Tag: Press Release

Undefeated Abraham Nova Returns Tonight in Hainaut, Belgium

Red-hot and undefeated super featherweight prospect Abraham “El Super” Nova will be back in action tonight (Saturday, December 15) in the co-main event of a 12 Round Promotions event entitled “Boxing Night 7” at the Spiroudome Arena, in Hainaut, Belgium.  Nova (13-0, 10 KOs), from Braintree, Massachusetts, will face Madrid, Spain’s Brian Pelaez (8-2, 1 KO) in an eight-round showdown. In the night’s main event, Belgium’s own WBA #3 cruiserweight contender Ryad Merhy (26-1, 21 KOs) will take on the always dangerous Samuel Clarkson (21-4, 14 KOs) of Cedar Hill, Texas in a 12-round battle for the WBA International Cruiserweight Championship. This will be 24-year-old Nova’s fifth fight of 2018. The Puerto Rican American was last seen winning the NABA-USA Super Featherweight 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 [...]

Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing inks 18-1 featherweight prospect Ray Ximenez, Jr.

LAS VEGAS (December 13, 2018) – Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing proudly announces the signing of Dallas featherweight prospect Ray Ximenez, Jr. to a long-term, exclusive promotional contract.  Riding a five-fight win streak, the 25-year-old Ximenez (18-1, 4 KOs) is expected to make his RJJ Boxing debut in March. “We’re excited to sign another top prospect like Ray Ximenez to our growing stable of fighters,” RJJ Boxing CEO and co-founder Keith Veltre said. “Ray is an old-school boxer, well-conditioned, hard-working, and we believe he has a very bright future.” “I’m very excited and very appreciated for Roy Jones Jr. Boxing giving me this opportunity,” Ximenez commented. “I plan on showing everyone that I will be the next world champion from Dallas. “I am ready, willing Read more [...]

Top Lightweight Prospect Devin Haney to Face Fellow-Unbeaten Xolisani Ndongeni

NEW YORK - December 12, 2018 - Top lightweight prospect Devin Haney will face fellow-undefeated Xolisani Ndongeni in the first ShoBox: The New Generation telecast of 2019 on Friday, January 11 live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT from StageWorks of Louisiana in Shreveport. The 20-year-old Haney (20-0, 13 KOs) returns in a 10-round bout for his third consecutive test on the prospect developmental series having barely lost a round while his level of opposition has strengthened over the last two fights. The fast-rising prospect will face just his second undefeated opponent in South Africa's Ndongeni (25-0, 13 KOs), an unbeaten 28-year-old who once held the IBO's belt at 135 pounds. In the co-feature, two-time National Golden Gloves Amateur Champion and highly touted Californian prospect Ruben 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 [...]

Hosea Burton calls out Anthony Yarde for British Light Heavyweight clash

TORONTO (December 7, 2018) -- Former British light heavyweight champion Hosea Burton has never been one to duck a fight. In fact, he's looking for a fight.Burton has made his intentions known, calling out undefeated Anthony Yarde, man to man, to his face. The two recently encountered one another during Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder fight week in Los Angeles, California, where Burton was on-hand to support his cousin, Fury. "Let's make the fight happen," Burton told Yarde. "We're both excited about it. They say I'm not up to you, but let's get it going man." Burton has gone undefeated for two years, since suffering his lone career defeat at the hands of Frank Buglioni, a fight in which he was winning prior to a final round stoppage. Buglioni has recently retired from the sport, leaving Burton 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 [...]

Chris Algiera Rocks the house in return to the Paramount in Huntington, New York

NEW YORK - CHRIS ALGIERI (22-3 8KO's) returned to the Star Boxing's acclaimed venue, The Paramount in Huntington, NY for the first time in over four years as the former WBO Super Lightweight champion looked spectacular in dismantling a game and rugged ANGEL HERNANDEZ (14-12-2 9KO's) from McAllen, TX over the 10 round distance of a Jr Welterweight contest in the main event of Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing Rockin Fights 33 before a frenzied sold-out standing room only crowd last night. [photo credit: Star Boxing - Dan McCabe]. Algieri took control from the outset as he displayed the superb boxing skills he is known for but under new head trainer Andre Rozier, Chris has added another dimension to his already potent offense. Chris worked at a very high rate and threw numerous impressive multi Read more [...]

Results from “Rumble at the Rock III” at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Florida

Mexico’s Ricardo “Hindu” Espinoza (21-2, 18 KOs) made the most of his Telemundo appearance in the main event of “Rumble at the Rock III,” tonight (Friday, Nov. 30), at Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., by destroying previously undefeated Yeison Vargas (17-1, 12 KOs) of Colombia in two rounds After an uneventful first round, Espinoza impressively opened up and dropped Vargas three times in the second. In the process, Espinoza, the streaking WBO #2 contender, picked up a TKO 2 and the WBO Latino Bantamweight Championship. Having never left his homeland for a fight before, Vargas seemed unprepared for the brutal power of Espinoza’s hooks and right hands. The time was 1:19. In the 10-round welterweight co-main event, Puerto Rican 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 [...]

Russian Sledgehammer Umar Salamov Returns to Defend Against Ghana’s Emmanuel Anim on December 1

On Saturday, December 1, at the Galaktika Culture Centre in Sochi, Russia, Umar Salamov will defend his Eurasian Boxing Parliament and WBO International Light Heavyweight Championships when he faces once-beaten Emmanuel “Horse Power” Anim in an explosive 10-round showdown. Salamov (22-1, 17 KOs), from Alkhan-Kala, Russia, is currently ranked WBC #10, WBA #13, IBF #7 and WBO #10 in the world. Anim (13-1-1, 11 KOs), from Accra, Ghana, is a former Ghanaian Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion. The fight will also be televised live in Russia on Match TV. “I take every fight seriously,” said Salamov. “My preparations have been excellent for this match. I scored a KO in all my wins this year and I’ll do it again on December 1.” Salamov caught the boxing public’s Read more [...]

Yunusov stops Salinas in seven to remain undefeated

LAS VEGAS, NV (November 16, 2018) - Undefeated welterweight prospect, Keith Hunter (8-0, 6 KOs), has signed a managerial agreement with Greg Hannely of Prince Ranch Boxing. Hunter, who is the younger brother of IBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight champion, Michael Hunter (15-1, 10 KOs), joins fellow undefeated stable mates Blair Cobbs (9-0-1, 6 KOs), Victor Pasillas (13-0, 6 KOs), and Damien Vazquez (14-0, 7 KOs) on the Prince Ranch Boxing roster. Bethlehem, PA (November 18, 2018) --This past Friday night, Three-time Olympian Anvar Yunusov remained perfect by stopping Jose Salinas in the 7th round of their scheduled eight-round junior lightweight bout the headlined a nine-bout card at The Sands Bethlehem Event Center.  The show was promoted by King's Promotions. Yunusov, who competed Read more [...]

Cletus Seldin Dominates in First Round KO

They don't give you a nickname like "The Hebrew Hammer" for no reason.  CLETUS "THE HEBREW HAMMER" SELDIN (now. 22-1 18KO's) seemingly unleashed a years worth of pent up aggression in a total of 26 seconds. The super lightweight bruiser showed no rust in his return last night at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, on the undercard of the WBO World Super Lightweight title fight between MAURICE HOOKER and ALEX SAUCEDO. Seldin opened the action with a right hand to the temple of NELSON LARA, that had the Nicaraguan veteran buzzed. Just ten seconds later, Seldin landed a flush overhand right, driving Lara towards the rope, followed by a left uppercut and a fatal liver shot that had Lara down for the ten count. Just 26 seconds into the first round, Seldin earned his 18th career knockout. Seldin Read more [...]