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Ireland’s Lee Reeves has been announced as the co-main event at REBEL Entertainment Complex on December 18th. Another addition to the card being staged by Lee Baxter Promotions.
Super middleweight Yamaguchi “The Problem” Falcao and middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle successfully defended their NABA championships with impressive stoppage victories Sunday, December 11 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando.
The IBA Ordinary Congress 2022 displayed unity within the organization, who voted unanimously in favor of declaring the former President of the organization C.K. Wu persona non grata at the meeting in a hybrid format in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
WBC World Cruiserweight Champion Ilunga Junior Makabu will defend his title against the WBC Silver Champion Noel Mikaelian on Saturday, Jan. 21 at the Casino Miami Jai-Alai.
Thomas Mattice has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Mattice (20-3-1 15 KOs) recorded the biggest win of his career in his last outing, taking the unbeaten record of Christian Tapia in his Cleveland hometown in November, and landing the WBC Continental Americas Super-Featherweight title in
Arijan "Archie" Goricki returns against Luis "El Bebe" Millan at the Bilankusa Arena in Solin, Croatia on December 17, live on Arena Sport Fight.
Undefeated power punching heavyweight Jeremiah “Dreamland” Milton (7-0, 6 KOs), of Tulsa, OK, will make his BLK Prime PPV debut on the Terence “Bud” Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs) vs. David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) international showdown. Milton will battle Dajuan Calloway (5-1, 5 KOs), of Warrensville Heights, OH, in a scheduled 6-round bout, live from the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb. on December 10.
Tuto Zabala Jr, President of All Star Boxing, announced on Thursday morning that his undefeated WBO #9 ranked contender Gerardo “El Cascabel” Zapata (14-0 5 KO’s) will face WBO #15 Rene “El Chulo” Santiago (9-3 7 KO’s) next Friday, December 16th, for the vacant WBO Latino Junior Flyweight belt in a 10 round bout.,
Undisputed Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo will defend his four titles against unbeaten No. 1 contender and aggressive puncher Tim Tszyu live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, January 28 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in a Premier Boxing Champions Event.
Amateur standout Francis Oran is getting ready to turn professional on January 20th in Bethlehem, PA. Oran is an accomplished amateur fighter from the State of Pennsylvania. He had his dreams set on becoming a 2020 Olympian. Unfortunately, the pandemic happened and with that Francis; dream became a mirage. The AIBA (Amateur