Uisma Lima (13-1, 9 KOs) is the new IBO World super-welterweight champion. Lima defeated on Thursday night in Toronto, Canad, Sukhdeep Shing Bhatti (19-1) via unanimous decision in the fight for vacant title. He dominated the fight and all three judges saw him as clear winner (118:110, 118:110 and 119:109). Lima in April defeated Haro […]
Albanian Ermal Hadribeaj (20-0-1, 7 KOs) defended his WBC International super-welterweight title on Thursday night in Hamburg. Hadribeaj defeated Venezuelan Eddy Colmenares (9-2-1) via majority decision in a tough battle. Two judges saw Hadribeaj as winner (97:93) and one scored draw (95:95). Was one of seven WBC title fights held in show organized by Universum […]
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan won the male finals on the eleventh and last competition day at the ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, host Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Vietnam […]
Kubrat Pulev (32-3) is the new WBA “regular” heavyweight champion. Pulev on Saturday night in Sofia, Bulgaria defeated Mahmoud Charr (34-5) via unanimous decision. 43-year-old dominated the fight and in the end all three judges saw him as winner (117:111, 117:111 and 116:112). Kubrat Pulev showed respect to Charr after fight. “I would like to […]
Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova earned her second title at the ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand today evening. Uzbekistan’s Farzona Fozilova eliminated Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Sattibayeva in the semi-finals of the women’s minimumweight (48kg) and she defeated Vietnam’s teenager Ngo Ngoc Linh Chi for the gold medal. Thailand’s Asian Games silver […]
Richardson Hitchins (19-0) is the new IBF World super-lightweight champion. Hitchins on Saturday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico dethroned Liam Paro (25-1) of Australia. Hitchins won via split decision (116:112, 116:112 and 111:117). “I was just hoping that they didn’t rob me,” said Hitchins in a post-match presser. “Once I figured out the timing […]
Rafael Espinoza (26-0, 22 KOs) made Robeisy Ramirez (14-3) quit in a rematch for WBO World featherweight title. Fight held on Saturday night in Arizona, USA ended surprisingly in round 6. After Espinoza threw one jab in eye of Ramirez, Cuban signaled that he can’t continue. Until the stoppage two judges had Ramirez in front […]
Krisztian Nileborg (3-0, 2 KOs) is the new WBO Youth super-middleweight champion. 19-year-old defeated via unanimous decision Croatia’s Andrija Kuzman (7-5-2) on Saturday night in Szentendre, Hungary. Show was promoted by New School Promotion. In co-main event the fight for Hungarian title between Szabo Szabolcz (12-4-3) and Attila Koros (18-37-2) ended in a draw. Also […]
Seven countries shared the final spots at the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in the city of Chiang Mai, North Thailand today. Philippines’ 19-year-old Bryan Jay Baricuatro shocked his Uzbek opponent, Shodiyorjon Melikuziev in the first minute of their semi-final with a powerful punch but the Central Asian turned back their contest with punctual shots. […]
Lawrence Okolie (21-1, 16 KOs) recorded a first round KO victory over Hussein Muhamed (18-2) on Saturday night in Wembley in his first fight in heavyweight division. Fight for WBC Silver heavyweight title ended after 2:14 minutes in first round. Okolie dropped Muhamed with a strong counter right. In the same event David Adeleye (13-1) […]
