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Super-bantamweight Boxers
Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to . There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanctioning organizations or state athletic commissions would recognize it. Jack Wolf won recognition as champion when he beat Joe Lynch at Madison Square Garden on September 21, 1922, but afterwards the weight division fell into disuse. The division was revived in the 1970s and the first title fight in 54 years in the division took place in 1976 when the World Boxing Council recognized Rigoberto Riasco as its champion when he defeated Waruinge Nakayama in eight rounds. The World Boxing Association crowned its first champion in 1977 when Soo Hwan Hong knocked out Hector Carasquilla in three rounds to win the inaugural WBA championship. In 1983 the International Boxing Federation sanctioned the bout between Bobby Berna and Seung-In Suh for its first title. Berna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing Weight Classes
In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweightAIBA, ''Technical & Competition Rules'', §1.2 & Appendix K in amateur boxing. A boxing match is usually scheduled for a fixed weight class, and each boxer's weight must not exceed the upper limit. Although professional boxers may fight above their weight class, an amateur boxer's weight must not fall below the lower limit. A nonstandard weight limit is called a catchweight. Weigh-in A boxer who is over the weight limit may strip naked to make the weight if the excess is minimal; otherwise, in a professional bout, one can try again later, typically after losing weight in the interim through dehydration by vigorous exercise in a steam room. If the excess weight is too great, the effort expended trying to "make weight" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Antonio Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple triple champion, world championships in three weight classes between 1995 and 2007, from super bantamweight to super featherweight. After a brief retirement after losing twice to Junior Jones, Barrera revived his career with Barrera vs. Morales trilogy, a trilogy against Erik Morales and a win against Naseem Hamed, earning him the ''The Ring (magazine), Ring'' magazine featherweight title. He lost this title in his first fight against Manny Pacquiao. BoxRec currently Barrera 55th in its list of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound, while ESPN ranked Barrera as 43rd on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. Amateur career As an amateur, Barrera had a record of 104–4 and was a five-time Mexican national champion. Before losing his first amateur contes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabaz Masoud
Shabaz Masoud (born 4 March 1996) is a British professional boxer. He has held the IBO super-bantamweight title since November 2024. Early life Masoud was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England on 4 March 1996. His family comes from Kallar Syedan in Punjab, Pakistan. Professional career Early career Masoud made his professional debut against Bulgarian boxer, Stefan Sashev, whom he defeated, on 12 May 2018 at the Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton. Masoud faced Jack Bateson for the WBA Intercontinental super bantamweight title on 11 November 2022. He won the bout by TKO in the twelfth and final round to win the title. In his first defence of the title, Masoud faced Jose Sanmartin on 11 November 2023. He won the bout by split decision after ten rounds. Masoud vs. Davies Masoud fought Liam Davies for the IBO super-bantamweight title on 2 November 2024 at Resorts World Arena bp pulse LIVE is a multipurpose indoor arena located at the National Exhibition Centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Picasso Romero
Alan Picasso Romero (born July 22, 2000) is a Mexican professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth .... He has held the WBC silver super-bantamweight championship title since July 2023. Professional career Alan Picasso Romero made his professional debut against Jose Antonio Arellano Lopez on March 25, 2017. He won the fight by split decision. On July 15 2023, Picasso Romero fought Sabelo Ngebinyana for the WBC Silver Super Bantamweight title. Picasso Romero won the fight by TKO in the 6th round. On July 19 2024, it was announced that Picasso Romero would defend his WBC Silver Super Bantamweight title against former title challenger Azat Hovhannisyan on the Mayweather-Gotti III undercard on Aug. 24th. Picasso Romero won the fight by unanimous decision. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Goodman (boxer)
Sam Goodman (born 10 October 1998) is an Australian professional boxer. Early life Hailing from Albion Park, New South Wales, Australia, Goodman was born on 10 October 1998. At the age of 10 years old, Goodman injured his arm while playing rugby league. His father who was a former rugby player (Steve) advised Sam to try boxing. He has listed Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. as his early boxing heroes, however, that would change as he got older, and he became more fond of Vasiliy Lomachenko and Oleksandr Usyk. Amateur career Goodman started his amateur career after his father suggested to go to the local PCYC Sutherland Club, he didn't thrive immediately, even admitting that he used to cry at every loss, but it didn't take him long to catch up, he also fought every week since he started amateur boxing, at the age of 12, Goodman won his first National title and took part in 100 fights in the unpaid ranks, he would peak in amateur career in 2017 world championships which he prevailed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Nery (boxer)
Luis Esteban Nery Hernández (born December 12, 1994) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a two weight world champion, having held the WBC and ''Ring'' magazine bantamweight titles between 2017 and 2018, and the WBC super bantamweight title from 2020 to 2021. Nicknamed "Pantera", Nery is known for his exceptional punching power, possessing a knockout ratio of 77.77%. Professional career Early career Nery was born and fights out of Tijuana. He only fought 9 amateur bouts, winning all of them. Five of them ended by way of knockout. Nery made his professional debut in May 2012 at the age of 17. Nery won his first 18 fights before challenging for the vacant WBC Continental bantamweight title against Martín Casillas. Casillas was knocked down twice during the fight as Nery took a unanimous decision (100-88, 99–89, 98–90). Nery's one defense of that regional title came against former interim super flyweight world champion David Sánchez. After an early head clash that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Murodjon Kakharovich Akhmadaliev (; born 2 November 1994), also known as MJ, is an Uzbekistani professional boxer. He is a former unified super-bantamweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), and IBF titles between 2020 and 2023. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2015 World Championships and a bronze at the 2016 Olympics as a bantamweight. Amateur career Olympic result Rio 2016 *Round of 16: Defeated Kairat Yeraliyev (Kazakhstan) 3–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Alberto Melián (Argentina) TKO *Semi-finals: Defeated by Robeisy Ramírez (Cuba) 3–0 Professional career Early career On 10 March 2018, Akhmadaliev made his professional debut against David Michel Paz of Argentina. Akhmadaliev won the bout via knockout in the opening round after his opponent was unable to recover from a body shot. Akhmadaliev fought for a second time professionally on 21 April 2018 against Carlos Gaston Suarez. Akhmadaliev won via technical knockout after hitting his opponent with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlon Tapales
Marlon Tapales (born March 23, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held world championships in two weight class (boxing), weight classes, including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight title from 2016 to 2017 and the Unified champion, unified World Boxing Association (WBA) (World Boxing Association#Fragmented championships, Super version) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-bantamweight titles in 2023. Professional career WBO bantamweight champion Tapales vs. Sor Singyu In 2016, Tapales defeated World Boxing Organization, WBO bantamweight champion Pungluang Sor Singyu by KO in the eleventh round and won his first world title. Tapales vs. Iwasa On 7 December 2019, Tapales fought Ryosuke Iwasa for the vacant IBF super bantamweight title. During the fight Tapales suffered a concussion because of accidental head-clash. But the fight continued and Iwasa won via an eleventh-round TKO. Tapales vs. Teshigawara On 11 December 2021, Tapales f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ring (magazine)
''The Ring'' (often called ''The Ring'' magazine or ''Ring'' magazine) is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, ''The Ring'' shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing-oriented publication. ''Ring'' began publishing annual ratings of boxers in 1924. With its November/December 2022 issue, the magazine stopped publication of its regular monthly print issues and will remain a digital publication, offering occasional special interest print issues. History ''The Ring'', founded and published by future International Boxing Hall of Fame member Nat Fleischer, has perpetrated boxing scandals, helped make unknown fighters famous worldwide, and covered boxing's biggest events of all time. Dan Daniel (sportswriter), Dan Daniel was a co-founder and prolific contributor to ''The Ring'' through most of its history. Another founding partner was John L. Dorgan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF). The WBO's headquarters are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. History The WBO started after a group of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic, Dominican businessmen broke out of the World Boxing Association, WBA's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela over disputes regarding what rules should be applied. The WBO's first president was Ramon Pina Acevedo of the Dominican Republic. Soon after its beginning, the WBO was staging world championship bouts around the globe. Its first championship fight was for its vacant super middleweight title, between Thomas Hearns and James Kinchen; Hearns won by decision. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Vázquez
Israel Vázquez Castañeda (December 25, 1977 – December 3, 2024) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the International Boxing Federation, IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the World Boxing Council, WBC, The Ring (magazine), ''The Ring'' titles twice from 2005 to 2008. Vázquez is best known for his series of four fights against fellow Mexican Rafael Márquez (boxer), Rafael Márquez. Professional career In 1995, Vázquez made his professional debut in the bantamweight division at the age of 17. He stopped his first nine opponents before suffering a knock out loss himself. Fighting mainly in the U.S. and at junior featherweight, he beat 11 opponents, most notably Óscar Larios (20-0), before losing a split decision to Marcos Licona. Vázquez scored 12 consecutive victories, and in 2002, he met Larios in a rematch for the interim WBC Super Bantamweight Title . This time, he was outbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiaki Nishioka
is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2012. He held the WBC super-bantamweight title from 2008 to 2012, and challenged for the WBO and ''The Ring'' super-bantamweight titles in his final-fight. Nishioka is known for his series of fights against Veeraphol Nakonluang-Promotion, with two of their four encounters ending in draws. Unlike many of Japan's other world champions, Nishioka willingly fought outside of his own country. Early life and career Nishioka was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan, in July 1976, and has one younger sister. He started boxing at age ten when he was in the fifth grade of elementary school on the recommendation of his father who runs a tavern. He compiled an amateur record of 10–2. Since before his professional debut, Nishioka had served as a sparring partner of the reigning WBC bantamweight champion Yasuei Yakushiji. Nicknamed "Speed King", Nishioka won his professional debut by a first-round knockout in Himeji, Hyōgo, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
