Category: Upcoming Event

Joe Smith, Jr. gets long awaited title shot at Dmitry Bivol

Dmitry Bivol and World of Boxing have signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing USA and the Russian will defend his WBA World Light-Heavyweight title against Joe Smith Jr live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.  Bivol makes the fifth defense of his belt against Smith Jr after moving to 15-0 (11KOs) in November, with a comprehensive to a points win over former unified champion Jean Pascal in New Jersey. Bivol's win over the Canadian was the latest impressive name on his growing CV, following a points triumph over Isaac Chilemba, a final round stoppage of Sullivan Barrera and a highlight real first round KO of Trent Broadhurst. The Russian star will meet a stern test of his ambitions to unify the division in the shape of Smith Jnr (24-2 20KOs) the Long Islander who famously Read more [...]

‘Philly Special” Undercard Features Rivers vs. Whiotley in Battle of Unbeaten Welterweight Prospects

PHILADELPHIA, PA -- A rare six-round contest between a pair of unbeaten welterweight prospects--Marcel Rivers, of North Philadelphia, and Derrick Whitley, Jr., of Springfield, MA--highlights the preliminary card of Raging Babe's 'Philly Special' on Friday evening, Feb. 8, at the 2300 Arena.  Headlining the eight-fight program is an eight-round bantamweight match-up between undefeated Christian Carto, of South Philadelphia, and Victor Ruiz, of San Diego, CA.  First bout is at 7.30 p.m. Rivers, 31, has won all six of his pro fights, four by knockout.  A single father, he balances boxing with a full-time, physically taxing job at Philadelphia Gas Works.  Rivers, the sole caregiver for his 6-year-old son, Cameron, recently added another "why" to his quest to become a world champion.  His Read more [...]

Jaime Munguia Discusses Promising 2019 as he Prepares to Defend His WBO Title

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 11, 2019): Jaime Munguia (31-0, 26 KOs) discussed his busy plans for 2019 as he prepares to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight World Title against Japanese contender Takeshi Inoue (13-0-1, 7 KOs) in a 12-round battle. The action will take place on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and will be streamed live on DAZN - which is just $9.99 per month after a one-month free trial. Fans in Houston can purchase tickets starting at just $25 at ToyotaCenter.com. (ABOVE: Jaime Munguia works the double-end bag as he prepares to defend his WBO Junior Middleweight World Title against Takeshi Inoue on Jan. 26 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas) Photo Credit: Tom Hogan-Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions The native of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico is working hard Read more [...]

Patel vs. Ramos For WBF World Bantamweight Title

In a clash of southpaws, United Kingdom´s Prince Patel will square off with Ronald Ramos from Colombia for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Bantamweight title on January 13 in one of the featured bouts of a show in Budapest, Hungary. 26-year-old Patel, 17-0-1 (12), who currently holds the WBO European title, has fought in Hungary nine times previously, so he will be returning to old stomping grounds for what will be the biggest fight of his career to date. Coming off Budapest-victories over Julias Kisarawe (29-5-1) and John Chuwa (16-1), the brash and colourful Patel will face his most experienced and accomplished foe to date in Ramos, a former WBO world title-challenger who brings a 41-17-4 (20) record. Patel has by far been the more active of the two in recent years, Read more [...]

O’Quinn Returns to Face Rangel at MotorCity Casino on February 8

One of Detroit’s most popular fighters, bantamweight prospect Ja’Rico “Great Lakes King” O’Quinn, will return to action on Friday, February 8, at Sound Board, inside the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.  O’Quinn (10-0-1, 7 KOs) will face Sonora, Mexico’s Alex “Xhino” Rangel (17-8-4, 11 KOs) in an eight-round bantamweight showdown as part of the Night of Knockouts XV- Live Professional Boxing event. 23-year-old O’Quinn was last seen at the very same venue, stopping Mexico’s Christian Esquivel in two rounds last October. A quick-fisted puncher with an entertaining style, O’Quinn will be looking to continue building his growing fanbase in Detroit. He is a former USA National Champion and the 2013 USA Boxing Youth National Champion. 28-year-old Rangel has gone Read more [...]

Former World Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Returns to the Ring Against Giovanni Delgado

LOS ANGELES (January 2, 2019) - Former world champion and pound-for-pound contender Guillermo Rigondeaux will return to action against Mexico's Giovanni Delgado in an eight-round match on Premier Boxing Champions Prelims live on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Sunday, January 13 from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Prelims show begins at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT with hard-hitting 2016 Mexican Olympian Lindolfo Delgado (7-0, 7 KOs) in an eight round super lightweight fight.  Also light heavyweight power-puncher Ahmed Elbiali (17-1, 14 KOs) takes on Oklahoma's Allan Green (33-5, 22 KOs), which will be shown on the telecast if time allows. Prelims precede a Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes show that features IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Jose Read more [...]

World-Ranked Super Middleweight Aslambek Idigov Returns to Action on December 18

On Tuesday, December 18, inside the Pyramid in Kazan, Russia, WBO #13 super middleweight Aslambek “The Hulk” Idigov will stay active with a 10-round showdown against rugged Russian veteran Konstantin “The Volga Cossack” Piternov.  Idigov (14-0, 6 KOs) is a 5’ 8” bull with pinpoint accuracy. This will be the Idigov’s fourth fight this year since signing with Salita. The 23-year-old has been training mostly at the Kronk Gym in Detroit to prepare for his fights and the improvement has been remarkable. “I had a great training camp and I look forward to putting it all on display December 18,” said Idigov. “I have a very experienced opponent in front of me, but my skills will show that I am ready for the elite in the division.” Idogov is another of Salita Promotions’ Read more [...]

Kinigamazi Overcomes McCorry To Retain WBF World Title

Christmas indeed came early for Swiss boxing fans on Thursday, December 13, at the sold-out Cirque de Noel in Geneva, when World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight Champion Patrick Kinigamazi took on Scottish challenger Jordan McCorry.  Making his third defense of the WBF World title, Rwanda-born Kinigamazi was faced with a very determined and gritty opponent in the man from Cambuslang on the outskirts of Glasgow, and while the champion eventually took control when he found his distance, McCorry battled hard all the way to stay in the fight. In a great atmosphere, created by local as well as quite a few Scottish fans who had taken the trip to Switzerland, it was a very intense and heated contest, with both men suffering cuts and bruises from accidental head-clashes. None Read more [...]

Alexander “The Great” Flores In New Zealand to challenge former world champion Joseph Parker this Saturday

LAS VEGAS (December 10, 2018) – Upset-minded heavyweight prospect Alexander “The Great” Flores departed a week ago on a 13-hour flight from California to New Zealand to challenge former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker this Saturday (Dec. 15) in Christchurch, New Zealand.  “Beating Parker will get me a step closer to my goal to be the first Mexican-American to become world heavyweight champion,” Flores said. “I can’t picture myself losing, not the way I feel. I’ve had a long, hard training camp for this fight. It’s really been a couple years, because some fights fell through.” A former World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth World Heavyweight Champion, the 28-year-old Flores (17-1-1, 15 KOs) has a new lease on his pro boxing career, now promoted by Roy Jones, Read more [...]

Kalvin Henderson stops Brandon Robinson in Philly Classic

Philadelphia, PA (December 10, 2018) -- This past Friday night, Kalvin Henderson remained undefeated and he established himself as a top super middleweight prospect by scoring a 7th round stoppage over Brandon Robinson in a thrilling battle at the 2300 Arena.  The fight headlined a six-bout card promoted by King's Promotions.  The entire card was streamed live and can be viewed on-demand on the King's Boxing Facebook page. The fight was a grueling battle that had many ebbs and flows.  The contest at times was a boxing match, with both fighters trying to establish their jabs, but much of it was fought on the inside with each guy having success in the close fight. In round two, Robinson began to swell under his left eye that was the result of a punch by Henderson. In round three, Read more [...]

Heralded Prospect Brian Ceballo to make New York Homecoming on Saturday night at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden

NEW YORK (December 7, 2018) -Undefeated welterweight prospect Brian Ceballo returns home for the 1st time as a professional when he takes on 38-fight veteran, Daniel Calzada this Saturday night at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.  The 24 year-old from New York City has a record of 5-0 with three knockouts.  The scheduled six-round part will be part of the undercard, which will be streamed live beginning at 6 p.m. eastern time on ESPN+. Ceballo, who was a five-time New York Golden Gloves champion and took home a staggering 17 National titles, is promoted by 360 Promotions, has been kept very active as this will be his 6th fight in nine fights since turning professional in March. "It's great to be fighting at home, and especially being able to fight at Madison Square Garden Read more [...]

Jose Uzcategui Defends Super Middleweight World Title Against Unbeaten Caleb Plant on Premier Boxing Champions Live

LOS ANGELES (December 7, 2018) - Battle-hardened Venezuelan Jose Uzcategui defends his IBF Super Middleweight World Championship against unbeaten top challenger Caleb Plant in prime time on Sunday, January 13 on FS1 and FOX Deportes presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Also in action unbeaten featherweight contender Brandon Figueroa who takes on his toughest challenge to date when he meets rugged, once-beaten veteran Moises "Chucky'' Flores in the televised co-feature. Also appearing is unbeaten sensation Joey Spencer entering the ring in a special junior middleweight attraction. The first show of the 2019 season of PBC on FOX is promoted by TGB Promotions and Zanfer Promotions and tickets, starting at $50, are Read more [...]

Kinigamazi Set For Third WBF World Title-Defense Against McCorry

World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Super Featherweight king Patrick Kinigamazi, 29-2 (4), is set to make the third defense of his title on Thursday December 13 against Scottish Champion Jordan “Jordy” McCorry, 17-3-1 (4). Appropriately, considering the time of the year, the fight will headline a show staged at the Cirque de Noel (Christmas Circus) in Geneva, Switzerland, only a few kilometres from the Rwanda-born World Champions adopted home-town Thonex. Undefeated since 2012, Kinigamazi (35) won the WBF World title in June of 2017, beating Argentinian Juan Jose Farias (18-9-1), and has since successfully defended against Hungary´s Robert Laki (14-1-1) and Ramiro Blanco (17-2-3) from Nicaragua. In McCorry (27), managed and promoted by respected Scottish boxing-man Sam Kynoch, Read more [...]

Cyril Leonet takes on Germany´s Dennis Lewandowski for the vacant WBF International Heavyweight title

On December 7 at the Espace Trois Provinces in Brive, France, veteran Cyril Leonet takes on Germany´s Dennis Lewandowski for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Heavyweight title, headlining a show promoted by Gerard Teysseron and his Europrom outfit. A professional since 2006, 35-year-old Leonet from the city of Saint-Junien has a spotted and decieving 14-10-3 (5) record, but is quite accomplished as a former French national champion and former IBF Mediterranean title-holder. However, winning the WBF International title against Lewandowski, only twenty-four years old and 13-2 (6) since entering the paid code in 2014, would solidify that Leonet is a much better fighter than his mediocre win-loss-draw statistics suggest. For Lewandowski, who has mixed in decent company Read more [...]

Undercard Finalized for “Rumble at the Rock III” this Friday, Nov. 30, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

The undercard has been finalized for “Rumble at the Rock III,” this Friday, Nov. 30, at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.  Promoter Kris Lawrence and The Heavyweight Factory, in association with Tuto Zabala of All Star Boxing, have put together an exciting night of boxing, featuring Colombian Bantamweight Champion Yeison Vargas (17-0, 12 KOs) of Cartagena, Colombia taking on WBO Latino Bantamweight Champion Ricardo Espinoza (21-2, 18 KOs) in a 10-rounder for the WBO-NABO Championship. In the 10-round welterweight co-main event, Derrieck Cuevas (18-0-1, 14 KOs) of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, will face well-known Miami via Barranquilla, Colombia, veteran Breidis “Khanqueror” Prescott (31-14, 22 KOs). Tickets for “Rumble at the Rock Read more [...]