Day: August 24, 2020

It was a night to remember as a huge MTK Fight Night event took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan

It was a night to remember as a huge #MTKFightNight event took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with highly-rated debutants Kamshybek Kunkabayev and Tursynbay Kulakhmet proving their worth by overcoming dangerous opponents. The event was broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, in Kazakhstan on QAZSPORT and worldwide on IFL TV, with Kunkabayev and Kulakhmet stealing the show with their elite-level performances.  Elsewhere, there were victories for Viktor Kotochigov, Saparbay Aidarov, Talgat Shaiken, Ali Baloyev, Nurdos Tolebay and Ray Seitzhankov, on what was a memorable night of boxing in Kazakhstan. FULL RESULTS: KAMSHYBEK KUNKABAYEV (1-0, 1 KO) bt ISSA AKBERBAYEV (20-2, 15 KOs) TKO2 Kamshybek Kunkabayev proved that the hype is real Read more [...]
Sunday August 23, 2020 (Las Vegas, NV) JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR.'s (now 26-3 21KO's) WBO Light Heavyweight World Title Eliminator against ELEIDER "STORM" ALVAREZ (now 25-2 13KO's) on ESPN+, ended in absolutely thrilling fashion, last night, as the upset minded Smith Jr. strapped up his boots, clocked in, and went to work. A devastating 9th round knockout sent the former world champion through the bottom two ropes, landing on the ring apron. On this night, the Long Islander known affectionately as the "Common Man," was anything but. After controlling the action from the first round on, with a lethal jab and thudding, powerful shots, Smith Jr. mixed his attack in the middle rounds landing to the body as well. PHOTO CREDIT: MIKEY WILLIAMS/TOP Read more [...]

Split-T Management’s Omar Rosario Impressive in Pro Debut Victory

NEW YORK (August 24, 2020) -Highly touted junior welterweight prospect Omar Rosario made a very successful professional debut by winning a four-round unanimous decision over six-fight veteran Solon Staley on Friday night at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.  Rosario is managed by Split-T Management. The Top Rank Promoted Rosario, 22 years-old of Caguas, PR, was the Puerto Rican Olympic Trial Champion at 152 lbs., and was the island's favorite to win a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but signed with Tim VanNewhouse with Split-T Management.  In the bout with Colon, he boxed very effectively and worked the body of Colon. "I am very happy with my performance because I was able to demonstrate that I can do many things.," Read more [...]

Juan “Just Business” Barajas dedicates Thursday night’s fight vs. Jose Resendiz

BOUTS WILL STREAM LIVE & EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® AUG. 27 FROM MARINATERRA HOTEL & SPA IN SAN CARLOS, MEXICO LAS VEGAS (August 24, 2020) - Super middleweight prospects Juan "Just Business" Barajas (11-0, 7 KOs) and Jose "Toro" Resendiz (11-0, 8 KOs) for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino title, headlining this Thursday night's (August 27) RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS® event, starting at 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT, from Marinaterra Hotel & Spa in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico, in an extremely rare match between undefeated prospects. The freakish 6' 4", 80" reach Barajas, fighting out of Victorville CA, will be fighting for the 8th time in Mexico. Barajas' statement victory to date came May 2019, when he won a 10-round majority Read more [...]