At the age of 36 former world champion Ola Afolabi has decided to retire. ‘The Traveling Warrior’, who has shared the ring with just about every world class fighter in the cruiser and heavyweight divisions over the last 10 years, made the announcement on his facebook page.
Anthony Crolla says he is taking on the most dangerous Lightweight on the planet when he defends his WBA title against Ismael Barroso at the Manchester Arena on May 7.
By Marc Livitz: An all eastern affair topped off an evening of fights at the Robinson Rancheria Resort Casino Tuesday night in Nice, California. Sergey Lipinets stopped Levan "The Wolf" Ghvamichava with a perfectly placed liver shot in the fifth round of their welterweight contest which was pushed to the main event.
Former two-time world champion Paul Williams, who’s pro career came to a sudden and tragic end when he was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorcycle accident in May 2012, is back in boxing as a trainer.
Gary Russell Jr. will defend his WBC Featherweight Title against Irish contender Patrick Hyland on Saturday, April 16 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
Interview By Anthony Wheeler: Jason Gavern is 38 years old with a record of 27-20-4 (12KOs) he is best known in the UK for his exploits on Prizefighter and taking on Anthony Joshua in Newscastle last year.
Chris Eubank Jr. believes British champion Nick Blackwell is merely keeping the throne warm and that on March 26 he will be relieved of his duties and a superior division ruler will be crowned.
Ricky Burns can become a three-weight World champion when he takes on Michele Di Rocco for the vacant WBA Super-Lightweight title at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow,Scotland on May 28.
Sanigar Events presents ‘Once Upon a Time in the West’ Championship Boxing at Action Indoor Sports, Bristol.
By Derek Bonnett: This week in boxing could be titled the week that almost wasn’t. Visa issues prevented Guillermo Rigondeaux from lacing them up underneath Flanagan-Mathews and David Lemieux couldn’t shed two pounds and found himself out of a fight.
Kell Brook says he’s going to take his frustrations out on Kevin Bizier when he defends his IBF World Welterweight title at the Sheffield Arena on March 26.
Super-featherweight prospect Yusuf ’Yut’ Safa returns to the ring on March 26 at The SSE Arena, Wembley eager to make his way towards title opportunities and represent Afghanistan and Britain on the biggest stage.
By Olly Campbell: WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan was loudly booed as only a Mancunian could be in Liverpool ahead of Saturday’s clash with local favourite Derry Mathews at the city’s Echo Arena. Mathews was boxing in his 50th professional contest, yet for all his efforts and the (ostensibly) partisan crowd, he just couldn’t get past the straight punches and distance work of Flanagan
Lucas Browne has fired back at rivals keen to gain publicity off the back of his WBA heavyweight title victory over Ruslan Chagaev.
South African puncher Zolani Tete made an explosive return to the Liverpool Echo Arena in England on Saturday by claiming a seventh round stoppage against Mexico’s Jose Santos Gonzalez.
Birmingham middleweight star Tommy Langford overcame a tough challenge Dronfield’s determined Lewis Taylor to defend his WBO Intercontinental title aat the Liverpool Echo Arena on Saturday.
WBA light Heavyweight champ Juergen Braehmer retained his title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over old rival Eduard Gutknecht at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany on Saturday night.
By D. Mossienko at ringside An Afro-Ukrainian 19 years old welterweight prospect Vladyslav Baranov won his debut fight with Vostok Promotion against rugged Georgian 26 years old warrior Nikoloz Gviniashvili in a non-title six rounds clash
The last two years have been somewhat of a roller coaster ride for Avtandil Khurtsidze.
“Knockout Night at the D,” the boxing fight card to feature headliners Zab Judah vs. Josh Torres at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), has been cancelled for Saturday, March 12.