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By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

“I knew that he was looking for the jab. So my team wanted me to show other tools in my arsenal. My dad wanted me to throw the hook more. But I feel that the right hand was what won me the fight tonight,” said undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney after defeating George Kambosos Jr. on Sunday in Melbourne, Australia.

“When he first came out, I didn’t expect him to be switching. But I caught on to his timing and his angles, and I started to pick my shots more. Against a southpaw, the right hand is always on the money. That’s what happened.”

“He’s a warrior. I take my hat off to George Kambosos and all the Australian fans that came out. Thank you guys for giving me so much hospitality here.

“I should definitely be on the pound-for-pound rankings. Continue reading “Haney: I believe I’m the best fighter in the world”

Former heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder explained his successful plan leading to his first round knockout of Robert Helenius. “I had to take my time,” said Wilder in the ring. “I had to circle around the ring. I had to be mobile, hostile, and agile tonight. I set him up, allowed him to reach, and then I attacked. So it was a great fight.

“Who’s next? …I’ve been hearing rumors about Usyk. I see he isn’t in the building, or is he? Most of the time when guys say they want me and they come to a show of mine, they see a devastating knockout, and then they turn the corner on me. I’ve had many. I’m down for Andy Ruiz, or Usyk, or whoever.

“Deontay Wilder is back…the excitement in the heavyweight division is back…there’s no heavyweight division without Deontay Wilder. That’s a fact!”

It only took one punch. Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) returned to the ring and annihilated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenium (30-4, 19 KOs) in the first round of a WBC heavyweight title eliminator in the main event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

After sparse opening round action, Wilder suddenly and devastatingly ended things with his famous right hand. A short shot put Helenius flat on his back just as the round was about to conclude. Helenius was down for several minutes. One-hitter-quitter for the Bronze Bomber. Again. Time was 2:57.

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Undisputed lightweight world champion Devin “The Dream” Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) took a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over former champion “Ferocious” George Kambosos Jr. (20-2, 10 KOs) in a contractually required direct rematch on Saturday night (Sunday afternoon local time) at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.

Haney was cautioned in round one by the referee for holding. The 23-year-old Haney kept Kambosos off balance, connecting with his educated left jab and power right hand. Kambosos hurt Haney in round eight with a right hand to the body. The American suffered a cut over the right eye and was hurt again in round nine by a right hand, but Haney responded with two power right hands. Kambosos face was a mask of blood in round ten as Haney connected with left hooks and right hands. The doctor inspected cuts on Kambosos and allowed bout to continue. Both champion and challenger swapped solid punches in rounds eleven and twelve, and at the conclusion scores were 119-109, 118-110, 118-110.

In the Wilder-Helenius co-feature, former IBF super middleweight champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) knocked out two-time WBC super middleweight champion Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (34-3, 25 KOs) in the ninth round of a WBC eliminator on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was a ugly fight with plenty of wrestling and dirty tactics. The end came in round nine with a massive left hook that laid out Dirrell for several minutes. Time was 2:57.

Undefeated WBC #3, WBO #3, IBF #7 heavyweight Frank Sanchez (21-0, 14 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO against rugged Carlos Negron (25-4, 20 KOs) in a 10-rounder. After eight frustrating rounds, Sanchez broke through to drop Negron in round nine and got a referee’s stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Time was 1:36.

In an IBF bantamweight eliminator, former IBF champion and IBF #6 rated Manny Rodriguez (21-2, 13 KOs) won a technical decision against previously unbeaten IBF #4 rated Gary Antonio Russell (19-1, 12 KOs). Rodriguez rocked Russell multiple times and dropped him in round eight. Rodriguez was hurt by a head clash in round nine and given time to recover. The corner of Rodriguez told officials that Rodriguez couldn’t continue after the round and the bout went to a decision. Official time was :02 of round ten. Scores were 100-90, 99-91, 99-93. This was a rematch, with their first fight ending in a no-decision after a headbutt in round one.

Super welterweight Vito Mielnicki Jr. (13-1, 8 KOs) took a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision against Limberth Ponce (19-6, 11 KOs). Scores were 98-92, 99-91, 99-91.

Unbeaten WBA #3, IBF #6, WBO #10, WBC #12 lightweight contender Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (24-0, 14 KOs) won by eight round unanimous decision against Jerry “The Joker” Pérez (14-2, 11 KOs). Scores were 79-72, 79-72, 80-71. Perez down in round eight.

Undefeated 6’7 heavyweight Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan (4-0, 4 KOs) battered 297lb former prospect Michael Coffie (13-3, 10 KOs) for six rounds and the bout was stopped after the sixth round.

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
Photos: Sumio Yamada

Two-time world title challenger and WBC #1 Jason “Mayhem” Moloney (25-2, 19 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over WBC #2 Nawaphon Kaikanha (56-2-1, 46 KOs) in a WBC bantamweight final eliminator which served as the Haney-Kambosos co-feature on Saturday night (Sunday afternoon local time) at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. The aggressive Kaikanha pressed the action and gave Moloney all he could handle. Hometown hero Moloney refused to trade and used a stick and move strategy to earn a 118-110, 118-110, 119-109.

Former world champion and WBO #4, WBC #5, WBA #6, IBF #9 super flyweight Andrew Moloney (24-2, 19 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over WBO #2, WBC #3, WBA #9 Norbelto “Meneito” Jimenez (31-9-6, 16 KOs) in a clash for the vacant WBO International title. Moloney dropped Jimenez with a jab in round one, plus Jimenez was deducted a point for hitting on the break. Moloney was credited with a dubious knockdown in round two. Moloney went on to win 97-90, 98-88, 98-89.

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WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Claressa “GWOAT” Shields (13-0, 2 KOs) once again became the undisputed 160lb champion with a ten round unanimous decision over WBO titleholder Savannah “The Silent Assassin” Marshall (12-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night in a grudge match at the O2 Arena in London. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, fired quick flurries that kept power-punching Marshall off-balance early on. Marshall upped the pressure and often bullied Shields into the ropes as the bout progressed. Scores were 96-94, 97-93, 97-93.

“I bit down in every round,” Shields said. “In every round, it felt like she would hit me with a big shot, and I would hit her with a big shot. If she hit me to the body, I’d punch her to the body. But I know that I did the most work today and that I was winning with my inside combinations.”

Marshall handed Shields an amateur defeat in 2012, the only time Shields has been toppled as a pro or amateur, but she couldn’t repeat the feat tonight in her own backyard.

In a female super featherweight title unification, WBC champion Alycia Baumgardner (12-1, 7 KOs) took the IBF and WBO belts from Mikaela Mayer (17-0, 5 KOs) via narrow ten round split decision in the co-feature of the big all-women’s card at the O2 Arena in London. Close fight. Baumgardner nearly doubled up Mayer’s power punch totals to win 96-95, 96-95 on two cards. Mayer was up 97-93 on the third card.

“I worked my ass off to get here,” Baumgardner said. “I landed the cleaner shots. The harder shots. I had her cut above her forehead. I was the harder puncher. I dug deep. That girl ain’t getting no rematch. I’m going after Choi [Hyun-Mi] like I said. Undisputed is what I claimed. It’s what I’m going to do.”

Mayer said, “I’m really confident that I won that fight. She was defeated. I saw it in her eyes. She was tired. She knows she lost the fight. She was shocked by the decision. She got lucky. I think the crowd believes that I won that fight. I took control of the fight from the second round on, for sure. At the very least, I won seven rounds clearly. I felt like I had it. I hope that she gives me a rematch. I think I deserve it, and I feel that the fans wants to see it.”

Female lightweight Caroline Dubois (4-0, 3 KOs) got the first knockout on the big all-women’s card taking place at the O2 Arena in London. Dubois, the sister of WBA regular heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, knocked down Milena Koleva (10-15-1, 4 KOs) in round four and got a referee’s stoppage in round five. Time was 1:53. Koleva has now lost 9 of her last 10.

Unbeaten featherweight and Olympic gold medalist Lauren Price (2-0, 1 KO) got a fourth round referee’s stoppage against Timea Belik (6-7, 2 KOs).

Other Results:
Karriss Artingtsall W6 Marina Sakharov (featherweight)
April Hunter W6 Erica Alvarez (super welterweight)
Shannon Ryan W4 Buchra El Quaissi (super flyweight)
Georgia O’Connor W4 Joyce van Ee (welterweight)
Ginny Fuchs W6 Gemma Ruegg (super flyweight)
Sarah Liegmann W6 Bec Connolly (super bantamweight)

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBO #1 super lightweight Liam Paro (23-0, 14 KOs) scored an spectacular first round knockout over previously unbeaten Brock Jarvis (20-1, 18 KOs) to retain the WBO Global title at the South Bank Piazza in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brock pressed the action until he ran into a Paro left hand and went down hard. Time was 2:29. The bout headlined Matchroom Boxing’s first show in Australia.

Undefeated WBO #10, IBF #15 heavyweight Demsey “The Tower” McKean (22-0, 14 KOs) scored a third round knockout against brawler Patrick Korte (18-2-1, 15 KOs) in an entertaining fight. Both fighters unloaded on each other until the 6’7 McKean dropped Korte with an uppercut. Korte struggled to get up and the fight was stopped. Time was 2:59. McKean claimed the vacant IBF Intercontinental crown. Continue reading “WBO #1 Paro KOs Brock in one”

By Héctor Villarreal

Former WBA bantamweight super champion, Panamanian Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (41-6-1, 14 KOs), and Mexican Julio Cesar Cruz (12-5, 6KOs), beat the scale on Friday for their 8-round bout which stars the Laguna Premium Boxing Promotions card on Saturday night at the Vasco Núñez de Balboa Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.

Another former WBA super champion, Jamaican Nicholas “The Axeman” Walters weighed in at 145 but his representatives did not find an opponent for his comeback fight after almost 6-year inactivity.

Anselmo Moreno 128 vs Julio Cruz 127
Chann Thonson 136.25 vs Tony Gomez 135
Trevor Thonson 136 vs Samir Cuentas 137
Victor Delgado 231 vs Pascial Hodgson 241.25
Dervin Colina 172 vs Francisco Cordero 181
Kadir Macias 138 vs Josue Alvarado 140
Jack Hemmings 117.25 vs Andres Peñaloza 116
Einar Rios 118 vs Raul Melendez 117.5
Angel Bethancourt 113.5 vs Fernando Lorenzo 115
Hibrahim Valdespino 124.5 vs Calender Nuñez 126

First fight starts 7:30 pm

By Damon Gonzalez/LatinBox Sports

Unbeaten flyweight Anthony “Princesa” Olascuaga (5-0, 3 KOs) from Los Angeles, California stopped Marco Sustaita (13-5-1, 11 KOs) from Oceanside, California with a devastating finish at the official time 2:40 seconds of the opening round, putting away Sustaita with a devastating body shot that put him on the canvas in the opening stanza.

Olascuaga successfully defended his WBA Fedelatin flyweight title in front of a sold-out crowd at the Seneca Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, New York.

In the co-main event, bantamweight Mikiah Kreps (4-0, 2 KOs) from Niagara Falls, New York scored a six round unanimous decision victory over Carmarie Matos Vargas (3-1, 1 KO) from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Judges official scores 58-55 3x in favor of Kreps. Continue reading ““Princesa” Olascuaga annihilates Sustaita”

William Langston 167 vs. Caleb Hernandez 169

Jimmy Quiter 166.6 vs. Simon Buettner 166.2
(Illinois State super middleweight title)

Thomas Hughes 167.5 vs. Mirady Zola 166
Evan Jack 139 vs. Kechaune Jenkins 138
Brandi Robinson 123.5 vs. Brittany Dukes 123
Mario Guerra 140 vs. Steven Merrill TBA
Deontae Pettigrew 293 vs. Jamal Woods 245
Juan Carlos Guerra 146.5 vs. Adrian Mazon Jr. 146
Olivia Curry 158.5 vs. Samantha Pill 159
Matthew Hambric 204 vs. Armando Reeves 214
Calvin Glover 144 vs. Ronnie Gelomo 143

Venue: Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, Illinois
Promoter: Hitz Boxing
1st Bell: 7 PM CT
Stream: BXNGTV.com

Elijah Pierce 121.4 vs. Daron Williams 119.4
(WBC USNBC silver super bantamweight title)
Note: Williams and Pierce had to be separated at the weigh-in.

Brandon Chambers 120.6 vs. Vit Y 120.4
Joseph Veazey 144.2 vs. Rashad Kilpatrick 142.4
Antonio Duntonvs.El 129.8 vs. Francois Scarboro Jr. 130.2
Mansaborie Conde 164.4 vs. Brandon Clark 164
Jaqeem Hutcherson 121.8 vs. Ernest Hall 121.6
Anthony Williams 168 vs. Derrick Vann 165.6
Stacy Selby 144 vs. Maurice Anthony 148
Jeffrey Yu 128.6 vs. Mateo Diaz 128
Ahmad Muhammad Jones 140.6 vs. Kani Burnside 139.8
Dwayne Holmes Jr. 122.2 vs. Rensley Washington 121.4

Venue: The Hall! Inside Live Casino Hotel Maryland
Promoter: Jeter Promotions
1st Bell 7 PM (Doors 6 PM ET)

Photos: Sumio Yamada

Devin Haney 134.8 vs. George Kambosos Jr 134
(undisputed lightweight title)

Jason Moloney 117.8 vs. Nawaphon Kaikanha 117.3
Andrew Moloney 114.7 vs. Norbelto Jimenez 114.9
Cherneka Johnson 121 vs. Susie Ramadan 119.3
Hemi Ahio 243.3 vs. Faiga Opelu 223.8
David Nyika 199.7 vs. Titi Motusaga 196.9

Venue: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Promoter: Top Rank, DiBella Entertainment
TV: ESPN

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Deontay Wilder 214.5 vs. Robert Helenius 253.25
(WBC heavyweight eliminator)
Note: Wilder weighed 238 in his previous fight against Tyson Fury. Helenius weighed 246 in his last fight against Adam Kownacki. So Wilder is 23.5 pounds lighter and Helenius is 7.25 pounds heavier.

Caleb Plant 167.25 vs. Anthony Dirrel 167.75
(WBC super middleweight eliminator)

Gary Antonio Russell 116.5 vs. Emmanuel Rodríguez 117.75
(IBF bantamweight eliminator)

Frank Sánchez 247.75 vs. Carlos Negrón 244.5
Vito Mielnicki, Jr. 153.4 vs. Limberth Ponce 153.6
Michel Rivera 134.6 vs. Jerry Pérez 135
Gurgen Hovhannisyan 275.4 vs. Michael Coffie 297.6
Michael Angeletti 124.4 vs. Jeremy Adorno 125.8
Geovany Bruzón 230.2 vs. James Evans, Jr. 231.4
Keeshawn Williams 144 vs. Julio Rosa 141
Miguel Román 123.8 vs. José Negrete 122

Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: PPV, FS2

Claressa Shields 159.3 vs. Savannah Marshall 159.3
(undisputed female middleweight title)

Mikaela Mayer 129.3 vs. Alycia Baumgardner 129.3
(WBC/IBF/WBO super featherweight unification)

Venue: O2 Arena, London
Promoter: BOXXER, Top Rank
TV: ESPN+

By Joe Koizumi
Photos: Naoki Fukuda

Three plus one makes four. Simple arithmetic. Three-belt bantam champ Naoya Inoue (23-0, 20 KOs) will square off against one-belt titleholder Paul Butler (34-2, 15 KOs), UK, in Tokyo, Japan, on December 13. The winner will take all the four belts to be the undisputed champion. It was announced by Ohashi Promotions on Thursday.

WBC, WBA and IBF kingpin Naoya said, “It’s my great pleasure to participate in the long-anticipated unification bout with WBO ruler Paul Butler, who I respect as a smart and experienced titlist. This is the last chapter for me as a bantamweight, but it is also an important milestone for my future career. I’d like to concentrate on fighting such an excellent champion as Butler.” Continue reading “Inoue to collide with Butler for 118lb unification”

Zelfa Barrett will face Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the vacant IBF super-featherweight world title at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday November 5, live to subscribers worldwide on DAZN (excluding South Korea and MENA).

Joe Cordina was set to make the first defense of the IBF title on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol’s WBA Light-Heavyweight World Title clash with Mexico’s Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez, but the Welshman suffered a hand injury that required surgery and was subsequently stripped of his title by the IBF.

Barrett (28-1, 16 KOs) is ranked at #2 with the IBF and is next in line to fight for the famous red and gold belt against the IBF’s #1 ranked super-featherweight Rakhimov (16-0-1, 13 KOs) – who gets a second opportunity to fight for the 130lbs crown following his draw with an overweight Joseph Diaz last year.

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Liam Paro 139.5 vs. Brock Jarvis 139.75
(WBO Global junior welterweight title)

Demsey McKean 251.5 vs. Patrick Korte 234.1
(IBF Intercontinental heavyweight title)

Abdoulaye Mayweather 167.4 vs. Cesar Mateo Tapia 167.25
(WBA Oceana super middleweight title)

Krystina Jacobs 126.3 vs. Skye Nicolson 125.6
(Commonwealth female featherweight title)
*Jacobs has 2 hours to lose 3/10s of a pound.

Rocky Ogden 129.9 vs. Ben Cameron Hands 129.25
Jalen Tait 134 vs. Rhys Evans 134.1
Dylan Biggs 153 vs. Mirko Pizzi 153.4

Venue: South Bank Plazza Brisbane, Queensland
Promoter: Eddie Hearn/Matchroom
TV: DAZN

ANBF Supervisor John Hogg
WBA Supervisor Brad Vocale
IBF Supervisor Adam Height
WBO Supervisor Danny Leigh

Undisputed lightweight world champion Devin “The Dream” Haney and former champion George Kambosos Jr. re-exchanged “pleasantries” at the press conference two days shy of their showdown at Rod Laver Arena. The combatants talked some trash, but it was Haney’s father/trainer, Bill Haney, who stole the show. He presented Kambosos (20-1, 10 KOs) — or at least attempted to — a copy of Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War,” a reference to Kambosos post-weigh-in mind tricks before their first bout back in June. Kambosos was none too pleased and knocked the book off the dais.

Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) dominated Kambosos to unify all the belts at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, and a little more than four months later.

Haney-Kambosos 2 will be broadcast live in prime time SATURDAY (taking place Sunday afternoon local time) on ESPN. Continue reading “Haney-Kambosos Final Press Conference”

By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up Biaggio Ali Walsh, the grandson of the GOAT Muhammad Ali as he prepares to get ready for his next amateur MMA fight Nov. 25 in the Professional Fighters League. Ali Walsh talked about his journey into Mixed Martial Arts, the impact of his brother Nico boxing on his decision to fight, the strong support of his parents, the advice his grandfather would give him and his brother if he was still alive today and much more in this exclusive interview.

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IBF #7 welterweight Ivan “The Volk” Golub (21-1, 16 KOs) won by fourth round TKO over Wesley Tucker (15-4, 9 KOs) on Thursday night at Sony Hall, in the heart of Times Square, mid-town Manhattan. Tucker was credited with a knockdown in round two when Golub’s glove touched the canvas. Golub took over after that. He brutally teed off on Tucker in round four with little coming back. The bout was stopped after that round.

In the main event, former WBO female featherweight champion Heather Hardy (23-2, 4 KOs) scored a six round unanimous decision over Calista Silgado (20-16-3, 15 KOs) in a lightweight bout. The 40-year-old Hardy outworked Silgado to win 58-56, 58-56, 60-54.

Super middleweight Nadim Salloum (9-1, 4 KOs) punished previously unbeaten Leandro Capozucco (4-1, 3 KOs) until the bout was waved off at 1:30 of the sixth round.

Unbeaten flyweight Andy Dominguez (8-0, 6 KOs) destroyed Ricardo Caraballo (7-1, 2 KOs) in the first round. Caraballo down twice. Time was 2:36.

Welterweight Petros Ananyan (17-3-2, 8 KOs) got a referee’s stoppage against Paulo Cesar Galdino (12-6, 8 KOs) in round six of a scheduled eight-rounder.

Anthony “Princesa” Olascuaga 111.6 vs. Marco “El Lobito” Sustaita 111
(WBA Fedelatin flyweight title)

Mikiah Kreps 118.4 vs. Carmarie Matos 118.8
Alexander Castellano 123.4 vs. Miguel Ángel Carrizo 122.2
Trinidad Vargas 116 vs. Jenn Gonzalez 117
Daniel Dejesus 129 vs. Jean Carlos Sepulveda 129.8
Mike Vega 140.2 vs. Carlos Nuñez 140
Gerffred Ngayot 135 vs. TBA

Venue: Seneca Resort & Casino, Niagara Fallas, NY
Promoter: All Star Boxing
TV: ESPN Knockout (Latin America only)