Author: Zizi There are matches, which are never to be forgotten, and there are boxing icons, who are going to stay with us for eternity. I think we can agree that the ultimate goal for a professional boxer is to possess the world title. Only a few of them could reach that target and only […]

A fight between Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23KO) and Luis Nery (35-1, 27KO) is scheduled for May 6 in Tokyo, with the Japanese fighter’s undisputed super-bantamweight title on the line. Nery, however, is notorious in Japan for not always being able to make the mandatory weight limit, so the Japanese side has decided that in the […]

Unbeaten Denys Berinchyk (18-0-0) of Ukraine will face Emanuel Navarrete (38-1-1) for the vacant WBO lightweight title at San Diego’s Pechanga Arena on May 18. Navarrete, reigning super-featherweight champion, move up in weight following a draw with Robson Conceicao. Berinchyk secured his title shot after defeating Anthony Yigit last August. Berinchyk’s promoter, Alexander Krassyuk, expressed […]

Double world champion in amateurs and Olympic silver medalist, Beatriz Ferreira (5-0), has won her first world title in professional boxing. 31-year-old from Brazil defeated Yanina del Carmen Lescano (14-4) of Argentina in the fight for IBF World lightweight title.  Fight was held in Liverpool on Saturday (April 27). Fight was stopped in sixth round […]

Turkish-German boxer Huseyin Cinkara (22-0) has earned a shot at IBF World cruiserweight title with his victory on Saturday night (April 27) over Kosovan Armend Xhoxhaj. The fight held in Nuremberg was IBF eliminator. Cinkara stopped Xhoxhaj (18-4) in the second round of the fight. He dropped Xhoxhaj once in second round. Xhoxhaj got up […]

Former two-division champ Luis Nery (35-1-10) acknowledges the odds but eyes a Tokyo upset, like Buster Douglas did against Mike Tyson at Tokyo Dome in 1990. Facing pound-for-pound king Naoya “Monster” Inoue (26-0-0) on May 6, Nery aims to snatch the super-bantamweight crown. Inoue – Nery headlines Tokyo Dome’s first boxing event since Tyson’s upset […]

Author: Zizi There are matches, which are never to be forgotten, and there are boxing icons, who are going to stay with us for eternity. When people think about the heavyweight champions, they usually imagine the biggest, toughest guys in the king division. Well, we can find many examples of these kind of fighters, however […]

Jose Carlos Ramirez (29-1) got a convincing victory over Cuba’s Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1). 31-year-old won via unanimous decision (118:110, 119:109 and 119:109) in the main event of the show held in Fresno, California on Saturday night (April 27). Show was promoted by Golden Boy Promotions. Ramirez dominated the fight and all judges saw him clearly […]

Undefeated French super-middleweight contender Christian Mbilli (26-0-0), faces Mark Heffron (30-3-1) on May 25. Making his debut in a co-promotional deal with Top Rank, Mbilli aims for a spectacular win to advance his career towards bigger fights. Heffron, despite past setbacks, poses a challenge with his experience. Mbilli sees every fight as a championship bout […]

Former amateur standout (European Champion) representing Hungary on the 2016 Olympics, Balazs Bacskai (17-0-0) meets Dane living in Austria, Kim Poulsen (32-6-0) on May 24 in Budapest with the vacant WBO Europe title at stake. The 36-year old Bacskai won the Hungarian title in his pro debut, a points victory over ten rounds, against than […]