
Mike Perez disappointed with no decision; Sofiane Oumiha upset
A card in Benghazi featured a no decision and a surprise result, Tris Dixon writes.
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A card in Benghazi featured a no decision and a surprise result, Tris Dixon writes.

Junior lightweight Robson Conceicao, who captured Brazil’s first Olympic boxing gold at the 2016 Rio Games, now holds the WBC junior lightweight title after three previous failed attempts. Conceicao will face former titleholder O’Shaquie Foster (22-3, 12 KOs) in a rematch on November 2 at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York.

Olympic boxing has launched the careers of some of the sport's greatest figures, including Sugar Ray Leonard, whose first great stride on his climb to the Hall of Fame and legendary status was a gold medal win.

Professional boxers are allowed to compete in the Olympics primarily due to a rule change implemented in 2016. Find out here which pros are participating at the 2024 Paris Games.

French super middleweight Kevin Lele Sadjo (21-0, 19 inside the distance) got a good fight from late sub Abraham Gabriel Buonarrigo (12-5) last night in Marseille but upped the pace and stopped his opponent in the fourth. Sadjo, reigning EBU and WBO I-C champ looks ready for the big fights.

On December 2nd, at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, Y12 Boxing and its promoter, Yohan Zaoui, will stage a card being streamed by DAZN. The event - which is being dubbed ‘Made in France’ - will air live from 7:00 PM (GMT+1) to over 200 countries.

Paris hosted the IBA Champions’ Night for the very first time on 18 October. The Westfield Forum des Halles witnessed the fights of twelve talented champions, medallists, and contenders. The boxers receive prize money, $10,000 for the winner and $5,000 for the runner-up.

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.

Three-time world champion Sofiane Oumiha from France will face a professional boxer from Argentina Nicolas Blanco in a 10-round title bout for the WBA Intercontinental Title at the IBA Champions’ Night in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The event will take place on 23 September at Chapiteau de Fontvieille.

Just before the deadline at noon today (Sep 12) the EBU published the news that its super lightweight champ Franck Petitjean (24-6-3) will make a voluntary defense of the title against Adam Azim (9-0) on November 18 in Wolverhampton (UK) on a show put on by Boxxer.