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Undefeated, unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd along with heavyweight title contender Luis Ortiz and top heavyweight prospect Joe Joyce will fight in separate bouts on the SHOWTIME PPV® undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, December 1 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman (32-2, 23 KOs) has no illusions about his upcoming return on December 1. Kauffman will face dangerous Cuban puncher Luis Ortiz (29-1, 25 KOs) on the undercard to Deontay Wilder's defense of the WBc heavyweight title against Tyson Fury at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Jay Jimenez, manager of heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz (29-1), has advised BoxingScene.com that an agreement to face Travis Kauffman (32-2) is nearly finalized. The fight will take place on the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury pay-per-view undercard on December 1st in Los Angeles, California.
Prior to reaching a promotional agreement with Frank Warren, former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (26-0, 19 KOs) was in serious discussions with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom. Last week, Fury made his return to the ring - after being inactive since his November 2015 upset of Wladimir Klitschko in Germany. In what was a one-sided mismatch, Fury stopped the much smaller Sefer Seferi in four rounds. Seferi refused to fight beyond the fourth.
Kauffman vs. Alexander Fight Photos Gallery - Travis Kauffman (32-2, 23 KOs) took home a majority decision victory over Scott Alexander (14-3, 8 KOs) in a 10-round heavyweight matchup Sunday night on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
Pioneer Event Center, Lancaster, California - After a wild first round, heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman (33-2, 23 KOs) barely defeated Scott Alexander (14-3-2, 8 KOs). The scores were 95-95, 96-94, 96-94. Kauffman was coming back from a long layoff, after being inactive since March 2017 when he suffered a twelve round majority decision loss to Amir Mansour.
Kauffman vs. Alexander Weigh-In Photos Gallery - Rugged veteran heavyweight Travis Kauffman will take on Scott Alexander in a 10-round bout that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes action that features three heavyweight showdowns on Sunday, June 10 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
Rugged veteran heavyweight Travis Kauffman will take on Scott Alexander in a 10-round bout that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes action that features three heavyweight showdowns on Sunday, June 10 from Pioneer Event Center in Lancaster, California.
As BoxingScene.com reported last week, 49-year-old former world champion Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KO) will make his return to the ring fir the first time since 2015, when he takes on heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman on June 10 in California. Tarver has been training hard with Cuban coach Orlando Cuellar in the Normandy Gym of Miami Beach.
Former world champion Antonio Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since August of 2015, when he fought to a twelve round split draw with Steve Cunningham.