By Derek Bonnett Twenty-two year old Mexican, Luis "Pantera" Nery crashed Shinsuke Yamanaka’s bantamweight world title reign with a devastating performance that just may lead the dethroned champion toward retirement like his countryman Takashi Uchiyama and Takashi Miura last month. The challenger traveled from Tijuana, Mexico to Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Former World Champion Krzysztof Glowacki and fellow Polish star Mateusz Masternak have signed-up to act as reserves in the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-finals.
Another retiring announcement surprised the boxing world in the last hours. It is from the several times World Champion, Juan Manuel Marquez, who after much thought finally decided to give up boxing.
J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: On Saturday, husband & wife promoters Jarod & Tatiana Moton (Nations Fight Night) ran the first-ever pro boxing show at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC.
Kieran Farrell Promotions take his Friday Night show to the Middleton Arena on September 22 with a concert by the Fireflys guaranteed to knock your socks off if there’s anything left after the boxing.
J. R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Hyper-active and ubiquitous promoter/matchmaker Marshall Kauffman (Kings Prom’ns) ran a 10-bout card of 4s & 6s promoting young talent, at Philadelphia’s Sugarhouse Casino on Friday.
Former three weight world champ Yuriorkas Gamboa edged 10 round majority decision win over Alexis Reyes at the Internacional Arena at the Grand Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico on Saturday.
Hennessy Sports has announced the current undercard to support the l WBO Heavyweight title showdown between New Zealand based champion Joe Parker and challengerHughie Fury on Saturday 23rd September at the Manchester Arena in the north of England.
Main Events has announced the next installment of Mohegan Sun’s Rising Stars Boxing Series, set to take place on Thursday, October 5 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.
There is no doubt that 2017 has two great protagonists. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin promise to make the best fight of the year on September 16th
The British Boxing Board Of Control has released their championship News as of August 10,2017.
Heavyweight David Price is confirmed on the World Boxing Super Series undercard when he faces Raphael Zumbano Love over eight rounds at the Echo Arena, Liverpool September 16.
On August 9th, the World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee called for a purse bid to be held on August 21st, 2017, for the fight between British boxer Jamie McDonnell and Venezuelan Liborio Solis for the Bantamweight title.
Nathan Cleverly will defend his WBA World Light Heavyweight title against Badou Jack on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor blockbuster at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on Saturday, August 26th.
The quest for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the cruiserweight division comes to San Antonio, USA on September 23 when Cuban WBA Champion Yunier ’The KO Doctor’ Dorticos faces Russian Dmitry ’Russian Hammer’ Kudryashov in a quarter-final bout at the Alamodome.
Sam Eggington will defend his European Welterweight title against mandatory challenger Mohamed Mimoune on the undercard of the Lightweight blockbuster between Anthony Crolla and Ricky Burns at the Manchester Arena on October 7
Sanigar Events presents ’Men on Fire’ a night of Professional Boxing at The Dolman Hall, Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol on October 6.
The local derby fight between Sam Sheedy and Liam Cameron is back on and will now take place at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield on October 13.
The battle for the inaugural 168lb Muhammad Ali Trophy comes to Stuttgart, Germany on October 7 when IBO-Champion Chris Eubank Jr. meets Turkish Avni Yildirim in a quarter-final bout at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle.
Two-time world challenger McWilliams Arroyo, will feature in the show "Noche de Campeones en Casino Metro Boxing Nights," on Saturday, September 9, at El San Juan Ballroom of the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan.