Month: December 2020

Photos by Sean Michael Ham / TGB Promotions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 29, 2020) -WBA Interim Super Middleweight champion David O. Morrell Jr. beat up Mike Gavronski on his way to a 3rd round stoppage in a scheduled 10-round bout at The Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. The fight was the main event of card that was seen live on FOX. Morrell is promoted by Warriors Boxing Promotions and Ural Promotions. At the end of round one, Morrell landed a big combination that was punctuated by a straight left that sent Gavronski down to the canvas. Morrell continued to batter Gavronski with some hard uppercuts and straight lefts. Finally in round three, Morrell landed another blasting left Read more [...]

  Chester, PA (December 28, 2020) - Undefeated bantamweight prospect Dylan Price kicks off the New Year in a headlining role as he rematches veteran Samuel Gutierrez in a six-round bout on Saturday, January 16tth at Elevations Event Center (51 9th Street) in Chester, Pa. The event is promoted by RDR Promotions.  RDR Promotions is the only promotion to stage an event during the Covid-19 Shutdown.  This will be the 3rd show promoted by RDR Promotions and 2nd during the Covid-19 Restriction Period.  RDR ran a successful event on November 7th at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. Price of Sicklerville, New Jersey. has a record of 11-0 with eight knockouts, and he took an eight-round unanimous decision over Gutierrez on Read more [...]

This Thursday, December 24, at 1:30 pm ET (10:30 am PT), Salita Promotions will livestream a 19-fight afternoon matinee of international boxing on their popular YouTube Channel, free of charge from the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia. The marathon boxing event, presented by Shamo Boxing in association with Salita Promotions, will feature a rugged 10-round battle for the WBA Asia Middleweight Championship between Saint Petersburg southpaw Evgeny Terentyev (16-3-0, 8 KOs) and Ukrainian veteran Viktor Plotnikov (33-9, 15 KOs) in the main-event. In just his fourth fight, super middleweight prospect Pavel Siliyagin (4-0-0, 2 KOs) from Novosibirsk, Russia, will face 54-fight veteran Siarhei Khamitski (32-19-2, 14 KOs) from Minsk, Belarus, in the co-main Read more [...]

DETROIT (December 21, 2020) - Undefeated featherweight Aram Avagyan says he is surprising even himself with the improvements he is making while training in Glendale, California, to meet Jose ‘Magnifico’ Nunez in an eight-round showdown live on ShoBox: The New Generation on Wednesday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT “With every training session I’m getting better and better,” said Avagyan of his work with trainer Edmund Taverdyan at Glendale Fighting Club. “I am learning new things every day and there are no limits to the heights I can reach. I’ll be putting my new skills and new combinations on display on fight night.” Avagyan (10-0-1, 4KOs), who represented Armenia in the 2016 Rio Olympics and Panama’s Nuñez (11-0-1, 4KOs) will meet in an eight-round featherweight Read more [...]

WORCESTER, Mass. (December 14, 2020) - Prior to his sensational performance on the recent Mike Tyson-Roy Jones, Jr. pay-per-view event, undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz was boxing's best kept secret. No more, though, as Ortiz firmly established himself as a rising star in front of countless fans among the 1.6 million PPV buys. Ortiz flew from Boston to Los Angeles on Thanksgiving. He was driven to his hotel, where he immediately saw Jones, checked his weight, and walked to Staples Center. "I was comfortable from the start," said the young fighter who was fighting for the first time as a professional outside of New England. "I was there to get the job done. I was on a mission. I walk to see the Staples Center and that was cool. I later took Read more [...]

NEW YORK, NY (DECEMBER 14, 2020)--This past Saturday night, three members of the Split-T Management stable all gained stoppage victories on three cards around the United States.  In Las Vegas, featherweight Haven Brady Jr. stopped Michael Land after round two of their scheduled four-round featherweight bout. Haven Brady Jr. wins--Photo Credit- Mikey Williams-Top Rank via Getty Images Brady beat up and battered for six-minutes until Land and his corner had enough, and the 18-year old native of Albany, Georgia raised his mark to 2-0 with both wins coming by knockout. The fight was streamed live on ESPN+.  Brady is promoted by Top Rank. Heralded amateur David Navarro also is now 2-0 with two knockouts as he took out Jason Vera in Read more [...]

Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images NEW YORK, NY (DECEMBER 11, 2020)--Saturday night at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, AKA "The Bubble" featherweight prospect Haven Brady Jr. looks to make it two-for-two as he battles Michael Land in a four-round bout. The 18 year-old Brady is managed by Split-T Management. The fight will be streamed live on ESPN+ at 7 PM ET. Brady of Albany, Georgia turned professional with a 4th round stoppage over Gorwar Karyah on October 3rd at the same venue where Saturday night's fight will take place. Land of Cedar Hill, Texas is 1-1 with one stoppage. "All I know is that my opponent is a southpaw and he is 1-1  I watched one video on him.  I am just Read more [...]

Postponed from its original date of November 27, World Boxing Federation (WBF) All Africa Welterweight Champion Antonio Mayala successfully defended his title on Friday night, December 11, defeating fellow South Africa-based Angolan Henriques Lando in Cape Town. In a very entertaining fight at the Vibrant Sports Studio, with action almost non-stop, Mayala was a little bit sharper and more active, as he landed the cleaner punches and won most rounds, despite all being highly competitive. After ten rounds of boxing there was no doubt that Mayala was the winner, with judges Elroy Marshall, Fred Van der Ross and Simphiwe Gceba all scoring the fight in his favour: 98-91, 99-90 and 97-92. Referee was Clifford Mbelu, and WBF Supervisor Mickey Klass. Mayala improved his professional record to 13-3-1 Read more [...]