Boxing will take place on the Santa Monica Pier on August 22 to raise awareness and help fund the fight against cancer. “The Butterfly Brawl” is promoted by Fightbook and its founder and president, Mark Habibi, in association with Bash Boxing. Once again, all net ticket proceeds and sponsorship dollars will go toward the fight […]
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What is at stake when the ‘GWOAT’ Claressa Shields faces Kaye Scott on Saturday at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta? Shields (18-0, 3 KOs) is moving back down to women’s middleweight after a run through the super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight ranks over the past two years. Scott (5-1-1) will be looking to
What is next for Dina Thorslund? Thorslund became the women’s undisputed bantamweight titleholder, defeating Cherneka Johnson at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday. The win vaults her back to the top of the division, where she has rightfully belonged for some time. Thorslund was supposed to fight last July on an MVP card,
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What is next for Callum Simpson? The super middleweight Simpson avenged his lone career loss to Troy Williamson by winning a 12-round unanimous decision at First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. Simpson, a 29-year-old sporting a 19-1 (13 KOs) record, reclaimed his spot as a fascinating British contender on the world-class scene, but his ceiling
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History did not repeat itself. Super middleweight Callum Simpson avenged his lone career loss by winning a 12-round unanimous decision over Troy Williamson at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. The scores were 117-112, 115-113, and 116-112 for Simpson. In December, Williamson cooled the hot start Simpson had to his career by stopping him in
What’s at stake for Troy Williamson and Callum Simpson when they rematch on a domestic U.K. card at First Direct Arena in Leeds, Yorkshire, England? Williamson (22-4-1, 16 KOs) is a gatekeeper; Simpson (18-1, 13 KOs), a promising prospect, has made his first major mistake. It is a trajectory bout for Simpson to see if he
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Don’t call it a comeback! Robert Meriwether III is headed to “Naptown” with hopes of putting his opponent to sleep. Meriwether, a 21-year-old lightweight hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, but training in Las Vegas, will face Angel Barrera in an eight-round bout from the La Flaca at the Square in Indianapolis, Indiana. The fight for Meriwether
What’s at stake for Cherneka Johnson in her fight against Dina Thorslund? Johnson (19-2, 8 KOs) will put her undisputed women’s bantamweight world titles on the line against Thorslund, the previous kingpin of the division, at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. The bout might not have the luster of Amanda Serrano vs. Katie Taylor, but
What’s at stake for Aaron McKenna when he faces Etinosa Oliha (22-0, 10 KOs) at Dublin’s 3Arena for the vacant IBF middleweight title? McKenna (20-0, 10 KOs) is one of the most exciting unbeaten contenders in the middleweight division. McKenna gets an Irish homecoming, potentially to win his first world title, against a relatively unknown
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Who is next for William Zepeda? Zepeda (34-1, 27 KOs) won the vacant WBC lightweight title against Lamont Roach Jr. at the Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas. The emotional victory marked a feat Zepeda had yet to accomplish as a pro – becoming an outright belt-holder. Zepeda, 30, now has the chance to reinvent himself after
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