WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) scored a 9th round stoppage over challenger Brandon Rios (33-3-1, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Bradley dominated fellow American Rios for the entire fight, using his speed and superior boxing skills, before he finished him with two knockdowns in the 9th.
Bradley fought very well under new guidance from trainer Teddy Atlas and set the pace for the fight from the start, landing a series of head…
Smith flattens Fielding in one
British super middleweight contender Callum Smith (18-0, 13 KOs) stopped countryman Rocky Fielding (21-1, 12 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
In a clash of unbeaten local rivals, Smith floored Fielding three times in a 165-second demolition before the referee stopped the fight.
Smith dropped Fielding with a big right hand inside 30 seconds and, although Fielding got up and fought back, as he charged forward, he was nailed with a left hook to the head…
Rigondeaux returns to the ring against Mario Briones on December 4
Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) will return to the ring against Mexican fighter Mario Briones (26-4-2, 19 KOs) on December 4 at EY Centre, Ottawa, Ontario in Canada.
The two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist was stripped of his WBO title and the WBA have downgraded him to “Champion in recess” for inactivity. He has not fought since last December, where he was knocked down twice in the 7th round by Japan’s Hisashi Amagasa before claiming a 11th-round stoppage victory.
Rigondeaux returns…
Andre Ward pulls out of November 21 fight due to injury
Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will no longer be fighting on the undercard of the WBC middleweight title bout between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez on November 21 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, because of injury.
The American was set to make his debut at light heavyweight against Colombian Alexander Brand (24-1, 19 KOs), but has been ruled out because of inflammation and pain in his right knee.
“I’m extremely disappointed that I’m missing this opportunity on November 21, but at the same time, I’m…
Povetkin scores stoppage win over Wach to set up Deontay Wilder fight
Former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs) halted Mariusz Wach (31-2, 17 KOs) in the 12th round on Wednesday night at the Basket Hall Arena in Kazan, Russia.
Povetkin dominated the action from the first bell and connected with hard shots in the second and third rounds.
Wach did have some success, landing a overhand right towards the end of the fourth round which cut Povetkin above his left eye, but the Russian remained in command and took the fight to his Polish opponent…
Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg set for February 27
Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) and Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) will meet in a world title unification fight on February 27 at the Manchester Arena.
Frampton, 28, puts his IBF super bantamweight title on the line while Quigg, 27, will defend his WBA belt.
Northern Ireland’s Frampton has agreed to come to Bury-based Quigg’s home town for the eagerly anticipated showdown, and he said: “I’m delighted that we have finally got this fight signed – the fight everyone has wanted for years, none more so…
Andre Ward added to Cotto-Canelo undercard
Super middleweight world champion Andre Ward (28-0, 15 KOs) will face Alexander Brand (24-1, 19 KOs), of Columbia, in a scheduled 10-round bout on November 21 on the Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez undercard at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
The American will move up in weight to light heavyweight after dominating the 168-pound division.
He beat one top super middleweight after the other through the 2009 to 2011 Super Six World Boxing Classic and won the WBA and WBC titles.
Brand’s only defeat was an…
Randy Caballero vs Lee Haskins on Cotto-Canelo undercard
IBF bantamweight champion Randy Caballero (22-0, 13 KOs) will defend his belt against Britain’s Lee Haskins (32-3, 14 KOs) on November 21 on the Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez undercard at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
The American returns from an 11-month layoff, due to an ankle injury, to face Haskins, who claimed the interim IBF title when he stopped Japan’s Ryosuke Iwasa in June.
Caballero won the vacant title against another Briton Stuart Hall on points last October.
“I am excited to be fighting…
Rigondeaux stripped of WBO title
Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) has been stripped of the WBO super bantamweight title because of inactivity.
The two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist has not defended the title since last December, where he was knocked down twice in the 7th round by Japanese challenger Hisashi Amagasa before rallying for an 11th-round stoppage victory.
Rigondeaux won the belt when he outpointed Nonito Donaire to unify it with his WBA belt, which he still holds, in April 2013. But he has only fought three…
Enzo Maccarinelli to fight Roy Jones Jr in Russia on December 12
Enzo Maccarinelli (40-7, 32 KOs) will fight former four-weight world champion Roy Jones Jr (62-8, 45 KOs) on December 12 at the VTB Ice Palace in Moscow, Russia.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Maccarinelli has been fighting at light heavyweight for the last few years and challenged WBA champion Juergen Braehmer in Germany in April 2014, only to lose by fifth round stoppage due to a damaged right eye after a clash of heads in the opening round.
Now the 35-year-old Welshman will take on…