WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) will make his first title defence against Eric Molina (23-2, 17 KOs) on june 13 at the Bartow Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Wilder, 29, went into his world title shot against Bermane Stiverne in January with tons of questions to answer having never been extended past four rounds while knocking out overmatched opposition. However, he dominated the tough Stiverne for the full 12 round distance, overcoming a fractured right hand he…
Arthur Abraham vs Robert Stieglitz 4 set for July 18
WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) will fight former titleholder Robert Stieglitz (47-4-1, 27 KOs) for a fourth time on July 18 at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany.
“The battle for super middleweight supremacy continues,” said promoter Kalle Sauerland. “I’m hard pressed to think of any other trilogy in modern boxing history that has provided such a high level of drama. For that reason, we go again. On July 18, for an unprecedented fourth time, Arthur and…
Canelo crushes Kirkland in three
Former WBA/WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) knocked out American James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) in the third round on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
The Mexican star dropped Kirkland three times in a thrilling slugfest before the referee stopped the bout.
In the opening round, Kirkland came out firing, backing Canelo in a corner and landing blows. But Canelo withstood the onslaught and was soon landed his heavy shots, dropping…
Chudinov claims WBA super middleweight title points win over Sturm
Russia’s Fedor Chudinov (13-0, 10 KOs) defeated former world middleweight champion Felix Sturm (39-5-3, 18 KOs) by a split decision for the vacant WBA super middleweight title on Saturday night at the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
The scores were 118-110, 116-112 for Chudinov, and 116-112 for Sturm.
It was a really close fight until Chudinov dominated the last four rounds over the tiring Sturm.
Sturm was sent sprawling back against the ropes with a left-right combo at the end of the ninth…
Figueroa outguns Burns, McDonnell edges Kameda
Undefeated American Omar Figueroa (25-0-1, 18 KOs) outpointed Scotland’s Ricky Burns (37-5-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday in a light welterweight bout on Saturday afternoon at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.
The former world champions battled hard but it was Figueroa’s all-action style that earned him scores of 116-110 from two judges and 117-109 from the third.
Burns was deducted points for holding in rounds eight and eleven by referee Laurence Cole.
Also on the card, Britain’s Jamie McDonnell…
Anthony Joshua adds 12th straight knockout
Unbeaten British heavyweight Anthony Joshua (12-0, 12 KOs) scored his 12th straight knockout in stopping Brazilian Raphael Zumbano Love (36-11-1, 29 KOs) in the second round on Saturday night at Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, England.
The 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist was fully in control of the bout from the start with a jab and in the second round he ended it with a crushing right hand that sent the visitor sprawling to the canvas.
Love struggled to get up and was counted out…
Sergey Kovalev to fight Nadjib Mohammedi on July 18
IBF/WBA/WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (27-0-1, 24 KOs) will be defending his titles against mandatory challenger Nadjib Mohammedi (37-3, 23 KOs) on July 18 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Kovalev, 32, who has looked unstoppable in his last two fights, a one-sided points win over Bernard Hopkins and then stopping Jean Pascal, was hoping to face WBC 175 pound champion Adonis Stevenson next. But due to them fighting on rival television networks, Stevenson on…
Carl Froch stripped of WBA title
Carl Froch (33-2, 24 KOs) has been stripped of the WBA super middleweight title and promoter Eddie Hearn admitted his fighter may not fight again.
Froch has not fought since his knockout win against George Groves at Wembley Stadium last May.
The 37-year-old had already vacated his IBF title in February and countryman James DeGale will fight American Andre Dirrell for the belt in Boston on May 23.
The Nottingham fighter injured an elbow in training, which forced him to abandon plans to fight…
Tim Bradley to face Jessie Vargas on June 27
Former two-division titleholder Timothy Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) will fight WBA light welterweight champion Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) on June 27 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Bradley will be looking to get back to winning ways after going 0-1-1 since his points win over Juan Manuel Marquez in October 2013.
The 31-year-old lost a decision to Manny Pacquiao in their April 2014 rematch, after he won a controversial decision against Pacquiao in June 2012, and then was held to a…
WBA champion Uchiyama halts Jomthong Chuwatana in two
WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Jomthong Chuwatana (9-1, 4 KOs) in the second round on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan.
Japan’s Uchiyama, who was making his 10th world title defence, went on the attack from the opening round, pinning the Thai challenger to the ropes with a flurry of punches. Chuwatana attempted to fight back with his own power shots until Uchiyama landed a vicious right hand that dropped Jomthong hard on the canvas….