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Details of the supporting cast to heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s IBF, WBA, WBO title showdown with Oleksandr Usyk at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 25 have been confirmed.

WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie (16-0, 13 KOs) puts his world title on the line for the first time against his mandatory challenger Dilan Prasovic (15-0, 12 KOs).

Former WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith (27-1, 19 KOs) returns at light heavyweight against Lenin Castillo (21-3-1, 16 KOs). Smith previously faced Canelo Alvarez in December. Continue reading “Okolie, Smith on Joshua-Usyk undercard”

Boxeo Telemundo closes their summer series this Friday with an exciting featherweight clash between former world title challenger and countryman Cesar “Corazon” Juarez (26-10, 20 KOs) and world-rated Dennis ”El Martillo” Contreras (24-10-1, 22 KOs) at the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida.

Juarez has fought and upset multiple fighters and brings a wealth of international experience to this fight. He dropped a valiant and respectable decision to then world champion Nonito Donaire in 2015. He still desires very much to again challenge for a world title and win it this time around. Contreras is on a hot win streak at the moment but Juarez wants to end it and begin his own championship run. Continue reading ““Corazon” Juarez debuts on Telemundo Friday”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

Australian heavyweight champion Justis Huni (5-0, 4 KOs) has targeted New Zealand heavyweight Junior Fa (19-1, 10 KOs) for a bout in Australia or New Zealand according to Huni’s promoter Dean Lonergan. “What we are very keen to do is have Justis do what Joseph Parker couldn’t do, and that’s knock out Junior Fa,” Lonergan told Stuff. “If we could, we would put him in the ring with Joseph Parker right now, and we would be confident that he wins that fight too.” Continue reading “Huni-Fa in negotiation”

By Boxing Bob Newman

The NABF opened its Executive Committee meeting in San Diego Tuesday evening. The casual mixer, humorously coined the “Personality Improvement” session, was held in the Sierra Room at the Westin Hotel in San Diego’s historic Gas Lamp Quarter. Meetings will officially commence Wednesday morning, continuing throughout Thursday. An official dinner will be held Wednesday evening and on Thursday evening, a baseball outing will be enjoyed along with dinner atop Petco Park, where the Padres will host defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The meeting will close Friday.

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This Saturday night, Triple A Promotions presents “Saturday Night Live” at the Shrine Auditorium in the Alamo City. Ten bouts total are set to take place, including seven undefeated prospects preparing to lace up the gloves. Continue reading “Boxing Back in San Antonio”

WBC #1 contender Jaime Munguía was one of the special guests at the WBC’s traditional “Tuesday Coffee” to talk about his possible middleweight elimination fight against Sergiy Derevyanchenko with the winner to challenge WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo.

Munguía hopes that this fight can take place in late October or early November, However, he clarified that he has not stopped taking care of himself via his diet, his vitamin plan and, of course, in his workouts, so he can be fully ready for any challenge that comes his way. Continue reading “Munguia talks Derevyanchenko”

Unbeaten two-time WBC super middleweight champion David “El Bandera Roja” Benavidez will now battle former IBF champion Jose Uzcategui in a WBC eliminator on Showtime November 13 from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Benavidez and Uzcategui were originally scheduled to meet on Saturday before the fight was postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test for Benavidez. Continue reading “New date named for Benavidez-Uzcategui”

WBA lightweight and super featherweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis suffered no injuries in a minor plane crash in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the weekend. The nosegear of a private aircraft he was riding in malfunctioned on takeoff.

Looks like the Teofimo Lopez against George Kambosos fight might land on the October 5 edition of Triller’s Tuesday “TrillerVerz” series at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater. It also appears Triller shut down the $2.99/month “TrillerVerz” subscription option.

Undefeated lightweight Tyler “Short Fuse” Tomlin (11-0, 7 KOs) faces Ira “Mr. Showtime” Terry (27-16, 16 KOs) in an eight-rounder on Saturday at the Oak Grove Racing and Gaming Hotel in Oak Grove, Kentucky.

Amanda Serrano has more pro fights than Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill combined.

Showtime wants $59.99 for Sunday’s Paul-Woodley PPV.

The purse bid for the fight between WBA cruiserweight super champion Arsen Goulamirian (26-0, 18 KOs) and WBA gold champion Aleksei Egorov (11-0, 7 KOs) was held on Monday and promoter Andrei Ryabinsky’s World of Boxing, representing Egorov, won the rights to promote the fight. The winning bid was $210,000 and the split will be 65/35 in favor of Goulamirian.

World of Boxing gave three options of date and venue for the fight. The first on November 6 in Moscow, the second on the same date but in Paris, and the third for November 20 in Monte Carlo.

Goulamiriam will be making the second defense of his belt.

P4P female boxer Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano will defend her unified WBC/WBO featherweight titles against WBC super bantamweight world champion Yamileth Mercado on Sunday night’s Paul-Woodley pay-per-view.

Serrano (40-1-1, 30 KOs) is by far the biggest KO artist among elite female boxers.

“Don’t blink during this one, because even though she’s a tough fighter with a lot of heart, this could be a short fight,” said Serrano. “I give her a lot of credit for accepting this fight right away. I know that I’m facing a tough Mexican fighter, but I’ll beat her at her own game!” Continue reading “Serrano: This could be a short fight”

By Damon Gonzalez

Unbeaten cruiserweight Blake Davis (8-0, 5 KOs) from Cooper City, Florida, stopped Tyler Vogal (3-5, 2 KOs) from Fargo, North Dakota with an explosive sixth round knockout on Saturday night’s BAD Promotions card at the Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Hallandale, Florida. Both fighters traded good shots throughout the contest. Davis was consistent with popping the jab, setting up Vogal with an explosive right hook that sent him down to the canvas ending the contest at the official time of :22 in round six.

In other action, unbeaten welterweight Peter Dobson (14-0, 9 KOs) from Bronx, New York scores a fourth round TKO victory over Andres Viera (10-4, 8 KOs) from Montevideo, Uruguay. Continue reading “Davis Crushes Vogal in Six”

W80 Championship Committee has scheduled a purse bid for the WBO welterweight mandatory clash between world champion Terence Crawford and top contender Shawn Porter. The proceeding will be held at noon on September 2 at WBO Headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The minimum acceptable bid for the welterweight division is $200,000 and all licensed WBO promoters can bid. Crawford is promoted by Top Rank, while Porter is promoted by TGB Promotions. The parties can still negotiate right up to September 2. If no deal is reached, it opens the door for someone like Matchroom or Triller to swoop in and steal it.

Undefeated WBO #2, IBF #5 light heavyweight Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) has checked in with his weekly callouts.

“In this world, all I have are my word and balls,” stated Ramirez, “and I don’t break ‘em for anyone. I fight not just for myself, but for my pride and the spirit of Mexican people. We are proud of our heritage and have been the best fighters. Russians know I will take out both Bivol and Beterbiev; Joe Smith, Jr. is just an appetizer. Continue reading “Zurdo Ramirez: All I have are my word and balls”

Good week of boxing action.

Friday night on Telemundo is the return of Dennis “El Martillo” Contreras (24-10-1, 22 KOs), currently boxing’s most interesting comeback story. Coming off a 1-8-1 streak, Contreras was firmly entrenched in journeyman status, when something strange happened. He started beating the “A-side.” Contreras has defeated Fernando Garcia (12-0), Belmar Preciado (20-2), Carlos Flores (20-0) and Hairon “El Maja” Socarras (23-1) in consecutive fights and earned world ratings with the WBA and WBC. On Friday, Contreras faces two-time world title challenger Cesar “Corazon” Juarez in another stiff test.

Unfortunately, Showtime quietly pulled the plug on Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing telecast.

Sunday night is the Paul-Woodley PPV. There are a lot of good names on that undercard, including the return of Ivan Baranchyk, who was in 2020’s fight of the year, heavyweight contender Daniel Dubois, and women’s P4P Amanda Serrano in the co-feature.

The Purse Bid for the fight between the World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight super champion Arsen Goulamirian (26-0, 18 KOs) and the mandatory challenger/Gold champion Aleksei Egorov (11-0, 7 KOs) will be held today after the deadline for negotiation ordered by the Championships Committee has expired.

The distribution of the purse will be 65% for Goulamirian as super champion, while Egorov will keep 35% as holder of the gold title.

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Meanwhile, the scheduled WBA super welterweight purse bid for the mandatory bout between Michel Soro and Israil Madrimov has been canceled. The WBA Championships Committee will continue reviewing the 154lb category as agreed in the interim title reduction plan.

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBC President Mauricio Suilamain spoke to Peter Maniatis about the WBC heavyweight title bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, Artur Beterbiev, Jermall and Jermell Charlo, Tim Tszyu, Canelo Alvarez, Jeff Fenech, Jeff Harding and the Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos bout. Continue reading “WBC President Mauricio Suilaman Interview”

By Miguel Maravilla

Eight-division former world champion and Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) talked about his defeat to WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) of Cuba Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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The scariest moment on Saturday night was unbeaten featherweight Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo’s brutal tenth round knockout of Julio Ceja in their WBC featherweight title eliminator.

WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman gives an update on Ceja’s status: “Have just spoken with Duane Ford who supervised last night event and has been in close contact with Bob Bennett about Julio Ceja and the report is favorable as there is no brain bleed but an orbital fracture the medical attention is top of the top. Exemplary performance by NSAC.”

Yordenis Ugas: “I told you, I am the champion of the WBA and I showed it tonight. I’m very emotional. A lot of people say Cubans can’t win the big fight. So, I’m very proud that I got this win for Cuba and showed what we are all about. My trainer, Ismael Salas, and I had a plan. We were going to move him around; we were going to use the jab and keep him off balance. That was the whole game plan. The right hand was a shot I had planned to use on Manny. It kept working so I kept using it.”

Manny Pacquiao: “In the future, you may not see Manny Pacquiao in the ring. I don’t know. Let me rest first, relax and make a decision if I’ll continue to fight or not.”

Unbeaten local super featherweight Jonathan “Zurdo” Fierro (11-0, 10 KOs) stopped Angel Daniel “Panterita” Tamez (7-2, 6 KOs) in round two on Saturday night at the Jalisco Arena in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Time was 1:25.

The semi-main event featured lightweight Leonel “Principe” Moreno (10-1-1, 6 KOs) stopping Juan Diego “El Vaquero” Reyes (6-2-1, 6 KOs) in 58 seconds of round one. Continue reading “Fierro stops Tamez in Guadalajara”

By Miguel Maravilla

The fight was even after six rounds. Ugas pulled away in the second half of the fight.

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

WBA welterweight super champion Yordenis Ugas (27-4, 12 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over ring legend Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) on Saturday night before a crowd of 17,438 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As expected, it was a tactical affair. Pacquiao was aggressive and often swarmed Ugas. The cagey Ugas was more accurate, but less active. Ugas closed the fight strong. Judges had it 115-113, 116-112, 116-112.

Slated to fight on the co-feature, the 35-year-old Ugás came in as the replacement after welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr. was forced to withdraw due to an eye injury. Ugas capitalized on the opportunity. Continue reading “Ugas defeats Pacquiao, retains WBA title”

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

In a welterweight clash between former world champions, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (37-6-1, 20 KOs) won a close ten round unanimous decision over “Vicious” Víctor Ortiz (32-7-3, 25 KOs).

Undefeated featherweight Mark Magsayo (23-0, 16 KOs) scored a huge tenth round knockout over former world champion Julio Ceja (32-5-1, 28 KOs) in a WBC title eliminator. Both fighters down. Great fight!

Undefeated featherweight Carlos Castro (27-0, 12 KOs) was impressive in scoring a stoppage over former world title challenger Oscar Escandon (26-6, 18 KOs) in the tenth and final round. Continue reading “Pacquiao-Ugas Undercard Results”

WBA #13 heavyweight Zhan Kossobutskiy (16-0, 15 KOs) of Kazakhstan scored a second round KO against Philadelphia’s Joey “The Tank” Dawejko (21-9-4, 12 KOs) in a bout for the WBA International title on Saturday night at the famed Universum Gym in Hamburg, Germany. A body shot seemingly finished Dawejko. He was counted out at 2:03. Dawejko later complained for several minutes that he was fouled to no avail. Replays weren’t clear.

In the co-feature, unbeaten Hamburg-based Cuban heavyweight Jose Larduet (6-0, 5 KOs) stopped Santander Silgado (30-9, 24 KOs) in the fourth round of a bout for the vacant WBC Latino title. A quick left hook finished Silgado at :59.

Middleweight Avni “Mr. Robot” Yildrim (22-4, 13 KOs) ended a three-defeat losing streak with a first round knockout over Slavisa Simeunovic (37-52, 31 KOs). Yildrim dropped Simeunovic three times, the final time for the count. Time was 2:45. Yildirim was coming off defeats to Jack Cullen and two world title losses to Canelo Alvarez and Anthony Dirrell.

By Miguel Maravilla at ringside

Three boxing matches were held during the afternoon at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. No fans were allowed into the building, but FOX aired the matches live.

Undefeated lightweight prospect Frank Martin (14-0, 11 KOs) of Detroit won a ten round unanimous decision over Ryan Kielczweski (30-5, 11 KOs). Fighting at a fast pace early on, Martin and Kielczweski exchanged good shots. There was a clash of heads in round three as they continued to box. Martin displayed his speed as Kielczweksi, being in top condition, made Martin work. Martin began to control the pace halfway through attacking Kielczweski. Credit to Kielczweski for hanging in as Martin looked for the knockout late in the fight and Kielczweski made Martin earn the victory. All three judges scored the bout 100-90.

Heavyweight Steve Torres (5-0, 5 KOs) of Reading, Pennsylvania made quick work of Justin Rolfe (6-3-1, 4 KOs). Torres pounded away on Rolfe until referee Robert Hoyle stopped the fight. Time was 2:33 of round one.

Lightweight Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela (9-0, 6 KOs) of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico stopped Donte Strayhorn (12-4, 4 KOs) of Cincinnati. Valenzuela scored a knockdown early as a left stumbled Strayhorn his glove touch the canvas. Attacking and working patiently, Valenzuela busted up Strayhorn as referee Raul Caiz Sr. seen enough and stepped in to stop the fight at 1:29 of the fourth round.