Boxing Scene

Matchroom has announced that IBO super middleweight champion Carlos Gongora has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn. Gongora (19-0 14 KOs) landed the IBO strap in stunning fashion in December, coming in at late notice and knocking out hotly-touted Ali Akhmedov in the final round of their thrilling clash in Hollywood, Florida, and becoming an
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Miguel Berchelt expects a highly motivated Oscar Valdez to enter the ring February 20. Berchelt believes Valdez has been bothered by those that insist the smaller, defensively deficient fighter has little chance to beat Berchelt in their 12-round fight for Berchelt’s WBC super featherweight title. Handicappers have installed Berchelt as an approximate 3-1 favorite over
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Takuma Inoue (14-1, 3 KOs) of Japan, the younger brother of WBA, IBF bantamweight champion Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue, bounced back from his first career defeat.  (photos by Naoki Fukuda) On Thursday, he picked up the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight belt with a nine round technical decision win over his compatriot Keita Kurihara (15-6,
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Lausanne, Switzerland – In February 2021, AIBA, with the support of the International Testing Agency (ITA), will launch a large-scale anti-doping educational program in the framework of AIBA’s Continental Forums. On January 11th, AIBA renewed its contract with the ITA for 2021 to ensure a state-of-art anti-doping program for boxing. AIBA President Mr. Umar Kremlev
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Nicaraguan star Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, who holds the WBA’s super flyweight championship, is training diligently for the rematch against WBC super flyweight champion Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada of Mexico. Gonzalez is preparing at the Roger Deshon gym in Managua, Nicaragua. The workouts involve long daily runs and nibbling at a nutritious balanced diet. This long-awaited unifying contest will
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