Category: Boxing

IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) will fight Eric Molina (25-3, 19 KOs) on December 10 at the Manchester Arena. The 27-year-old Briton won the IBF title when he knocked out Charles Martin in the second round in April and defended …

WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (31-0, 12 KOs) will fight Puerto Rican challenger Orlando Cruz (25-4-1, 13 KOs) on November 26 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The 27-year-old Manchester fighter is coming off a unanimous points win o…

American television network Showtime has announced the following five top fight cards that will take place from December to March 2017. WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) will meet former three-weight world champion Leo Santa Cruz …

Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 54 KOs) has suffered an injury that will rule him out of a world title fight against Britain’s Anthony Joshua (17-0, 17 KOs) in December. Joshua, who is scheduled to defend his IBF title at the Manc…

Bernard Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) will end his 28-year boxing career with a farewell fight against light heavyweight contender Joe Smith (22-1, 18 KOs) on December 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Hopkins, 51, turned pro in 1988 after a four a…

WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (28-2-1, 18 KOs) stopped BJ Flores (32-3-1, 20 KOs) by KO on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Bellew dropped Flores three times in the second round and finished him with another knockdown in the thi…

WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) has suffered a muscle injury and will be unable to defend against Russia’s Artur Akavov (16-1, 7 KOs) on October 22 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The Briton, who dethroned Ireland…

The British Board of Boxing Control (BBBofC) announced on Thursday that Tyson Fury’s boxing licence has been suspended pending further investigation into anti-doping and medical issues. Fury, who was crowned world champion after he outpointed Wladimir …

Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has vacated his WBA and WBO heavyweight titles. Fury, 28, is being treated for depression and having tested positive for cocaine in two random drug tests last month said he vacated the belts to focus on his treatment. “I feel…

Former world champion Aaron Pryor died on Sunday morning after a long battle against heart disease at the age of 60. Pryor, who was WBA light welterweight champion from 1980-1983 and IBF light welterweight champion from 1983-1985, is best remembered f…