Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) will face Deon Nicholson (22-1, 18 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 22 November. The fight will be added in the show that will feature at least five major title fights. One of them will be fight between Brian Norman Jr. and Devin Haney for WBO World welterweight title. Beterbiev […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Tony Yoka (14-3, 11 KOs) has signed a deal with Queensberry Promotions. “Bienvenue, Tony Yoka. The Olympic Gold Medalist is the latest addition to the home of the heavyweights & has big plans in division”, promoter Frank Warren wrote in social media. Yoka won the Olympic Gold in “Rio 2016” and one […]
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (27-2) is the new unified champion in flyweight division. Sandoval on Wednesday in Yokohama dethroned local favorite Kenshiro Teraji (25-2). Sandoval won via split decision. Two judges gave him clear win (117:110 and 115:112) and one saw Teraji as winner (114:113). “It feels great. All the hard work paid off,” Sandoval 27-2 […]
Claressa Shields (17-0, 3 KOs) remained undisputed heavyweight world champion, defeating on Saturday night in Detroit, Lani Daniels (11-3-2) via unanimous decision. Shields put an impressive performance in front of her crowd and defended the undisputed title. All three judges saw her as clear winner (100:90, 99:91 and 99:91). Shields after the fight said that […]
Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) has become youngest active world champion. 22-year-old defeated on Saturday night in New York, Jorge Garcia Perez (33-5, 26 KOs) in the fight for vacant WBO World super-welterweight title. All three judges saw Zayas as clear winner (116:112, 118:110 and 119:109). WBO title became vacant after Sebastian Fundora refused to […]
Lewis Crocker (21-0, 11 KOs) will face Paddy Donovan (14-1, 11 KOs) on September 13 in Belfast for vacant IBF World welterweight title. It will be the second fight between them. In the first fight Donovan was disqualified in round eight for flooring Crocker after the bell. Donovan was leading clear on points. Donovan team […]
WBO has officially ordered Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) to defend his undisputed heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs). WBO gave them teams 30 days to reach an agreement, in case it fails then will be proceeded to a purse bid. Usyk now has to decide if he want to defend […]
Former undisputed world champion Josh Taylor (19-3, 13 KOs) announced his retirement from boxing on medical advice. 34-year-old underwent eye surgery in February last year and has been advised by specialists that if he continued boxing his eyesight would be at risk. Taylor said is “sadly necessary” to retire from boxing. Taylor said in a […]
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) unified the WBC and WBO World titles in super-flyweight division, stopping on Saturday night Phumelela Cafu (11-1-3) in round ten. After a flurry of punches from Rodriguez, Cafu team threw the towel. Rodriguez is expected next to fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 22 against Fernando Daniel Martinez […]
Manny Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KOs) attempted to become oldest fighter to win world title in welterweight division. But he fell short archiving this. 46-year-old got a majority draw in the fight against WBC World welterweight champion Mario Barrios (29-2-2) on Saturday night in MGM Grad Arena in Las Vegas. Two judges scored the fight as […]
