World Boxing Organization (WBO) have ordered former world champion Chris Billam-Smith (21-2, 13 KOs) to fight Roman Fress (23-1, 13 KOs) for Interim title. Winner of the fight then will have chance to fight the unified champion Gilberto Ramirez (48-1, 30 KOs). “It’s a moment which I waited for a long time. This world title […]
Former world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois (22-3, 21 KOs) has split from coach Don Charles and started training with Tony Sims. “BoxScene” reports that 27=year-old made the changes after loss by KO in round five against Oleksandr Usyk in July in the fight for undisputed heavyweight title. He had since recruited Sam Jones as an […]
Heavyweight prodigy Moses Itauma (13-0, 11 KOs) needed less then two minutes to stop former world title challenger Dillian Whyte (31-4, 21 KOs) on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 20-year-old stopped Whyte (37) with a flurry of punches after 1:59 minutes in round one and retained the WBA International and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles. […]
Sebatian Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs) will defend his WBC World super-welterweight title against former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) on October 25 in Las Vegas, a source told “The Ring”. Thurman returned in ring in March after spending three years outside of ring. He stopped Brock Jarvis in round three. Fundora defended […]
Undisputed light-heavyweight champion Dmitrii Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) will miss remainder of 2025 after undergoing successful back surgery. He is expected to recover in six to eight weeks. Bivol told “The Ring Magazine” that he underwent surgery following doctor’s advice. “Following my doctor’s advice, I had to undergo surgery for an older back injury which […]
A second fighter of August 2 card in Tokyo has died. Hiromasa Urakawa, who was hospitalized with a brain injury after his eight-round knockout loss to Yoji Saito, has succumbed to his injuries. He was 28. Urakawa died om Saturday after sustaining brain injuries in his knockout loss. Urakawa underwent a craniotomy to also treat […]
Japan’s Shigetoshi Kotari (8-2-2, 5 KOs) died on Friday at age of 28, just six days after suffering brain injuries on 12-round split draw against Yamato Hata in Toyo. Following the bout at Korakuen Hall, Kotari fell unconscious and was taken to hospital with brain bleed. Kotari had emergency surgery at hospital. In a social […]
Chris Eubank Jr. (35-3, 25 KO) is set to face Conor Benn (23-1, 14 KO) on November 15, according to “Ring Magazine” report. They will return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where they faced in their first encounter on April 26. The fight ended with unanimous decision victory for Eubank Jr.
Artur Beterbiev (21-1, 20 KOs) will face Deon Nicholson (22-1, 18 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 22 November. The fight will be added in the show that will feature at least five major title fights. One of them will be fight between Brian Norman Jr. and Devin Haney for WBO World welterweight title. Beterbiev […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Tony Yoka (14-3, 11 KOs) has signed a deal with Queensberry Promotions. “Bienvenue, Tony Yoka. The Olympic Gold Medalist is the latest addition to the home of the heavyweights & has big plans in division”, promoter Frank Warren wrote in social media. Yoka won the Olympic Gold in “Rio 2016” and one […]
