Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KOs) will be facing former two division world champion Devon Alexander (26-2, 14 KOs) on December 13 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Khan-Alexander was set to fight for the IBF welterweight title last December, but the Briton opted out of a proposed bout in the hope he could land a mega-fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. However the undefeated American choose to fight Marcos Maidana instead.
Alexander faced Shawn Porter instead and…
Saunders-Eubank Jr winner to get WBO title shot
The winner of the eagerly awaited clash between British rivals Billy Joe Saunders (20-0, 11 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr (18-0, 13 KOs) will get a shot at the WBO middleweight title.
Saunders and Eubank Jr, who have engaged in a build-up filled with trash talk, will meet in a scheduled 12-round fight on November 29 at the ExCel Arena in London on the undercard of the heavyweight rematch between Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora. The bout already had high stakes with Saunders’ European, Commonwealth…
Martin Murray defeats Dominic Spada and sets up clash with WBA king Golovkin next
British middleweight Martin Murray (29-1-1, 12 KOs) scored a seventh round technical decision over Domenico Spada (39-6, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Salle des etoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The bout was stopped at 1:19 of round seven due to a cut on the side of Spada’s right eye, which was caused by an accidental head butt in the third round.
Murray, who was deducted a point due to the WBC rule that indicates a point be taken away from the uncut fighter, won by…
Alexander Povetkin hammers Takam in ten
Russia’s Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) defeated Carlos Takam (30-2-1, 23 KOs) by a 10th round stoppage on Friday night to capture the WBC Silver heavyweight title at the Luzhniki Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia.
Povetkin was too strong and sharp for the Cameroon fighter, who produced the higher work rate but Povetkin’s bullish power had Takam on the retreat thoughout.
The first knockdown came at the end of the 9th, a double left hook followed by a right cross put Takam down on the…
Quigg to fight Hidenori Otake on Cleverly-Bellew card
Scott Quigg (29-0-2, 22 KOs) will defend his WBA super-bantamweight title against Japan’s Hidenori Otake (22-1-3, 9 KOs) on the undercard of the rematch between Nathan Cleverly and Toney Bellew at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22.
His opponent is a Japanese champion ranked third in the IBF list and fighting outside his home country for the first time in his career.
“I can’t wait to defend my world title in Liverpool on November 22 on a huge night for British boxing,”…
Golovkin hammers Rubio, Walters destroys Donaire
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs) scored his 18th consecutive knockout when stopping Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) on Saturday night at the StubHub Center, in Carson, California.
The Kazakhstan-born fighter punished Rubio thoughout landing 28 power punches in just over four minutes, ending the bout with a crushing left hand blow just 79 seconds into the second round.
In the first round, Golovkin began teeing off on Rubio with some really big punches,…
Rubio fails to make weight for title fight against Golovkin
Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) failed to make the weight at Friday’s weigh in for his title fight against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Golovkin weighed in at 159 pounds, but Rubio weighed in at 161.8. The fight is still on but Rubio won’t be able to win the WBA 160 pound belt, and also gives up his WBC interim title, which Golovkin can still win. If Golovkin loses, however,…
Mikey Garcia vacates WBO title, Orlando Salido becomes new champion
Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) has vacated his WBO super featherweight title.
The WBO has now made Orlando Salido (42-12-2, 29 KOs) the new champion.
Garcia, 26, won the belt by eighth-round knockout of Roman “Rocky” Martinez in November 2013. But he has not fought since he outpointed Juan Carlos Burgos in his only defence in January because of a dispute with promoter Top Rank.
Two weight world champion Garcia, who defeated Salido by an eighth-round technical decision to take his WBO…
Underdog Bundrage defeats Molina to regain world title
Cornelius “K9″ Bundrage (34-5, 19 KOs) dethroned IBF light middleweight champion Carlos Molina (22-6-2, 6 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Oasis Resort in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
41-year-old Bundrage scored two knockdowns en route to regaining the IBF belt by scores of 117-106, 116-109 and 115-110 in an upset win.
Bundrage initially won the belt from Cory Spinks by fifth-round knockout in 2010 and made two successful defences before he lost it to Ishe…
Selby sees off Brunker to set up world title shot
Lee Selby (20-1, 8 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Joel Brunker (27-1, 15 KOs) in an IBF featherweight eliminator on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Selby outboxed Brunker from the opening bell, and by the fourth he was picking off the Australian at ease. Although the Welshman was always in command, Brunker was tough and soaked up a lot of punishment.
It was by the seventh that Selby was starting to wonder if he could produce the stoppage that…