HANOVER, MARYLAND–(OCTOBER 22, 2026) –THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, Jeter Promotions returns to The Hall at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland with a massive 14-bout card that will showcase some of the brightest boxers from the DMV region.

In the main event, Mehki Phillips (10-0, 10 KOs) of Maryland, risks his perfect record when he takes on battle tested veteran Naheem Parker (6-5, 2 KOs) of Camden, New Jersey in an eight-round lightweight bout.

In a six-round light heavyweight co-feature, Zuffa Boxing signee, Nasheed H. Smith (10-0, 7 KOs) of Washington, DC, takes on Terrance Walker (4-8-1, 3 KOs) of Minneapolis in a six-round bout.

Tyler Langer (8-1, 4 KOs) of Baltimore battles Carlos Brito (1-1, 1 KO) of The Bronx, NY in a six-round cruiserweight fight.

World-Ranked junior middleweight, Mykal Fox (26-5,5 KOs) of Greenbelt, Maryland takes on Arturo Perfecto Valdes (14-1, 11 KOs) of Tecate, Mexico in an eight-round bout. With a win, Fox will most likely will shoot up the rankings and land a significant bout.

Eric Hernandez (14-2, 6 KOs) of Ashburn, VA fights Kashif El-Amin (3-4-1) of Wilmington, NC in a six-round lightweight bout.

Ezri Turner (11-0-2, 8 KOs) of Dover, DE takes on debuting Marc-Ari Lewis of Hagerstown, MD in a six-round light heavyweight fight. Lewis is coming over from professional MMA.

Nicholas Issac (9-0, 5 KOs) of Upper Marlboro, MD fights Angel Reyes (3-6-1, 2 KOs) of Des Moines, Iowa in a six-round junior welterweight bout,

Zuffa Boxing signee Patrick O’Connor (4-0,4 KOs) of Washington, DC squares off with Michael Nelson (4-4-1, 2 KOs) of College Park, GA in a six-round cruiserweight bout.

Brandon Chambers (12-6-1, 5 KOs) of Owings Mill, MD takes on Juan Carlos Medina (3-2) of Hayward, CA in a six-round featherweight fighr.

Achraf Abdeddine (2-0, 2 KOs) of Arlington, VA fights Wayne Johnson (1-2-1) of Baltimore in a four-round middleweight bout.

Astrid Amanda of Brooklyn makes his pro debut against Joshua Murcia-Martinez (0-2) of Hampton, VA in a four-round middleweight bour.

Heralded amateur Carlos Flowers, a recent Jeter Promotions signee, makes his pro debut against Rashad Bowens (1-6, 1 KO) of Virginia Beach in a four-round middleweight bout.

Krisztian Nileborg (6-0, 3 KOs) of Budapest, Hungary fights Derrick Vann (4-15) of Philadelphia in a four-round super middleweight bout.

Cody Noble (1-0, 1 KO) of Laurel, Maryland takes on Charles Robbins (0-4) of South Carolina in a four-round junior middleweight bout.

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By Norm Frauenheim

CHANDLER, Ariz. — Joshua Anton had more energy. More power. More patience.

There was more of  most everything and perhaps just enough to put him among the top ten ranked junior-middleweights in an Anton victory over Freddie Rojas Friday night in a ProBoxTv bout at Rawhide Events Center.

Anton (15-1) dominated with a comprehensive skillset, scoring a 98-91, 97-92, 98-91 decision over Rojas (15-2), a game, yet overmatched fighter. 

Anton’s varied skills allowed him to alter pace and tactics from round to round in a strategy that left Rojas without many ways to counter, In the seventh, he was penalized a point for using an elbow to knock down Anton. In the tenth, he looked weary. 

In the end, he looked beaten in a fight on a weekend that promises to showcase the junior-her division. Sebastian Fundora, the fighter many to be the best at 154, fights Ermal Hadribeaj Saturday in Las Vegas.

On the undercard

Rawhide was the right place and name for what happened in a wild third fight. It was raw for as long as it lasted. For nearly four rounds, featherweights Carlos Andres Orona (17-1-1) and Bryan Acosta (21-3) went at each other at an exhausting pace. There was no retreat, just a tsunami of punches from all angles. In the end, Orona survived, knocking down Acosta, who somehow got back on his feat, yet unable to continue..

First bell delivered a contentious, head-rocking eight rounds from junior-welterweights Willmank Canonico Brito (14-11-2) and Heiden Martinez Murillo (19-0), a lanky Dominican,  prevailed, scoring repeatedly with a long jab for a unanimous decision.

in the second fight, Omaha junior welterweight Charles Harris Jr. (14-1), who had Terence Crawford trainer Brian McIntyre in his corner, countered a long right hand from Misael Urias often enough to win a unanimous decision. 

In the third fight, there was controversy. Split decisions always are, almost by definition. This split was controversial not for who won. Two of the three judges got it right, scoring it 98-92 and 97-93 for James Paulden (21-2) a Texas lightweight who dictated pace and landed of most the punches in beating  Rene Giron Tellez (23-6).  Yet, somehow, the third judge scored it, 94-92, for Tellez.   

OCTOBER 14, 2206–Nothing But Sportz, the minority-owned sports television, streaming, and technology company founded by Steven Marcano, has announced it will not televise the October 24th boxing event featuring Maureen Shea after her scheduled opponent withdrew and a suitable replacement could not be secured within an acceptable promotional period.

Effective immediately, NBS will require all essential athlete, promotional, production, and broadcast agreements to be fully executed at least ten weeks prior to any scheduled live event. The policy is designed to ensure adequate preparation, marketing support, and audience development.

?Entering its second year, NBS is transitioning from an early-stage entrepreneurial model into an institutionally structured television, streaming, and technology enterprise. The company is implementing enhanced governance standards, standardized contracting procedures, and centralized operational oversight, creating a foundation for national growth and long-term sustainability. NBS intends to televise Maureen Shea’s January 2027 return, with American Dream Presents remaining promotional company of record, subject to finalized agreements.

Two world-class championship boxing events are under negotiation for March and June 2027. Alongside promotional partnerships, NBS will acquire and license independently promoted boxing events targeting one major live event each month.

The company is expanding its programming interests into table tennis, pickleball, horse racing, motorcycle racing, motocross, tennis, flag football, volleyball, and surfing. NBS is also exploring the licensing of sporting events connected to U.S. Armed Forces sports programs. A major table tennis competition is targeted for February 2027.

Beyond live sports, NBS is developing original intellectual property, including King Carter, a vertical short-form project, Ring Card Girls, and Scrap City, an interactive video game. The company is actively seeking submissions and distribution partnerships from independent filmmakers, documentary producers, digital content creators, and artificial intelligence companies. Its technology initiatives emphasize AI-powered sports analytics, interactive programming, personalized content discovery, and enhanced fan engagement. Building on existing distribution relationships with Roku, Apple, Amazon, Truth Plus, and KlowdTV, NBS is accelerating expansion across linear and digital platforms.

By the end of 2027, NBS is targeting distribution access across 85 percent of the linear television market and full digital platform availability. These are stated goals, not current market share. During its inaugural year, the company secured programming involving internationally recognized talent including Yuriorkis Gamboa, Guillermo Rigondeaux, and high-profile sports entertainment personalities.

The company has received substantial digital engagement, which management believes demonstrates the potential for a competitive position if its 2027 distribution and programming objectives are realized.

?NBS is preparing its first eight-figure financing initiative with management reporting exploratory discussions with hedge funds and family offices as it advances its institutional growth strategy. Nothing But Sportz remains firmly committed to championship boxing while building a diversified sports media and technology platform. It is not moving away from boxing, it is building beyond it. With institutional standards, expanding content verticals, and a long-term distribution strategy, NBS is positioning itself for a defining second year. Nothing But Sportz — building the future of sports, television, streaming, and technology

Hippocratic AI raises $141M to staff hospitals with clinical AI agents

Story Partners with Stability AI to Empower Open-Source Innovation for Creators and Developers

Meanwhile, Kristina Dulaney, RN, PMH-C, the founder of Cherished Mom, an organization dedicated to solving maternal mental health challenges, helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on helping new mothers navigate such problems with postpartum mental health assessments and depression screening. The startup was initially focused on creating generative AI chatbots to support clinicians and other healthcare professionals, but has since switched its focus to patients themselves. Its most advanced models take advantage of the latest developments in AI agents, which are a form of AI that can perform more complex tasks while working unsupervised. Despite rapid advancements in AI, creators in open-source ecosystems face significant challenges in monetizing derivative works and securing proper attribution.

Story, the global intellectual property blockchain, has announced its integration with Stability AI’s state-of-the-art models to revolutionize open-source AI development. This collaboration enables creators, developers, and artists to capture the value they contribute to the AI ecosystem by leveraging blockchain technology to ensure proper attribution, tracking, and monetization of creative works generated through AI. Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is investing in AI and biotech to lead the way in innovation.

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In a statement, Raspberry AI said the funding would be used to accelerate its product development and add top engineering, sales and marketing talent to its team. But with U.S. companies raising and/or spending record sums on new AI infrastructure that many experts have noted depreciate rapidly (due to hardware/chip and software advancements), the question remains which vision of the future will win out in the end to become the dominant AI provider for the world. Or maybe it will always be a multiplicity of models each with a smaller market share? That’s followed by more extensive evaluations and safety assessments by an extensive network of more than 6,000 nurses and 300 doctors, who will confirm that it passes all required safety tests.

Once the AI agent is up and running, the clinicians who created it will be able to claim a share of the revenue it generates from the startup’s customers. Currently the technology is being used by Under Armour, MCM Worldwide, Gruppo Teddy and Li & Fung to create and iterate apparel, footwear and accessories styles. The company’s existing investors Greycroft, Correlation Ventures and MVP Ventures also joined in the round, along with notable angel investors, including Gokul Rajaram and Ken Pilot. Clearly, even as he espouses a commitment to open source AI, Zuck is not convinced that DeepSeek’s approach of optimizing for efficiency while leveraging far fewer GPUs than major labs is the right one for Meta, or for the future of AI.

Raspberry AI secures 24 million US dollars in funding round

Story is the world’s intellectual property blockchain, transforming IP into networks that transcend mediums and platforms, unleashing global creativity and liquidity. By integrating Stability AI’s advanced models, Story is taking a significant step toward building a fair and sustainable internet for creators and developers in the age of generative AI. Hippocratic AI said it’s necessary to have clinicians onboard because they have, over the course of their careers, developed deep expertise in their respective fields, as well as the practical insights to help cure specific medical conditions and the clinical workflows involved.

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Story aims to bridge this gap by combining Stability AI’s cutting-edge technology with blockchain’s ability to secure digital property rights. For example, creators could register unique styles or voices as intellectual property on Story with transparent usage terms. This would enable others to train and fine-tune AI models using this IP, ensuring that all contributors in the creative chain benefit when outputs are monetized.

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Holger Mueller of Constellation Research Inc. said Hippocratic AI is bringing two of the leading technology trends to the healthcare industry, namely no-code or low-code software development and AI agents. The launch is a bold step forward in healthcare innovation, giving clinicians the opportunity to participate in the design of AI agents that can address various aspects of patient care. It says clinicians can create an AI agent prototype that specializes in their area of focus in less than 30 minutes, and around three to four hours to develop one that can be tested. Shah said the last nine months since the company’s previous $50 million funding round have seen it make tremendous progress. During that time, it has received its first U.S. patents, fully evaluated and verified the safety of its first AI healthcare agents, and signed contracts with 23 health systems, payers and pharma clients.

For instance, one of its AI agents is specialized in chronic care management, medication checks and post-discharge follow-up regarding specific conditions such as kidney failure and congestive heart failure. The healthcare-focused artificial intelligence startup Hippocratic AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $141 million Series B funding round that brings its total amount raised to more than $278 million. “This round of financing will accelerate the development and deployment of the Hippocratic generative AI-driven super staffing and continue our quest to make healthcare abundance a reality,” he promised. Raspberry AI, the generative AI platform for fashion creatives, has secured 24 million US dollars in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Today, we’re going in-depth on blockchain innovation with Robert Roose, an entrepreneur who’s on a mission to fix today’s broken monetary system. Hippocratic AI’s early customers include Arkos Health Inc., Belong Health Inc., Cincinnati Children’s, Fraser Health Authority (Canada), GuideHealth, Honor Health, Deca Dental Management, LLC, OhioHealth, WellSpan Health and other well-known healthcare systems and hospitals.

By incorporating this wisdom into its AI agents, it’s making them safer and improving patient outcomes, it said. Crucially, any agent created using its platform will undergo extensive safety training by both the creator and Hippocratic AI’s own staff. Every clinician will have access to a dashboard to track their AI agent’s performance and use and receive feedback for further development.

All these indicate the commitment a16z has in shaping the future of technology and healthcare through strategic investments. Both platforms use Stability AI’s models to bring creators’ visions to life and Story’s blockchain technology to enable provenance and attribution throughout the creative process. These real-world applications highlight how creators can safeguard their intellectual property while thriving in a shared creative economy. Raspberry AI offers brands and manufacturing creative teams technology solutions, which can help accelerate each stage of the fashion product development cycle to increase speed to market and profitability while reducing costs. Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is one of the leading AI investors and targets only innovative startups. They participated in the round that funded Anysphere on January 14, 2025, with a total sum of $105 million for an AI coding tool known as Cursor, whose valuation has reached $2.5 billion.

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In order to ensure its AI agents can do their jobs safely, Hippocratic AI says it only works with licensed clinicians to develop them, taking steps to verify their qualifications and experience first. Once clinicians have built their agents, they’ll be submitted to the startup for an initial round of testing. Through the Hippocratic AI Agent App Store, healthcare organizations and hospitals will be able to access a range of specialized AI agents for different aspects of medical care.

The startup was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer and serial entrepreneur Munjal Shah and a group of physicians, hospital administrators, healthcare professionals and AI researchers from organizations including El Camino Health LLC, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, Microsoft Corp., Google and Nvidia Corp. PIP Labs, an initial core contributor to the Story Network, is backed by investors including a16z crypto, Endeavor, and Polychain. Co-founded by a serial entrepreneur with a $440M exit and DeepMind’s youngest PM, PIP Labs boasts a veteran founding executive team with expertise in consumer tech, generative AI, and Web3 infrastructure. The startup has also created other AI agents for tasks like pre- and post-surgery wound care, extreme heat wave preparation, home health checks, diabetes screening and education, and many more besides. The startup said its AI Agent creators include Dr. Vanessa Dorismond MD, MA, MAS, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist at El Camino Women’s Medical Group and Teal Health, who helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on cervical cancer check-ins and enhancing patient education. According to the startup, the objective of these AI agents is to try and solve the massive shortage of trained nurses, social workers and nutritionists in the healthcare industry, both in the U.S. and globally.

TechBullion

The same day, a16z also led a Series A investment in Slingshot AI, which has raised a total of $40 million to create a foundation model for psychology. Those investments highlight the commitment of the group to using AI to address important issues and are also focusing on how AI can improve different industries, including healthcare and consumer services. In general, a16z is committed to supporting AI innovations that could have a profound impact on society. We are thrilled to see our models used in Story’s blockchain technology to ensure proper attribution and reward contributors,” said Scott Trowbridge, Vice President of Stability AI. Others include Kacie Spencer, DNP, RN, the chief nursing officer at Adtalem Global Education Inc., who has more than 20 years of experience in emergency nursing and clinical education. Her AI agent is focused on patient education for the proper installation of child car seats.

It participated in an Anysphere round that had the company raising $105 million on January 14, 2025, when it pushed the valuation up to $2.5 billion. Beyond this, it has also released a $500 million Biotech Ecosystem Venture Fund with Eli Lilly to place a focus on health technologies, but with the aspect of innovative applications. On the same day, they led a Series A investment in Slingshot AI, a company that’s developing advanced generative AI technology for mental health. Additionally, a16z invested in Raspberry AI to bring generative AI to the front of fashion design and production. In December 2024, they envisioned a future in which AI was used aggressively in nearly all sectors.

• The startup said its AI Agent creators include Dr. Vanessa Dorismond MD, MA, MAS, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist at El Camino Women’s Medical Group and Teal Health, who helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on cervical cancer check-ins and enhancing patient education.
• Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is one of the leading AI investors and targets only innovative startups.
• Hippocratic AI said it’s necessary to have clinicians onboard because they have, over the course of their careers, developed deep expertise in their respective fields, as well as the practical insights to help cure specific medical conditions and the clinical workflows involved.
• It says clinicians can create an AI agent prototype that specializes in their area of focus in less than 30 minutes, and around three to four hours to develop one that can be tested.

Hippocratic AI raises $141M to staff hospitals with clinical AI agents

Story Partners with Stability AI to Empower Open-Source Innovation for Creators and Developers

Meanwhile, Kristina Dulaney, RN, PMH-C, the founder of Cherished Mom, an organization dedicated to solving maternal mental health challenges, helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on helping new mothers navigate such problems with postpartum mental health assessments and depression screening. The startup was initially focused on creating generative AI chatbots to support clinicians and other healthcare professionals, but has since switched its focus to patients themselves. Its most advanced models take advantage of the latest developments in AI agents, which are a form of AI that can perform more complex tasks while working unsupervised. Despite rapid advancements in AI, creators in open-source ecosystems face significant challenges in monetizing derivative works and securing proper attribution.

Story, the global intellectual property blockchain, has announced its integration with Stability AI’s state-of-the-art models to revolutionize open-source AI development. This collaboration enables creators, developers, and artists to capture the value they contribute to the AI ecosystem by leveraging blockchain technology to ensure proper attribution, tracking, and monetization of creative works generated through AI. Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is investing in AI and biotech to lead the way in innovation.

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In a statement, Raspberry AI said the funding would be used to accelerate its product development and add top engineering, sales and marketing talent to its team. But with U.S. companies raising and/or spending record sums on new AI infrastructure that many experts have noted depreciate rapidly (due to hardware/chip and software advancements), the question remains which vision of the future will win out in the end to become the dominant AI provider for the world. Or maybe it will always be a multiplicity of models each with a smaller market share? That’s followed by more extensive evaluations and safety assessments by an extensive network of more than 6,000 nurses and 300 doctors, who will confirm that it passes all required safety tests.

Once the AI agent is up and running, the clinicians who created it will be able to claim a share of the revenue it generates from the startup’s customers. Currently the technology is being used by Under Armour, MCM Worldwide, Gruppo Teddy and Li & Fung to create and iterate apparel, footwear and accessories styles. The company’s existing investors Greycroft, Correlation Ventures and MVP Ventures also joined in the round, along with notable angel investors, including Gokul Rajaram and Ken Pilot. Clearly, even as he espouses a commitment to open source AI, Zuck is not convinced that DeepSeek’s approach of optimizing for efficiency while leveraging far fewer GPUs than major labs is the right one for Meta, or for the future of AI.

Raspberry AI secures 24 million US dollars in funding round

Story is the world’s intellectual property blockchain, transforming IP into networks that transcend mediums and platforms, unleashing global creativity and liquidity. By integrating Stability AI’s advanced models, Story is taking a significant step toward building a fair and sustainable internet for creators and developers in the age of generative AI. Hippocratic AI said it’s necessary to have clinicians onboard because they have, over the course of their careers, developed deep expertise in their respective fields, as well as the practical insights to help cure specific medical conditions and the clinical workflows involved.

Investing in Raspberry AI – Andreessen Horowitz

Investing in Raspberry AI.

Posted: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Story aims to bridge this gap by combining Stability AI’s cutting-edge technology with blockchain’s ability to secure digital property rights. For example, creators could register unique styles or voices as intellectual property on Story with transparent usage terms. This would enable others to train and fine-tune AI models using this IP, ensuring that all contributors in the creative chain benefit when outputs are monetized.

One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and relevant content.

Holger Mueller of Constellation Research Inc. said Hippocratic AI is bringing two of the leading technology trends to the healthcare industry, namely no-code or low-code software development and AI agents. The launch is a bold step forward in healthcare innovation, giving clinicians the opportunity to participate in the design of AI agents that can address various aspects of patient care. It says clinicians can create an AI agent prototype that specializes in their area of focus in less than 30 minutes, and around three to four hours to develop one that can be tested. Shah said the last nine months since the company’s previous $50 million funding round have seen it make tremendous progress. During that time, it has received its first U.S. patents, fully evaluated and verified the safety of its first AI healthcare agents, and signed contracts with 23 health systems, payers and pharma clients.

For instance, one of its AI agents is specialized in chronic care management, medication checks and post-discharge follow-up regarding specific conditions such as kidney failure and congestive heart failure. The healthcare-focused artificial intelligence startup Hippocratic AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $141 million Series B funding round that brings its total amount raised to more than $278 million. “This round of financing will accelerate the development and deployment of the Hippocratic generative AI-driven super staffing and continue our quest to make healthcare abundance a reality,” he promised. Raspberry AI, the generative AI platform for fashion creatives, has secured 24 million US dollars in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Today, we’re going in-depth on blockchain innovation with Robert Roose, an entrepreneur who’s on a mission to fix today’s broken monetary system. Hippocratic AI’s early customers include Arkos Health Inc., Belong Health Inc., Cincinnati Children’s, Fraser Health Authority (Canada), GuideHealth, Honor Health, Deca Dental Management, LLC, OhioHealth, WellSpan Health and other well-known healthcare systems and hospitals.

By incorporating this wisdom into its AI agents, it’s making them safer and improving patient outcomes, it said. Crucially, any agent created using its platform will undergo extensive safety training by both the creator and Hippocratic AI’s own staff. Every clinician will have access to a dashboard to track their AI agent’s performance and use and receive feedback for further development.

All these indicate the commitment a16z has in shaping the future of technology and healthcare through strategic investments. Both platforms use Stability AI’s models to bring creators’ visions to life and Story’s blockchain technology to enable provenance and attribution throughout the creative process. These real-world applications highlight how creators can safeguard their intellectual property while thriving in a shared creative economy. Raspberry AI offers brands and manufacturing creative teams technology solutions, which can help accelerate each stage of the fashion product development cycle to increase speed to market and profitability while reducing costs. Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is one of the leading AI investors and targets only innovative startups. They participated in the round that funded Anysphere on January 14, 2025, with a total sum of $105 million for an AI coding tool known as Cursor, whose valuation has reached $2.5 billion.

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In order to ensure its AI agents can do their jobs safely, Hippocratic AI says it only works with licensed clinicians to develop them, taking steps to verify their qualifications and experience first. Once clinicians have built their agents, they’ll be submitted to the startup for an initial round of testing. Through the Hippocratic AI Agent App Store, healthcare organizations and hospitals will be able to access a range of specialized AI agents for different aspects of medical care.

The startup was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer and serial entrepreneur Munjal Shah and a group of physicians, hospital administrators, healthcare professionals and AI researchers from organizations including El Camino Health LLC, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, Microsoft Corp., Google and Nvidia Corp. PIP Labs, an initial core contributor to the Story Network, is backed by investors including a16z crypto, Endeavor, and Polychain. Co-founded by a serial entrepreneur with a $440M exit and DeepMind’s youngest PM, PIP Labs boasts a veteran founding executive team with expertise in consumer tech, generative AI, and Web3 infrastructure. The startup has also created other AI agents for tasks like pre- and post-surgery wound care, extreme heat wave preparation, home health checks, diabetes screening and education, and many more besides. The startup said its AI Agent creators include Dr. Vanessa Dorismond MD, MA, MAS, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist at El Camino Women’s Medical Group and Teal Health, who helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on cervical cancer check-ins and enhancing patient education. According to the startup, the objective of these AI agents is to try and solve the massive shortage of trained nurses, social workers and nutritionists in the healthcare industry, both in the U.S. and globally.

TechBullion

The same day, a16z also led a Series A investment in Slingshot AI, which has raised a total of $40 million to create a foundation model for psychology. Those investments highlight the commitment of the group to using AI to address important issues and are also focusing on how AI can improve different industries, including healthcare and consumer services. In general, a16z is committed to supporting AI innovations that could have a profound impact on society. We are thrilled to see our models used in Story’s blockchain technology to ensure proper attribution and reward contributors,” said Scott Trowbridge, Vice President of Stability AI. Others include Kacie Spencer, DNP, RN, the chief nursing officer at Adtalem Global Education Inc., who has more than 20 years of experience in emergency nursing and clinical education. Her AI agent is focused on patient education for the proper installation of child car seats.

It participated in an Anysphere round that had the company raising $105 million on January 14, 2025, when it pushed the valuation up to $2.5 billion. Beyond this, it has also released a $500 million Biotech Ecosystem Venture Fund with Eli Lilly to place a focus on health technologies, but with the aspect of innovative applications. On the same day, they led a Series A investment in Slingshot AI, a company that’s developing advanced generative AI technology for mental health. Additionally, a16z invested in Raspberry AI to bring generative AI to the front of fashion design and production. In December 2024, they envisioned a future in which AI was used aggressively in nearly all sectors.

• The startup said its AI Agent creators include Dr. Vanessa Dorismond MD, MA, MAS, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist at El Camino Women’s Medical Group and Teal Health, who helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on cervical cancer check-ins and enhancing patient education.
• Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is one of the leading AI investors and targets only innovative startups.
• Hippocratic AI said it’s necessary to have clinicians onboard because they have, over the course of their careers, developed deep expertise in their respective fields, as well as the practical insights to help cure specific medical conditions and the clinical workflows involved.
• It says clinicians can create an AI agent prototype that specializes in their area of focus in less than 30 minutes, and around three to four hours to develop one that can be tested.

Hippocratic AI raises $141M to staff hospitals with clinical AI agents

Story Partners with Stability AI to Empower Open-Source Innovation for Creators and Developers

Meanwhile, Kristina Dulaney, RN, PMH-C, the founder of Cherished Mom, an organization dedicated to solving maternal mental health challenges, helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on helping new mothers navigate such problems with postpartum mental health assessments and depression screening. The startup was initially focused on creating generative AI chatbots to support clinicians and other healthcare professionals, but has since switched its focus to patients themselves. Its most advanced models take advantage of the latest developments in AI agents, which are a form of AI that can perform more complex tasks while working unsupervised. Despite rapid advancements in AI, creators in open-source ecosystems face significant challenges in monetizing derivative works and securing proper attribution.

Story, the global intellectual property blockchain, has announced its integration with Stability AI’s state-of-the-art models to revolutionize open-source AI development. This collaboration enables creators, developers, and artists to capture the value they contribute to the AI ecosystem by leveraging blockchain technology to ensure proper attribution, tracking, and monetization of creative works generated through AI. Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is investing in AI and biotech to lead the way in innovation.

Your vote of support is important to us and it helps us keep the content FREE.

In a statement, Raspberry AI said the funding would be used to accelerate its product development and add top engineering, sales and marketing talent to its team. But with U.S. companies raising and/or spending record sums on new AI infrastructure that many experts have noted depreciate rapidly (due to hardware/chip and software advancements), the question remains which vision of the future will win out in the end to become the dominant AI provider for the world. Or maybe it will always be a multiplicity of models each with a smaller market share? That’s followed by more extensive evaluations and safety assessments by an extensive network of more than 6,000 nurses and 300 doctors, who will confirm that it passes all required safety tests.

Once the AI agent is up and running, the clinicians who created it will be able to claim a share of the revenue it generates from the startup’s customers. Currently the technology is being used by Under Armour, MCM Worldwide, Gruppo Teddy and Li & Fung to create and iterate apparel, footwear and accessories styles. The company’s existing investors Greycroft, Correlation Ventures and MVP Ventures also joined in the round, along with notable angel investors, including Gokul Rajaram and Ken Pilot. Clearly, even as he espouses a commitment to open source AI, Zuck is not convinced that DeepSeek’s approach of optimizing for efficiency while leveraging far fewer GPUs than major labs is the right one for Meta, or for the future of AI.

Raspberry AI secures 24 million US dollars in funding round

Story is the world’s intellectual property blockchain, transforming IP into networks that transcend mediums and platforms, unleashing global creativity and liquidity. By integrating Stability AI’s advanced models, Story is taking a significant step toward building a fair and sustainable internet for creators and developers in the age of generative AI. Hippocratic AI said it’s necessary to have clinicians onboard because they have, over the course of their careers, developed deep expertise in their respective fields, as well as the practical insights to help cure specific medical conditions and the clinical workflows involved.

Investing in Raspberry AI – Andreessen Horowitz

Investing in Raspberry AI.

Posted: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT [source]

Story aims to bridge this gap by combining Stability AI’s cutting-edge technology with blockchain’s ability to secure digital property rights. For example, creators could register unique styles or voices as intellectual property on Story with transparent usage terms. This would enable others to train and fine-tune AI models using this IP, ensuring that all contributors in the creative chain benefit when outputs are monetized.

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Holger Mueller of Constellation Research Inc. said Hippocratic AI is bringing two of the leading technology trends to the healthcare industry, namely no-code or low-code software development and AI agents. The launch is a bold step forward in healthcare innovation, giving clinicians the opportunity to participate in the design of AI agents that can address various aspects of patient care. It says clinicians can create an AI agent prototype that specializes in their area of focus in less than 30 minutes, and around three to four hours to develop one that can be tested. Shah said the last nine months since the company’s previous $50 million funding round have seen it make tremendous progress. During that time, it has received its first U.S. patents, fully evaluated and verified the safety of its first AI healthcare agents, and signed contracts with 23 health systems, payers and pharma clients.

For instance, one of its AI agents is specialized in chronic care management, medication checks and post-discharge follow-up regarding specific conditions such as kidney failure and congestive heart failure. The healthcare-focused artificial intelligence startup Hippocratic AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $141 million Series B funding round that brings its total amount raised to more than $278 million. “This round of financing will accelerate the development and deployment of the Hippocratic generative AI-driven super staffing and continue our quest to make healthcare abundance a reality,” he promised. Raspberry AI, the generative AI platform for fashion creatives, has secured 24 million US dollars in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Today, we’re going in-depth on blockchain innovation with Robert Roose, an entrepreneur who’s on a mission to fix today’s broken monetary system. Hippocratic AI’s early customers include Arkos Health Inc., Belong Health Inc., Cincinnati Children’s, Fraser Health Authority (Canada), GuideHealth, Honor Health, Deca Dental Management, LLC, OhioHealth, WellSpan Health and other well-known healthcare systems and hospitals.

By incorporating this wisdom into its AI agents, it’s making them safer and improving patient outcomes, it said. Crucially, any agent created using its platform will undergo extensive safety training by both the creator and Hippocratic AI’s own staff. Every clinician will have access to a dashboard to track their AI agent’s performance and use and receive feedback for further development.

All these indicate the commitment a16z has in shaping the future of technology and healthcare through strategic investments. Both platforms use Stability AI’s models to bring creators’ visions to life and Story’s blockchain technology to enable provenance and attribution throughout the creative process. These real-world applications highlight how creators can safeguard their intellectual property while thriving in a shared creative economy. Raspberry AI offers brands and manufacturing creative teams technology solutions, which can help accelerate each stage of the fashion product development cycle to increase speed to market and profitability while reducing costs. Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is one of the leading AI investors and targets only innovative startups. They participated in the round that funded Anysphere on January 14, 2025, with a total sum of $105 million for an AI coding tool known as Cursor, whose valuation has reached $2.5 billion.

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In order to ensure its AI agents can do their jobs safely, Hippocratic AI says it only works with licensed clinicians to develop them, taking steps to verify their qualifications and experience first. Once clinicians have built their agents, they’ll be submitted to the startup for an initial round of testing. Through the Hippocratic AI Agent App Store, healthcare organizations and hospitals will be able to access a range of specialized AI agents for different aspects of medical care.

The startup was co-founded by Chief Executive Officer and serial entrepreneur Munjal Shah and a group of physicians, hospital administrators, healthcare professionals and AI researchers from organizations including El Camino Health LLC, Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University, Microsoft Corp., Google and Nvidia Corp. PIP Labs, an initial core contributor to the Story Network, is backed by investors including a16z crypto, Endeavor, and Polychain. Co-founded by a serial entrepreneur with a $440M exit and DeepMind’s youngest PM, PIP Labs boasts a veteran founding executive team with expertise in consumer tech, generative AI, and Web3 infrastructure. The startup has also created other AI agents for tasks like pre- and post-surgery wound care, extreme heat wave preparation, home health checks, diabetes screening and education, and many more besides. The startup said its AI Agent creators include Dr. Vanessa Dorismond MD, MA, MAS, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist at El Camino Women’s Medical Group and Teal Health, who helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on cervical cancer check-ins and enhancing patient education. According to the startup, the objective of these AI agents is to try and solve the massive shortage of trained nurses, social workers and nutritionists in the healthcare industry, both in the U.S. and globally.

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The same day, a16z also led a Series A investment in Slingshot AI, which has raised a total of $40 million to create a foundation model for psychology. Those investments highlight the commitment of the group to using AI to address important issues and are also focusing on how AI can improve different industries, including healthcare and consumer services. In general, a16z is committed to supporting AI innovations that could have a profound impact on society. We are thrilled to see our models used in Story’s blockchain technology to ensure proper attribution and reward contributors,” said Scott Trowbridge, Vice President of Stability AI. Others include Kacie Spencer, DNP, RN, the chief nursing officer at Adtalem Global Education Inc., who has more than 20 years of experience in emergency nursing and clinical education. Her AI agent is focused on patient education for the proper installation of child car seats.

It participated in an Anysphere round that had the company raising $105 million on January 14, 2025, when it pushed the valuation up to $2.5 billion. Beyond this, it has also released a $500 million Biotech Ecosystem Venture Fund with Eli Lilly to place a focus on health technologies, but with the aspect of innovative applications. On the same day, they led a Series A investment in Slingshot AI, a company that’s developing advanced generative AI technology for mental health. Additionally, a16z invested in Raspberry AI to bring generative AI to the front of fashion design and production. In December 2024, they envisioned a future in which AI was used aggressively in nearly all sectors.

• The startup said its AI Agent creators include Dr. Vanessa Dorismond MD, MA, MAS, a distinguished obstetrician and gynecologist at El Camino Women’s Medical Group and Teal Health, who helped to create an AI agent that’s focused on cervical cancer check-ins and enhancing patient education.
• Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, is one of the leading AI investors and targets only innovative startups.
• Hippocratic AI said it’s necessary to have clinicians onboard because they have, over the course of their careers, developed deep expertise in their respective fields, as well as the practical insights to help cure specific medical conditions and the clinical workflows involved.
• It says clinicians can create an AI agent prototype that specializes in their area of focus in less than 30 minutes, and around three to four hours to develop one that can be tested.

SAN DIEGO, CALIF., October 13, 2026 – A Wealth of Entertainment, AWE, is proud to announce that this Thursday, October 15, AWE is airing live the IBO Super Welterweight title fight featuring Milan Prat (30-1-0) versus Brandon Thysse (20-4-1). This highly anticipated bout showcases two number one rated fighters in their home country for the world title. The fight card, airing live and exclusively on AWE in the United States, begins at 2 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific.

Milan Prat is coming off a 10 fight winning streak and is the top-rated super welterweight in France and the 8^th ranked super welterweight in the world according to BoxRec. Hailing from South Africa, Brandon Thysse is the top-rated super welterweight in his home country and the 18^th rated boxer in the world in his division according to BoxRec.

“We’re thrilled to bring another world title fight featuring two equally talented boxers to AWE viewers,” stated Charles Herring, president of AWE. “These two hard slugging fighters haven’t been in the same ring before and it’s time to determine who is the world champ. We expect an all-out brawl for the IBO Super Welterweight title.”  

AWE has a long history of featuring world-class boxing events. For example, on May 30, 2026, AWE exclusively aired in the United States the WBC World Title fight featuring a rematch of Kevin Lerena versus Ryad Merhy. The fight went the distance with Ryad Merhy winning a unanimous decision. AWE expects to feature another world title fight before the end of the year with upwards of a half dozen world-class fight cards in 2027.

About AWE – A Wealth of Entertainment

A Wealth of Entertainment (“AWE”) features a wide range of lifestyles and entertainment programming from exotic travel and outrageous homes to live world championship boxing. AWE is available on over a hundred cable systems, including YouTubeTV, Charter Spectrum TV, Dish Network, Cox Spectrum, Sling, KlowdTV, and more. For more information, please visit www.awetv.com

Miami, FL (October 9, 2026) Former world champions Danny ‘Swift’ Garcia (38-4, 22 KOs) and Ruslan ‘The Siberian Rocky’ Provodnikov (25-5, 18 KOs) will meet in an eight-round exhibition headlining “Rumble in Miami”on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Watsco Center presented by Indistry Media and Banner Promotions. 

The card also features three title fights, including a highly anticipated Mexico vs. Puerto Rico welterweight 10-round clash between two-time former world title challenger Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda, (38-5, 29 KOs), of La Puente, CA and former world champion Alberto ‘El Explosivo’ Machado, (25-4, 21 KOs), of San Juan, Puerto Rico who will compete for a World Boxing Council (WBC) belt.  

The Watsco Center is located at 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146. Ticket and broadcast information will be announced shortly. 

Provodnikov was originally scheduled to face boxing legend Manny Pacquiao earlier this year before the bout was postponed. Pacquiao, who has since assumed the role of Secretary of the Philippines’ National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), has deferred his return to the ring to focus on his government responsibilities and is expected to fight under the Indistry Media banner in 2027.

The event marks the boxing debut of Indistry Media, a media and entertainment company specializing in premium live experiences, and the first event from its expanding sports division. Indistry Media is investing in, producing and promoting the event, bringing its capital and media production capabilities to the sport. The company intends to make sustained, multi-year investments in professional boxing, with “Rumble in Miami” marking the first of many events. 

Philadelphia-based Banner Promotions, led by veteran promoter Artie Pelullo, serves as the event’s licensed boxing promoter, working alongside Indistry Media in presenting its inaugural boxing event. “Indistry Media brings an exciting new vision to professional boxing, and we’re pleased to be part of its debut,” said Artie Pelullo, President of Banner Promotions. “Garcia and Provodnikov is the kind of matchup boxing fans want to see.”

“Miami has a remarkable boxing history, from Muhammad Ali training at the legendary 5th Street Gym to winning his first heavyweight world championship against Sonny Liston,” said Erroll Angara, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Indistry Media. “We couldn’t think of a better city to launch our entry into professional boxing.”

“I’m extremely excited to step back into the ring and put on an incredible show! The Danny Garcia Show is returning to Florida, and I’m coming to make a statement!  This one is for all my loyal fans who have supported me throughout my career and everyone who has been waiting to see me back in action. The wait is over. The Danny Garcia Show is back!“ said Danny Garcia.

“There were talks about me fighting Danny Garcia years ago, and I’m excited that we finally have this opportunity,” said Ruslan Provodnikov. “I believe that sooner or later in life, things eventually happen.”

MARIO “HEMI” HERRERA JOINS INDISTRY MEDIA’S BOXING ROSTER

Chicago boxing prospect and former Golden Gloves champion Mario “Hemi” Herrera (9-0-1, 7 KOs) has signed with Indistry Media and will appear on the November 7 undercard. His signing marks an early step in the company’s plans to develop fighters and build its presence in professional boxing. 

 Additional fighters and undercard title matchups will be announced shortly.

FIGHT WEEK

“Rumble in Miami” will extend beyond the ring with a series of fight-week activities, including fighter appearances, fan engagement and exclusive VIP events. The Miami Downtown Development Authority, in collaboration with the City of Miami, is supporting the event through promotional initiatives to build awareness and excitement leading up to fight night.

EVENT DETAILS

Event:              “Rumble in Miami”

Date:               Saturday, November 7, 2026

Venue:            Watsco Center, 1245 Dauer Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146

Main event      (Exhibition): Danny Garcia vs. Ruslan Provodnikov

Co-main event: Jose Zepeda vs. Alberto Machado

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ABOUT INDISTRY MEDIA

Indistry Media, Inc. is a media and entertainment company specializing in the development, production and promotion of premium live sports, music and cultural experiences. Combining innovative storytelling, original intellectual property, strategic partnerships and world-class event production, Indistry connects athletes, artists, brands and audiences through experiences that transcend the moment. As it expands into professional boxing and other sports, Indistry continues to build distinctive entertainment properties that elevate talent, engage audiences and create lasting cultural and commercial value.

By Norm Frauenheim

Oscar De La Hoya and Vergil Ortiz start over with plans for Ortiz to come back against a fighter with a known name and a faded skillset.

De La Hoya confirmed that negotiations with Keith Thurman are proceeding before a news conference Thursday for the Floyd Schofield-Lucas Bahdi lightweight title fight Saturday in Chicago.

“It’s the fight being talked about,’’ De La Hoya told DAZN’s Chris Mannix.

Much of the talk, however, has been critical since news broke this week that a deal for Ortiz to fight Thurman is in the works.

“It doesn’t make much sense, but he’s the fighter with a name,’’ said De La Hoya, perhaps in response to what he’s been hearing.

De La Hoya hopes to put together the bout – the first in his reunion with Ortiz after a nasty legal battle — for a middleweight date in December on a card featuring David Benavidez’ homecoming in Phoenix.

The Benavidez card has become a popular destination for fighters looking to close out the year. Ryan Garcia, a Benavidez friend, has talked about the possibility.

Middleweight contender Jesus Ramos, of Casa Grande AZ, is expected to be on the card after pulling out of a September fight in San Diego because of suspected food poisoning.

A huge crowd is expected, all because of Benavidez, who returns to his hometown for the first time since he blew away David Lemieux more than four years ago at Desert Diamond Arena in suburban Glendale.

However, it’s not clear exactly when in December the Benavidez fight for a unified cruiserweight title against Michal Cieslak will happen.

 Originally, it was planned for the 12^th. Now, it might be moved to the 5^th or 19^th in an apparent attempt to avoid a potential scheduling conflict with Netflix’s Anthony Joshua-versus-Tyson Fury Dec. 11 in Cardiff, Wales.

In the UK, Joshua-Fury could actually  happen in the early hours of Dec. 12. Whatever time it goes off, it is sure to dominate attention.

Meanwhile, the complaints about Thurman include his age. He’s 37-years old. He’ll be 38 in November. A former welterweight champion, he’s coming off a stoppage loss to Sebastian Fundora at junior-middle March 28 in Las Vegas.

The Fundora loss was his first at 154 pounds. He has yet to fight at 160. Ortiz would also fight at 160 for the first time.

“It’s not the fight I wanted, but it’s the fight that’s going to get made,’’ De La Hoya said, clearly aware that Ortiz’ fans demand a showdown with Jaron “Boots” Ennis.

But it looks as if that one will have to wait.  Reportedly, Ennis hopes to unify the 154-pound title against International Boxing Federation champion Josh Kelly.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND–(September 28, 2026) –Jeter Promotions is proud to announce the signing of elite amateur standout Carlos Flowers as he officially turns professional!

Carlos was introduced to martial arts by his father, Carlos Flowers Sr., a Third Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. His father initially had Carlos following in his footsteps, training in Tae Kwon Do before introducing him to boxing. Once Carlos stepped into the boxing gym, however, he found his calling—and he never looked back.

A natural athlete, Flowers was also a standout linebacker at Dover High School. But as his passion for boxing grew, he made the difficult decision to leave football behind and dedicate all of his athletic ability and energy to becoming the best boxer he could be.

Inside the ring, Flowers describes his style as a combination of Errol Spence Jr. and Jermell Charlo. He is a true boxer-puncher who possesses the ability to box from the outside, make adjustments and break opponents down—but he is equally comfortable standing in the pocket and trading.

He can box. He can slug. But his heart tells him to slug.

That mentality promises to make Flowers an exciting fighter to watch as he begins his professional journey.

Flowers closed out an outstanding amateur career on the international stage, capturing a BRONZE MEDAL at the 2026 World Boxing Cup in Brazil and earning his place at the World Boxing Championships, competing among the best amateur fighters in the world.

His amateur résumé speaks for itself as he was the 2016 Youth Novice 176 lb Golden Gloves Champion, 2020 Open Elite 165 lb Golden Gloves Champion, 2024 Olympic Qualifier – Detroit Nationals, 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Silver Medalist

2025 Wichita Summer Festival Nationals Champion, 2025 December Nationals Silver Medalist, 2026 World Boxing Cup Brazil Bronze Medalist, and a World Boxing Championships Qualifier

He had wins over distinguished amateurs, world champion Benjamin Johnson and National Golden Gloves champion Naim Somerville.

Flowers finishes his amateur career ranked #1 in the United States and #13 in the world.

Now, one of America’s top amateurs is ready for the professional ranks.

Welcome to Jeter Promotions, Carlos Flowers.

The amateur chapter is complete. The road to a professional world title starts now.

Flowers is managed by Split-T Managemenr.

Outside the ring, family and community are at the center of Flowers’ life. He comes from a tight-knit family, including his mother and father, two older sisters and younger brother. His family regularly attends his fights, along with a large contingent of supporters from the Dover community.

Flowers also gives back to that community through his work at the Boys & Girls Club, where he works in Youth Development and helps counsel and mentor young people. His role allows him to use his experiences and influence to help guide the next generation.

When he’s not training or working, Flowers enjoys spending time with his family and gaming. His go-to games include Madden and Rainbow Six Siege.

But the journey to boxing began long before the championship stages.

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Boxing Insider Promotions brings live professional boxing back to the Tropicana Showroom on Friday, November 13, for the final boxing show of the year in Atlantic City. The card features a lineup of local and regional favorites.

Justin “Mr. Atlantic City” Figueroa (14-0, 11 KOs), Atlantic City’s most exciting fighter in a generation, returns to the venue where he has built his career. The Holy Spirit graduate won the Junior NABF super welterweight title at the Tropicana last November and has stopped 11 of his 14 opponents.

John “Body Shot” Leonardo (13-1-1, 6 KOs) of Manalapan Township faces Bayamon, Puerto Rico’s Kevin “El Gallo” Nunez (6-4, 3 KOs) over eight rounds at 122 pounds. Leonardo, trained by his father Donald, is coming off a thrilling March decision over Edgar Joe Cortes.

Iman Lee (15-0-1, 8 KOs) of Yonkers, the reigning NABF super featherweight champion and a WBC Grand Prix veteran, makes his Atlantic City debut.

Pleasantville’s Julio “Julez” Sanchez III (5-1, 3 KOs), one of the series’ biggest local favorites, returns in what his coaches call his biggest step up yet.

The Bronx’s Jahanzeb Rizwan (3-0, 2 KOs), a former Pakistani Olympic qualifier, returns after drawing a huge crowd to the Tropicana in June.

Brooklyn southpaw Koby Williams (8-1, 6 KOs), who made his pro debut on Boxing Insider’s first Tropicana card in May 2024, rounds out the announced lineup.

Additional bouts fighters will be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster:

https://www.ticketmaster.com/boxing-insider-live-professional-boxing-atlantic-city-new-jersey-11-13-2026/event/02006523B852E8D0

About Boxing Insider Promotions

Founded in 2022 by Larry Goldberg, publisher of BoxingInsider.com since 1998, Boxing Insider Promotions is a two-time New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Promoter of the Year (2023, 2024). Its club boxing series brought professional boxing back to the Tropicana Atlantic City in May 2024 after a seven-year absence.

By Norm Frauenheim

A fight a decade past its prime was announced Thursday with one word.

Finally.

Truth is, that’s almost redundant. Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury was a fight wanted by so many for so long and then a fight forgotten by even more, buried by Oleksandr Usyk, who beat both twice in a way that seemed to knock out any reason anyone would ever think about it again. 

But feuds never go away. They just get inherited, from one generation to the next. There’s an old Irish joke. To wit: What is Irish Alzheimer’s? You forget everything but the grudge. The grudge will be there, loud and lively, when the 38-year-old Fury and Joshua, 37 in October, fight at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales Dec. 11, according to an announcement from Saudi Prince and promoter Turki Alalshikh.

“Two of the best heavyweights in history, finally in the ring together,’’ Alalshikh, also The Ring owner, said. “This will be one of the biggest fights in history. I am happy to make this fight happen for the fans.’’

In the end, where it will rank among history’s biggest fights will be determined by what happens in the ring. It’s safe to say it will be big — very big — at the box office and in the size of the Netflix’s audience. 

But big in terms of how it’s remembered? Put it this way: This fight has a chance to be remembered the way Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao was in 2015. That, too, was greeted with huge anticipation when announced. Yet, it was a disappointment in the end. That’s what happens when long-awaited fights wait too long. They spoil like over-ripe fruit. 

For now, Fury is a narrow, minus-200 favorite. Meanwhile, the odds are pretty good that this fight will continue to generate controversy in the eleven-plus weeks before opening bell. Already, there are questions about uniform drug testing. Expect more issues. Contentious negotiations, a stew of insults and hostility, set the table

For a while, it looked as if the fight wouldn’t happen. Rival promoters, Joshua’s Eddie Hearn on one side and Dana White on the other, said they disliked each other and then said everything they could to prove it. The issue: Location, location, location.

White, Alalshikh, Netflix and especially Fury wanted to fight at New York’s Madison’s Square Garden. Money was their only guide. Fury said he’d fight on Mars, although it’s not clear whether A Red Planet Savings & Loan is located there. The working date was November 20.

Then, there was the UK. First, it was Wembley Stadium, but an agreement couldn’t be reached because of a curfew that Netflix feared would eliminate much of the U.S. audience. From the beginning, the fight always looked as if belonged in the UK. After all, where else would two of the best UK heavyweights fight each other? The UK was written into Joshua’s contract. But the Fury side wanted a rewrite. Drop the demand and fight in New York. But Joshua would not move. For him, it looked more like a righteous stand than than the pursuit of, more moneymoney,

Joshua-Fury anywhere other than the UK just seemed wrong. An All-British fight doesn’t belong in New York any more than the World Series belongs in Tokyo. In the end, Joshua’s argument was made persuasively and stubbornly by Hearn. 

It’s often said that every fight starts at the bargaining table. If true, Joshua won that round , just the beginning to a story and a fight still a long way from Finally.

INDIANA (September 23, 2026)–Weights from Indiana that will feature Former Two-Time Heavyweight Champion Of The World, Hasim “The Rock” Rahman beginning his quest to become the oldest Heavyweight champion in history when he takes on Phillip Triantafillo.

Hasim Rahman 257.4 – Phillip Triantafillo 259.1

(Indiana State Title)

Zeno Vooris 251 – Richard Carmack 367.1

1st Bell 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT

Free Live Stream: Champology on TikTok

The six-round fight will headline “The War on I-94” and is presented by Trojen Fight League,

Rahman will be making his first ring appearance in just over 12-years and has an impressive record of 50-9-2 with 41 knockouts. Rahman became heavyweight champion when he knocked out Lennox Lewis on April 27, 2001. Rahman won the WBC Heavyweight title on August 13, 2005 when he won a unanimous decision over Monte Barrett.

Triantafillo of Los Angles is 4-4 with one knockout. He is coming off a win over Ryan Diaz on December 11, 2025 and has also faced former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

SAN DIEGO —  It was dogged.

Mostly, it was dirty, Call it a dog fight, but even that’s wrong, an insult to dogs everywhere. The good news was that it didn’t last too long. Thank the fighter with the canine nickname for that.

Pitbull, otherwise known as Isaac Cruz, ended the 140-pound bout in the sixth round with a crushing left hook that sent Nestor Bravo bouncing across the canvas  Saturday night in a Pechanga Arena that often sounded like a crowded kennel.

There were takedowns that would have made Randy Savage jealous.There were low blows, two from Bravo in one round, the third. There was one penalty, a point taken from  Bravo too, for a subsequent takedown. 

The toughest job in the building belonged to referee Thomas Taylor, who repeatedly warned both fighters. At the end of one round, an exasperated Taylor appeared to shove Bravo toward his corner

It got bad and got worse, starting in the first round with Bravo on the canvas, an official knockdown that appeared to happen as he was leaning into and onto Pitbull. A left hand from Pitbull (29-3-2, 19 KOs) in the opening moments seemed to be a shot, a warning that altered Bravo (24-2, 17 KOs) to the fact that he had no chance.

He went on, almost knowing that he was overmatched. In scramble to survive with tactics not found in any ring rule books.

At a post fight newser, Bravo said — almost sheepishly —  that he was ready tp fight.

Maybe.

But he wasn’t prepared for Pitbull, who hoped the victory would launch his career into an elite circle.

“It’s up to my promoter,’’ Pitbull said, “but I’m ready for Ryan Garcia.” 

Via social media, Garcia congratulated Pitbull. He also said he would send him a contract to fight.

“Bring it on,’’ Pitbull said of the possibility December 12 in Phoenix or next May in a Cinco de Mayo date.

Bring a dog, too.

Blancas endures, winning key test in step from prospect to contender

There were boos. 

Some bruises, too.

Daniel Blancas didn’t exactly welcome them. But he was prepared for them on his path from respect to contender. 

A test of Blancas’ promising resume was delivered by Sergio Jimenez’ stubborn resilience and a restless crowd at Pechanga Arena Saturday. In the end, however, he passed, surviving Jimenez and enduring an unhappy crowd for a seventh round TKO victory for the young super-middleweight, a David Benavides stablemate.

Blancas (16-0, 8 KOS), of Milwaukee, wore down Jimenez (17-2-1, 15 KOs) with a sustained body attack. In thet and sixth, Jimenez, a California fighter, rallied with solid shots. Before the seventh, however, he was summoned buy the ringside physician. Jimenez shook his head, saying his energy and  perhaps his chancs at upset  were good.

Nearly 100 second later, he was finished, exhausted by a succession of punches from Blanca’s, who heard the boos and celebrated.

Middleweight prospect Verde gets up from knockdown for TKO win

Mexican middleweight prospect Marco Verde 7-0, 4 KOs), an Olympic silver medallist, got up from a third-round knockdown, survived a rocky fourth and was suddenly the winner over surprising Guillermo Hernandez Saturday.

Verde, who had trained at trainer Eddy Reynoso’s San Diego gym, displayed quick hands through the first couple of rounds. In the third, however, he found himself; on the seat of his pants, knocked drown by four punch combo from Hernandez (7-1, 4 KOs), who lives and training in Calgary in the Canadian Rockies.

Verde was stunned. So was a crowd of Mexican fans gathering to watch the Pitbull Cruz-Nestor Bravo main event.

Early in the fifth, however, the ringside physician took a look at Hernandez, who looked tired. Ninety seconds later, Verde landed a head 

-rocking shot. It was over.

 Hernandez argued that he still had enough energy and power in his punches. But it was to no avail. Verge walked out of the ring with a TKO victory and his credentials as a leading prospect still intact. 

Prospect Huerta knocked out

The chants were Mexico.

The punch was Filipino.

Eumir Marcial ((8-0, 5 KOs), a Filipino living and trining in Las Vegas stunned a Pechanga Arena crowd and maybe himself with a right hand that dropped and finished  middleweight prospect and 2020 Olympian Omar Huerta (15-2-1, 13 KOs)  early in the third round of a fight on the Pitbull-Bravo card.

Luna penalized, yet still wins decision

Diego Luna banked two first-round knockdowns, more than enough for him to overcome a one-point penalty in the end for a unanimous decision over Renny Mastrapa   in a 140-pound bout Saturday on the Pitbull-Bravo card at Pechanga Arena.

Luna’s overwhelming power had already guaranteed  a scorecard win when in the sixth and final round, he dropped Mastrapa (4-5-2, 12 KOs) with a head rocking punch. Trouble was, Luna (9-1-1, 6 KOs), of San Diego,, threw it coming off a break and just as Mastrapa, of Las Vegas, had dropped his hands.

But there was no DQ, ensuring Luna of his ninth victory.

Lorenzana wins narrow decision

It was a battle of Tijuana, Lazaro Francisco Lorenzana versus Ronny Viamonte Rodriguez. 

For eight rounds, Rodriguez (21-3-1, 10 KOs) tried to impose his size and power. But the smaller Lorenzana (22-0, 13 KOs) refused to back away from his fellow Tijuana super-middleweight, landing precise punches set by his agile feet, just enough of them to score a victory, a majority decision in the third fight on the Pitbull-Bravo card Saturday. 

Guerrero Jr. scores quick KO

Two fights, two first-round stoppages.Robert Guerrero Jr, the latest in a famed fighting family, contained what Valerii Tadtaev started.

Guerrero (9-0, 4 KOs) a lanky junior welterweight, scored a first-round stoppage of Shawn Rall (4-8 3 KOs) , of Ohio, Saturday on the Pitbull-Bravo card.

First Bell: Heavyweight wipe out

It was a good day for a wipeout.

That’s exactly what  Valerii Tadtaev did, opening the show by wiping out Juan Silva just a few miles away from some of southern Calfornia’s famed surf towns in the first fight  on a card featuring Isaac “Pitbull” Bravo-versus-Nestor Bravo Saturday afternoon at Pechanga Arena. 

Tadtaev (6-0, 6 KOs), a heavyweight living in Southern California, scored a fist round stoppage, overwhelming Silva (3-2, 3 KOs), of Ohio’s  like an incoming tsunami

HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – September 18, 2026 – Nothing But Sportz (NBS) is expanding beyond its app-based roots as it advances a 24/7 linear channel designed to bring live sports, original programming and athlete-driven content to audiences across streaming and cable television.

The move positions Nothing But Sportz as more than a destination for individual live events. NBS is developing a continuous programming home where fans can return throughout the day for live competition, sports news, documentaries, podcasts, reality programming and original series. Its distribution footprint already includes Apple, Roku, Truth+, Cloud TV and the NBS website, giving the company a foundation to reach audiences across connected television, digital and linear environments.

Boxing remains at the forefront of the company’s live-event strategy, but the larger vision reaches across football, basketball, golf, table tennis, horse racing and athlete-led entertainment. The goal is to connect live events with year-round programming that keeps athletes visible and gives fans a reason to remain engaged between major dates.

Proven Momentum

NBS demonstrated that model on May 30 at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale. The sold-out event featured Olympic gold medalists and world champions Yuriorkis Gamboa and Guillermo Rigondeaux, generated more than 25 million impressions and recorded 50,000 pay-per-view buys. Deen the Great, Adrien Broner and Big Meech were among the influencers, boxing personalities and celebrities in attendance, extending the event’s reach beyond the traditional fight audience.

That combination of recognizable talent, cultural attention and digital distribution is now informing the company’s next stage. NBS will close its 2026 boxing calendar with THE SOCIAL FIGHT NIGHT on October 24 at Gulfstream Park & Casino in Hallandale Beach, followed by a March 27 event built around emerging contenders and rising talent.

New York City Plans Take Shape

Those events are part of a deliberate build toward June 11, when Nothing But Sportz is preparing a major New York City event during Puerto Rican Heritage celebrations. The project remains in development and is expected to become the company’s largest live-event initiative to date. Venue and talent discussions are ongoing, and full details will be released at a later date.

The developing New York City plans reflect the broader direction of NBS: use premium live events to attract attention, then extend that audience through a 24/7 channel built for sports, entertainment and original content. Each event becomes more than a single night; it becomes programming that can live before, during and after the competition.

“We built Nothing But Sportz so athletes can keep creating and earning – not just compete – before, during and after their careers,” said Nothing But Sportz founder and CEO Steven Marcano.

Social Fight Night Media Kickoff

Nothing But Sportz will host its Social Fight Night Media Kickoff on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 5 p.m. at Mia Oceanfront in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Media members and invited guests will receive an early look at the October 24 event and the company’s plans ahead. Complimentary finger foods and beverages will be provided to confirmed attendees. RSVP is required to attend at ron@americandreampresents.com

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About Nothing But Sportz

Nothing But Sportz is a sports and entertainment media platform delivering live events, original programming, documentaries, podcasts, reality content, news and athlete-driven media. Available across Apple, Roku, Truth+, Cloud TV and the web, NBS is expanding its reach through a 24/7 linear channel designed to connect fans with sports and entertainment throughout the year.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – August 29, 2026 -Weights for Saturday night’s King’s Promotions card at the 2300 Arena

Muhammad Robinson 140.4 – Estivan Falcao 139.8

Luis Gjolena 270.4 – Robert Simms 236

Julian Gonzalez 134.4 – Trakwon Pettis 135.8

Quadir Albright 147 – Jaylan Phillips 145.4

Colby Madison 258 – Lemir Riley 245.6

Adrien Boler 140 – Nick Steven Torres -Otero 142.6

James Bernadin 144 – Dashaun Johns 142.6

Devon Young 218 – Vercell Webster 231.6

Elijah Akana 207.2 – Giovanni Payne 218

Promoter: King’s Promotions

Venue: 2300 Arena

1st Bell: 6:45 PM ET

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – August 19, 2026 –On Saturday night, August 29th, Muhammad Robinson will take on Estivan Falcao in the main event of a 10-bout card at the 2300 Arena

The card is promoted by King’s Promotions.

Robinson of Baltimore is 10-1 with seven knockouts. The 22-year-old is a five-year professional who has defeated Alexander Stone (1-0-1),and his last outing when he stopped Colin Huntington on April 25th in Baltimore.

Falcao of Serra, Brazil has a record of 14-4 with eight knockouts. The 30-year-old is a nine year pro. Falcao, who won his first 11 bouts, has wins over Eduardo Costa Do Nascimento (1-0), Jefferson Da Silva (5-0), Djamel Dabou (18-0), James Bernadin (10-1-1) and his last bout when Falcao stopped Henrique Goncalves De Carvalho on April 25th in Serra, Brazil.

A big undercard has been assembled that will feature undefeated Albanian heavyweight Luis Gjolena (9-0-1, 6 KOs) who now resides in Bronx, New York taking on Roberto Simms (12-7-1, 3 KOs) of Saginaw, Michigan in a bout scheduled for six-rounds.

Gjolena, 21, is coming off a unanimous decision over Rydell Booker on May 16th in Columbia, South Carolina. Simms has quality wins over Joe Cusumano (15-1), Colby Madison (8-0-2), Aaron Quintana (8-1-1) and James McKenzie Morrison (20-0-2) on his resume.

In an eight-round bouts:

Colby Madison (13-11-3, 8 KOs) of Baltimore takes on Lemir Riley (6-7-1, 3 KOs) of Harrisburg, PA in a heavyweight fight.

Julian Gonzalez (16-2-1, 12 KOs) of Reading, PA battles Trakwon Pettis (7-1 3 KOs) of Atlanta in a lightweight contest.

Quadir Albright (12-1, 12 KOs) of Philadelphia takes on Jaylan Phillips (6-6-4, 2 KOs) of Panama City Beach, Florida in a welterweight fight.

In Six-round Bouts:

Adrien Boler (7-0, 4 KOs) of Las Vegas fights Nick Steven Torres-Otero (5-3-2-, 3 KOs) of Moovis, Puerto Rico in a super lightweight fight.

James Bernadin (13-5-1, 6 KOs) of Lancaster, PA takes on Dashaun Johns (4-10, 3 KOs) of Brooklyn, NY in a Super lightweight fight.

Devon Young (9-1, 7 KOs) will square off with Vercell Webster (3-8-1,2 KOs) of Lexington, Mississippi in a heavyweight brawl.

In Four-Round Bouts:

Elijah Akana (1-1, 1 KO) of Honolulu, HI fights Giovanni Payne (1-1) of Richmond, VA in a cruiserweight bout.

Emmanuel Chance (4-0. 1 KO) of East Orange, NJ will take on an opponent to be named in a bantamweight fight.

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HAMMOND, INDIANA (August 12, 2026)–Former Two-Time Heavyweight Champion Of The World, Hasim “The Rock” Rahman will begin his quest to become the oldest Heavyweight champion in history when he takes on Phillip Triantafillo on Thursday, September 24th at the Hammond Sportsplex in Hammond, Indiana.

The six-round fight will headline “The War on I-94” and is presented by Trojen Fight League,

Rahman will be making his first ring appearance in just over 12-years and has an impressive record of 50-9-2 with 41 knockouts. Rahman became heavyweight champion when he knocked out Lennox Lewis on April 27, 2001. Rahman won the WBC Heavyweight title on August 13, 2005 when he won a unanimous decision over Monte Barrett.

“I am excited to be starting this journey to make history. I am still in good shape and continued to stay in the gym during my time away from the sport. I feel with a few fights, that I can get in position for a major opportunity to make history. We had a brief hiccup as we wanted to start this in Rochester, New York, but we will start this in Indiana and I am ready to show the world that I still have the ability to compete, at the highest level. I want to give thanks to Joe Fantauzzo and J-Payne Promotions for believing in me and supporting this historical run,” said Rahman.

Triantafillo of Los Angles is 4-4 with one knockout. He is coming off a win over Ryan Diaz on December 11, 2025 and has also faced former heavyweight champion Charles Martin.

The fight can be streamed world-wide on Combat Sports Now.

Dina Thorslund won the Undisputed Bantamweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Cherneka Johnson at The Caribe Royale Resorr in Orlando, Florida.

In round nine, Johnson was bleeding from her nose.

Thorslund laned 150 of 558 punches. Johnson was 89 of 404.

Thorslund, 117.6 lbs of Denmaek won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 25-0. Johnson, 117 lbs of Australia is 19-3.

Thibeault Decisions Robinson to win Unified Middleweight Titles

Tamm Thibeault won the IBF/WBO Middleweight titles with a 10-round unanimous decision over Desley Robinson

In round five, Thibeault was bleeding from the nose.

Thibeault landed 117 of 287 punches. Robinson was 37 of 332.

Thibeault, 159.4 lbs of Shawingan, QUE, CAN won by scores of 100-90 on all cards and is now 5-0. Robinson, 159 lbs of Logan City, AUS is 12-4.

Galle Decisions Metcalf

Amanda Galle won an eight-round unanimous decision over former world champion Shurretta Metcalf in a super flyweight bout.

Galle landed 126 of 385 punches. Metcalf was 64 of 357.

Galle, 114.8 lbs of Mississauga, ONT, CAN won by scores of 80-72 twice and 78-74 and is now 13-1-1. Metcalf, 114.8 lbs of Dallas is

Rosado Decisions Hernandez

Krystal Rosado won an eight-round unanimous decision over Alondra Hernandez in a bantamweight bout.

Rosado landed landed 120 of 420 punches. Hernandez was 79 of 382,

Rosado, 117.6 lbs of Carolina, PR won an all cards by an 80-72 tally and is now 10-1. Hernandez, 117.4 lbs of Mexico City is 11-3.

Jan Paul Rivera won a eight-round unanimous decision over Ruben Garcia in junior welterweight bout.

Rivera landed 141 of 517 pinches. Garcia was 80 of 432.

Rivera was by scores of 80-72 and 79-73 twice and is now 16-0. Garcia is 25-8-2.

Danier Pero remained undefeated with a third round stoppage of Aleem Whitfield in a 10-Garround heavyweight bout.

Pero battered Whitfield for the whole fight and the fight was stopped at 2:20,

Pero, 232.8 lbs of Orlando is now 14-0 with 11 knockouts. Whitfield, 233.8 lbs of Geneva, NY is 10-2.

Sa’Rai Brown-El won a six-round unanimous decision over Sheyla Moreno in a light flyweight bout.

In round five, Moreno was deducted a point for leading with her head.

Brown-El landed 52 of 239 punches. Moreno was 36 of 209.

Brown-El, 107.8 lbs of Marietta, GA won by scores of 60-53, 59-54 and 58-55 and is now 2-0. Moreno, 106.8 lbs of Hemosillo, MEX is 5-1-1.

Angelo Hernandez won a four-round unanimous decision over Jose Fernandez in a featherweight bout.

Hernandez landed 28 of 165 punches. Fernandez was 18 of 106.

Hernandez, 125.4 lbs of Brandon, FL won by scores of 40-36 and 39-37 twice and is now 2-0. Fernandez, 125.2 lbs of Caracas, VEN is 2-2.

Sebastian Juarez won a six-round unanimous decision over Rance Ward in a middleweight bout.

Juarez, 157.6 lbs of Brownsville, TX won by scores of 60-54 on a all cards and is now 12-0. Ward, 157.4 lbs of Houma, LA is 9-7-1.

Jadden Addison stopped Dionne Ruvalcaba in round one of their four-round lightweight bout

Seconds into round one, Addison dropped Ruvalcaba with a left hand. Addison continued the assault until the fight was stopped at 2:27.

Addison, 136 lbs of Tampa is 3-0 with two knockouts. Ruvalcaba, 133.8 lbs of Brownsville, TX is 2-3.

LAS VEGAS — There were only a couple of draws and lots of controversy for Lamont Roach Jr. last year

This year, there’s only a loss and no controversy.

William Zepeda (33-2, 27 KOs), an incoming missile throughout 12 rounds, eliminated any possibility that Roach (25-2-3, 10 KOs)would emerge with a career-correcting victory and a title Saturday night at Virgin Hotel in a TNT/DAZN opener to a monthly series.

On a night with open scoring, Zepeda managed to shut the door on Roach early and often, winning the World Boxing Council’s vacant lightweight title with a unanimous decision — 117-111, 118-110 and 117-111. 

Through the first four rounds, the left-handed Zepeda did what he was expected to. The popular Mexican moved forward, incoming almost in a straight line. Quickly, Roach found himself  on his back foot, often scrambling to find ways to slow Zepeda’s advance.

In the second round, he threw quick combinations. In the third, he tried to target Zepeda’s body. In the fourth, he retreated into a defensive posture, both gloved hands surrounding his face like castle walls.

Still, Zepeda moved forward, scoring with punches and aggressiveness. In a bout with open scoring, Zepeda led narrowly through the first four.

A Roach expectation — perhaps prayer — is that Zepeda would tire some time after the sixth. Then, the plan was for him to use all of the different weapons in his varied skill set. But there was no sign of fatigue apparent in Zepada’s march forward in the seventh and eighth. After eight, Zepeda continued to hold a narrow lead in the open scoring. 

Roach, a Washington DC fighter seeking a second dtile at a second weight,  still had a chance. But there was no chance of Zepeda slowing down. Not this time. He sustained his furious pace, throwing multiple punches — uppercuts, hooks, the kitchen sink — with every step toward his target. 

For Roach, there was no shelter

No title either.

Muratalla scores dominant decision

Raymond Muratalla had options. He still does, perhaps one or two morethan he had a few days ago.

In a business-like bout, Muratalla checked all the boxes with a thorough decision over aging contender Robson Conceicao Saturday night at Las Vegas’ Virgin Hotel.

Muratalla, still the International Boxing Federation’s lightweight champion, kept himself in the hunt for a shot at a unified title, perhaps the World Boxing Council belt that was at stake in Saturday’s  next bout, Lamont Roach-versus-William Zepeda.

More significant,perhaps, he stayed unbeaten, extending his record to 25-0, with 17 KOs). That’s a resume good enough to get some attention in the pound-for-pound neighborhood.

A lot of that was expected, of course. He was a 14-to-1 favorite, one- sided odds that explain why he wasn’t in the main event. He didn’t;t get a knockout or even a knockdown. Still, he was dominant.

Early on, it was evident that Muratalla was the better fighter. He moved forward, his feet moving in a tireless dance all the while. He was setting the pace, aggressively throwing jabs in an apparent effort to test Conceicao’s stamina. The Brazilian is 37. He’ll be 38 in October.

In the fifth and sixth rounds, it looked as if the younger man’s tactics might be working. Conceicao dropped his hands, first to his waist and then down to his hips. It was an invitation for the 29-year-old Muratalla to attack And he did. 

But that’s when Conceicao (21-4-1, 10 KOs) found some life in his legs. He began a sideway shuffle — a step left, two or three steps to the right and a short hop backwards. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to deflect some of the dangerous power headed his way. In the end, however, it was only a way to survive. Only Muratalla would thrive.

Crazy Cards: Curiel wins decision

It was supposed to be a fight fit for television.

But there was more reason to nap than watch Raul Curiel beat Quintin Randall  in a junior-middleweight fight on a Lamont Roach-William Zepeda card that was the first in a monthly TNT-DAZN series.

Curiel (18-0-1, 14) did more, just  enough to win a narrow decision that was a so-called majority, yet all over the place in terms of scores. On one card, it was 97-93 for Curiel. On another, it was 100-90, also for Curiel.  On the third, it was 95-95. Nowhere was a card that made much sense.

Curiel, of Mexico, was more active. Randall (17-4-1), of Houston, was more elusive. Neither was dominant.  

Charles Conwell back with victory

It was dull.

Also predictable.

For Charles Conwell, it had to be.

In Conwell’s first fight in 16 months, the 2016 Olympian (22-1, 17)  needed a victory and he got one Saturday, employing superior speed that kept Paul Kroll (12-1-2. 8 KOs), a Philadelphia junior-middleweight, on his back foot and into a retreat that finally ended with no counter or energy on the Lamont Roach-William Zepeda card at Las Vegas’ Virgin Hotel..

With Kroll defenseless and on the ropes, it  ended in the ninth round, Conwell a winner by TKO in his first fight since a loss in April 2025.

Prospect Dylan Capetillo stopped in stunner

Danger is written into a prospect’s job definition.

How much danger?

Dylan Capetillo, a much hyped 17-year-old from Las Vegas, found out Saturday in a stunner Saturday on the card featuring Lamont Roach-William Zepeda at Vegas’ Virgin Hotel.

It struck hard and fast, a lightning bolt that left Capetillo with his first loss in only three fights. It was delivered by Juan Becerril, a Mexican who also has only three fights yet threw a left hand with all of the authority of a tested veteran.

Becerril (3-0, 2 KOs), knocked down in the second, floored Capetillo (2-1, 1 KO) in  the third. It lifted Capetillo up and onto the canvas with a crash. The back of his head landed hard. He got up. But the referee had seen enough. He ended it at 48 seconds of the round, a hot prospect no more. 

Joel Iriarte stay unbeaten with 8th-round stoppage

Joel Iriarte employed advantages in size and strength to walk down, wear down Jorge Lagunas, who was still on his feet yet unable to offer punch resistance when the welterweight fight was stopped in the eighth round of the fourth bout Saturday on a card featuring Roach-Zepeda at Vegas’ Virgin Hotel.

Lagunas (19-10, 16 KOs), of Mexico, was unhappy at the stoppage, a decision made by ringside physicians. He walked around the ring, throwing his hands in the air as if to say he wanted to continue. For that, he got applause, but not much else.

Iriarte, of Bakersfield CA, stayed unbeaten (11-0, 10 KOs) and retained a fringe welterweight belt.

Fabian Guzman rocks and rolls to dominant decision

Fabian Guzman threw more punches. They landed with more precision. And with more power.

In the end, Guzman (11-0, 7 KOs), a middleweight from Southern California, simply had  more of everything, all enough to score a unanimous decision over Aaron Coley (17-6-2, 7 KOs), of Oakland, in the third bout on the Roach-Zepeda card Saturday at Vegas’ Virgin Hotel

Gael Cabrera stays unbeaten with dominant decision

Gael Cabrera calls himself Terror.

Terror is what he delivered.

For eight rounds, Cabrera (12-0, 7 KOs), a junior-featherweight prospect from Mexico, scored at will with punches from every possible angle Saturday in the second bout on the Lamont Roach-William Zepeda card at Vegas’ Virgin Hotel.

For an overmatched Francisco Portillo (20-15, 2 KOs), there was nowhere to hide. There was no counter either in a scorecard shutout put together by the dominant Cabrera, a Golden Boy Promotions fighter.

First Bell: Dalis Kaleiopu says Aloha with first-round stoppage

Aloha means hello. 

Means goodbye.

Dalis Kaleiopu delivered both sides of the Hawaiian greeting, saying Hello to the Mainland and then Goodbye to Yeyery Castillo for a stunning first-round stoppage in a knockout opener Saturday to a card featuring Lamont Roach Jr.-versus-William.Zepeda at Virgin Hotel.

Castillo (14-3, 11 KOs), a lightweight from Philadelphia, never had a chance against Kaleiopu, who grew up in Waianae on the leeward side of Oahu, a cultural home for Hawaiian history. There’s power in that heritage. Kaleiopu (9-0, &KOs) displayed it, scoring a first-round stoppage for the third straight time. 

HANOVER, MD.–(JULY 21, 2026)–On July 18, Jeter Promotions presented its 21st Night of Championship Professional Boxing at Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, Maryland, featuring an action-packed card from top to bottom.

The co-main event showcased former international amateur standout and former top-five world-rated contender Yevgeniy Pavlov (11-0) against battle-tested Albeiro Paredes (14-2). Paredes entered the bout coming off a competitive five-round fight with two-time world title challenger Edward Vasquez.

From the opening bell, Pavlov established control with a sharp jab and punishing straight left hands to the body. Then, during a heated exchange less than a minute into the opening round, Pavlov landed a devastating straight left hand to the jaw that sent Paredes crashing to the canvas. Paredes was unable to beat the count, giving Pavlov a spectacular first-round knockout victory.

With the impressive win, Pavlov captured both the WBC Continental Americas Championship and the WBA NABA Gold Championship, adding two prestigious regional titles to his résumé.

The victory marks Pavlov’s second win in just four months under the Jeter Promotions banner. With another dominant performance, he now sets his sights on re-entering the world rankings and continuing his march toward a world championship opportunity.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (July 16, 2026) — Tickets are now on sale and special guest confirmed for Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) 10th Annual Awards & Induction Weekend to be held Friday September 25th, Saturday September 26th, and Sunday September 27th, 2026 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City 

Tickets for Awards & Induction Ceremony can be purchased by: Clicking Here | ticket prices are: $125.00 and $85.00 please visit our website for all event tickets, room reservations and full event schedule and itinerary at: www.acbhof.com

2026 INDUCTION CLASS: 

FIGHTERS: Miguel Cotto, Ray Mancini, Zab Judah, Orlando Canizales, Charles Williams, Harold Knight, Mike Tinley and Jacqui Frazier-Lyde SPECIAL CONTRIBUTORS: Lou Dibella {Promoter}, Melvina Lathan {Judge}, Earl Brown {Referee}, Craig Johnson {Manager} and John Scully {Humanitarian/Trainer/Fighter} POSTHUMOUSLY: James Shuler {Fighter}, Georgie Navarro {Fighter}, Wesley Mouzon {Trainer} and Chuck Betson {Media} PIONEERS: Juan Carlos Tapia{International Media} John Fitzpatrick {Referee} and Al Soifer {Promoter} 

“We proudly look ahead to the induction of these outstanding individuals selected for the 2026 Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame. It is with great excitement that we prepare to celebrate and honor this remarkable group, whose contributions have helped shape Atlantic City into one of the sport’s true boxing meccas.” – Ray McCline, President & Founder, Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame 

The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame 10th Annual Awards & Induction Weekend will offer boxing enthusiasts a fun filled experience with exceptional programming at this year’s Hall of Fame Festivities. Delight yourselves in our VIP cocktail receptions, engage in meet & greets with legendary figures, and immerse yourself in a fight fan experience showcasing stunning artwork, exhibits, and boxing memorabilia. The pinnacle of the weekend will be the Awards & Induction red-carpet ceremony, set in an award-show atmosphere.

“It is a tremendous honor to be part of the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame. This recognition not only celebrates my career, but also the sacrifice of my family, my team, and everyone who believed in me. I carried the pride of Puerto Rico in the ring in each of my fights to all the fans” – Miguel Cotto

“I’m truly honored and excited to be inducted into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame. I want to sincerely thank Commissioner Larry Hazzard Sr., for always being great to me and for taking care of Team Judah. He’s given us the opportunity to showcase ourselves to the world, and I’m very grateful for that. I can’t wait to see everyone—it’s going to be a fabulous night.” – Zab Judah 

“I am deeply humbled and honored to be inducted into the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame—a place where I truly made my bones as a professional fighter. From my first title fight at Bally’s Park Place in October 1981 through my next two bouts there, Atlantic City always made me feel like a champion. The fans are true fight fans who showed me incredible love and support. Thank you for this great honor. I am truly grateful and deeply touched.” – Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini

Confirmed special guest list of our previous honorees and former champions as well as other boxing and entertainment personalities that will be in attendance includes: Roberto Duran, Michael Spinks, Rafael Marquez, Iran Barkley, Pipino Cuevas, Ray Mercer, Shannon Briggs, Nate Campbell, Vinny Paz, Junior Jones, Kelly Pavlik, Al Cole, James Toney, Dave Tiberi, Eva Jones-Young, Pinklon Thomas Michael Olajide, Tracy Harris Patterson, Monte Barrett, Nate Miller, Butterbean, Michael Nunn, Tony Weeks and Hip Hop Pioneer Roxanne Shante, to name a few, 

Weekend at a Glance:

The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame (ACBHOF) Weekend commences at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Friday September 25th, with our “Opening Bell” VIP Cocktail Reception Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm | Location: The Balcony – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City | Entry fee: $75.00 online by: Clicking Here 

Friday September 25th, Karaoke Night at: Sixty’s Lounge – Flagship Hotel Atlantic City | Time: 9:00pm – 12:00am | No Entry Fee

Saturday, September 26th Fight Fan Experience | Location: Hollywood Ballroom 2nd Floor – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City Time | 10:00am – 2:00pm | Free & Open to Public

The Highlight of the weekend is Saturday, evening September 26th, red-carpet formal Induction Ceremony which takes place in an award show atmosphere in the beautiful Sound Wave Theater. Come mix & mingle in our Pre – Cocktail Reception: Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Location: The Balcony. Ticket Holders & Invited Guests Only | 10th Annual Awards & Induction Ceremony Time: 7:00pm Doors & Seating | 7:45pm – 10:00pm Awards & Induction Ceremony | Location: Sound Wave Theater | Tickets can be purchased by: Clicking Here | Prices for Awards & Induction Ceremony are: $125.00 (Premium Seating) and $85.00 (General Seating)

Sunday, September 27th “Closing Bell” Sunday Knockout Cigar and Wine Tasting with Legends | Location: Kennedy Cellars Winery – 839 13th St Hammonton, NJ | Time: 12:00pm – 6:00pm | Entry Fee: $60.00 (Non-Member) & $50.00 (Member) Tickets for this event can only be purchased by calling: (609) 941-2000 or visiting Winery

All event tickets, room reservations and full event schedule and itinerary can be found by visiting us at: www.acbhof.com

A special thanks to our partners, sponsors and supporters: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino-Atlantic City, Club Boardwalk Resorts-Flagship Hotel, Pond LeHocky Law Firm, Kennedy Investment Group, deMers Mechanicals Services LLC, Kennedy Cellars Wines, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Visit Atlantic City, Sampson Boxing, Sparbar IQ LTD, Joe Hand Promotions, Boxing Insider Promotions, Quail Hill Realty – Smithville, Hard Hitting Promtions, Fight Night Apparel, Adams Boxing, WBC, IBF, Chris Guzman Gloves and SiSi Hollywood 

ROCHESTER, NY (JULY 10, 2026)–The July 14th fight card at ESL Ballpark in Rochester, New York featuring former two-time heavyweight champion, Hasim “The Rock” Rahman has been moved to Tuesday, August 18th at the same venue.

The date was moved due a problem with the prospective opponent.

With the issue resolved, he will be announced in the coming weeks.

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All purchased tickets will be honored on August 18th.

Jaron Ennis stopped Xander Zayas to win the WBA/WBO Junior Middleweight titles in round seven of an exciting fight at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

In round one. Ennis landed a big right that put Zayas on the deck. In round three, Ennis was rocked (for the first time in his career) when Zayas landed a hard jab that was followed by a left that scraped across the chin. In round five, Ennis landed a perfect counter right uppercut to the chin that put Zayas on the canvas. Zayas was lucky to make it out of the round as Ennis applied beating.

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In round seven, Ennis finished off Zayas when he landed another left hand on the inside and put Zayas on the canvas and the fight was stopped at 1:49.

Ennis, 153 lbs of Philadelphia is 36-0 with 32 knockouts. Zayas, 153.8 lbs of San Juan, PR is 22-1.

Emiliano Vargas Stops Bryce Mills in 4

Emiliano Vargas stopped Bryce Mills in round four of their 10-round junior welterweight bout.

Emiliano Vargas stopped Bryce Mills in round four of their 10-round junior welterweight bout.

In round three, Vargas landed a little check right hook as Mills lunged in that sent Mills to the canvas. In round four, Vargas dropped Mills with a straight left on the chin. Vargas then landed a big flurry that forced a referee stoppage just as Mills was falling to the canvas at 1:17.

Vargas, 138.6 lbs of Las Vegas is 18-0 with 15 knockouts. Mills, 139 lbs of Liverpool, NY is 22-2.

Whittaker Stops Rivera in 2

Ben Whittaker stopped Richard Rivera in round two of their 10-round light heavyweight bout.

In round one, Whittaker caught Rivera with a counter right to the side of the head that put sent him to the canvas. Seconds into round two, Whittaker landed a quick left hook that put Rivera down and the fight was stopped at 27 seconds.

Whittaker, 174.4 lbs of West Bromwhich, ENG is 12-0-1 with nine knockouts. Rivera, 173.8 lbs of Hartford, CT is 27-3.

Tucker Decisions Cedeno

Jahi Tucker won a 10-round majority decision over Euri Cedeno in a middleweight bout.

Tucker, 159.8 lbs of Deer Park, NY won by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 95-95 and is now 17-1-1. Cedeno, 158.8 lbs of La Romana, DR is 14-1-1.

Juanma Lopez stopped Alberto Motos in the opening round of their six-round flyweight bout.

In round one, Lopez landed a perfect straight left down the middle that Motos flat on his back and the fight was over at 2:05.

Lopez, 114 lbs of Caguas, PR is 6-0 with three knockouts. Motos, 113.8 lbs of Madrid, SPA is 6-3.

Dennis Thompson remained undefeated with a eight-round split decision over Edwin Rodriguez in a super bantamweight fight.

Thompson took two cards 79-73 and 77-75. Rodriguez won a card 77-75.

Thompson landed 212 of 1040 punches. Rodriguez was 131 of 562.

Thompson, 120.8 lbs of Philadelphia s 11-0. Rodriguez, 121.4 lbs of Juana Diaz, PR is 12-12-3.

Quincey Williams remained undefeated with an eight-round unanimous decision over Jerome Baxter in a welterweight fight.

Williams landed 142 of 418 punches. Baxter was 98 of 466.

Williams, 150 lbs of Washington, DC won by scores of 79-73 on all cards and is now 7-0. Baxter, 150 lbs of Pittsburgh us 7-2.

Ryan Garner won the WBC Interim Super Featherweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Michael Magnesi at St.. Martins Stadium in Southampton, England.

Garner, 129.10 lbs of Southampton won by scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 116-112 and is now 20-0. Magnesi, 129.3 lbs of Cave Lazio, ENG is 26-3.

Goldsmith Decisions Pauls

Bradley Goldsmith won a 10-round unanimous decision over Brad Pauls in a middleweight bout.

In round six, Goldsmith landed a little right hand that combine with Pauls losing his footing for a knockdown.

Goldsmith, 158.7 lbs of Coventry, ENG won by scores of 99-90 twice and 97-92 and is now 16-1. Pauls, 159.1 lbs of Manquery, ENG is 21-3-1.

Edmondson Decisions Arthur

Lewis Edmondson won a 10-round unanimous decision over Lyndon Arthur in a light heavyweight bout.

Edmondson, 174.9 lbs of Southampton, ENG won by scores of 96-95, 97-93 and 96-94 and is now 12-1. Arthur, 175 lbs of Manchester is 25-4.

Olaniyan Stops Chvarkou in 2

Adam Olaniyan stopped Viktor Chvarkou in round two of their four-round heavyweight bout.

At the end of the round one, Olaniyan dropped Chvarkou with a vicious flurry that was started by a flush right to the head. Chvarkou got up and wobbled to the corner. Early in round two, it was a right cross that put Cvkarkou to the canvas. The right eye of Chvarkou was a bloody mess. Finally the bout was stopped after a combination of punches at 2:11.

Olaniyan, 248.8 lbs of Dublin is 2-0 with two knockouts. Chvarkou, 215.8 lbs of Belarus is 6-34.

Bevin Decisions Lewicki

Taylor Bevin remained undefeated with a 10-round majority decision over Ryszad Lewicki in a super middleweight bout.

Bevun, 169.3 lbs of Southhampton, ENG won by scores of 97-94 twice and 95-95 and is now 9-0. Lewicki, 169.7 lbs of Manchester, ENG is 12-4-3.

–PRELIMS–

Lasha Guruli held on to win a eight-round decision over Liam Dillon in a junior welterweight fight.

In round eight, Dillon landed a right hand that put Guruli on the canvas.

Guruli, 141.12 lbs of Georgia Republic won by a 76-75 score and is now 4-0. Dillon, 141.11 lbs of London is 16-6-1.

Imam Zahmatkesh won a eight-round decision over Franklin Arinze in a cruiserweight bout.

In round four, Arinze dropped Zahmatkesh with hard flurry.

Zahmatkesh, 198.9 lbs of Chichester, ENG won by a 77-74 score and is now 6-0. Arinze, 198.4 lbs of New Castle, ENG is 10-2.

Charlie Senior won an eight-round decision over Reuquen Facundo Arce in a lightweight bout.

Senior, 132.8 lbs of Bradford, ENG won by a 79-73 score and is now 5-0. Arce, 133.9 lbs of Barcelona, SPA is 18-23-2.

Leighton Birchall won a six-round decision over Cesar Ignacio Paredes in a featherweight bout.

Borchall, 128.10 lbs of Marcum, ENG won by a 60-54 score and is 5-0. Paredes, 128 lbs of Peru is 18-36-1.

Mason Payne won a six-round decision over Cheikh Diop in a battle of undefeated junior middleweights.

Payne, 155.12 lbs of Kent, ENG won by a score of 60-54 and is now 6-0. Diop. 155.10 lbs of Dakkar, SEN is 6-1.

William Birchall needed less than a minute to dispose of Miroslav Prochaska in an six-round featherweight bout.

30 seconds into the fight, Birchall landed a straight left to the body that put down Prochaska. Another left hand put Prochaska down and the fight was over at 53 seconds.

Birchall, 126.1 lbs of Marcum, ENG is 5-0 with five knockouts. Prochaska, 125.5 lbs of Cenisa is 8-18.

Undefeated South Jersey heavyweights Josh “The Hammer” Popper and Bruce “2.0” Seldon Jr. made weight Friday ahead of Saturday’s Boxing Insider Promotions card at the Tropicana Atlantic City Showroom. Popper, of Egg Harbor Township, weighed 250 pounds. Seldon Jr., of Smithville, weighed 236 pounds. The six round heavyweight main event tops a seven fight card, with the first bell at 7:30 PM ET.

The card marks the 21st show for Boxing Insider Promotions since October 2022, with events staged in New York City and Atlantic City and expansion into additional markets planned. The series has been billed as the last American club boxing series, presenting regional professional cards on a regular schedule at a time when most U.S. promoters have moved away from the club model.

We did it. Two undefeated heavyweights. The winner moves on to the next level. This is what club boxing is about. Come out to Tropicana and watch the fireworks tomorrow,” said promoter Larry Goldberg, the 2023 and 2024 New York Promoter of the Year.

Popper (7-0, 7 KOs) trains under Jose Luis Guzman at Bredwinners Gym in Manhattan. Seldon Jr. (8-0, 6 KOs) trains under Julio Sanchez at the Pleasantville Recreation Center and is the son of former WBA heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon Sr., who won his title in Atlantic City.

Official Weights, Full Card

Main Event, Heavyweights, 6 Rounds

Josh Popper (7-0, 7 KOs), Egg Harbor Township, NJ, 250 lbs.

Bruce Seldon Jr. (8-0, 6 KOs), Smithville, NJ, 236 lbs.

Co-Feature, Super Lightweights, 8 Rounds

Daiyaan Butt (20-4), Philadelphia, PA, 142 lbs.

Willmank Canonico Brito (13-10-2, 11 KOs), Rosarito, Mexico, 142 lbs.

Middleweights, 6 Rounds

Damian Tinnerello (5-0, 4 KOs), Berlin, NJ, 160 lbs. ?
?Abdalla Nagy (2-4), Albuquerque, NM, 160 lbs.

Middleweights, 6 Rounds

Kahshad Elliott (7-0, 6 KOs), Plainfield, NJ, 158 lbs

Scottie Stockman (4-2, 1 KO), Medford, OR, 156 lbs.

Super Lightweights, 4 Rounds

Julio Sanchez III (4-1, 2 KOs), Pleasantville, NJ, 140 lbs.

Shawn Rall (4-6, 3 KOs), Bedford, OH, 139 lbs

Light Heavyweights, 4 Rounds

Jahanzeb Rizwan (1-0, 1 KO), Bronx, NY, 171 lbs.

Daniel Keepers (pro debut), North Las Vegas, NV, 171 lbs.

Middleweights, 4 Rounds

David Malul (4-0, 2 KOs), Queens, NY, 154 lbs.

Julius Thomas (1-3-1, 1 KO), Youngstown, OH, 157 lbs.

How to Watch

The full card streams live and free on the “https://www.youtube.com/boxinginsider

BoxingInsider YouTube channel beginning at 7:30 PM ET.

Tickets for Saturday’s card at the Tropicana Showroom are ?
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Former world champion Chris Billam-Smith scored a seventh round stoppage over Ryan Rozicki in a Fight of the Year Candidate in Bournemouth, England

In round one, Rozixki was cut over the left eye. In round two, Rozicki was docked a point for using his head into the face of Billam-Smith.

The two stood toe-to-toe with Billam-Smith landing some hellacious shots and combinations to the face of Rozicki. Rozicki battled back and tried to even things out, but Billam-Smith battered the face of Rozicki and the fight was stopped by the corner after the round.

Chev Clarke get off the deck twice and came back to stop Jack Massey in round seven of their 10-round cruiserweight fight.

In round four, Massey dropped Clarke with big right to the top of the head. Massey then landed a big flurry that was finished off by a right to the body that put Clarke down again.

In round seven, Clarke turned the tables and landed a huge right that put Massey down. Clarke finished off Massey with a massive flurry of power shots and the fight was stopped at 1:24.

Lee Cutler stopped Aaron Sutton in round three of their 10-round middleweight bout.

In round three, Cutler landed a right hand that put Sutton down. Sutton grabbed his left shoulder and the fight was stopped at 31 seconds.

Stevie McKenna stopped Casey James Streeter just 64 seconds into their eight-round middleweight bout.

In round one, McKenna landed a huge left hook that put Streeter down. McKenna opened up on Streeter and the fight was stopped at 1:04.

Sam Hickey scored a vicious second round stoppage over Todd Thompkins in a middleweight fight.

Hickey landed a perfect counter right to the jaw that sent Thompkins down and the fight was stopped at 1:22.

Ivan Dychko won a 10-round split decision over Henry Dykes in a heavyweight bout.

In round one, Dychko landed a right hand that put Dykes on the canvas.

Dychko won two cards 97-92. Dykes took a card 95-94.

Leon Hughes stopped Mario Vergiev in round three of their eight-round light heavyweight bout.

In round three, Hughes landed a hard combination and the fight was stopped at 57 seconds.

Alex Macmillan stopped Leo Fanthome in round two of a six-round welterweight fight,

In round one, Macmillan dropped Fanthome with a sweeping right. Moments later, another right put Fanthome on the canvas. In round two, Macmillan dropped Fanthome again with a straight right. Macmillan landed a body shot and then a flurry of punches and the fight was stopped at 1:44.

Macmillan, 150 lbs of Morecambe, ENG is 4-0 with three knockouts. Fanthome, 150 lbs of Redditch, ENG 7-3.

Former two-time world title challenger Edward Vazquez scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Daniel Lugo in a junior lightweight bout at UT-Arlington College Park Arena

In round five, Lugo was cut around the right eye.

Vazquez landed 188 of 507 punches. Lugo was 177 of 760.

Vazquez of Fort Worth, TX won by scores of 98-92 and 96-94 twice and is now 20-3. Lugo, 130 lbs of Hermosillo, MEX is 28-4-1.

Mindoro Decisions Espadas

Weljon Mindoro remained undefeated with a 10-round unanimous decision over Elias Espadas in a middleweight fight.

Mindoro landed 132 of 377 punches. Espadas was 92 of 478.

Mindoro, 162 1/2 lbs of the Philippines won by scores of 98-91, 97-92 and 96-93 and is now 17-0-1. Espadas, 162 1/2 lbs of Merida, MEX is 23-7-1.

Garcia Decisions Jimenez

Alan Garcia won an eight-round split decision over Bryan Jimenez in a lightweight bout.

Garcia landed 76 of 269 punches. Jimenez was 71 of 317.

Garcia of Ulyces, KS won two cards by a 78-74 tally. Jimenez took a card 77-75.

Garcia s 18-1. Jimenez, 136 1/2 lbs is 18-4.

Jose Guillermo Keb Canul defeated James Bernadin via disqualification in a junior middleweight bout

The fight was stopped 51 seconds into round six due to excessive low blows.

Canul, 137.4 lbs of Mexico is 15-0. Bernadin, 139 lbs of Lancaster, PA is 13-5-1.

Malachi Ross stopped Derrick Whitley Jr. in round one of a six-round junior middleweight bout.

Halfway through round one, Ross dropped Whitley with a left hook. Ross landed a hard flurry and the fight was stopped at 2:35.

Ross, 153.9 ;bs of Grandview, MO is 5-0 with four knockouts. Whitley, 155.2 lbs of Springfield, MA is 9-7-2.

Figo Ramirez remained undefeated with a third round stoppage of Roberto Tapia in a six-round super bantamweight bout.

In round three, Ramirez dropped Tapia with a flurry that finished off by a right hand. Ramirez continued the pressure and the fight was stopped at 2:57.

Ramirez, 121 1/2 lbs of Dallas is 11-0-1 with five knockouts. Tapia, 122 lbs of Mexicali, MEX is 5-4.

Damayo Scott won a four-round unanimous decision over Yamil Ortiz in a junior lightweight biut.

In round two, Ortiz was cut over his left eye.

In round three, Scott was deducted a point for hitting behind the head.

Scott landed 67 of 204 punches. Ortiz was 32 of 161.

Scott, 128 lbs of Forney, TX won by scores of 39-36 twice and 38-37 and is now 2-0. Ortiz, 131 lbs of Bayamon, PR is 2-2.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (June 1, 2026) — Tickets are on sale now for Boxing Insider Promotions’ next night of professional boxing at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday, June 13. The seven-bout card is built around tri-state talent, with fighters from Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York filling out a lineup made for fans who want to see their own local boxers under the lights.

**MAIN EVENT: Bruce Seldon Jr. vs. Josh Popper, Heavyweight**

Two undefeated heavyweights look to do battle in a 50/50 war. Bruce “2.0” Seldon Jr., son of former WBA heavyweight champion Bruce Seldon Sr., meets Josh Popper, a South Jersey native now based in New York City, where he founded Breadwinners. Both men carry knockout power, and both are looking to bring the fireworks. With the winner moving to the next level of his career, neither plans on leaving it to the judges.

**CO-FEATURE: Daiyaan Butt vs. Willmank Canonico Brito, 142 lbs**

The co-feature brings a Philadelphia fighter into the spotlight. Daiyaan Butt, of Philadelphia, Pa. and a Temple University graduate, is one of the city’s busiest young pros and looks to put on a show for the fans who have followed him up the ranks. Standing across from Butt is Willmank Canonico Brito in what shapes up as an action-packed eight-rounder between two fighters who come to throw hands.

**ON THE UNDERCARD**

– Damian Tinnerello, of Berlin, N.J. and an active member of the United States Air Force, vs. Abdalla Nagy, 156 lbs

– Kahshad Elliott, of Plainfield, N.J., vs. Scottie Stockman, 156 lbs

– Julio “Jewelz” Sanchez III, of Pleasantville, N.J., vs. Shawn Rall, lightweight

– Jahanzeb Rizwan, of the Bronx, N.Y., vs. an opponent to be announced, middleweight

– David Malul, of Queens, N.Y., vs. Julius Thomas, welterweight

“This is our eighth show at the Trop since 2024. In the main event we’ve got two undefeated heavyweights with deep local roots, Josh Popper and Bruce Seldon Jr., fighting each other. That never happens at this level. Add a card full of regional fighters from Jersey, New York, and Philly, and you’ve got old-school boxing in a historic fight town. Get your tickets and come see the fights live,” said promoter Larry Goldberg.

**EVENT INFORMATION**

What: Boxing Insider Promotions presents a night of professional boxing

When: Saturday, June 13, 2026

Where: Tropicana Atlantic City, N.J.

Tickets: On sale now at Ticketmaster.com

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