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By Jason Marchetti at ringside

IBF junior lightweight champion Tevin Farmer (27-4-1, 6 KO’s) impressively TKO’d James Tennyson (22-3, 18 KO’s) with body shots in the 5th round on Saturday night at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The American southpaw was dominating the rounds early in the fight with his quick hands and speedy footwork. Farmer dropped Tennyson with a left hand to the body in the 4th in which Tennyson winced in pain. Farmer finished the contest in the 5th, assaulting the body with stinging hooks.

“Who’s the puncher, now?!” said Farmer after the fight and then the Philadelphia champion called for a unification bout with the other American juniorr lightweight champion, WBA Title Holder, Gervonta Davis (20-0, 19 KO’s).

Photos: Alex Nunez/Fresh Productions Boxing

IBF bantamweight champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) retained his title with a twelve round split decision over Jason Moloney (17-1, 14 KOs) in a World Boxing Super Series bantamweight quarterfinal match on Saturday night at the CFE Arena in Orlando, Florida.

Rodriguez was very sharp and often beat the aggressive Moloney to the punch early on. Moloney rallied furiously down the stretch but it was too little too late. Scores were 115-113 Moloney, 115-113, 115-113 Rodriguez. Great fight. Next up for Rodriguez is WBA champ Naoya Inoue, who was at ringside.

In a WBA cruiserweight eliminator, former champion Yunier Dorticos (23-1, 21 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Mateusz Masternak (41-5, 28 KOs) in a World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarterfinal match. Big punching Dorticos landed big shots on Masternak from the get-go, but Masternak walked through fire early on and fought hard the full twelve rounds. Scores were 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. Continue reading “Rodriguez edges Moloney to retains IBF belt”

Unbeaten super lightweight “Mad Max” Maxim Dadashev (12-0, 10 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over former world champion Antonio DeMarco (33-7-1, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at the Park Theater at Park MGM in Las Vegas. Dadashev won by scores of 97-93, 96-94, 98-92. Dadashev retains the NABF title.

Unbeaten 2012 Olympic middleweight silver medalist Esquiva Falcao (22-0, 15 KOs) cruised to a dull ten round unanimous decision over Guido Pitto (25-6-2, 8 KOs). Scores were 100-90 across the board. Continue reading “Undercard Results from Las Vegas”

By Jason Marchetti at ringside

Ireland’s Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Taylor (11-0, 5, KO’s) totally dominated Cindy Serrano (27-6-3, 10 KO’s) over 10 rounds at lightweight. Taylor threw a combination, created space, cut off the ring, then threw another 1-2 combination. The equation worked well for her as Serrano could never mount any effective offense during the entire bout. Taylor made her opponent eat leather quite a bit as her impressive accuracy caught Serrano directly on the chin on many occasions. Serrano, to her credit, hung in there and didn’t quit despite having little chance of winning. Taylor retains her WBA and IBF Female Lightweight Titles. Final scores were unanimous on all 3 cards, 100-90

In an IBF featherweight title eliminator, Kid Galahad (25-0, 15 KO’s) outlasted Toka Kahn-Clary (25-2, 17 KO’s) by unanimous decision over 12 rounds. Galahad was busier than Kahn-Clary most of the night, neither fighters ever putting the other in any trouble. Galahad scored on the inside and seemed to press the action a bit more in which the judges agreed. Kahn-Clary was perhaps a victim of his southpaw stance by getting his foot stepped on throughout the contest. To Galahad’s credit, his defense didn’t allow Kahn-Clary to land any of his signature combinations and was able to keep him at bay outside of his striking range. Galahad scored through Kahn- Clary’s guard enough to earn the final scores, 118-110 (twice) and 115-113. Galahad will now fight the winner of Josh Warrington versus Carl Frampton in December. Continue reading “Taylor, Kid Galahad victorious in Boston”

WBA interim cruiserweight champion Arsen “Feroz” Goulamirian (24-0, 16 KOs) retained the title with a ninth round TKO over WBA #10 Mark “Bam Bam” Flanagan (24-6, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France. Goulamirian, with trainer Abel Sanchez in his corner, began to break down Flanagan midway through the bout. He battered the game Flanagan to the deck twice in round nine and was closing in for the finish when Flanagan’s corner threw in the towel prompting referee Roberto Ramirez to halt the fight.

Unbeaten super middleweight Louis Toutin (12-0, 11 KOs) overpowered and stopped 39-year-old former contender Jose Varela (25-8, 17 KOs). Toutin dropped Varela in round three and knocked him out in round four.

Unbeaten super welterweight Dylan Charrat (17-0-1, 4 KOs) escaped with an unpopular twelve round draw against Howard Cospolite (17-6-3, 6 KOs). Scores were 115-113 Charret, 117-111 Cospolite, 115-115.

Unbeaten WBO #2, IBF #5 light heavyweight Anthony “The Beast” Yarde (17-0, 16 KOs) scored a fourth round KO against overmatched Walter Gabriel Sequeira (21-5, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. Yarde dropped Sequeira three times in round four to end it. Time for Yarde to step up the competition.

Welterweight Johnny Garton (23-1-1, 10 KOs) scored a bloody and hard-fought eleventh round TKO over Gary Corcoran (18-3, 8 KOs) in a bout for the vacant British title. Garton sent Corcoran reeling against the ropes and referee Steve Gray waved it off. Time was :42. Continue reading “Yarde KOs Sequeira, remains unbeaten”

Heavyweight contender Hughey Fury talks to reporters upon arrival in Sophia, Bulgaria for his IBF eliminator against Kubrat Pulev on October 27.

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By Hesiquio Balderas

There was a lot of buzz about recent social media attacks from Floyd Mayweather against Canelo and Oscar de la Hoya. Canelo talked to the media about Floyd.

Canelo Alvarez: “I’m not the type of person that will be talking about other fighters, especially on social media. That’s not a good thing. It’s disrespectful, but that’s the way he is. If he’s salty about my new deal with DAZN then that’s his problem. Maybe he wants to fight again. All he has to do is come directly to me and we can make the fight happen. There no problem, but I won’t say anything derogatory about him on social media. Each fighter has their own careers and their own life. We know how he is, so it doesn’t surprise me what he said or posted on Twitter.”

Jimmy Williams 151 vs. Enver Halili 150
Edwin Soto 153 vs. Anthony Lenk 153
Elvis Figueroa 167 vs. Leemont Johnson 166
Marcia Agripino 121 vs. Stephanie Essensa 121
Sharad Collier 143 vs. Derrick Whitley Jr. 145
Carlos Hernandez 145 vs. Marqus Bates 144
Nicky Dequattro 134 vs. Geoffrey Then 137
Jacob Marrero 129 vs. Fierce Taylor 130
Calixto Cruz 139 vs. Joseph Santana 134

Venue: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
Promoter: CES
TV: Facebook

José Zepeda 141 vs. *Domicio Rondón 144 lbs
Dewayne Beamon 115.7 vs. *Martín Tecuapetla 117.2
Bryan González 132.2 vs. Juan Bernal 132.2
Ruben Aguilar 141 vs. Gariel López 139.7

*Reweighed later 142.5 and 115.7

Venue: Gimnasio Municipal, Tecate, BC, Mexico
Promoter: Zanfer
TV: TV Azteca

Ryota Murata 159.2 vs. Rob Brant 158.4
(WBA middleweight title)

Maxim Dadashev 138.6 vs. Antonio DeMarco 139.6
Esquiva Falcao 160.4 vs. Guido Pitto 158.6
Michael Conlan 126.4 vs. Nickola Cipolletta 125.4
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov 139.8 vs. Wilberth Lopez 138.4
Joseph Adorno 132.8 vs. Kevin Cruz 134

Venue: Park Theater at Park MGM, Las Vegas
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN+

Emmanuel Rodriguez 118 vs. Jason Moloney 118.6
(IBF bantamweight title)
(WBSS bantamweight quarterfinal)
Update: Moloney came back one hour and weighed 117.8.

Yuniel Dorticos 199.8 vs. Mateusz Masternak 198.8
(WBSS cruiserweight quarterfinal)

Venue: CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida
Promoter: Sauerland Event
TV: DAZN

Photos: Emily Harney

Demetrius Andrade 160 vs. Walter Kautondokwa 158.6
(WBO middleweight title)

Tevin Farmer 129.6 vs. James Tennyson 130
(IBF super featherweight title)

Katie Taylor 134.6 vs. Cindy Serrano 132.6
(WBA, IBF lightweight title)

Venue: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Promoter: Matchroom
TV: DAZN

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In boxing, there are “grudge” matches manufactured to sell fights, where the hostility is mostly acting. For example, there are indications of that in the buildup to Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s upcoming showdown.

And then sometimes, two fighters really, really don’t like each other. Think Terence Crawford taking out Jose Benavidez Jr., recently. Continue reading “Tyner-Chambliss grudge match Oct 26”

Anthony Yarde 173.5 vs. Walter Gabriel Sequeira 174.25
Joe Mullender 160 vs. Ben Capps ??
Johnny Garton 146 vs. Gary Corcoran 146

Venue: Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England
Promoter: Frank Warren
TV: ESPN+

WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao announced at a press conference that he’s planning to fight Adrien Broner on either January 12 or 19 in Las Vegas. Pacman stated that the deal is not done yet, but he’s 90% sure the bout will happen. As for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao said “Floyd is going to fight on December 31 and I’m going to fight January 12. After that, we’ll know…we’ll discuss it after Broner.”

Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker will be back in the ring on December 15. Following two consecutive losses in the UK, Parker (24-2, 18 KOs) will return to New Zealand to take on Alexander Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch. Parker is sticking with trainer Kevin Barry and they are preparing for the fight in Las Vegas. Flores hails from Rowland Heights, California.

Emmanuel Rodriguez (18-0, 12 KOs) is “doing it for Puerto Rico” when he makes the first defence of his IBF World Bantamweight title against unbeaten Australian Jason Moloney (17-0, 14 KOs) in the Ali Trophy Quarter-Final on Saturday at CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida.

“I feel very good, I can’t wait for Saturday night,” said Rodriguez. “We are going up against an undefeated opponent and he has my respect. I’ve seen videos of Jason and he is fast, intelligent and knows how to use the ring,” said the highly-skilled Puerto Rican.

“But I‘ve fought better opposition than him and there will be no doubt that I will walk away with the victory on Saturday.” Continue reading “Rodriguez vows to defeat Moloney”

Nicaraguan light flyweight contender Felix Alvarado Felix Alvarado (33-2, 29 KOs) is wrapping up his training camp and has all the confidence of coming out victorious in his October 29 fight with Filipino multi-belted champ Randy Petalcorin (28-2, 22 KOs).

According to Alvarado, “Randy is a champion and a good fighter but I need and will bring that belt home to Nicaragua. I have waited for so long for this chance and will never let it go. My country is filled with conflicts and tragedies. This win will be my gift to the Nicaraguan people. Continue reading “Alvarado pledges to bring IBF 108lb title to Nicaragua”

By TMZSports.com

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya believes Floyd Mayweather is angling for a rematch with Canelo Alvarez — claiming he’s a broke fraud who desperately needs a money fight to stay afloat. The head of Golden Boy Promotions was celebrating the record-breaking $365-MILLION contract he made for Canelo Alvarez … when we asked about his rekindled beef with Floyd.

As we previously reported, Floyd dug up an old photo of Oscar on Thursday and blasted him on social media saying some pretty offensive stuff. But, Oscar didn’t seem too bothered at The Belmont restaurant Thursday night — saying Floyd is simply trying to ruin Canelo’s moment because he’s a jealous, bitter man. Continue reading “Oscar: Mayweather’s a ‘Lowlife’”

By Miguel Maravilla

WBC, WBA middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs)) from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico has been a busy man making headlines in the last couple of days. A week that began in Mexico City as he was presented his WBC middleweight title in a ceremony. Hitting the Big Apple New York on Tuesday and Wednesday to promote his upcoming fight with WBA world super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs) of England. Alvarez will square off against Fielding on December 15 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Canelo continued his busy week Thursday evening with a ceremonial presentation of the Ring Magazine belt in LA. Alvarez talked about his upcoming fight with Fielding.

“It has been a busy week but this is a dream come true. This goes to show that with discipline and hard work, look how far you can get,” Canelo told Fightnews.com®.

The biggest news, however, was Canelo’s lucrative deal he signed with DAZN as the Mexican superstar signed a five-year, 11-fight, $365 million deal. Canelo signed the richest athlete contract in sports history Wednesday night by signing with DAZN. Continue reading “Canelo: It’s incredible how things can change in one year”

By David Robinett at ringside

In the main event of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN from Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, Jason Quigley (15-0, 11 KOs) retained his NABF middleweight title with an entertaining ten-round decision over game but faded former welterweight title challenger Freddy Hernandez (34-10, 22 KOs). Scores for the bout were 98-92, 98-92, 99-91.

In some respects, this was a disappointing performance by Quigley, who was never in any danger of losing, but was forced to go ten hard rounds with a 39-year old who was 4-7 in his last 11 fights coming in, with three of those seven losses by knockout. Nevertheless, Quigley controlled the action mainly behind his jab, relying almost exclusively on it in the early rounds, circling away from Hernandez and sticking him repeatedly as the well-seasoned veteran came forward. Continue reading “Quigley beats Hernandez, remains unbeaten”

There has been a lot of talk about future big-name opponents for WBA middleweight champion Ryota Murata. For now, he’s focused on the task at hand, Saturday’s title defense against Rob “Bravo” Brant at MGM’s Park Theater in Las Vegas.

Ryota Murata: “Everything will happen after the result of this fight, so I’m not thinking ahead. I am looking forward to getting the victory on Saturday.”

Rob Brant: “We knew that Murata would be the challenge of a lifetime being an Olympic gold medalist as well as being a world champion. I knew I’d have to be here early working with {trainer} Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. We’re training specifically for Murata. I feel good. I feel confident.”

One of the heaviest hitters in the light heavyweight division, Anthony Yarde (16-0, 15 KOs) will play the role of headliner on Saturday when he defends the WBO Intercontinental title against Walter Gabriel Sequeira (21-4, 15 KOs) at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. Yarde-Sequeira highlights a stacked card of boxing that will stream live in the United States beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+

In one of the co-feature bouts, former world title challenger Gary Corcoran (18-2, 8 KOs) will battle Johnny Garton (22-1-1, 9 KOs) for the vacant British welterweight title.

Middleweights Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade and Walter Kautondokwa faced off Thursday at the final press conference for their clash for the vacant WBO world title at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday night. Kautondokwa is a late sub replacing Billy Joe Saunders who tested positive for a banned substance and was stripped.

Andrade (25-0, 16KOs) can become a two-weight World ruler with victory over the unbeaten Kautondokwa (17-0, 16 KOs).