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  • Crawford defeats Diaz to retain WBC and WBO titles

    WBC and WBO light welterweight champion Terence Crawford (31-0, 22 KOs) defeated Dominican Republic’s Felix Diaz (19-2, 9 KOs) to retain his titles on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. Diaz’s corner stopped the fight after 10 rounds, giving Crawford a TKO victory. The unbeaten American landed blow after blow and Diaz’s eyes began to swell by the fourth round. Diaz landed several solid shots of his own, but he could not sustain any attack because Crawford’s counter…

  • Russell retains, Dirrell wins by DQ

    WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr (28-1, 17 KOs) retained his title with a seventh round TKO over Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM National Harbor Casino in Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA. Russell dropped the Colombian cha…

  • Davis demolishes Walsh in three rounds

    IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis (18-0, 17 KOs) demolished previously unbeaten Liam Walsh (21-1, 14 KOs) in three rounds on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London. The 22-year-old Davis dropped the Englishman with a powerful l…

  • N’Dam wins vacant WBA middleweight title with points win over Murata

    Hassan N’Dam (36-2, 21 KOs) was awarded a controversial 12 round split decision over previously undefeated Ryota Murata (12-1, 9 KOs) to win the vacant WBA middleweight title on Saturday at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan. N’Dam rallied from a fourth round knockdown to win by scores of 116-111 and 115-112, while the third judge had it 117-110 for Murata. The Japanese fighter got the better of N’Dam in the early rounds, landing numerous hard shots and dropped the Frenchman in the fourth…

  • Conor McGregor signs to fight Floyd Mayweather

    UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor says he has signed a contract to fight former boxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. The Irish mixed martial artist has agreed a deal with UFC president Dana White to meet the American in a boxing match a…

  • Billy Joe Saunders to battle Avtandil Khurtsidze on July 8 in London

    WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) will fight Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2-2, 22 KOs) on July 8 at the Copper Box Arena in London. The unbeaten Briton will be making his second defence of the 160-pound title he won by majority de…

  • Yafai retains WBA super flyweight title with points win over Muranaka

    WBA super flyweight Khalid Yafai (22-0, 14 KOs) defeated Suguru Muranaka (25-3-1, 8 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. The judges scored the fight 118-108 and 119-107 twice in favour of Yafe…

  • Warrington beats Martinez by majority decision

    British featherweight contender Josh Warrington (25-0, 5 KOs) scored a 12 round majority decision over former world champion Kiko Martinez (36-8-1, 26 KOs) on Saturday night at the First Direct Arena, Leeds. Warrington won by scores of 116-112, 116-11…

  • Canelo outclasses Chavez Jr in one-sided points win, Golovkin next on September 16

    Two-weight world champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) defeated former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr (50-3-1, 32 KOs) in an all-Mexican super middleweight grudge match by a one-sided points decision on Saturday night at the…

  • Parker outpoints Conjanu to retain WBO title for first time

    WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (23-0, 18 KOs) successfully defended his title for the first time with a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over Romanian challenger Razvan Cojanu (16-3, 9 KOs) at the Sparks Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. Parker landed blow after blow and dominated the entire fight, but was unable to land the KO punch against his former sparring partner. The New Zealander won by scores of 119-108 and 117-110 twice. Cojanu, who took the fight on two week’s notice…