International Boxing Federation have ordered a final heavyweight eliminator between Frank Sanchez (25-1, 18 KOS) and Filip Hrgovic (18-1, 14 KOs). With the winner to be made mandatory for world title, which Daniel Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) holds. According to “Fight Freaks United”, Derek Chisora (36-13, 23 KOs), the current number two in IBF ranking […]
Boxing promoter Bob Arum believes that former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will never fight again, after he announced retirement from the sport in January. Fury announced retirement one month after he lost also the rematch against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. Arum, who worked with Fury, believes that British heavyweight will not return in […]
Angelo Pena (11-0, 6 KOs) wants to show what he learned in training camp in Las Vegas when he faces Karim Guerfi (33-7, 10 KOs) in Bern, Switzerland on April 18. Pena will defend his WBO Inter-Continental super-featherweight title against Frenchman Guerfi, four-time European champion. “Main reason for change to Las Vegas is Salas Boxing […]
Julio Cesar La Cruz (4-0, 4 KOs), double Olympic champion and five times World champion in amateur boxing, stopped Montenegro’s Dilan Prasovic (18-6, 15 KOs) in round three and earned the right to fight for WBA World bridgerweight title. Agon Sport organized an historic professional boxing event in Cubam where main fight was the one […]
Jaron Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) stopped Eimantas Stanionis (15-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday night in Atlantic City, USA and unified IBF and WBA World welterweight titles. Ennis dropped Stanionis once in round six. The corner of Stanionis decided to stop the fight after six rounds. “I think I did [make a statement],” said the 27-year-old […]
Noel Mikaelian (27-2) will face Badou Jack (28-3-3, 17 KOs) for WBC World cruiserweight title on May 3 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told “The Ring”. Mikaelian accepted the fight with three weeks’ notice, after Ryan Rozicki (20-1-1, 19 KOs) got injured. Fight between Jack and Mikaelian will be co-main event on the card. Main […]
Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) has great respect for Jaron Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs). Stanionis will fight Ennis for WBA and IBF World welterweight titles, on Saturday night in Atlantic City, USA. Ennis holds IBF title and Stanionis is WBA champion. “Really good – everything they say, he’s really good,” the 30-year-old told BoxingScene. “He […]
Dmitrii Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) has decided to relinquish the WBC World light-heavyweight title belt. World Boxing Council confirmed that undisputed world champion decided to relinquish the belt. WBC names David Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) as mandatory challenger for Bivol. Bivol is expected to face Artur Beterbiev for the third time. “Mr. Bivol has been […]
Fabio Wardley (18-0-1, 17 KOs) will face Jarrell Miller (26-1-2, 22 KOs) on June 7 in Ipswich, UK for WBA “Interim” World heavyweight title. The press conference, held this week, descended in chaos. Miller wearing a Norwich shirt taunted Wardley, who is lifelong supporter of Ipswich Town. The news conference them became more heated shortly […]
Former WBO World super-welterweight champion Tim Tszyu (25-2, 18 KOs) stopped Joseph Spencer (19-2, 11 KOs) on Sunday in Newcastle, Australia and captured WBO Inter-Continental super-welterweight title. Tszyu stopped Spencer in round four. For him was a return to winning ways after two consecutive losses. He lost to Sebastian Fundora via split decision on March […]
