The Enrique Rodriguez Cal U22 Memorial Tournament started with 13 contests in Palencia, Spain and the host nation’s promising Frank Martinez controlled his first tough challenge in the quarter-finals. The competition was named by Spain’s first ever Olympic medallist, Enrique Rodriguez Cal who claimed bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics and he also had […]
WBC World Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (33-0-1) says he has no interest in fighting Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk to unify all major titles in his division. Fury will take on UFC star Cameroonian Francis Ngannou on October 28th. Fury said after Ngannou he hopes to secure deal to fight with another UFC star, Jon Jones. ‘Nope, […]
The official draw of the Enrique Rodriguez Cal U22 Memorial Tournament was held at the Hotel Rey Sancho in Palencia, Spain today evening. The Technical Delegate of the tournament Mr. Viorel Sima and the President of the Royal Spanish Boxing Federation Mr. Felipe Martinez led the Technical Meeting in Palencia. The competition was named by […]
Croatian Heavyweight Filip Hrgovic feels he can beat Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and become unified world champion. Hrgovic (16-0) is mandatory of Usyk for IBF World title. Usyk (21-0) holds WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World titles in Heavyweight. “I feel like I can beat Usyk,” said Hrgovic on iFL TV during a recent interview. […]
Following the African Olympic Qualifier, and further international tournaments in various countries in Europe, the next competition will be the Rodriguez Cal Memorial in Spain. Spain’s next international competition is absolutely new on the boxing map, the Enrique Rodriguez Cal Memorial Tournament for the U22 female and male boxers will be held in Palencia on […]
Promoter Bon Arum said that he is looking to make a fight between former unified Lightweight champion George Kambosos (21-2-0) and Ukrainian pride, former three division world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (17-3-0). Arum said that the fight will probably take place in first half of 2024 and would be in Australia. Fight is supposed to be […]
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.
