Day: August 22, 2020

Heavyweight Jeremiah Milton Reflects on Winning Pro Debut by First Round Knockout

LAS VEGAS, NV (August , 21, 2020) – It took some time to happen but the highly anticipated professional debut of heavyweight boxer Jeremiah Milton (1-0, 1 KO) proved to be worth the wait as he knocked out Dennis Vance Jr. (1-2, 1 KO) at 1:15 mark of round one, a bout that took place last night as a part of “DETROIT BRAWL AT THE LEGENDARY KRONK” event at Detroit’s Kronk Gym. The event was presented by Salita Promotions and streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®. After taking his time in the first minute of the round, Milton landed a powerful straight right hand to the head of Vance Jr. as he was jumping in, trying to land a power punch of his own. The devastating punch sent Vance Jr. to the canvas and he couldn’t recover, forcing Read more [...]

Weights and running order for Sunday’s huge MTK Fight Night in Almaty, Kazakhstan

Please find below the weights and running order for Sunday's huge MTK Fight Night in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which will be broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, in Kazakhstan on QAZSPORT and worldwide on IFL TV. IFL TV BROADCAST BEGINS - 3:00PM GMT / 8:00PM LOCAL TIME UNDERCARD: Bout 1 Welterweight, 6 Rounds RAY SEITZHANKOV (147.7lbs) vs. TALGAT BERTLEUOV (148.3lbs) Bout 2 Welterweight, 6 Rounds NURDOS TOLEBAY (145.7lbs) vs. NURZHAN MAKASHBAYEV (145.5lbs) Bout 3 Cruiserweight, 8 Rounds ALI BALOYEV (199lbs) vs. YURY BYKHAUTSOU (199.2lbs) ESPN+ BROADCAST BEGINS - 12:00PM EST /  5:00PM GMT / 10:00PM LOCAL TIME MAIN CARD: Bout 4 Super-welterweight, 6 Rounds TALGAT SHAIKEN (153lbs) vs. BERIKBAY Read more [...]

Earlier this week rising star, super lightweight Omar Juárez flew out to Las Vegas

  LAS VEGAS, NV (August 21, 2020) – Earlier this week undefeated rising star, super lightweight Omar “Relámpago” Juárez (8-0, 4 KO’s), flew out to Las Vegas to get top notch sparring in preparation for his upcoming bout tentatively scheduled for early September. During his visit, Juarez sparred with WBA world champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis (23-0, 22 KOs), a session that took place at the Mayweather Boxing Gym in front of Floyd Mayweather. “It was incredible to be in the ring with Tank Davis,” said Juarez. “Gervonta has tremendous power to go along with his high ring IQ. We went six rounds and I got to experience Read more [...]