IBF Bantamweight World Champion Miyo Yoshida to have 4-time World Champion Jorge Linares in her corner
Oktober. 23 vs. Shurretta Metcalf Theater at Madison Square Garden
(L-R) – Miyo Yoshida & Jorge Linares NEW YORK CITY (Oktober 7, 2024)– Three-time, two-division World Champion Reigning Miyo Yoshida (17-4, 0 KOs) will add a special addition to her corner on October 23rd, when she makes the initial defense of her International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title against No. 1 contender Shurretta “Chiccn” Metcalf (13-4-1, 2 KOs), at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Yoshida vs. Metcalf will headline in a 10-round (2-minutes each) main event on the “Heroes on the Hudson 2” card, presented by DiBella Entertainment, which will celebrate and support heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces in advance of Veterans Day in the latest addition of the popularBroadway Boxing Serien.
Future Hall of Famer Jorge “El Nino de Oro Golden Boy” Linares (47-9, 29 KOs), the four-time, three-division world champion from his native Venezuela, will be making the trip from his home in Tokyo to the Big Apple, where he fought twice during his 21-year pro boxing career. “My senior, Jorge Linares, will be joining me as my second this time,” through a translator Yoshida explained the difference between her first fight with her Oct. 23rd challenger. “It is reassuring to have someone who can give me instructions in Japanese for spur-of-the-moment decisions during this fight. The members of Team Sosa (Jimmy Sosa is her head trainer) are also learning Japanese. The team is united.
“Although I am struggling with the English language, I am very happy to have come to New York City. I am grateful to Lou DiBella (her promoter, DiBella Entertainment) for giving me the opportunity. The condition from him was for me and my daughter to immigrate here. I am very thankful to my manager, Keith Sullivan, for handling the business side and guiding me. Even though I don’t speak English, I have met many friends who saw what I was doing and supported me.”
Linares moved to Japan at the age of 17 because he wanted to turn pro and would have had to wait until he was 18 if he had remained in Venezuela. Han var 10-4 i verdens tittelkamper, defeating six world champions: Hugo Rafael Soto, Oscar Larios, Gamaliel Diaz, Jesus Chavez and Anthony Crolla (to ganger).
Yoshida, 35, captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Flyweight crowns twice in 2019 og 2021. She is one of 23 female world champions from Japan, only the sixth to capture world titles in two or more divisions.
In her last fight, Metcalf defeated Yoshida by way of a 10-round unanimous decision for the International Boxing Federation (IBF), ironisk nok, on the original “Heroes of the Hudson” last November 7 also at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Last December in her most recent fight, Yoshida put on a boxing clinic in San Francisco, replacing injured Avril Mathie on less than two weeks’ notice to defeat defending IBF bantamweight title-holder Ebanie Bridges (9-1) by way of a dominant 10-round unanimous decision (99-91, 99-91, 97-93).
A single mother of daughter her, Mina, Miyo is known as the “Fighting Single Mother” in Japan, where she is a revered role model back, and for that reason as well as her success in the ring, Yoshida received the 2023 Most Inspirational Female Fighter award from The Ring magazine.
Yoshida vs. Metcalf launches the beginning of the Great 8 Tournament to determine the undisputed women’s bantamweight world champion “Miyo is a 3-time World Champion, she has proven she knows what it takes to win. Outside the ring she is an amazing single mother raising her beautiful daughter in a foreign country. Few have made the sacrifices to create opportunities for her and her daughter the way Miyo has. It is an honor to be working with such a dynamic and exciting world champion”, said Miyo’s manager New York City-based lawyer Keith Sullivan.
Sullivan is a former Deputy Commissioner for the New York State Athletic Commission, who manages IBF and WBA #6 rated welterweight Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (4-0, 2 KOs), og WBC #9 rated super middleweight Nisa Rodriguez (2-0, 0 KOs), amongst several other professional fighters.
PROVIDENCE (Mai 28, 2024) –Providence politibetjent Kyana "Special Kay" Williams, en 2024 New England Golden Gloves Champion, tok en bronsemedalje i weltervekt (146-pund) divisjon på den nylige National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions arrangert av City of Detroit.
National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions har en Who's Who av amatørboksing i USA. Så godt som alle store U.S. bokser siden 1928 har konkurrert i denne prestisjetunge konkurransen.
Williams slo ut Zamyla Thurman-Houston i åpningsrunden ved en enstemmig avgjørelse, 5-0, og hun ble kantet i semifinalerunden, 3-2, av Brianna Gulia, den endelige andreplassen.
«Jeg beviste at jeg er en av de beste i landet," sa en ekstatisk Williams om opptredenen hennes. "Jeg er veldig spent på det."
Williams, bosatt i Providence, blir coachet av David Keefe og Joshua Lemar ved Bishop's Boxing i Bridgewater og Veloz Boxing i Providence.
LAGET WILLIAMS (R-L) – Joshua Lemar, Kyana Williams og Dave Keefe
«Hun kom ut av ingenting," forklarte trener Keefe. "Tre år siden, Jeg trente fightere og Kyana var i treningsstudioet. Jeg fortalte henne det da hun var klar til å kontakte meg, Jeg ville trent henne. Vi startet sammen for fire måneder siden og ser på hva hun har gjort. Hun kan bli proff akkurat nå, men jeg vil gjerne fortsette å jobbe med noen flere ting før hun gjør det.»
Williams hadde flere hindringer å overvinne for å komme dit hun er i livet så vel som boksing. Da Keefe så henne første gang, Kyana var ikke klar til å forplikte seg til boksing, mye på grunn av hennes nye karriere som politimann. I dag, hun er i sitt åttende år som medlem av Providence Police Department, patruljerer nordenden av byen. Hun kom nylig på detektivlisten, og hun forventer å bli forfremmet veldig snart.
Fordi arbeidsplanen hennes er mellom 6:45 a.m. AND og 2:45 pm. OG, hun er i stand til å sjonglere med yrket og boksing. Hennes typiske dag starter kl 5 a.m. for styrke- og kondisjonstrening, etterfulgt av morgenløp, og hun trener boksing om natten.
«Jeg er tidlig oppegående," innrømmet hun, "så jeg har ingen problemer (administrere tiden hennes). Jeg har en jobb å gjøre, regler er regler og lover er lover, og jeg prøver å gjøre folks dager lettere når jeg går på vakt. I ringen, skjønt, Jeg gir motstanderne mine en vanskelig tid."
Williams begynte i kampsport som kickbokser da hun var 13, konkurrerte for første gang da hun var 15, og hun begynte først å bokse inn 2013. Hun tok sju år fri fra boksing, selv om hun alltid stakk innom treningsstudioet som hun gjorde da hun møtte Keefe.
«Jeg var politi, men du kan ikke spille boksing," innrømmet hun. «Jeg var ikke helt med (boksing). Det var som å sykle. Jeg har lært noen ting som har hjulpet meg i boksing. Jeg må være rolig med politiarbeid som jeg gjør i ringen. Graden av selvtillit jeg har som politimann hjelper meg i ringen, også.
Det var et par andre problemer. I 2015, hun og faren ble begge skutt under en hjemmeinvasjon. Williams ble skutt under hoften, faren hennes i tåa. Legene valgte å ikke ta ut kulen på grunn av potensiell nerveskade og/eller infeksjon, å tro å trene trygt ville flytte kulen vekk fra nerveskader. «Hvis jeg løp seks mil," bemerket hun, «Benet mitt ville bli nummen. Jeg trengte å bygge styrke i min venstre og, så lenge jeg gjør yoga og strekker, Jeg har det bra nå."
Under hennes pusterom fra boksing, Williams la til vekt og da hun var klar til å forplikte seg til boksing, hun trengte å gå ned i vekt og gikk ned 65 pounds.
"Da jeg så Dave," la den 27 år gamle Williams til, "Jeg visste at jeg måtte komme tilbake i form før jeg kontaktet ham om å trene meg. Det var den beste avgjørelsen jeg noen gang har tatt."
Et annet relevant spørsmål er om hun vil forbli boksing som amatør eller bli proff.
"Jeg er glad for å være en del av USA Boxing," konkluderte hun, "men jeg vil lytte hvis den rette avtalen blir tilbudt. Jeg åpnet mange øyne på The National Golden Gloves.»
PITTSBURGH (Mars 26, 2022) – Gionta Management vil presentere den første verdensmesterskapet i boksing for kvinner i historien i Vest-Pennsylvania denne lørdag kveld (Mars 30) mens Mary Casamassa kjemper mot Olivia Gerula i 10-runders hovedarrangement for det ledige Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) Super mellomvekt-verdenstittel hos Steamfitters 449 Union Hall in Harmony, Pennsylvania.
«Bråk i hallen,” presentert av Gionta Management, vil bli streamet live påwww.CombatSportsNow.com for $19.99.
«Jeg er spent på å holde en kamp av denne størrelsesorden her i Pittsburgh for første gang," sa promotor Derek Gionta. «Kvinnelig boksing blir stadig mer populært, og det er en rekke fenomenale kvinnelige fightere der ute å takke for det.
"Olivia Gerula er kamptestet og hun gikk nylig åtte runder med en veldig solid bokser, Olivia Curry. Mary vil være på sitt beste, og vi forventer det samme fra Olivia.»
Casamassa (4-0, 1 KO), en 24 år gammel southpaw fra Pittsburgh, planlegger å bli med Jill Emery som den eneste kvinnelige verdensmesteren i boksing i Pittsburghs rike boksehistorie. Emery fanget International Boxing Association (IBA) Verdensmesterskap i weltervekt i juni 12, 2008, med en dominerende 10-runders avgjørelse over Angelica Martinez på Mohegan Sun Casino i Uncasville, Connecticut.
"Jeg er veldig spent på å være hovedtittelen på dette kortet, og jeg ser frem til utfordringen med å kjempe mot noen med like mye erfaring som Olivia," kommenterte Casamassa. "Det er en flott mulighet for meg, og jeg kan ikke vente."
gerula (19-20-3, 3 KOs) er en kanadisk veteranbokser som er en tidligere verdensmester i superfjærvekt i World Boxing Council. Hun har kjempet i ni verdensmesterskapskamper og motstandernes liste er en virtuell Hvem er hvem av kvinneboksing: Amanda Serrano, Min. St. John, Kathy Collins, Jaime Clampitt, Jennifer Han, Maureen Shea, og Jelena Mrdjenovich, som Gerula beseiret for å ta sin verdenstittel.
– Treningsleiren går knirkefritt,Gerula bemerket. «Jeg er fokusert på å kjempe mot en sørpote for første gang i min 26+ år. Jeg er så spent på denne kampen. Jeg flyttet fra Winnipeg til Las Vegas i 2020 med det enestående målet å vinne min neste verdenstittel – mars 30th er DAGEN! Alle snakker til side, Jeg vil la hendene snakke fra første ringeklokke til siste.»
Tidligere WIBA verdensmestere inkluderer Laila Ali, Holly Holm, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Ann Wolfe, Sumya Anani, Chevelle Hallback, Melida Cooper, Jeannine Garside og Mary Jo Sanders.
I co verdig begivenhet, Pittsburgh er ubeseiret, populær supermellomvekt "Pretty" Richie Cantolina (7-0-1, 3 KOs) møter Jonathan Ryan Burrs (4-8-1, 1 KO) i en seks-round bout.
Nok en ubeseiret lokal fighter, Noen mennesker (PA) superweltervekt Paul Palombo (6-0, 1 KO), kaster ned med Devonte Jones (3-1, 3 KOs) i en seks-runder.
West Virginia supermellomvekt Tyler Aincough er også planlagt å kjempe på underkortet i fire-rundekamper (2-1, 1 KO) vs. TBD, Pittsburgh fjærvekt Michaelangelo Turner (0-5) vs. Tyquan Johnson (0-1), og Ambridge. PA junior mellomvekt Tre Craycraft (6-0, 1 KO) vs. TBD.
Kort kan endres.
Priset til $50.00 (generell studiekompetanse), $75.00 (reservert) og $125.00 (ringside), billetter kan kjøpes online påwww.eventbrite.com («Bråk i hallen») eller ved å ringe 1.412.759.0407.
The eight-day invitational event is open to novice (beginner) and open (opplevd) boxers of all ages from pee wee (aged 8-10) to masters (35 og over) and aims to create opportunities for women of all ages and abilities to compete.
Mer enn 200 boxers from eight National Federations across four continents are currently registered to take part.
The President of USA Boxing and a member of World Boxing’s Interim Executive Board, Tyson Lee, sa: “USA Boxing is extremely proud to be able to host this event in association with World Boxing. The Championships aim to celebrate women and create valuable competition opportunities for female boxers of all standards and ages.
“Working with USA Boxing to deliver this event is a sign of World Boxing’s support for boxers at every level, from the grassroots to the elite, and its commitment to creating competitive opportunities that will enable all boxers to flourish.”
World Boxing was launched in April 2023. It will hold its inaugural Congress in November and plans to publish details of its competition strategy, tournament calendar and the bidding process for staging events in the latter part of 2023.
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NEW YORK (Mars 22, 2023)– Multiple world champion Kathy “Wildcat” Collins (14-2-4, 3 KOs) will become the first female boxer inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF).
Collins, of Plainview, is one of a 22-member Class of 2022 being inducted at the 11th NYSBHOF induction dinner, sponset av Ring 8, påSunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 pm. OG), April 30, på Russo On The Bay i Howard Beach, New York.
”It’s a tremendous honor to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame,” said Collins (married name Globuschutz). “This is my fourth induction into Halls of Fame, which is special to me since I also held four world titles. But this is even more special since it is finally here in New York, the Mecca of Boxing, and where it all started for me.
“In 1995, I was part of the first class of women ever allowed to box in the fabled Daily News Golden Gloves. A year later, the first women’s fight televised on the USA Tuesday night boxing series from the Paramount at Madison Square Garden, which culminated in the highest female purses at the time from Madison Square Garden as a co-featured bout on a major pay-per-view for Don King. These were major accomplishments in women’s boxing. It helped paved the way for women today, some coming out of the Olympics, selling out The Garden and working towards equal pay with seven-figure pay days.”
Collins’ second professional fight was a six-round decision over Andrea DeShong in 1996, which brought pro women’s boxing to the famed Madison Square Garden and regular cable television.
I 1997, Kathy captured the IFBA welterweight title and added the IWBF junior welterweight crown later that same year, deretter, she dropped down to the lightweight division to successfully challenge for the IWBF championship. Collins became the first fighter to simultaneously own world titles in the WIBF, IFBA, and IWBF.
Kathy Collins is a true pioneer in women’s boxing. Nå, she’ll be honored at home in New York by her induction into the NYSBHOF.
“In 30 år," konkluderte hun, “we’ve come a long way baby! It is truly an honor to be recognized by the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame and to be recognized and included in in a tremendously talented, successful class of inductees, and being around so many of my friends and colleagues that helped me break ceilings along the way.”
“Kathy Collins is a great asset for the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame as our first female boxer inductee,” NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy commented. “Her induction into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame is an extension of her career as a pioneer of women’s boxing. We are proud to be inducting her.”
Other living boxers heading into the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn’s 2-division (weltervekt & light welterweight), 6-time World Champion “Super” Zab Judah (44-10, 30 KOs), Brooklyn’s 2-divbision World Champion (welterweight and light welterweight) Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (36-8, 7 KOs), Troy welterweight Kevin “Mr. Excitement” Pompey (32-18-3, 12 KOs), and Brooklyn World Super Lightweight World title challenger Dmitry “Star of David” Salita (35-2-1, 18 KOs).
Posthumous participants being inducted are Poughkeepsie’s world lightweight challenger Johnny Busso (36-12-1, 15 KOs), Bronx middleweight Eugene “Silent” Hairston (45-13-5, 24 KOs), New York City’s NYSAC Featherweight World Champion Tony “Jimmy Pell” Pellone (51-19-6, 10 KOs), Bronx featherweight Mike “The Bronx Spider” Belloise (91-28-12, 21 KOs), New York City’s World Colored Heavyweight Champion Harry “Black Panther” Wills (70-9-3, 56 KOs), and Hempstead’s World Light Heavyweight World title challenger Eddie “Wildcat” Davis (34-6-1, 20 KOs).
Living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are Brooklyn trainer Hector Rocha, Brooklynn ring announcer Dave Diamante, Bronx commentator/producer/radio show host Tony Paige, Latham journalist Bob Mladinich, Brooklyn neurologist Barry Jordan, Brooklyn judge Robin Taylor, and Buffalo journalist Bob Caico.
Posthumous non-participant inductees are Brooklyn manager Izzy Zwerling, Manhattan manager Dave Wolf, Brooklyn trainer George Washington, and New York City manager/promoter Irving Cohen.
Hver delta inductee (eller direkte kommer av) vil motta en spesialdesignet belte betegner hans eller hennes induksjon i NYSBHOF.
Den 2022 inductees were selected by the NYSBHOF Nominating Committee members: Chairperson Jack Hirsch, Randy Gordon, Henry Hascup, Don Majeski, Ron McNair, Jim Monteverde, neil Terens, Jose Corpas, Bobby Cassidy, and Bob Duffy.
Alle boksere som trengs for å være inaktiv i minst tre år for å være kvalifisert for NYSBHOF induksjon, og alle inductees må ha bodd i New York State for en betydelig del av sin boksing karriere eller under prime av deres respektive karriere.
Billetter er priset til $160.00 per adult, $60.00 for barn (henhold 16), og inkluderer en komplett brunsj og cocktail time ved innreise, starter på 12:30 pm. OG, as well as a 7-course dinner (prime rib, fish, or poultry) and open bar throughout the event. Tickets are available to purchase by contacting NYSBHOF president Bob Duffy at 516.313.2304 ellerdepcomish@aol.com. Annonser for NYSBHOF programmet er tilgjengelig, som strekker seg fra $80.00 til $200.00, ved å kontakte Duffy. Go online atwww.nyboxinghof.org ellerwww.Ring8ny.comfor additional information about the York State Boxing Hall of Fame New.
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KLASSE av 2012: Carmen Basilio, Mike McCallum, Mike Tyson, Jake LaMotta, Riddick Bowe, Carlos Ortiz, Vito Antuofermo, Emile Griffith, “Sugar” Ray Robinson, Gene Tunney, Benny Leonard, Tony Canzoneri, Harold Lederman, Steve Acunto, Jimmy Glenn, Gil Clancy, Ray Arcel, Nat Fleischer, Bill Gallo og Arthur Mercante, Sr.
KLASSE av 2013: Jack Dempsey, Johnny Dundee, Sandy Saddler, Maxie Rosenbloom, Joey Archer, Iran Barkley, Mark Breland, Bobby Cassidy, Doug Jones, Junior Jones, James “Buddy” McGirt, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Bob Arum, Shelly Finkel, Tony Graziano, Larry Merchant, Teddy Brenner, Mike Jacobs, Tex Rickard og Don Dunphy.
KLASSE FOR 2014: Floyd Patterson, Tracy Harris Patterson, Billy Backus, Kevin Kelley, Juan LaPorte, Gerry Cooney, Mustafa Hamsho, Howard Davis, Jr., Lou Ambers, Jack Britton, Terry McGovern, Teddy Atlas, Lou DiBella, Steve Farhood, Gene Moore, Angelo Prospero, Whitey Bimstein, Cus D'Amato, William Muldoon og Tom O'Rourke.
KLASSE FOR 2015: Saul mamby, Joey Giamba, Johnny Persol, Harold Weston, Lonnie Bradley, Paul Berlenbach, Billy Graham, Frankie Genaro, Bob Miller, Tommy Ryan, Jimmy Slattery, Bob Duffy, Mike Katz, Tommy Gallagher, Bruce Silverglade, Charley Goldman, Jimmy Johnston, Cedric Kushner, Harry Markson, Damon Runyon, and Al Weill.
KLASSE FOR 2016: Aaron Davis, Charles Murray, Vilomar Fernandez, Edwin Viruet, Hector “Macho” Camacho, Rocky Graziano, Rocky Kansas, Joe Lynch, Joe Miceli, Ed Brophy, Joe DeGuardia, Randy Gordon, Dennis Rappaport, Howie Albert, Freddie Brown, Howard Cosell, Ruby Goldstein, and Jimmy Jacobs.
KLASSE FOR 2017: Gaspar Ortega, Renaldo “Mr.” Snipes, Doug Dewitt, “The Bronx Bomber” Alex Ramos, Dick Tiger, Jose Torres, “Nonpareil” Jack Dempsey, Don Majeski, Ron Katz, Stan Hoffman, Bobby Bartels, Hank Kaplan, Al Gavin, Arthur Donovan, and Dan Parker.
KLASSE FOR 2018:Lou Del Valle, Jake Rodriguez, Terrence Alli, Joe Mesi, Kid Chocolate, James J. “Gentleman Jim” Corbett, Jack McAuliffe, Billy Costello, Melio Bettina Ralph “Tiger” Jones, Charley Norkus, Dave Anderson, Pete Brodsky, Herb Goldman, Bobby Goodman, Melvina Lathan, Ron Scott Stevens, Johnnie Addie, Johnny Bos, Murray Goodman, Bert Randolph Sugar, and Sam Taub.
No class of 2019 due to COVID-19 restrictions
KLASSE FOR 2020: Jorge Ahumada, Alfredo Escalera, Freddie Liberatore, Dennis Milton; Lou Savarese and Merqui Sosa, Soldier Bartfield, Steve Belloise, Jimmy Goodrich, Tami Mauriello, Davey Moore, Freddie Welch, Don Ackerman, Bobby Cassidy, Jr., Rick Glaser, Jack Hirsch, Max Kellerman, Dr. William Lathan, Julie Lederman, Ron Lipton, Kevin Rooney, Dan Daniel, Bobby Gleason, Flash Gordan, A.J. Liebling, Tony Mazzarella, and manager Dan Morgan.
KLASSE FOR 2021: Michael Bentt, Shannon Briggs, Verno Phillips, Donny Lalonde Johnny” Verderosa, Larry Barnes, Johnny Turner, Al Singer, Kid Norfolk, Patsy Giovanelli, Eddie Martin, Battling Siki, Solly Krieger, Herbie Kronowitz, Tommy Paul, Lou Salica, Ron McNair, Don Elbaum, Ed Schuyler, Bill Verigan, Tom Hauser, Mike Silver, and Jill Diamond, Lou Stillman, Bill Cayton, James Walker, John Condon, Irving Rudd, Richard K. Fox, and trainer Victor Valle.
OM RING 8: Dannet i 1954 av en ex-Prizefighter, Jack Grebelsky, Ring 8 ble den åttende datterselskap av det som da var kjent som National Veteran Boxers Association – derav, RING8 – og i dag organisasjonens motto gjenstår: Boksere Hjelpe Boxers.
RING 8 er fullt forpliktet til å støtte mindre heldige mennesker i boksing samfunnet som kan kreve hjelp i form av å betale husleie, medisinske utgifter, eller hva forsvarlig behov.
Gå online for åwww.Ring8ny.com for mer informasjon om RING 8, den største gruppen av sitt slag i USA med mer enn 350 medlemmer. Annual membership dues are only $30.00, og hvert medlem har rett til en buffet middag på RING 8 månedlige møter, unntatt juli og august. Alle aktive boksere, amatør og profesjonell, har rett til en gratis RING 8 årlig medlemskap. Gjestene på Ring 8 medlemmer er velkomne til en kostnad på bare $7.00 per person.
LAVAL, Quebec, Canada (Mars 16, 2023) — Montreal’s Kim Clavel (16-0-1, 3KO) will step back into the ring to take on Naomi “La Chapita” Arellano Reyes (9-2-0, 5KO), av Los Angeles, for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International Flyweight Championship on April 28, at Place Bell in Laval. The vacant WBC international flyweight title will be on the line as confirmed by the WBC. We have also requested sanctions for the division’s IBF Inter-Continental and WBO Inter-Continental titles as well. Verbal confirmation has been obtained and we expect to receive the required sanctions confirmation within the next few hours.
This will be the first fight for Clavel, 32, since the incredible clash this past of January 13 against World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion Yesica Nery Plata (29-2-0, 3KO), which the popular Canadian lost by decision in her first WBC title defense.
April 28th will mark the start of Clavel’s “RECONQUEST”, who intends to prove herself again by positioning her for a rematch with Plata as quickly as possible. She is presently ranked as the WBC #1, WBO #3 and IBF #4 kandidat.
Clavel is more motivated than ever, sier: “I want to regain my world title, but I will take it one fight at a time. We will reposition ourselves in the rankings. I’m going to need all of Quebec behind me. I’m confident with my team, my perseverance and all of you that, by the end of the year, we’ll get more than just a world champion belt! Thank you for your eternal support.”
Originally from Nayarit, Mexico, Reyes now lives and trains in Los Angeles, California. The 28-year-old Reyes is renowned for her power as evidenced by her 5 knockout victories to date. Her most notable win was versus former multiple time world champion Carina Moreno (25-7-0, 6KO) i 2020. In her last outing last October, Reyes lost by decision against Gabriela Fundura (8-0-0, 4KO) for the WBC Latino flyweight title in a PBC event broadcast on Showtime.
Clavel and Reyes were supposed to face each other in August 2021 at the IGA Stadium, but the latter had to withdraw due to health restrictions to enter Canada, and she was replaced by Maria Vargas (14-4-1, 1KO).
“It is with great enthusiasm and confidence that we are relaunching Kim with the ultimate goal of allowing her to avenge her defeat and regain her world title,” said GYM President Yvon Michel. “We remember the great intense and passionate fight between the two champions last January. Foruten, the latter is still in the running for the 2023 Fight of the Year! Den 4,000 spectators at Place Bell are still excited. To return to the world championship, Kim must prove herself again and these international titles will allow her to become a must challenger for the champion.”
Groupe Yvon Michel is a professional boxing promotion organization, founded in 2004 by Yvon Michel, Alexandra Croft and Bernard Barré, who are still active in the company, the most prolific in the history of professional boxing in Canada. Since its foundation, GYM has promoted 165 events in Quebec, all televised in Quebec on RDS, TVA Sports or Radio-Canada, as well as participated in 38 international events outside Quebec. Eight GYM boxers have become world champions: Joachim Alcine, Jean Pascal, Adonis Stevenson, Artur Beterbiev, Eleider Alvarez, Marie-Eve Dicaire (to ganger), Oscar Rivas and Kim Clavel. Nineteen boxers from the organization have delivered 54 world championship fights, maintaining an excellent record of 30 vinner, 22 losses and 2 trekker. During this period, major American television networks were more active than ever in coming to Quebec to broadcast the most important events of the organization.
Tampa, FL (Mai 2, 2022) – Like most who love the sweet science, ubeseiret mellomvekt Connor “The Kid” Coylewas fully engaged in theKatie Taylor–Amanda Serrano fight.
Recognized as the biggest in women’s boxing history, Taylor-Serrano took place in front more than 19,000 fans at a sold outMadison Square Garden. It was the first time a female fight headlined at The Mecca of Boxing.
Following four fast-paced and competitive rounds, Serrano rocked Taylor in the fifth with a left hook followed by a left cross. Taylor was in bad shape and nearly tasted the canvas for the first time in her career but managed to finish the round on her feet.
Serrano kept the momentum over the next few rounds as she appeared to be headed towards the biggest win of her great career. Taylor impressively turned the tides in the final three rounds of the contest, finding her second wind and outfighting Serrano en route to a split decision victory.
“What an incredible fight that was – major credit to both women” said Coyle, who trained with Taylor in Dublin when both were amateurs. “Katie really had to overcome a lot of adversity against Serrano especially in the fifth round. Katie showed incredible heart and came through like a champion. She’s a true warrior and great inspiration for me heading into the most important fight of my career.”
Coyle, 15-0 (7 KO s), meets Antonio Todd in a ten round contest for theNABA middleweight title Lørdag, Mai 21 i Caribe Royale in Orlando, FL. Coyle-Todd airs live onBally Sports Networkas part of theEntrobox Championship Boxing Series ved 9 pm et.
Former Team GB star Laura Pain is set to challenge for her first International Championship honours, when she faces Nigeria’s Mary Abbey for the World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International Super Flyweight Crown, on the Cestus Events promoted event at City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex this coming Friday, the 18th February 2022.
Pain, who pro debuted just seven months ago in July ’21, is on a fast track for World Championship honours, and quite rightly so as she oozes serious talent from every pore, and what’s more is willing to take on all-comers, as proved by her decision to go toe-to-toe with Mary Abbey, whose record stands at 3-0-0 with all victories coming by way of KO, after her original opponent Ghana’s Leticia Abbott failed to receive her visa in time.
Speaking from her home earlier Pain said, “I can’t wait to get in the ring on Friday.
“I’ve got a tough girl in Mary, but I’m in boxing to climb the rankings and overcome anyone that’s in my way to get to the top.
“I train hard and sacrifice a lot so I’m excited to show my talent and make my mark on the pro scene”
In addition to the exciting Pain versus Abbey World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Championship fight, Promoter Trevor Lake has put together a mouthwatering International undercard that features boxers from Africa, India, Poland and of course the UK.
Main support sees Mark Ellins versus Poland’s Pawel Sowik in an eight round Heavyweight Contest.
Co-Main support sees India’s Sandeep Kumar (5-0-0) in action against Ghana’s Ishmael Nettey (3-0-0) in a six round Super Middleweight contest.
Local Light Heavyweight John Marvin is set to make his professional debut against India’s Nishant Sharma and Londoner Henry Johnson is set to make his debut against India’s Akashdeep Singh, also in action will be Indian Heavyweight Ranjeet Singh and Parmod Kumar, against yet to be named opponents.
Laura Pain versus Mary Abbey, for the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Super Flyweight International Championship headlines the Trevor Lake Cestus Events promoted Friday Fight Night event at the City Coast Centre in Portslade, East Sussex this coming Friday, the 18th February 2022.
Hollie Towl may only be 18 år, but already she is competing at the highest level in the professional game, just as she did as an amateur, winning no less than five National championships as well as many other regional accolades.
Since turning pro in September 2020 the sensational teen has racked up an impressive 6-0-0 record and is the youngest World Champion, of either gender, having secured the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) Featherweight World Championship back in September 2021, with a win over Argentina’s Cristina Del Valle Pacheco.
On Sunday afternoon Towl stepped up a division to challenge and beat former Italian Amateur National Champion Nadia Flalhi to secure the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) Super Featherweight European Championship by unanimous decision; winning every round on judges Carla Fox and Steve Tighe’s scorecards and winning all but three rounds which judge Adrian Thorne scored as drawn on his card.
On paper this was as as close to a genuine fifty-fifty contest you possibly wish for, exceptional amateur careers and both unbeaten as professionals, so no surprise then that the actual fight soon became a full on Battle Royale.
Right from the opening bell both sensational young warriors went into battle, it was breathtaking watching the contest unfold, initially Flalhi took full advantage of her height and superior reach to keep Towl at bay, but Towl is as savvy as they come and it wasn’t long before she used her exceptional ring craft to neutralise the Italian’s height and reach advantage, before letting rip with scintillating flurries and big shots to head and body.
As the fight progressed Flalhi adapted her game plan and drew the feisty teen to the inside, a plan that may have worked on others with less ability, but not with Towl, she was just as happy to go to war up close and took advantage of every opportunity that came her way.
In addition to the sensational Towl versus Flalhi finale of the Boyle Pro Boxing promoted event, the fans in attendance were treated to five further closely matched contests.
Worksop’s Eleanor Coulson extended her record to 5-1-0 after her opponent Aimee Moody was forced to retire at the end of the first with a serious knee injury.
Middleweight Cameron Moran took his record to 2-0-0 with a close victory over the extremely tough Afghan born Londoner Zahir Bennett. Moran versus Bennett was without doubt a leading candidate for Fight of the Night, as with Towl versus Flalhi it was an all action affair.
Cruiserweight Alvis Berzins extended his unbeaten record to 3-0-1 with a closely fought victory over debuting Owen James. After four sensation rounds Referee Lee Murtagh scored the contest 39-38.
Chesterfield Super Middleweight Luke White endured a baptism of fire on his pro debut against Chessington, Surrey hard man Richard Harrison. White securing his first win as a pro by a 40-37 points victory.
Worksop’s Ben Gore made a surprise appearance, following debuting Jayden Harris pulling out the day before, and faced Belfast’s Marty Kayes. Clearly was worthwhile stepping up to the plate for Gore as Referee Adrian Thorne scored the contest in his favour 40-37.
Boxing fans will not have to wait long to watch these young warriors in action again, as Boyle’s Pro Boxing has another event planned at the Shirebrook Leisure Centre in Mansfield on the 26th March 2022, and as with Sunday’s event will be broadcast exclusively live on FITE, in association with KC Sofas, and word is Chris Boyle is contemplating Hollie Towl making her first defence of her WIBA Featherweight World title – watch this space!
