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By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

WBO featherweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (35-1, 29 KOs) scored a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over Joet Gonzalez (24-2, 14 KOs) on Friday night at the Pechanga Aren, San Diego, California. Brutal fight, Navarrete just had too much firepower and busted up the very game Gonzalez. Scores were 118-110, 116-112, 116-112.

The action began right away as Navarrete and Gonzalez exchanged in the opening round. Navarrete attacked connecting with a left hook as Gonzalez suffered a nasty cut underneath his right eye above the cheek in round three. The champ boxed and targeted Gonzalez’s cut in round four following up with big shots, despite the cut Gonzalez kept coming. Continue reading “Navarrete retains WBO featherweight title”

WBA #15 ranked light flyweight Axel “El Mini” Aragon Vega (15-4-1, 8 KOs) hammered out a ten round unanimous decision over 40-year-old WBC #14 rated Armando “Ichiro Ozeki” Torres (26-20, 19 KOs) on Friday night at the famed BB Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. The aggressive Vega simply outworked Torres. Scores were 96-95, 98-93, 95-93 as Vega retained his WBA Fedecentro belt.

Unbeaten welterweight Santiago “Somer” Dominguez (25-0, 19 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over Jesus “Chino” Antonio Rubio (13-5-1, 7 KOs) in a clash for the vacant WBC Latino title. On Saturday night at the Auditorio Benito Juarez at Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. The bout ended abruptly when Rubio turned his back and the bout was halted. Time was 1:03.

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Unbeaten welterweight Giovani Santillan (28-0, 15 KOs) returned with a ten round unanimous decision over Angel Ruiz (17-2, 12 KOs) in the Navarrete-Gonzalez co-feature on Friday night at the Pechanga Aren, San Diego, California. Ruiz injured his left hand early on and was a one-handed fighter for most the fight. Scores were 99-91, 100-90, 100-90. Continue reading “Navarrete-Gonzalez undercard results”

Mikey Garcia 143.6 vs. Sandor Martin 144
(145lb catchweight, ten-rounds, non-title)

Elwin Soto 107.8 vs. Jonathan “Bomba” Gonzalez 108
(WBO light flyweight title)

Marc Castro 129.6 vs. Angel Luna 130.4
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez 109.2 vs. Jose Alejandro Burgos 110
Brock Jarvis 134.8 vs. Alejandro Frias Rodriguez 134
Oscar Alan Perez 135.2 vs. Raymundo Rios Cardiel 139.6
Nikita Ababiy 159.2 vs. Sanny Duversonne 160
Diego Pacheco 166.2 vs. Lucas de Abreu 166.4
Charlie Sheehy 134.2 vs. Luciano Ramos 137.8

Venue: Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California
Promoter: Matchroom
TV: DAZN

Ex-Japanese 126lb champ Sagawa halts Kosaka in grudge fight
Former 154lb champ Koichi Wajima’s grandson decks pro debut

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

Former Japanese featherweight champ Ryo Sagawa (11-2, 6 KOs), 128, decked a fine TKO victory over his grudge rival Retsu Kosaka (9-7, 4 KOs), 127.75, by halting him at 1:23 of the eighth and final round on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. Let’s make a long story short. Hard-punching 122-pound prospect Ryo Matsumoto, then 21-1, 19 KOs, made an ambitious crack at the WBA belt against Daniel Roman only to lose a unanimous nod here in 2018. Still world-rated, Matsumoto, in his comeback go, faced green ex-amateur speedster Ryo Sagawa, only 4-1, 2 KOs, by regarding him as an easy trial horse due to Sagawa’s latest second round TKO loss to Retsu Kosaka in 2017. Sagawa astoundingly upset Matsumoto by a stunning stoppage, and since then, Sagawa quickly zoomed up to seize the vacant national 126-pound belt and kept it twice before he recently forfeited it to ex-WBC youth champ Hinata Maruta via TKO route this February. In Sagawa’s return to the ring warfare, it was Kosaka that he attempted to avenge his previous defeat. Sagawa utilized his leading left hand and effectively punished him before a trick happened. Continue reading “Sagawa halts Kosaka in grudge fight”

Cletus Seldin 139.4 vs. William Silva 139
Petros Ananyan 139.4 vs. Daniel Gonzalez 138.6
Will Madera 139.4 vs. Jamshidbek Najmitdinov 139.8
Jose Roman 145.4 vs. Cesar Francis 144.4
Frederic Julan 179.4 vs. Brian Holstein 1179.2

Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Promoter: Triller
TV: FITE.tv

Mairis Briedis 198.4 vs. Artur Mann 198.9
(IBF cruiserweight title)

Jevgenijs Aleksejevs 161.6 vs. Pavel Semjonov 158.7
Francis Rozentals 167.6 vs. Topias Lepo 166.4
Bogdan Mironecs 220.0 vs. David Spilmont 258.8
Harlem Eubank 141.1 vs. Nika Nakashidze 142.2
Sergejs Marcenko 146.6 vs. Rasmus Bergman 147.3
Milans Volkovs 200.4 vs. Ermin Advic 201.5
Dmitro Bezus 275.4 vs. Ferenc Urban 206.4
Emil Spiss 158.7 vs. Janos Vass 141.8
Toms Limbens 159.8 vs. Siarhei Krapshyla TBA

Undefeated lightweight contender Ryan “Kingry” Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) sustained an injury to his right hand during a training session. The 23-year-old Southern California native will undergo surgery on Monday, October 18, to repair his right wrist by the renowned orthopedic hand specialist Dr. Steven Shin at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center.

“I want to thank my fans for all the continued support,” said Ryan Garcia. “We are postponing my next fight for a couple of months as a result of a significant hand injury that requires immediate surgery. I will undergo surgery at Cedars-Sinai on Monday. I promise early 22 I will return better, faster, and stronger than ever. I love you guys!”

Light heavyweight contender Robin Krasniqi is aiming to overturn his split decision loss to Dominik Bösel last Saturday in Magdeburg, Germany. Krasniqi’s main sponsor Burim Hazrolli is willing to bankroll one-million euros for legal proceedings. Krasniqi’s lawyer has filed a protest with the BDB and IBO, and plans to “enforce Krasniqi’s rights,” as well as clear up irregularities that allegedly occurred before and after the fight. The bout was scored 115-114 for Krasniqi, 115-114, 116-112 for Bösel. Both fighters are in the SES Boxing stable and promoter Ulf Steinforth is siding with Bösel. Stay tuned.

Boxeo Telemundo will kick off their fall series tonight from the famed BB Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. The 10 round light flyweight main event will feature WBA Fedecentro champion and WBA #15 ranked Axel “El Mini” Aragon Vega (14-4-1, 8 KOs) defending versus WBC #14 Armando “Ichiro Ozeki” Torres (26-19, 19 KOs).

Vega showed in his last fight versus WBA light flyweight world champion Hiroto Kyoguchi (15-0, 10 KOs) that he is more than capable of competing at the next level. Two of the official judges had the fight even and the other had Vega ahead after 4 rounds. An unfortunate hand injury suffered by Vega ultimately saw him lose by an official 5th round TKO. That is all behind him now and Vega is ready to pursue another world title opportunity. Continue reading “Mini Vega looks to rebound tonight”

King’s Promotions is set to return to the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia on Saturday, November 20th. Headlining the ten-bout card is highly touted Philadelphia light heavyweight Atif Oberlton (3-0, 3 KOs) in a six-rounder against Brent Oren (4-6, 1 KO). The 23-year-old Oberlton was a big star in the amateur ranks. Continue reading “Nov 20 Philly card announced”

This Saturday, local junior welterweight Joseph Fernandez (13-3-3, 4 KOs) headlines for the first time when he meets Jose Forero (13-8-1, 11 KOs) in a ten round contest at Banquet Masters in Clearwater, Florida.
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To say that Fernandez has a good work ethic would be an understatement. Each weekday, Fernandez’ morning begins at 4:15 AM when he wakes up to get ready for strength and conditioning training at 5. Following the class, Fernandez grabs something to eat, cleans up and heads to his fulltime job installing hurricane windows and doors. The labor-intensive position has him working 8 to 10 hours per day. After work, Fernandez has a short time to relax and recharge before a 2-3 hour workout at Fight Fitness Center in Pinellas Park, FL. Continue reading “Fernandez in spotlight on Saturday”

Unbeaten welterweight Harold ‘The King’ Calderon (25-0, 17 KOs) returns to the ring on October 23 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida. The Signature Punch Promotions show also features unbeaten female super bantamweight Rosalinda Rodriguez (12-0, 2 KOs), welterweight Clarence Booth (20-4, 12 K0s), welterweight Bobby Henry (4-0, 3 KOs), and lightweight Jean Guerra Vargas (5-0, 1 KO) in separate bouts. Opponents are all TBA. Tickets start at $25.

The full eight-fight card is set for the Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover, Maryland (outside Baltimore) on October 23. The Jeter Promotions event is being billed as the most stacked card in The Beltway/DMV Region since the start of the pandemic.

Headlining will be super featherweight Jordan “Short Dog” White (11-1, 9 KOs) battling Joe Perez (15-5-2, 10 KOs) in a fight scheduled for 10-rounds. In the eight-round co-feature, super middleweight Demond “D’Bestatit” Nicholson ( 23-4-1, 20 KOs) will battle Victor Darocha, 6 KOs). Continue reading “Oct 23 Maryland lineup set”

Thursday’s card at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, was supposed to be showcase fights for super middleweights Manuel “El Meno” Gallegos and Lester Martinez, perhaps even setting up a shown between the two. Gallegos did his job winning by KO5, but Martinez was lucky to get the W a very close bout.

Martinez (10-0, 9 KOs) climbed off the canvas to take a narrow ten round unanimous decision over Raiko Santana (8-3, 5 KOs). Santana dropped Martinez with a body shot in round eight, but Martinez rallied late to barely win by scores of 95-94, 97-92, 95-94.

Gallegos (19-1, 16 KOs) dropped Gabriel “Drago” Lopez (10-6-1, 7 KOs) in round four, and finished him with another knockdown in round five. Time was 1:21. Continue reading “Gallegos KOs Drago, Martinez survives Santana”

By Héctor Villarreal

Mexican Salvador “Peloncito” Juarez (15-7, 4 KOs) hit the scale at 114.75 pounds for his return to the superfly division after more than 4 years, to challenge the WBC Latin American champion, Dominican Geraldo Valdez (10-0, 8 KOs), who weighed in at 114.

Juarez-Valdez is one of the 9-bout card promoted by Laguna Premium Boxing for Friday night at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama, headed by former WBA bantamweight super champion Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (39-6-1, 12 KOs) facing Colombian Walberto Ramos (26-10-2, 19 KOs).

Anselmo Moreno 125.5 vs Walberto Ramos 129.75
Salvador Juarez 114.75 vs Geraldo Valdez 114
Jezreel Corrales 136.5 vs Jesus Bravo 136.5
Ricardo Nuñez 135.5 vs Richard Solano 135
Alberto Mosquera 153 vs Abel Mina 154.25
Rafael Pedroza 124.25 vs Iwier Henriquez 125.25
Gilberto Pedroza 114.5 vs Leosdan Nuñez 114
Oliver Meza 173,5 vs Orestes Gladius Cruz 172.5
Luis Rodriguez 166.25 vs Addir Sanchez 165

First fight: 7:30 pm

Axel “El Mini” Vega 107.6 vs. Armando “Ichiro Ozeki” Torres 108
(WBA Fedecentro light flyweight title)

Jorge Zarate 118 vs. Francisco “Paco” Vara 117
Jorge “Ruso” Ascanio 118 vs. Roberto “El Michocano” 117
Jesus “Chiquito” Haro 102 vs. Jean Carlo “Raton” Morales 104
Takumu “Taquito” Hosooka 127 vs. Larry “Rayito” Serrano 126
Francisco “Pibe” Contreras 147 vs. Edgardo “Empanaditas” Flores 147
Armando “Terremoto” Moncada 138 vs. Diego “El Lobo” Barrios 139
Ricardo Alfonso “Finito” Perez 122 vs. Kennyn “El Tornado” Valenzuela 122

Venue: Auditorio BB, Mexico City
Promoter: All Star Boxing
TV: Telemundo

Emanuel Navarrete 125.8 vs. Joet Gonzalez 125.4
(WBO featherweight title)

Giovani Santillan 147 vs. Angel Ruiz 147.4
Henry Lebron 131 vs. Manuel Rey Rojas 130.2
Lindolfo Delgado 141.6 vs. Juan Garcia Mendez 140.2
Javier Martinez 162.4 vs. Darryl Jones 161.6
Floyd Diaz 118 vs. Jose Ramirez 116.4
Antonio Mireles 262.2 vs. Demote Randle 314

Venue: Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN+

Four-weight titleholder Mikey Garcia (40-1 30 KOs) is plotting his path back to becoming a world champion again – starting with his return to action against European super lightweight champion Sandor Martin (38-2 13 KOs) on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park in Fresno, California, live worldwide on DAZN.

Garcia still has designs on winning a belt at welterweight to become a five-weight king, and should he secure victory over Martin as expected, he’ll be hunting former super lightweight champ Regis Prograis for a showdown at 147lbs – but he’s also open to facing undisputed 140lb king Josh Taylor. Continue reading “Mikey-Martin Final Press Conference”

Don King Promotions and Titov Promotions have agreed to terms for the mandatory title defense of WBC cruiserweight champion Ilunga Makabu and silver champion/mandatory contender Thabiso Mchunu. This all-Africa battle will be staged in a site and date to be announced shortly

WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire will fight interim champion Reymart Gaballo to determine the sole WBC bantamweight champion as an agreement has been reached.

Gary Russell Jr. will make one of his mandatory defenses due against Mark Magsayo.

Deontay Wilder Statement: Wow, what a hell of a night! I would like to first and foremost thank God for allowing me to give the world another part of me that’s driven with passion and determination. I would like to thank my team and my fans for sticking by my side through this long process.

I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t disappointed in the outcome but after reflecting on my journey, I now see that what God wanted me to experience is far greater than what I expected to happen. We didn’t get the win but a wise man once said the victories are within the lessons. I’ve learned that sometimes you have to lose to win. Although, I wanted the win I enjoyed seeing the fans win even more.

Hopefully, I proved that I am a true Warrior and a true King in this sport. Hopefully, WE proved that no matter how hard you get hit with trials and tribulations you can always pick yourself up to live and fight again for what you believe in.

Last but not least I would like to congratulate @gypsyking101 for his victory and thank you for the great historical memories that will last forever.

Unbeaten jr welterweight Montana Love (16-0-1, 8 KOs) has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom.

Love dazzled on his last outing, forcing former world champion Ivan Baranchyk to retire after seven rounds on the recent the Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley card in Cleveland, and the unbeaten 26-year-old will now look to keep the momentum going.

‘Too Pretty’ currently sits at #12 in the IBF and will be looking to rise from his first appearance with Matchroom, slated for December.

Below are weights from the second of back-to-back cards presented by RJJ Boxing at the Auditorio Benito Juarez in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. UFC Fightpass will air both tonight’s and tomorrow night’s cards.

Santiago Dominguez 146 vs. Jesus Antonio Rubio 144
Jose Eduardo Nunez 132 vs. Osvaldo Maldonado 132
Jose Valenzuela 135 vs. Jose Luis Vazquez 157
Nazario Castro 126 vs. Enrique Mejia Morales 127

A busy Saturday night of boxing viewing just got busier. Going against DAZN and TrillerVerz III, ESPN+ will air unbeaten super flyweight David “El General” Cuellar (19-0, 12 KOs) in a 10-round main event against former world champion Moises Fuentes (25-6-1, 14 KOs) at Oasis Arena in Cancun, Mexico.

In other action, junior featherweight prospect Cristopher “Pollo” Lopez (13-0-1, 10 KOs) looks to extend his winning streak to eight against knockout artist Franklin Manzanilla (20-6, 19 KOs) in a 10-rounder. Continue reading “ESPN+ to air card from Cancun Saturday”