In a spectacular co-main event to Ortiz vs Bohachuk, the still undefeated and No. 2 WBC-ranked Charles “Bad News” Conwell (20-0, 15 KOs) added another knockout to his record after stopping Khiary Gray (18-7, 13 KOs) of Worcester, Massachusetts in the second round. Scheduled for ten rounds of...

Conwell moves to 20-0, Fundora defends title, Braekhus wins

Las Vegas, NV

Vergil Ortiz Jr came back from two knockdowns to defeat Serhii Bohachuk in a 12-round slugfest, securing a majority decision to win the WBC interim junior middleweight title in Las Vegas. (Photos: Chris Esqueda / Golden Boy) Charles Conwell defeated Khiary Gray in two rounds to win a junior middleweight...

Photo gallery: Serhii-Bohachuk-Vergil Ortiz Jr fight

Ghanaian welterweight Alidu Suleman, 23, has vowed to make a statement when he battles home favorite Jake 'Jabs' Abrol for the Commonwealth title in England next month (September 7). Suleman (11-1, 9 KOs) has booked the clash against the undefeated Abrol (10-0-1, 4 KOs) in the headliner of VIP Promotions’...

Aidu Suleman looking to banish away day blues in Blackpool

Albuquerque, NM

Angelo Leo became a two-division titleholder Saturday with a spectacular 10th-round knockout of IBF featherweight titleholder Luis Alberto Lopez at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Leo, fighting in his hometown of Albuquerque, landed a highlight-reel left hook that countered a lazy jab from Lopez, dropping the belt holder to...

Angelo Leo stuns Luis Alberto Lopez in possible KO of the year

New Jersey State

Angelo Leo became a new IBF featherweight champion claiming the belt against Luis Alberto Lopez on August 10 at Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The local favorite secured the win by knockout dropping the defending champion of Mexico with a big left hook at 1:16 into the 10th round.

Photos: Angelo Leo KO’s Luis Alberto Lopez to become two-weight champion

This was a firefight from start to finish, with the combatants throwing a total of 1,579 punches. Bohachuk threw 85 more punches, but Ortiz landed 40 more punches. Bohacuk scored a knockdown in the first round that was originally ruled a slip, but overturned by replay at the beginning for the fifth round. Bohachuk knocked Ortiz down again in the eighth round, but Ortiz stormed back in the round to hurt Bohachuk, while landing 16 power punches to Bohachuk’s 11. Over rounds eight through twelve, Ortiz out-landed Bohachuk 112 to 89. In the championship rounds, Ortiz landed 56 punches to Bohachuk’s 40. One judge scored the fight a 113-113 draw, while the other two judges scored the fight 114-112 for the new WBC Interim World Super Welterweight Champion, Vergil Ortiz.

CompuBox punch stats: Vergil Ortiz Jr.-Serhii Bohachuk

Although Vergil Ortiz will have adequately trained for it, and indeed one day expected it, still nothing can fully prepare a puncher for the first time their opponent soaks up everything they throw at them and hardly blinks. It is usually in this moment the puncher confronts self-doubt and wonders if it is even possible to win a fight without having made some sort of impression on or dent in the opponent in front of them. It is during this moment, too, that we sometimes see the puncher succumb to the panic and nervous energy and either punch themselves out in an effort to punch through this anxiety or simply collapse, often dramatically.

Vergil Ortiz finds out that they don’t all just go away

Tonight, at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, we may witness what may potentially be the fight of the year when Serhii Bohachuk defends his interim WBC super welterweight championship against knockout artist Vergil Ortiz Jr. Both are offensive power punchers who love a good war. The fight...

Bohachuk vs. Ortiz Jr: Strategic Analysis

A massive card with Terence Crawford vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda could be happening. According to DAZN, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is interested in a Crawford-Ortiz Jr. and Shakur-Zepeda fight card. Newly crowned WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Vergil (22-0, 21 KOs) is on board with the idea of fighting Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) next.

Crawford vs. Ortiz Jr. and Stevenson vs. Zepeda on the Horizon

LAS VEGAS – Kenneth Sims Jr. has been an undeniable force while reeling off eight consecutive victories, and all the reasons for that streak were on display Saturday in his TKO of replacement foe and former world titleholder Jonathan Romero. After a 15-month layoff connected to a promotional change,...

Kenneth Sims Jr. returns in full force, stops Jonathan Romero

Sacramento, CA

For Sacramento featherweight Malikai Johnson, COVID-19 was more than an inconvenience. It was a life-altering virus that forever changed his family. While many struggled with the financial strains of the pandemic, Johnson faced a far greater loss — the death of his father. This story is about the quest for forgiveness, a journey many find difficult to navigate within the boxing world.

Malikai Johnson and the reality of loss

Promoter Oscar De La Hoya took to social media to angrily defend his fighter, Vergil Ortiz Jr., over his robbery victory against WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk last Saturday night. De La Hoya tagged Vergil Jr. in his venomous post. Still reeling over the backlash his fighter Vergil...

De La Hoya Defends Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s Controversial Victory, Angrily Attacks CompuBox

North Carolina State

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Winston-salem, NC

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A North Carolina restaurant serves fried chicken in a “spicy, savory” sauce — and fans can’t get enough. So much so, the restaurant now ranks as the state’s No. 1 place to eat fried chicken.

Best fried chicken in North Carolina is at this restaurant, Yelp says. Why it’s No. 1

Coachella, CA

Gabriela Fundora Confident She Would Conquer Gabriela Alaniz. One of the impressive fighters of 2024 has been reigning IBF women’s flyweight champion Gabriela “Sweet Poison” Fundora (14-0, 6 KOs). The resident of Coachella, California believes she’s the best at 112 and is ready to prove it in a showdown with the unified champion, Gabriela “La Chucky” Alaniz (15-1, 6 KOs). It’s a fight that Fundora is confident that she will win.

Fundora Wants Alaniz: “We’ll Be The One With The Hand Raised”

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Boxing On SI

By Mohamed Bahaa Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois will be vying for the IBF World Heavyweight Title in just over a month. Both fighters have recovered from setb

Usyk Highlights Strong Contrast Between Joshua And Dubois Before Title Fight

Junior featherweight contender Joseph Macedo has entered into a managerial agreement with Boxing VIP. The 27-year-old Macedo (6-0, 3 KOs), who trains out of the Pound-4-Pound boxing gym in Las Vegas under the guidance of coach Richard Barrientes, currently competes in Team Combat League as a member of the Las Vegas Hustle.

Joseph Macedo signs managerial deal with Boxing VIP

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Kate Jackson began her acting career as a silent ghost on TV's classic 1960s gothic daytime drama Dark Shadows but remains alive and well years after two horrific battles with breast cancer. Jackson went on to small screen prime-time stardom on police/detective/crime drama/comedies like The Rookies, Charlie's Angels, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, and more. This is her triumphant story.

'Charlie's Angels' Star Kate Jackson Has Courageously Battled and Conquered Cancer Several Times

Floyd Mayweather retired and unretired to avoid a rematch with the opponent he replaced at the top of the Pound for Pound boxing tree. That’s according to Oscar De La Hoya, who lost to Mayweather via split decision in 2007. The Golden Boy promoter alleges Mayweather announced he’d be hanging up his gloves and walking away from the sport only to make a comeback the day after a contract clause with De La Hoya ran out, says the 1992 Olympic gold medalist.

Floyd Mayweather accused of timing retirement to avoid rematch

By Mohamed Bahaa Oscar De La Hoya is among the most revered boxing stars in the sport because of his thorough understanding of both inside and outside of the ri

Oscar De La Hoya Highlights Boxing’s Top Talent

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Guido Vianello has a personal score to settle with Arslanbek Makhmudov

Guido Vianello has a personal score to settle against Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov when they fight on Saturday (August 17). Italy’s Vianello (12-2-1, 10 KOs) told BoxingScene...

Guido Vianello has a personal score to settle with Arslanbek Makhmudov

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