Boxing trainer Diego Arrua (58) died on Friday night in Tijuana, Mexico, following a heart attack he suffered during his wife Sabrina Perez’s bout against Skye Nicolson. Fight was for WBC Interim World Featherweight title. Perez lost the fight via unanimous decision. Arrua collapsed between Rounds 9 and 10 of the bout, which was broadcasted […]
Mexican fighter Luis Alberto Lopez (29-2-0) defended his IBF World Featherweight title. 30-year-old Lopez won via unanimous decision against American Joet Gonzalez (26-4-0) on Friday night in “American Bank Center”, in the main event of a Top Rank show. Judge Ruben Carrion scored the bout 116:112, Robert Hoyle 118:110 and Steve Weisfeld 117:111. For Lopez […]
Thirteen boxers celebrated their gold medals at the African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Dakar, Senegal after the final session. Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco each bagged three Olympic quotas while DR Congo, Mozambique, Tunisia and Zambia received one place for Paris 2024. Following the ten women’s quotas have been shared during the semi-finals, Morocco’s World […]
Gold Coast, Australia will be the venue where unbeaten Tim Tszyu (23-0-0) will take on Brian Mendoza (22-2-0). Tszyu will headline again a massive boxing event at “Convention Center”, Gold Coast on October 15th. He will enter in the ring as massive favorite against Mendoza. Fight will be for WBO World Super Welter title.
