Caribe Promotions won the purse bid for the right to promote the WBA Cruiserweight title bout between Beibut Shumenov and Yunier Dorticos, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Caribe Promotions won a purse bid Monday at WBA headquarters in Panama City, Panama, to gain promotional rights to the bout. Caribe, which promotes Dorticos, bid $350,001 to beat the bid of $201,000 offered by Tom Brown’s TGB Promotions, which represents Shumenov.

Although the date and site of the bout are not yet set, Caribe Promotions proposed dates and sites as part of its offer. They are Feb. 4 in Houston or Las Vegas or Feb. 11 in Miami. The fight must take place within 90 days of the purse bid.

IBF Junior Lightweight champion Jose Pedraza will defend his title against Gervonta Davis on January 14 in Brooklyn as the co-featured bout to the super middleweight unification bout between Badou Jack and James DeGale.

“I think it’s a helluva fight, very dangerous, but it’s a fight Pedraza wanted,” promoter Lou DiBella said. “Davis has been screaming and yelling that he wanted a big fight, and he got what he wanted.”

“We feel very, very confident that Gervonta is going to win the fight, and we think that he’s going to do it in spectacular fashion,” said Davis promoter Leonard Ellerbe. “It’s a tremendous opportunity, and he’s ready to step up and seize the moment. This is something me and Floyd have been working on for some time.”

Ellerbe initially tried to make a deal for Davis to challenge titleholder Jason Sosa for his version of the title, but that deal fell apart, so they pursued Pedraza.

“We tried to make the Sosa fight, but it didn’t happen for a number of reasons,” Ellerbe said. “We’re excited to work with Lou. We have a tremendous card Jan. 14, and this fight is just part of it. Gervonta is a straight killer. He’s a very good boxer, but he’s also a tremendous puncher. He’ll go into the fight fully prepared, and we expect him to bring that IBF championship home.”

The card will mark the first time that Mayweather Promotions, which also represents Jack, will be promoting in New York, a place Mayweather never fought as an active boxer.

“Floyd has been wanting to bring a big event to New York and invade New York,” Ellerbe said. “Mayweather Promotions invades New York. It’s something we’ve been working on. We’re very confident that everything will be worked out [with regard to the insurance issue]. Lou and his team have worked extremely hard, and Floyd has been very adamant that he wants to do anything in his power to make this happen.”

Badou Jack and James DeGale will meet on January 14 in Brooklyn; pending the show can get an insurance carrier after recent legislation made it pricier to run shows in the Empire State, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The espn.com article said When mixed martial arts was legalized in New York, the law, which was recently implemented, included new insurance regulations for combat sports that would dramatically increase the premiums promoters must pay to run a boxing card.

Minimum coverage went from $10,000 to $50,000 for general medical coverage per fighter on each card, a change that most promoters had no issue with and that conforms to the norm in many other states. But the law also requires an unprecedented $1 million minimum requirement for each fighter in the event the fighter suffers a traumatic brain injury, a very rare occurrence. New York promoters have complained that the added cost would all but eliminate club-level cards, although bigger cards, such as the Jack-DeGale one, could more easily absorb the additional costs.

However, no insurance policy has yet been approved by New York that would allow boxing events to legally take place in the state, and it remains unclear whether one will be approved by Jan. 14. Promoter Lou DiBella said he knows there is a risk announcing the venue for the event without a guarantee the insurance issue will be settled by then.

“We taking this head on,” DiBella told ESPN. “But we’re moving ahead for 2017 on the expectation that the powers that be in New York state will have a policy available for us for Jan. 14. We’re also optimistic that the bigger issues will be resolved in a way that will allow both big-time boxing and grass-roots boxing to resume in the state of New York. It’s unthinkable that this law was passed when

“There is no policy available yet,” DiBella said. “Promoters continue to have meetings with insurers, but any policy has to be sent to New York for approval. The commission has had talks with insurers and policies were sent, or a policy was sent, to the state, but it was not approved.

“How do you enact a law where there is no legal way for an industry to abide by it? Something incomprehensible went on here.”

“Floyd is out in Vegas, but his attitude is, ‘We’re willing to take a risk to help New York fighters and New York boxing with this card,'” DiBella said. “I give Mayweather Promotions credit for stepping into a situation where they could have just done this fight in Las Vegas and called it a day.”

Zulina Munoz retained the WBC super flyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Carolina Alvarez at Gimnasio Polifuncional Ana Gabriela Guevara in Hermosillio, Mexico.

Munoz won by scores of 99-90 twice and 97-92 and is now 48-1-2. Alvarez is 12-7-4.

Samuel Rodriguez stopped previously undefeated Julio Barraza in round eight of their scheduled 10-round lightweight bout.

In round five, Gonzalez was cut over the left eye. In round eight, Gonzalez dropped Barraza with a left to the body. Moments later, it was a crunching uppercut that sent Barraza down for the 10 count at 1:47.

Rodriguez of Caracas, VEN is 12-4 with 9 knockouts. Barraza of Hermosillio, MX is 15-1-1.

Tim Boetsch stopped Rafael Natal in the 1st round of their middleweight bout.

In round one, Natal was cut over his left eye. Later in the round, Booetsch clocked Natal with a right hand that sent him to the canva, and the finsished him off with a right on the ground at 3:22.

Boetsch, 185.5 lbs of Sunbury, PA is 20-10. Natal, 185.5 lbs of New York, NY is 21-8-1.

Vicente Luque stopped Belal Muhammad in the 1st round of their welterweight bout.

Luque nailed Muhammad with a perfect left hook that dropped him viciously. Luque landed a couple of punches on a prone Muhammad and the fight was stopped at 1:19.

Luque, 170.5 lbs of Brasilia, BRA is 11-5-1. Muhammad, 170 lbs of Chicago is 10-2.

PHILADELPHIA (November 13, 2016) – Undefeated world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs) put on a show for fans in his hometown Saturday night as he dropped and stopped Colombia’s Samuel Vargas (25-3-1, 13 KOs) on his way to a seventh round TKO victory in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

The dominant performance by Garcia officially setup a welterweight world championship unification showdown in March against Keith “One Time” Thurman, who was in attendance as part of Spike’s broadcasting crew. The two welterweight world champions met in the middle of the ring after the conclusion of the bout and began to set the stage for their explosive showdown.

“I just had to tell Keith that he’s next,” said Garcia. “I’m going to beat him down. There’s not much more to say. Keith is going to get what he asked for and now he’s going to face a big dog.”

“You have two big punchers meeting on March 4,” said Thurman. “I don’t see how the fight can go 12 rounds. I see myself as the best competition that Danny has ever faced.”

Garcia was sharp offensively and defensively Saturday night, making Vargas miss often and countering with powerful shots. He started slow but late in the second round, Garcia delivered an overhand right hand that sent Vargas tumbling to the canvas.

“I felt a little rusty,” said Garcia. “But I started putting my punches together well and came out with the victory. The overhand right knocked him down. It was just a well-timed shot.”

“I got beat up in there,” said Vargas. “It takes a lot of courage to come to North Philadelphia and fight the champ. It just wasn’t my night.”

Vargas continued to come forward and work, but Garcia was entirely in control, making Vargas swing at air while delivering shots of his own that kept him in command. In the seventh round, Garcia began to unload with a series of big shots that hurt Vargas on the ropes. This eventually prompted referee Gary Rosato to stop the fight 2:17 into the round.

“It was great to give back to my fans in Philadelphia,” said Garcia. “It was a long time coming. I’m just happy I was able to give Philly a great night. I’m a Philly champion and it was great to see guys like Allen Iverson and Meek Mill out here supporting. Most importantly it felt great to give back to those in need in my city.”

“Danny is a great fighter and a great person for his city,” said Vargas.

With the March 4 unification fight now set, boxing fans can look forward to seeing two of the best fighters in the sport put their undefeated records and world titles on the line.

“Danny can talk whatever he wants and Angel Garcia can say whatever he wants,” said Thurman. “They can talk smack all day. Danny is real flat-footed. I believe I’ll be able to be on the outside, see the wide punches and counter punch. They said he wanted the tune-up, now he’s ready to see me.”

“On March 4, fans can expect what they always get from me,” said Garcia. “It’s going to be fireworks. I’m a Philly champion. I have the heart of a champion and I’m coming to win and unify titles.”

The co-main event of the evening saw undefeated rising star Jarrett Hurd (19-0, 13 KOs) stop former title challenger Jo Jo Dan (35-4, 18 KOs) in the sixth-round of their super welterweight battle.

The smaller Dan sought to smother Hurd from the beginning and negate the previously unbeaten fighter’s advantage in reach and height. Hurd was unable to get full power behind his punches, while Dan tried to hit Hurd with short punches, mainly to the body.

“We knew he was a crafty southpaw,” said Hurd. “We wanted to take our time because we didn’t know how he would come out. We felt him out at first.”

“The weight was a big difference,” said Dan. “I took the fight on short notice and I’m a 147-pound fighter. He was too strong for me tonight.”

Things began to open up for Hurd in round two as he began to tee off on the head of Dan, including a thudding left that caused Dan’s nose to bleed. Hurd continued to pummel Dan, mixing in looping shots to the body with his devastating array of hooks and uppercuts.

“My defense was a little off because being prepared for a right hander,” said Hurd. “We fixed that in the last round and got the stoppage.”

The damage continued into the sixth round as Dan kept coming forward but was consistently met with hard shots from Hurd. The fight was finally called at 1:08 into the sixth round, on the advice of Dan’s corner.

“He was wobbly and shaky,” said Hurd. “I probably would have taken him out in the next round. There are a lot of great fighters in this division and whoever I can get in there with next, I’ll be ready for.”

“He’s a tough guy,” said Dan. “I gave him some tough shots and I took some good shots. At the end of the day this is boxing. I couldn’t do enough to get the win.”

The opening bout of the telecast saw former world champion Javier Fortuna (31-1-1, 22 KOs) survive an early knockdown to come back and earn a unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Omar Douglas (17-1, 12 KOs) in their 10-round lightweight match.

Douglas got off to the better start, connecting with a straight left hand late in the first round that buckled the knees of Fortuna and sent him to the canvas.

“He got me cold in the first round,” said Fortuna. “I wasn’t surprised that he came out sharp. I worked very hard to come back.”

“The left hand was there for me so I took it,” said Douglas. “I knocked him down based on reflexes.”

Fortuna recovered nicely however, and used his movement and combination punching to fluster the less experienced Douglas. Fighting primarily out of the southpaw stance, Fortuna used his jab and followed up with flurries that score consistently.

“Every time that I was aggressive, I tried to follow it up with more punches,” said Fortuna.

Douglas tried to be patient and counter, but too often it led to the fighters getting tangled up instead of inflicting damage.

“He was grabbing me, but that’s the game” said Douglas. “That’s the game I signed up for.”

The final round saw Fortuna come out strong in an attempt to close the show with emphasis.

“I knew in the final round that I had to finish it well to make sure there were no questions,” said Fortuna.

The former champion connected at will on Douglas for much of the round, staggering him near the ropes with successive hooks. Douglas stayed on his feet but was unable to mount enough offense as all three judges gave the final round to Fortuna. In the end, the judges scored the bout 96-93 twice and 95-94 for Fortuna.

“I feel like I won the fight. The decision was absurd. He held me the whole fight,” said Douglas.

“I felt like I won just about every round after the first,” said Fortuna. “I want a rematch with Jason Sosa next. That’s a very big fight for me.”

In Off-Television action:

Titus Williams scored a 6-round majority decision over Antonio DuBose in a super featherweight bout.

Williams of Long Island, NY won two cards by tallies of 59-55 and 58-56 while a third card read even at 57-57.

Williams, 126.3 lbs is now 7-0. Dubose, 127.2 lbs of Philadelphia is 8-2-1.

Kyrone Davis stopped Carlos Gabriel Ozan in round three of their scheduled 8-round middleweight bout.

Davis dropped Ozan in round three with a hard barrage of punches. Ozan got to his feet, but stumbled back to the corner and the bout was stopped at 41 seconds.

Davis, 158.6 lbs of Wilmington, DE is 11-1 with 5 knockouts. Ozan, 155.7 lbs of Mendoza, ARG is 12-2.

Milton Santiago won a 8-round unanimous decision over Claudio Rosendo Tapia in a super lightweight bout.

Santiago, 137 lbs of Philadelphia won by scores of 80-72 on all cards and is now 16-0. Tapia, 135.8 lbs of Mendoza, ARG is now 28-17-4.

Thomas Velasquez won a 4-round unanimous decision over Raul Chirino in a super featherweight bout.

Scores were 40-36 on all cards for Velasquez, 129.9 lbs of Philadelphia and he is now 6-0. Chirino, 134.2 lbs of Miami, FL is 7-4.

Jeffrey Torres won a 4-round unanimous decision over Joseph Serrano in a battle of Philadelphia based lightweights.

Torres, 137.7 lbs won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 2-0. Serrano, 136.9 lbs was making his pro debut.

Christian Carto kept his perfect streak going as he stopped Leonard Reyes in a scheduled 4-round bantamweight bout.

Carto registered a knockdown from body shots in round two. Later in the round, Carto continued the domination and the bout was stopped at 2:34.

Carto, 118.6 lbs of Philadelphia is 4-0 with all wins coming early. Reyes, 114.5 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 4-11.

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PBC on Spike was promoted by DSG Promotions and King’s Promotions.

Luis Ortiz scored three knockdowns and remained undefeated by winning a 12-round unanimous decision over Malik Scott in a heavyweight bout in Monte Carlo.

Ortiz dropped Scott in both round’s four and five with left hands. In round nine, Ortiz dropped Scott with a counter left to the body.

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PHILADELPHIA–World ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez remained undefeated with a 8th and final round stoppage over Carlos Valcarcel at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.

The show was promoted by GH3 Promotions and Victory Promotions.

Lopez dominated the action over the crafty veteran and systematically broke down Valcarcel. Lopez, who is coming off a controversial draw with Roman Reynoso in July, won each round and started to really get to Valcarcel in the 6th and landed a huge left to the body that sent Valcarcel down for the 10-count at 1:47.

Lopez, who is ranked number-4 by the WBA is now 16-0-1 with 8 knockouts. Valcarcel of Miami, Florida is 14-9-3.

“It was a tough fight, but I knew what I had to do,” said Lopez.

“I was sick with a virus last week, so it got to me in the later rounds. I knew that I had the power and I just set it up. I knew that I started to hurt him in the last few rounds, and I knew I would be able to get him out of there. My corner knew it to and told me to get him earlier. Right now I will fight anyone my teams tells me to.

Welterweight prospect Ed Brown won a workmanlike 8-round unanimous decision over Albert Mensah in a junior welterweight bout.

Brown of Chicago won two cards 80-72 and 79-73 and is now 20-0. Mensah of Accra, Ghana is 29-6-1.

Jaron Ennis stopped Chrisshawn Alexander after round four of their six round welterweight bout.

Ennis scored a knockdown in round four from a straight left from the southpaw stance. After the round, Alexander could not continue.

Ennis of Philadelphia is 7-0 with six knockouts. Alexander of Norfolk, VA is 4-4.

Kenneth Sims. Jr. won s 6-round unanimous decision over Jonathan Dinong in a junior welterweight bout.got

Sims of Chicago, IL won all card 60-54 and is now 10-0. Dining of Monterey Park, CA is 5-2.

Perennial spoiler Taneal Goyco withstood an early storm from Jerry Odom and came back to stop the big punching Odom at the end of round five of their scheduled eight round super middleweight bout.

Odom rocked Goyco several times over the first two rounds. The bout turned when Goyco started to land hard shots that began to snap the head of odom back. Goyco had Odom in trouble several times and ultimately Odom could not continue after the 5th frame.

Goyco of Philadelphia is now 9-9-1 with 4 knockouts. Odom of Washington, DC is now 14-3-1.

Emmanuel Folly destroyed Tibor Nadori inside of a round of their scheduled 4-round junior featherweight bout.

Folly scores 2 knockdowns and the bout was stopped at 2:02.

Folly of Philadelphia is now 8-0 with 6 knockouts. Nadori of Leeds, England is 9-7-1.

Joshua Jones remained undefeated by winning a 4-round unanimous decision over Corey Edwards in a lightweight bout.

Jones of Philadelphia won by score of 40-36 twice and 39-37 and is now 3-0-1. Edwards of South Carolina is now 2-2.

Derrick Webster stopped Zoltan Sera in round five of a scheduled six round super middleweight bout.

Webster dropped Sera seconds into the fight with a right hook. In round two, Sera was cut over the right eye/. In round four, Webster scored a second knockdown with a hard combination.

In round fove, Webster dropped Sera with a left hand and the fight was stopped at 1:28.

Webster of Glassboro, NJ is now 21-1 with 11 knockouts. Sera of Hungary is 26-11.

Hushiddek Noratov won a 6-round unanimous decision over Lenwood Dozier in a junior middleweight bout.

Noratov of Andijan, Uzbekistan won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 3-0/ Dozier of Suitland, MD is 10-14-2.

LeRoy Davila remained undefeated by scoring a 4-round unanimous decision over Damon Simon in a bantamweight bout.

Davila rocked Simon in round three with a heavy combination.

Davila of New Brunswick, NJ won by scores of 40-35 twice and 40-36 and is now 4-0. Simon of Beaumont, TX is 0-5-1.

Former world champion Juan Manuel Lopez and his trainer Albert Rivera were fined for there actions following Lopez 11th round stoppage over Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. on October 29th, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com

But the commission, which went to the television production truck immediately after the fight to secure a video of the incident, was not about to overlook the ugly post-fight fight. They were given nominal fines — $1,000 for Lopez and $500 for Rivera — but they face suspensions at a later date following a commission hearing.

“The commission knows me very well,” Lopez said in a statement given to ESPN. “I have made mistakes in the past but I would not characterize me as a person of unsportsmanlike conduct. On the contrary, I have always defended the values that boxing represents, and I am very active in the community teaching and motivating children with those same principles. Having said that, I sincerely apologize to the commission, to Vazquez’s trainer and to all the fans for my conduct.”

WBC/WBO 140 lb. champion Terence Crawford will fight John Molina on December 10th in Omaha, Nebraska and will broadcasted live on HBO, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Molina is a tough opponent who has been in the ring with the best of the division,” Crawford said. “I can’t wait for Dec. 10 because Molina is really a good puncher and I will be going in there to fight as well.”

“This is another great opportunity for Terence to showcase his pound-for-pound ability,” co-manager Cameron Dunkin said. “John Molina is a very tough contender. It’s a wonderful opportunity for Terence to get back into the ring to make another great statement.”

“For me, fighting in Omaha means so much,” said Crawford, who is friendly with billionaire businessman and Omaha native Warren Buffett. “There is no place like home.”

“I am thankful for the opportunity,” Molina said. “I am training hard for what I know will be a great fight.”

Tom Brown, Molina’s promoter, hopes Molina can continue the momentum from the win against Provodnikov.

“John is coming off a huge victory over Ruslan Provodnikov and is prepared to shock everyone again by beating Crawford on Dec. 10,” Brown said.

The Omaha fans will be packed to the rafters in support of their favorite son Terence Crawford,” Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. “John Molina will provide a great test for Terence but I think it’s a test Terence will pass with flying colors. A victory on Dec. 10 will make a strong argument for Terence to be named fighter of the year.”

Said Brian McIntyre, Crawford’s trainer and co-manager: “It’s an honor to bring a warrior like Molina to Omaha and to test Terence Crawford at his best.”

Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz will meet for the WBO Heavyweight title on December 10 on Auckland, New Zealand, according to Dan Rafael of eson.com.

“This is a huge sporting event, which I expect to unite the country in a similar fashion to the 2011 Rugby World Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup,” Duco Events CEO Martin Snedden said. “We are only able to host the event in Auckland because of the tremendous support from our sponsors who grasp just how big an occasion this will be for all New Zealanders.” Duco said the fight will be seen in more than 100 countries with a worldwide television audience of more than 100 million people.

Richard Schaefer’s Ringstar Sports signed 2016 U.S. Olympian Carlos Balderas along with his brother Jose, according to Dan Rafael of eson.com.

“Carlos Balderas was one of the most sought-after Olympians coming out of the 2016 Summer Games, and I am so pleased that he, and his brother Jose agreed to join Ringstar Sports,” Schaefer said. “Carlos, Jose and their entire family are the type of people that we want to do business with at our company. I am going to do whatever it takes to make Carlos the face of boxing, and his brother will be right there with him.

“Both of these young men are exceptional fighters with great skills and even better work ethics. Most importantly, they have a desire to be great, and so does Ringstar. I am looking forward to getting started.”

“These are two clean-cut young men who can fight and talk intelligently. We have two young men who have an opportunity to carry the fight scene here in Los Angeles,” Schaefer said. “For me, this is my No. 1 priority, to help them become superstars of the sport.”

“I’m very, very excited for the future for me and my brother,” Carlos said. “I’m thankful to Mr. Schaefer and excited to get the ball rolling and do big things. I was looking to turn pro even before the Olympics. The Olympics was a good experience, but I am more excited for the pros. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to for a while now.”

Said Jose: “[Schaefer] is a very smart man and he has a vision for both of us for what we want to be, which is world champions and superstars.”

“These kids have the skills inside the ring and they carry themselves the right way outside of the ring. The family still has a place in Mexico City and they are bilingual, so my plan is to also have them fight sometimes in Mexico. I am already in discussions with [Mexican television network] Televisa about them.”

Carlos was the target of several promoters, including Top Rank, Golden Boy and Japan’s Teiken Promotions, but Schaefer won the recruiting battle. “I was myself. I think what I accomplished speaks for itself,” he said. “Carlos sparred with a lot of fighters, like Leo Santa Cruz and other guys [I worked with at Golden Boy], and when you ask the fighters what they think about me you get positive feedback. I’m very much pro-fighter. I’m there win or lose. That’s one of my strengths, my relationships. He saw that and liked that as well as my track record.”

Carlos said he and his brother decided to sign with Schaefer because they “liked his honesty.”

“He is a very trustworthy guy, a family man,” Carlos said. “He wanted to be with us from the beginning and he has the power and connections in Los Angeles, where my market is.

“I’m looking forward to working with Richard for a long time. My brother and I chose Ringstar because we immediately felt comfortable with Richard. I’m ready to start my career and grow my fan base. I’m looking to do big things in this sport. It’s not just about a paycheck. I want to win world titles and build a legacy.”

“My dad spoke a lot with these other promoters, Top Rank, Oscar, Mr. [Akihiko] Honda [of Teiken],” Carlos said. “I feel like they wanted to sign us just to sign us and not give us what we deserved. I didn’t even want to have a meeting with them. They are very nice people but not the best decision for us to be with them.”

Said Zenon: “Richard is a very smart man who is going to do amazing things for my sons. I know that my sons will be world champions. The question is, how many times? I believe that Richard has the mind to get us where we need to go.”

Warriors Boxing was amid an all-out party atmosphere at Club Cinema Saturday Night in Pompano Beach, Florida while hosting a great “Night of the Rising Stars” professional boxing event featuring a great night of featured boxing and special guests, including two time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields, Former 2 time world Champion Paulie Malignaggi and Heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby’ Miller.

In the main event former NABF champion and WBO world titlist Dyah Ali Davis improved to 25-4-1(11KO) with a hard fought unanimous decision win over the strong Brazilian Victor Darocha 7-2-1. Davis dropped Darocha in the second round with a perfectly placed right hand. Darocha who now trains out of Danny Hawks gym in Miami, rose to fight back with purpose. Davis found himself chasing that knockdown with power punches which appeared to have changed the course of his early plan of attack, of staying behind the jab and setting up power shots. To the end Davis was the superior class boxer and earned a unanimous decision win which was his third win since challenging World Champion James DeGale for his WBC Silver Title in 2013. That loss was by far his greatest as Davis lost his Olympic Gold Medalist father Howard Davis Jr in December of 2015 to lung cancer. Davis Jr was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in February of 2015. This and every fight is dedicated to his father and as we spoke after the fight, Davis has plans to jump right back into the ring as early as next month. For 2017 Davis looks to stay very busy and take 2 or 3 more fights before challenging for the top of the division.

In the Co-Main event 19-year-old super featherweight Chasity “The Queen of Pompano Beach” Martin 4-0(1KO) and Ivana Coleman engaged in the fight of the night as the two females boxed and brawled their way to a four round boxing fan fun fest. Martin gave Coleman everything she had and Coleman took it and gave it back. The packed house in Pompano saw their Queen thrown down with Coleman who also competes in MMA. Martin, who had a stellar amateur boxing career and is trained by former Mike Tyson trainer, Stacy McKinley, took the victory with all four cards reading 40-36.

23-year-old southpaw super middleweight Robert Daniels Jr. won his debut with a lopsided annihilation knock out win over Yendris Rodriguez Valdez 1-2-1 Daniels the son of former cruiserweight world champion Robert “Preacherman” Daniels, the only Miami-born fighter to hold a major world title. Daniels Jr. started boxing at 10 years old and went 64-6 as an amateur boxer. Among his many accolades, he won the Sunshine State Games twice, the State title twice, the Platinum Gloves, the Junior Olympic regionals. A boxer/puncher with excellent counter-punching skills, Daniels is trained by former world champion Derik Santos.

Local Davie PAL boxer David Rodriguez 1-0 was successful in his debut with a tough hard fought split decision win over Devin Laney 0-4.

John David Martinez 2-0(1KO) made easy work with a KO of late replacement Harrison Melendez 0-2 at 2:34 of round 1.

30-year-old junior middleweight Anthony Martinez who went 22-3 as an amateur boxer, winning the State Florida Golden Gloves, made his pro debut successful with a unanimous decision victory win over Bruce Lutchmedial 0-3.
Super Featherweight Ivan Jimenez improved to 7-0-1 with a unanimous decision win over Angel Albelo 4-9-3.

Super Lightweight Tobias Green won a close majority decision win over Yasmani Calzadilla 1-3. The cards reported 38-38 and 39-37 twice.

Daniele Scardina kept his perfect KO record intact at 8-0(8KO) once he cornered his fast footed foe Rashad Jones 4-11-3. It was a cat and mouse affair that had the hard charging Italian KO artist on the hunt.

Promoter Leon Margules of Warriors Boxing says he hopes “Night of the Rising Stars” becomes a series of shows in South Florida.

“This area has so much boxing talent. I’m happy to be able to present this show and showcase some of the best new fighters from the area. We hope the boxing fans in South Florida get behind this terrific event, so we can turn it into a series. Looking forward to a terrific night of boxing.”

“We are glad to return to a premier venue in South Florida with an abundance of new talent,” said Luis DeCubas, Warriors Boxing COO.

Diego Sanchez scored a unanimous decision over Marcin Held in a lightweight bout.

Sanchez, 156 lbs of Albuquerque, NM won by scores of 29-28 twice and 29-27 and is now 29-9. Held, 156 lbs of Tychy, POL is 22-5.

Ricardo Lamas scored a 2nd round tapout over Charles Oliveria in a featherweight bout.

Lamas made Oliverira tap with a Guillotine choke at 2:13 of round two.

Lamas, 146 lbs of Chicago is 17-5. Oliverira, 155 lbs of Houston, TX is 21-7-1.

Martin Bravo won the Ultimate Fighter Latin America Lightweight title with a 2nd round stoppage over Claudio Puelles.

Bravo landed a flurry of punches which was capped off with a right to the liver that sent Puellas down and the fight was stopped at 1:55 of round two.

Bravo, 155 lbs of Rosarito, MX is 12-0. Puelles, 156 lbs of Lima, PER is 8-2.

Beneil Dariush won a unanimous decision over Rashid Magomedov in a lightweight bout.

Dariush, 156 lbs of Yorba Linda, CA won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 14-2. Magomedov, 156 lbs of Coconut Creek, FL is 19-2.

Alexa Grasso won a unanimous decision over Heather Jo Clark in a strawweight bout.

Clark’s nose was bleeding from the 1st round.

Grasso, 166 lbs of Guadalajara, MX won by scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 and is now 9-0. Clark, 116 lbs of Las Vegas is 7-6.

Erik Perez won a split decision over Felipe Arantes in a bantamweight bout.

Perez, 136 lbs of Monterrey, MX won by scores of 29-28 twice and Arantes took a card 29-28-29. Perez is 17-6. Arantes, 138 lbs of Brazil is 18-8-1-2.

Sam Alvey won a unanimous decision over Alex Nicholson.

Joe Soto scored a 1st round tap out over Marco Beltran in a catchweight bout.

Soto made Beltran tap with a heel hook at 1:37.

Soto, 140 lbs of Portersville, CA is 17-5. Beltran 139 lbs of Mexico City is 8-5.

Max Griffin stopped Eric Montono in the 1st round of their welterweight bout.

Griffin landed a right that stunned Montono, and then he pounced on him and pounded him n the ground with Montono’s back facing Griffin and the bout was stopped at 54 seconds.

Griffin, 171 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 13-3. Montono, 170 lbs of Mexico City is 8-5.

Douglas Silva de Andrade scored a spectacular 3rd round stoppage over Henry Briones in a bantamweight bout.

The fight was a back and forth brawl until Andrade landed a spinning backhanded punch right on the buttin that sent Briones to the deck and the fight was stopped at 2:33

Andrade, 133 lbs of Brazil is 24-1-1. Briones, 136 lbs of Tijuana, MX is 19-6-1.

First Blows: Fuentes opens Pacquiao-Vargas card with a decision over Chinese featherweight

Featherweight prospect Ruben Villa remained perfect, but went the distance for the first time as he scored a four round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Aaron Lopez.

Villa, 125.9 lbs of Salinas, CA won by scores of 40-36 on all cards and is now 3-0. Lopez, 125 lbs of Guadalajara, MX is 4-1.

WBA number-two lightweight contender Xolisani Ndongeni made a successful American debut with a ten round unanimous decision over Juan Garcia Mendez.

Ndongeni, 136 lbs of East Cape, South Africa won by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 98-93 and is now 22-0. Mendez, 136.5 lbs of Mexicali, MX is 19-2-1.

In a back and forth bloody slugfest, Saul Sanchez won a six-round unanimous decision over Danny Andujo in a battle of undefeated super flyweights.

Andujo was bleeding from his nose from the fourth round on.

Sanchez, 125 lbs of Indio, CA won by scores of 59-55 twice and 58-56 and is now 2-0. Andujo, 115.4.8 lbs of Temecula, CA is 2-1.

Jerry Larios made a successful pro debut with a 4-round unanimous decision over Jose Gonzalez in a welterweight bout.

Larios, 143.8 lbs of Victorville, CA won by scores of 40-36 twice and 39-37 and is now 1-0. Gonzalez, 142.9 lbs of Los Angeles, CA is 1-2.

Manny Pacquiao 144.8 – Jessie Vargas 146.5
(WBO Welterweight title)
Oscar Valdez 125.3 – Hiroshige Osawa 125.3
(WBO World featherweight title)
Nonito Donaire 121.8 – Jessie Magdaleno 121.25
(WBO Jr. Featherweight title)
Zou Shiming 111 – Prasitsak Phaprom 111.5
(WBO Flyweight title)
Robson Conceicao 129.6 – Clay Burns 129
Teofimo Lopez 133 – Ishwar Siqueiros 133.75
Alexander Besputin 149.75 – Azael Cosio 150
Que Xu 125.5 – Fernando Fuentes 124.5

German promoter Sauerland Events has inked a new television deal with ProSiebenSat1, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“We have been working hard in developing new talents in German boxing,” Team Sauerland managing director Freddy Ness said. “This year we saw [former] amateur world champion Jack Culcay win the WBA [junior middleweight] championship. This weekend, 24-year-old Tyron Zeuge challenges for the WBA super middleweight world championship. Next year this deal will give the youngsters a massive platform and keep the momentum going in the search for the new stars whilst also giving a chance for [former light heavyweight titleholder] Juergen Braehmer and [former super middleweight titleholder] Arthur Abraham to win back their world titles in 2017.”

Top ranked has signed 16 year-old amateur star Gabriel Flores Jr. to a promotional contract, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Why did we sign a 16½-year-old — I think is because the younger we sign fighters the longer the guys in Top Rank feel they’ll have me around,” the 84-year-old Bob Arum joked at the final news conference for the Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas undercard at the Wynn resort.

“I think he’s the youngest fighter Top Rank has ever signed. He’s a tremendous prospect, ranked No. 1 in his weight division in the amateur ranks. He has great natural skills and ability. Our matchmakers believe that will make him a star.”

“I know a lot of people have high expectations of me and I plan on exceeding all of them,” said Flores, who started boxing at age 7. “It wasn’t easy getting to this point. I lost my mother at the age of 12. It was gang-violence-related. It took my mother away from me. She got shot in the back. They said if she would have made it she would have been paralyzed. She didn’t make it, but right now, today, she’s looking down on me and she’s smiling right now.”

“I could have just gave up on my dreams but giving up on my dreams would have been giving up on my mother,” Flores said. “I’m just grateful to be in this position and want to make her proud.”

“My mom wasn’t the only one I lost in my family,” said Flores, one of six children. “I lost my uncle to gang violence. That’s why I look forward to fighting in my hometown so I can promote anti-gang-violence. I want the kids to know right from wrong and the consequences. I want to stop the violence in the city I was born in and the city I love.”

“I’d say I’m a pure boxer. I like to keep my distance and use my jab and my straight punches, but if it comes down to it, I can fight on the inside,” Flores said. “I can do anything it takes to win. My favorite boxer of all time is Roy Jones Jr. Sometimes I’ll do a little showboating like he does, and sometimes I do that little jump-in hook.”

Wladimir Klitschko has been forced to pull out of a potential bout with Anthony Joshua in December after the Ukrainian picked up a minor injury in training.Both parties are still keen to sign a deal though with the date now likely to be in spring with the venue yet to be determined.

Klitschko has not fought in the ring since he lost his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts to Tyson Fury last November in Dusseldorf. A rematch was set to take place between the two men this month, however, Fury was forced to pull out of that fight and subsequently has vacated his belts in the division.

With Klitschko without an opponent, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport has been working hard to try and make the mega-fight with his IBF champion happen. It is unclear at this stage if the WBA belt will be on the line as the sanctioning body have yet to reveal their plans. The WBO title won’t be fought for however, as Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz are set to meet for that belt in December.

Bookmakers have already opened up betting on the spring fight in which Joshua is 8/11 in the Bet365 boxing betting, while Klitschko is 11/10 to become a world champion again at the age of 40.

Joshua is still set to defend his IBF title in December in Manchester but his opponent has yet to be named. European champion Kubrat Pulev, David Price and American Eric Molina have all been linked with the card. Pulev won his European title with a victory over Britain’s Dereck Chisora back in May in a split decision for the vacant belt. The Bulgarian has one loss on his record which came against Klitschko in 2014 when the Ukrainian knocked him out in the fifth round.

Price, a former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion, has been on the road to recovery ever since his two losses to Tony Thompson. He’s won six of his last seven bouts, with his only loss coming against Erkan Teper for the European title in Germany.

The Liverpudlian claims he has sparred with Joshua in the gym and has knocked the former Olympic gold medallist out before during those sessions. If Price gets a shot at Joshua for the IBF crown, it will be his first fight for a world title.

Molina, on the other hand, has challenged for a world title before. He was the challenger for Deontay Wilder’s WBC belt in June 2015 where he was stopped in the ninth round by the champion. Since then, he has had two wins, his latest coming over Tomasz Adamek to put himself in the reckoning for another world title shot.
Whoever Hearn chooses as Joshua’s next opponent, the team will be very confident their man can come through the test and keep alive a mega fight with Klitschko in the spring for the IBF crown and still possibly the WBA title, if the latter’s sanctioning body are happy enough to wait until 2017 for their belt to be fought for.

Although not signed yet, WBC/WBO 140 pound champion and John Molina have agreed to a fight that will take place on December 10th in Omaha, Nebraska and live on HBO, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“We cleared out the basketball game and Molina has agreed to the fight,” Crawford’s promoter Bob Arum said. “We’ve sent the contract. Everything is agreed to. Molina is a tough dude as he proved in the [Ruslan] Provodnikov fight [in June]. He’s a quality opponent.”

The nuts and bolts of the deal were negotiated by Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti and Tom Brown of TGB Promotions, but Arum and Haymon had to first sign off.

“I have absolutely no problem making fights with Haymon now. I respect him as a very smart guy, and I would do business with my fighters on his cards and I have no problem offering his fighters opportunities to fight my fighters on my cards,” Arum said. “That wasn’t true when we were in litigation, but the litigation is over now.”

Molina was one of four opponents HBO approved for Crawford. There was also interest in a unification fight with Eduard Troyanovsky (25-0, 22 KOs), 36, of Russia; Antonio Orozco (25-0, 16 KOs), 28, of San Diego; and 2008 Dominican Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz (18-1, 8 KOs), 32, a top contender. Arum said they tried to get Troyanovsky but there was not enough time to get it done with the fight so close. Orozco and promoter Golden Boy turned down the fight. Diaz, who very much wanted the fight and was seen by many as the most worthy available opponent, was never offered the bout.

“My [matchmakers] said Diaz is a stinker and that it would not be a good fight to watch,” Arum said.

Warriors Boxing won a purse bid has been set up by the IBF for an IBF Elimination lightweight bout, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

Warriors bid on behalf of Ural Boxing. Ural Boxing Promotions plans to stage the fight on Dec. 7 at a location to be determined in Russia, Shafikov’s home country.

Arthur Abraham hurt his elbow as he was training for his November 12th fight with Martin Murray and now the fight is off, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“We’ll keep our cards open for the next [few] days to see what will be next,” said Abraham’s promoter Kalle Sauerland.

“My rematch with Abraham is off due to him being injured,” Murray said. “Just in the process of sorting another opponent now.”

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Premier Boxing champions announced that they will have over 60 dates over 9 networks in 2017.

PBC announced it would continue to have fights on ESPN/ESPN Deportes, Fox, Fox Sports 1/Fox Deportes, NBC, Spike, Bounce TV and Showtime, as well as potential bouts on CBS, Showtime’s sister network.

ESPN’s 12-card slate, which is simulcast on ESPN Deportes in Spanish, will run from April to August with the season debut taking place on April 14. That is a modified schedule from when PBC and ESPN announced their partnership in 2015 under which monthly cards were initially scheduled.

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Showtime gets back in ring with five fight cards
Showtime announced five fight cards that will be televised over the next five months, including two world title unification bouts.
“We are thrilled to welcome Premier Boxing Champions back on ESPN in 2017,” said Burke Magnus, executive vice president, programming and scheduling for ESPN. “The PBC series has delivered exciting boxing events that have garnered solid boxing viewership for ESPN. We are looking forward to showcasing a new season of fights next year.”

Fox once again will air three prime-time network shows, the first of which will take place Feb. 25. Sister network FS1 will televise 25 cards between February and October. Those cards are simulcast on Fox Deportes.

“We’re excited for the 2017 PBC series on Fox, FS1 and Fox Deportes with a robust schedule of outstanding matches at all levels of boxing, including exciting champions, contenders and prospects,” said David Nathanson, Fox Sports head of business operations. “We’ve enjoyed our thrilling Tuesday night series on FS1 and Fox Deportes and had several major title fights on the Fox broadcast network, including the heavyweight championship of the world [with Deontay Wilder]. We’re looking for more great fights in the coming year.”

NBC was due to televise several cards on broadcast network and cable network NBC Sports Net in the second half of 2016, but they were canceled.

However, NBC will televise three prime-time network shows in the second half of 2017, beginning with the first show on Sept. 23. It is unclear if there will be PBC fights returning to NBC Sports Net, which televised the series regularly during its first two years of operation.

Spike, which typically puts on one PBC show per month, will continue to run Friday night cards in 2017, beginning on Jan. 13. It still has a Nov. 12 card and possibly a December card remaining this year. Spike featured many of the top fighters on the PBC roster this year, including Daniel Jacobs, Adrien Broner and Adonis Stevenson.

Bounce TV, a network aimed primarily at African-American viewers, will feature quarterly cards with the first scheduled for March 31.

Former unified heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko will sit out the rest of 2016, according to Dan Rafael.

There had been rumblings of a fight with IBF champion Anthiny Joshua or a fight with Lucas Browne for the WBA title on December 10th, but Klitschko has a calf injury.

“Wladimir pulled a muscle in the calf last week,” Kilitschko’s manager Bernd Boente said. “It’s nothing that bad that we couldn’t go through with a fight if we had something set up, but we discussed things over the weekend. Regardless of the injury, we decided that if we get good news from the WBA that Wladimir can fight for that title against Joshua, we would do it in the spring because we need more time to market and promote such a big fight. We only have five weeks until [Dec. 10]. We still hope the WBA will sanction the fight.

“From the beginning, it was Wladimir’s wish and Joshua’s that we could do the fight. Both sides want it. There is no fight at this moment that is bigger than this fight without any doubt. So why rush it?”

“Let’s say we have someone else Wladimir was going to fight in Germany on Dec. 10, we still have not even announced the fight,” Boente said. “We have a lot to do. We have to fill an arena. There is just not enough time. And if he was fighting Joshua, we need to do more than just a press conference. We need to do a tour, go to Germany also. We decided with Eddie a fight this big needs more time to market than five weeks.”

“I’m healthy and will be ready to fight Joshua or whoever else, hopefully for multiple titles, sometime soon,” Klitschko said.

Promoter Richard Schafer will make his return to promoting as he will co-promote this December 10 championship doubleheader that will feature junior middleweight tittlist Jermall Charlo taking on Julian Williams, while featherweight Jesus Cuellar defends against Abner Mares at the Galen Center on the USC Campus, according to to Dan Rafael of espn.com

These are two 50-50 fights and they not only are stylistically great fights, but you can’t imagine either being a boring fight,” Schaefer said on Sunday night. “Both of them are important in their respective weight classes.”

“I’ve been waiting for this for a long time,” Schaefer said. “I’m happy to come back with an event like this. I’m excited to be putting [together] great events again. I like to create events, big cards, big events, stacked pay-per-views. Fight fans and fight freaks can look forward to more to come.

“I’m excited to have this kind of card for Ringstar and looking forward to co-promoting it with Tom Brown (of TGB Promotions). It’s my first time working with him on a card.”

“I wanted to make sure Abner is OK, and I sat down with him and his wife and wanted to hear directly from him that he was fit to fight,” Schaefer said. “I wanted to hear from his own mouth there is no issues with his eyes. But I think if you ask a fighter if they’re OK, more often than not they’ll tell you they are, so I also wanted to talk to his doctor.”

“I talked to him and he made it clear to me Abner is clear to fight,” Schaefer said. “I talked to fighter and the doctor and the commission and Abner is clear to fight, and not only clear to fight but safe to fight, so we made the fight. I’m very excited to see the fight because they are both entertainers, and I know they’ll give us a great show.”

Charlo (24-0, 18 KOs), 26, of Houston, whose twin brother Jermell also holds a 154-pound world title, will be making his third defense since winning it in September 2015.

Williams (22-0-1, 14 KOs), 26, of Philadelphia, became the mandatory challenger by virtue of a seventh-round knockout of Italy’s Marcello Matano in a title eliminator in March.

“It’s a fight which has been asked for by fight fans,” Schaefer said. “It’s one of the best fights you can make in the division. I expect fireworks. Sometimes with mandatories you are stuck with a fight nobody wants to see, but in this case, it’s a fight everyone wants to see.”

“I wanted to do my first event as a meaningful event where it’s a great card to be proud of, and I really wanted it to be in Los Angeles,” he said. “When this card was shaping up, I threw my hat in the ring and talked to Al (Haymon, adviser to all four featured fighters). I said this is an event I’d like to be involved with, and that’s how it happened. I’m especially excited to be doing the card on the USC campus because that’s where two of my (three) boys go to college.”

WBC number-2 bantamweight Luis Nery destroyed 3-time world title challenger Richie Mepranum in the 2nd round of their scheduled 10-round bout at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno in Tijuana, Mexico.

In round two, Nery landed a fkurry of punches that was finished up by a left hand that dropped Mepranum. Seconds later, Nery dumped Mepranum with a hard straight left and the fight was stopped at 41 seconds.

Nery, 118 lbs of Tijuana, MX is now 21-0 with 15 knockouts. Mepranum, 118.5 lbs of Sarangani, PHL is now 31-6-1.

Arely Mucino won a 10-round unanimous decision over Judith Rodriguez in a super flyweight bout.

Mucino won by scores of 100-90 and 99-91 twice to raise her record to 22-3-2. Rodriguez is now 8-11.

Jose Quirino won a 6-round unanimous decision over Adan Osuna in a bantamweight bout.

Quirino won by scores of 60-54 on all cards and is now 14-2-1.  Osuna is 9-10-4.

According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, WBO/WBC Super Lightweight champion Terence Crawford will return to the ring on December 10th in Omaha, Nebraska.

“We’re hoping to get it done and hoping to get a good opponent,” Crawford’s promoter Bob Arum said. “We’re working on Dec. 10 for Crawford, but we and HBO only want to do it if it’s a significant fight.”

“We had a date on HBO in January, and they asked us if Crawford could move to December once they lost the Golovkin fight, and Crawford was OK with that,” Arum said.

“We’ll see what happens. We’re talking to them about trying to clear the date,” Arum said. “If they can’t do it, we’ll have to look to see where else we can go, but Terence is a great draw in Omaha.”

“He wants to fight,” Dunkin said. “He down (in San Juan, Puerto Rico) for the WBO convention and he ran into (Top Rank vice president) Carl Moretti and said he is ready to go. So he wants to fight. Right now it’s about getting an opponent and working out the money with everyone. Terence has never been a guy who doesn’t want to fight.”

After Tyson Fury gave up his heavyweight titleas, the WBO ruled that Joseph Parker and Andy Ruiz will fight for the vacant title on December 10th, according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

The bout will take place on December 10th in New Zealand.

Arum told ESPN that he and Lonergan met this week in Los Angeles and made a deal for the fight to take place in New Zealand, Parker’s home country, because that is where it would generate the most money. Arum said he has assurances there will be a neutral referee and judges.

Arum said the fight will be televised in the United States on tape delay on his “Solo Boxeo” series on Spanish-language network UniMas.

Arum said the deal he made with Lonergan was contingent on the WBO ordering the fight for the title, because they were unsure if it would be sanctioned when they met this week.

“We have worked a deal out with Parker’s people and Andy signed the contract earlier this week, but it was all subject to the sanction,” Arum said. “We got the sanction and it’s a done deal. I met with Dean on Monday. He was in California before he went on to the Puerto Rico for the convention.

“My (matchmakers) think Andy has a hell of a shot. The kid is pumped because apparently he’s sparred with Parker and more than held his own. I’ve seen some of Parker’s fights on YouTube clips. He’s a tremendous puncher but he doesn’t look to me to be particularly fast and Andy is a very fast heavyweight.”
“We checked with Abel about the date,” Arum said. “Andy is up there training with him now and Abel is absolutely free to do the fight on Dec. 10.”

“I see Ruiz as a fighter who has a lot of experience and will take this opportunity very serious,” Parker recently told ESPN when the prospect of the fight was raised. “He’s a dangerous fighter. With fighting good fighters it brings out the best in me.

“If we do fight for a world title and hold it in New Zealand it’ll be historic moment for myself, family and country. Exciting times ahead and I’m really looking forward to it. Also, fighting for a world title has always been a dream of mine. Dream come true to fight for it and win it.”

“If he wins the title Andy will be a very valuable fighter,” Arum said.

Arum even said he had an idea for who he could match Ruiz with if he wins the title. “I’ll put him in with (Julio Cesar) Chavez Jr.,” sad Arum, laughing about the former middleweight titleholder he used to promote and who has a notorious history of problems making weight.

“We have had several conversations with Roc Nation about where Miguel is at and what he wants to do. Everything is good but with different circumstances he decided not to fight in 2016,” Bryan Perez, a Miguel Cotto Promotions executive and Cotto’s close friend, told ESPN. “We had different conversations about fighting in December but we decided not to fight and do it in the first part of 2017, between February or March.”

“The next fight is the last fight on the agreement we signed in 2015 but Miguel feels healthy and good and wants to continue fighting,” Perez said. “He has the last word and will decide what to do and what his plan will be but he says he wants to continue to fight and to explore facing the best names out there and getting the best guarantee (in terms of money). He will fight twice in 2017.”

“He will be comfortable fighting below 160, but whatever opportunities pop up and whatever fight is the best guarantee and benefits his career he will consider,” Perez said. “We will wait to see.

“Lamont Peterson is a former world champion, a great fighter and it would be a great fight but not a pay-per-view fight. But I think it’s a fight that could get done,” Perez said, adding that even though Peterson is aligned with adviser Al Haymon it would not prevent a deal being made with Roc Nation Sports, which is owned by music star Jay Z, a longtime rival of Haymon’s.

“That’s one of the fights Tim would like before he is done with his career,” Monica Bradley, his wife and manager told ESPN in August when he re-signed with promoter Top Rank.

Said Perez: “Bradley is a huge fight, a great fight to make. It’s a great fight for the fans, a good style fight. Miguel is always willing to fight the best and if Bradley is there and available and we can agree on terms, we are more than happy to put them in the ring.”

“We ended our business relationship with Top Rank but if there’s a fight we can work on together we will work together, no problem,” Perez said. “We had a great relationship with Top Rank and we like and respect Bob [Arum] and Todd. I think Bradley would be a huge fight and a great fight.”

“If it’s a fight that Tim Bradley and Monica want, I would discuss it,” duBoef said.

“This is the first time he had a layoff like this,” Perez said. “But at this point in his career it’s good for him. He’s been moving around in the gym to maintain his condition but it’s good for him to get the rest. But he is ready to fight again.”