December 10, 2020 (New York, New York) On December 17, heavyweights will make landfall on Ring City USA for the first time. Star Boxing's Ukrainian born heavyweight, LYUBOMYR "DEMOLITION MAN" PINCHUK (Pittsburgh, PA 12-1-1 7KO's) will face off against St Louis, Missouri heavyweight, STEPHAN "BIG SHOT" SHAW (13-0 10KO's) on the undercard of Charles Conwell vs. Madiyar Ashkeyev, in an 8-round bout.
Pinchuk is a 24-year-old prospect, living, training and fighting out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by way of Lviv, Ukraine. Pinchuk amassed an impressive 250 amateur fights in Ukraine with a record of 220-30, before making the move to The Steel City. Pinchuk began his career in the cruiserweight division, but as he grew into his 6'3" frame, Read more [...]
Month: December 2020
Nikolai Potapov Back in Action on Christmas Eve against Ukrain’s Oleksadr Hryshchuk
WBO #7 and IBF #8 bantamweight Nikolai Potapov will return to the ring on Christmas Eve, December 24, at Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, to take on Ukrainian contender Oleksandr Hryshchuk.
Potapov (21-2-1, 11 KOs), of Podolsk, Russia, now residing Brooklyn, will face Hryshchuk (16-2-1, 6 KOs) of Bilytske, Ukraine, as part of a mammoth 19-fight event presented by Shamo Boxing.
30-year-old Potapov was last seen obtaining a DQ victory over foul-plagued Tanzanian veteran Nasibu Ramadhani in five rounds last November. Before that, he suffered an extremely controversial decision loss to fellow highly rated contender Joshua Greer in July. Hryshchuk is no walkover opponent, as the tough Ukrainian once held and defended the Read more [...]
Martinez captures WBC Latino super middleweight title RJJ Boxing Official Results
SAN CARLOS, Sonora, Mexico (December 10, 2020) - Rising star Lester Martinez kept his perfect record intact last night, stopping Uriel "Big Bang" Gonzalez (18-7-1, 14 KOs) at the end of the opening round, in the main event on an RJJ Boxing card at Maninaterra Hotel & Spa Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
The final 2020 installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, will be held this evening at the same venue.
All the action was streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, as will tonight's RJJ Boxing starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit ufcfightpass.com.
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Broadcast team announced for “Battle of Rio Grande” PPV
GALVESTON, Texas (December 10, 2020) -- Zurdo Promotions has announced stellar broadcast teams and ring announcer working its December 18th "Battle of Rio Grande" pay-per-view card, headlined by the ring return of 40-0 (26 KOs) Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, airing live from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
Veteran combat sports blow-by-blow announcer Sean Wheelock will captain the English-speaking broadcast team with former pro wrestler turned combat sports color analyst Matt Striker, and former NFL placekicker and respected ringside reporter Benny Ricardo will conduct pre-and-post fighter interviews. Ricardo will be joined in the same role on the Spanish language broadcast including blow-by-blow announcer Ernesto Armador and color analyst Mario Read more [...]
Santiago Dominguez improves to 24-0 RJJ Boxing Results
ABOUT ROY JONES JR, BOXING PROMOTIONS: Co-founded in 2013 by 10-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. and Keith Veltre, Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions is on its way to reinventing boxing. RJJ has already made a huge impact in the boxing community in a few short years. Creating exhilarating content for UFC Fight Pass, CBS Sports, Showtime, ESPN and beIN Sports in some of the finest venues across the country, RJJ has proven it is conquering the sweet science of the sport.
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Joe Smith Jr. to Face Maxim Vlasov February 13th
December 8, 2020 (New York, New York) The working man's hero, Long Island light heavyweight slugger, JOE "THE BEAST" SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO'S) is officially set to take on Russian, MAXIM VLASOV (45-3 26KO's) on February 13th for the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight World Title on ESPN. If it weren't reality, some would say it was scripted. An American union laborer's rise to the top of the boxing world, in the paramount bout of his career for the Championship of the World, against a big strong Russian bear.
Smith Jr. had a 2020 reminiscent of his remarkable 2016. In both years, Smith Jr. secured two major upsets, placing himself inside the top 5 in the light heavyweight division and on track to fight for a world title. As a relative Read more [...]
Francisco Lopez Stays Undefeated with Split Draw Against Ivan Benitez in Main Event
Still undefeated lightweight prospect Francisco "Chino" Lopez (12-0-1, 8 KOs) survived a scare tonight (Tuesday, December 8, 2020) by salvaging a 10-round split draw against determined countryman Ivan Leon “Cachorro Canonerof” Benitez (14-4-1, 6 KOs).
Fighting in the main event of “Noche de Box,” presented by Don Chargin Productions and Paco Presents Boxing, in association with Fabrica de Campeones, Ahome, Sinaloa’s Lopez seemed to have trouble with the awkward roughhousing style of Veracruz’s Benitez and was never able to find a way to unload his superior firepower.
It was an ugly clash of styles with few combinations landed. A frustrated Lopez lost a point in round six for rabbit punching and another when a headbutt opened a gash on Benitez’s right eyelid Read more [...]
RJJ Boxing WEIGHTS for this Wednesday in Mexico on UFC FIGHT PASS
SAN CARLOS, Mexico (December 8, 2020) - All the fighters made weight today for the test installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, Maninaterra Hotel & Spa Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
All the action will be streamed live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, boxing starts at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit www.ufcfightpass.com
MAIN EVENT - VACANT WBC LATINO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (8)*
Lester Martinez (6-0, 6 KOs), Guatemala City, Guatemala 168 lbs.
Uriel Gonzalez (20-6-1, 16 KOs), Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México 168 lbs.
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Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker Signs Boston featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr.
BOSTON (December 7, 2020) - Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker has signed Boston featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr. to an exclusive managerial contract.
Anderson, a union Sheetmetal worker in local 17, was a decorated amateur who won a gold medal at the 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament, as well as The New England's Tournament twice in 2018-2019, and won Central Division of the New England Golden Gloves Tournament twice and runner-up twice during his four-year (2016-2019) run. He also competed in three national tournaments.
Anderson, though, didn't start boxing until he was 23, when he walked into a gym for the first time, 10 years after his two best friends introduced him to boxing. "I started in boxing because I hoped to succeed and reach my goals through boxing," Anderson explained. Read more [...]
Top 10 heavyweight contender Michael “The Bounty” Hunter
GALVESTON, Texas (December 7, 2020) -- World-rated heavyweight and 2012 U.S. Olympian, Michael "The Bounty" Hunter, is on a mission to position himself for a world heavyweight title shot in 2021.
Keeping busy is the key for promotional free agent Hunter (18-1-1, 12 KOs) and it all starts for him December 18th, when he faces West Virginia's Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 KOs), who has replaced veteran Chauncy "Hillyard Hammer" Welliver, in the 10-round co-featured event on "Battle of Rio Grande" card, airing live on pay per view from Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
The "Battle of Rio Grande," main event pits undefeated, former world super middleweight champion Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs), who challenges North Read more [...]
Cleber Sousa stops Eduardo Ramon in upset Marcilio Muniz captures first Xtreme title
Cleber Sousa celebrates his knockout of Eduardo Ramon
GUARULHOS, Brazil (December 6, 2020) -- SFT MMA & XTREME (Standout Fighting Tournament) presented its final event of 2020, "SFT 26: Camelo vs. Sousa," last night in Guarulhos, Brazil. The results were explosive, especially the main event and co-featured.
In the main event, Cleber "Clebinho" Sousa (20-10-0, SFT: 4-0-0) and Eduardo "Camelo" Ramon (16-5-0, SFT: 1-1-0) squared off in an SFT Middleweight Eliminator. "Camelo," ranked among the top 10 in Brazil, was originally supposed to challenge reigning SFT middleweight champion Irwing "King Kong" Machado (16-6-2), who was forced to pullout of the fight due to an injury suffered during training camp.
Rather than waste his training camp, Ramon still wanted to fight, Read more [...]
Brandon Adams Destroys Sonny Duversonne in two rounds
December 3, 2020 - Former world title challenger and winner of The Contender, Brandon Adams destroyed Sonny Duversonne in round two of a scheduled eight-round junior middleweight bout that headlined a Ring City USA Card at The Parking Lot of the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. The fight was televised live on NBC Sports Network.
Adams, who is promoted by Banner Promotions and The Tournament of Contenders, came out strong in round one, as he worked the body of Duversonne then came upstairs to land some solid shots to the head. In round two, Adams landed a crushing left hook to the jaw that froze Duversonne on the ropes. A follow-up barrage of power punches forced referee Jack Reiss to stop the fight at 1:40.
Adams of Watts, California was making his Read more [...]
RJJ Boxing announces back-to-back shows next week in Mexico
LAS VEGAS (December 3, 2020) - Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions has announced that it'll close out 2020 with back-to-back professional boxing cards next week from Marinaterra Hotel Spa in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
RJJ Boxjng will be streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, December 9 & 10. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit ufcfightpass.com download the UFC app.
"We can't thank co-promoter Emanuel Romo (De La O Promotions) and Marinaterra Hotel and Spa enough for working with us during this pandemic to promote our cards" said Keith Veltre, CEO/co-founder of RJJ Boxing. "We're going out with a bang, back-to-back shows featuring some of the best Read more [...]
Undefeated Welterweight Prospect Brian Ceballo takes on Larry Gomez for WBO Intercontinental Title Tonight on NBC Sports Network
NEW YORK (December 3rd, 2020)--TONIGHT, rising and undefeated welterweight prospect Brian Ceballo takes on Larry Gomez for the WBO Intercontinental Title in the co-feature of the 2nd installment of the Ring City USA boxing series on NBC Sports Network (9 PM ET / 6 PM PT).
Ceballo is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Tim VanNewhouse.
Ceballo of New York has a perfect mark of 11-0 with six knockouts and has been especially impressive as his competition has risen. Three fights ago, Ceballo beatdown previously undefeated Bakhtiyar Eyubov (14-0-1). In his last fight, Ceballo took out another undefeated foe in Ramal Amonov (16-0) in three rounds on October 5, 2019. Both of thise wins came in Caballo's hometown at the World's Most Famous Arena at Madison Square Garden.
"The Read more [...]