In an anticipated rematch, WBA and IBO bantamweight champion, Juan Carlos Payano (17-0, 8 KOs), is ready to defend his titles against Rau’shee Warren (13-1, 4 KOs) and show the world he’s the king at 118 pounds. The 12-round co-main event bout scheduled for this Saturday, June 18, 2016, will take place at theUIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois.
Fight week kicked-off in Chicago on Wednesday for this Saturday’s (June 18) Premier Boxing promoted event at the UIC Pavilion headlined by light heavyweight bruiser Andrzej Fonfara battling hard-hitting New Yorker Joe Smith Jr.
Two of the biggest and best talkers in the sport of boxing met face to face Wednesday. WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder was on stage at a press conference in Birmingham, AL and two-time heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola via Skype from his training camp in San Diego to officially announce their heavyweight title showdown taking place Saturday, July 16 from the Legacy Arena live on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX and FOX Deportes.
Josh Warrington will defend his WBC International Featherweight title against Patrick Hyland at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on July 30.
Anthony Crolla will face Jorge Linares in a huge unification blockbuster for the WBA and WBC Diamond World and Ring Magazine Lightweight Championships at the Manchester Arena on September 24, 2016.
Unbeaten Londoners Ohara Davies and Craig Richards will box at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Tuesday June 21 as part of the free-entry public work-out ahead of Anthony Joshua’s IBF World Heavyweight title defence against Dominic Breazeale at The O2 on Saturday June 25.
Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl “The Jackal” Frampton will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Saturday, July 30 in the main from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
WBO lightweight champion Terry ’Turbo’ Flanagan defends his belt against South African Mzonke Fana on July 9 at the Manchester Arena in the north of England, but is aware that bragging rights in his hometown are still well and truly up for grabs.
By Raphael Baker: Unbeaten Londoners Ohara Davies and Craig Richards will box at York Hall in Bethnal Green on Tuesday June 21 as part of the free-entry public work-out ahead of Anthony Joshua’s IBF World Heavyweight title defence against Dominic Breazeale at The O2 on Saturday June 25, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is not satisfied with one belt he wants to unify the heavyweight division. The 6ft 6 Londoner will make the first defence of his IBF crown against American Dominic Breazeale on June 25, at the 02 in London, England.
Former world title challenger, Thomas Dulorme from Carolina, Puerto Rico, will be back in action this Saturday, June 18 at the Pabellón de la Feria, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
Anthony Joshua MBE and Dominic Breazeale both predict KO wins in their battle for Joshua’s IBF Heavyweight title when they go head-to-head in ‘The Gloves Are Off’ this Sunday.
Saturday night at the Ramatex Factory in Windhoek, Namibia, Mexico’s super-bantamweight standout, Moises "Chucky" Flores remained undefeated with a 12-round unanimous decision over hometown hero, Paulus Ambunda.
Micki Nielsen scored a unanimous points victory over Johnny Muller on Saturday night at the Emperors Palace Casino in Gauteng, South Africa to progress to the final of the ‘Super 4’ cruiserweight tournament.
Tom Doran believes he will be the first man to test Chris Eubank Jr’s chin when he challenges Eubank for the British Middleweight title at The O2 in London on June 25.
The "Long Island Winding Road" to success continues for two Star Boxing fighters this week. The pair of proud pugilists and products of The Paramount -Cletus Seldin and Joe Smith, Jr. -hope to continue their climb to the top of the heap for promoter Joe DeGuardia.
The blood started to flow from the forehead of Jonathan Chicas late in the eighth round, and did not let up.
On Saturday night at the Sport Hall in Trencin, Slovakia, Georgian underdog Giorgi Beroshvili stunned former World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Champion and local favorite Tamas Kovacs to win the vacant WBF Euroasia Light Heavyweight title.
WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko became a two-weight world champion by defeating WBO super featherweight titleholder Rocky Martinez with an eye catching five round knockout on Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Junior Welterweight Main Event – 12 Rounds Ruslan Provodnikov – 140 Pounds John Molina – 140 Pounds REFEREE: MARK NELSON; JUDGES: DON ACKERMAN (N.Y.), GLENN FELDMAN (Conn.), JOHN MCKAIE (N.Y.)…