Unbeaten British contender Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) will challenge Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) for the IBF heavyweight title on April 9 at the O2 Arena in London.
The undefeated American travels to England to make the first defence of the belt he won when he beat Vyacheslav Glazkov in January. It will be his first fight outside the United States.
Tyson Fury was stripped of the IBF title after he opted to fight Wladimir Klitschko, who he beat on points in November, rather than face the…
Roman Gonzalez to defend title against McWilliams Arroyo on Golovkin card
WBC flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez (44-0, 38 KOs) will fight Puerto Rican challenger McWilliams Arroyo (16-2, 14 KOs) on the undercard of the Gennady Golovkin-Dominic Wade fight on April 23 at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
It will be the third straight time Gonzalez as appeared on the same card as Golovkin.
Each time the Nicaraguan fighter scored dominant wins. He demolished former WBC light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa in the second round last May and then halted…
Timothy Bradley vacates WBO belt
Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) has vacated his WBO welterweight title.
The WBO ordered the American to defend his belt against mandatory challenger Sadam Ali, but Bradley instead opted to fight Manny Pacquiao for a third time and relinquish the title.
Ali will now face former WBA light welterweight champion Jessie Vargas for the vacant title on March 5.
Vargas previously challenged for the WBO belt, losing on points to Bradley last June.
Bradley and Pacquiao, who will fight on April 9 in a…
Gennady Golovkin to defend titles against Dominic Wade on April 23
WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) will defend his titles against mandatory challenger Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KOs) on April 23 at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
The Kazakh fighter stopped David Lemieux in the 8th round in October to add the IBF title to his WBA ‘super’ belt, which he retained for the 15th time.
The knockout was Golovkin’s 21st in a row.
If Golovkin gets past Wade, as expected, a much anticipated super-fight against WBC middleweight champion Saul…
Kevin Mitchell retires
Former British and Commonwealth super featherweight champion Kevin Mitchell (39-4, 29 KOs) has retired from boxing.
Mitchell withdrew from his European lightweight title bout against Finland’s Edis Tatli on March 18 and called time on his career.
“I was in the gym training for the Edis Tatli fight and I just didn’t really feel that I have enough to go through the training once again,” said Mitchell.
“I’ve been fighting for 22 years. It is a long time to be putting your body through all…
Andre Ward to fight Sullivan Barrera on March 26
Former world super middleweight champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will fight unbeaten contender Sullivan Barrera (17-0, 12 KOs) on March 26 at Oracle Arena in Ward’s hometown of Oakland, California.
It will be Ward’s first fight at light heavyweight after he vacated his WBA super middleweight title last November.
“I don’t really have much to say other than this. On March 26, it will be very simple. I’ll be in a new weight class against a tough opponent but I’m coming with the same…
Man shot dead at Dublin weigh-in
A shooting at a weigh-in for a boxing card has resulted in the death of a man at the Regency hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
Gunmen disguised as police officers opened fire in a targeted attack, killing one man and injuring two others. Emergency services discovered three men injured, all aged in their 20s and 30s. One was pronounced dead and two was taken to hospital with possible gunshot wounds.
Police investigating the suspected gangland crime have sealed off the scene for a forensic…
Rigondeaux to fight on Liverpool card on March 12
Former world super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) will fight British champion James “Jazza” Dickens (21-1, 6 KOs) on the undercard of WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan’s defence against Derry Mathews on March 12 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
Cuban Rigondeaux, who was stripped of his WBA and WBO world titles late last year due to inactivity, will make his British debut in a scheduled 10-round super bantamweight bout in Dickens’ hometown.
“I really look forward…
Canelo-Khan to clash on May 7
WBC middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will defend his title against Britain’s Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) in Las Vegas on May 7.
The surprising match-up will take place at Canelo’s preferred catch-weight of 155 pounds – five pounds below the middleweight limit – which will also accommodate the smaller Khan, a welterweight since 2014.
The venue of the fight has not yet been announced, but will likely take place at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, which opens in…
Kovalev overpowers Pascal to retain titles
WBA/IBF/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) overpowered former world champion Jean Pascal (30-4-1, 17 KOs) over seven rounds on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Kovalev stopped Pascal in the 8th round in their first fight last March. But the rematch was much easier for Kovalev, who dominated every round before Freddie Roach, who was working as Pascal’s trainer for the first time, stopped the fight in the corner after the 7th round.
The…