
Jason Moloney: I Want The WBC World Title - That's The Dream
Highly ranked bantamweight Jason Moloney has his sights set on WBC champion Nonito Donaire, as the 'Filipino Flash' successfully defended his WBC 118 crown last month.

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Highly ranked bantamweight Jason Moloney has his sights set on WBC champion Nonito Donaire, as the 'Filipino Flash' successfully defended his WBC 118 crown last month.

Joet Gonzalez, the Southern California featherweight contender who has twice challenged for a world title, is primed for another run at the brass ring. Gonzalez signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank and will return in a 10-round bout against Filipino former world title challenger Jeo Santisima on Saturday, Feb. 5 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

BOXXER has announced the signing of heavyweight prospect Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva to an exclusive long-term promotional agreement. The Tottenham-based TKV is turning professional after a highly-decorated amateur career which included tenure as the Southern Area Heavyweight Champion and English Heavyweight Champion plus a silver medal at the 2019 African Games.

Dante “Free Smoke” Benjamin Jr., the Cleveland-born light heavyweight star who won seven national titles as an amateur, has signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. The 19-year-old will make his professional debut in a four-round bout Saturday, Jan. 29 on the Robson Conceicao-Xavier Martinez undercard in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions has reacted to female star Claressa Shields being included in the 2022 instalment of the Guinness World Records for becoming the first boxer in the four-belt era to hold all titles across two weight divisions simultaneously.

Ahead of his IBO World super middleweight title eliminator against István Szili on March 26, 2022, at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, former five-time world champion Felix Sturm sat down to talk about the collaboration with recently founded LIB Boxpromotion, his motivation to keep fighting, his opinion on superstar Saul “Canelo“ Alvarez and a possible fight between the two, the recent trend of YouTubers-turning boxers, and a look back on his own career.

Alycia Baumgardner has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Baumgardner (11-1 7 KOs) burst onto the World scene with a stunning KO win over Terri Harper in Sheffield, England in November, ripping the WBC and IBO World Super-Featherweight titles from the Doncaster star in the fourth round of her first World title fight.

After a longer than expected layoff, Hanna Hansen - the former fashion model, DJ and kickboxing world champion - finally has a date set for her return to the boxing ring: In her third professional prizefight, Hansen is set to battle Lili Jumali over eight scheduled rounds on March 26 at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.

Undefeated Australian super lightweight talent Liam Paro has signed a long term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.

Unbeaten lightweight contender Frank Martin, who fights under Errol Spence Jr.’s Man Down Promotions banner, will square off against Romero Duno in a 10-round showdown that tops PBC action live on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, January 1 kicking off the New Year from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.