Michael Magnesi (23-1) will fight Japan’s Masanori Rikiishi (14-1) on March 22, for WBC Silver super-featherweight title. The winner of fight in Lazio, Italy will make a big step towards a world title fight. Magnesi last defended his WBC Silver title on October last year, winning via unanimous decision over Nike Theran. “Lone Wolf” is […]
According to reports, former welterweight champion Keith Thurman has withdrawn from his fight against Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KO) scheduled for March 30 due to biceps injury. The fight between Serhii Bohachuk and Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1, 13KO) for the vacant WBC super-welterweight world title was on the card, but it is rumored that the promoters […]
Dillian Whyte (30-3) has returned to the ring after almost 18 months. Whyte on Sunday night (March 17) in Castlebar, Ireland stopped Romanian living in Germany, Christian Hammer (27-11). Hammer decided to retired after three rounds. Whyte was furious with the decision. “He just quit, but what can I do?” said Whyte. “I’ve been through […]
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 wrote in my previous article about the largest attendance at a boxing match but I did not mention the so-called PPV numbers. Outside of Europe, especially in the US, […]
Mexico’s William Zepeda Segura (30-0, 26 KO’s) has become new mandatory challenger for WBA and IBF world titles in lightweight division. Zepeda on March 16 in Las Vegas stopped Britain’s, Maxi Hughes (26-7-2) in an eliminator fight. After four rounds, Hughes’ corner decided to end the fight. Zepeda landed total 161 punches from 408 thrown. […]
Britain’s Heavyweight Joe Joyce (16-2) stopped his countryman Kash Ali (21-3) in the final seconds of last round to claim KO victory on his return after two consecutive losses to China’s Zhilei Zhang. Joyce dropped Ali in the final seconds of tenth round with a strong right to head. Joyce was seeking to return to […]
Germany’s Heavyweight Peter Kadiru (18-1) won the IBF Inter-Continental title on March 16 in Stralsund, Germany. Kadiru won the battle against former world-champion, Argentina’s Victor Emilio Ramirez (30-5-1). Ramirez retired at beginning of ninth round. For Kadiru is a big step forward. The title will help him move up in ranking. In undercard Leonel Eduardo […]
Angelo Pena (8-0) will face Brazil’s Eduardo Costa Do Nascimento (10-3) in a 10 round super-featherweight fight on March 29 in Bern, Switzerland. The event, organized by promoter Leander Strupler, will be held in Theater of Bern, and it’s called “Boxen Statt Theater”. Pena won his first professional boxing title in December last year. He […]
Callum Walsh (10-0) stopped Kazakhstan’s Dauren Yeleussinov (11-4-1) on Friday night in New York and won WBC Continental Americas super-welterweight title. Ireland’s Walsh has won now 8 of his 10 fights by the way of knockout. In the same vent in “Madison Square Garden”, New York, Feargal McCrory (16-0) won the WBA Inter-Continental super-featherweight title. […]
British heavyweight Dillian Whyte (29-3) will return in the ring Sunday night in Castlebar, Ireland. “The Body Snatcher” will face Romanian living in Germany, Christian Hammer (27-10). For Whyte will be first fight since November 26, 2022 when he beat via majority decision Jermanine Franklin Jr. The Briton recently clear a doping case. Whyte was […]
