Category: Boxing

Tony Bellew will fight Ilunga Makabu for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title on May 29 at Goodison Park, the home of his beloved local football club Everton. Bellew fought for world titles at light-heavyweight, losing on points to Nathan Cleverly in 20…

WBO featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3 KOs) will move up in weight and challenge WBO super featherweight champion Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-3, 17 KOs) on June 11 at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. Two-time Olympic gold medal…

WBC super featherweight champion Francisco Vargas (23-0-1, 17 KOs) has tested positive for the banned steroid clenbuterol. Vargas is scheduled to defend his title against Mexican countryman Orlando Salido on June 4. The fight remains on, according to …

Northern Ireland’sCarl Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) will challenge WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs)  on July 30 at the Barclays Center in New York. Frampton, 29, unified the IBF and WBA titles at 122 pounds when he outpointed…

Underdog Jezreel Corrales (20-1-1, 8 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-1-1, 20 KOs) by a second round KO on Wednesday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The Panamanian challe…

Underdog Jezreel Corrales (20-1-1, 8 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-1-1, 20 KOs) by a second round KO on Wednesday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The Panamanian challe…

IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) will make his first world title defence against undefeated American Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15 KOs) on June 25 at the O2 Arena in London. The Briton won the IBF belt when he demolished American C…

IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) will fight Isaac Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) on July 11 at the DIVS Palace of Sports in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Kovalev will be defending his world titles in his home country for the f…

WBA and IBF middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) scored a second round KO over previously unbeaten mandatory challenger Dominic Wade (18-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, California. Golovkin knock…

WBA and IBF middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (35-0, 32 KOs) scored a second round KO over previously unbeaten mandatory challenger Dominic Wade (18-1, 12 KOs) on Saturday night at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, California. Golovkin knock…