Selby Has Big Plans For 2018
Lee Selby insists that re-aligning with promoter Frank Warren is the final cog in his quest to secure universal recognition as the world’s leading featherweight.
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Dubois Faces Darch Test
Since debuting in April, 20 year-old 6ft 5inch heavyweight prospect Daniel Dubois Has flattened all his victims inside five minutes
Bellew Vs Haye ll Rescheduled For May 5
The rematch between Tony Bellew and David Haye will take place on Saturday, May 5 at The O2 in London
Gassiev-Dorticos Semi-Final Set For Sochi February 3
The Ali Trophy semi-final bout in the cruiserweight edition of the World Boxing Super Series between IBF World Champion Murat Gassiev (25-0, 18 KOs) and WBA World Champion Yunier Dorticos (22-0, 21 KOs) takes place at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia on February 3, 2018.
Promoters Battle In Philly; Dawejko And Carto Win
By J R. Jowett reporting from ringside: With two promoters going head to head on Friday(Dec 1), the first time in anyone’s memory that two shows ran on the same night in Philadelphia, Manny Rivera & Will Ruiz (Hard Hitting Prom’ns) went with their usual venue, the SRO Sugarhouse Casino.
Ali Spoils Cotto’s Farewell Party In New York
On a night that Madison Square Garden in New York and the boxing world bid farewell to a boxing legend in Miguel Cotto, Sadam “World Kid” Ali stole the show, winning a unanimous decision victory and the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship in front of 12,391 fans
Vargas Retains Title Against Game Negrete/Acosta Claims Vacant Title
In the co-main event at Madison Square Garden in New York, despite suffering severe gashes over both eyes caused by accidental headbutts, WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Rey Vargas defended his title a second time
Ali Spoils Cotto’s Garden Party
By Derek Bonnett Given as many times as I’ve called them wrong, I’ll never pass up the opportunity to gloat! As soon as I heard that Miguel Cotto had a planned retirement event and the opponent was a younger and faster Sadam Ali, I instantly recalled Erik Morales versus Zahir Raheem. Now, these two fights did not end up mirroring one another head to head, but, in the end, speed and youth overcame experience and grit in one of the most competitive and accurately scored bouts of 2017.
Price Out-Points Sokolowski
British heavyweight David Price returned after a long lay off to outpoint Kamil Sokolowski over six rounds at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, England on Saturday night.
Kahn Clary Scores Stoppage Win Over Morlade
By Stephen Tobey at ringside in Providence, R.I. – After a slow start, Toka Kahn-Clary wore down John Vincent Moralde and the southpaw from Providence earned a stoppage victory at the end of the seventh round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Strand Theater on Friday.
WBC Final Ruling Regarding Luis Ortiz
WBC Final Ruling Regarding Luis Ortiz Issued By World Boxing Council Board Of Governors
Encarnacion Defeats Bauwens In Rematch
In October of 2010 Ruddy Encarnacion felt unlucky to only get a draw against Jean Pierre Bauwens, so he believed he had unfinished business in the rematch on Friday night, December 1, with the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Lightweight title on the line.
Haskins Returns On December 15.
Former IBF Bantamweight Champion Lee Haskins will return to action on December 15th at the Merthyr Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
Cotto And Ali Make Weight
Puerto Rican boxing legend Miguel Cotto made weight for the very last time Friday night as he prepares for the final fight of a memorable career.
Q And A With Dmitry Bivol
On Saturday at Madison Square Garden, World of Boxing hosted a media roundtable with WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Dmitry Bivol.
Elbiali Steps Up To Face Pascal
Unbeaten light heavyweight Ahmed Elbiali will look to stamp his contender status when he faces former champion Jean Pascal in the 10-round main event from the Hialeah Park in Miami, Florida on December 8.
Yigit And Hughes Make Weight
Anthony Yigit and his opponent Joe Hughes both made weight today ahead of their European Super Lightweight Championship fight tomorrow at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, United Kingdom.
Spence And Peterson Come Face To Face
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and former champion Lamont Peterson went face-to-face for the first time Wednesday at a press conference in Brooklyn to discuss their world title showdown headlining action on Saturday, January 20
Promoters Go Head To Head In Philly
With the show sold out a week in advance, why did they have a press conference? But they did. And it was good.
Yigit Signs Contract Extension With Team Sauerland
Anthony Yigit has signed a contract extension with Team Sauerland.