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World Boxing approves applications

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World Boxing approves applications from National Federations in China, Turkey, Sudan, Greece, Montenegro and Slovakia to increase membership to 84 countries LAUSANNE, Switzerland (March 12, 2025) — The Executive Board of World Boxing has approved six more applications from boxing National Federations, bringing the organization’s membership to 84 countries. The six new members are the Chinese Boxing Federation, the Turkish Boxing Federation, the Sudan Boxing Federation, the Boxing Association of Montenegro, the Slovak Boxing Federation, and the Hellenic Boxing Federation (Greece). The applications’ approval follows the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) recent announcement on 25 February 2025 to grant provisional Olympic recognition to World Boxing. The new National Federations have completed a rigorous application process to join World Boxing. They are deemed to be in good standing and, through their statutes and operating processes, able to demonstrate a transparent and open election process, the existence and operation of WADA-recognized anti-doping policies and processes, evidence of independent, structured, dispute resolution and appeals processes, formal recognition by either their National Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport and a solid national and international boxing program. The addition of China and Turkey increases the number of World Boxing members whose men and women won medals at the 2024 Olympics. China finished second in the boxing medal table with three golds and two silvers, while Turkey came joint eighth with three medals. The President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, said: “It is my pleasure to welcome our latest members, who further increase World Boxing’s global reach across all five Continents as we continue to grow and go from strength to strength. “The addition of six more members to our ever-increasing membership is further evidence of the widespread support that exists across our sport for the work that World Boxing is doing to deliver a better future for boxers and ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement.” A full list of the 84 National Federations that are members of World Boxing can be viewed at https://worldboxing.org/membership/. World Boxing was launched in April 2023 with the mission of ensuring that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement. It held its first formal meeting with the IOC in May 2024, and on February 25, 2025, the IOC granted it provisional recognition as the International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement governing the sport of boxing at the world level.

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NEWLY CROWNED ALEX BRAY

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EXPECTS TO MAKE A BIG SPLASH NEWLY CROWNED ALEX BRAY EXPECTS TO MAKE A BIG SPLASH ON MOST VALUABLE PROSPECTS CARD FRIDAY IN TORONTO LIVE ON DAZN MIAMI, FL, March 5, 2025. —  World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Americas Super Welterweight Champion Alex Bray (8-0, 7 KOs) from Brevard, Florida, will make his live stream debut on Friday, March 7 at the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto, Canada. The Most Valuable Prospects 11 card will be streamed live on DAZN. Bray won the WBA title in his most recent fight, a first-round stoppage on December 13 at Caribe Royal Orlando. The six-foot-3, eighteen-year-old Bray made his pro debut on July 15, 2023, just days following his seventeenth birthday, celebrating with a third-round knockout. Bray has gone the distance only once, in his third professional fight. “Come this Friday, I will continue to work in silence and let my work in the ring speak volumes for me,” said Bray. “I fought on Jake Paul’s MVP card in December in Orlando, and they didn’t put me on until after the TV fights ended. I’m not going to lie; it upset me, but it did not stop me from handling my business. I knocked out my opponent in the first round and won the WBA Continental Americas North American Championship. I must have done something they liked because they brought me back, and this time I will be part of the DAZN broadcast. Now I will have the World watching, and trust me, they will find out quickly who this 18-year-old is.” “This kid is special,” said Alex’s attorney and boxing advisor Tony Gonzalez. “Not many eighteen-year-olds win a title in only their eighth professional bout. Being six feet three and one hundred fifty-four pounds, he is difficult to combat. How fills out and where he goes from here is limitless.” As an amateur, Alex Bray was a National Golden Gloves Champion and two-time Junior Florida Golden Gloves Champion. His 21-year-old brother, Kamar Bray, is undefeated (6-0, 4 KOs) and fights at welterweight. Alex on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lex_bray321/ Bray Brothers on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dembraybrothers/    

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Sadam Ali/World Kid Promotions’ POSTPONED

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“The Return” Postponed “The Return” Postponed Sadam Ali/World Kid Promotions’ “The Return” Postponed BROOKLYN (February 17, 2025) – This Sunday’s scheduled pro boxing event in Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, “The Return,” has been postponed due to an injury suffered during training by headliner/event promoter Sadam “World Kid” Ali. “Unfortunately,” Ali said, “I recently sustained an injury while preparing for my upcoming fight on February 23rd. My team and I are reviewing all possibilities for a new date.” Ali is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Middleweight World Champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian. His company, World Kid Promotions, was promoting “The Return.” Also scheduled to be in action on “The Return” were former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Lightweight World Champion Richard “RC” Commey (30-5-1, 27 KOs), and undefeated Brooklyn bantamweight prospect Khalid Twaiti (14-0, 5 KOs). Tickets may be refunded from the point of purchase. Tomorrow’s (Tuesday, Feb. 18) open fighter workout session at Sadam Ali Boxing Gym in Brooklyn has been canceled.      

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Heavy hands, short night for undefeated Brooklyn Heavyweight Prospect Pryce Taylor Scored devastating 2nd round TKO in Flint

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Brooklyn Heavyweight Prospect Pryce Taylor Scored devastating 2nd round TKO in Flint NEW YORK CITY (February 5, 2025) – Last Sunday, the boxing maturation process continued for developing Brooklyn heavyweight prospect Pryce Taylor (6-0, 3 KOs) who fought on the high-profile Claressa Shields (16-0, 3 KOs)-Danielle Perkins (5-1, 2 KOs) card in Flint, Michigan. Taylor, 28, blasted late replacement Jerell Nettles (4-11-1, 1 KO), of Denver, who could not get out of the second round against the heavy-handed Taylor. “The beat goes on…….literally,” Taylor said after the fight. “I hit him with a right hand, and he almost landed outside of the ropes. He tried to hold on to me, but his legs couldn’t keep him up, and he flopped down on the canvas.” Unfortunately, due to the late replacement, Taylor fought in the opening bout of the evening in front of only a handful of fans. “There weren’t many people there for my fight,” Taylor explained, “because I was supposed to fight somebody else who got hurt. But I got to watch the other fights and see the crowd. It felt electric there. I’ve been to some other big fights like Wilder vs. Washington, but sitting in the first row for these fights felt exciting. I wish I had fought on television, but it will come. All I can do is keep putting on a show. “As we entered the arena, my manager, Keith Sullivan, said, ‘Look around and take it in because one day you will be the headliner.’ I am motivated to get to that point in my career.” “I was hoping he would get more rounds this time out in his first six-rounder,” Sullivan added. “Trust me, he is just getting started. He spars with all of the tri-state area heavyweights and handles them like a seasoned pro. When he lands, it’s like a cinder block getting dropped on you. I plan on getting him back in the ring in a few weeks.” A boxing lawyer as well as a former Deputy Commissioner for the NYS Athletic Commission, Sullivan also manages 3-time, 2-division World Champion, IBF No. 1 rated  Miyo Yoshida (18-5) and undefeated Bronx NYPD Officer Nisa Rodriguez (3-0, 1 KO), the WBA No. 3 rated welterweight, in addition to co-managing world-rated (WBA #5, IBF #6, WBC #13) welterweight contender Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, 11 KOs), the reigning WBA Continental Champion from Limerick, Ireland. Sullivan co-manages Donovan with former world middleweight champion Andy Lee, Donovan’s head trainer. SULLIVAN MANAGEMENT -30-

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Kingsley Ibeh wins 10th straight,

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Kingsley Ibeh registers second consecutive first-round KO at Emerald Queen (picture courtesy of Toro Promotions, Inc) Kingsley Ibeh wins 10th straight, Austin Brooks defends WBA title TACOMA, Wash. (January 11, 2025) – Underrated heavyweight Kingsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (15-2-1, 13 KOs) won his 10th fight in a row in last night’s latest installment of “EQC Fight Night,” presented by Toro Promotions, Inc. and Whitfield Haydon Boxing, in the EQC Event Center at the famed Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. Ibeh, 31, hasn’t lost since 2021. The former Canadian pro football player used his 70-pound advantage over Scott Alexander (17-7-2, 9 KOs) in the main event, trapping his opponent on the ropes and causing a pair of knockdowns. The latter closed the show at 2:36 of the first round for his second straight opening-round stoppage, both at Emerald Queen. Ibeh, a native of Nigeria who lives in Phoenix, entered the ring as the WBC Latino Silver Heavyweight Champion and left with the vacant WBC Latino title. WBA Continental Super Featherweight Champion Austin Brooks (13-0-1, 6 KOs) successfully defended his title with an eighth-round stoppage of Rosalindo Morales (10-2, 2 KOs) in the co-featured event. The WBA No. 15 rated Brooks, fighting out of San Diego, controlled the pace from the opening bell, and he hurt Morales with a vicious left hook to the body. Morales took a knee and beat the referee’s count until another body shot ended the fight at 1:04 of round eight. Celebrated amateur Dedrick Crocklem (1-0, 1 KO) turned in an auspicious pro debut in front of his hometown fans in Tacoma, knocking out Nesly Trezile (1-2, 0 KOs) at the 52-second mark of the second round. Super lightweight Crocklem, who recently signed a promotional contract with Top Rank, blasted Trezile through the ropes in the first round. He closed the show in the second with a flurry of effective punches that left Trezile unable to continue fighting. Among his amateur accomplishments, Crocklem was the 2022 USA Nationals champion, in addition to his 2020 and 2021 USA Youth Nationals gold medal performances. New Mexico welterweight Rolyn Nez (5-0, 3 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact with a four-round unanimous decision (39-37 X 3) over Cruz Becerro Monteon (1-1, 1 KO) in an exciting, competitive match. Also fighting on the undercard was Washington (Federal Way) super featherweight Alexis De La Cerda (5-0, 3 KOs), who also kept his pro record unbeaten with a dominant four-round decision over his Nicaraguan foe, Nelson Guerrero (2-1-1, 2 KOs). In the evening’s opening bout, Renton (WA) featherweight Joel Hernandez (1-0) was impressive in his pro debut, pitching a complete “shutout” (40-36 X 3) for a four-round unanimous decision over Julio Lanzas Carollo (0-1). OFFICIAL RESULTS MAIN EVENT – VACANT WBC LATINO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Kingsley Ibeh (15-2-1, 12 KOs), Phoenix, AZ by way Nigeria WKO1 (2:36) Scott Alexander (17-9-2, 9 KOs), Los Angeles, CA (Ibeh won WBC Latino title) CO-FEATURE – WBA CONTINENTAL SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS Austin Brooks (13-0-1, 6 KOs), San Diego, CA WKO8 (1:04)  Rosalindo Morales (10-2, 2 KOs), Ellwood City, PA (Brooks retained the WBA Continental title) WELTERWEIGHTS – 4 ROUNDS Rolyn Nez (5-0, 3 KOs), Bloomfield, NM WDEC4 (39-37, 39-37, 39-37) Cruz Becerro Monteon (1-1, 1 KO), Madera, CA SUPER LIGHTWEIGHTS Derick Crocklem (1-0, 1 KO), Tacoma, WA WKO2 (0:52) Nesley Trezile (1-2, 0 KOs), Inglewood, CA by way of Haiti SUPER FEATHERWEIGHTS Alexis De La Cerda (5-0, 3 KOs), Federal Way, WA WDEC4 (40-36, 40-26, 40-36) Nelson Guerrero (2-1-1, 2 KOs), Coachella, CA by way of Nicaragua FEATHERWEIGHTS Joel Hernandez (1-0, 0 KOs), Renton, WA WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36) Julio Lanzas Carillo (0-1), Colorado Springs, CO Team Brooks celebrates his title-defending knockout victory (photo by Clifton Harrington)

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“Scrappy” Ramirez preparing for Career-defining 2025   

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World Super Flyweight Contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez preparing for Career-defining 2025 LOS ANGELES (January 9, 2025) – Super flyweight contender John “Scrappy” Ramirez (14-1, 9 KOs) avenged his only career loss as a professional on December 14th, taking a 10-round unanimous decision from previously undefeated Ephraim Bui (10-1, 8 KOs) at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. The fast-rising, then-No. 1 ranked Ramirez was coming off a loss in Brooklyn by way of a 12-round decision to veteran Fernando David Jimenez (16-1, 5-1, 11 KOs) last April 20th for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim Super Flyweight Championship. In retrospect, “Scrappy” gained invaluable experience versus Jimenez to become even more of a threat in the super flyweight division, and he is taking things one fight at a time until he gets another world title fight. “It felt good to be back in the ring,” the charismatic Ramirez said. “It had been a while since I’d been in the bright lights, and I enjoyed every second of my walkout looking at the crowd. The fight went according to the game plan and I’m happy I executed it, using my jab to go to the body in the early rounds and later bringing my punches up. I didn’t stay stationary on the ropes; I was told always to use my feet on defense. “2025 is going to be a big year for me. I had a chance to showcase my skills in this fight. I think it was best for me to go 10 rounds for my experience. As I left the ring, I asked Eric Gomez (President of Golden Boy Promotions) to keep me busy in 2025 because I need a big year to keep this momentum going and capitalize on that with a world title. I did feel some ring rust, but now that’s gone. I’m taking it one fight at a time, and the opportunity will come for my world title.” Despite a limited amateur career and fighting a former 2018 USA Nationals gold medalist in Bui, “Scrappy” boxed his way to victory as all three judges scored the bout in his favor, each having a 97-93 score.  “Everybody needs to keep changing,” 26-year-old Ramirez explained a change in his style. “I’m still growing as a fighter and human being, in and out of the ring. I’d like a rematch (with Jimenez) because it would feel good to avenge my only loss but, if he isn’t interested, I’d fight any of the other World Champions (WBC Jesse ‘Bam Bam’ Rodriguez, WBO Phumelele Cafu, WBA Fernando Martinez and the IBF is vacant).” “Scrappy” is world-ranked at No. 2 by the WBA, behind only future Hall of Famer Roman Gonzalez (52-4, 42 KOs) and No. 15 by the WBC. “Scrappy” Ramirez is a charter member of 3 Point Management (3 PM), which has a growing stable of gifted boxers, including WBA & WBO Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (47-1, 30 KOs), WBA No. 5-rated super middleweight Darius “DFG” Fulgham (13-0, 11 KOs), former WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Champion Kareem “Supreme” Hackett (12-1, 6 KOs), and German junior welterweight Simon “Saucy” Vollmer (6-0, 2 KOs).

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Rising Irish welterweight star Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan

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Rising Irish welterweight star Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan Preparing for Lewis Crocker showdown on March 1 NEW YORK (December 30, 2024) – Rising Irish boxing star Paddy “The Real Deal” Donovan (14-0, 11 KOs), the reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Welterweight Champion, had to withdraw from a planned “stay busy” fight in December due to a minor injury. Still, he’s preparing to fight his arch-rival in arguably the most anticipated Irish boxing match in history.   An All-Irish showdown between Donovan, who fights out of Limerick and trains in Dublin, and Lewis “The Croc” Crocker (20-0, 11 KOs), of Belfast, Northern Ireland, is set for March 1st. “Point of Pride” will headline a Matchroom Boxing card to be streamed live on DAZN from SES Arena in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) world title eliminator. As soon as two fights away, Donovan could get his world title shot if he defeats Crocker as the IBF mandatory challenger.   “There’s something different about a good Irish fighter, and I believe I’m the next,” Donovan proclaimed. “I think having turned pro at 19 and now 25, it took many life changes since turning pro. There’s so much that I’ve learned in the gym that counts the most, as it is the ups and downs of life – becoming a husband and father, losing loved ones – that helped me to improve. I’ve improved as a person, and that has helped me become a better fighter.”   A true throwback fighter, Donovan is currently rated in three major sanctioning bodies: WBA #5, IBF #6, and World Boxing Council #14. He has dreamed of being a world champion since he was seven.     “I am in an amazing position, so I thank God for that and my team, Andy Lee (head trainer/co-manager) and (NYC-based attorney) Keith Sullivan (co-manager),” Donovan noted. “It’s great to be ranked so highly at this stage of my career, but I am ranked where I am supposed to be. To be ranked so high in three major sanctioning bodies is brilliant. I know I will not stop until I’m world champion. “I am always in the gym and thinking about my next challenge. I’m saying it’s time. I love what I do. I’m very grateful to God for being in this position. I believe in God’s plan for me to become a world champion.”     “It is going to be an explosive fight for sure,” commented NYC attorney Keith Sullivan, who co-manages Donovan with former world middleweight champion Andy Lee, Paddy’s head trainer. “Two tough, rugged Irishmen with much to prove to the world. We were concerned about the injury but feel confident it won’t pose an issue for the March 1st battle. Paddy is locked in and training hard under the ever-watchful guidance of trainer Andy Lee.” Donovan has dedicated his last few fights to Pieta, using his boxing platform to promote the suicide prevention charity that provides mental health services throughout Ireland. Paddy lost two relatives to suicide. The Pietra Crisis Helpline, 1-800-247-247, offers crisis intervention support, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or engaging in self-harm and also supports those bereaved through suicide. **************************************************** Paddy Donovan (Irish boxer) Wiki more on The Boxing Exchange  

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