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Former welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter will battle Adrian Granados in the featured bout of the undercard for Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

Also unbeaten contender Sergey Lipinets will take on Akihiro Kondo for the vacant IBF Junior Welterweight World Championship to open the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader.

And, former heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne and former title challenger Dominic Breazeale will meet in a 10-round heavyweight attraction that will stream live via SHOWTIME Sports.

As we reported, undefeated two-time junior middleweight world champion, Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade makes his return to HBO when he takes on undefeated Alantez Fox in a 12 round middleweight bout that will take place on Saturday, October 21st from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York.

The bout will be the live co-feature of an HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader card that will feature Jazreel Corrales defending the WBA World Super Featherweight Title against undefeated Alberto Machado and Ryan Burnett taking on Zhanat Zhakiyanov (tape delay) in a Bantamweight Unification Bout. The HBO telecast will begin at 10:05 p.m. ET/PT.

Fans across the United States will have the opportunity to watch World Boxing Super Series action throughout the remainder of the quarter-finals as AT&T will broadcast this round of the tournament on AUDIENCE Network and other AT&T platforms, beginning with Saturday’s Mairis Briedis vs. Mike Perez WBC World Championship showdown from a sold out Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia. Continue reading “WBSS gets U.S. TV deal”

By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Photos: Johnny Chaichotchuang

IBF#10 Sukkasem Kietyongyuh (18-7) retained the IBF Pan Pacific bantamweight title when he was awarded a twelve round unanimous decision over Joy Joy Formentera (8-3) on Wednesday at Banrattirat Village, Nonthaburi, Thailand. Kietyongyuth boxed aggressively against Formenetara who performed gamely from the southpaw stance against the champion. At the conclusion of twelve action packed rounds the score cards were 118-110, 118-110 and 116-112.

In other action 135 pound Campee Phyaom (12-3) outpointed Pantip Sithsaithong over six rounds.

Also 112 pounder Suphakit Khampha (7-4) scored a third round knockout over Kengkla Sudjai in a scheduled six round bout. Continue reading “IBF#10 Kietyongyuth defeats Formentera”

Back in July, Belfast’s Super-Flyweight contender Jamie Conlan got to scrutinize IBF Champion Jerwin ‘Pretty Boy’ Ancajas from ringside, while supporting brother Michael in Brisbane, Australia. The feisty Filippino southpaw, beaten just once in 29 with 18 kayos, appeared ruthless whilst destroying Japan’s Teiru Kinoshita in seven. Conlan faces Ancajas for the World title at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday November 18, live on BT Sport and BoxNation.

Here’s what Conlan had to say on his next opponent:

“I got to see the first round and then the final couple of rounds from ringside and Jerwin was very impressive. Studying from close up, rather than on TV you get to hear the thud of a fighter’s punches. It can be daunting. Continue reading “Conlan: Ancajas might be the weakest champ”

By David Finger

WBO September ratings were recently released, and as expected the biggest shake up in the classifications took place in the 154-pound division. The junior middleweight division was one of two divisions in which new champions were crowned after Miguel Cotto won a unanimous decision over Yoshihiro Kamegai for the vacant belt on August 26th. With the win Cotto’s previous position as the #1 ranked contender passed over to the undefeated 22-year old Magomev “Black Lion” Kurbanov (12-0, 9 KOs). Kurbonov was arguably the biggest winner in the September rankings, jumping up from #8 to #1 on the heels of a unanimous decision victory over Stepan Horvath on September 9, 2017. That fight was for the vacant WBO International belt. Horvath, who was ranked at #5 in the August ratings, dropped out of the September rankings after his loss to the “Black Lion”. Other big winners in the 154-pound division were Kanat Islam (25-0, 20 KOs) who moved up from #7 to #3 after his impressive stoppage over previously undefeated prospect Brandon Cook on September 9th. Cook entered the fight ranked #13 by the WBO but drops out of the classifications after the loss. Continue reading “Margarito cracks WBO top 10, setting up Cotto clash”

By Marco Bratusch

The anticipated first and voluntary defense of European super middleweight champion Hadillah Mohoumadi (22-4-1, 16 KOs) is finally landing on November 10 in Paris, France, against his well-known countryman Christopher Rebrassé (25-5-3, 6 KOs). Both fighters are promoted by Malamine Koné’s MK Events, a company that recently won the EBU 2016 promoter of the year award. Continue reading “Mohoumadi-Rebrassé Euro clash Nov 10 in Paris”

Hard-hitting Polish contender Mateusz Masternak (39-4, 26 KOs) will battle once-beaten Stivens Bujaj (16-1-1, 11 KOs) in a 10-round World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight reserve match on Saturday, October 21 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Additional action will feature a 10-round super welterweight bout between unbeaten Polish contender Maciej Sulecki (25-0, 10 KOs) and former title challenger Jack Culcay (22-2, 11 KOs).

The October 21 event is headlined by IBF champion Murat “Iron” Gassiev and former world champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk squaring-off in World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-final action.

By Przemek Garczarczyk

“Mariusz Wach is definitely a step up. I know his weaknesses, and seemingly everyone knows mine… until they realize how big and well conditioned, hard-hitting I am. I’m going hard (at him). It’s going to be fun,” says undefeated heavyweight contender “Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (19-0, 17 KOs).

Big Baby talks about his (hopefully) upcoming fight against 6’7 Mariusz Wach (33-2, 17 KOs), shares some interesting opinions about WBA/IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and jokingly explains why he doesn’t want to have “normal” fans… Continue reading “Jarrell Miller: Same man 24/7, telling the truth”

Statement from WBO President Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel: Greetings all, I would like to update everyone on the situation here in Puerto Rico. As of today, everyone from the WBO family is safe, conditions here are tough without the daily essentials like electricity, water and gasoline but at least we have our health which is more important than any commodity.

I would like to inform all convention attendees that the 30th Annual 2017 WBO Congress Cruise on October 23, leaving from the Port of Miami is a GO. We have established a temporary office in Orlando, Florida so we can finish all the last minute preparations for the WBO Congress. This week I will announce the address and the phone number of our office in Orlando so we can continue to provide our services to all. God Bless and I look forward to spending time with all of you in October.

In what figures the best fight of the coming weekend, WBC cruiserweight world champion Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) risks his world title and undefeated record against Mike “The Rebel” Perez (22-2-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday when the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) tournament continues with more quarterfinal action from Riga Arena in Riga, Latvia.

Mairis Briedis: “This is a big thing. For Latvia, this will be the first major world championship bout in history, so I hope to see a sold-out arena. From my previous experience with the Latvian crowd, I can really tell Mike Perez that boxing in front of a Riga crowd will not be easy for him. The boxing community around the world will learn how passionate and loud Latvia fans can be! My preparation camp has been going very well so far and I can assure my fans that I’ll be at my best when the 30th of September arrives.” Continue reading “Breidis-Perez tops weekend action”

WBA super welterweight “regular” champion Demetrius Andrade (24-0, 16 KOs) vs. Alantez Fox (23-0-1, 11 KOs) has reportedly been added to the October 21 at Turning Stone in Verona, NY. The bout is looking like a non-title affair at middleweight. This would be the second fight of 2017 for Andrade, the first time he’s had multiple fights in one year since 2013.

Headlining is the WBA super world super featherweight title fight between Jezreel Corrales (22-1, 8 KOs) and Alberto Machado (18-0, 15 KOs). HBO will televise.

In a clash between unbeaten featherweight prospects, Leduan Barthelemy (13-0-1, 7 KOs) and Eduardo Ramirez (20-0-3, 7 KOs) battled to a hard-fought ten round draw on Tuesday night at the Cannery Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Scores were 97-93 Barthelemy, 96-94 Ramirez, and 95-95. Ramirez pressed the action.

In an entertaining eight-round slugfest, featherweight prospect Alejandro Salinas (9-1, 8 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten Duarn Vue (12-0, 4 KOs). Scores were 80-72, 79-73, 77-75.

In a hotly contested showdown between unbeaten lightweight prospects, Bryan Figueroa (13-0, 5 KOs) outpunched Ivan Jimenez (7-1-1, 4 KOs) over six rounds. Scores were 58-56 across the board.

All Star Boxing Inc has announced the signing of 22 year old, undefeated welterweight prospect Alejandro “Bad Boy” Barboza (11-0, 7 KOs) of Jamay, Jalisco, Mexico to an exclusive promotional agreement. Barboza is trained and managed by Fernando Garcia who has signed other fighters with All Star in the past. Bad Boy Barboza is a well sought out prospect in his region of Jalisco. He is looking to make his U.S debut on the Telemundo Network on November 3rd in Kissimmee, Florida. Continue reading “All Star Boxing Inks “Bad Boy” Barboza”

On Tuesday, September 26, the World Boxing Association presented its 96th World Convention, which will be held in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, from October 30 to November 2. The Colombian press was pleased to know that the Convention’s Medical Seminar and Forum for journalists will take place at the University of Antioquia, a respected educational institution. In addition, the popular neighborhoods of Antioquia will be visited.

However, it was the presence of Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez which surprised the audience. He marked his arrival at the venue in the middle of the conference and was a great surprise to the attendees.

“I am very happy to be in the city, to support this event, because I believe that boxing can help people. From now, I want the WBA to invite me to their convention (laughs)”, Canelo said. Continue reading “Canelo attends WBA meeting in Colombia”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

WBO Vice-President John Duggan said the twelve round decision for WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker over WBO mandatory contender Hughie Fury last Saturday in Manchester was correct. “I think he won the fight,” Duggan told Newshub. “I think he won a close fight. Just because the score was wide, doesn’t mean it wasn’t close. With the way boxing’s scored, you can have an extremely close fight and have a boxer win every round by a close margin. That happens quite a bit. I thought the score (118-110) was regular, and I thought the 114-114 score was somewhat unusual. [Parker] deserved the win. He boxed courageously in a hostile environment.”

Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessey stated after the fight that they plan to lodge a protest with the WBO over the result.

According to Danish news today cruiserweight contender Micki Nielsen, (23-1, 14 KOs) ranked #11 by the IBF and #18 by WBC, has just received a four year doping ban in South Africa by the South African Anti-Doping Agency after testing positive for testosterone/anabolic steroids in his fight against Johnny Muller in June 2016. The ban is valid only in South Africa and Nielsen can still fight elsewhere.

By Jeff Zimmerman
Photos: Robert Hughes

On another hot day in Dallas, WBC super welterweight champion Jermell “Iron Man” Charlo strolled into the R&R Boxing Club to lace up for 12 spirited rounds with IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., as both are trained by former fighter Derrick James. Charlo is three weeks out from fighting the powerful Erickson Lubin, considered one of boxing’s hot young prospects, on Saturday, October 14 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY and shown live on Showtime Boxing.

Charlo, out of Houston, had other ideas when he KO’d Dallas native Charles Hatley in a WBC mandatory back in April as he was looking at a potential showdown with Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto. No longer the young gun at 27, Charlo is hitting his prime and was hoping with his first world title under his belt, he could seek bigger paydays with the likes of Cotto who has indicated he will retire after one more fight in December. The WBC had other ideas and instead required a second mandatory against the dangerous southpaw Lubin, who will have just turned 22 at fight time and possesses knockout power in both hands. Continue reading “Charlo: I’m always going to have that chip on my shoulder”

By Przemek Garczarczyk

Looks like IBF #5, WBA#6, WBO #6 heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (19-0, 17 KOs) will take on former world title challenger and WBC #6 rated Mariusz Wach (33-2, 17 KOs) on November 11 at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Miller is coming off a July win over Gerald Washington, while the 6’7 Wach defeated former Euro champ Erkan Teper in March. HBO will televise.

Ringstar France chairman Jérôme Abiteboul has announced that the second fight of 2016 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka will take place October 14 at the Zenith Palais in Paris, France. Yoka (1-0, 1 KO) is scheduled to go against Jonathan Rice (7-2-1, 4 KOs) in a scheduled six-rounder. Also on the card is 2016 Olympic bronze winner Souleymane Cissokho (2-0, 2 KOs) facing Dmytro Semermin (13-3-1, 7 KOs) in an eight round super welter contest. The card can be seen live on Canal+.

Leduan Barthelemy 125.6 vs. Eduardo Ramirez 127
Alejandro Salinas 129.4 vs. Duarn Vue 127.6
Ivan Jimenez 131.8 vs. Bryan Figueroa 133
Sebastian Fundora 156.4 vs. Victor Toney 156.4

Venue: Cannery Casino & Hotel, Las Vegas
Promoter: Sampson Boxing
TV: FS1

Former title challenger Tony Harrison (24-2, 20 KOs) will return to the ring in a 10-round middleweight bout against Paul Valenzuela Jr. (20-5, 14 KOs) as part of an exciting night of undercard bouts on Saturday, October 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Additional action will see featherweight world champion Cindy Serrano (26-5-3, 10 KOs) from Brooklyn making her Barclays Center debut in an eight-round special attraction bout. Continue reading “Barclays Oct 14 undercard announced”

When Andre Ward recently retired it opened up the WBA, WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles and when Badou Jack vacated his WBA “regular” title the division became even more wide open. 175lb contender Sullivan Barrera was very confident that he would get a shot at one of the vacant belts. However today it was announced that Dmitry Bivol would face WBA #11 Trent Broadhurst for the vacant WBA title on November 4th.

“I should be fighting Bivol. He is ranked #1 and I am #2. What is the point of the rankings if they won’t follow their rules?” said Barrera. Continue reading “Barrera: I should be fighting Bivol”

Panamanian southpaw Jezreel “El Invisible” Corrales (22-1-0, 8 KOs) will make third defense of his WBA super featherweight title against unified NABO/NABA beltholder Alberto “Explosivo” Machado (18-0, 15 KOs) in a 12-round main event at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. The event takes place Saturday, October 21 and will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark.

On the non-televised portion of the card, super middleweight D’Mitrius “Big Meech” Ballard (17-0, 12 KOs), featherweight Lamont Roach, Jr. (14-0, 5 KOs), super lightweight Zachary “Zungry” Ochoa (17-1, 7 KOs), and super lightweight Luis Feliciano (3-0) will face opponents to be named.

WBA interim light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol faces Australian Trent Broadhurst for the vacant full belt on November 4 at the Salle Médecin in the Casino de Monte-Carlo in a bout that will be televised in the U.S. on HBO Boxing After Dark. The title became vacant when Badou Jack relinquished the belt, plus super champion Andre Ward retired.

The show also features the rematch between Jamie McDonnell and Liborio Solis for McDonnell’s WBA bantamweight title, plus former champ Scott Quigg faces Oleg Yefimovich in an eliminator for the WBA featherweight title and heavyweight Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora challenges Agit Kabayel for the European belt.