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  It has been announced per promotional company Top Rank, Inc. that the third encounter between undefeated two-time Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury, current holder of the World Boxing Council (WBC) World Heavyweight championship, and former WBC Heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder, which was scheduled to take place on July 24 th  at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas has been rescheduled for October 9 th . The bout, which was to headline a jointly-produced pay-per-view event between ESPN and Fox Sports here in the United States was recently postponed due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in the camp of the champion and was followed by news that Fury as well as others in his camp had tested positive for the virus.   As of this writing, there is no word on any changes to the planned joint-production between the networks , which was due to be carried on both traditional telco pay-per-view providers as well as made available as a pay-per-view event through ESPN’s d...

  Press Release: July 14, 2021 By DAZN –  London, July 14 2021  –  Mauricio Lara  and  Josh Warrington  will rematch   in an epic showdown   at Emerald Headingley Stadium on Saturday September 4, live worldwide on  DAZN . The co-main event will also feature undisputed Lightweight World Champion  Katie Taylor , who puts all her belts on the line against IBF Mandatory Challenger  Jennifer Han .  Credit:DAZN  ‘The Leeds Warrior’ (30-1, 7 KOs) was floored and ruthlessly finished by Mexico’s Lara (22-2, 15 KOs) in a sensational knockout loss at The SSE Arena, Wembley in February that put a massive dent in the former IBF Featherweight World Champion’s unification plans.    Warrington endured a stunning upset defeat as he was dropped and nearly stopped in the fourth round before ‘Bronco’ sent him crashing to the canvas again in the ninth to end the 30-year-old’s unbeaten record.    The upset-of-the-y...

  Press Release: By DAZN –  FRISCO, TEXAS (July 13, 2021): Welterweight knockout artist  Vergil Ortiz Jr . (17-0, 17 KOs) will return against  Egidijus “Mean Machine” Kavaliauskas  (22-1-1, 18 KOs) in a 12-round defense of his WBO International Welterweight Title. The bout will take place on Saturday, Aug. 14 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas and will be streamed live on  DAZN .   Credit: DAZN    Undercard information will be announced shortly.   “Vergil Ortiz Jr. is developing the most impressive resume for any boxer his age,” said  Oscar De La Hoya , Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy. “Though the welterweight division is perhaps the most competitive weight class in the sport, Ortiz Jr. has been able to maintain a knockout ratio of 100% in his big tests against Antonio Orozco, Brad Solomon and Maurice Hooker. On August 14, Ortiz Jr. will look better than ever and remind everyone why he is the biggest threat at 147 pounds.” ...

  Undefeated rising Jr. Lightweight Sultan Zaurbek scored a one-sided ten round unanimous decision over veteran Ronnie Clark to win the vacant WBO European Jr. Lightweight championship on Saturday night at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty, Kazakhstan. In an extremely tactical bout fought at a measured pace in front of a crowd of limited spectators due to the ongoing global COVID-19 epidemic, the unbeaten Kazakhstan native Zaurbek used his longer reach, height, and lateral movement to cleverly out box Clark over the course of ten rounds where the narrative was simply one fighter outworking the other to earn a convincing unanimous decision victory to win the World Boxing Organization’s version of the European Jr. Lightweight championship. Official scores were 100-90 (On two scorecards), and 99-91 all in favor of Zaurbek. Sultan Zaurbek advances to 11-0, with 7 Knockouts. Ronnie Clark falls to 21-5-2, with 7 Knockouts.   Also on this card:   Undefeated Jr. Middlewei...

  Undefeated former WBO Super-Middleweight world champion Gilberto Ramirez scored a dominant fourth round knockout of former world title challenger Sullivan Barrera on Friday night at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. In the main event of a twelve bout card, Ramirez, now rated number five in the world in the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Light-Heavyweight ratings, quietly bided his time in the first two rounds against Barrera, who entered the fight rated number six in the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Light-Heavyweight ratings.    What appeared to be setting up as a tactical chess match quickly changed late in the third round when Ramirez connected with a left hook to the liver of Barrera, who went down following a delayed reaction from the punch. Although Barrera was able to get up and survive the round, Ramirez knew he had his opponent in trouble and in round four he continued the attack dropping Barrera for the second time with another left hook to ...

  Press Release: July 8, 2021 By USA Boxing –  Colorado Springs, CO-–  USA Boxing, a non-profit organization, has announced it has a musical artist in its corner this year. Recording artist  DICI  will donate 100% of the net proceeds from every download of his new song, “Five Rings,” to  USA Boxing  to benefit their 1,700 member clubs. Beginning today, boxing and sports fans around the globe can rally behind Team USA boxers heading to Tokyo with a focus on supporting local boxing clubs that help shape the lives of future champions in and out of the ring. Credit: USA Boxing      Sports and music enthusiasts can go to  https://dicimusic.bandcamp.com  to download “Five Rings.” The cost to purchase the song is $1.00, with an option to make an additional donation of any amount to USA Boxing clubs nationwide.  Still early in its rollout, “Five Rings” is scoring  rave reviews  from music critics and...

  The career of undefeated Jr. Middleweight contender Tim Tszyu has seen him quickly progress from a prospect following in the footsteps of his father the longtime former Jr. Welterweight world champion and Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu, to a contender, who appears to be on the cusp of challenging for a world championship of his own.  In just eighteen professional bouts over nearly five years as a professional, the twenty-six year old Tszyu has developed a reputation as a “Knockout Artist.” Much like his father, the twenty-six year old Tszyu has the ability and punching power to end a fight at any time with either hand. Tszyu’s progression in his career thus far has largely been highlighted by victories over former WBO Welterweight world champion Jeff Horn and former world title challenger Dennis Hogan. Two fights, which Tszyu scored knockout wins.   Recently however, Tszyu had a question asked of him that in some ways is one that is asked of many fighters regardless of thei...