THE WEEK IN BOXING – NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive fight report in The Week in Boxing – November 28, 2018:
WILDER & FURY VISIT LA FIRE DEPARTMENTS
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury presented tickets for this Saturday’s heavyweight title showdown to area first responders in recognition of the men and women who battled the recent fires in Southern California.
TEAM DOGBOE ARRIVES IN VEGAS FOR DEC. 8 BOUT
WBO super bantamweight titlist, Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe, and his team have pitched camp in Las Vegas as they continue with preparations ahead of the boxer’s upcoming defence against Mexico’s Emanuel Navarette on December 8.
USA BOXING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RETURNS TO UTAH
USA Boxing’s Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open returns to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah for the second consecutive year, Dec. 1-8.
HEAVYWEIGHTS PAST & PRESENT PREDICT WILDER-FURY
As fight week in Los Angles kicks off, heavyweights of the past and present have spoken, and the majority believe Deontay Wilder’s pure punching power will be enough to defeat the highly-skilled Tyson Fury on Saturday, December 1 on SHOWTIME PPV®.
WILDER DISCUSSES ORTIZ BOUT, SAYS “BRAINWASHED” JOSHUA WILL REGRET NOT TAKING $50 MILLION
Deontay Wilder believes that by beating Luis Ortiz he has already had the best possible preparation for Tyson Fury. The WBC heavyweight champion defends his title against Fury on Saturday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center in what is widely considered his most difficult challenge.
BUKOM FIST OF FURY IV EXCITES FANS AT CHORKOR
The 4th edition of the “Bukom Fist of Fury Boxing” league occurred last Friday, November 23rd, at Chorkor Extra 0 Parkm where fans came in their numbers to watch their idols live.
ROACH: IF FURY CAN OUTBOX KLITSCHKO, HE CAN OUTBOX WILDER!
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who is working with Tyson Fury, believes his boxer is fully capable of beat WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.
SAMPSON BOXING & WBC PRESENT MIDDLEWEIGHT TOURNEY
Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing, with the sanctioned cooperation of the World Boxing Council, proudly announces the Carlos Monzon “Super 8” Middleweight Tournament, featuring eight of Argentina’s most promising 160-lb middleweight fighters vying for the Monzon Cup and a world rating.
JULIAN “J-ROCK” WILLIAMS TO RETURN ON WILDER-FURY UNDERCARD
Top super welterweight contender Julian “J-Rock” Williams will take on Mexico’s Javier Francisco Castro in a 10-round bout that has been added to an exciting night of undercard action presented by Premier Boxing Champions Saturday, December 1 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.