After his emphatic unanimous decision victory over Gabriel Rosado on September, 17th, it was widely understood in the boxing industry that middleweight contender Willie Monroe, Jr. would get an opportunity to face Canelo Alvarez in a bout this winter or next spring.
Ricky Burns says he’ll handle the power of big-hitting mandatory challenger Kiryl Relikh – but questioned whether Relikh has the temperament for the big stage as Burns defends his WBA Super Lightweight title at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Friday night.
Juergen Braehmer says he will be ready to rematch Nathan Cleverly in early 2017 following a positive diagnosis on his injured right arm.
Tommy Langford and Sam Sheedy came face-to-face for the first time today at West Bromwich Albion’s Hawthorns stadium ahead of their eagerly-anticipated clash for the Vacant British Middleweight title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on October 22.
Yesterday was quite the interesting day for World Heavyweight boxing, Tyson Fury had the boxing community flummoxed for hours as he set about announcing his retirement and come back...on the same day.
Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (Providence, Rhode Island/pro record: 23-0, 16 KOs), is a former WBO Junior Middleweight Champion and a 2008 Olympian.
Nathan Gorman collected his first title as a professional with a clinical first round stoppage of Sheffield’s David Howe at a packed at Fenton Manor in Stoke on Saturday night.
Two-Time World Champion Andre "S.O.G." Ward officially kicks off training camp in Hayward, CA with trainer Virgil Hunter ahead of his November 19 showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev
Nathan Cleverly became a two-time World Light-Heavyweight champion after forcing champion Juergen Braehmer to retire halfway through their clash for the WBA crown in Neubrandenburg in Germany.
WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO female welterweight champ Cecilia Braekhus scored a second round stoppage win over Anne Sophie Mathis at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on Saturday.
Former multi weight world champion Humberto Soto returned to action for the first time since last September to defeat Daniel Ruiz at the Gimnasio Cuauhtémoc de la Delegación Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico City on Saturday.
Petr “Zar” Petrov emerged victorious over Michael “The Artist” Perez in an elimination fight to earn a shot at WBA Lightweight Champion Jorge Linares. The main event capped an action-packed, sold out Golden Boy Promotions card at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. on Friday night.
Late replacement Erik "El Trumpo" Ruiz upset Hanzel Martinez in Friday’s"Knockout Night at the D" main event in front of another sold-out crowd at the outdoor Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
Venezuelan based Nehomar Cermeno retained his WBA super-bantamweight title after knocking out Thai born challenger Anurak Thisa in the third round in Wenzhou, China on Friday.
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Joseph Parker stayed on course for a world title shot on Saturday by knocking Alexander Dimitrenko in the third round at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, New Zealand.
Boxer Mike Towell, from Dundee in Scotland, has died from his injuries after being stopped in a welterweight bout against Dale Evans at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on Thursday night.
All the boxers weighed in Friday ahead of their respective fights at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday night.
Rashid ’The Dream’ Kassem faces his toughest career test when he takes on Britain’s Joe Murray on October 15 at the Arena Nord in Frederikshavn.
World ranked super bantamweight Adam Lopez will take on Carlos Valcarcel on Saturday, November 12th at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Ricky Burns will land a huge showdown with Adrien Broner if he successfully defends his WBA Super-Lightweight title against dangerous mandatory challenger Kiryl Relikh at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on Friday October 7.