It’s normal for fighters to take a look at their competition before they face them in the ring. It’s all about getting themselves familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of what their opponent brings to the table. Richardson Hitchins, nevertheless, does things a bit differently. Gustavo Daniel Lemos is next up for the 26-year-old super lightweight. He brings his own ...

Star Boxing’s clash at the Paramount in Huntington, NY, on February 23, pits the hard-hitting Wendy "HAITIAN FIRE" Toussaint against the tactical "EGYPTIAN PRINCE" Mponda Kalunga (11-2, 3KOs) in a 10-round bout for the WBA Continental USA super welterweight championship.  Toussaint comes into “Rockin’ Fights” 46 with a record of 15-2 and 8 KOs. His journey from the streets of ...

Top heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang would caution Tyson Fury to take care of his recent injury - because it could become a factor in his upcoming undisputed fight with Oleksandr Usyk. They were scheduled to collide on February 17, but Fury was forced to withdraw after suffering a severe cut above his right eye in training camp. The contest was ...

HAWAIIAN GARDENS, Calif. - Lawrence King is one to watch at 175 pounds. King knocked out gatekeeper Crispulo Javier Andino in the opening round Saturday night at the C. Robert Lee Activity Center in Hawaiian Gardens, California. King improved to 15-1, 13 knockouts. Andino stood and traded in the pocket with the southpaw King. That proved to be his downfall ...

Some quick research (thanks to BoxRec) shows that Tajikistan, a small Asian state north of India and Afghanistan, west to China, and east to Uzbekistan, hosted just nine professional boxing shows in its history. To be precise, the very first of those events, which took place in August 1991 and featured 90’s fringe featherweight contender Andrey Sinepupov (who is Ukrainian), ...

Zhilei Zhang didn’t even give Francis Ngannou “a puncher’s chance” before the former UFC heavyweight champion fought Tyson Fury on October 28. Like many within the boxing industry, the WBO interim heavyweight champ considered Fury-Ngannou a complete mismatch that shouldn’t even have been scheduled. The gigantic Chinese southpaw gave Ngannou plenty of credit for how he performed against Fury during ...

Reece Bellotti could not break Liam Dillon’s will but was able to snatch his “0.”   A persistent attack by the 33-year-old gatekeeper was enough to conquer his younger, unbeaten foe over twelve rounds. Scores were 117-111, 117-112 and 116-112 for Bellotti in their British junior lightweight title fight Saturday on DAZN from Indigo at The O2 in London. Dillon ...

London - In a crossroads middleweight showdown, Hamzah Sheeraz (19-0, 15 KOs) made a big statement by destroying Liam Williams (25-5-1, 20 KOs) in one round. In the very first minute of the opening round, Sheeraz dropped Williams with a quick left hand. Sheeraz was working off the jab and rocking the legs of Williams with big shots. Another combination, punctuated ...

London - Unbeaten featherweight Masood Abdulah (10-0, 7 KO’s) has been crying out for a quality, ambitious opponent to step up to the mark and provide him with a challenge. Tonight, he took on 2016 Olympian Qais Ashfaq (12-3, 5 KO’s). Having been outpointed by Marc Leach in 2020 and then losing a vacant British super featherweight title fight to ...

Ekaterinburg - Russian light heavyweight Vasily Voytsekhovsky (13-0, 7 KOs) survived the toughest test of his career by overcoming tough and ultra experienced Argentinean veteran Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna (31-12, 21 KOs) with a questionable majority decision over ten rounds in an even fight. Voytsekhovsky, 27, an aggressive slugger with diminished defensive skills, tried to apply pressure to 2008 Argentinean Olympian, ...