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The official weigh-in for Saturday’s World Welterweight championship unification bout between undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) world champion Errol Spence and World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion Shawn Porter took place earlier today in Los Angeles, CA. The official weights for the card, which will be televised by Fox Sports Pay-Per-View in the United States are as follows. Main Event: IBF/WBC Welterweight World Championship Unification Bout - 12Rds. Errol Spence (IBF champion) 147lbs. vs. Shawn Porter (WBC champion) 147lbs. WBC Super-Middleweight World Championship - 12Rds. Anthony Dirrell (Champion) 167 1/2lbs. vs. David Benavidez 167 1/2lbs. Jr. Welterweight - 12Rds.* Mario Barrios 140lbs. vs. Batyr Akhmedov 139 1/4lbs. (*Fight will determine an interim/regular champion designation in the World Boxing Association Jr. Welterweight ratings.) Welterweight- 10Rds. Josesito Lopez 146 1/2lbs. vs. John Molina 146 1/4lbs. Welterw...

Credit: DAZN Press Release: By DAZN – NEW YORK I September 26, 2019 : DAZN’s fall campaign in the U.S. –  It’s Fight Season on DAZN  – has landed. Further differentiating itself from others in the sport of boxing, the sports streaming platform’s new campaign pivots from the more traditional, one-off event promotion to instead highlight DAZN’s entire fall fight season that will feature boxing’s biggest matchups. As the only place to watch Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin back in title contention on Oct. 5, Canelo Alvarez jump up two weight classes in a championship clash on Nov. 2, and the highly-anticipated rematch between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua on Dec. 7, DAZN has amassed one of the best schedules in boxing history. DAZN’s new campaign features highlight reels of each of these four superstars juxtaposed against an evocative track titled “The Impossible Dream,” eliciting the wide range of emotions and piercing intensity that fighters experien...

Credit: Warren S Photography Press Release: September 25, 2019 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Reagan Dessaix continued to show why he is far beyond his years as he dispatched of Aaron Lai in the fourth round of their OBPF Light Heavyweight title fight at the Paddo Rugby League Club, Paddington last weekend.  Dessaix competed in his third title fight of the calendar year, with his only loss coming in extremely controversial fashion on away soil to former world champion Blake Caparello.  Since the Caparello fight, the 23-year-old Dessaix has won back to back titles via stoppage victory and 'The President' discussed his latest victory. Dessaix said, "Firstly I would like to thank my manager Tony Tolj for getting me this opportunity and once again progressing me up the rankings in various governing bodies which was my goal for the year. I want to be a world champion so my focus has been to push up the world ratings and Tony has really done his best to make that hap...

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Following an exciting card that took place at the Theater in Madison Square Garden on September 13th highlighted by undefeated Lightweight contender Devin Haney continuing his rise and a battle between two world champions that will ultimately serve as another step forward for Women’s Boxing, Mexican Independence Day weekend 2019 in the sport of Boxing concluded with another exciting night of Boxing action. The weekend however, was not without its share of controversy. One of the cards that took place on September 14 th from the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA that was broadcast on digital sports streaming network DAZN was to have featured the return of undefeated Lightweight prospect Ryan Garcia as he looked to continue his own rise toward contention in the 135lb. Lightweight division against Avery Sparrow of Philadelphia, PA. The fight, which was to be the semi-main event of the card headlined by undefeated WBO Jr. Middleweight world champion Jaime Munguia’s titl...

Credit: Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions Press Release: By DAZN – LOS ANGELES (Sept. 18, 2019):   Canelo Alvarez  (52-1-2, 35 KOs) of Guadalajara, Mexico and Russian warrior  Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev  (34-3-1, 29 KOs) hosted a press conference today at Union Station in Los Angeles, Calif. to formally announce their 12-round fight for the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. The event will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the  MGM Grand Garden Arena  in Las Vegas and will be streamed live on  DAZN .  Below is what today's participants had to say at the presser.  CANELO ALVAREZ, WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion: "I'm very grateful to all the fans as always. I'm very motivated here, it's an honor for me to share the ring with a fighter like Kovalev who I met in 2012. Now we're about to make history. I know it's going to be the most difficult fight of my professi...

Credit: Sanman Promotions  Press Release: September 16, 2019 By Sanman Promotions – WBO NABO lightweight champion Romero “Ruthless” Duno (W21 KO16 L1 D0) successfully defended his belt by battering Ivan Delgado (W13 KO6 L3 D2). Duno masterfully dominated his opponent who failed to answer the bell in the eighth round thus the stoppage win. Duno was ecstatic on the win. Delgado was a good fighter and I respect him. Now that got another win in my record I am calling out Ryan Garcia. Mexicans are warriors. Show them you’re not scared of fighting anyone. I respect you. You’re good. That’s why I want to fight you.”, Duno stated. Material and Photo Courtesy of: Sanman Promotions Used with permission. For more information about Sanman Promotions and to watch the Sanman Live Boxing series please visit Sanman Promotions’ official Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SanmanPromotions . The Boxing Truth ® is a registered trademark of Beau Denison All Rights Reserved.

In a clash of undefeated prospects Lightweight contender Devin Haney scored a fourth round stoppage of previously undefeated Zaur Abdullaev on Friday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY. Haney controlled the fight from the opening bell working behind a consistent jab, using angles, mixing in combinations, and countering effectively when Abdullaev missed with his punches. The one-sided action was halted at the end of the fourth round when Abdullaev’s corner asked for the fight to be stopped citing a possible broken cheekbone suffered by their fighter. Devin Haney advances to 23-0, with 16 Knockouts. Zaur Abdullaev falls to 11-1, with 7 Knockouts. Also on this card, in a battle for the Women’s WBO Featherweight world championship seven-division world champion Amanda Serrano scored a hard fought ten round unanimous decision over previously undefeated champion Heather Hardy to regain the WBO Featherweight world championship. Serrano put pressure on Hardy f...

Credit: Golden Boy Promotions Press Release: By DAZN – LOS ANGELES (Sept. 13, 2019) – Canelo Alvarez  (51-1-2, 34 KOs), the face of boxing and the king of the middleweight division, will take on a new challenge as he moves into the 175-pound weight class in a 12-round bout against champion  Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev  (34-3-1, 28 KOs) for the WBO Light Heavyweight World Title. The event will take place Saturday, Nov. 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be streamed exclusively live on  DAZN  in all of its nine markets, including the United States, Canada, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan.  Tickets for Canelo vs. Kovalev are priced at $1,754, $1,254, $854, $654, $404 and $204, not including applicable service charges and taxes. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849). Tickets also will be available for purchase at  www.axs.com . “We promised to make this fight ...