British heavyweight Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has been stripped of his IBF title.
Fury won the IBF belt, along with the WBA and WBO titles, by beating Wladimir Klitschko on points in Germany last month.
However, the IBF rules insisted that Fury must face their mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Glazkov (21-01, 13 KOs) within a set period of time, but instead he has opted for a rematch with Ukrainian veteran next.
Klitschko has a contractual right to an immediate rematch, which could take place as…
Jacobs defeats Quillin in 85- second destruction
WBA middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (31-1, 28 KOs) stopped previously undefeated challenger Peter Quillin (32-1-1, 23 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Jacobs, who has resumed his career after surviving a rare form of bone cancer, rocked former WBO champion Quillin with a series of hard shots before the referee stopped the fight after only 85 seconds.
In a bout between two top middleweights from the same neighbourhood in Brooklyn, Jacobs landed…
DeGale beats Bute in hard-fought battle
IBF super middleweight champion James DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) scored a hard-fought unanimous decision over former world champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City.
DeGale outlanded Bute in a action-packed fight and won by scores of 116-112 and 117-111 twice.
The Brit fighter took the fight to Bute from the opening bell and scored with combinations.
DeGale dominated the early exchanges before an accidental head clash opened a cut above his…
Charlo hammers Campfort in four to retain IBF belt
IBF light middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (23-0, 18 KOs) easily halted challenger Wilky Campfort (21-2, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.
Charlo scored three knockdowns on the way to a fourth round TKO victory.
The unbeaten American used his size and reach advantage to control Campfort from the start.
Charlo floored his Haiti-born opponent with a solid right hand in the second round. Then a barrage of punches forced Campfort to the canvas for a second time in…
Fury conquers Klitschko to win world heavyweight titles
Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) defeated Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 54 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight titles on Saturday night at the ESPIRIT Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Fury was busier and landed more punches over the 12 rounds to end Klitschko’s historic title reign by scores of 115-112, 115-112 and 116-111.
Klitschko, 39, stalked the 27-year-old British challenger from the opening bell, but was not throwing many punches, while Fury used lateral movement and…
Lara halts Zaveck in three
WBA light middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) stopped Slovenian Jan Zaveck (35-4, 19 KOs) in the third round on Wednesday night at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino in Miami, Florida.
Lara dominated the former IBF welterweight champion throughout and was landing hard shots from the start.
The Cuba connected with a straight left hand to the head in the third round, and then followed up with a combination as Zaveck turned his back.
Then the referee stopped the fight at 0:41 of…
WBO champion Terry Flanagan to fight Derry Mathews on February 13
WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (29-0, 12 KOs) will fight domestic rival Derry Mathews (38-9-2, 20 KOs) on February 13 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
Flanagan, 26, won the title in July when he defeated Jose Zepeda, who could not continue after the second round due to a a dislocated left shoulder, and will make his second defence in the challenger’s backyard.
The Manchester man destroyed Diego Magdaleno in two rounds last month in his last outing.
“It’s something I’ve wanted so…
David Haye to return to the ring against Mark De Mori on January 16
British heavyweight David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs) will return to the ring against Australia’s Mark De Mori (30-1-2, 26 KOs) on January 16 at The O2 in London.
The 35-year-old has not fought since he stopped Dereck Chisora in the 5th round in July 2012.
Haye, a former world champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight, will be without long-time trainer Adam Booth, and is now trained by Shane McGuigan, the son of former world featherweight champion Barry.
“I’m so happy to be able to step…
Canelo captures WBC middleweight title with points win over Cotto
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) defeated Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC middleweight title on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Canelo outgunned Cotto over the 12 rounds and the judges awarded him wide scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111.
The Puerto Rican moved well and outboxed Canelo in the early rounds, but by the 4th the Mexican was landing hard, accurate shots.
Canelo was overpowering his smaller opponent as the fight…
Crolla crushes Perez to claim WBA lightweight title
Anthony Crolla (30-4-3, 12 KOs) dethroned Darleys Perez (32-2-1, 20 KOs) by fifth round knockout to win the WBA lightweight title on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.
The hometown favourite battled to a draw with Perez at the same venue in July but the rematch ended in explosive fashion.
A crunching left to the body sent the Colombian visitor to the canvas and unable to beat the ten count.
Crolla was the busier from the start, although Perez picked him off with some…