SAN CARLOS, Sonora, Mexico (December 9, 2020) — The final RJJ Boxing weigh in for 2020 was held today for tomorrow’s RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS®, presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, at Maninaterra Hotel & Spa Event Center in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.

The final installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS will be streaming live and exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®, the world’s leading digital subscription service for combat sports, boxing starts at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. To sign up for UFC FIGHT PASS, please visit www.ufcfightpass.com

Official fighters’ weights below:

MAIN EVENT – WELTERWEIGHTS (10)*
Santiago Dominguez (23-0, 18 KOs), Obregón, Sonora, México 148.6 lbs.
Ricardo Lara (22-8, 10 KOs), El Grullo, Jalisco, México 149 lbs.

CO-FEATURE – LIGHTWEIGHTS (8)*
Luis Torres (9-0, 6 KOs), Obregón, Sonora, México 134.9 lbs.
Juan Marcos Rodriguez Ortiz (9-2, 7 KOs), Culiacán, Sinaloa, México 135.6 lbs.

HEAVYWEIGHTS (6)*
Geovany Bruzon (4-0, 4 KOs), Holguin, Cuba by way of Guatemala 218.3 lbs.
Hugo “Tremendo” Lomeli (21-15-1, 15 KOs), Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 237.4 lbs.

SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS (6)*
Yoelvis Gomez (2-0, 2 KOs), Havana, Cuba by way of Guatemala 154.1 lbs.
David Rangel (13-7, 9 KOs), Cintalapa, Chiapas, México 154.1 lbs.

(card subject to change)
*denotes streaming live on UFC FIGHT PASS

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December 9, 2020–TONIGHT on fubo Sports Network, fans can relive the WBO Lightweight World Title bout between then undefeated champion Acelino “Popo” Freitas (35-0, 31 KOs) and Diego Corrales (38-2, 31 KOs)  that took place on April 7, 2004 at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

The fight begins at 8 PM ET.
The classic fight was remembered as the two best lightweights in the world going at it to prove who was best in the 135-pound division.

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Some of boxing’s future stars take center stage to close out the year in an action-packed Top Rank on ESPN tripleheader this Saturday, December 12 live from MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Shakur Stevenson, the undefeated former featherweight world champion and one of the top under 25 boxers in the world, returns to the ring to face Toka Kahn Clary in the 10-round junior lightweight main event.  Live coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with undercard action on ESPN+ in English and Spanish. The Stevenson-Clary main event card airs on ESPN and ESPN Deportes at 10 p.m. ET. 

The co-main will feature a lightweight clash between Felix Verdejo and Masayoshi Nakatani, and in a special feature that will open the linear coverage, 23-year-old super middleweight Edgar Berlanga will chase his 16^th consecutive first-round knockout in an eight-round showdown against Ulises Sierra.   

Calling the action for ESPN from site will be Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), former #1 pound-for-pound two-division world titleholder and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward (analyst), and former two-division world titleholder Tim Bradley (analyst). The on-location desk team will feature analysis from Bernardo Osuna and Mark Kriegel. 

Fight week coverage includes:

• SportsCenter segments: segments for ESPN’s flagship news and information program from Las Vegas
• Stevenson vs. Clary Final Press Conference (Thur., at 3:00 p.m. ET, live on the ESPN App, ESPN’s YouTube and ESPN Twitter)
• Stevenson vs. Clary Official Weigh-In: (Fri at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2): Joe Tessitore, Andre Ward, Tim Bradley, Mark Kriegel and Bernardo Osuna reporting live from site
• Max on Boxing Weigh in Special (Fri, at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2): ESPN’s boxing series hosted by Max Kellerman airing live following the weigh-in, which will include 1-1 interviews with Stevenson and Berlanga. 

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• Real or not: Shakur Stevenson will face Miguel Berchelt for the WBC junior lightweight title in his next fight
• Ringside seat (Friday)  

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Schedule of Live Stevenson vs. Clary Content on ESPN Platforms (All Times ET)

LAS VEGAS (December 9, 2020) — Knockout artist Elvis “The Dominican Kid” Rodriguez aims to leave the building with one last knockout to end 2020. Rodriguez, who has four knockouts in three rounds or less since July, will face veteran “Lethal” Larry Fryers in a six-round welterweight contest Saturday at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
 
Rodriguez-Fryers will be part of the ESPN+ undercard stream (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) preceding the ESPN-televised tripleheader (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) headlined by the junior lightweight battle between Shakur Stevenson and Toka Kahn Clary.
 
“I am grateful for the opportunities that Top Rank has given me and the effort of my team to keep me fit and ready,” Rodriguez said. “I would like to be recognized as Prospect of the Year. It would be a great recognition of my talent, effort, sacrifice and discipline. I believe that I would be the first Dominican boxer named Prospect of the Year. Representing the Dominican flag is a source of pride for me. I feel committed to bringing a world title to my country.”
 
Said Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum, “I have not seen a more talented prospect this year than Elvis Rodriguez, and with the incomparable Freddie Roach in his corner, he is in wonderful hands.”
 
Rodriguez (10-0-1, 10 KOs) is 5-0 in 2020, including a slew of highlight-reel knockouts since making his Bubble debut July 2 with a one-punch knockout over Danny Murray. He last fought Oct. 9 and knocked out the usually durable veteran Cameron Krael with a right hook in the third round. Fryers (11-3, 4 KOs), a New York-based Irishman, returns to The Bubble following a unanimous decision loss in June to unbeaten prospect John Bauza.
 
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Martin Bakole is targeting a rematch with Michael Hunter – the first man to inflict a defeat on him in the pros – should he beat dangerous Russian Sergey Kuzmin this Saturday at The SSE Arena, Wembley, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories on its just-launched Global platform.

Bakole (15-1, 12 KOs) meets Kuzmin in a high-stakes battle for the vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s return to UK soil against IBF Mandatory Challenger Kubrat Pulev, and the Congo-born Airdrie resident hopes that a win will lead to even bigger fights in 2021. 

The 27-year-old, who is trained by Billy Nelson, has won four on the bounce since his sole defeat to Hunter at York Hall in 2018, whilst the American has won three since, including a victory against Kuzmin. A rematch with ‘The Bounty’ is at the top of Bakole’s wish list.

“Saturday is going to be a good fight, I hope Michael Hunter will sit down and see who is going to win,” Bakole said on a ZOOM media conference call on Tuesday. “I know I am going to win this fight in style and the next one is going to be against him.

“I already asked him and he said yes. I learnt a lot from that loss, like you say, and we’re learning from making mistakes. I have improved massively since that loss and if we were to rematch Michael Hunter I would show what I have learnt since then. 

“I’m going to beat him [Kuzmin] and the next one I want is Hunter. I always call him out, so we can fight again, why not have a rematch. He says everyone is avoiding him, so I’m here calling him out. Why not have a rematch?”Bakole vs. kuzmin is part of a huge night of action in London, Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) defends his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO Heavyweight World Titles against Mandatory Challenger KubratPulev (28-1, 14 KOs), Hackney Cruiserweight star Lawrence Okolie (14-0, 11 KOs) takes on Poland’s undefeated Nikodem Jezewski (19-0-1, 9 KOs), Manchester Heavyweight contender Hughie Fury (24-3, 14 KOs) returns against Poland’s Mariusz Wach (36-6, 19 KOs), London-based Albanian Welterweight sensation Florian Marku (7-0, 5 KOs) makes his keenly anticipated Matchroom debut, Northampton Super-Welterweight Kieron Conway (15-1-1, 3 KOs) clashes with Wythenshawe’s Macaulay McGowen (14-1-1, 3 KOs) over ten rounds and Leeds Super-Bantamweight Qais Ashfaq (8-1, 3 KOs) looks to return to winning ways against Ashley Lane (14-9-2, 1 KO).

London, UK (9 December 2020) Sam Eggington and Ashley Theophane and their respective teams arrived today at the fight hotel in Redditch for their mandatory COVID-19 test before heading to their rooms to quarantine and await the results ahead of their super-welterweight showdown on Friday night.

Hennessy Sports appointed the world leading genetics testing and digital health testing company Prenetics to undertake the integrated testing. Prenetics have successfully provided their services to the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ and The England and Wales Cricket Board.

The fierce clash between Birmingham’s Eggington and London Theophane

takes place this Friday night behind closed doors at the Fly By Nite TV studio in Redditch, exclusively live on free-to-air Channel 5 across the UK.

Other boxers featuring on the undercard Kaiser Benjamin, Ben Fields, Stephen and Aaron McKenna, Michael Hennessy Jr., Idris Virgo and Tommy Welch and their opponents also took the mandatory test before quarantining in their hotel rooms.

Sam Eggington versus Ashley Theophane headlines the Hennessy Sports card in an International Super-Welterweight Contest. Chief-support features the Vacant Midlands Area Welterweight Title between Birmingham derby between Kaisee Benjamin and Ben Fields. The undercard includes: undefeated super-lightweight and red-hot talent Stephen McKenna from Monaghan, Ireland against Brierley Hill’s MJ Hall, in a six-round contest; his equally talented brother Aaron McKenna (appearing courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions) takes on Islington’s Jordan Grannum over six rounds at light-middleweight; Sevenoaks middleweight prospect Michael Hennessy Jr. meets Hyde’s Dale Arrowsmith; the flash, brash and exciting unbeaten Birmingham star Idris Virgo faces Stourbridge’s Kevin McCauley in a four-round middleweight contest; Brighton heavyweight Tommy Welch makes his pro debut against West Bromwich’s Matt Gordon.
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London, UK (9 December 2020) Eastenders bad boy Jake Wood might be preparing for life away from Albert Square, but he’s found another square to enter – the squared circle!

Whilst his character Max Branning is involved in a tense Christmas storyline in the soap, Wood found time to make his debut as the Hennessy Sports press conference host between Sam Eggington and Ashley Theophane who collide this Friday night in Redditch in their own eagerly awaited domestic dust up.

Wood, a big boxing fan and host of the hugely popular boxing podcast Pound For Pound, fronted the press conference for Seconds Out YouTube channel admirably in his debut as he pushed and probed both combatants ahead of the fight for their options and verdicts.

Albert Square has seen a few epic scraps over the years, but the Eggington-Theophane showdown is set to be more explosive than any storyline in the soap. Eggington, the tough and hungry young Birmingham warrior, is looking to bump off Theophane, the flash and experienced London veteran, and advance towards a World title shot, for the loser it will be a painful and dramatic show exit.

Watch all the big fight drama unfold this Friday night live on free-to-air Channel 5 in the UK from 10pm.

Sam Eggington versus Ashley Theophane headlines the Hennessy Sports card in an International Super-Welterweight Contest. Chief-support features the Vacant Midlands Area Welterweight Title between Birmingham derby between Kaisee Benjamin and Ben Fields. The undercard includes: undefeated super-lightweight and red-hot talent Stephen McKenna from Monaghan, Ireland against Brierley Hill’s MJ Hall, in a six-round contest; his equally talented brother Aaron McKenna (appearing courtesy of Golden Boy Promotions) takes on Islington’s Jordan Grannum over six rounds at light-middleweight; Sevenoaks middleweight prospect Michael Hennessy Jr. meets Hyde’s Dale Arrowsmith; the flash, brash and exciting unbeaten Birmingham star Idris Virgo faces Stourbridge’s Kevin McCauley in a four-round middleweight contest; Brighton heavyweight Tommy Welch makes his pro debut against West Bromwich’s Matt Gordon.
For further information go to www.hennessysports.com or social media: Facebook @HennessySports, Twitter @HennessySports and Instagram

Still undefeated lightweight prospect Francisco “Chino” Lopez (12-0-1, 8 KOs) survived a scare tonight (Tuesday, December 8, 2020) by salvaging a 10-round split draw against determined countryman Ivan Leon “Cachorro Canonerof” Benitez (14-4-1, 6 KOs).

Fighting in the main event of “Noche de Box,” presented by Don Chargin Productions and Paco Presents Boxing, in association with Fabrica de Campeones, Ahome, Sinaloa’s Lopez seemed to have trouble with the awkward roughhousing style of Veracruz’s Benitez and was never able to find a way to unload his superior firepower.

It was an ugly clash of styles with few combinations landed. A frustrated Lopez lost a point in round six for rabbit punching and another when a headbutt opened a gash on Benitez’s right eyelid in round eight. Both point losses were debatable and cost Lopez a close victory.

The tough Benitez took Lopez’s landed punches with surprising ease and found a home for enough of his own to make the outcome a nail biter for both fighters. In the end one judge apiece saw it 96-94 for each man and the deciding judge had it 94-94.

In the co-main event, former world-title challenger and WBC #5 bantamweight Alejandro “Peque” Santiago (23-2-2, 12 KOs) put on a demonstration of the difference between a world contender and a domestic one by stopping crosstown “rival” Erick “Lobito” Gonzalez (13-2-2, 7 KOs) in five nearly effortless rounds.

Landing a concerning number of power shots, almost at will, while avoiding almost all return fire from his determined, but out-gunned opponent, Santiago showed why he’s a danger to anyone in the world at 118 lbs. Gonzalez was down only once, late in round two.

The merciful end came officially at :10 of round five, as Gonzalez was wisely convinced to stay on his stool after the fourth.

Tijuana super featherweight Cristian “Lacandonsito” Cruz (14-5, 6 KOs) continued his rebirth as a prospect to watch by scoring a wide eight-round unanimous decision over Mexico’s rugged Francisco “El Rudo” Alarcon (10-6-2, 5 KOs).

Under the tutelage of his father/trainer, former IBO and IBF Featherweight Champion Cristóbal “Lacandón” Cruz, the 23-year-old Cruz has rounded into a “Camacho-esque” boxer/puncher with a remarkable ability to stand in the pocket and still be almost impossible to hit. The question of whether he will stay as impressive against a level up in opposition is yet to be answered, but the powerful Cruz continues to looks like he may have something. The scores were 79-73, 79-73 and 80-72.

In as good a six-round flyweight fight as you’d ever hope to see, Los Mochis, Sinaloa’s undefeated Bryan Luna (7-0, 3 KOs) survived a spirited assault from Ensenada’s Jose Giovanny Pinedo (3-1) to take a breathtaking six-round majority decision.

For a fighter still looking for his first career knockout, Pinedo came out surprisingly aggressively from the first bell. His wind-milling relentlessness found surprising success against the more well-schooled Luna. To his credit Luna kept his composure and threw well-placed counters between the more reckless Pinedo’s shots. The onslaught continued throughout, as Pinedo applied unyielding pressure and never stopped throwing from every angle and with either hand while Luna looked to pick him apart intelligently.

Sensing the fight was closer than comfortable, Luna had a good round five, as the punching machine Pinedo seemed to go into power-saver mode briefly. The flyweights threw non-stop punches in the sixth to cap a sensational war by both men. The scores were 57-57, over-ruled by scores of 58-57 and a questionable 59-55.

San Diego-based super flyweight Danny Andujo (6-3, 2 KOs) won a solid six-round unanimous decision (scores 59-55, 59-55 and 60-55) over Ensenada’s tough Felipe Ayon (1-2-1, 1 KO). The slightly shorter Andujo used the right uppercut to great effect and it probably made the difference in a battle of stylistic mirror images. Both super flyweights had their moments, though, in a good action punch-out. Ayon’s left eye started to swell from the clockwork tattooing of right hands and by the final bell, Andujo seemed to be the fresher of the two sluggers.

In a featherweight four-rounder to open the show, Tijuana’s Christian Eduardo “Starboy” Santiago (3-0, 1 KO) had a little too much everything against brave opponent Miguel Alejandro Perez (1-6-1, 1 KO), also of Tijuana. Santiago dropped Perez in round two and was just sharper and stronger throughout. The unanimous decision was scored 40-35 by all three judges.

“Noche de Box” was livestreamed on the WBC’s revolutionary new Live Digital Channel, via the Vive Network from Tijuana.

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