Marlon Tapales may have lost his WBO bantamweight title to the scales after having to drop a reported ten pounds in the final days of preparation, but he and Shohei Omori put on a heated performance. Tapales, running on fumes from the start, fought with a look of desperation as if unaware how far his gas tank could take him.
By Derek Bonnett Kazuto Ioka placed his WBA flyweight title on the line at EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan against Noknoi Sitthiprasert in a twelve round contest. Ioka, nephew of the great Hiroki Ioka, set a workman-like pace moving his shots to the body and head of his challenger. What started as taps to the body with a jab evolved into Ioka’s preferred combo of a sinking hook to the body followed by an uppercut through the guard of the Thai-boxer.
Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez won a 12 round uninspiring 12 round decision over Max Bursak at the StubHub Center in Carson, California on Saturday.
By Dmytro Mossienko at ringside: Ukraine’s well established Union Box Promotion held on Saturday 22 April 2017 an exciting boxing card in down town Kiev Parkovy conventional centre.
By Lwazi Ndzobongo at ringside: The boxing action came from Emperors Palace, East of Johannesburg, this afternoon as South Africa’s young talent was put on show.
It is with our deepest regret that we have to announce that the WBO World Heavyweight Championship between the Champion, Joseph Parker, and mandatory challenger, Hughie Fury, scheduled for Saturday 6th May 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand, has been postponed.
By Derek Bonnett The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, fast becoming one of boxing’s hottest venues, played host to a world class double-header featuring Shawn Porter in the main event against Andre Berto in a twelve round welterweight bout. The two former world champions at welterweight vied for a crack at unified champion Keith Thurman in this title eliminator. In the co-feature, Jermell Charlo put his light middleweight title on the line against, first time world title challenger,
By Derek Bonnett Underneath the Berto-Porter clash at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York, Jermall Charlo defended his version of the 154-pound title with a scintillating one punch KO over Charles Hatley on Showtime. The two Texan rivals matched up well on paper, but it would be the defending champion who turned in a career-defining performance away from home.
Andre Berto and Shawn Porter weighed in Friday ahead of their WBC welterweight title eliminator at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn,New York on Saturday.
- WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis "Superman" Stevenson will take-on hard-hitting Polish contender Andrzej Fonfara in a rematch of their 2014 slugfest on Saturday, June 3 in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, live on SHOWTIME from the Bell Centre in Montreal.
Nick Durandt, South Africa’s most famous trainer and manager and successful boxing trainer has been killed in a motor cycle accident, he was 53 years old.
WBO bantamweight champ Marlon Tapales,from the Philippines, has lost his title before a punch has been thrown.
Jamie Cox has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.
Hampus Henriksson has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled contest with Moris Markowitsch at the Nordic Fight Night on Saturday at the Sporthallen in Sundsvall, Sweden due to illness.
All the boxers weighed in Friday ahead of their respective bouts at the Leicester Arena on Saturday evening.
Unbeaten Welsh prospect Andrew Selby will face Nicaraguan Cristofer Rosales in an official WBC flyweight eliminator at the Motor Point Arena in Cardiff, Wales on May 26.
Martin Murray and Gabriel Rosado weighed in Friday ahead of their WBA intercontinental mid-eighteenth titlet clash at the Echo Arena in Liverpool,England on Saturday.
Four-time world champion Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano will look for a record-breaking fifth world title when she battles former world champion Dahiana Santana for the vacant WBO Bantamweight Championship on Saturday, April 22 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Reigning WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux will face WBA interim titleholder Moises "Chucky" Flores in a mandatory 12-round WBA title defense that will tarnish one fighter’s perfect record.
Olympic captain Anthony Fowler has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing.