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This past Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA, Thompson Boxing Promotions saw the battle of future world title contenders as bantamweight, Eros Correa (12-1, 8 KOs), upset WBO #5 and WBA #8, Saul "The Beast" Sanchez (18-2, 11 KOs), winning by split decision. Sanchez vs. Correa, a scheduled 10-round main event, headlined Thompson’s “Path To Glory” event.
Heavyweight contender Ivan Dychko takes his 100% KO record to Argentina this week as the giant Kazak is scheduled to return to the ring.
Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) has announced the signing of Caroline Veyre, a pillar of the Canadian National Boxing Team since 2013, to an exclusive promotional contract.
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has opened the bidding process for World Boxing Tour (WBT) events for 2023-2024. During that period there will be six key WBT events which are planned to offer points towards Olympic qualification. The events are expected to be spread between continents, ensuring fair opportunities to earn a chance to box at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool - The wait was finally over as the Liverpool crowd stood to cheer Josh Kelly back to the squared circle for the first time in over a year.
Jack Bateson hopes to gate-crash the world rankings after defeating Diego Alberto Ruiz in Leeds. The new Probellum signing picked up the vacant WBA Super Bantamweight Intercontinental title with a unanimous points win after 10 rounds at Elland Road.
'Hot Rod' Radivoje Kalajdzic may have a name spelled with the leftover letters from a game of scrabble, but in this case, words can be very deceiving.
Hailing from the Boogie Down Bronx, fighter "Pistol" Pete Dobson may just be the best fighter out of New York City that you have never heard about.
In July 2022, Wichita will not only host USA Boxing’s National Junior Olympics for the first time in the city’s history, but will also be the site of the first bouts in a new, combined amateur-professional fight series, showcased by Nico Hernandez – Wichita native, an IBA Flyweight World Title holder, 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist and winner of the 2012 and 2013 National Junior Olympics.
The last great world boxing champion to come from Cleveland, Ohio was the great light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim, who fought great champions like Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore.