Month: October 2021

AIBA will award the winners of the Men’s World Boxing Championships with beautifully designed medals and belts to commemorate their accomplishments. Medals will be made of solid gold and silver respectively. ‘We hope to give our athletes more reasons to push themselves and achieve greatness,’ said President Umar Kremlev. ‘With this prestigious title, not only will the champions receive medals and belts to keep and wear with pride, but also significant prize money. I am confident that this will motivate the younger generation to go into boxing gyms, train hard and reach new heights.’ The official gloves of the championships will change color – white with colored AIBA logos will replace red and blue. The difference between corners will remain in the colors of the uniform, however, Read more [...]

Framingham, Mass. (October 18, 2021)--Four Fighters from the DKO Management stable all came out victorious with decisive wins on Saturday night at the Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. In the main event, Nelson Perez took a six-round unanimous decision over Ryan Venable in a lightweight battle.  Perez scored two knockdowns and won by comfortable scores of 59-53 on all cards of 59-53 to raise his record to 4-0. Perez, 30 years-old, was a Rocky Marciano and Connecticut State champion in 2018. Elvis Figueroa made it 8-0 as he stopped 64-fight veteran Larry Smith in round three of their scheduled six-round super middleweight contest.  Figueroa dominated the action as Smith had to take a knee in round two. Figueroa continued the pressure which forced the Read more [...]

New York (October 16, 2021)-Tonight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Will Madera takes on Jamshidbek Najmitdonov in an eight-round junior welterweight bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.  The fight can be seen Live on FITE.TV and TrillerFightClub.com at 6 PM ET. Madera, who is managed by Split-T Management, has a record of 16-1-3 with nine knockouts. The 30 year-old Madera of Albany, New York is an eight-year professional. He has wins over Victor Vazquez (1-0), Norbert Gluck (6-0), Gabriel Duluc (11-2) and Thomas Mattice (13-0). In his last bout, Madera Iram Julian Rodriguez on April 16th in Monterrey, Mexico. Najmitdinov will be making his American debut with a record of 17-1 with 14 knockouts. Najmitdonov, also 30 years-old is from Tashkent, Kazakstan, Read more [...]

The next chapter in the incredible story of a would-be fighter who has captured the professional boxing world’s attention will unfold this Sunday, October 17, in Lagos, Nigeria, as, with some help from World Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury and UK-based CBD manufacturers Brains Bioceutical, 20-year-old Chibuike 'Africa Fury' Ogbuaguairy, the real-life boxing fairytale, will make his long-awaited professional debut. Africa Fury, who started gaining prominence a couple years ago by posting viral videos that depict him training alongside other fistic hopefuls at a less-than-ideal outdoor gym on an unpaved city street in Lagos, will face Nigerian countryman Gbenga Samson in a heavyweight four-rounder at the Beats and Bites Palace Hotel. It’s just the latest chapter in an incredible story Read more [...]

NEW YORK (October 14, 2021) – The 34th Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony, highlighted by the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the epic Holmes-Cooney world heavyweight title fight, will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), December 12, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Ring 8’s 2021 award winners will soon be announced, and recipients will be honored at the Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony. Veteran trainer and Ring 8 Board member Tommy Gallagher will also be honored for his countless accomplishments in boxing. "What better way to celebrate our Ring 8 Holiday Party than bringing together again two legendary heavyweights to share with us their most talked about bout in Modern Boxing History,” Ring 8 President Bob Duffy said. Read more [...]

QUINCY, Mass. (October 14, 2021) – Granite Chin Promotions presents its seventh and final event of 2021, “Championship Road,” on Saturday night, November 13, streaming live on bxngtv.com, from The Rim in Hampton, New Hampshire. New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Boy” O’Han (13-1, 7 KOs), Granite Chin’s most recent signee, meets Mexican Israel “Filipino Tigre” Rojas (14-24, 5 KOs), in the non-title fight main event. It marks O’Han’s first scheduled 10-round bout. Fighting out of Whitman (MA), O’Han captured the vacant New England title last November, when he won an 8-round unanimous decision over Ryan Dibartolomeo, followed by a successful title defense in his last fight in June, when challenger Tyrone Luckey retired after the five rounds. In the 6-round Read more [...]

PHILADELPHIA (October 14, 2021)--King's Promotions is set to return to the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia on Saturday, November 20th with a big card of boxing planned that will feature outstanding talent in competitive fights. Making his hometown debut will be top prospect Atif Oberlton. Oberlton will take part in a six-round light heavyweight bout against Brent Oren (4-6, 1 KO) of Harrisburg, PA. Oberlton, 23 years-old of Philadelphia is considered one OF the top prospects in the sport, and he is coming off a 5th round stoppage of Jasper McCargo (4-1-2) on June 27th in Minneapolis, Minnesota Oberlton of Philadelphia was the number-two ranked light heavyweight in the United States and was a favorite to be part of the United States Olympic team, but he decided to turn his Read more [...]

Hanover, MD (October 13, 2021) -- A full eight-fight card is set for a huge night of boxing that is the most stacked card in The Beltway/DMV Region since the start of the pandemic. The card is promoted by Jeter Promotions. Headlining the card will be super featherweight Jordan “Short Dog” White battling Joe Perez in a fight scheduled for 10-rounds. White, of Washington, D.C., has a record of 11-1 with nine knockouts. The 24 year-old White is a six-year professional who has wins over two undefeated opponents in his last two bouts. He stopped Ronaldo Solis (4-0-1) on February 28, 2020. In his last bout, White made a big splash in his national television debut as he took out undefeated Misael Lopez (11-0) in the 6th round on March 10th in Uncasville, CT. The bout was aired Read more [...]

This Saturday, October 16, IBF #11, WBC #14 and WBO #15 light heavyweight Ali Izmailov (5-0, 3 KOs) returns to action against capable hometown veteran James Ballard (10-3, 3 KOs) in the eight-round main event of promoters Kenny D Moore and Vi Tran’s of Second 2 None Promotions’ “Best of Tomorrow 12” event at the Performance Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The 28-year-old Izmailov, from Malgobek, Russia, is a former amateur standout who won multiple elite international tournaments. Already world-rated as a professional at just 5-0, 3 KOs, Izmailov recently started working with world-famous Florida-based trainer John David Jackson at his Action Jackson Boxing Academy in Fort Lauderdale. Jackson, who has spent the last three weeks sizing up his Read more [...]

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Some of the biggest names in the sport will feature when D4G Promotions hold their latest star-studded event in Dubai next month - with Badou Jack, Rocky Fielding, Ohara Davies and Muhammad Waseem all in action. The highly-anticipated card will take place at MotoSpace on Friday 26 November, and will be broadcast live in the US on ESPN+ in association with Top Rank, and worldwide on IFL TV. In the main event, Golden Contract winner Ohara Davies (22-2, 16 KOs) faces a tough test against hard-hitting Ismael Barroso (23-3-2, 21 KOs) for the WBA Gold super-lightweight title, with the fight also serving as a WBA super-lightweight title eliminator. Badou Jack (24-3-3, 14 KOs) will make his return, as the two-weight world champion looks to begin his Read more [...]