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WBA International light heavyweight beltholder Joshua Buatsi (14-0, 12 KOs) brutally knocked out previously unbeaten Daniel Blenda Dos Santos (15-1, 8 KOs) in round four on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Buatsi, fighting under trainer Virgil Hunter for the first time, dropped Dos Santos in round two. A pair of crushing right hands laid out Dos Santos for several minutes. Time was 2:44. Continue reading “Buatsi brutally KOs Dos Santos in 4”

In a clash of unbeaten heavyweights, Viktor Faust (7-0, 6 KOs) destroyed Jacek Piatek (11-1, 9 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at the Sportstudio Baaden in Cologne, Germany. Faust laid out the 48-year-old Piatek with a right hand. The bout was the co-feature for the clash between Mahmoud Charr and Christopher Lovejoy.

Veteran heavyweight Christian Hammer (26-7, 16 KOs) won by third round KO over journeyman Patryk Kowoll (7-25, 6 KOs). Hammer dropped Kowoll twice in round three to end it.

Light heavyweight Mohammed “The Destroyer” Bekdash (20-0, 16 KOs) scored a first round KO against Mindia Nozadze (13-21, 11 KOs). Nozadze down four times in round one.

In a clash between unbeaten super lightweights, Volkan Gökcek (6-0, 4 KOs) won by second round KO against Gkouram Mirzaev (4-1-1, 2 KOs).

Light heavyweight Branimir Malenica (1-0, 1 KO) scored a second round TKO over Norbert Magyar (3-9-1, 3 KOs)

Undefeated 19-year-old lightweight Jair “Kaiser” Valtierra (15-0, 8 KOs) scored an impressive third round KO over former WBA world champion Emmanuel “Pollo” Lopez (30-13-1, 14 KOs) on Friday night at the famed Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City. After Valtierra hammered Lopez with a right hand, Lopez took a step back then sank to his knees. Valtierra retained his WBC Latino title.

By Przemek Garczarczyk

WBC #3 cruiserweight Michal Cieslak (21-1, 15 KOs) destroyed WBA #4, IBF #4 Yuri Kashinsky (20-2, 18 KO) in the first round of an IBF eliminator on Friday night in Warsaw, Poland. Cieslak rocked Kashinsky in the first round and Kashinsky turned his back prompting a referee’s stoppage. Cieslak will earn the IBF #2 ranking.

Heavyweight boxer Christopher Lovejoy, who has an exclusive promotional agreement with Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King, nor the promoters of Saturday’s boxing card in Germany, are complying with the Cease & Desist letter they received several weeks ago.

Lovejoy has weighed in and plans to fight the WBA champion in recess Mahmoud Charr on Saturday night in Germany.

“Lovejoy and the German promoter are defying the law,” said King. “We have served them and justice will prevail. We will see who will be “quacking” when we get to court and the legal process decides that everything is there in black and white.

“Lovejoy is out there popping off and feels that this fight is for the WBA championship. The WBA hasn’t sanctioned this illegal bout and they certainly won’t do so. Trevor Bryan is the WBA champion. Continue reading “Don King: WBA hasn’t sanctioned illegal bout”

Topping an all-women’s event, Jessica “The Cobra” Camara (8-2, 0 KOs) outpointed former WBO female featherweight champion Heather “The Heat” Hardy (22-2, 4 KOs), who moved up to lightweight on Friday night at the Embassy Suites Nashville SE in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Hardy was credited with a knockdown in the first 20 seconds, but things went downhill from there. Scores were 79-73, 78-73, 77-74 for Camara.

Female lightweight “Little Miss Tyson” Melissa St. Vil (14-4-4, 1 KO) scored an eight round unanimous decision over former world champion Olivia Gerula (18-19-2, 3 KOs). Scores were 80-72, 78-74, 78-74.

In a battle of pro-debuting female welterweights, Kelsey Wickstrum won a majority decision over Stevie Jane Coleman. Scores were 58-56, 58-56 Wickstrum, 57-57.

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Unbeaten local lightweight prospect Tyler “Short Fuse” Tomlin (11-0, 7 KOs) was victorious by TKO when Tyrone Luckey (13-14-4, 9 KOs) didn’t come out after round three.

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Also it was announced that on June 11, women’s world champion Amanda Serrano will fight in an MMA bout.

By Boxing Bob Newman

Jeremy Hill 136 vs Julio Vassa 136
Victorino Gonzalez 125.5 vs Julio Buitrago 127
Jose Israel Ibarra 128.5 vs Weusi Johnson 123.5
Anthony Savilla 133.5 vs Emonte Haynes 134
Elijah Seawright 143 vs Xavier Martinez 141
Trayvion Butts 133.5 vs Ryan Venable 133
Calvin Dickerson 167.5 vs Therran Smalls*
Daniel Bailey 127 vs Aaron Jamel Hollis 130.5
Gabriel Gaucin 132 .5 vs Roderick Gilkey*
Raekwon Butler 144.5 vs Robbie Rose 147

*Fighters arriving late
Promoter: Christy Salters Martin (Christy Martin Promotions)
Venue: Crown Reef Resort, Myrtle Beach, SC
Doors Open: 5 pm, First bell at 6 pm
Stream: bxngtv.com

Brandon Figueroa 121.2 vs. Luis Nery 122
(WBA/WBC super bantamweight titles)

Daniel Roman 122 vs. Ricardo Espinoza 121.6
Xavier Martinez 131.6 vs. Juan Carlos Burgos 131.8

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: Showtime

By Boxing Bob Newman

Argentine boxing historian, author, radio and TV broadcaster Marcos Vistali, contacted this writer earlier this week with what he feels is a significant historical find in the world of boxing. Read on to learn about this discovery, in Vistali’s own words…

We all know, by now, that the first fight to be filmed was that of James Corbett with Peter Courtney on October 7, 1894. It was not that film that drew attention to boxing. Before the brothers Auguste and Louis Loumière introduced it, as early as 1888 an English photographer Eadweard Muybridge took serial images of boxers, which were then intended to be passed in sequence to give the sensation of movement. Continue reading “Doubt Cast Over Claim of Corbett-Courtney Being First Fight Ever Filmed”