IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby (23-1, 8 KOs) will defend his title against former world champion Jonathan Victor Barros (41-4-1, 22 KOs) on January 28 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The Welshman, who has been out of action for 10 months, returns to the ring to defend his IBF belt for the third time when he takes on mandatory challenger Barros on the Carl Frampton-Leo Santa Cruz undercard.
“My mandatory challenger is experienced, dangerous, and I will not take him lightly,” said Selby….
Anthony Crolla-Jorge Linares rematch set for March 25 in Manchester
Britain’s Anthony Crolla (31-5-3, 13 KOs) will challenge three-weight world champion Jorge Linares (41-3, 27 KOs) for the WBA lightweight title in a rematch on March 25 at the Manchester Arena.
The pair met at the same venue in September when the Venezuelan captured the WBA title with a unanimous decision over Crolla, who previously won the 135-pound belt by stopping Darleys Perez in the fifth round in November 2015 before knocking out Ismael Barroso in seven rounds in his first defence last…
Gavin McDonnell to meet Rey Vargas for vacant WBC super bantamweight title on February 25
British super bantamweight Gavin McDonnell (16-0-2, 4 KOs) will fight Mexico’s Rey Vargas (28-0, 22 KOs) for the vacant WBC title on February 25 at the Ice Arena, in Hull.
The two unbeaten fighters will challenge for the 122-pound belt, which became vacant after previous champion Japan’s Hozumi Hasegawa announced his retirement last month. Mandatory challenger Vargas was ordered to face the next ranked contender, which is former British and European champion McDonnell.
A McDonnell victory…
Corrales retains title with points win over Uchiyama
WBA super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales (21-1-1, 8 KOs) outpointed former champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-2, 20 KOs) by a split decision in a rematch on Saturday night at the Ota-City General Gymasium, in Tokyo, Japan.
Corrales scored a second-round knockout over Uchiyama to win the belt in April. This time, after 12 hard-fought rounds the Panamanian won by scores of 117-110 and 115-112 on two judges’ scorecards, and the third judge scored the bout 114-113 for Uchiyama.
The Japanese…
Oguni outpoints Guzman to win IBF super bantamweigt belt
Yukinori Oguni (19-1-1, 7 KOs) dethroned IBF super bantamweight champion Jonathan Guzman (22-1, 22 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday at Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Oguni was awarded scores of 115-112 on all three cards.
Dominican knockout artist Guzman landed some hard shots in the first couple of rounds before Oguni dropped him in the third with a left hook to the body.
The Japanese fighter was the busier for the remainder of the fight and dropped Guzman with another body…
Inoue scores KO over Kono to retain WBO title
WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (12-0, 10 KOs) scored a 6th round TKO over former WBA champion Kohei Kono (32-10-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
Japan’s Inoue got the better of countryman Kono throughout and finished him off with two knockdowns in the 6th round.
Inoue was landing hard shots from the start and while Kono showed his toughness and was always throwing punches back, he was getting outpunched by the unbeaten champion.
A solid left hook to…
Deontay Wilder to defend WBC heavyweight title against Andrzej Wawrzyk on February 25
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) will defend his title against Andrzej Wawrzyk (33-1, 19 KOs) on February 25 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Wilder, who will be making his fifth title defence, stopped Chris Arreola in 8 rounds to retain the belt in July but broke his right hand and tore his right biceps in the bout.
The American had to undergo surgery for both injuries and was sidelined for the rest of the year.
“I’m excited about defending my world…
Gennady Golovkin Vs Daniel Jacobs set for March 18
WBA (super)/IBF/WBC champion Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) will fight American Daniel Jacobs (32-1, 29 KOs) on March 18 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Both fighters are coming off knockout wins, one day apart in September. Jacobs knocked out former light middleweight world champion Sergio Mora in the seventh round, while the Kazakh fighter stopped IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook in the fifth round.
Golovkin has stopped his last 23 opponents but, through no fault of his own, has…
Bernard Hopkins knocked out of ring and beaten by Joe Smith Jr in final fight
Bernard Hopkins (55-8-2, 32 KOs) suffered a devastating defeat in his final fight when opponent Joe Smith Jr (23-1, 19 KOs) knocked the 51-year-old veteran out of the ring in the eighth round on Saturday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
A flurry of punches sent Hopkins through the ropes as his legendary 28-year career came to a thudding end.
Smith went on the attack from the start but the aging Hopkins still had enough skill to avoid taking any big punches in the early rounds.
The…
Terence Crawford given jail sentence
Light welterweight world champion Terence Crawford has been sentenced to 90 days in jail in connection with a disturbance at an Omaha body shop in April.
The American was led away in handcuffs after being found guilty of disorderly conduct and damage to property for his actions at the body shop where his 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was painted.
His attorney, Matthew Kahler, lodged an appeal and said he hoped Crawford would be released after posting a $10,000 bond.
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