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Boxeo Telemundo Ford continues to roll on this Friday August 3rd with another all Mexican title showdown featuring former World Boxing Organization (WBO) world title challenger Antonio “El Tostado” Tostado facing off against Uriel “Yuca” Lopez in a rematch bout for the Vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino bantamweight Title live from the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico.

The first encounter between both fighters back in December 2013 was an all out slugfest which lead to a highly controversial decision for the local favorite Uriel Lopez. Tostado has since wanted to avenge the sour defeat left in the hands of the judges and is looking for the knockout this time around. Continue reading “Tostado-Lopez II on Telemundo Friday”

World Boxing Organization (WBO) world light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev visited New Jersey’s Monmouth Park Sportsbook on Sunday. The casino is offering wagering on the outcome of Kovalev’s HBO-televised fight with Eleider “Storm” Alvarez on Saturday at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel Atlantic City.

Former world champions Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter went face-to-face Monday at a press conference to formally announce their showdown for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight world championship on September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Shawn Porter: “All of my abilities – power, quickness, the whole nine will help me get this victory. To beat Danny Garcia, you have to use your whole arsenal. Especially beating him in the fashion we want to beat him in. We want to look great…We have seen Danny in the ring with different fighters with different styles. You can be aggressive and beat him, you can use the ring and outbox him, we are going to use them all.”

Watch some of the best moments of Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev’s career. Kovalev takes on Eleider Alvarez Saturday night on HBO.

By Brad Snyder-The Undercard
Photos by Bob Ryder

Bantamweight Antonio Nieves (18-2-2, 10 KOs) made a statement early, as he coasted to a KO victory at :56 of the fourth round over Christian Esquivel (30-15-1, 23 KOs). Nieves, at 31 years of age, once challenged for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) jr bantamweight title.

The road to relevance stopped at Hollywood Casino under the stars in Columbus, Ohio. Esquivel, who was overmatched right out of the gates, could only find a moral victory in going four, as Nieves exploded on him from round one. It was a left to the body and a shot to the head that finished off Esquivel. The scheduled eight-rounder was probably meant to keep Nieves working. His speed still looks like championship challenger material. Nieves looks like a contender. Saturday night was another step in the right direction. Continue reading “Nieves scores KO in Columbus, Ohio”

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight champion Billy Dib (43-4, 24 KOs) will clash with IBF #3 Tevin Farmer (25-4-1, 5 KOs) on Friday at Technology Park, Sydney for the vacant IBF super featherweight crown. Word is ESPN+ will stream this bout in the United States.

“My training camp has been fantastic in Thailand with Jeff Fenech,” Billy Dib told 2BACR radio. “I haven’t been this fit for many years and I’m really excited to do what I have to do to get this world title belt. Continue reading “Ex-champ Dib, Farmer clash Friday for IBF 130 belt”

By Przemek Garczarczyk
Video: Albert Baker/Main Events

“I should prove I deserve to be champion. He’s a good test for me. I saw a couple rounds in a couple of fights. I don’t spend a long time on this. I see enough to get the style he has. But he’ll be fighting different because right now he’s getting in shape to fight me. I have a plan, what to do in my head. I have completed my strategy, I will be ready for everything he can bring and inside the ring. After the first or second round, I’ll make adaptations because I’ll understand what I need to do.” said WBO light heavyweight world champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev of Russia. Kovalev recently hosted a media workout at The Boxing Laboratory in Oxnard, California, in preparation for his title defense against undefeated light heavyweight contender Eleider “Storm” Alvarez this Saturday in Atlantic City.

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The 2018 IBF Silk Road Champions Tournament will be launched on August 5th in Macau. The tournament is not only the starting game of the IBF B&R 2018 season, but also the most important war of the Macau’s biggest sports festival —— Wushu Masters Challenge.

IBF Silk Road Champions Tournament is a professional boxing tournament that IBF launched in China for servicing fighters in the Belt and Road area. The tournament is presented by Rejoy Group and co-hosted by IBF and People.cn, one the China’s authoritative media group. Continue reading “IBF 2018 Silk Road Tournament in Macau”

By Ron Jackson

Former South African welterweight and junior-middleweight champion Gert Steyn passed away after a heart attack at his home in Krugersdorp on Thursday night. He was 67.

Steyn was still a young boy when he followed his brothers, Stoffel, Japie and Andries, to the North Park Amateur Club in Parktown North, Johannesburg. Their father, Andries Sr, was the club’s trainer. As an amateur, Gert won numerous championships, including Southern Transvaal, Transvaal and SA Defence, SA Navy and Western Province titles, and according to reports lost only 6 of 85 fights as an amateur. Continue reading “Former double SA champion dies”

By David Finger

Kumamoto Japan’s favorite son, former WBO mini-flyweight champion and current WBC #9 ranked minimumweight Tatsuya Fukuhara scored an impressive ten round decision over streaking Naoya Haraguchi on Sunday, July 29, in Kumamoto Japan. Fukuhara, 104.5, came out to an early lead against Haruguchi, 104.7 and was able to withstand a late rally from Haruguchi to win the decision by scores of 98-93, 98-92, and 97-92. With the win Fukuhara improves to 21-6-6, 7 KOs while Haruguchi, who won seven of his last eight fights, drops to 15-9, 6 KOs. Although ranked in the top ten by the WBC, the former WBO champion is not rated in any other sanctioning organization, something that boxing fans in Kumamoto are hoping this win will rectify. Continue reading “Fukuhara tops Haraguchi”

After winning the WBO NABO Light Heavyweight title in the month of April, former Olympian Lenin Castillo, from the Dominican Republic, will travel to New York, for the fight that will place him at the door of a world title fight. This Saturday, August 4, WBO ranked 14th Castillo (18-1-1, 13 KOs) will battle 2nd ranked Marcus Browne (21-0, 16 KOs), from New York, in a 10-round scheduled bout from NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Castillo-Browne is a special edition bout of PBC that will air live on FS2 & FOX Deportes at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT. Continue reading “Lenin Castillo ready for Marcus Browne”

By Jeff Zimmerman
Photos: Porfirio Barron Jr./PCBJR Photography

Featherweight Ray Ximenez (18-1, 4 KOs) out of Dallas and fighting in front of his hometown fans outside at the Main Street Garden Park in front of The Statler, an iconic hotel in downtown Dallas, once again showed why he could be a force in the division with a resounding victory against tough veteran German Meraz (61-49-2, 38 KOs) out of Mexico who has 100+ professional fights.

Ximenez, a southpaw, who likes to dye his hair in assorted colors, this time in a bright blue to go along with his many tattoos showed he had both substance and style in the ring against Meraz Saturday night. Continue reading “Ximenez defeats Meraz outdoors in Dallas”

Consummate super lightweight road warrior Steve ‘The Dragon’ Claggett (27-5-1, 17 KOs) climbed up off the canvas from an opening round flash-knockdown last night at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario, and came roaring back to defeat previously unbeaten Petros Ananyan (13-1-2, 6 KOs) via unanimous decision. It was the main event of an exciting gala presented by Lee Baxter Promotions aired live in Canada on Super Channel dubbed “SUPERBOX LIVE’. The victory earned the Calgary, Alberta native the International Boxing Federation (IBF) international super lightweight title via a points victory. All three judges saw the fight the same at 95-94 for the Canadian charge. Continue reading “Claggett hands Ananyan first loss”

Photos: Sumio Yamada

Newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior lightweight champion Masayuki Ito, a 4:1 underdog, surprised boxing pundits with his clearcut unanimous decision over fan favorite Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz Saturday night in Kissimmee. Ito had zero amateur fights and had never fought outside Japan, but he looked to be the more polished fighter.

Masayuki Ito: “I believe in myself. I knew I was going to become a world champion and that is exactly what happened. Since the beginning of the fight, I knew I had more power and I dropped him. In my mind, I kept saying that it was a close fight and that is why I kept going for the knockout…I knew that this was going to be a good fight and I respect Diaz for coming ready to fight. He is a warrior. This is a dream come true for me. Now I want bigger fights.”

Christopher Diaz: “This does not end here. I am going to return with more strength and with more hunger. I have a promise to fulfill. I am going to be a world champion. I promise you that.”

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