Kovalev-Chilemba Scouting Report
Ekaterinburg, Russia: On Monday night WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight Champion, Sergey Kovalev, will return home to Russia to face challenger Isaac "Golden Boy" Chilemba in a 12-round championship bout.
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Benavidez Is Improving And Prepared
Just two days after dominating previously undefeated Francy Ntetu on Premier Boxing Champions’ June 25th CBS card at New York’s Barclay’s Center, "El Bandera Roja," David Benavidez, was back at his home gym in Long Beach, preparing for his next bout.
Vasquez Jr. And Diaz Preparing Hard For Birmingham Showdown
Undefeated contender Sammy "The Sergeant" Vasquez Jr. and Olympic gold medalist Felix Diaz are deep into training camp for their pivotal welterweight showdown on Saturday, July 16 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Exclusive Yahoo Sports Documentary, Sergey Kovalev Addresses the Tragic Turning Point In His Career
Yahoo Sports today released an exclusive short form documentary titled "Life after Death" and accompanying feature story chronicling the tragic turning point in the career of Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev
Wegner: ‘This Is Not The End Of The Road For Arthur’
Ulli Wegner has hit back at claims questioning Arthur Abraham’s motivation prior to his WBO International Super Middleweight title fight with Tim-Robin Lihaug = on July 16 at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin.
Orozco And Diaz Jr Press Conference Quotes
The heat was turned up a notch at Golden Boy Headquarters as undefeated welterweight “Relentless” Antonio Orozco and undefeated NABF Featherweight Champion Joseph “Jojo” Diaz, Jr. announced their upcoming televised fights on HBO Latino on July 30.
Golovkin Is Waiting For Eubank Jr To Find A Pen
WBA, WBC and IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has claimed via his Twitter page that his team have reached an agreement to fight British middleweight champ Chris Eubank Jr and is awaiting Team Eubank’s signature on the contract.
Gorman Vs Howe Resheduled For July 24
Nathan Gorman’s clash with Sheffield giant Dave Howe has been added to Hatton Promotions and Black Country Boxing’s Danger Zone card on Sunday July 24.
Skeete Plans To Extend Run Of Good Form
Bradley Skeete intends adding a final bit of garnish to what has been a breakout 2015-16 campaign when he stars on the mammoth Cardiff Ice Arena bill on July 16th.
Hansvoll Lihaug To Upset Abrahams On July 16
Thomas Hansvoll expects Tim-Robin Lihaug to upset the odds and score a career-defining win over former two-weight World Champion Arthur Abraham on July 16 at the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin,Germany.
WBC Heavyweight Title Update
On June 14, 2016, the WBC assembled and convened an Emergency Review Committee that included scientific, medical and legal advisors. The Committee reviewed and discussed the information available concerning Alexander Povetkin`s positive test result for the banned substance Meldonium.
Lowe Makes Title Defence Against Munyai In Manchester
Isaac Lowe will defend his Commonwealth Featherweight title against Tshifhiwa Munyai at the Manchester Arena in the north of England on September 24.
Chilemba Feels Disrespected
Isaac Chilemba has accused WBA/IBF and WBO light heavyweight Sergey Kovalev of disrespecting him prior to his title world title challenge in Ekaterinburg on July 11.
Warrington Plans Powerful Performance Against Hyland
Josh Warrington hopes to be dragged into a war so he can prove he as power when he defends his WBC International Featherweight title against Patrick Hyland at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on July 30, live on Sky Sports.
Williams Dreams Of The Big Fights
Welsh light-middleweight Liam Williams knows that big things await if he can shine in the homecoming defence of his British and Commonwealth belts against Londoner Gary Corcoran at Cardiff Ice Arena on July 16th, writes Glynn Evans.
Rosa Jr And Hinojosa Ends In No Contest
The main event between undefeated New Haven super bantamweight Luis "KO King" Rosa, Jr. and former world title challenger Luis "Barcelo" Hinojosa ended in a "no contest" after one round Thursday night in the latest installment of Broadway Boxing, presented by DiBella Entertainment, at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Shafikov Scores Upset, Szymanski Booed in Reading
J. R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Marshall Kauffman has been a two-faced promoter…in the good sense of the term, that is…promoting his own cards and fighters in Reading for years, and more recently, as the point man for Al Haymon anywhere in the area. On 7/2/16, Kauffman’s Kings Prom’ns combined both fronts in an extravaganza at Reading’s major downtown arena, the Santander.
Corley Claims Contender Title In Kingston
Despite being aged 44 former WBO champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley won the 2016 Jamaican Contender Series” via a seventh round stoppage win over Richard “Frog” Holmes at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday.
Lopez Out-Points Taconing/Guevara Defeats Montoya
WBC light flyweight champ Ganigan Lopez retained his title Saturday night at the Arena Coliseo in Mexico City with a tougher than expected 12 round unanimous points win over Jonathan Taconing .
Dunn Still Unbeaten
Undefeated Super Middleweight Zac Dunn (22-0 18KO Melbourne, AU), made another huge statement, outclassing durable veteran Carlos Jerez (43-20-3) en route to a fifth round TKO win at The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, AU on Friday.