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They were Boxcino champions, and in each of their last bouts, Willie Monroe Jr. and John Thompson fought for world titles. This Saturday night, June 11 they will meet in a very important bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Read moreJohn Thompson chimes in on their bout that will take place on June 11 on SHOWTIME EXTREME
It will be a battle of the Boxcino champions when former world title challengers, Willie Monroe Jr. and John Thompson, square off in a 10-round middleweight bout in the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME on Saturday, June 11, live 7 p.m. ET/PT from The Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y.
Read moreWillie Monroe Jr. and John Thompson Clash in Middleweight Bout On Saturday, June 11
Best of British, Terry Flanagan and Liam Smith, spanked the Yanks at the Manchester Arena in their world title fights with Flanagan retaining his title and Smith being crowned new world champion.
Manchester ace Flanagan destroyed his mandatory challenger Diego Magdaleno inside two round in the first defence of his WBO World Lightweight title, while Liverpool star Smith smashed John Thompson in.
Read moreFlanagan smashes Magdaleno; Smith KOs Thompson; Singh beats Whiting
Diego Magdaleno (28-2, 12 KO) ran into a buzz saw tonight in the form of WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (29-0, 12 KOs), who completely destroyed the 28-year-old Magdaleno in 2 rounds at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. Before the mismatch was over, Magdaleno had been knocked down three times by Flanagan.
The fight wasn’t stopped until referee Terry O’Connor mercifully stopped in to halt the fight at 2:38 of the round due to Magdaleno being on the verge of getting seriously hurt.
New Jersey super-welterweight John Thompson IV bulldozed his way to a world title opportunity this Saturday by icing touted LA prospect Brandon Adams with a single spectacular left hook in May.
in just three years, Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions has become one of the top promoters in the United States.
In the next month, Mielnicki will see the fruits of his hard work as he will have his first fighter compete in a world title bout when WBO number-five ranked John Thompson (17-1, 6 KO’s) takes on Liam Smith on October 10 for the vacant WBO Jr. Middleweight title in Manchester, England.
Read moreGH3 Promotions developing into a promotional powehouse
Liam Smith will now face top American John Thompson for the Vacant WBO World Super-Welterweight Championship on the huge Saturday 10th October show at the Manchester Arena.
Liverpool star Smith will feature in a TRIPLE world-title card alongside WBO World Middleweight Champion Andy Lee facing off against Billy Joe Saunders in a massive showdown and WBO World Lightweight Champion Terry Flanagan defending his title against mandatory challenger Diego Magdaleno.
Read moreJohn Thompson replaces Soro for Liam Smith clash on October 10th
Corona, California (May 26, 2015)–Memorial Day weekend started out with a bang as Andrey Fedosov and John Thompson were crowned Boxcino 2015 champions in the Heavyweight and Jr. Middleweight divisions with stoppage wins over Donovan Dennis and Brandon Adams this past Friday night at the Omega Products Outdoor Arena.
Read moreAndrey Fedosov and John Thompson crowned Boxcino champions
ORANGE, Calif. (May 23, 2015) – The 2015 Boxcino Finals crowned two new champions in the heavyweight and junior middleweight divisions. The two championship fights also served as the series finale of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights.”
Read moreFedosov & Thompson Become Boxcino Champions on ESPN “Friday Night Fights” Finale