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Middleweight Hamzah Sheeraz, will face the most severe test of his career to date when he takes on former world title challenger Liam Williams at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday, 2 December, live on TNT Sports.
2020 Olympic Games bronze medallist Karriss Artingstall (4-0) is stepping up to face the battle-hardened Vanessa Bradford who has shared the ring with world champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner when she returns to the ring at BOXXER: PATHS COLLIDE on Saturday, October 21st at The O2 London, live on Sky Sports.
The co-main event for October 27th "WBO Night of Champions" card was announced Thursday afternoon as it will feature another clash between Puerto Rico & Nicaragua. WBO Latino Jr flyweight champion #4 Rene "El Chulo" Santiago (11-3 8 KO's) defends his title against undefeated ranked challenger #15 Kevin Vivas (7-0 2 KO's) in a 10-round bout.
Lightweight knockout machine Cain Sandoval, (10-0, 10 KOs) of Sacramento, CA will battle Brooklyn’s Wesley ‘El Bongocero’ Ferrer, (17-1-1, 8 KOs), in a scheduled eight-rounder on the undercard to the ‘King’ Callum Walsh vs. Ismael Villarreal title fight set for Thursday, November 9 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden and broadcast globally on UFC Fight Pass.
Undefeated prospect Emiliano Fernando Vargas is set to return in a six-round special attraction on Thursday, Nov. 16, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miami, FL; Undefeated world ranked contender Jairo "Jairito" Noriega (13-0 3 KO's) of Badajoz, Spain has inked a promotional pact with All Star Boxing. The deal was announced by the company's president Felix "Tuto" Zabala Jr. on Tuesday. Noriega joins the big stable of junior flyweights under the banner, which includes WBO world champion Jonathan "Bomba" Gonzalez.
Top super middleweight contender Vladimir Shishkin kept his unbeaten record intact last Friday night as he stopped veteran Ramon Ayala in the second round of their showdown in Miami, Florida.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Ryan Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) will make his return to the ring against Mexico’s Oscar “La Migraña” Duarte (26-1-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday, December 2. Scheduled for 12-rounds.
USA Boxing has officially unveiled the 13 boxers who will proudly represent Team USA at the upcoming Santiago 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with boxing competition scheduled from Oct. 19 to Oct. 28, 2023.
Veteran boxing trainer Robert Garcia presents ‘House of Champions 4’ on Friday, November 17 at the beautiful, outdoor Chukchansi Park, home of the Fresno Grizzlies Baseball Team in Downtown Fresno, CA.