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Mexico has not seen living boxing in several weeks, but promoter Carlos Molina plans to change that with a fight card he is also fighting on. Molina will face veteran Michi Munoz on May 23 in his hometown of Patzcuaro, Mexico, it was announced Wednesday afternoon. The 10-round junior middleweight bout will stream live on King Carlos Promotions’ YouTube and Facebook pages (7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT).
Former world champion Carlos' King 'Molina plans to stage a boxing event behind closed doors in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, western Mexico, on May 23, according to ESPN Deportes. Molina is taking care of every detail regarding the participants' safety and health issues.
Returning to the ring for the first time since competing for "The Contender", Ievgen "The Ukrainian Lion" Khytrov, 167.6 lbs., of Brooklyn, NY, moved up to the super middleweight division to face Gabriel Pham, 167.6 lbs., of Atlantic City, NJ, in the main event. Khytrov turned in a tremendous performance, pressuring his way inside the tall 6'3" frame of southpaw Pham for the entire fight.
On Thursday, August 1, DiBella Entertainment will return with the second edition of its Broadway Boxing Summer Series, titled "NIGHT OF THE CONTENDERS", from the Monroeville Convention Center, in Monroeville, PA. Two participants from the last season of "The Contender" tournament, Ievgen Khytrov and Eric Walker, will be co-featured in separate bouts. The event will be live streamed exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world's leading digital subscription service for combat sports, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT. Broadway Boxing: NIGHT OF THE CONTENDERS is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Pinnacle Fighting Championships, and is presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, Christos Steak House and Gagliardi Insurance.
Premium pay television network EPIX® has announced the 16 fighters who will be facing off with one another for the championship belt on the revival of boxing franchise series The Contender this fall. The highly anticipated 12-episode season, from MGM Television and Paramount Television, will premiere on EPIX on Aug. 24, 2018 at 10 PM ET/PT.
Mexico's Fidel Monterrosa upset the Long Island fans in the junior middleweight opener, spoiling the homecoming of local favorite Tommy Rainone via unanimous decision. Scores for Monterrosa in an ugly, foul and clinch-filled six rounder were 58-54 twice and 57-55. Both fighters lost a point from referee Ron Lipton for fouls in the final round. With the win, Monterrosa moves to 38-13-1 with 30 KOs; Rainone falls to 26-8-1 with six KOs.
On Thursday, May 18, DiBella Entertainment's popular Broadway Boxing series will make its long-awaited return to New York for the first time in almost a year with a special edition, one-time-only event, held at Brooklyn's historic Paramount Theater at Long Island University. Brooklyn's undefeated female sensation Heather "The Heat" Hardy will appear in a special attraction eight-round featherweight rematch versus Hungary's Edina "DNA" Kiss to go along with a stacked undercard featuring 2016 Olympian Charles Conwell, 15-0 prospect Eric Walker, and Irish favorite Noel Murphy.
New York, NY - DiBella Entertainment has inked an exclusive promotional agreement with undefeated talent Eric "Babyface Assassin" Walker (14-0, 7 KOs). The junior middleweight sensation will make his DiBella Entertainment debut on "Broadway Boxing", February 11, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Junior middleweight Eric Walker will face Joshua Okine on December 10, promoter Matt McGovern confirmed to BoxingScene.com Thursday morning. The 10 round bout will take place at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Former lightweight champion Mickey Bey (22-1-1) took another step closer to a second world title by defeating Naim Nelson (12-1-1) by unanimous decision in their lightweight bout. Bey returned from a long layoff and dominated from the start. The final rallies were 99-91 and 100-90 twice. Ronald Gavril (15-1) opened up tonight's slate of fights with a crushing second round knockout of Mario Hilario (13-5) in their super middleweight scrap. Gavril, who is promoted my Mayweather Promotions, was simply too strong for his overmatched opponent.