British super featherweight contender Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs) stopped former world title challenger Devis Boschiero (37-4-1, 19 KOs) in the 6th round in an IBF eliminator on Saturday night at the Olympia in Liverpool.
Smith knocked Boschiero down five times in the fight. He dropped the Italian twice in the second round, once in the 4th and twice in the 6th.
A right hook in the second round sent Boschiero to the canvas, and he was put down again from the follow up punches.
By the fourth,…
Tim Bradley to battle Brandon Rios on Novenber 7
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs) will fight Brandon Rios (33-2-1, 24 KOs) on November 7 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
This is a good match-up between two of the best 147-pound fighters in the world, however, it is unclear whether Bradley’s world title will be on the line.
Bradley has a defence due against mandatory challenger Sadam Ali (22-0, 13 KOs) and the WBO has said that it will not sanction this fight as a world title bout unless Ali’s promoter,…
South African boxer Mzwanele Kompolo dies after first round KO
South African boxer Mzwanele Kompolo has died after he was knocked out in the first round of a bout in Frere, in the Eastern Cape province.
The 22-year-old Kompolo collapsed in the ring after the TKO loss to Siphenathi Qampi in a light welterweight contest on September 12.
He was taken to hospital, where he went into a coma.
Kompolo died on Tuesday.
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula said: “It is indeed sad to hear of this news involving the passing of this young upcoming athlete.”
Australian boxer David Browne Jr dies in hospital four days after bout
Australian boxer David Browne Jr has died in hospital four days after being knocked out during a bout in Sydney on Friday.
Browne Jr was knocked unconscious by Filipino opponent Carlo Magali in the last 30 seconds of a 12-round super featherweight contest. He regained consciousness but later collapsed and was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, suffering from a brain injury.
The 28-year-old father of two remained in a coma until his family made the decision to turn off his life support…
Mayweather beats Berto with one-sided points win
Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KOs) dominated Andre Berto (30-4, 23 KOs) for the entire 12 rounds on the way to a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The WBC and WBA welterweight champion has now tied the unbeaten 49-0 record of heavyweight legend Rocky Marciano and won what he has said will be his final fight by scores of 117-111, 118-110, and 120-108.
The 38-year-old American came out aggressively as he took the fight to…
Joshua blasts out Cornish in one
Unbeaten British heavyweight Anthony Joshua (14-0, 14 KOs) demolished previously unbeaten Gary Cornish (21-1, 12 KOs) in 97 seconds on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
The Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist hammered the Scotsman to the canvas twice before the referee waved off the bout.
With the win, Joshua won the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title and retained his WBC International belt.
Also on the card, Dillian Whyte (16-0, 13 KOs) scored a third round KO over Brian Minto…
Charlo dethrones Bundrage with a third round KO
Jermall Charlo (22-0) stopped fellow American Cornelius Brundage in the third round to win the IBF light middleweight title on Saturday afternoon at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Charlo floored the champion in the first, second and twice in the third before the bout was waved off at 2:33 of the round.
Also on the card, former WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs) knocked out Australian Michael Zerafa (17-2, 9 KOs) in the fifth round.
A crushing right hand ended the…
Stevenson halts overmatched Karpency in three
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (27-1, 22 KOs) stopped overmatched American challenger Tommy Karpency (25-4-1, 14 KOs) in the third round on Friday night at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto.
Canada’s Stevenson, who was defending his title for the sixth time, dominated the action from the start, landing hard shots in the opening round.
Karpency came back with his own punches in the second, but a left hand staggered him at the end of the round before he was sent to the canvas by the…
McDonnell decisions Kameda again
WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (27-2-1, 12 KOs) outpointed Tomoki Kameda (31-2, 19 KOs) in their rematch to retain his title on Sunday afternoon at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
McDonnell sealed the victory with a right hand that sent Kameda to the canvas in the 12th, and won a unanimous decision by scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112.
Kameda started strong, landing with rapid left hooks in the opening two rounds, but the champion soon utilised his five-inch…
Braehmer outguns Konrad to retain WBA title
Germany’s Juergen Braehmer (47-2, 35 KOs) stopped countryman Konni Konrad (22-2, 11 KOs) to retain his WBA light-heavyweight title on Saturday night at the EnergieVerbund Arena in Dresden Germany.
Braemer punished the outgunned challenger throughout, flooring him in the sixth before Konrad quit with an eye problem at the end of the seventh.
“I wanted to show there was a big difference between Konni and me,” Braehmer said of his former sparring partner. “I wanted to show the best of…