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Ring legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. entered enemy territory in New York City to meet his opponent, John Gotti III, for an official press conference at the prestigious Hunt and Fish Club. Mayweather and Gotti III discussed their upcoming PPV rematch scheduled for Saturday, August 24, at the iconic Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City.

Floyd Mayweather Jr: “I truly believe that if I took a lot of abuse in the sport of boxing throughout my career, then I probably wouldn’t still be doing exhibitions or putting on boxing showcases, but I didn’t take no abuse in the sport of boxing so I feel like I can continue to go out there, have fun and put on shows throughout the world…last time I checked, I’ve beat more fighters that are in the Hall of Fame than any fighter in history and that’s truly a blessing. But [Gotti] is a tough competitor and I take my hat off to him. He wanna run it back, we can run it back twice, three times. It is what it is. I was born to be a fighter, I’m gonna die a fighter at the end of the day.”

John Gotti III: “I want this to be remembered as a very entertaining fight. Floyd keeps repeating himself, saying ‘boxing showcase’ and ‘boxing exhibition.’ I’ve been watching Floyd my whole life, since I’m a kid. I’ve never once seen Floyd show up early to an event. I was early in Florida and he’s already there warming up. I’ve never seen Floyd prepare the way he has, and I’ve never seen Floyd throw as many punches in two minutes as he did in our fight. So obviously it was a fight. Obviously, he wanted to hurt me and knock me out. So, he’s not gonna snooker me again with this exhibition nonsense. He’s coming to knock me out again and I’m gonna try to knock him out this time, so that’s that.”

Unbeaten super featherweight prospect Marc Castro (13-0, 8 KOs) scored a seven round technical decision over George “El YuYu” Acosta (17-3, 3 KOs) on Wednesday night in a temporary ring at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. Acosta suffered an eye injury and couldn’t continue. Scores were 70-63 3x.

Unbeaten WBA #1 welterweight Shakhram Giyasov (16-0, 9 KOs) took a ten round split decision over Miguel Parra (22-6-1, 14 KOs). Scores were 95-94, 96-93 Giyasov, 95-94 Parra. Giyasov was deducted a point for a low blow, but seemingly won by a wide margin.

Welterweight Jesus Saracho (13-2-1, 11 KOs) recovered from a sixth round knockdown to squeeze out a ten round split decision over Alberto Palmetta (19-3, 13 KOs) on Wednesday. Night at the Whitesands Event Center in Plant City, Florida. Scores were 97-93, 96-94 Saracho, 96-94 Palmetta.

By Mauricio Sulaimán
President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán

Boxing is an ancient sport, it exists by human nature initially to establish supremacy among tribal leaders.

There are traces of it in the vast majority of civilizations in the history of humanity, from Rome, Mesopotamia, Egypt and even Phoenicia, Crete and Greece, just as everything disappeared in the Middle Ages, but re-emerged in England in 1681. However, the country that formed the original Olympics was Greece and also the modern Olympic Games, since 1904.

For more than 300 years, the rules were actually minimal, and it was not until the creation of the WBC, in 1963, that a good number were implemented, in the medical area.

The basis of this sport is that it is structured by divisions corresponding to weight. Originally there were eight (heavyweight to flyweight). Continue reading “The Black Night”

Super middleweights Jaime Munguia (43-1, 34, KOs) will face unbeaten contender Erik Bazinyan (32-0-1, 23 KOs) in the 12-round main event on Friday, Sept. 20, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Jaime Munguia: “I can’t wait to return to Arizona against an undefeated and motivated Erik Bazinyan and for the fight to be shown on the world’s biggest networks. I fight for the fans and look forward to giving them a great show.”

Erik Bazinyan: “It’s the perfect timing to shock the world. I’ve worked my entire career for this moment, and I know I’ve got everything it takes to beat Jaime Munguia.”

Matchroom has announced that its August 24 clash between Jack Catterall and Regis Prograis at Co-op Live in Manchester is cancelled due to an undisclosed injury sustained by Catterall. Further details will follow. Ticket refunds are available from your point of purchase. Prograis commented, “This just leaves me more time to get stronger and better. Back to the weight room.”

WBA super welterweight champion Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) has warned Terrance Crawford that he has bitten off more than he can chew ahead of their world title clash on a $79.99 PPV telecast on Saturday night at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

Israil Madrimov: “I have always been a fan of Terence Crawford. I like his style. He has great movement. It’s a good style. It is true that he is one of my favorite boxers. There is always a first guy, and I want to be the first guy to beat him and to break all of the records.

“He doesn’t have any weaknesses. I haven’t seen any of those, but I will try to discover some. I am very excited to get this opportunity to make a statement, and I will Inshallah. I’m not Errol Spence Jr. I am Israil Madrimov. This is my division.

“He’s moving up in weight. I’m the world champion here, and I don’t think about him. I think about myself and I think about accomplishing my goals and winning this fight. It’s a huge honor and opportunity for me to show my skills and I want to win this fight in style. And still!”

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has ordered that IBF #1 super middleweight William Scull (22-0, 9 KOs) face Vladimir Shishkin (16-0, 10 KOs) for the vacant world title formerly held by Canelo Alvarez. Scull’s promoter AGON Sports and Shishkin’s promoter Salita Promotions have been instructed by the IBF to reach an agreement by August 27 or the fight will go to purse bid. Fomerly undisputed 168lb champion Canelo was recently stripped for not facing IBF mandatory Scull.

Boxing superstar Terence “Bud” Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) is gunning to become a three-weight world champion as he moves up to 154lbs against Israil Madrimov for the WBA and WBO interim super welterweight titles at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles this Saturday on a $79.99 PPV telecast.

“Realistically the next step was to do a rematch with Spence,” Crawford told Matchroom. “For whatever reason it didn’t happen, so I had to move on with my career. The ultimate goal was to try to get the Canelo fight. That didn’t happen, so we went to the next best thing.

“154 was wide open. I was looking to fight Charlo, he left, so I‘ve got a fight with whoever I could get for a world title. Israil Madrimov is a tremendous fighter. He’s 10-0, already a world champion. He’s a tough dangerous fighter. I think it’s going to be an exciting fight. Continue reading “Crawford: I’m the best fighter on the planet”

Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz (35-2, 22 KOs) has his sights set on a huge rematch with Joseph Parker if he gets past Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs) in his long-awaited comeback fight at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles this Saturday August 3, live worldwide on DAZN PPV.

“For me next it’s Jarrell Miller; god willing we get that win and hopefully I’d love to run it back with Joseph Parker,” said Ruiz. “I’d love to get that rematch. Of course, I rate Jarrell Miller. Any fighter inside that ring is dangerous. You can’t underestimate nobody. We’ve got to be prepared. We’ve got to be ready for whatever comes our way. We’ve just got to get that win.

“The main thing is just getting the victory, getting back in action and getting ready to fight those big boys. Me personally I would like to have two fights, against people that are in the top ten or top fifteen. I’ll fight against anyone else after this fight. I just want to fight the top guys man. Joseph Parker is doing amazing things right now. He beat Wilder and he beat Zhang. I’d love to fight him too. Continue reading “Andy Ruiz targets Parker after Big Baby”

All Star Boxing continues to roll with their summer schedule after a successful homecoming show featuring former 5x world champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in July, They now return to Panama City, Panama for the first time in 2024. The main event billed Youth vs Experience is a welterweight clash as rising undefeated prospect Harvin “Manimal” Aguirre (12-0, 9 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua will face the always entertaining Alberto “Metralleta” Mosquera (28-6-2, 16 KOs) in a 10 round contest. The main event will take place Friday, August 16th from Coliseo De Combates in Panama and aired live on ESPN Knockout.

“We are back in Panama City where we had a great run in 2023,” stated promoter Felix “Tuto” Zabala Jr “This is a fan favorite fight as animosity has grown between both fighters. The fans asked for it and we are delivering another exciting night August 16.” Continue reading “Aguirre-Mosquera collide Aug 16”

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