Ricky Burns 39-5-1-13KO’s was looking to make boxing history by becoming a three-weight world champion as he faced Michele Di Rocco 40-2-1-18KO’s for the vacant WBA super lightweight title. Which was vacated by Adrien Broner.
Both Ilunga Makabu and Tony Bellew made weight Saturday ahead of their vacant WBC cruiserweight title clash at the Goodison Park soccer ground in in Liverpool, England on Sunday.
Ricky Burns Michele Di Rocco both made weight ahead of their clash for the vacant WBA junior welterweight title at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday.
Mehdi Amarwon a 12 round unanimous decision win over Serhiy Demchenko to claim the vacant European light heavyweight title at the Cirque d’Hiver in Paris, France on Friday.
WBA interim welterweight champion David “Ava” Avanesyan and future hall of famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley made weight for their title clash at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona Saturday night.
Willie Limond is hoping for double-delight on Saturday night at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland – claiming his British Super-Lightweight title back from Tyrone Nurse and then watching Ricky Burns become a three-weight World champion, so they can clash in an all-Scotland World title blockbuster.
Tony Bellew has told Ilunga Makabu that he will not deny him his dream World title win when they clash for the vacant WBC Cruiserweight strap at Goodison Park in Liverpool on Sunday May 29.
The World Boxing Council has been notified by the D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission about an adverse finding for the banned substance “Ostarine” in the post fight anti-doping test from Lucian Bute.
As previously announced, on Friday, June 3, Broadway Boxing returns to the beautiful Resorts World Casino New York City in Queens, NY, featuring former world champions Richar Abril (19-3-1, 8KO’s) and Yuri Foreman (33-2, 9KO’s) headlining in separate bouts.
Tyrone Nurse has told Willie Limond to forget about a World title fight with Ricky Burns as he plots a path to land the British Super-Lightweight title outright, starting with his first defence at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow tomorrow night.
Anthony Ogogo is ready to return to the ring on Saturday, May 28 against Chris Herrmann at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder was scheduled to fight mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin on May 21, 2016.
South African Zolani Tete makes an eagerly-anticipated return to Liverpool on Saturday 4 June to defend his IBF International Bantamweight against Mexico’s Victor Ruiz at the Echo Arena.
Enzo Maccarinelli will now challenge Dmytro Kucher for the Vacant EBU European Cruiserweight title at Bethnal Green’s York Hall on June 10th.
Middleweight prospect, Caleb "Sweet Hands" Plant is scheduled to return to the ring on June 3, 2016 against Colombia’s Carlos Galvan .
WBA and IBO junior middleweight Champion,Erislandy Lara is focused on breaking the record for most consecutive world title defenses at 154-pounds if he can’t land a big fight.
Stephen Smith says he wants to land a second World title shot in 2016 – and will show he’s ready to rule the world when he takes on Daniel Brizuela for the vacant WBC Silver Super-Featherweight crown at Goodison Park in Liverpool on Sunday May 29, live on Sky Sports.
If any were needed, British-based Russian welterweight, David Avanesyan, has been handed even extra motivation ahead of his forthcoming fight against ring legend ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley in Arizona this weekend with the news that the winner will be named mandatory for the WBA regular world title, currently held by Keith Thurman.
British super-flyweight Paul Butler is still driven by the desire to become the first Briton for more than 100 years to step down a weight and win a second world title.
Ilunga Makabu has told Tony Bellew that he’ll turn his dream night at Everton FC into a nightmare when they clash for the vacant WBC World Cruiserweight title at Goodison Park on Sunday May 29.