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Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez may have to start calling himself “The Road Warrior.” Lopez will make the first defense of his IBF featherweight world title against Michael “Mick” Conlan on Saturday, May 27, at The SSE Arena in Conlan’s hometown of Belfast.
The dynamite-fisted Braian Nahuel Suarez has vowed to cause an upset and leave Lyndon Arthur’s plans for huge domestic clashes in tatters. Suarez has arrived in the UK ahead of Friday night’s IBO light heavyweight world title showdown with Arthur, live and free-to-air on Channel 5 from 10pm, in association with Ladrbrokes, Numan and Infinitium Entertainment.
GH3 Promotions has signed f undefeated super middleweight Junior "The Young God" Younan to a co-promotional deal with Amaury Piedra. Younan, 27 years-old of Brooklyn, New York has a record of 17-0-1 with 11 knockouts.
Panama City, Panama; All Star Boxing announced on Tuesday morning the launch of their 2023 season with a clash between world ranked contenders.
A pair of undefeated rising contenders will look to cement their status in their divisions with statement victories in action that will be live streamed on the SHOWTIME PPV COUNTDOWN SHOW this Saturday, March 25 leading up to the highly-anticipated David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant event taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Antonio “El Gigante” Mireles is ready for prime time. The 6-foot-9, 270-pound heavyweight southpaw will return in a six-round clash against Patrick Mailata on Saturday, March 25, at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
Frazer Clarke will face former WBA world interim heavyweight title challenger Bogdan Dinu this Saturday, March 25th at Manchester’s AO Arena.
Super bantamweight contender Oleh Dovhun inched closer to a world title opportunity by making the second defense of the WBA-NABA title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Juan Centeno in a fight that headlined a five-bout card at The Priory Grand Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bad luck won’t let up for Mary Spencer (7-1, 5 KOs) and her clan—the boxer recently suffered a hand injury while sparring. As a result, her fight against Adriana Dos Santos Araujo (6-1, 1 KOs) has been pulled from the undercard of the Christian Mbilli vs. Carlos Gongora fight at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal on March 23.
Several promising prospects will be showcased on the “Night of Redemption” card, on Saturday night, April 1, at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.