17 Apr 2023

Boxing Schedule: Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Gacia PPV Preview

The Big Fight It is finally here. Multi-weight world champion Gervonta Davis will face Ryan Garcia in a 136-lbs catchweight bout that has the whole boxing world buzzing. The two are similar, yet different in so many regards. Which is most of the drama as well. Let’s look at the

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09 Feb 2023

Marlin Sims Vows To Upset George Acosta

Super featherweight prospect, Marlin Sims(8-1, 4 KOs) of Minneapolis, MN, has one thing on his mind and that is upset George “El Yuyu” Acosta (13-1, 1 KO), of Whittier, Ca, in their 8-round main event bout headlining Thompson Boxing’s “New Blood” card. “New Blood” will take place at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA on Friday,

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09 Feb 2023

George Acosta Training Camp Notes For Marlin Sims

Thompson Boxing’s super featherweight prospect, George “El Yuyu” Acosta (13-1, 1 KO), of Whittier, Ca, will look to start his 2023 off with a bang against Marlin Sims (8-1, 4 KOs) of Minneapolis, MN, in an 8-round main event bout headlining Thompson Boxing’s “New Blood”card. Acosta is eager to get back in the ring and

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06 Feb 2023

George Acosta Hopes To Be A Breakout Star Of 2023

George Acosta recently caught up with Lukie of ITRBoxing.com, ahead of his upcoming bout this Friday, in Ontario, California, against Marlon “So Icey” Sims, on February 10th, at the DoubleTree Hotel. The bout was originally set for June of 2022, but fell through, now nearly seven months later to the

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28 Dec 2022

2022 Club Fighter of the Year: Katsuma Akitsugi

2022 Club Fighter of the Year: Katsuma Akitsugi No previous award given.  We ran a feature on Katsuma Akitsugi a while back. Akitsugi has faced a slew of undefeated fighters, all from the b-side (the wrong corner, the corner that is supposed to lose), and all on short notice.  Whether

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16 Jun 2022

Artur Beterbiev vs. Joe Smith Jr. Preview + Boxing TV Schedule

Saturday, June 18 ESPN | 7 PM PST | 3 PM PST (ESPN+ Undercard) We are close to yet another undisputed champion in the sport as three of the four light heavyweight world titles will be on the line as Artur Beterbiev fights Joe Smith Jr. for the WBC, WBO

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10 May 2019

Ruben Villa wins ShoBox main event

Featherweight Ruben Villa of Salinas, Ca, now is the WBO international featherweight champion after getting a ten-round decision over Luis Alberto Lopez in the main event of ShoBox: The Next Generation. Villa showed superior skills and outboxed, a rugged opponent in Lopez. The judges saw the bout 97-93, 98-92 and

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07 May 2019

Unbeaten Ruben Torres, George Acosta battle Friday night

Though it is uncommon in boxing, since a loss in boxing can be so damaging, that is not the case on the Thompson Boxing undercard on the May 10th Friday night’s ShoBox: The Next Generation prelim bouts before television as unbeaten Ruben Torres will face undefeated George Acosta in a

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24 Jun 2018

Boxing Weekend Recap: Shields gets up, Vergil Ortiz is a star and more

Shields down, but up Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields (6-0, 2 KOs) won two world titles in her first bout at middleweight against Hanna Gabriels (18–2, 11 KOs) in a bout for the vacant IBF and WBA female middleweight world championships on Friday night at the at the Masonic

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23 Jun 2018

Saul Sanchez, Isaac Zarate win in Ontario, CA

Thompson Boxing returned to the DoubleTree in Ontario, CA with another one of their star-studded shows. The main event saw Isaac Zarate obtain an eight-round decision over Ramiro Robles. Super bantamweight Saul Sanchez picked up a third-round knockout Leonardo Torres in a six-round bout. Saul Sanchez, the brother of Emilio

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