The local favorite Nick Molina will put his undefeated record on the line November 7th against former WBO junior featherweight world champion and Olympian Jamel Herring at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Jamel Herring, returns to the ring for the first time in over a year to begin his quest for a second world title. Jamel Herring's record currently stands at 23 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws. Of those 23 wins he has stopped 11 of his opponents, so his current knock-out ratio is 48%. Of his 4 loses, he's been stopped 2 times. He's boxed a total of 172 rounds, meaning his professional fights last 6.4 rounds on average.Herring has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice. In his last fight, he lost to Jamaine Ortiz on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Molina, 23, sports an undefeated 13-0 record with five knockouts. A 5-foot-8 righty, “Saint Nick†scored a unanimous decision in his last bout over Alimar Silva of Brazil at the Great American Boxing Bash 2 at Castleton Banquet and Conference Center in Windham, N.H., on July 14. He had previously won a unanimous decision against Brandon Higgins for the New England super lightweight title on Thanksgiving Eve. This fight will be live on DAZN
Nigerian heavyweight Efe Ajagba is set to take a giant leap towards a title opportunity as he faces upset-minded Australian Joe Goodall in the 10-round main event Saturday, Nov. 4 at Tahoe Blue Event Center in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Ajagba (18-1, 13 KOs), a 2016 Olympian, is one of the division’s fiercest punchers. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound slugger debuted in the paid ranks in July 2017 and notched six first-round knockouts in his first eight fights. He suffered his first defeat in October 2021 against Frank Sanchez. Following the loss, Ajagba had surgery on both his elbows and returned in August 2022 to stop Hungarian veteran Jozsef Darmos in the second round. The 29-year-old will make his third appearance of 2023, following a decision win over Stephan Shaw in January and a disqualification victory against Zhan Kossobutskiy in August. Goodall (10-1-1, 9 KOs), a 31-year-old Australia native, made his pro debut in 2018. He stopped five of his first six opponents before fighting to a majority draw against Christian Ndzie Tsoye in August 2018. He made his U.S. debut with a first-round knockout against Matt McKinney in March 2022. In his next fight, Goodall suffered a decision loss against unbeaten compatriot Justis Huni. He bounced back last September with a third-round drubbing over Arsene Fosso. In his last outing, he scored his most impressive victory yet, a sixth-round TKO against Stephan Shaw in July on a Top Rank on ESPN bill in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Fight will be live on ESPN+
Joe Cordina makes the first defence of his world title when he goes in with America's Edward Vazquez. The quality Texan has only suffered one pro defeat, and that came against the excellent Raymond Ford, but has he improved enough to upset Cordina? Cordina (16-0, 9 KO) battled through one of the nastier two-fight gauntlets you’ll see when he smoked Kenichi Ogawa for the belt and, after a lengthy stint on the sidelines thanks to a busted hand, reclaimed it by outclassing a game Shavkat Rakhimov. Vazquez (15-1, 3 KO) has some decent wins and very nearly upset Raymond Ford last year, but he’s also the IBF’s no. 10 featherweight, so it’s fair to call this a disappointing step down in class.
WBC world super featherweight champion O'Shaquie Foster will face a tough test as for the first time, he defends his world title belt when he travels to Mexico to face Eduardo Hernandez “Rockyâ€. Foster as we know, is no stranger to facing Mexican opponents after beating Rey Vargas in February to land the vacant WBC 130lb title, and he will now look to do the same on October 28. Hernandez however is a dangerous threat. He will be relishing the opportunity to challenge for a world title on home turf and comes into this fight on a ferocious run of form with six back-to-back knockout wins. Foster (20-2, 11 KO) spent three fights as “silver†champ before finally getting his shot at gold when Shakur Stevenson lost his titles on the scales. Foster cruised past previously featherweight champ Rey Vargas in February. Fight will be live on DAZN