Whyte Defends Title Against Browne In London
Dillian Whyte will defend his WBC Silver Heavyweight title against Lucas Browne in a crunch clash at The O2 in London on March 24.
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Shields: ‘In The Sixth Or Seventh Round, Nelson Goes Down’
Women’s world Super Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields spoke to the media at a workout session in her hometown of Flint, Mich., before she departed to Verona, N.Y. to defend her 168-pound titles against undefeated IBF mandatory challenger Tori Nelson on Friday night.
Khan Signs Three Fight Promotional Deal With Matchroom Boxing
Amir Khan has signed a three-fight promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing – and returns to action on April 21 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool,England.
Garcia And Rios Come Face To Face In LA
Two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia and former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios went face-to-face for the first time Tuesday at a press conference in Los Angeles to announce their main event showdown taking place Saturday, Feb. 17 live on Showtime Championship Boxing from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Spence Jr Works Out For The Media
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. hosted a media workout in his hometown of Dallas on Tuesday ahead of his matchup against former two-division world champion Lamont Peterson Saturday, January 20 at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn,New York.
Broadway Boxing Returns On Feb 7
The Broadway Boxing series returns to B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in Manhattan on Wednesday, February 7, headlined by an eight-round welterweight crosstown clash between Noel Murphy of Woodlawn, New York, and Brooklyn’s Mikkel Lesspierre.
Ortiz And Alexander Fight For Their Careers In El Paso
"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.
Frampton Vs Donaire Set For Belfast On April 21
Carl Frampton MBE will face Filipino four-weight World Champion Nonito Donaire at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 21st April.
Indongo Signs Promotional Deal With DiBella
DiBella Entertainment has signed former unified junior welterweight world champion Julius Indongo to an exclusive long-term promotional agreement.
Cutler Headlines Bristol Card
Sanigar Events promote a show at The Dolman Hall, Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, England on March 16.
Nysaether Fights Again On Feb 3
Norwegian heavyweight prospect Simen Nysaether says he will give fans a fight to remember as he returns to the ring for his third professional contest against Britain’s Adam Williams on February 3 at the SØR Amfi in Arendal.
Dogboe Claims Vacant Interim Title In Accra
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.
Viloria Returns On February 24
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.
Mock Decisions Chudinov Over 10 Rounds
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.
Havnaa Aims To Start New Year with a Bang
Kai Robin Havnaa says he wants ‘to start the New Year with a bang’ as he looks ahead to ‘big fights’ in 2018.
Skeete Out To Prove He Is World Class
British Welterweight champion Bradley Skeete believes he is ready to step up in class after clearing up domestically.
Lihaung Vows To Get Career Back On Track
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.
Ellis Takes On Younan, February 2
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.
2017 Houston Boxing Awards
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.
Inoue and Shiro Retain Titles in Japan
By Derek Bonnett At Bunka Gym, Yokohama, Konagawa, Japan, the ceremonial end of the year boxing festivities got underway with a pair or world title bouts featuring Naoya Inoue at super flyweight and Ken Shiro at light flyweight. With fellow world champions Daigo Higa and Ryota Murata ringside, Japanese fans had a staunch reminder of what a great year was produced by the home fighters.