8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) is set to fight WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) for a third time on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao, 37 and Bradley, 32, are tied at 1-1 and a deal has been made between both fighters for a rubber match according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.
American Bradley claimed a split-decision win in June 2012, although most observers felt Pacquiao was the clear winner. In the rematch the Filipino…
Inoue hammers Parenas in two
WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Filipino challenger Warlito Parenas (24-7-1, 21 KOs) on Tuesday at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese fighter returned to the ring for the first time in a year and dropped Parenas twice before the referee stopped the one-sided bout.
Inoue stopped Argentina’s long-reigning world champion Omar Narvaez in the second round to win the WBO belt last December. However, he badly hurt his right hand in…
Inoue hammers Parenas to retain WBO title
WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Filipino challenger Warlito Parenas (24-7-1, 21 KOs) on Tuesday at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan.
The Japanese fighter returned to the ring for the first time in a year and dropped Parenas twice before the referee stopped the one-sided bout.
Inoue stopped Argentina’s long-reigning world champion Omar Narvaez in the second round to win the WBO belt last December. However, he badly hurt his right hand in…
Stephen Smith set to challenge IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza on March 26
Britain’s Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs) will challenge undefeated Puerto Rican Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) for his IBF super featherweight title on March 26 in New York.
Smith , 30, earned his world title shot when he stopped Italian Devis Boschiero in the 6th round in a elimination fight in September.
Pedraza, 26, won the vacant IBF belt by a one-sided points win over Russia’s Andrey Klimov in June and then retained it by split decision over American Edner Cherry in October.
Lou DiBella, who…
Saunders dethrones Lee on points
Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) outpointed defending champion Andy Lee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) to capture the WBO middleweight title on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.
Saunders scored two crucial knockdowns in the third round and was awarded a close points decision by scores of 114-112 and 115-111, while the third judge had it even at 113-113.
The two southpaws began jabbing from distance until he fight burst into life in the third after Lee connected with a solid straight…
Barthelemy beats Shafikov to claim IBF lightweight belt
Rances Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) defeated Denis Shafikov (36-2-1, 19 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF lightweight title on Friday night at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Barthelemy boxed from distance and outlanded Shafikov to win by scores of 116-112 twice and 119-109.
The Russian took the fight to Barthelemy in the early rounds and landed shots to head and body.
However, the Cuban was always landing the heavier blows and Shafikov was troubled by a cut over his…
Joshua downs Whyte in seven
British heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) knocked out countryman Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13 KOs) in the 7th round on Saturday night at The O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.
The Olympic gold medallist, who lost to Whyte in an amateur contest in 2009, had to take some heavy blows for the first time in his professional career before ending the clash of bitter rivals with a huge uppercut.
Joshua staggered Whyte with power punches in the opener and when he continued to unload after the…
Maccarinelli demolishes Jones Jr by 4th round KO
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli (41-7, 33 KOs) scored a 4th round knockout over ring legend Roy Jones Jr (62-9, 45 KOs) on Saturday night at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.
The Welshman went on the attack from the start, backing up Jones and unloading body and head shots in each round of the non-title cruiserweight bout.
The American landed punches off the ropes now and again, but the heavier blows came from Macccarinelli.
In the 4th, a big uppercut floored Jones and…
Donaire decisions Juarez in thriller to win WBO belt
Four-division world champion Nonito Donaire (36-3, 23 KOs) defeated Mexico’s Cesar Juarez (17-3, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBO super bantamweight title on Friday night at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Flipino fighter outslugged Juarez over 12 rounds to win by scores of 117-109 and 116-110 twice.Donaire landed accurate punches to the head and body while on the move in the early rounds
He continued to build up a lead and dropped Juarez…
Deontay Wilder to defend WBC title against Artur Szpilka on January 16
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) will defend his title against Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs) on January 16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The unbeaten American will make the third defence of the belt he won by outpointing Bermane Stiverne last January, when he takes on the 26-year-old southpaw from Poland.
Wilder, 30, became the first American heavyweight world champion since Shannon Briggs lost the WBO belt in 2007. In his first two defences he stopped…