Anthony Crolla MBE wants to create a boxing legacy – and says that begins by beating Jorge Linares when they clash for the WBA, WBC Diamond and vacant Ring Magazine Lightweight World titles at the Manchester Arena on September 24.
Errol Spence Jr. played his part in helping PBC break their record viewings when he stopped the unstoppable in his fine performance against Leonard Bundu.
Amir Khan has today stated his intentions to make a comeback in January, and, fight three times in 2017.
Undefeated Caleb "Sweet Hands" Plant dropped and dominated Colombia’s Juan De Angel on his way to a unanimous decision victory Tuesday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions card from the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.
Dereck Chisora returns to the ring on September 10 with an eight-round contest against Drazan Janjanin at the Hovet in Stockholm.
Luke Campbell MBE will defend his WBC Silver Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on October 15.
American Claressa Shields and Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn were first into the ring, both with an added incentive to win besides the glory of Olympic gold.
John Ryder will defend his WBA International Middleweight title against Jack Arnfield at the Manchester Arena on September 24.
It was a truly golden day of Olympic Boxing in Riocentro Pavilion 6 on Saturday, with three finals deciding the Rio 2016 Champions in the Women’s Flyweight (51kg), Men’s Bantamweight (56kg) and Men’s Middleweight (75kg) competitions.
All the boxers weighed in Saturday ahead of their respective fights at the Venue: Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Estelle Mossely won Olympic gold on Friday afternoon to cap a brilliant year for the French Lightweight (60kg). It was a gripping final, with China’s Yin Junhua powering into an early lead before Mossely dug deep to deliver a memorable turnaround.
As fans from around the world get ready to descend on the home of the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the world championship showdown between Canelo Alvarez and Liam “Beefy” Smith Golden Boy Promotions today announced the September 17 the three fights as part of the HBO Pay-Per-View telecast.
Undefeated brawlers and longtime rivals Heather "The Heat" Hardy and Shelly "Shelito’s Way" Vincent hosted a media workout at Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn Friday as they near their long anticipated showdown featured on Sunday, August 21 from Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn.
Hungary-based Cuban Ericles Torres Marin put himself on the map on Friday night when he won the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ International Middleweight title at the Pristav Pri Kompe in Sturovo, Slovakia.
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller won by third-round tko against veteran Fred Kassi in the main event on Friday night from Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, N.Y. Following a cagey first round that favored Kassi (18-5-1, 10 KOs), Brooklynite Miller (18-0-1, 16 KOs), turned up the body work and pressure in rounds two and three. After landing 36-of-57 power shots in the third and racking up 30 connects to the body, Kassi retired on the stool between rounds, citing a hand injury.
Richard Commey will challenge Robert Easter Jr for the vacant IBF Lightweight title on September 9 at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Unbeaten prospect Caleb "Sweet Hands" Plant is closing in on making the leap from prospect to contender and hopes to help cement that position when he takes on hard-hitting Juan De Angel in the main event from the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa on August 23.
Team Shumenov believes it is worth reviewing recent history en-light of the recent announcement that WBA Super/IBF cruiserweigh champion Denis Lebedev will defend against Murat Gassiev in late November or early December in Russia
Cuba’s Julio Cesar La Cruz became the Rio 2016 Olympic Light Heavyweight (81kg) Boxing Champion on Thursday afternoon in Riocentro Pavilion 6 with a unanimous win over Kazakhstan’s Adilbek Niyazymbetov.
The eight fighters who’ll be fighting Friday, Aug. 19 at Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, N.Y., all made weight Thursday. Undefeated Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller faces his toughest test to date in veteran Fred Kassi in the main event, which will take place at the outdoor USL soccer venue. The co-main event features promising Louisiana lightweight “Rock Hard Mighty” Mason Menard facing his most dangerous foe to date in Bahodir “Baha” Mamadjonov of Houston, Texas, by way of Uzbekistan in a 10-round