Turning our attention to the Middleweight Division, Australian RFG Carlo Dowling came into 2026 with the 0-6 title and a perfect 9-0 "season" including a UD win over Davilla and a SD win over Czech Republic historic Lukas Konecny but finished out of the title picture at the end of 2027 finishing 3rd with a 4-3-0(4 ko's). RFG from Japan Shoichi Saito won the title in the semi finals via 5th rd TKO over Argentinian historic 40 bout winner Walter Gomez. Saito had a 58.7 connect percentage and was dominant in all 5 rounds. His opponent in the finals was Canadian historic Michael Olajide who won his semi bout finals match getting a 1st rd TKO with a 63.7 punch accuracy and 51 punches landed over Mexican RFG Roberto Andrade. The fight lived up to the hype with Olajide landing 43.7% and Saito landed a 50.8% but round 2 belonged to Olajide landing constant hard shots all over before getting the KO win with just three seconds to go in the round.
In the 7-15 group Czech Republic RFG legend Lubomir Hnydy was on a roll continuing his title winning ways from 2023 taking out USA RFG Andrew Preston in the 11th rd via TKO and 11th rd KO over USA RFG Kent Newton in the finals to complete his back to back championship seasons. Hnydy finished fifth in 2027 denying him the chance at a three peat. Columbian RFG Sergio Ramirez and USA RFG Larry Kelly met in the semi finals to determine who will be the champ going into the finals. The fight was an exciting and close one throughout but Kelly recorded a last minute in the last round knockdown to give him the SD victory (113-114, 114-113, 116-113). New Zealand RFG Brock Nicholls also got a SD win over Newton (114-113, 115-113 and 113-116). Kelly also got a TKO win with three seconds left in the 5th round with a udder domination round that the referee was forced to stop in the finals.
2029 ended with a huge bang in the 0-6 group as Germany's RFG Hugo Axmann (45-24-1(11)) went a perfect 50/50 in two rounds to knock out RFG Columbian Pepe Molina(38-20-0(17)) in the semis to win the 0-6 title.. AxMann will meet RFG from Puerto Rico Pedro Villalobos(26-3-0(9)) in the final who defeated RFG Irishman Derek Cooper (22-9-0(1)) via UD. In the finals Villalobos shrugged off Axmann's impressive semi finals bout and stayed dominant throughout the match needing only 6 rounds for the TKO win and new 0-6 champion.
In the 7-15 group Nicholls went 7-0 to earn a trip to the tournament as declared champion with Kelly finishing 3rd in his group to be stripped of the title. Nicholls wasted little time with up and comer RFG from Guyana Ghafar Fung (23-7-0(5)) getting the UD. The other finalist was Newton defeated legend Hnydy via UD to force a rematch of the 2027 with Nicholls for the title. Nicholls (46-15-2(14)) promised it will not be a SD this time but Newton looked strong early. Nicholls took over the bout in the middle rounds and knocked down Newton (45-14-2(9)) once in the 13,14th and 15th rounds to get the overwhelming UD and 7-15 championship belt.
2030 0-6 Golden Gloves was a banner year for RFG Welshman Nathan Moore going the perfect 7-0-0(3) to win the group A pool.
Group B Filipino RFG Eudaldo Rondez ran the table in the group going 7-0-0(3)
0-6 Journeyman Group A saw RFG Mexican making a rebound from his past two disastrous season (combined 3-11-0) to go 6-1-0(1) and will make his return to the contender group next season. RFG Englander Jack Bebbington went 5-2-0 to finish second in group and earning him a promotion to contender. Historic Czech Lukas Konecny was not able to repeat his real life record of 50-5-0(23) instead going 40-34-2(14) 0-3-0 in title bout matches. Konecny's last fight was a UD win over RFG Irishman Arthur Cosh who also announced his retirement after the match.
Group B saw a tie for the top as RFG Australian Omar Shaick and RFG Frenchman Salim Larbi had identical 5-2-0 records but one of Larbi's losses came to Shaick who wins the division as both moves on to contender.
Group C Historic Algerian Carmelo Candel makes his second trip back to contender going 7-0-0 in group play. Second place went to Historic American Danny Valdivia going 4-3-0(2) and recorded his 30th win via UD over Katz.
Group D RFG Englander Lester Balman continues his torrid pace going 6-2-0 in Golden Gloves last season and winning the group this season with a perfect 7-0-0(4) to put him on the fast track to contender. Joining him in his 3rd trip to contender historic Russian Dimitri Sukhotskiy goes 6-1-0(1) and is now just two wins shy of the valued 40.
0-6 Contender group A had a 3 way tie for #1 between Ray Seales, Victor Espinosa and Toby Roberals all sported 5-2-0 records and 1-1 against each other, Historic American Seales takes the #1 in the second tie breaker and moves up to his first world competition. RFG Chilean Espinosa takes second and RFG American Roberts takes 3rd.
Group B RFG American John Shannon wins the group play with a 5-2-0(1) and will move back to world where he was at last season and this time he hopes to improve on his 0-7-0 showing.
Group C RFG Mexican Pedro Mendoza finally broke onto the world scene in his 14 years in the sport going 6-1-0(1) to win the group.
Group D after 4 years of getting close in the contender group RFG German Merrill Bayt finally got into the world group with a 6-1-0(3). RFG South African Immel Medhat also went 6-1-0 but lost to Bayt via 8th rd TKO to finish second.
0-6 World group A saw a 3 way (5-2-0) tie for first RFG American Matt Johnson despite getting 44 wins in group play, he went 0-2-0 in the tie breaker and finished 3rd. Mexican RFG Roberto Andrade also broke the 40 win barrier and defeated RFG Japanese fighter Katsuhito Yamamoto to win the group and make his second appearance in the super series. Yamamoto makes his first appearance in the super series. RFG American Howard Phillips stamped his place in the hall of fame with a 7th rd TKO over Mata for his 50th win.
Group B Historic Canadian Olajide went 6-1-0 records his 40th win and enters the super series as champion. Joining him is RFG Australian Carlo Dowling with a 5-2-0 second place record . Villalobos finished in 4th with a 4-3-0 and stripped of the title.
box off for journeyman 5-8 vs combined golden gloves
Chicchini vs Smiddy Chicchini 1st rd TKO
Hozumi vs Abledano Hozumi Tech Dec 7th rd
Ulyett vs Rashid Ulyett 4tr rd TKO
Hall Jr vs Viasov Hall Jr UD
Bufi vs Highberg Bufi 7th rd KO
Smith vs Volchan Smith UD
Chigashi vs Bailey Chigashi SD
Benson vs Taton Benson 1st rd TKO
Millar vs Kubin Milar UD
McDermott vs Kalman Kalman UD
Antuofemo vs Gonzales Antuofemo 10th rd TKO
Gutierrez vs Westerman Gutierrez UD
Brusso vs Moore Moore 8th rd TKO
Katz vs Beranek Katz UD
Automatic promotions to Rondez and Bernal.
Box off for 5-6 Contender vs 3-4 Journeyman
Croy vs Le Corre Croy UD
Gomez vs Coker Coker 6th rd TKO
Ewing vs Garst Ewing 8th rd KO records 30th win
Perez vs Weame Perez UD records 40th win
Mejia vs Hiemer Hiemer UD retires after bout HOF entrant 2032
Martin vs Bauza Martin 9th rd TKO
Kim vs Bocco Kim 5th rd KO
Williams vs Richardson Draw Williams wins on points Richardson moves to contender due to Heimer's retirement
Fight card for the 5-6 world and 2 contender Bell Centre Montreal
Phillips vs Hakkar Hakkar UD
Axmann vs Espinosa Axmann UD
Agafonoff vs Larson Agafonoff UD
Cooper vs Medhat Draw
Super series semi finals
Andrade vs Dowling Dowling 4th rd KO
Yamamoto vs Olajide (c) Yamamoto via MD (shocked all at ringside 118-100x2 and 114-114) 46.1 accuracy rate.
7-15 Golden Gloves group A RFG Mexican Fernando Dominguez was all smiles after winning the group with a 6-1-0(2) record
Group B after losing his first bout, historic Romanian Lucian Bute reeled off 6 wins (4 by KO) to win the group pool.
7-15 Journeyman group A saw two up and comers advance to the contender group. Historic American Charley Burley finished second with a 5-2-0(1) record and RFG American Charlie Martin goes 6-1-0 to win the group. RFG American Steve Jones announces his retirement with a 40-40-0(9) record.
Group B RFG Brazilian Johane Donnato erased 4 years and a 4-10 record in a strong 6-1-0(1) performance to win the group and head back to Contender. Joining him will be RFG American hot prospect Tim Lee placing 2nd with a 5-2-0 record and 13-2-0 overall.
Group C RFG Englander Rhys Butters shook off his disastrous 2-5-0(1) last season showing and turned it into a 6-1-0 first place finish and his first trip to contender. Also going to contender will be RFG Australian Jordan Crawford going 5-2-0(2) and a second place finish.
Group D. Russian RFG Ziven Laevsky has been on a slow start (7-9-0) in his first two season but exploded this season posting a 6-1-0(1) record for 1st in the group and move into contender next season. Joining him was Japanese RFG Shiro Takahashi winning 5 of his last 6 bouts but shocked everyone when he announced his retirement with a record of 29-27-1(10). Also retired is Canadian RFG Paul Starratt who recorded two wins over Jose Candal and a 32.6 connect rate and a record of 33-41-2(5)
7-15 Contender group A When all eyes were on Gene Fullmer and Ruben Carter, RFG from Columbia Sergio Rodriguez made the headlines and went 6-1-0 to make his 3rd trip to the World. Fullmer takes second with a 5-2-0 record while Carter got relegated back to journeyman with an 0-7-0 record.
Group B RFG American Bob McCauley rebounded from a 1-6-0 in worlds last season to a dominating 7-0-0(2) to return to world group in 2032. RFG American Mike Kelley went 6-1-0(1) good enough for second but announced his retirement before the world 5-6 vs contender 2 box off. RFG Argentinian Jorge Padilla also called it career after going 0-7-0 in group play.
Group C featured two of the hottest young sluggers to come out in some time. RFG American Dough Wilson came into the group with a 12-2-1(3) records as he faced 14-1-0(1) RFG South African Ghidey Ongeri. Both fought very well but it was Ongeri's 42.8 connect rate and a 25/10 punches landed per round average to give him the UD win and #1 in the group. Retiring is RFG American Don Baker (36-32-3(8)) and RFG Columbian Vicente Carrasco (37-33-1(6))
Group D saw an Italian run for the top three spots for the first time in any division. Italian RFG Niccolo Michelozzo continues to have success in the division going a perfect 7-0-0(3) to up his record 18-3-0(7) and will be in the world group next season. RFG Gerolamo Fonzarelli finished second with a 6-1-0 (36-18-5(3) overall) and RFG Alan Lapo went 5-2-0(1) and upped his record to 46-26-1(7). Englander RFG Ian Jones called it a career after group play with a record of 33-36-3(10).
7-15 World group A Historic American Stanley shocked everyone in the group and former champion Nicholls by not only recording 40 wins but wins the group with a 6-1-0(1) record. Newton will make his second consecutive appearance in the super series coming in second in the group with a 5-2-0(2) record and his last fight in the group was UD win over Johnston for win #50. Nicholls went 2-5-0 for 6th place and stripped of the title.
Group B RFG from Guyana Fung Ghafar goes 7-0-0 and enters the super series as declared champion. RFG Englander Richard Cressy will make his super series debut with a 5-2-0(1) and a second place finish.
7-15 5-8 Journeyman vs combined golden gloves
Takano vs Simpson Takano UD Simpson promoted due to retirement
Turner vs Morris Turner MD
Basham vs Watson Basham UD
Halse vs Harrell Halse UD
Clabby vs Cotton Draw Cotton wins by 1 point in tie breaker
Mow vs Catipay Mow 2nd rd KO announces retirement after match. Catipay promoted due to retirement of Starrett
Hicks vs Guray Hicks MD Gruay promoted due to retirement of Mow
Telis vs Bute Telis SD Bute due to record is promoted due to retirement of Kelley
Yang vs Dominguez Dominguez UD
Brock vs Martinez Draw Martinez won on points
Cruz vs Aquino Cruz MD
Lapino vs Kaouch Kaouch SD
Fukuda vs Smith Smith MD
Cedeno vs Toksvig Toksvig SD
Automatic promotions to White and Mugabi
5-6 Contender vs 3-4 Journeyman
Sandvilet vs Botterill Botterill SD Sandvilet stays in contender due to retirements.
Sparks vs Mrjeniewicz Sparks UD
Welch vs Danjuma Darjiuma UD
Orlandi vs Fernandez Fernandez UD
Roberts vs Zuhair Zuhair UD
Barford vs LaBlanche LaBlanche UD
Groves vs Lile Groves SD Lile promoted due to retirement of Takahashi
automatic promotion to Gardiner
Fight Card 5-6 world vs 2 contender Nyayo National Stadium Nairobi
Kelly vs Wilson Kelly via 5th rd DQ
Jones vs Fullmer Fullmer UD
Hnydy vs Fonzarelli Fonzarelli UD Hnydy 1st time in career goes to contender
Nicholls stays in world due to retirement of Kelley
Super series semi finals
Ketchel vs Cressy Cressy 12th rd KO
Newton vs Fung (c) Fung 11th rd KO 47.1% connect rate
Super Series finale Rand Stadium Johannesburg South Africa
Dowling vs Yamamoto (c) Dowling vis TKO points scores 6 knockdowns in bout
Cressy vs Fung (c) Cressy 14th rd TKO cuts. 56.3 connect rate for Cressy
2032 0-6 Golden Gloves group A RFG South Korean Dae Man was DA Man going 6-1-0(2) easily winning the group.
Group B RFG Polish fighter Iwo Malinowski made history for his country going a perfect 7-0-0 and winning the group.
0-6 Journeyman group A RFG Italian Antuofemo ran into a speed bump last season but got going strong going 7-0-0 historic Puerto Rican David Bauza finishes second with a 5-2-0(1) and will make his first trip to contender. Ludo Chicchini announces his retirement with a record of 33-46-1(5)
Group B saw a rare 4 way tie for #1 with Moore, Quick, Kalman and Gomez all going 5-2-0 Moore won #1 on h2h tie breaker Quick #2 Kalman #3 Gomez #4 despite recording his 50th win in the group play. Quick broke the 40 win barrier as well. Also breaking the 40 win mark is RFG American Zach Rasmussen
Group C Mejia wins the group and moves back to contender and Hozumi was going to join him but after his 40th win he decided to hang up the gloves and forgo his second place promotion (to be filled by the best record that loses the 3-4 journeyman box off), Fellow countryman from Japan RFG Soichi Saito will be joining Hozumi into the HOF with a 44-32-1(13) with a 13 bout win streak and one title to boot. Also retiring is RFG Australian Glen Weame with a record of 37-42-4(5)
Group D RFG Filipino Eudaldo Rondez continued his winning ways with a 6-1-0(1) good enough for 1st in group and heads to contender with a 13-1-0(4) record. Joining him will be historic Japanese sensation Hitoshi Kamliama as he took second in the group
0-6 Contender group A Shaick once again ruled the group but this time went perfect going 7-0-0(3) and makes his first entry into world with a 17-4-1(4) record. Finishing in second with a 6-1-0 record is RFG Mexican Jorge Perez but he opted to retire at the end of group play with a record of 46-29-1(8) which included wins of Heimer, Gomez, Andrade and Axmann and a 7 bout win streak which ended in his final fight a 5th rd KO loss to Shaick. Perez will go to the HOF in 2034.
Group B Phillips makes his return to world group after winning the contender group 5-2-0(1) historic American Danny Valdivia announced his retirement 32-49-1(11)
Group C Englander RFG Lester Balman and historic American Jame Coker had identical 6-1-0(2) however it was Balman winning the group and moving to world group for first time in career.
Group D American RFG Cullen Ewing won the group with a 5-2-0 performance while Sukhotskiy (44-33-3(12)) and Larbi (37-38-4(7)) called it career.
0-6 World Group A RFG American Ray Seales has never finished lower than 1st in his rise from Golden Gloves to worlds and that did not change this season as he went 7-0-0(1) and will enter his first super series as declared champion as Dowling got his title stripped going 1-6-0 and finishing 6th. Joining Seales at #2 will be Agafonoff who went 6-1-0(1)
Group B Historic Frenchman Hippolyte Annex makes his first trip to the super series winning the group with a 6-1-0(1) #2 will be RFG Puerto Rican Pedro Villalobos at 5-2-0(1) RFG German Hugo Axmann recorded his 50th win via UD over Johnson
5-8 Journeyman vs Combined Golden Gloves
Ohigashi vs Man Man MD
Rasmussen vs Czapp Rasmusen 7th rd KO
Ulyett vs Gomis Ulyett UD
Gutierrez vs Garaj Gutierres 1st rd KO
Hall Jr vs Roberts Hall Jr UD
Rovelli vs Reid Rovello 5th rd KO
Benson vs Riccio Benson UD
Bufi vs Avans Avana TKO 7th
Bailey vs Worley Worley UD
Bernal vs Bolden Draw Bolden won on points
Katz vs Roybal Katz 2nd rd KO
Le Corre vs Malinowski Le Corre UD
Blando vs Townsley Draw Blando won on points
Chicchini, Saito and Weame retires and Gonzales, Hilton and Rentaria replaces them.
5-6 Contender vs 3-4 Journeyman
Davila vs Watson Davila UD
Williams vs Smith Smith SD Williams retires after match 37-39-2(6)
Dorset vs Garst Garst 3rd rd TKO
Molina vs Gomez Gomez UD
Phang vs Millar Phang SD
Wohlers vs Cuilhaj Wohlers MD
Beau vs Bocco Beau 1st rd KO records 50th win
Kalman gets promoted due to retirement of Sukhotskiy
5-6 World vs #2 Contender St Louis Arena
Hakkar vs Espinosa Draw Espinosa won on points
Bayt vs Coker Coker 9th rd KO
Dowling vs Medhat Medhat 8th rd KO
Olajide stays in World due to retirement of Perez
Super Series semi finals St Louis Arena St Louis MO
Seales (c) vs Villalobos Villalobos 12th rd KO
Agafonoff vs Annex Annex SD
7-15 Golden Gloves group A with all eyes on Roy Jones Jr., it was RFG Mexican Bartolo Sanchez slugging his way to the top with a 6-1-091) Jones went 5-2-0 and placed second. (I started him where he started in Middleweight but next go around i'll move him to Light heavy where he was at his best).
Group B China RFG's Chiang-hui Fen and Gin-fan Ong finished 1-2 respectively with 6-1-0 records.
7-15 Journeyman group A RFG Japanese Kisho Takano goes 6-1-0 and will make his debut in contender next season after winning the group. RFG Scotsman Elton Turner makes his return trip to the contender group after going 5-2-0 and a second place finish. RFG Columbia Jose Candal calls it a career going 42-36-1(7)
Group B Mexican RFG Francisco Dominguez continues his hot start going 6-1-0 (13-2-0(2) and storming into contender in 2034 in his young career. RFG Puerto Rican Gonzalo Cruz broke the 40 win barrier and took home second to once again appear in contender next season.
Group C Poland has another reason to cheer as RFG Miroslaw Mrjeniewicz will make his contender debut next season as he goes 6-1-0(1) retiring are RFG Americans Jack Hicks 26-48-6(5) and HOF entrant Andrew Preston who went 5-2-0(1) record good enough for second but opted for retirement with a record of 44-36-3(14) with one title, 24 million in earnings 1427 performance points 31.3 accuracy punch rate and a 7 bout win streak.
Group D Bute making the most of his second chance went 6-1-0(1) and won the group to move to contender in 2034. Joining him will be RFG American Phillip Roberts as he makes his second trip to contender.
7-15 Contender group A saw a very rare three way tie with a 6-1-0 record for all three. Ketteridge, Lee and Russian RFG Ziven Laevsky. Ketteridge wins the group on the performance points tie breaker, Lee in second and Laevsky 3rd. RFG Dutchman Denie van Sandvilet called it a career 35-35-0(6)
Group B RFG Australian Jordan Crawford lit up the group going 7-0-0(4) easily advancing to his first world group appearance. RFG Italian Alan Lapo called it a historic career winning the first ever 0-6 title a whopping 43.3 punch accuracy rate and going 50-29-1(8). Acevedo also recorded win #50 via UD over Netland and is a lock for the HOF as well.
Group C One of the best in the division RFG Czech Lubomir Hnydy called it a hall of fame career with a record of 58-25-4(24) with included a 13 bout win streak 6 successful title defenses, 2 time champion and a 33.4 punch accuracy rate and #1 in performance points with 2583.8. Enters the HOF in 2034. RFG from Uzbekistan Igoryok Yakutin went 6-1-0 and won the group to make his second trip to world.
Group D South African RFG Muhend Danjuma wins the group with aa 6-1-0(2) record
7-17 World group A RFG Canadian Frank Kelly swept the group 7-0-0(1) and Fung with a 2nd place 5-2-0(1) will try to avenge his title loss to Cressy last season. RFG American Bob McCauley announced the end of his HOF career going 47-30-3(9) which included a 10 bout win streak 41 million in earnings 1908.3 performance points (13th at time of retirement) and stopped only ONCE in his career 9th rd KO to Johnston in his 2nd to last fight of his career.
Group B Cressy will defend his title finishing second going 5-2-0 and the winner was RFG Columbian Sergio Rodriguez as he went 6-1-0(1) in s shocker Gene Fullmer went 0-7-0 and was regulated to contender group next season.
5-8 Journeyman vs combined Golden Gloves
Aquino vs Ara Aquino 8th rd TKO
Kaouch vs Ong Kaouch 8th rd TKO
Telis vs Northam Northam MD
Guray vs Carleton Guray 8th rd TKO
Basham vs Baek Basham 7th rd TKO
Cotton vs Durand Durand 3rd rd KO
Halse vs Fen Fen UD
Carter vs DalPane Carter SD
Mugabi vs Cockeram Mugabi UD
Welch vs Gott Gott UD
Barford vs Bahama Barford MD
Morris vs Driscoll Morris 8th rd tech dec
Simpson vs Shaw Shaw UD
Toksvig vs Snijders Toksvig UD
Sanchez and Jones promoted with bye
5-6 Contender vs 3-4 Journeyman
Netland vs Watson Watson UD
Acevedo vs Mamurovsky Draw Mamurovsky wins on points
Sparks vs Smith Sparks UD
Donnanto vs Martinez Donnanto UD
Harper vs Catipay Harper UD
Armstrong vs Browne Armstrong UD
LeBlanche vs Orlandi Orlandi SD
White promoted due to Hnydy retirement
5-6 World vs #2 Contender MEN Arena
Kelly vs Lee Lee SD
Fonzarelli vs Gans Gans MD
Kimura vs Martin Kimura UD
Wilson gets bye and promoted to World due to retirement of McCauley
Super Series Semi Finals MEN Arena Manchester England
Kelly vs Cressy (c) Kelly delivered a knock down in the 12th rd to force a majority DRAW Cressy retains title.
Fung vs Rodriguez Rodriguez SD records 50th win
Super Series finals Nottingham Arena
Rodriguez vs Cressy (c) Cressy 11th rd TKO 49.6 to 25. 4 accuracy rate for Rodriguez
Annex vs Villalobos (c) Villalobos UD 40% connect rate
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