Hall of Fame Boxing Promoter Don King Wins $1.1 Million Purse Bid To Promote WBA Regular Heavyweight World Champion Kubrat Pulev Facing No. 2 Contender Michael Hunter On August 23
MIAMI (五月 28, 2025) - Hall of Fame Boxing Promoter唐金has won a $1.1 million purse bid from the WBA for the right to promote a world title fight featuring current WBA (定期) 重量級世界冠軍Kubrat“ The Cobra” Pulevfacing WBA No. 2 競爭者邁克爾“賞金”獵人 週六, 八月 23 at a site to be determined.
It will be a true week of celebration during Fight Week as King will be celebrating his 94日birthday on August 20. King said the location for the fight will be determined at a later date with Florida, 拉斯維加斯, Ohio and Pennsylvania among the potential sites.
Fighting in his hometown of Sofia, 保加利亞, the crowd-favorite 44-year-old Pulev (32-3, 14 科斯) won the WBA (定期) World Championship with his 12-round unanimous decision win over Mahmoud Charr last December.
南加州本地獵人 (24-1-2, 17 科斯) won the vacant WBA Gold Heavyweight Title in June taking out Cassius Chaney in a 12-round unanimous decision at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, 佛羅里達州. 在他12月的最後一場戰鬥中, 獵人在墨西哥的克里斯蒂安·拉隆多·加西亞（Christian Larrondo Garcia）上登記了第五輪TKO. 獵人唯一的職業挫折又回到了 2017 當他輸給了當前的Oleksandr Usyk一致的12輪決定, who in December beat Tyson Fury to become just the third boxer to become an undisputed world champion in the two weight divisions in the “four-belt era”.
迪爾菲爾德海灘, FL (三月 16, 2023)– Four-time World Champion superstar and Bad Boy of Boxing, 阿德里安Broner, has teamed up with “Hall of Famer” and the people’s greatest promoter Don King, to bring excitement back into boxing’s forefront.
The super lightweight, 次中量級 (140-147 英鎊) Broner, who hails from the great buckeye state, 辛辛那提, 俄亥俄, has been out of the ring since he fought on February 20, 2021, and won a unanimous decision against Jovanie Santiago at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
This momentous signing by the great hall of famer, “my magic lies in my people ties” boxing promoter Don King, with “superstar, exciting bad boy of boxing, Adrien Broner marks the first time the two have teamed up together. “Fantastic boxing excitement is already permeating the boxing atmosphere,“國王說.
Broner was once the youngest fighter at the age of 24 to win four world titles at 130, 135, 140 和 147 英鎊.
“This phenomenal team-up of superstar “exciting” bad boy of boxing Adrien Broner and the world’s greatest boxing promoter, will give the people what they want–the best of boxing, and the best boxing excitement… capturing the imagination, the heart, and the mind, stimulating the boxing imagination’s begging the all-important question, when is the next event?,“國王說.
“Adrien is ready and excited to show his championship skills once again for the delight of the great boxing fans,” said King.
“I have a fantastic camp with Kevin Cunningham, and I can hardly wait to get back into the ring again,” said Broner. “Winning a world title and constantly defending or unifying the titles is what I am aiming to do.”
“As his proud promoter drops the gauntlet to all the other promoters and challenges them to bring forth their best fighters to (遇到) fight super star bad boy of boxing Adrien Broner. 阿魯姆, 弗蘭克沃倫, 鋁海蒙, 埃迪·赫恩, and any other promoter with a hot commodity champion, we welcome them all,“國王說.
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL (十一月 26, 2021)—Homecoming At Last! The fight for the forgotten people (the homeless, poor, and downtrodden people) will benefit from this championship doubleheader.
The world’s greatest boxing promoter, 唐金, will return to his home state of Ohio on Saturday, 一月. 29, 2022, as he presents another blockbuster for the forgotten people, who won’t be forgotten any more, world championship fight pitting WBC Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Junior Makabu and the number one challenger, WBC Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu.
The WBC world championship fightfor the love of the people, will be held at the W.D. Packard Music Hall in Warren, OH. In addition to Makabus-Mchunu, a special 10-round heavyweight sensational attraction will pit undefeated Jonathan Guidry (18-0-2, 10 科斯) of Dulac, Louisiana risking his perfect record against Alonzo Butler (34-3-2, 25 科斯) of Chattanooga, TN. 王, who represents Makabu, came to an agreement with Mchunu’s representatives on the 12-round world championship fight, and the winner will advance to fight Mexico’s great champion Canelo Alvarez in the month of May.
Alvarez will be ringside in Warren, OH to see who his next opponent will be.
“This is going to be one action packed WBC world championship fight with a very big fight on the horizon for the winner,“國王說. “They are both warriors and this war for the recognition of the homeless will start the new year in grand style, recognizing the homeless, and helping others.”
Makabu (28-2 同 25 科斯) is from the Democratic Republic of The Congo, defended his championship in his hometown of Kinshasa as he stopped Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola with two solid left hooks in the seventh round last December.
Makabu, who has won his last nine decisions, won the vacant title on Jan. 31, 2020 in winning a unanimous decision against Michael Cieslak.
Thabiso (23-5, 13 科斯), who hails from South Africa and is nicknamed “The Rock”, became the WBC Silver Titlist with a unanimous decision over Denis Lebedev on Dec. 21, 2019. He last defended his title and scored another unanimous victory over Evgeny Tishchenko on March 27, 2021. Thabiso has won his last four fights.
迪爾菲爾德海灘, 佛羅里達州. (四月 19, 2021)—Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King has sent a Cease & Desist letter to undefeated heavyweight boxer Christopher Lovejoy, claiming he is under an exclusive promotional agreement with Don King Promotions and not permitted to enter any future fights without King’s consent.
Recent media reports have stated that Lovejoy is currently in Germany and has agreed to face the WBA champion in recess Mahmoud Charr on May 15 in Hamburg, 德國.
Trevor Bryan recently won the WBA heavyweight title after Charr disregarded the WBA and was not allowed in the United States due to Homeland Security visa denial of the Syrian.
The letter demands that Lovejoy (19-0, 19 科斯), who had previously announced his retirement from boxing, not participate in the bout with Charr or any other future bout or opponent.
“It is unconscionable, illegal, and unethical for you to participate in this May 15, 2021 bout or any bout without DKP’s expressed, written permission and consent,” the letter from King’s lawyer’s states. “Participating in any bout without DKP’s expressed written consent is … willfully breaching the Promotional Agreement and exposes those you have entered into agreement with for your services as a professional fighter to extreme legally liability, as they too are aware that you are under contract to DKP.”
The letter goes on to state, “If you have in fact signed to fight Charr as you proclaim and has been reported in these media reports, you have intentionally, willfully, and maliciously breached your exclusive, world-wide promotional agreement with DKP.”
Lovejoy, 37, lives and trains in Las Vegas. 所有 19 of Lovejoy’s pro fights since February of 2016 have taken place in Tijuana, 墨西哥.
阿瑟·梅坎特, JR. was the third man in the ring for the March 13, 1999 world heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Louis that ended in a draw
星期天, 四月 28, Induction Dinner
唐金, 吉米·坎農, 卡特 & 維爾弗雷的貝尼特斯標題類 2019 入選
紐約 (三月 20, 2019) – International boxing referee阿瑟·梅坎特, JR.will join his father, 已故 阿瑟·梅坎特, SR., in the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) to become the first father-son inducted into the NYSBHOF.
The 24-member Class of 2019 will be inducted at the eighth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner on星期天下午 (12:30-5:30 P.M. AND), 四月 28, 在俄的上湧在霍華德海灘, 紐約.
Mercante, JR. was an amateur boxer who lost in the 1976 New York Golden Gloves to胡安·拉波特 (NYSBHOF inductee, 等級 2014). “I felt I beat him, and I wanted to turn pro,” Mercante, JR. explained how he got into officiating. “My father said no as long as I lived in his house, but he suggested I try referring.”
Mercante, JR. started refereeing in 1979 in the amateurs and moved up to the pro ranks in 1984. He has referred 336 打架, 含 72 title fights. Mercante, JR. has some wonderful memories, including a humorous story in which he was accidentally punched.
“I was referring a fight (unified world super middleweight title fight, 上月. 14, 2017 在布魯克林巴克萊中心) 間 八斗傑克 和 詹姆斯DeGale,” Mercante, JR. 記得. “I heard the 10-second warning at the end of the sixth round and started counting 5-4-3-2-1. 同時, Jack hit me in the face with a left hook, and I slipped. Beau asked me if I was alright. I said I was fine. 後, he said that he had hit me with a good shot and that I owned him a good shot. 戰鬥結束後, he told me I can take a good shot.”
Mercante, JR. believed the key to be a good referee is breaking apart fighters in clinches and staying out of the picture, because a fight isn’t about the referee.
One of his most memorable moments of his career was working the same show as his father, 誰是 81 時間, for the first time in 1981 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Father worked the main event between羅伊·瓊斯, JR. 和 David Telesco, Mercante, JR. handled a fight betweenDavid Izon 和 Derrick Jefferson.
現在, Mercante, JR. is heading into the NYSBHOF to join his father. “I never thought I’d be in any Hall of Fame,” Mercante, JR. 評論. “When the call came January 27th (2019) 從 鮑勃·達菲 (NYBHOF president), it couldn’t have come at a more special day, because my father would have turned 99 當天.
“這是一種榮譽, especially going in with this class. I worked a fight between Michael Olajide and 伊朗巴克利 and Michael is getting in this year. 唐金, 當然, and I worked a lot of shows with Wayne Kelly. 環 8 has always been a great organization. I’d like to thank everyone involved.”
In addition to Mercante, 小, other living non-participants heading into the NYSBHOF are New York City-based promoter唐金, 法拉盛法官 約翰McKaie, 布魯克林解說員 史蒂夫·艾伯特, 和布朗克斯教練 鮑勃·傑克遜.
LONDON – February 23, 2019 - 克里斯·尤班克JR. earned a career-defining victory with a hard-fought unanimous decision over British rival and former two-time world champion James DeGale in a super middleweight grudge match Saturday on SHOWTIME from The O2 in London.
尤班克, the son of British boxing legend and former two-division world champion Chris Eubank Sr., floored DeGale twice en route to the clear decision, 這是得分 114-112, 115-112, 117-109. 視頻集錦: https://s.sho.com/2E6mWI8
Working in his first bout with a full-time trainer, Eubank fought a controlled fight. The former world title challenger floored DeGale in a rough moment in the second, stunning his rival with a big left hook against the ropes and flooring him moments later with a strong right cross that sent DeGale to the canvas for just the second fight of his career.
DeGale, who established his championship career as a slick southpaw, was unable to jab at range and couldn’t handle the constant pressure from Eubank. The former Olympic Gold Medalist resorted to lunging from the outside and was largely ineffective on the inside, often clinching while in close quarters.
“I knew he was going to come at me like that,” Eubank said. “He’s a slick southpaw, but my game plan worked. Smart pressure and not getting too ahead of myself. He’s a hell of a fighter, hell of a competitor but at the end of the day my head and my heart won this fight.”
“There was a lot of animosity leading to this fight. I told him, ‘This is my time,’ and it was. He’s a veteran of the game, he throws big shots and he manages to stay up. To get up after those knockdowns is a statement about his tenacity and the type of fighter he is.”
The second knockdown came in the 10日as Eubank landed a powerful left hook that buckled DeGale with just 30 留在圓形秒. 再次, DeGale tried to clinch to avoid the knockdown, but his hand touched the canvas and was ruled just the third knockdown of his career.
戰鬥結束後, DeGale, who was the first British fighter to earn an Olympic Gold Medal and a world championship, appeared to be leaning toward retirement.
“I definitely I didn’t do enough,” DeGale said. “He was on it and I didn’t do enough. You have to do more than enough to counter someone that came forward like Chris.
“I’m going to go back and talk to my team, 我的家人, and decide. I left my mark in boxing. I won an Olympic Medal, two world titles and it may be the time to hang it up.”
While DeGale contemplates retirement, Eubank has his sights set on another shot at a world title.
“This was the most important fight of my career, and I made a statement. I’m back where I’m supposed to be, at the top of the food chain. I’m coming for all the belts in the middleweight and super middleweight division. I’m fighting everyone they put in front of me.
“I’m glad to make my American debut here on SHOWTIME. I’m glad to be introduced to the American public this way – making a statement.”
在精彩表演拳擊錦標賽連賽的開幕回合, undefeated heavyweight Joe Joyce kept his knockout record intact with a sixth-round TKO of former heavyweight world champion Bermane Stiverne.
After an exciting first round, Joyce opened up the action in the second with a monstrous straight right and unloaded from bell to bell against a defenseless Stiverne, who continued to punch back despite eating damaging shots. After a series of combos in the opening minute of the third, Joyce caught Stiverne with a straight right hand to send him to the canvas for the fifth time in his professional career. Stiverne survived the round while throwing looping shots but failed to return any meaningful punches.
喬伊斯, 該 2016 奧運銀牌得主, consistently set up a powerful straight right behind an accurate and effective left jab throughout the fight. With Joyce (8-0, 8 科斯) continuing to tee off against a largely defenseless Stiverne, referee Howard Foster stepped in to halt the contest at 2:26 of the sixth. Stiverne (25-4-1, 21 科斯) did not protest the stoppage.
“Big respect to Stiverne – like a true champion, he’s very tough and was still throwing shots, but I guess I was just a bit too much,” Joyce said. “It was about being patient. He’s such a tough guy that he took those shots no problem.
“I was hitting him with everything I had, including the kitchen sink. I listened to Abel (桑切斯) in the corner, did everything he said and it went well. My jab was really effective. I’m a seasoned vet. I picked up my poise and remained calm along the way.
“Big things are coming. My next one will be for the WBA Regular (稱號) and I’ll be back in the gym soon. I need to have a couple more fights like this and then I’ll be ready for the big champions.”
Highlights of former world champion Lee Selby’s lightweight debut were featured during Saturday’s telecast. A former champion at featherweight, 塞爾比 (27-2, 9 科斯) overcame a second round accidental head butt to win a 12-round unanimous decision (116-112, 116-112, 115-114) over Omar Douglas (19-3, 13 科斯).
An encore presentation of Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader will air tonight/Saturday at 10 P.M. ET / PT在Showtime EXTREME, Sunday at 9 A.M. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Monday at 10 P.M. ET / PT在Showtime EXTREME.
Veteran broadcaster Brian Custer hosted the doubleheader from London with versatile combat sportscaster Mauro Ranallo calling the action ringside alongside Hall of Fame analyst Al Bernstein. Two Hall of Famers rounded out today’s telecast team – Emmy®award winning reporter Jim Gray and world-renowned ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. The Executive Producer was David Dinkins Jr. with Rick Phillips directing. Saturday’s telecast was a co-production with ITV.
