British super middleweight George Groves (22-3, 17 KOs) scored a one-sided fifth round stoppage win over Andrea Di Luisa (18-4, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London.
After Groves was outpointed by WBC champion Badou Jack last September. he hired new trainer Shane McGuigan – son of former world featherweight champion Barry – and he looked fresh and sharp from the first bell as he easily halted the overmatched Italian.
Groves was landing spearing jabs and right hands from…
Terry Flanagan-Derry Mathews rescheduled to March 12
An injury to WBO lightweight Champion Terry Flanagan (29-0,12 KOs) has forced his world title defence against Derry Mathews (38-9-2, 20 KOs) at the Echo Arena in Liverpool to be rescheduled from February 13 to March 12 at the same venue.
The entire February 13 card is postponed to the new date, although one of the undercard fights, British and Commonwealth light middleweight champion Liam Williams against Nav Mansouri, is off because Williams is ill with a viral infection.
Flanagan has suffered…
Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter to fight on March 12
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) will fight fellow American Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) on March 12 at the Mohegan Sun Casino Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Thurman will be defending his title for the third time. Since being promoted from interim champion, he dominated Robert Guerrero in his first defence, flooring him in the ninth round on the way to a one-sided points win in March, and then stopped Luis Collazo in seven rounds in July.
“Last year was an amazing…
Garcia outguns Guerrero to win WBC welterweight title
Unbeaten American Danny Garcia (32-0, 18 KOs) defeated former two-division world champion Robert Guerrero (33-4-1, 18 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC welterweight title on Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
All three judges scored the fight 116-112 for Garcia, who came on strong as the fight progressed and largely controlled the later rounds to win the WBC belt that was vacated following the retirement of Floyd Mayweather Jr, who was sitting…
Arthur Abraham to defend WBO title against Gilberto Ramirez on April 9
WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29 KOs) will fight mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) on April 9 on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The German veteran will defend his belt for the sixth time when he takes on the unbeaten Mexican southpaw.
It will be the fourth time “King Arthur” will travel from his adopted German homeland to fight in the United States, though it will be his first bout in Las…
Leo Santa Cruz set to fight Kiko Martinez on February 27
WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs) will fight former world champion Kiko Martinez (35-6, 26 KOs) on February 27 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
The Mexican-born Santa Cruz, who now resides in California, had previously won world titles at bantamweight and super bantamweight before claiming the vacant WBA belt by majority decision against former three-division world champion Abner Mares in an action-packed fight last August and will defend it for the first…
Wilder wins with devastating KO of Szpilka in the 9th
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) scored a devastating 9th round knockout against Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The unbeaten American knocked Szpilka out cold with a huge right hand to retain his WBC title for the third time since winning it from Bermane Stiverne by a one-sided decision in January 2015.
The Polish fighter started well, using good footwork to avoid Wilder’s blows and Szpilka landed the first…
Haye destroys De Mori in first round of ring return
British heavyweight David Haye (27-2, 25 KOs) returned to the ring with a first round knockout of Mark de Mori (30-2-2, 26 KOs) on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
In his first fight since he knocked out fellow Londoner Dereck Chisora in five rounds in 2012, Haye easily halted the overmatched Australian, who needed extensive attention from medics after being sent to the canvas with an explosive right hook followed by a series of hard shots.
Haye was landing left-hand jabs and…
Kell Brook to defend against Kevin Bizier on March 26
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24 KOs) will fight mandatory challenger Kevin Bizier (25-2, 17 KOs) on March 26 at Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield.
Brook stopped Frankie Gavin in the 6th round in his last outing in May and will make the third defence of his title against Canada’s Bizier.
The Sheffield fighter traveled to the United States and won a majority decision against Shawn Porter in August 2014 to capture the IBF belt before making two successful title defences.
Brook was due…
Danny Garcia-Robert Guerrero to fight for vacant WBC welterweight title on January 23
Unbeaten American Danny Garcia (31-0, 18 KOs) and countryman Robert Guerrero (33-3, 18 KOs) will fight for the vacant WBC welterweight title on January 23 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
Floyd Mayweather Jr was stripped of the belt due to him retiring.
The WBC had orginally stated that they would be having a tournament to determine the new champion, but they obviously gave up on that idea.
Garcia, 27, who knocked out former welterweight and light welterweight world champion…