Undeafeated Cuban Raynel Mederos Takes Aim At The Lightweight Division

Press Release: April 28, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Undefeated Chilean based Cuban prodigy King Raynel Mederos wants the best in the lightweight division.

The Cuban standouts last outing March 14 on the Dragon Fire Latino event in Chile saw Mederos winning a wide decision over Argentian Gonzalo Romero.

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It was was the 23 years olds first time campaigning in the lightweight division, where Mederos aims to stay for the majority of his career.

The event was the first of the newly launched Dragon Fire Latino promotional company by Chiles Nico "Maverick" Martinez.

Mederos opened up about his future, "Firstly I want to thank God, my manager The Big Bossman Tony Tolj, My promoter "The Maverick" Nico Martinez. I am putting in the work in the gym and the results continue to come, I have an amazing team around me and I know thats what it takes to go to the next level. I'm looking forward to having a massive year, once this Covid 19 corona Virus is finally over.

It brings me great joy to see how much all our team are improving. Since signing with El Jefe Tony Tolj Andres Campos is now a WBA and WBO champion. Im only 4 wins, but I can see a big future for all our team."

Manager Tony Tolj opens up his lightweight charge.

"I'm please with Mederos progress, he's 23 and only 4 fights in career so there is a longway to go. Mederos along with Ramon Mascareña and WBA & WBO Regional champion Andres Campos im very confident will usher in a Golden era of Chilean boxing.

Once Covid 19 is over with and boxing is back to normal, look out for the Red Hot Chileans"

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Updated Coronavirus Boxing-Related Cancellations/Postponements 4/26/2020

As the Covid-19/Coronavirus epidemic continues to impact the world, the sport of Boxing has continued to see postponements and cancellations. Over the last week, the Japanese Professional Boxing Commission (JBC) and the Japanese Professional Boxing Association (JPBA) announced an extension of its previous announcement of not staging any professional or amateur Boxing and other combat sports events through the month of May to now cover the month of June.  Similarly, promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Inc has cleared his company’s scheduled events through the month of June.

The Florida Boxing Hall of Fame (FBHOF) has announced that it’s annual induction weekend, which was scheduled to take place during the month of June in Tampa, FL, has been rescheduled to August 21st-23rd, 2020 and will still take place at the Westshore Grand Hotel in Tampa, FL. For more information about the Florida Boxing Hall of Fame please visit: www.floridaboxinghalloffame.com

Although numerous promoters have hinted at the possibility of resuming their respective scheduled events behind closed doors with no crowds, there have been no official announcements as of this writing. There was however, one Boxing card that took place in Managua, Nicaragua on Saturday night at the Polideportivo Alexis Arguello. Fans attending the event observed social distancing guidelines and everyone attending the event were required to wear face masks with the exception of fighters who were competing. It is obviously unclear as to whether this card, which was promoted by former two-division world champion Rosendo Alvarez’ Bufalo Boxing Promotions, will serve as somewhat of a blueprint for the sport as to how events will be staged once things are allowed to resume in various portions of the world.

As has become the norm during this epidemic, we will continue to keep readers updated as to any cancellations/postponements, and rescheduling in condensed-form. Additional Boxing-related content sent to us from promoters and networks for release will continue to be made available.

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FITE Announces Global Expansion with VIDAA

Press Release: By FITE - NEW YORK, April 23, 2020  --  NEW YORK, April 23, 2020  -- FITE, the leading global platform for digital streaming sports and special events, announced the formal launch of their app on VIDAA Smart TV operating system – VIDAA U OS (available on Hisense made TVs sold under the Hisense, Toshiba and several OEM brands), now available worldwide. FITE, the go-to pay per view and subscription brand with a specialty in combat sports, has been extending their content slate to include other sports like soccer, and even action movie releases like Cagefighter: Worlds Collide which exclusively premieres on FITE (outside the US) on May 16th.

Hisense, the world’s third largest television brand has revamped its Smart TV operating system to become a prominent global content player, with over 20 million installs worldwide. The updated VIDAA Smart TV platform features a completely new user interface and integration of content providers, placing the user and their habits at the center of the TV experience. Further, the platform incorporates a centralized user management, ad and billing system, providing the customer an easier way to access the content they enjoy most.
 
"We are excited about our new partnership with the sports and special events-focused FITE brand. We are launching FITE globally, and FITE's application is pre-installed in every Hisense TV with VIDAA OS. Sports is one of our four pillars and it is extremely important content," said Guy Edri, EVP of Business Development for Hisense’s VIDAA platform.

The integration of FITE into Vidaa offerings brings content from hundreds of leagues from more than 30 leagues offering top Boxing, MMA, and Pro Wrestling events and package options to fill out the robust Vidaa sports line-up. With future SA Qualifier World Cup Soccer event rights on FITE and much more to come, Vidaa continues to secure partnerships from the most compelling sports and entertainment programming for its burgeoning customer base.
“We were excited about adding our FITE app to the Vidaa platform,” stated Ben Halabi, SVP Business Development of FITE. “The interface is slick yet customer-friendly and their team is very focused on making a great TV-watching experience. As our brand’s content offerings expand we look forward to reaching this vast new audience around the world on Vidaa.”

ABOUT FITE
FITE is the premium digital streaming platform for combat sports featuring over 1,000 events per year. FITE is available globally through its iOS and Android mobile apps, Apple TV, Android TV, ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex. In addition, FITE supports Chromecast, PS4, Xbox, Netrange, Hisense/Vidaa and 7,000 models of TVs, and streams premiere sports and special events to its 2.5M registered viewers. Available online at www.FITE.tv. Become a FITE affiliate – free to join: https://www.fite.tv/affiliate. Follow FITE on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook.

ABOUT HISENSE
Hisense was founded in 1969 in Qingdao, China and for five decades has been committed to developing innovative consumer electronics products. Today, Hisense is the No. 3 global TV brand. The company has built 54 overseas companies and utilizes 14 high-end international production facilities in Europe, Central America and South Africa. Hisense also has 12 research and development centers worldwide with the sole aim of delivering first-rate and affordable products that improve the lives of consumers.

ABOUT VIDAA
VIDAA is a Linux based open Smart TV operating system, currently used on Hisense TVs. Established in 2014 it has - in just six years - become a strong global contender in the smart TV platform space. In 2020, VIDAA is introducing a completely new and revamped user interface named 4.0, which puts the user and his way of consuming content at the core of the design. VIDAA will be preinstalled on a new Hisense TVs as well as Toshiba Smart TVs manufactured by Hisense. VIDAA aggregates content from the best global and local partners in over 120 countries and territories.

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Updated Coronavirus Boxing-Related Postponements/Cancellations 4/20/2020

As the world continues to deal with the Coronavirus epidemic, Boxing-related information has become somewhat sporadic due largely to several Boxing promoters globally heeding the advice of government officials to postpone or cancel their upcoming scheduled cards that has seen several months of what would normally be an active Boxing schedule become inactive. Over the last week however, there was some news that can be seen as both controversial as well as provide a potential path forward towards the resumption of combat sports including Boxing.

Florida governor Ron DeSantis deemed World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as an essential service on April 13th. This allows WWE, as one of the few entities that has been able to remain active during the epidemic, to continue producing television content from its performance center training facility in Orlando, FL. What makes this a potential path for Boxing and  other combat sports to resume within the state is that events could theoretically be held in a similar fashion to what WWE has done in producing their television programming in a closed set without an audience. While there is no word as of this writing as to any potential cards that could take place, Spanish language television network Telemundo has announced that it has postponed its planned Boxeo Telemundo spring series choosing instead to air classic content on its network throughout the month of May.  

Although  there remains optimism amongst both promoters and networks across the world that Boxing will be able to resume in the coming months, a dilemma that all will likely face will be whether or not to stage cards without spectators, which may effect financial figures for all involved. As of this writing, major sports leagues around the world have not officially announced plans to resume their respective schedules however Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Hockey League (NHL), and the National Basketball Association (NBA) remain in discussions regarding potential plans. 

We will continue to keep readers updated in condensed-form on Boxing-related information as it becomes available. 

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Undefeated Aussie 'The Mechanic' Liam Callanan Signs With Tony Tolj's Dragon Fire Boxing

Press Release: April 14, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Undefeated Australian standout 'The Mechanic' Liam Callanan has linked up with Oceania boxing supremos Dragon Fire Boxing headed up by Tony Tolj.

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Callanan has an unblemished professional record, with 9 wins from his opening 9 contests, with 2 of these victories coming inside the scheduled distance. Callanan, who is trained by world-renowned training team consisting of 'El Tigre' Tony Nobbs, Angelo Hyder and Craig Wilson weighed in on signing with Dragon Fire Boxing.


'The Mechanic' said, "I am delighted to be linking up with Tony Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing. Dragon Fire Boxing have been world leaders for looking after their fighters from all over the world as a whole, so it's fantastic to be a part of such a great team that really can take fighters to the top and I'd like to thank Tony Tolj for giving me the opportunity to work with Dragon Fire Boxing.


"I am grateful to be be around the likes of Andrew and Jason Moloney, Bruno Tarimo and Billel Dib on a daily basis is only making me a better fighter. They are all top class fighters so I enjoy being around them and they really bring the best out of me and motivate to become the best fighter I can be.

We have the best team going between fighters and trainers we share plenty of laughs and good vibes we all train hard but we enjoy ourselves. I have been training with Tony Nobbs since I was about 19, Tony has helped mentor me into the man I am today and guided me away from a bad lifestyle and when Angelo Hyder moved over here I think I was about 22 at the time he and tony started working together and Angelo has spent a lot of his time helping to guide me to where I am today as well which is awesome I feel like I have 2 of the best coaches in the country in their own rights also Craig Wilson from rival has spent a lot of time working with myself and the other boys hes a top bloke and top


They are top-class trainers so to work with them on a daily basis is only going to improve me more so.


I'm dropping down to the light heavyweight moving forward and I believe that fight fans will see the best of me at that weight and I will win titles when the times right and I trust my team to make that decision on when I should fight for a title. I am enjoying learning and improving and I am happy to wait for the right opportunity.


Callanan is nicknamed the mechanic due to his profession away from the ring. The Australian light heavyweight opened up about how he balances two professions. "It's not the easiest thing to do but I enjoy both of my jobs. I'm just a common man who works hard with his hands but with boxing so I don't really think of it as a job, its a labor of love.


"I'm a working-class man and I love how life has turned out and I'm happy so I want to continue working hard in and out of the ring and hopefully, my boxing career will be laced with Goldust. I'm really living the Australian dream".
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Updated Coronavirus Boxing-Related Postponements/Cancellations 4/6/2020

Over the last week, the Boxing world has continued to see a significant interruption in what would otherwise be an active schedule throughout the entire sport due to the ongoing Coronavirus epidemic. Among the announcements over the last week were an announcement that the Japanese Professional Boxing Commission (JBC) intended to resume its schedule of events in Japan during the month of May. Soon after making their intention known, the commission reverted to its existing decree that Boxing in the country would not be resuming until further notice.

This was followed by announcement made by Sampson Boxing that their scheduled April 24th card in Las Vegas, NV at the Cannery Casino and Hotel has been postponed. Following up on their previous announcement that they have cancelled all of their scheduled events during the month of April, Matchroom Boxing has cancelled all of their scheduled events for the month of May as well as postponed the scheduled World Heavyweight championship fight between Anthony Joshua and mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev, which was scheduled to take place in England in June. As of this writing, no intended rescheduled date has been announced.

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has continued its ban of all combat sports events through the the month of May. This has subsequently caused a second postponement of the planned Jr. Welterweight world championship fight between unified WBC/WBO world champion Jose Ramirez and former WBC world champion Viktor Postol, which was originally scheduled to take place during the month of January in Haikou, China. The intended rescheduled date of May 9th in Fresno, CA will now be postponed to a date and venue that has not been announced as of this writing.

The 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend originally scheduled for the June 11th-14th in Canastota, NY has been postponed. The class of 2020 will be inducted along with the 2021 class during the 2021 Hall of Fame induction weekend scheduled for June 10th-13th, 2021. Similarly, the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled for Friday, April 24th has been postponed. As of this writing, no rescheduled date has been announced. 

For more information about the International Boxing Hall of Fame please visit: www.ibhof.com. For more information about the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame please visit the official Facebook page of the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame: https://www.facebook.com/IllinoisBoxingHallOfFame 

The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has also announced that its scheduled annual convention, which was scheduled to take place in the coming weeks will be rescheduled for May 4th-8th, 2021 in Long Beach, CA. For more information about the International Boxing Federation please visit: www.ibf-usba-boxing.com. 

As information becomes available regarding cancellations, postponements, and potential rescheduling due to the ongoing Coronavirus epidemic, we will be keeping readers updated in condensed form on a once per week basis until such time as the normal schedule for the sport can resume. Additional Boxing-related content sent to us in the form of press releases from promoters and networks will continue to be made available for readers as normal. We thank our readers for their continued patience.

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Action Jackson England Reacts To WBC Asia Title Victory

Press Release: March 31, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing - All action Australian Jackson England is still buzzing in the wake of picking up his first WBC strap which came in the form of their Asia Boxing Council super featherweight title. 

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England produced arguably a career best performance on the Dragon Fire Boxing Thunderdome event in Metro City, Perth where he stopped Jason Tinampay in two rounds to claim the green belt in front of his hometown crowd in just his thirteenth contest as a professional. 

England opened up about his first WBC title victory, “I am absolutely over the moon to become a champion with the WBC and I’d like to thank the WBC for giving me the opportunity to fight for the title and I really feel that I put on a performance that is worthy of contesting a WBC title. 

“I was very happy with my performance and I believe it was one of the best of my career. I want to thank everybody at the Onyx fight team for getting me ready for all of my fights. I think I’m improving all the time and the my results would suggest that, so I am really grateful to the team for what they’ve done in the gym with me.  

“I also have to say a massive thank you to my manager The Big Boss Man, Tony Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing who continue to deliver me top class opportunities which is unprecedented for a fighter of my age and experience as a professional.” 

England now adds the WBC Asia title to his Australian featherweight title and the 22-year-old discussed his plans now moving forward in the professional ranks. 

England said, “I have got the taste for titles now so hopefully next time out I can fight for another title or defend my WBC title. Either way I’d like to remain at title level and continue to work my way up the world rankings as my goal is to go all the way in the boxing game. 

“My first focus is making sure my family and loved ones remain healthy during the COVID-19 outbreak, but after this situation clears up I want to be straight back into title action and I believe I have the right team to get me ready for whatever is next and I know Tony Tolj will continue to get me great opportunities and I'm ready for anyone, anywhere, anytime.” 

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Updated Coronavirus Boxing-Related Cancellations/Postponements 3/27/2020

In addition to the announcement earlier this week by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that the scheduled 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan has been postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing Coronavirus epidemic, the sport of Boxing has continued to see postponements and cancellations made due to the virus.  Among the announcements made this week were an announcement by the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) group of promoters that it has cancelled all its scheduled events through the month of May. The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has also announced that it has suspended sanctioning bouts through the month of June. This likely was a contributing reason in the scheduled May 9th Undisputed Women’s Middleweight world championship fight between champion Claressa Shields and Marie Dicaire, which was scheduled to take place in Flint, MI as the main event of a Showtime televised Boxing card here in the United States. The promoter of the card, Salita Promotions has not announced a possible rescheduled date as of this writing. Rounding out the announcements as of this writing this week, the scheduled Atlantic City Hall of Fame induction weekend, which was scheduled to take place in Atlantic City, NJ between June 26th-28th has been postponed until the fall of the year on dates yet to be announced. For more information about the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame please visit: https://www.acbhof.com/

In an effort to gather as much information as possible regarding postponements/cancellations, and potential rescheduling, updates will continued to be released in condensed-form once per week until such time as the Boxing schedule can resume. As announced last week however, while it is not appropriate under the present circumstances to present readers with the type of content and information that they are accustomed to when the sport is in its normal active state, any and all Boxing-related content sent to us in the form of press releases/announcements from promoters and television/streaming networks will continue to be made available to readers while the sport, much like the rest of the world, waits for things to get back to normal. We will continue to do our best to keep readers informed regarding postponements/cancellations and we thank our readers again for their continued patience during this unintended pause in the Boxing schedule.

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Aussie Dylan Winter signs with Dragon Fire Boxing

Press Release: March 26, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing - Light Heavyweight Dylan ‘Soldier’ Winter has signed with Oceania management juggernauts Dragon Fire Boxing as he looks to continue his progression in the professional ranks. 

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Winter has reached 3-0 as a professional, with his last outing seeing him defeat amateur sensation and unbeaten Perth based Serbian Vasilije Radovic via a unanimous decision, in what many deemed Winter to be a long shot.

Winter opened up about his recent victory and his plans moving forward.

Winter said, “I was really happy with my last fight on the Thunderdome 33 event in Metro City, Perth, and thank you to Tony Tolj for getting me on and allowing me to show off skills in one of the featured fights. The Thunderdome series is an iconic part of Australian boxing so to be able to compete on these events really means a lot to me.

“Radovic had reportedly gone to Cuba for a training camp and he came to win but I knew I’d be too much for him and I proved that in the fight. People can underestimate me all the want but I’ve shown when I get in there they are facing someone with the attitude of stone cold killer.

“I want to continue to be in these real fights and give people value for money when I fight. I hav great support so anyone who fights me will be in for a frosty reception.”

Winter is now under the guidance of Australian boxing chieftain Tony Tolj, and Winter weighed in on his decision to sign with one of Australia’s mainstays.

Winter trains with "Big Rig" Dayle Phillips and will be mentored by trainer of WBA Fighter of the decade Chris "The Dragon" John 

‘The Winter Soldier’ stated, “To link up with Tony Tolj who was an integral part of the rise of one of my heroes Chris John is massive for me and I’d like to thank Tony and the team at Dragon Fire Boxing for giving me this opportunity. 

“Tony always gets great opportunities for his fighters and I believe he’ll do the same for me. I believe I have titles in me and when the time is right titles will come. I can promise everyone who faces me they will be iced because I work so hard and I’m already proving that I don’t freeze on the big stages and I'm gonna make some noise in the light heavyweight division.”

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WBC Australasian Champion Steve Gago signs a new long term deal with Dragon Fire Boxing

Press Release: March 21, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing - Steve Gago has followed up from his WBC Australasian title victory in his hometown of Perth by resigning a long term deal with Tony Tolj's Dragon Fire Boxing.  

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Gago has won multiple titles with various governing bodies whilst under the guidance of Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing and has now committed his long term future to the standout Oceania based setup. 

‘The Timorese Terror’ opened up regarding resigning with Tolj and Dragon Fire Boxing. Gago said, “I’m absolutely delighted to have resigned with Tony Tolj and committing what could be the rest of my career to the Big Boss Man Tony and Dragon Fire Boxing. The reason I’ve done this is because Tony has always looked after me and got me the opportunities I’ve needed. I couldn’t be happier with Tony so I’ve committed to a long term deal with him. 

“I’ve won multiple titles with Dragon Fire and have boxed at the likes of the IBF convention in Macau. I couldn’t be happier with how my career has unfolded but I believe I still have more titles to win and Tony is the man to get me those opportunities.” 

Gago looked impressive as he recorded a sixth round stoppage of Geisler AP as he picked up a WBC belt in front of his hometown fans, and now the Perth native is setting his sights on climbing up the world ratings once again. The welterweight standout who has now contested titles with the WBA, WBO, IBF and WBC discussed his aspirations now he holds a WBC title. 

Gago said, “I was very grateful to be given the opportunity to fight for a WBC title. Everyone grows up dreaming of being a WBC champion so it was nice to win one of their belts. 

“I was really happy with my performance last time out but I believe I still have a lot more to give. I want to push to get into the world top 15 and go from there. I believe this is realistic and something that I can aim for in 2020.

“The welterweight division is full of top class talent and I want real fights. I’ve always said that and I believe that in 2020 that opportunities will present themselves to me and I will be ready to take them.”

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Updated Coronavirus Boxing-Related Cancellations/Postponements 3/20/2020

The ongoing Coronavirus epidemic has continued to result in several cancellations and postponements in the sport of Boxing around the world. It was announced earlier this week that all combat sports events along with non-essential businesses have been shut down in the state of Nevada for thirty days. This has followed similar decisions made by the British Boxing Board of Control, who ruled in accordance with the British government to cancel all combat sports events for the remainder of March and April. This has resulted in several notable promoters including Matchroom Boxing, MTK Global, and Queensberry Promotions all cancelling their scheduled events. SES Boxing in Germany has also announced the cancellation of the scheduled March 28th card headlined by a Light-Heavyweight bout between Zac Dunn and Dominic Boesel has also been cancelled.

The epidemic has also begun affecting scheduled Boxing cards in the country of Australia, who has cancelled all events in the New South Wales region until May 18th. The cancellations include promoter Tony Tolj’s Dragon Fire Boxing’s scheduled BoxingMania 9 event scheduled for March 27th, Team Ellis’ Boxing’s scheduled event for tomorrow (March 21st), and the scheduled April 22nd event at Queensland Country Bank Stadium headlined by a bout between former world champion Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu. Similarly, live Boxing cards promoted by Zanfer Promotions and Box Azteca in Mexico have been suspended until further notice. 

Cancellations throughout the sport also include the scheduled April 25th Golden Boy Promotions/Main Events promoted card headlined by a Light-Heavyweight bout between Sergey Kovalev and Sullivan Barrera, which was to take place at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, CA, the scheduled April 11th card at the O2 Arena in London, England promoted by Queensberry Promotions headlined by a Heavyweight bout between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois. The Joyce-Dubois event has however, been rescheduled for Saturday, July 11th and will still take place at the O2 Arena. Promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank, Inc. has also announced that the scheduled March 28th card headlined by a World Light-Heavyweight championship fight between champion Artur Beterbiev and IBF number one rated contender Meng Fanlong, which was to take place at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada has also been cancelled. 

The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame has also announced that their annual induction ceremony and dinner, which was scheduled for April 19th, will now take place on September 20th at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, NY. Information regarding the event can be found on the official website of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame: www.NYBoxingHOF.org 

Due to the uncertainty regarding the Coronavirus epidemic, content here on The Boxing Truth®️ will remain in condensed-form in an effort to keep readers informed regarding cancellations and rescheduling of Boxing-related events. Although it would not be appropriate under the present circumstances to provide readers with the type of content and information that they are accustomed to when the sport is in its normal active state, Boxing-related content sent to us in the form of press releases/announcements from promoters and television/streaming networks will continue to be made available to readers while the sport, much like the rest of the world, waits for things to get back to normal. In the interim, we will continue to do our best to keep readers up to date regarding cancellations and the rescheduling of events and thank our readers for their patience and understanding during this ongoing epidemic.

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Andres "Crocodile" Campos Sets Sights On World Ratings

Press Release: March 18, 2020 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Andres "Crocodile" Campos moves to 9-0 and continued his excellent start to his professional career as he dominated undefeated Pedro Villegas 12-0 to retain his WBA Fedebol flyweight title whilst also capturing the WBO Latino flyweight title on the inaugural Dragon Fire Latino event in Santiago de Chile, Chile.  

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The event which saw the Dragon Fire Latino promotional debuts of 23 year old Cuban sensation "King" Raynel Mederos who moved to 4-0 as a professional and "The Rock" Raymond Mascarena Jr who also emerged victorious on the show presented by Tony Tolj and Nicholas "Maverick" Martinez in Chile, was main evented by fast-rising Campos who has put himself into a position that may see him challenge for global honors in the coming 12 months.

23-year-old Campos has been on fire in the pro ranks and has picked up 3 titles since linking up with Dragon Fire Boxing. Campos discussed his rapid progression under the guidance of Tony Tolj and Dragon Fire.

Campos said, "I am very grateful to my manager Tony Tolj, my promoter Nico "Maverick" Martinez everybody at Dragon Fire Boxing for guiding me in such a great way so far in my career. To win titles with the WBA and WBO is amazing and also becoming champion of my country is a great honor. So I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been given so far in the professional game.

"My last opponent Villegas was a tough opponent. He was undefeated and coming to win. I have not had it easy as a pro, I am always in real fights and that's how I like it. If you want to be the best you have to test yourself against real fighters and I am fortunate to have been successful against real fighters.

"Now I want to continue to hopefully climb up the world ratings and put myself in a position to fight for more titles in the coming months. I want to thank the WBA and WBO for giving me opportunities to fight for their titles and I hope that I can fight for many more of them in the future."

One of the guiding lights in Campos' career comes in the form of Dragon Fire Boxing chief Tony Tolj who weighed in on his Chilean charge.

Tolj said, "Andres has been a joy to work with from day one. We had him over in Australia where he worked with the Moloney's, Billel Dib and Bruno Tarimo and their trainer  Angelo and we were all really impressed. He is a great kid and he is going places trust me.

"He's hopefully going to be ranked in the world top 15 in the near future and after the COVID-19 issues are cleared up I want to continue to push him as fast as we can towards major titles as I believe he is definitely going to follow the likes of Andrew Moloney in becoming a world champion."

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