Here's your fight-size boxing update for September 16, 2019:
- Super featherweight contender Lamont Roach Jr. has signed an extension to his promotional deal with Golden Boy Promotions. Roach is currently preparing for his first world title fight against WBO champion Jamel Herring on November 9 in Fresno, California.
- The parties for both WBA minimumweight champion Knockout CP Freshmart (real name Thammanoon Niyomtrong) and mandatory challenger Jose Argumedo have requested for an extension on negotiations for a title fight and suspend a purse bid scheduled for August 16, which the WBA approved.
- Former lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan will face Ghanian national super featherweight champion Michael Ansah on the October 11 MTK Global show at Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- Below is a picture of Tyson Fury's nasty cut after his fight against Otto Wallin over the weekend.
So, about last night... -- (via IG @MarkKriegel)@Tyson_Fury #FuryWallin pic.twitter.com/zHrIMH4CSh
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) September 15, 2019
- Yomar Alamo will face Antonio Moran in the main event of the 2019 fall season premiere of Boxeo Telemundo taking place October 4 at the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
- Natasha Jonas and Martin Murray will return to the ring on the November 15 MTK Global card from Liverpool. The card, which will be streamed on ESPN+ in the United States, will feature Rocky Fielding's first fight since losing to Canelo Alvaez in December 2018.
Looking forward to a great card in Liverpool in November. It‘ll be good to have @Rocky87Fielding back in action and starting to write the next chapter. pic.twitter.com/UnG6Sctts4
— Thomas Stalker (@ThomasStalker1) September 16, 2019
- Daiki Tomita defeated Hayato Yamaguchi in Osaka, Japan to become the new WBO Asia Pacific light flyweight champion.
