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Kingsley Ibeh Meets Undefeated Andrii Novytskyi for the WBC International Heavyweight Title at Final Boss in Temecula

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3 days ago

November 12, 2026

Andrii Novytskyi with his WBC International Heavyweight title

WBC International Heavyweight champion Andrii Novytskyi. Photo courtesy of JAB Promotions.

A heavyweight title fight with real stakes joins an already stacked night in Temecula, as Kingsley Ibeh challenges undefeated Andrii Novytskyi for the WBC International Heavyweight Championship on the Final Boss card the night after Thanksgiving at Pechanga Resort Casino, with Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran in the building as special guests.

A Special Heavyweight Attraction featuring a pair of world-class fighters has been added to an already stacked “Final Boss” professional boxing event on the night after Thanksgiving (Friday, Nov. 27) at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California.

Nigeria-native Kingsley “The Black Lion” Ibeh (17-3-1, 15 KOs) takes on undefeated Ukrainian Andrii “Rampage” Novytskyi (16-0, 12 KOs), who will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) International Heavyweight title in the 10-round Special Heavyweight Attraction.

“Final Boss” is presented by JAB Promotions in association with Ringside Ticket, Toro Promotions and Egis Klimes. Hall of Fame boxers and living legends, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran, are special guests.

“We are delighted to host such a consequential fight on our show at one of the finest venues in the country at Pechanga Resort and Casino,” said Frank Carillo, President of JAB promotions. “It’s only fitting that high-class boxing and an iconic venue that has hosted important fights in the past will see another classic on November 27.”

“Apparently the country continues to sleep on one of the best turnaround success stories in Kingsley Ibeh in recent boxing history,” added Toro Promotions President Vartan Torosyan. “As people continue to sleep on him, Kingsley will continue to put people to sleep, until they wake up and have no choice but to notice.”

“I’m thrilled to have a great heavyweight fight of this caliber on our show along with our great card,” commented Ringside Tickets President Patrick Ortiz. “Plus having Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran at the fight makes for a very special night of entertainment at the beautiful Pechanga Resort Casino. I’m looking forward to working with JAB Promotions and Toro Promotions, two excellent companies.”

“Kinsley Ibeh is a very good fighter with a wealth of experience who has shared the ring with many top opponents,” noted Novitskyi’s manager Klimes. Defending his WBC International title will be a big test for Andri and we expect an exciting fight. Our entire team has no doubt that Andrii will rise to the occasion and win. We believe this victory will open the door to bigger opportunities and big arenas.”

Matchmakers Whit Haydon and Henry Ramirez have put together an entertaining, competitive card.

Headlining “Final Boss” is a ten-round middleweight clash between undefeated Mexican Lazaro “El Rey” Francisco Lorenzo (22-0, 13 KOs), fighting out of San Diego, and veteran Ronald Ellis (18-5-2 12 KOs). The 22-year-old Lorenzo is a former WBC USA Silver Welterweight Champion.

Ibeh, 32, is a former pro football player in the Canadian League who now fights out of Phoenix. He is the cousin of infamous retired heavyweight Ike Ibeabuchi. Ranked No. 10 and 14, respectively by the World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBC, the powerful 6′ 4″, 280-pound Ibeh is the reigning WBC FECARBOX and WBA Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion. He is coming off an impressive victory in his last fight, in which he stopped Dante Stone (21-3, 13 KOs) in the 8th round last June in Phoenix.

The 31-year-old Novytskyi has steadily developed into a hot prospect. Now based in Los Angeles, he is rated No. 10 by the WBC. Novytskyi knocked out Alexander Flores (21-5-1) in his most recent action last April in the fourth round in Long Beach, California.

The action will be available to watch on Spectrum Channel 15 or streaming live on Roku, YouTube, and Adrenaline.

Doors open at 5 p.m. PT, first bout scheduled for 6 p.m. PT.

Card subject to change.

Ticket prices range between $206.00 and $116.00 (includes fee) and are available to purchase at Pechanga’s box office (888.810.8871) or online at www.Pechanga.com.

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Justin Figueroa Settles the Score With Luis Caraballo Ramos in Four Rounds at the Tropicana

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13 hours ago

November 15, 2026

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Justin Figueroa lands a right hand on Luis Caraballo Ramos during their middleweight rematch at Tropicana Atlantic City

Justin Figueroa left no doubt this time. “Mr. Atlantic City” settled his rematch with Luis Caraballo Ramos by fourth-round stoppage on Friday night at The Showroom at Tropicana Atlantic City, headlining a seven-fight Boxing Insider Promotions card that produced four stoppages.

The rematch was eight months in the making. The two met in the same ring in March, and that fight ended in a no contest in the third round after an accidental foul left Caraballo Ramos unable to continue. On Friday, Figueroa controlled the scheduled eight-rounder behind his jab, taking over in the third with sharp combinations while Caraballo Ramos stayed aggressive but could not close the gap.

The end came quickly in the fourth. A body shot put Caraballo Ramos down early in the round. He rose, and Figueroa put him down again with a straight right, then a third time with a chopping overhand right, and referee David Franciosi stopped the fight.

“I’d like to take this chance to apologize to absolutely nobody,” Figueroa said afterward. The win moves the Atlantic City native to 15-0 with 12 knockouts. Caraballo Ramos, of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, falls to 8-11-1. The card, streamed live and free on the Boxing Insider YouTube channel, was the promotion’s 22nd professional show and its last of 2026.

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