WBA Suspend Shannon Briggs For 6 Months
The World Boxing Association Championships Committee has suspended the American boxer Shannon Briggs for six months after recording positive dope test on May 14th.
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Moran Takes Out Rosales In 6
Lightweight contender Antonio Moran, 22-2-(15), scored a sixth round stoppage win over Guadalupe Rosales, 34-13-(18), at the Auditorio Blackberry, Mexico City, Mexico on Friday.
Serrano Makes Successful Title Defence In San Juan
Amanda Serrano retained her WBO 122lbs title at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan Puerto Rico on Friday by scoring a third round tko win over Hungarian challenger Edwin Kiss.
Main Events Ink Frank Galarza
Main Events have signed Brooklyn super welterweight Frank "Notorious" Galarza (17-2-2, 11 KOs). Galarza, 31, made his professional debut in 2010 as a highly-prized prospect. He built up a fan base in the New York area with his all-action style, while remaining undefeated for six years. He suffered two losses following some inactivity and promotional issues. Now, with a new promoter and a new manager, Galarza is ready to resume his climb to the top of the 154 lb. division.
Elbiali Plans To Step Up In Class
After his resent destruction of Christopher Brooker, a second round KO shown live on PBC on FS1, undefeated light heavyweight, Ahmed Elbiali is looking to step up in competition. With the 175 lbs. division loaded with talent, Elbiali is looking to get ranked with a victory against a name fighter.
Warren Vs Arroyo Added To July 29 Card
Former world champion Rau’shee Warren will return to the ring in a junior bantamweight world title eliminator against former 115-pound champion McJoe Arroyo as part of the undercard action on Saturday, July 29 from Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York.
Serrano And Kiss Make Weight In San Juan
All the boxers weighed in on Thursday ahead of their respective bout at the San Juan Ballroom at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino on Friday.
Corrales Retains WBA Crown Against Castellanos
Panamanian Jezreel Corrales had a successful night when he defeated the Mexican Robinson Castellanos in ten rounds to retain his World Boxing Association super featherweight super championship on Saturday.
Smith Vs Skoglund Kicks Off World Boxing Super Series Tournament
The battle for the inaugural 168lb Muhammad Ali Trophy begins on September 16th with the first of the World Boxing Super Series’ hugely anticipated super middleweight match ups. British betting favourite and number two seed Callum Smith will meet undefeated Swedish star Erik Skoglund in a quarter-final bout at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Serrano Headlines San Juan Fight Night
Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano will headline the beginning of the series "Viernes de Campeones en Casino Metro Boxing Nights” by defending WBO super bantamweight on Friday, July 21, at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino in San Juan, to be broadcasted live on Wapa 2 Deportes in Puerto Rico and on beIN Sports en Español on delay Saturday.
The Chin Check – Volume X
All your latest UK boxing news and views
“The Ghost” Disappears Into Retirement
After giving fans some of the most thrilling fights in boxing, which spanned over sixteen hard fought years, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero is announcing his retirement.
Vera Retains Title In Phoenix
By: Ron Valderrama: John Vera was successful defending NABA super welterweight title against Daniel Rosario last night in Phoenix. The featured main event bout was presented by Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions and was held at the Wild Horse Pass and Casino
Munroe Jr To Challenge Saunders For WBO Crown
WBO Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders will make the second defence of his crown against New York’s Willie Monroe Jr on Saturday 16th September at London’s Copper Box Arena
Barrera Breezes Past Smith
By: Marc Livitz :Sullivan Barrera survived a first round knockdown and proceeded to pitch a near shutout for the next nine against Joe Smith, Jr. for the WBC International light heavyweight title at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Clash of Heads Gives Corrales MD Win
By: Marc Livitz: An accidental head butt halted an entertaining contest between Jezreel "El Invisible" Corrales and Robinson Castellanos at the Forum in Los Angeles on Saturday evening.
Berchelt Pelts Miura For UD Win
By Marc Livitz::What many predicted would be a barn burning, hard punching epic between WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt and Takashi Miura didn’t exactly turn out as such. Rather, a masterclass by Berchelt kept the man with one-punch knockout power away for the majority of the night and he was awarded a unanimous decision win at the Forum in Los Angeles.
Figueroa, Browne, and Kownacki Stop Foes in New York
By Jason Pribila: Ringside - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York. On Saturday evening the PBC put on a fight card in Long Island, New York that was aired nationally on FOX.
Selby Retains World Crown,Galahad Closes In On World Title Shot
IBF featherweight champ Lee Selby, 26-1-(9), retained his title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Jonathan Victor “Yoni” Barros, 41-5-1-(22) at the SSE Arena in Wembley, London on Saturday .
Baranchyk Remains Unbeaten
Ivan Baranchyk went the distance with Keenan Smith in front of Baranchyk’s adopted hometown in the main event of a quadrupleheader featuring eight returning fighters on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation from Buffalo Run Casino & Resort.