International Boxing Federation have ordered the undisputed light-heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (21-0, 20 KOs) to face the mandatory challenger Michael Eifert (13-1) of Germany. IBF told the teams to begin negotiations for the fight. The mandatory fight could delay the rematch between Dmitry Bivol and Beterbiev. Eifert won the eliminator fight against former world champion […]
Montenegro is ready to host the biggest event of the year, the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships for the 17 and 18-year-old boxers. Altogether twenty-five champions will be crowned in the busy event in Montenegro’s boxing city. The beautiful city of Budva is the host of the next edition of the IBA Youth World Boxing […]
Russia’s Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0) shocked Australia’s star fighter Tim Tszyu (24-2), dropping him four times and stopping him in round three. Tszyu was seen as big favorite against IBF World super-welterweight champion Murtazaliev on the main fight of event held in Orlando on Saturday night. But Murtazaliev surprised him. IBF champion dropped Tszyu three times […]
Ukraine claimed five gold medals in the men’s finals at the EUBC European U23 Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria where Radoslav Rosenov and Yojerlin Cesar also impressed. Ireland’s Louis Rooney is a new face in the national team but he exceeded all of the expectations in this event and he defeated Azerbaijan’s Tural Sariyev which […]
Cuba’s William Scull (23-0) is the new IBF World super-middleweight champion. Scull on Saturday night in Brandenburg, Germany defeated Russia’s Vladimir Shishkin (16-1) via unanimous decision. The boxer from AGON Sports survived last round scare and managed to get the vacant IBF title. All three judges saw him as winner (116:113, 116:112 and 115:113). Scull […]
Sara Cirkovic, Sthelyne Grosy, Sacha Hickey and Lisa O’Rourke earned their gold medals at the EUBC European U23 Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Turkey’s Nurselen Yalgattekin won the first final in Sofia, she had a tough job against Ireland’s Carleigh Irving at the minimumweight (48kg). Serbia’s Kristina Nadj-Varga progressed a lot this year and she […]
Tulani Mbenge (21-2) of South-Africa is the new IBO World welterweight champion. Mbenge on Saturday night in Copper Box Arena in UK defeated local favorite Michael McKinson via unanimous decision. All three judges saw Mbenge as clear winner. One scored the fight 117:111 and two others scored 116:112, all in favor of South-African. In the […]
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (5-0) defended his WBA World bridgerweight title. Magomedov defeated on Thursday night in Ufa, Rusia dhe challenger from Germany, Leon Harth (22-6-1) via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 120:108 in favor of Gadzhimagomedov. The fight was held in IBA Champions Night. Lightweight Albert Batyrgaziev (11-0 as a ‘pro’, retained the […]
All of the top names advanced to the women’s finals in the EUBC European U23 Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Boxers from the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 age groups are eligible to participate in the EUBC European U23 Boxing Championships in Sofia. Poland’s Natalia Kuczewska earned a silver in the 2021 Youth World Championships […]
South Africa’s Kevin Lerena (30-3, 14 KOs) have invited former WBC world title holder in heavyweight Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs) to come down and face him in bridgerweight for a world title. Lerena was upgraded to full titleholder in bridgerweight in WBC. And he would like to fight Wilder. “I’d be more then happy […]
