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The first doubleheader in Massachusetts’ long professional boxing history, “Road 2 Stardom”, presented by Granite Chin Promotions, was a success last night, at Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts.
MEXICO CITY - Last night, Leandro Jose Blanc (5-0 & 3 KO's) beat German Valenzuela (17-3 & 12 KO's) in a ten round fight, with two scores of 96-93, 96-93 for Blanc and the third scoring 98-93 for Valenzuela.
Washington, DC lightweight contender Anthony Peterson (39-1-1, 25 KOs) will headline the event with up to ten competitive, entertaining bouts featuring rising prospects and ring veterans from inside and outside the greater Washington region. The DC native scored a KO win over Saul Corral on Beltway Battles: Round Two and will go for his 40th pro win in a scheduled 8-round contest (opponent TBD).
The Board of Directors of the International Boxing Association (IBA) met today to discuss a series of important matters concerning governance, finance, and sporting integrity. Professor McLaren and representatives of the Governance Reform Group also joined the meeting. At the end of the meeting, the Board also took into consideration a statement made by the IOC this evening.
JASON CUNNINGHAM BELIEVES his confidence is at such a level that he can be optimistic over the prospect of world title success if he can overcome Zolani Tete on July 2.
Thomas Patrick Ward wants to finally shake off his contender status and fight for a world title this year. The featherweight returns to action on July 17, at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, headlining a Phil Jeffries promotion, looking to preserve his status at the WBA’s No1 ranked fighter.
Three of Top Rank's brightest young talents — welterweight Paddy “Real Deal” Donovan, featherweight Kurt Walker, and junior middleweight Kieran Molloy — will return Saturday, Aug. 6, on the Michael Conlan-Miguel Marriaga undercard at The SSE Arena in Belfast.
Sunny Edwards hopes the collapse of Julio Cesar Martinez’s latest title defense does not prevent the “biggest fight in the flyweight division” from happening.
SHOWTIME SPORTS and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) today announced that Jake “The Problem Child” Paul will take on longtime nemesis and undefeated pro boxer Tommy “TNT” Fury, and Amanda “Real Deal” Serrano will defend her Unified Featherweight World Title against power-punching Argentine Brenda “La Pumita” Carabajal in co- main events at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, August 6 live on SHOWTIME PPV. Tickets for the twin bill will go on sale Wednesday, June 29 at 11 a.m. ET and can be purchased at www.msg.com.
The undercard for Garcia vs. Fortuna promises a night full of action at the historic Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, July 16, as Orange County’s fan favorite, Alexis “Lex” Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) of Santa Ana, CA takes on Baltimore’s Samuel “Unbelievable” Kotey (23-3, 16 KOs). The 10-round welterweight fight will serve as the co-main event for Garcia vs. Fortuna.