Haskins Withdraws From World Title Defence
IBF Bantamweight Champion Lee Haskins has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming world title defence in Kyoto, Japan on 31st December against Shohei Omori due to a leg injury sustained in training.
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Trainers Q And A From LA
Four of the top trainers in the sport, Freddie Roach, Robert Garcia, Ronnie Shields and Stephen Edwards met with media in Los Angeles to discuss their fighters’ respective showdowns this Saturday, December 10 from Galen Center at USC.
Joshua Vs Molina Media Quotes
IBF Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua and American challenger Eric Molina worked out for the British press on Tuesday in Manchester, England, as they prepare to square off this Saturday at Manchester Arena.
Parker Vs Ruiz Jr Final Quotes
Undefeated heavyweight contenders Joseph Parker of Auckland, and Andy Ruiz Jr of Mexicali, Mexico, world-rated No. 1 and No. 3 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) respectively, will be battling for the vacant WBO heavyweight world title on Saturday
Skoglund And Shala Come Face To Face
Erik Skoglund and Timy Shala came face-to-face for the first time today at the final press conference ahead of their WBA International Light Heavyweight title fight on Friday night at the Rosvalla Arena in Nyköping, Sweden.
Lipinets Prepared To Face Zappavigna
Unbeaten junior lightweight contender Sergey Lipinets is wrapping up training camp as he prepares for his world title eliminator against Australia’s Lenny Zappavigna this Saturday, December 10 from Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles.
Skoglund Appoints Father As Coach
Erik Skoglund will have a familiar face in his corner on Friday, December 9 having appointed his father Johan as head coach
Smith Feels The Pressure
Callum Smith says the pressure is on to beat Luke Blackledge in style when he defends his British Super-Middleweight title at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night
Yigit Aims To Spoil Daws’ Dream
Anthony Yigit believes he will break Lenny Daws’ dream of winning the European Super-Lightweight title and knock him out in their showdown on Saturday 17th December at the Westcroft Leisure Centre in
Crawford Defends Titles Against Molina Jr
Junior Welterweight Champion TERENCE "Bud" CRAWFORD (29-0, 20 KOs), of Omaha, Neb., will make his bid for 2016 Fighter of the Year honors (to go with his 2014 award) when he makes the first defense of his unified World Boxing Organization (WBO) / World Boxing Council (WBC) titles.
Farmer Becoming A Star In Philly?
J .R. Jowett reporting from ringside: The Great J. Russell Peltz teamed as usual with BAM Boxing and Joe Hand Prom’ns, plus Lou DiBella (DiBella Entertainment), for a show on Friday night at the 2300 Arena in S. Philadelphia. As usual, the place was just about sold out.
Blackledge Issues Warning To Smith
Luke Blackledge has told Callum Smith that his World title dreams will be destroyed on Saturday as he plans to rip the British Super-Middleweight title from him at the Manchester Arena in the north of England.
Ogawa Retains National Title In Tokyo
Kenichi Ogawa successfully retained his Japanese title when he scored an important triumph over ex-champ Rikki Naito by winning a close but unanimous 10 round decision on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
Pulev Defeats Peter In Sofia
World ranked heavyweight contender Kubrat Pulev forced former WBC heavyweight kingpin Samuel Peter to retire at the end of the third round on Saturday night at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Gassiev Edges Out Lebedev/Indongo Shocks Troyanovsky
Two world titles changed hands Saturday night at the MegaSport Arena in Moscow, Russia when Murat Gassiev defeated Denis Lebedev via 12 round split decision to claim the IBF cruiserweight title while Julius Indongo shocked Eduard Troyanovsky to claim the IBF junior welterweight crown.
‘Flat’ Saunders Retains Title In Glasgow
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders may have retained his title at the Paisley Lagoon Centre in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday night but he was far from impressive in out-pointing Artur Akavov over 12 rounds.
Demecillo Wins Vacant Title In Cebu
A busy weekend of championship boxing kicked off with two fights on Friday night (December 2), taking place in Cebu City, Philippines and Cairo, Egypt respectively. Both match-ups saw local favorites emerge victorious from entertaining bouts.
Vincent Out-Points Lee In Lincoln
By Stephen Tobey at ringside in Lincoln,R. The last time Shelly Vincent fought, she thought she won,The judges had a different perspective. On Friday, Vincent came back with an eight-round unanimous decision win over Marquita Lee of Novato, Calif. in a junior lightweight bout at the Twin River Events Center.
Abraham Lopez Retains NABA Crown
By Ron Valerrama, Belasco Theater, Los Angeles - Abraham Lopez retained his WBA-NABA featherweight title, defeating veteran Mexican fighter Sergio Lopez in a very entertaining match that went the 10 round distance.
Commey Disappointed After Split Decision Defeat
Richard Commey is leaving Moscow and heading home after suffering a hotly contested battle and controversial 12 round split decision loss to Russia’s Denis Shafikov Son Friday night in their 12-round IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator.