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In an exciting 10 round main event, unbeaten flyweight Sergio “Yoreme” Mendoza (20-0, 17 KOs) of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, defeated countryman Erick “Habanerito” Lopez (16-10-2, 10 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico by split decisión. It was good two-way action throughout the bout. Lopez scored a knockdown on Mendoza in round two. The much taller Mendoza stood in the pocket and had a solid round nine. Lopez closed strong in round ten, rocking Mendoza with multiple punches to the head. In the end, two judges had it 96-93 and 95-94 for Mendoza while the other judge had it 95-94 for Lopez. The event took place at the El Domo del Code in Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico and was televised on ESPN KNOCK OUT in Latin America

In a non-title ten-rounder, WBA regular minimumweight champion Erick “Mini Pacman” Rosa returned to ring after one year and eight months without lacing the gloves. Rosa (6-0, 2 KOs) was victorious when Orlando Pino (14-2, 8 KOs) didn’t come out for round nine on Friday night at the Pabellon de Esgrima, Centro Olimpico, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

The WBA has ordered that Mini Pacman face WBA super champion Thamanon Niyomthing as part of their title reduction program.

Super middleweight upset artist Vladimir Hernandez (14-5, 6 KOs) has done it again! Hernandez defeated hometown hero and previously unbeaten Lorenzo “Truck” Simpson (13-1, 7 KOs) by eight round majority decision on Friday night at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Hernandez was a non-stop punching machine and prevailed 78-74, 79-73, 76-76. He had previously upset the likes of Julian “J-Rock” Williams, Alfredo Angulo, and Aaron Coley.

Unbeaten middleweight Andreas Katzourakis (11-0, 9 KOs) recovered from a first round knockdown and halted Raphael “Trouble” Igbokwe (16-5, 7 KOs) in round eight. Igbokwe dropped Katzourakis in round one. The aggressive Katzourakis, however, applied relentless pressure until he got a referee’s stoppage in round eight. Time was 2:15. Continue reading “6:1 underdog Hernandez stuns Truck Simpson”

Callum Walsh 153.8 vs. Juan Jose Velasco 154
(WBC silver super welterweight title)

Umar Dzambekov 183.2 vs. David Zegarra 190
Gor Yeritsyan 146.8 vs. Rogelio Jun Doliguez 147
Adan Ochoa 130 vs. Arnold Aleiandro 130
1Daniel Barrera 115 vs. Gilberto Mendoza 113.6
Gloria Munguilla 120 Shawna Ormsby 111.6
Abel Mejia 132.4 vs. Maximiliano Gutierrez Perez 133
Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu 117.2 vs. Conner Goade 116.8

Venue: Commerce Casino, Commerce, California
Promoter: 360 Promotions
TV: UFC Fightpass

Jared Anderson 239.6 vs. Andriy Rudenko 244.3

Efe Ajagba 236.5 vs. Zhan Kossobutskiy 234.4

Bakhodir Jalolov 253.6 vs. Onoriode Ehwarieme 224.9

Bruce Carrington 126.7 vs. Angel Antonio Contreras 126.8
Jeremiah Milton 254.4 vs. Craig Lewis 260.4
Nico Ali Walsh 159.1 vs. Sona Akale 157.9
Abdullah Mason 134.9 vs. Cesar Villarraga 134.7
Ablaikhan Zhussupov 149.7 vs. Wiston Campos 149.8
Charly Suarez 130.6 vs. Yohan Vasquez 129.6

Venue: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN, ESPN+, YouTube

Oscar Collazo 104.8 vs. Garen Diagan 104
(WBO minimumweight title)

Juan Carlos Camacho Jr. 114.6 vs. Jorge Orozco 114.4
Ángel Acosta 107.4 vs. Carlos Buitrago 109
Yan Carlos Santana 127 vs. Jostin Ortiz 127
Yair Gallardo 174.4 vs. Kevin Johnson 173.4

Venue: Coliseo Roberto Clemente,San Juan, Puerto Rico
Promoter: Golden Boy Promotions/Miguel Cotto Promotions
TV: DAZN

Three matchups will highlight the pay-per-view undercard leading up to the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo undisputed super middleweight championship clash on September 30 live on Showtime PPV from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In the co-main event, undefeated Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. (20-0, 16 KOs) will take on Erickson “Hammer” Lubin (25-2, 18 KOs) in a 12-round super welterweight special attraction. The PPV also includes former world champions Yordenis Ugas (27-5, 12 KOs) and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (27-2, 18 KOs) clashing for the WBC interim welterweight title. Opening up the action are rising middleweights Elijah Garcia (15-0, 12 KOs) and Armando Reséndiz (14-1, 10 KOs) squaring off in a 10-round attraction.

Photos: Sumio Yamada

Unified WBA/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and WBA regular champion Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) weighed in for their clash this Saturday. Usyk weighed 220.9 and Dubois weighed 233.2.

Venue: Tarczyński Arena Wrocław in Wroclaw, Poland
Promoter: K2 Promotions
TV: ESPN+

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By Evan Jacobs

Roy Englebrecht Promotions once again returned to the sold-out Hangar at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA on Thursday night

Opening the show was Riverside’s Nate Palencia (1-1) vs. Oakland’s Will Davis (2-1 1KO) in a 4 round, lightweight boxing match. These 130 pounders wanted to make a statement and they sure did! With a lot of inside action in the first round, there was more of the same in the second with both fighters busting each other up. Davis was slightly busier in the third round which made the fight up for grabs going into the fourth. The fighters let it all hang out with each one having their moments. In the end the decision went to Will Davis. Continue reading “Fight Club OC Results”

Roughly 1,000 pounds of heavyweight boxers will roll into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on ESPN Saturday evening. In the 10-round main event, Toledo native Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson (15-0, 14 KOs) looks to notch his second victory in as many months against Andriy Rudenko (35-6, 21 KOs). The 10-round co-feature will see Nigerian knockout artist Efe Ajagba (17-1, 13 KOs) seek to end the unbeaten run of southpaw puncher Zhan Kossobutskiy (19-0, 18 KOs). At Thursday’s press conference, this is what the fighters had to say:

Jared Anderson: “This Saturday you will see me sticking to my plan. I’ll be using my jab, my speed. I’m always willing to do whatever I need to do in order to win. And I will continue being who I am because I am great.”

Andriy Rudenko: “I know that my opponent is one of the best heavyweight prospects right now. I will show you what my plans are for stopping him this Saturday in the ring.”

Efe Ajagba: “I will do everything possible to win the fight…I want to thank him for accepting the fight. I’ve been training hard for this fight because I know who he is. I will get things done on Saturday night.”

Zhan Kossobutskiy: “I’m very happy to have this fight. I have faced very strong opposition. It’s been a lot better for my career to have fought strong opposition. I believe the same is the case with my opponent for this Saturday.”

The fight of Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov (12-0, 12 KOs) will stream live on Top Rank’s YouTube channel Saturday at 6:15PM ET.

WBO mini flyweight champion Oscar “El Pupilo” Collazo (7-0, 5 KOs) hosted a press conference Thursday ahead of Saturday’s world title defense against Garen “Hellboy” Diagan (10-3, 5 KOs) broadcast live worldwide on DAZN from the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Oscar Collazo: “I know that Diagan is ready to fight and will come in hungry, but I am ready for him and the world championship belt will stay in my island of Puerto Rico.”

Garen Diagan: “I have done all my job in my training camp to become a champion. I am ready to give my all this Saturday night for my family and the Philippines.”

Unified WBA/WBO/IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) and WBA regular beltholder Daniel Dubois (19-1, 18 KOs) faced off at the final press conference for Saturday’s clash at Tarczyński Arena Wrocław in Wroclaw, Poland. Usyk-Dubois will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+.

Oleksandr Usyk: “My preparation is all good. We did a lot of work with swimming. We played football. We danced…I’m grateful to my team, my family, my wife. I’m grateful to my country and to Ukrainian soldiers.”

Daniel Dubois: “I’m ready. I’ve suffered through training camp. I’ve done all of that. I’m ready now. I’ve prepared. I’ve left no stone unturned. I’m ready. I’m confident. I’m ready to go right now.”

Junior lightweight Dion “Primetime” Jones (1-0, 1 KO) of Las Vegas, Nevada made his professional boxing debut Wednesday night with a knockout victory in the Rodadero at the Burukuka Restaraunt in the beach city of Santa Marta, Colombia. Jones took his time in round one as the very aggressive local Rafael De La Rosa came determined to pull off the upset. Jones turned it up in round two where he abruptly ended matters, dropping De La Rosa who did not beat the count. Jones’ corner was manned by world class trainer Jeff Mayweather.

Showtime Sports has released a special feature recapping Terence Crawford’s homecoming parade in Omaha, Neb., on August 12 following his history-making ninth-round TKO over former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr., on Showtime PPV on July 29. The victory made Crawford the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era and the first male fighter to ever win the undisputed title in two weight divisions.

Unbeaten WBA #2, WBC #3, IBF #3 super middleweight Erik Bazinyan (30-0, 21 KOs) and Ronald Ellis (18-3-2, 12 KOs) will face off on October 11th for Bazinyan’s NABF and NABA titles at the Casino de Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This bout will be broadcast live on Punching Grace and ESPN+, serving as the co-main event for the IBF super middleweight title rematch between Mary Spencer and Femke Hermans. Heavyweight Simon Kean (23-1, 22 KOs) will feature on the undercard. Opponent is TBA.

IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia (22-0, 17 KOs) will make the first defense of his world title against 6’7 Jordan Thompson (15-0, 12 KOs) on September 30 at the OVO Arena in London. The fight will stream live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand).

Jai Opetaia: “I have been waiting too long for someone to challenge me and now we finally have a fight. Thank you Jordan for stepping up but I hope you are ready!”

Jordan Thompson: “Opetaia is the recognised number one in the division and the best guy out there and that’s why he’s the one I want. This is my time now and the world will see that on September 30th. I ain’t never been one to just take part, I’m a winner, I’m going to win.” Continue reading “Opetaia opponent named”

WBA #11 super welterweight knockout artist Johan Gonzalez (33-2, 33 KOs) finished Ricardo Ruben Villalba (20-10-1, 8 KOs) with two knockdowns in round five on Wednesday night at the Whitesands Event Center in Plant City, Florida. Time was 1:57.

In a clash between unbeaten super welterweights, Leonardo Ruiz (13-0, 8 KOs) took a ten round majority decision over Raul Garcia (13-1-1, 11 KOs). Ruiz dropped Garcia in round five en route to a 96-93, 98-91 win on two cards. Garcia was up 95-94 on the third card.

Lightweight Justin Pauldo (16-1, 7 KOs) pounded out a ten round unanimous decision over Eduardo Estela (14-3, 9 KOs). Pauldo took over midway to win 95-94, 97-92, 98-91. Pauldo was deducted a point in round seven.

Super featherweight Mandeep Jangra (6-0, 4 KOs) won by fourth round referee’s stoppage against Markus Bowes (2-2, 2 KOs)

Michael Meyers 144 vs Tyrell Washington 144
Jordan Panthen 157 vs Todd Manuel 154.6
Sonny Robledo 141 vs Aurelio Parra Cosio 140.0
Ethyn Ewing 134.8 vs Elijah Ozuna 140.6
Nate Palencia 140.2 vs William Davis 139.4
Rene Moreno 134.9 vs Andres Figueroa (will weigh in later)

Venue: The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California
Promoter: Englebrecht Promotions & Events
TV: FITE

By Przemek Garczarczyk

DAZN’s Todd Grisham is a fan of fighting: WWE, kickboxing, UFC, crossover fights, was in “Creed III” PLUS, of course, a fan of boxing – as a TV commentator, he did it all. Todd will be in Wrocław, so we’re talking about Dubois’s chances vs. Usyk (slim), the best Polish fighter, Jake Paul being part of the Usyk-Dubois event plus the reason he plays as Deontay Wilder in the Undisputed boxing game.

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WBA/IBF super bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales has arrived today at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to commence his training camp in preparation for a highly anticipated potential showdown against WBC/WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. This eagerly awaited bout aims to determine the undisputed super bantamweight champion of the world.

Tapales, accompanied by his trainer Ernel Fontanilla, is ready to embark on an intensive training regimen at the Knucklehead Gym in Las Vegas. The proposed clash, slated for December, has generated immense excitement among boxing enthusiasts globally. Continue reading “Tapales arrives in USA”

Unbeaten junior middleweight Nikita Tszyu (7-0, 6 KOs) scored a hard-fought sixth round TKO over tough Jack “The Butcher” Brubaker (17-5-2, 8 KOs) on Wednesday night at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia. Brubaker gave a game effort and took a lot of punishment until his corner threw in the towel in round six. Tszyu went down in round three from a headbutt, ruled a knockdown. Tszyu is the brother of WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu and son of ring legend Kostya Tszyu.

WBO #5 super featherweight Liam Wilson (12-2, 7 KOs), rebounding from his loss to WBO champion Enamel Navarrete, to win a clear cut ten round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten WBO #12 Carlos Maria Alanis (12-1, 4 KOs) to claim the WBO international title. Scores were 100-89, 100-89, 98-91. Alanis down in round seven.

By Mauricio Sulaimán
Son of José Sulaimán / WBC President

Boxing is a unique sport, with a large number of particularities that make it so different from all the others.

The vast majority of fighters, perhaps all, come from humble cradles with rocking obstacles to overcome ever since they can remember. They manage to escape from the demons of crime, addictions and other temptations that lurk in the darker enclaves of the street and when they find the boxing gym, they change their lives to at least have a chance of making something of themselves.

There are two types of boxing. One is amateur, whose objective is to learn, compete and if successful, seek a medal in the Olympic Games; or jump to the other model that is professional boxing, where you get paid to fight.

The professional starts with four-round fights and levels up to six, eight, 10, and the championship fights are 12 rounds. Normally, in the beginning, it is the same coach who manages to get fights for his fighter to participate in, and thus gain experience. Later the figure of the manager or agent appears, who signs the fighters, represents them, and gets them fights. Finally, there is the promoter, who is in charge of setting up the events, putting on a variety of fights, looking for people to attend and thus be able to recover their expenses. Continue reading “What Is The Boxer?”

Lots of interesting heavyweight fights this weekend.

WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is a whopping 10:1 favorite to defeat WBA regular champion Daniel Dubois on Saturday in this week’a big fight at the Stadion Wroclaw in Wrocław, Poland. ESPN+ will show the bout in the U.S.

Meanwhile, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, WBO #5, WBA #7, WBA #7, IBF #15 Jared Anderson is 30:1 to defeat Andriy Rudenko, WBC #14 heavyweight Efe Ajagba versus WBC #9, WBA #14 Zhan Kossobutskiy is a pick-em, and 2020 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Bakhodir Jalolov is 50:1 to defeat Onoriode Ehwarieme. ESPN will air these bouts in the U.S.

WBA #5 middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle (20-0, 9 KOs) successfully defended his NABA title for a third time with an impressive fifth round knockout of Joey Bryant (17-2, 13 KOs) last Saturday at The Bind Tiger in Biloxi, Mississippi. Coyle displayed good skills and outboxed Bryant in the early rounds. In the fifth Coyle dropped Bryant three times, forcing the referee to halt the contest at 2:54.

Unbeaten heavyweight Mark Petrovsky (6-0, 4 KOs) struggled to a six round majority decision over 43-year-old former world title challenger Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson (36-22-2, 20 KOs) on Friday night in Moscow. During the weigh-in for this fight, Johnson wore a t-shirt bearing a giant likeness of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

By Gabriel F. Cordero

Ring legend Erik ‘Terrible’ Morales will no longer be the trainer of former world champion Jaime Munguía, but will remain as an adviser to the Munguía team. After four years working with Munguia, Morales will now dedicate himself to his work as head of the Institute of Sports and Physical Culture of Baja California.

The 26-year-old Munguia could train with Freddie Roach for his next fight, possibly against Edgar Berlanga in November.