Carl Frampton suspects there is a certain arrogance that is beginning to show in the words of his forthcoming opponent Josh Warrington, whom he challenges for the IBF featherweight title at the Manchester Arena in the north of England on December 22
Croatian heavyweight star Filip Hrgovic scored a unanimous points win over former World title challenger Kevin Johnson last night at the KC Drazen Petrovic in Zagreb.
In the evening’s co-main event in Austin on Saturday, Iskander Kharsan of Kazakhstan earned a hard fought, entertaining unanimous decision victory over Jorge Ramos for the vacant WBC Youth Intercontinental Super Bantamweight as well as World Combat Federation World Youth titles.
By Marc Livitz at ringside in Austin, TX: Reshard “Too Quick” Hicks remained disciplined and focused for everything Jairo Castaneda threw at him on Saturday night at the Austin Sports Center. An entertaining bout which began much up for grabs slowly turned into well fought display by Hicks for the World Combat Federation International Welterweight title.
By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Thabiso Mchunu won back his ABU Cruiserweight Title and retained his South African Cruiserweight Title via 12 round unanimous points decision against Thomas Oosthuizen at Emperors Palace in the East of Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday.
Rene “El Gemelo” Alvarado of Managua, Nicaragua was victorious against Carlos “The Solution” Morales of Los Angeles in a 12-round WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator on Saturday night.
Undisputed female world welterweight champion “The First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus made yet another successful defence of her WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO titles at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California on Saturday via 10 round unanimous decision over Magdziak-Lopes of Poland.
By Steve Bateson: Jono Carroll and Guillaume Frenois fought out a split draw in what was billed as a final eliminator for the IBF Super Featherweight Championship on the Brook Vs Zerafa.
By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Yanga Sigqibo won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental junior bantamweight Title by beating Keyvin Lara over twelve rounds here at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa. The judges scored the fight unanimously 117-112, 116-112 and 117-111 giving Sigqibo the nod after twelve competitive rounds.
All the boxers made weight Friday ahead of their fights on the HBO televised triple header in Carson, California on Saturday.
The World Boxing Council has voted through the Board of Governors, and made a unanimous agreement to sanction a direct rematch between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.
WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBO lightweight titleholder Jose Pedraza weighed in Friday before their title unification battle at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.
WBO middleweight champ Demetrius Andrade was reportedly arrested Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island and charged with possession of a firearm without a license.
Filip Hrgović and Kevin Johnson both weighed in Friday ahead of their heavyweight showdown tomorrow night at the KC Drazen Petrovic in Zagreb.
J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Promoting his brains out, Marshall Kauffman (Kings Prom’ns) ran yet another show at Philadelphia’s 2300 Arena, on Friday night.
WBA lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko and WBO lightweight titleholder Jose Pedraza exchanged pleasantries on a brisk New York afternoon on Thursday two days before their title unification battle, Saturday evening at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Emmanuel Rodriguez gives insights on preparations for his Bantamweight Ali Trophy semi-final against Japanese ’Monster’ Naoya Inoue and predicts to face Zolani Tete in the final.
Former British light heavyweight champ Hosea Burton has made his intentions known, calling out undefeated Anthony Yarde, man to man, to his face.
Former world champion Kell Brook made weight his WBA final eliminator against Australian rival Michael Zerafa ahead of Saturday’s bout in Sheffield, England on Saturday.
Tevin Farmer will defend his IBF Super-Featherweight title against Francisco Fonseca at Madison Square Garden in New York on December 15, on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez challenging Rocky Fielding for the WBA Super-Middleweight title.