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 challenger with a right uppercut in the third round and continued to dominate the action with his superior speed and skills.
The American sent Escandon to the canvas again following more hard shots in the seventh and referee Harvey Dock stopped the…
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 left hand to the head in the third round. Walsh, 31, never recovered from the knockdown.
The American southpaw landed the first notable blow of the fight, a left hand to the temple in a tactical first round.
In the second, Walsh, a…
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 and now says, it’s up to Mayweather to make the megafight happen.
“The first, and most important part of this historic contract has now officially been signed off on,” McGregor said in a statement to Themaclife.com.
“Congratulations to all parties…
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 decision against Andy Lee in December 2015.
Saunders, 27, was then inactive for one year due to training injuries and failed negotiations before his points win against Artur Akavov last December, although it was a poor performance from…
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 Yafei, who was making the first defence of his WBA title.
Previous champion Luis Concepcion was stripped the day before his fight against Yafei for failing to make weight.
Yafei defeated him by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA belt last…
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, 116-112, 114-114.
Spain’s Martinez had his moments, but the home favourite was the busier and doing cleaner work throughout the bout.
Warrington retained his WBC International featherweight title for the third time and he remains on course for an…
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 T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canelo dominated and outclassed Chavez, and all three judges scored the fight a shutout 120-108.
The 26-year-old Canelo connected with jabs and hard combinations in the early rounds while Chavez, 31, was…
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…