Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has announced the scheduled May 2 fight between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland has been moved to May 9 and will now be held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
The move comes after Friday’s announcement that the long-awaited showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will take place on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“The week around Cinco de Mayo will be the biggest in years for boxing, bridging the present and the…
Golovkin halts Murray in eleven
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) stopped Britain’s Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) by an 11th round stoppage on Saturday night at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The Kazakh fighter dropped Murray twice in round 4 and once in round 10 before referee Luis Pabon eventually rescued the challenger from taking further punishment in the 11th.
In the opening rounds, Murray fought off the back foot, fending off punches with a tight guard as Golovkin stalked…
Abraham dominates Smith in rematch to retain WBO title
WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) defeated Britain’s Paul Smith (35-6, 20 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in their rematch on Saturday night at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany.
In the first fight, controversy surrounded the wide scoring but there was no argument about the verdict on this occasion with Abraham retaining his title with a deserved win by scores of 116-112, 117-111, 117-111.
Smith appeared to take the opener with his steady…
It’s on! Mayweather-Pacquiao to fight on May 2
Floyd Mayweather Jr (47-0, 26 KOs) will fight Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) on May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Finally!
Mayweather announced the fight on Friday afternoon via Shots, a smartphone photo app which he has invested in along with pop star friend Justin Bieber.
The unbeaten American posted: “What the world has been waiting for has arrived.”
“Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015 is a done deal. “I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did. We will make history on May…
Lee Selby to challenge IBF champion Evgeny Gradovich on April 25
Lee Selby (20-1, 8 KOs) will challenge IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich (19-0-1, 9 KOs) on April 25 at the O2 Arena in London.
The Welsh featherweight star has been in fine form since he won the British and Commonwealth titles when defeating Stephen Smith by TKO in 2011.
He has battled his way into the mandatory position with a string of impressive wins, including an 9th round stoppage over previously unbeaten Joel Brunker in his last outing in October.
Russian Gradovich, who won…
Richar Abril-Derry Mathews world title fight rescheduled for April 18
WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril’s defence against British lightweight Derry Mathews has been rescheduled for April 18 at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.
The Cuban was originally set to defend his 135-pound title against Mathews on March 6 but withdrew after being diagnosed with a viral infection.
“I’m delighted that Abril kept to his word,” said Mathews. “My promoter, Frank Warren, and my management team have worked hard behind the scenes to keep my dream alive and I’m really grateful.
“This…
Adonis Stevenson to battle Sakio Bika on April 4
WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (25-1, 21 KOs) will fight former WBC super middleweight champion Sakio Bika (32-6-3, 21 KOs) on April 4 at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Stevenson will make the fifth defence of his title, following wins over Tavoris Cloud, Tony Bellew, Andrzej Fonfara and Dmitry Sukhotsky, when he takes on Bika, a native of Cameroon, now residing in Sydney, Australia, who has always been known for his toughness.
Of course the fight that boxing…
Richar Abril-Derry Mathews title fight on March 6 is off
WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril’s title defence against Britain’s Derry Mathews next month is off after the Cuban withdrew with suspected dengue fever.
According to the champion’s lawyer Gregory Bloom, the fight will still take place at a later date when Abril is medically cleared and able to resume full training.
“We definitely want to have Abril defend his title against Derry Mathews, and it is our hope that we can reschedule the fight for early April or as close to that time frame as…
Andy Lee to defend his WBO title against former champion Peter Quillin
WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) will make his first defence against “Kid Chocolate” Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs), subject to approval from the WBO, on the April 11 Danny Garcia-Lamont Peterson card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Mandatory challenger Billy Joe Saunders (21-0, 11 KOs) has agreed to step aside and allow Lee to defend against Quillin.
Sanders earned his mandatory position when he defeated previously unbeaten Chris Eubank Jr by split decision in a title…
Carl Froch vacates IBF super-middleweight title
Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) has vacated his IBF super-middleweight title.
The 37-year-old has decided to relinquish the IBF title rather than make a mandatory title defence, against countryman James DeGale (20-1, 14 KOs).
Froch was set to face former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-1-1, 32 KOs) next month but an elbow injury forced him to pull out of a planned Las Vegas clash with the Mexican.
“It’s been a frustrating couple of weeks with terms agreed for the Chavez fight only…