Former junior welterweight titleholder Terence “Bud” Crawford, 33-0-(24),became a two weight world champion at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday when he stopped Australian Jeff Horn, 18-1-1-(12), via ninth round tko .
By Steve Bateson: Maurice Hooker defeated Terry Flanagan via 12 round split decision to win the vacant WBO Super Lightweight Championship in Manchester, England on Saturday.
The four boxers involved in world title fights at the Staples Centre in California on Saturday, all made weight at Friday’s weigh in.
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn made weight at the third attempt Friday ahead of his title defence in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Super bantamweight contender Diego De La Hoya successfully defended his NABF and NABO Super Bantamweight Titles against Jose “Sugar” Salgado via technical knockout at the end of the seventh round of the scheduled 10-round main event at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y on Friday.
WBO No.3 ranked light heavyweight contender Mike Lee broke his rib in the first round, but still claimed the NABO Light Heavyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Jose Hernandez at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
Tyson Fury’s first fight in two and a half years ends with a fourth round stoppage over Sefer Seferi in front of a packed out Manchester Arena on Saturday night.
Roberto Garcia will defend his WBC Silver Middleweight title against Martin Murrayat The O2 in London on June 23, live on BT Sport and BoxNation.
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Dmitry Bivol will make his third title defense against Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Saturday, August 4.
WBC junior welterweight champion Jermell Charlo and former world champion Austin Trout took part in the final press conference Thursday ahead of their title clash at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on Saturday night.
Undefeated junior welterweights Terry Flanagan and Maurice Hooker faced off on Thursday just two days before they meet for the vacant WBO Junior Welterweight Championship on Saturday at Manchester Arena in the north of England.
Former Unified Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury picked up his opponent, Sefer Seferi, after scaling 276 ½ pounds at the official weigh-in on Friday for his long-awaited return Saturday at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
Danny Roman is close to winding down preparations for his WBA 122-pound title defense against unbeaten and No. 1 challenger Moises Flores set for Saturday, June 16.
This Saturday, June 9th, Leo Santa Cruz will be defending his WBA Super Featherweight Title against Abner Mares in a rematch
Dillian Whyte will meet Joseph Parker in a crunch Heavyweight clash at The O2 in London on July 28.
WBC Silver Middleweight Champion Roberto Garcia has offered to step in and face Britain’s Martin Murray on June 23 after hearing the news that WBO champ Billy Joe Saunders had pulled out of their championship bout for a second time.
Lawrence Okolie knocks out Luke Watkins in the third round to win the Commonwealth Cruiserweight Championship at York Hall on Wednesday night.
A man was shot dead and Peter Taylor, the father and trainer of WBA/IBF lightweight champion Katie Taylor, has been seriously injured when a gunman burst into Mr Taylor’s Bray Boxing Club in County Wicklow earlier today.
All the weights from the York Hall in London
By J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: A 10 rounder at the Boardwalk Convention Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday was over in a snap with the heavy hands of Alexey Egorov bombing out no slouch in dangerous Luther Smith at 2:31 of round one.
