Day: October 25, 2021

Dmitry Bivol ghosting Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez

LAS VEGAS (October 25, 2021) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) is ghosting undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs), the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight World title holder. Maybe Bivol has been too busy to talk because he’s preparing to trick-or-treat this Halloween weekend as a ghost? Nobody’s quite sure, because after repeatedly expressing his desire to take on “Zurdo” in a mega-fight, the Kyrgyzstan native has gone dark for the past few months. “I know my team and Golden Boy have been working hard to make this happen,” Ramirez said. “Now that the contract is out, I don’t know why he’s stalling and backtracking from the fight. He called me out publicly on social Read more [...]

AIBA celebrates the opening of the Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade

BELGRADE, Serbia (October 25, 2021) -- The AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships marked its return to Belgrade for the first time since 1978 in style, with an Opening Ceremony that showcased the convergence of boxing’s rich history with the modernization of the sport under its new leadership. From October 24 to November 6, more than 500 athletes from over 88 countries will compete in 13 weight categories – the most in the event’s history. The Opening Ceremony set the stage for a memorable two weeks of action, which will feature some athletes as part of a Fair Chance Team. It has been created for athletes who have felt forced to leave their countries, often because of conflict. For the first time in an AIBA competition, the team walked alongside the competing countries Read more [...]

Jalan Walker Remains Undefeated with 2nd Round Stoppage

Los Angeles, CA (October 25, 2021) - Heralded featherweight prospect Jalan Walker remained undefeated with a 2nd round stoppage over 64-fight veteran Ernesto Guerrero on Friday night at The Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona. Guerrero was game during the first round as he came out swinging. But the 19 year-old sent the 32 year old veteran to the floor with a vicious body shot, before blasting him with another hard body shot that put Guerrero down for a 2nd time and Guerrero did not get up. The win raised Walker, of Los Angeles to 10-0-1 with nine knockouts. This was Walker's fourth fight of 2021. “My opponent was a tough veteran with over 60 fights, so this experience will serve me greatly in the years to come," said Walker Walker Read more [...]

Dmitry Bivol ghosting Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez

LAS VEGAS (October 25, 2021) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol (18-0, 11 KOs) is ghosting undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs), the former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight World title holder. Maybe Bivol has been too busy to talk because he’s preparing to trick-or-treat this Halloween weekend as a ghost? Nobody’s quite sure, because after repeatedly expressing his desire to take on “Zurdo” in a mega-fight, the Kyrgyzstan native has gone dark for the past few months. “I know my team and Golden Boy have been working hard to make this happen,” Ramirez said. “Now that the contract is out, I don’t know why he’s stalling and backtracking from the fight. He called me out publicly on social Read more [...]

Reyes Boxing’s “Down & Dirty” pro boxing series to debut in Massachusetts

SALEM, Mass. (October 25, 2021) -- This past August in Portland, Maine, Reyes Boxing launched “Down & Dirty,” the only ongoing professional boxing series in New England, and it will make its Massachusetts debut this Friday night (Oct. 29) at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. The second installment of “Down & Dirty,” presented by Reyes Boxing, will be headlined this Friday evening by Colombian Welterweight Champion Jeovanis “Meque” Barraza (22-1, 15 KOs) making his United States debut against Jorge “Tomatito” Martin Garcia (13-7-1, 6 KOs) in the 8-round main event between for the vacant ABF Continental Americas Super Welterweight Championship. Reyes was a standout amateur boxer in Massachusetts, finishing with a 60-4 record, when he gave up boxing Read more [...]