"Vicious’’ Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander "The Great’’ headline a show topped by two USA vs. Mexico battles as the former welterweight champions meet in the 12-round main event on Saturday, February 17 from the Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas.
Carl Frampton MBE will face Filipino four-weight World Champion Nonito Donaire at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 21st April.
By Derek Bonnett: As another excellent year of professional prize-fighting concludes, SecondsOut has honored boxing’s greatest practitioners and non-participants with such accolades as Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Service to Boxing, etc.
Isaac Dogboe scored a fifth round stoppage win over Cesar “Corazon” Juarez to claim the vacant WBO interim super bantamweight title at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana on Saturday.
By Mikko Salo:The heavyweight year 2017 can be deemed a success mostly because of one fight. At long-last we saw two heavyweights in a fight-of-the-year caliber encounter with generational meaning, a fight that is going to be talked about for years to come. As a result of it we saw a legend retire with the same grace and dignity he ruled the division with. As a result of it we saw the coming-of-age of a possible new ruler. We also see the numerous possibilities year 2018 holds with potential
Four-time world champion in two divisions and #2 ranked Brian “The Hawaiian Punch” Viloria of Los Angeles, CA via Waipahu, Hawaii will challenge undefeated and #1 ranked Artem Dalakian of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine for the vacant WBA Flyweight Title on Saturday, February 24 at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA.
At the age of 45 years Lolenga Mock has breathed new life into his long and eventful career by out-pointing former interim world champion Dmitri Chudinov over 10 rounds at the Frederiksberg Hallerne in Copenhagen, Denmark on Friday night.
By Derek Bonnett: As we encounter another new year, the landscape of the boxing scene continues to evolve. With old champions acting out the final stages of their careers and new ones emerging to fill the void, boxing maintains a state of homeostasis and keeps fight fans intrigued even amid the dubious officiating and cries of scandal. Boxing, as always, will endure; however, not every participant with an alphabet title will be so lucky. Inevitably, the mighty will eventually fall and,
Kai Robin Havnaa says he wants ‘to start the New Year with a bang’ as he looks ahead to ‘big fights’ in 2018.
British Welterweight champion Bradley Skeete believes he is ready to step up in class after clearing up domestically.
Tim-Robin Lihaug has vowed to get his career back on track with a victory over Vasyl Kondor on February 3 at the SØR Amfi in Arendal as the Bergen-boxer targets a hometown title fight in 2018.
By J.R. Jowett: It’s like a big sucker punch that you see coming but can’t seem to duck. The fight is over; it was a good fight, maybe a great one. The evening should go out with the glow of satisfaction over an event wellcontested and an experience well-rewarded.
A battle of unbeaten super middleweight prospects will headline a Showtime televised quadrupleheader on February 2 from the WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa, as veteran Ronald Ellis takes on New Yorker Junior Younan.
By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Caleb Truax ended the 2017 year as the IBF Super Middleweight Champion, this after overcoming James DeGale at the Copper Box Arena in London,England. Going into the fight, Truax was the underdog and considered a tune up fight for then champion DeGale, who had gone tooth and nail in his previous fight, a draw against Badou Jack.
By Steven Bateson: Ladies and gentlemen your fighter of the year for 2017: Vasyl Lomachenko It was a tough field this year and there was plenty who staked a legitimate claim but we here at Seconds Out have gone for the man they call "Hi Tech" or his newer moniker: "NoMasChenko".
By Peter Lim: For the third consecutive year, the same DNA belonging to two different fighters claimed the Fighter of the Year award. While the award went to one twin in 2015 and 2016, his brother, younger by a full minute, took home the honors in 2017.
On Friday at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, LA, Selina "Aztec Queen" Barrios remained undefeated with a majority decision victory against "Lovely" Lisa Porter, capturing the lightweight NABF title.
By Steve Bateson: 1-100 were the odds on offer for James DeGale to successfully defend his IBF Super Middleweight crown against Caleb Truax on the 9th December. To put that into context; James "Buster" Douglas was 42-1 to defeat Mike Tyson in 1991 in what is still regarded as the biggest upset in the history of professional boxing.
By Andy Rivera: This year’s SecondsOut Trainer of the Year Abel Sanchez edged out last year’s Anatoly Lomechenko, who trains his son Vasyl Lomachenko by one vote, although many might feel that Vasyl was more impressive in 2017, this award is for the trainers not the fighter.
Rising stars and veteran contenders will enter the ring on Saturday, January 20 looking to start their 2018 with a statement victory when they compete in undercard action from Barclays Center, on Brooklyn, New York.