Category: Boxing

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…

WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (37-3, 24 KOs) demolished Hungarian fighter Zsolt Bedak (25-2, 8 KOs) inside three rounds at the Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu, Philippines. Donaire scored three knockdowns in front of his home country …

WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford turned himself in to police on Friday in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, following an incident  in an auto body shop. The American is being charged with four misdemeanors: theft of services, crim…

Nick Blackwell has announed his retirement from boxing following his defeat to Chris Eubank Jr. Blackwell was found to have suffered a small bleed on the skull after collapsing in the ring following his 10th round stoppage defeat to Eubank Jr on March…

IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza (22-0, 12 KOs) won a unanimous decision over British challenger Stephen Smith (23-2, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Foxwoods Resort, in Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA. The three judges scored the bout 11…

Josh Warrington (23-0, 4 KOs) defeated Hisashi Amagasa (30-6-2, 20 KOs) by a unanimous decision on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. Warrington scored with his jabs early on, finding plenty of gaps in the rangy Amagasa’s guard. The lo…

WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will defend his title against fellow American Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) on June 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight was originally scheduled  for March 12, but Thurman had to pull out due to injuries suffered in a car accident. Thurman has now been cleared to resume training and fight former IBF champion Porter. “Keith Thurman against Shawn Porter is one of the best matchups that can be made in the…

WBA super middleweight champion Felix Sturm (40-5-3, 18 KOs) has reportedly tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid stanozolol following his majority decision win over Fedor Chudinov in February. The 37-year-old German could now be stripped of…

Britain’s Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) will defend his world heavyweight titles in a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 54 KOs) on July 9 at the Manchester Arena. Fury defeated Klitschko by unanimous decision to claim the WBA, WBO and IBF belts in Dusseldorf, Germany last November, ending the Ukrainian’s 11-year unbeaten run and his historic 9½-year title reign during which he made 18 successful defences. Klitschko has exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch and after lengthy…

WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) has pulled out of his world title defence against Max Bursak (32-4-1, 15 KOs) after suffering a left hand injury during a training session. The British southpaw was due to defend his belt for…