Takuma Inoue will defend his WBA bantamweight title against Seiya Tsutsumi in the main event of a Tokyo card that features four world title fights. Along with the main event, we’ll also see Shokichi Iwata and Jairo Noriega fight for the vacant WBO title at 108 lbs; and a pair of flyweight title fights: Seigo
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A quick rundown of what we saw today from Tokyo! Seiya Tsutsumi UD-12 Takuma Inoue A pretty solid upset here, as Tsutsumi (12-0-2, 8 KO) stepped up to world level for the first time in his first 12-round fight, and he just flat beat Inoue (20-2, 5 KO), who wasn’t flat or anything, just out-fought.
Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Dmitry Bivol was robbed on Saturday against Artur Beterbiev, which isn’t an unpopular stance in the boxing world right now. Beterbiev won a majority decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion on Saturday in Riyadh. “It’s a joke! They knew, they told (Beterbiev) in the 10th round, ‘You
Results Phumelele Cafu SD-12 Kosei Tanaka (113-114, 114-113, 114-113) Anthony Olascuaga NC-1 Jonathan Gonzalez (2:25) Junto Nakatani returns to defend his WBC bantamweight title against Petch Sor Chitpattana in the main event of a four-fight card that features two more world title fights as well as the latest fight for Tenshin Nasukawa. Along with Nakatani’s
A quick rundown of the action we saw today in Tokyo. Junto Nakatani TKO-6 Petch Sor Chitpattana Nakatani (29-0, 22 KO) retains his WBC bantamweight title with another terrific winning performance. Sor Chitpattana (76-2, 53 KO) came in here aiming for the upset, wasn’t just rolling over, but Nakatani is a P4P guy and Sor
Liam Cameron may not have gotten the marquee win he appeared to earn this past weekend, but he didn’t leave Riyadh empty-handed after securing a contract with Queensberry Promotions. Though viewed by most as another stepping stone for Olympic silver medalist Ben Whittaker, Cameron (23-6-1, 10 KO) took it to his man from the opening
Following his majority decision loss to Artur Beterbiev over the weekend, Dmitry Bivol sits down with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to discuss his thoughts on the fight and he breaks it down matter of factly while making comparisons to his experience with Canelo Alvarez. Check out some excerpts below. Bivol on how he’s
Ahead of his weekend return to the ring following a bloody loss to Sebastian Fundora in March, Tim Tszyu talks to Fight Hype about his upcoming fight with Bakhram Murtazaliev and more. Check out some excerpts from Tszyu below. Tszyu on what he thinks he’ll be able to show the public in his next fight
Open bidding for the next bout of “The Monster?” The IBF on Tuesday ordered an October 29 purse bid for undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue’s mandatory defense against Australia’s Sam Goodman, with the sanctioning body reporting “an agreement could not be reached.” Japan’s Ohashi Promotions is the promoter of record for Inoue, 28-0 (25 KOs),
The Japan Boxing Commission has banned John Riel Casimero for coming in overweight ahead of his first-round knockout win of Saul Sanchez on Sunday (October 13). They fought in Yokohama, Japan, and Sanchez was beaten after 2:41 of the first round. As a consequence, Casimero has been banned for a year by the JBC for
Former two-belt champion Murodjon ’s legal team is positioning for a battle as an October 29 IBF purse-bid process looms over the next fight for Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight and four-division champion, Naoya Inoue. As the World Boxing Association’s mandatory challenger to Inoue, 28-0 (25 KOs), Uzbekistan’s Akhmadaliev, 12-1 (9 KOs), argues he’s next in line
With Artur Beterbiev claiming the undisputed light heavyweight championship with victory over Dmitry Bivol, unbeaten WBC interim champion David Benavidez officially stands as mandatory challenger, WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman confirmed to BoxingScene Tuesday. The issue – as it was while Benavidez waited three years as top-ranked and mandatory contender to undisputed super middleweight champion Saul
We are, as of this article’s publication on October 15, exactly one month away from Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. As hardcore boxing fans, we dream of the occasional moments when the whole world stops and pays attention to our sport. Paul vs. Tyson represents such a moment. There is always, however, a “be careful
Middleweight Alexandre Gaumont, headlining his first event in front of his home crowd, will face Andres Viera on Thursday at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Gaumont, 11-0 (7 KOs), a 29-year-old from Gatineau, says he has added new elements to his team and training regimen in anticipation of a moment like this one.
Chris Colbert is set to make his ProBox TV debut when he headlines a 50-50 bout against Omar Salcido tomorrow on “Wednesday Night Fights” at the ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida. Colbert tipped the scale at 136.8lbs, the heaviest of his career – though it’s important to note that the fight was
Welterweight prospect Elijah Flores extended his perfect record with an impressive unanimous decision victory over Omar Rosario last Friday at the Coliseo Roger Mendoza in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Facing Rosario in his hometown, Flores secured a decisive win on the judges’ scorecards, handing Rosario his second professional loss. The card was part of MVP’s “Most
It meant so much for Canelo Alvarez to reign as an undisputed super-middleweight champion. From Vladimir Shishkin’s line of thinking, that equates to there being an obvious play should he achieve his life’s dream Saturday in Germany by becoming the IBF super-middleweight champion and defeating William Scull, the fighter who in effect forced the sanctioning
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 1 Some people think Beterbiev won Punctuated by a big finish in rounds 11 and 12, Beterbiev’s performance was one of aggression, forward motion, and heavy punches, and this, for some, was enough to earn a decision. Despite a slow start, and despite being outboxed at times, he came
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