According to WBA/WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury a rematch date and venue with former long time champ Wladimir Klitschko is no nearer being finalized. The 27 year-old, who shocked the world and defeated Klitschko to claim the heavyweight title, also revealed that a rich businessman wanted to stage the rematch on a cruise ship exclusively for ‘120 rich people’ and without media or tv coverage.
Unbeaten brawlers Gerald “El Gallo Negro” Washington and Oscar “Kaboom” Rivas will meet in a 10-round showdown of rising heavyweights on Saturday, February 27, in the opening bout of a Showtime televised card from Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Super middleweight Jesse Hart brings his boxing skills back home for the first time in 15 months when he defends his NABO title against Dashon Johnson on March 18, at the 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia.
Ryan Burnett will face Anthony Settoul for the vacant WBC International Bantamweight title at the sold-out Manchester Arena on February 27.
After the previous disappointment of Sam Sheedy’s junior-middleweight clash with Bristol’s Danny Butler being postponed; Dennis Hobson’s show at Rotherham’s Magna Centre on February 6th has suffered another blow with Muheeb Fazeldin having to pull out of his Commonwealth bantamweight title fight against Klaas Mboyane.
WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Juergen Braehmer is in search of a new opponent for his sixth successive World title defence following the withdrawal of Thomas Oosthuizen.
Former world title challenger Derek Chisora has decided to face Kubrat Pulev rather than challenge fellow Briton Anthony Joshua for the European heavyweight heavyweight title.
Callum Smith takes on Hadillah Mohoumadi in a WBC Super-Middleweight final eliminator at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on April 2 on a huge night of action.
Callum Smith says he will win the WBC Super-Middleweight title as he came face-to-face with his final eliminator opponent Hadillah Mohoumadi today ahead of their clash at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on April 2.
WBC, Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion Amir “King” Khanin Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend.
By Derek Bonnett: Boxing is a dangerous sport. There is simply no getting around it. However, since this is common knowledge, boxing commissions around the world must do more to insure a fighter’s safety and provide timely care once that safety has been compromised.
Jonel Gadapan claimed the vacant WBF Asia Pacific Lightweight Champion after defeating fellow countryman Nelson Tinampay with a dominant performance on Sunday in Iligan City, Philippines.
Unbeaten teenage prospect Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin extended his record to 14-0-(10), Sunday by out-pointing a tough but outclassed Jose De Jesus Macias, 18-6-2-(9), over 10 rounds at the Seminole Casino in Immokalee, Florida.
By Olly Campbell: George Groves announced his intention to continue chasing that elusive super-middleweight world title Saturday, stopping outclassed Italian, Andrea Di Luisa inside five one-sided rounds at London’s Copper Box arena in London
Undefeated WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev retains all three of his titles as he makes short work of former light heavyweight world champion, Jean Pascal again.
John Ryder finally restored some British pride by defeating Sergey Khomitsky at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday night.
Ronson Frank’s Uprising Promotions kicked off 2016 with a sell-out show at the Five Star Banquet Hall in Long Island City in New York on Friday night.
George Groves and Andrea Di Lusa weighed in Friday, prior to their super middleweight bout at the Copper Box Arena in London.
The first LA Fight Club of 2016 thrilled a sold-out crowd with an action-packed performance from Julian “El Camaron” Ramirez who forced Christopher “S.D. Kid” Martin of San Diego, Calif. to go the distance in a 10-round featherweight fight on Friday.
WBO Lightweight champion Terry Flanagan has spoken out after being forced to delay his title defence against Liverpool’s Derry Mathews by a month to March 12.