Category: Boxing

Numanovic Stops Torres To Win WBF Intercontinental

(June 11, 2022) – Enid Numanovic from Bosnia & Herzegovina won the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Light Heavyweight title on Friday night, June 10. Headlining a show at the Hotel Zlaca in his home-town of Banovici, Numanovic stopped Colombian veteran Jose Miguel Torres in the fourth round. Time of stoppage: 1:50. With the […]

Towering Heavyweight Prospect Bakhodir Jalolov Closes The Show In Style With 11th Straight Knockout

George Arias Earns Split-Decision Over Alante Green; Chann Thonson Impresses With TKO Victory Over Tyler Tomlin in Telecast Opener on SHOWTIME® VERONA, N.Y. – June 10, 2022 – Undefeated heavyweight knockout artist Bakhodir Jalolov took his time on Friday night, but ultimately closed the show in dramatic fashion with an eighth-round knockout over Jack Mulowayi in […]

WBC Interim Champ Sebastian Fundora Enjoying ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Festivities at IBHOF Weekend

(June 10, 2022) – WBC Interim World Light Middleweight Champion Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora is currently making the rounds with fans, signing autographs and chumming around with all-time-great champions and other boxing dignitaries and at the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) Induction Weekend in Canastota, New York.  Because the event was canceled each […]

Showtime® Sports Documentary Films Presents An Autobiographical Look At Andre Ward, One Of Boxing’s All-Time Greats

NEW YORK – June 9, 2022 – SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films presents a film examining the improbable rise of one of boxing’s most guarded champions, Andre Ward, produced by Lebron James and Maverick Carter’s UNINTERRUPTED. The undefeated, five-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist reveals his untold story in a deeply personal account of his journey from […]

Tyler Tomlin Training Camp Quotes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – June 9, 2022 – Six-time Tennessee Golden Gloves champion Tyler “Short Fuse” Tomlin (13-0, 9 KOs) will make his SHOBOX: The New Generation debut when he squares off against Chann Thonson (10-0, 7 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight bout that will open the SHOBOX telecast this Friday night LIVE on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT) from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. […]

 Athletes’ Committee meets for the first time and elects the second representative onto the IBA Board of Directors

(June 9, 2022) – The new members of the IBA Athletes’ Committee had their first virtual meeting after being elected by registered boxers from all the Confederations that were in attendance at the IBA Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships.   As required by the IBA Regulations, the new Committee elected the second representative who will […]

Rest In Peace, Simiso Buthelezi

It is with great sadness the World Boxing Federation (WBF) has learned that 24-year-old South African boxer Simiso Buthelezi has passed away. On his way to victory, and seemingly without being hit by serious punches, Buthelezo was hospitalized with a bleed on the brain, collapsing in the final seconds of his WBF All Africa title […]

Added Special Featured Bout: ‘The Jackpot’ Tyrone Pretty Boy’ James Looks To Remain Undefeated

Long Island, New York (June 9, 2022) – Rockin’ Fights 42 is ready to take over The Paramount in Huntington, Long Island on Saturday night (June 11).  Star Boxing announced today that featured on the card is local undefeated super welterweight, “THE JACKPOT” TYRONE “PRETTY BOY” JAMES (Elmont, NY 12-0 9KO’s). James returns to “Rockin’ Fights” after […]