INDIO, CALIF.-- Rene "El Gemelo" Alvarado (30-8, 20 KOs) of Managua, Nicaragua was victorious against Carlos "The Solution" Morales (17-4-3, 6 KOs) of Los Angeles in a 12-round WBA Super Featherweight World Title Eliminator. Alvarado won via unanimous decision with scores of 117-111, 116-112, and 115-113in what was the main event of the Dec. 8 edition of Golden Boy Fight Night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The action was be streamed live globally on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy Fight Night Page. "I'm going to work harder on getting better and improving my technique," said Rene Alvarado. "I was able to get these six victories in a row because allow God to direct me, I work hard and I throw a lot of punches. We want the world title. I want [Alberto] Machado." "I thought the fight was a lot closer than the scorecards suggested," said Carlos Morales. "I felt It could have gone either way. Rene [Alvarado] fought a good fight, and I'm happy he will fight for a world

LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions today announce exciting preview programming leading up to the FOX PBC FIGHT NIGHT on Saturday, Dec. 22, including the PBC COUNTDOWN and PBC FACE TO FACE shows. Before Jermall Charlo defends his WBC Interim Middleweight title against top-rated contender Willie Monroe, Jr., and Jermell Charlo makes the fourth defense of his WBC Super Welterweight championship against hard-hitting former title challenger Tony Harrison on Dec. 22, fans can watch these shows to learn more about the boxers and what motivates them heading into these title fights. "These boxers are incredible athletes with amazing stories," Charlie Dixon, Executive Vice President of Content, FOX Sports, said. "With the PBC COUNTDOWN and PBC FACE TO FACE shows, viewers get to learn more about the boxers' drive and desire to be the best in the world, and will become emotionally invested in them before their fights on December 22." The programming kicks off on Saturday,

This past weekend (Dec. 1st) Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder and Tyson "The Gypsy King" Fury fought to a split-decision draw​ ​in​ ​what we can say was one of the best heavyweight fights in years​.​ Fury (27-0-1, 19 KOs) overcame two knockdowns by Wilder (40-0-1, 39 KOs). The judges scored the bout 115-111 for Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113. Check out the video highlights below featuring track with our friend @DubzySnazz.

LAS VEGAS-- While on his most recent trip to the Middle East this year, two-division world champion Badou Jack took part in an interview and photoshoot with Men's Health Middle East that is featured in the current issue of the magazine. The December-January issue hit newsstands on Saturday, December 1 and shows Jack going through his training regimen and discussing his trips to the region, amongst other topics. "This is my fourth time in the UAE this past year and I love it, it's like a second home," said Jack in the magazine. "I like the mix of cultures. There are people from Europe, from the States, from the Arab world, from Africa, Asia, everywhere. There's no discrimination here. "People have shown me a lot of love and I think they see I want to be a good role model, not just for other Muslims, but everyone. I'm trying to be the best I can be." Jack also delved into his mindset on training with the renowned magazine and mentioned details of what makes up his training camp routine.

VENTNOR CITY, N.J.-- The relaunched International Boxing Association (IBA) is making a full commitment to women's boxing, commencing with a new rule change to sanction 12-round world title fights. The IBA is going back to the future having been an original pioneer in terms of giving much deserved recognition to women's boxing, represented by former IBA world champions such as Laila Ali, Mia St. John and Holly Holm. In 1991, two-time Major League Baseball all-star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance founded the IBA, guiding the international sanctioning body until his death in 2015. Under a new group headed by IBA president J.C. Courreges, the IBA relaunched during the summer of 2017. "This is the IBA's first step towards establishing equality between men and women in professional boxing," Courreges announced. "Our goal is to offer equality for women boxers in our organization. Women's world title fights are 10, 2-minute rounds, not 12, like in the IBA. "There is a new wave of

A year ago, Shohjahon "Shoh" Ergashev was a little-known super lightweight prospect from Central Asia. However, being able to punch holes in brick walls has a way of helping people remember your name and the Uzbekistani power puncher has taken the boxing world by storm this year. With over 300,000 followers on Instagram and his brutal knockout videos on YouTube regularly getting over 500,000 views, 2018 is Shoh time. Promoted by Salita Promotions, boxing's Russian diamond mine, Ergashev (14-0, 13 KOs) has recently signed a co-managerial deal with TV executive turned super manager Mark Taffet. He will be looking to further his growing reputation on December 14 in a 10-round showdown against Uganda's Badru Lusambya (26-4-2, 24 KOs) in Krasnodar, Russia. "I am very happy to be able to show my skills to my fans in Russia on December 14 and I am training hard for a great victory," said Ergashev. "Nothing will stop me from realizing my dreams!" The showdown against Lusambya will be

Former super welterweight world contender Vanes Martirosyan of Glendale, Calif., is the first standout to join International Championship Boxing, promoter of the revolutionary and exciting new combat sport that features boxing in a cage. "Vanes is not just the first to sign a multi-bout, multi-year agreement with ICB, but he's also the first of several," says Jack Fulton, founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia-based ICB. "We are in discussions with many boxers, mixed martial artists and kickboxers, and some of the names definitely would surprise," says Fulton. "It's more than interest, it's enthusiasm to box in 'The Fight Zone' says Fulton. "We've struck a chord with boxers and MMA fighters, and it's resonating." The 32-year-old Martirosyan, originally from Armenia, has a record of 36-4-1 with 21 knockouts. Martirosyan's most recent bout was against Gennady Golovkin on May 5 for "GGG's" World Boxing Association and the World Boxing Council middleweight championships, a

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields not only is spearheading a new wave in women's boxing, she has developed into a true role model for countless youths. Shields will be inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame this Friday night in Salt Lake City, along with Class of 2018 members Roy Jones Jr. and, Andre Ward, as well as the late Emanuel Stewart and Tom Cleary. The second annual USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame reception, held in conjunction with the 2018 USA Boxing Elite and Youth National Championships and Junior and Prep Open, December 2-8, will be held December 7, at the Radisson Hotel (215 S. Temple St.) in Salt Lake City, Utah. "I feel honored," Shields spoke about being inducted into the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame," I am only 23 years old and to be inducted into the USA Boxing Hall of Fame is a great honor, but also a shock to me. I believe I am worthy of any honor, but I know things take time,

Last Saturday night, world-rated light heavyweight Umar Salamov (WBC #10, WBA #10, IBF #7 and WBO #10) continued his march to a world championship challenge with a dominant unanimous 10-round decision over Emmanuel Anim of Ghana. Fighting in the main event at the Galaktika Culture Centre in Sochi, Russia, Salamov (23-1, 17 KOs) controlled the pace and was able to land countless combinations against the very durable Anim (13-2-1, 11 KOs) to win by scores of 99-91, 97-93 and 98-92. In the process, Salamov defended his Eurasian Boxing Parliament and WBO International Light Heavyweight Championships. "I'm happy I got the win and was able to get in some good rounds of work," said a triumphant Salamov, post-fight. "I am excited about the new year and the possibilities it will bring." Salamov's promoter, Dmitriy Salita, says the great 2018 his Russian fighter enjoyed was just a preview of 2019. "This was Umar's third fight in six months and he was in superb condition," he said. "I'm happy he

LOS ANGELES-- Undefeated heavyweight giants Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury erupted in Los Angeles on Wednesday at the final press conference for their WBC Heavyweight World Championship this Saturday, December 1 on SHOWTIME PPV® from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The 6-foot-7 Wilder and the 6-foot-9 Fury went back-and-forth with verbal haymakers before nearly coming to blows while posing for photos onstage. The unbeaten heavyweights will meet in just three days in the most significant heavyweight event in the U.S. in more than 15 years. The SHOWTIME PPV begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd returning to take on Jason Welborn, Cuban heavyweight slugger Luis Ortiz facing-off against Travis Kauffman and rising heavyweight Joe Joyce battling Joe Hanks. Tickets for the event, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment,

MANCHESTER, U.K.-- Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs) has ramped up his training efforts on home turf as he prepares for the opportunity of a lifetime against WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine World Champion Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) for the WBA Super Middleweight Championship. Fielding has assembled the best team to pull off the upset of a career which could take him to the next level in boxing. The 12-round championship fight will take place Saturday, Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden and will be streamed live on DAZN - which, at just $9.99 per month after a one-month free trial, means new subscribers to DAZN will enjoy the entire Canelo vs. Rocky fight night for free. . "If I win, I'll be the king of New York and one of the biggest names in the sport overnight. I came from nothing and now I'm headlining at MSG. It's a dream come true, but it's a job, and the work will be done in the gym in Manchester. There's a lot of talk about Canelo's next fight after Dec. 15-that it could be

BROOKLYN-- U.S. Olympian and super welterweight contender Terrell Gausha clashes with battle-tough veteran Joey Hernandez in a 10-round bout and former two-division world champion and Cuban star Rances Barthelemy competes in a 10-round super lightweight fight, while heavyweight sensation Efe Ajagba, who is shaking up the division as a fearsome puncher, enters the ring in a six-round attraction all as part of an action-packed undercard on Saturday, December 22 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The stacked undercard leads into a blockbuster PBC on FOX show that features the Charlo Twins defending their world titles, and a heavyweight showdown between Dominic Breazeale and Carlos Negron in primetime. Jermall Charlo, who won a coin toss with his brother to determine their fight order, will headline the show in a 12-round WBC interim middleweight championship bout against Willie Monroe, Jr., while Jermell Charlo will defend his WBC

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- USA Boxing's Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open returns to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah for the second consecutive year, Dec. 1-8. More than 700 of the nation's best boxers, aged 8 to 40, will step into the ring beginning Dec. 4 looking for their chance to win a national title. This year's tournament will also serve as the first qualifier to the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing for those boxers in the elite division (19-40). Winners in the junior (15-16), youth (17-18) and elite division will earn spots on USA Boxing's High Performance Squad, which will give them the opportunity to attend training camps at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., as well as represent Team USA in international competition in 2019. Boxers in the prep divisions (8-14) will earn valuable ranking points for the next year. "We are looking forward to returning to Salt Lake City for another year of amazing boxing,"

HARTFORD, Conn.-- Undefeated prospect Richard "Popeye The Sailor Man" Rivera will take his act South this Friday night, when he fights Joshua Robertson in a "stay busy" fight on the "Boxing Bash" card, presented by Christy Martin Promotions, at Centerstage@Noda in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rivera vs. Robertson, contested at a 185-pounds catchweight, will be co-promoted by Rivera's promoter, Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera (8-0, 7 KOs), the reigning Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) All America light heavyweight champion, is part of a trio that formed Hartford Boxing Promotions earlier this year, including Rivera's manager/head trainer Tony Blanco and their partner, Michael Tran. Fighting out of Hartford (CT), Rivera has rejuvenated that market, whose rich boxing history dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie "Will o' the Wisp" Pep and Christopher "Battling" Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon "Magic Man"

LOS ANGELES-- As fight week in Los Angles kicks off, heavyweights of the past and present have spoken, and the majority believe Deontay Wilder's pure punching power will be enough to defeat the highly-skilled Tyson Fury on Saturday, December 1 on SHOWTIME PPV®. Some of the greatest heavyweight names in the history of boxing weighed-in on what will be the biggest heavyweight title fight in the U.S. since Mike Tyson took on Lennox Lewis in 2002. The SHOWTIME PPV begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Tickets for the event, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and are available via AXS.com. Wilder vs. Fury will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the pay-per-view telecast is $64.99 for standard definition. Here is what the current and former heavyweight greats had to say

BROOKLYN-- U.S. Olympian and super welterweight contender Terrell Gausha clashes with battle-tough veteran Joey Hernandez in a 10-round bout and former two-division world champion and Cuban star Rances Barthelemy competes in a 10-round super lightweight fight, while heavyweight sensation Efe Ajagba, who is shaking up the division as a fearsome puncher, enters the ring in a six-round attraction all as part of an action-packed undercard on Saturday, December 22 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The stacked undercard leads into a blockbuster PBC on FOX show that features the Charlo Twins defending their world titles, and a heavyweight showdown between Dominic Breazeale and Carlos Negron in primetime. Jermall Charlo, who won a coin toss with his brother to determine their fight order, will headline the show in a 12-round WBC interim middleweight championship bout against Willie Monroe, Jr., while Jermell Charlo will defend his WBC

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- USA Boxing's Elite and Youth National Championships & Junior and Prep Open returns to the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah for the second consecutive year, Dec. 1-8. More than 700 of the nation's best boxers, aged 8 to 40, will step into the ring beginning Dec. 4 looking for their chance to win a national title. This year's tournament will also serve as the first qualifier to the 2020 Olympic Trials for Boxing for those boxers in the elite division (19-40). Winners in the junior (15-16), youth (17-18) and elite division will earn spots on USA Boxing's High Performance Squad, which will give them the opportunity to attend training camps at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., as well as represent Team USA in international competition in 2019. Boxers in the prep divisions (8-14) will earn valuable ranking points for the next year. "We are looking forward to returning to Salt Lake City for another year of amazing boxing,"

HARTFORD, Conn.-- Undefeated prospect Richard "Popeye The Sailor Man" Rivera will take his act South this Friday night, when he fights Joshua Robertson in a "stay busy" fight on the "Boxing Bash" card, presented by Christy Martin Promotions, at Centerstage@Noda in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rivera vs. Robertson, contested at a 185-pounds catchweight, will be co-promoted by Rivera's promoter, Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera (8-0, 7 KOs), the reigning Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) All America light heavyweight champion, is part of a trio that formed Hartford Boxing Promotions earlier this year, including Rivera's manager/head trainer Tony Blanco and their partner, Michael Tran. Fighting out of Hartford (CT), Rivera has rejuvenated that market, whose rich boxing history dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie "Will o' the Wisp" Pep and Christopher "Battling" Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon "Magic Man"

LOS ANGELES-- As fight week in Los Angles kicks off, heavyweights of the past and present have spoken, and the majority believe Deontay Wilder's pure punching power will be enough to defeat the highly-skilled Tyson Fury on Saturday, December 1 on SHOWTIME PPV®. Some of the greatest heavyweight names in the history of boxing weighed-in on what will be the biggest heavyweight title fight in the U.S. since Mike Tyson took on Lennox Lewis in 2002. The SHOWTIME PPV begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Tickets for the event, which is promoted by BombZquad Enterprises and Queensberry Promotions, in association with TGB Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, are on sale now and are available via AXS.com. Wilder vs. Fury will be produced and distributed by SHOWTIME PPV. The suggested retail price (SRP) for the pay-per-view telecast is $64.99 for standard definition. Here is what the current and former heavyweight greats had to say

INDIO, CALIF.-- Former heavyweight world champion Hasim "The Rock" Rahman will be the special VIP guest for the Dec. 8 edition of Golden Boy Fight Night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The event will be headlined by the 12-round WBA Super Featherweight World Title Eliminator bout between Rene "El Gemelo" Alvarado (29-8, 20 KOs) and Carlos "The Solution" Morales (17-3-3, 6 KOs). The action will be streamed live globally on Facebook Watch via the Golden Boy Fight Night Page beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET. Rahman is native of Baltimore, Md. who faced the likes of David "Tuaman" Tua, Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield, John "The Quietman" Ruiz, James "Lights Out" Toney and Alexander "Russian Vityaz" Povetkin in a historic career that lasted 20 years. Rahman is known for stopping Lennox "The Lion" Lewis via fifth-round knockout to capture WBC, IBF, IBO and Lineal Heavyweight World Titles. The bout was named Upset of the Year and Knockout of the Year by Ring Magazine

TACOMA, Wash - Brian Halquist Productions and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians are pleased to announce 10 dates for 2019 – beginning on Jan. 11 with the 119th installment of the Battle at the Boat professional boxing series ringing in another year of exciting fights. The 10 shows will all be held at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. and feature five boxing and five mixed martial arts events with CageSport MMA kicking off its 2019 season with CageSport 55 on Feb. 9. Battle at the Boat is the nation's longest-running tribal professional boxing series. The inaugural installment of the event took place on July 9, 1997 when Emmett Linton fought Jose Flores for the International Boxing Association super welterweight championship. The series celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 3, 2017 with Battle at the Boat 111. "We have had such incredible success at the Emerald Queen Casino over the past 22 years. We are extremely excited to continue that relationship and bring the very best in

Leading up to November 9th, the date WBKFF (World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation) would make their promotional debut in Casper, Wyoming, there were many complications that would step in the way, in attempts to ultimately ruin the organization. From corrupt mangers to people on the inside, Bas Rutten addresses everything him, owner/CEO Tom Stankiewicz and fighters were put through heading in to 'Rise Of The Titans'. Bas Rutten: OK, finally here is my side of the story of what happened with the WBKFF. You are going to need some time to read this, its a book, haha. But hopefully you have a better understanding after reading this of what happened: "When you start a new company and are not familiar with the new business, you tend to attract the wrong people". After our former matchmaker, who from now on I will call FMM in this story, told a lot of lies to everybody and has tried to sabotage our show, I decided to write about what happened. I was just waiting to wrap up our first show

DAVID LEMIEUX TO FACE TUREANO JOHNSON IN CO-MAIN EVENT OF CANELO VS. ROCKY

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On November 7th, just two days before WBKFF was set to make their promotional debut in Casper, Wyoming, Johny Hendricks would arrive, and decline a fight with Ward after he pulled out and request his position back on the card. Before Hendricks could even leave the lobby, the Wyoming Commission would approve his new opponent, Dakota Cochrane, in which they would immediately face off. 'Rise of the Titans' had a new co-main event attraction. Originally having to cut to 177lbs, as he was first set to take on Marcelo Alfaya, Cochrane would now have to make 185lbs (1 pound allowance), in which he was already weighing in at. The stars would align for the 45 fight MMA veteran. Hendricks, who said the next morning, didn't expect Cochrane to come out of the gate as quick as he did. Johny expected a feeling out process, he tells Adam LeBarr. While 'Big Rigg' would make it into the second round, the fight would end 21 seconds later. After a massive right hand, Hendricks would suffer a broken nose