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Red Owl Boxing, which earlier this week unveiled a nine-event series that will begin Friday, Dec. 1, today announced that the hard-hitting Omar Salcido Gamez will face Luis Coria in the eight-round lightweight main event of BOX FEST VI.
Josh Kelly fights in front of his home fans for the first time as a professional when he faces Roarke Knapp in Sunderland on December 16. Shown live exclusively on DAZN worldwide, Kelly headlines the Wasserman Boxing show against the power-punching South African at the Beacon of Light, with both men daring to put their world title ambitions on the line.
Welterweight Louis Lopez (14-2-1, 5 KOs), will be squaring off against Salvador Briceno (17-7, 11 KOs), in an 8-round bout headlining CBN Promotions' "New Blood" card at the Infinite Reality Studios, formerly Thunder Studios, in Long Beach, California, on November 4, 2023.
As BoxingScene.com previously reported, undefeated knockout artist Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas will make his return to the ring in a new division against Accra, Ghana’s Fredrick "General Okunka" Lawson (30-3, 22 KOs).
The bantamweight king from Down Under is ready to bring a little mayhem up north. Jason “Mayhem” Moloney will defend his WBO world title against Mexican-American challenger Saul Sanchez on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada.
Undefeated WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo will battle José Benavídez Jr. in a 10-round non-title WBC special event in the co-main event of a SHOWTIME PPV undercard on Saturday, November 25 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Another testing fight, while waiting for a world title opportunity: Sandor Martin (41-3-0, 14KO) is coming back in the squared circle on the 16th of December in Turin, Italy, as part of a boxing card organized and promoted by Italy’s Opi Since 82.
In the main event, Cuban WBO featherweight king Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez puts his belt on the line against unbeaten Mexican contender Rafael “El Divino” Espinoza.
Los Angeles, CA - Fernando Vargas Jr. will be fighting Colombia's Wilfrido Buelvas in a six round super welterweight clash on Saturday, November 11 at the Thunder Studios in Long Beach, CA.
A night of boxing will take place on Friday, November 10th at the 2300 Arena as King's Promotions presents Split-T Showcase. The card will feature some of the best talent from management company, Split-T Management. In the featured bout, local and undefeated heavyweight Sonny Conto takes on Detrailious Webster in a bout scheduled for six-rounds.