Yokasta Valle is now the Unified WBO Women’s World Mini-Flyweight champion!
Yokasta Valle made it a night to remember for the people of Costa Rica by becoming the unified IBF and WBO women’s world minimumweight champion after beating Thi Thu Nguyen on the judges’ scorecards.
It was a tough encounter for Valle who struggled to breakdown Nguyen throughout all 10 rounds and it was something which Valle acknowledged in her post-fight interview.
“The belts stayed here! I’m after the next belt, whichever comes first. It’s a dream. I want to unify all the titles one day and we are one step closer,” Valle said.
“I knew it was going to be a hard fight. Nguyen was a really tough fighter in there and could withstand a lot of my combinations. There were hard moments in the ring but I knew I would get the victory because I trained hard and had an incredible corner.”
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UNIFIED FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD champion and women’s boxing superstar Amanda Serrano will bid to add another world championship belt to her collection when she takes on the IBF champion Sarah Mahfoud at the AO Arena, Manchester on 24 September. The fight will be promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with Most Valuable Promotions.
The unification bout is part of a blockbuster night of boxing topped by the huge heavyweight collision between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office. Joyce vs Parker is promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER.
Seven-weight world champion Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs) is the reigning WBO, WBC and IBO world champion at 126lbs and has her sights set on becoming undisputed champion at the weight. Having won titles in every division between 115 and 140 pounds, Serrano, a Puerto Rican southpaw from Brooklyn, holds the Guinness World Record for most women’s boxing world championships (7) won in different weight classes.
Her narrow split-decision loss to Taylor in a lightweight championship bout at Madison Square Garden was the first women’s fight in history to headline at MSG. Drawing a raucous, sold-out crowd of 19,187, Serrano nearly finished Taylor off with a barrage of punches in the fifth round, before ultimately dropping a split decision.
Mahfoud (11-0, 3 KOs) 32, from Denmark defended her IBF title back in April by defeating Nina Meinkeover 10 rounds in Copenhagen, having previously won the Interim title with victory over Brenda Karen Carabajal in February 2020 and was elevated to full world champion status in July of the same year.
Recognition of Serrano’s talents and accomplishments has been turbo-charged in recent times by her friendship and promotional association with Jake Paul and the pair fought on the same show in August 2021 in Cleveland where she defeated Yamileth Mercado in a fight broadcast on Showtime PPV. The Cleveland card also featured Queensberry fighters Daniel Dubois and Paul’s rival Tommy Fury.
“I am so excited over the prospect of fighting in the UK,” said Amanda Serrano. “It has been on my to-do list for a long time, with the amazing fans who really get behind the sport, as well as the huge growth in women’s boxing.
“To be fighting in the biggest arena on a big heavyweight night will make it an amazing occasion to win a fourth world championship belt at featherweight.”
“I would like to thank Frank Warren and Queensberry, along with Jake Paul and MVP, for making this possible for me and I promise the UK fans will not be disappointed.”
“This is an amazing opportunity for me to fight for four world title belts against one of the biggest stars in the sport of boxing,” added Sarah Mahfoud. “It will be an experience like no other to win three more belts in England and then take them all home to Denmark.
“It will be my first fight outside of Denmark and I cannot think of a better place to fully introduce myself and my talent to the wider world than beating Amanda Serrano in Manchester.
“I would like to send my appreciation to everybody involved for making this happen.”
OLEKSANDER USYK VS. ANTHONY JOSHUA TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON DAZN IN 190+ MARKETS WORLDWIDE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 20
DAZN, the global sports entertainment platform, today confirms that it will broadcast the Oleksander Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua Heavyweight World Title rematch on Saturday, August 20 to subscribers live around the world in over 190 territories including the U.S., Canada, Spain, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Poland (excluding the UK, Ireland, MENA and Ukraine). The main event begins at approximately 9:00am PST / 12:00pm EST / 18:00 CET and will be available in both English as well as Polish commentary.
OLEKSANDR USYK VS. ANTHONY JOSHUA 2 FIGHT DATE, START TIME
Date: Saturday, August 20
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST / 18:00 CET
Main event ringwalks (approx): 17:30 EST / 23:30 CET
The main card is scheduled to get underway at 12:00 pm EST / 18:00 CET with main event ringwalks is 17:30 EST / 23:30 CET. These timings could change due to the length of the undercard bouts.
WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS OLEKSANDR USYK VS. ANTHONY JOSHUA 2
United States: DAZN
Everywhere but the U.S.: DAZN (excluding the UK, Ireland, MENA and Ukraine)
You can watch Usyk vs. Joshua 2 in the United States with your DAZN subscription. Outside the States (excluding the UK, Ireland, MENA and Ukraine), you can also watch the fight with your DAZN subscription.
WHERE IS THE OLEKSANDR USYK VS. ANTHONY JOSHUA 2 FIGHT?
The fight takes place at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia
🙏Restauración Gimnasio Dr. Pina Acevedo, ubicado en el Sector Alma Rosa, Santo Domingo Este, R.D.
El presidente de la OMB, el licenciado Francisco Valcárcel agradece a las personas presentes: Honorable Alcalde Manuel Jiménez, Georgie Herrera (Representante OMB en RD), Luis Ortiz (Asistente Alcalde), Gustavo Olivieri (Asesor Legal OMB), Antonio “Kid Can” Cruz (Ex Boxeador y Administrador del Gimnasio), familiares de Pina Acevedo, personal de medios, Vice Ministro Alberto Rodriguez, Ramón Valdez Presidente Comisión Boxeo RD, Emilio “Millo” Lozada, Santos Lozada y todo el personal del ayuntamiento de Santo Domingo Este.
‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ es un programa internacional dirigido a niños y jóvenes con el fin de llevar un mensaje de prevención al consumo de drogas y motivarlos a continuar en los estudios, utilizando el deporte como una herramienta para mantenerse en buenos pasos, al igual que apoyar causas dirigidas a los más necesitados con el fin de aportar a que puedan obtener una mejor calidad de vida.
#Japan WBO Kids Drug Free program event was held yesterday at Satsukiyama Gymnasium in Ikeda City, Osaka. 120 people participated in the sparring tournament from 6 years old to 60 years old. Many women also participated.
Participants were presented with WBO goods and everyone was very pleased.
Guests include Tomoko Okuda, WBO Women’s World Super Flyweight Champion, Daiki Tomita, WBO Asia Pacific Light Flyweight Champion, Juan Jose Landaeta (Venezuela), former World Champion, and Kouki Kameda, former Third Class World Champion.
The event is centered around the “champion couple” of former WBO Asia-Pacific super featherweight champion Shinji Nogami and former WBO women’s world Flyweight champion Nana Nogami (maiden name Nana Yoshikawa ). The purpose is to expand the base of boxing competition beyond the barriers of other martial arts by creating a stage where children, women, and the elderly, who have few opportunities to be in the spotlight, can play the leading role.
The competition was divided into Koki Kameda, former 3-division world champion, in addition to Mr. Juan Randaeta, former WBA minimum-weight interim champion, former WBO women’s world super-flyweight champion Tomoko Okuda, and former WBO Asia-Pacific light-flyweight champion Daiki Tomita also participated and interacted with the children.
SAN JUAN, P.R. (MARTES 19 DE JULIO DE 2022) – El boxeo profesional está de regreso en Puerto Rico. La plataforma digital PROBOX TV llega a la isla de campeones para expandir y desarrollar el boxeo profesional en una sólida alianza con Miguel Cotto Promotions en asociación con H2 Entertainment y el Municipio de San Juan.
PROBOX TV es la primera y única compañía de medios y streaming de boxeo profesional global. Fundada por el ex director ejecutivo de Iron Mike Productions, Garry Jonas, en asociación con el legendario Roy Jones Jr., Juan Manuel Márquez, Antonio Tarver y Paulie Malignaggi, el objetivo de la compañía es brindar a los verdaderos fanáticos del boxeo una experiencia mejorada que les permitirá ver y también seguir el deporte.
PROBOX TV estará a un costo muy accesible para los fanáticos del boxeo y tendrá un precio mensual de $1.99. La aplicación PROBOX TV está disponible en todos los dispositivos moviles para apple en su App Store y para android en google play ó visite www.ProBoxTV.com.
Regresa el boxeo al Coliseo Roberto Clemente
Este proximo viernes 19 de agosto de 2022 en el Coliseo Roberto Clemente PROBOX TV junto a Miguel Cotto Promotions en asociación con H2 Entertainment y el Municipio de San Juan presentan su primer evento para la temporada 2022.
Sobre 8 combates formarán parte de un cartel lleno de los mejores prospectos de Puerto Rico quienes tendrán la oportunidad de brillar ante el mundo. En la pelea estelar y lo que promete ser una guerra civil y un clásico de Puerto Rico vs. México; Juan Carlos ‘Indio’ Camacho Jr. (13-1, 7KOs) regresará al ring en un combate a 10 asaltos para enfrentar al guerrero mexicano Fernando Díaz (11-1-1, 3KOs). Otro que hace su gran regreso al ring y co estelarizando el excontendor mundial José ‘Chiquiro’ Martínez (21-1-3, 14KOs) y se mide al peligroso José Edgardo García (13-1-3, 9KOs).
También en acción los cotizados prospectos Harold Laguna (5-0, 4KOs) y Jan Paul Rivera (3-0, 3KOs) como el crucero Joseph Williams (13-0, 8KOs) y el peso mediano de Arecibo Puerto Rico Christian ‘El Campesino’ Soto (3-0, 3KOs) entre otros.
“Estamos bien contentos y entusiasmados con esta gran alianza junto a PROBOX-TV y que los eventos sean aquí en San Juan la capital del deporte, sin duda alguna hay boxeo en una plataforma sólida para desarrollar la nueva generación del boxeo puertorriqueño, ” comentó el multi campeón divisional y miembro del salón de la fama del boxeo internacional; Miguel Cotto.
“Estamos comprometidos con el deporte, y muy agradecidos de la empresa de Miguel Cotto donde podemos trabajar juntos esta nueva plataforma para el desarrollo del boxeo en Puerto Rico.
Comenzamos con el volleyball, luego el baloncesto y ahora el boxeo profesional. Nuestro honorable alcalde Miguel Romero Lugo está sumamente comprometido con el deporte y continuar elevándolo al próximo nivel,” comentó la distinguida Ana Lynda Rivera, directora del departamento de recreación y deportes del Municipio de San Juan.
“PROBOX TV es un canal fundado por boxeadores para a los fanáticos directamente. Nuestro compromiso con Puerto Rico es de largo plazo junto a nuestro socio el gran multicampeón Miguel Cotto y su empresa promotora. Esto es el comienzo de grandes eventos en Puerto Rico,” comento Rubén De Jesús, (COO) director de operaciones de PROBOX.
“Estoy muy contento de estar acá en Puerto Rico en esta gran alianza de PROBOX -TV con Miguel Cotto y su empresa, es un verdadero honor unir fuerzas para trabajar juntos por el bien del boxeo y así poder desarrollar el mejor talento, estamos bien agradecidos por el calor de todos los puertorriqueños acá y de la forma que me han recibido espero verlos a todos el viernes 19 de agosto en el evento,” comentó el 8 veces campeón mundial miembro del salón de la fama internacional y parte de los fundadores de PROBOX-TV; Juan Manuel ‘Dinamita’ Márquez.
“Para nuestra empresa es un gran orgullo hacer esta gran alianza con PROBOX-TV y poder exponer nuestro mejores talentos al mundo aquí en el legendario Coliseo Roberto Clemente en San Juan. Finalmente hay boxeo en grande en Puerto Rico,” dijo el presidente y promotor Héctor Soto.
PROBOX TV junto a Miguel Cotto Promotions en asociación con H2 Entertainment y el Municipio de San Juan es presentado por Supermercados Econo. Los boletos saldrán a la venta pronto.
DONNIE NIETES VS KAZUTO IOKA REMATCH FOR WBO WORLD TITLE IN JAPAN
Donnie Nietes will add another chapter to his remarkable boxing story if he reclaims the WBO world Junior Bantamweight title next month.
The former four-weight world champion challenges Kazuto Ioka, in Tokyo, on July 13 for the belt he won in 2018, when defeating the Japanese star.
Nietes would relinquish the crown soon after the fight, allowing Ioka the chance to win the vacant title and almost four years on, the pair renew their rivalry at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in a fascinating clash of 115lbs greats.
The fight will be promoted by SANKYO presents LIFETIME BOXING FIGHTS 9.
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) held it’s annual summer gathering of world champions and sports personalities today at the beach house of former World Champion Samuel ‘Torbellino’ Serrano in the Islote neighborhood of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Former three-division ruler Wilfredo ‘Bazooka’ Gómez as well as former titlists Alfredo Escalera, Alberto Machado, Alex ‘El Nene’ Sánchez, Nelsón Dieppa, Iván Calderón and John John Molina were among those who attended the festivities.
Also present were the current WBO Junior Flyweight world champion Jonathan ‘Bomba’ González, former world title contender Wilfredo Rivera, prospect Jamaine Ortíz, female amateur stars Kiria Tapia and Tatiana Ortíz and debutant Aneudi Colón.
During the activity, veteran trainer Félix Pagán Pintor received a well-deserved tribute for his long and storied career in boxing.
Photos: Victor Planas / WBO
Undisputed Champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn Recieves Special Edition WBO Belt
Puerto Rico, June 28. Franchon Crews-Dezurn was left speechess when she recieved her special edition World Boxing Organization (WBO) title belt recognizing her as the first undisputed female world champion in the history of the Super Middleweight (168 pounds) division. The title belt presentation was held at the Monterrey Boxing Academy in Bayamón.
✔Special belt for special champion. 💥First Female Undisputed WBO Super Middleweight Champion Franchón Crews-Dezurn in Puerto Rico!
Emocionada Franchón Crews-Dezurn al recibir especial correa de la OMB por ser la primera campeona indiscutible de las 168 libras. pic.twitter.com/UmIAL5ycXI
Veteran Puerto Rican amateur female standout Kiria Tapia:
“It is an honor to be witness of such a special day for Franchon and to be one of those asked to present the special edition belt to her. I have followed her career since she was an amateur. She deserves this recognition and much more. She is my friend and we have been through a lot together. She is a great human being and I am so happy to have her here in my country. May God bless her”.
Peter Khan, manager of Crews-Dezurn
“Thanks to the WBO, its Executive Committee and to all who support female boxing. This sport has changed. We have seen Franchon become undisputed champion, and she is helping to knock down the barriers to get better opportunities for women in sports, especially in boxing, just like Kiria Tapia and Amanda Serrano have done.”
” For me it is an honor to work alongside Franchon. I’ve worked with many boxers, but it is an absolute honor to work with her because she is consummate professional inside and outside the ring. And the way she inspires others is incredible. She is the definition of a true champion.”
Franchón Crews-Dezurn:
“This is… Wow! I feel honored to be here in Puerto Rico. Thank you, Paco (Francisco Valcarcel) and the WBO for inviting me to this beautiful island. I want to continue inspiring women in boxing, like Kiria Tapia does in Puerto Rico, because she is truly a great champion of amateur boxing and will also be one in professional boxing in the future.”
“To be undisputed champion and to receive this title is a huge deal for me, my family and friends. It was a difficult process to get to where I am today. It too a lot of hard work, sacrifice, hard days and nights. I went through a lot, so being here today, helping to open doors and opportunities for other women is something very important to me. I want to thank God for this. I also want to thank my manager, Peter Khan, my team, my training club Head Bangers Gym, and my husband, We are a team and we fight together. I am proud to be the WBO Champion and every time I get in the ring, I will fight with all my heart.”
Photo by Víctor Planas / OMB
Bayamón, Puerto Rico – Rodeada de campeones y prometedoras boxeadoras aficionadas de Puerto Rico, la primera campeona mundial indiscutible en la historia del boxeo femenino en el peso súper mediano (168 libras), Franchón Crews-Dezurn, no pudo contener la emoción al recibir una correa personalizada de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) conmemorando su histórico logro. Crews-Dezurn recibió su nueva faja hoy, durante una actividad en el gimnasio de Monterrey Boxing Academy, en Bayamón.
Destacada boxeadora amateur Kiria Tapia:
“Es un honor estar presente en este día tan especial para Franchón y de entregarle este especial cinturón. Es un día especial ya que he visto todo su proceso desde que peleaba en aficionado hasta ahora y sé que se merece esto y mucho más. Ella es una amiga que hemos pasado por mucho, es tremenda ser humano y estoy feliz de que esté en mi país. Que Dios te bendiga, te quiero y que sigas disfrutando”.
Peter Khan, manejador de Crews-Dezurn
“Gracias a la OMB, su comité, a todos los que apoyan el boxeo femenino. El boxeo ha cambiado. Hemos visto que Franchón como campeona indiscutible está noqueando barreras para darle oportunidades a las mujeres en el deporte y el boxeo en general como Katie Taylor y Amanda Serrano”.
“Es un honor trabajar con Franchón y he trabajado con muchos peleadores, pero es un honor absoluto porque ella es una profesional dentro y fuera del ring y de la manera que inspira a los demás es increíble. Es una verdadera campeona”.
Franchón Crews-Dezurn:
“Esto es wow. Es un honor estar en Puerto Rico. Gracias Paco (Licenciado Valcárcel) y la OMB por invitarme a esta hermosa isla. Yo quiero seguir siendo una inspiración para las mujeres en el boxeo como hace Kiria Tapia en Puerto Rico que es una gran campeona en boxeo amateur y en el futuro lo será en boxeo profesional”.
“Ser campeona indiscutible y recibir este título es muy grande para mí, mi familia, amigos. El proceso fue muy difícil, mucho trabajo, sacrificio, noches fuertes. He pasado por mucho, así que estar aquí abriendo puertas y oportunidades a mujeres es muy importante y quiero darle las gracias a Dios por eso, a mi manejador Peter Khan, mi equipo, el gimnasio Head Bangers, mi esposo. Somos un equipo y peleamos juntos. Soy una campeona orgullosa de la OMB y siempre que me trepe al ring, pelearé con todo mi corazón”.
Fotos por Víctor Planas / OMB
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Oficial de Prensa OMB
Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin exchanged pleasantries one final time before fight week.
Until Friday, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin hadn’t seen each other since their September 2018 rematch which the former won a majority decision to hand the latter his first defeat.
The bitter rivals didn’t greet each other with hugs, kisses, or fist bumps as they had a face-to-face for the ages. They had nearly a two-minute exchange with Alvarez staring a hole through Golovkin, who kept smiling at him.
Before their undisputed super middleweight championship on Saturday, Sept. 17, live on DAZN PPV in the U.S. and Canada and around the world on DAZN (excluding Mexico, Latin America, and Kazakhstan), Canelo and GGG had the second and last press conference on their media tour on Monday. Alvarez and Golovkin began the festivities as they did three days ago with a highly intense face-to-face. However, this time around, Golovkin wasn’t all smiles.
The first two fights have gone the full 12 rounds. However, on Sept. 17, Golovkin (42-1-1, 37 KOs) promises that won’t be the case and feels he has to win the fight inside the distance.
“Absolutely (needing to win inside the distance),” Golovkin said. “I feel very comfortable. He said he wants to destroy me.
“Right now, this is the best fight in boxing. History fight.”
Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) was a little bolder in his prediction and wants to leave no doubts in a little less than three months time.
“I’m going to prepare myself 100 percent like a beast,” Alvarez said. “I just want to fight. I wish Sept. 17 was today.
“My goal for this fight is to end inside the distance. I’m strong, more mature, and in my prime right now.”
Here is what happened at the second Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennadiy Golovkin 3 media press conference.
ONE FINAL STAREDOWN
The official countdown to one of the biggest Heavyweight rematches in the history of the sport has started with Unified Heavyweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk facing off with Anthony Joshua in the coastal city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Billed as ‘Rage on the Red Sea’, Usyk vs. Joshua 2 is set to take place in Jeddah on Saturday August 20 with Usyk’s IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO belts on the line in a career defining Heavyweight clash, and the hype for the much-anticipated rematch is already building.
At the start of a two-city promotional tour across Jeddah and London the two colossals of the sport lined up toe to toe as the sun set above the stunning Red Sea after the duo remained respectful during the first official press conference.
Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Sport Chairman:
“It feels fantastic to be back. A welcome of course to everyone here, we want to thank Skill Challenge Entertainment as well for their hard work and everybody for their patience. It’s been a long time making this fight. When there’s a fight the size of this, coming and putting on a production like you guys want to put on, these things take time, so thank you to Egis and Alex, and Oleksandr Usyk as well. Of course, for our team, Anthony Joshua, 258 Management and Robert Garcia. This is all very nice, all very friendly, but we’re only here to win. Honesty, that’s all that matters. Last time in September was very painful, when the great Oleksandr Usyk dethroned Anthony Joshua. We’re here to be pleasant but we’re here to see this man regain those wonderful belts up there on August 20th.
Oleksandr Usyk, Unified Heavyweight World Champion:
“I am very happy to be here in Saudi Arabia. It is very pleasant for me and my team. We are doing what we have to do to achieve our goals. I have never made any loud or bright speeches. To become World Champion all I did was work hard in my training camp and gym. That’s what I am going to do until the day of the fight and my boxing will make me happy.”
Alexander Krassyuk, promoter of Oleksandr Usyk:
“Hello everyone. First of all, I want to thank The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the opportunity. It’s a big honour for us to be here. While thinking over the speech for this media event, I looked back at the press conference we had before the first fight, and the last words were, ‘let the best man win and we’ll see you again for the rematch’. Here we are seeing you again for the rematch.
:It’s an absolutely huge event, it’s a big honour to be a part of it. It took us a lot of efforts and will to make it happen. Probably in February and March, we had to face the challenge of war in our country. We were not sure that this fight would take place. But finally, we put ourselves together, we made the decision to get into the fight, and now we are here representing our country Ukraine with pride in our hearts. We are representing out country here in the new destination of sports in the world here in Saudi Arabia. Let the best man win. We’ll see you again for the Undisputed fight.”
Egis Klimas, manager of Oleksandr Usyk:
“First of all, thank you very much for having us. I want to thank Skill Challenge Entertainment, Prince Khalid, Ministry of Sport and the Saudi Boxing Federation for having us here. I’d like to congratulate Matchroom for putting this deal together with K2 Promotions. As far as the rematch is concerned, this bout is very important for both men. Anthony wants to get his belts back; he is with a new team and a new trainer. I know Robert Garcia personally, he trained a couple of my champions before, he is a great great trainer. Anthony did a good jo picking out this trainer. For Oleksandr it’s very important to keep those belts and to go further. It’s a very real possibility that the winner of this bout will go for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship which will be historic. It’s a very important bout. August 20th is going to be another historic day in the sport of boxing.”
Anthony Joshua, former Unified Heavyweight World Champion:
“I just want to say god is good, all the time, even through tough times. I’d like to thank everyone for coming out today. Definitely the hunger is still there. As I always said from the get-go, stay hungry. Just keep the motivation high. Blips happen. Things happen in life but resilience, mental toughness and consistency will always prevail. We’re still on the road, we’re still on the road to Undisputed for sure. It’s just a little blip in the road but I’m focused on the target which is sitting over there (points to Usyk).
“I’m focused on the goal, god willing I’ll perform, and I’ll become three-time Heavyweight Champion of the World. With Andy Ruiz I think a lot of people can see before the fight things weren’t 100%. You’ve got to be strong, thick skinned; we take our loss like a man. When I win, I keep it moving and I thank everybody. When you lose, you have to stay humble as well in defeat. We kept it moving and I knew I could come back again and do what I have to do.
“The fight with Usyk, he bust my ass for some rounds. I have to take that defeat like a man as well. I hold myself accountable. I’m someone who can admit when I’m wrong and hold my head high when I’m right. The fight in September, he was right, and I was wrong. Simply, I have to reverse that role on August 20th. I don’t like to overcomplicate the situation because there’s simplicity in genius. Sometimes if you keep things simple you can achieve great things, so I’m just going to keep things simple, move forward and the date will soon come.
“I wish Team Usyk a successful training camp and safe travels wherever they go in the world. Same to my team, Robert has been great in the camp, my staff at the back there as well that have been helping me in my training camp. I wish all of us well. I wish you guys a safe few weeks and I can’t wait to see you all again in the stadium for a great night of Heavyweight Championship boxing.”
Robert Garcia, trainer of Anthony Joshua:
“First of all, thank you all for being here. Thanks for having us. I want to congratulate Usyk and his team for all of the success they had. They’re great people and a great team. I started coming to the UK in December, I’ve been coming back and forth to England to work with Anthony. I see a different Anthony now; the way he thinks and the way he talks. Everything he’s practising and everything he’s doing in the gym; I think he fought the wrong fight but that’s the past. That happened already. Usyk was the better man, congratulations to him, but come August 20 we’re going to do whatever it takes to win those titles back. I know he can do it.
“He’s the bigger man, he’s the stronger man, he’s got the reach advantage, so we’re going to take advantage of all that. Come that day, I think without a doubt we’re going to have a three-time Heavyweight Champion of the World. We’ve got to be prepared for everything. Usyk is a great fighter, he’s got skills, reflexes, accuracy – he’s got everything. I think Anthony has the tools to beat him. We just have to do the things in the gym.
“He wants to be champion again. Like I said before, I have no doubt that on August 20th he will be champion again. With the dedication that he has and the hard work that he puts in in the gym, it motivates me also to put more into the training camp and to come out with the win because I know how much he wants it. I want my first Heavyweight Champion of the World. I’ve had 14 World Champions, he will be my 15th, but he will be my first Heavyweight Champion of the World and that’s big for me too.”
All hail, King Artur, the three-belt light heavyweight champion. Unified WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Artur Beterbiev (18-0, 18 KOs) stopped Joe Smith Jr. (28-4, 22 KOs) in the second round Saturday evening at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. Beterbiev knocked down Smith three times during the one-sided beatdown, picking up Smith’s WBO belt and moving one step closer to fully unifying the division.
Beterbiev dropped Smith with a clubbing right hand in the closing seconds of the opening round. Things got worse for the Long Island native in the second, as a left hook nearly sent Smith through the ropes. He rose to his feet, but the end was near. A pair of uppercuts, followed by a sweeping right hand left referee Harvey Dock no choice but to stop the fight.
“My coach told me it’s not too far until I become a good boxer,” Beterbiev said. “Joe’s a little bit open, and it was more easy for me to get him. {Both of us} have a good punch, and both tried to {connect} first. I’m lucky that I was first.”
Sitting ringside was British contender Anthony Yarde, who may be in line for a shot at Beterbiev this fall. Beterbiev’s preference is a fight with WBA champion Dmitry Bivol, who recently defeated Canelo Alvarez.
“Unification fights are more interesting, more motivating,” Beterbiev said. “I prefer unification fight. I want to be undisputed.”
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OMB: Un éxito la presentación del rehabilitado gimnasio de boxeo en el completo de vivienda Monte Hatillo
San Juan, Puerto Rico – En un ambiente lleno de niños y jóvenes, la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB), bajo su reconocido programa mundial ‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ reinauguraron el gimnasio del boxeo del complejo de vivienda Monte Hatillo, localizado en Rio Piedras.
El recién remodelado gimnasio cuenta con variado equipo de boxeo apto para todas las edades, que incluye guantes de diferentes tamaños, caretas protectoras, sacos, pera, equipo dirigido a los entrenadores, remodelación del cuadrilátero. Cada niño recibió artículos deportivos y escolares cortesía del organismo.
El administrador del gimnasio, Orlando ‘Canito’ Marrero afirmó que, “Gracias a la OMB y a su presidente Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel por tomarnos en cuenta en su gran iniciativa. Esto es para los jóvenes y sabemos que se le sacará mucho provecho. El gimnasio está lleno y mantendremos a los jóvenes ocupados.”.
La talentosa boxeadora del boxeo aficionado puertorriqueño, Kiria Tapia, indicó que, “El trabajo de Canito es increíble. Lo queremos mucho, Lo queremos como un padre porque siempre está pendiente y quiere lo mejor para todos. Ahora el gimnasio luce espectacular y que mejor motivación que eso”.
Así mismo, el exolímpico Londres 2022, Yankiel Rivera dijo que, “Estas actividades son para motivar. El gimnasio de Monte Hatillo luce en buenas condiciones para entrenar y les digo a los jóvenes del área que se den la vuelta porque vale la pena dedicarse a un deporte. Te aleja de los malos pasos y te da otras herramientas para ser exitoso en la vida”.
‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ es un programa internacional dirigido a niños y jóvenes con el fin de llevar un mensaje de prevención al consumo de drogas y motivarlos a continuar en los estudios, utilizando el deporte como una herramienta para mantenerse en buenos pasos, al igual que apoyar causas dirigidas a los más necesitados con el fin de aportar a que puedan obtener una mejor calidad de vida.
Fotos por Víctor Planas / OMB
Fernando Gaztambide
Oficial de Prensa OMB
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MELBOURNE, Australia (May 30, 2022) — Six days before undefeated lightweight champions George Kambosos Jr. and Devin Haney fight for the WBO undisputed crown at Marvel Stadium, they came face-to-face for the first time. For more than five minutes, the two combatants talked trash. They did not come to blows, but the mental warfare was in full effect.
Fight week kicked off in style with an opening press conference at Culture Kings in Downtown Melbourne.
Unified champion Kambosos (20-0, 10 KOs) and WBC king Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) are set to do battle in one of the biggest boxing matches in Australian history. The Down Under showdown will be broadcast live in the United States in prime time this Saturday (Sunday local time) on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+.
This is some of what Kambosos and Haney had to say during a manic Monday in Melbourne.
George Kambosos Jr.
“This is amazing. This is what the sport is about, and I made this happen. I chose the biggest fights possible. I took out Teofimo Lopez. Obviously, this guy… I was prepared to fight Lomachenko. That was done. He couldn’t make it because of the {Ukraine} war. No problem, Devin, wanna step up? And he did, OK, but he was forced into this. He’s not my mandatory.”
“I could’ve fought anyone. I could’ve fought the garbageman outside if I wanted to, but I chose you. You’re not my mandatory. I picked you. You’re here, and everything is a go for Sunday.”
“I became more obsessed. I became champion and realized I loved this sport more than anything in the world. I’m very blessed to be here. I made this happen. If it wasn’t for me, this wouldn’t be happening today here, and bring it on.”
“It’s great to be back home. Five years of hard work. Everyone knows the story. I had to go through every bit of adversity. I had to earn my belts, earned them the hardest way. Not like this guy. He got given a present. I earned mine. I took the best out. It is great to be back home, great to have the support. I know that stadium will be buzzing with my support, but I just love to fight. Me and him in there, in that ring. It’s a great moment for Australian boxing, and I am very excited.”
Devin Haney
“The government would not have put up the money if it wasn’t against me. Me or Loma. And then Loma couldn’t fight, so then you had to pick me.”
“What was the point of even coming if you didn’t bring the belts? Aren’t we fighting for the belts? Didn’t the government put up the money for all the belts and didn’t the media come out because this is an undisputed fight between two champions? Why wouldn’t you bring the belts? Fu*king clown.”
“This means everything. It’s a dream come true of mine since I was a young kid. This is the biggest achievement of boxing. I can’t wait for June 5 to come.”
“There’s nothing he can do in the ring that’s better than me, and I will show it on fight night. I take nothing away from him. I think that he’s a good fighter, but I just think I’m on a whole different level.”
“This fight feels different for me. It’s something that I can really get up for. I just can’t wait.”
San Juan, Puerto Rico – La Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB) bajo su exitoso programa mundial ‘WBO Kids Drug Free’, llevó a cabo el ’19no Invitacional de Atletismo Internacional Cupey Track’, el cual fue celebrado en la pista de atletismo de Cupey Alto (Cupey Track) en la capital San Juan de Puerto Rico.
De la concurrida y familiar actividad, participaron sobre 250 niños y niñas entre las edades de 6 a 13 años en representación de 25 clubes de Puerto Rico, Curazao y la República Dominicana.
Ganadores y participantes recibieron medallas, bicicletas, materiales escolares y deportivos por parte de la OMB.
La actividad fue dedicada al campeón mundial del organismo Jonathan ‘Bomba’ González, de Caguas, por ser ejemplo de superación para la juventud en sus facetas de empresario y boxeador profesional.
González, se coronó campeón mundial del peso junior mosca (108 libras) el pasado 16 de octubre de 2021 en el estado de California, esto al vencer por decisión dividida, al campeón en aquel entonces, Elwin Soto, de México, quien llevaba tres exitosas defensas del título.
“Agradecido con Dios, ‘Paco’ Valcárcel y toda la familia de la WBO. Ser campeón mundial es algo muy grande y emocionante para mi”, dijo González, “En esta actividad, muchos padres y madres estuvieron apoyando a sus hijos y se vio bonito esa unidad y compromiso. La WBO haciendo la diferencia y siempre que pueda seré parte de sus actividades porque motivan a la juventud”.
El licenciado Gustavo Olivieri, Asesor Legal de la OMB, dijo, “para la OMB es un placer nuevamente auspiciar esta competencia anual. De aquí, salen los campeones del mañana, no tan solo del deporte sino de la vida. También queremos reconocer al único campeón mundial masculino de Puerto Rico en la actualidad, Jonathan ‘Bomba’ González, que por su esfuerzo y dedicación se coronó campeón mundial y tendrá el mes que viene en Kissimmee, su primera defensa titular”.
Durante las actividades, la atleta Keishla Barreto Cruz recibió un especial reconocimiento de Cupey Track por su gran destaque nacional, internacional y por tener la marca nacional de la categoría 10-11 años en los 800 metros con tiempo de 2:23.03.
‘WBO Kids Drug Free’ es un programa internacional dirigido a niños y jóvenes con el fin de llevar un mensaje de prevención al consumo de drogas y motivarlos a continuar en los estudios, utilizando el deporte como una herramienta para mantenerse en buenos pasos, al igual que apoyar causas dirigidas a los más necesitados con el fin de aportar a que puedan obtener una mejor calidad de vida.
FOTOS/VIDEO POR VICTOR PLANAS / OMB
WBO INTERNATIONAL BOARD RESOLUTION – PARTICIPANT ANTHONY MARTINEZ (JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT)
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