Worldwide program ‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ next destination was Osaka, Japan in a very successful event hosted by Diamante Promotions’ Promoter and former WBO Asia Pacific Champion Shinji Nagomi and DP’s Director and former WBO Female Flyweight World Champion Nana Nagomi. A total of 140 children, women, and elderly people aged 7 to 58 participated.
Convocatoria: WBO/Boxing Bullies x Jake Paul: Inauguración “Titanes Boxing Gym,” Morovis, P.R.
(Abierto al público)
La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), presidida por el Lcdo. Paco Valcárcel, en unión a la fundación sin fines de lucro Boxing Bullies, dirigida por Jake Paul, invitan a la comunidad del boxeo a celebrar la inauguración del rehabilitado gimnasio de boxeo “Titanes Boxing Gym,” el próximo martes 6 de agosto de 2024, a las 10:00 a.m., en el Parque Luis Martinez Lago, sector Buena Vista, carretera 155 Morovis, Puerto Rico.
Las facilidades del centro fueron modernizadas gracias al trabajo combinado de la OMB y Boxing Bullies, que han unido fuerzas para mejorar los centros de boxeo de la isla. Entre los gimnasios que ya han sido rehabilitados se encuentran los de Bayamón (Monterrey Boxing), Carolina (Amanda Serrano), Municipio de Canóvanas, Guaynabo (Félix Pagán Pintor), Guayama (Juan Laporte) Utuado y el Municipio de Vieques y, Toa Baja (Manny Siaca), respectivamente.
El trabajo en el gimnasio de Morovis se llevó a cabo con la asistencia de su honorable Alcaldesa, Carmen Maldonado González.
En la actividad del martes habrá refrigerios para los asistentes.
Habrá transportación saliendo desde el Restaurante “Dennys”en Rio Piedras @ 9:00 a.m.
Les esperamos!
Info: José H. Rivera
(787) 405-4627
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WBO y Boxing Bullies by Jake Paul Remodelan ‘Gimnasio de Boxeo Manny Siaca’
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico – En emotiva actividad, la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), presidida por el Lcdo. Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel, y bajo el reconocido programa mundial ‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ en unión con la fundación sin fines de lucro Boxing Bullies, dirigida por Jake Paul, inauguraron el rehabilitado gimnasio de boxeo ‘Manny Siaca’, localizado en las instalaciones de la pista atlética Marie Lande Mathieu en Levittown.
El gimnasio, originalmente administrado por el fenecido Manuel ‘Manny’ Siaca, uno de los más respetados entrenadores en la historia del boxeo puertorriqueño, es actualmente liderado por sus hijos, el excampeón mundial Manny Siaca, hijo y su hermano de igual nombre, pero mejor conocido como ‘Pucho’.
El gimnasio ha sido sede de campeones como Edwin ‘El Chapo’ Rosario, Samuel Serrano, Wilfredo Vázquez, Víctor Calleja, Juan Nazario, su hijo Manny Siaca, entre otros.
“Este gimnasio tiene mucha historia, han salido grandes campeones del mundo y campeones de la vida que dejaron las calles para ser profesionales en otros ámbitos. Mi padre sacó a muchos jóvenes y seguiremos junto a mi hermano el legado. Si no fuera por mi papá, no estuviéramos aquí”, dijo entre lágrimas el excampeón mundial Manny Siaca.
El administrador del gimnasio Manny ‘Pucho’ Siaca, hermano mayor del excampeón mundial, explicó que, “perdimos el gimnasio en Huracán María. Estuvo el gimnasio cinco años cerrado, pero gracias a Dios seguimos firmes y ahora con estas mejoras es una bendición. Se ha sufrido mucho pero el compromiso es el mismo. Gracias al municipio de Toa Baja, Carmelo Ríos, la WBO y Boxing Bullies por todo”.
Las facilidades del centro fueron modernizadas gracias al trabajo combinado de la OMB y Boxing Bullies, que han unido fuerzas para mejorar los centros de boxeo de la isla.
Entre los gimnasios que ya han sido rehabilitados se encuentran los de Bayamón (Monterrey Boxing), Carolina (Amanda Serrano), Municipio de Canóvanas, Guaynabo (Félix Pagán Pintor), Guayama (Juan Laporte) Utuado y el Municipio de Vieques, respectivamente.
“Próximamente junto a la WBO estaremos remodelando e inaugurando más gimnasios en los pueblos de Morovis, Fajardo, Guayanilla, entre otros, así que pendientes” dijo Francisco Correa, director ejecutivo de Boxing Bullies by Jake Paul.
Entre los presentes por parte de la OMB: su fundador, el licenciado Luis Batista Salas, asesor legal del organismo, el Lcdo. Olivieri y secretario general Lcdo. Alberto Rodríguez.
Gracias al Salón de la Fama Iván Calderón, campeones mundiales Manny Siaca, Román ‘Rocky’ Martinez, Alex Sánchez, Nelson Dieppa y Ángel Acosta. Prospectos Pedro Márquez, Juan Zayas, Yahir ‘Chule’ Díaz, Orlando del Valle, senador Carmelo Ríos, entrenador Ángel Rosario, Emilio Lozada, jueces y árbitros de la Comisión de Boxeo Profesional de Puerto Rico por asistir.
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September 3: Undisputed WBO Junior Featherweight King Naoya Inoue to Defend Crown Against TJ Doheny at Ariake Arena in Tokyo LIVE on ESPN+
WBO bantamweight world champion Yoshiki Takei to defend strap against Daigo Higa in the co-feature
TOKYO (July 16, 2024) — Pound-for-pound icon Naoya “The Monster” Inoue will defend his undisputed WBO world championship against Irish-born former world champion TJ Doheny on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Inoue, a two-weight undisputed king, has knocked out eight consecutive foes.
Inoue-Doheny headlines a star-studded card streaming live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. This special early morning broadcast will also include WBO bantamweight world champion Yoshiki Takei (9-0, 8 KOs) defending his belt against former flyweight world champion Daigo Higa (21-2-1, 19 KOs).
“Naoya Inoue is a generational talent, and every time he fights, the boxing world stops to watch the master at work,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “TJ Doheny is a veteran who can never be counted out, as he’s defied the odds many times when fighting in Japan.”
Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) claimed his first world title more than 10 years ago and is 22-0 with 20 knockouts in world championship fights. Inoue’s undisputed legacy began in December 2022 when he knocked out Paul Butler to unify all the bantamweight titles. He then consolidated the super bantamweight division in short order, capturing the WBC and WBO world titles by stopping Stephen Fulton in eight in July 2023 before vanquishing WBA/IBF champion Marlon Tapales that December. The 31-year-old powerhouse, named 2023 Fighter of the Year by ESPN and Ring Magazine, returned to headline at the historic Tokyo Dome in May. In the first boxing card there since Buster Douglas shocked Mike Tyson in 1990, Inoue survived a first-round knockdown to KO Mexican two-division champ Luis Nery in six.
Doheny (26-4, 20 KOs) has a rich history in Japan and against Japanese fighters. He is 3-0 against Japanese fighters and 4-0 on Japanese soil, with three victories as the betting underdog. Doheny dethroned IBF junior featherweight world champion Ryosuke Iwasa on enemy territory in August 2018. He defended the belt against Japanese challenger Ryohei Takahashi via 11th-round TKO the following January before losing the strap to Danny Roman in a close unification fight that April. Despite some setbacks, Doheny has rebounded with three consecutive wins on Japanese turf. He defeated Kazuki Nakajima via fourth-round TKO in June 2023, blasted out Japhethlee Llamido by first-round stoppage last October, and triumphed over Bryl Bayogos in four rounds on the Inoue-Nery undercard.
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Three-weight WBO world champion and two-division undisputed king Terence “Bud” Crawford looks to conquer a fourth weight class when he takes on WBA junior middleweight world champion Israil Madrimov on Saturday, Aug. 3, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Crawford-Madrimov tops a star-studded bill that includes Top Rank-promoted heavyweight sensation Jared “The Real Big Baby” Anderson, who steps up against fellow knockout artist Martin Bakole.
Crawford-Madrimov, Anderson-Bakole, and additional undercard fights will stream LIVE on Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV.
Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) moves up to 154 pounds following last July’s career-defining TKO over Errol Spence Jr. to win the undisputed welterweight championship. The Omaha, Nebraska, native and pound-for-pound superstar has won 11 straight fights by stoppage. Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs), a native of Uzbekistan, captured the WBA 154-pound crown in March with a fifth-round TKO over Magomed Kurbanov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Anderson (17-0, 15 KOs), from Toledo, Ohio, is the sport’s preeminent heavyweight up-and-comer. He bested former world champion Charles Martin by decision last July, stopped Andriy Rudenko in five rounds the following month, and returned in April with a one-sided unanimous decision over Ryad Merhy. Bakole (20-1, 15 KOs) has won nine straight fights and made a splash on the Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou bill last October, weighing in at a massive 299.5 pounds and dispatching former title challenger Carlos Takam in four rounds.
The Top Rank on ESPN+ PPV will also feature:
WBA 140-pound champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) making his first world title defense against Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs).
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. (35-2, 22 KOs) returning from an almost two-year layoff to fight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (26-1-1, 22 KOs).
Cuban standout David Morrell (10-0, 9 KOs), winner of seven straight by stoppage, going for number eight in a 12-rounder at light heavyweight against former world title challenger Radivoje “Hot Rod” Kalajdzic (29-2, 21 KOs).
Cuban Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz (3-0, 1 KO) seeks to continue his rapid ascension up the lightweight rankings against battle-tested Mexican puncher Antonio Moran (30-6-1, 21 KOs) in a 10-rounder.
‘Party of Champions’. Special Guest WBO Featherweight Champion Rafael Espinoza
Every 4th of July we honor our legends, champions, and prospects in beautiful Arecibo . Special guest WBO Featherweight Champion Rafael ‘Divino’ Espinoza!
During the crowded event, Espinoza delighted the public with his singing abilities, alongside Mariachis.
Special thanks to boxing legends and former champions: Samuel Serrano, Félix ‘Tito’ Trinidad, Wilfredo Gómez, Iván Calderon, Román Martinez, John John Molina, Daniel Jimenez, Alfredo Escalera, Juan Laporte, Alex Sánchez and Rafael del Valle.
Current WBO Mini Flyweight Champion Oscar Collazo, former world title contender Wilfredo Rivera, WBO NABO Jr. Welterweight Champion Alfredo ‘Ojo’ Santiago, WBO Inter-Continental Flyweight Champion Yankiel Rivera, WBO International Welterweight Champion Stephanie Pineiro, Pedro Márquez, Jeyvier Cintrón, Kiria Tapia, Bryan Chevalier, Ryan Rodríguez, Orlando ‘Capu’ González, Jesús Vázquez, Chris ‘Punisher’ Echevarría, Omar Pacheco, Carlos Negrón, Luis ‘Bebo’ Martinez and Juan Carlos Camacho for making this event special.
Happy Independence Day to the entire USA WBO Boxing Family!
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Oct 28-Nov 1
Hotel Royal Sonesta
Gathering of Champions!!
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Guests WBO Featherweight World Champion Rafael “EL Divino” Espinoza and All Star Boxing, Inc father and son duo Tuto and Clovis Zabala!!
WBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF WBO FEMALE FLYWEIGHT DIVISION
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‘JABS’ Podcast by WBO Episode 6.
Guests: HOF and Two-Division WBO Champion Iván Calderon and fastest Puerto Rican boxer to win a world title, WBO Mini Flyweight World Champion Óscar Collazo!
WBO ‘JABS’ Podcast Episode 5!!
Interviews with WBO Inter-Continental Flyweight Champion Yankiel Rivera and WBO NABO Jr. Welterweight Champion Alfredo ‘Ojo’ Santiago. Also, the panel (Valcarcel, Esq, Olivieri, Esq., & Figueras) discussed Matías-Paro bout and WBO International Welterweight Champion Stephanie Pineiro performance against Diana Tapia.
Re: Negotiations – WBO Jr. Lightweight Mandatory Championship Contest
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WBO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEE RESOLUTION – WBO JR LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION
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Re: Interim Lt. Heavyweight Title – Please be advised that the Buatsi/Hutchinson Purse Bid ceremony will be streamed LIVE via WBO Social Media Platforms on Monday, June 24 @ 11:00 am (Eastern Time).
Purse Bid Order
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Chris Billam-Smith retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior heavyweight title as well as avenging the only defeat of his career with a unanimous decision over Richard Riakporhe at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park.
The two first met in 2019, when Riakporhe won a split decision, and since then both have improved professionally, but five years of Billam-Smith’s dominance were instrumental in his victory in the rematch.
After 12 rounds, the English fighter had a score of 116-111 and two more of 115-112.
Chris Billam-Smith Jude Bellingham pic.twitter.com/DAAUhQZjPl
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) June 16, 2024
The convention will gather executives of the WBO as well as promoters, trainers, boxers, journalists and in general members of the boxing community from all over the world. This event is an opportunity to discuss important topics related to this sport and its growth in the different regions represented.
Date: Monday, October 28th – Friday, November 1st, 2024
Location: Royal Sonesta Hotel Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico
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Hall of Fame Inductee Iván Calderón!
Calderon is a former WBO Mini-Flyweight and WBO Junior Flyweight World Champion, who ended his career with a total of 18th world title defenses, eleven at 105 lbs and seventh at 108. He was so elusive that was invited to do sparring with the likes of Hall of Famers Shane Mosley and Oscar de la Hoya.
Calderon, the 12th Puerto Rican boxer to be inducted into the boxing Hall-of-Fame, has left an indelible mark on the history of Puerto Rican boxing
WBO In House Counsel, Gustavo Olivieri, Esq., Promoter Peter Rivera, Inductee & 2-Division WBO Champion, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, WBO President, Paco Valcárcel, Esq., Trainer, Felix Pagan Pintor, strength and conditioning coach, Angel Cotto.
Congratulations, Ivan! #WBO
Óscar Collazo made a successful third defense of his WBO Mini Flyweight title when outscored Gerardo Zapata by unanimous decision in Verona, New York.
Zapata showed in the second round that he could cause some problems when a right hand almost sent the defending champion to the canvas.
This was the only moment of concern for Collazo who went onto control the rest of the fight, and it looked like Collazo could have ended it early after stunning Zapata with a right hand in the sixth, but he was unable to capitalise.
While Zapata gave a good account of himself, it was clear that Collazo was the winner with two judges scoring the fight 119-109 and the other 117-110 in his favour.
Re: Negotiation Order – Interim Light Heavyweight Championship Contest Joshua Buatsi vs. Willy Hutchinson
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Janibek Alimkhanuly-Andrei Mikhailovich Unified WBO Middleweight World Title Showdown Set for July 13 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas LIVE on ESPN+
Tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 4 at 12 p.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com
Kazakhstan’s middleweight king is gearing up to defend his unified crown against an unbeaten contender seeking to claim his throne.
Janibek “Qazaq Style” Alimkhanuly will put his Unified WBO Championship on the line against New Zealand’s Andrei Mikhailovich on Saturday, July 13, at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Janibek-Mikhailovich and Muratalla-Farmer top a loaded bill that will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with No Limit Boxing, tickets go on sale Tuesday, June 4 at 12 p.m. PT and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.
“Janibek is the best middleweight in the world and willing to fight anyone in that division. Mikhailovich is a hungry, undefeated contender, and he is coming from New Zealand to shake up the title picture,” said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. “Muratalla can compete with any lightweight in the world, and I expect Tevin Farmer to give him a stiff test. Tevin is a decorated former champion who understands that a win puts him right back in the title picture.”
Janibek (15-0, 10 KOs), a 2016 Olympian, quickly rose the ranks from prospect to contender ranks. In 2021, he registered knockout wins over former belt-holders Rob Brant and Hassan N’Dam before securing the WBO Interim middleweight world title with a second-round demolition of Danny Dignum in May 2022. He was elevated to full champion after Demetrius Andrade vacated the title and made his first defense with a unanimous points win versus Denzel Bentley that November. In May 2023, he blasted out Canadian contender Steven Butler in two rounds and became a unified champion that October by vanquishing IBF king Vincenzo Gualtieri via sixth-round TKO.
“I look forward to defending my world titles, and I must give Andrei Mikhailovich a lot of credit. The other world middleweight champions refused the challenge, and he stepped up to the plate,” Janibek said. “On July 13 in Las Vegas, I will show the world ‘Qazaq Style’ again. The road to undisputed continues, and Mikhailovich is in my way.”
Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and was raised in New Zealand. He began boxing at 15 and turned pro five years later in April 2018. Mikhailovich captured his first regional strap with a third-round TKO versus Ernesto España in June 2022 and decisioned Francis Waitai across eight rounds the following month. He registered his most impressive victory in April 2023 by rising off the canvas in the opening stanza to stop then-unbeaten Edisson Saltarin in five. He returned one year later to score a first-round TKO win over Les Sherrington.
Mikhailovich said, “At the end of the day, Janibek is just another guy, another test on my way to greatness. Others will say this is a big deal, but to me, this is fate. I was born for this. Since day one, I have planned to dominate, take over, and control my destiny. I train relentlessly, eat right, and always maintain a warrior’s mindset, so I don’t need any extra motivation because the two belts are on the line.”
THE MIDDLEWEIGHT KING RETURNS @QazaqStyle will put his WBO and IBF world titles on the line against Andrei Mikhailovichon Saturday, July 13 at @Palms.
Tickets on sale Tuesday, June 4. pic.twitter.com/BKEBzOtlIJ
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) May 30, 2024
#WBOKidsDrugFree Actividad con la excampeona mundial peso pluma OMB Danila Ramos, quien ayer en la Escuela Técnica N° 38 de Villa Madero en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, realizó una espectacular charla motivacional dirigida a los estudiantes del plantel.
Gracias a Jesuán Letizia, Vice Presidente de la OMB región de Latinoamérica, y “Chairman” de la OMB Latino por sus iniciativas comunitarias.
Purse Bid – Interim Light Heavyweight Buatsi/Yarde:
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Utuado, Puerto Rico – No importa en que parte de Puerto Rico la juventud necesita mantenerse ocupada en el deporte del boxeo, la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), presidida por el licenciado Francisco Valcárcel y bajo su reconocido programa ‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ junto a la entidad ‘Boxing Bullies’, fundada por Jake Paul, unieron fuerzas para inaugurar el gimnasio municipal del pueblo de Utuado, localizado en la urbanización Cabrera.
El gimnasio cuenta con nuevo cuadrilátero, gran variedad de equipos de entrenamiento, tanto para los entrenadores como para los boxeadores de todos los niveles, baños remodelados, al igual que los alrededores del gimnasio y el suelo de este.
Orlando Samot, Wilfredo Guzmán y Jorge Luis Nieves serán los encargados del gimnasio.
En la concurrida actividad participó el fundador de la OMB, el licenciado Luis Batista Salas, junto al presidente del organismo, el licenciado Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel junto al alcalde de Utuado Jorge Pérez, Francisco Correa en representación de Boxing Bullies, Miguel Laureano, presidente de la Comisión de Boxeo de Puerto Rico y los representantes de supermercados ECONO, Viviana Mass (Gerente de Mercadeo) y de Home Power Sun Energy, Alejandro Hernández (Director de ventas), quienes son parte de los auspiciadores de estas causas benéficas que continuarán por toda la isla y el mundo.
“Queremos hacer una gran cartelera en Utuado con estas increíbles facilidades”, dijo Valcárcel, “la alianza que hemos hecho con Jake Paul va a seguir rindiendo frutos porque tenemos una lista de gimnasios. Estaremos supervisando los gimnasios ya arreglados para que se mantengan limpios. El gimnasio es el mejor lugar donde un joven puede estar. Aquí se aprende a ser cortés, respetuoso, humilde y disciplinado. El alcalde Jorge Pérez está comprometido con este gimnasio y eso es importante”.
“Todos tenemos violencia por dentro”, dijo Batista Salas, “tratar de que esa violencia se organice en educarla, tratar de sacar los jóvenes de usar esa violencia en pandillas, para matar, usarla para otras cosas positivas, para darle educación, ponerle los guantes, ponerle disciplina y que la persona ó muchacho joven pueda usarlo de beneficio de él, de su familia, de su pueblo, de Puerto Rico. Esta es una labor extraordinaria que dará mucho fruto. Cada niño o niña que toque este gimnasio es una semilla”.
Francisco Correa, representante de Boxing Bullies:
“Queremos dar espacio a los jóvenes y personas del área donde permitan desarrollarse como individuos y atletas. A medida que abramos espacios como este para la juventud, los sacamos de las calles, nuevas amistades, aprender disciplina y mejor calidad de vida. Tenemos varias iniciativas corriendo con la WBO. La meta es seguir construyendo a través de todo el país”.
Entre los boxeadores que dijeron presente asistieron los excampeones mundiales Samuel Serrano, Alex ‘El Nene’ Sánchez y René Santiago, el clasificado mundial Pedro Márquez, prospectos en ascenso Omar Pacheco y Pedro Cruz, integrantes del gimnasio municipal de Trujillo Alto, árbitros Roberto Ramírez, padre, y José H. Rivera los jueces César Ruiz y.Jerry Martínez, el manejador Margaro Cruz, entre otras personalidades del deporte.
Fotos por V. Planas / WBO
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