Matthew Macklin (31-5, 20 KOs) will face Jorge Sebastian Heiland (24-4-2, 12 KOs) for the WBC International middleweight title in an official world title eliminator at The 3 Arena in Dublin on November 15.
Macklin and Heiland were due to meet on August 30 at the National Stadium in Dublin, but the fight was postponed after Macklin’s trainer, Jamie Moore, suffered gunshot wounds during an incident in Marbella, Spain.
Macklin, 32, returned to action in Germany a fortnight…
DeGale to fight Marco Antonio Periban on Cleverly-Bellew card
James DeGale will fight Marco Antonio Periban on the undercard of Cleverly-Bellew II on November 22 in Liverpool.
The 28-year-old hopes victory over the 30-year-old Mexican will springboard him to a world title fight with Carl Froch early in 2015.
Periban’s record stands at 20-2-1 (KO13) and last year he pushed Sakio Bika all the way for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title, losing on a majorty decision.
He has since drawn with Badou Jack and lost…
Jermain Taylor wins IBF middleweight title after dethroning Sam Soliman
Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (33-4-1, 20 KOs) defeated IBF world middleweight titlist Sam “King” Soliman (44-12, 18 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Taylor scored four knockdowns en route to capturing Soliman’s title by scores of 116-111, 115-109 and 116-109.
A leg injury suffered by Soliman in Round 7, proved to be the turning point in a close fight.
Soliman…
Gonzalez halts Arce in eleven
WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) scored an 11th round TKO over fellow Mexican Jorge “Travieso” Arce (62-8-2, 49 KOs) on Saturday night at the Centro de Usos Múltiples (CUM) in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Gonzalez dominated the action until gaining the stoppage victory, ending Arce’s hopes of winning a major world title in his fifth weight class.
He opened a cut on the bridge of Arce’s nose in the second round and then another over Arce’s left eye in the third…
Barthelemy eases to points win
Undefeated IBF super featherweight champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs) won a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over Fernando David “El Vasco” Saucedo (52-5-3, 8, KOs) on Saturday night inside the Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Barthelemy outclassed Argentine veteran Saucedo from start to finish with all three judges scoring the fight 120-108.
The Cuban controlled the action with his jab and he simply couldn’t miss with his left hand,…
Josh Warrington wins Eu title with TKO over Davide Dieli
British featherweight contender Josh Warrington (19-0, 3 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over Italian Davide Dieli (15-4, 5 KOs) on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.
The 23-year-old added a third major title in 10 months as his crushing stoppage of his Italian opponent saw him pick up the vacant European strap to add to his Commonwealth and British titles.
From the first round Warrington was faster, quicker to the jab, more hurtful with his body shots and…
Zolani Tete-Paul Butler postponed
IBF world super-flyweight champion Zolani Tete has withdrawn from his title defense against Paul Butler due to a broken left hand.
The unbeaten Butler was due to attempt to become a two-weight world champion at the Liverpool Echo Arena on October 25, having narrowly outpointed fellow Brit Stuart Hall for the IBF bantamweight title in June. But Tete’s injury means the South African’s meeting with Butler will have to be rescheduled.
Butler, 25, will still remain on the card…
Promoter Dan Goossen dies, aged 64
Promoter Dan Goossen sadly passed away on Monday, following a short battle with liver cancer, his family have announced. He was 64.
Goossen was involved in many major fights and promoted fighters such as Mike Tyson, James Toney, Michael Nunn, Terry Norris, David Reid, Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, David Tua, Joel Casamayor, Paul Williams, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
A statement from his family reads: “Sadness is difficult to escape as we grieve…
Abraham outpoints Smith to retain WBO title
WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (41-4, 28 KOs) defeated British challenger Paul Smith (35-4, 20 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
The Armenian-born German won by scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 118-109.
Abraham was in command for the most part until the 6th and 7th rounds in which Smith fought well and got the better of Abraham with his body punching and his high work…
Drozd dethrones Wlodarczyk, Lebedev destroys Kolodziej
Russian challenger Grigory Drozd (39-1, 27 KOs) defeated Krzysztof “Diablo” Wlodarczyk (49-3-1, 35 KOs), of Poland, by 12 round unanimous decision to claim the WBC cruiserweight title on Saturday night at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Moscow, Russia.
In his first career title fight, Drozd outworked and clinched his way to victory, winning by scores of 118-108, 119-108 and 119-108.
After Drozd knocked Wlodarczyk down in the eighth, the champion attempted to rally in the last…