The semi-finals are always the exciting part of an event, and the sixth competition day delivered several world-class battles at the 77th Strandja Trophy Tournament in Sofia today. Uzbekistan has two multiple Asian Champion female boxers at the 48kg weight class and their contest was also an important selection before the next Asian Championships which […]
Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) will fight former world champion Regis Prograis (30-3, 24 KOs) on April 11 in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Fight will be in event headlined by Tyson Fury (34-2-1) vs Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-2). Benn last week left Matchroom and signed one-fight deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. The event on April 11 […]
Two-time undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs) will defend his WBC World heavyweight title on May 23 against kickboxing legend Rico Verhoeven (1-0, 1 KOs). Fight will be held in Pyramids of Giza, Egypt. The fight will headline an event dubbed “Glory of Giza: Undefeated Icons” and stream live and exclusively on DAZN. […]
Brazil’s Luiz Oliveira, Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullayev and United States’ Lavant Brownlee proved their amazing skills in the fifth competition day at the 77th Strandja Trophy Tournament in Sofia today. Azerbaijan’s Bilalhabasi Nazarov is a top talent in the 2007 age group and he is just a newcomer in the elite level of boxing. The young […]
Australia’s duo as Lekeisha Pergoliti and Emma-Sue Greentree won their anticipated quarter-finals at the 77th Strandja Trophy Tournament in Sofia today. Ukraine’s former World Championships silver medallist Hanna Okhota returned to the national team and the sport after a short break and she secured a place in the semi-finals after beating Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Sattibayeva. The […]
Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volosenko, Bulgaria’s William Cholov and Belgium’s Noa Hadjit secured their places in the last eight at the 77th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia today. Ukraine’s Alona Unkovska is not an experienced team member yet but she worked hard in all of the three rounds to win her opener in Sofia. The Ukrainian faced […]
Claressa Shields (18-0, 3 KOs) defeated Franchon Crews Dezurn (10-3) via unanimous decision on Saturday night in Detriot and kept her undisputed heavyweight title. Shields dominated the fight and in the end all judges scored the fight 100:90 in her favor. “I felt like I had to take my time. Franchon hits hard and she’s […]
The 77th Strandja Memorial Tournament continued with a busy day in Sofia, Bulgaria where Feruza Kazakova, Yuri Reis, Turabek Khabibullayev and Isaias Filho all amazed. United States’ Jennifer Lozano returned to the Strandja Memorial to use the event as preparation for the main goals of the year. The US talent was slightly better in the […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KOs) will meet for the second time in a professional boxing fight. They will face each-other in rematch on September 19 in Las Vegas. The event will be streamed on Netflix. The announcement of the fight came just days after Mayweather announced his intentions […]
Germany had a fantastic opener at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Day1 but further top nations shined in the first day of boxing. Armenia’s Rudolf Garboyan claimed several medals in various age groups at the European Championships and he looked too experienced for Turkmenistan’s newcomer, Resul Arslanov today. The Armenian controlled […]
