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By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside

In a WBA super welterweight title eliminator, former world title challenger Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin (26-2, 18 KOs) beat the young, rising star Jesus “El Mono” Ramos (20-1, 16 KOs) over twelve lackluster rounds via unanimous decision in the co-main event for Canelo-Charlo at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. Continue reading “Lubin upsets Ramos in WBA eliminator”

By Miguel Maravilla

Former world champions Yordenis Ugas (27-6, 12 KOs) of Las Vegas by way of Cuba and San Antonio’s Mario Barrios (28-2, 18 KOs) squared off for the WBC interim welterweight title in a fight that saw the San Antonio fighter score two knockdowns in route to a unanimous decision win. Continue reading “Barrios beats Ugas for WBC interim belt”

By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside

Rising middleweight sensation, Elijah Garcia (16-0, 13 KOs) from Phoenix, AZ, stopped the gritty Armando Resendiz (14-2, 10 KOs) out of Nayarit, Mexico in a barn burner by technical knockout in round eight of the scheduled ten round WBA title eliminator. Continue reading “Garcia stops Resendiz in eight”

By Jeff Zimmerman at ringside

Cuban heavyweight Frank “The Cuban Flash” Sanchez (23-0, 16 KOs) residing in Miami, Fl, roughed up the game but outmatched Scott Alexander (17-6-2, 9 KOs) from Los Angeles over four rounds of the scheduled ten to earn the TKO victory. Alexander came out fast in round one with a constant barrage of uppercuts as Sanchez did his best to smother the shots. In round two, Sanchez took control and loaded up on a right-hand counter that dropped Alexander seconds into the round. Alexander recovered but continued to eat big shots from the massive Sanchez. In round three, Sanchez was warned twice by ref Bobby Hoyle for pushing Alexander’s head down with his left hand as he teed off with the right. A big flurry by Sanchez at the end of round four convinced Alexander’s corner enough was enough and the fight was waived off. Sanchez, who outweighed Alexander 241.6lbs to 217.8lbs, stayed undefeated and took home the WBC Continental Americas belt in doing so.

In a middleweight showdown, former 2012 U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha (24-3-1, 12 KOs) based out of Encino, Ca, squeaked out a win against the veteran KeAndrae Leatherwood (23-9-1, 13 KOs) from Tuscaloosa, AL. In a fight that was nip and tuck from the opening bell, both fighters had trouble connecting clean shots, although each landed to the head and body on occasion. They fought at close quarters throughout the eight rounds, but no fighter was hurt at any time. One judge scored it a draw 76-76, while the other two saw it 78-74 twice for Gausha as he earned the majority decision.

Former light heavyweight champ Oleksandr Gvodyk (20-1, 16 KOs) fighting out of Oxnard, CA stopped Isaac Rodrigues from Ananindeua, Brazil in round two of the scheduled eight. Gvodyk connected with a double jab before he landed a right hand to the chin of Rodrigues, who crumbled to the canvas. He struggled to his feet at the count of nine, but referee Tony Weeks took one look at him and waived it off at 54 seconds of the second round. There was no argument from Rodrigues. Gvodyk became the WBC champ in March 2019 when Dougou Ngumbu could no longer continue due to a calf injury, only to lose his title to IBF titlist Artur Beterbiev in October the same year. Continue reading “Results from Las Vegas”

IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs) chopped down 6’6 Jordan Thompson (15-1, 12 KOs) in four one-sided rounds on Saturday night at the OVO Arena in London. Opetaia rocked Thompson in round one and was close to a stoppage. Opetaia dropped Thompson in round three and battered him the entire round. 20 seconds into round four, Opetaia blasted Thompson to the canvas again to end it.

In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, southpaw Otto Wallin (26-1, 14 KOs) edged Murat Gassiev (30-2, 23 KOs) by split decision over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Regnum Carla Resort in Antalya, Turkey. Tactical fight. Gassiev was aggressive but had trouble landing. Wallin fired a non-stop jab and threw sporadic combinations. Scores were 115-113, 115-113 Wallin, 117-111 Gassiev.

Wallin, 32, has won six straight since suffering his only loss against Tyson Fury in 2019. Former cruiserweight champion Gassiev, 29, suffered his first loss as a heavyweight.

Female lightweight Caroline Dubois (8-0, 5 KOs) claimed the IBO title with a ferocious 10 round war with a tough Magali Rodriguez (22-7-4, 9 KOs). Dubois dominated the scorecards to a unanimous decision victory (98-89, 97-90, 99-88) at the historic York Hall in London. Rodriguez down multiple times.

Cruiserweight Viddal Riley (10-0, 6 KOs) claimed the English title with a 100-90 3x victory over a fellow unbeaten Nathan Quarless (12-1, 0 KOs).

In an upset, heavyweight Igor Macedo (12-1, 12 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten Jeamie TKV (5-1, 3 KOs) by TKO due to a horrific cut in round six.

By Jeff Zimmerman

One of the great things about a big fight in Las Vegas is all the interesting boxing people you can run into. Here are interviews with Hall of Fame boxing analyst Al Bernstein, cut man extraordinaire Stitch Duran, top trainer Jeff Mayweather, unbeaten featherweight Bruce “ShuShu” Carrington, and WBA #2 rated super lightweight Kenneth “Bossman” Simms Jr.

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Bruce “ShuShu” Carrington

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Kenneth Simms Jr.

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By Jeff Zimmerman

Pound for pound star Shakur Stevenson sat down with the media at the Top Rank Gym to discuss his next fight versus Edwin De Los Santos on Nov. 16 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He covered many topics from fighting Tank and Devin and his relationship with Bud Crawford and much more.

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Promoter Don King says the WBA is dragging its feet in sanctioning a fight for WBA Continental Americas middleweight champion Ian Green for November 4 at Casino Miami Jai Alai. King originally paired Green with Mark DeLuca (30-4, 18 KOs) but the WBA has not yet given the final go ahead for the title fight. If the WBA won’t greenlight DeLuca, King wants a rematch between Green and Alexander Castro (12-1, 10 KOs).

“Ian Green and Alexander Castro put on a great blistering performance fight and stole the show as the best fight of the night in June,” said Don King. “Bringing the fans excitedly cheering to their feet on several occasions. That is what the boxing fans want. So let’s return to glory again WBA President Mendoza and give the boxing fans what they want…a return match.”

By Jeff Zimmerman

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum talks about the possibility of Shakur Stevenson going to PBC to fight Tank Davis, Terence Crawford moving up to face Canelo Alvarez, and the rumored demise of Showtime Boxing next year.

Arum stated, “I really am very, very sad. I understand that Showtime is changing its format and has little use for sports and so it will not do boxing. That’s what I understand. I know as much as you do about it, but that’s not good for boxing.”

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Ryan Rozicki 197.1 vs. Alante Green 198.2
(NABF Cruiserweight title)

John Michael Bianco 167.6 vs. Samuel Moses 167.6
Carolyn Redmond 127.9 vs. Jennifer Williams 126.6
Edwin Flores 160 vs. Antonio Napolitano 163.8
Jake Daoust 158.9 vs. Leonel Castanon 160
Fernando Bello 166.6 vs. Stephan Dronjak 167.8

Venue: Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Promoter: Daniel Otter(Three Lions Promotions)

As previously reported, contracts have been finalized for a heavyweight championship clash in Saudi Arabia between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. The proposed date for the undisputed showdown is either December 23 or sometime in January. Of course, Fury’s first task is to navigate a fight with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou on October 28 in Saudi Arabia.

SportsBetting.ag set odds for Fury vs. Usyk, initially making Fury a -280, but early action has come in on the underdog.

Fight Odds

Oleksandr Usyk +200
Tyson Fury -260

For the Fury-Ngannou bout, the Gypsy King is an enormous favorite.

Francis Ngannou +550
Tyson Fury -900

As we saw with the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather, the public is backing Ngannou, hoping the MMAer turned boxer can pull off a big upset that leads to a big payday.

By Jeff Zimmerman at the scale

Canelo Alvarez 167.4 vs. Jermell Charlo 167.4
(WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO super middleweight titles)

Jesus Ramos Jr 153.4 vs. Erickson Lubin 153.4
(WBA super welterweight eliminator)

Yordenis Ugas 147 vs. Mario Barrios 146.8
(WBC interim welterweight title)

Elijah Garcia 159.6 vs. Armando Resendiz 159.6
(WBA middleweight eliminator)

Frank Sanchez 241.6 vs. Scott Alexander 217.8
Oleksandr Gvozdyk 174.3 vs. Isaac Rodrigues 183.2
Terrell Gausha 162.4 vs. KeAndrae Leatherwood 162.4

Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Promoter: TGB Promotions
TV: PPV, Showtime YouTube/Facebook pages

It is the blockbuster news bulletin that sports fans across the globe have been waiting to hear. WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) will take on WBO/WBA/IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk (21-0, 14 KOs) in an epic showdown to crown the division’s first undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era.

The biggest fight in world boxing will take place at the Kingdom Arena as part of this Riyadh Season and will be presented to fans around the world by The General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia.

Additional details, including the official fight date, will be announced later.

The fight will be promoted by Queensberry, Top Rank, K2 and Usyk17.

Heavyweight Efe Ajagba (18-1, 13 KOs) faces upset-minded Australian Joe Goodall (10-1-1, 9 KOs) in the 10-round main event on November 4 at the new Tahoe Blue Event Center in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. This will be the first boxing event at the venue, which opened earlier this month. Ajagba and Goodall fought as amateurs, with Goodall earning a decision in the semifinals of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

In the 10-round lightweight co-feature, Raymond “Danger” Muratalla (18-0, 15 KOs) takes on unbeaten KO artist Diego Torres (18-0, 17 KOs).

The undercard will feature the Top Rank debut of heavyweight prospect Brandon Moore (12-0, 8 KOs) against Robert Simms (12-3-1, 3 KOs) in an eight-round fight as well as an all-undefeated junior lightweight showdown between Henry Lebron (18-0, 10 KOs) and William Foster III (16-0, 10 KOs). Continue reading “Ajagba-Goodall collide Nov 4 in Tahoe”

Jai Opetaia 198.6 vs. Jordan Thompson 198.9
(IBF cruiserweight title)

Cheavon Clarke 198.3 vs. Vasil Ducar 199.4
Jimmy Sains 162.3 vs. Bartlomiej Stryczeck 162
Rhiannon Dixon 134.4 vs. Katharina Thanderz 134.2
Ellie Scotney 121.6 vs. Laura Soledad Griffa 120.5
George Liddard 162.6 vs. Peter Kramer 160.5
Ibraheem Sulaimaan 135.8 vs. Joshua Ocampo 133.6
Shannon Ryan 115.1 vs. Xexia Jorneac 113.7
Maiseyrose Courtney 114.2 vs. Martina Bernile 113.1

Venue: OVO Arena, London
Promoter: Matchroom
TV: DAZN

Caroline Dubois 134 vs. Magali Rodriguez 135
(IBO female lightweight title)

Viddal Riley 199 vs. Nathan Quarless 199
Callum Simpson 167 vs. Jose de Jesus Macias 167
Jeamie TKV 259 vs. Igor Adiel Macedo 233

Venue: York Hall, London
Promoter: BOXXER
TV: FITE+ (US), Sky Sports (UK)

By Jeff Zimmerman

Undefeated, rising star Elijah Garcia talks about his big fight against Jose Armando Resendiz this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on the undercard of Canelo-Charlo.

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By Jeff Zimmerman

Rising junior middleweight sensation Jesus Ramos Jr talks about his big fight this Saturday versus the battle-tested Erickson Lubin as the co-main to Canelo-Charlo at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and shown live on Showtime PPV.

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The 2023 Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame host its annual Hall of Fame induction this Saturday. Notable names to be inducted are Shannon Briggs, George Foreman, David Tua, and more (full list below). Fightnews.com spoke with Ray McCline, President & Event Coordinator of the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF). McCline spoke on the origins of ACBHOF and big things for the very near future.

How did you come up with the idea for ACBHOF?

I was at the 2010 state of New Jersey Hall of Fame ceremony. I thought to myself with such a rich history of major boxing events having happened in Atlantic City it only made since to me that Atlantic City should have its own Hall of Fame. Continue reading “AC Boxing Hall of Fame inductions Saturday”

Three Lions Promotions present professional boxing on Saturday at The Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The card will be headlined by a 10-round NABF cruiserweight championship contest between former world title challenger Ryan “The Bruiser” Rozicki (18-1, 17 KOs) and reigning NABF cruiserweight champion Alante “Bam Bam” Green (10-1-1, 7 KOs). Continue reading “Rozicki-Green clash Saturday”

Tevin Farmer 131.9 vs. Oscar Barajas 133.6
Oluwafemi Oyeleye 153.3 vs. Jimmy Williams 153.1
Carlos Rosario 131.9 vs. Diuhl Olguin 127.9
Joshua Jones 134.6 vs. Jonathan Perez 137.5
Allen Otto 157.4 vs. James Abraham 158.4
Daniel Bean 233.3 vs. Rob Perez 237.8
Ghandi Romain 145.9 vs. Jose Luis Fracica Baron 145.3

Venue: 2300 Arena, Philadelphia
Promoter: R&B Promotions
Stream: Combat Sports Now
1st Bell: 7 PM ET

ProBox TV returns next Wednesday (Oct 4) with two-time world title challenger Pablo Cesar Cano (34-8-1, 24 KOs) locking horns with Zachary Ochoa (21-3, 7 KOs) in the main event from Plant City, Florida. The pair collide in the super lightweight division over ten rounds. The 33-year-old Cano owns a 2019 KO1 win over possible future Hall of Famer Jorge Linares.

The chief support will bring a ten round clash between unbeaten lightweights Omar Salcido Gamez (17-0, 12 KOs) and Jose Nunez (15-0-2, 7 KOs).

6’3 super featherweight Oscar Alvarez (9-1, 7 KOs) meets Jose Arellano (10-1, 6 KOs) as both look to get back to winning ways after both suffering career first losses in an eight-rounder. The 20-year-old Alvarez claims an incredible 665-12 amateur record. Continue reading “Pablo Cesar Cano returns Oct 4”

Fighters stepping into the ring on Saturday’s Canelo vs. Charlo PPV undercard faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. vs. Erickson “Hammer” Lubin
WBA super welterweight eliminator

Jesus Ramos Jr: “It’s really important that I dominate because Lubin is so tough and has given guys like Sebastian Fundora a lot of trouble. It would be a big statement and a big win for my resume.”

Erickson Lubin: “I’m looking to separate myself with a big win over Jesus Ramos. I can separate myself from all these 154 pounders and be in line for a really big fight. I’m here to make a statement, and I will…I’m here to make a statement as well. The sky’s the limit for me after this.”

Yordenis Ugas vs. Mario “El Azteca” Barrios
WBC interim welterweight title, 12 rounds

Yordenis Ugas: “I’ve spent my entire career coming back from adversity over and over again. If you want to see what I still have left, you’ll have to watch Saturday night. It will all be revealed.”

Mario Barrios: “I know Ugas is coming ready. It’s gonna be a real fight because of what we both bring to the table. I’m so ready to show everyone what I’m capable of.”

Elijah Garcia vs. Armando Reséndiz
WBA middleweight eliminator, 10 rounds

Elijah Garcia: “I didn’t think my last performance was my best. I started a little slow. But I’m gonna prove that I’ve got more experience than I showed. I’m a new class fighter and I’m gonna show I’m on a different level.”

Armando Reséndiz: “I like that Elijah has that attitude, because it’s gonna make it a great fight. It’s a clash of titans and most importantly, nothing is decided beforehand. We have to take it in the ring. I have to take it from him.”