WBC Diamond super middleweight Champion Callum Smith and Nieky Holzken exchanged words of confidence and went head to head at the press conference before their Ali Trophy Semi-Final on Saturday in Nuremberg.
The undercard for the WBC heavyweight title showdown between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz on March 3 in Brooklyn, New York, will now feature a women’s world title clash between Alicia Napoleon and undefeated Femke Hermans for the vacant WBA Women’s Super Middleweight Title.
Every fight fan loves a good trash-talker. The animosity between fighters helps fuel rivalries and puts rear-ends in seats.
Callum Smith and Nieky Holzken faced off for the first time at a media workout before their Trophy Semi-Final on Saturday at the Arena Nürnberger Versicherung.
Katie Taylor has vowed to steal the show when she faces Victoria Bustos in a WBA and IBF Lightweight title unification clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday April 28
Nieky Holzken plans to gatecrash the World Boxing Super Series and secure his spot in the final when he faces the tournament’s number two seed Callum Smith on Saturday at the Arena Nürnberger Versicherung in Nuremberg, Germany.
George Groves was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary hospital moments after his unanimous points win over Chris Eubank Jr.
Undefeated Dutch super middleweight Nieky Holzken replaces Juergen Braehmer as Callum Smith’s Ali Trophy opponent after the German veteran was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s semi-final showdown in Nuremberg.
In a tightly contested main event, Isaac Zarate pulled away in the second half against the very mobile Christian Ayala to win by unanimous decision on Friday night.
By Chris Strait, Bash Boxing: The San Fernando Valley’s only professional boxing show kicked off the 2018 season this past weekend. Despite the NBA All Star Game in town, Valley Fight Night produced another packed house at the World Famous Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California.
The purse bid scheduled for February 29, 2018, between Alberto Machado and Rafael Mensah for the WBA Super Featherweight Title has been postponed until March 2.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Luis "The Real King Kong" Ortiz is finally nearing his first world title opportunity as he prepares to take on WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder Saturday, March 3 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Luis Solis had few problems with Nery Saguilan on Sunday, February 18, impressively controlling his fellow countryman for most of the fight before scoring a 12th round technical knockout to win the vacant WBF Light Welterweight title at the Palenque de Gallos in Comitan, Mexico.
Callum Smith is expecting the best version of Juergen Braehmer before their clash in the super middleweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series February 24 at the Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Germany.
Former world champions Victor Ortiz and Devon Alexander battled to a 12 round draw at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso Texas on Saturday night.
Saturday night in the Fajardo Municipal Equestrian Park in Puerto Rico, Subriel Matías and Alfredo ’Ojo’ Santiago, both from Fajardo, were victorious against former world title challengers.
Daniel Jacobs will face Polish dangerman Maciej Sulecki at Barclay Center, Brooklyn on April 28 as Katie Taylor aims to unify the Lightweight division against Victoria Bustos and Jarrell Miller and Johann Duhaupas clash in an eliminator for the WBA Heavyweight title.
Ryan Walsh and Isaac Lowe battled to a thrilling draw on the Groves Vs Eubank undercard while Tommy Langford out-pointed Jack Arnfield and Zach Parker stopped Adasat Rodriguez inside two rounds.
Boxing’s youngest world champion, David Benavidez, left no questions in a rematch with Ronald Gavril, defending his WBC Super Middleweight World Championship with a dominating 12-round unanimous decision in Saturday’s co-feature at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Jason Pribila: On March 4, 2017 Danny Garcia entered the ring at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY to face fellow undefeated title holder Keith Thurman in a unification fight.