South-African Sivenathi Nontshinga stopped Mexico’s Adrian Curiel (24-5-1) on Friday night in a fight for IBF World light-flyweight title. Nontshinga stopped Curiel in Oaxaca, Mexico in tenth round and revenges the loss he got from Curiel in November last year in Monte Carlo. In Monte Carlo, Curiel KO’d Nontshinga in second round.
O’Shaquie Foster (22-2) survived a tough battle against Abraham Nova (23-2) and defended his WBC World super-featherweight title Foster dropped Nova once in final round and in end two of three judges saw him as winner. Judge Mark Constentino scored the fight 115:112 in favor of Foster, judge Kevin Morgan scored the fight 116:111 in […]
Emanuel Navarrete (38-1-1) and Denys Berinchyk (18-0) are edging closer to finalize a deal for vacant WBO World lightweight title. Negotiations are still ongoing, avoiding an eventual purse bid. Navarrete, a three-division world champion, seeks title in fourth division after being elevate to “Super Champion” status. Represented by Top Rank, he eyes a potential showdown […]
Former amateur standout and now WBC Mediterranean cruiserweight champion, Goran Babic (8-1-2), with Serbian roots but residing in Stockholm (Sweden), is set to defend his title against Jonathan Kogasso (10-0-0) on April 13 at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy. Babic claimed the title by defeating Belgian Kamel Kouaouch (12-3-0) and has previously contended for […]
There are matches, which are never to be forgotten, and there are boxing icons, who are going to stay with us for eternity. Back in time, at the end of the 19th century boxing matches were much different like nowadays. The fights did not stop at the end of the 8/10/12th round therefore a boxing […]
It was recently revealed that the Saudis have given Croatian Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14KO), who is a mandatory challenger for the IBF heavyweight title, a list of six names from which to choose his opponent for the Anthony Joshua – Francis Ngannou event on March 8 in Riyadh. The biggest name on the list is […]
O’Shaquie Foster (21-2) will defend his WBC World super-featherweight title this Friday in “Madison Square Garden” in New York. He will be challenged by Abraham Nova (23-1). It will be the main event of the show promoted by Top Rank. In undercard will be some interesting fights. Bryan Chevalier (20-1-1) will fight in a 10-runder […]
Unbeaten Shakiel Thompson (11-0-0, 7 KO’s) returned to his workplace on Monday, following his impressive victory last Friday at the Park Community Arena in Sheffield. While many of his colleagues witnessed his dominant performance against Gino Kanters (11-6-3) of Holland, Thompson wasted no time getting back into his routine. Expressing his determination, he stated, “I’m […]
Osleys Iglesias is the latest addition to Eye of the Tiger Promotion. The Cuba native is boasting an impressive unbeaten record of 9-0-0, with 8 knockouts. Iglesias will make his debut in Montreal on March 7 when he will face Argentinean Marcelo Coceres (32-6-1, 18 KOs) in a 12-round bout at the Cabaret du Casino […]
Unbeaten WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight champion Kevin Melhus (11-0-0) is set to defend his title against German Pascal Wolters (11-1-0) in Oslo, Norway on April 6. Melhus won the title last November in Jarvenpaa, Finland, defeating Samuel Karkkainen (18-1-0) via split decision over 10 close rounds.
