(December 9, 2020) – Following the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reach gender equality for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Umar Kremlev, a presidential candidate for the International Boxing Association (AIBA), expressed his support and said he will ensure equal conditions for boxers of all weight categories, regardless of their gender, […]
Category: Boxing
Francisco Lopez Stays Undefeated with Split Draw Against Ivan Benitez
TIJUANA (December 8, 2020) – undefeated lightweight prospect Francisco “Chino” Lopez (12-0-1, 8 KOs) survived a scare tonight (Tuesday, December 8, 2020) by salvaging a 10-round split draw against determined countryman Ivan Leon “Cachorro Canonerof” Benitez (14-4-1, 6 KOs). Fighting in the main event of “Noche de Box,” presented by Don Chargin Productions and Paco […]
Joe Smith Jr. Lands WBO World Title Shot Against Russian Maxim Vlasov
NEW YORK (December 8, 2020) – The working man’s hero, Long Island light heavyweight slugger, JOE “THE BEAST” SMITH JR. (26-3 21KO’S) is officially set to take on Russian, MAXIM VLASOV (45-3 26KO’s) on February 13th for the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight World Title on ESPN. If it weren’t reality, some would say it was […]
GILERTO RAMIREZ And ALFONSO LOPEZ WILL HOST ZOOM CALL
GALVESTON( December 8, 2020) — Undefeated former Super Middleweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez returns to the ring on Friday, December 18, challenging North American Boxing Federation (NABF) light heavyweight champion Alfonso “El Tigre” Lopez at Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, live on pay-per-view. “The Battle of Rio Grande” will be co-promoted by […]
Ruben Torres Replaces Michael Dutchover
CORONA, CA (December 8, 2020) – Thompson Boxing Promotions has a new main event for their Sunday, December 20th 3.2.1. Boxing event. Ruben “Ace” Torres (13-0, 11 KOs) will be replacing his stablemate, Michael “The West Texas Warrior” Dutchover (14-1, 10 KOs), of Midland, TX, who will no longer compete on the card. Torres will […]
More Than 30 Boxing Federations Officially Confirm Their Support for Umar Kremlev’s Candidacy for AIBA President
December 8th, 2020 – The leading candidate in the presidential election for the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA), Umar Kremlev, has received official letters of support from over 30 national federations. These include Hungary, Colombia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Venezuela, Belarus, Laos, Georgia, Cambodia, Ukraine, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Madagascar, Brunei, Saint Lucia, and Trinadad and Tobago. […]
Nikolai Potapov Back In Action On Christmas Eve Against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Hryshchuk
Skillful Russian Looking To Stay In Line For Another Championship Challenge With Impressive Victory (December 7, 2020) – WBO #7 and IBF #8 bantamweight Nikolai Potapov will return to the ring on Christmas Eve, December 24, at Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, to take on Ukrainian contender Oleksandr Hryshchuk. Potapov (21-2-1, 11 KOs), […]
Atlantic City Boxing Hall Of Fame Announces Its 2021 Class
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (December 7, 2020) – The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) today announced the honorees for the 2021 Induction Ceremony to be held in Summer 2021. The legendary boxers, trainers, promoters, matchmakers, media, and special contributors are being enshrined into the 2021 ACBHOF inductees includes: Felix Trindad, Kelly Pavlik, Simon Brown, […]
Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. Defeated Two-Division Champion Danny “Swift” Garcia By Unanimous Decision
ARLINGTON, TX. (December 6, 2020) – Unified welterweight world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. defeated two-division champion Danny “Swift” Garcia by unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) retained his WBC and IBF titles with an impressive […]
Brian Ceballo Remains Perfect and wins WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title with Unanimous Decision Over Larry Gomez
NEW YORK (December 4th, 2020)–Welterweight Brian Ceballo won the WBO Intercontinental title with an impressive 10-round unanimous decision Larry Gomez in the co-feature of a Ring City USA card at the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. The bout was televised live on NBC Sports Network. Ceballo of Brooklyn, New York is managed […]