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By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (31-0-1, 22 KOs) scored a spectacular eleventh round knockout over former champ Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) in their third fight on Saturday night at at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fury dropped Wilder in round three. Wilder came back to drop Fury twice in round four. Both continued to try to land big shots as the bout progressed. Fury hurt Wilder in round seven. Fury knocked down Wilder again in round ten, but Wilder rallied at the end of the round. Fury went for the finish in round eleven and battered Wilder to the canvas to end it. Time was 1:10. Continue reading “Fury KOs Wilder in classic”

Frank Sanchez W10 Efe Egjaba
Robert Helenius TKO6 Adam Kownacki
Jared Anderson TKO2 Vladamir Tereshkin

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

In the co-feature bout of the evening, Cuban heavyweight Frank Sanchez (19-0, 13 KO’s) handed Efe Egjaba (15-1, 12 KOs) of Nigeria his first defeat in winning a unanimous decision. It was fast-paced round, Sanchez connecting with the fast solid punches as Agjaba pressed and returned the favor attacking. Extending the jab in round two, Sanchez popped Agjaba and later in the round followed up with a solid right. Sanchez continued to stay busy in the third boxing well and connecting on Agjaba. In the fourth, Agjaba began to let loose but Sanchez continued to land solid punches and box effectively. Attacking in the fifth, Agjaba began to back Sanchez who continued to box. Continue reading “Sanchez, Helenius, Anderson triumph”

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Puerto Rican middleweight slugger Edgar Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) had his hands full against a very tough Marcelo Coceres (30-3-1, 16 KOs) of Argentina. Berlanga stalked and attacked Coceres patiently early in the fight. Coceres fought off his back foot in the fourth Berlanga landed a hard left hook that momentarily staggered the Argentinian. Berlanga continue to stalk in the fifth but Coceres kept fighting on. Coceres landed a huge right in the sixth stopping Berlanga’s forward momentum. Late in the fight in the eighth, Coceres circled and jabbed connecting on Berlanga as he was straight forward. A chopping right hand by Berlanga to open the ninth got things started, as Coceres with a shut right eye kept his distance popping the jab, but Coceres landed an overhand right sending Berlanga to the canvas. The tenth and final round, Coceres boxed as Berlanga stalked and looked to land the right. All three judges scored the bout 96-93 for Berlanga.

Super welterweight Vladamir Hernandez (13-4, 6 KOs) of Durango, Mexico edged out former world champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams (27-2, 16 KOs) in winning a ten round split decision. Hernández was cut on the eye in the opening round as Williams landed some big shots. Williams continued to land heavy punches connecting Hernandez with the right in round two. Despite getting hit with big punches, Hernandez stood close to Williams in the third. It was an uphill battle for both fighters, as Hernandez began to close the gap the second half of the fight. Late in the fight, Hernandez appeared to have the momentum. The judges scored the bout 96-94, Hernandez, 96-94 Williams, and 97-93 for Hernandez. Continue reading “Berlanga barely wins, J-Rock loses in upset”

In a WBA light heavyweight eliminator, WBA #3 Dominic Bösel (32-2, 12 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over WBA #1 Robin Krasniqi (51-7, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany. Krasniqi surprisingly knocked out Bösel in round three of their WBA interim title fight 12 months ago, however, this was more the technical affair you’d expect between these two. Close rounds. Lots of holding. Scores were 115-114, 116-112 Bösel, 115-114 Krasniqi. The bout was also for the IBO title.

Unbeaten German domestic heavyweight champion Peter Kadiru (12-0, 6 KOs) scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over Boris Estenfelder (11-3-1, 7 KOs). Scores were 99-91, 98-92, 100-89.

Cruiserweight Roman Fress (14-0, 8 KOs) defended his WBO Inter-Conti title with a ten round unanimous decision against Luca D’Ortenzi (15-2, 4 KOs). Scores were 95-94, 97-92, 97-92.

Former WBO super welterweight word champion Liam “Beefy” Smith (30-3-1, 17 KOs) stopped 2016 Olympian Anthony Fowler (15-2, 12 KOs) in round eight on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Smith dropped Fowler in round five and floored him again in round eight to end it.

In an all-out war, super welterweight Troy Williamson (17-0-1, 13 KOs) scored a spectacular tenth round KO over Ted Cheeseman (17-3-1, 10 KOs) to claim the British title. Brutal fight ended by a vicious left hook. Continue reading “Liam Smith victorious in Liverpool”

Former world light heavyweight title challenger Callum Johnson (20-1, 14 KOs) barely got past Server Emurlaev (24-3, 8 KOs), taking a ten round majority nod to retain his WBO Global championship on Saturday night at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England. Scores were 95-95, 96-94, and an outrageous 99-92 (Ian John Lewis). Emurlaev resumed his career earlier this year after a nine-year layoff.

European super bantamweight champion Jason Cunningham (30-6, 6 KOs) won a controversial twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten British and Commonwealth titleholder Brad Foster (14-1-2, 5 KOs) in the main event. Scores were 115-114, 116-112, 114-113.

By Miguel Maravilla

WBO welterweight world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska will defend his title against two-time champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter of Akron, Ohio on Saturday, November 20 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay. The two launched the pre-fight build-up at a press conference Saturday morning at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Here is what Crawford and Porter had to say.

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By Przemek Garczarczyk

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By Przemek Garczarczyk

“When (Tyson Fury) came onto my radar was when they brought him to California to fight Wilder for the first time. I remember watching this fight in Quebec, Canada, with Lomachenko, Papa Lomachenko, and Usyk. For me, it looked like Fury won every round, except the two rounds he was knocked down,” stated Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum.

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By Robert Coster

WBA #10 light heavyweight Bryan “Black” Perez (16-1, 11 KOs) headlined a now customary marathon boxing card in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, stopping Colombian veteran Likar Ramos (30-12, 23 KOs) in just two rounds on Friday night. After being knocked down twice in the second round, Ramos did not come out for the third round. Continue reading “Perez halts Ramos in 2 rounds”

Promoters are quick to throw around the term “stacked” card, but tonight’s Fury-Wilder PPV card really is stacked.

Here are tonight’s odds courtesy of BetMGM:

Tyson Fury -250 vs. Deontay Wilder +210
(WBC heavyweight title)
Efe Ajagba +150 vs. Frank Sanchez -175
Robert Helenius +185 vs. Adam Kownacki -225

The only wide favorite on the main PPV is Jared Anderson at 20:1 over unbeaten Vladimir Tereshkin, but Tereshkin may be undervalued.

On the free-TV lead-in, Edgar Berlanga is a 50:1 favorite over Marcelo Coceres and Julian “J-Rock” Williams is 16:1 against Vladimir Hernandez.

The early non-televised undercard fights can be seen on the ESPN and FOX apps.

There’s also a full day of Euro action, so ten or eleven hours of continuous ring action is available for hardcore boxing fans.

“Adam knows what to do to beat Helenius. I’m confident he will!”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

“At the end of the day, if Adam can fight more under control, not let the emotions get the best of him, I honestly believe he will get redemption and walk out with his hand raised,” says Adam Kownacki trainer Keith Trimble, who also commented on what went wrong in Kownacki’s first fight with Robert Helenius and what should happen in their rematch tonight.

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By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

IBF mandatory lightweight contender George Kambosos is still focused on defeating undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez after five dates for their showdown have fallen through for one reason or another. Matchroom will now promote the fight sometime in November.

“The boxing world can see that Kambosos is a man of honor, this is about legacy for me, not about money,” Kambosos told the Sun-Herald. “I’ve stood my ground, my team stood their ground. This fight needs to happen. I don’t want any more different dates, no more games. The world can see who stood their ground between me and Lopez.” Continue reading “Kambosos: I am still focused”

Courtesy Jim Jenkins, Sacramento Bee

Unbeaten William Villa (6-0) kept local fans happy Friday night with a shutout UD-4 win over Michael Mendez (0-2) of Las Vegas in the feature junior-lightweight bout at Sacramento’s Doubletree Hotel.

Also on the Nasser Niavaroni-promoted card, kicked off by several amateur matches, it was Kevin Montano (2-0) of Concord by shutout UD-4 over Jose Delgado (0-2) of Santa Rosa, junior-lightweights; and Armari Jones (4-0) of Las Vegas by TKO-2 over Donnis Reed (3-10-1) of San Diego, middleweights.

Saturday’s main event at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena between Donald Smith and Elijah Pierce is off due to a medical issue. The RDR Promotions event will go on as scheduled.

Isaiah Wise 161 vs. Dewayne Williams 161
Raekwon Butler 139.8 vs. Naheem Parker 141
Rashan Adams 133.8 vs. Josh Zimmerman 135
Boimah Karmo 147 vs.Mike Gibbons 144.6
Nicholas Sullivan 136 vs. Braulio Avila 135
Timerlan Raimkulov 160 vs. Jahdon Ervin 158.6
Rah’quand McDaniel154 vs. Soslan Alborov 150.8

Venue 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Promoter: RDR Promotions
Stream: BXNGTV.com
1st Bell: 7 PM ET

Tyson Fury 277 vs. Deontay Wilder 238
(WBC heavyweight title)
Career-high weights for both fighters. No face-off.

Efe Ajagba 237 vs. Frank Sanchez 240

Robert Helenius 246 vs. Adam Kownacki 258

Jared Anderson 240 vs. Vladimir Tereshkin 256

Edgar Berlanga 168 vs. Marcelo Coceres 166.5

Julian Williams 156.5 vs. Vladimir Hernandez 153.5

Robeisy Ramirez 126 vs. Orlando Gonzalez 126
Bruce Carrington 127 vs. Cesar Cantu 127
Viktor Faust 233 vs. Mike Marshall 242

Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank, TGB Promotions
TV: PPV, ESPN+, ESPN2, FS1, ESPN/FOX apps

Robin Krasniqi 174.8 vs. Dominic Bösel 174.8
(WBA light heavyweight eliminator, IBO title)

Peter Kadiru 239 vs. Boris Estenfelder 223.5
Roman Fress 200 vs. Luca D‘Ortenzi 198
Umut Camkiran 275.8 vs. Dorda Tomic 247.8
Julian Vogel 146.6 vs. Bakhtiyar Isgandarzada 142.4
Viktor Jurk 249.3 vs. Zoltan Csala 265.7
Ammar Riad Abduljabbar 189.6 vs. Sviatoslav Svyryd 193.3
Max Suske 159.6 vs. Richard Walter 152.6

Venue: GETEC Arena
Promoter: SES Boxing
TV: ARD (Germany)

Courtesy Jim Jenkins, Sacramento Bee

William Villa 127.5 vs. Michael Mendez 132
Kevin Montano 129 vs. Jose Delgado 127.5
Armari Jones 159 vs. Donnis Reed 158.5

Date: Friday, Oct. 8. (Plus 10 amateur bouts), 7:30 p.m. PDT.
Venue: Doubletree Hotel.
Promoter: Nasser Niavaroni.

Liam Smith 154 vs. Anthony Fowler 153.75
Ted Cheeseman 153 vs. Troy Williamson 153.75
Shannon Courtenay 120.5 vs. Jamie Mitchell 117.5
Kieron Conway 156.75 vs. James Metcalf 156.5
Luke Willis 134.5 vs. Rylan Charlton 134.5
Robbie Davies Jr 143.5 vs. Jonny Phillips 140
Peter McGrail 127.75vs. Ed Harrison 128.5
Solomon Dacres 227.5 vs. Kamil Sokolowski 239.5
Blane Hyland 117 vs. Santiago San Eusebio 116.4

Venue: Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Promoter: Matchroom
TV: DAZN

Brad Foster 121.5 vs. Jason Cunningham 121.2
Callum Johnson 174.2 vs. Server Emurlaev 174
Ekow Essuman 146.7 vs. Danny Ball 146.2
Liam Davies 121.25 vs. Dixon Flores 122
Amaar Akbar 142.25 vs. Liam Richards 140.7
Nick Ball 128.6 vs. Piotr Gudel 126.3

Venue: Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England
Promoter: Queensberry
TV: BT Sport (UK)

Chris Eubank Jr (30-2, 22 KOs) joins a stellar line up at Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on October 16 as he takes on Wanik Awdijan (28-1, 11 KOs). Eubank Jr had been due to fight this past weekend but was left without an opponent when Anatoli Muratov was forced to withdraw on the day of the fight. Having remained in training, he and his coach Roy Jones Jr will now head north to face the German Middleweight contender Awdijan, live on Sky Sports.

The card also features WBO female middleweight champion Savannah Marshall (10-0, 8 KOs) defending against the undefeated Lolita Muzeya (16-0, 8 KOs), heavyweight Hughie Fury (25-3, 14 KOs) against Christian Hammer (26-7, 16 KOs), and local hero Lewis Ritson (21-2-0, 12 KOs) against gritty Philadelphia veteran ‘Hammerin’ Hank Lundy (31-9-1, 14 KOs).

By Przemek Garczarczyk

Unlike Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder yesterday, fighters on their undercard were allowed to face off following their press conference in Las Vegas.

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Fighters competing on the stacked undercard leading up to the highly anticipated Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder III heavyweight title trilogy showdown previewed their respective showdowns before they enter the ring this Saturday, October 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The press conference featured fighters competing on the ESPN+ PPV and FOX Sports PPV that will see 2016 Nigerian Olympian “The One and Only” Efe Ajagba and fellow unbeaten Frank “The Cuban Flash” meet in the 10-round co-main event, heavyweight contenders Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius and Adam “Babyface” Kownacki square off in a 12-round rematch and 21-year-old sensation Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson and Russian veteran Vladimir Tereshkin battle in the eight-round PPV opener.

The press conference also included fighters competing in preliminary bouts airing on ESPN2 and FS1, as super middleweight knockout artist Edgar “The Chosen One” Berlanga faces former title challenger Marcelo Esteban “El Terrible” Coceres in a 10-round showdown, plus former unified 154-pound champion Julian “J-Rock” Williams returns to take on Mexico’s Vladimir Hernandez in a 10-round bout. Continue reading “Fury-Wilder Undercard Press Conference”

Probellum, the new promotional outfit headed by Richard Schaefer, has announced the signing of super featherweight KO artist Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez (30-1, 27 KOs) and unbeaten light welterweight Arthur “The Chechen Wolf” Biyarslanov (8-0, 6 KOs).

Probellum also announced a multi-fight, multi-year co-promotional agreement with Shuan Boxing Promotions from the Dominican Republic.

On November 18, South Philadelphia heavyweight Sonny “The Bronco” Conto (7-0, 6 KOs) will put his undefeated streak on the line and make history when he enters the boxing ring at the new Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, a mere couple miles from his home. This will be the first live boxing event at the newly-opened 1,000 plus seat Live! Event Center. Conto will face Ed Fountain (12-8, 5 KOs) of St. Louis, MO in a scheduled six rounder.

Light heavyweight Charles Brewer Jr (1-0, 1K0), son of former world super middleweight champion Charles “The Hatchet” Brewer, will make his return to the ring to face pro debuting Tariq Green in a four-round bout. Continue reading “Sonny Conto headlines Nov 18”