Labinot Xhoxhaj (20-0-1, 16 KOs) will defend his EBU European heavyweight title on Saturday in Hamburg when he faces the unbeaten Mourad Aliev (13-0, 10 KOs). For Xhoxhaj will be first title defense. He won the title on November last year, defeating Oleksandr Zakhozhyi (19-1, 15 KO) via unanimous decision. “I won’t make the mistake […]
Vasyl Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs), a three-division world champion in professional boxing, two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest amateur boxers in history, announced retirement from boxing at age of 37. “I’m grateful for every victory and every defeat both in the ring and in life,” the Ukrainian said in a video on […]
Kosei Tanaka (20-2, 11 KOs), former four division world champion, decided to retire from boxing at age of 29. Tanaka announced in social media about retirement. “I’m retiring as a professional boxer,” Tanaka confirmed. “The reason is all about repeated eye injuries.” Tanaka lost his WBO World super-flyweight title on October 14 last year. Phumelela […]
Emanuel Navarette’s (39-2-1, 32 KOs) technical decision victory over Charly Suarez (18-0, 10 KOs), in defense for WBO World super-featherweight title has been overturned by California State Athletic Commission and ruled a no-contest after a unanimous vote Monday. WBO now ordered a rematch between fighters. Navarette was awarded with win after the fight as stopped […]
Xander Zayas (21-0, 13 KOs) will fight for WBO World super-welterweight title on July 26 in “Madison Square Garden”, New York. He will be up against Jorge Garcia Perez (33-4, 26 KOs). For 22-year-old Zayas will be first fight for a world title. Title became vacant after Sebastian Fundora refused to fight Zayas and choose […]
Uisma Lima (14-1, 10 KOs) defended his IBO World super-welterweight title on Saturday night in Gauteng, South Africa, stopping local favorite Shervantaigh Koppman (15-1, 10 KOs) in round nine. For Lima it was first title defense. He won the title in December last year defeating in Canada, Sukhdeep Singh Bhatti, via unanimous decision. Lima’s only […]
Former world champion Caleb Plant (23-3, 14 KOs) suffered a surprise defeat from Jose Armando Resendiz (16-2, 11 KOs) putting in doubt the fight against Jermall Charlo (34-0). The fight for WBA Interim World super-middleweight title, held in Las Vegas on Saturday night, ended with split decision victory of Resendiz. Two judges scored the fight […]
Jaime Munguia (45-2, 35 KOs) denied that he took doping after VADA informed that Munguia’s A-sample returned adverse analytical finding for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites following a urine sample on May 4 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when he defeated Bruno Surace (26-1-2). Munguia in a statement released on social media on Thursday denied that […]
Eduardo Nunez (28-1, 27 KOs) is the new IBF World super-featherweight title. Mexican defeated on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, Masanori Rikiishi (16-2, 11 KOs) via unanimous decision (115:113, 116:112 and 117:111) in the fight for vacant IBF World title. Eduardo Nunez boxed brilliantly from start-to-finish and proved too much for a defiant Masanori Rikiishi display, […]
Danish prodigy Jacob Bank (16-0, 8 KOS) will have hist biggest test of professional career on September 13. He will face former world champion Tyron Zeuge (29-2-1, 16 KOs) in the fight for WBO Global super-middleweight title. Fight will be held in Kolding, Denmark. Bank holds WBO Global title. 24-year-old is moving with big steps […]
