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WBA #1, WBC #3 welterweight Yordenis Ugas (25-4, 12 KOs) scored a one-sided seventh round stoppage against overmatched Mike Dallas Jr. (23-3-2, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Continue reading “WBA #1 welter Ugas dominates Dallas”

Just announced. Comebacking middleweight KO artist James “The Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (34-2, 30 KOs) versus Marcos Hernandez (14-3-1, 3 KOs) on March 14 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. FS1 will televise. The 35-year-old Kirkland is 2-0 with 2 KOs against unheralded opponents since resuming his career after a four-year layoff.

The card also features unbeaten 2016 Olympian welterweight Eimantas Stanionis(10-0, 7 KOs) taking on Justin DeLoach (18-4, 9 KOs) in the 10-round co-main event.

Lightweight “Ruthless” Romero Duno (21-2, 16 KOs) will back in action on February 29 as he takes on a yet to be announced opponent. The event will be held at the Lagao Gymnasium in General Santos City, Philippines. Duno is coming back from a stunning first round stoppage loss against Ryan “Kingry” Garcia. Continue reading “Duno returns on Feb 29”

2016 Olympian Davey Oliver Joyce (12-1, 8 KOs) bounced back from his first career defeat with a fifth round TKO against former IBF bantamweight world champion Lee Haskins (36-5, 14 KOs) to claim the WBO European junior featherweight title on Saturday at Belfast’s historic Ulster Hall. In round five, Haskins twisted a knee and went down on his own. He got up limping and Joyce pounced prompting referee Howard Foster to wave it off soon after. Time was 2:54.

Joyce moved down from featherweight for this fight after losing to Leigh Wood in the “Golden Contract” tourney.

The 37-year-old Haskins announced his retirement after the bout. Continue reading “Olympian Joyce TKOs ex-champ Haskins”

By Joe Koizumi
Photo by Boxing Beat

The Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered the Japan Boxing Commission (JBC) to compensate the Kameda family’s financial damage with the JBC’s denial of licensing the owner and manager of the Kameda Gym in 2014 that caused the three brothers to be unable to fight under Kameda Promotions in Japan to produce their then expectable income.

The court order amounts to 45,500,000 Japanese Yen (some $414,000 USD) in total despite the Kameda family’s claim of 6 million USD. The compensation consists of as follows: Koki Kameda 12,000,000 Yen, Daiki 7,500,000 Yen, Tomoki 11,000,000 Yen and Kameda Promotions 15,000,000 Yen. That’s a terrible shockwave to the Japanese boxing fraternity.

Junior flyweight Rene Santiago (8-2, 6 KOs) won the WBO Latino title when he beat Israel “El Heredero” Vazquez (10-4-2, 7 KOs) by ten round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Rubén Zayas Montañez Coliseum in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.

The judges scored it 99-90, 99-90 and 97-92. Santiago, who dominated with his movement and counter punches, sent Vazquez to the canvas in round two with a left uppercut.

Vazquez is the son of former three-division world champion Wilfredo Vazquez Sr., and brother of former WBO junior featherweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. Continue reading “Santiago defeats Vazquez for WBO Latino title”

Undefeated featherweight prospect Ruben Villa (18-0, 5 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Alexei Collado (26-2, 22 KOs) on Friday night at Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Villa outworked Collado the whole way en route to a 99-91, 98-92, 98-92 verdict. Villa retained his WBO international belt. Continue reading “Villa dominates Collado to remain unbeaten”

By John DiSanto – PhillyBoxingHistory.com

In the main event at the Parx Casino’s Xcite Center in Bensalem, PA, lightweight Victor Padilla, Berlin, NJ, 8-0, 7 KOs, quickly stopped Israel Suarez, Luquillo, PR, 4-8-3, 1 KO, at 2:46 of the first round. Southpaw Padilla cracked Suarez with a hard left that put him down along the ropes. When the fight resumed, Padilla chased down Suarez and landed another booming left which printed referee Gary Rosato to stop it. Continue reading “Padilla stops Suarez in Bensalem, PA”

By Mauricio Sulaiman
Son of Jose Sulaiman / WBC President

The scale has been a boxer’s worst enemy. Physical and psychological fatigue is tremendous, even inhuman, during the process to try to lose weight to be within the limit for a fight. This is where the risk of a serious injury increases exponentially. Dehydration is linked to the tragic ring accident formula: Dehydration + fatigue + solid punch = brain injury.

The World Boxing Council has implemented many specific rules and measures to address this sensitive issue. On this occasion, we will talk about the intermediate divisions.

Boxing originally recognized eight traditional divisions: Heavyweight, light heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, lightweight, featherweight, bantamweight and flyweight.

The creation of intermediate divisions managed to reduce the inhuman sacrifices that the fighters had to make to stay at the same weight or the marked disadvantages that they had when they had to climb to the next one. Continue reading “Intermediate Categories”

Austin “No Doubt” Trout 149.1 vs. Rosbel Montoya 153.6
Alonzo Butler 295.6 vs. Jesus Albert Martinez 292.4
Abel Mendoza 129.7 vs. Juan Carlos Guillen 127.4
Brandon White 112.2 vs. Mario Chavez Tovar 116.6
Robert Garcia 151 vs. Rey Trujillo 155.3
Rene Palacios 122.2 vs. Manuel Rubalcaba ??
Wanya Reid 167.0 vs. Shawn Hamilton 155.2
Jack Story 208.9 vs. Omar Acosta ??

Venue: Inn of the Mountain Gods, Mescalero, New Mexico
Promoter: Tapia Promotions
TV: Impact Network

Pedro Taduran 104.6 vs. Daniel Valladares 103.8
(IBF minimumweight title)

Mauricio Lara 129.4 vs. Alejandro Palmero 127
Isabel Millán 113 vs. Luz Elena Aguilar 111.5
Moisés Calleros 109 vs. Javier Clemente 113
Alejandro Espinoza 115 vs. César Morales 114

Venue: Jardín Cerveza Expo, Guadalupe, NL, Mexico
Promoter: Zanfer
TV: Azteca 7 (Mexico)

Yordenis Ugas 146.4 vs. Mike Dallas Jr 147
Michel Rivera 134.4 vs. Fidel Maldonado Jr 134.4
Omar Juarez 141 vs. Angel Martinez 139
Raymond Guajardo 159.4 vs. Clay Collard 159
Jesus Alejandro Ramos 146.6 vs. Ramal Amanov 146.8
Deon Nicholson 190.6 vs. Earl Newman 199.6
Burley Brooks 170.4 vs. Melvin Russell 164.6
Michael Coffie 271 vs. Carlos Sandoval 256
Amon Rashidi 146.8 vs. Rynell Griffin 147
Fernando Garcia 122.2 vs. Angel Carvajal 121.2

Venue: Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: FS1

In a clash for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title, Junior Ilunga Makabu (27-2, 24 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Michal Cieslak (19-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night inside a temporary arena built for the event in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Makabu dropped Cieslak in round four. Cieslak was credited with a knockdown when Makabu’s glove touched down in round five. Competitive fight with Makabu taking over down the stretch. Scores were 114-112, 115-111, 116-111.