Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) won his rematch with previously undefeated Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) by a 12-round majority decision to regain the WBA featherweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In the first fight, Frampton, who held the IBF and WBA super bantamweight belts before moving up in weight, claimed a majority decision and the 126-pound world title from Santa Cruz in a action-packed bout in July 2016.
This time, Santa Cruz, a three-weight world champion,…
Berchelt batters Vargas to win WBC 130lb title
Miguel Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) stopped previously undefeated Francisco Vargas (23-1-2, 17 KOs) by a 11th round TKO to win the WBC super featherweight title on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California.
Berchelt battered fellow Mexican Vargas throughout the fight and the referee had seen enough in the 11th.
The challenger was always the busier and although Vargas gamely fired back, Berchelt landed the heavier blows round after round and by the sixth, the defending…
Lee Selby vs Jonathan Victor Barros called off
Lee Selby’s IBF featherweight title defence against Jonathan Victor Barros has been called off.
The Welshman’s third title defence was due to take place on the undercard of Northern Irishman Carl Frampton’s WBA featherweight title bout with Mexico’s Leo Santa Cruz this Saturday at the MGM Grand. But the bout was canceled before Friday’s weigh-in because the Nevada State Athletic Commission declined to license Argentine challenger Barros.
It has been reported that Barros’ blood test came back…
Oscar De La Hoya arrested on suspicion of drink driving
Hall of Famer and Golden Boy Promotions chairman Oscar De La Hoya was arrested on Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence in Pasadena, California.
After De La Hoya was stopped by an officer for speeding in his Land Rover and told to exit the vehicle, the former six-division world champion failed several field sobriety tests and was arrested at 1:57 a.m.
The 43-year-old De La Hoya has a history of substance abuse and has spent time in rehab in recent years.
De La Hoya won…
Guillermo Rigondeaux added to Cotto-Kirkland card
WBA super bantamweight Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) will fight mandatory challenger Moises Flores (25-0, 17 KOs) on February 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Rigondeaux is coming off a stoppage win over James Dickens in Wales last June. The Cuban retained his WBA belt after breaking Dickens’ jaw in the second round with a huge left hand. The Welshman was forced to retire at the end of the round.
The 36-year-old Rigondeaux, widely regarded to be one of the…
Andrzej Wawrzyk out of Deontay Wilder fight after failed drug test
Heavyweight contender Andrzej Wawrzyk, who was due to challenge WBC champion Deontay Wilder on February 25 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, has failed a drug test.
Poland’s Wawrzyk tested positive for an anabolic steroid during random drug testing, which was carried out by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, as part of the WBC’s Clean Boxing Program.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman tweeted: “WBC confirms that Andrzej Wawrzyk has tested positive anabolic steroid ‘Stanozolol…
Terry Flanagan faces Petr Petrov on April 8
WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (32-0, 13 KOs) will make his fifth title defence when he faces Petr Petrov (38-4-2, 19 KOs) on April 8 at the Manchester Arena.
The Manchester man is coming off a eighth-round stoppage over Puerto Rican Orlando Cruz last November.
Flanagan, who won the world title in July 2015 when he defeated Jose Zepeda, who could not continue after the second round due to a dislocated shoulder, has also successfully defended the WBO belt against Diego Magdaleno, Derry…
Badou Jack vacates WBC super middleweight title
Badou Jack has vacated his WBC super-middleweight title, four days after retaining the belt in a action-packed majority draw with IBF champion James DeGale.
The WBC announced on Wednesday that Jack is moving up in weight to light heavyweight and will vacate the 168-pound title.
“The WBC has received official notification from WBC super middleweight champion, Badou Jack, who has decided to move up in weight and compete in the light heavyweight division,” the WBC said in a statement….
DeGale and Jack fight to a draw in unification bout
IBF champion James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) and WBC titleholder Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs) fought to a majority draw on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
After 12 rounds, the judges scored the fight 114-112 to DeGale, and 113-113 twice, which seemed fair as a lot of the rounds was closely fought.
Both fighters retained their 168 lb titles for the third time.
DeGale dropped Jack with the first solid shot landed in the fight, a straight left at the end of the…
Canelo and Chavez Jr to clash on May 6
In an all Mexican mega-fight, two-weight world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will fight former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on May 6.
The scheduled 12-round bout – taking place on the Mexican holiday weekend of Cinco de Mayo – has been contracted at a catchweight of 164.5 pounds. The venue is still to be determined but it looks likely to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The 26-year-old Canelo defeated Britain’s Liam…