Venezuelan Ismael Barroso (25-4-2) won WBA Interim World super-lightweight title. 40-year-old on Saturday night in Las Vegas stopped Britain’s Ohara Davies (25-3) in first round. Barroso dropped Davies twice before referee stopped the fight. Barroso after the win said he wants a rematch with Rolando Romero. Barroso was winning on points against Romero in the […]
Latvian Mairis Breidis (28-2) will fight Gilberto Ramirez (45-1) of Mexico for vacant IBF World title in cruiserweight. Title became vacant after champion Jai Opetaia relinquished it to fight Elis Zorro on December 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IBF announced that purse bid for fight Breidis – Ramirez will take place on January 16. Breidis […]
German-Turkish heavyweight Agit Kabayel (24-0) relinquished the EBU title. Kabayel and his promotion SES Boxing decided to vacate the EBU title after the impressive win against Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23 in Riyadh. “If the fight comes then I’m ready for the fight. I’m ready for the big challenge. AJ is a big name. When […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed last night that former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24KOs) will next face former MMA star Francis Ngannou (0-1, 0KO) next. Ngannou made his professional boxing debut last fall and gave Tyson Fury a run for his money. The 10-round bout will take place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi […]
Heavyweight boxer Jarrell Miller was arrested on Tuesday in Florida and charged with carjacking without a firearm or weapon and burglary with assault or battery, according to Broward Sheriff’s Office records, “ESPN” reports. Miller was held on 30,000 dollars bond. Miller, 35, from Brooklyn, New York, is accused of attacking a car dealership employee before […]
Oscar Ahlin (24-2) will fight Jonathan Cotteret of France (9-7-1) in a 6-rounder on January 12 in Stockholm. The light-heavyweight fight will be one of three fights that will be held in Stockholm’s event. Constantino Nganga (11-0) will face Mickey Ellison (14-6) in the same event, also 6-rounder in light-heavyweight division. Also on the same […]
The newly crowned undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (26-0, 23KOs) held a press conference in front of 60 journalists at Ohashi Gym the day after his victory over Marlon Tapales of Philippines. Inoue reassured everyone that he had managed to come out of the fight without injury and then talked about his plans for next […]
Japan’s Kazuto Ioka (31-2-1) defended his WBA World super-flyweight title on December 31 in Tokyo, Japan by stopping Venezuelan Josber Perez (20-4) in seventh round. Ioka was leading clear on points and floored Perez three times, before stopping him in end of seventh round he managed to get KO victory. In undercard Daigo Higa (21-2-1) […]
Turkish boxing prospect Cem Kilic has been found dead at age of 29. Kilic, who was born in Germany before relocating in USA, has been battling with substance addiction and mental health issues in recent years. According to “Boxing Scene”, an apparent overdose was the cause of death, and his death was confirmed on Friday […]
Artur Beterbiev (19-0) will defend his IBF, WBC and WBO world titles in light-heavyweight division on January 13 in Quebec City, Canada. Beterbiev will face Britain’s Callum Smith (29-1). “He’s good opponent. He’s good challenge for me,” Beterbiev said of Smith. “If we talk about my past opponents, I never say someone’s going to be […]
