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July 20, 2019 will prove to be a loaded day of Boxing. Of course, most will identify the day as the date where one of the most-anticipated fights of the year will take place between undefeated WBA Welterweight world champion Keith Thurman and future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao. A fight that will headline a pay-per-view card broadcast by Fox Sports Pay-Per-View here in the United States. There will be however, far more available to Boxing fans not just in America, but around the world as digital subscription streaming network DAZN will broadcast an interesting card from the O2 Arena in London, England that will be highlighted by three Heavyweight bouts featuring top contenders, former world title challengers and veterans who are looking to get into world title contention. In the main event, current WBC number one rated Heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte will square off with undefeated top-ten contender Oscar Rivas in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds. The fight, which is billed...

Women’s WBA Jr. Middleweight world champion Hanna Gabriels scored a hard-fought ten round unanimous decision over previously undefeated WBA number two rated contender Abril Vidal on Wednesday night at the Gimnasio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica. In what was her fourth title defense in front of her home country, Gabriels used effective lateral movement to keep her unbeaten challenger from being able to get into a consistent rhythm. Gabriels’ jab and combination punching were the story of the fight, but it remained competitive from start to finish. Vidal was able to have more than occasional moments throughout catching the championship with flush overhand rights. This was particularly noticeable any time Gabriels elected to drop her hands. Despite what would be viewed as a cardinal mistake by most Boxing purists, Gabriels was able to take the best of what Vidal had to dish out and outwork the challenger to earn the unanimous decision victory. Official scores were 96-94, and 97-93 (On...

Credit: John Gastev Press Release: July 17, 2019 By Dragon Fire Boxing – Steve Gago takes a step up in class as he clashes with former Kazak amateur standout Nursultan Zhangabayev on the undercard of Tim Tszyu vs Dwight Ritchie on August 14 in Sydney, Australia. The pair will dispute the WBO Global, IBF Pan Pacific (currently held by Gago) and WBA International title (currently held by Zhangabayev) in a fight that could most definitely steal the show in Sydney next month. The pair enter the contest with also having undefeated records on the line and Perth's Gago, whose record currently stands at 11-0 with 4 stoppages opened up about being given the opportunity to crash into multiple governing bodies world ratings. Gago said, "Firstly I have to massively thanks my manager Tony Tolj for getting me this massive opportunity on a big show. against a top-class talent in Zhangabayev. These are the fights you get into boxing for and I am delighted that I am getting ...

Press Release: July 17, 2019 By FITE TV – FITE is proud to present that fans from even more countries will be able to enjoy this summer's hottest boxing fight between Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao and Keith Thurman. The much- anticipated bout will air live this Saturday, the 20th of July at 9pm ET. Some of the new countries joining the US, Canada and the UK are Austria, Germany, India, South Korea and the Nordic and Baltic countries. Check the FITE app for your local time.  Complete list of all of the countries where  Pacquiao vs. Thurman will be available on FITE is as follows: United States   Canada United Kingdom Austria Czech Republic East Timor Germany Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Macau Mongolia Myanmar Romania Denmark  Norway Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Slovakia South Korea Switzerland Taiwan Material Courtesy of: FITE TV Used with permission. FITE T...

There are some scenarios in the sport of Boxing that seem to occur throughout a fighter's career. One of such scenario that most fans and historians can all relate to is of an established star in the sport, who has been a central figure in Boxing for many years facing a younger and hungry opponent. At times when such an encounter takes place, it is the older fighter who is viewed as an underdog in a fight that pits youth versus experience. In December 2008, Manny Pacquiao found himself in a fight that would fight this scenario when he faced Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas, NV. Although Pacquiao had won world titles in multiple weight classes prior to that fight, it was indisputable that he was facing a man in De La Hoya, who was the top draw in the sport at the time. An added element of intrigue that was also part of the story of the fight was the fact that Pacquiao, who was a world champion in the 135lb. Lightweight division at the time was moving up two weight classes to fac...

WBC Jr. Featherweight world champion Rey Vargas scored a twelve round unanimous decision over former WBO Bantamweight world champion Tomoki Kameda on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA. In what was the fifth title defense for Vargas n front of a crowd of supporters, Kameda was the one who pressed the action throughout the fight. It was a tactical, but high-paced battle between Vargas’ greater volume of punches and Kameda’s ability to land solid flush punches throughout. Kameda was able to establish his overhand right in the early rounds that he was able to land flush to the head of the champion. The challenger’s moments in this fight appeared to come in short, yet compact spurts that were attention grabbing and may have been able to sway opinion as to who was getting the upper hand in some particularly close rounds to score. Vargas was most effective when he was able to use his three-inch height and near four-inch reach advantage to use his jab, throw com...

The official weigh-in for Saturday’s bout for the WBC World Jr. Featherweight championship between undefeated champion Rey Vargas and former WBO World Bantamweight champion Tomoki Kameda took place earlier today in Carson, CA. The official weights for the entire card, which will be broadcast in the United States and several international countries by digital subscription sports streaming network DAZN are as follows. Main Event: WBC World Jr. Featherweight championship - 12Rds. Ray Vargas (Champion)    121 1/2lbs. vs. Tomoki Kameda (Challenger) 121 1/2lbs. North-American Boxing Federation (NABF) Jr. Featherweight championship- 12Rds. Diego De La Hoya (Champion) 121lbs. vs. Ronny Rios (Challenger)121lbs. Vacant WBA Continental Americas Featherweight championship - 10Rds.  Manuel Avila 125lbs. vs. Joet Gonzalez 125 1/4lbs.  WBC Continental Americas Welterweight championship - 10Rds. Alexis Rocha (Champion) 145 3/4lbs. vs. Berlin Abreu ...