New Matchroom Boxing Show Announced, ShoBox 1/17 Weigh-In Results | Fight-Size Boxing Update
Here’s your fight-size boxing update for January 17, 2020:
– Matchroom Boxing will have a show at the Manchester Arena on March 7 with the only fight confirmed being a super featherweight bout between Scott Quigg and Jono Carroll.
– Below are the official weights for tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation card from Sloan, Iowa:
Super Middleweight bout:
- Vladimir Shishkin – 167 ½ lbs.
- Ulises Sierra – 167 lbs.
- Referee: Adam Pollack (Iowa)
- Judges: Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey), Bob LaFratte (Iowa), Barry Wolff (Illinois)
Junior Welterweight bout:
- Shohjahon Ergashev – 140 lbs.
- Adrian Estrella – 141 lbs.
- Referee: Paul Parry (Iowa)
- Judges: Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey), Bob LaFratte (Iowa), Adam Pollack (Iowa)
Bantamweight bout:
- Ja’Rico O’Quinn – 118 ½ lbs.
- Oscar Vasquez – 117 ¼ lbs.
- Referee: Adam Pollack (Iowa)
- Judges: Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey), Bob LaFratte (Iowa), Barry Wolff (Illinois)
– According to Mike Coppinger, the WBC set out a purse date of January 21 for a WBC bantamweight title fight between Nordine Oubaali and Nonito Donaire.
– The 2019 BWAA Award winners have been revealed. Below are the categories and winners:
- Fighter of the Decade: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Fighter of the Year: Canelo Alvarez
- Female Fighter of the Year: Katie Taylor
- Fight of the Year: Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire
- Trainer of the Year: Eddy Reynoso
- Manager of the Year: Keith Connolly
– Eleider Alvarez, Michael Seals and Felix Verdejo take time out of their fight week schedule for a special session of “Train with the Champs” at the Oneida Indian Nation Recreation Center. A group of local children were on hand for this special meet-and-greet as Alvarez, Seals and Verdejo shared their journeys and gave the children some boxing lessons.
– The next edition of Golden Boy Promotions’ Thursday Night Fights series will take place on January 23 and will be headlined by Jason Quigley vs. Oscar Cortes. The card will be streamed on DAZN and on Facebook Watch.
– Premier Boxing Champions’ official YouTube channel posted several fights in its entirety, including last year’s Chris Colbert vs. Miguel Beltran Jr. and Peter Quillin vs. Alfredo Angulo.
– DAZN posted the entire Tevin Farmer vs. Jono Carroll IBF super featherweight title fight from last year on its official YouTube channel.
