Billy Joe Saunders will bid to become a two-weight world champion when he challenges for the vacant WBO super middleweight title against Shefat Isufi at The SSE Arena, Wembley, England on Saturday, April 13.
IBF super middleweight champion Jose Uzcategui’s new year’s resolution is to unify the 168LBS titles. The 28 year-old from Venezuela defends his title against unbeaten contender Caleb Plant on January 13 from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles and is focused on bringing all the titles back to his homeland.
According to Joe Gallagher, the trainer of WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith, the Liverpool based boxer’s dream of defending his title at his beloved Anfield soccer ground has hit a problem.
Switzerland has a new champion, after 26-year-old unbeaten Zino Meuli won the WBF Welterweight title on Wednesday night, December 26, at the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen.
Matt Korobov has stepped up to challenge Jermall Charlo for the WBC Interim Middleweight Championship on Saturday, December 22 from Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York.
Former world champion Juergen Braehmer returned after a year out by scoring a fifth round tko win ove Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas Saturday night at the Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany.
WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding start a huge underdog when the first defence of his title against Mexican icon Saul Alvarez at Madison Square Garden on Saturday but the British fighter insists that the bookmakers will lose their money.
WBC and WBA, Middleweight Champ Canelo Alvarez and WBA Super Middleweight ‘Regular’ titleholder Rocky Fielding made their grand arrivals Tuesday at the Ainsworth Chelsea in New York City ahead of their 12-round super middleweight fight.
Their first fight ended with a dramatic knockout that shook up the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The rematch between Eleider “Storm” Alvarez and Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev will bring two of the light heavyweight division’s biggest names to The Star.
By Steve Bateson: Lewis Ritson continued his destructive streak as he stopped Scott Cardle in the second round of his British Lightweight defense at the 02 in London on Saturday evening.
By John J. Raspanti: Looking out of sorts at times, undisputed light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) retained his titles Monday night with a wide 12 round unanimous decision over game Issac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) at the DIVS Palace of Sports in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The scores were 117-110, 116-111 and 118-109.
Kovalev, 33, pursued Chilemba in the opening rounds. He popped his powerful jab to the body. Chilemba occasionally countered with left hooks. Kovalev let
By John J. Raspanti: When defending WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham arrived in Las Vegas last week, he expected to be a big favorite to win on April 9. Makes sense. During his 16-year career, Abraham has swapped punches with most of the best fighters in his division, including former champions Carl Froch and Andre Ward. Instead Abraham learned his opponent, unheralded youngster Gilberto Ramirez, was favored by most to defeat him...
By John J. Raspanti: At 36, Darnell Boone knows his days as a professional fighter are numbered. He’s toiled away for 12 years--in faraway places, and with the odds against him. Boone has battled injuries, mediocre management, and lack of support in his corner. But still he goes on, recently winning four of his last five matches. In 2014, he stopped favored Dionisio Miranda. A few months ago he took on undefeated Phillip Jackson Benson in Pennsylvania. Boone was nothing more than an
By John J. Raspanti: Former undisputed super middleweight titleholder Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will face hard-hitting light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) March 26th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA.Ward, 31, was last seen in the ring eight months ago dispatching over-matched Englishman Paul Smith in nine one-sided rounds. The bout was Ward’s first since early 2014, following an extended legal battle with his promoter, the late Dan Goossen. Ward was scheduled...