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Welterweight contender Custio Clayton knocked out Diego Ramirez in round eight Tuesday night at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With the victory, Clayton improves to 18-0, 12 knockouts. Clayton, who resides in Montreal, Quebec, had not fought since June 29, when he defeated former junior welterweight contender Johan Perez by unanimous decision.
Two-time world title challenger Maureen Shea stopped Martina Horgasz in round six Friday night at the Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino in Hallandale, Florida. With the win, Shea improves to 29-2-1, 13 knockouts. Shea was coming off a decision victory over Edina Kiss in her previous fight on Oct. 18 in Niagara Falls, New York.
If there is any added pressure on Jarico O’Quinn before his first televised fight, he sure isn’t showing it. Then again, he has looked like a savvy veteran early on in his career, which has looked promising thus far.
After winning a world title belt as a junior middleweight, Jaime Munguia believes he has what it takes to win a world title belt at 160 pounds. He must first get by Gary O’Sullivan in order for that to become a reality. Munguia will face the Irish-born fighter Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The 12-round bout will stream live on DAZN (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT).
With all the spectacular knockouts, upsets and great fights that took place last year, 2020 should be as good, if not better, right? There are some blockbuster and spectacular fights on the horizon through February, with the big one taking place on Feb. 22 between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas.
Middleweight prospect Amilcar Vidal rang in 2020 with another knockout victory. Vidal battered Leopoldo Reyna in a clash of unbeaten middleweights to win during the opening round Saturday night at the Radisson Victoria Plaza in his hometown of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Arsen Goulamirian stopped Constantin Bejenaru after the end of the ninth round Saturday night at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France. With the victory, Goulamirian (26-0, 18 knockouts) successfully defended his WBA world cruiserweight title. Saturday’s clash came six weeks after Goulamirian dominated Kane Watts of Australia before knocking him out in round four in Paris. The knockout of Bejenaru was also Goulamirian’s sixth consecutive knockout victory and eighth in his last nine bouts.
Tony Harrison has never been one to mince words, especially over the last year or so with Jermell Charlo. As much as both fighters have used social media or press conferences to sling words at one another, Harrison is convinced the pressure is more on Charlo to win their rematch tonight at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
Hard-hitting junior middleweight Serhii Bohachuk stopped Carlos Galvan Friday night at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Bohachuk improves to 17-0, 17 knockouts. The 24-year-old Bohachuk last fought on Oct. 27, knocking out hard-hitting gatekeeper Tyrone Brunson in the fourth round at The Avalon in Hollywood, California, where he has created a decent fan base in recent months.
Diego De La Hoya (22-1, 10 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico defeated Renson "Gato" Robles (16-7, 9 KOs) of La Victoria, Venezuela via unanimous decision in a 10-round featherweight fight at The Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico .De La Hoya won with scores of 97-94, 99-89 and 99-89. The event was streamed live on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy Fight Night Page.