Category: Boxing

PHILADELPHIA, PA /Ontario, CA (May 19, 2022) – Junior welterweight Michael Dutchover (15-2, 10 KOs) will take part in The Last Chance Tournament when he battles veteran Clarence Booth (21-4, 13 KOs) in a scheduled 8-round bout on Friday night in Plant City, Florida. Dutchover of Midland, Texas is promoted by Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing. The fight will be streamed on the Probox TV App. "It will be great to get under the bright lights again, I miss that feeling," said the 24-year-old Dutchover. "We are taking this one fight at a time, and we have Booth in front of us on Friday." On Booth, "He has good fights under his belt and he has been in with some good contenders. I have studied some film on him, and I am looking forward to imposing my will on him. I am ready Read more [...]

LAS VEGAS (May 19, 2022) – Newly crowned North American Boxing Association (NABA) Super Flyweight Champion John “Scrappy” Ramirez (10-0, 8 KOs) made a major statement last Saturday night in the DAZN’s opening bout on the Zurdo Ramirez-Dominic Boesel card, presented by Golden Boy Promotions in Association with Zurdo Promotions, live from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Ramirez’ statement was, “I’m here to takeover!” The 25-year-old Ramirez, fighting out of nearby East Los Angeles, patiently set up his Mexican opponent, Jan Salvatierra, until exploding midway through the opening round when he landed a powerful right hook that wobbled Salvatierra. Ramirez showed poise beyond his years, blinding Salvatierra with a jab and following with a straight right that landed on Read more [...]

Las Vegas – The stage is set for Saturday night's 10-round NABF and USBA lightweight championship showdown between undefeated CES Boxing and Worcester, MA, prospect Jamaine Ortiz and former U.S. Olympian, former junior world champion, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jamel Herring live on ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN Deportes from Resorts World Event Center in Las Vegas.The event, promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions in association with CES, also features a 12-round WBO Interim middleweight world title showdown between Janibek "Qazaq Style" Alimkhanuly and undefeated Englishman Danny Dignum. The Ortiz-Herring showdown kicks off the live broadcast at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. TALE OF THE TAPE Jamaine Ortiz | @jamaineortizNickname: The Technician Record: 15-0-1, 8 KOsAge: 26Height: 5'8" Hometown: Worcester, Read more [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 18, 2022) – After a triumphant homecoming in Tijuana, Mexico in February, former world champion and undefeated Mexican super-star, Jaime Munguia (39-0, 31 KOs) will return to Anaheim's Honda Center on Saturday, June 11 to face off against former world title challenger, Jimmy "Kilrain'' Kelly (26-2, 10 KOs) of Manchester, UK. The 12-round super middleweight fight will stream live on DAZN worldwide, excluding Mexico. "I am very excited to return to Anaheim and fight in front of all the fans against a high-quality English rival like Kelly," said Jaime Munguia.  "It won't be an easy night, but we are preparing very hard. This new edition of Mexico vs. England will be very exciting for all fight fans, and I am convinced that I will pass this test and be on my way Read more [...]

Orlando, FL (May 18, 2022) – A plethora of talented young prospects will be featured Saturday, May 21 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL as part of the Bally Sports Presents: Entrobox Championship Boxing undercard. Lightweight Sean “Untouchable” Mason risks his perfect record against Carlos Matos-Ramirez of Puerto Rico in a six rounder. Fighting out of nearby Altamonte Springs, FL, Mason’s 8-0 with 6 wins by KO. On March 26, Mason entertained his large group of supporters by knocking out Omar Garcia inside of two rounds. Joseph “Blessed Hands” Adorno (14-1-2, 12 KO’s) of Allentown, PA faces Denver, CO based veteran Juan Santiago (16-18-2, 9 KO’s) in an eight round lightweight contest. Adorno took a serious step up in competition his last two bouts, Read more [...]

PHILADELPHIA, PA / New York (May 17, 2022)--Jamshidbek Najmitdinov moved up in weight and had a career best performance as he stopped former world title challenger Charles Hatley in two rounds in Hatley's hometown in Dallas. In the process, Najmitdinov won the WBC USNBC title. Najmitdinov came out firing and looked to not leave the fight in the judges' hands. In round two, he took the fight into his own hands as he dropped Hatley with a powerful left. Hatley was unsteady as he tried to get up and the fight was stopped at 2:17. Hatley (30-3-1) had previously challenged Jermell Charlo for the WBC Super Welterweight title. Najmitdinov, of Uzbekistan, is promoted by Banner Promotions and Uprising Promotions and raised his record to 19-2 with 15 knockouts. "I was training for four Read more [...]

PHILADELPHIA--Sonny Conto remained undefeated with a third-round stoppage over Justin Rolfe in a scheduled six-round heavyweight bout in front of a packed crowd at Parx casino in Bensalem, PA. The seven bout card that took place on Friday night was promoted by Joe Hand Promotions. After two rounds of beating up Rolfe with hard power shots. Conto decked Rolfe with a big left hook in round three. Seconds later, it was another hard left hook from close quarters that sent Rolfe folding towards the canvas and the fight was stopped by referee Eric Dali at 1:38. Conto, 228.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 10-0 with eight knockouts. Rolfe, 254.1 lbs of Portland, ME is 7-4-1. Shinard Bunch needed just 47 seconds to Viciously destroy Marko Bailey in a scheduled six-round super lightweight Read more [...]

West Fargo, ND (May 7, 2022) – CES MMA invaded Fargo for the first time live on UFC FIGHT PASS® Friday night at the Veterans Memorial Arena and showed the entire combat sports world how the west was won. With UFC royalty on hand – the legendary Jon "Bones" Jones cornered one half of yesterday’s main event – CES MMA put its best foot forward with a star-studded event that featured three UFC veterans in addition to the Red River Valley’s top up-and-comers showcasing their talents on the sport’s biggest stage. Eight-time UFC vet and Albuquerque, NM, heavyweight Maurice Greene (10-6) capped CES 68 with a first-round submission victory over Minnesota’s Danyelle Williams (8-8) while 15-time UFC vet and Saint Cloud, MN, middleweight Anthony Rocco Martin (18-6) ended Read more [...]

Hialeah, FL / May 4, 2022 – Welterweight John David Martinez will look to thrill his huge fan base when he returns to action on Saturday night at Hialeah Park as part of Una Gran Noche de Boxeo Cubano 2, The show is promoted by Warriors Boxing and Rivalta Boxing. Martinez of Miami, has a record of 15-2 with 12 knockouts, will be featured in a six-round bout and will take on Sergio Castellano (11-9, 7 KOs) of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Although not looking past Saturday night, but it feels like big fights are in the near future. "I have not seen anything on my opponent, no video. nothing," said Martinez. Martinez, who may be the most popular fighter on the card, has fought all over the world, which includes stops in the Dominican Republic and Colombia. "I love fighting Read more [...]

BOSTON (May 4, 2022) – Two-time Dominican Olympian, lightweight Leonel de los Santos (6-0, 5 KOs), may be settling in the Boston area to enhance his professional boxing career. In fact, he recently spent a month there preparing for his last fight, which resulted in a win by way of a 6-round decision this past March in his native Dominican Republic. Santos’ manager, Ryan Roach, lives in Boston and he introduced his undefeated lightweight to trainer Alex Rivera, and that paid immediate dividends in terms of improvement. Santos, 26, trained at the Somerville Boxing Club under Rivera, who trains 26-0 welterweight Rashidi Ellis, who Santos sparred with several times, and US Olympian Rashida Ellis, Rashidi’s sister. “The conditions at our training camp in Boston were very good,” Read more [...]