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By Miguel Maravilla

Four-division, six-time world champion, and current WBO Jr. middleweight world champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) of Puerto Rico is nearing the twilight of his career as he goes up against Sadam “World Kid” Ali (25-1, 14 KOs) of Brooklyn, New York this Saturday at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden live on HBO World Championship Boxing.

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“I am ready for this fight and I am happy to be fighting in New York. The people here have shown me so much love over the years. This is it for me,” Miguel Cotto told Fightnews.com

In what will be his final training camp of his illustrious career, Cotto is in the final phases of his preparation working with Hall of Fame Trainer Freddie Roach as he trained at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. Continue reading “Miguel Cotto: It Was A Tough Career”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has the power to KO WBA, IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua according to former WBA, WBO, IBF heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and will back the Kiwi for Five Thousand Pounds to be victorious.”Eddie Hearn and Joshua see Joseph Parker as an easy victim, but like that clip (video produced by Team Parker last week) showed – the little fat Bulgarian chinned him, bish, bash, wallop, and sat him down in the corner,” Fury said in an interview with IFL TV. Continue reading “Fury: Parker will KO Joshua”

By Gary “Digital” Williams
Photos: Mike Greenhill

Undefeated Upper Marlboro, MD super featherweight Lamont Roach, Jr. says he is very confident as he approaches his Thursday, November 30th main event contest against Rey “Flash” Perez of Santa Rosa City, Laguna, Philippines at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, MD. Roach will make the second defense of his WBC Youth Silver Super Featherweight title in this contest.

“I’m focused, I’m ready, I’m in tip-top shape and I feel good,” Roach told Fightnews.com after a recent workout. “I know this is an ESPN headliner which is one of the many goals and steps for me to become a world champion, which is my ultimate goal.” Continue reading “Roach, Jr. Ready To Defend WBC Youth Silver”

IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby makes the fourth defense of his belt against unbeaten Eduardo Ramirez at London’s Copper Box Arena on December 9th. 30-year-old slickster Selby has largely slipped beneath the radar in light of GB’s glut of recent world champions. And that’s a matter Selby is keen to alter now that he has renewed his association with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.

“As always, I’ll be fully prepared for whatever Ramirez brings,” stated Selby. “He’s a Mexican and they usually like to force the pace. He knows he’s unlikely to win the title by outboxing me over here.”

Former Mexican Olympian Joselito Velazquez visited the ESPN Studios in Los Angeles to appear in the popular show “A Los Golpes” hosted by Bernardo Osuna, David Faitelson and great Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chávez.

Velazquez was there to speak about his upcoming debut in the United States that will take place on December 9 in Las Vegas in the card that will be headlined by the four-time world champion in two divisions Orlando “Siri” Salido, who will battle countryman Miguel “Mikey” Roman in the main event of a card that HBO will telecast live on “Boxing After Dark” from the Mandalay Event Center. Continue reading “Joselito Velazquez visits ESPN”

WBC world super middleweight champion David “El Bandera Roja / Red Flag” (19-0, 17 KOs) has renewed his exclusive Sampson Boxing promotional agreement. “Sampson (Lewkowicz) is a great promoter and he’s done a lot for me,” said Benavidez. “He’s always treated me and my team with respect and I was eager to re-sign with him. I can’t wait to defend my title against the best and become the great fighter I am with Sampson on my team.”

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ordered the teams behind WBA Heavyweight Champion Manuel Charr and Fres Oquendo to start negotiations for their mandatory fight.

Charr won the WBA belt last weekend against Alexander Ustinov by unanimous decision, while Oquendo has a longstanding New York court order to fight for the WBA world heavyweight title. Both parties were duly notified on November 26 and must reach an agreement before December 22 or the fight will be called to a purse bid and both boxers will get 50%.

In other news, the WBA Championships Committee ordered a bantamweight eliminator between #1 ranked Yonfrez Parejo (21-2-1, 10 KOs) and #4 Stephon Young (17-0-3, 7 KOs), and a welterweight eliminator between #1 rated Kanat Islam (25-0, 20 KOs) and #2 John Vera (18-0, 11 KOs).

By TMZ Sports.com

Adrien Broner’s a wanted man — a judge has issued a warrant for the boxer’s arrest after he no-showed for a hearing in his Vegas battery case … but AB says it’s just a giant misunderstanding. Broner — a 4-time champ in multiple divisions — was caught on video back in September shoving a woman and then punching a man in the face during a wild outburst on the Vegas strip. He was cited for battery and ordered to appear in court Monday — but he didn’t show up … so the judge issued a warrant. Continue reading “Warrant issued for Broner in Vegas battery case”

Two of the world’s most exciting fighters, Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (38-4, 35 KOs) and Jorge “El Nino De Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs), will kick off the 2018 boxing year with a bang as they compete in separate world championship bouts on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California. This special double main event will be televised live on HBO.

Matthysse will face Tewa Kiram (38-0. 28 KOs) in a 12-round battle for the vacant WBA “regular” welterweight world championship. Linares will defend his WBA lightweight title against Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KOs).

By Przemek Garczarczyk

In a WBA super lightweight eliminator, former IBF world champion Eduard Troyanovsky (27-1, 24 KOs) scored a first round KO over previously undefeated WBA #3 ranked Carlos Portillo (21-1, 16 KOs) on Monday night at the famous Luzhniki Arena in Moscow. A Troya right hand landed flush to the cheek and laid out Portillo for the count.

Earlier, unbeaten cruiserweight Aleksei Papin (9-0, 8 KOs) matched Troyanovsky’s feat by obliterating former world title challenger Ismayl Sillakh (25-5, 19 KO) in the first stanza.

Evander Holyfield and Bob Arum headline the 2018 inductees into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame.

The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) has announced its 25 member 2018 Induction Class, which also includes President Donald J. Trump. The event will take place at The Claridge, a Radisson Hotel located at Park Place & Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 1-3, 2018. Continue reading “Arum, Holyfield, Trump in AC BHOF”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

A clash between veteran heavyweight Amir “Hard Core” Mansour (23-2-1, 16 KOs) and undefeated Sergey Kuzmin (11-0-1, 8 KOs) ended in a three round technical draw on Monday night at the famous Luzhniki Arena in Moscow. An entertaining bout was cut short when both fighters suffered nasty cuts in a violent third round head clash and the bout was immediately stopped. Mansour was cut over the right eye and Kuzmin was cut on the forehead. The WBC International heavyweight title remains vacant.

By Darryl Cobb Jr.

We caught up with WBA light heavyweight champion Dimitry Bivol on Saturday night in New York City.

By TMZSports.com

Floyd Mayweather has been telling people close to him that he’s considering a 51st fight — and he’s been training like a maniac in the gym … but we’re told there has been NO official movement … yet. Here’s the deal … people close to Floyd say he’s still in fighting shape and ready to go. He even posted video training in his Vegas gym. We’re told he’s been kicking around the idea of another comeback.

The obvious matchup … a Conor McGregor rematch — especially with the money they made in the first fight.

We saw Showtime Sports honcho Stephen Espinoza — a major part of the first fight — and asked if there was any movement behind the scenes. Long story short — nothing happening now … but Espinoza isn’t ruling it out at some point down the line. Stay tuned…

Video: Zanfer

For four-time world champion in two different divisions Orlando “Siri” Salido, nothing has come easy. But on Saturday December 9 in Las Vegas, the Mexican warrior will be the headliner of an HBO Show at the Mandalay Bay Event Center, where he will finally be getting the respect that he has earned with his performances in the ring.

“I want to thank Peter Nelson and HBO and everyone that has made this possible. I have always been the part B of the many main events in the biggest fights throughout my career, and thanks to Peter Nelson and HBO I feel that I am finally getting what I earned and work so hard to have achieved,” said Salido a few days ago during a media day he hosted in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico, where he is training for his upcoming fight. Continue reading “Salido ready to headline in Las Vegas”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

Monday is as of a good day as any to watch boxing. Especially in Moscow, where promotional company World of Boxing will present a show with fights with both Russian and world implications at the famous Luzhniki Arena.

The WBC International heavyweight title will be stake with hard-hitting Amir Mansour (23-2, 16 KO) vs. undefeated (and untested) Sergey Kuzmin (11-0, 8 KO), plus former welterweight champ Eduard Troyanovsky (26-1, 23 KO) battling undefeated, WBA #3 ranked Paraguayan Carlos Portillo (21-0, 16 KO) and cruiserweight Aleksei Papin (8-0, 7 KO) trying to prove his worth against more experienced Ismayl Sillakh (25-4, 19 KO).

The 30-year-old Kuzmin was preparing and ready to fight Australian Lucas Brown, but he’s not concerned with a change, knowing that on Monday there will be a very solid replacement with always ready to mix it up Amir Mansour. Continue reading “Kuzmin faces Mansour Monday in Moscow”

By Gabriel F. Cordero

Former world champion Julio “Pollito” Ceja (32-2, 28 KOs) had a difficult night to stay as WBC silver super bantamweight beltholder against journeyman Breilor Terán (20-15, 13 KOs) in a bloody fight on Saturday night at the Palenque de Deportes in Chetumal, Quintana Too, Mexico. Ceja, currently rated #1, had to fight through continuous bleeding from his nose and had a cut over his right eye cut that had to be checked by the ring doctor after eight rounds. They allowed him to continue and in the end he prevailed 114-113, 115-112 and 118-109.

WBC female heavyweight champion Alejandra “Tigre” Jiménez needed 1:45 to defeat María José “Tsunami” Velis in a non-title bout.

After regaining his WBO light heavyweight title Saturday night, world champion Sergey Kovalev stated, “I did it and worked very hard to get to champion status. My brain, mentally, my conditioning, my body – I’m back. It’s my goal to be the best in this division. I am here, I love boxing, I love to make great fights. This makes boxing interesting. We can make good fights for boxing fans, and make boxing history. Let’s find out who is the best. Chickenson is on my list. This is very good for boxing. Let’s do it.”

Photos: David Spagnolo/Main Events

Former unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 27 KOs) regained his former WBO world title with a two round destruction of Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (19-2, 16 KOs) on Saturday night in The Theater at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Kovalev dropped Shabranskyy twice in round one and floored him again in round two. The fight was waved off by referee Harvey Dock after Kovalev continued to rock Shabranskyy. Time was 2:36.

Photos: Emily Harney

Last night, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presented another rendition of the “Slugfest at The Sun” series at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. The card was headlined by crusierweights Constantin Bejenaru and Thabiso Mchunu who fought for Bejenaru’s WBC International Cruiserweight title in a 10 round bout.

Bejenaru came away with a unanimous decision victory over Mchunu, the mandatory challenger, defending his WBC International title successfully. The bout often times saw each fighter playing the game if cat and mouse with one another. There was a brief explosion by Bejenaru in round 7 as he dropped Mchunu with a picture perfect left cross but Bejenaru couldn’t capitalize on his opportunity to knockout Mchunu. In the end the scores were 98-91 and 97-92 twice, all in favor of Bejenaru who improves to 13-0 3KO’s while Mchunu drops to 18-4 11KO’s. Continue reading “Bejenaru beats Mchunu”

Former unified featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (28-2, 17 KOs) scored a ten round majority decision over former WBA super featherweight champion Jason Sosa (20-3-4, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Sosa scored a knockdown in round seven when Gamboa’s glove touched the canvas and Gamboa was deducted a point for holding by referee Ron Lipton in round ten, but Gamboa still managed to win 95-93, 96-92, 94-94.

WBA #1, WBC #3, WBO #3, IBF #10 light heavyweight Sullivan Barrera (21-1, 14 KOs) hammered out a ten round unanimous decision over WBC #14, IBF #15 Felix Valera (15-2, 13 KOs). Both fighter were down in round one. Barrera was cut over the right eye in round two. Valera was deducted points from low blows in rounds three, six and eight by referee Michael Ortega. Barrera was deducted a point for a low blow in round nine. Scores were 98-88, 97-90, 97-89.

Other Results:
Bakhram Murtazaliev KO5 Carlos Galvan (super welterweight)
Frank Galarza W8 Jaime Herrera (super welterweight)
Meiirim Nursultanov TKO2 Eric Moon (middleweight)
LeShawn Rodriguez KO3 Alex Duarte (middleweight)
Enriko Gogokhia W6 Jose Abreu (super welterweight)
Ismael Villarreal W4 Race Sawyer (super welterweight)

In a clash for the vacant WBA “regular” heavyweight title, Manuel Charr (31-4, 17 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Alexander Ustinov (34-2, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the König-Pilsener-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

Both boxers came to fight and often traded shots. Charr was cut over the left eye in round two. Charr staggered the 6’7, 280lb Ustinov with a left hook in round seven and wobbled him with a jab later in the round. Charr dropped Ustinov with another left hook at the end of round eight. Ustinov was also cut under the right eye. In the end, scores were 115-111, 116-111, 115-112.

Charr must now go into immediate negotiations for a world title defense against Fres Oquendo.

MTK Global has announced the signing of former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury which will see MTK Global assume an advisory role as “The Gypsey King” makes his comeback in the heavyweight division. The undefeated Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has not fought since he dethroned the great Wladimir Klitschko in Düsseldorf on 28 November 2015 to claim the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world championship belts.

“I couldn’t be happier to sign an advisory deal with MTK Global,” said Fury. “It is unbelievable how fast they have grown and what they have achieved in the past few years. I spoke to my mate Billy Joe Saunders and he only had good things to say about MTK so it was an easy decision to go with them.” Continue reading “Tyson Fury signs with MTK Global”

The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee granted a special permission to boxers Alexander Ustinov and Manuel Charr to fight for the WBA “regular” heavyweight title tonight in Germany. The permission was granted at the request of the interested parties and based on WBA rules C.46 and C.28, also taking into account that the fighters occupy #2 and #4 in the rankings. The winner must immediately start negotiations with Fres Oquendo, who has court order to fight for a WBA world title. This agreement must be made before December 22, 2017. Otherwise, the contest will be called to a purse bid and the percentages will be 50/50. If Ustinov-Charr ends in a draw or is not valid, Oquendo must face the next available contender.

WBO #2, WBC #7, IBF #14 featherweight Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo (18-0, 13 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over Shota Hayashi (30-7-1, 18 KOs) in the main event on Saturday night at the Bohol Wisdom Gymnasium in Tagbilaran City, Philippines.

In the co-feature, WBO #11 Featherweight “Prince” Albert Pagara (29-1, 20 KOs) scored a second round KO over Mohammed “Chico” Kambuluta (17-4, 6 KOs). Also,

Also, bantamweight prospect Jeo “Santino” Santisima (15-2, 14 KOs) needed just 36 seconds to demolish Kichang “The Lion From Borneo” Kim (8-5-1, 2 KOs).