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SATURDAY DAZN SCHEDULE

Posted on January 25, 2025 | Leave a comment

DAZN has two fight Matchroom cards showing today, one from Nottingham England and another from Las Vegas.

First up, at 11 AM Pacific time, is a battle for the WBC “Silver” and European Super Lightweight title between Dalton “Thunder” Smith (16-0) and Walid Ouizza (19-2). Prelims start at 9:45 AM Pacific.Smith and Ouizza both made weight as well as the rest of the fighters on the six-bout card:

Dalton Smith 140 vs. Walid Ouizza 139.4
Harry Scarff 146.3 vs. Conah Walker 146.7
Ellie Scotney 121.7 vs. Mea Motu 121.1
Traie Duberry 198.2 vs. Camilo Castagno 193
Ibraheem Sulaimaan 132.3 vs. Reuquen Facundo Arce 131
Hamza Uddin 113.3 vs. Misael Ezequiel Graffioli 113.1
(Weights from Fightnews.com)

Later, Diego Pacheco and Steven Nelson square off from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas for the WBC USA and WBO international super middleweight titles. Prelims start on DAZN at 2:45 PM PST with the main card starting at 5 PM. Official weights for the six-fight card:

Diego Pacheco 166.4 vs. Steve Nelson 168
Andy Cruz 134.8 vs. Omar Salcido 134.8
Ernesto Mercado 142.4 vs. Jose Pedraza 143
Harley Mederos 134.4 vs. Arturo De Isla 135.6
Nishant Dev 155.8 vs. Alton Wiggins 156.4
Leonardo Rubalcava 141 vs. Israel Mercado 141
(Weights from Fightnews.com)

 

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INOUE STOPS KIM IN 4TH

Posted on January 24, 2025 | Leave a comment

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By Steven Cummings

Naoya “The Monster” Inoue (29-0, 26 KOs) stopped late replacement Ye-Joon Kim (21-3-2, 13 KOs) as expected on Friday with a fourth-round knockout in Tokyo, Japan. After original opponent Sam Goodman fell out twice due to cuts suffered in training, Kim stepped in and got a demonstration of Inoue’s dominance at 122 pounds.

Kim came out in the southpaw stance and the two fighters did little more than measure each other for most of the first round. The action picked up in the second as Inoue got there with his straight right hand repeatedly. The round ended with Kim’s face reddening.

Kim landed several solid shots to Inoue’s face in round three while his own face started to show the damage from Inoue’s power shots. The champion dug the body with both hands as he zeroed in on his foe.

Kim came out throwing in the fourth round but it only invited Inoue to return heavier shots. A big left hand staggered Kim, who defiantly waved Inoue forward and the end came moments later. Official time of the stoppage was 2:25 of round four.

It was announced immediately after the fight that Inoue’s next action would be in Las Vegas.

 

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PRIEST – HOWARD FIGHT NIGHT COVERAGE

Posted on January 23, 2025 | Leave a comment

Photo: Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy Promotions

By Steven Cummings

MAIN EVENT
ERIC PRIEST (15-0, 8 KOs) UD10 over TYLER HOWARD (20-3, 11 KOs)
Official scores – 100-90 X 3
10 Rounds, Super Middleweights

Eric Priest kept his perfect record intact with a masterful 10-round shutout over rugged veteran Tyler Howard. Priest (15-0, 8 KOs) enjoyed a clear separation in skill level as he kept Howard (20-3, 11 KOs) from getting untracked.

It probably wasn’t as spectacular as Priest hoped but it was every bit of a dominant performance. Controlling the action with a busy jab, Priest used movement and potent counter punching to thwart any offense from Howard.

As the rounds went by, Priest dug in more and more with the right hand, but the constant throughout the bout was the precise jab and good footwork.

Despite the lack of two-way action and the fact that Priest never felt any distress, this was good work against a veteran that sets him up to keep climbing the ladder.

RD10 – Priest kept Howard from every getting any sustained attack going.
Smooth and steady throughout, Priest threw a shutout. 10-9 Priest, 100-90 Priest.

RD9 – Another clean round for Priest. Controlling the fight while Howard can’t solve him. 10-9 Priest, 90-81 Priest.

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PRIEST, HOWARD MAKE WEIGHT

Posted on January 22, 2025 | Leave a comment

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Middleweights Eric Priest (14-0, 8 KOs) and Tyler “Hercules” Howard (20-2, 11 KOs) both made the catch weight from Thursday night’s main event at The Commerce Casino and Hotel. Priest tipped the scales at 164.2 while Howard weighed in at 163.6.

The scheduled 10-rounder will be broadcast on DAZN as well as Golden Boy Boxing’s YouTube page.

FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS

  • Eric Priest (164.2) vs. Tyler Howard (163.6)
  • Jordan Panthen (159) vs. DeAundre Pettus (161)
  • Grant Flores (153.4) vs. David Lobo Ramirez (154)
  • Cayden Griffiths (148) vs. Marc Misiura (150)
  • Jordan Fuentes (118.8) vs. Brandon Badillo (119.8)
  • Leonardo Sanchez (129.8) vs. Joseph Cruz Brown (129.4)

 

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FIGHT WEEK: PRIEST GOES FOR 15-0 ON THURSDAY

Posted on January 20, 2025 | Leave a comment

By Steven Cummings

Middleweight Eric Priest takes his undefeated record (14-0, 8KOs) into the ring at The Commerce Casino & Hotel this week when he faces Tyler “Hercules” Howard (20-2, 11 KOs) in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds. The hard-hitting Priest, from Overland Park, KS, is back in the ring for his first fight since a unanimous decision over Luka Lozo on the Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Sergei Bohachuk underdard last August.

The Priest-Howard matchup headlines a 7-bout card that is being put on by Golden Boy Promotions and can be seen live on DAZN starting at 6PM Pacific time, with main event ring walks expected to be at approximately 8:30PM Pacific.

Priest, age 26, won a 10-round shutout against Lozo in his last fight and has gone the distance in four of his last five outings after an impressive streak of three straight first-round KOs in 2022.

Howard looks to bounce back from a 10-round decision loss to Troy Isley in November. The Crossfield, TN resident has dropped two of his last three fights.

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YOUTUBE: PRIEST KO1 OVER MENDEZ

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PROGRAIS RETURNS TO FACE DUARTE FEB 15

Posted on January 18, 2025 | Leave a comment

Former two-time super lightweight champion Regis Prograis (29-3, 24 KOs) gets back in the ring on February 15th to face WBA #9 Oscar Duarte (28-2-1, 22 KOs)  in Anaheim, CA. The crossroads clash will be broadcast live on DAZN.

“Rougarou,” as Prograis is known, lost his WBC 140-lb title in a shutout loss to Devin Haney in December of 2023. The 35-year old from New Orleans then attempted to win the WBO version of the crown in October of 2024 but lost a decision to Jack Catteral. Both losses were by wide margins and Prograis has been inactive since.

Duarte has bounced back from a stoppage loss to Ryan Garcia in December of 2023 with back-to-back wins, a KO9 over Jo Jo Diaz and and UD10 over Botirzhon Akhmedov, both in 2024.

The event takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim with tickets available HERE.

LINKS AND INFO:

Announcement on DAZN

REGIS PROGRAIS record on BoxRec

OSCAR DUARTE record on BoxRec

DUARTE vs. JOJO DIAZ on YouTube

PROGRAIS vs. DANIELITO ZORRILLA on YouTube

 

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BENAVIDEZ INTERVIEW ON BET ON YOURSELF PODCAST

Posted on January 15, 2025 | Leave a comment

Get ready for David Benavidez vs. David Morrel on February 1st with a 55-minute interview on the Bet On Yourself podcast with Kieron Williams and Jamel Herring. Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) is the WBC Interim Light Heavyweight champ since a one-sided title-winning effort last June.

Benavidez doesn’t hold back in the nearly hour-long discussion and he touches on a wide range of subjects including these highlights:

On the upcoming fight:
“There’s a lot of animosity in this fight. I don’t like David Morrell and he don’t like me.”

On Canelo avoiding him:
“If he says he can beat me why not come beat me and make the biggest bank possible?”

On fighting tough fights and staying busy:
“I want to give myself the hardest fights I could possibly give myself because I want to get myself in the head space where I’m used to that.”

On his career goals:
“I’m just trying to reach greatness, and I really want to be the best fighter, by the time I’m done, in my era. I want to be the best of my generation.”

Check out the full episode here:

BET ON YOURSELF PODCAST: DAVID BENAVIDEZ PREVIEWS SHOWDOWN WITH DAVID MORRELL

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PRIEST VS HOWARD HEADLINES GOLDEN BOY SHOW AT COMMERCE CASINO JAN 23

Posted on January 13, 2025 | Leave a comment

Golden Boy Promotions will put on its first show of 2025 on Thursday, January 23rd at The Commerce Casino And Hotel in Commerce, CA. Headlining will be unbeaten middleweight Eric Priest (14-0, 8 KOs) taking on Tyler “Hercules” Howard (20-2, 11 KOs) in a 10-rounder. The fight will be broadcast on DAZN.

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LOMACHENKO 135-LB TITLE STATUS

Posted on January 12, 2025 | Leave a comment

The IBF has made a ruling on the status of Vasyl Lomachenko’s lightweight title as reported by Fightnews.com. Lomachenko had a medical exception in place that expired on January 11th, protecting him from being stripped for not defending his title. Not being ready to fight by the expiration date, on January 2nd, Lomachenko requested another extension. The IBF directors granted that exception with the following conditions:

  1. The IBF will order #2 ranked lightweight contender Zaur Abdulaev to immediately commence negotiations with #4 ranked lightweight contender Raymond Muratalla for the IBF interim lightweight title.
  2. Vasyl Lomachenko must defend the IBF lightweight title against the interim champion by October 8, 2025. If the champion is unable to defend the title against the interim champion by the end of the time permitted under the exception, then the interim champion shall become the champion pursuant to Rule 16.E.
  3. The IBF will not grant any further requests to delay the mandatory defense of the IBF lightweight title.

 

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SIMPSON STOPS WOODALL IN 2

Posted on January 12, 2025 | Leave a comment

Undefeated super middleweight Callum Simpson moved to 16-0 (11 KOs) with a convincing TKO2 over Steed Woodall (19-3, 12 KOs) on Saturday night in Sheffield, England. Simpson withstood an early attack in the first round and ended matters at 1:56 of the second round.

Woodall was dropped by by a left hook followed by a right hand. He got up and took a couple of hard shots before the referee waved it off, maybe a bit premature. Simpson was in control but Woodall was far from helpless.

With the win, Simpson retained two British boxing super middleweight titles.

The brief main event was the capper on a four-bout Sky Sports broadcast, with all four contests ending quickly. The fights were shown on Peacock, with solid production and commentary. But the matchups didn’t work out to be very comptetive.

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