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  Press Release November 30, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  Decorated 19 year old Australian amateur standout, Ty Payne (1-0) has signed management terms with leading Australian manger and promoter, Tony Tolj.   Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  Fighting out of Kingscliff, New South Wales, Payne made an impressive professional debut last year with a second round knockout in his native NSW. Soon to make his second professional outing in Queensland  on December 18th , Payne chose the period to enhance his backroom staff with a man continuously building world champions in Tony Tolj. The experienced boxing manger adds Ty Payne to his talented and ever-growing stable which boasts the likes of Andrew and Jason Moloney having also worked with the likes of Chris John in the past.  Payne achieved monumental amateur success in his native Australia winning; The Australian National Championships 2015, Queensland & New South Wales State titles in 2016, Interstate title 201...

  The exhibition bout between legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones was a “Curiosity” rooted in what is in many ways the question of “What If?” What if two fighters who were the cornerstones of their respective eras were to face off in the ring. Obviously, at ages fifty-four and fifty-one respectively, one should not have expected to see anything near what Tyson and Jones were during their prime years. What was the main event of the debut of Mike Tyson’s Legends Only League concept on November 28th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA did however, provide entertainment.   What was a non—competitive exhibition did resemble some competition as both Tyson and Jones showed slight glimpses of what made them great fighters. The eight round exhibition was something that was clearly meant to entertain Boxing fans of all description rather than an announcement of sorts that both fighters were using this as the first step in a comeback that would no doubt be the subject of both criti...

  In a highly anticipated battle of undefeated Heavyweight “Knockout Artists” 2016 Olympic Silver medalist Joe Joyce scored a tenth round knockout over previously unbeaten Daniel Dubious to win a trio of championships in the British, Commonwealth, and European Heavyweight championships on Saturday night at historic Church House in Westminster, London, England. The story of this fight quickly became the success and accuracy that Joyce was able to have in landing his jab. Such success gradually developed swelling on the left eye of Dubious. The bout was surprisingly tactical, competitive, and even however, as Dubious found success in landing hooks with both hands to the head of Joyce as well as being able to occasionally make him miss throughout. A close fight heading into the tenth round, a jab from Joyce landed on the left eye of Dubious, which by that point in the fight had swollen completely shut, forced Dubious to take a knee and take the full ten count. Official time of the sto...

  Former IBF Middleweight world champion Daniel Jacobs scored a narrow twelve round split decision over longtime contender Gabe Rosado on Friday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL. In a surprisingly tactical battle fought in the Super-Middleweight division, many of the rounds saw neither fighter really stand out clearly from the other. It appeared to the eyes of this observer however, that Rosado, a fighter known for his willingness to engage in wars, got the better of the action by implementing a tactical Boxing strategy rather than the brawling style that has endeared him to many Boxing fans. Despite the view of yours truly as well as Rosado appearing to initiate most of the exchanges between the two fighters, two judges felt that Jacobs had done enough to win the fight at the conclusion of the twelve round bout. Official scores were 115-113 (Rosado), and 115-113 (On two scorecards) in favor of Daniel Jacobs giving him the split decision victory. Da...

  Unbeaten Heavyweight prospect and 2016 Olympic Heavyweight Gold medalist Tony Yoka scored a lopsided ten round decision over veteran contender Christian Hammer on Friday night at the H Arena in  Nantes, France. Yoka forced the combat throughout much of the contest, but also had to show that he could take a punch periodically over the course of the fight as Hammer was able to occasionally land hard hooks to the head in exchanges of offense between the two fighters. Yoka’s greater activity and seemingly cleaner more effective punches however, proved to be the difference as he was able to box his was to a convincing decision victory. Tony Yoka advances to 9-0, with 7 Knockouts. Christian Hammer falls to 25-7, with 15 Knockouts.      Also on this card:   In the Women’s Lightweight division,2016 Lightweight Olympic Gold medalist  Estelle Yoka-Mossely, the wife of Tony Yoka, scored an eight round  decision over Emma Gongora. Yoka-Mossely frequent...

  For many, the sport of Boxing is truly a 24/7 three hundred and sixty-five day a year pastime and, despite the Thanksgiving holiday and the official start of the holiday season, Boxing marches on even in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. This year’s Thanksgiving weekend schedule will begin with two separate cards taking place in France as well as here in the United States. The official weights and legal broadcast information for both events are as follows,   H Arena, Nantes, France – ESPN+   Main Event: Heavyweight – 10 Rds.   Tony Yoka 239 1/4lbs. vs. Christian Hammer    Heavyweight – 6 Rds.   Victor Faust 237lbs. vs. Kamil Sokolowski 234 3/4lbs.    Welterweight – 6Rds.   Volkan Gokcek 143 1/2lbs. vs. Aboubeker Bechelaghem 144 1/2lbs.   *Also scheduled to take place/Weights unavailable as of this writing.   Women’s French Jr. Lightweight championship – 8 Rds.   Victoire Piteau vs. Emilie Beaugeard* (*Pro debut...

  For Boxing fans of a certain age, there was nothing quite like the anticipation that took place before Mike Tyson entered the ring. In his prime in the 1980’s, Tyson ran through and fully unified the Heavyweight division in a near four year reign. Why was there such anticipation each time before Tyson stepped in the ring to compete? Tyson was the very definition of the term “Knockout Artist” and what made his ability to score quick knockouts even more impressive was he was scoring knockouts of many top Heavyweight contenders as well as fighters that at one time or another each held versions of the World Heavyweight championship.   In a similar way, Roy Jones carved his reputation in the 1990’s by dominating multiple weight classes with relative ease. Jones’ dominance including victories over world champions and fighters who would ultimately become Hall of Famers was in some ways similar to what Mike Tyson was able to accomplish in his prime. The question that often faced Tys...

  Press Release: By  DAZN –  HOLLYWOOD, FL (Nov. 24, 2020) --  The Big Drama Show is back!   Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin,  boxing's most dominant middleweight of his era, returns to the ring looking to make even more history when he attempts to make a division-record 21st successful defense of his World Middleweight titles.  Golovkin ( 40-1-1 , 35 KOs), from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, has worn a world championship belt every year since 2010.  He will be making a mandatory title defense against undefeated top-rated contender  Kamil Szeremeta  (21-0, 5 KOs), from Biaylstok, Poland,  Friday, Dec. 18 ,  behind closed doors at Hard Rock Live at  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino  in Hollywood, FL.  The Golovkin-Szeremeta IBF/IBO Middleweight World Championship fight, and its action-packed undercard bouts, will be streamed live exclusively on  DAZN  in over 200 countries and territories....

  Undefeated Welterweight contender Conor Benn scored a hard-fought ten round unanimous decision over a very “Game” Sebastian Formella on Saturday night at the Wembley Arena in London, England. Benn, who is the son of former two-division world champion Nigel Benn, displayed as close to a complete package of a skill set as one could imagine in defense of his WBA Continental Welterweight title. Benn frequently hit Formella with combinations to the body and head throughout as well as landing several thudding blows. Although the question became what on earth is holding Formella up, it seemed as though every time he appeared stunned or hurt by Benn’s onslaught of punches, he would immediately return offense. While similar scenarios have led to tragic outcomes throughout the history of the sport, Formella was able to remain both “Game” and competitive, despite suffering a beating at the hands of Benn who would go on to win a unanimous decision. Official scores were: 100-90, 99-91, and 99...