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It’s from Aleppo to Eastside for Kay Jimenez when a dream comes true with his pro debut. His paid bow comes at the Eastside Rooms, on Woodcock Street in Birmingham, as part of BCB Promotions’ closest card to Christmas, a fight night set for Thursday December 22.
World ranked super welterweight Serhii ‘El Flaco’ Bohachuk, (21-1, 21 KOs), of Vinitza, Ukraine will defend his WBC Continental Americas Title against Nathaniel ‘Nate the Great’ Gallimore, (22-6-1, 17 KOs), of Chicago, IL in a ten-round clash on Friday, January 27. The show will originate from the Quiet Cannon / Montebello Country Club and will be broadcast globally on UFC FIGHT PASS, (10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT).
Leicester bantamweight prospect Muhammad Ali - not to be confused with Rio Olympian and Queensberry Promotions fighter of the same name - has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and will make his professional debut in 2023.
Richard Riakporhe will officially launch his quest for a world title shot in 2023 when he battles former two-time WBO cruiserweight world champion Krzysztof Gowacki on the Chris Eubank Jr vs Liam Smith undercard at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday, 21 January.
The Midlands light heavyweight title should be next in the offing for Josh Stokes if he can get through his first six-rounder. He gets much-needed ring time at the Eastside Rooms, on Woodcock Street in Birmingham, as part of BCB Promotions’ closest card to Christmas, set for Thursday night (December 22).
Mexican star Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete and Australian contender Liam Wilson will fight for the vacant WBO junior lightweight world title Friday, Feb. 3, at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Navarrete, the reigning WBO featherweight world champion, hopes to become the 10th Mexican-born boxer to win world titles in three weight divisions.
Fightzone and Fight Academy – in association with Stephen Vaughan – will kick off 2023 in style with a top title fight on Feb 25th, live from Malta.
Former world title challenger Sulem Urbina (13-2-1, 2 KOs) will take her talents to New York for the first time in her career. This Wednesday, December 21, Sulem will be featured in a super flyweight bout scheduled for eight rounds against Indeya Smith, at Sony Hall, in the heart of Times Square, Manhattan.
DiBella Entertainment, Groupe Yvon Michel and Jean Pascal Promotions, in association with Blanko Sports and SES Sports Events GmbH, will present “NO LIMIT” at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Canada, on February 9, 2023, headlined by Quebecer and two-time world champion Jean Pascal (36-6-1, 20 KOs) against Germany’s Michael Eifert (11-1, 4 KOs) in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world title eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs).
Raul Curiel (12-0, 10 KO’s) had an impressive outing against Brad Solomon on Saturday night. The former Mexican Olympian knocked out his most experienced opponent yet with a brutal uppercut that ended the match in the second round. The fight was streamed on DAZN.