Ward And Kovalev Trainers Host Round Table Interviews
On Wednesday (June 14) the televised undercard boxers of Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev 2: "The Rematch" sat down to participate in roundtables with the media.
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German Prospects Out To Impress In Wetzlar
Germany’s rising stars are out to impress on Saturday night as they face tough international opposition on the undercard of Tyron Zeuge’s WBA Super Middleweight title defence against Paul Smith at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar.
Davis Jr Faces Toughest Test On July 15
Robbie Davies Jnr admits he faces “by a distance” the toughest test of his career as he prepares to square up to Polish dangerman Michal Syrowatka on the big Chris Eubank v Arthur Abraham show in London on July 15th.
Its Official, Mayweather Vs McGregor Set For August 26
Unbeaten pound for pound boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. has come out of retirement and fight UFC star Connor McGregor in a boxing event on August 26 at the T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight between the two biggest stars in their respective sports is expected to be the richest fight in boxing or martial arts history despite McGregor never having had a professional fight.
David Haye Fined £25,000
The Stewards of the British Boxing Board of Control considered the behaviour and comments made by Boxer David Haye for his contest with Tony Bellew on the 4th March 2017 at the O2 Arena, London at their Board meeting on Wednesday, 14th June 2017.
Gallagher Says Smith Can Emulate George Groves
Joe Gallagher says Paul Smith can emulate George Groves’ feel good story by claiming a World title on his third attempt when he challenges Tyron Zeuge (20-0-1, 11 KOs) for the WBA Super Middleweight strap on Saturday, June 15 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany
Training Camp Notes: Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev
Oxnard, CA: Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) has an entirely new training philosophy as he prepares for his highly-anticipated rematch with Andre "S.O.G." Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) on June 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Smith Hopes For Third Time Lucky
Paul Smith is aiming to make it third time lucky when he returns to Germany to challenge Tyron Zeuge for the WBA World Super Middleweight title on Saturday, June 17 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar.
Zeuge Says Smith Will Not Take His Title
Tyron Zeuge says Paul Smith will not take his title when they meet for the WBA World Super Middleweight Championship on Saturday, June 17 at the Rittal Arena in Wetzlar, Germany, live on Sky Sports.
Ceylan Takes On Galahad On Eubank Jr Vs Galahad Undercard
Dennis Ceylan will take on Kid Galahad for the IBF Inter-Continental Featherweight Championship on July 15 at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, live on ITV Box Office in the UK.
Rios Returns, KO’s Herrera In Seven
By Marc Livitz: Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios looked good, though just a pinch rusty on Sunday night as he scored a seventh round knockout victory over Aaron "La Hoya" Herrera.
Errol Christie Passes Away Aged 53
Errol Christie, arguably the most talented and the most decorated amateur boxer Britain has ever produced, has died following a long battle with lung cancer.
Braekhus Defeats Farias
Friday night in Bergen, Norway CECILIA BRAEKHUS, (31-0-0, 8 KO’s), was victorious once again defending all five major welterweight world titles (WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO), over current WBC Junior Welterweight Champion ERICA “La Pantera” FARIAS, (24-2-0, 10 KO’s), of Buenos Aires.
Vendetti Retains New England Title By Defeating Gray
hard-nosed Stoneham, Mass., junior middleweight Greg Vendetti made a lasting impression in his first career bout at Twin River Casino on Friday, defeating Khiary Gray by majority decision to retain his New England Championship in a scintillating main event.
Kinigamazi Outgrits Farias To Become Champion
It was a highly anticipated event for professional boxing in Switzerland as local favourite Patrick Kinigamazi took on Juan Jose Farias from Argentina for the vacant WBF Super Featherweight title on Friday in Geneva.
Giebel Cruises To Beat Milenkovic In Germany
Leonie Giebel won the vacant WBF Womens Eurasia Super Featherweight title on Saturday night, June 10, when she comprehensively outboxed Serbian-born Maja Milenkovic at the Porsche Zentrum in Paderborn, Germany.
‘The Rock’ Proves A Class Above Muller
By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Thabiso ’The Rock’ Mchunu proved to be a class above Johnny Muller in scoring a shut out over 12 rounds to capture the vacant SA & ABU Cruiserweight Title at Emperors Palace, East of Johannesburg, South Africa on Saturday.
Burnett Crowned IBF Champ In Belfast
Ryan Burnett claimed the IBF bantamweight crown at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday night by out-pointing champion Lee Haskins over 12 rounds. Two judges, Jerry Jukubo and Dave Parris, scored a wide 119-107 for Burnett but the third official, Clark Sammartino, somehow scored the bout 118-108 for Haskins despite the Bristol based boxer being put down in the sixth and 11th rounds.
Prograis Walks Thru Diaz In New York
By Jason Pribila at Ringside: This weekend will see boxing fans make their annual migration to upstate New York to honor the legends of boxing’s past. Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera, and the late Johnny Tapia highlight this year’s Hall of Fame class in Canastota.
Weights And Running Order From Belfast
Weights And Running Order From Belfast, Lee Haskins Vs Ryan Burnett