Unbeaten heavyweight contender Joseph Parker (20-0, 17 KOs) will fight Alexander Dimitrenko (38-2, 24 KOs) on October 1 at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, New Zealand.
Parker, who became mandatory challenger for the IBF belt after a points win over Carlos Takam in May, knocked out Solomon Haumono inside four rounds last week and will stay busy when he faces the giant Ukrainian as he continues his preparations for an eventual world title bout with Anthony Joshua.
“Even though there’s…
Crawford outclasses Postol in one-sided points win
WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford (29-0, 20 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten WBC light welterweight champion Viktor Postol (28-1, 12 KOs) by unanimous decision in a world title unification clash on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Crawford scored two knockdowns in the fifth round and outclassed Postol throughout.
The judges scores were 118-107, 118-107, 117-108 and Crawford added the WBC belt to his WBO title, which he retained for the third…
Juergen Braehmer and Nathan Cleverly to battle on October 1 in Germany
WBA light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmer (48-2, 35 KOs) will fight Nathan Cleverly (29-3, 15 KOs) on October 1 at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Cleverly will bid to become a two-time world champion when he challenges German veteran Braehmer, who will be defending his world title for the seventh time.
The pair were initially supposed to meet in May 2011. Then WBO 175lbs titleholder Braehmer was scheduled to defend against the Welshman at The O2 Arena in London, but…
Parker halts Haumono in fourth round
Unbeaten heavyweight contender Joseph Parker (20-0, 17 KOs) knocked out Solomon Haumono (24-3-2, 21 KOs) in the fourth round on Thursday night at the Horncastle Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Home favourite Parker, 24, was busier with his jab and landed the cleaner punches from the start but the 40-year-old Haumono had his moments, landing several solid hooks and causing some swelling around Parker’s left eye.
Both fighters was looking to land big shots but it was a vicious Parker…
Guzman outguns Wake to win IBF super bantamweight title
Unbeaten big puncher Jonathan Guzman (22-0, 22 KOs) scored a 11th round stoppage over Shingo Wake (20-5-2, 12 KOs) to win the vacant IBF super bantamweight title on Wednesday at the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan.
Guzman, of the Dominican Republic, floored the home fighter twice in the second, bloodied his cheek, and dropped him again in the third and fifth.
Wake battled on, but he was taking a beating and his right eye was swollen shut by the time referee Wayne Hedgpeth waved the fight off at…
Wilder overpowers Arreola to retain WBC title
Wilder said he broke his right hand and tore his right biceps during
Wilder worked his jab and established his distance in the opener while Arreola hardly threw a punch.
Both began to exchange shots in the second which resulted in Arreola suffering a cut over his right eye.
Arreola charged forward in an attempted to get close. He got inside and landed to the body as Wilder grabbed him and gyrated his hips while playing to the crowd before landing a pair of uppercuts.
Wilder rocked Arreola with…
De Carolis retains title after draw with Zeuge
WBA super middleweight champion Giovanni De Carolis (24-6-1, 12 KOs) fought to a 12 round majority draw with challenger Tyron Zeuge (18-0-1, 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany.
Italian De Carolis retained his belt after the judges scores were 115-115, 115-115 and 114-115 for Zeuge.
The German fighter started well, connecting with several combinations in the early rounds. But De Carolis opened up with clubbing blows as the fight progressed.
The…
Rigondeaux halts Dickens, Flanagan outpoints Fana
WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) retained his title with a second round stoppage win over James “Jazza” Dickens (22-2, 7 KOs) at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales.
The fight was halted at the end of the seconnd round due to Dickens suffering a broken jaw.
Rigondeaux edged an uneventful opener, landing the more cleaner blows but the most meaningful shot came in the second round.
The Cuban landed a devastating left hand to the jaw of Dickens, who to his credit,…
Roman Gonzalez moves up to challenge Carlos Cuadras on September 10
Roman Gonzalez (45-0, 38 KOs) will move up in weight and challenge WBC super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras (35-0-1, 27 KOs) on September 10 at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
Nicaragua’s Gonzalez, who has previously won world titles at strawweight, light flyweight and flyweight, is widely regarded as the best pound for pound fighter in the world and will attempt to become a four-weight world champion when takes on Mexican Cuadras, who won the title in May 2014 and has defended it six…
Lee Haskins to fight Stuart Hall on Golovkin-Brook card
IBF bantamweight champion Lee Haskins (33-3, 14 KOs) will fight Stuart Hall (20-4-2, 7 KOs) in a rematch on September 10 on the Gennady Golovkin-Kell Brook undercard at The O2 in London.
Haskins defends his belt for a second time against fellow Brion Hall, who he outpointed in 2012 for the European title.
The Bristol boxer stopped Ryosuke Iwasa in six rounds in June 2015 to win the title and successfully defended it with a one-sided points win over Ivan Morales in May.
Hall aims to regain the…