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  Originally, this column was to discuss what was one of the biggest weekends on the Boxing calendar in the year 2022 to date that planted the spotlight of the sport firmly on three world championship unification bouts in Women’s Boxing. Unfortunately, as many know, two of those bouts that were scheduled to take place on September 10 th at the O2 Arena in London, England as the co-main events of an all women’s card, the encounter between undefeated Middleweight world champions Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall for the Undisputed Middleweight championship of the world, and a Jr. Lightweight unification bout between world champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner was postponed the day before the event due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8 th .   While the United Kingdom has entered a period of mourning as well as transition, there was one Women’s world championship fight that did take place as scheduled on September 8 th in San Jose, Costa Rica, th...

  Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, September 8, 2022, it has been announced that Saturday’s scheduled all Women’s Boxing card, which was to be headlined by two world championship unification bouts featuring Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall for the Undisputed Middleweight championship of the world and Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner in a Jr. Lightweight unification bout, that was to take place at the O2 Arena in London, England has been postponed as the United Kingdom begins a period of mourning. The announcement follows postponements of several events that were to have taken place throughout the United Kingdom including several Football (Soccer) league matches, the postponement of a PGA Golf tournament, among other events.     Prior to the announcement on Friday, it had been announced by Boxxer, the promotional company behind the card had intended to hold a private weigh-in for the event. The British Boxing Board of Control ( BBBofC ) h...

  The official weigh-in for Thursday night’s Women’s World Minimumweight championship unification clash between current IBF world champion Yokasta Valle and current WBO world champion Thi Thu Nhi Nguyen took place earlier today in San Jose, Costa Rica. The unification bout, the first of three unification bouts to be held this week throughout Women’s Boxing will headline a Golden Boy Promotions promoted card from the Cuidad Deportiva Heiner Ugalde and can be seen globally on digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN . The Minimumweight limit for the bout is 105lbs. Both world champions Valle and Nguyen weighed in officially at 104lbs. Valle will have a hometown advantage in Costa Rica and will be making the sixth defense of the IBF world championship she won in August 2019 with a ten round split decision over Joana Pastrana. She will also have a significant experience edge over WBO champion Nguyen having had twenty-seven professional bouts compared to only five for Thi Th...

In the weeks following undefeated unified IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk’s second victory over former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua, the man he took the title from last year, the dominant question has been what is next? Almost immediately after Usyk scored his second unanimous decision over Joshua, talk began of a potential fight with the on again, off again, retired, and un-retired undefeated WBC world champion Tyson Fury for a potential showdown between the two champions that would finally lead to one Undisputed World Heavyweight champion.  While it remains uncertain whether that will indeed become a reality, the first significant Heavyweight bout to take place in the aftermath of Usyk’s rematch with Joshua occurred on September 4th at the legendary venue formerly known as the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, now known as Crypto.com Arena. Even though names of arenas and stadiums in modern times seem to change as quickly as those venues are b...

Press Release: September 4, 2022 By DAZN – Liam Paro and Brock Jarvis will clash for the WBO Global Super-Lightweight Title at the South Bank Piazza in Brisbane on Saturday October 15, live to subscribers worldwide on DAZN, as Matchroom break new ground with their first show in Australia.  Credit: DAZN  Paro (22-0 13 KOs) is ranked No.1 with the WBO at 140lbs and the Brisbane star will aim to kick-off Matchroom’s new era Down Under in style on his home turf. The 26-year-old inked a promotional pact with Hearn in December after seeing off the unbeaten Yomar Alamo in Tampa, Florida on his American debut. Jarvis (20-0 18 KOs) also comes into the bout on the back of his first fight on US soil, where the New South Wales ace came out on top in a wild shoot out with Alejando Rodriguez with a fifth-round stoppage in Fresno, California. The 24-year-old recorded his 18th win inside the distance from 20 fights that night and has promised fans another all-action affair next m...

The official weigh-in for a rare Sunday night pay-per-view card headlined by former unified Heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz and longtime top. contender and former two-time world title challenger Luis Ortiz took place on Saturday in Los Angeles, CA. The bout, which will headline a Fox Sports Pay-Per-View card from the venue now known as Cryto.com Arena that can be seen on traditional cable/satellite providers as well as digital combat sports streaming network and pay-per-view platform FITE is also being billed as an elimination bout for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Although it is unclear as of this writing as to whether or not the winner of this fight will indeed be declared the next mandatory challenger by the World Boxing Council (WBC), the stakes are high for both fighters. The former champion Andy Ruiz weighed in at 268 3/4lbs. He will have a weight advantage of nearly twenty-four pounds over Ortiz, who weighed in at 245 1/2lbs. for the scheduled twelve round bout. ...

  Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing In a battle for the vacant WBA Women’s Oceania Light-Flyweight championship, Sarah Higginson outworked Charimae Salvador over six rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory in the main event of Dragon Fire Boxing’s Thunderdome 39 card on Friday night at Metro City Nightclub in Northbridge, Australia. A fight that was fought at an extremely high pace from the opening bell and saw several heated exchanges of punches, it was Higginson’s greater work rate that was ultimately the difference in a very competitive contest. Sarah Higginson advances to 4-2-1, with 1 Knockout. Charimae Salvador falls to 5-5, with 2 Knockouts.  Also on this card:   Former Australian youth Amateur national champion Ben Innes made his professional debut in the Featherweight division by scoring a workmanlike four round unanimous decision over Zainul Hasan. The main story of this fight was Innes’ lateral movement, combination punching, and a systematic body attack that only...

The month of August 2022 closed with both curiosity and intriguing in two events being staged on August 27th in two different countries. First, it was the debut of the MisFits Boxing series that pits celebrities and social media personalities in the Boxing ring to do battle. An event that was streamed on digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN as part of its subscription offering as well as a low cost pay-per-view offering depending on what country or region you were viewing the event from. The United Kingdom, Ireland, and those of us in North America (United States and Canada) were offered the event at a low cost of $9.99 for current subscribers. Some readers will recall a column penned by this observer last week where I asked a simple yet complex question because it could be answered in a variety of ways. Does “Celebrity Boxing “ hurt or benefit the sport? I also concluded that column by saying that I would be tuning in, in part out of curiosity as well as a Boxing scribe ...

  Press Release: August 30, 2022 By DAZN – Following a series premiere this past weekend that saw tremendous viewership around the globe, DAZN Group, the global sports entertainment company, today unveils the second installment of its groundbreaking crossover MF & DAZN: X SERIES in partnership with social media megastar KSI and his promotional company Misfits Boxing, and in association with the Sauerland brothers, Wasserman Boxing and Proper Loud. Credit: DAZN       MF & DAZN: X SERIES 002, powered by Misfits Boxing, will take place on 15 October at Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England, and feature a thrilling main event between Hasim Rahman and Vitor Belfort with the co-main event freaturing British YouTuber Jamie Michael “Jay” Swingler and American actor and YouTuber Cherdleys.         The 15 October fight night will be available both live and on demand to all subscribers around the world on DAZN. Tickets details will be ...