Month: March 2021

NEW YORK (March 10, 2021) -Heralded featherweight prospect David Navarro will be back in action on Wednesday night when he takes on veteran Diuhl Olguin in a six-round bout at The Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (9 PM ET/PT) Navarro is managed by Split-T Management under the guidance of Tim VanNewhouse. The bout, will take place underneath a ShoBox: The New Generation card, and there are plans to have with highlights of the Navarro - Olguin bout to be shown on the SHOWTIME® telecast. Navarro of Los Angeles has a record of 2-0 with both wins coming via knockout. Both of Navarro's previous fights have also been at the Mohegan Sun, with his most recent outing being a 1st round stoppage Read more [...]

  (photo by Emily HarneyPhotography) WORCESTER, Mass. (March 8, 2021) - Undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine "The Technician" Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs) has started to make waves in arguably boxing's best and deepest division. The Worcester, Massachusetts fighter is ranked No. 5 by the North American Boxing Federation (NABF), No. 14 by the United States Boxing Association (USBA) and North American Boxing Association (NABA), and he recently cracked the World Boxing Council's (WBC) top 40 world rankings at 31. "The lightweight division is the one everybody wants to watch," Ortiz said. "They want to see the best fighters and in the lightweight division it doesn't just mean No. 1 versus No. 2. Any of the top lightweights fighting each other is what fans Read more [...]

Philadelphia, PA (March 9, 2021) - This past Saturday night, Shinard Bunch won a tough eight-round unanimous decision over veteran Cameron Krael in the featured bout of a five-bout card at The Sportsplex in Feasterville, Pa.  The show was promoted by RDR Promotions. It was a rugged battle as Krael was able to get a lot of things done by boxing, and working behind a nice long jab from the outside. Bunch, who has been the most active fighter in the sport, as he was making his fourth ring appearance of 2021, was aggressive and giving just as much (if not a little more) then he was getting. Both fighters fought at a nice pace and had good work-rates, which provided very few lapses in action, A lot of the rounds were close, but where Bunch was able to create space for himself was in a the Read more [...]

WBC #1 Oscar Rivas headlines Mar. 16 in Quebec City MONTREAL (March 9, 2021) - Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) will organize its first event in 16 months - "The Homecoming: Rivas vs. Louis 2" -- Tuesday night, March 16 at Hotel Plaza Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.   "The Homecoming," presented in co-promotion with New Era Fighting & Promotion and in collaboration of Lee Baxter Promotions is headlined by a rematch featuring Oscar "Kaboom" Rivas (26-1, 18 KOs) and Sylvera "Sly" Louis (8-5, 4 KOs) in the 8-round main event. Rivas defeated Louis by 4-round majority decision back in 2012.   A representative of his native Colombia at the 2008 Olympics, Rivas is coming off a controversial loss July 20, 2019, by way of a 12-round decision to Dillian Read more [...]

NEW YORK – March 4, 2021 – Two-time world champion David Benavídez faces dangerous veteran Ronald Ellis in a 12-round WBC super-middleweight title eliminator Saturday, March 13 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast also features two under-25 lightweight contenders Isaac Cruz and Matías Romero in a 12-round co-main event bout. A 10-round super welterweight affair between Terrell Gausha and Jamontay Clark will open the telecast on SHOWTIME. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing. “The super middleweight division has quickly become red hot with so much talent bubbling to the top. David Benavídez is one of the most talented boxers Read more [...]

NEW YORK – March 2, 2021 – Two-time world champion David Benavídez faces dangerous veteran Ronald Ellis in a 12-round WBC super-middleweight title eliminator Saturday, March 13 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in a Premier Boxing Champions event. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast also features two under-25 lightweight contenders Isaac Cruz and Matías Romero in a 12-round co-main event bout. A 10-round super welterweight affair between Terrell Gausha and Jamontay Clark will open the telecast on SHOWTIME. The event is promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing. “The super middleweight division has quickly become red hot with so much talent bubbling to the top. David Benavídez is one of the most talented boxers Read more [...]