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Jake Paul 191.4 vs. Tyron Woodley 189.6
Amanda Serrano 133.8 vs. Miriam Gutierrez 133.6
Deron Williams 211.2 vs. Frank Gore 209.6
Liam Paro 139.4 vs. Yomar Alamo 139
J’Leon Love 197 vs. Marcus Oliveira 198.6
Jeovanny Estela 149.6 vs. Chris Rollins 149.4
Anthony Taylor 167.8 vs. Chris Avila 166.4

Venue: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Promoter: MVP
TV: Showtime PPV

In a WBA super welterweight eliminator, WBA #2 Israil Madrimov (8-0, 6KOs) scored a controversial ninth round TKO over WBA #1 Michel Soro (35-3-1, 24 KOs) on Friday night at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. When the bell rang at the end of round nine, Madrimov continued punching – landing half-a-dozen punches after the bell and referee Salvador Rodriguez then waved off the bout! The Soros’ corner complained bitterly and there was mass confusion that lasted some eight minutes before Madrimov was finally declared the winner. Madrimov is now the WBA mandatory challenger to champion Jermell Charlo unless the WBA orders a rematch.

Joseph Parker 251.6 vs. Derek Chisora 248.5
*Parker weighed ten pounds more than their first fight in May, Chisora weighed two pounds less.

Jack Cullen 167.8 vs. Kevin Lelesadjo 167.8
Zelfa Barrett 129.8 vs. Bruno Tarimo 128.8
Carlos Congora 168 vs. Lerrone Richards 167.2
Alen Babic 216 vs. David Spilmont 252
David Nyika 199.3 vs. Anthony Carpin 203
Sandy Ryan 143 vs. Maria Soledad Capriolo 143
Jordan Thompson 199.8 vs. Piotr Budziszewski 200
Rhiannon Dixon 135.8 vs. Vaida Masiokaite 137.8

Venue: AO Arena in Manchester, England
Promoter: Matchroom
TV: DAZN

Roman Fress 199.3 vs. Adam Usumov 200
Michael Eifert 174.8 vs. Niels Schmidt 174.8
Nenad Stancic 134.9 vs. Marcis Grundulis 134.3
Tom Dzemski 176.1 vs. Tomas Bezvoda 175
Nick Hannig 170 vs. Siarhei Khamitski 166
Felix Langberg 240.5 vs. Sebastian Tuchscherer 237
Julian Vogel 145.5 vs. Jakub Laskowski 146.6
Max Suske 159 vs. Gergo Vari 159.6
Joscha Blin 159.4 vs. Richard Walter 153

Venue: Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
Promoter: SES
TV: MDR

Saul Sanchez 121.9 vs Jose Estrella 122
Ruben Torres 136.4 vs Francisco Armenta 138
Brandon Benitez 126.9 vs Anthony Chavez 128
Manuel Flores 119.9 vs Leonardo Torres 120.1
Ivan Zarate 122 vs Roberto Rodriguez 120.3

Venue: Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
Promoter: Thompson Boxing
TV: Facebook and YouTube

WRAM Boxing (William Ramirez) and Nica Boxing (Pablo Osuna) in association with Pinolero Boxing will have an event this Saturday night. The site will be the Gymnasio Nicarao in Managua, Nicaragua. The card starts at 7pm local time.

The eight-round main event will feature world ranked unbeaten Winston Guerrero (15-0, 11 KOs) vs. veteran countryman Wilmer Blas (9-17-6, 2 KOs). The pair fought back in 2019 where Guerrero won a unanimous decision. Blas scored back-to-back upsets early this year and Guerrero is currently world-ranked #11 by the WBA at super flyweight. Continue reading “Boxing back in Nicaragua”

The WBC granted WBC super middleweight champion Saul Canelo Alvarez special permission to challenge Ilunga Makabu, the WBC champion in the cruiserweight division in 2022. As a result, the WBC Board of Governors approved a WBC interim championship in the division which will be contested by #1 David Benavidez and #2 David Lemieux. Showtime already has the fight in the pipeline for spring.

Former world champion and light heavyweight contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) and his opponent Yunieski “The Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) hosted their final press conference today ahead of their 12-round clash on Saturday live on DAZN. The fighters are scheduled to fight for the WBA light heavyweight title eliminator at AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX.

Zurdo Ramirez: “Gonzalez is a good challenge for me. This is an eliminator fight. I have been working so hard to get to the world title and I am ready to go through Yunieski Gonzalez to get there. I want the people to know me, and I enjoy, and want to be with the people. I was a little insecure before, but not anymore.”

Yunieski Gonzalez: “I was surprised Zurdo wanted to fight me. I am happy and grateful for the opportunity as I know Zurdo Ramirez, and what a fight with him can offer me.”

It was officially announced that former unified junior welterweight world champion Jose Ramirez will face former two-weight world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza in a 12-round junior welterweight battle February 5 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

In a six-round heavyweight special feature immediately before the main event, Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr., from nearby Tulare, California, will make his long-awaited professional debut. Torrez is the first American Olympian to medal in the super heavyweight division since Riddick Bowe in 1988. Last month, he signed a long-term professional contract with Top Rank, who have inked all five U.S. Olympians. Continue reading “Olympian Torrez to make pro debut Feb 5”

Unbeaten YouTuber Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and former MMA world champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley previewed their rematch during the final press conference Thursday before they square off in the Showtime PPV main event this Saturday from Amalie Arena in Tampa.

Jake Paul: “This is no problem for me. I’m getting a big bag to beat the guy I already beat. It’s going to be a bank robbery. We added the $500,000 knockout bonus to his contract for this fight, but I don’t need anything else, I already have everything. My career has become about shutting people up. This is another version of that. We’re here to up the ante.”

Tyron Woodley: “Every time I hit him, he ran. When I got hit, I came right back into his face. August 29 was a Christmas gift. On December 18, it’s going to be a bad night for Jake Paul. I just need to go out there and get it done. This is round nine to me…I’m coming to smash him.” Continue reading “Paul-Woodley 2 Final Press Conference”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

I told Derek Chisora, that twice in his career I thought he was done… and then he proved me wrong. “War” – just before another make it or break it fight with Joseph Parker – brilliantly – and honestly – explains what happened.

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Artur Beterbiev 175 vs. Marcus Browne 174.6 
(WBC, IBF light heavyweight titles)
*Beterbiev had to strip naked to make the weight.

Marie Eve Dicaire 153 vs. Cynthia Lozano 151.2 
(IBF female junior middleweight title)

Steve Rolls 166.8 vs. Christopher Brooker 166.4 
Yan Pellerin 199 vs. Francisco Rivas 198.2 
Arthur Biyarslanov 139.6 vs. Alan Ayala Crisosto 138.8 
Batyrzhan Jukembayev 150.4 vs. Juan Jose Martinez 158 

Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Promoter: GYM, Top Rank
TV: ESPN+

Israil Madrimov and Michel Soro have both made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) super welterweight eliminator fight, which will take place this Friday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Madrimov weighed in at 153.8 pounds, while Soto stopped the scales at 153.4, both below the division’s 154-pound limit which qualified them ready for their fight. The winner of the bout will become the WBA’s next mandatory challenger in the super welterweight division.

Alen Babic (9-0, 9 KOs) just found out his opponent will be David Spilmont this week. Usually weighing in the 210-215 range, “The Savage” is taking aim at the new bridgerweight division.

“Two weeks ago, [Eddie Hearn] slid into my DMs and asked if I wanted to fight, I said ‘yeah let’s go.’ People have routine victories, I have routine knockouts, I think Saturday is going to be another routine knockout. I’m going to operate like John Wick.

“I like this, I like this living. I give it all to boxing and for the next five to six years I just want to box – I don’t want to do anything else. I have a brilliant team. We are going for the bridgerweight title. I’m really into it and let’s go, I’m going to give my whole life to it and I’m sure we’re going to get it.”

Heavyweights Joseph Parker and Derek Chisora appeared at the final press conference ahead of Saturday’s rematch at the AO Arena in Manchester, England, live worldwide on DAZN.

Chisora chose not to speak, but here’s what Parker had to say:

Joseph Parker: “It’s great to be back in Manchester with the team. We’ve had a tremendous camp; this fight will be different from the first for sure. Not having a crowd made a big difference, I think Derek feeds off the crowd, I feed off of them too. A lot of fighters feed off the crowd and just having no noise and hearing specific voices it’s pretty weird…I want to probably knock him out between round six and ten.”

By Joe Koizumi

WBO junior bantamweight champ Kazuto Ioka (27-2, 15 KOs) has announced to defend his belt against Japanese and WBO Asia Pacific titlist Ryoji Fukunaga (15-4, 14 KOs), a hard-punching southpaw nicknamed “Little Pacquaio”, on New Year’s Eve at the Ota-city General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. TBS Television makes it a rule to broadcast Ioka’s title defense on the last day of the year for years.

Originally Kazuto was slated to face IBF ruler Jerwin Ancajas for unification at the same venue on the same date, but it was pitifully canceled since our government, in the end of the previous month, abruptly declared a ban on foreign people’s entries into Japan in order to protect our country from a notorious emergence of omicron variant. It is very rare to stage a world title promotion in a couple of weeks after the public announcement. Our fight fans, however, will be able to watch another world title go within this year, which must be a good thing.

OPBF 130lb, 140lb title bouts

By Joe Koizumi

On the same night of “Monster” Naoya Inoue’s successful title defense against Aran Dipaen at the Ryogoku Sumo Arena, an OPBF (Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation) title doubleheader took place on Tuesday at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Each ended in an upset result to see a couple of new champions to our great surprise. Continue reading “Kimura upsets Saka, Aso upsets Naito”

Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) has arrived in San Antonio and kicked off fight week with an appearance at the San Antonio Spurs vs. Charlotte Hornets game at the AT&T Center. Zurdo was on-site to be cheered on by the fans and square off with the San Antonio Spurs’ mascot “Coyote.” Ramirez is set to face Yunieski “The Monster” Gonzalez (21-3, 17 KOs) in a 12-round WBA light heavyweight world title eliminator Saturday on DAZN.

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

On the undercard of the Inoue-Dipaen world bantamweight title bout, sensational former K-1 champ Yoshiki Takei (3-0, 3 KOs), 122.5, scored three consecutive first-round demolition in as many career when he needed just 59 seconds in the opening session to dispose of Kazuhiro Imamura (2-1-1, 1 KO), 121, in a scheduled eight on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japan.  Takei, formerly K-1 Grand prix 122-pound champ, had registered a 23-2 mark with 16 stoppages.  Yoshiki, a stylish southpaw at 25, cautiously started fighting and caught Imamura with a southpaw right uppercut to put him prone en route to a fine TKO victory.  Prior to his debut in the international style fighting Takei engaged in an exhibition with ex-WBO flyweight champ Sho Kimura and lopsidedly battered him nearly at will.  Ohashi Promotions once planned to make Takei win any regional belt within three pro outings, but the WBO Asia Pacific body told Takei for at least ten professional bouts, which was very logical.  The vastly talented Takei, quick and hard-punching, will acquire any regional belt sooner or later.  This prospect is worth watching.

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By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBA #8 middleweight Michael Zerafa (28-4, 17 KOs) will be in action against Fijian Siliveni Nawai (12-4- 1, 8 KOs) over ten rounds on Monday with the WBA Oceana title up for grabs at the Melbourne Pavillion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia . Zerafa is coming off a knockout over former WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine in round one in March. Promoter and matchmaker Sam LaBruna.

Former WBA super flyweight champion Andrew Moloney (21-2, 14 KOs) will clash with Frolan Saludar (32-4-1, 22 KOs) over ten rounds on Tuesday  at the Star Event Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Moloney challenged Joshua Franco for the WBA super flyweight crown unsuccessfully in August losing a twelve round decision in Las Vegas. Televised Foxtel Main Event and ESPN+. Promoter George Rose/No Limit Promotions. Matchmaker Matt Rose.

Australian heavyweight contender and rugby league legend Paul Gallen (11-1-2, 6 KOs) returns against Darcy Lussick (1-0, 1 KO) on Wednesday at the Star Event Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Gallen, 40, is one of Australia’s biggest pay-per-view stars and in his most recent contest reportedly was paid AUD$1.5 million when he was defeated in ten rounds against Justis Huni in an Australian heavyweight title challenge in June. Continue reading “Zerafa, Moloney, Gallen return next week”

By Miguel Maravilla

East LA’s WBA minimumweight champion Seneisa “Super Bad” Estrada (21-0, 8 KOs) will defend her title against undefeated Maria “La Imparable” Santizo (9-0, 5 KOs) of Guatemala City, Guatemala, this Saturday night at the AT&T Center in San Antonio live on DAZN. Fightnews.com® caught up with her and here is what the champ had to say.

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By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni (5-0, 4 KOs) is in Los Angeles, training with former Manny Pacquiao strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune in preparation for his national title defense against Joseph Goodall (7-0-1, 6 KOs) n Brisbane on February 4.

“We’re pretty fortunate to be in the position that we’re in,” Huni’s father and trainer Rocki Huni told Wide World of Sports. “It’s all thanks to the team – (promoter) Dean Lonergan, (matchmaker) Stuart Duncan – to get this opportunity to train with a legend like Justin Fortune. Continue reading “Huni training with Justin Fortune in LA”

Woman’s P4P best and seven-division world champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano faces Miriam Gutierrez in the co-main event of Saturday’s Paul-Woodley PPV in Tampa, Florida. Serrano is moving up to lightweight in anticipation of challenging undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor next year.

“I have knockout power throughout all the weight classes, but I do feel stronger at this weight,” said Serrano. The girls at this weight are a little slower, so it’s going to be a different attack than what you saw from my last fight. I have a task in front of me and that’s Miriam Gutierrez. I always train like I’m the underdog. Once you overlook your opponent, you won’t get what you want in the future.”

Of course, if Serrano knocks out Gutierrez, it would send a message to Taylor, who beat Gutierrez by decision last year. Continue reading “Serrano: Lightweight is where the big fights are”

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

This past Saturday a wonderful cycle culminated in the lightweight division; without a doubt, the most attractive category of today, filled with talent and potential great matches to be made. With great satisfaction, we see that the World Boxing Council concept of the franchise champion is flourishing.

This innovation arose to recognize those few elite boxers with special benefits, but most importantly to enable the great fights to be made.

This concept still has detractors. Resistance to change is a conservative and stubborn part of human nature, and systematic criticism from those who live in obduracy occurs incessantly when there are controversial issues.

It is confusing, but the results and the facts are what count. They speak for themselves. Continue reading “Recognition of the Greatness of Boxing”

On January 22, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan, Salita Promotions returns for another installment of their popular “Detroit Brawl” series of professional boxing shows.

Appearing in the night’s 10-round middleweight main event will be WBC #9- and WBO #15-ranked middleweight Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. (28-3-1, 15 KOs) taking on an opponent to be announced shortly. Continue reading “Hugo “The Boss” Centeno returns Jan 22″