Russia’s Alexander Povetkin (28-1, 20 KOs) defeated Carlos Takam (30-2-1, 23 KOs) by a 10th round stoppage on Friday night to capture the WBC Silver heavyweight title at the Luzhniki Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia.
Povetkin was too strong and sharp for the Cameroon fighter, who produced the higher work rate but Povetkin’s bullish power had Takam on the retreat thoughout.
The first knockdown came at the end of the 9th, a double left hook followed by a right cross put Takam down on the…
Quigg to fight Hidenori Otake on Cleverly-Bellew card
Scott Quigg (29-0-2, 22 KOs) will defend his WBA super-bantamweight title against Japan’s Hidenori Otake (22-1-3, 9 KOs) on the undercard of the rematch between Nathan Cleverly and Toney Bellew at the sold-out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 22.
His opponent is a Japanese champion ranked third in the IBF list and fighting outside his home country for the first time in his career.
“I can’t wait to defend my world title in Liverpool on November 22 on a huge night for British boxing,”…
Golovkin hammers Rubio, Walters destroys Donaire
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KOs) scored his 18th consecutive knockout when stopping Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) on Saturday night at the StubHub Center, in Carson, California.
The Kazakhstan-born fighter punished Rubio thoughout landing 28 power punches in just over four minutes, ending the bout with a crushing left hand blow just 79 seconds into the second round.
In the first round, Golovkin began teeing off on Rubio with some really big punches,…
Rubio fails to make weight for title fight against Golovkin
Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) failed to make the weight at Friday’s weigh in for his title fight against WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the sold out StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Golovkin weighed in at 159 pounds, but Rubio weighed in at 161.8. The fight is still on but Rubio won’t be able to win the WBA 160 pound belt, and also gives up his WBC interim title, which Golovkin can still win. If Golovkin loses, however,…
Mikey Garcia vacates WBO title, Orlando Salido becomes new champion
Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) has vacated his WBO super featherweight title.
The WBO has now made Orlando Salido (42-12-2, 29 KOs) the new champion.
Garcia, 26, won the belt by eighth-round knockout of Roman “Rocky” Martinez in November 2013. But he has not fought since he outpointed Juan Carlos Burgos in his only defence in January because of a dispute with promoter Top Rank.
Two weight world champion Garcia, who defeated Salido by an eighth-round technical decision to take his WBO…
Underdog Bundrage defeats Molina to regain world title
Cornelius “K9″ Bundrage (34-5, 19 KOs) dethroned IBF light middleweight champion Carlos Molina (22-6-2, 6 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Oasis Resort in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
41-year-old Bundrage scored two knockdowns en route to regaining the IBF belt by scores of 117-106, 116-109 and 115-110 in an upset win.
Bundrage initially won the belt from Cory Spinks by fifth-round knockout in 2010 and made two successful defences before he lost it to Ishe…
Selby sees off Brunker to set up world title shot
Lee Selby (20-1, 8 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Joel Brunker (27-1, 15 KOs) in an IBF featherweight eliminator on Saturday night at the O2 Arena in London, England.
Selby outboxed Brunker from the opening bell, and by the fourth he was picking off the Australian at ease. Although the Welshman was always in command, Brunker was tough and soaked up a lot of punishment.
It was by the seventh that Selby was starting to wonder if he could produce the stoppage that…
Macklin to face Jorge Sebastian Heiland on November 15
Matthew Macklin (31-5, 20 KOs) will face Jorge Sebastian Heiland (24-4-2, 12 KOs) for the WBC International middleweight title in an official world title eliminator at The 3 Arena in Dublin on November 15.
Macklin and Heiland were due to meet on August 30 at the National Stadium in Dublin, but the fight was postponed after Macklin’s trainer, Jamie Moore, suffered gunshot wounds during an incident in Marbella, Spain.
Macklin, 32, returned to action in Germany a fortnight…
DeGale to fight Marco Antonio Periban on Cleverly-Bellew card
James DeGale will fight Marco Antonio Periban on the undercard of Cleverly-Bellew II on November 22 in Liverpool.
The 28-year-old hopes victory over the 30-year-old Mexican will springboard him to a world title fight with Carl Froch early in 2015.
Periban’s record stands at 20-2-1 (KO13) and last year he pushed Sakio Bika all the way for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title, losing on a majorty decision.
He has since drawn with Badou Jack and lost…
Jermain Taylor wins IBF middleweight title after dethroning Sam Soliman
Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor (33-4-1, 20 KOs) defeated IBF world middleweight titlist Sam “King” Soliman (44-12, 18 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Wednesday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Taylor scored four knockdowns en route to capturing Soliman’s title by scores of 116-111, 115-109 and 116-109.
A leg injury suffered by Soliman in Round 7, proved to be the turning point in a close fight.
Soliman…