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Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing createst newest MMA promotion iKON Fighting Federation

LAS VEGAS (August 10, 2020) - Veteran combat sports promoter Keith Veltre has announced the debut of MMA's newest promotional company, iKON Fighting Federation (iKON), September 24 at Biloxi Civic Center in Biloxi, Mississippi. All iKON events, held in association with Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions, will be streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports. Veltre, who also announced the hiring of Dean Toole as iKON's matchmaker, is the CEO and co-founder of RJJ Boxing Promotions and Kinektic submission grappling, both streaming events exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS. "I have always lived by the motto, when businesses are downsizing during tough times, I either acquire or expand," Veltre said. "I take advantage Read more [...]

Newest MMA promotion iKON Fighting Federation To Launch Sept. 24 in Mississippi

Undefeated Mexican middleweight Santiago “Somer” Dominguez headlining RJJ Boxing Promotions return

BOUTS WILL STREAM LIVE & EXCLUSIVELY ON UFC FIGHT PASS® AUG. 25 FROM MARINATERRA HOTEL & SPA IN SAN CARLOS, MEXICO LAS VEGAS (August 6, 2020) - Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions returns August 25th & 27th in Mexico with a pair of rescheduled events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, from Marinaterra Hotel & Spa in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. RJJ Boxing has been a trailblazer of sorts, in that it was the first to stream a complete boxing card on UFC FIGHT PASS from the United States, Japan, Russia and now Mexico. "We fully understand that safety must come first," RJJ Boxing Read more [...]

Undefeated super middleweight prospect “The Amazing” Shawn McCalman Latest to join Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker

BOSTON (August 4, 2020) - Another promising prospect has been added to Ryan Roach's growing Fighter Locker stable, "The Amazing" Shawn McCalman (4-0, 2 KOs), a super middleweight out of Aurora, Colorado. "I had a great conversation with Ryan when (his co-head coach and former world champion) Vernon Phillips introduced us," McCalman spoke about signing a managerial contract with Fighter Locker. "We met and he was someone who genuinely cares about his fighters. He made a point that his fighters are like family to him. I've seen in the short time I've known him that he puts his fighters in position to succeed. Honestly, I think that's rare in boxing, and I really appreciate that about Ryan." "Shawn and I had a great conversation and we clicked Read more [...]

New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony Canceled

NEW YORK (July 30, 2020) - The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) announced today that its ninth annual induction dinner at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Originally slated for from April 19,it had been postponed until to September 20, but the next NYSBHOF induction dinner will now be held April 25, 2021 at the same venue. Tickets and journal ads may be reimbursed at point of purchase. A NYSBHOF committee will meet in the not too distant future to determine if it will induct both classes ( Class of 2020 & 2021 ) next year. "We waited to see if the City of New York eased restrictions," NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy announced, "but we are forced to cancel since there Read more [...]

Luiz “Betao” Neogueira vs. Helton dos Santos Headlines “SFT 22: The Return”

MIAMI (July 29, 2020) -- Due to COVID-19 pandemic closings, Standout Fighting Tournament (SFT MMA) will promote its first event since February, SFT 22: The Return, this Saturday night (August 1) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The public and media will not be allowed to attend, but Comprehensive safety measures based on health organization guidelines will be used in this "closed event" (no public or media allowed). American combat sports fans will not only have the opportunity to watch SFT's unique form of combat sports entertainment prior to its August 13th American debut, SFT 23 JESUS vs. CACHORRO, in Miami without fans or media, they will also be introduced to a popular form of fighting, SFT Xtreme, which allows striking, kicking and knees with 4-ounce Read more [...]

BJ Flores – Boxing’s All-Purpose Guy

(L-R) - BJ Flores & Beibut Shumenov COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 23, 2020) -- Multiple world title challenger and decorated amateur boxer BJ "El Peligroso" Flores never really had a chance. He was born into a boxing family and the now 41-year-old Flores has certainly made the most of it. Flores is boxing's all-purpose guy: boxer, television color commentator, and trainer. His father, Ralph Flores, was a military person who earned his "boxing coaching bones" through Kenny Adams, head coach of the 1988 USA Boxing Olympic Team and assistant coach four years earlier. The '88 USA Olympic Boxing Team included Roy Jones, Jr., Riddick Bowe, Ray Mercer, Andrew Maynard and Kennedy McKinney. BJ started going to the gym with his father when Read more [...]

SFT is coming to America- August 1, 2020 in Brazil – U.S. Debut – August 13th in Miami

SFT 23 JESUS vs. CACHORRO MIAMI (July 22, 2020) -- Brazil-based Standout Fighting Tournament (SFT MMA) is coming to America to change the way fans in the United States watch combat sports live, televised, and streamed. SFT MMA is promoting its first show since this past February, SFT 22 on August 1 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, airing live on network television in Brazil, as well as streamed live in the United States and worldwide on pay per view via FITE.TV. SFT MMA will then make its long awaited American debut August 13 in Miami with SFT 23 JESUS vs. CACHORRO, streamed live in the United States on pay per view via FITE.TV, and airing at future dates on regional television throughout the U.S. on United Fight Alliance (UFA), in addition Read more [...]

Undefeated super featherweight Jesus Vasquez, Jr. joins Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker stable

BOSTON (July 16, 2020) - Undefeated super featherweight prospect Jesus Vasquez, Jr. (6-0, 2 KOs), fighting out of Englewood, Colorado, has signed a managerial contract with Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker. "I talked to my coach, Leroy Miller, who I've been with since the beginning, and it made sense to us," Vasquez, Jr. talked about why he signed with Roach. "I had a good feeling about Ryan." "I knew Jesus was a special fighter when former world champion Vernon Phillips reached out to me and said that there's a special kid out here you should look at," Roach commented. "I spoke with his coach and it seemed like a perfect fit. Leroy is a great coach and I look forward to working with him. Jesus is very experienced and a well-rounded fighter. Read more [...]

EverybodyFights (EBF ROCK) and Punch4Parkinson’s (P4P) Event charity event Saturday, July 11

SALEM, N.H. (July 6, 2020) -- EverybodyFights (EBF ROCK) and Punch4Parkinson's (P4P) have jointly announced a partnership to host the EBF ROCK X PUNCH4PARKINSONS charity event Saturday, July 11, at the new location (303 South Broadway) of EverybodyFights in Salem, New Hampshire. This fundraiser event will benefit P4P and Alzheimer's research. Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are closely tied, both are neurological disorders that deteriorate the brain. "It's been difficult for me to put this into words," EBF ROCK Owner/Operator Chris DaVeiga explained. "On May 6th, we lost my father, Raul R. DaVeiga. While it was ultimately due to COVID-19, my dad was actually taken from us, mentally/emotionally, a few years ago due to advanced Alzheimer's and Dementia. "Dad Read more [...]

USA Boxing pays tribute to the memory of iconic trainer/cut-man Jimmy Glenn

USA Boxing pays tribute to the memory of iconic trainer/cut-man Jimmy Glenn COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 11, 2020) - Last month, sadly, boxing lost one of its most popular, respected, and beloved individuals, iconic New York City trainer/cut-man Jimmy Glenn, who died at the age of 89 due to COVID-19 complications. Glenn moved from his native South Carolina to New York City in the 1940s, where he became a 14-2 amateur boxer, beaten in the Golden Gloves by future world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. As a coach, Glenn guided countless amateur boxers out of a PAL gym into the New York Golden Gloves Championships over the years. The revered Glenn later owned the famed Times Square Boxing Gym, where Muhammad Ali trained whenever "The Greatest" Read more [...]

Ryan Roach’s Fighter Locker signs promising U.S. Army boxing prospect Daniel Bailey, Jr. to managerial contract

Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker signs promising U.S. Army boxing prospect Daniel Bailey, Jr. to managerial contract BOSTON (June 11, 2020) - Ryan Roach's Fighter Locker announced today that it has inked decorated U.S. Army boxer Daniel Bailey, Jr. to an exclusive managerial contract. Born in Miami, the 24-year-old Bailey has had more than 100 amateur matches and he is currently the No. 10 ranked bantamweight in the United States. Bailey joined the U.S. Army in 2015 and he is currently a Specialist 4th Class stationed at Fort Carson, which is in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He qualified to be a member of the World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), created to give elite Soldier-athletes to perform at the International level while also serving in the military. WCAP Read more [...]

Boxing saved the life of Two-Division World Champion “El Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera

Boxing saved the life of Two-Division World Champion "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (June 4, 2020) - Like many boxers, two-division world champion "El Gallo" Jose Antonio Rivera credits boxing for saving his life. "Absolutely," Rivera agreed. "After my mom passed away when I was 10 years old, I gave up on life and my decision-making reflected that: hanging around with the wrong crowd including gang members, consuming alcohol between the ages of 10 and 15. I was definitely going in the wrong direction. "I never thought I had a future until I started boxing. It's hard to say what I'd be doing if I had never boxed, but by the way I was living, I'd probably be in jail or dead by now." Born in Philadelphia, Rivera lived in Puerto Read more [...]

CES Boxing offering Mike Tyson $1,000,000-plus to fight Juiseppe Angelo Cusumano

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 28, 2020) --- Classic Entertainment and Sports (CES), founded and operated by veteran boxing promoter Jimmy Burchfield, Sr., is offering "Iron" Mike Tyson $1,000,000 to square-off with Juiseppe Angelo Cusumano, plus a percentage of closed circuit receipts to be negotiated, as well a $200,000 donation to whatever charity Tyson's wife prefers. Jimmy Burchfield, Sr., known as "The Hardest Working Promoter in Combat Sports" "If Mike Tyson is serious about making a comeback," Burchfield said, "we're prepared to make him a legitimate offer to fight Cusumano in a 6 or 8-round fight, whichever Mike chooses. After three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, boxing fans are hungry to watch real fights, not exhibitions. Read more [...]

USA Boxing pays tribute to True Patriot Robert Carmody 1964 Olympic bronze medalist & Soldier killed in Vietnam

USA Boxing pays tribute to True Patriot Robert Carmody 1964 Olympic bronze medalist & Soldier killed in Vietnam COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 21, 2020) - People all across the United States will rightfully pay respect to fallen military men and women during this Memorial Day weekend. One true American Patriot that USA Boxing will remember forever is 1964 Olympic bronze medalist Robert "Butterball" Carmody, who was killed in action three years later at the height of the Vietnam War. Born in 1938, Carmody learned to fight on the streets of Brooklyn, where he lived before joining the U.S. Army in 1957, and where he took his first boxing lesson. A natural-born fighter, he was selected to represent the 11th Airborne Division, even after it was deployed Read more [...]