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.
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is reportedly set to defend his title against Poland’s Andrzej Wawrzyk at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama,USA on February 25.
Abdul Khattab will face ‘The Dane Slayer’ Arman Torosyan on January 21 at the Struer Energi Park in Denmark.
Super middleweight world champion Badou Jack has endured a long road on the way to his super middleweight unification showdown against IBF champ James DeGale taking place Saturday, January 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
An opponent has been confirmed for Patrick Nielsen’s ring return on January 21 at the Struer Energi Park. The Danish super middleweight star will take on the big punching Columbian southpaw Beibi Berrocal.
By Mikko Salo, ringside: The ALL IN Fight Night card in Helsinki´s Hartwall Areena featured the four biggest names in Finnish boxing. Edis Tatli and Eva Wahlström did not disappoint, scoring victories over game opponents.
In the aftermath of Saturday’s news that the WBC Interim heavyweight title fight in Russia between former heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne and top-ranked Alexander Povetkin had been cancelled because Povetkin tested positive for drugs again, Hall of Fame promoter Don “Only In America” King offered a simple solution:
By Derek Bonnett Many people wanted to believe. Bernard Hopkins had turned back the clock so many times in his illustrious career, that even at the age of fifty-one and nearly two years of ring inactivity, fans wanted to think that Joe Smith Jr. would be easily dissected and defeated to complete the final chapter of one of boxing’s greatest storylines ever. Hopkins turned back the clock for fans by ditching his silly "Alien" moniker and resuming his role as boxing’s "Executioner",
Saturday’s final round of the 2016 "Knockout Night at the D" series ended in typical style as "Mighty" Aston Palicte won a 10-round split decision over previously undefeated "Lil’" Oscar Cantu in a terrific super flyweight match from start to finish inside the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center indoor facility.
Nehomar Cermeno retained his WBA super bantamweight title defeating local prospect Xiaojun Qiu by 12 round unanimous decision Saturday in Hangzhou, China.
Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin knocked out late replacement Johann “Reptile” Duhaupas at the Ekaterinburg Expo Center in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Saturday.
By J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Despite a lurking snow threat on 12/16/16, intrepid promoters Manny Rivera and Will Ruiz (Hard Hitting Prom’ns) again filled the circa 800-seat Sugarhouse Casino ballroom in Philadelphia