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  • Terry Flanagan to defend WBO title against Mzonke Fana on Fury-Klitschko card

    WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan (30-0, 12, KOs) will be defending his title against South Africa’s Mzonke Fana (38-9, 16 KOs) on the Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko 2 card on July 9 at the Manchester Arena. Flanagan, 26, won the vacant WBO belt last July when his opponent Jose Zepeda dislocated his shoulder and was forced to retire after the second round. He has since defended it twice, stopping American Diego Magdaleno in October and outpointing fellow Brit Derry Mathews last…

  • Bellew knocks out Makabu to win world title

    Tony Bellew (28-2-1, 18 KOs) defeated Ilunga Makabu (19-2, 18 KOs) by a third round KO to claim the vacant WBC cruiserweight title on Sunday night at Goodison Park in Liverpool. Bellew played the role of a boxer who fought for the world title at the h…

  • Burns defeats Di Rocco to win WBA belt

    Ricky Burns (40-5-1, 14 KOs) became Scotland’s first ever three-weight world champion with a dominant 8th round stoppage win over Michele Di Rocco (40-2-1, 18 KOs) to win the vacant WBA light welterweight title on Saturday night at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Burns, who previously won world titles at super featherweight and lightweight, boxed well behind his jab and landed hard shots throughout. The Scot used good movement to avoid Di Rocco’s punches before a straight right hand…

  • Lucian Bute tests positive for banned substance after draw with Badou Jack

    Former super middleweight world champion Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs) tested positive for a banned substance following his draw against WBC champion Badou Jack on April 30. The WBC announced on Thursday afternoon that it was notified by the D.C. Boxin…

  • Lara decisions Martirosyan, Charlo twins make history

    WBA light middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) defeated American challenger Vanes Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) by unanimous decision on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The pair met in November 2012 in a fight that end…

  • Haye hammers Gjergjaj inside two rounds

    British heavyweight David Haye (28-2, 26 KOs) easily halted previously unbeaten Arnold Gjergjaj (29-1, 21 KOs) inside two rounds on Saturday night at The O2 Arena in London. Haye, a former heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion, floored the visitor with a big right after only 34 seconds. Kosovo-born Gjergjaj, who resides in Switzerland, was down again at the end of the round, but the punch came after the bell had sounded and it wasn’t counted as a knockdown. However, Haye dropped…

  • Lebedev halts Ramirez to unify world cruiserweight titles

    WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (29-1, 22 KOs) stopped IBF champion Victor Emilio Ramirez (22-3-1, 17 KOs) in the second round of their unification clash on Saturday night at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia. Russia’s Lebedev dropped…

  • Parker outpoints Takam to set up world title shot

    Heavyweight contender Joseph Parker (19-0, 16 KOs) outpointed Carlos Takam (33-3-1, 25 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a IBF eliminator bout at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau City, New Zealand. Parker won by scores of…

  • ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vacates WBC middleweight title – but still eyes Gennady Golovkin fight

    Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) has elected to relinquish his WBC middleweight title, but vowed to still finalize a mega-fight with Gennady Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs). Following his 6th round knockout victory over Amir Khan earlier this month, the…

  • Deontay Wilder vs Alexander Povetkin called off

    WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s defence against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin on May 21 at the Khodynka Ice Palace in Moscow has been called off. American Wilder was due to make the fourth defence of his belt but his Russian oppone…