Ituarte Edges Out Zarate Over 12 Rounds
Erick Ituarte clinched the vacant Junior NABF Featherweight championship on Friday night by overcoming a third round knockdown by Isaac Zarate to win via 12 round split decision.
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Groves Believes Time Is Right To Be Crowned Champ
George Groves believes the time is right for him to be crowned World Champion when he meets Fedor Chudinov on Saturday, May 27 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield,England.
Dirrell Trainer Sucker Punches Opponent
Leon Dawson, the trainer and Uncle of super middleweight Andre Dirrell is being hunted by Maryland police after sucking punching Dirrell’s opponent Jose Uzcategui after the Venezuelan was disqualified for punching Dirrell after the bell.
Crawford Punishes Diaz,Beltran Ko’s Maicelo
By Marc Livitz: Terence "Bud" Crawford made ten rounds of a title defense against Felix Diaz look like a mere walk in the park on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The supreme masterclass by the still unbeaten champion was more of a sparring session which enabled him to use a southpaw stance for the duration of the contest.
Vendetti Continues Winning Streak
Melrose, Mass. – Greg Vendetti picked up his 10th straight win, stopping Ryan Davis of St. Louis in the first round of a scheduled eight-round junior middleweight bout on Saturday, May 20 at Melrose Memorial Hall.
Russell Jr Breaks Down Escandon/Dirrell Wins Via Disqaulification
WBC featherweight champ “Mr.” Gary Russell Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) made a successful homecoming From the MGM National Harbor with a seventh-round stoppage against a determined Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) in the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing cars on Saturday.
Davis Takes Out Walsh In 3
Gervonta Davis went on the road in the first defense of his IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship and made a statement with an emphatic third-round TKO of previously undefeated local favorite Liam Walsh in the opening bout of Showtime Championship Boxing from Copper Box Arena in London.
Melindo Crushes Yaegashi; Inoue Stops Rodriguez in Three
By Derek Bonnett Just one day after a huge triple header featuring Ryota Murata, Ken Shiro, and Daigo Higa in world championship bouts, both Naoya Inoue and Akira Yaegashi put their respective world titles on the line at the very same Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. Today’s action was brief by comparison, but another shock wave was sent throughout the light flyweight division and one of boxing’s best lived up to his moniker.
WBA Issues Apology For Controversial Scoring For Murata/N’Jikam Fight
The President of the World Boxing Association Gilberto Jesus Mendoza has issued a statement via social media to apologise for the controversial scoring for the vacant WBA super middleweight title clash between Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam and Ryota Murata in Tokyo on Saturday night.
Gevor Confident Of Defeating Wlodarczyk
German cruiserweight Noel Gevor says he is confident of causing an upset when he meets former IBF and WBC World Champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk tomorrow at the Hala Arena in Poznan, Poland.
Russell Jr And Escandon Make Weight
All the boxers weighed in Friday ahead of their respective fights at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday night.
Crawford And Diaz Make Weight In New York
WBC/WBO junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford champion and challenger Feliz Diaz weighed in Friday ahead of their title clash at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night.
Murata Denied Against N’Dam; Higa and Shiro Add Titles to Japanese Golden Era
By Derek Bonnett Two Japanese boxers captured their first world championships as a professional at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan this morning, May 20. A third fell victim to poor scoring. Ryota Murata overcame a slow start to seemingly capture a middleweight strap with a decision over Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam. However, the judges favored N’Dam controversially. Daigo Higa dropped Mexico’s Juan Hernandez six times throughout the six rounds contested to claim a flyweight
Tanaka Wins War With Acosta
By Derek Bonnett In other Japanese action, Japanese Wonder Kid, Kosei Tanaka, put his light flyweight title on the line against little known Angel Acosta at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Tanaka was making the first defense of his title against the Puerto Rican challenger. The two boxers let it all hang out for twelve action packed rounds which saw the champion retaining his title, but the challenger had plenty of room to gripe with the final scores.
Davis Stops Rosario In Philly
By J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Hyper-active Marshall Kauffman, now calling himself King’s Prom’ns, is becoming a throwback to the ‘50s, when promoters regularly ran weekly cards.
Sarkozi Vs Hardy Tops Bristol Card
Sanigar Events return to Bristol on June 23rd with ’Young Guns’ a night of professional boxing at The Dolman Hall, Ashton Gate.
Davis And Walsh Sound Off At Final Press Conference
IBF Junior Lightweight Champion Gervonta Davis, undefeated No. 1 contender Liam Walsh and promoter Floyd Mayweather got into a jarring session during Thursday’s final press conference at the Landmark Hotel in London just two days before Saturday’s world title clash at the Copper Box Arena in London,England.
Russell Jr And Escandon Come Face To Face
Featherweight world champion Gary Russell Jr. and challenger Oscar Escandon went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they square-off in the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing this Saturday,( May 20) from MGM National Harbor in Maryland.
Hardy Victorious In Brooklyn
On Thursday evening, DiBella Entertainment’s popular Broadway Boxing series returned to New York for the first time in almost a year with a special edition, one-time-only event, held at Brooklyn’s historic Paramount Theater at Long Island University.
Crawford ‘Excited To Be Fighting At The Garden’
Undefeated WBO and WBC Junior Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford of Omaha, Neb., will make his 2017 debut, Saturday night (May 20) at Madison Square against Felix Diaz.