On December 16, 2016, VADA notified the WBC that Alexander Povetkin’s anti-doping test taken from his December 6, 2016 “A” Sample pursuant to the WBC Clean Boxing Program (“CBP”) yielded an adverse analytical finding for the banned substance Ostarine.
British boxer Gavin McDonnell will will face Mexican Rey Vargas for the the vacant WBC super bantamweight title in Hull,England on February 25.
Anthony Crolla will meet Jorge Linares in a rematch for the WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring magazine Lightweight titles at the Manchester Arena in England on March 25.
Current WBC Mediterranean heavyweight champion Frenchman Raphael Tronche is set to face his toughest test to date as he prepares to face rugged Romanian Bogdan Dinu for the vacant IBF Intercontinental title.
By Andrew Rivera: The Boxing highlight in New Mexico in 2016, was the election of former multi weight world Champion Johnny Tapia,59-5-2. The late Tapia will be inducted with Heavyweight Legend Evander Holyfield and Tapia conqueror Marco Antonio Barrera.
German talents Stefan Haertel and Leon Bunn have been added to the undercard of the Nordic Fight Night on January 21 in Struer Energi Park in Denmark.
By Derek Bonnett: Most of us can say that a lot has happened in the last five years. A new job, perhaps. A new house. A child born. All these things and more would gladly be embraced by most and shared with all to rejoice in one’s good fortune. For Matt Remillard, Connecticut’s one-time featherweight contender, the last five years were not so memorable even though their impact will also be felt for a lifetime.
By Derek Bonnett Continuing the deluge of Japanese boxing action to end 2016, Kosei Tanaka met Moises Fuentes in a bid to claim the vacant WBO light flyweight title. The contest was held at Memorial Center in Gifu, Gifu, Japan. Tanaka, previously champion at 105 pounds, sought to win his second world title at the age of twenty-one. Fuentes, hailing from Distrito Federal, Mexico City, Mexico, is also a former world champion at minimumweight.
By Derek Bonnett Continuing the deluge of Japanese boxing action to end 2016, Kosei Tanaka met Moises Fuentes in a bid to claim the vacant WBO light flyweight title. The contest was held at Memorial Center in Gifu, Gifu, Japan. Tanaka, previously champion at 105 pounds, sought to win his second world title at the age of twenty-one. Fuentes, hailing from Distrito Federal, Mexico City, Mexico, is also a former world champion at minimumweight.
Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) held a press conference Thursday to formally announce its inaugural show, "New England’s Future," Thursday night, January 19, at the Worcester Palladium. It will mark the first professional boxing event in Worcester, located in Central Mass., in five years.
All four fighters involved in the two WBA world title fights at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, made weight Friday.
Erik Skoglund has been left bitterly disappointed following the European Boxing Union’s (EBU) decision to reverse their ruling and allow current light heavyweight champion Robert Stieglitz a voluntary defence of his title
Promoter Mick Hennessy has confirmed that the rescheduled date for Lenny Daws’ challenge for the European Super-Lightweight title will be Saturday 11th February 2017 at the Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton
By Derek Bonnett The New Year is always preceded by some excellent boxing cards in Japan. Each year, some of the nation’s greatest talent, which is considerable at this time, steps into the ring end things with a bang. On December 29, reigning WBO super flyweight champion, Naoya Inoue took on former two-time champion Kohei Kono at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo in what would be his sternest opponent since dethroning Omar Andres Narvaez in 2014.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder will defend his title in his home state for the fourth time, as he faces once-beaten challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, February 25, from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama.
Former WBA interim super flyweight champ David “Tornado” Sanchez scored a second round knockout win over Alejandro “Terrible” Morales at the Arena Solidaridad in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico on Friday night.
On Saturday night at the Olympic Football Stadium of Kiev, Ukraine, Andriy Rudenko out-pointed American Jason Bergman over 10 rounds to retain his WBC International Silver heavyweight title .
Unbeaten light heavywieght prospect Artur Beterbiev took out Isidro Ranoni Prieto in less than a round title on Friday night at the Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
A lot of people think “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy is a little crazy, including his doctor, especially after Lundy returned to the gym to start hitting the heavy bag just three weeks removed from major knee surgery.
Undefeated, WBA No. 3-ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez will face the WBA’s No. 4-ranked Danny Roman in the 10-round main event of a Showtime televised quadrupleheader on Friday, Jan. 20, from Bally’s Atlantic City Hotel and Casino.