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On Saturday night, July 16th, undefeated bantamweight Dylan "The Real Dyl" Price will go for his first title when he vies for the NBA bantamweight title at The Elevations Events Center in Chester, Pennsylvania.
DENZEL BENTLEY IS ready to jockey for position in a middleweight division he believes is about to open up. The new - and two-time - British champion, who regained his belt by defeating Linus Udofia on Friday, reveals himself as a student of the 160lb landscape and he suspects that some vacant world title belts could soon be floated on the open market.
Jamshidbek Najmitdinov moved up in weight and had a career best performance as he stopped former world title challenger Charles Hatley in two rounds in Hatley's hometown in Dallas.
Undefeated super middleweight, David Morrell Jr. (6-0, 5 KOs), who holds the "regular" WBA title, has his eyes on the main event this weekend between David Benavidez vs. David Lemieux, Saturday on Showtime.
Eric Tudor (4-0) went the distance for the first time in his young career Saturday night against the battle tested Donte Stubbs. The fight was part of the Angel “Tito” Acosta versus Janiel Rivera undercard that took place in Indio, California.
Yoel Angeloni, a sought-after amateur, has signed with DiBella Entertainment. DBE will present Angeloni's professional debut on the undercard of the George Kambosos vs. Devin Haney undisputed lightweight championship fight, scheduled for Saturday, June 4, at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Unbeaten rising star, lightweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (6-0, 6 KOs), remained undefeated as he stopped Jose Zaragoza (8-5-1, 2 KOs), last Thursday, May 12th, on a card promoted by Tom Loeffler's 360 Promotions. The bout was shown live on UFC Fight Pass, and took place at The Quiet Cannon Country Club in Montebello, Ca.
Hard-hitting Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gómez shared insights into his recent training camp and more while previewing his showdown against Mexico’s Jorge Cota which serves as the co-main event live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, May 21 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Craig Richards believes he will prove he is the best Light-Heavyweight in Britain – and book himself a well-earned second shot at World title honours with a London derby win over Joshua Buatsi at The O2 this Saturday May 21, shown live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia).
Rising Dominican prospect Luis “The Twist” Nunez will battle fellow unbeaten Jonathan Fierro in the 10-round featherweight telecast opener live on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 21 from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.