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  • Parker outpoints Ruiz to win world heavyweight title

    Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) outpointed Mexico’s Andy Ruiz Jr  (29-1, 19 KOs) to win the vacant WBO heavyweight title at the Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Parker became New Zealand’s first ever heavyweight world champion. One judge scored the fight 114-114, but he was overruled by the other two judges who scored the fight 115-113 for Parker. Ruiz got the better of Parker early on, scoring with a lot of heavy blows in the first half of the bout, but the New Zealander was busier…

  • Lebedev halts Ramirez to unify world cruiserweight titles

    WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (29-1, 22 KOs) stopped IBF champion Victor Emilio Ramirez (22-3-1, 17 KOs) in the second round of their unification clash on Saturday night at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Russia’s Lebedev dropped…

  • ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vacates WBC middleweight title – but still eyes Gennady Golovkin fight

    Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) has elected to relinquish his WBC middleweight title, but vowed to still finalize a mega-fight with Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs). Following his 6th round knockout victory over Amir Khan earlier this month, the…

  • Guillermo Rigondeaux reinstated as WBA ‘super’ champion

    Unbeaten super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) has been reinstated as the WBA’s ‘super’ champion. The Cuban was originally stripped of the belt last November due to inactivity and Scott Quigg was promoted to WBA ‘super’ champion. IBF …

  • Francisco Vargas fails drug test

    WBC super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas (23-0-1, 17 KOs) has tested positive for the banned steroid clenbuterol. Vargas is scheduled to defend his title against Mexican countryman Orlando Salido on June 4. The fight remains on, according to …

  • Broner halts Theophane in nine

    Four-division world champion Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) stopped Britain’s Ashley Theophane (39-7-1, 11 KOs) in the 9th round on Friday night at the D.C. Armory in Washington, DC. The fight was scheduled to be Broner’s first defence of the WBA light …

  • Lee Haskins to fight Ivan Morales on May 14

    IBF bantamweight champion Lee Haskins (31-4, 14 KOs) will defend his title against Mexico’s Ivan Morales (29-1, 17 KOs) on May 14 at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales. Haskins, 32, stopped Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa in six rounds to win the interim IBF title…

  • Stephen Smith to challenge IBF champion Jose Pedraza on April 16

    British contender Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs) will challenge IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) on April 16 at Foxwoods Resort, Connecticut, USA. The fight was originally set for March 26 in New York but the American promote…

  • Sergey Kovalev-Jean Pascal rematch set for January 30

    IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KOs) will defend his titles in a rematch against former world champion Jean Pascal (30-3-1, 17 KOs) on January 30 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The Russian stopped Pascal in the 8th r…

  • Smith flattens Fielding in one

    British super middleweight contender Callum Smith (18-0, 13 KOs) stopped countryman Rocky Fielding (21-1, 12 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. In a clash of unbeaten local rivals, Smith floored Fielding three ti…