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UNDEFEATED LIGHTWEIGHT PROSPECT JAMAINE ORTIZ TAKES ON NAHIR ALBRIGHT ON NEXT EDITION OF SHOBOX: THE NEW GENERATION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 LIVE ON SHOWTIME

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Published: January 19, 2022

Three-Fight Telecast Features Six Prospects with Combined Record of 74-2-2; ShoBox Returns to Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Fla. For Second Consecutive Event

NEW YORK – – ShoBox: The New Generation returns to Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Fla. for the second time in two months on Friday, February 18 for an exciting tripleheader featuring six prospects with a combined record of 74-2-2, five new to the developmental series. The action takes place live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The main event will see undefeated lightweight prospect Jamaine Ortiz (14-0-1, 8 KOs), who shared the ring with Jaron Ennis and Teofimo Lopez during a decorated amateur career, make his ShoBox debut against once-beaten Nahir Albright (14-1, 7 KOs) in a 10-round bout that could have long-term consequences for boxing’s hottest division. Albright is an aspiring R&B singer who belted out a tune during a post-fight interview following his last win. The co-feature matches ShoBox returnee Joe George (11-0, 7 KOs) facing Sean Hemphill (14-0, 8 KOs) in an eight-round super middleweight bout of unbeatens. The telecast opens with Philadelphia’s undefeated welterweight prospect Paul Kroll (9-0, 6 KOs) squaring off against perennial spoiler Marquis Taylor (12-1-1, 1 KOs) in an eight-round battle between ShoBox newcomers.

The three-fight telecast is promoted by King’s Promotions.

“This edition of ShoBox has compelling storylines and terrific matchups that make it a must-see for boxing fans,” said Gordon Hall, executive producer for ShoBox: The New Generation. “I’m particularly interested in finding out if Jamaine Ortiz or Nahir Albright can emerge as serious players at 135 pounds. Or if Joe George can follow up his sensational KO in his last outing against the gifted and elusive boxer-puncher Sean Hemphill. Or whether Paul Kroll can fulfill his vast potential against the talented Marquis Taylor. I can’t wait to see how it all plays out on February 18.”

Here is a closer look at the matchups:

Ortiz vs. Albright – 10-Round Lightweight Main Event Bout

Fighting out of Worcester, Mass., the 25-year-old Ortiz is a promising prospect in the loaded 135-pound division. Blessed with fast hands and an aggressive style, Ortiz delivered a career-best win over Sulaiman Segawa in November 2020 on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones, scoring a seventh-round KO to become the first fighter to stop Segawa. Known as “The Technician,” Ortiz, who sometimes fights out of the southpaw stance, is also the only fighter to beat current 11-1 lightweight Ricardo Quiroz. His last time out, Ortiz overcame two knockdowns to battle the undefeated Joseph Adorno to a majority draw in a thrilling eight-round affair in April. He recently spent five weeks in California helping pound-for-pound great Vasiliy Lomachenko prepare for his December fight with Richard Commey. Ortiz built his foundation in the amateurs, where he went 100-14 and sustained spirited losses to Ennis and Lopez. Ortiz is a former full-time union carpenter and college student who currently dabbles in real estate and has spoken of finishing college and perhaps attending medical school following his boxing career.

"I'm thankful for the opportunity to be the main event on ShoBox,” said Ortiz. “I've been waiting for this a long time. I'm ready to put on a great performance. This is a great platform for future champions, and on February 18 I'm going to put the lightweight division on notice."

Albright turned pro in 2016, dropping a majority decision in his debut against current 13-1 pro Anthony Laureano, before bouncing back to rattle off 14 straight wins. The streaking prospect has earned stoppages in five of his last six bouts which all took place in 2021, including his last time out when he dropped Michael Dutchover four times en route to a sixth-round stoppage victory. Albright will be making his ShoBox debut but has already beaten two fighters who have appeared on the developmental series in Dutchover and the 16-2 Jeremy Hill. The 25-year-old from Sicklerville, N.J. was originally scheduled to face Ortiz in November 2020 but was forced to withdraw with an injury.

“It's a great feeling to headline on ShoBox,” said Albright. “The Hill fight was a step-up fight and I proved again that I belong. I will show again against Jamaine Ortiz that I am on my way to being a world champion. Ortiz is a sharp, fast and slick fighter. I’m sure he will give his all and it will be a good fight, but I will be victorious.”

George vs. Hemphill – Eight-Round Super Middleweight Bout

Managed by San Francisco 49ers All-Pro offensive lineman Trent Williams, George will return to the ring for the first time since scoring one of 2020’s most vicious KOs. The Houston native landed a stunning uppercut in the ninth round to immediately end his rematch with Marcos Escudero. George previously emerged victorious via a split decision victory in a battle of then unbeaten fighters when he first faced Escudero on SHOWTIME in November 2019. The 32-year-old George played basketball in college and didn’t start boxing until he was 19. He fought in the amateurs for five years, winning the 2015 National Golden Gloves and going 74-5 before making his pro debut in 2016. Campaigning primarily at light heavyweight, George will look to continue his success when he moves down to super middleweight on February 18.

"I am excited to be back on ShoBox,” said George. “I have won on this stage before and on February 18th, I will prove it again that I am one of the top super middleweights out there."

Hemphill made his pro debut in 2019 and has already reeled off 14 consecutive wins without a blemish after a standout amateur period. He has fought six times since George last stepped in the ring, including once already in 2022. Hemphill scored an eight-round unanimous decision over Jeyson Minda in front of his hometown New Orleans fans on January 7. The 26-year-old known as “Silky” fought three times in 2021, scoring two TKOs. George will be the first undefeated opponent of Hemphill’s career with multiple victories. Hemphill is managed by Adam Glenn, son of the late Jimmy Glenn, who owned the beloved Jimmy’s Corner bar in Midtown Manhattan and was a well-known, iconic figure in boxing circles. Hemphill was a member of Team USA during a stellar amateur career (55-12) that saw him rise to become one of the top light heavyweights in the country.

"This is a great opportunity for me,” said Hemphill. “I have been looking for something like this to showcase my talent. I have been going through a lot in my personal life such as Hurricane Ida and I want to show people that I am fighting through it all. This is a good fight for me and it will show the world how great I am. This will take my career to the next level. I have been fighting on local shows and this is a big step up and a big stage for me to show I am part of the next generation.”

Kroll vs. Taylor – Eight-Round Welterweight Bout

Representing the fighting city of Philadelphia, Kroll is a four-year pro who already owns impressive wins over the highly regarded ShoBox alum Shinard Bunch and previously undefeated Philadelphian southpaw Mark Dawson. He also owns a 10-round victory over Lucas Santamaria in perhaps the toughest test of his career. Kroll overcame a knockdown in the second round to recover and earn the unanimous decision. A highly-touted amateur with a record of 123-17, Kroll won the U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials in 2015 and has sparred with the likes of standouts Julian Williams, Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia.

“This is a great opportunity for me to get back on television against a good opponent,” said Kroll. “I am looking forward to a big win. I’ll take a unanimous decision, but I definitely want the knockout that will make a statement. I have seen a couple clips of Taylor and I see that he’s a good fighter, but I know he can’t beat me. He’s tall and had a draw with Lucas Santamaria. I’m really excited to be on ShoBox and I’m going to perform and put on a show for everybody.”

The 28-year-old Taylor is a nine-year veteran who owns wins over three then-undefeated fighters including Jimmy Williams (14-0-1) and Sanjarbek Rakhmanov (10-0-1), who have both appeared on ShoBox, and Oscar Torres (8-0). The 6-foot-1 Taylor suffered his only career loss to current 21-2 contender Ladarius Miller. Following that loss, Taylor won five consecutive fights before taking on two-time welterweight world champion Kermit Cintron. That fight was ruled a no contest after Cintron was cut from an accidental headbutt. Taylor has one opponent in common with Kroll, Lucas Santamaria, who Taylor fought to a majority draw in June 2019. His last time out, Taylor traveled to Colombia where he earned a third-round KO over Esteban Alseco. Taylor refined his tools in the amateurs, where he went 130-20.

“I appreciate the opportunity and I have been trying to get on ShoBox for years,” said Taylor. “I have a lot of appreciation and gratitude, and I still can't believe it's finally happening. I am just anxious to get in the ring now. I know Kroll is a good boxer and an undefeated fighter. This will be my fifth undefeated opponent. I have the tendency to have fighters fight my fight. I am super motivated for this and I’m coming to win in spectacular fashion. I am always the underdog and stealing fights is my thing.”

Hall of Famer Barry Tompkins calls the action from ringside with veteran combat sports reporter Brian Campbell and former world champion Raul Marquez serving as expert analysts, and Hall of Famer Steve Farhood remotely performing unofficial scoring duties.

The executive producer of ShoBox: The New Generation is Gordon Hall with Richard Gaughan producing and Rick Phillips directing.

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Lightweight Boxing Outlook For 2022!

Lightweight Boxing Outlook For 2022! 4 Lightweight fights that will have an impact on the future of the division in 3 weeks! Starting three weeks ago, with George Kambosos Jr's upset over Teofimo Lopez to claim The WBC, WBA, IBF & WBO Lightweight Championships. Then the following week when Devin Haney defeated Joseph Diaz to defend his share of The WBC Lightweight Championship & Gervonta Davis beat Isaac Cruz to defend his share of the WBA Lightweight Championship. This past weekend we saw Vasyl Lomachenko win his second straight fight after dropping the WBA, WBC & WBO Championships to IBF Champion Lopez. As Lomachenko beat Richard Commey. The results of these fights give us clarity as to who the top fighters at lightweight are and ideally will result in the winners of these fights fighting each other with the winners of those fights fighting each other. To give us one king at lightweight. Of course, the greatest rivalry in boxing is idealistic vs. realistic. I think a Kambosos/Haney fight should be fairly easy to make. Kambosos has expressed a desire to make his first defense in his home country of Australia. Both Haney and Lomachenklo expressed a willingness to fight Kambosos in Australia in their post-fight interviews. I believe they are sincere. However, when it comes time to negotiate terms they will want every and any advantage they can get. Therefore they may be resistant to fighting in Australia. Boxing matches are won in the ring, in training & in negotiations. Don't be surprised if Kambosos's first defense if it is in Australia. Isn't against one of the top names at lightweight. If Kambosos/Haney gets made that would leave Lomachenko & Davis. This matchup is more difficult to make. While Kambosos & Haney fight under Matchroom. Lomachenko fights under Top Rank and Davis PBC. Under normal circumstances, it's hard to get promotions together for a fight. Davis's management has made it clear they plan to keep his fights in house. If you liked this video and/or my SportsTalkWithTroy content. Please give this video a thumbs up! If you don't already please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/SportsTalkW... Other Links! https://www.tiktok.com/@tfgrudin?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/tfgrudin/ https://linktr.ee/tfgrudin Includes all social media & referral links! #lightweightboxing #georgekambososjr #georgekambosos #vasyllomachenko #vasiliylomachenko #devinhaney #gervontadavis #tankdavis #teofimolopez #josephdiaz #jojodiaz #isaaccruz #pitbullcruz #richardcommey

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Lomachenko interview. Sport and business. Ломаченко интервью. Спорт и бизнес.

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The Magic of Marlon Moraes

On Friday night, Marlon Moraes announced himself as the next logical contender for T.J. Dillashaw’s belt as he routed Jimmie Rivera in under a minute. Rivera’s ten year, 20-fight winning streak went out the window with one kick.

One of the reasons that the fight world was so excited to see Marlon Moraes in the Octagon was that he was demolishing anyone World Series of Fighting could find to fight him as their bantamweight champion. It is a story that has repeated itself a dozen times in the last decade or so: a fighter who appears to be genuinely world class, fighting well below his level in a smaller promotion, with it being only a matter of time before he finds his way to the UFC. These fighters are always divisive and even their biggest believers understand that the level of competition becomes significantly more difficult inside the UFC. For every Eddie Alvarez or Luke Rockhold, who go on to win the UFC title, there is a Gilbert Melendez or a Will Brooks who just never gets going. In fact, even Alvarez and Rockhold lost in their UFC debuts. You would think fans would have softened on the idea of the first UFC bout being make-or-break, yet it still has that nature for many.

But despite fighting a whole heap of guys you won’t have heard of and seemingly padding out his record in WSOF, Moraes jumped in at the deep end in the UFC and he hasn’t relented even for a moment. Raphael Assuncao, John Dodson, Aljamain Sterling and Jimmie Rivera—Moraes met them all in the space of 365 days. Dodson is a perennial mid-top-ten man, Sterling is considered a young up-and-comer, and Assuncao and Rivera are the bantamweight nightmare. They are both very good, but rarely finish fights, have small fan followings and—most damningly—they don’t have ready made drama with Team Alpha Male or Dominick Cruz. Those lads will never get title shots. Yet it was Assuncao who welcomed Moraes to the UFC and who put a damper on his opening fanfare, handing Moraes a split decision loss.

Perhaps the most interesting thing to note about Moraes’s two most recent performances is that the knockouts just sort of happened. Aljamain Sterling’s head was where Moraes didn’t expect it to be during a body kick and the knee knocked him out—Moraes declared that he was as surprised by as anyone else in his post fight interview.

Against Rivera, Moraes came out jabbing, feinting, inside low kicking, and tossed a quick step up high kick just to see what would happen. The result was that it clacked off Rivera’s head and folded him like a deck chair, but it didn’t seem to be Moraes’s all-consuming intention or gameplan, it was just something he did while looking for openings. And that sums up Marlon Moraes in a nutshell, he is a very savvy, adaptable striker who continues to look for openings and build off looks throughout a bout, whether the knockout comes or not. As Sugar Ray Robinson pointed out in his memoir, when you stop looking for the knockout and just focus on landing as often and cleanly as possible, the knockout often just comes on its own.

Flustering the Counter Striker

While Moraes’s fights against Assuncao and Dodson were less clean cut affairs, they were better showcases for his dynamic striking chops. Some have drawn comparisons between Moraes and his friend and team mate, Edson Barboza. The key differences are that Moraes can box, is never far from his stance, and doesn’t run backwards onto the fence without prompting. By having other weapons and lacking those enormous flaws in ringcraft, Moraes actually has more success timing the counter switch kick which so often goes wrong for Barboza. Counter kicking is one of the least natural tactics in fighting but learning to draw punches and time kicks under them can be a game changer. Flush body kicks are hard to land against disciplined fighters, but you can’t punch with your elbows flush to your sides.

The Assuncao fight was one which took on distinct phases. In the first round, Moraes flustered Assuncao’s awkward, low-pace counter striking by throwing out dozens of feints and jabs, scrambling the signal with static. By throwing off Assuncao’s timing and sneaking through a few good strikes, Moraes placed pressure on Assuncao to score some points and get back in the fight. Assuncao began coming to Moraes and Moraes was waiting for him with counters of his own.

Unfortunately, Assuncao calmed down a bit and with ten seconds left in the first round landed a crisp inside parry to counter right hand off a Moraes jab. The punch momentarily took Moraes’s legs away and despite all of his solid work up to that point, stole the round for Assuncao on two judges’ scorecards.

While Assuncao won the decision, Moraes’s work was among the best you will see against the awkward Brazilian counter striker. Through three competitive rounds, Moraes showed an understanding of counter striking that is still so lacking in MMA. Not only was he feinting to get Assuncao swinging at air and second guessing himself, he was drawing counters and exploiting them. The following jab-and-duck into the left hook is a perfect example. Not only drawing a counter in order to counter it, but hooking off the jab as well? If more fighters start to show this kind of understanding of the sweet science, Bob Arum might have to accept that MMA isn’t just a place for white skinheads who can’t box.

Punishing the Southpaw Straight

You need only compare the Assuncao fight to Moraes’s next performance against John Dodson to see his versatile and adaptive mind in action. You couldn’t ask for more different strikers than Assuncao and Dodson. Assuncao asks you to come to him, occasionally stabbing in straight punches and push kicks. Dodson throws southpaw high kicks and sprints in, running to the outside of his opponent’s lead foot and doubling up on the left straight. In the opening round, Moraes pushed Dodson to the fence and the American rebounded off the cage with a left hand which dropped Moraes on his rump.

Within a few minutes Moraes had adapted to Dodson’s usual look and his speed, and was finding counters everywhere. Moraes’s left hook—without a doubt his money punch—began to snap in over Dodson’s shoulder as he squared up to throw the southpaw left straight.

When that didn’t find the mark, because Dodson had returned to or remained in a bladed position, the right hook quickly followed and cracked Dodson through the open side.

When Dodson came off the fence exactly the same way in the second round, Moraes crossed his left with the right hand and turned Dodson’s head around.

Moraes even tried to get in body shots with his right hand on the open side—as Jorge Linares recently used to good effect against the great Vasyl Lomachenko. And of course, Moraes would close the door on these body shots with the left hook.

We haven’t discussed “closing the door” in detail here in a while, but it remains an important principle of fighting and particularly the boxing aspect. Most fighters are set up best to defend themselves when they are “half-facing,” their lead shoulder being projected so that they may duck for cover behind it when under fire. A fighter is most vulnerable to right hand counters during and immediately after he has thrown his own right hand, because he must square up and present a target to do so.

In fact, while the angles change slightly for most of the game out at range when one fighter is southpaw, everything opens up just the same the moment they square up, inside of punching range. Dodson eating that counter left hook above is a great example of that. Because squaring up is necessary to accomplish hard hitting offense, but simultaneously offers the opponent far more opportunities, most boxing coaches like their fighters to end combinations with a hook or jab back out to range because both lead handed punching actions put the fighter back behind his lead shoulder and punish the opponent if he pursues. There are other ways to mitigate the danger of squaring up for the right hand (weaving out, clinching, pushing away, ducking in on the hips, reverse shoulder rolling or folding behind the elbow, and on and on) but closing the door is the neatest and most pro-active.

This is where Moraes’s left hook really excels. It is a short range weapon, and he isn’t particularly gangly for the weightclass either, but it plays off his longer weapons. His right kicks square his hips just as the right straight does, albeit reaching a bit further. Opponents try to chase Moraes off these kicks and find themselves eating left hooks as they close the range. The right round kick and left hook seem a lovely pairing in that the hips and shoulders turn one way, and then back the other as the leg is retracted, but one of the neater parts of Moraes’s application is his timing of the left hook.

He doesn’t always whirl straight back into it off the kick, sometimes he’ll set his feet for a split second before timing the left hook for best effect. Moares’s left hook is a killer because of accuracy and anticipation more than because of his power.

That is not to paint the Dodson fight as a one sided blow out: it was a competitive scrap marred by two significant Moraes fouls, a groin kick which had Dodson retching and an eye poke moments later. That fight does, however, show a part of Moraes that you won’t see in the two recent, rapid knockouts. It demonstrates how he adapts through the rounds. Watching Moraes learn and get into the mind of an opponent is really quite something. Similar to his teammate Frankie Edgar in his best performances, Moraes has a remarkable ability to spot his opponent’s habits and predict how they will react the next time he prompts them.

The Dodson and Assuncao fights were full of moments like this, for instance in the above clip Moraes has just missed a wheel kick on the circling Dodson, so he pushes his luck and goes for it a second time in quick succession. This is the kind of madness that you will see Alexander Shlemenko employ to bamboozle opponents. The heel cracks Dodson behind the guard and Moraes capitalizes on a good connection by… feinting. That same stutter step that Moraes showed Rivera has Dodson jumping into the air and swinging wild, expecting a fifth-round Robbie Lawler charge. Dodson finds nothing and eats a quick left hook as his feet are coming down.

The Sterling and Rivera fights didn’t tell fans a lot about Marlon Moraes, but they got him some long overdue attention. After debuting in the UFC on the undercard against one of the trickiest fighters in the division, seemingly set up to lose and be ignored, Moraes ended up making easy work of the number three bantamweight in the world in a main event on Friday night. The casual MMA fan doesn’t give a damn if the 135-pound kickboxer on undercards is showing some slick set ups and combinations, but if anyone is going to break the monotony in matchmaking at the top end of the division and actually get a much deserved title shot, Marlon Moraes, Practicing Knockout Artist is the man to do it.

Jack wrote the hit biography Notorious: The Life and Fights of Conor McGregor and hosts the Fights Gone By Podcast.

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The Magic of Marlon Moraes

Flustering the Counter Striker

Punishing the Southpaw Straight

Within a few minutes Moraes had adapted to Dodson’s usual look and his speed, and was finding counters everywhere. Moraes's left hook—without a doubt his money punch—began to snap in over Dodson’s shoulder as he squared up to throw the southpaw left straight.

When that didn’t find the mark, because Dodson had returned to or remained in a bladed position, the right hook quickly followed and cracked Dodson through the open side.

When Dodson came off the fence exactly the same way in the second round, Moraes crossed his left with the right hand and turned Dodson’s head around.

We haven't discussed "closing the door" in detail here in a while, but it remains an important principle of fighting and particularly the boxing aspect. Most fighters are set up best to defend themselves when they are "half-facing," their lead shoulder being projected so that they may duck for cover behind it when under fire. A fighter is most vulnerable to right hand counters during and immediately after he has thrown his own right hand, because he must square up and present a target to do so.

Jack wrote the hit biography Notorious: The Life and Fights of Conor McGregor and hosts the Fights Gone By Podcast.

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Lomachenko Breaks Silence The Day After Beating Rigondeaux

Lomachenko breaks his silence after no doubt a long, long night of celebrations in New York that saw him defeat Guillermo Rigondeaux in a one-sided beating.

“Hi-Tech” as he’s known in the trade gave himself a new nickname this weekend after making his rival “Rigo” quit rather than fight to the finish.

Speaking after the fight directly in his post-fight interview, he referred to himself as:

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VIDEO. Lomachenko published an interview with the Metropolitan of the UOC-MP for the Russian media

Ukrainian boxer Vasily Lomachenko The social network posted another weird post on religious topics on Instagram. He published a video with Zaporozhye and Melitopol Metropolitan. Luke (Kovalenko) He gives an interview to the BBC’s Russian service. This cleric of the Moscow Patriarchate UOC was already known for his scandalous statements. Luka said that Ukrainians deserved to be bombed by the…

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April 24: Josue Vargas-Willie Shaw Featured on Navarrete-Diaz Undercard

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (April 15, 2021) — Josue “The Prodigy” Vargas was born in Isabel, Puerto Rico, and idolized the great Felix “Tito” Trinidad. For the first time in his professional career, he’ll have a building full of Puerto Rican fans cheering him on. Vargas will fight Willie Shaw in a 10-round junior welterweight bout Saturday, April 24 at a sold-out Silver Spurs Arena in the Puerto Rican enclave of Kissimmee, Florida. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with All Star Boxing, Vargas-Shaw will highlight a loaded undercard showcasing Puerto Rico’s top young talent streaming live and exclusively on ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. Following the undercard, Mexico's Emanuel Navarrete defends his WBO featherweight world title against Puerto Rican contender Christopher Diaz, and super middleweight Edgar Berlanga (16-0, 16 KOs) seeks to score his 17th consecutive first-round knockout against Demond Nicholson (ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT). “It is time to show the world who ‘The Prodigy’ is," Vargas said. "Fighting in Kissimmee is like fighting in Puerto Rico. After this fight, the Puerto Rican fans will talk about me. I am going to put on a show. I’ve seen some videos of Shaw on YouTube. I’m not going to take anything away from him, but he doesn’t have skills like I do. I have more experience than him. It’s time for me to break him down and show the world I’m a contender.” Vargas (18-1, 9 KOs) had a breakthrough performance last October on the Vasiliy Lomachenko-Teofimo Lopez undercard, dominating contender Kendo Castaneda via unanimous decision. He made headlines last June when he conducted his post-fight interview on ESPN after Salvador Briceno knocked out a pair of his upper front teeth. Despite the dental mishap, Vargas nearly shut out Briceno. Vargas has won 12 consecutive fights since a controversial disqualification loss. “I’ve shown my intelligence in the ring. I barely got touched against Castaneda,” Vargas said. “I threw more than 800 punches in 10 rounds. It showed me that I belonged with higher-level fighters. I was letting him survive. That was me being nice. This time, I’ll apply more pressure and get the stoppage.” Shaw (13-2, 9 KOs), from Oakland, California, enters the lion’s den as an experienced road warrior, having fought six times in Mexico since turning pro in 2017. Last August, Shaw pushed top prospect Omar Juarez before losing a six-round decision. He rebounded in January with a second-round stoppage in Tijuana. In other undercard action: Joseph Adorno (14-0-1, 12 KOs) vs. Jamaine Ortiz (14-0, 8 KOs) 8 Rounds, Lightweight Adorno returns from a nearly 16-month layoff hoping to return to the win column following his January 2020 draw against Hector Garcia. He has a chance to advance from prospect to contender against the unbeaten Ortiz, who is coming off last November’s seventh-round knockout over Ugandan veteran Sulaiman Segawa on the Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. undercard. Orlando Gonzalez (16-0, 10 KOs) vs. Juan Antonio Lopez (15-8, 6 KOs) 8 Rounds, Featherweight Puerto Rican southpaw stylist Gonzalez makes his 2021 debut against Lopez, a Texas resident who has upset a few undefeated prospects during his nearly nine-year pro career. Gonzalez went 162-16 as an amateur and inked a promotional deal with Top Rank in 2019. Xander Zayas (7-0, 5 KOs) vs Demarcus Layton (8-1-1, 5 KOs) 6 Rounds, Welterweight Puerto Rican prodigy Zayas, an 18-year-old who signed with Top Rank at 16, makes his third pro appearance in Kissimmee. He last fought Feb. 20 in Las Vegas and was pushed the six-round distance by James Martin. Zayas, who won 11 national titles as an amateur, recently spent time in his Florida training camp sparring Gervonta Davis and former world champions Adrien Broner and Robert Easter Jr. Layton is unbeaten in three bouts since a 2019 TKO loss. Jeremy Adorno (4-0, 1 KO) vs. Ramiro Martinez (2-0-2, 1 KO) 4 Rounds, Junior Featherweight Adorno, a 2017 U.S. Youth National Championship gold medalist, turned pro under the Top Rank banner in March 2019. The younger brother of Joseph Adorno, he’ll fight for the first time since a January 2020 decision win on the Joe Smith Jr.-Jesse Hart undercard in Atlantic City. Martinez, who fights out of Hurst, Texas, fought last November and won a one-sided decision over the 1-0 Tevin Moore. Jaycob Gómez (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Mobley Villegas (3-1, 2 KOs) 4 Rounds, Junior Lightweight Gómez is a 19-year-old upstart from Caguas, Puerto Rico, the same city that produced Miguel Cotto. He turned pro last October and scored a sensational first-round knockout. Villegas has never stopped as a professional.

#HF #Josue Vargas #Emmanuel Navarrete #Top Rank #ESPN

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Is Vasyl Lomachenko the Smartest Fighter since Mayweather?

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Is Vasyl Lomachenko the Smartest Fighter since Mayweather?

By: Eric Lunger

Andre Berto, the former WBC and IBF welterweight champ, gave a fascinating interview recently on FightHype.com, in which he broke down why Floyd Mayweather was so difficult to create offense against. “He thinks defense first, while all of us think offense. He puts you in a place where he is so elusive, you keep swinging, and you see him looking at you.” Boxing fans know this look. It is either Mayweather peering over his left shoulder guard, measuring and setting the right hand, or it’s the leaning forward glare, with the l…

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Felix Verdejo Knocks Out Will Madera in One

By Hector Franco

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Published: July 17, 2020

LAS VEGAS – Puerto Rico’s Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (27-1, 17 KOs) made his second appearance inside a boxing ring in 2020 against the previously undefeated Will Madera (15-1-3, 8 KOs).

The bout was the main event of Top Rank on ESPN’s summer series after Miguel Marriaga’s opponent Mark John Yap came in overweight.

Verdejo, at one time, was considered one of the top prospects in all of boxing. He was set to be the next great fighter out of Puerto Rico.

The 2012 Olympian didn’t live up to those expectations; however, at 27 years of age, there is still time for Verdejo to make an impact.

Verdejo made a change in trainers joining Cuban Amateur coach Ismael Salas who has trained world champions such as Guillermo Rigondeaux and Jorge Linares.

The results speak for themselves, and inside the ring, Verdejo is the one who sets the narrative.

Verdejo made quick work of Madera stopping him in the first round.

Verdejo landed a perfectly placed counter uppercut that sent the New York native to the ropes allowing the Puerto Rican to corner him and unload a lethal combination that sent Madera to the canvas.

Referee Robert Hoyle put a halt to the bout at the 2:59 mark of the first round.

The top ten of the Lightweight division has plenty of fights available for Verdejo to keep on track towards a world title.

Standing at the top of the division is WBA and WBO Lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko. Lomachenko will be facing IBF Lightweight Teofimo Lopez this October, leaving him unavailable for the time being.

Verdejo lost to Lomachenko in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Now that they are both professionals under the same promotional banner, the Puerto Rican would like a chance at vengeance against the Ukrainian.

“As for what’s next, Vasiliy Lomachenko is the top guy at Lightweight,” Verdejo stated in a post-fight interview with ESPN. “We have unfinished business from when he beat me in the Olympics. That’s the fight I ultimately want.”

As Verdejo continues improving under Salas’ tutelage, a match with former world champion Richard Commey could the logical next step for the Puerto Rican.

With his last two performances, Verdejo has gained back the attention of the boxing public and likely reopened his bandwagon for new members.

If Verdejo and Salas’ lack of celebration after knocking out Madera is any indication, there is still plenty of work for them to reach their goals.

It looks like this time, Verdejo isn’t in any rush and will take things one step at a time.

(Featured Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank)

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Vasiliy Lomachenko on Teofimo Lopez: “He Holds My Belt”

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Published: April 06, 2020

(April 6, 2020) — Unified lightweight world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is riding out the COVID-19 pandemic in his native Ukraine, but the three-weight kingpin is chomping at the bit to get his hands on the division’s leading names, including IBF world champion Teofimo Lopez, WBC world champion Devin Haney and Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) has not fought since last August’s unanimous decision victory over Luke Campbell in London. He has sat back and taken notice of Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs), the Brooklyn-born prodigy who has been outspoken in his desire to fight the pound-for-pound Picasso.

This is what Lomachenko had to say in an exclusive interview with Top Rank’s Crystina Poncher. On the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine

“The situation as of this moment is from Monday, there will be very limited time to go outside. You will have to be in your house. You can’t gather more than two or three people. The situation is like you can only take your dog out for a walk or go out for something very serious. Other than that, you have to sit at home. You can’t even walk with your kids outside. Everyone will be on lockdown. This will go on until April 24 starting on Monday.”

On staying in shape at home in Ukraine

“I have a gym {at my house}, and of course I’m still training because it’s my job. Nobody knows when we can start. I always have to be in shape. I have to be ready always.”

On his feelings when he found out the tentative date of May 30 for the Lopez fight was postponed

“Of course, I was disappointed a little bit, but everything that’s happening {with self-quarantines} is happening for the better. The most important thing is for all the people on this planet to get back and get healthy and everything will go back to normal.”

On whether he thinks Lopez is ready for the sport’s elite

“I really think he’s a good boxer. He’s a top fighter. He’s young, he’s hungry, he has big power, and I want this fight. He’s a world champion, and he holds my belt. It’s IBF title.”

On whether he sees the Lopez fight ending in a knockout

“Nobody knows. It’s very unpredictable. Nobody can predict what is going to happen, how it’s going to happen. And the people are talking about which round they are going to knock somebody out or stop somebody. I am getting very, very interested. Now, I want to see {the fight}.”

On what makes the Lopez matchup interesting

“The interesting thing for me, it will be to look into his eyes and his father’s eyes and see their reaction {after the fight}.”

On his most memorable moment from fighting Luke Campbell in London “The most exciting moment I remember from my trip to the UK is probably when we went on the top of the O2 Arena, and I saw all of London. I could see it and then the very next day I was the champion of that arena. That was the most memorable moment for me."

Word association when Lomachenko hears the following names:

Teofimo Lopez Sr. “I can’t say that. It wouldn’t look good. I was raised differently.

“{He is a} good father.”

Oleksandr Usyk

“Best friend.”

Gervonta “Tank” Davis

“Power.”

Floyd Mayweather

“Boxing IQ.” Bob Arum “Best promoter.”

Fan Questions

Any concern over the long layoff?

“Yes, of course. You have to be active all the time. You have to be training a lot in the downtime between fights. Right now, I am relaxing more. I will need to spend more time training. I will need to spar more and do more work.”

If you could fight any boxer from any era to give you the best fight, who would you want to fight?

“Of course I would like to fight somebody who is undefeated, who has a good history, who has a big name. I think the most interesting name for me to fight would be Floyd Mayweather.”

What do you think of Teofimo’s shoulder roll and catch-and-shoot counterpunching style?

“It is not an easy type of fighting. It is not an easy style. It is easier to fight attacking fighters who are coming forward. It’s much easier. This type of counterpuncher is more difficult to fight. The winner will be who has the better boxing IQ. But that style with the shoulder, I think I know what I have to do to win."

Do you think that Gervonta Davis will fight you? “Right now, I don’t think he’s going to fight me. He might want to fight me, but his promoters are not going to let him. Aside from him, that weight class is getting very interesting. We have a lot of good names in the weight class. Not {just} the champions, but they are in the rankings. So I think it’s a hard weight division."

Do you want to stay at lightweight?

“It’s unpredictable. If we are going to be sitting here for one year longer, who is going to be coming out and in what weight class will they be?"

What about the Instagram back-and-forth with Devin Haney?

“Yes, DAZN posted something about Haney, and he said he would knock me out. So that is why I answered him, ‘Hey, listen, are you serious?’ He has not fought anybody and now he is saying he is going to knock me out? I said, ‘No problem, let’s do it.’ Then he answered me right away saying, ‘Yes, we can do it.’ I said, ‘OK, I am ready.’ He knows I am ready. I think he is ready, and we can give the fight for the fans that everybody wants. That is why I mentioned before that this is a very interesting weight class with big names and good names coming to the weight class.”

(Featured Photo: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)

#HF #Top Rank Boxing #Vasyl Lomachenko #Teofimo Lopez #Vasiliy Lomachenko

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Rigondeaux knocks out Flores in controversial ending to fight

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By Danny Z | Senior Writer

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Published: June 17, 2017

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LAS VEGAS - In an unusual turn of events, Guillermo Rigondeaux retained his WBA super bantamweight title after landing a knockout blow that initially looked after the bell against Mexico's Moises Flores from the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.

The bout, which was the co-feature to the rematch between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev, only lasted the standard three minutes as Rigondeaux and Flores were engaging as the seconds ticked away on the clock. Rigondeaux, 36, connected with a sweeping left hook just as referee Vic Drakulich was in motion to step in between both fighters to call an end to the initial round. Flores looked like he dropped his hands after hearing the bell, however, Rigondeaux (18-0, 12 KOs) kept punching in what was eventually ruled as a legal shot that gave the fighter from Cuba the 18th victory of his career.

The concluding blow (as seen at the top) collapsed Flores (25-1, 17 KOs) to his back with his arms extended. Rigondeaux immediately went to the corner and jumped on the ropes with his hands in the air. It took about 15 mins following the knockout for an official ruling from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to be announced by the legendary MIchael Buffer -- who stated that the punch was said to be legal and the victory was given to the former gold medalist from Cuba. The issue will likely be examined further by the State Athletic Commission, which could end up giving Rigondeaux a disqualification loss or have the bout be ruled as a no contest.

""It's not fair. It's clear that the bell rang. He didn't throw a punch the whole round. I was winning the round and he waited for after the bell to throw a punch when I dropped my hands down."" -- Moises Flores

Nonetheless, in the post fight interview Rigondeaux stated that he is open to fight anyone -- including 130 pound world title holder, Vasyl Lomachenko. Both of these fighters have been trash talking each other back and forth on social media throughout the last several months, as a potential matchup between these respective former Olympic athletes would surely be as competitive as a fight could potentially be.

"I am making everyone dissapear at 122. I am always available. Tell me who is next. I want all of them, and "I will take them out one by one. I hope the whole world sees what it is like to get in the ring with me. I am tired of the press and everyone saying I am boring. You see what happens when someone brings the fight to me?"" -- Guilleromo Rigondeaux

(Feature photo: HBO Boxing)

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#Guillermo Rigondeaux #Moises Flores #Roc Nation Sports #Main Events #Andre Ward #Sergey Kovalev #dz #DZ

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