Eduardo Nunez (29-1, 27 KOs) defended his IBF World super-featherweight title, defeating on Saturday night in Mexico, Christopher Diaz-Velez (30-6, 19 KOs) via unanimous decision. Nunez dropped Diaz twice in round seven. In the end all three judges saw him as clear winner (117:109, 117:109 and 116:110). For Nunez was first title defense. He won […]
The Asian boxers dominated the Round of 16 at the men’s 70kg weight class at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool today. Turkey’s Hatice Akbas did not underestimate her great Indian opponent, Sakshi Choudhary and she had the full focus in the first round to gain the immediate control and to win their contest at […]
Kian Terwint was the youngest winner of the afternoon session of the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool today and next to him, Javier Ibanez and Junior Alcantara also won key contests. Dominican Republic’s Junior Alcantara and Philippines’ Carlo Paalam both claimed Olympic medals during their career. The Dominican has just moved up to the 55kg […]
Turkey’s Busra Isildar eliminated a World Champion on the third competition day at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Germany’s female hope, Maxi Kloetzer had to do her very best until the final gong to eliminate Bulgaria’s European medallist Venelina Poptoleva in Liverpool. Spain’s World Championships bronze medallist Laura Fuertes is another key boxer at […]
Osleys Iglesias (14-0, 13 KOs) stopped Vladimir Shishkin (16-2, 10 KOs) in round eight on Thursday night in Montreal, Canada in IBF title eliminator in super-middleweight division. Cuban dominated the fight and stopped former world challenger Shishkin in round eight. He defended also his IBO World super-middleweight title. “I was hungry,” Iglesias told The Ring. […]
Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) will defend his WBO Interim World heavyweight title on O2 Arena, London on October 25 against Fabio Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs). Promoter Frank Warren announced the fight. Winner of the fight will face undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. World Boxing Organization announced that they granted Usyk 90-day medical extension of title […]
Scotland, Spain, England, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan amazed in the second competition day at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Kazakhstan’s Asian Champion Karina Ibragimova controlled the three round against Greece’s 19-year-old Panagiota Kouzilou. The Olympian Alyssa Mendoza had a tough first round against Colombia’s Valeria Arboleda and her South American opponent gained the control in […]
Dr. Hillary Brigitta Lasut, S.H., L.L.M, is the new President in the Indonesian Boxing Federation, the Pertina following the elections have concluded in their capital city in Jakarta. She became Indonesia’s first female President in boxing and the 29-year-old official has strong plans to develop boxing in the fourth most populated country in the world. […]
The World Boxing Championships started with a long competition day in Liverpool where Kevin Scott and Frank Martinez were the surprises of the opener. Hungary’s 22-year-old Lilla Szeleczki won the opening bout of the championships, she used the long-distance tactics successfully against Hong Kong’s Sandy Lam Hoi Ming at the women’s 48kg weight class. France’s […]
Joseph Parker (36-3, 24 KOs) is in talks to fight Fabio Wardley (19-0-1, 18 KOs) on October 25 in London, sources told “ESPN”. Parker is WBO Interim World heavyweight champion and is also in line to challenge the undisputed chapion Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, due to injury, was given by WBO and extension to start negotiations […]
