Arellano (Arellano Boxing Promotions) presented a night of boxing Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee. The site of the event was Arellano’s popular San Jose Fiesta Mexican restaraunt. The 6 round cruiserweight main event featured the return of unbeaten Carlos ‘Pupita’ Fidel Guity Miranda(7-0, 3 KOs) of Honduras who unanimously decisioned journeyman Armando Reeves (4-18-3, 1 KO). Guity´s last fight was nearly 8 years ago where he scored an 9th round TKO in a scheduled 12 round bout in Venenzuela vs a local fighter to win a regional WBC title. Guity who is now 26, was a promising prospect prior to this layoff hopes to get back on track and properly drop down to his appropriate weight class. The 6ft Guity now resides in the U.S. and is scheduled to be active in bouts for the rest of 2024 under the promotion of Arellano. All judges scored it a shutout 60-54 for Guity who decisively boxed his way to victory. Continue reading “‘Pupita’ Guity returns with win in Nashville”

Omar Cande Trinidad 125.8 vs. Viktor Slavinskyi 124.8
Gor Yeritsyan 146.8 vs. Aram Amirkhanyan 146.4
Iyana ‘Roxy’ Verduzco 124.8 vs. Colleen Davis 124.2
Abel Mejia 129.6 vs. Jose Jesus Correa Abarca 130
Jaybrio Pe Benito 130.8 vs. Michael Land 130
Adan Palma 120.8 vs. Roberto Pucheta 120.6
Chantel Navarro 121.6 vs. Wildalys Rivera 121

Venue: Commerce Casino Events Center, Commerce, California
Promoter: 360 Promotions
TV: UFC Fightpass

By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with the WBA #1 ranked super lightweight Kenneth “Bossman” Simms, Jr., as he makes his Golden Boy debut on the Ortiz Jr-Bohachuk card at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Sat, Aug. 10 and live on DAZN. Simms Jr. has not been in the ring since his thrilling win against Batyr Akhmedov in May 2023. Simms Jr. is facing the always tough TBA at this time. Simms Jr. talked about the Akhmedov fight, his signing with Golden Boy and his hopes to fight for a title shot soon in the stacked 140lb division. He also shared his thoughts on Bud Crawford moving up to face Israil Madrimov on Aug. 3 and potentially Canelo down the road plus seeing Bud and Andre “SOG” Ward share the ring recently and much more in this exclusive interview.

The final press conference was held today for undisputed female middleweight champion Claressa “GWOAT” Shields attempting to win a historic title in a fourth weight division by challenging WBC female heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on DAZN Saturday at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. The vacant WBO female light heavy belt will also be on the line.

Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse: “I’m not a trash talker, I respect Claressa Shields and I know what’s she accomplished, but a fight is a fight. I’ll be ready Saturday night and I’m coming home with the belt in my suitcase. It’s going to be a fight, but I’m going to win it.”

Claressa Shields: “She says she doesn’t trash talk. I trash talk and back it up. I will be heavyweight champion Saturday, and nobody will stand in my way. Her size means nothing to me. I’m coming from 160 pounds, but I will be the bear Saturday night…she rubs me the wrong way. When I take her belt from her, she’s going back to Canada with nothing. She’s going home with a paycheck and beltless. That’s it…pray for Vanessa because she’s going down Saturday night.”

It’s official. Undisputed super middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez will put his unified WBC, WBA and WBO world titles on the line against undefeated WBA #1 mandatory contender Edgar Berlanga. The fight takes place on a September 14 Mexican Independence Day weekend pay-per-view show from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets go on sale next week.

Canelo Alvarez: “I am very happy for this fight between Mexico and Puerto Rico. It’s exciting to be part of another great Mexico vs. Puerto Rico battle inside the ring because historically we have always offered unforgettable fights full of passion. I am proud to contribute to this legacy and facing an opponent like Edgar Berlanga adds even more excitement and meaning to this event.”

Edgar Berlanga: “This is the opportunity of a lifetime. I deserve to be here, and I’m going to shock the world and silence the critics by delivering a masterful performance and knocking out Canelo Álvarez on Sept. 14. I will prove that my Puerto Rican heritage surpasses Mexican boxing, from Gómez to Trinidad to Cotto, and now to Berlanga. I will reclaim what is rightfully ours!”

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The co-main event will feature reigning WBA middleweight champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara against former two-division champion Danny “Swift” García.

Otto Wallin 244 vs. Onoriode Ehwarieme 226
Jason Castanon 139 vs. Arevonte Dukes 136
Justin Figueroa 159 vs. Freddy Espinoza 159
Bruce Seldon Jr. 229 vs. Isiah Margheim 243
Jacob Riley Solis 162.5 vs. James Abraham 164
Marco Romero 168 vs. Victor Pradis 168
Stacia Suttles 140 vs. Kalinda Faria 139 8

Venue: Tropicana Atlantic City
Promoter: Boxing Insider Promotions
Stream: DAZN
1st Bell: 7:30 PM ET

Coming off his first career loss against Canelo Alvarez in May, former world champion Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34 KOs) will next face super middleweight contender Erik Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs) on an ESPN platform September 20 according to the network. The bout is expected to land in Arizona. Bazinyan is currently rated WBO #2, WBA #4, WBC #6, IBF #8. Munguia is rated WBC #2, WBO #5, WBA #7, IBF #7.

Action Network spoken to Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin (26-2, 14 KOs) in an exclusive interview ahead of his clash with Onorede Ehwarieme (20-4, 19 KOs). Wallin commented on his upcoming fight, predicted Joshua vs Dubois and said that Deontay Wilder needs to put his health first.

Some top-line quotes:

AJ In Five

I think that Dubois and Joshua will be a good fight. If Dubois comes out like he did in his last fight against Hrgovic, he was hit a lot, with one-two’s. You can’t take those shots from Joshua because his punch is very, very hard.

So if he comes out the same way against Joshua, then I think Joshua wins by knockout before round five. But if Dubois has tightened up his defense a little bit and can hit Joshua with a few good shots then it could turn into an interesting fight. Continue reading “Otto Wallin Interview”

WBO #8 heavyweight Justis “The Apex Warrior” Huni (10-0, 5 KOs) scored a second round KO against previously unbeaten Troy “The Titan” Pilcher (9-1-1, 7 KOs) to retain his WBO Global title on Thursday night at the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Pilcher was very aggressive in round one, but Huni adjusted in round two and battered Pilcher, blasting him to the deck to prompt a stoppage at 2:20.

Carlos Fidel Guity Miranda 198 vs. Armondo Reeves199
Hebreux Francois 140 vs. Caius Jones139
Marco Hall 156 vs. Anthony Woods 154

Venue: San Jose Fiesta Restaraunt Nashville, Tennessee
Promoter: Ramon Arellano (Arellano Boxing)