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World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion, Venezuelan Carlos Cañizales (22-0-1, 17KOs), arrived this Saturday in Mexico City, where he will defend his title on May 28th against local fighter Esteban Bermúdez (13-3-2, 9KOs).

Triple C, as the South American boxer is known, has not been in the ring for 2 years. However, he says that this will not be a problem when defending his title. “I’ve never been away from the gym, I’ve always been training and I’m not worried about that. I have always worked the same, I have been constant and I don’t think I will have problems because I have been active”, said the champion. Continue reading “WBA champ Cañizales hits Mexico”

Heavyweight Daniel Dubois (15-1, 14KOs) has revealed that he feels like he is starting his professional career all over again as he closes in on his date with Bogdan Dinu (20-2, 16KOs) with the WBA interim title at stake on June 5.

Dubois, of course, suffered the unfamiliar sensation of defeat at the back end of November when he entered into a heavy duty domestic duel with Joe Joyce with multiple titles on the line, including the British and European. Continue reading “Dubois ready for ‘fresh start’”

By Joe Koizumi
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Former WBO bantam champ Tomoki Kameda (37-3, 20 KOs), 124.5, returned to ring warfare after a twenty-two month hiatus since his losing effort to Rey Vargas with his WBC 122-pound belt on the line in July 2019, and scored a unanimous decision (78-73 twice, 79-73) over Hironori Miyake (9-11-2, just a KO), 123.25, over eight lopsided rounds on Saturday in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Tomoki exclusively used his left hand to pile up points, but carelessly absorbed Miyake’s right to hit the canvas with his gloves and the referee see it a flash knockdown to take the mandatory eight count. Continue reading “Kameda victorious, WBA#6 Osawa’s fight canceled”

50-year-old Phil Mickelson winning the PGA Championship over the weekend may inspire a pair of future Hall of Famers who will seek to regain past glory against the odds in this week’s big fights.

35-year-old former three-division champion Jorge Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) will attempt to dethrone 14:1 favorite and WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney (25-0, 15 KOs). Linares is 13 years older than the 22-year-old Haney. DAZN will stream.

38-year-old former four-division champion Nonito Donaire (40-6, 26 KOs) will attempt to dethrone 3:1 favorite and WBC bantamweight champion Nordine Oubaali (17-0, 12 KOs) in Los Angeles. 2-time Olympian Oubaali is no spring chicken either at age 34. Showtime will televise.

By TMZ.com

“B**ch, in your dreams! In your wildest dreams!” That’s Claressa Shields — 26-year-old boxing champ turned MMA fighter — giving a message to upcoming PFL opponent Brittney Elkin … after Shields says she heard B.E. promise a quick highlight reel finish when the women fight June 10 at PFL in Atlantic City. Continue reading “Shields gearing up for MMA debut”

By TMZ.com

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is predicting a 4th-round victory over Anderson Silva … and he wants to follow it up with a rematch against Canelo Alvarez!!

TMZ Sports broke the story … 35-year-old Chavez — 52-5-1 as a pro boxer — is taking on the MMA legend in Mexico on June 19 … a fight Anderson believes he can win.

We spoke to Chavez Jr. who told us Silva’s delusional … and he’s predicting a short and violent end to The Spider’s foray into boxing. Continue reading “Chavez Jr. wants Canelo rematch after Silva”

The WBO Championship Committee has given the teams of WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk 10 days to negotiate and reach an agreement, otherwise an immediate purse bid will be called. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn requested an extension until Monday to discuss the subject and other related affairs with Joshua, but that request was denied.

If no deal is reached and a purse bid is called, the split can be no greater than 80/20 in favor of Joshua. The minimum acceptable bid is one million dollars. Either camp may request a purse bid procedure at any time during the negotiation process.

19-year-old super featherweight prospect Frank Diaz (6-0, 5 KOs) impressively won his first main event as a professional Saturday night stopping 44 bout veteran Mike Fowler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in round two of a scheduled six rounder. Diaz looked extremely sharp as he ripped the body of Fowler from the very beginning scoring a knockdown in the first round. It was more of the same in round two and Fowler retired in his corner at the end of the round. The event took place at Media Pro Studios on the outskirts of Miami, Florida, and was promoted by M&R Boxing Promotions – Laura Ching. Continue reading “Frank Diaz stops foe in 2 in Miami”

Two knockdowns made the difference as former world champion Jose Ramirez lost a close twelve round decision to now undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor.

“He took advantage of some of those clinches but, hey, I got back up and tried to give it my best and stay smart,” said Ramirez afterward. “I was never hurt. I was aware. I was just disappointed every time it happened. I tried to shake it off and get back to my rhythm. But it was overall a good fight. Hopefully, I get back and I learn from my mistakes. You win some and you lose some.

“I felt like I landed some clean shots. It came down to the clinches. He would let his hands go as soon as he got his chance and I think I left it to the referee to do his part and it was a lack of experience on my part.”

Undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor: “I’m ecstatic. I’ve trained my whole life for this. I’ve dedicated my whole life for this moment. I’ve dreamt of it so many times over, man. I’m so, so happy. I’m over the moon. I’ve trained for this moment all my life.

“I thought the scorecards were a little tight. I thought they were well wider than that. I wasn’t too happy with the selection of the judges, but I wasn’t going to moan. I was confident in winning this fight anyway. Continue reading “Taylor: I’ve trained my whole life for this”