George Groves (25-3, 18 KOs) will challenge for the vacant WBA super middleweight title against former champion Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10 KOs) on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF welterweight title defence against Errol Spence Jr on May 27 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
It is Groves’ fourth attempt to become a world champion after losing twice by knockout to Carl Froch and once by split decision to Badou Jack.
The Briton has won four consecutive fights since, including a unanimous points win…
Joshua defeats Klitschko by 11th round TKO
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (19-0, 19 KOs) defeated long-reigning former world champion Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs) by an 11th round TKO on Saturday night in front of a record-setting 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London.
Joshua dropped Klitschko three times and stopped him in a dramatic fight, retaining his IBF title and claiming the vacant WBA belt.
The 27-year-old Joshua also had to get off the canvas in the sixth round, and was in major trouble against Klitschko, 41,…
Joseph Parker to face replacement opponent Razvan Cojanu on May 6
WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs) will face Romanian Razvan Cojanu (14-2, 9 KOs) as a replacement opponent for Hughie Fury on May 6.
Mandatory challenger Fury pulled out of the bout with a back injury, so little known Cojanu gets an unlikely world title shot.
The fight switches from the 12,000 capacity Spark Arena in Auckland, to the 3,000 capacity Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau.
Cojanu, who was previously Parker’s sparring partner, said: “I’d like to thank Hughie…
Hughie Fury pulls out of world heavyweight title fight with Joseph Parker
Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KOs) has pulled out of his world heavyweight title fight against Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KOs), scheduled to take place on May 6 at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, with an undisclosed injury.
The Briton was scheduled to challenge New Zealander Parker for the WBO title, one of the belts his cousin Tyson Fury vacated.
Parker’s promotors Duco Events said in a statement; “Duco Events was today notified by the World Boxing Organization that mandatory No 1 challenger…
Valdez, Ramirez and Magdaleno retain titles
Mexico’s Oscar Valdez (22-0, 19 KOs) battled to a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Marriaga (25-2, 21 KOs) and retained his WBO featherweight title on Saturday night at StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Valdez won by scores of 119-108, 116-111 and 118-109.
Valdez nailed the Colombian with power shots in the early rounds, but Marriaga took them well and began to fire back.
After he failed to score a KO in the first three rounds, Valdez was forced to box but the taller Marriaga used…
Porter blasts out Berto in nine
Former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter (27-2-1, 17 KOs) stopped former IBF/WBC champion Andre Berto (31-5, 24 KOs) in the 9th round in a world title eliminator on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Porter’s harder shots dominated the action on the way to the TKO victory, which earns him a rematch with WBA/WBC 147lb champion Keith Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs).
Porter was cut over his left eye from an accidental head clash in the second, but later in the round he…
Khurtsidze knocks out Langford to set up Billy Joe Saunders world title bout
Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2-2, 22 KOs) knocked out previously unbeaten Tommy Langford (18-1, 6 KOs) in the fifth round on Saturday night at the Leicester Arena.
Khurtsidze captured the vacant WBO interim middleweight belt and will now challenge world titleholder Billy Joe Saunders next.
After Khurtsidze landed some hard blows in the opening round, Langford utilised his height and reach advantage by scoring with jabs from distance in the second.
Langford was doing a good job of avoiding the…
Indongo batters Burns in unification clash
IBF light welterweight champion Julius Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) defeated WBA champion Ricky Burns (41-6-1, 14 KOs) by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in a unification clash on Saturday night at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland.
Indongo, little known outside of his homeland of Namibia before he dethroned Russia’s Eduard Troyanovsky by a 40 second first-round knockout in December, was busier, outboxed and hit harder than Burns and won by scores of 120-108, 118-110 and…
Nintendo announces a new fighter and a June 16 release date for ARMS
In today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo finally announced a release date for stretchy-armed arena fighter ARMS. Alongside a special neon-yellow JoyCon and a special battery life extender, ARMS will launch worldwide on June 16th. Besides the main release date reveal, this Direct revealed a ton of new information, including a new fighter, a special 2v2 mode and how players unlock additional Arms to use in battle.
The actual Arms are split between several categories, ranging from the standard Glove-type to:
- Multi-shot Arms which fire off multiple projectiles
- Curve Arms which can hit behind an enemy’s block
- Heavy Arms which have a huge surface area
- Whip Arms which have a super fast drawback animation
Alongside these types, each Arm can be associated with an attribute like ice, fire, wind, lightning and so on. These attributes become active when your Arm is allowed to charge for a second, giving players access to all sorts of elemental punches. As for unlocking new Arms, players can head to the Arms Getter–a special shooting gallery when you can punch special reward boxes to gain new armaments.
Joining the likes of Spring Man, Ribbon Girl and Ninjara, this Nintendo Direct introduced Min Min to the ARMS roster. Nicknamed “The Ramen Bomber,” this culinary contender uses arms made of ramen noodles to strike at her opponents. Min Min is also a trained martial artist, with her air dash allowing her to kick away incoming punches. She can also charge up her special Dragon Arm for an extended period, unleashing a large beam attack to blast opponents.
Source: Nintendo
Manny Pacquiao to defend against Jeff Horn in Australia
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) will defend his title against unbeaten contender Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs) on July 2 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
A bout with Horn was initially scrapped because Pacquiao opted for a fight against Amir Khan in the United Arab Emirates in April instead, but the Khan deal fell through due to financial reasons.
Pacquiao, 38, the only eight-division world champion in boxing history, regained the WBO 147lb title for a third…