By James Stillerman: WBC US heavyweight champion Steve “The Gentle Giant” Vukosa (13-1, 5 KOs) and reigning USA New England heavyweight titleholder “Fly” Mike Marshall battled to a hard-fought ten-round majority draw (99-91 for Marshall, 97-93 in favor of Vukosa, and 95-95).
By James Stillerman – WBC US heavyweight champion Steve “The Gentle Giant” Vukosa (13-1, 5 KOs) hoped to land a significant fight after he scored an upset eight-round unanimous decision win over Joe Cusumano in August 2019, and he was pretty close to getting his wish twice, only to have both bouts fall apart at the last minute.
Former WBO NABO middleweight titleholder Bryan “The Warrior” Vera (28-16, 18 KOs) believes that he can rekindle the success that he had earlier in his career, now that he has re-invented and re-focused himself to the sport, both in and out of the ring, over the past year.
Teófimo López Jr. (16-0, 12 KOs) defeated Vasyl Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) via a twelfth-round unanimous decision (116-112, 119-109, and 117-111) to obtain the WBO, WBA (super), WBC (Franchise), The Ring Magazine, and the vacant lineal lightweight title.
Exclusive interview by James Stillerman – Consensus top-ten heavyweight contender Michael “The Bounty” Hunter Jr. (18-1-1, 12 KOs) is looking for significant fights in 2021, but in the meantime, he will stay busy and take on late replacement Shawn Laughery (10-3, 6 KOs) in a ten-round, co-feature on December 18th at the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
Undefeated former WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (40-0, 26 KOs) has his sights on becoming a two-division world champion, but first, he must defeat NABF light heavyweight titleholder Alfonso “El Tigre” Lopez (32-3, 25 KOs) in a twelve-round bout on December 18th at the Galveston Island Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.
Earlier this year, ten-time National Champion Richard Torrez Jr. became one of thirteen male boxers to represent Team USA. The twenty-one-year-old southpaw amateur standout from Tulare, California is ranked number one in the United States and number three in the world in the super heavyweight division (201 pounds and above).
Rashida Ellis, an eight-time national amateur lightweight champion will put her long-awaited goal of winning a gold medal at the Summer Olympics on hold, as the International Olympic Committee and Japan postponed the Summer Olympics in late-March, until next July/August due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Undefeated, up-and-coming cruiserweight prospect Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (16-0, 12 KOs) is ready for a breakout year, as he attempts to climb up the divisional rankings, and put himself in a position to challenge for a cruiserweight title by the end of 2020, early 2021, with the help of Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.
Former light heavyweight world champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez scored a devastating seventh-round knockout over Michael “Cannon Hands” Seals from a quick, hard overhand right that Seals was unable to get up from, and referee Danny Schiavone stopped the bout, as he reached the count of eight with Seals still on the canvas, just as the round ended.