NAOYA “MONSTER” INOUE CONFIRMED FOR WBSS, SEASON II
Three-weight World Champion, Naoya Inoue, is ready to compete for the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the bantamweight edition.
LAWSON-VAN HEERDEN SEMIFINAL SET FOR AUG. 25
Evander Holyfield’s The Real Deal Sports and Entertainment and Lee Baxter Promotions in association with Louisville Top Knotch and the World Boxing Council, are proud to announce that the semi-final round of The Jose Sulaiman World Invitational Tournament will take place on Saturday, August 25th in Toronto, Canada.
GOtv BOXING NIGHT RETURNS JULY 29
Reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph of Nigeria, will defend his title on 29 July at GOtv Boxing Night 15 scheduled to hold at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo (formerly Liberty) Stadium, Ibadan.
MIKEY GARCIA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
WBC Lightweight World Champion Mikey Garcia worked out for the press Tuesday at Fortune Gym in Los Angeles as he prepares for his 135-pound title unification against IBF titlist Robert Easter Jr. Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
BELTRAN-PEDRAZA & DOGBOE-OTAKE SET FOR AUG. 25
There was a change of plans on Tuesday for lightweight world titleholder Raymundo Beltran’s first defense. He will face Jose Pedraza instead of Roman Andreev.
LUIS ORTIZ RETURNS JULY 28 ON GARCIA-EASTER UNDERCARD
Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz returns to action to face former world title challenger Razvan Cojanu in a 10-round bout on Saturday, July 28 live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
PACQUIAO & MATTHYSSE ARRIVE IN MALAYSIA
The next chapter in the storied career of former eight-division world champion and future first-ballot Hall of Famer, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, will stream live and exclusively in the United States on Saturday, July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+ — the recently-launched multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer &…
ZOLANI TETE EMBRACES SHOWDOWN VERSUS NONITO DONAIRE
WBO bantamweight champion Zolani Tete has embraced the possibility of facing former four division world champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire.
TEAM UK LANDS IN ZIMBABWE
BRITISH boxer Stacey Copeland is ready to lead Team UK to victory in Zimbabwe where she will also fight for the vacant Commonwealth title against South African Mapula Ngubane at the Harare International Conference Centre on Friday night.
ROACH: I HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO PACQUIAO SINCE HORN BOUT
Freddie Roach isn’t certain if what he said to Manny Pacquiao in the immediate aftermath of Pacquiao’s controversial loss to Jeff Horn hurt their relationship.