Anthony Joshua (28-3) will face Daniel Dubois (21-2) on September 21 at Wembley Stadium for IBF World heavyweight title. Undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk announced that he vacated the IBF belt, so Dubois was upgraded from IBF Interim champion to IBF champion. “I went out to watch his last fight… Dubois has been on my […]
Japan’s three division champion Junto Nakatani (27-0, 20 KOs) will defend his WBC World bantamweight title on July 20 in Kokugikan, Tokyo. Nakatani will be up against Philippine’s Vincent Astrolabio (19-4). The fight will headline the show in Kokugikan. In co-main event four division champion Kosei Tanaka (20-1) will defend his WBO World super-flyweight title […]
Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr said his son DeAndre, “took his own life” on Saturday, at age of 32. Jones Jr. (55), who held world titles at middleweight, super-middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight, has asked for privacy while his family “process this loss”. “I’m so thankful that God allowed me to come home Friday night to […]
French undefeated super-middleweight Christian Mbili (27-0, 23 KOs) will face Ukraine’s Sergiy Derevyanchenko (15-5) in a 10-rounder in Quebec City on August 17. During the official press conference Mbili said that he wanted the experienced Derevyanchenko. “When ESPN offered us three names, I immediately told Marc: ‘We want Derevyanchenko,’” Mbilli said. “I’ve been following his […]
Tyler Denny (19-2-3) defended his EBU European middleweight title. Denny on Saturday night (June 22) in Birmingham, UK defeated Felix Cash (16-1). Fight was stopped after 5 rounds, because of an injury that Cash suffered from accidental head clash. The fight went on scorecards and after 5 rounds Denny was ahead. Two judges had him […]
Saturday night Bear Boxing Promotion, headed by former boxer Vartan Avetisyan, organized an event in Weilheim, Germany, where two of his prodigies have become IBO International champions. Germany’s unbeaten welterweight Adel El Garmaoui (12-0-0) fought the also unbeaten South African, Wassim Chellan (8-0-0) and won a close but deserved decision in a very entertaining and […]
The fight between Mirko Geografo (18-1-2) and Luigi Alfieri (10-3-1) for the vacant EBU Silver welterweight title on Friday night (June 21) ended in a draw. It was main event of the show organized in Lombardia by promoter Rolando Frascaro. In co-main event Veronica Tosi (7-2) won the EBU European bantamweight title beating via unanimous […]
Mexico’s Rafael Espinoza (25-0, 21 KOs) defended his WBO World featherweight title, stopping on Friday night (June 21) in Las Vegas, his countryman Sergio Chirino Sanchez (22-2) in fourth round. Espinoza dropped Sanchez three times. Once in round one, once in round three and once in round 4. In undercard Andres Cortes (22-0) defeated Abraham […]
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. This time, I am going to write about a legend, who was heavyweight champion of the world for 12 years. Joe Louis was much more than a professional boxer. He […]
Ryan Garcia’s (24-1) majority-decision upset of Devin Haney (31-0) has been overturned by the New York State Athletic Commission after the star boxer tested positive for the PED ostarine. The settlement between Garcia’s legal team and NYSAC, restores Haney’s undefeated record by altering result to a no-contest.Garcia has been suspended a minimum of one year […]
