January 17, 2025 – Sugar Bert Boxing

Puerto Rican starlet Yandiel Lozano signs professional terms with Frank Warren

Puerto Rican amateur star Yandiel Lozano has signed professional terms with Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions following a sterling vested career that is reported to be 119-9. Lozano, who claimed silver at the world youth championships last year, will be managed by Shelly Finkel…

EastSideBoxing 3 hours ago

On This Day: TWO Heavyweight Greats Were Born – Muhammad Ali And Oleksandr Usyk

Plenty of boxing fans the world over always remember, when the day rolls around each year, that today, January 17th, marks the birthdate of the great, indeed the incomparable Muhammad Ali. But now, after what we have witnessed from Oleksandr Usyk, the date seems set…

BoxingScene 5 hours ago

Golden Boy to donate Priest-Howard ticket proceeds to LA fire relief

Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday that 100 per cent of ticket sales from its January 23 card will go to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation. The event, headlined by Eric Priest vs. Tyler Howard, will take place at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California,…

BoxingNews24 5 hours ago

Will Benavidez’s Chin Hold Up Against Morrell?

Coach Kenny Ellis thinks David Benavidez will “overwhelm” David Morrell with volume and break him down in the later rounds. Ellis believes Benavidez will become more formidable as the rounds go on. WBC interim light heavyweight champion Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) and WBA ‘regular’ champ…

BoxingNews24 7 hours ago

Stevenson: Schofield Will Pull Out Of Fight

Shakur Stevenson is convinced that Challenger Floyd Schofield may pull out of their fight on February 22nd, using some excuse that he’s dreamed up to squirm out of the match. WBC lightweight champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs) says Team Schofield’s accusations that he has a…

BoxingScene 7 hours ago

Canadian Olympian Wyatt Sanford signs with Eye of the Tiger

Wyatt Sanford, the first Canadian boxer to medal at the Olympics since 1996, has signed a promotional deal with Eye of the Tiger Management. The 26-year-old southpaw from Kennetcook, Nova Scotia made it to the semifinals of the 2024 Olympics before losing a razor-thin…

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