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 […]
Ricardo Rafael Sandoval (27-2) is the new unified champion in flyweight division. Sandoval on Wednesday in Yokohama dethroned local favorite Kenshiro Teraji (25-2). Sandoval won via split decision. Two judges gave him clear win (117:110 and 115:112) and one saw Teraji as winner (114:113). “It feels great. All the hard work paid off,” Sandoval 27-2 […]
Claressa Shields (17-0, 3 KOs) remained undisputed heavyweight world champion, defeating on Saturday night in Detroit, Lani Daniels (11-3-2) via unanimous decision. Shields put an impressive performance in front of her crowd and defended the undisputed title. All three judges saw her as clear winner (100:90, 99:91 and 99:91). Shields after the fight said that […]
Xander Zayas (22-0, 13 KOs) has become youngest active world champion. 22-year-old defeated on Saturday night in New York, Jorge Garcia Perez (33-5, 26 KOs) in the fight for vacant WBO World super-welterweight title. All three judges saw Zayas as clear winner (116:112, 118:110 and 119:109). WBO title became vacant after Sebastian Fundora refused to […]
