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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai 115 vs. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez 114.8
(WBC super flyweight world title)

Naoya “The Monster” Inoue 115 vs. Antonio “Carita” Nieves 113.8
(WBO super flyweight world title)

Carlos “Principe” Cuadras 114.6 vs. Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada 114.8
(WBC super flyweight title eliminator)

Venue: StubHub Center, Carson, California
Promoter: K2
TV: HBO

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New York City’s Ring 10 is holding their annual fundraising brunch/cocktail/dinner event on Sunday, September 24th at Marina del Ray in Bronx, NY from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fundraiser is Ring 10’s main source of funding and without funds, they simply cannot do what they do. Continue reading “Ring 10 annual fundraising info”

Oleksandr Usyk 199.5 vs. Marco Huck 199
(WBO cruiserweight title)
(WBSS quarter-final)

Venue: Max Schmeling Hall, Berlin, Germany
Promoter: Team Sauerland
TV: None in USA

Throughout training camp, WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has been asked about the comparison between two fights — the difficulty he had against Danny Jacobs and the ease Alvarez had against Julio César Chȧvez, Jr.

“I am not Julio César Chȧvez, Jr. and Canelo is no Danny Jacobs. There are no survivors in my fights,” said Golovkin. “Boxing is a business. If I look great against Jacobs…if I knocked him out, I would not be getting this fight with Canelo now. Jacobs was a very good fighter and gave me good learning experience going 12 rounds. I have never done that before. I felt amazing going 12 rounds for the first time. Jacobs gives everyone problems.” Continue reading “Golovkin: I am not Chavez Jr.”

World Boxing Super Series action comes to the east coast as the cruiserweight quarter-final showdown between IBF champion Murat “Iron” Gassiev (24-0, 17 KOs) and former world champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (53-3-1, 37 KOs) is set for Saturday, October 21 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

Promoted by Ringstar Sports in association with World Boxing Super Series, tickets for the live event are on sale now and are available at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the Prudential Center box office beginning Monday, September 11 at 11 a.m.

By Marco Bratusch

The European Boxing Union has informed Fightnews.com® that the vacant European super welterweight title at stake between Zakaria Attou (25-6-2, 7 KOs), and Italian Orlando Fiordigiglio (27-1, 12 KOs) is scheduled to take place on December 2 in a Europrom promoted card, definitely in France. The certain location will be released by the French promoter in the upcoming weeks. Europrom won the respective bid offering 65,000 Euros. Continue reading “Attou-Fiordigiglio Euro clash set for Dec 2”

Super middleweight contenders David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) and Ronald Gavril (18-1, 14 KOs) will battle for the vacant WBC super middleweight world championship tonight on Showtime from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

David Benavidez: “[Gavril] thinks I’m a kid, I know it. I’m 20 years old, but I’m going to let him make the mistakes and let him come forward, then I’m going to take over…He’s never faced someone like me. I’ll let him think what he wants to think. I know what I can do. This is the biggest fight of my life and I have to take advantage…I’m going to end this in a knockout! I’m ready to go 12 rounds, but I’m going to knock him out.”

Ronald Gavril: “I’m going to make him fight. I’m a more experienced fighter and have a higher boxing IQ than my opponent…I’m going to be ready for whatever he has to bring…They say he’s a highlight reel, but he will be exposed on Friday night.”

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

A clash between WBO #3 Bradley Skeete and WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn is not a done deal. Skeete is being considered along with other top ten rated opponents to challenge Horn in November at a venue in Brisbane, but at this time no decision has been made on who that opponent will be according to co-promoter Dean Lonergan

“Duco Promotions would like to advise that reports WBO World Welterweight champion Jeff Horn would fight Englishman Bradley Skeete in late November are premature,” Lonergan said in a statement. Continue reading “Nothing finalized on Horn opponent”

While U.S. television continues to drop the ball on the World Boxing Super Series, it was announced Friday that the $50 million tournament that will crown an undisputed cruiserweight champion has been picked up by MTG (Modern Times Group) for airing in Nordic and Baltic countries. The tournament will also air in the UK, Canada, Germany and Holland.

The tournament kicks off Saturday with WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk vs. Marco Huck. All four cruiserweight world champions are competing. Super middleweight combatants start next week.

Avery Sparrow 127.2 vs. Joey Laviolette 127
Isaiah Wise 156.6 vs. Fred Jenkins, Jr. 155.8
Leshawn Rodriguez 161.3 vs. Fadoul Louis 159.6
Brandon Robinson 166.6 vs. Brandon Clark 164.9
Elijah Vines 154.7 vs. Ishmael Altman 151
Marcel Rivers 144.6 vs. Osnel Charles 143.8
Victor Padilla 138.7 vs. Javier Garcia 142.2
Julian Rodriguez 143.2 vs. Dario Ferman 142.5
Jae Ho Kim 136 vs. Vinnie Denierio 135
Omar Kabary Salem 163.7 vs. Leon Deshields 161.4

Venue: 2300 Arena
Promoter: Peltz Boxing Promotions, BAM Boxing, Joe Hand Promotions, and Raging Babe.
Tickets: $40, $50 and $75

David Benavidez 167.5 vs. Ronald Gavril 166.75
(WBC super middleweight title)

J’Leon Love 168.25 vs. Abraham Han 167.5
Caleb Plant 167.25 vs. Andrew Hernandez 166.25

Venue: The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Promoter: Mayweather Promotions
TV: Showtime

“It is not serious for me, that pound for pound,” said WBA/WBC/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, who defends against Canelo Alvarez on Sept 16 in Las Vegas. “There are so many great fighters. For me, what is more serious is, maybe last five years I destroy my opponents, and Canelo did the same. I do not know who is close with us in the middleweight division. I do not know who is number two, number three, number four. I know this guy [Canelo]. He is a special guy. He is a superstar. He is national idol, a hero. Continue reading “Golovkin: For me, P4P is not serious”

By Miguel Maravilla
Photos: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/K2 Promotions

With a few days to go, all of the fighters on the Superfly card were on hand for the final press conference at the Doubletree Hotel in Carson as WBC super flyweight world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, (42-4-1, 38 KO’s), of Si Sa Ket, Thailand, and former champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1-0, 38 KO’s), of Managua, Nicaragua will headline the HBO Boxing telecast taking place this Saturday night at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California. Continue reading “Super Fly Final Press Conference”

By Ricardo Ibarra

Rising Pacific Northwest cruiserweight Mike “White Delight” Wilson (17-0, 8 KOs) returns to the ring in search of his eighteenth consecutive win on Saturday, September 23rd at the Jackson County Expo in his hometown of Central Point, Oregon. Headlining White Delight Promotions’ seven bout ‘Rogue Valley Rumble 8’ card, the undefeated Wilson will battle Kentucky’s Melvin Russell (10-2-2, 6 KOs) in a ten round fight. Continue reading “Wilson returns Sept 23 in Oregon”

By Ron Jackson

South Africa’s Kevin Lerena faces possibly the toughest bout of his career and will be extended when he meets Youri Kayembre Kalenga from the DRC for the vacant IBO cruiserweight belt at the Emperors Palace near Kempton Park on Saturday night. The fight will be shown live in South Africa on SS9 from 19:30 to 23:30.

The 25-year-old Lerena 18-1; 9 who fights out of the Smiths Boxing Gym in Sandton made his pro debut on November 30 2011 and has won the WBF Africa, WBC Youth and South African cruiserweight titles along the way. Continue reading “Lerena-Kalenga collide Saturday”

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s next opponent for a November 25 bout in Brisbane should be known very soon. Horn’s trainer and manager Glenn Rushton talked to Fightnews.com®. “We should have an opponent’s name very soon. It should be resolved today. I will have to talk to Dean (Lonergan). There are a lot of moving parts. We will have to have the opponent sign off on the fight but I’m sure he will.”

Update: According to Anthony Marx of the Courier Mail, WBO #3 Bradley Skeete will be named as Jeff Horn’s next opponent in November. Expect a formal announcement within days about the latest challenger getting ready to climb in the boxing ring with Jeff Horn.

Fight Week is here for Friday’s ShoBox telecast, headlined by unbeaten rising star David Benavidez and contender Ronald Gavril who will battle for the vacant WBC super middleweight world championship from The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

David Benavidez: “I feel like he [Ronald Gavril] has a really good style for me to showcase my skills, like how I did against Rogelio Medina. With our sparring partners, we have brawlers and we have boxers, as well. Whatever style he fights on that night, I’m going to be prepared for it.”

Ronald Gavril: “I feel really sharp and I’m really happy with how everything has gone during training. This is the opportunity that I’ve worked so hard to get to and I’m definitely not letting it slip by. I know that everything needs to be 100 percent on fight night so I’m pushing myself to be ready to do whatever it takes to leave with the belt.”

By Miguel Maravilla
Photos: Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/K2 Promotions

This weekend will feature one of the hottest cards of the year as the stacked and talented super flyweight division will showcase the best fighting the best this Saturday September 9 at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California live on HBO. The fighters featured on that card held a media day workout Wednesday afternoon at the Legendz Boxing Gym in Norwalk, California and they talked about their match-ups.

The card will feature a rematch between WBC super flyweight world champion Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, (42-4-1, 38 KO’s), of Si Sa Ket, Thailand, against former champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (46-1-0, 38 KO’s), of Managua, Nicaragua. The two squared off this past March as Srisaket won a controversial decision taking the title from “Chocolatito” and handing him his first defeat. Continue reading “Superfly Media Day”

By Ricardo Ibarra

In a super middleweight showdown, Pacific Northwest prospect Mike “Imagine Me” Gavronski (23-2-1, 14 KOs) will face one of the division’s long-time gate-keepers in Austin, Texas’ Brian Vera (26-11, 16 KOs) this Saturday at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, headlining the 112th edition of Brian Halquist Productions’ ‘Battle at the Boat’ series. The fight has important implications for both fighters as they each look to maintain their current momentum, spurred on by a recent string of victories. Continue reading “Gavronski-Vera clash Saturday at the Boat”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

Minnesotan Joey Abell (33-9, 31 KO), on two KO fight streak (with an impressive knockout at Premier Boxing Champions televised event vs. Nofire) vs. once-beaten Krzysztof Zimnoch (22-1, 15 KO) were very casual in their open training routine but they both know what’s at stake on September 9. Winning in the main event of MGebski Boxing Night, at the soccer stadium in Radom, Poland, gives them better fights, better purses and a chance for being in the championship mix.

“I still hope that I will have a chance to fight for the championship someday,” said Zimnoch, who trains in England and during amateur world championships in Chicago beat current WBC champ Deontay Wilder. Continue reading “Zimnoch-Abell open training in Warsaw”

Circle October 14 on your calendar. Boxing fans will have the rare opportunity to enjoy a boxing doubleheader with two separate live shows on different networks that will showcase five world championship matches…and there’s the potential for even one more. Continue reading “5 (maybe 6) world title fights on US TV Oct 14”

By Robert Hough

Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin is from Kazakhstan, home of kokpar, a game described as blood-drenched polo with a headless goat for a ball.

Kazakhstan’s President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the nation’s only leader in the 36 years since it became independent from Russia, won re-election in 2015 with 97.7 percent of the vote. The capital, Astana, is the second coldest capital city in the world (behind Ulaanbaator, the capital of Mongolia).

Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs), a man of good cheer and relentless brutality, faces Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) on September 16 for middleweight supremacy and the Kazakh fighter’s WBA, WBC and IBF belts. The 35-year-old millionaire now living in Southern California with his wife, Alina, and their son, Vadim, says all is fine and good and happy as he gets ready for easily the biggest fight in his career. Continue reading “Gennady Golovkin: Fighting Man from Kazakhstan”

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Photos: Johnny Chaichotchuang

Thailand’s IBF #4 Komkrit Nanapetch (22-4) arrived in Mendoza, Argentina on Monday to fight IBF #3 Juan Carlos Reveco (38-3) in an IBF flyweight elimination bout on Friday. The winner will become the mandatory challenger to IBF flyweight champion Donnie Nietes.

Manager Jimmy Chaichotchuang said, “Nantapetch is ready to fight and is in good shape. His trainers Rian Munton and Fahsai Sakkreerin are very confident that he is mentally and physically fit to defeat Reveco. Nantapetch is confident of victory on Friday against Reveco and wants to avenge a loss he suffered to the IBF world champion Donnie Nietes by points decision in the Philippines. Continue reading “IBF #4 Nanapetch, IBF #3 Reveco clash Friday”

WBO #3 junior welterweight Jason “El Niño” Pagara (40-2, 25 KOs) is now fighting James “Onyi” Onyango (23-11-1, 19 KOs) of Kenya on September 16 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines. Original opponent Richmond Djarbeng’s team informed ALA Promotions that their fighter got involved in a road accident over the weekend. Djarbeng reportedly suffered face and leg injuries and has been advised to rest.

Officials for the IBF world light flyweight bout between defending champion Milan “El Metodico” Melindo and IBO light flyweight champion Hekkie “The Hexecutioner” Budler have been named. Referee Wes Melton (Arizona) will join judges Takeo Harada (Japan), Glenn Trowbridge (Las Vegas), and Carl Zappia (Perth, Western Australia). IBF Supervisor will be Fritz Gaston.

By Boxing Bob Newman

Former IBF Light Heavyweight champion William served notice to the light heavyweight division that there was a new sheriff in town. Almost as quickly he was knocked off his mantle, and had a spotty record the remaining ten years thereafter in boxing. Guthrie took time to talk to Fightnews.com® about his checkered past, from the mean streets of St. Louis, to his climb up the ranks in boxing which was interrupted for three years by a stint in prison and life after he left the squared circle for good in 2007.