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There could be more thrills and spills from Matt Craddock as he continues to be a game addition to the lower weights. He goes again when BCB Promotions stage their next show at the H Suite in Edgbaston, Birmingham, on the Sunday afternoon of July 10.
Puerto Rico's Yankiel “El Doctorcito” Rivera, a promising former Olympian, has turned professional after a very successful amateur career.
Cornwall boxer Tony Luis (29-5, 10 KOs) and Alberta's Steve Claggett (31-7-2, 21 KOs) will finally fight the war that local boxing fans have been asking for. The two Canadians will face off on August 6th at the Civic Complex in Cornwall in a boxing card presented by Liveco Boxing and broadcast on Punching Grace at 8:00 pm.
Over the weekend, DAZN announced their partnership with social media star KSI and his promotional company Misfits Boxing, in association with the Sauerland brothers, Wasserman Boxing and Proper Loud.
Australian Mayhem, Jason Moloney, has landed himself at number 1 in the latest World Boxing Council & World Boxing Organizations ratings, with the hopes of a world title shot being imminent.
Reyes Boxing Promotions have announced that hard-hitting Zsolt “The Phenom” Daranyi will fight for the NABA welterweight championship Saturday, July 16 at Daughtry Gym in Braintree, MA.
Arnel Baconaje will gun for his second straight win as he takes on Aussie prospect “Action” Jackson England on September 2 in Australia. Baconaje beat journeyman Leonardo Doronio last March 12 in Parañaque City. He will be gunning for his first win overseas after losing to Yasutaka Ishimoto in Japan, Lingjie Xia in China and Ivan Kozlovsky in Russia.
Liverpool’s exciting super bantamweight prospect Joe McGrail extended his winning start to life as a professional with a comfortable points win on Saturday night.
After the dismantling of Peter Kramer in Liverpool, Josh Kelly (11-1-1, 7 KOs) wastes no time in returning to action as he leads the North East takeover on July 30 in Newcastle. Live on Channel 5, Kelly faces ‘El Tornado’ Lucas Bastida (18-1-1, 10 KOs).
Legacy Sports Management gets set for another edition of the Legacy Boxing Series in Wuppertal, Germany on July 15th. The series heads back to Germany after promoting in Dubai for the second time this past March.