Artur Beterbiev (12-0 12KOs) came in with heavy fan fare, but his defeat of #1 contender Enrico Knoelling to win the vacant IBF light heavyweight title vacated by the recently retired champion, Andre Ward in front of a packed house at the SaveMart Center in Fresno, CA, was not the triumpant and

Tonight, Jose Ramirez fights fellow undefeated fighter Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed with the chance of a WBC junior welterweight title shot against Amir Imam (if he wins his bout tonight) on the line. Also featured on the card and presumable headlining the ESPN portion of the fight is Artur Beterbiev

Sacramento, CA’s Xavier Martinez (10-0 6KOs) will get his first headlining bout against Olympic silver medalist Tugstogt Nyambayar (8-0 8KOs) to headline the November 18th card which will take place at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be nationally televised on BounceTV.   The co-main event is Julian “J-Rock”

Northern California fighters Ruben Villa and Brandon Trejo picked up wins on separate nights as they continue their winning ways as they move forward with their career. Featherweight southpaw Ruben Villa (9-0 4KOs) who fought last Saturday night in Verona, New York picked up a six-round decision over German Meraz. Villa

Napa, CA super featherweight Brandon Trejo made weight for his scheduled bout tonight in Ontario, Ca on a Thompson Boxing card. Trejo, who is fighting this bout with a heavy heart after a massive wildfire made it hard for him to train in the final days of camp. The fight

17-year-old professional boxer Gabe Flores Jr (4-0 3KOs) of Stockton, CA, who is the youngest fighter ever to sign with promotional juggernaut Top Rank Inc, returns Friday, November 17th at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada. Flores Jr., who was a decorated amateur with more national titles then he

Undefeated super featherweight Andy Vences, who is currently the WBC Continentals Americas champion and featherweight Manuel “Tino” Avila are the highest ranked homegrown active Northern California fighters and now train at the same gym, FightKore International in Martinez, CA. Vences, who fights November 11th in Fresno, CA on a card

Jorge “El Niño de Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) successfully defended his WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring Magazine Lightweight Titles with a split decision victory against the English southpaw “Cool Hand” Luke Campbell (17-2, 14 KOs) at Los Angeles’ “Fabulous” Forum. Linares dropped Campbell in the second round with a hard right hand and

Tomorrow, Friday, September 22nd from the DoubleTree in Sacramento, CA, Uppercut Promotions returns with another card headlined by local favorite Ryan Bourland of Vallejo, CA. First bell: 7:30 PM Weights below Ryan Bourland 187 vs. Alfredo Contreras 188 (main event) Malikai Johnson 126 vs. Tyrone Willis 127 Marco Delgado 175

Ruben Villa (7-0, 4 KOs), one of the featherweight division’s brightest young talents, takes the next step in his development by clashing with veteran Ernesto Guerrero (26-19, 18 KOs) in one of two highly anticipated match-ups on Friday’s “New Blood” undercard. The 6-round bout takes place at the Doubletree Hotel