
Natasha Jonas Obtains Manager's License From BBBofC: I Wanted To Break Down Barriers
World champion Natasha Jonas has become the first black woman to obtain a manager’s license from the British Boxing Board of Control.

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World champion Natasha Jonas has become the first black woman to obtain a manager’s license from the British Boxing Board of Control.

UK promotional company BOXXER and NBC Sports have announced a media rights partnership that will bring BOXXER events to U.S. audiences.

Paris is set to host IBA Champions Night on 18 October with renowned French boxers going into the ring in front of a home crowd. Three-time World champion and local star Sofiane Oumiha will be challenged by promising young Bulgarian Radoslav Rosenov in their 62kg fight in the main event of the night.

Hall of Fame promoter Don King has decided to split his upcoming show into two separate dates - Saturday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 2 - both taking place at the Casino Miami Jai Alai.

Saturday night at The Fort Bend Epicenter in Rosenberg, Texas, lightweight Nahir Albright will look for his second consecutive win over a United States Olympian when he fights Keyshawn Davis in a 10-round co-feature bout that will be televised live on ESPN (10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PT).

Unified IBF and WBO minimumweight world champion Yokasta “Yoka” Valle (29-2, 9 KOs) will return to her home country of Costa Rica to defend her world titles against former two-time World Champion of Mexico City, Anabel “Avispa” Ortiz (33-5, 4 KOs) in a 10-round match.

Newly crowned World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental light heavyweight champion Kareem Hackett (12-0, 6 KOs), a first for a Toronto fighter, has cracked the WBA world ratings at No. 14.

Undefeated two-time super middleweight world champion David “El Monstruo” Benavídez will defend his Interim WBC Super Middleweight Title against unbeaten two-division world champion Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade headlining a Showtime PPV on Saturday, November 25 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

THE QUEENSBERRY NEWCOMER Gavin Gwynne will fight for the vacant European lightweight championship at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday December 2 in support of the big middleweight showdown between Hamzah Sheeraz and Liam Williams, live on TNT Sports.

The eight-bout card will feature five undefeated fighters. Topping the bill will be exciting middleweight prospect Euri Cedeno taking on 37-fight veteran Damian Ezequiel Bonelli in an eight-round bout.