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  Press Release: November 30, 2021 By DAZN – ‘The Dream’ headlines huge DAZN fight night at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent   Israil Madrimov  can take a step closer to achieving his World Title dream when he faces  Michel Soro  in a Final Eliminator for the WBA Super-Welterweight crown on another huge night for Uzbekistan boxing at the Renaissance Hall in Tashkent on Friday December 17, with all of the action shown live worldwide on  DAZN .  Credit: DAZN   Madrimov (7-0, 5 KOs), the No.2 ranked Super-Welterweight with the WBA, outpointed the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Emmany Kalombo, who had won all fourteen of his professional contests inside the distance before facing ‘The Dream’, last time out at the Humo Arena in Tashkent on the undercard of Murodjon Akhmadaliev’s win over Ryosuke Iwasa.   France’s Soro (35-2-1, 24 KOs) is ranked No.1 in the world at 154lbs with the WBA and secured mandatory status in 2018...

If one were to ask this observer as to what I feel will be the story that dominated the sport of Boxing in 2021 beyond the continuing impact of the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic, I would be hard-pressed to say that it was not the fiasco and subsequent long wait for the battle for the Undisputed Lightweight Championship of the world between undefeated world champion Teofimo Lopez and undefeated IBF number one contender George Kambosos. A fight that for a variety of reasons, all of which did not put Boxing in a favorable light, seemed as though it might never take place.   From a positive COVID-19 test that initially postponed the fight, to numerous issues involving promotional entity Triller from frequently changing the dates of which the bout will be rescheduled, along with changing locations and venues before ultimately defaulting on their six main dollar winning purse bid, resulting in promoter Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing as the second highest bidder stepping in to finall...

  The official weigh-in for the long-awaited encounter for the Undisputed Lightweight world championship between undefeated world champion Teofimo Lopez and undefeated IBF number one rated contender George Kambosos took place earlier today in New York City, NY. Weights for the entire card, which will take place at The Theater in Madison Square Garden and will be broadcast globally by digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN are below.   Main Event: Undisputed Lightweight World Championship – 12Rds.   Teofimo Lopez (Champion) 135lbs. vs. George Kambosos 134 1/4lbs.   Vacant IBF Jr. Lightweight world championship – 12Rds.   Azinga Fuzile 129 1/2lbs. vs. Kenichi Ogawa 129 1/4lbs.   Featherweight – 10Rds.   Raymond Ford 126lbs. vs. Felix Caraballo 125 1/4lbs.   Heavyweight – 8Rds.   Zhilei Zhang 274lbs. vs. Craig Lewis 273 1/4lbs.   Women’s Flyweight – 6Rds.   Christina Cruz 111 1/2lbs....

  The WBO Welterweight championship bout between undefeated champion Terence Crawford and former two-time Welterweight world champion Shawn Porter was one of the most anticipated fights of 2021 for a few reasons that both revolve around what each fighter could do inside the ring as well as the business landscape of the sport, which like it or not, played a significant role in the bout coming to fruition.   In previewing this bout between two boxer/punchers that were/are among the upper echelon of the Welterweight division, I first stated that I was happy to see this encounter taking place at an appropriate time in each fighter's career, despite the obvious business elements that were involved, which this observer will discuss later in this column. It is after all not often that the sport is treated to a fight between two fighters in the prime of their careers without some form of the business elements that be in the sport at minimum resulting in a delay of a fight being ma...

  The first time this observer saw the word “FINALLY!” in relation to the promotion of a Boxing event it was prior to my covering the first encounter between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield as a young writer, who was honestly just starting to get his feet wet in regard to not only the practice of being a writer, but also covering combat sports when the fight took place with much anticipation in November 1996. Of course, the term “FINALLY!” in all the promotion that surrounded the fight was due to the fact that the fight, which was originally scheduled to take place in June of 1992, but was cancelled due to a Tyson conviction that resulted in a three year jail sentence and the fighters subsequently taking different paths in those years including when Tyson resumed his career in 1995, was finally going to become a reality.   There are times however, where the phrase “FINALLY” can and perhaps should be used if not to describe the anticipation of an encounter, than certainly to d...

  Press Release: November 23, 2021 By Team Moloney – Former World Champion Andrew Moloney 21-2 battles Philippines Froilan Saludar 32-4 live on FoxSports Australia, Thursday December 9 th  from the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales Australia.  Credit: Team Moloney   Here is what Moloney had to say about his December 9 th  Matchup and more from training camp in Australia;   On his recent training camp in Australia:     My preparation for this fight has been excellent! I started training as soon as I landed back in Australia after my loss to Joshua Franco.  I believe I have learnt a lot from that trilogy and I am extremely hungry to get back to the top and become World Champion again.    There has been a big buzz in the gym with Bruno Tarimo and my brother Jason both preparing for World Title Eliminators and myself getting ready for December 9. We have all been pushing each other really har...

  Undefeated WBO Middleweight world champion Demetrius Andrade scored a statement-making second round knockout of WBO number ten rated Middleweight contender Jason Quigley on Friday night at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, NH. Andrade, who is a two-division world champion having previously held the WBO Jr. Middleweight crown, was making the fifth defense of his WBO Middleweight world championship. An extremely talented boxer with an impressive skillset, Andrade has faced struggles in securing lucrative fights in and around the 160lb. Middleweight division due to his Boxing style that while dominant does not always result in entertaining knockouts the generate interest to secure some of those lucrative fights. Andrade was not interested in going twelve rounds in this title defense as he patiently waited for his opening and then landed a short left hook to the head that sent Quigley down. In round two, Andrade did not allow Quigley time to recover dropping him a second time with a left...

  Press Release: By Probellum – Los Angeles, CA – November 18, 2021 - Probellum can today announce yet another multi-fight, multi-year co-promotional agreement - teaming up with Costa Rica's 3MG Boxing. The promotion have become a huge force in Costa Rica over the past decade, with promoter Mario Vega helping to take 3MG Boxing from strength to strength. They have held a number of impressive events throughout the country in locations such as Santa Ana, Heredia, San Jose and Santo Domingo, with some of the very best talent on display. Highly-rated fighters such as David Jimenez, Jordan Reyes and Cristian Coronado are currently flying the flag for Costa Rica, with even more superstars set to be unearthed after Probellum partnered with 3MG Boxing. The deal with 3MG Boxing is Probellum's latest co-promotional agreement, having also secured deals with Wasserman Boxing, Universum in Germany, Groupe Yvon Michel in Canada, Maravillabox ...