Ukrainian Daniel Lapin stopped German fighter Aro Schwartz in 6th round to become new IBO Continental light heavyweight champion. Lapin on Saturday in Wroclaw on undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois dominated the fight against Schwartz and was clearly leading on pts, until stoppage 2:25 minutes in 6th round. For Lapin was 8th win […]
Finnish heavyweight fighter Robert Helenius have tested positive for banned substance. Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Helenius’s sample, taken before the fight against Anthony Joshua on 12th August in London, returned with an “adverse analytical finding”. Helenius, 39, stepped in to face Joshua after initial opponent Dillian Whyte also returned an “adverse analytical finding” in a […]
Less than one year left until the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will open with its first boxing competition day on July 27 next year. Currently 44 boxers already earned their quotas for Paris 2024 during the European Games. The boxing event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will have altogether 14 […]
Defending world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk weighed 5.6 kg lighter than British challenger Daniel Dubois. Usyk will fight Dubois on Saturday in Wroclaw, Poland. Usyk, who is defending his WBA “Super”, WBO, IBF and IBO titles, was 100.2 kilograms on Friday at official weigh in. It was near the same as he weighed in his […]
The prestigious Golden Gloves of Vojvodina is one of the strongest youth competitions in the world and its 41st edition is running in Serbia’s Subotica. As in all of the previous editions, the city of Subotica, in the heart of the Vojvodina region is the host of this international youth competition. Boxers who were born […]
A new governing body, the World Boxing was officially launched in April 2023 to keep boxing in the official program of the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee’s Director General Mr. Christophe De Kepper confirmed a few weeks ago that boxing will be involved in the official program of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games […]
Oleksandr Usyk says he doesn’t underestimate Daniel Dubois ahead of their unified world heavyweight title fight that will be held in Poland on 26th August. Usyk will take on mandatory challenger Dubois in Wroclaw. Fight will be for IBF, IBO, WBA (Super) and WBO heavyweight titles. “I don’t underestimate him,” Usyk told TNT Sports’ Carl […]
Former two-division champion Kiko Martinez has announced his retirement from boxing at age of 37. Martinez made the announcement in a video posted on social media. “The times has come to say goodbye”, said Martinez. Martinez often is seen as one of most accomplished Spanish fighters of all time. He won world title in super […]
Nigerian heavyweight fighter Efe Ajagba will fight Kazakh Zhan Kossobutskiy on Top Rank show that will be held on 26th August in Tusla. For Ajagba this will be a big test. The 29-year-old, have won 17 professional fights (13 KO) and lost once. Ajagba – Kossobutskiy will be 10-round fight. Promoter Bob Arum says that […]
Alycia Baumgardner, the undisputed super featherweight champion of women’s boxing, had a sample test positive for banned substances. The two substances, mesterolone and methenolone acetate metabolites, are steroids and were reportedly found in the “A sample” that Baumgardner provided July 12, three days before she defended her belts against Christina Linardatou by unanimous decision on […]
