LONDON. Tuesday, 23 April 2019. William Hill, one of Britain’s leading betting brands, has launched a new advertising campaign this week featuring the unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (OBE). The adve  

64 STILL STANDING AS PARTYPOKER US OPEN HEADS INTO DECISIVE DAY
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

US No. 1 Shane Van Boening overpowers PH's Johann Chua, 9-2, in the 3rd round of the winner's circle. The partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship continued on Monday as the 256-player field was trimmed to 64 while def  Read Full Story >>>

Jeffrey "Jeff" de Luna leads Pinoys' charge in US 9-Ball Pool
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Former Doha Asian Games silver medalist Jeffrey "Jeff" De Luna nailed four straight victories to advance to the Round-of-32 of the partypoker money-rich 43rd US Open 9-Ball Championship being held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas on Tuesday (Manila time). De Lun  Read Full Story >>>

Bantamweight the next battleground for Pinoy boxers
By Conrad Cariño, The Manila Times, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Johnriel Casimero won the interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight (118 pounds) title over the weekend by stopping a highly-touted Ricardo Espinoza Franco of Mexico in Carson, California. Although he started slow, Casimero regained his form in the fourth round to eventually stop Espin  Read Full Story >>>

Pernell Whitaker: “If you’re asking me whether Manny Pacquiao can beat me or not obviously I’m going to say no”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Former 4 division world champion Pernell Whitaker was elected into the boxing hall of fame in 2006 and is considered to be one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. He fought all-time great boxers such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, and Felix Trinidad. Having been a world c  Read Full Story >>>

Arum dives blind for instant Superfight
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

Haymon (L) and Arum. THE way Bob Arum behaved on Sunday there’s nothing more urgent and proper than to stage a unification showdown between top welterweight stars Errol Spence and Terence Crawford. It’s the only e  Read Full Story >>>

PROGRAIS: I WILL PUT ON A SHOW THAT THE FANS WON’T FORGET
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

Participants will include kids between the ages of 7-15 from local boxing gyms, and USA Boxing. Each participant will be surprised with a ticket, courtesy of Prograis, to the April 27th World Boxing Super Series semi-finals.   Read Full Story >>>

DANIEL 'MIRACLE MAN' JACOBS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

LAS VEGAS (April 22, 2019): Daniel "Miracle Man" Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs), the IBF Middleweight World Champion of Brooklyn, N.Y., hosted an international media conference call today to discuss his upcoming 12-round unif  Read Full Story >>>

GGG vs ROLLS - MSG June 8 on DAZN - Press Conference Highlights & Interviews
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

NEW YORK (April 18, 2019) -- Boxing's pound-for-pound superstar attraction GENNADY "GGG" GOLOVKIN and undefeated Top-10 world-rated contender STEVE ROLLS kicked off their coast-to-coast media tour with a New York press c  Read Full Story >>>

Terence Crawford Says Amir Khan Quitting Was 'Easy Way Out'
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

TMZ SPORTS -- Terence Crawford tells TMZ Sports ... Amir Khan was SMART to quit in the 6th round -- because the beating was only gonna get WORSE for the fighter. We spoke with "Bud" about that smackdown he put on Khan o  Read Full Story >>>

YAMAGUCHI FALCAO TO FACE FORMER AMATEUR RIVAL CHRISTOPHER PEARSON
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

FOR WBC LATINO MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE IN THE RETURN OF GOLDEN BOY FIGHT NIGHT ON FACEBOOK WATCH STEVEN BUTLER AND ERIK BAZINYAN TO MAKE GOLDEN BOY DEBUT THURSDAY, MAY 2 AT HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS T  Read Full Story >>>

Teofimo Lopez continues Takeover with stoppage over Tatli at Madison Square Garden
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

NEW YORK (April 22, 2019) -Hot lightweight contender Teofimo Lopez continued to be the most talked about fighter in the sport of boxing as he knocked out European champion Edis Tatli in the 5th round of their bout at Madison Squ  Read Full Story >>>

Venegas and Coronado Score Impressive Knockout Victories
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019

SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 22, 2019) - This past Saturday at the Scottish Rite Theatre in downtown San Antonio, welterweight's Gilbert Venegas Jr. (11-1, 7 KOs) and Hector Coronado (2-0, 2 KO), both who are managed by Greg Hann  Read Full Story >>>

Dick DiVeronica embodies spirit of New York State Boxing Hall of Fame
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
NEW YORK (April 22, 2019) - Canastota, New York welterweight Dick DiVeronica embodies the true spirit of the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame: New Yorkers honoring New Yorkers for their accomplishments and achievements in boxing. DiVeronica will be part of a 24-member Class of 2019 inducted at  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum’s Desperate War on Al Haymon
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
A boxing old-timer who knew a thing or two about making fights once told me that anyone negotiating a fight publicly, through the press, is engaging in “bullshit talk.” And never let it be said that 80-something promoter Bob Arum is above said “bullshit” talk. “We want to fight Errol Spence,”   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing, Bud and the Big Apple
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
New York, one of the great walking cities in the world, saw me hitting a lot of fun spots this past week – The Empire State Building, Radio City Music Hall, Staten Island, The Beacon Theatre, The Ed Sullivan Theatre, The Lincoln Centre, The World Trade Centre memorial, Central Park, Times Square and  Read Full Story >>>

Told You ‘Bud’ Would Smoke ‘A Mere Con’
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
And it wasn’t even good shit. A little over 14,000 abused fans inside of Madison Square Garden saw their pricey ticket go up in smoke. Debo (“You”, The Fan) turned remotes of unknown and remorseful PPV buys into flaming tools of disgust. Scores of media, domestic and international, picked u  Read Full Story >>>

Ranking the Welterweights: Terence Crawford or Errol Spence Jr at No. 1?
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
People love rankings! And lists! I also love rankings and lists, but boxing is a weird sport where the best don’t always face the best, and you’re guessing more often than not. Everything is a big argument because we too often lack the hard evidence, but everyone gets super confident in their opinio  Read Full Story >>>

S*** money, f*** off! – Why Vasyl Lomachenko v Orlando Salido II fell apart
World Boxing News, Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Orlando Salido’s representative Sean ‘Knucklehead’ Gibbons has reiterated the reason why a rematch with Vasyl Lomachenko failed to transpire. Mexican Salido remains one of only two boxers ever to defeat formidable pound for pound king Lomachenko – amateur or pro. The victory came in only Lomac  Read Full Story >>>

Brawl at the Mall 12: Plania, Bornea, Carcosia in Action @ Robinsons Gensan April 30
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019

Exciting Filipino rising stars, super bantam "Magic" Mike Plania (19-1, 10 KO's), 118-pounder Jade "Hurricane" Bornea (13-0, 9 KO's), and young featherweight fighter Presco Carcosia (4-0-1, 4 KO's) are set to see action in   Read Full Story >>>

World-Class Russian Trio Score Important Victories in Grozny
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
All three of Salita Promotions’ Russian contenders emerged with important victories last Thursday, April 18. Fighting in the “Time of Legends” event at the Colosseum Sport Hall in Grozny City, and live on Russian public sports channel Match TV and Klowd TV in the USA, undefeated heavyweight Apti   Read Full Story >>>

GH3 Promotions Wade, Mattice and Hines back in May
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
NUTLEY, NJ - April 22, 2019 - Three members of the GH3 Promotional stable will be back in action next month as super middleweight Dominic Wade, lightweight Thomas Mattice and heavyweight Roney Hines will be back in action. On May 18th, former middleweight world title challenger Wade will take on   Read Full Story >>>

PARTYPOKER US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP: REINCARNATION OF POOL MAJOR BEGINS IN VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019

The 43rd partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship broke off at Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas on Sunday as a 256-player field of the world’s elite pool players began their quest to land one of billiard’s biggest titles. The rei  Read Full Story >>>

1st Avellano-Canimo Invitational Non-Master Chess Tournament start April 28 in Tayabas City
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
Everything is set for the much awaited 1st Avellano-Canimo Invitational Non-Master Chess Tournament on April 28 at the Grace Land Hotel in Tayabas City, Quezon. The champion will pocket P7,000 plus trophy, while the second to fourth placers will take home P3,500 plus medal, P1,000 plus medal and   Read Full Story >>>

After TKO win, Philly’s Danny Garcia wants Manny Pacquiao next
By Manouk Akopyan, philly.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
CARSON, Calif. — Danny Garcia walked into his nationally televised fight against Adrian Granados on Saturday night with a gorilla-sized chip on his shoulder. The decorated boxer with an impressive 12-year career was being underestimated. With two blemishes on his record over his last three bouts,  Read Full Story >>>

PBC Exec: Arum Desperate, Great Fights Ahead Like Crawford-Khan
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum - who promotes WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford - lashed out at Al Haymon - the head of Premier Boxing Champions. Arum claims that Haymon is doing everything possible to prevent a unification between Crawford and IBF wel  Read Full Story >>>

Results from Amateur Boxing in Medellin, Northern Cebu: Serrano Decisions Ampad
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019

Cebuano amateur lightweight Virgel Serrano wins in Medellin MEDELLIN, Northern Cebu -- The charming seaside Municipality of Medellin in northern Cebu Province enjoyed an exciting evening of amateur boxing on E  Read Full Story >>>

Gervonta vs. Shakur: Street Fight or Boxing?
By Ted Sares, The Sweet Science, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
Gervonta “Tank” Davis — out of Baltimore — is a fan-friendly, undefeated (21-0, 20 KOs), two-time super featherweight champion. An all-action fighter, he brings the heat whenever and wherever he fights, operating like a mini-Tyson. Shakur “Fearless” Stevenson—out of Virginia by way of Newark, NJ—  Read Full Story >>>

TETE TO DONAIRE: ME AND MY TEAM CAN BREAK YOU INTO PIECES
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019

South Africa’s WBO World champion Zolani Tete (28-3, 21 KOs) is in a ‘good place’ and thanks Floyd Mayweather Sr. ahead of facing the WBC Diamond and WBA World champion, American-Philippine Nonito Donaire (39-5, 25 KOs), in the 1  Read Full Story >>>

Kell Brook: I Want Terence Crawford Next, Khan Fight is Dead
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Amir Khan vehemently denied Terence Crawford's accusation that he quit in their WBO welterweight title bout after receiving a low blow from the champion. Crawford had already floored Khan in the first round when, in the sixth, he caught his opponent with  Read Full Story >>>

Capuloy, Ambrad, Naason Score Wins in Medellin, Northern Cebu
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019

Naason wins. MEDELLIN, Northern Cebu -- The beautiful seaside town of Medellin in ocean bathed Northern Cebu got thrilled with exciting boxing on Easter Sunday (April 21), and fight fans want more of the same as so  Read Full Story >>>

Brandon Figueroa, John Riel Casimero Win Interim Titles In California
By Carlos Toro, Fightful.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2019
While the focus of the April 20 Premier Boxing Champions card was the welterweight bout between Danny Garcia and Adrian Granados, a pair of boxers won interim titles as well. On the Fox-televised portion of the card, Brandon Figueroa defeated former world champion Yonfrez Parejo to become the new  Read Full Story >>>