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In his first fight against a foreign opponent, undefeated Filipino prospect Regie Suganob needed just a single round to dispatch Indonesian Asyer Aluman on Saturday night at the Cogon Gymnasium, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.
At Sonora Arena in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, rising Mexican flyweight star Sergio “Yoreme” Mendoza (17-0, 16 KOs) headlined in his hometown against veteran Francisco “Charrito” Gomez in the scheduled 10-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX Flyweight Championship.
Angel “Moreno” Rodriguez (11-1, 8 KOs), the hard-hitting super lightweight prospect of Pico Rivera, California, made quick work of Gabriel Gutierrez (7-14, 5 KOs) of El Paso, Texas by stopping him via second-round knockout in a MarvNation Promotions main event on Saturday evening at the Derby Room in Pomona, California. The fight headlined a card that was streamed live on FITE TV Pay-Per-View.
Undefeated rising lightweight, Ruben “Ace” Torres (18-0, 15 KOs), is scheduled to headline Thompson Boxing’s “Path To Glory” event on August 20.
Josh Kelly (11-1-1, 7 KOs) leads a star-studded line up as he continues his World Title pursuit with a mouth-watering clash against top Argentinian contender Lucas Bastida (18-1-1, 10 KOs) for the WBO International Super Welterweight Championship as part of a huge night of action on Saturday July 30 at the Vertu Motors Arena, live on Channel 5.
Rising 154-pound Mexican contender Damian “Samurai” Sosa (20-1, 11 KOs) is set to square off against Ronald “Diablo” Cruz (18-1-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round main event on Friday, Aug. 26 at San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California.
Super middleweight Sena “The African Assassin” Agbeko (26-2, 21 KOs) showed once again why he is one of the hardest punchers in the weight class when he stopped a tough Winfred Harris Jr. in the 9th round to capture the WBC USNBC title fight at a sold-out Sioux City Convention Center in Iowa.
Undefeated Pittsfield (MA) heavyweight Quintin Sumpter (5-0, 3 KOs) is preparing to shock the boxing world August 6th when he fights Jeremiah “Dream Land” Milton (5-0, 4 KOs) ) on the Jake Paul-Hasim Rahman, Jr. undercard, at famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. (photo by Emily Harney)
Josh Kelly (11-1-1, 7 KOs) is in confident mood ahead of his WBO International Super Welterweight Championship fight against Lucas Bastida (18-1-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday 30 July at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle, live on Channel 5.
Alex Dilmaghani believes a fight with British champion Anthony Cacace will carry world ranking implications. The British Boxing Board of Control, last week, ordered Belfast’s Cacace to defend his super featherweight crown against Dilmaghani before the end of December.