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  • Alexander Povetkin hammers Takam in ten

    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 …

  • 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 Rubi…

  • 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. Golo…

  • 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….

  • 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 th…

  • 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 mee…

  • 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 ear…

  • 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…