The WBA Championships Committee has ordered its lightweight world champion unbeaten Gervonta “Tank” Davis, one of Floyd’s star boxers, to defend belt against mandatory challenger Rolando Romero next.
U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson, Brooklyn-born phenom Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of “The Greatest,” are among the rising stars who will fight Saturday, Jan. 29 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The bill is topped by the 10-round WBC 130-pound title eliminator between Robson Conceição and Xavier Martinez, and a 10-round junior lightweight co-feature featuring Mexican grinder Rene Tellez Giron and Puerto Rican contender Luis Melendez.
Undefeated lightweight contender Giovanni “El Cabron” Cabrera, a southpaw boxer-puncher from Chicago, has signed a multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. Cabrera, who is managed by Steve Feder and trained by the legendary Freddie Roach, will make his Top Rank debut Saturday, Jan. 29, on the Robson Conceição-Xavier Martinez undercard at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.
Magsayo Wagi!
'Masaya ako, dahil ok naman si Julio Ceja tapos ang knockout; May pamilya din siya gaya ko' - Mark Magsayo
Walang magawang reaksiyon si Pinoy fighter Mark Magsayo kundi ang pigilan ang kanyang gigil sa gabi ng Enero 21.
Ang wala pang talong Pinoy featherweight contender sa kanyang binagwis na matinding knockout kontra Julio Ceja ang nagsilbing agad na nominado para sa taunang parangal.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Andy Ruiz Jr. and Robert Helenius are the two options for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to defend against next in March now that Dillian Whyte is out of the picture. Arum offered Whyte a 75/25 split, but he says he wants $10 million, which is NOT going to happen.
WBC featherweight world champion, will defend his title against his mandatory challenger Mark Magsayo in the main event fight next Saturday, Jan 22, at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, live on Showtime.
Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez, the fast-rising featherweight from Mexicali, Mexico, has signed a new multi-year promotional contract with Top Rank. The 28-year-old Lopez (24-2, 13 KOs), ranked the IBF No. 1 featherweight contender, broke out from the 126-pound pack in 2021.
Bantamweight champions Nonito Donaire and Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue are in negotiations for their long-awaited rematch that will be taking place in April in Japan.
WBC 118-lb champion Donaire (42-6, 28 KOs) and IBF/WBA champion Inoue (22-0, 19 KOs) met in November 2019 in the World Boxing Super Series tournament, with ‘Monster’ Naoya winning a competitive 12 round unanimous decision to capture the Ali Trophy as the tournament’s champion.
The 2022 junior lightweight world title picture will get a bit clearer Saturday, Jan. 29 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The 10-round main event — a WBC title eliminator — will see recent title challenger Robson "O Brabo" Conceição attempt to turn back hard-charging Sacramento native Xavier Martinez at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.
