Month: March 2017

WBA super middleweight champion Tyron Zeuge (20-0-1, 11 KOs) retained his title with a fifth round technical decision over Isaac Ekpo (31-3, 24 KOs) at the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Germany.
Unbeaten German Zeuge was getting the better of the Nigerian challenger before he clashed heads with Ekpo in the third round and suffered a large cut over his right eye. The referee allowed the fight to continue and Ekpo had some success as he went on the attack in rounds four and five.
The ring doctor checked…

WBA lightweight champion Jorge Linares (42-3, 27 KOs) retained his title with a dominant points win over Anthony Crolla (31-6-3, 13 KOs) in their rematch on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena.
Three-weight world champion Linares dethroned Crolla by unanimous decision in September, but this was even more one-sided.
Linares scored a seventh round knockdown on the way to winning by scores of 118-109 on all three scorecards.
Crolla landed the first meaningful shot of the bout, a left hook to…