All Three Judges Agree 116-112, Usyk Outpoints Fury, Retains World Heavyweight Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (December 22, 2024)– Oleksandr Usyk, came on strongly in rounds six, seven, eight and nine to take complete control over a reactive Tyson Fury and retain the lineal, WBC, WBA and […]
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Former World Champion Wilfredo Benitez, 66, Moved to Chicago Hospital Intensive Care By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Known as ‘The Bible of Boxing’, former World Junior Welterweight, Welterweight and Super Welterweight World champion Wilfredo ‘El Radar’ Benitez, 66, in declining health for years under the care of his late mother, […]
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French WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Thierry Jacob Dies at 59 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Paris, France (December 25th, 2024)–Former southpaw World Boxing Council World Super Bantamweight champion Thierry Jacob has died of lung cancer in his native Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France at age 59. Between 1984 and 1994, Jacob compiled a […]
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UFC Fight Night Tampa Results & Video Highlights By MMA News UFC Fight Night took place tonight from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! In the main event, welterweights Colby Covington and Joaquin Buckley clashed. While in the co-main event, Cub Swanson faced Billy Quarantillo in a […]
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Usyk Favored by Decision in Kingdom Arena Rematch Before Return to Cruiserweight By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Sign up to Watch Usyk vs. Fury 2 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (December 21st, 2024)– Lineal World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is predicted to defeat former champion Tyson Fury by a split decision or […]
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NEW YORK (November 8, 2024) – Elijah Lugo recently added another significant achievement at the 2024 World Boxing U19 Championships, winning a gold medal for Team USA. Beginning late October and finishing up at the end last week, the tournament saw Lugo dominate his bouts, including a strong final performance against Nikita Prohovskis from Latvia, […]
OLYMPIC USA BOXING DAY 4 THRU 9 RESULTS FROM PARIS, FRANCE Alyssa Mendoza’s grit shines and helps her advance in Paris, Roscoe Hill upended via 3-2 decision in Round of 16 Day 1, 2 & 3 Robert Brizel Editorial on the Olympic Women Boxing Gender Issue PARIS (July 30, 2024) – Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) earned […]
Jajaira Gonzalez silenced the home crowd after a 4-0 victory in Olympics PARIS (July 28, 2024) – Jajaira Gonzalez (Glendale, Calif.) secured Team USA’s first victory yesterday at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as she defeated the 2016 gold medalist in Estelle Mossely out of France. “I heard the crowd booing me and it motivated me […]
Olympic Boxing Draw Team USA Learns Path To Gold PARIS (July 25, 2024) – Team USA will have eight boxers competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. These eight boxers learned their paths to gold, including their first-round opponents during Thursday’s Olympic Games tournament draw. The Paris 2024 Olympic boxing tournament has 13 weight divisions, seven […]
2024 U19 World Boxing Championships to be held in Colorado RENES, Switzerland (May 31, 2024) — The 2024 U19 World Boxing Championships will be held at the Pueblo Convention Center in Colorado, USA from October 25 – November 5, 2024. The competition for boxers aged 17 and 18 is the first-ever global World Boxing Championships and […]
Roscoe Hill and Alyssa Mendoza Qualify for 2024 Paris Olympic Games BANGKOK, Thailand (June 3, 2024) — Team USA secured two tickets to Paris this morning at the Second 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Roscoe Hill (Springs, Texas) and Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) punched their tickets to this summer’s Olympic Games with their unanimous decision victories […]
Robby Gonzales secured Team USA’s second win in Thailand BANGKOK, Thailand (May 25, 2024) — Robby Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) secured Team USA second win with a unanimous decision victory over Ahmed Badrani out of Morocco on the second day of boxing in Bangkok, Thailand. Gonzales dominated the whole bout as he won the first […]
Feliz The Phenom: Dominican Heavyweight Prospect Ali Feliz Signs with Top Rank Feliz to make pro debut Saturday, April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (March 14, 2024) —The preeminent heavyweight prospect for Team USA now has a professional home. Ali Feliz, a Dominican-American dynamo from Danbury, Connecticut, who won gold at the U.S. Olympic […]
GOLDEN BOY SIGNS 17-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION AND FORMER TEAM USA MEMBER JOEL IRIARTE LOS ANGELES (March 12, 2024)– Golden Boy Promotions announced Tuesday the signing of Joel Iriarte, a 17-time national champion and former Team USA member. Iriarte, who is of Mexican descent and grew up in Bakersfield, California, will make his professional debut on […]
Omari Jones Qualifies for 2024 Paris Olympic Games BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy (March 11, 2024) — After a slow start for Team USA on the final day of boxing at the 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Omari Jones (Orlando, Fla.) closed the day off on a high note to punch his ticket to this […]
Three more boxers advance to Quota placement bouts Omari Jones BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy (March 10, 2024) — Three more members of Team USA advanced to the quota placement bouts in Busto Arsizio, Italy, during the eighth day of boxing at the 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament. With the three victories tonight, boxers will compete on […]
Alyssa Mendoza continues impressive Run at 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy – (March 8, 2024) – Featherweight Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) continued her impressive run at the 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy today, taking her third win of the tournament and second win by Referee Stopped Contest (RSC). […]
Team USA advances four more boxers During day five of 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament Shera Mae Patricio (Red) BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy – (March 7, 2024) – Team USA won four more bouts during the fifth day of boxing at the 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament at the E-Work Arena in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Shera […]
Roscoe Hill grabs second win at 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifier BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy – (March 6, 2024) – Roscoe Hill (Spring, Texas) picked up his second win in Busto Arsizio, Italy, during today’s boxing at the 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament to leave Team USA’s record 6-1 after four days of boxing. Hill, who faced […]
Team USA dominates day one of the Olympic World Qualifier BUSTO ARSIZIO, Italy – (March 3, 2024) — Team USA went undefeated on the opening day of the Olympic World Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy. Roscoe Hill (Spring, Texas) and Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) set the tone early for the stars and stripes as they both move on and are one […]
TURNING DREAMS TO REALITY: Busto Arsizio 2024 Who’s competing? Male Boxers: Roscoe Hill (Spring, Texas), Emilio Garcia (Laredo, Texas), Omari Jones (Orlando, Fla.) Robby Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Jamar Talley (Camden, N.J.) Female Boxers: Shera Mae Patricio (Waianae, Hawaii), Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) and Naomi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.) Gonzales, 27, looks to make his Olympic dreams come true by finishing in the top four in Busto Arsizio. […]
Pueblo to host Paris 2024 Olympic Games preview at 2024 USA Boxing International Invitational COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 27, 2024) – USA Boxing will return to the Pueblo Convention Center in Pueblo, Colo., April 16-20, for the 2024 USA Boxing International Invitational, which will be a preview of the boxers who will represent Team USA this […]
FINAL DAY OF U.S. OLYMPIC BOXING TRIALS LIVE ON PEACOCK THIS SATURDAY, DEC. 9 AT 1 P.M. ET America’s Top Boxers to Compete at Cajundome in Lafayette, La. Winners at Trials Will Advance to U.S. Olympic High Performance Selection Camp in January STAMFORD, Conn. – Dec. 4, 2023 – Peacock will stream live coverage of the […]
Four Team USA boxers qualify to the Paris 2024 Olympics Jahmal Harvey (photo by USA Boxing) SANTIAGO, Chile (October 27, 2023) — USA Boxing qualified four more boxers to next summer’s Paris 2024 Olympic Games during yesterday’s semifinals of the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games, as well as earned two bronze medals. 2021 World […]
Team USA clinches four more boxing medals on day six of 2023 Santiago Pan American Games Morelle McCane (red) SANTIAGO, Chile (October 25, 2023) — The sixth day of boxing at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games saw Team USA go 4-1 yesterday, guaranteeing the team four more medals, to bring their total to five so far […]
Harvey secures USA Boxing’s first medal of 2023 Santiago Pan American Games SANTIAGO, Chile (October 24, 2023) — USA Boxing, with just two bouts yesterday, were represented by their featherweight duo in Jahmal Harvey (Oxon Hill, Md.) and Alyssa Mendoza (Caldwell, Idaho) during the fifth day of boxing at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games in Santiago, […]
Heavyweight Jamar Talley falls short in opening bout of 2023 Santiago Pan American Games COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, (October 20, 2023) — American heavyweight Jamar Talley (Camden, N.J.) fell short in his opening bout of the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games against the two-time Olympic Champion, Julio Cesar La Cruz of Cuba at the Centro de Entrenamiento Olimpico in […]
Brackets set for Team USA at 2023 Santiago Pan American Games COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (October 19, 2023) – The 13 boxers representing Team USA at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games over the next nine days at the Centro de Entrenamiento Olimpico have learned their opening bout opponent, as well as their potential pathway to the […]
USA Boxing 2023 Santiago Pan American Games Top Storylines COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (October 18, 2023) — Thirteen boxers will be representing Team USA at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games, including seven males and six females. Twelve of the 13 boxers will be making their Pan American Games debut, with Naomi Graham (Fayetteville, N.C.), 34, striving to […]
“Punch-Out at Polar Park” Showcasing Local Boxing Talent Under the Stars August 4th outdoor Pro-Am show in Worcester, MA WORCESTER, Mass. (June 19, 2023) –“Punch-Out at Polar Park”, presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) in conjunction with Kenrick Ball’s Camp Get Right Boxing, will be the first boxing event held at Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The […]
USA Boxing announces termination of membership from International Boxing Association (IBA) and intent to submit membership application to World Boxing International Federation Go here for more information
USA Boxing departed yesterday for European Tour COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 11, 2023) — USA Boxing high performance members departed from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, yesterday for Helsinki, Finland, the first stop of their month-long European tour that will consist of two competitions and a multi nation training […]
Rahim Gonzales Wins Gold and Boxer of Tournament on Final Day of 2023 Strandja Tournament COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 27, 2023) — Rahim Gonzales (Las Vegas, Nev.) picked up his third straight international gold medal yesterday on the final day of boxing at the 2023 Stranjda Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Gonzales took all five judges’ cards […]
CRIZTEC BAZALDUA SIGNS PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH MATCHROOM Amateur talent makes pro debut in Mexico on March 4 Criztec Bazaldua has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. The amateur sensation is set to make his professional debut on Saturday March 4 at the Polideportivo Arena in Culiacan, Mexico exclusively live on DAZN over four rounds at Lightweight […]
Toledo to host first ever USA Boxing Women’s Championships in July COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (February 1, 2023) — USA Boxing will hold the first ever USA Boxing Women’s Championships, July 22-29, at Glass City Center in Toledo, Ohio. The week-long inaugural event will be open to all age groups, as well as to novice and […]
Idaho boxer Alyssa Mendoza targeting 2024 Paris Olympics Alyssa Mendoza was named Most Outstanding Female Elite Boxers at the 2022 National Championships COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (January 30, 2023) — Nineteen-year-old Alyssa Mendoza has burst upon the USA Boxing scene and now she’s training at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., […]
Team USA earns three bronze medals at 2022 Youth World Championships, Perez advances to championship bout LA NUCIA, Spain (November 23, 2022) — Team USA had a mixed day of results during the semifinals of the 2022 Youth World Championships, with three boxers earning bronze medals and advancing one to this weekend’s finals in La Nucia, Spain. […]
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