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Terence Crawford vacates IBF 140 pound title 30, August 2017 Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) has vacated the IBF light welterweight title. Crawford, 29, won both the WBA and IBF titles earlier this month with a third round knockout over Julius Indongo, having already captured the WBC and WBO belts. After the fig…
Terence Crawford vacates IBF 140 pound title 30, August 2017 Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) has vacated the IBF light welterweight title. Crawford, 29, won both the WBA and IBF titles earlier this month with a third round knockout over Julius Indongo, having already captured the WBC and WBO belts. After the fig…
Mayweather stops McGregor in 10th round TKO win 27, August 2017 Former five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (50-0, 27 KOs) defeated UFC fighter Conor McGregor (0-1) on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. A boxing match between an all-time great and an opponent making his profe…
Mayweather stops McGregor in 10th round TKO win 27, August 2017 Former five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (50-0, 27 KOs) defeated UFC fighter Conor McGregor (0-1) on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. A boxing match between an all-time great and an opponent making his profe…
Cotto outpoints Kamegai to win vacant WBO light middleweight title 27, August 2017 Four-weight world champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) outpointed Japan’s Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-4-2, 24 KOs) to win the WBO light middleweight title on Saturday night at the StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA. Cotto won his sixth world titlle by a 12-round unanimous decision with scores of 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 from the judges. The Puerto Rican dominated the action from the start with combination punching, although Kamegai always kept coming forward. Cotto’s punch output decreased…
Cotto outpoints Kamegai to win vacant WBO light middleweight title 27, August 2017 Four-weight world champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) outpointed Japan’s Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-4-2, 24 KOs) to win the WBO light middleweight title on Saturday night at the StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA. Cotto, 36, won his sixth world titlle by a 12-round unanimous decision with scores of 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 from the judges. The Puerto Rican dominated the action from the start with combination punching, although Kamegai, 34, always kept coming forward. Cotto’s punch output…
Luis Nery failed drug test for Shinsuke Yamanaka fight 23, August 2017  Mexico’s Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs)failed his pre-fight drug test ahead of his world title win over long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 18 KOs) earlier this month at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. Nery, 22, tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Zilpaterol, according to the World Boxing Council. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said that no dcision has been made on the status of the WBC title. Nery stopped Japan’s Yamanaka, 34, in the…
Luis Nery failed drug test for Shinsuke Yamanaka fight 23, August 2017  Mexico’s Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) failed his pre-fight drug test ahead of his world title win over long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 18 KOs) earlier this month at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. Nery, 22, tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing drug Zilpaterol, according to the World Boxing Council. WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said that no dcision has yet been made on the status of the WBC title. Nery stopped Japan’s Yamanaka, 34, in…
Crawford halts Indongo in three to unify 140 pound world titles 20, August 2017 Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) won all four major world titles at light welterweight when he defeated previously unbeaten Julius Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) by third round knockout on Saturday night at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Cr…
Crawford halts Indongo in three to unify 140 pound world titles 20, August 2017 Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) won all four major world titles at light welterweight when he defeated previously unbeaten Julius Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) by third round knockout on Saturday night at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Cr…
Balrog and TJ Combo box for supremacy on the latest edition of Death Battle 17, August 2017 Over the course of their Death Battle series, ScrewAttack have […]
Nery dethrones long-reigning champion Yamanaka 15, August 2017 Unbeaten Mexican Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 19 KOs) to win the WBC bantamweight title on Tuesday at Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. Nery, 22, who was fighting outside of his home country for the first time as a professional, stopped Yamanaka, 34,  by fourth round TKO, ending the Japanese fighter’s nearly 6-year world title reign. Southpaw Yamanaka worked well behind his jab at the start but Nery, also a southpaw, was landing some hard…
Nery dethrones long-reigning champion Yamanaka 15, August 2017 Unbeaten Mexican Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 19 KOs) to win the WBC bantamweight title on Tuesday at Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan. Nery, 22, who was fighting outside of his home country for the first time as a professional, stopped Yamanaka, 34,  by fourth round TKO, ending the Japanese fighter’s nearly 6-year world title reign. Southpaw Yamanaka worked well behind his jab at the start but Nery, also a southpaw, was landing some hard…
Two world title bouts to take place on Mayweather-McGregor undercard 10, August 2017 Mayweather Promotions have announced two world title fights will take place on the  undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight on Saturday August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Gervonta “Tank” Davis (18-0, 17 KOs), who at 22 is…
Two world title bouts to take place on Mayweather-McGregor undercard 10, August 2017 Mayweather Promotions have announced two world title fights will take place on the  undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight on Saturday August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Gervonta “Tank” Davis (18-0, 17 KOs), who at 22 is…
Timothy Bradley announces retirement from boxing 6, August 2017 Former two-weight world champion Timothy Bradley has announced his retirement from boxing. Bradley held the WBC and WBO light welterweight titles before moving up to welterweight and claiming the WBO belt on two occasions. The 33-year-old made the ann…
Timothy Bradley announces retirement from boxing 6, August 2017 Former two-weight world champion Timothy Bradley has announced his retirement from boxing. Bradley held the WBC and WBO light welterweight titles before moving up to welterweight and claiming the WBO belt on two occasions. The 33-year-old made the ann…
Lomachenko dismantles Marriaga in seven 6, August 2017 WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) defeated Miguel Marriaga (25-3, 21 KOs) by seventh round stoppage on Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Two-weight world champion Lomachenko knocked the Colombian down…
Lomachenko dismantles Marriaga in seven 6, August 2017 WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) defeated Miguel Marriaga (25-3, 21 KOs) by seventh round stoppage on Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Two-weight world champion Lomachenko knocked the Colombian down…
Juan Manuel Marquez retires from boxing 5, August 2017 Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez has announced his retirement from boxing on Friday. “Today is a special and sad day for me because I’m announcing my retirement,” Márquez told ESPN Deportes TV show Golpe a Golpe. “The injuries pushed me to make this decision. It hurts, but I believe the right moment to put an end to my career has arrived. “I would have loved to do a final fight to say goodbye inside the ring, but I have to listen to my body, and it was telling me that the right moment to stop…

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