Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) outpointed Timothy Bradley (33-2-1, 13 KOs) in their third meeting on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Eight-division world champion Pacquiao, who was fighting for the first time since his points defeat to Floyd Mayweather last May, floored the American twice on the way to a unanimous decision victory in what he said was the last fight of his 21-year professional career.
Pacquiao officially won the trilogy 2-1. Bradley was awarded a…
Joshua wins IBF heavyweight title with second round KO
Britain’s Anthony Joshua (16-0, 16 KOs) captured the IBF heavyweight title when he stopped previously unbeaten Charles Martin (23-1-1, 21 KOs) in the second round on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
Joshua stalked the defending champion Martin and landed some good rights in the opening round which moved the American southpaw backward. Martin patiently waited to counter and did land a left hand before the bell to end the first session.
But moments into the second round, Martin was sent…
Trojanowski stops Cuenca in rematch
IBF light welterweight champion Edward Trojanowski (24-0, 21 KOs) stopped former champion Cesar Cuenca (48-2, 2 KOs) in the 7th round of their rematch on Friday night at the Krylia Sovetov in Moscow, Russia.
Cuenca showed good movement and footwork but Troyanovsky soon started landing some heavy blows and bloodied Cuenca’s nose in the third round.
The Russian continued to land hard shots and dropped Cuenca with a right hand in the 4th. Cuenca recovered and fought back before a uppercut from…
Carl Frampton stripped of WBA title
Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) has been stripped of the WBA super bantamweight title.
The Northern Irishman won the WBA belt when he outpointed Scott Quigg, adding the strap to his IBF super bantamweight title, in an all British unification fight in February.
Following his win, the WBA ordered Frampton to face Guillermo Rigondeaux next. But after failing to negotiate a first defence against the Cuban, the organisation has decided to remove the belt from Frampton.
Frampton, who still holds the…
Jamie McDonnell to face new opponent Fernando Vargas
WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (27-2-1, 12 KOs) will now defend his title aganist new opponent Mexico’s Fernando Vargas (29-9-3, 20 KOs) on Saturday at the O2 in London.
Original opponent Juan Alberto Rosas has pulled out after suffering a cut during a sparring session and Vargas has agreed to step in.
Vargas, who was outpointed by Rosas in 2013, is coming off a a points win over former WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr in June.
“It’s a massive chance for Vargas,”…
Nick Blackwell wakes from induced coma
British middleweight Nick Blackwell woke from an induced coma on Saturday and a day later was talking with family and close friends at his bedside, promoter Hennessy Boxing announced on Monday.
Blackwell, who was making his third British title defence, collapsed following a 10th-round stoppage defeat to Chris Eubank Jr on March 26 at The SSE Arena, in London.
Blackwell suffered a small bleed on the skull but did not require surgery. Doctors placed the 25-year-old in a medically induced coma to…
Smith demolishes Mohoumadi in first round
Unbeaten British contender Callum Smith (19-0, 14 KOs) demolished Hadillah Mohoumadi (20-4-1, 15 KOs) in the first round to win the European super middleweight title on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
The 25-year-old Liverpudlian claimed a stunning stoppage victory over defending champion Mohoumadi, who had never previously been stopped, following a barrage of unanswered punches in the first round.
The fight was also a WBC eliminator, so Smith is now the WBC…
Broner halts Theophane in nine
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) stopped Britain’s Ashley Theophane (39-7-1, 11 KOs) in the 9th round on Friday night at the D.C. Armory in Washington, DC.
The fight was scheduled to be Broner’s first defence of the WBA light welterweight title, but he was stripped of the belt after weighing in 0.4 pounds over the 140-pound limit at Thursday’s weigh-in.
Theophane, who weighed 140 pounds, was eligible to win the vacant belt but was never in the fight.
Broner dominated…
Jamie McDonnell to fight Juan Alberto Rosas on April 9
WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (27-2-1, 12 KOs) will defend his title against Juan Alberto Rosas (41-9, 28 KOs) on April 9 at the O2 in London.
McDonnell will make his fourth world title defence against Mexican Rosas on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s IBF heavyweight title fight against Charles Martin.
The Doncaster fighter won the WBA title with a 10th round stoppage win over Thailand’s Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat in May 2014.
“Training has been perfect, I am feeling a million…
Adrien Broner stripped of WBA belt after he fails to make weight
Adrien Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) has been stripped of his WBA light welterweight title after he failed to make weight on Thursday afternoon for his title defence against Britain’s Ashley Theophane (39-6-1, 11 KOs) tonight at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C.
Broner, who won the belt with a 12th round knockout win over Khabib Allakhverdiev in October in his last outing, weighed in 0.4 pounds over the division limit of 140 pounds. He was given two hours to shed the extra weight but never returned to…