WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford (25-0, 17 KOs) will fight Puerto Rico’s Thomas Dulorme (22-1, 14 KOs) for the vacant WBO light welterweight title on April 18 at the University of Texas, Arlington, Texas.
American Crawford gets the chance to win his second world title at his second weight class following big wins at lightweight against Ricky Burns, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Raymundo Beltran.
Dulorme has won six fights in a row, since he was stopped in the seventh round by Argentine fighter…
Jhonny Gonzalez to fight Gary Russell Jr on March 28
WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) will defend his title against American contender Gary Russell Jr . (25-1, 14 KOs) on March 28 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
Mexican Gonzalez, 33, who is a two-time featherweight champion and former bantamweight champion, regained his 126-pound title when he knocked out Abner Mares in the first round in a major upset in August 2013 and will be defending it for the third time.
Southpaw Russell, 26, is attempting to win a…
Frampton crushes Chris Avalos in five
IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (20-0, 14 KOs) stopped mandatory challenger Chris Avalos (25-3, 19 KOs) in the fifth round on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Belfast man, who was making the first defence of his 122-pound world title, overwhelmed the American challenger with punches from both hands throughout the bout and after another right hand rocked Avalos in the fifth, referee Howard Foster jumped in to stop the action.
It was a good…
Fury hammers Christian Hammer to set up Klitschko clash
British heavyweight Tyson Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) defeated Christian Hammer (17-4, 10 KOs) by an 8th round stoppage on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London.
Fury dominated every round until Hammer’s corner threw the towel in at the end of the eighth round.
6’9” Fury toyed with his much shorter Romanian opponent, snapping out a fast jab from either stance, constantly switching between orthodox and southpaw and then followed up with shots to head and body.
Hammer kept coming forward and…
Canelo-Kirkland moved to May 9
Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has announced the scheduled May 2 fight between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland has been moved to May 9 and will now be held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.
The move comes after Friday’s announcement that the long-awaited showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will take place on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“The week around Cinco de Mayo will be the biggest in years for boxing, bridging the present and the…
Golovkin halts Murray in eleven
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (32-0, 29 KOs) stopped Britain’s Martin Murray (29-2-1, 12 KOs) by an 11th round stoppage on Saturday night at the Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
The Kazakh fighter dropped Murray twice in round 4 and once in round 10 before referee Luis Pabon eventually rescued the challenger from taking further punishment in the 11th.
In the opening rounds, Murray fought off the back foot, fending off punches with a tight guard as Golovkin stalked…
Abraham dominates Smith in rematch to retain WBO title
WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) defeated Britain’s Paul Smith (35-6, 20 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in their rematch on Saturday night at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Germany.
In the first fight, controversy surrounded the wide scoring but there was no argument about the verdict on this occasion with Abraham retaining his title with a deserved win by scores of 116-112, 117-111, 117-111.
Smith appeared to take the opener with his steady…
It’s on! Mayweather-Pacquiao to fight on May 2
Floyd Mayweather Jr (47-0, 26 KOs) will fight Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) on May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Finally!
Mayweather announced the fight on Friday afternoon via Shots, a smartphone photo app which he has invested in along with pop star friend Justin Bieber.
The unbeaten American posted: “What the world has been waiting for has arrived.”
“Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on May 2, 2015 is a done deal. “I promised the fans we would get this done, and we did. We will make history on May…
Lee Selby to challenge IBF champion Evgeny Gradovich on April 25
Lee Selby (20-1, 8 KOs) will challenge IBF featherweight champion Evgeny Gradovich (19-0-1, 9 KOs) on April 25 at the O2 Arena in London.
The Welsh featherweight star has been in fine form since he won the British and Commonwealth titles when defeating Stephen Smith by TKO in 2011.
He has battled his way into the mandatory position with a string of impressive wins, including an 9th round stoppage over previously unbeaten Joel Brunker in his last outing in October.
Russian Gradovich, who won…
Richar Abril-Derry Mathews world title fight rescheduled for April 18
WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril’s defence against British lightweight Derry Mathews has been rescheduled for April 18 at the Echo Arena, Liverpool.
The Cuban was originally set to defend his 135-pound title against Mathews on March 6 but withdrew after being diagnosed with a viral infection.
“I’m delighted that Abril kept to his word,” said Mathews. “My promoter, Frank Warren, and my management team have worked hard behind the scenes to keep my dream alive and I’m really grateful.
“This…