Per-Ake Persson German Bernd Boente spent 18 years as manager and CEO for the Klitschko Management Group and has since managed heavyweight prospects Peter Kadiru (20-1) and Viktor Jurk (11-0). Boente was the man behind most of the big fights with Klitschko brothers in Germany and elsewhere and did a great job with them. The […]
Two-times undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (24-0) has decided on Monday to vacate his WBO World title, and Britain’s Fabio Wardley (20-0-1) will be elevated to full world champion. WBO announced on Monday that Usyk is vacating title, and confirmed also that Wardley will become full champion. “The WBO extends its profound respect, admiration, and […]
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) will face former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) in a professional boxing match on December 19 at Kaseya Center in Miami, “ESPN” reports. Fight will be streamed in Netflix and will be 8 rounds. Fighters will fight with 10-ounce gloves. Paul was supposed to fight WBA […]
Conor Benn (24-1, 14 KOs) said he would defeat Chris Eubank Jr (35-4) decisively in rematch and then return to welterweight division. And Benn kept the words. He dominated against Eubank Jr in a rematch on Saturday night in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, dropping him twice in last round and won clearly via unanimous decision. As […]
Queensberry Promotions have confirmed Joseph Parker failed a drug test on Oct. 25, the day of his fight against Fabio Wardley in London. The boxer has however denied that he took ‘any substance’, “ESPN” reports. Parker was stopped in round 11 by Wardley in London on October 25 and lost his status as WBO mandatory […]
Moses Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) will fight Jermaine Franklin (24-2, 15 KOs) on January 24 in Manchester, UK. 20-year-old Itauma is one of most exciting young fighters in the world, but has had difficulties finding opponents. He stopped former world title contender Dillian Whyte in just one round in August this year. “We are thrilled […]
Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs) will fight against Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) for WBO World and WBA World super-welterweight titles on January 31 in Puerto Rico. Baraou said during press conference on Wednesday that accepting the fight against Zayas was easy decision. “I’m the man for the job. I’m not doing this for the […]
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (24-0, 22 KO) stopped Erickson Lubin (27-3) in round two on Saturday night and defended his WBC Interim World super-welterweight title. For Ortiz Jr. was second title defense of WBC Interim title. In the same show Darius Fulghum (14-1-1) fought to a majority draw against David Stevens (15-2-1) in 10 round super-middleweight […]
Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) could defend hs WBO World super-welterweight title on January 31 in Puerto Rico against WBA Interim World champion Abass Baraou (17-1, 9 KOs), “Boxen1” reports. Baraou was supposed to fight in Oberhausen, German on January 10 but now he has to wait for fight at home. Zayas wants for his […]
Anthony Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) could return in ring on December 20 and fight in Ghana, “BoxingScene” reports. Joshua and Matchroom Boxing will co-promote show in Ghana on December 20 and the heavyweight could be on card. The event will be held at “Legon Sports Stadium” and will be topped by light-heavyweight fight between Craig […]
