WBA super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) stopped Spain’s Kiko Martinez (32-6, 24 KOs) in the second round on Saturday at the Manchester Arena in Manchester.
The unbeaten British fighter dropped the former world champion twice in the second round before the referee stopped the bout.
Martinez charged forward and took the fight to the champion in the opening round while Quigg remained on the back foot. But that soon changed in the second round when the Bury boxer landed a…
Frampton gets off the floor twice to outpoint Gonzalez
Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) outpointed Alejandro Gonzalez Jr (25-2-2, 15 KOs) to retain his IBF super-bantamweight title on Saturday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
The Belfast fighter was put down twice in the opening round but battled back to win a unanimous decision by scores of 115-109, 116-108, 116-108.
Making his American debut and defending his belt for the second time, Frampton was sent to the canvas for the first time in his professional career after taking a…
Yoan Pablo Hernandez defence against Victor Emilio Ramirez delayed
IBF cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (29-1, 14 KOs) will no longer be defending his title against Victor Emilio Ramirez (22-2, 17 KOs) on July 25 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as previously scheduled.
The bout has been pushed back to a yet to be finalized date in September. This is due to the Argentinian challenger’s request for a change in date. The location will likely remain the same.
Hernandez, a native of Cuba, now residing in Germany, will be making his fifth title defence and…
Carl Froch retires from boxing
Former four-time world champion Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) has announced his retirement from professional boxing.
Froch, 38, won the WBC, WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles and hangs up his gloves after a career filled with significant victories against the likes of Jean Pascal, Jermain Taylor, Andre Dirrell, Arthur Abraham, Lucian Bute, Mikkel Kessler and George Groves.
In his final fight, the Nottingham man knocked out Groves in front of 80,000 at Wembley Stadium in May 2014.
“I’m…
Fedor Chudinov-Frank Buglioni world title fight postponed
WBA super middleweight champion Fedor Chudinov has pulled out of his world title defence against Frank Buglioni, scheduled for July 24 at Wembley Arena in London, because of a broken nose.
The Russian fighter outpointed Felix Sturm to win the vacant belt in May, and was due to defend it for the first time against the British challenger but suffered the injury during a recent sparring session.
Buglioni will now have to wait for a new date for his world title shot, but will still fight on the…
Thurman halts Collazo in hard-fought win
WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) scored a 8th-round stoppage over former champion Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Thurman dominated the fight although Collazo had his moments before the bout was stopped at the start of the 8th.
Home fighter Thurman started strongly and rocked his southpaw opponent with big shots. But Collazo fired back with a brutal body shot in the fifth and Thurman was visibly hurt.
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Chagaev pounds Pianeta in one
WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (34-2-1, 21 KOs) stopped Francesco Pianeta (31-2-1, 17 KOs) in the first round on Saturday night at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany.
Chagaev sent the Italian-born German to the canvas twice with hard left hooks before the referee waved off the bout at 2:57 of the first round.
The Uzbekistan-born fighter, known as “White Tyson”, was making the first defence of his second reign after winning the vacant title by beating American Fres Oquendo on points…
Flanagan captures WBO lightweight title after injury to Zepeda
Terry Flanagan (28-0, 10 KOs) defeated previously unbeaten Jose Zepeda (23-1, 20 KOs) to capture the vacant WBO lightweight title on Saturday night at the Velodrome in Manchester.
The Manchester man triumphed during the second round after his American opponent sustained what looked like a bad dislocation to his left shoulder and was unable to continue.
Southpaw Flanagan, 26, looked to be beginning to dominate after an even first round. The Briton caught Zepeda with a left hook to the body in…
Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares to fight on August 29
Leo Santa Cruz (30-0-1, 17 KOs) will fight Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs) in a featherweight bout on August 29 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The two Mexican, Southern California-based fighters have both been in exciting fights and won world titles in multiple divisions but recently have been in need of better opposition – until now.
Santa Cruz, a former IBF bantamweight champion and a reigning WBC super bantamweight champion, has made several title defences against mediocre challengers…
George Groves to challenge WBC champion Badou Jack on August 22
British super middleweight George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) will challenge WBC champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) on August 22 in Las Vegas.
Jack, 31, a native of Sweden who now resides in Las Vegas, will make his first world title defence after dethroning Anthony Dirrell on points in April.
Groves, 27, who will be getting his third shot at a 168-pound world title, has won his last two outings since he was stopped twice by countryman Carl Froch in his previous world title attempts.
Groves’…