Month: January 2022

Ken Shamrock’s Valor Bare Knuckle Boxing Returns April 22nd in Miami

RENO, Nev. (January 31, 2022) – Ken Shamrock’s Valor Bare Knuckle (ValorBK) Boxing returns to action April 22, 2022, with “real bare-knuckle fights,” featuring thrilling bouts between professional fighters, often matching mixed-martial-arts fighters versus boxers, at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. ValorBK, presented by Valor Sports Inc. and Ken Shamrock, showcases all-action, unfettered entertainment by fierce fighters stepping into the Bout Circle. ValorBK brings forth the world's first true Bare-Knuckle competition, setting the industry standard for both fighters and fans. Shamrock, universally known in combat sports as “The World’s Most Dangerous Man,” is a living legend and industry pioneer who is responsible for accelerating some of the most successful Read more [...]

Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez fights back against Dmitry Bivol’s claim of turning down a title fight

LAS VEGAS (January 31, 2022) – Back in December, right after Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (43-0, 29 KOs) stopped Yunieski Gonzalez to become the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Association (WBA) Light Heavyweight World Super Champion Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11 KOs) who suddenly and surprisingly went dark, until he recently make an unsubstantiated claim that “Zurdo” had turned down an offer to fight him. Bivol was quoted in a recent boxing news report, which was also picked up by other media outlets, saying, “I know for a fact that my team did offer Team Ramirez to fight me December 11th in Russia, and the purse offered was about the same as what I was offered to fight him on a (Golden Boy Promotions) show. He rejected the offer.” “I don’t know why he’s saying Read more [...]

Tomorrow Night, Split-T Management fighters will be featured prominently at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa

New York (January 28, 2022) -- Tomorrow Night, Split-T Management fighters will be featured prominently at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma as four fighters under the top boxing management's banner will be in action. At 10 PM ET on ESPN, 2020 United States Olympian Tiger Johnson (1-0, 1 KO) of Cleveland, Ohio will make his 2nd start when he takes on Xavier Madrid (3-0, 1 KO) in a four-round battle of undefeated welterweights. Johnson, 23, had a highly decorated amateur career finishing with a record of 188-17, and saw him win a Gold Medal in the 2016 Youth World Championships; a Bronze Medal at the 2019 Pan Am Games; a 2019 Last Chance Qualifier Championship; Four 2017 Elite National Championships; a 2016 Elite National Championship; a 2015 Youth National Championship; Read more [...]

UFA Live at KOK World Series in Istanbul Tonight

TAMPA, Fla. (January 28, 2022) – Professional Kickboxing Event “King of Kings World Series” will be held in one of the most popular sports arenas, Ulker Sports and Event Hall in Istanbul, Turkey this evening. Jordan “Jay” Adams will be there to call the fights and viewers will be able to watch the much-anticipated fights on United Fight Alliance’s television networks this spring across the United States. The best fighters from Turkey will compete against fighters from all over the world, each hungrier for the win than the other. Legendary Lithuanian KOK President and Promoter, Donatas Simanaitis, is presenting an exceptional night of world class fights which will prove to be exciting not just for the fans but for martial arts experts as well. One of the most interesting Read more [...]

Atlanta middleweight Antonio Todd, Jr. Riding high after upsetting WBC No. 10 rated Hugo Centeno

QUINCY, Mass. (January 26, 2022) – Last Saturday night in Detroit, Atlanta middleweight Antonio Todd, Jr. registered his career-defining victory, upsetting World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 10-rated Hugo “The Boss” Centeno, Jr. by way of a 10-round majority decision in the main event. The 27-year-old Todd, fighting out of Atlanta, won on two of the three judges’ scorecards, 97-93 and 96-94, as the other had it a 95-95 draw. More impressive was Todd defeating a fighter who is under contract to the event promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “It was the biggest win of my career, thus far,” Todd said. “It means a lot for my career in terms of taking me to the next level. I feel that I won the fight by unanimous decision and, if he hadn’t started moving around, I could have stopped Read more [...]

Jeter Promotions Returns to Live Casino Hotel Maryland with Stacked Card on Saturday, February 19th

Hanover, MD (January 27, 2022) -- Jeter Promotions returns to The HALL at Live! inside Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland on Saturday night, February 19th. Jeter Promotions is back at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland for the 7th time and 1st of 2022 on the heels of a near capacity show on October 23rd. In the main, event, Jordan White, 12-1 with 10 knockouts of Washington, DC takes on Gadwin Rosa, 11-2 nine knockouts of Ocala, Florida in a 10-round bout for the WBC USNBC Super Featherweight title. The co-feature is a 10-round super middleweight clash will pit Demond Nicholson (24-4-1, 20 KOs) of Laurel, Maryland battling Gabriel Pham, 15-2 with eight knockouts of Atlantic City, New Jersey. White, 24, is a seven year-professional and has wins over Ronaldo Solis (4-0-1), Misael Lopez Read more [...]

Potential Instant Classics in World Cup Boxing Series “4-Man Lightweight Tournament” semifinals

LAS VEGAS (January 27, 2022) -- The semifinals of the World Cup Boxing Series’ (WCBS) inaugural “4-Man Lightweight Tournament,” presented by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions, has the potential to have two instant classics on February 24th. All the Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing-promoted action will be streamed on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, live and exclusively from Palenque De La Expo in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. To sign-up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit www.ufcfightpass.com. The World Boxing Council (WBC) has sanctioned the WCBS’ “4-Man lightweight Tournament,” created by CEO Terry Hollan and matchmaker Guy Taylor, and the winner will be crowned the WBC Latino Lightweight Champion, as well as Read more [...]
PHILADELPHIA (January 25, 2022)—South Philadelphia heavyweight fighter Sonny Conto (8-0, 7KOs) puts his impressive undefeated streak on the line against Mike Marshall (6-2-1, 4 KOs) of Danbury, CT, in a six-round heavyweight fight at The Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel in Philadelphia, on Thursday, February 24th at 7 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Friday January 28th at 10am starting at $50, $75 and $125 and can be found at Philadelphia.livecasinhotel.com, AXS.com or by calling 215-364-9000. Must be 21 or older to attend. In his previous sold out fight at Live! in November 2021, Conto scored a third-round knockout in front of the loud supportive hometown crowd. Marshall is a veteran of the sport making his debut in 2015 and is coming into enemy territory trying to bounce back Read more [...]

Undefeated prospect RayJay Bermudez Gained invaluable experience sparring World Champ Gary Russell, Jr.

BOSTON (January 20, 2022) – Undefeated lightweight RayJay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (15-0, 11 KOs) recently gained invaluable experience sparring World Boxing Council (WBC) Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell, Jr. (31-1, 18 KOs) at his Washington D.C. training camp. Bermudez is the reigning ABF American West and NBA Continental champion, fighting out of Albany, New York. He is scheduled to fight an opponent to be determined in an 8-round bout February 12th in Saint Augustine, New York, on a card presented by Christy Martin Promotions. “He (Russell) is very, very fast, skilled, and he knows when to punch,” Bermudez spoke about the 2 weeks he served as Russell’s sparring partner. “Sharing the ring with him I learned how confident and composed he is. He’ll stay Read more [...]

Full Card Announced for Detroit Brawl Event on Saturday, January 22, at Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, MI

The full card has been set for this Saturday, January 22, 2022’s Salita Promotions boxing event, entitled “Detroit Brawl”, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan. Appearing in the night’s 10-round middleweight main event will be WBC #9- and WBO #15-ranked middleweight Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr., who will face Atlanta’s Antonio Todd (12-5, 7 KOs). In the eight-round co-main event, Detroit’s undefeated Winfred “Hotboy” Harris Jr. (20-1-1, 10 KOs) returns home for the first time in three years to take on Mexico City veteran Esau Herrera (19-13-1, 8 KOs) for the LBF USMC Super Middleweight Championship. Also scheduled to appear is power-punching undefeated Detroit middleweight “prospect to watch” Marlon Harrington Read more [...]

DKO Boxing’s William Foster III wins on ShoBox Elvis Figueroa Remains Undefeated

Orlando, FL (January 18, 2022)--DKO Boxing Management has gotten off to a fast start in 2022 as two of its prized fighters remained undefeated while a third undefeated fighter fights a high-profile bout coming up on February 5th. On January 7th William Foster III remained undefeated with a tough eight-round split over previously undefeated Edwin De Los Santos. The fight was the opening bout of a ShoBox: The New Generation card on SHOWTIME. On the same card, on the Off-Television portion, heralded super middleweight Elvis Figueroa won an eight-round unanimous decision over Ryan Adams. Coming up on February 5th, undefeated featherweight Edwin Vazquez takes on Raymond Ford in a 10-round bout for the WBA Continental Featherweight title at the Footprint Arena in Phoenix. Foster Read more [...]

U.S. Marine Abraham Gonzalez To Launch new podcast “The Boxing Rush Hour Show”

JACKSONVILLE, NC (January 18, 2022) – U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant Abraham Gonzalez is launching a new-age boxing podcast tomorrow, “The Boxing Rush Hour Show”, which will run weekly every Wednesday on Spreaker, iTunes, and Google Play. Gonzalez’ plan is to contribute to boxing’s growth by hosting a podcast that not only produces what other podcasts offer, but more importantly it will focus on the future of boxing. “The Boxing Rush Hour Show” is going to feature news, lead ups, recaps and interviews with some of the biggest names in the sport,” Bronx native Gonzalez explained. “Although this content is available on many podcasts, our show will also feature young prospects with less than 10 fights, in addition to promoters running club shows, as well as managers Read more [...]

Abraham Nova and Omar Rosario Get Impressive Wins in Verona, New York

New York (January 17, 2022) -- Split-T Management Fighters kicked off the new year in style as featherweight Abraham Nova and junior welterweight Omar Rosario registered impressive victories at The Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona, New York. Abraham Nova made his featherweight debut with an 8th round stoppage over William Encarnacion. Nova dominated the action as he landed some solid body punches early. Nova began to take his work upstairs and started to wobble Encarnacion in round six. Nova continued to break Encarnacion down through the rest of the fight, which was stopped at 55 seconds of round eight after a big flurry of punches. Nova, 126 3/4 lbs of Albany, NY is 21-0 with 15 knockouts. Encarnacion, 127 lbs of The Dominican Republic is 19-2. Nova said, “It feels good Read more [...]

Avery Sparrow upsets Matt Conway for IBA Super Featherweight World title

PITTSBURGH (January 17, 2022) – Philadelphia super featherweight Avery Sparrow (11-3, 4 KOs) upset local favorite Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (20-3, 9 KOs) this past Saturday night, registering a 10th round technical knockout for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Super Featherweight and Pennsylvania State title, at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. “Winter Mayhem”, presented by Gionta Management, was streamed live on www.facebooklive.com. The scheduled 12-round main event was an old-fashioned battle of cross-state rivals, Philly’s Sparrow and Pittsburgh’s Conway. Sparrow came out taking advantage of his considerable length advantage, jabbing effectively to rack up points round by round. Sparrow caught Conway with left Read more [...]

Pittsburgh’s Matt Conway Rebuilding Pittsburgh boxing tradition

PITTSBURGH (January 14, 2022) – The journey continues tomorrow night (Saturday) for Matt “Sweet Child” Conway (20-2, 8 KOs) as he continues to bring boxing’s popularity back to what it was back in the glory days. Conway headlines “Winter Mayhem,” which will be streamed live on www.facebooklive.com for $19.99 (at Cut ‘N’ Run Productions’ page), versus cross-state rival Avery Sparrow (10-3, 3 KOs), of Philadelphia, in the 12-round main event for the vacant International Boxing Association (IBA) Super Featherweight Championship, at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. While boxing in Pittsburgh will never be as popular as it once was during the glory years when local heroes Harry Greb (1913-26), Billy Conn 1934-48), and Charlie Burley (1936-50) Read more [...]