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  • Ricky Burns to make first defence against unbeaten Kiryl Relikh

    WBA light welterweight champion Ricky Burns (40-5-1, 14 KOs) will make the first defence of his title against mandatory challenger Kiryl Relikh (21-0, 19 KOs) on October 7 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Burns, 33, became Scotland’s first three…

  • Errol Spence beats Bundu and sets up world title shot

    Welterweight contender Errol Spence Jr. (21-0, 18 KOs) stopped Italian opponent Leonard Bundu (33-2-2, 12 KOs) in the sixth round of a IBF eliminator on Sunday at the Ford Amphitheater in Coney Island, New York. Spence scored his eighth straight stopp…

  • Tony Bellew to fight BJ Flores in first title defence

    WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (27-2-1, 17 KOs) will make his first defence against American BJ Flores (32-2-1, 20 KOs) on October 15 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Bellew won the vacant title in front of his hometown fans at Goodison Park in…

  • Manny Pacquiao to return against Jessie Vargas on November 5

    Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) will be returning to the ring to fight WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) on November 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight weight divisions, had…

  • Marcos Maidana announces retirement from boxing

    Former world champion Marcos Maidana (35-5, 31 KOs) has announced his retirement from boxing. Maidana, who won world titles at light welterweight and welterweight, will likely be remembered for his brawls with Victor Ortiz, Amir Khan, Adrien Broner an…

  • Ward beats Brand and sets up Sergey Kovalev clash

    Former super middleweight world champion Andre Ward (30-0, 15 KOs) scored a one-sided points decision over Alexander Brand (25-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Ward won every round as he won by scores of 120-108 on all three judges’ scorecards. The unbeaten American switched from orthodox style to southpaw and landed jabs and power shots throughout the fight. Ward cut Brand over the right eye, but was never able to knock the overmatched Colombian…

  • Tyson Fury faces UK Anti-Doping charge

    WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) has been charged by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) following an alleged positive test for a banned substance. The Sunday Mirror reported on June 26 that traces of nandrolone were found in a urine sample taken from Fury back in February 2015. The same report states that Fury’s cousin, heavyweight contender Hughie, had also tested positive for the banned substance. The Fury camp denies all allegations, claiming the results were…

  • Frampton outpoints Santa Cruz to become two-weight world champion

    Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) won the WBA featherweight title by outpointing defending champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Frampton, a former IBF and WBA super bantamweight champion, …

  • Campbell and Warrington score impressive wins

    2012 Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell (14-1, 11 KOs) outpointed former world champion Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. British lightweight Campbell was floored by a hard right hand in the second …

  • Steveson knocks out Williams in four

    WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (28-1, 23 KOs) scored a fourth round KO over Thomas Williams (20-2, 14 KOs) on Friday night at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada. The Canadian ended the all-southpaw slugfest in spectacular fas…