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The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, will be the speaker at the online conference “Boxing Regulation” hosted by Prosapienza Consulting and Universitas Fundación. Mendoza will combine his knowledge in law with his boxing experience and management over the years. He is one of the most authoritative voices to speak on the subject.

There will also be an option to interact with President Mendoza and have updated information about the event in the prior days. Continue reading “Mendoza to speak at boxing conference”

By Zach Hirsch

The Bareknuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) debut of 46-year-old former boxing world champion Demarcus “Chop Chop” Corley was not a successful one. Corley was stopped by Reggie Barnett officially in round four. The event took place at the Civic Center, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Barnett pretty much grappled and beat up the Corley until he retired on his stool in between rounds.

By Jeff Zimmerman

One of boxing’s best trainers, Robert Garcia, shares his thoughts on what makes Vergil Ortiz Jr so special and more, as he prepares Ortiz Jr to face former 140lb world champ Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker this Sat, March 20 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX and live on DAZN.

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Bantamweight Saul “The Beast” Sanchez (16-1, 9 KOs) scored his second consecutive first round KO on Telemundo air as he demolished Frank “Castigador” Gonzalez (8-2, 4 KOs) who was down three times before the ref waved it off at 1:47. Sanchez claimed the vacant WBA Fedecentro bantamweight title.

British and Commonwealth champion “Lightning” Lee McGregor (10-0, 8 KOs) destroyed and dethroned European bantamweight Karim Guerfi (29-5, 9 KOs) in the first round on Friday night at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England. McGregor blasted Guerfi to the canvas three times to end it. Time was 2:43.

McGregor said: “I said from the start of the lead up to this fight that people will see a completely different Lee McGregor. Huge credit has to go to Ben Davison, because he’s made me a completely different fighter and that showed tonight.

“My physical strength, mental strength and lots else have been improved, and I’m a proper professional now. I sacrificed so much away from my family for this fight, but there was no denying me. I knew I wouldn’t return home without this belt.” Continue reading “McGregor destroys Guerfi to win Euro title”

By Jeff Zimmerman

Vergil Ortiz Jr. 147 vs. Maurice Hooker 147
Anabel Ortiz 105.2 vs. Seniesa Estrada 104.4
(WBA female strawweight title)
Jairo Lopez 139.2 vs. Marcelino Lopez 140.8
Tristan Kalkreuth 198 vs. Dustin Long 201.2

Venue: Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas
Promoter: Golden Boy
TV: DAZN

Heavyweights Derek Chisora (32-10, 23 KOs) and Joseph Parker (28-2, 21 KOs) will collide on May 1 at a venue to be determined. Also on the card is WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (17-0, 11 KOs) defending against Craig Richards (16-1-1, 9 KOs), undisputed women’s lightweight champion Katie Taylor (17-0, 6 KOs) against Natasha Jonas (9-1-1, 7 KOs), and middleweight Chris Eubank Jr (29-2, 22 KOs) vs. Marcus Morrison (23-3, 16 KOs). The event can be see live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all markets excluding the UK, Ireland, China, New Zealand and Samoa.

A grand total of 200 fans will be in attendance at the 74,295-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the April 17 Triller card headlined by YouTuber Jake Paul vs. MMA fighter Ben Askren.

The seats are only available through a giveaway that will allow 100 fans and their guests to attend the fight. To be eligible, you must be 1) a registered and active Triller app user, 2) comment on at least 30 Triller videos over a 3-day period, and 3) post a video explaining why you deserve to attend the event in-person using the #TFCpickme hashtag. Continue reading “Ticket Update for Paul-Askren Triller PPV”

Lawrence Okolie 199.4 vs. Krzystof Glowacki 195.8
(WBO cruiserweight title)

Joe Cordina 132.4 vs. Faroukh Kourbanov 130.5
Anthony Fowler 153.8 vs. Jorge Fortea 152.5
Ellie Scotney 122.8 vs. Mailys Gangloff 118.8
Chris Billam-Smith 199 vs. Vasil Ducar 198.5
Ramla Ali 126.3 vs. Bec Connolly 126.4
Bradley Rea 159 vs. Lee Cutler 158.3

Venue: SSE Arena, London, England
Promoter: Matchroom
TV: DAZN, Sky Sports

Artur Beterbiev 174.6 vs. Adam Deines 174.3
(WBC/IBF light heavyweight titles)

Azizbek Abdugofurov 167.9 vs. Pavel Silyagin 167.9
(WBC silver super middleweight title)

Khariton Agrba 140.1 lbs vs. Helber Rojas 138.2 lbs
Alexander Besputin 150.6 vs. Viktor Plotnikov TBA

Venue: Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow
Promoter: Top Rank, Patriot Promotions
TV: ESPN, ESPN+

Saul “The Beast” Sanchez 118 vs. Frank “El Castigador” Gonzalez 118
(WBA Fedecentro bantamweight title)

Kenny Robles 144 vs. Issac Luna 145
Marcus Willis 160 vs. Aaron Garcia 158
Richard Graham 160 vs. Alberto Delgado 159
Julio Solis 135 vs. Nicholas Collins 137
Zamy Larry 170 vs. John Portal 166

Venue: Bryan Glazer JCC center in Tampa, FL.
Promoter: All Star Boxing
TV: Telemundo

Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders will clash in front of over 60,000 fans in a world super middleweight title unification blockbuster at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday May 8, live worldwide on DAZN. Pre-sales for the blockbuster fight will start on Tuesday March 23 with general sale beginning on Friday March 26 at SeatGeek.com.

Mexican superstar Canelo puts his WBC and WBA Super titles on the line at the home of the Dallas Cowboys on Cinco de Mayo weekend, as British favorite Saunders brings his WBO strap across the pond and looks to extend his unbeaten pro record against Canelo in front of the biggest sporting crowd for over a year in the US.

By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with Golden Boy’s rising star Vergil Ortiz Jr at Media Day as he squares off against fellow Dallas fighter and former 140lb world champ Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker this Sat, March 20 at Dickies Arena in Ft Worth, TX.

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By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with the Golden Boy himself, Oscar De La Hoya, at the final presser at The Worthington Renaissance in Ft Worth, TX for his rising star Vergil Ortiz Jr as he faces former 140lb world champ Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker this Sat, March 20 at Dickies Arena in Ft Worth and shown live on DAZN.

De La Hoya shared his thoughts on prized pupil Ortiz Jr, his excitement for Seneisa Estrada who fights in the co-main in her first world title shot and the recent passing of Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

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By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with Vergil Ortiz Sr, trainer of his son and top, young talent Vergil Ortiz Jr., at the final presser for Vergil Jr. showdown against former 140lb world champ Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker this Sat, March 20 at Dickies Arena in Ft Worth, TX and live on DAZN.

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By Jeff Zimmerman

Golden Boy’s rising, young star Seniesa Estrada fights Anabel Ortiz for her WBA minimum title as the co-main on the Ortiz-Hooker showdown this Sat, March 20 in Ft Worth, TX at Dickies Arena and shown live on DAZN.

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Bantamweight Saul “The Beast” Sanchez (15-1, 8 KOs) impressed in his Telemundo debut knocking out local favorite Daniel Lozano in round one. Tonight he will once again be fighting a Floridian in Frank “El Castigador” Gonzalez (8-1, 4 KOs) for the vacant WBA Fedecentro bantamweight title. Sanchez has no plans on the fight going the distance.

The card will air with a live audience from the Bryan Glazer JCC center in Tampa, Florida, as the Boxeo Telemundo winter season comes to an end. Continue reading ““The Beast” Sanchez on Telemundo tonight”

Then retires to become a teacher

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

IBF female atomweight champion Saemi Hanagata (16-7-5, 7 KOs), 101.25, barely kept her belt as she was held to a majority draw (95-95 twice, 97-93 for the challenger) with Rie Matsuda (4-0-1, 1 KO), 101.5, over ten hard-fought rounds on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

For Hanagata, 36, it was her final ring appearance as she retired after her last fight and would become a teacher after her graduation of a university in 2023. The champ maintained the pressure to the southpaw footworker, 26, who gamely retaliated to the onrushing ruler. Hanagata got married to an active referee named Takeru Okaniwa in November 2019. Since then the husband, of course, had never officiated Saemi’s bouts. Hanagata, who won the world belt in her fifth attempt in 2018, will be a good teacher with her perennial patience, hopefully. Continue reading “Hanagata barely keeps IBF female 102lb belt”

By Jeff Zimmerman

Fightnews.com® caught up with the legendary Bernard Hopkins at Media Day for Ortiz-Hooker as he talks about fellow Philly icon Smokin’ Joe Frazier, boxing in prison, Roy Jones Jr, James Toney, Oscar De La Hoya, Vergil Ortiz Jr. and so much more!

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By Robert Coster

Among the young prospects to be followed in this new year is 21-year-old Dominican lightweight Edwin de Los Santos, unbeaten in 9 fights with 8 knockouts. Nicknamed “The Grenade,” Edwin has already won two WBC regional belts, Fecarbox and Latino. Last Friday, de los Santos demonstrated his power knocking out Luis Montano of Mexico in one round, winning the Latino title. Edwin is now gearing up to invade the US boxing scene. Fightnews.com® sat down with the young prospect, flanked by manager Tony Tineo. Continue reading “New Faces: Edwin de los Santos”

Late sub Angel Fierro (18-1-1, 14 KOs) scored a spectacular sixth round knockout over former world champion Alberto Machado (22-3, 18 KOs) in a lightweight fight on Friday night at the Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Machado dropped Fierro in round one with a right to the jaw. Fierro was down again at the end of round two courtesy of a flush Machado right hook. After Machado dominated round three, Fierro somehow turned the tide in rounds four and five, then he brutally KNOCKED OUT Machado with a massive left hook in round six. Time was :47. Fierro won the NABO title. Amazing fight!

“I’m happy, I faced a top-notch fighter tonight in Alberto Machado,” said Fierro, who was a three-to-one underdog. “He is world class and dropped me twice. But I am ecstatic that I was able to come back and beat a fighter of his caliber.” Continue reading “Fierro comes off canvas to KO Machado”

By Zach Hirsch at the scales

Reggie Barnett Jr. 135 vs. Demarcus “Chop Chop” Corley 135
Leonard Garcia 165 vs. Joe Elmore 164.3
Bobo O’Bannon 247.9 vs. Arnold Adams 258.1
Kaleb Harris 164.9 vs. Noah Cutter 134.8
Melvin Guillard 183.8 vs. Scott O´Shaughnessy 184.9
Adrian Miles 227.5 vs. Jason Fish 224.4
David Diaz 136 vs. Spencer Ruggeri 134.7
Brad Kelly 166 vs. Elvin Brito 163.8
Tyler Hill 176 vs. Zion Tomlinson 176
Ryan Jones 185.7 vs. Eric Thompson 186

Promoter: Bareknuckle Fighting LLC- David Feldman
Site: Civic Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
TV: Bare Knuckle TV app bktvapp.com