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Golden Boy has announced the undercard for the return of super lightweights “King” Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) against Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) taking place at Toyota Center in Houston on December 2 broadcast worldwide on DAZN.

The co-main event features Ohara “Two Tanks” Davies (25-2, 18 KOs) against Ismael Barroso (24-4-2, 22 KOs) for the WBA interim super lightweight title.

Unbeaten Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield (15-0, 11 KOs) faces Ricardo “Explosivo” Torres (17-7-3, 12 KOs) in a 10-round fight.

NABO middleweight champion Shane Mosley Jr. (20-4, 11 KOs) faces Joshua Conley (17-5-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round fight.

Opening the DAZN card, light heavyweight Darius Fulghum (8-0, 8 KOs) will fight Pachino “Chino” Hill (8-4-1, 6 KOs). Continue reading “Kingry-Duarte undercard set”

Steve Claggett 139.8 vs. Miguel Madueno 139.7
(NABF/NABO super lightweight titles)

Steven Butler 161.9 vs. Ivan Alvarez 160.9
Fernando Galvan 178.6 vs. Iman Khataev 179.4
Jaime Lopez 173 vs. Mehmet Nadir Unal 175.5
Grzegorz Mardyla 168.6 vs. Wilkens Mathieu 169.5
Christian Lopez Lozano 160.9 vs. Moreno Fendero 163.6

Venue: Théâtre du Casino in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Promoter: Eye of the Tiger
TV: ESPN+

Undefeated WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo discussed training camp and more ahead of his showdown against Jose Benavidez Jr., which serves as the Showtime PPV co-main event on November 25 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Charlo-Benavidez in a 10-round non-title WBC special event as Charlo ends an over two-year layoff.

Jermall Charlo

“I’m excited to be back – back where I belong. I’m really re-learning boxing, like in the amateurs all over again. I feel new to it. It’s a thrill at the same time. I’m putting my life on the line once again, to shock the world and let people know that I’m on top.

“A lot of people consider mental health when can’t stabilize your mind and think forward. And that’s kind of where I was at. I was in a place of not being able to explain it to anyone and kind of always shielded it and I had to fight through that through my learning experiences. The main thing I’ve learned this whole time is patience. I got ready on my own terms. I’m back in the ring on my own terms. I feel better at my own pace and I’m going to go in and face my battles on my own timing. Continue reading “Charlo: I’m back on my own terms”

The heavyweight division’s fastest-rising prospect looks to close out 2023 in crushing fashion.

Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (7-0, 7 KOs) will test himself against Curtis Harper (14-10, 9 KOs) on Saturday, December 9 at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines, Florida. This will be the first scheduled eight-rounder for Torrez, who has ended all seven of his professional outings in three rounds or less. Harper is best known for walking out of the ring prior to a fight with Efe Ajagba, but otherwise has proven to be a credible journeyman.

Torrez-Harper will stream LIVE & exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ before the ESPN-televised doubleheader (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) featuring Robeisy Ramirez’s WBO featherweight world title defense against Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza and undefeated junior middleweight sensation Xander Zayas versus Spain’s Jorge Fortea.

Another busy week with Thursday night’s world title twinbill from Las Vegas being the highlight.

TUESDAY
ESPN+ has WBC #15 super lightweight Steve Claggett (36-7-2, 25 KOs) against heavy-handed Miguel Madueno (30-1, 28 KOs) from the Casino De Montreal with the NABF and NABO titles on the line. Also, two-time middleweight world title challenger Steven Butler (32-4-1, 26 KOs) against Iron Alvarez (32-14-4, 21 KOs)

WEDNESDAY
ProBox TV has a super welterweight showdown between super welterweights Guido Schramm (16-1-2, 9 KOs) and Johan Gonzalez (33-2, 33 KOs) from the Whitesands Events Center in Plant City, Florida.

THURSDAY
ESPN delivers two world title fights as Shakur Stevenson (20-0, 10 KOs) meets Edwin De Los Santos (16-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBC lightweight title. In the co-feature, WBO junior lightweight champion Emanuel Navarrete (38-1, 31 KOs) will defend his belt against 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceição (17-2, 8 KOs). T-Moble Arena in Las Vegas it the site of the telecast.

SATURDAY
DAZN presents unbeaten super middleweight Diego Pacheco (19-0, 16 KOs) facing former world title challenger Marcelo Coceres (32-5-1, 18 KOs) for the WBO International and USWBC titles at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California.

ESPN+ delivers unbeaten featherweight Nick Ball (18-0, 11 KOs) versus former world champion Isaac Dogboe (24-3, 15 KOs) from the AO Arena in Manchester, England.

Peacock will air the European title twinbill featuring fast-tracking super lightweight prospect Adam Azim (9-0, 6 KOs) challenging EBU 140lb champion Franck Petitjean (24-6-3, 6 KOs) and EBU middleweight champion Matteo Signani (32-6-3, 12 KOs) versus Tyler Denny (17-2-3, 0 KOs) + WBO #1 cruiserweight Richard Riakporhe (16-0, 12 KOs) against Dylan Bregeon (13-4-1, 3 KOs). The action comes from The Halls in Wolverhampton, England.

Report/Photo: David Finger

The legendary Panamanian former WBC world champion Roberto “Manos De Piedra” Duran stopped by in “The City of Stone”,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan to help kick off the 2023 WBC Boxing Convention. Also present was former WBC word champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, a fighter well remembered for his rock-hard punching power. Once introduced to Stevenson, Duran immediately took to the Haitian-born Canadian. It was a legendary meeting of “rock stars” in the Stone City.

Report/Photos by David Finger

The 61st Annual WBC Convention kicked on Sunday night in a new and exotic location of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. But despite “The City of Stone” being located about as far from the Western Hemisphere as possible, the welcome cocktail that unofficially opened the event was a packed house with many recognizable faces from Mexico and the United States.

Former Mexican word champions Julio Cesar Chavez, Daniel Zaragoza, and Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez, were three of the notable guests from Mexico. Continue reading “2023 WBC Convention kicks off in Uzbekistan”

Report and Photos by Bob Ryder

Albert “Prince” Bell scored a destructive second round TKO over Jayson Velez at Toledo’s Glass City Center Saturday night. Despite his post-fight statement to the contrary (“I just wanted to put on a performance”) Bell seemed much more intent on scoring a stoppage win than usual. Sometimes criticized for his perceived lack of power, Bell jumped on Velez quickly. Velez went to the mat in the first round in a flash knockdown and did not seem to be badly hurt. In the second round, however, Bell really poured it on. He opened up a bloody gash over Jayson’s left eye and floored him heavily for a second knockdown in the fight. Velez arose only to be again sent down hard requiring referee James Easter to immediately rush in and wave off the bout at 1:39 of the round. Continue reading “WBO #1 Bell Crushes Velez in Toledo”

Report/Photos: Boxing Bob Newman

It’s not uncommon to have rival boxing shows going head to head in the same area on the same night. But in a somewhat unique twist on Saturday night in Colorado, two such competing shows wound up combining into one mega event in Loveland, Colorado.

Originally, there was one event slated for Denver, promoted by Steve Mestas’ Airtight Boxing, while Loveland had a show promoted by Jeff Cisneros’ Sparta Combat League.

However, the situation was such that there were not enough officials and administrators within the Colorado Combative Sports Commission to cover both shows simultaneously. So the move was made to merge both shows together in Loveland, forming a 22 match mega event, combining boxing, kickboxing, MMA and Muay Thai, some amateurs and some pros. Fightnews.com® opted concentrate on the boxing matches for this event. Continue reading “Results from Loveland, Colorado”

For the 10th consecutive year, Bob Russo of Portland Boxing Club returned to the Portland Expo Center in Portland, Maine, for another successful, sold out event. Raising money for the New England Golden Gloves program, sponsors and fans crowded into Portland’s top sports arena for an exciting night of pro and amateur boxing.

Quirk wins New England Middleweight Title in Portland.

In the 8 round main event for the vacant New England Middleweight title, Portland Firefighter Jason Quirk, 11-0, 6 KOs got off to an early lead, outworking the determined and wild-swinging Rodrigo Lopes-Rodrigues, 8-7, 7 KOs, of Sao Paulo, Brazil via Boston. With seconds to go in the 6th round, Lopes landed a crashing overhand right, staggering Quirk in his corner. Attacking at the bell for the 7th, Lopes continued to chase Quirk around the ring, rocking him repeatedly. Quirk maintained his composure, tying Lopes up anytime he landed clean, resulting in them both falling to the canvas. Quirk seemed to regain his legs in the final round, maintaining his distance and avoiding the looping shots of Lopes. Judge Glen Feldman saw the bout 77-75 for Lopes while Martha Tremblay and Steve Weisfeld leaned 77-75 and 77-76 respectively for Quirk for the split decision win. Continue reading “Boxing Results from Maine”

Unbeaten WBA #7 super middleweight Pablo Ezquiel Corzo (17-0, 15 KOs) of Argentina defeated Carlos Rivero (24-3-1, 14 KOs) of Venezuela by first round KO on Saturday night at the Club Deportivo y Social Sportsmen Unidos in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. The first two minutes of the round seemed to be a feeling out process when Corzo suddenly stunned Rivero badly with a right to the head. Rivero´s back hit the ropes then he dropped to his knees after a slight delayed reaction. Rivero was noticeably dazed and was counted out by the referee.

6’4, 279 pound heavyweight Don Haynesworth Jr. (18-8, 16 KOs) returned with a 3rd round TKO over journeyman Anthony Trotter in Greensboro, North Carolina on Saturday night. After sending the 240 pound Trotter to the canvas twice in the 2nd stanza, Haynesworth landed another big, straight right dropping Trotter again early in the 3rd round. Referee Dale Frye officially stopped the onslaught at 1:10 of round 3.

The victory marked Haynesworth’s 2nd straight win since dropping bouts to notables Zhilei Zhang, Guido Vianello and Dempsey McKean. The 7 bout card was promoted by local Walter Johnson to honor Veterans Day at the Greensboro National Guard Armory.

Unbeaten lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (13-0, 12 KOs) scored a second round TKO over former world title challenger Jeremia Nakathila (23-4, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the LumColor “Phoenix Center” in Ontario, California. Mercado dropped Nakathila in round two and got a referee’s stoppage with his follow-up barrage. Nakathila complained about the stoppage – which did seem quick. Regardless, Mercado continues to impress.

Sons of ring legends were in action Saturday night at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.

Unbeaten super welterweight Fernando Vargas Jr (13-0, 12 KOs), son of Hall of Famer Fernando “Feroz” Vargas, impressively demolished Wilfrido Buelvas (24-18, 18 KOs). Vargas dropped Buelvas in round one and finished him with another knockdown in round two. Time was :52.

Featherweight Michael Bracamontes (8-1-1, 4 KOs) won an eight round unanimous decision over Jose Luis Castillo Jr (27-4, 20 KOs), son of two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo. Close, competitive fight but two judges somehow had it a shutout. Scores were 80-72, 80-72, 78-74.

Irma Garcia (23-5-1, 4 KOs) outscored Stephanie Silva (8-1, 0 KOs) over ten rounds for the vacant IBF female super flyweight title. Scores were 99-90 3x. Garcia dropped Silva in round five.

In a charity exhibition match, heavyweight legends Donovan “Razor” Ruddock (40-6-1, 30 KOs) and James “Lights Out” Toney (77-10-3, 47 KOs) boxed for six rounds on Saturday night at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica. Ruddock, 59, and Toney, 55, both fought without headgear or T-shirts. Rounds one and two were three minute rounds. After round two, the Jamaican commission switched the bout to two minute rounds. Toney was much quicker and busier, while Ruddock landed the occasional power shot. The affair was declared a draw afterward.

In the co-feature, unbeaten WBA #10 super featherweight Abel Mendoza (39-0, 30 KOs) pounded on 42-year-old Aristides Perez (34-25-3, 19 KOs) for three rounds and Perez didn’t come out for round four.

Light heavyweight Jermaine Bowen (4-3, 1 KO) got a sixth round referee’s stoppage against 46-year-old local favorite Tsetsi Davis (18-9, 5 KOs).

Pro debuting welterweight DJ Ruddock, 34, son of Razor Ruddock, battled to a four round draw with Juezier Heron (1-0-1, 0 KOs). Scores were 38-38, 38-38, 39-37 Heron.

Middleweight Richard Holmes (20-13, 10 KOs) was victorious when Jose Julio (24-17-1, 16 KOs) couldn’t continue after round four.

WBA #6 super bantamweight Shabaz Masoud (12-0, 4 KOs) was lucky to win a split decision against Jose Sanmartin (34-8-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday night at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Sanmartin pressed the action, threw more punches and harder punches, but judges preferred the work of Masoud. Scores were 96-94 for Sanmartin, 96-94 and an outrageous 98-92 for Masoud, who retained his WBA Intercontinental belt.

Walter Johnson Promotions will host a seven-fight card tonight (Nov 11) at the National Guard Armory in Greensboro, North Carolina. Headlining the show will be undefeated Joseph Jackson (18-0, 15 KOs) taking on seasoned veteran Dedrick Bell in a scheduled eight round bout. The card also features Chris Fuentes Perez 2-0 against Demarcus Fitzgerald 2-1 in a six round bout, as well Heavyweight Don Haynesworth Jr. (17-8, 14 KOs) attempts to make a comeback against journeyman Anthony Trotter 6-11. There are also four undercard bouts. There will be a live stream at www.bigsports.tv and ko-nation-streaming.weebly.com

Murodjon Akhmadaliev (11-1, 8 KOs) will face Kevin Gonzalez (26-0-1, 13 KOs) in an eliminator for the WBA world super bantamweight title as the chief support bout to the flyweight unification clash between Jesse Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday December 16, live worldwide on DAZN.

In addition to Edwards, four more Brits cross the pond to end their 2023 in the US, topped by 2020 Olympic gold medalist Galal Yafai (5-0, 4 KOs), who defends his WBC International flyweight title against Rocco Santomauro (22-2, 6 KOs). Continue reading “Akhmadaliev-Gonzalez is BAM-Sunny co-feature”

Irma Garcia 114 vs. Stephanie Silva 114
(IBF female super flyweight title)

Fernando Vargas Jr. 152.5 vs. Wilfrido Buelvas 154

Yadira Bustillos 105 vs. Maria Santizo 105
Nathan Rodriguez 128 vs. Giovanni Gutierrez 131
Mylik Roashun Birdsong 147 vs. Jose Vargas 147
Jose Luis Castillo Jr. 127 vs. Mikey Bracamontes 127
Miguel Gaona 146 vs. Paulo Figueroa 144
Juan Estrada 133 vs. Gibran Perez 134

Venue: Thunder Studios, Long Beach, California
Promoter: Marvnation Promotions
TV: DAZN

By Boxing Bob Newman

Steve Marquez 168.4 vs Sergio Lopez 165
Erion Johnson 134.2 vs Anel Dudo 129.9
Masai Abdur Rasheed 147.3 vs Josh Challenger 147.8
Jaden Overman 146.4 vs Seth Turpin 147.8
Darian Thomas Lue-Pierre 152.1 vs Jason Milan 151.9
Nate Cortez 126.5 vs Tyler Mitchell 125.8
James Huff 146.7 vs Mario Perez 146.5
Kris Davis 146.5 vs Cruz Alejandro Tena Bustillos 145.7

Venue: Blue FCU Arena, Loveland, CO
Promoters: Jeff Cisneros (Sparta Combat League), Steve Mestas (Airtight Boxing)
First Bell: 5:00 PM
* In addition to the above listed eight boxing matches (three professional),
There are also Muay Thai, kickboxing and MMA abouts on this card, for a total of 22 matches in all!

Unbeaten heavyweight Sonny “The Bronco” Conto (12-0, 9 KOs) scored a workmanlike six round unanimous decision over Detrailious Webster (6-2, 2 KOs) on Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Conto, coming off a one year layoff, pressed the action and came away with a 60-54 3x win.

Welterweight Greg Outlaw (13-2, 7 KOs) halted Sebastian Gabriel Chaves (5-7, 2 KOs) in the first round. Outlaw dropped Chaves twice before it was waved off at 2:47.

In a clash of unbeaten light heavyweights, Dante Benjamin (8-0-1, 6 KOs) scored a first round KO against Darin Austin (11-1, 8 KOs). Benjamin dropped Austin twice. Time was 2:19.

Unbeaten super featherweight Haven Brady Jr. (11-0, 4 KOs) won a spirited six-rounder against Deivi Julio (26-15, 16 KOs). Brady dropped Julio twice in round two. Julio dropped Brady in round four. Brady dropped Julio again in round six.

Heavyweight Ali Ellis (5-0, 3 KOs) dropped Nicoy Clarke (3-9, 1 KO) in the first round and went on to win 40-35 3x over four.

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WOMEN’S ACTION:

2021 Olympic Bronze Medal winner Oshae Jones (5-0, 1 KO) blitzed Samantha Pill (5-3, 1 KO) in the first round to claim the NABF female super welterweight title.

Undefeated LeAnna Cruz (7-0, 0 KOs) outscored Tania Walters (4-3, 0 KOs) over eight rounds for the NABF female super flyweight title.

Undefeated two-division world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade held a Bay Area media workout on Friday ahead of his showdown against unbeaten two-time super middleweight world champion David “El Monstruo” Benavídez headlining Showtime PPV on November 25 from Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Demetrius Andrade: “I have a lot of strengths. With my athletic ability and my preparation, I can beat anyone…I’ve fought every style there is today. I just have to go in there, find his weakness and figure out what’s going to work…I don’t really know his strengths until I get in there, but from watching him, he likes to overwhelm his opponents. That’s really all I see. November 25 tune in and I’m gonna expose his weaknesses.”

Unbeaten super lightweight Harlem Eubank (19-0, 8 KOs) scored an eleventh round KO against Timo Schwarzkopf (22-6, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Brighton Centre in Brighton, England. Eubank dropped Schwarzkopf in round three and finished him with another knockdown in round eleven to claim the WBO Global title.

Cruiserweight Roman Fury (3-0, 1 KO), younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, knocked out Bradley Davies (1-6-1, 1 KO) in round three.

Other Results:
Sultan Zaurbek TKO6 Sergio Martin Sosa (super featherweight)
Lerrone Richards W8 Mickey Ellison (super middleweight)

Donovan “Razor” Ruddock 260 vs. James “Lights Out” Toney 247

Abel Mendoza 142 vs. Aristides Perez 146
Jermaine Bowen 174 vs. Tsetsi Davis 176
DJ Ruddock 146.6 vs. Juezier Heron 146.4
Richard Holmes 159 vs. Jose Julio 157.4

Venue: National Indoor Sports Centre, Kingston, Jamaica
Promoter: Red Ground Productions
TV: FITE ($29.99 PPV)

Former two-time super middleweight world champion David “El Monstruo” Benavidez and order brother Jose Benavidez Jr. previewed their upcoming clashes during a media workout Thursday as the brothers near their respective Showtime PPV matchups on November 25 from Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Here is what the Phoenix-born brothers, along with their father and trainer Jose Benavidez Sr., had to say Thursday from the Benavidez Sports Boxing Gym in the Seattle area:

David Benavidez: “I do expect to stop Andrade. I’ve been working extremely hard. My last fight went the distance and I was upset about that. We’re gonna correct the current and stop Demetrius Andrade…there are a lot of things Andrade does well, but I see weaknesses as well. We’re gonna put a great game plan together and expose him on November 25.”

Jose Benavidez Jr: “There are a lot of doubters. There’s always gonna be doubters. Come November 25, I shut them all up and prove to the world that I belong here…I said what I had to say to Charlo. I’m gonna always speak my mind. If he can’t take the heat, choose another sport.”

Jose Benavidez Sr: “David is gonna stop Andrade around the eighth or ninth round and I think Jose will get a stoppage around the sixth or seventh…Charlo made a big mistake choosing Jose Jr.”