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\Unbeaten Welterweights Conor Benn and Peter Dobson came face-to-face for the first time Tuesday to kick-off fight week in Las Vegas as they close in on their clash at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, live worldwide on DAZN.

Benn was in a confident mood as Dobson sized up to him in front of promoter Eddie Hearn at the landmark ‘Welcome to Las Vegas’ sign on the famous Nevada strip and outside the entrance to The Chelsea venue where they will battle on Saturday afternoon. In a tense exchange, the pair traded verbal blows as the countdown to their powder keg clash draws closer.

It’s official. Former undisputed lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. and three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko will clash for the vacant IBF lightweight world title as part of a world title tripleheader on Sunday, May 12, at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The card will air live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+.

Vasiliy Lomachenko: “I am excited for the opportunity to fight once again for a world title. George Kambosos Jr. is a good fighter, and I know I must prepare well to earn the victory. Fighting in Australia will be a new experience, and I am Iooking forward to giving the people of Perth a great fight.”

George Kambosos Jr: “I am extremely motivated and eager to face off with the legendary Vasiliy Lomachenko. Once again, I will bring a world championship showdown and a mega stadium fight to Australian shores. This will be a battle between two modern day warriors. This is a fight I’ve always wanted, and it will soon become a reality. This fight means everything to me. It’s about cementing the immortal boxing legacy I want to leave behind. I will be ready, and victory is the only thing on my mind. Thank you to the City of Perth and the Western Australian Government for getting behind this historic event.”

The undercard is pretty much set for the March 29 junior lightweight clash between former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez ((31-2, 23 KOs) against former world title challenger Liam Wilson (13-2, 7 KOs) at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. ESPN will televise.

• In the co-feature, WBC/WBA female minimumweight champion Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (25-0, 9 KOs) and WBO/IBF ruler Yokasta Valle (30-2, 9 KOs) collide for the undisputed women’s minimumweight crown.
• WBC #4, IBF #9, WBO #7 lightweight Raymond “Danger” Muratalla (19-0, 16 KOs) will fight Agustin Ezequiel Quintana (19-2-1, 13 KOs) in a 10-rounder.
• U.S. Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (8-0, 8 KOs) will look to retain his 100 percent knockout ratio in a scheduled eight-round tilt against Don Haynesworth (18-8-1, 16 KOs).
• Lightweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas (8-0, 7 KOs), the youngest son of former world champion Fernando Vargas, will lock horns with Nelson Hampton (10-8, 6 KOs) in a six-rounder.
• Unbeaten middleweight Sergio Rodriguez (10-0-1, 8 KOs) will take on Sanny Duversonne (12-6-2, 9 KOs) in a six-rounder.
• Junior welterweight Ricardo Ruvalcaba (11-0-1, 9 KOs) will also see action.

Celebrity cruiserweight Jake Paul has announced his next opponent, again a pro boxer. Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) will face Ryan Bourland (17-2, 6 KOs) on March 2 at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bourland, 35, last fought in 2022 and his previous fight before that was in 2018.

Jake Paul: “The goal is simple, build the skillset to become world champion. Next up is a guy who has twice as many professional fights under his belt than I do. Ryan “The Rhino” Bourland. And just like the animal in his bone-chilling nickname… he is also endangered.

“On Saturday, March 2 as co-main to the Puerto Rican GOAT Amanda Serrano, I’m fighting for experience and to show my love to the island I call home. I’ll be donating my entire fight purse to my nonprofit Boxing Bullies to help renovate gyms across Puerto Rico.”

By Damon Gonzalez / LatinBox

Angelo “El Chinito” Leo 125.6 vs. Mike Plania 125.6
Romero Duno 136.8 vs. Antonio “Toño” Moran 137
Christopher Pearson 167.6 vs. Trevor McCumby 167.6
Mykell Gamble 128.2 vs. Damian Alcala 126.6
Ryan “Main Event” Maine 156 vs. Jorge Rodrigo Sosa 155.4
Tristan Gallichan 139.8 vs. Erion Johnson 138
Enzo “The Bandit” Herrera 147.6 vs. Lordgod Pannell 146.4

Venue: Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida
Promoter: ProBox Promotions
TV: Probox TV

Canadian heavyweight Simon “The Grizzly” Kean has decided to retire from the ring at the age of 35. After an amateur career of 70 fights that included participation in the 2012 London Olympics, Kean went onto the pros to post a 23-2 record with 22 KOs. In his final fight, he was stopped by former world champion Joseph Parker on the Fury-Ngannou super card last October in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

After a long break due to a back injury, heavyweight Victor Faust (11-1, 7 KOs) is scheduled to return to the ring on February 25 in Wiesbaden, Germany. Faust will face Marcos Antonio Aumada (25-12, 20 KOs), who is known for knocking out previously unbeaten German star Peter Kadiru. Faust is coming off his first loss against Lenier Pero 12 months ago.

In the co-feature, heavyweight Igor Shevadzutskyi (10-1, 8 KOs) returns after his defeat against WBA #1-rated Martin Bakole in April 2023. Shevadzutskyi will face unbeaten Edonis Berisha (7-0, 6 KOs).

“I’m happy that Victor and Igor are getting back in the ring. “The two of them are excited about their fights and of course want to come back with victories so that they can fight at the top again,” said promoter Erol Ceylan.

WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson has announced his retirement from boxing on Twitter. The 26-year-old Stevenson didn’t give a specific reason, but he’s clearly upset about stablemate Emanuel Navarrete and Denys Berinchyk fighting for the vacant WBO lightweight belt. ‘Sickening’ and ‘disgusting’ were a couple of the terms he used for that bout.

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya was quick to respond to the news, saying “Congratulations on what you accomplished Shakur Stevenson. Now time to vacate the title. Really enjoyed your career.”

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Boxing is famous for its short-lived retirements. This has all the signs of being one of them.

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing returns to The Paramount in Huntington, New York, on February 23 with the 46th edition of the long-running “Rockin’ Fights” series. Super welterweight Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (15-2, 8 KOs) defends his WBA Continental USA title for the first time against “The Egyptian Prince” Mpondu Kalunga (11-2, 3 KOs) in the ten round main event. This will be Toussaint’s eleventh appearance at The Paramount, and his first as a headliner.

In the other featured bout, WBC #9, WBA #14 (WBA) cruiserweight “The Italian Tank” Simone Federici (20-2-1, 8 KOs) defends his WBC Continental America’s title in a ten-rounder against former world title challenger Blake “Il Capo” Caparello (31-4-1, 14 KOs).

The WBO World Championship Committee has ordered the commencement of negotiations for a clash between current WBO junior lightweight champion Emanuel Navarrete and #2 rated lightweight Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBO lightweight title formerly held by Devin Haney. The parties have 15 days to reach an agreement. If an accord is not reached within that time frame, purse bid procedures will be ordered with a minimum acceptable bid of $150,000. Any of the parties involved may request a purse bid at any time during the negotiation process.

By Hesiquio Balderas

Super middleweight John Ryder was able to speak to the Mexican media right after his fight with Jaime Munguia comparing Canelo and Munguia.

“They are two different fighters,” said Ryder. “Canelo is sensational. He has a very good brain or IQ inside the ring. The big difference I can see is Canelo has more experience but Munguía hits harder, throws a lot of punches and has a good chin.”

“If they ever fought it would be a very good fight, I can’t decide what would happen. Like I said, Canelo has the brain and experience and Mungia the power, the chin, and volume punching.”

Welterweight Michael “Slick” Anderson (24-3-1, 18 KOs) is slated to return to the ring on the March installment of the Brick City Fight Night series at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Despite being currently unranked by the sanctioning bodies, Anderson is confident that his seven-fight winning streak is catching their attention. He envisions his place among the best in the welterweight division, with names like Vergil Ortiz, Alexis Rocha, and Cody Crawley on his radar.

“I know my moment is coming soon,” said Anderson. “I’ve been working for the right opportunity to showcase my talent and be in a position to win a world title. Fighting in Newark means the world to me, but I’m ready to go wherever anyone is willing to put it all on the line against me.”

Wise Owl Boxing has announced that they will be offering additional services to help professional boxers under it’s management platform. Wise Owl currently manages the careers of WBC #1 super welterweight Charles Conwell and former world title challenger Brandon Adams among others.

Former WBA super welterweight world champion Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout will headline a BKFC bare-knuckle event on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Happy Birthday to Hall of Fame boxing referee Richard Steele, who turned 80 last Friday.

Promoter George Rose and WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu depart for Las Vegas in preparation to headline on Amazon Prime PPV March 30 at the T-Mobile arena. Tszyu will fight two-time former champion Keith Thurman.

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By Brad Snyder / The Undercard

Carlos Llinas is taking his successful boxing series to different cities across the state of Michigan. Already established and successful within the city limits of Detroit at Motor City Casino, Llinas hinted at more shows in various cities throughout Michigan in the near future.

Llinas teamed up with well known MMA promoter Pete Keung to throw Saturday night’s boxing fight card at Causeway Bay Hotel. This marked the first boxing card in Lansing since 2017.

The main event featured a hometown favorite, Justin Johnson (3-0, 3 KOs) beating fellow super middleweight, Ashaun Bates (0-3) with a right hand, producing a knockout victory in the first round. Continue reading “Results from Lansing, Michigan”

Cruiserweight contender “Bulletproof” Brandon Glanton (19-2, 16 KOs) scored a second round TKO against Emil Markic (35-5, 27 KOs) to claim the vacant WBO International title on Sunday night at the luxurious Casino de Deauville in Deauville, Normandy, France. Markic was cut by a second round head clash. After that Glanton upped the pressure and punished Markic, dropping him at the end of the round. At that point, Markic’s corner pulled their fighter out. Continue reading “Glanton crushes Markic in two”

Unbeaten Rodrigo Fabian Ruiz (18-0, 13 KOs) of Argentina decisioned Ruben Dario Casero (10-3, 3 KOs) of Uruguay to retain his IBF Latino and South American super bantamweight titles. The event took place Saturday night at the Estadio F.A.B. in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ruiz scored knockdowns in rounds five and nine en route to the unanimous decisión victory. The official judges scorecards were 100-88 twice and 99-89.

By Miguel Maravilla

#1 rated super middleweight Jaime Munguía speaks about his victory over John Ryder.

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By Miguel Maravilla

Oscar De La Hoya wants Munguía-Canelo in September.

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By Miguel Maravilla

Promoter Eddie Hearn wants to make Jaime Munguia vs Edgar Berlanga and set up a Golden Boy vs Matchroom Tournament.

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#1 rated Jaime Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) sent a message to the super middleweight division when he stopped John “The Gorilla” Ryder on Saturday night in Phoenix, a feat undisputed champion Canelo Alverez was unable to do.

“I’m really happy because I worked hard to get ready for this,” said Munguia. “I know a lot of people didn’t believe in me, and this is the result of hard work. We are ready for 168. You are correct; last time, I was just throwing punches like crazy, but this time, my timing was better. My timing was perfect. Ryder is a great fighter, and we are ready to keep on going. I’m motivated for the next fight, and it’s going to be better than this one, and it’s going to keep getting bigger. We want the best of the best at 168. We are going to be world champions. It would be a great fight amongst Mexicans, and if Canelo gives us the chance, it would be an honor to share the ring with him.”

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

In a slugfest, WBO #1, WBC #2 super middleweight Jaime Munguía (43-0, 34 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO against John “The Gorilla” Ryder (32-7, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Munguia dropped Ryder with a big right hand in round two. Munguia floored Ryder again in round four. Munguia dropped Ryder twice in round nine and Ryder’s corner threw in the towel. Continue reading “Munguia stops Ryder in nine”

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

It was Puerto Rico vs. Nicaragua as Boricua WBO minimumweight world champion Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (9-0, 7 KOs) stopped Reynaris Gutierrez (10-2, 2 KOs) on Saturday night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. A crisp right by Collazo in the third round rocked Gutierrez. Collazo then dropped Gutierrez and got a referee’s stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Time was 2:37.

Unbeaten featherweight Omar Cande Trinidad (15-0-1, 12 KOs) won by impressive eighth round TKO over Jose Perez (11-3-2, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles. Trinidad scored a highlight reel knockdown in round seven and then put Perez down again in round eight to end it. Time was 1:07. The bout was for the WBC Continental Americas title.

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Unbeaten super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulghum (10-0, 9 KOs) went the distance for the first time against crafty Alantez “SlyAza” Fox (28-6-1, 13 KOs), taking a ten round majority decision. Scores were 100-90, 98-92, 95-95.

Fox came out aggressive at the opening bell as Fulghum was relaxed in clinching and working on the inside, a clash of heads caused a cut to Fox. In round two, Fulghum controlled the pace as he kept Fox away and began working him, connecting him with a solid uppercut. The much taller Fox kept using his weight on Fulghum in the third, but the undefeated fighter kept his composure and stuck to the plan boxing. The fans didnt appreciate things as the whistles and boos began in the fourth, Fulgum boxed as Fox attempted to clinch and stay close. The fans began the wave in the fifth as that caught more action, Fulghum kept sticking to his plan and the fight that the awkward Fox was offering. Continue reading “Undercard Results from Phoenix, Arizona”