Jayson Shaw’s partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship defence is over after he was defeated 11-4 by World Champion Joshua Filler at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas on Wednesday, live on Sk  

Newly crowned Australian Champion 'Action' Jackson England returns May 17 in Perth against former Brunker and Jackson opponent in Main Event of Thunderdome 30
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019

Western Australia's rising Featherweight standout Jackson England is really not holding back in moving forward with his professional career. The 21-year-old captured the Australia Featherweight title in his last outing, domi  Read Full Story >>>

Tickets on Sale Now for the 7th Annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend August 9th and 10th 2019 at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
NEVADA BOXING HALL OF FAME 7th Annual Induction Weekend August 9th and 10th 2019 at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas TICKETS ON SALE NOW LAS VEGAS, NV (April 24, 2019) - A diverse and glittering array of boxing greats will be honored with induction into the Nevada Boxing Hall of  Read Full Story >>>

Zolani Tete injures shoulder, out of Nonito Donaire fight
By Patrick L. Stumberg, Bad Left Hook, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
UPDATE #2: Rachel Donaire, Nonito’s manager and wife, tells ESPN that they plan to fight on Saturday: “We can’t control the opponent, just as much as if Zolani — or any opponent — came back with a positive drug test from VADA. It’s nothing that we should pay the price for, when it was not under o  Read Full Story >>>

Zolani Tete pulls out of World Boxing Super Series after sustaining shoulder injury
By Bongani Magasela, Sowetan Live, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Zolani "Last Born" Tete has pulled out of the bantamweight World Boxing Super Series due to a shoulder injury - his manager Mlandeli Tengimfene announced on Wednesday night. Tengimfene made the announcement from Louisiana, in the US, where Tete was to unify his WBO belt with WBA Super holder Noni  Read Full Story >>>

Regis Prograis: 'I've got the biggest and probably toughest fight of my life coming up'
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Regis Prograis refuses to take anything for granted. Though heavily favored to dispatch Kiryl Relikh this Saturday in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super junior welterweight tournament at the Cajun Dome in Layfayette, LA, Prograis,30, waxed wise for someone so young. “I love goi  Read Full Story >>>

Garcia’s Performance Begs For Re-Inclusion Into Welterweight Conversation
By Rhett Butler, The Shadow League, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Former two-division champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (35-2, 21 KOs) dropped Adrian Granados (20-7-2, 14 KOs) three times before stopping him in round seven last Saturday night. The welterweight showdown headlined Premier Boxing Champions from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. “I’ve s  Read Full Story >>>

Introducing Shakur Stevenson
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
“Sit down, you’re supposed to be media!” Jack Hirsch, ex-President of the BWAA, says with patriarchal enthusiasm; exhorting me and my Aaliyah/Notorious B.I.G/2Pac t-shirt wearing and teenage acting self to calm down and act professional. So—aside from unknowledgeable stiffs of pretension at rings  Read Full Story >>>

Abnett upbeat on semis chances
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019

Ian Clark Bautista (R). ABAP coaching consultant Don Abnett is optimistic that the three Philippine fighters will win their semifinal bouts at the 30th Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) elite championships at   Read Full Story >>>

WBSS REACH DEAL WITH MATCHROOM BOXING TO AIR SEMI-FINALS LIVE ON SKY SPORTS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Sky Sports, the UK’s premier sports broadcaster, includes the World’s premier boxing tournament to its schedule with the quest for the Greatest Prize in Boxing, the Ali Trophy, entering the much-anticipated semi-final stage. The WBSS joins top boxing stars such as Anthony Joshua on the UK platfor  Read Full Story >>>

VERGIL ORTIZ JR. VS. MAURICIO HERRERA TO NOW BE THE CO-MAIN EVENT FOR CANELO VS. JACOBS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019

LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2019): Rising star Vergil Ortiz Jr. (12-0, 12 KOs) will have the opportunity of a lifetime as his scheduled 10-round welterweight battle against Mauricio "El Maestro" Herrera (24-8, 7 KOs) w  Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT RUBEN VILLA TO FACE ONCE-BEATEN LUIS ALBERTO LOPEZ IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
FRIDAY, MAY 10 LIVE ON SHOWTIME® Unbeaten Lightweights Michael Dutchover and Ramon Mascarena Jr. Clash in Co-Featured Bout of Tripleheader Live At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT From Omega Products International in Corona, Calif. Tickets Are On Sale NOW NEW YORK - April 23, 2019 - Undefeated featherw  Read Full Story >>>

MIGUEL CARTAGENA ENDS ONE-YEAR LAYOFF; BOXES JESUS SOLER JUNE 15 AT PARX CASINO
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Bensalem, PA--Miguel Cartagena ends his one-year year layoff when he headlines a seven-bout card against Jesus Soler, of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, in an eight-round flyweight contest as part of Xcite Fight Night 4 at Parx Casino® on Saturday evening, June 15. Cartagena, 26, of Philadelphia, PA, has   Read Full Story >>>

Reality check: Crawford-Spence not happening soon, says Ellerbe
By Gilbert Manzano, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Terence Crawford and his promoter Bob Arum made the first move by calling out Errol Spence Jr. inside the Madison Square Garden ring last week after Crawford stopped Amir Khan in six rounds. Arum took it a step further by telling Yahoo! Sports he’s willing to do a 50-50 financial split with Spenc  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas sets up camp in Stockton
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Jerwin Ancajas is now in Stockton, California, where on May 4, the Filipino southpaw makes the seventh defense of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown. Out to put a stop to his stranglehold of the IBF 115-lb crown is mandatory challenger Ryuichi Funai, who will try to d  Read Full Story >>>

Disqualification or TKO?
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

In a bizarre ending, former Manny Pacquiao sparmate Amir Khan surrendered after taking a low blow from defending WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford at 0:47 of the sixth round in Madison Square Garden, New York City  Read Full Story >>>

ONLY 16 LEFT STANDING AS PARTYPOKER US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO SINGLE ELIMINATION
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

PH's Jeffrey de Luna. After 488 matches of double elimination pool the partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship is down to the last 16 as play moves into the Diamond Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las   Read Full Story >>>

Conor McGregor Hit Me with Brutal, Cheap Shot on Video, Boxer Claims
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

TMZ SPORTS -- The man Conor McGregor boxed in an exhibition match in Ireland last week tells TMZ Sports ... Conor started off the fight with the WORST cheap shot he's ever seen ... and we got the video!!! "It was as the   Read Full Story >>>

3 ABAP pugs assured of medals
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

Ian Clark Bautista. Three Philippine fighters are guaranteed a bronze medal at the 36-nation 30th Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Championships with bantamweight Ian Clark Bautista, lightheavyweight John Mar  Read Full Story >>>

PARTYPOKER US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP: SHAW, VAN BOENING AMONG FIRST INTO LAST 16
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

The first players to reach the globally-televised last-16 stage of the partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship are now known after matches on the winners’ side of the tournament completed at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Conv  Read Full Story >>>

"The Trigon" cage delivered at "BYB Brawl 1": 9 bare-knuckles fights = 13 total rounds
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
MIAMI (April 23, 2019) -- "The Trigon" cage debut more than lived up to its advance billing during the April 5 th "BYB Brawl 1: Brawl For It ALL" pay-per-view card, promoted by BYB Extreme Series, at the Cheyenne Ice & Event Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Bare-knuckles fighting has now been revolu  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman reportedly close for July 20 on FOX pay-per-view
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman has been in the rumor mill recently, and now it looks like we might be getting close to real news on that. Mike Coppinger reports that the two are “closing in on a deal” for a FOX pay-per-view main event on July 20 in Las Vegas. Mike Coppinger ✔ @Mike  Read Full Story >>>

Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan Prelims Average 291,000 Viewers On ESPN2
By Carlos Toro, Fightful.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Viewership numbers for the prelim card of the Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan event are in. Per Showbuzz Daily, the three-hour prelim card, which featured four fights on the ESPN2 telecast, averaged 291,000 viewers. In the 18-49 demographic, the card drew a 0.06 rating, good for 131st on cable for  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing’s Baddest Man
By Jeffrey Sussman, Boxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Frankie Carbo enjoyed killing people; it was his profession even after he got into boxing. He spent 20 months in prison for killing a cab driver. Shortly after his release, he went to work as a hired gun for Murder Incorporated, taking his orders from Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, the only mob leader to   Read Full Story >>>

The Past Week in Action 23 April 2014
By Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

Highlights: Terrence Crawford retains the WBO welterweight title as he gets unsatisfactory win as Amir Khan declines to continue after low punch from Crawford -Danny Garcia sends out danger signal to the other welter  Read Full Story >>>

UNDEFEATED FEATHERWEIGHT PROSPECT RUBEN VILLA TO FACE ONCE-BEATEN LUIS ALBERTO LOPEZ IN MAIN EVENT OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY, MAY 10 LIVE ON SHOWTIME®
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Unbeaten Lightweights Michael Dutchover and Ramon Mascarena Jr. Clash in Co-Featured Bout of Tripleheader Live At 10:30 p.m. ET/PT From Omega Products International in Corona, Calif. Tickets Are On Sale NOW NEW YORK – April 23, 2019 – Undefeated featherweight prospect Ruben Villa will face onc  Read Full Story >>>

MMA superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov paid tribute to M-1 Global
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (April 23, 2019) - In advance of the second UFC event ever held in Russia last Saturday, the first in its second largest city, Saint Petersburg, thousands of passionate mixed-martial-arts fans gathered  Read Full Story >>>

Uber Fires Driver Accused of Killing Ex-UFC Fighter
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019

TMZ SPORTS -- Rodrigo de Lima during an altercation in Brazil on Sunday has been fired by the rideshare company ... an Uber spokesperson tells TMZ Sports. As we previously reported, the 26-year-old MMA fighter was a pas  Read Full Story >>>

GOLDEN BOY DAZN THURSDAY NIGHT FIGHTS TO BE TELEVISED ON REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORKS THROUGHOUT THE NATION
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
ULYSSE JR. VS. CLAGGETT 2 TO ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON FACEBOOK WATCH VIA THE GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT PAGE AND ON RINGTV.COM LOS ANGELES, CA (April 23, 2019): Golden Boy, the leading media and entertainment brand, along with global sports streaming giant DAZN, are proud to announce that the new mont  Read Full Story >>>

BOXING LEGEND AND 4 DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION ROY JONES JR. CONFIRMED FOR 5TH ANNUAL BOX FAN EXPO
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Box Fan Expo is the ultimate fan experience event that gives boxing fans the opportunity to meet-and-greet top fighters, current and former world champions, boxing celebrities and industry people in an up-close personal setting. Tickets On-Sale Now at EventBrite Las Vegas (April 23, 2019) - Bo  Read Full Story >>>

Terence Crawford Doesn’t Need Any More Meaningless Fights
By Rhett Butler, The Shadow League, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
Last weekend, Terence Crawford faced his biggest test yet in Amir Khan. However, to the chagrin of boxing fans, the fight was stopped in the 6th round due to a supposed low blow. Khan decided not to continue after informing his coach he felt incapacitated. The fact that he didn’t take the full  Read Full Story >>>

Ancajas 95% ready as he leaves for U.S. title tiff
By Roy Luarca, Rappler, Wed, 24 Apr 2019
MANILA, Philippines – Jerwin Ancajas was on the verge of hitting optimum form when he left for San Francisco, California, Tuesday night, April 23. Ancajas' weight is down to 123 pounds, his speed and power are better, and his stamina is built up for his seventh defense of the International Boxing  Read Full Story >>>