Subriel Matias has signed a multi-fight co-promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and Fresh Productions. Matias (20-1 20 KOs) landed the vacant IBF Super-Lightweight title last February, forcing Jeremias Ponce to retire after five rounds of their clash in Minnesota, and successfully defended his title against mandatory challenger Shohjahon Ergashev in November, forcing another retirement,
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Teofimo Lopez promised to put on a show. Jamaine Ortiz is a respected fighter with a ton of skills and has earned a shot at Lopez’s WBO and Ring Magazine titles but actually winning? That was practically impossible according to Lopez. This past Thursday, the 26-year-old made an over-the-top and theatrical entrance. Magicians, fire breathers,
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Promoter Bob Arum recognizes that promoting a boxing show at the newfangled Sphere will take a lot more effort than required for the typical garden-variety venue. The Sphere in Las Vegas, the latest glitzy project from billionaire Knicks owner James Dolan, is regarded as one of the most groundbreaking entertainment venues in the world, particularly
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Posted on 02/05/2024 2024 RING MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS: ROAD TO THE GARDEN by Jennifer Leuzzi New York’s Premier Amateur Boxing Tournament  New York, NY, February 5, 2024 –The 2024 Ring Masters Championships: Road to the Garden, New York’s premier amateur boxing tournament, kicked off on Saturday February 2, 2024 at Hempstead Boxing in Hempstead, NY.  450
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Posted on 02/05/2024 By Derek Brantley Jackie Kaplan Kallen faced a barrage of stares, snickers, and insults when she first set foot in a boxing gym in the 1970s. She endured the taunts while becoming the manager of one of the all-time great middleweights and super middleweights, James Toney, and rose to become one of
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Posted on 02/09/2024 By: Sean Crose Teofimo Lopez entered the ring to defend his WBO junior middleweight title in grand fashion Thursday night. Dressed as a ring master, the fighter known as “The Takeover” made his way through a literal circus act on the way to face Jamaine Ortiz in a scheduled 12 round affair
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Posted on 02/10/2024 By: Sean Crose Boxing fans of a certain age will likely remember a time when boxing could be found being broadcast on weekend afternoons courtesy of major American networks. CBS, NBC, and ABC, through it’s Wide World of Spots programming, turned fighters like Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Mile Tyson from relatively obscure
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