Fight week kicked off Wednesday with media workouts at the UNLV Boxing Gym for the six fighters competing in the Showtime televised tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights this Saturday, May 21 from The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas,Nevada.
Undefeated identical twin brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo have the opportunity to become boxing’s first twins to hold world championships in the same weight class when they enter the ring this Saturday at The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has revealed he once sparred with fellow world champion Tyson Fury and that Fury predicted that he would one day become a world champion.
Chris Eubank Jr has signed a new promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing and will box at The O2 on June 25.
Liverpool Lightweight ace Tom Stalker will take on Portugal’s Antonio Joao Bento for the Vacant WBO European Lightweight Championship on the action-packed Liverpool Echo Arena show on June 4.
IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby has accused his British rival Josh Warrington of “running scared” after the Leeds fighter pulled out of talks for a huge domestic showdown this summer.
Erislandy Lara, Vanes Martirosyan, Jermall Charlo and Austin Trout, Took part in a Media Conference Call Monday to discuss their respective fights at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night.
The Nordic Fight Night on May 28 at the Arena Midt in Kjellerup has been postponed due to an injury sustained by Patrick Nielsen , who was set to face Denis Douglin for the WBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight title.
Tyson Fury, the Heavyweight Champion of the World, was interviewed last week by a video media outlet known as SportsView London. During the interview, Mr Fury made comments that have been viewed by some as offensive.
The World Boxing Council is diligently addressing the positive test result from the Clean Boxing Program for mandatory heavyweight challenger Alexander Povetkin.
In the wake of the news on Friday that Alexander Povetkin tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and his representatives have been made aware of the WBC’s decision on Sunday that the fight will not occur in Moscow on May 21.
Callum Smith is back in action at Goodison Park in Liverpool on May 29, live on Sky Sports. The Super-Middleweight sensation landed the mandatory position in the WBC with a thrilling first round KO win over European champion Hadillah Mohoumadi at the Echo Arena on April 2.
IBF bantamweight champion Lee Haskins, from Bristol, England retained his title for the first at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday night with a clear and unanimous 12 round points win over Mexican challenger Ivan Morales.
By J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: Hopscotching promoter Thaddeus Shaw (Shawstyle Prom’ns) landed in Lutherville Timonium, just north of Baltimore in Baltimore County.
Heavyweight prospect Andy Ruiz went 27-0-(18), Saturday night with an impressive fourth round tko win over former world title challenger Ray “The Rainman” Austin, 29-7-4-(18),at the Sportsman’s Lodge in Studio City, California.
Former world title challenger Marco Antonio “Quetzalcoatl” Periban won a tough eight round majority decision in a light heavyweight bout over the previously unbeaten German “Hombre Lobo” Rafael at the Arena Coliseo in Mexico City on Saturday.
By Raphael Baker: Undefeated Super featherweight Carlos Diaz Ramirez 19-0-10KO’s from faced Roberto Marroquin 25-3-1-18KO’s in Reynona Mexico on Saturday night. This fight was supposed to be the hardest test of Diaz Ramirez career on paper, but the Diaz team believed Marroquin was just another name he could add to his unblemished record.
Vijender Singh continued his march towards a huge homecoming fight in India with another explosive knockout win over Poland’s Anderzej Soldra in Bolton,England On Friday.
Jack Catterall comprehensively outpointed Malmesbury’s Joe Hughes to retain his WBO Intercontinental junior welterweight title and earn himself a shot at the British title in Bolton on Friday night.
On May 13 the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association reported to the WBC that results of an anti-doping test sample by Alexander Povetkin collected on April 27, 2016 showed an adverse result for the banned substance Meldonium.
