Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were on the top at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool to earn altogether 13 titles and eight countries shared the gold medals in total. Kazakhstan’s three-time World Champion Nazym Kyzaibay was aiming for her fourth title in Liverpool but India’s Minakshi Hooda destroyed her golden dreams at the women’s 48kg final. […]
Naoya “Monster” Inoue (31-0, 27 KO) retained his undisputed super-bantamweight title, defeating clearly on points Uzbek challenger Murodjon Akhmadaliev (14-2, 11 KOs). All three judges scored the fight in favor of Inoue. Two of them scored 118:110 and one 117:111. Inoue kept his WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF belts. The four-weight world champion added that […]
Former world champion Ricky Hatton has died age of 46. His body was found at his home in Manchester on Sunday. A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: “Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am today where they found the body of a 46-year-old man. “There […]
Several strong but young elite female boxers as Serbia’s Sara Cirkovic, Ireland’s Niamh Fay, Slovakia’s Tamara Kubalova, Poland’s Amelia Kostrzewa and Norway’s Sofia Stigen Sorensen earned gold medals at the 20th edition of the Silesian Women’s Open Tournament in Gliwice. Poland’s Nikola Prymaczenko joined the elite team this year but her energetic boxing paid off […]
Terence Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) became first male boxer in four-belt era to win the undisputed title in three weight divisions. Crawford on Saturday night in Las Vegas dethroned Saul Canelo Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) and became undisputed champion in super-middleweight division. All three judges saw Crawford as winner (115:113, 115:113 and 116:112). Many doubted […]
Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay remained her chance alive to win her fourth World title but Makhmud Sabyrkhan, Rafael Lozano and Javokhir Ummataliyev all amazed in Liverpool today. Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay earned already three World titles in the smallest female weight class and she remained her chance to alive to take her fourth gold medal after beating […]
Saul Canelo Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) and Terence Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) both made weight ahead of their showdown on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Alvarez will defend his undisputed title in super-middleweight division against undefeated Crawford. Alvarez and Crawford made weight in separate rooms at Fontainebleau Las Vegas from the 18 fighters scheduled to […]
Hamsat Shadalov, Lazaro Alvarez and Arlen Lopez got convincing wins on points on Friday in Berlin. Shadalov (12-0) won via unanimous decision against Alex de la Rosa (10-1) in fight for WBA Mediterranean super-featherweight title. Shadalov dropped De la Rosa twice and the judges in end gave him clear point victory (98:90, 98:90 and 99:89). […]
The Polish girls delivered historic results in the day of the semi-finals at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Poland’s Olympian Aneta Rygielska moved down to the 60kg and she looked energetic in the entire championship. The 29-year-old boxer found the best fighting distance against China’s Yang Chengyu and she will meet Brazil’s Rebeca Santos […]
France, Italy, Poland, Kazakhstan, Slovakia, Czechia, Estonia and Hungary impressed in the fifth competition day of the 20th edition of the Silesian Women’s Open Tournament in Gliwice. Italy’s Michela Guglielmon won the first U17 title at the Silesian Open where she defeated Oliwia Goj by unanimous decision. The two-time European Champion Amelia Urban controlled her […]
