Month: March 2024

Sampson Boxing proudly announces the signing of streaking welterweight prospect Nicklaus “La Bestia” Flaz to a promotional contract. Since suffering his second career defeat, a shock first-round knockout in October 2020, Flaz (12-2, 8 KOs), from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, has gone on a tear, scoring three impressive upset victories; knocking out an established durable
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 21, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jared Anderson told ESPN he’s “beyond blessed … to come away without any injuries” and acknowledged “it was a mistake,” after police said he led them on a 6-plus-mile car chase last month with speeds exceeding 130 mph. The heavyweight contender was charged with
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THERE has long been an expectation that Lawrence Okolie would one day step up from cruiserweight and seek riches and success in a second weight class, yet few would have expected that weight class to be bridgerweight. That, however, is where Okolie will find himself in Poland on May 24, when he challenges local fighter
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As revealed last week, three-division champion Emanuel Navarrete will battle undefeated Denys Berinchyk for the vacant WBC lightweight title on May 18th at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena. Navarrete said, “Capturing a world title is a unique challenge, but the possibility of doing it four weight classes is a goal that fills me with motivation and
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Undefeated rising star Tim Tszyu will take on all-action contender Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora for Tszyu’s WBO title (pending approval), and the vacant WBC 154-pound world title, headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event available on Prime Video Saturday, March 30 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Tszyu had originally been scheduled to face two-time world champion Keith Thurman, who was forced
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In a source of tension between Olympic leaders and Russian sport, the IOC decided Tuesday that the International Boxing Association led by Kremlin-backed Umar Kremlev will not be involved in organizing bouts for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The IOC also threatened to remove
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Building on last week’s news from Jake Donovan, ESPN’s Mike Coppinger reports that super flyweight legend Juan Francisco Estrada and unified flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez are finalizing a June 29th showdown in Glendale. Coppinger also confirms an earlier reveal from EverythingBoxing that a flyweight bout between former titlists Sunny Edwards and Adrien Curiel is
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