Los Angeles, SOOS (Maart 19, 2021) -This Saturday night, one of the top prospects in boxing will be back in action at the Miami Airport Hilton in Miami, Florida as undefeated featherweight Jalen Walker takes on grizzled veteran Julian Aristule in a bout scheduled for six-rounds. Walker of Los Angeles is 7-0 with six knockouts and is looking to add his most experienced foe to his resume.
After a successful amateur career that saw him amass a record of 108-13, and was a three-time National PAL champion; Two-Time Silver Medal winner in the Junior Olympics; Time-Time Silver Medal winner in the Adidas Nationals among his endless accolades. Walker turned professional at the age of 17.
Walker won his first six bouts in Tijuana, Mexico before winning his American debut, which was a unanimous decision over Diuhl Olguin. “I am ready to put on a show. I have put in a lot of hard work for this fight. I have seen a little bit of Aristule. I do not look at too much of my opponents, I let my team do that, but what I have seen is that he is on his way out,” Said Walker.
Aristule of Argentina has had a successful career by amassing a record of 34-14 met 17 uitklophoue, and is a former WBO Latino Super Bantamweight champion. He defeated two undefeated fighters, and has wins over several more quality opponents.
The ambitious Walker kept in good shape during the Coronavirus lockdown, and was ready for action when he took on Olguin last December 20th.
“Ek het nog nooit opgehou opleiding. I stayed in shape, and continued to run and spar,” continued Walker.
Walker, who started boxing at age seven as he followed in the footsteps of his father Norman and grandfather, who were both amateur boxers. Walker is one of the most followed boxers on social media as he boasts over137,000 followers on Instagramknows that platforms like that are very important in today’s world of sports and entertainment.
“I think the key to that is consistency. When I first started getting 1,000 views or so, I thought it was a big deal. I had about 6,000 followers before my pro debut, and it has continued to grow. When I start to fight on bigger cards, I can see that even skyrocketing. There are many world champions that don’t get nearly the views that I get. I am just waiting patiently, and when everything happens, things will click perfectly, It is going to be big.”
Walker has gained valuable experience sparring with several world champions such as Danny Roman, Angel Acosta, Joseph Diaz Jr. and Murodjon Akhmadaliev .
Jalen is on the cusp of signing with a major promoter, and he knows that he brings a lot to the table both in and out of the ring. “I bring what I can do as a fighter, but also with social media, that even helps promote their events when I am fighting. I am the total package Walker is managed by Waterfront Boxing, which is headed up by the duo of Rene Symonds and Clement Kwan.
The pair see a huge future for Walker.
“Our job as managers to a top talent like Jalen is to build a foundation for him to showcase his talents, flourish as a brand and to develop as a young man,” said Kwan.
Symonds added, “Jalen is an incredibly exciting fighter who eats, slaap en asemhaal boks. We’re incredibly proud of how active he has been during the pandemic – with five outings last year. This bout against a 48-fight veteran is another step towards fulfilling his destiny”
McCaskill eying showdowns with Taylor and Shields
Chicago, IL (Maart 17, 2021) – Fresh off her second consecutive victory over future Hall of Famer, Cecilia Braekhus, undisputed welterweight champion, Jessica McCaskill is looking to fight the biggest names on the female circuit.
McCaskill of Chicago, easily outpointed the legendary Braekhus by scores of 100-89, 99-90 en 98-91 to win her fifth consecutive and raise her record to 10-2.
“I felt my aggression was really good, just keeping the pressure non-stop, and we are ready for what is next. She was running in, and crowded herself, and I figured if she was going to run in, I would have to get at least one or two shots off, and she kept doing it, so I kept doing it as well. I wanted to move and show some more angles, but she kept coming straight in, so she was right there,” said McCaskill.
“A fight with Katie Taylor might be the next thing on the agenda. If that is what it is, that would be great. If that does not work out, then there are a couple of other names out there. As for Claressa Shields, McCaskill thinks a fight with her can happen, “That could be a possibility if Claressa could come down to 147 pond. Op die eerste, she said that she would not give up any weight, and now she is saying she would, so we are just going to have to see if they are going to take this seriously.”
Said McCaskill’s promoter, Leon Margules van Warriors Boxing, “Jessica proved yet again that she is one of the top fighters in the world. She has now dominated the fighter that has been the long-time pound for top boxer. We would love to fight anyone, and a fight with Katie Taylor would most certainly have a different outcome then their first fight. Fights with Taylor or Claressa would be historic fights as it would match two of the reigning undisputed champions against each other.” Photos/Matchroom Boxing
Jose Martinez and Israel Gonzalez Battle to Majority Draw in Co-Main Event, Alma Ibarra Earns Unanimous Decision Over Maricela Cornejo, and Joe Ward Avenges Lone Professional Loss Against Marco Delgado
San Juan, PUERTO RICO – March 18, 2021 -Angel Fierrorose from the canvas twice en route to a stunning comeback knockout win in the sixth round against former world championAlbertoMachadoas the latest chapter of the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry was written in the Ring City USA main event, live on NBC Sports Network from Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas, Puerto Rico.
Tijuana’s Fierro (18-1-1, 14 Uitklophoue) handed Machado (22-3, 18 Uitklophoue) of Rio Piedras his first professional loss in Puerto Rico, following a hot start from the former junior lightweight world champion. Machado, 30, scored a knockdown in each of the first two rounds with well-placed right-hand counter punches. Fierro displayed a durable chin and beat the count easily both times, signaling that he was not hurt by the crunching power punches. Fierro was down 48-45 on all three judges’ scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
“I’m happy, I faced a top-notch fighter tonight in Alberto Machado,” said Fierro, who was a three-to-one underdog. “He is world class and dropped me twice. But I am ecstatic that I was able to come back and beat a fighter of his caliber.”
The 22-year-old lightweight turned the fight around in the fourth round as he dedicated himself to a vicious body attack against Machado. The body work paid dividends as he found openings throughout the fifth and sixth round, ultimately leading to a vicious left hand that sent the former titlist to the canvas for the first and only time in the fight. Fierro credited finding his second wind to his two-year-old daughter back in Mexico.
“He dropped me twice in the beginning of the fight,” added Fierro. “When I got back to my corner, I told them, ‘remind me of my daughter.’ Because with this fight I can change her life and that’s exactly what they did after the third round. They motivated me and that’s exactly what I did.”
Prior to the fight, Fierro told the Ring City USA broadcast team, “the best judge is a knockout when you’re fighting in someone else’s hometown.” The Mexican warrior, who replaced undefeated prospect Hector Tanajara on one week’s notice, delivered on his promise to take matters into his own hands.
“We found a lot of gaps in Machado’s game in the sixth round,” stated Fierro. “I took advantage of them and I turned it around. I told you in the interview (voor die stryd), I didn’t come here to be a tourist in Puerto Rico. I came here to win.”
Immediately preceding the main event, Ierland seJoe Ward (3-1, 2 Uitklophoue) avenged his only professional loss with a dominating unanimous decision victory overMarco Delgado(7-2, 5 Uitklophoue) in their six-round light heavyweight tilt. In Oktober 2019, the 15-time Irish National Champion Ward faced Delgado in his professional debut and suffered a dislocated kneecap which led to a technical knockout victory for the Turlock, Kalifornië. moedertaal. Under the tutelage of two-division world champion Joey Gamache, the 29-year-old Ward displayed his spectacular amateur pedigree as he attempts to fast-track his pro career.
In the second fight of the telecast, Alma Ibarra (7-1, 4 Uitklophoue) earned a hard-fought unanimous decision overMaricela Cornejo (13-4, 5 Uitklophoue) in an eight-round middleweight fight. Two of the ringside judges scored seven rounds for Ibarra (79-73) while the third saw it 77-75 for the winner. Ibarra, who hails from Monterrey, Mexiko, brought the fight to the Los Angeles native throughout the fight and was the far busier fighter.
“Now the world knows who Alma Ibarra is and what she is made of,” said the victor. “To everyone, I was a stranger. And to fight against someone who is very recognized worldwide in Maricela Cornejo and beat her, this opened many doors for us.”
Ibarra, 32, returned from a 16-month layoff following her first professional defeat against Raquel Miller in 2019. Ibarra, who had a successful amateur career, looked comfortable as she commanded the ring against the seasoned professional in 33-year-old Cornejo. Ibarra, a natural welterweight, was fighting at the heaviest weight of her career (156 lbs.).
“I felt very good, baie sterk, as this is a division that I am not used to,” said Ibarra. “I always fight in lower divisions, we had to go up two divisions to take this great opportunity, and well, I think we were not wrong to take this risk.”
In the co-main event of the evening, which kicked off the four-fight main card on NBC Sports Network, Jose “Chiquiro” Martinez(21-1-3, 14 Uitklophoue) of Mayaguez, P.R. enIsrael Gonzalez (26-4-1, 11 Uitklophoue) of Cabo San Lucas, Mexiko, fought to a majority draw in their 10-round bantamweight affair. While one ringside judge gave Gonzalez, 24, the edge on the scorecards (96-94), the remaining two judges scored it identically at 95-95. Ring City’s unofficial scorer Steve Smoger had Gonzalez edging the hometown fighter 97-93.
“I felt his punches, but I was the superior fighter tonight,"Sê Gonzalez. “He might have won three rounds but it’s OK. I’m thankful to Puerto Rico and all of the people that gave me an opportunity to be here.”
The 28-year-old Martinez did his best work on the inside as he attempted to neutralize the five-inch reach advantage of the younger Gonzalez and led on two of the scorecards through the midway point of the fight. Intussen, Gonzalez flashed excellent hand speed in the back-and-forth affair and stole many of the later rounds when he found his second wind. This marked the third draw for Martinez over his last seven fights and the first for Gonzalez.
“I feel happy, satisfied with the work I did,” said Martinez. “I understand that I was fighting against a strong opponent and that I won. I pushed more. I was on top of him, but these things happen in boxing. Now it’s a matter of continuing to train, maintain myself and seek that title opportunity.”
Following the co-main event between Martinez and Gonzalez, Ring City USA paid tribute to the late Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who died at the age of 66 Saterdag. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Hagler reigned as the undisputed middleweight champion for several years and participated in several classic bouts in the 1980s.
“The beautiful part of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, if you had the chance to be around him, is that he was authentic,” said blow-by-blow announcer Bob Papa. “Just as he was in the ring was how he treated you outside of the ring. He is truly one of the greatest champions of all time.”
Earlier in the evening, live on Twitch in the U.S. and around the world, Angel Acosta (22-2, 21 Uitklophoue) of Barrio Obrero Santurce, Puerto Rico, earned a victory on the scorecards for the first time in his professional career, verdien 'n eenparige besluit oorGilberto Mendoza (17-10-3, 8 Uitklophoue) of Baja California, Mexiko, in an eight-round super flyweight fight. Fighting in his hometown of Salinas,Edwin Valentin(10-0, 9 Uitklophoue) remained perfect with a fifth-round technical knockout victory over fellow Puerto RicanHector Marengo(7-15-4, 4 Uitklophoue). In the opening fight of the evening, Jose Romeinse (11-0, 5 Uitklophoue) van Bayamon, Puerto Rico, bestedRoque Junco(10-8-1, 6 Uitklophoue) via unanimous decision in an eight-round welterweight fight.
Calling all the action ringside in Puerto Rico was former two-time welterweight champion Shawn Porter joined by NBC Sports blow-by-blow commentator Bob Papa. Brian Campbell served as fight night analyst with Curran Bhatia reporting from ringside. The executive producers of tonight’s presentation ofRing City USA: Machado vs. Fierroon NBC Sports Network were Eric Weinberger, Jeff Huggins & Frank Samuel. The telecast was produced by David Gibson and directed by Matt Celli.
Tonight’s full four-fight telecast will be available to watch on-demand on the NBC Sports App with authenticated sign-in.
Ring City USA returns next Thursday, Maart 25 on NBC Sports Network to close out its three-event residency in Puerto Rico as one of the biggest fights in women’s boxing will take center stage between seven-division world champion and future Boxing Hall of FamerAmanda Serranoand three-division titlistDaniela Bermudezfor Serrano’s WBO and WBC featherweight world titles. Follow Ring City USA onFacebook, TwitterenInstagramfor the latest updates or visitwww.ringcityusa.com vir meer inligting.
About Ring City USA
Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.
Swaar treffende weltergewigte Eimantas Stanionis en Thomas Dulorme-tweestryd in die WBA-titeluitskakel; IBF Junior Bantamgewigkampioen, Jerwin Ancajas, verdedig die titel teen Jonathan Rodríguez in die televisie-opener
NEW YORK - Maart 17, 2021 - Toenemende ster in weltergewig Jaron “Boots” Ennis staan voor sy moeilikste toets in die strewe na 'n wêreldtitel-skoot, terwyl hy sy eerste SHOWTIME-KAMPIOENSKAPSBOKS opskrif® teen die voormalige wêreldkampioen Sergey Lipinets. Hierdie formidabele deelnemers vergader in 'n twaalf-ronde, kruispad veg Saterdag met weltergewig-wêreldtitel-implikasies, April 10 woon op Showtime by 9 namiddag. ET / 6 pm. PT van Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in 'n Premier Bokskampioenskap-byeenkoms.
In die Showtime CHAMPIONSHIP boks mede-funksie, 'n paar swaar treffende weltergewigte vierkantig af as Eimantas Stanionis neem nog 'n stap in die klas terwyl hy die voormalige wêreldtitel-uitdager in die gesig staar Thomas Dulorme in 'n WBA-titelverdelger van die WBA-weltergewig. Die televisie-aanvangsknop bevat IBF Junior Bantamgewig-wêreldkampioen Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas verdediging van sy titel teen Jonathan Rodriguez in 'n twaalf-ronde wedstryd.
Die geleentheid word bevorder deur TGB Promotions. Ennis vs.. Lipinets word bevorder in samewerking met D&D Boks.
'Ennis vs.. Lipinets is 'n fantastiese stryd in die weltergewig-afdeling wat 'n stygende krag in Ennis uitspreek teen 'n voormalige wêreldkampioen in Lipinets.,Sê Tom Brown, President van TGB Promotions. 'Dit is 'n baie kompeterende stryd wat 'n boeiende botsing van style bied en groot gevolge sal hê vir die toekoms van die 147-pond-afdeling.. Nog 'n opspraakwekkende jong weltergewig sal die beste wen in die mede-funksie behaal, terwyl Eimantas Stanionis sy taaiste toets tot nog toe in die veteraan Thomas Dulorme pak. Jerwin Ancajas, kampioen van 115 pond, wil 'n indrukwekkende negende titel verdedig teen Jonathan Rodríguez, Mexiko., en al die bestanddele is beskikbaar vir 'n aksiebelaaide aand op SHOWTIME 10 April. ”
Ennis (26-0, 24 Uitklophoue) is die nuutste in die pantheon van uitstaande Philadelphia-vegters, sublieme boksvaardighede te kombineer met natuurlike krag in albei hande. Na talle verskynings op ShoBox: Die nuwe generasie, die 23-jarige Ennis het die eerste keer sy eerste SHOWTIME-KAMPIOENSKAP-BOXING-uitsending gegradueer. Hy is in die laaste wedstryd teen Chris van Heerden, Ennis ry 'n reeks 16 agtereenvolgende uitklophoue. Daardie reeks het geëindig toe die geveg ná die eerste ronde gestaak is weens 'n toevallige botsing van koppe wat 'n ernstige snywond op Van Heerden se voorkop veroorsaak het..
"Ek is opgewonde om weer op 10 April terug te wees," het Ennis gesê. 'Dit is die tipe geveg waarop ek gewag het. Ek kan nie wag om op te tree en 'n pragtige vertoning te lewer nie. Julle sal sien dat iets spesiaals uit my kom vegaand. Ek is opgewonde om die hoofgebeurtenis te wees. Dit is tyd dat ek skyn!"
Die 31-jarige Lipinets (16-1-1, 12 Uitklophoue) homself gevestig as 'n mag by 140 pond toe hy die IBF-wêreldtitel verower met 'n oorwinning oor Akihiro Kondo in 2017. Hy verloor die titel aan die vier-afdeling wêreldkampioen Mikey Garcia in 2018 en beweeg toe op na weltergewig in 2019. Hy het kennis geneem dat hy 'n aanspraakmaker op weltergewig sou wees, toe hy 'n indrukwekkende oorwinning oor die twee afdelings, Lamont Peterson, behaal het. 2019. Gebore in Kazakstan en verteenwoordig Rusland, Lipinets woon nou in Woodland Hills, Kalifornië en word opgelei deur die bekende afrigter Joe Goossen. Lipinets lewer in Oktober 'n hardegewende meerderheidstryd teen die onoorwonne Custio Clayton 2020.
'Oefening is uitmergelend en ek werk hard saam met Joe Goossen om op my bestaand op my beste te wees,”Sê Lipinets. 'Ons gaan moeilik, jong vegter in Ennis wat dink ek is 'n springsteen vir hom. Maar soms trap trapklippe jou op, en ek sal my bes doen om hom op April op te stoot 10. Ek doen net my bes om voorbereid te wees op wat ek verwag om 'n hondegeveg te wees. Elke aanhanger wat boks ken, weet dat dit 'n ware oorlog gaan wees en die moeite werd om in te skakel. Ek verwag dat ons soms in 'n telefoonhokkie sal veg, maar ek verwag ook dat hy sy reikwydte sal probeer gebruik en soms op 'n afstand moet veg. Maar maak nie saak wat hy doen nie, Ek sal gereed wees vir hom. '
Stanionis (12-0, 9 Uitklophoue) het 'n rits indrukwekkende oorwinnings saamgestel toe hy die vooruitsig tot die kandidaat opgeklim het. Hy betree die wedstryd teen Dulorme met vier agtereenvolgende uitklop-oorwinnings. Die 26-jarige van Litaue, wat nou in Kalifornië woon en oefen, lyk indrukwekkend toe hy drie vaste oorwinnings in behaal 2019, klop Samuel Figueroa via eenparige beslissing en teken vroeë stop teen Julio Cesar Sanchez en Evincii Dixon. Die onoorwonne weltergewig het die afdeling op die hoogte gebring met die rugbyspelende oorheersende hoofwedstryde in November en Desember 2020, toe hy die negende ronde uitdraf oor Justin DeLoach en Janer Gonzalez onderskeidelik.
'Dit is my eerste keer dat ek op SHOWTIME veg, en dit voel soos 'n droom wat waar geword het,”Het Stanionis gesê. “Dulorme is ervare en is al lank 'n goeie vegter. Op papier, dit is my moeilikste geveg, maar ek is gereed. Ek sal voorbereid wees op alles wat hy bring. Met ons style, dit gaan 'n oorlog te wees. Ek is nou gereed om te veg. Iemand gaan onder en maak nie saak wat gebeur nie, die ondersteuners gaan wen. ”
Die 31-jarige Dulorme (25-4-1, 16 Uitklophoue) het 'n stewige CV bymekaargemaak 140 en 147 pond tydens sy loopbaan, klim in die ring saam met die wêreldkampioen Yordenis Ugas, Jessie Vargas en Terence Crawford. Gebore in Marigot, Guadeloupe maar veg uit en verteenwoordig Carolina, Puerto Rico, Dulorme het teruggekeer van 'n verlies teen Crawford vir 'n titel van 140 pond deur 'n rugby-uitklophou aan te teken, gevolg deur 'n skrale beslissingsverlies vir Yordenis Ugas, die weltergewig in die eerste plek. Die wêreldtitel-uitdager kom met Jaman James se eenparige beslissingsverlies voor in sy laaste stryd in Augustus.
"Ek is baie opgewonde vir hierdie stryd op 10 April," het Dulorme gesê. 'Ek het kort gekom in my laaste stryd om die titel, maar 'n oorwinning teen Stanionis sal my weer in die posisie plaas wat ek wil hê. Hy is jonk en sterk, maar ek het baie meer ervaring en ek sal dit in die ring wys en dit sal my lei tot 'n oorwinning. ”
Verteenwoordig die Filippyne, Ancajas (32-1-2, 22 Uitklophoue) was net 15 jaar oud toe hy deur die bokslegende Manny Pacquiao opgemerk is. Die jong vegter het geblom met Pacquiao se leiding, die eerste wêreldkampioen onder Pacquiao se promosie-vaandel geword toe hy McJoe Arroyo vir die IBF Wêreld Junior Bantamgewig-titel uitgewys het in September 2016. Die 29-jarige Southpaw het sedertdien nog nie verloor nie en sal die negende verdediging van sy titel verdedig as hy Rodríguez aandurf.. In sy mees onlangse uitstappie in Desember, Ancajas het Miguel Gonzalez in ses rondes gekeer.
'Ek sien baie uit daarna om weer in April na die ring terug te keer 10 vir my eerste geveg op SHOWTIME,”Het Ancajas gesê. 'Almal ken die groot wedywering tussen die Filippyne en Mexiko, en ek sien daarna uit om nog 'n plofbare stryd by daardie geskiedenis te voeg. Veggeesdriftiges weet waar al die aksiegevegte tans is, en dit is die 115 pond-afdeling. Ek is dankbaar vir hierdie geleentheid en beplan om die meeste daarvan te benut. '
Mexiko se Rodríguez (22-1, 16 Uitklophoue) het die bynaam "Titan" gekry vanweë sy wonderlike mag. Sedert hy in Maart 'n omstrede verlies aan Jose Martin Estrada Garcia gehad het 2018, die 25-jarige het ses aaneenlopend gewen, insluitende 'n uitklopoorwinning oor Julian Yedras in Desember verlede jaar. Hy gaan sy Amerikaanse. debuut teen Ancajas.
“This is the opportunity of a lifetime for me,” said Rodríguez. “When I started boxing, it was my dream to fight for the world title and win it. April 10, all of my dreams and hard work will come true when I hear ‘and the new IBF champion of the world.’”
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosts the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast while versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo handles blow-by-blow action alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Three Hall of Famers round out the telecast team: ringside reporter Jim Gray, boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer, and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The executive producer is four-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins, Jr. Die televisie-opname word vervaardig deur Raymond Smaltz en onder leiding van Chuck McKean. Die voormalige junior middelgewig-wêreldkampioen Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez en die sportvoorspeler Alejandro Luna dien as kundige ontleders in Spaans oor sekondêre klankprogrammering. (SAP).
Logan Paul trained for it. Dana White tweeted about it. Nou, Europe’s PunchDown partners with U.S. based SlapStrike to bring social media sensation to world stage.
New York, Maart 16, 2021 – SlapStrikeannounced today that it has partnered withPunchDown, the world’s largest competitive slapfight organization, to distribute live events to fight fans around the world. Their first event "The War from Warsaw" features the live broadcast debut ofVasily “Dumpling” Kamotsky, the universally recognized greatest slapfighting champion and worldwide social media sensation. The live World SlapFight Championship event will be available to stream across allFITEplatforms, apps and devices, Woon op Pay-Per-View op Saterdag, Maart 20 at 2pm ET/11am PT for just $14.99!
Competitive slapfighting is the head-turning, new combat sport that has taken social media by storm, met meer as 100 Million YouTube views worldwide. Logan Paul famously trained to enter a Russian slapfight contest, while Dana White tweeted about the unbelievable action. Six-time powerlifting world champion CT Fletcher, who has captivated the fitness, weightlifting, and aspiring bodybuilders social media world with his YouTube channel CT Motivation, is an early investor in SlapStrike. His video “Hulk Smash” with Kevin “Da Hulk” Washington captured over 22 Million views, and now “Da Hulk”, along with undefeated U.S. slapfighting champ Layne “Da Crazy Hawaiian” Viernes has joined the SlapStrike roster.
At slapfight events, world-class competitors, high-profile influencers, and smack-talking rivals give and take their best shot to settle contests, or in some cases feuds, and win the hard way. No running, no holding, no covering up. Participants compete with each other in 1vs1 duels, hitting each other on the cheek with an open hand, maximum 3 slaps per person. The winner is decided by a knock-out or a judge’s verdict.
The partnership between Poland-based PunchDown and SlapStrike in the U.S. brings a sport that has been popularized in Europe to audiences around the world. There are plans for 4 world championship live events to be distributed as English-language broadcasts worldwide.
“PunchDown has built an incredible series of events in Europe and we are very excited to be working together to introduce social media sensations such as Dumpling and Zales to audiences in the United States and around the world,” said SlapStrike CEO Glenn Pere. “This is a new form of sport that has grown organically over social media and has been turning heads. We are thrilled to be providing a platform for premium live slapfight events worldwide.”
“I am very happy that we were able to establish a thread of understanding so quickly, define common goals for the development of this great concept and start a new, long-term cooperation with new friends,” said PunchDown co-founder Jakub Henke. “The plans are ambitious, a lot of work is ahead of us, but I am convinced that together we will be able to capture the world’s imagination and our fast growing audiences will share their passion for this type of event.”
“The War from Warsaw” World Slapfight Championship event will be available to stream across allFITEplatforms, apps and devices, Live on Pay-Per-View on Saturday, Maart 20 at 2pm ET/11am PT.
16 Fighter Tournament live from Poland, with participants including the universally recognized greatest slapfighting champion Vasily “Dumpling” Kamotskiy (Rusland), reigning PunchDown world champion David “Zales” Zalewski (Pole), and multi-time strongman world champion and Pro MMA Fighter Artur “Waluś” Walczak (Pole).
First ever women’s co-main event featuring Polish influencers Esmeralda vs. Anastasiya
Main Event featuring Polish TV personalities Warszawski Dresik vs. Bonus BGC
English language commentary by combat sports personalities Matt Striker and Vampiro
FITE Replays will be included with purchase.
About SlapStrike:
SlapStrike is a sports production, distribution, and marketing organization founded by veteran marketers behind the biggest boxing events of this millennium. Its first endeavor is to bring competitive slap fighting, a social media sensation driven by European-based live events, to the United States and audiences around the world. SlapStrike has a partnership agreement with PunchDown, Europe’s leading slap fight organization, and holds the exclusive worldwide media rights (outside of Poland) for PunchDown’s English-language live events including for the first time in the United States, Kanada, Verenigde Koninkryk, and Australia. Its first event, “The War from Warsaw” features the U.S. broadcast debut of Vasily “Dumpling” Kamotskiy, the universally recognized greatest slap fighter ever, and worldwide social media star with over 60 Million YouTube views. SlapStrike will distribute 4 live PunchDown events in 2021, and plans to develop, produce, and broadcast future live SlapStrike events held in the United States.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Lap. (Maart 15, 2021) – There is no more of a family affair in USA Boxing thanKayla Gomez’s, in which her mother, Crystal Aceves, and grandmother, Cindy Aceves, work her corner.
They will be together once again at the 2020 USA Boxing Nasionale Kampioenskappe, postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic from last December to March 25 – April 3, in Shreveport, Die.
The 18-year-old Gomez, who lives in El Paso (TX), is a youth flyweight (112 lbs.) bokser, who finished second at the 2019 Nasionale Kampioenskappe, highlighting her first year in Youth competition. She has a growing supply of gold medals having finished on top at the 2019 & 2018 Western Regional Open, 2018 & 2017 Junior Open Championships, en 2018 & 2017 Eastern Regional Open. She is also a 5-time National Junior Olympic champion (2015 deur 2019).
A self-described multi-dimensional boxer, Kayla is a counter puncher and consummate boxer, displaying veteran-like “ringmanship,” but also capable of being a technical brawler and pressure fighter. She first started boxing in 2012 after watching a documentary on the 2012 Olympics.
“The inspiration of the boxers training to earn a gold medal motivated me to learn this unique sport,” Gomez explained. “I dedicate my whole life to boxing and as of right now, amateur boxing has impacted my life in a positive manner, paving my way in the near future to earn different accolades and experience for an Olympic gold medal and my pro career.”
Her mother, Crystal, is an amateur boxer who has competed in many tournaments. She will not compete in these championships this year because she is fully focused right now on her daughter and her future. She will be competing at other 2021 tournaments.
“As a boxer, my mom knows what it’s like to be in my position, so instead of getting mad at me, she gives me alternatives to do when I’m feeling low or not myself to have a better chance of being the best fighter I can be,” Kayla explained what it’s like having her mother and grandmother working her corner. “We all have a great relationship and work well in the ring together. They understand what it’s like to be in my position.”
A high school senior, Kayla is in a K-12 program for an online school due to her busy schedule. She does plan to attend college and share her boxing with educational opportunities.
“My education is just as important as my boxing,” She concluded. “I will attend college and work really hard to accomplish my goal of earning a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics and beginning my pro career afterwards.”
Kayla Gomez is a legacy boxer with a promising future.
OOR VSA BOKS:The mission of USA Boxing shall be to enable United States’ athletes and coaches to achieve sustained competitive excellence, develop character, support the sport of boxing, and promote and grow Olympic style boxing in the United States. The responsibility of USA Boxing is not only to produce Olympic gold, but also oversee and govern every aspect of amateur boxing in the United States.
Reaffirming its committed support of professional boxing around the world, Brains Bioceutical Corp., a leading manufacturer of THC-free cannabidiol (CBD) products, proudly announces the addition of one of the UK’s most promising young prospects, undefeated super bantamweight Shabaz “The Maverick” Masoud (7-0, 1 KO), to its growing stable of athletic brand ambassadors.
With the foot-speed of a laser pointer, an awkward but virtually impregnable defense, and blazingly fast hands that seldom miss the mark, the 25-year-old British Pakistani native of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, in the UK often bears an uncanny stylistic resemblance to his superstar idol, former featherweight showman Prince Naseem Hamed.
Undefeated in his young professional career, the formidable Masoud is yet to lose even a single round on any judge’s scorecard. Masoud will proudly adorn his trunks with Brains Pure CBD branding on Friday, Maart 19, when he faces countryman Louis Norman at Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, Lancashire, UK and streaming live on ESPN+at 1:00 pm EST/10:00 am PST. The IFL TV broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:30 pm (GTM).
“We are in the hurt business,” said Masoud, “and bumps and bruises and even nagging injuries are just part of the game. Brains Pure CBD really helps with the wear-and-tear my body goes though in training camp everyday. Not only does it help to speed my recovery time from minor injuries, but it also helps me get to sleep at night, so I’m always my best in the gym. And it’s not full of mystery chemicals that might get you in trouble with the boxing commissions.
“Brains is all-natural, plant-based product with zero prohibited THC. That’s clinically researched and tested by leading sports authorities. Like with any opponent, I did my research and have found that not all CBDs are created equally. Brains is the only CBD I trust. I’m very happy to be partnering with them on a product I very much believe in for my run to the world championship.”
Brains Bioceutical, who have sponsored several recent boxing events worldwide, have also joined forces with 18-0 welterweight standout Custio Clayton of Canada, MTK’s recent “The Golden Contract” Light Heavyweight tournament and world-renowned UK-based trainer of champions, Ben Davison’s state-of-the-art Performance Centre, located outside London, Engeland.
Incidentally, Davison, who has worked with a long list of boxing luminaries including Josh Taylor and Billy Joe Saunders, as well as heavyweight king Tyson Fury previously, has given Masoud an important seal of approval by signing on as his trainer.
“Masoud has the potential of a pound-for-pound-level fighter,” said Davison. “I believe he can achieve that. He’s like Naz was in his prime and he has all the same swagger and showmanship. He’s also a good kid who works hard in the gym to reach his goals. That’s why I was happy to find out he had been acquired by the Brains Bioceutical people who are innovating CBD’s countless benefits for an athletes’ rest and recovery.”
Brains will also have a presence on the ring canvas at the Hotel Plaza in Quebec City, Kanada, Dinsdag, Maart 16, for promoter Yvon Michel’s upcoming event “The Homecoming,” his first in 16 maande. Die $29.99 PPV card is headlined by a rematch featuring WBC #1 bridgerweight Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas (26-1, 18 Uitklophoue) and Sylvera “Sly” Louis (8-5, 4 Uitklophoue) in die agt-ronde hoofren.
“Shabaz Masoud is a welcome addition to our worldwide team of athlete ambassadors,” said Ricky Brar, hoof uitvoerende beampte & Voorsitter, Brains Bioceutical Corp. He has the skills and the personality to become boxing’s newest superstar and Brains Pure CBD will be right by his side.”
“As the makers of one of the world’s purest CBD products, tested by a World Anti-Doping Agency approved lab, Brains Pure CBD is ideal for fighters,” Brar continued. We’re proud of our roles in the lives of some of the bravest competitors in all of sport.”
“The Homecoming” will be livestreamed by FITE worldwide on the FITE mobile app, all major OTT apps and website (FITE.tv), begin by 8 namiddag. EN / 5 namiddag. PT, for USD $29.99 (available in English or French). It will also be available in Canada via Canal Indigo, Bell TV, Shaw TV and YOOP for $39.99 CDN.
You can follow Shabaz Masoud’s journey on his social media accounts. Twitter: @ShabazMasoud Instagram: shabaz_maverick_masoud ABOUT BRAINS BIOCEUTICAL CORP Brains Bioceutical Corp is a leader in certified production of naturally sourced active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Brains Bioceutical is one of the only cannabinoid active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturers in production today and is involved in academic and clinical trials across the globe.
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Plus TV To Broadcast Mwakinyo Vs Denes WBC/ABU Title Fight Across Africa on 26th March.
The Jackson Group, Global Boxing Stars and Epic Sports and Entertainment, the co-promoters of the Rumble in Dar series, in association with the Tanzania Tourist Board #VisitTanzania, KCB Bank, Onomo Hotels, Urban Soul Apparel (Botswana) and M Bet, today announced that Plus TV (DSTV channel #294) is to broadcast the second edition of the series exclusively across Sub-Saharan Africa.
“We are very excited to partner up with the Rumble in Dar series co-promoters the Jackson Group, Global Boxing Stars and Epic Sports and Entertainment as well as DSTV Multi-Choice Tanzania and KCB to bring the Rumble In Dar second edition to our esteemed viewers in and across Africa.
“We are proud to take boxing to global stage through this partnership. Plus TV is available exclusively on DSTV channel number 294 to more than 30 African countries.
“We urge our viewers to tune in on the day of the event from exactly 8pm to enjoy this unforgettable event.” Said Ramadhan Bukini, Operations Director at Plus TV
Back in January boxing fans around the world were enthralled by an incredible evening of boxing featuring world stars such as Bulgaria’s Tervel Pulev and American Shawn Miller amongst others, that concluded with Tanzania’s very own Ibrahim Class securing the World Boxing Federation (WBF) intercontinental championship after a 12 round Battle Royale with seriously tough South Africa based Malawian Dennis Mwale.
The second edition of the Rumble in Dar series, as with the first, has a closely matched international card that features two World Boxing Council African Boxing Union (WBC-ABU) Championship contests.
The main event sees Tanzania’s Hassan Mwakinyo (18-2-0) in action against Zimbabwean Brendon Denes of Zimbabwe (8-0-0) for the the vacant WBC Africa (WBC-ABU) Super Welterweight Championship.
The co-main event pits Nigerian Olanrewaju Durodora (34-0-8) against Tanzania’s Shaban Jongo (8-1-2) for the WBC Africa (WBC-ABU) championship.
The stellar undercard features closely matched international fights:
8 Round Heavyweight Contest: Switzerland based Kenyan Collins Omondi (5-0-0) versus Zimbabwe’s Elvis Moyo (9-6-2)
8 Round Lightweight Contest: Tanzania’s Ibrahim Class (25-6-0) versus TBA
8 Round Super Welterweight Contest: Bulgaria’s Yosif Panov (18-3-0) versus Tanzania’s Nicolaus Mdoe (10-5-1)
4 Round Heavyweight Contest: Bulgaria’s Pencho Tsevtkov (4-0-0) versus Zimbabwe’s Simon Madhanire (1-2-1)
8 Round Super Welterweight Contest: Zambia’s Lolita Muzeya (16-0-0) versus TBA
4 Round Lightweight Contest: Bulgaria’s Joana Nwamerue (3-0-0) versus Zimbabwe’s Netsai Vaina Bondayi (2-3-1)
6 Round Heavyweight Contest: South Africa’s Ardi Ndembo (2-0-0) versus Malawi’s Alick Gogodo (4-5-0)
The second edition of the Rumble in Dar series, in association with the Tanzania Tourist Board #VisitTanzania, KCB Bank, Onomo Hotels, Urban Soul Apparel (Botswana) and M Bet, will be broadcast live across Sub-Saharan Africa exclusively by Plus TV, which is available exclusively on DSTV channel number 294 in more than 30 African countries as well as syndicated globally to linear and digital channels (check local channel listings) and on-line at FITE TV.
Liggewig Sensasie Isaac Cruz verdien eenparige besluit teen Matias Romero in die eerste verlies; Terrell Gausha behaal die nadruklike TKO-oorwinning oor Jamontay Clark in die TV-opnemer op SHOWTIME® in Premier Boxing Champions Event Klik HIER vir Foto's van Amanda Westcott / Showtime (Photos will be uploaded shortly) Click Here to Watch the Main Event’s Final Moments Click Here to Watch David Benavidez’s Post-Fight Interview Uncasville, Conn. – March 13, 2021 - Former two-time world championDavid Benavidez kept his perfect ring record intact with an 11ste-round technical knockout victory against veteranRonald Ellisin their WBC Super Middleweight Title Eliminator main event on Saturday night’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., in 'n Premier Bokskampioenskap-byeenkoms.
Phoenix’s Benavidez (24-0, 21 Uitklophoue) flashed brilliant hand speed, accuracy and power as he dominated Ellis (18-2-2, 12 Uitklophoue) van Lynn, Massa., oor 11 rounds before referee Johnny Callas finally waved off the fight at 2:03 of the penultimate round. The 24-year-old star held a significant lead on all three scorecards (99-91, 98-92 x2) at the time of the stoppage.
“I rate my performance pretty good but I know I could have done better,” said Benavidez, who extended his perfect record to 24-0. “Ronald Ellis is a tough competitor. I just hope the fans like what they saw. I threw a lot of combinations, punches in bunches. There were a lot of times I thought Ellis was going to quit but he didn’t. Hats off to him, hy is 'n moeilike man. It was a little later than I wanted but a stoppage is still a stoppage. I hope the fans got a good show tonight.”
A boxing prodigy turned youngest super middleweight world champion in boxing history, Benavidez turned in a masterful performance as evidenced by his punch stats, landing 289 van 532 power punches thrown for an eye-popping connection rate of 54%. Benavidez connected on 50 punches in the 11steround which ultimately led to the stoppage. Both fighters combined to throw 1,403 stoot. Following his dominating win on SHOWTIME, Benavidez is one step closer to reclaiming a super middleweight world title.
“I want all the big guys,” Benavidez added. “Speaking for the fans too, they would love to see me against all the big guys because as you can see, I love throwing punches. I love stopping people so me versus any big name would be an amazing fight. Ek wil [Jermall] Charlo, Rumo Alvarez, Kaleb Plant, all of them.”
Ellis, 31, showed tremendous determination and a very sturdy chin as he absorbed the constant onslaught from the former two-time world champion. Often working off the ropes as Benavidez pressed the action, Ellis landed 89 van sy 334 jabs.
“I could have popped the jab and controlled things a little bit more and not let him smother me,"Het Ellis. “Hell yeah I wanted to finish. I didn’t want to give him that satisfaction. I could have moved a little bit more and not taken so many shots to the head. Hats off to him. He did what he had to do. Hy het my nog nooit seer, that’s the funny thing. I took a lot of shots but he didn’t damage me or have me super hurt. I never thought about quitting.”
The sports world lost an icon today as the death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler was reported hours before the live telecast began. A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Hagler, wat was 66 jaar oud, fought in the first main event ever on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on March 10, 1986. Hagler was honored with a ceremonial 10-count prior to tonight’s main event. Click Here to Watch SHOWTIME’s Tribute to Marvin Hagler
Benavidez reflected on Hagler’s passing after the fight: 'Ek het Marvin al een keer ontmoet en hy was 'n groot kampioen. Iemand het my vertel dat hy die eerste geveg op SHOWTIME gevoer het. Iemand in my span het my 'n paar uur voor die geveg laat weet dat hy geslaag het. Dit is hartseer en hy sal gemis word. Hy was 'n ware legende. ”
In die mede-hoofren, Isaac Cruz (21-1-1, 15 Uitklophoue) van Mexikostad behaal 'n eenparige beslissende oorwinning oor Argentinië s'n Matias Romero (24-1, 8 Uitklophoue) in 'n WBA liggewig titel eliminator van 12 rondes. Dit was die eerste keer dat die 22-jarige Cruz gegaan het 12 ronde in sy professionele loopbaan. Die beoordelaars se telkaarte lees 114-113, 115-112 en 118-109. SHOWTIME se nie-amptelike puntemaker Steve Farhood het die stryd aangeteken 115-112, rondes gee 10 deur 12 na die opkomende ster.
'Ek is nie gelukkig oor die styl van die geveg nie, maar ek is tevrede dat ek die oorwinning huis toe geneem het en dat ons op die nr. 1 plek in die WBA,"Sê Cruz. 'Ek het nie geweet wat gaan gebeur nie [so ver as die beoordelaars]. Ons het die geveg te alle tye gedwing en dit sou vir die beoordelaars baie onmoontlik gewees het om iets aan my te doen toe ek die stryd was. ”
Dwarsdeur die 36-minute-verhouding, Cruz het voortdurend druk op sy teenstander toegepas wat tot Romero gelei het, die meer ervare professionele, om buitensporig vas te hou in 'n poging om die druk te stuit. Ondanks die feit dat hy gereeld deur skeidsregter Harvey Dock gewaarsku is, die 24-jarige Romero is nooit gestraf nie. Tydens die onstuimige wedstryd, egter, Cruz was in die sesde ronde 'n punt vas vir 'n lae slag.
'Hy was 'n vegter wat nie slae wou uitruil nie,”Het Cruz bygevoeg, met verwysing na die aanhoudende beklemming. 'Ek was baie keelvol vir die klinkers - daar was nooit 'n waarskuwing teenoor hom nie. Ek het my bes daar buite gedoen. Nie die beste manier waarop ek dit wou doen nie, maar dank God dat ons die stryd gewen het en ons die oorwinning huis toe neem. '
Romero het gedurende die geveg 'n effektiewe jab aangebied, landing 89 van 282, maar dit was Cruz se kragpons wat hom uiteindelik die oorwinning besorg het. Kruis, wie is nou die nr. 1 mededinger vir 'n wêreldtitel wat op 135 pond, geland 145 van 459 krag stoot, insluitend 91 liggaam skote.
'Ek is natuurlik nie gelukkig met die besluit nie,”Het Romero gesê na aanleiding van sy eerste professionele verlies. 'Ek het gedink miskien was dit 'n loslootjie. Oor die algemeen is ek tevrede met my prestasie. Hy is veronderstel om die 'Pit Bull' te wees en ek het die ent gegaan. You have to take the opportunities when they are presented and I wish I would have had more time to get ready for this fight.”
In the evening’s opening bout, Cleveland se Terrell Gausha (22-2-1, 11 Uitklophoue) scored an impressive second-round technical knockout over fellow OhioanJamontay Clark (15-2-1, 7 Uitklophoue) van Cincinnati. Gausha, 33, did not land a single power punch in the opening round but worked well behind the jab, winning the round on two of the judges’ scorecards. As the second round neared completion, Gausha beautifully countered a lunging left hand from the southpaw Clark which sent the 26-year-old to the canvas for the first time in his professional career. Clark beat the count but moments later was met by a barrage of unanswered punches in the neutral corner. Referee Arthur Mercante jumped in and called a halt to the bout at 2:44 van die tweede ronde.
“I knew Jamontay was a tough kid, I’ve been watching him since Cleveland so I knew about him already,” said Gausha. “I felt like I had a chance to knock him out but I didn’t know how the fight would play out. But I feel I did good, executed the game plan. My coaches had been studying film and we executed.
“I just took my time,” added Gausha. “I was setting traps. I knew he would be open eventually, but I had to be cautious too because he’s a rangy guy, has a good left hand. But I knew there were holes in his game and we executed and when the opportunity presented itself, we landed that big right hand.”
With his emphatic stoppage win, die 2012 Olympian emerges as a contender for a title shot in the super welterweight division. In his first and only world title shot in 2017, Gausha dropped a unanimous decision to current super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara.
“I know I made a statement tonight,” added Gausha. “I put the division on notice. I’m locked and loaded and I’m ready. I want to be a world champion so I’m looking to fight whoever I need to fight to get to the belts.”
Saterdag seShowtime KAMPIOENSKAP bokstelecast will replay Sunday at 8:55 voormiddag. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Monday at 10 namiddag. ET on SHOWTIME EXTREME.
Veteran sportscaster Brian Custer hosted the telecast. Versatile combat sports voice Mauro Ranallo called the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein and three-division world champion Abner Mares. Two Hall of Famers rounded out the telecast team: boxing historian Steve Farhood as unofficial scorer and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The telecast was available in Spanish via Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) with former junior middleweight world champion Raúl “El Diamante” Marquez and Alejandro Luna calling the action. The executive producer was four-time Emmy®award winner David Dinkins, Jr. The director was Bob Dunphy, son of legendary Hall of Famer Don Dunphy.
The event was promoted by TGB Promotions and Sampson Boxing.
Twitch Prelims Start at 6:30 namiddag. En / 3:30 namiddag. PT
Los Angeles – March 12, 2021– Ring City USA, the new sports media startup that debuted its Thursday night boxing series in November 2020, announced a stacked undercard today for its March 18 gebeurtenis, the next fight night of the boxing outfit’s three-event residency in Puerto Rico. The three-fight main card will begin at 9 namiddag. ET / 6 pm. PT on NBC Sports Network in the United States and Puerto Rico, and on Twitch for fans outside of the U.S, live from Albergue Olimpico (Olympic Center) in Salinas.
The six-fight event is headlined by another chapter in the iconic Puerto Rico vs. Mexico ring rivalry asAlberto Machado (22-2, 18 Uitklophoue) of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, gevegteAngel ‘Tashiro’ Fierro (17-1-1, 13 Uitklophoue) van Tijuana, Mexiko, in a ten-round lightweight bout. Machado was previously slated to fight undefeated prospect Hector Tanajara who was forced to withdraw due to illness.
In the evening’s co-main event from Puerto Rico, Jose ‘Chiquro’ Martinez, (21-1-2, 14 Uitklophoue), of Las Marias, Puerto Rico, clashes with three-time world title challengerIsrael ‘Jiga’ Gonzalez (26-4, 11 Uitklophoue) of Los Cabos, Mexiko, in a ten-round bantamweight bout.
The 28-year-old Martinez looks to stay in the win column following a second-round knockout of Yeison Vargas in February 2020 in San Juan, P.R. His last four victories have come by knockout.
Following a hard-fought twelve-round decision loss to pound-for-pound great Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in October 2020, the 24-year-old Gonzalez defeated Samuel Gutierrez just two months later in December 2020 in San Lucas, Mexiko. Martinez has also challenged world champions Khalid Yafai and Jerwin Ancajas for their title belts in the last three years.
A six-round light heavyweight fight will round out the main card on NBC Sports Network featuringIrish’ Joe Ward, (2-1, 2 Uitklophoue), of Moate, Ierland, who will look to avenge his pro debut setback againstMarco ‘El Muneco’ Delgado, (7-1, 5 Uitklophoue), of Turlock, Kalifornië.
Fighting at Madison Square Garden on October 5, 2019, Ward suffered a severe knee injury in the second round which delivered Delgado a technical knockout victory. Ward has bounced back with two first round knockouts taking place in December 2020 in Mexiko. Since the victory over Ward, Delgado has continued his winning ways with a six-round decision over previously undefeated Burley Brooks in December 2020 in Arlington, Texas.
Headlining the Twitch undercard broadcast, wat begin by 6:30 namiddag. En / 3:30 namiddag. PT, three-time world title challengerMaricela ‘La Diva’ Cornejo, (13-4, 5 Uitklophoue), Los Angeles, Kalifornië. teenoor gesigteAlma Ibarra (7-1, 4 Uitklophoue) of Monterrey, Mexiko.
In the last three years, Cornejo has twice come up short against unified Super Middleweight World Champion Franchon Dezurn-Crews in her quest to win a world championship. Sandwiched between the two world title fights, Cornejo was victorious in a tremendous performance against veteran Erin Toughill on January 27, 2019 in front of her legion of hometown fans in Los Angeles.
A winner of her first seven fights, Ibarra looks to return to the win column following a hard-fought ten-round decision loss to undefeated WBA Interim Junior Middleweight Champion Raquel Miller on November 23, 2019.
In an eight-round flyweight battle, former world champion and knockout artistAngel ‘Tito’ Acosta, (21-2, 21 Uitklophoue), San Juan, Puerto Rico, gevegteGilberto Mendoza (17-9-3, 8 Uitklophoue) of Modesto, Kalifornië.
The 30-year-old Acosta made three successful defenses of his world title before losing to Elwin Soto in June 2019. In his last fight in October 2019, Acosta stopped Raymond Tabugon in the fifth round. The upset-minded Mendoza hits the ring following a hard-fought decision loss to top undefeated Mexican prospect Sergio Rios Jimenez.
Rounding out the card in a six-round junior lightweight battle, top onoorwonne vooruitsigEdwin ‘The Chin’ Valentin(9-0, 8 Uitklophoue) will fight in his hometown of Salinas when he faces veteranHector Marengo (7-14-4, 4 Uitklophoue) van Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Ring City, which launched in 2020, is boxing’s newest sports media platform. Working in tandem with a variety of promoters and talent, its new boxing series places an emphasis on competitive matchups that genuinely test the fighters and excite the fight fans. Ring City provides great fights in the ring and compelling shoulder programming outside of the ring. Ring City is the proving ground where up-and-coming talent can earn their stripes and launch themselves into the upper echelon of boxing stardom.
