PHILADELPHIA, PENN./ORANGE, Calif. (Sept. 25, 2017) - Heralded prospects, featherweight Ruben Villa and junior lightweight Michael Dutchover remained perfect with unanimous decision victories this past Friday night in Ontario  

Undefeated Bantamweight sensation Christian Carto ready for toughest test this Friday night at The 2300 Arena
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
Philadelphia, PA (September 25, 2017) -This Friday night, undefeated bantamweight Christian Carto will headline a 10-bout card when he takes on his toughest foe to date in Alonso Melendez at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The card is promoted by King's Promotions. Carto (11-0, 11 KOs) of Phi  Read Full Story >>>

Sullivan Barrera furious over being bypassed by Broadhurst to face Bivol!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
MIAMI, FL -When Andre Ward recently retired it opened up the WBA, WBO and IBF light heavyweight titles and when Badou Jack vacated his WBA "regular" title the division became even more wide open. Red hot contender Sullivan Barrera was very confident that he would get a shot at one of the vacant  Read Full Story >>>

2022 Hall of Fame: Who gets in?
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
2017 has been a tremendous year of boxing — the best year I can remember offhand — but it’s also marked the end of an era in more ways than one. With all the great fights we’ve had, we’ve also seen a number of great fighters call it quits this year — many of whom have had Hall of Fame worthy careers  Read Full Story >>>

Jhack returns home a champ, eyes world title shot
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
IT wasn’t too long ago when Jhack Tepora was just a young former amateur standout who was looking to make a name for himself in the pro ranks. Tepora, unknown to most in the boxing world, finally made his presence felt after a one-punch stoppage victory over former International Boxing Organizati  Read Full Story >>>

TEPORA SET SIGHTS ON THE WORLD TITLE
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017

Jhack Tepora scored an amazing second round TKO of South African Lusanda Komanisi at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa. Tepora (21-0, 16 KOs) has a magnificent KO rate of 76% stopped Komanisi (21-4, 18 KOs)  Read Full Story >>>

MUST READ INTERVIEW WITH THE BOBFATHER
By G. Leon, BoxingTalk.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
Pacquiao to retire? Crawford-Horn on tap for next year! GL: Congrats on an action packed ESPN card the other night. Can you give us some thoughts on the card? It was a terrific show, the guys really fought well. It just shows that when promoters can promote the fights they believe the public wan  Read Full Story >>>

Not so Fast or Furious
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
Defending champ Parker was like a North Korean nuclear warhead—capable of a big bang, but lacking any real delivery system… We may not know what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, but Saturday at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK, we learned that absolutely nothing   Read Full Story >>>

Scorecard: Linares edges Campbell, retains lightweight title
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world: Saturday at Inglewood, Calif. Jorge Linares W12 Luke Campbell Retains world lightweight title Scores: 115-112, 114-113 Linares, 115-113 Campbell. Records: Linares (43-3, 27 KOs); Campbell (17-2, 14 KOs) Rafael's rem  Read Full Story >>>

WBO champion wants Frampton fight as Carl prepares for world title bid
By David Kelly, Belfast Telegraph, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
Now that Frampton has signed a deal with new promoter Frank Warren, Arum says he is eager to do business with the partnership. Former two-weight world champion Frampton will return to the ring before Christmas at his home town Belfast's SSE Arena with November 18 currently the only available Satur  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather-McGregor Fight: 132 Million Pirate Views Dwarfed Pay-Per-View Estimate
By Nelson Granados, Forbes.com, Tue, 26 Sep 2017
Showtime stated earlier this month that pay-per-view (PPV) buys for the August 26 Mayweather-McGregor fight will be in the order of the 4.6 million PPV record previously set during the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight in 2015. That’s great news for Showtime, Mayweather, McGregor, and all who get a share of  Read Full Story >>>

C.J. Ross: “Pacquiao vs. Bradley was a very close fight and it looked like Pacquiao had taken the last two rounds off”
By Robert Brown, OTR Boxing Radio, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
With the recent controversial scoring of the Canelo vs. Golovkin bout from last Saturday night, fans and media alike were once again reminded of one of the biggest flaws from the sport of boxing, questionable judging of bouts that go to decision. In light of Adalaide Byrd’s 118-110 scorecard, many p  Read Full Story >>>

JHACK TEPORA IS READY FOR PRIME TIME
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Sep 2017

CEBU CITY – After his spectacular 2nd round knockout win over former IBO world featherweight champion Lusanda Komanisi in South Africa last Friday (Saturday in Manila), Jhack 'El Capitan' Tepora (21-0-0, 16KOs) and his te  Read Full Story >>>

Canelo vs. Golovkin: Great expectations
By Thomas Hauser, RingTV.com, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Sports have international appeal. Fans want to see the best athletes in the world compete against one another regardless of where they come from. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have thrilled tennis fans around the globe. Rory McIlroy has a huge following in golf. NBA stars Giannis  Read Full Story >>>

Weekend roundup: Linares retains lightweight titles with split decision win over Campbell
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Jorge Linares successfully defended his WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine lightweight titles with a split decision victory against British southpaw Luke Campbell Saturday night at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) put Campbell on the canvas in the second round with   Read Full Story >>>

Donaire credits new diet, 'secret' coach for latest win
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
MANILA, Philippines – Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire returned to the win column on Sunday, routing Ruben Garcia Hernandez over the course of 10 rounds to claim the WBC silver featherweight title in San Antonio, Texas. Fighting for the first time since losing to Jessie Magdaleno in November 2  Read Full Story >>>

Olympian Nico Hernandez remains undefeated
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Tramaine Williams, Armando Alvarez & Zhilei Zhang victorious "KO NIGHT BOXING" RESULTS FROM KANSAS PALM CITY, Kansas (September 24, 2017) - The name of last night's "KO Night Boxing: Step Up" event certainly was appropriate as 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Nico Hernandez had to overcome a major o  Read Full Story >>>

Weekend Boxing Recaps: Dorticos-Kudryashov, Parker-Fury and More
By Arne K. Lang, The Sweet Science, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Cuban refugee Yunier Dorticos rang down the curtain on a busy weekend of professional boxing with a smashing second round knockout of Dmitry Kudryashov. The match was held in the Illusions Theater of the Alamodome in San Antonio, a curious place for a bout between a Cuban and a Russian, especially c  Read Full Story >>>

Linares Edges Cool Hand Luke
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Campbell looked terrific and against anyone less accomplished than Jorge Linares, he would have won the fight… Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California, reigning and defending WBA, WBC Diamond, and Ring Magazine lightweight champion Jorge Linares (43-3, 27 KOs), “El Niño de Oro” from   Read Full Story >>>

Donaire, Duno score convincing victories
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 25 Sep 2017
FILIPINO star Nonito Donaire Jr. and bright up-and-comer Ronero Duno were victorious in the US yesterday after pulling off convincing unanimous decisions. Coming off a long layoff following a loss to Jessie Magdaleno, Donaire Jr. dominated prospect Juan Garcia Hernandez at the Alamodome in San An  Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE BACK ON TRACK WINS WBC SILVER TITLE OVER HERNANDEZ
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

Former four division world champion "The Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire (38-4, 24 KOs) made a good comeback by winning a convincing ten round unanimous decision over Ruben Garcia Hernandez (22-3-1) at the Alamodome, San   Read Full Story >>>

RECAP: SERVANIA FALTERS, TEPORA, DONAIRE AND DUNO VICTORIOUS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

Genesis Servania performed above expectations in his first world title shot against WBO featherweight champ and Top Rank fighter Oscar Valdez. Servania was undefeated like Valdez but still an underdog against the Mexican who was ma  Read Full Story >>>

DUNO TO BRING HIS RECENT WIN TO HIS NEXT FIGHT
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

ROMERO “Ruthless” Duno said that he will bring the experience from his recent victory to his next fight. The 21-year old Duno scored a convincing unanimous decision win against Mexican Juan Pablo Sanchez in their 8-roun  Read Full Story >>>

JORGE LINARES RETAINS WBA, WBC DIAMOND AND RING MAGAZINE LIGHTWEIGHT TITLES
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

WITH SPLIT DECISION VICTORY AGAINST "COOL HAND" LUKE CAMPBELL AT LOS ANGELES' "FABULOUS" FORUM CALIFORNIA'S BEST PROSPECTS AND CONTENDERS SHINE ON NON-TELEVISED UNDERCARD LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2017) Jorge "El Niño de  Read Full Story >>>

Parker defends WBO heavyweight crown with Fury victory
By Joshua Thomas, SportingNews.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017
Undefeated Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker has successfully defended his WBO heavyweight world title after claiming a points-decision victory over Hughie Fury at the Manchester Arena. Parker, who is now 24-0, claimed the win after two judges awarded the fight 118-110 in his favour with the third judge u  Read Full Story >>>

Fury vs Parker result: Hughie Fury’s world title dreams dashed as Joseph Parker secures points win in Manchester
By John Hutchinson, The Sun, Sun, 24 Sep 2017
HUGHIE FURY failed in his quest to become the next heavyweight world champ from the family as he fell to a contentious points defeat by Joseph Parker. The 23-year-old was hoping to claim the belt once held by elder cousin Tyson, but at the Manchester Arena he came up short against the undefeated   Read Full Story >>>

Manny no stranger to bum verdicts
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

Sen. Manny Pacquiao recently sent out a tweet of exasperation in the wake of the split draw that was announced at the end of the Gennady Golovkin-Saul Alvarez fight in Las Vegas last Saturday. While the decision was acce  Read Full Story >>>

SERVANIA FLOORS VALDEZ FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT LOSSES TITLE BID
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

Genesis Servania gave Oscar Valdez a scare by flooring him for the first time in his career in the fourth round but the Mexican came out victorious in a hard fought battle to keep possession of his WBO featherweight title  Read Full Story >>>

Jorge Linares retains WBA lightweight title with split-decision victory over Luke Campbell
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sun, 24 Sep 2017
Jorge Linares dug deep in his veteran bag of boxing skills Saturday night and discovered a way to edge England’s Luke Campbell by split decision. Linares was awarded victory by scores of 114-113 and 115-112 while another judge scored the bout for Campbell 115-113. The triumph at the Forum in Ingl  Read Full Story >>>

Sultan & Tepora step up
By Rico Navarro, The Freeman, Sun, 24 Sep 2017
It sure looks like things are looking bright for Cebu Boxing. With Milan Melindo fresh from defending his IBF world light flyweight title and Donnie Nietes all set to defend his IBF flyweight championship in November, the boxing community has been given a preview of the other boxers who’ll be climbi  Read Full Story >>>

Jorge Linares Drops Luke Campbell, Wins Split Decision
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017
Jorge Linares escaped with his WBA world lightweight title Saturday night. Mandatory challenger Luke Campbell came back from a second-round knockdown and made adjustments to give Venezuela’s Linares a very tough time in their 12-round, 135-pound title fight at The Forum in Inglewood, California.   Read Full Story >>>

DUNO DECISIONS SANCHEZ (PHOTOS)
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Sep 2017

Filipino rising prospect Romero Duno (15-1-0, 13KOs) won by unanimous decision over veteran Juan Pablo Sanchez (30-14-0, 14KOs) of Huimanguillo, Tabasco, Mexico in their 8-round lightweight bout at The Forum in Inglewood,   Read Full Story >>>