Category: Boxing
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De Carolis stops Feigenbutz to claim vacant WBA super middleweight title
Giovanni De Carolis (24-6, 12 KOs) stopped Vincent Feigenbutz (21-2, 19 KOs) in the 11th round of their rematch to win the vacant WBA super middleweight title on Saturday night at Baden Arena in Offenburg, Germany. De Carolis was the busier thro…
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Terence Crawford to defend against Hank Lundy on February 27
WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford (27-0, 19 KOs) will defend his title against fellow American Hank Lundy (26-5-1, 13 KOs) on February 27 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The two-division world champion scored a 6th round knockout …
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Uchiyama finishes off Flores in three
WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-0-1, 20 KOs) stopped Nicaraguan challenger Oliver Flores (27-2-2, 17 KOs) in the third round on Thursday night at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese fighter finished off …
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Manny Pacquiao to fight Timothy Bradley for a third time on April 9
8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) is set to fight WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) for a third time on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, 37 and Bradley, 32, are tied at 1-1 and a d…
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Inoue hammers Parenas in two
WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Filipino challenger Warlito Parenas (24-7-1, 21 KOs) on Tuesday at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese fighter returned to the ring for the first time…
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Inoue hammers Parenas to retain WBO title
WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (9-0, 8 KOs) scored a second round knockout over Filipino challenger Warlito Parenas (24-7-1, 21 KOs) on Tuesday at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese fighter returned to the ring for the first time…
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Stephen Smith set to challenge IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza on March 26
Britain’s Stephen Smith (23-1, 13 KOs) will challenge undefeated Puerto Rican Jose Pedraza (21-0, 12 KOs) for his IBF super featherweight title on March 26 in New York. Smith , 30, earned his world title shot when he stopped Italian Devis Boschiero in…
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Saunders dethrones Lee on points
Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) outpointed defending champion Andy Lee (34-3-1, 24 KOs) to capture the WBO middleweight title on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena in Manchester. Saunders scored two crucial knockdowns in the third round and was …
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Barthelemy beats Shafikov to claim IBF lightweight belt
Rances Barthelemy (24-0, 13 KOs) defeated Denis Shafikov (36-2-1, 19 KOs) by unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF lightweight title on Friday night at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Barthelemy boxed from distance and outlanded Shaf…
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Joshua downs Whyte in seven
British heavyweight contender Anthony Joshua (15-0, 15 KOs) knocked out countryman Dillian Whyte (16-1, 13 KOs) in the 7th round on Saturday night at The O2 Arena in Greenwich, London. The Olympic gold medallist, who lost to Whyte in an amateur contes…