BJ Flores: record, next fight and profile →
Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (26-1-1, 16KOs) signed a promotional agreement with Don King, hoping to land a fight against another King fighter, WBA champion Guillermo Jones. According to Flores, King is no longer interested in making that fight and wants Flores to fight one of the other champions, like Marco Huck or Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.
Missouri natives BJ Flores and Ryan Coyne return to action on October 15 at the O'Reilly Family Events Center on the campus of Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. In the evening's main event, Willard native BJ 'El Peligroso' Flores looks to climb the cruiserweight rankings as he takes on Paul Jennette. Flores defeated highly regarded Nicholas Iannuzzi by TKO on July 23rd in the same arena.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that cruiserweight contender BJ Flores has inked a promotional deal with Don King Productions.
Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (25-1) returned to the ring Saturday night for the first time since suffering his first career loss, a unanimous decision to Danny Green in Green's backyard this past November. Flores dropped Iannuzzi in the 1st round and kept the pressure on until Iannuzzi's corner stopped the contest at the of the fifth round. Coming off the loss to Green, Flores was looking to make a statement.
At the O’Reilly Center in Springfield, Missouri, cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (25-1-1, 16 KOs) stopped Nick Iannuzzi (16-3, 9 KOs) in five rounds. Flores landed an overhand right that dropped Iannuzzi hard in the first round. He was down until the count of eight and barely made it up. He was saved by the bell. Flores then punished Iannuzzi until the boxer's corner stopped the contest at the end of the fifth round. All three judges had it scored 50-44 after five rounds.
BoxingScene.com recently spoke with cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (24-1) who faces Nick Iannuzzi (16-2) on July 23rd. The fight takes place in Springfield, MO where Flores will fight in front of his hometown fans.
Team Ryan Coyne and Team Lateef Kayode spent the better part of Sunday going back and forth ripping each other. The two camps, along with BJ Flores feuded on BoxingScene a few months back.
BoxingScene.com has been advised that BJ Flores (24-1) will return to the ring on July 23 versus Nick Iannuzzi (16-2) at the O'Reilly Center in Springfield, MO in front of his hometown fans. The fight headlines a hybrid card that features 4 boxing matches and 7 mma fights.
On the 20th of July in Australia, Antonio Tarver (28-6, 19 KOs) will attempt to become the first American boxer to defeat Danny Green (31-3, 27KO), the current IBO world cruiserweight champion The fight happens at the Entertainment Center in Sydney. Green has turned back the American challenges of Roy Jones Jr. and BJ Flores, with a first round TKO over Jones and twelve round decision over the previously unbeaten Flores. He expects an even harder fight with Tarver.
BoxingScene.com published articles all week on a three way rift between cruiserweight contender BJ Flores, and undefeated cruiserweight prospects Lateef Kayode and Ryan Coyne. In one of the stories Kayode said that he didn't even know who Flores was. Flores responded by saying that Kayode "barely speaks English and just arrived to the States." The story can be found here https://www.boxingscene.com/bj-flores-returns-fire-on-team-lateef-kayode--35810.