Month: May 2019

Team Korobov Planning Official Protest of Aleem Fight Outcome

The co-promoter behind WBC #14-rated middleweight Matvey Korobov says Team Korobov will file a protest to Virginia State officials over their fighter’s highly controversial majority draw last Saturday (May 11) against Virginia-based fighter Immanuwel Aleem. Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing says Korobov is, at the very least, a victim of incompetent officiating after what seemed like a clear decision win for Korobov was initially announced as a majority decision victory and later changed to a majority draw, due a reported mistake in tabulating the scores. Korobov, from Florida, via Orotukan, Russia, had given an impressive performance in the well-fought 10-round bout, held in Aleem’s home state at the EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia. The Russian southpaw appeared to most Read more [...]

All Change For Joshua, But Everything Stays The Same

Heavyweight boxing would be nothing without upheaval and we’ve certainly seen some more of this in recent times. Step forward Anthony Joshua and his preparations for his long awaited American debut in June. Preparations that have taken something of a dent when it was announced that Jarrell Miller had failed drug tests and therefore would not be available for the fight in Madison Square Garden at the start of next month. This left Joshua without an opponent and, more importantly, promoter Eddie Hearn with some work to do in terms of finding one. Depsite this, although it may have taken more time than first planned, a New York duel will still go ahead. Stepping into limelight at relatively short notice is Andy Ruiz Jr, who in taking this fight will be looking to become the first Read more [...]

Navarro Dominates Prescott, Wins Unanimous Decision in Main Event of Rumble at the Rock V in Hollywood, Florida

(Friday, May 10,) Undefeated Cuban welterweight Livan “Machine Gun Kid” Navarro (11-0, 7 KOs) dominated former top contender Breidis Prescott over eight one-sided rounds tonight in the Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.  Fighting in the 10-round main event of Rumble at the Rock V “Night of the Undefeated,” presented by Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory, Navarro beat Prescott like a heavy bag and took shockingly little in return. The badly faded Prescott (now 31-17, 22 KOs) of Miami via Barranquilla, Colombia, tried in every round, but has lost the reflexes to land consistently against high-level competition. The free-swinging and entertaining Navarro landed with power to the head and body with shocking regularity.   The Read more [...]

All Change For Joshua, But Everything Stays The Same

Heavyweight boxing would be nothing without upheaval and we’ve certainly seen some more of this in recent times. Step forward Anthony Joshua and his preparations for his long awaited American debut in June. Preparations that have taken something of a dent when it was announced that Jarrell Miller had failed drug tests and therefore would not be available for the fight in Madison Square Garden at the start of next month. This left Joshua without an opponent and, more importantly, promoter Eddie Hearn with some work to do in terms of finding one. Depsite this, although it may have taken more time than first planned, a New York duel will still go ahead. Stepping into limelight at relatively short notice is Andy Ruiz Jr, who in taking this fight will be looking to become the first Read more [...]

Weights from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Hollywood, Florida

Weights from Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Blake Davis 190 lbs. vs. Quintell Thompson 190.8 lbs. Livan Navarro 149 lbs. vs. Breidis Prescott 149 lbs. Hairon Socarras 125.4 lbs. vs. Jesus Martinez 125.5 lbs. Derrieck Cuevas 154 lbs. vs. Albert Mensah 149 lbs. Ivan Dychko 239 lbs. vs. Ray Austin 303 lbs. Logan Yoon 139.6 lbs. vs. Robert Frankel 139.4 lbs. Irosvani Duvergel 174 lbs. vs. Jerhed Fenderson 171 lbs. Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Promoter: The Heavyweight Factory Live Stream (7 pm ET):www.theheavyweightfactory.com (outside Fort Lauderdale/Miami area) Tickets for “Rumble at the Rock V” cost $60, $100, $150, Read more [...]

Three-time, two-division world champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera will fight at home for the final time

WORCESTER, MASS (May 9, 2019) -- Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) Rivera Entertainment Promotions (RPE) held a press conference this evening at Grille 57 in Worcester to formally announce a co-promotion, "Quest for 50." Three-time, two-division world champion "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera will fight at home for the final time on Friday night, June 14, when he competes in his 50th professional match, headlining "Quest For 50" against former WFC champion Travis "Sweet Feet" Scott, at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The 46-year-old Rivera (42-6-1, 25 KOs) came out of a seven-year retirement last August, in which he defeated journeyman Larry Smith by way of a seventh-round technical knockout, dropping 40 pounds during the process to fight as a middleweight. Rivera, a full-time Read more [...]

Undefeated Featherweight Prospect Ruben Villa TAkes Viewers Through a “Day In Camp” Alead of ShoBox: The New Generation Main Event

WHAT: Ruben Villa will return for his second consecutive ShoBox: The New Generation appearance of 2019, but this time the undefeated featherweight prospect will be the headline attraction when he takes on top-15 ranked contender Luis Alberto Lopez this Friday, May 10 (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) from Omega Products International in Corona, Calif. SHOWTIME Sports released a "DAY IN CAMP: Ruben Villa" video feature that captures Villa's humble mindset, grueling training regimen and hunger for success as he prepares for the toughest test of his career. The latest installment of the "DAY IN CAMP" digital franchise is available for viewing HERE: https://s.sho.com/2LCZxES  Villa's training begins in the morning at the Robert Garcia Boxing Gym in Riverside, Calif., where the 22-year-old works on Read more [...]

Undefeated Navarro Ready to Fight Veteran Prescott at Rumble at the Rock V at Hard Rock Event Center

Undefeated Navarro Ready to Fight Veteran Prescott at Rumble at the Rock V at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. on Friday, May 10 HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (May 8, 2019)– Undefeated Cuban welterweight Livan “Machine Gun Kid” Navarro says he’s becoming an animal before his fight and is ready to add long-time gatekeeper Breidis Prescott to his list of conquests. Miami via Havana’s Navarro (10-0, 7 KOs) and Miami via Barranquilla, Colombia’s Prescott (31-16, 22 KOs) will meet in the 10-round co-main event of the fifth installment of the popular Rumble at the Rock series “Night of the Undefeated” on Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Read more [...]

Press Release: Dominic “Trouble” Breazeale Training Camp Notes

Hayward, California (May 8, 2019) - In just under two weeks, former world title challenger Dominic "Trouble" Breazeale (20-1, 18 KO's) gets his second shot at a world title as he makes his return to the ring against Deontay Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KO's) on May 18, 2019 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The intriguing heavyweight match up is scheduled to headline the Premier Boxing Champions telecast on Showtime Championship Boxing.  Breazeale's last outing was an impressive one as he stopped undefeated Puerto Rican Olympian Carlos Negron via KO in the 9th round in a nationally televised event. Photo c/o Jerry Gonzalez   A lot has changed since the Negron fight this past December as Breazeale made a significant change to his career by hiring Read more [...]

Troy Isley coming off biggest win,Preparing for 2020 Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 6, 2019) - USA Boxing middleweight Troy Isley is coming off the most significant victory of his young career, when he defeated the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, Cuba's Arlen Lopez, at the recent Pan American Games Qualifier in Managua, Nicaragua. Lopez served as a positive barometer for Isley in terms of his potential 2020 Olympic run. "Beating Lopez is my biggest win so far," Isley admitted. "He won a gold medal at the last Olympics. I avenged my loss to him in 2017. We almost fought in The Continentals, but he lost in the quarterfinals, and I lost in the semifinals. We could face each other again in July at the Pan American Games." In 2017, Isley captured a gold medal at the Elite World Championships, which marked a first for an American elite boxer in six Read more [...]

Sampson Boxing Re-Signs Dominican Super Welterweight Jeison Rosario to Long-Term Promotional Contract

Sampson Boxing proudly announces the re-signing of IBF #11-rated super welterweight Jeison “Banana” Rosario to a long-term promotional contract. Rosario is now re-locating to Coachella, California, to train with Freddy Fundora and his son, up-and-coming 6’ 7” super welterweight Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora. Rosario (19-1-1, 13 KOs) has taken the hard road to his growing prominence. In the last four years, the 24-year-old, from Miami via Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has gone 10-1-1 against consistently solid opposition, while appearing frequently on national television. He took the undefeated records from Rafael Lorenzo (7-0) TKO 2, Carlos Rafael Cruz (17-0) KO 2, David Nunez (5-0) TKO 2, and Jamontay Clark (13-0) UD 10 and scored solid victories over Mark Read more [...]

Anthony “Juice” Young Ready For Breakout Performance This Saturday Night Against Former World Champion Sadam Ali

Atlantic City, NJ (May 2, 2019) - This Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, welterweight Anthony "Juice" Young will finally get the chance on the world stage to prove he is among the top fighters in the division when he takes on Sadam Ali (27-2, 14 KO's) on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez - Daniel Jacobs middleweight unification card live on DAZN. Young of Atlantic City has been a professional for eight-years as he has compiled a respectable mark of 20-2 with seven knockouts, but Saturday will be his first fight on the world stage and outside of the East Coast when he takes on the the 2008 Olympian and former super welterweight champion.  The FanDuel sportsbook provides odds for eight sports which is a small number compared to those on offer with other online bookmakers, Click Read more [...]

Anthony “Juice” Young Ready For Breakout Performance This Saturday Night Against Former World Champion Sadam Ali

Atlantic City, NJ (May 2, 2019) - This Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, welterweight Anthony "Juice" Young will finally get the chance on the world stage to prove he is among the top fighters in the division when he takes on Sadam Ali (27-2, 14 KO's) on the undercard of the Canelo Alvarez - Daniel Jacobs middleweight unification card live on DAZN. Young of Atlantic City has been a professional for eight-years as he has compiled a respectable mark of 20-2 with seven knockouts, but Saturday will be his first fight on the world stage and outside of the East Coast when he takes on the the 2008 Olympian and former super welterweight champion. The FanDuel sportsbook provides odds for eight sports which is a small number compared to those on offer with other online bookmakers, Read more [...]

Record turnout for New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Induction dinner

NEW YORK (April 30, 2019) - A record turnout honored the Class of 2019 at this past Sunday's eighth annual New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, at Russo's On the Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Inimitable promoter Don King led the 24-member Class of 2019 into the NYSBHOF "We had our largest attendance, 402 people," a happy and proud NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy said at the event. "This is the way we show our appreciation with this special belt for these New Yorkers for what they've given boxing through the years. Thanks to a lot of peoples' efforts this is our eighth year. I hope we can do another 50. I'd like to thank everyone of these inductees, and their family members for their support. It's all about family." Living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF Read more [...]