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Bantamweight Prospects: Tony Lopez, Jr. and Stephon Young Collide on September 30th

Bantamweight Prospects: Tony Lopez, Jr. and Stephon Young Collide on September 30th

Tony Lopez, Jr. (11-1, 4 KOs) takes on undefeated Stephon “Showstopper” Young (14-0-3, 6 KOs) in the co-feature on “Knockout Night at the D” in a ten round bout for the vacant WBA-NABA bantamweight championship in a matchup between two young and extremely hungry up-and-coming fighters.

This fight will be televised live on CBS Sports Network and ESPN internationally from the outdoor arena at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center this Friday, September 30th. This boxing event is promoted by Roy Jones, Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions.

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Traietti vs. Lee on September 30th

Traietti vs. Lee on September 30th

Chris Traietti (21-3, 17 KOs) takes on undefeated Mike Lee (17-0, 10 KOs) in a ten round bout at the UIC Forum in Chicago, Illinois on September 30th for the vacant USBA light heavyweight title. This fight will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.

This is an extremely important bout for Traietti because with a victory, it will move him into the top fifteen of the IBF world ranking and help to facilitate a significant fight in the future. The thirty-one year old orthodox boxer from Quincy, Massachusetts has won eleven consecutive bouts, all by way of knockout since his last lost to former world title challenger Edwin Rodriguez.

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Golovkin KOs Brook in the 5th Round – Is Saunders next?

Golovkin KOs Brook in the 5th Round - Is Saunders next?

Middleweight knockout sensation Gennady “GGG” Golovkin scored a fifth round technical knockout victory over “Special One” Kell Brook in an action-packed bout that was competitive for the first four rounds until GGG ended it in the next round when he connected on several powerful unanswered punches that led Brook’s corner to throw in the towel to prevent their boxer from taking any more punishment.

This fight took place at the sold-out O2 Arena in London, England with a crowd of 19,000, mostly pro-Brook fans. The bout was televised on HBO. Golovkin connected on 133 out of 301 shots for 44 per cent while Brook landed 85 out of 261 punches for 33 per cent.

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Promising Las Vegas, Nevada Prospect: Jeremy Nichols

Promising Las Vegas, Nevada Prospect: Jeremy Nichols

Jeremy “J Flash” Nichols (5-0, 2 KOs) looks to keep his undefeated record in tact when he steps into the ring on September 9th against unbeaten Steve Belmontes (2-0) in a four round bout at the downtown Las Vegas Event Center. This will be Nichols’ sixth fight within a year and his second consecutive bout against an undefeated fighter, as he looks to make a name for himself in the welterweight division.

“I am excited for my upcoming fight against Belmontes,” said Nichols. “I have had a really good training camp and I expect to end this bout via a knockout.”

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Hykso is About to Revolutionize Boxing with their Wearable Sensor Technology

Hykso is About to Revolutionize Boxing with their Wearable Sensor Technology

The California based wearable tech company, Hykso wants to invent technology that creates the next generation of super humans in combat sports and with their newly released sensor, that is one of the most advanced training tools around, that might just happen.

Hykso’s small, lightweight, yet very durable and extremely powerful wearable sensor fits comfortably underneath a fighter’s hand wraps as it automatically tracks each punch thrown, calculates the speed, recognizes the specific punch type, determines the striking intensity (how many punches are thrown and hard each shot is), and the average time between attacks (average amount of time that elapses between each consecutive attack).

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Shelly Vincent: Shelito’s Way – Every Which Way Except Down

Shelly Vincent: Shelito’s Way - Every Which Way Except Down

Super bantamweight boxer Shelly “Shelito’s Way” Vincent (17-0, 1 KO ) looks to keep her undefeated record in tact as shefights for the third time this year on July 21st at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, against an opponent to be named at a later date. The UBF and WIBA titleholder from Providence, Rhode Island is poised to make women’s boxing more mainstream and take her career to the next level, starting with a potential bout against undefeated archrival, WBC super bantamweight, Heather “The Heat” Hardy (17-0, 4 KOs), hopefully at some point this year.

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James Perella: Highly Decorated Amateur Boxer and Aspiring Attorney

James Perella: Highly Decorated Amateur Boxer and Aspiring Attorney

James Perella is a highly successful amateur fighter who has amassed an impressive 120-20 record and is ranked the third best boxer in the U.S. for his weight class (152 pounds). He has won the U.S. Championship and the New England Golden Gloves four times (2012 to 2015) in three different weight classes (123, 141, and 152 pounds). Perella was named the Most Outstanding Boxer of the New England Golden Gloves in 2012, received a silver medal at the National Pal Tournament, and won the Region One Championship in 2014. He came close to qualifying for a spot on the 2016 Olympic Boxing Team until a combination of injuries and a pair of extremely close split decision losses put an end to his dream to represent his country.

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Shafikov Punished Herring En Route to a Tenth Round TKO Victory

Shafikov Punished Herring En Route to a Tenth Round TKO Victory

(Photo Credit: Nabeel Ahmad/Premier Boxing Champions) The scene was set for the 2012 U.S. Olympian and Team Captain Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring to take his career to the next level on this Fourth of July weekend but it wasn’t meant to be for the former U.S. Marine, who did two tours of duty in Iraq. The two-time world title challenger Denis Shafikov punished Herring before his corner stopped the one-sided bout 36 seconds into the tenth and final round after Shafikov crushed Herring with two consecutive powerful left hooks that badly staggered him.

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Manfredo, Jr. and Biosse Battle to a Draw

The former IBO middleweight titleholder, Peter ‘The Pride of Providence’ Manfredo, Jr.’s comeback fight after being out of the ring for three years, didn’t go as planned as he had settled for a eight round draw against Vladine Biosse in a good back and forth super middleweight bout. Manfredo, Jr. received one scorecard 78-74, Biosse the other 77-75, and the third was 76-76.

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Who’s the Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World?

Who’s the Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World?

Now that the former pound-for-pound undisputed best pugilist in the world, Floyd Mayweather has retired following his victory over Andre Berto last September, the search begins for who’ll replace him as the best fighter in boxing. There are many deserving boxers such as Roman Gonzalez, Sergey Kovalev, Andre Ward, among others, that have exceptional credentials and significant victories that make them worthy to be considered the best fighter in the world. The boxer; however, that stands out above everyone else as the best pound-for-pound pugilist in the world is Gennady “GGG” Golovkin.

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