By Mauricio Sulaimán President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán
It is time to put it in black and white and clarify something that for many years has been a matter of confusion, misinterpretation and mishandling of information, which has prompted so many to be commenting on all kinds of baseless things, creating ridiculous discussions, hurting our sport of boxing.
I am talking about the famous UFC. It is increasingly common to see that the UFC is compared with boxing. But as we say in Mexico: You cannot compare apples with pears.
First of all, I want to clarify that the UFC deserves full credit for the incredible growth it has achieved since its inception 30 years ago. They have managed to become a multi-million-dollar business.
Let’s explore the differences:
Boxing is a universal sport, the oldest of all. It has an amateur modality, being an Olympic sport in the original Games in Greece, and in the modern ones since 1904. A sport that is regulated by boxing commissions in each city, state and country, and the business side of the sport is handled solely by the promoters. Continue reading “Boxing and the UFC”
By Mauricio Sulaimán President of the WBC – Son of José Sulaimán It is time to put it in black and white and clarify something that for many years has… Read More »
Chann Thonson 134.4 vs. Nikolai Buzolin 135
(WBA Continental Americas Lightweight Title)
Justin Biggs 154.4 vs. Eric Bossler 155
Erick Arellano 225.4 vs. Francois Russlell 250.6
Jaquan Carty 158.6 vs. Orlenis Licea 157.4
Kevin Torian 200 vs. Raquan Ashby 191.2
Ermes Orta 139.6 vs. Raymond Chacon 142.6
Venue: Troubadour Nashville
Promoter: Jimmy Adams Promotions
1st Bell: 8 PM ET (7 PM CT)
Boxing trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre was arrested at Manchester Airport when attempting to leave England after working the Chris Eubank Jr corner vs. Liam Smith on Saturday. TSA’s allegedly found a loaded gun in BoMac’s luggage. He has been charged with possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate. As of now, BoMac will likely be held in custody at least until an October 9 hearing. It’s illegal in the UK for any member of the public to carry a gun and penalties are severe.
BoMac is primarily known as the head trainer for undisputed welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford.
Boxing trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre was arrested at Manchester Airport when attempting to leave England after working the Chris Eubank Jr corner vs. Liam Smith on Saturday. TSA’s allegedly found… Read More »
Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez have been talking about a potential future showdown.
“I always said, I respect Terence Crawford,” Alvarez told TMZ. “He’s a very talented fighter but he just won one big fight. If you see his record, he just beat one good fighter in Errol Spence. Other than that, I don’t think he’s beaten other great fighters like Spence.”
Crawford responded on Twitter, “Here we go with the I haven’t fought nobody but Spence talk. Lol y’all so delusional it’s crazy.”
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First Canelo has to get past Jermell Charlo on September 30. “Jermell Charlo is a great fighter, he’s a talented fighter and he’s undisputed in his weight class,” Alvarez said. “It’s going to be a good fight so I’m happy to be in this kind of fight, in the big fights.”
Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez have been talking about a potential future showdown. “I always said, I respect Terence Crawford,” Alvarez told TMZ. “He’s a very talented fighter but he… Read More »
Former IBF 130-pound champ Kenichi Ogawa (28-2-1-1NC, 19 KOs), 129.75, proved too powerful and aggressive for OPBF#15 ranked Filipino Marvin Esquierdo (17-3-1-1NC, 11 KOs), 129.5, winning a nearly shutout decision (99-91 twice, 98-92) over ten Tom-and-Jerry rounds on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Ogawa acquired the vacant IBF belt by outhustling Azinga Fuzile at Madison Square Garden in 2011, but lost it to Joe Cordina with a single right shot in Cardiff, Wales in June of the previous year. In his second comebacking bout, Ogawa, a sturdy and muscular puncher, kept stalking the elusive dodger, whose object was just to survive rather than to be victorious. Kenichi sometimes almost caught the negative Filipino but he displayed tricky defensive skills to avert Ogawa’s lethal shots until the end. Continue reading “Ex-IBF 130lb champ Ogawa defeats Esquierdo”
By Joe Koizumi Photos by Naoki Fukuda Former IBF 130-pound champ Kenichi Ogawa (28-2-1-1NC, 19 KOs), 129.75, proved too powerful and aggressive for OPBF#15 ranked Filipino Marvin Esquierdo (17-3-1-1NC, 11… Read More »
Japanese welterweight champ Shoki Sakai (28-17-3, 15 KOs), 146.75, retained his national belt as he kept stalking less aggressive footworker WBO#15 Hiroya Nojima (11-2-1, 5 KOs), 145.5, all the way and won a nearly lopsided decision (all 98-92) over ten monotonous rounds on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. Sakai, who had stayed long under Nacho Beristain in Mexico, returned to his native place three years ago and then acquired the national title this April to his credit. In his initial defense Sakai patiently kept chasing the footworker and dominated almost all rounds with ease. Continue reading “Sakai beats Nojima, keeps Japanese 147lb belt”
By Joe Koizumi Photos by Naoki Fukuda Japanese welterweight champ Shoki Sakai (28-17-3, 15 KOs), 146.75, retained his national belt as he kept stalking less aggressive footworker WBO#15 Hiroya Nojima… Read More »
South Africa’s Ricardo Malajika won the vacant IBO junior bantamweight title with a brilliant exhibition of boxing, when he outthought and out boxed Kevin Luis Munoz from Argentina over 12 rounds at the Emperors Palace near Kempton Park on Saturday night.
By Ron Jackson South Africa’s Ricardo Malajika won the vacant IBO junior bantamweight title with a brilliant exhibition of boxing, when he outthought and out boxed Kevin Luis Munoz from… Read More »
The stock of middleweight Chris Eubank Jr went way up after his dominating win over former conqueror Liam Smith on Saturday night in Manchester England.
“Listen, I wanna fight GGG,” proclaimed Eubank afterward. “I don’t know where he is right now but wherever you are Gennady, you’ve been holding on to them belts for too long. I want to take one. So let’s get in on if we can. 100%.”
As for the fight, Eubank said, “Liam is a warrior. I respect him, his team, his family and his brothers. They always come out and put it all on the line. He fought until the last second, so big up to Liam and his team…I’m not going to lie, what happened tonight was supposed to happen in January. Like I said, it wasn’t my night. I trained hard for that fight, I trained hard for this fight. The focus is always there. I dedicate my life to this sport. Now we’re onto bigger and better fights. There’s some big names out there.”
Liam Smith stated, “I was flat. I think the weight killed me. I was flat and Chris was sharp. Chris was the better man tonight.”
The stock of middleweight Chris Eubank Jr went way up after his dominating win over former conqueror Liam Smith on Saturday night in Manchester England. “Listen, I wanna fight GGG,”… Read More »
Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr (33-3, 24 KOs) avenged his loss to former WBO jr middleweight champion and current WBO #2 middleweight Liam “Beefy” Smith (33-4-1, 20 KOs) with a one-sided tenth round TKO on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Now trained by Brian “Bomac” Mcintyre, the quicker Eubank was busier and used John Ruiz-style clutch and grab tactics to thwart Smith’s offense early on. Eubank dropped Smith in round four with an uppercut and totally took over after that. Smith survived a furious barrage in round five. Eubank continued to dominate while Smith desperately looked to land a big shot. The later rounds were pretty much one-way traffic. Eubank dropped Smith again in round ten and the bout was waved off by the referee after Eubank’s follow-up barrage. Time was 1:45. Photo: Lawrence Lustig / BOXXER
Unbeaten and highly touted WBA #11 super lightweight Adam Azim (9-0, 6 KOs) won a workmanlike ten round unanimous decision over Aram Fanyan (22-2, 4 KOs). Competitive fight. Scores were 98-92, 100-90, 99-91. Photo: Lawrence Lustig / BOXXER
Olympic super heavyweight bronze medalist Frazer Clarke (8-0, 6 KOs) scored a sixth round TKO over David Allen (25-6-2, 18 KOs). Clarke was deducted two points in round six for repeated low blows. After the round, the bout was stopped due to a perforated ear drum suffered by Allen. Photo: Lawrence Lustig / BOXXER
In an upset, “Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver” Jack Cullen (22-4-1, 10 KOs) knocked out and dethroned British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion and IBF #13, WBO #14-rated Mark Heffron (29-3-1, 23 KOs) in round three. Cullen dropped Heffron with a clean left hook. Heffron got up quickly, but then sank back to the canvas. Time was 2:43. Photo: Lawrence Lustig / BOXXER
Unbeaten welterweight Florian “The Albanian King” Marku (13-0-1, 8 KOs) needed just 54 seconds to demolish Dylan Moran (18-2, 8 KOs) in the first round. Marku bumrushed Moran and got a referee’s stoppage after a barrage of punches.
Former unified women’s super featherweight champion Mikaela Mayer (19-1, 5 KOs), now fighting at super lightweight, outpointed former Euro champ Silvia Bortot (11-3, 3 KOs) over ten rounds. Scored 100-90 for Mayer.
Olympic gold medalist Lauren Price (5-0, 1 KO) won by sixth round technical decision over Lolita Muzeya (18-2, 10 KOs) in a female welterweight bout.
Middleweight Chris Eubank Jr (33-3, 24 KOs) avenged his loss to former WBO jr middleweight champion and current WBO #2 middleweight Liam “Beefy” Smith (33-4-1, 20 KOs) with a one-sided… Read More »
Hometown favorite and multi-time world title challenger Miguel “Mickey” Roman (66-14, 49 KOs) of Cuidad Juarez, Mexican took on Carlos Daniel Cordoba (16-11, 4 KOs) of Argentina late Friday night in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico for the WBC international 130 pound title. The bout had it all from rough housing, fouls, knockdowns, live fight trash talking. Cordoba seemed to get into Roman’s head early but Roman settled down to drop Cordoba multiples times. Each fighter was deducted points for low blows. In the end it was Roman with the lopsided win. The official scores of 99-87, and 98-88 twice in favor to Roman.
Hometown favorite and multi-time world title challenger Miguel “Mickey” Roman (66-14, 49 KOs) of Cuidad Juarez, Mexican took on Carlos Daniel Cordoba (16-11, 4 KOs) of Argentina late Friday night… Read More »
In a clash between Scottish fan favorites, 40-year-old former three division world champion Ricky Burns (45-8-1, 17 KOs) battered game 44-year-old Willie Limond (42-6, 13 KOs) for eight rounds in a welterweight bout on Friday night at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Limond remained on his stool after round eight.
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Light heavyweight Lyndon “King” Arthur (23-1, 16 KOs) scored a spectacular tenth round KO over Braian Suarez (18-2, 17 KOs) on Friday night in a clash for the IBO title at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England. Suarez, who missed weight, dropped Arthur in round four, and basically outmuscled and outworked him until Arthur connected with a left hook to the body in round ten that sent Suarez to the canvas for the count. Time was 2:55.
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In a women’s bantamweight unification, WBO champ Dina Thorslund (20-0, 8 KOs) took a ten round unanimous decision over WBC bantamweight champ Yuliahn Luna Avila (25-4-1, 4 KOs) on Friday night at the Graakjaer Arena in Holstebro, Denmark. Scores were 99-91, 98-92, 97-93.
In a clash between Scottish fan favorites, 40-year-old former three division world champion Ricky Burns (45-8-1, 17 KOs) battered game 44-year-old Willie Limond (42-6, 13 KOs) for eight rounds in… Read More »
The venue is set and the undercard is shaping up for the October 14 middleweight unification clash between WBO champion Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9 KOs) and IBF champion Vincenzo Gualtieri (21-0-1, 7 KOs). The bout will take place at the brand-new, state-of-the-art Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas, which opened its doors last week.
In the 10-round lightweight co-feature, U.S. Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (9-0, 6 KOs) goes against Nahir Albright (16-2, 7 KOs).
Other bouts:
U.S. Olympic Silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. (6-0, 6 KOs) will make his third appearance of 2023 in a six-round heavyweight battle against Don Haynesworth (17-8-1, 15 KOs)
Junior welterweight Giovanni Marquez (6-0, 4 KOs), son of former world champion Raul Marquez, will put his unbeaten record on the line against TBA in a scheduled six-rounder
U.S. Olympic silver medalist Duke Ragan (8-0, 1 KO) will make his 2023 debut in an eight-round featherweight fight against Jose Perez (11-1-2, 5 KOs)
2016 Italian Olympian Guido Vianello (10-1-1, 9 KOs) will take on Florida veteran Curtis Harper (14-9, 9 KOs) in an eight-round heavyweight tilt,
Kelvin Davis (9-0, 6 KOs), the eldest of the fighting Davis Brothers from Norfolk, will see action in an eight-round junior welterweight clash.
Unbeaten lightweight prospect Alan “Kid Kansas” Garcia (9-0, 8 KOs) will face an opponent to be named in a six-rounder.
The venue is set and the undercard is shaping up for the October 14 middleweight unification clash between WBO champion Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly (14-0, 9 KOs) and IBF champion… Read More »
In a fight that could shake up the division, WBO #1 welterweight Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) will take on undefeated WBO #4 Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (31-0, 16 KOs) on October 21 in an NABO title defense scheduled for 12-rounds. The fight will take place at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, and be broadcast live worldwide on DAZN.
Alexis Rocha: “I will be at my best, and my best is at a different level. I know Giovani asked for this fight, but like my coach always says, be careful what you wish for.”
Giovani Santillan: “Defeating Rocha puts me in the world title mix and in position for even bigger fights…I wanted this fight, so as soon as Top Rank and my management told me this fight was happening, I was thrilled. This is my time, and I am going to take full advantage of this opportunity.”
In a fight that could shake up the division, WBO #1 welterweight Alexis “Lex” Rocha (23-1, 15 KOs) will take on undefeated WBO #4 Giovani “Gallo de Oro” Santillan (31-0,… Read More »
On October 28 at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, super welterweight Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (14-2, 6 KOs) returns in an eight-rounder against Jermone Jones (7-1, 6 KOs) at Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing “Rockin’ Fights” 45. Toussaint-Jones will be chief support to Toussaint’s sparring partner and stablemate Alex “El Toro” Vargas (13-0, 5 KOs) who steps up in a ten round super lightweight main event against Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (23-3, 9 KOs).
On October 28 at The Paramount in Huntington, New York, super welterweight Wendy “Haitian Fire” Toussaint (14-2, 6 KOs) returns in an eight-rounder against Jermone Jones (7-1, 6 KOs) at… Read More »
Liam Smith 160 vs. Chris Eubank Jr 159.3
Adam Azim 139 vs. Aram Fanyan 139
Frazer Clarke 270 vs. David Allen 257
Mark Heffron 167 vs. Jack Cullen 167
Mikaela Mayer 141.3 vs. Silvia Bortot 139
Florian Marku 146.3 vs. Dylan Moran 145
Lauren Price 146.3 vs. Lolita Muzeya 147.3
Frankie Stringer 135.3 vs. Engel Gomez 134
Venue: AO Arena, Manchester, England
Promoter: BOXXER
TV: ESPN+ (USA), Sky Sports Box Office PPV (UK)
Liam Smith 160 vs. Chris Eubank Jr 159.3 Adam Azim 139 vs. Aram Fanyan 139 Frazer Clarke 270 vs. David Allen 257 Mark Heffron 167 vs. Jack Cullen 167 Mikaela… Read More »
It has been learned that former world champion Errol Spence Jr. has activated his rematch clause to fight undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford. There is nothing finalized on dates, venue or even the weight division for Crawford-Spence 2, but the fight is expected before the end of the year or early 2024. Crawford had expressed interest in a possible bout against the Canelo-Charlo winner, but now it looks like he and Spence will be running it back.
By Gabriel F. Cordero It has been learned that former world champion Errol Spence Jr. has activated his rematch clause to fight undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford. There is nothing… Read More »
Jimmy Adams Promotions has announced a distribution deal that will see the popular CountryBox series televised all over the United States on major Cable television and Satellite providers. The deal will begin with Tuesday night’s (September 5th) six bout card from the Troubadour in Nashville, Tennessee.
The card will go into 100 million homes on the following channels on each Cable/Satellite Provider:
Dish Network–Channel 218
Comcast/Xfinity –Channel 1495
Fios–Channel 662
Frontier–Channel 162
ATT U-Verse–Channel 459/1459
Spectrum–Channel 189
GCI–Channel 142
Cincinnati Bell–636
Buckeye Cable–Channels 161/572
Direct TV–Channel 242
Jimmy Adams Promotions has announced a distribution deal that will see the popular CountryBox series televised all over the United States on major Cable television and Satellite providers. The deal… Read More »
A fiery exchange between middleweights Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr concluded today’s press conference when they faced off in Manchester today ahead of this Saturday’s highly-anticipated rematch at the AO Arena, airing in the US on ESPN+ and in the UK and Ireland as a Sky Sports Box Office pay-per-view.
Smith stopped Eubank Jr in the first minute of the fourth round in their January encounter in the same venue, but Eubank’s confidence seemed undented when he confronted Smith at today’s press conference. Even now he was unwilling to acknowledge that Smith, with the first win behind him, was the better fighter of the two.
“If he pulls it off again, I can’t argue with it,” said Eubank. “But the performance I’m going to have on Saturday night is going to be exquisite, super-natural.”
Eubank has referred to Smith’s stoppage win as a “miracle” for the Liverpool man and a feat unlikely to be repeated, a claim which drew derision from Smith.
A fiery exchange between middleweights Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr concluded today’s press conference when they faced off in Manchester today ahead of this Saturday’s highly-anticipated rematch at the… Read More »
“Monster” Naoya Inoue, newly crowned WBC, WBO 122-pound champion, was given a couple of world belts by the representatives of the organization prior to the tripleheader of Ohashi Promotions on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. Naoya said, holding the belts to his credit, “I truly appreciate your people’s warm supports. I’m fully satisfied with the situation around me as I hear the negotiation of the unification bout with WBA, IBF counterpart Marlon Tapales with all the four belts on the line is coming to an end soon.” His father/trainer Shingo also received the WBC’s special belt.
Promoter: Ohashi Promotions.
By Joe Koizumi Photo: Naoya Fukuda “Monster” Naoya Inoue, newly crowned WBC, WBO 122-pound champion, was given a couple of world belts by the representatives of the organization prior to… Read More »
Unbeaten prospect Keisuke Matsumoto (9-0, 7 KOs), 126, kept his Japanese featherweight belt and acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title as well when he pounded out a unanimous decision (118-110, 117-111, 119-109) over JBC#1 Japan-based Nigerian Ridwan Oyekola (11-2-2-1NC, 5 KOs), 125.75, over twelve technical rounds on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. The taller shaven-skulled Keisuke is the son of former OPBF 126-pound champ Koji Matsumoto (26-6-1, 15 KOs; whose career spanning 1989-1998), who failed to win the world belt three times from Young-Kyun Park, Yong-Soo Choi and Freddie Norwood. Keisuke, 24, kept jabbing all night to outbox the shorter Nigerian jabber, who came out retaliating furiously down the stretch. But his retaliation in the last two sessions was too late to overcome his early deficits on points. Matsumoto, tall and flexible, seems to have a bright future. Continue reading “Matsumoto defeats Oyekola for WBO AP 126lb belt”
By Joe Koizumi Photos: Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten prospect Keisuke Matsumoto (9-0, 7 KOs), 126, kept his Japanese featherweight belt and acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title as well when… Read More »
Unbeaten Japanese bantam champ Seiya Tsutsumi (9-0-2, 7 KOs), 117.75, barely kept his national belt when he endured bad bleeding and finally hammered out a unanimous decision (96-94 twice, 97-93) over JBC#2 Riku Masuda (3-1, 3 KOs), 117.75, with his remarkable last surge on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. The talented Masuda, formerly an amateur boxer with a 52-14 mark with 22 stoppages, showed solid southpaw lefts in earlier rounds, but the more experienced champ turned the tide with his desperate combinations to dominate the second half and confirmed his victory. Continue reading “WBA#3 Tsutsumi keeps Japanese bantam belt”
By Joe Koizumi Photos: Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten Japanese bantam champ Seiya Tsutsumi (9-0-2, 7 KOs), 117.75, barely kept his national belt when he endured bad bleeding and finally hammered out… Read More »
“Monster” Naoya Inoue’s cousin, only once-beaten Koki Inoue (17-1, 14 KOs), 140, acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific junior welterweight belt as he withstood the furious attacks of Abdurasul Ismoilov (10-2, 6 KOs), 140, from Uzbekistan, and finally turned the tables with three knockdowns to score a fine TKO victory at 2:11 of the tenth round in a scheduled twelve on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan.
It was a technically competitive contest, but the more skillful Ismoilov connected with accurate left hooks to the taller Japanese southpaw. The eighth saw Ismoilov batter Inoue from pillar to post to have him in great trouble, but Koki showed an incredible retaliation from the next round on. He decked the fading Ismoilov on three occasions to have the referee Fukuchi finally declare a well-received halt. Before the stoppage, the Uzbekistani was leading on points: 88-85, 87-84 both for him, but another judge had it 87-84 for Inoue. Continue reading “Monster’s cousin Koki halts Ismoilov”
By Joe Koizumi Photos: Naoki Fukuda “Monster” Naoya Inoue’s cousin, only once-beaten Koki Inoue (17-1, 14 KOs), 140, acquired the vacant WBO Asia Pacific junior welterweight belt as he withstood… Read More »
Unbeaten Filipino flyweight IBF#5/WBO#10 Dave Apolinario (19-0, 13 KOs), 112.75, now under the promotional agreement with Ohashi Promotions, made his first appearance, and impressively defeated also world-rated WBA#9 Brian Mosinos (27-5, 8 KOs), 112.75, Mexico, by a unanimous decision (78-73 twice, 79-73) over eight on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. It was a competitive fight, but the taller and stylish Apolinario utilized southpaw lefts, floored Mosinos in round two and controlled the fight with his superior sharpness and speed. Mosinos, however, tried to keep stalking the hard-punching Filipino to display his heart. Continue reading “IBF#5 Apolinario defeats WBA#9 Mosinos”
By Joe Koizumi Photos: Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten Filipino flyweight IBF#5/WBO#10 Dave Apolinario (19-0, 13 KOs), 112.75, now under the promotional agreement with Ohashi Promotions, made his first appearance, and impressively… Read More »
Zhilei Zhang, the WBO interim heavyweight champion, met with Chinese media representatives in New York City to discuss his upcoming title defense against former champion Joe Joyce. Wednesday’s event was held at Peter Song’s Kung Fu Kitchen in Times Square. Zhang vs. Joyce, a rematch, is scheduled for September 23rd in Joyce’s hometown of London at the Wembley Arena, with ESPN+ broadcasting live in the US, Douyin in China and TNT Sports in the UK.
Zhang gave a brief update on his training camp, saying, “People say Joyce is so active and hits hard, but when it comes to sparring, I am working with Alonzo Neal, who throws more punches than Joyce, Dmytro Bezus who hits harder than Joyce, and Mariusz Wach, who is 300 pounds and bigger than Joyce.” Neal is a 2023 National Golden Gloves finalist, Bezus is a 10-1 professional and Wach is a well-respected veteran who challenged former champion Wladimir Klitschko and has shared the ring with contenders Jarrell Miller, Alexander Povetkin, Martin Bakole, Dillian Whyte and Hughie Fury. Continue reading “Zhilei Zhang NYC Press Conference”
Zhilei Zhang, the WBO interim heavyweight champion, met with Chinese media representatives in New York City to discuss his upcoming title defense against former champion Joe Joyce. Wednesday’s event was… Read More »
Top Rank has signed undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Moore to a multi-year promotional agreement. The 6’6 boxer-puncher, who hails from Lakeland, Florida, will make his Top Rank debut later this year. The 29-year-old former U.S. amateur standout turned pro in February 2020 and has knocked out four of his last five opponents.
“Brandon Moore has all the physical tools to develop into a top heavyweight,” said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. “The heavyweight division is loaded with talent, and I believe Brandon will be squarely in the world title mix before long.” Continue reading “Top Rank inks heavyweight Brandon Moore”
Top Rank has signed undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Moore to a multi-year promotional agreement. The 6’6 boxer-puncher, who hails from Lakeland, Florida, will make his Top Rank debut later this… Read More »
