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  Press Release: April 20, 2021 By DAZN –  Terri Harper  will put her WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight World Titles on the line against undefeated WBA World Champion  Hyun-Mi Choi  on a huge night of action at the AO Arena, Manchester on Saturday May 15 that also sees the return of rising Light-Heavyweight star  Joshua Buatsi  plus three European Title fights, live on  DAZN  in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories and  Sky Sports  in the UK.   Credit: DAZN    Harper (11-0-1, 6 KOs) looked sensational as she stopped Norway's Katharina Thanderz in nine rounds to retain her WBC and IBO 130lbs crowns last time out in November at The SSE Arena, Wembley on the undercard of Katie Taylor’s win over Miriam Gutierrez.    ‘Belter’ clung onto her belts after a thrilling draw with Natasha Jonas at Matchroom Fight Camp back in August, but the 24-year-old produced a far more composed perf...

  Undefeated Jr. Welterweight prospect Rubin Torres scored a first round knockout of veteran  Diego Contreras on Sunday night at Omega Products International in Corona, CA. In the main event of a three bout card, Torres scored a quick knockdown of Contreras with a short left hook to the head. While this looked like a flash knockdown to an outside observer, Torres sensed his opponent was hurt and after Contreras got up from the knockdown, he pressed forward for the finish and dropped Contreras for a second and final time with a barrage of punches highlighted by two left hooks to the body, which forced the fight to be stopped just sixty-four seconds into the fight. Official time of the stoppage was 1:04 of round one.  Rubin Torres advances to 15-0, with 12 Knockouts.  Diego Contreras falls to 11-4, with 5 Knockouts.   Also on this card:   Unbeaten Jr. Welterweight prospect  Miguel Angel Madueno scored a first round knockout over Bergman Aguilar. Madueno,...

  Press Release: April 18, 2021 By DAZN –  Light-Flyweight champion leads Canelo vs. Saunders undercard Elwin Soto  will defend his WBO World Light-Flyweight title against  Katsunari Takayama as the chief-support bout to the blockbuster Super-Middleweight unification clash between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders  on May 8  at AT&T stadium in Arlington, TX, live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico).  Credit: DAZN       TICKETS ARE ON SALE AT SEATGEEK.COM   Soto (18-1 12 KOs) fights under the Matchroom banner for the first time on the show having penned a deal with Eddie Hearn last week. The Mexican makes the third defense of the crown he ripped from Angel Acosta in dramatic fashion with a final round KO win in California in June 2019 and has seen off the challenges of Edward Heno in October 2019 and Carlos Butrago last October.   The 24 year old now puts the crown on the line against the seasoned Japanese Takaya...

  WBO Middleweight world champion Demetrius Andrade scored a twelve round unanimous decision over WBO number one Middleweight contender Liam Williams on Saturday afternoon at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL. The difference in speed between the fighters was immediately apparent as the champion started fast landing combinations on a pressuring Williams. A short three-punch combination to the head wobbled the challenger in the first round, but Williams was able to stay on his feet.   This would change in round two when Andrade knocked Williams down with a perfectly timed one-two combination to the head. Despite looking badly hurt and under circumstances where he might have been on the verge of being stopped, Williams survived.   Despite being at a disadvantage in terms of hand speed, Williams was able to gradually close the distance as the fight progressed and had more than occasional success landing punches on Andrade, who is regarded as one of the ...

  Press Release April 17, 2021 By Dragon Fire Boxing –  “The Macedonian Machine” Trajche Ilioski made his presence known to the professional boxing community by destroying 13 fight veteran Ramiz Dzafic of Bosnia i Herzegovina in under 1 minute into the first stanza at the famed Sport Hall in Tetovo Macedonia.    Credit: Dragon Fire Boxing  Ilioski started with intent and delivered an impressive a series of crisp jabs followed by a overhand right to set the tone very in the opening stanza and was more if the same and an over hand right ended the contest.   Ilioski opened up about his pro debut and what's in store in the future. "I'm pleased with my debut, I really wanted to make a statement and it was good to get the stoppage. Darko (Catleski) and I have worked very hard in this pandemic and I very greatfull just to get in the ring, I have really missed it.  Now I will get straight back to the gym and keep working. My manager Tony Tolj an...

  Fabio Turchi scored a hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Dylan Bregeon to win the vacant European Cruiserweight championship on Friday night at the Allianz Cloud in Milan Italy. Bregeon, who entered the bout as the French Cruiserweight champion, did a masterful job through the first five rounds of the fight by using his height and reach to control the distance between himself and Turchi by landing straight left hands and right jabs from the southpaw stance as Turchi came forward and moving to maintain distance where he had the advantage. The ebb and flow began to change in round six when Turchi was able to close the gap between himself and Bregeon.     It was during these sequences that Turchi appeared to get the better of the combat when he was able to get on the inside and land more than occasionally. Although the tide had clearly turned in Turchi’s favor in the middle rounds, Bregeon remained very competitive and was able to counter ...

  Press Release: By DAZN –  LOS ANGELES (April 15, 2021) – Middleweight contender  Jaime Munguia  (36-0, 29 KOs) will now make his highly anticipated return to the ring  on June 19  live on  DAZN  at The University of Texas at El Paso’s  Don Haskins Center . His initial return date of  April 23  has been rescheduled following an elbow injury suffered by  D’Mitrius Ballard  (20-0-1, 13 KOs).   Additional details for the event, including his opponent, will be announced shortly.   Tickets for the event will be honored for the rescheduled date. For more information, please call the UTEP Box Office at (915)-747-5234.   Material Courtesy of: DAZN Used with permission.   For more information about  DAZN  including schedules, list of compatible streaming devices/platforms/Smart TVs, availability around the world, and to subscribe please visit: www.DAZN.com .   The Bo...