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By Joe Koizumi

WBA super bantamweight champ Daniel Roman (24-2-1, 9 KOs), 121.25, US, impressively kept his belt as he hammered out a unanimous decision (118-110, 119-109 twice) over hard-punching Japanese challenger Ryo Matsumoto (21-2, 19 KOs), 122, over twelve hard-fought rounds on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. Roman’s incessant combinations to the face and the body were more effective than the taller Japanese puncher whose retaliations were averted by the champ’s better defensive skills. There were no knockdowns.

(More to come)

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing

WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is looking good in training for the March 31 showdown in Cardiff, Wales against IBF, WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua according to trainer Kevin Barry. “Joe has been very disciplined and on point. His body looks really good. He is in much better shape already than he was for the Hughie Fury fight,” Barry told Stuff.”He’s doing some great strength and conditioning work, I’m confident we are on track for a very good performance.

“We both believe this is the right time to fight Anthony Joshua. If we don’t get the result that we think we are going to get, it’s because we’re simply not good enough. There is no other reason. If we don’t beat him, it’s because he is the better fighter. But we are both very confident, we like where we are at, we are excited by the magnitude of this challenge. I’ve said all along, the bigger the challenge will bring the best out of Joseph.”

By Ricardo Ibarra

Current WBC United States (USNBC) cruiserweight champion Patrick Ferguson (10-0-1, 10 KOs) is set to make the first defense of his title this Thursday night at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Worley, Idaho, headlining the Coeur d’Alene’s first ‘House of Fury’ card in nearly seven years. The unbeaten Ferguson will take on Topeka, Kansas’ Mario Munoz (12-4-1, 4 KOs) in a ten round bout, capping off the anticipated return of boxing to the once busy Pacific Northwest venue. Continue reading “Ferguson-Munoz face off Thursday in Idaho”

By Ricardo Ibarra

Taking his first crack at a significant title belt, undefeated cruiserweight prospect Mike “White Delight” Wilson (18-0, 8 KOs) will take on Mexico’s Mario Aguilar (18-3, 16 KOs) for the vacant NABA 200-pound championship on Saturday night at the Jackson County Expo in Central Point, Oregon. Fighting in his hometown for the ninth consecutive time, Wilson will battle Aguilar over ten rounds in the main event of White Delight Promotions’ ‘Rogue Valley Rumble 9’ card. Continue reading “Wilson-Aguilar for NABA cruiser title Saturday”

Unbeaten Australian bantamweight Brock Jarvis (12-0, 11 KOs) returns to action against Hamson Tiger Lamandau (8-1-1, 5 KOs) of Indonesia over ten rounds with the WBC Asian Boxing Council title up for grabs at Mediterranean House at Five Dock, Sydney, NSW, Australia on Friday.

Jarvis is trained and managed by former three-time world champion Jeff Fenech who is confident his charge is a future world champion who has boxed internationally in Mexico and Thailand rings. Jarvis received maximum exposure when he boxed on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn WBO welterweight title bout in July 2017 in Brisbane with a record attendance of 51,500 fans that was televised globally on ESPN

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda (to come soon)

Mexican Luis Nery shamefully forfeited his WBC bantamweight belt on the scale as he couldn’t make the 118-pound class limit on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. At his first trip to the scale, Nery was 123, five pounds over the class limit, and he again weighed in at 121 pounds, still three pounds over, at his second and final trial after two hours. Should Yamanaka, 117.5 pounds (a half pound under the limit), win the fight, he will be declared new champion. Should he lose or should it end in a draw, the WBC bantamweight belt will become vacant.

As for the IBF junior feather title bout, defending champ Ryosuke Iwasa, Japan, tipped the beam at 121.75 to 121.5 for Filipino challenger Ernesto Saulong.

Heavyweight Andy Ruiz (29-1, 19 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, makes his ring return after a 15-month absence against Devin Vargas (20-4, 8 KOs) of Toledo, Ohio, on the March 10 Valdez-Quigg undercard at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Ruiz last fought on December 10, 2016, when he lost a majority decision to Joseph Parker for the vacant WBO heavyweight title. Against Vargas, Ruiz will continue his quest to become the first Mexican-born heavyweight champion in boxing history. Continue reading “Andy Ruiz returns March 10”

By Miguel Maravilla

Mexican superstar and former world champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico spoke with the media Tuesday prior to his blockbuster press conference as he talked about his upcoming rematch with WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight world champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) of Kazakhstan. Canelo Golovkin 2 will take place Saturday Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay per view.

Here is what Canelo and his camp had to say

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez: “This fight I’m approaching it as it is the 13th round, a new fight and if I was the better fighter. We want the knockout to leave no doubt. We both want to win convincingly.”

“I felt comfortable the first fight 160 and I will be more comfortable the second fight. I did hurt him with a right to the temple but he never hurt me. We have to risk more in this fight.” Continue reading “Canelo Quick Quotes”

By Miguel Maravilla

WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO middleweight world champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) of Kazakhstan spoke with Fightnews.com before today’s mega press conference about his rematch with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Canelo Golovkin 2 will take place Saturday Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay Per View.

Here is what GGG and his team had to say…

Gennady Golovkin: “I am really happy for this fight. The first fight was the first fight. This second fight is much bigger. I saw the fight 2 times. I have a plan now. I didn’t feel much of his power but I felt I won 7 rounds. This fight is much bigger. I felt confident after the fight. 100 percent. I had my hand up. Of course, I won the fight.”

Continue reading “GGG Quick Quotes”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

#2 IBF, #4 WBA and #5 WBC rated heavyweight Kubrat Pulev (25-1, 13 KO) is with his team in Chicago not only to support his brother, undefeated Olympic cruiserweight medalist Tervel (7-0, 7 KO) who fights this Friday, but possibly scouting a place for his next fight.

After visiting Chicago’s newest addition to the fight venue scene, Pulev was impressed with downtown’s Wintrust Arena.

“Great place, great place to watch boxing,” said Pulev. “This is a great city, with many Bulgarians, Poles and other nations who would like to see great fights. I’m sure of that. I will fight here, at least once, and then we will see what happens next.” Continue reading “Pulev: I hate PED users, Wilder will beat Ortiz”

By TMZSports.com

Canelo Alvarez says he wouldn’t be caught dead in an MMA cage because he’s got too much love and respect for boxing … unlike Floyd Mayweather. With all the buzz about Floyd possibly taking a UFC fight, we had to ask Canelo if he’d consider crossing over, too. Canelo shut that down quick — and shaded his former rival in the process.

“I respect boxing. Boxing’s my sport. That’s what I love. The other sport, that’s something we’ll never know,” he told TMZ Sports. As for Floyd — “With him you never know … but you know what? Whatever he does doesn’t interest me.”

Of course, Canelo’s focus is on his May 5 rematch vs. GGG … and both guys let us know why this one’s a way bigger deal than their first matchup.

By Joe Koizumi
Photos by Naoki Fukuda

In a press conference on Tuesday for this coming world title twinbill, there happened a hot dispute between WBC bantam champ Luis Nery (25-0, 19 KOs) and former titlist Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 19 KOs) on the gloves to be used for their highly anticipated rematch on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

The local promoter, Teiken Promotions, prepared Reyes gloves for both contestants as it respected the champ’s nationality and believed that Nery would love to use Mexican brand of gloves. Nery, however, strongly insisted on using Winning gloves made in Japan since he won the first encounter by using Winning ones, kept on training with Winning in Mexico and prefers fighting with the same brand of gloves again. Yamanaka, on the contrary, supposed that the revancha would be competed with Reyes gloves and prepared to use Reyes throughout his training. Continue reading “WBC 118lb champ Nery, Yamanaka glove dispute”