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Press Release: March 19, 2023 By  Jarred Cross and Dragon Fire Boxing - Two fights in and with four to play to make history as the fastest Australian man to a world title, Alex Winwood has labelled his latest piece of acknowledgement from the boxing fraternity a “surreal” one.  Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  In a blink, the Noongar man has gone from professional debutant to no.13 on the WBC’s light flyweight rankings. Its enviable territory after just two pro bouts, his latest against former world champion Tibo Monabesa to claim the WBC international title in devastating fashion.  Winwood has failed to wobble thus far and has no plans to start. All eyes are on claiming a world title within six fights - one shy of Jeff Fenech’s record Australian pace. “12 months ago I was still in the amateur system training for the Commonwealth Games,” Winwood told the National Indigneous Times. “To think that within three months of turning pro that I’ve made it in the top 1...

Press Release: March 18, 2023 By ProBox TV -  PROBOX TV returns with its monthly installment of Wednesday Night Fights from Plant City, Florida with three televised fights.   Credit: ProBox TV  The night’s main event comes from the lightweight division, undefeated Mexican Angel ‘El Chocolatito’ Vazquez (12-0) will square-off with Canadian based Guinean Mohamed ‘El bufalo negro’ Soumaoro (12-1) over ten rounds. Vazquez comes off a points victory over the unbeaten Nicholas Sullivan in December, with Soumaoro taking the zero away from Jusiyah Shirley in his most previous bout. Subsequently both fighters picked up a victory on their American debuts in their last fight against an undefeated opponent. Dominic Valle (5-0, 4KOs) will run the gauntlet with Carlos Rosario (5-1) at featherweight in the evening’s chief support. Valle has been in solid form since turning pro in 2021 with five straight victories, the first four coming by stoppage. Valle was last in act...

At the official weigh-in on Friday for his scheduled Light-Heavyweight bout with Gabriel Rosado on Saturday, which was to be televised by digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN, former WBC Super-Middleweight world champion Gilberto Ramirez arrived at the weigh-in in what was described as being significantly over the 175lb Light-Heavyweight limit and was deemed unable to compete resulting in the bout with Rosado being cancelled. The remainder of the card however, will proceed as planned woth former IBF Jr. Featherweight world champion Joseph Diaz facing former world title challenger Mercito Gesta in a scheduled twelve round Lightweight bout with now main event the scheduled card at the Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach University in Long Beach, CA. As of this writing, there is no word regarding if or when the bout between Ramirez and Rosado will be attempted to be rescheduled. If there are further developments, we will update on the situation as they become availabl...

As previously announced earlier this week, Undisputed Super-Middleweight champion of the world Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will defend his crown on May 6th against WBO number one contender and mandatory challenger John Ryder in Mexico, signaling Alvarez' first fight in his home country in more than a decade. While this column will not discuss the fight in detail as we are still more than two months away from the scheduled date, the bout already has generated controversy. How has a fight that is still weeks away from taking place already raised the ire of Boxing fans? The Alvarez-Ryder bout will be broadcast on DAZN internationally, which means that it will be part of a standard monthly or annual subscription to the digital streaming network in many countries around the world. In the United States and Canada however, the fight will be available on DAZN Pay-Per-View. Why has that decision already raised the ire of many? It is important for this observer to state as I have in the...

Press Release: March 16, 2023 By ProBox TV - DUBAI –   Already catching re with boxing fans around the world,  Florida-based PROBOXTV.COM has secured the American and Australian broadcast rights to this weekend’s potentially explosive Saturday, March 18, heavyweight crossroads battle between undefeated New Yorker, Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller and dangerous former WBA (Regular)+Heavyweight Champion Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne of Australia. Fans can catch all the action and a lot more for a very special deal: Subscribe to PROBOXTV.COM for a year for the regular one-time price of just USD $18 (no automatic yearly renewal) and watch the potential heavyweight ght of the year, starting at 1 pm (ET) this Saturday (March 18).  Then with your 2023 yearly subscription, catch all the action on boxing’s hottest new series, the always thrilling back-and-forth of Wednesday Night Boxing twice a month on  PROBOXTV.COM. Plus, you’ll get exclusive events and shows featuring boxing’s best co...

On Saturday, Match 18th an intriguing battle will take place in Boxing's 175lb. Light-Heavyweight division, which could both be defined as a "Crossroads Fight," as well as a bout that could have implications for the winner challenging for a world championship down the line. This observer is referring to the encounter between former Super-Middleweight world champion Gilberto Ramirez and longtime veteran and former world title challenger Gabriel Rosado. The fight between the two, which will take place at the Walter Pyramid on the campus of Long Beach University in Long Beach, CA, which can be seen globally on digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN, has two key storylines going into it. While both Ramirez and Rosado will come into this encounter coming off losses, one might argue that both men are moving in different directions at this stage in their respective careers. Ramirez is coming off of his first career defeat at the hands of undefeated WBA Light-Heavywei...

Press Release March 14, 2023 By DAZN - Saúl Canelo Álvarez will defend his Undisputed Super-Middleweight title against John Ryder at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday May 6, live around the world on DAZN and DAZN PPV in the U.S & Canada – the first time in over eleven and a half years that Canelo has fought in Mexico. Credit: DAZN  Canelo (58-2-2 39 KOs) defends his Undisputed Crown for the second time after beating bitter rival Gennadiy Golovkin in their trilogy battle in Las Vegas in September, having ripped the IBF crown from Caleb Plant in Sin City in November 2021 with an 11th round stoppage. The Mexican superstar will make an emotional return to his homeland for his latest Cinco de Mayo showdown, and it will be 4180 days since he last stepped through the ropes in Mexico, when he stopped Kermit Cintron in Mexico City in five rounds to defend his WBO World Light-Middleweight title. The 32 year old four-weight World Champion fights for the 63rd...

Saturday, March 11, 2023 in the sport of Boxing was largely highlighted by two main events that took place across Europe. The first of these main events would occur at the Liverpool Arena in Liverpool, England where undefeated Super-Middleweight prospect Diego Pacheco met veteran Jack Cullen in a scheduled ten round bout. Although this represented the first time the American Pacheco was in the position of headlining an international card, and that came about due to an injury to former Super-Middleweight world champion Callum Smith, which moved Pacheco's bout with Cullen to the main event of a card promoted by promoter Eddie Hearn, the move to the headline position did not have a negative effect on Pacheco. From the opening bell, Pacheco's approach was one of almost surgical precision as he plotted a strategy with an emphasis on landing his right hand and immediately put Cullen under pressure. What stood out to this observer was the poise in which Pacheco displayed seemingly fro...

The day of March 11, 2023 in the world of Boxing will feature two main events that will feature some interesting storylines. First , an encounter in the Heavyweight division that could best be described as a "Crossroads Fight" will take place at the Zenith De Paris in Paris, France. Longtime Heavyweight contender and former world title challenger Carlos Takam will face contender Tony Yoka in a bout scheduled for ten rounds that can be seen here in the United States on digital subscription sports streaming network ESPN+. Both Takam and Yoka will enter this fight coming off of losses and in Takam 's case, will be looking to get back in the win column after dropping his previous two fights. Yoka meanwhile will be looking to rebound from his first career loss. While there is that similarity between the two fighters, this is largely a youth versus experience scenario in that the forty-two year old Takam will have twelve years in age over the thirty year old Yoka, but will also...

Press Release: March 8, 2023 By ProBox TV - Promoter and boxing legend Juan Manuel Marquez brings his promotional outfit back to Mexico this Wednesday live on Probox TV. After a successful show in Mexico City last month, Marquez heads to Sonora for the first time.   Credit: ProBox TV  A local battle between the undefeated Luis “Koreano” Torres (17-0, 10 KOs) will face Misael “Pinchon” Cabrera (14-1, 10 KOs) for the WBC Latino Lightweight Championship in the main event. Bragging rights at stake as both hail from Obregon, Sonora.  Juan Manuel Marquez gave his take on his upcoming main event “It’s great to be in Sonora and bring this great fight to the fans. Torres Vs Cabrera promises to be a real war! If you are in the area, come down to the show, it is going to be great night with some great fights. We are delighted to be back on Probox Tv with another exciting event, should be very simple for fans to tune in. I really can’t emphasise it enough, boxing fa...

  Press Release: March 5, 2023 By Clinton Wolf / Dragon Fire Boxing - Australia has a potential new boxing superstar and his name is Alex Winwood. Credit: Mike O'Hara/Dragon Fire Boxing World renowned boxing trainer Angelo Hyder has been talking the young Noongar man up and saying pound for pound Winwood is the most powerful puncher he has ever trained; a huge statement given the hard-hitting fighters and world champions renowned for their power Hyder has trained over the years. On Friday night in front of a packed and roaring crowd at Metro City in Perth Winwood demonstrated he had the kind of crushing power in both hands that can end a fight in one punch. Winwood also has a God-given ability to measure distance, where he can avoid getting hit while at the same time dishing out vicious combinations of punches that destroyed his world class opponent, world no. 13 Tibo Monabesa. This all culminated in one knockdown in round 3 and two knockdowns in round 4; the third knockdown being ...

Press Release: March 3, 2023 – By DAZN–  LONDON, 3rd March  - DAZN, the leading global sports streaming service, celebrates the upcoming feature film Creed III (released today) with a multi-faceted collaboration, which will be rolled out across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Spain and Italy.   The knock out opportunity will see the new feature film promoted across DAZN’s top-tier boxing schedule with Creed III spots taking over the 3rd round in DAZN’s main upcoming boxing events.   Additionally, DAZN’s best-in-class fight production team is featured in the film as the official broadcast partner. Audiences will enjoy DAZN’s broadcast talent Chris Mannix, Todd Grisham and Jess McCaskill on comms during all in-ring fight sequences. Additional DAZN talent, including some the biggest names in boxing, are also featured in the film.   DAZN is the undisputed home of boxing and provides a global reach across all markets, unlike any other broadcaster   "DAZN is incredi...