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SA Boxing, with just two bouts yesterday, were represented by their featherweight duo in Jahmal Harvey (Oxon Hill, Md.) and Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) during the fifth day of boxing at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.
An early Christmas cracker will be delivered to the Bournemouth beachfront on Sunday, December 10th as Chris ‘The Gentleman’ Billam-Smith (18-1, 12 KO’s) makes the first defence of his WBO World Cruiserweight Championship.
Bantamweight contender Eros Correa (13-1, 8 KOs), currently ranked WBA #9, is set to make his 2023 ring debut against unbeaten rising star Robin Ellis (6-0, 5 KOs).
USA Boxing came away with three victories last night during the fourth day of boxing at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, to go 3-1 for the day.
On Tuesday, November 7, world-ranked contender Mikiah Kreps steps into the ring to continue her unbeaten streak as part of the latest installment of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing series, titled “Heroes on the Hudson” – a One Night Only event to support the heroic veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
Flyweight elite duo, Roscoe Hill (Spring, Texas) and Jennifer Lozano (Laredo, Texas), secured Team USA’s first victories at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games, ending the day 2-1 for USA Boxing.
Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Hugo Micallef, the only professional boxer from the Principality of Monaco, will make his U.S. debut against Austria’s Sergio Odabai in a six-rounder Saturday, Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena. Micallef-Odabai will be part of the ESPN+-streamed undercard broadcast.
On Saturday night, Isaac Chamberlain became the new British and Commonwealth cruiserweight champion, winning a dominant unanimous decision victory (119-111, 118-111, 118-111) against an undefeated champion in Mikael Lawal at the historic York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Lee McGregor and Isaac Lowe are primed to deliver an all-British barnstormer, when they collide on December 1 live and free-to-air on Channel 5.
Paris hosted the IBA Champions’ Night for the very first time on 18 October. The Westfield Forum des Halles witnessed the fights of twelve talented champions, medallists, and contenders. The boxers receive prize money, $10,000 for the winner and $5,000 for the runner-up.