Derry Mathews (38-9-2, 20 KOs) won the Interim WBA lightweight title after a hard-fought, unanimous points decision over late replacement David Luis (19-3, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
Mathews saw Cuba’s Richar Abril twice pull out of their world title fight due to illness and and just this week replacement Venezuelan Ismael Barroso was forced to pull out after failing to obtain a visa.
Mathews made the brighter start against his Canadian opponent and utilised…
Miguel Cotto to fight Daniel Geale on June 6
WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) will defend his title against former world champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) on June 6 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Cotto returns to the ring for the first time since dethroning former titlist Sergio Martinez by stoppage victory last June.
The Puerto Rican looked set for a clash with Canelo Alvarez, but the Mexican withdrew from negotiations in January after Cotto declined an offer from his team. However, if Cotto…
Amir Khan set to fight Chris Algieri on May 29
Amir Khan (30-3, 19 KOs) will fight former WBO light-welterweight champion Chris Algieri (20-1, 8 KOs) on May 29 at the Barclays Center in New York.
The Briton was aiming to take on Floyd Mayweather or former stable mate Manny Pacquiao but the pair agreed to fight each other in an eagerly-awaited superfight on May 2.
The former WBA and IBF light welterweight champion dominated Devon Alexander on the way to a unanimous decision victory in December in his last outing, and now faces Algieri, who…
Another new opponent for Derry Mathews
Derry Mathews (37-9-2, 20 KOs) will face Canadian Tony Luis (19-2, 7 KOs) for the Interim WBA lightweight title in Liverpool on Saturday after Venezuelan Ismael Barroso failed to obtain a visa in time.
The Liverpool lightweight was initially due to challenge Richar Abril for the WBA belt on March 6 only for the Cuban to withdraw with suspected dengue fever. The contest was rescheduled for April 18 only for Abril to pull out again.
“It’s obviously not ideal preparing for three different…
Martinez dethrones Salido in hard-fought points win
Roman Martinez (29-2-2, 17 KOs) outpointed Orlando Salido (42-13-2, 29 KOs) to win the WBO super featherweight title by unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Martinez dropped Salido twice in the bout on the way to winning by scores of 114-111, 115-110 and 116-109.
Salido came out firing but Martinez soon utilized his height and reach advantage, setting the Mexican up at the end of his right hand for the first knockdown in the third…
Garcia outpoints Peterson. Lee-Quillin draw
Danny Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) remained unbeaten after a majority points win over fellow American Lamont Peterson (33-3-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, New York.
One judge scored the fight a 114-114 draw while the other two judges had it for Garcia by scores of 115-113.
While WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Garcia and IBF titlist Peterson are two of the best in the 140 division, this was a non-title bout at a catch weight of 143 pounds. Nevertheless it was a…
Warrington wins one-sided points victory over Dennis Tubieron
Unbeaten British featherweight Josh Warrington (21-0, 4 KOs) defeated Filipino Dennis Tubieron (19-4-2, 8 KOs) by a unanimous decision in a WBC featherweight world title eliminator on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.
The Leeds man outgunned the game visitor and was awarded the win by scores of 119-109, 119-110 and 119-109.
Warrington came out firing from the start, driving his opponent backwards as he searched for an early finish with a stream of spiteful punches to head and…
Peter Quillin fails to make weight for bout against Andy Lee
American Peter Quillin (31-0, 22 KOs) failed to make the weight for his world middleweight title bout against WBO champion Andy Lee (34-2, 24 KOs) at Friday’s weigh-in.
Former world champion Quillin initially weighed in at 161.4lbs and was given two hours to get down to the 160lb limit, but he failed to do so, managing only to get within six ounces.
The scheduled 12-round bout on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York will still take place but Quillin will no longer have…
Derry Mathews to fight Ismael Barroso for interim WBA title
Derry Mathews (37-9-2, 20 KOs) will fight Ismael Barroso (17-0-2, 16 KOs) on April 18 for an interim version of the WBA lightweight title.
Southpaw Barroso of Venezuela, has stepped in at short notice after Mathews’ challenge for Richar Abril’s WBA belt was called off for a second time. Champion Abril withdrew because of illness on both occasions.
“Barroso is a very dangerous fighter,” said Mathews. “Just look at his record, he’s banging people out left, right and center.
“I’ve seen some…
Kell Brook set to fight Frankie Gavin on May 30
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) will fight Frankie Gavin (21-1, 13 KOs) on May 30 at The 02 Arena in London.
Unbeaten Brook will make the second defence of his title against countryman Gavin, on a card that also features two other world title fights – Londoner Kevin Mitchell (39-2, 29 KOs) challenges WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares (38-3, 25 KOs), while Welshman Lee Selby (20-1, 8 KOs) takes on Evgeny Gradovich (19-0-1, 9 KOs) for his IBF featherweight title.
After…