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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Lee Haskins Vs Ryan Burnett
WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders will no longer feature on the Saturday 8th July show at the Copper Box Arena after his mandatory challenger Avtandil Khurtsidze was arrested in New York.
Regis "Rougarou" Prograis and Joel Diaz Jr. made weight on Thursday just hours after the "Opening Bell" to kick off festivities for the 2017 International Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend.
WBA minimumweight champion Knockout CP Freshmart will defend his title against the No.1 contender Rey Loreto of the Philippines in Thailand on July 15.
As Arif "The Predator" Magomedov prepares to face his toughest opponent to date, Luis "Cuba" Arias on the Ward vs. Kovalev 2 HBO Pay Per View on June 17 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, he will have a new trainer in his corner
Ryan Burnett says he can follow in Carl Frampton’s footsteps and become a huge star in Belfast as he challenges Lee Haskins for the IBF Bantamweight title at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday night,
Queensberry Promotions were informed today that Billy Joe Saunders’ mandatory challenger Avtandil Khurtsidze was yesterday arrested in New York, indicted under the RICO Act.
James Tennyson feels he’s above domestic level – and says he’ll prove that on Saturday night when he faces Ryan Doyle for the WBA International Super-Featherweight title at the SSE Arena Belfast
Unbeaten light heavyweight contenders Marcus Browne and Seanie Monaghan went face-to-face Tuesday at a press conference to discuss their all-New York showdown taking place Saturday, July 15.
It’s official! Arthur Abraham (46-5, 30 KOs) will challenge Chris Eubank Jr (24-1, 19 KOs) for the IBO World Super Middleweight Championship on July 15 at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London
Lee Haskins gets over his first major hurdle in defending his IBF Bantamweight title against Ryan Burnett in Belfast on Saturday night – by taking the ferry today due to his fear of flying.
Light-Heavyweight prospect Anthony Yarde says he is ready to announce himself on the European stage.
Sean McGoldrick says he can become a big star in Wales as he prepares for his second pro outing at the SSE Arena Belfast on Saturday night,
By Marc Livitz: Last Fall, boxing fans were treated to a perfect example of the best fighting the best when Andre Ward narrowly edged out Sergey Kovalev for light heavyweight supremacy.
Darryll Williams claims he should never have defeated bitter rival Jahmaine Smyle in their first fight.