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Unbeaten WBC #3 super middleweight Christian Mbilli (22-0, 20 KOs) destroyed DeAndre Ware (15-4-2, 9 KOs) on Friday night at the Montreal Casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Mbilli dropped Ware in round one and floored him twice more in round two to end it.

Heavyweight Simon Kean (22-1, 21 KOs) won a bizarre first round TKO against Newfel Ouatah (18-5, 10 KOs). At the sound of the bell, Ouatah immediately took a knee without being hit and the bout was waved off. Effortless “W” for Kean. Ouatah, who traveled from France to Canada for this fight, will obviously have his purse withheld.

Unbeaten female super welterweight Mary Spencer (7-0. 5 KOs) smashed Cynthia Lozano (9-2, 7 KOs) in 63 seconds. If it’s possible to call a 37-year-old “a hot prospect,” Spencer, who made her pro debut last year, appears to be that.

Undefeated WBO #14 cruiserweight Brandon “Bulletproof” Glanton (17-0, 14 KOs) made quick work of Mario “El Ruso” Aguilar (22-8, 18 KOs), winning by second round KO at the ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida. A body shot put Aguilar down for the count at 1:09. Glanton claimed the vacant WBO global title.

In a clash of unbeaten super middleweights, Richard Vansiclen 13-0, 6 KOs) took an eight round unanimous decision against Hakim Lopez (13-1, 8 KOs) by scores of 78-74, 78-75, 78-75.

Unbeaten all-action lightweight Otar “Pitball” Eranosyan (12-0, 6 KOs) hammered out an eight round unanimous decision against game veteran Cesar “Corazon” Juarez (27-11, 20 KOs). Eranosyan was deducted a point in the closing seconds for pushing down Juarez who was trying to clinch. Scores were 77-74, 77-74, 78-73.

Welterweight Marques Valle (6-0, 6 KOs knocked out Benjamin Whittaker (15-10, 3 KOs) in the first round. Time was 2:57.

Three undefeated boxers entered the ring on Friday night inside Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino’s Grand Ballroom. And all three undefeated fighters suffered their first loss.

In the main event, super lightweight Joseph “Blessed Hands” Adorno (17-1-2, 14 KOs) won a narrow ten round unanimous decision against previously unbeaten Hugo Alberto Roldan (21-1-1, 7 KOs). Adorno dropped Roldan in round two and built an early lead. Roldan rallied down the stretch, but it was too little, too late. Scores were 95-94 3x. The knockdown was the difference.

Featherweight Frency Fortunato (14-1, 10 KOs) took ten round split decision against previously undefeated Bernard Angelo Torres (16-1, 7 KOs). Fortunato dropped Torres in round four. Scores were 95-94 Torres, 95-94 and 97-92 for Fortunato.

Welterweight KO artist Roiman Villa (25-1, 24 KOs) scored an eight round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Janelson Bocachica (17-1-1, 11 KOs). Villa dropped Bocachica in round two and Bocachica was also deducted a point for continuously losing his mouthpiece. The aggressive Villa won by scores of 78-73, 79-72, 79-72.

Unbeaten super welterweight Josh “The Boss” Wagner (13-0, 7 KOs) won by ninth round TKO over Jorge Sanchez (13-3, 5 KOs) on Friday night at the CAA Centre in the Brampton suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Wagner dropped Sanchez twice in round nine, leading to a referee’s stoppage at 2:07.

Austin McBroom 169 vs. Anson Gib 176
Nick Young 220.8 vs. Malcom Minikon 220
Le’Veon Bell 204 vs. Adrian Peterson 218
Landon McBroom 158.6 vs. Adam Saleh 153.2
Cory Wharton 203.2 vs. Chase DeMoor 228.8

Marco Deckmann 190 vs. Abimbola Osundairo 184.8
Jalen Walker 129.2 vs. Moises Sixto 125
Jay Silva 230.4 vs. Luis Schwenke 266
Mathias Radcliffe 136 vs. Trenton Gibson 136
Jerry Bradford 147 vs. Darynn Leyva 146.4

Venue: Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
Promoter: Bash Boxing
TV: FITE PPV

There were plenty of boxing luminaries supporting the card at the weigh-in ceremony, including three-time junior middleweight world champion Fernando Vargas with his three boxing sons: Fernando Jr., Amado and Emiliano, former WBA 140lb world champion Regis Prograis, former four-division world champion Mikey Garcia, and current women’s unified world champion Marlen Esparza.

The World Boxing Council informs that pursuant to the September 1 purse bid winning notification letter concerning the Jose Zepeda vs. Regis Prograis fight, the purse bid winner Marvnation Promotions was required to deposit with the WBC 10% ($240,000) of the total amount within ten calendar days after the purse offer ceremony. The WBC has now confirmed timely receipt of the 10% deposit from Marvnation Promotions (Mr. Marvin Rodriguez).

New tentative date: October 15

Official BOXXER announcement: As a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the British Boxing Board of Control has made the decision to postpone Saturday’s event, BOXXER: LEGACY – Shields vs Marshall.

Our sincere thoughts are with His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Family during this profoundly somber time.

We are working with all parties to provisionally reschedule for Saturday, 15th October, at The 02 in London.

All tickets purchased for tomorrow’s Saturday 10 September event will remain valid for the rescheduled date. All existing ticket holders will be able to attend the newly-rescheduled event with their existing tickets.

Further updates on the new date will be made at the earliest opportunity.

Report, Photos by Boxing Bob Newman

The 52nd annual NABF convention got underway today at the Paris casino and hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Business was the order of the day while pleasure took over the evening segment. At 2:30 p.m., the board of directors had a closed meeting where they discussed the growth of the organization and future plans for continued expansion. One new addition to the board of directors is former California State Athletic Commission chairperson John Carvelli.

President Duane Ford also wants to build a greater social media presence for the federation and there are several plans underway to do so. Projections are that this will be the biggest NABF convention yet. Continue reading “52nd NABF Convention Opens in Las Vegas”

In a female minimumweight unification clash, IBF champion Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (26-2, 9 KOs) took the belt of previously unbeaten WBO champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen (5-1, 1 KOs) by shutout ten round unanimous decision on Thursday night at the Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde in Hatillo, San José, Costa Rica. Local favorite Valle outclassed Viet Nam’s Nguyen with quick combinations, winning 100-90 3x.

Unbeaten female super flyweight Adelaida “La Cobra” Ruiz (12-0-1, 6 KOs) dethroned WBC interim titleholder Sonia Osorio (15-8-2, 2 KOs) via ten round unanimous decision. Ruiz, from Lynwood, California, took the fight to Mexico City’s Osorio and won going away 100-90, 98-92, 99-91. They had previously fought to a tech draw due to a head clash.

Super flyweight Jose “Superman” Garcia (16-1-1, 15 KOs) stopped Israel Lopez (9-3, 7 KOs) in round two to claim the vacant WBO Youth title. Garcia dropped Lopez twice in round two, then got a referee’s stoppage. Time was 2:06.

Former IBF light flyweight world champion Felix Alvarado (38-2, 33 KOs) of Nicaragua will get an opportunity to become two-division world champion as the IBF has mandated that unbeaten IBF flyweight world champion Sunny Edwards (18-0, 4 KOs) fight him next. The IBF has allowed Team Alvarado and Team Edwards 30 days to reach an agreement. If an agreement is not reached in that allotted time, then the fight will go to purse bid.

Alvarado never lost his title in the ring as he vacated to move up one weight class in hopes of winning a second title in as many divisions. Manager William Ramirez is confident in Alvarado’s abilities to reach his goal even if the fight ends up in Edwards’ native UK. “Felix won his first world title as the visiting fighter. Regardless of where this fight ends up, I truly believe Felix is up to the task of becoming a two-division world champion.”

Brandon “Bulletproof” Glanton 199.6 vs. Mario ”El Ruso” Aguilar 199.8
(WBO global cruiserweight title)

Hakim Lopez 171.6 vs. Richard Vansiclen 171
Otar Eranosyan 131.4 vs. Cesar “Corazon” Juarez 131.6
Marques Valle 152.4 vs. Benjamin Whittaker 151.4

Venue: ProBox Events Center in Plant City, Florida
Promoter: ProBox TV
TV: ProBox TV

Joseph Adorno 139.5 vs. Hugo Alberto Roldan 140
Bernard Angelo Torres 125.75 vs. Frency Fortunato 126.5
Janelson Bocachica 147 vs. Roiman Villa 146

Venue: Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel & Casino
Promoter: Sampson Boxing
TV: Showtime

Due to the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Friday’s scheduled official weigh-ins for the Shields vs Marshall event, will now take place behind closed doors and will not be open to the media or to members of the public. An announcement regarding the status of Saturday’s event, at The O2 in London, will be made following consultation with relevant government and sports sector bodies and will be made at the earliest possible opportunity.

By Gabriel F. Cordero

The WBC has unveiled the new “Guerrero Jaguar” (Jaguar Warrior) belt that will be presented to the winner of the September 17 clash between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin in Las Vegas. The belt was crafted by Oaxacan artisans with a wide variety of colors that depict the striking power of the serpent and the supreme grace of the jaguar.

There were numerous heated verbal exchanges between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields at today’s official pre-fight press conference in London as the two faced a room packed with media ahead of this weekend’s long-awaited Undisputed female middleweight championship contest.

Claressa Shields: “When I win on Saturday night, it will be a great victory. This isn’t my first time in a fight for the undisputed championship, this isn’t my first time having a hard training camp, and it isn’t my first time being the underdog. I can’t wait to have the opportunity to silence the doubters about Savannah’s alleged knockout power…I’ve never seen someone live off an amateur win for 10 years of their career. I’ve dominated this sport for 10 years. I won the Olympics, then I won it again. Then I turned professional and won world titles from my 4th fight. Champions are not made, they’re born. And I was born to do this.”

Savannah Marshall: “I’ve always respected Claressa, but she doesn’t like that I have an opinion. I saw her box and I thought it was a diabolical performance. She ran down people’s throats that she was going to get a spectacular knockout, and I watched it for 10 rounds, drifted off, and told her how I felt…I’ve never said I’m going to knock her out, I’ve said I’m going to hurt her. She’s a bully and she’s going to wake up on the canvas. I can’t wait to take all those belts off her and become the undisputed middleweight champion.”

Co-headline fighters Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner struck a surprisingly respectful tone, contrasting the insults they’ve been swapping on social media, and in person, throughout the build-up to their contest on Saturday. However, the pair couldn’t resist exchanging heatedly during their face-off.

Mikaela Mayer: “If this has to be a dog fight, I’ll win a dog fight. If it has to be a boxing match, I’ll win a boxing match. I can beat her any way the fight goes. I’m going to take her into deep waters, I’m going to take her to places she’s never been before.”

Alycia Baumgardner: “This Saturday is really going to mark my spot in this sport, who I am as an athlete. I was born for this, made for this, and this is my moment.”

The crossroads, twelve round lightweight clash between former world title challenger Joseph “JoJo” Diaz, Jr. (32-2-1) and undefeated rising star William “Camarón” Zepeda (26-0, 23 KOs) has been rescheduled to take place on Saturday, October 29. Fight fans will now be able to enjoy the fight a week earlier, as the event was previously announced for Saturday, November 5. The bout will take place at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego and will be broadcast live worldwide exclusively on DAZN. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

Yokasta “Yoka” Valle vs. Thu Nhi Nguyen
(IBF/WBO female minimumweight unification)

Sonia Osorio vs. Adelaida Ruiz
(WBC interim female super flyweight title)

Venue: Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, Hatillo, San José, Costa Rica
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: DAZN

BOXXER chartered a vessel to take bitter rivals Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields – plus a host of British media – down the Thames River for open workouts and staredowns in the shadow of the iconic London Tower Bridge. They collide Saturday on ESPN+.

Savannah Marshall: “She’s had a lot to say about me but it doesn’t bother me, it doesn’t get under my skin. I don’t care what she thinks about anything – she’s not one of my friends or family so her opinion doesn’t mean anything at all to me. We will do our talking in the ring on Saturday night – I’m going to take her into deep water and drown her in the Thames.”

Claressa Shields: “I’ve always said that women’s boxing can sell and that I was the one. It’s nearly sold out, there will be nearly 20,000 fans in the O2 Arena and I’ve been training my butt off. I want all the smoke and when I leave the ring on Saturday night, Savannah Marshall will be silenced and I will be the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.”

ProBox TV, Marquez Promotions and Pepe Gomez’ Cancun Boxing have announced a series of boxing events in Mexico, the first being Friday, September 23 at Oasis Resort in Cancun. Their second event will take place November 18 also at Oasis Resort, and in 2023 there will be monthly events throughout Mexico (Mexico City, Monterrey, Culiacan, Acapulco, Guadalajara) all streamed live on ProBox TV.

Anthony Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn has reportedly agreed to WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s 60/40 offer for Joshua to fight Fury later this year. A date hasn’t been agreed on yet, and there will be a rematch clause in the event Joshua wins. The Joshua camp wants the fight to take place on December 17, but Fury is demanding that the bout take place sooner – either November 26 in London or on December 3 in Cardiff, Wales. Fury turned to Joshua after WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk ruled out fighting again in 2022.

The main and co-main event fighters for Golden Boy Fight Night on DAZN: Valle vs. Nguyen hosted a press conference Tuesday at Mall Oxígeno in San Jose, Costa Rica. The card will take place at Ciudad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde, Hatillo, San José, Costa Rica.

Here is what the fighters had to say:

Yokasta “Yoka” Valle, IBF female minimumweight champion: “My house is to be respected, and I want the two belts for Costa Rica. This has been my dream, it is one more step. I have worked like never before and I want it to be seen in the ring.”

Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen, WBO female minimumweight champion: “I traveled more than 30 hours because I want to have these two titles. I know that Yokasta is the local one but in the ring it will be seen who is the best.”

Sonia Osorio, WBC interim female superfly champion: “I am excited to be here, very happy to go up against Adelaida Ruiz in the rematch, as the first time around it was stopped early due to an accidental head butt. This time the both of us are coming in very prepared and may the best one win.”

Adelaida Ruiz: “I am very happy to be here, and to be facing the world champion again. Thank you for the opportunity, Sonia, and for taking the rematch.”

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he’s getting bombarded with questions about the purse split in a potential bout with British rival Anthony Joshua – which would take place prior to a 2023 unification fight with WBA/IBF/WBO champ Oleksandr Usyk.

“Everyone is saying 80/20, 70/30, 75/25… The actual answer is I’ve offered him 60/40. 40% of this amazing fight because I want this fight to happen. He doesn’t have any excuses now not to take it. He can’t say I’ve lowballed him by offering him 20% or 30%. I’ve offered him 40%. Take it or leave it. Let us know.”

By Mauricio Sulaiman
Son of Jose Sulaiman & President of the WBC

The heavyweight division will always be the one that captivates the attention of the fans all around the world.

At the beginning of the last century, Jack Johnson was the first black heavyweight champion in history, and he was known all over the planet even when radio, television, internet or social networks didn’t exist. Jack Dempsey generated the first million-dollar gate via box office appeal. Meanwhile, Joe Louis set the record for the most world title defenses with 25, a mark that still prevails today.

Rocky Marciano retired undefeated as a champion, with 49-0. Muhammad Ali revolutionized boxing and the sport in general, being the greatest in history in and outside the ring. Continue reading “Boxing’s Top Division”

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Showtime Sports today officially announced that YouTube boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul will face the biggest challenge of his career when he takes on UFC legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva at Gila River Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, October 29 live on Showtime PPV. The bout will be contested over eight rounds at a catchweight of 187 pounds. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, September 14 at 1 p.m. ET and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com.

Silva has shown some boxing ability. He has a win over former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., in Mexico, no less. He followed that fight with a brutal first round KO over fellow MMA legend Tito Ortiz in a boxing match. Bookmakers have Silva as a slight favorite. Continue reading “Paul vs. Silva is official”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Rugby league football legend and current Australian heavyweight contender Paul Gallen (12-2, 7 KOs) will clash with not one, but two professional boxers on the same night when he faces both Justin Hodges (5-1, 2 KOs) and Ben Hannant (0-1-0) on September 15 at the Nissan Arena in Brisbane, televised on Foxtel Main Event and Kayo Sport.

“He’s attempting a boxing feat no one has attempted in 132 years and he’s trying to do it in the very same city where he failed to raise the State of Origin shield on a single occasion during his career,” said promoter George Rose. “This is it. This is Gal’s final chance to avenge the decade of dominance demons that have clearly haunted him for so long and I can’t wait.” Continue reading “Gallen to fight two boxers in one night”