Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte will fight in a rematch on August 12 at the O2 Arena in London, England, information made official on Thursday by Matchroom Boxing. Joshua and Whyte fought in 2015 at the same venue and the bout ended with victory for Joshua by knockout in seven episodes. Eight…
Former unified and lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr. is determined to reclaim his throne at the top of the division. Kambosos returns in a 12-round IBF world title eliminator against 33-year-old English southpaw Maxi Hughes on Saturday, July 22, at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Kambosos-Hughes and a 10-round lightweight co-feature between U.S. Olympic phenom Keyshawn Davis and Francesco Patera…
The mandatory bout for the World Boxing Association (WBA) world heavyweight title between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois was officially announced on Thursday. The two will step into the ring on August 26 in Wroclaw, Poland. The fight is part of the WBA’s ongoing world title reduction plan, which will result in only one champion…
The bout between Eimantas Stanionis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. was postponed once again due to health problems suffered by the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title challenger. Ortiz Jr. has been suffering from Covid-19 related sequelae in recent times and although it is not known if this time the cause is the same, it was…
The boxing world knows Vergil Ortiz Jr. very well and knows what he is capable of as a welterweight prospect. One of today’s most aggressive and entertaining boxers will have a big night next Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas, where he will get his first shot at a world title. The Dallas native will…
Eimantas Stanionis is one of the most exciting fighters in the welterweight division and has earned everything he has through hard work. The World Boxing Association (WBA) world champion will defend his welterweight crown against the hard-hitting Vergil Ortiz Jr. this Saturday in San Antonio and it will be a fight that could mark a…
Jonathan Hernandez retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin welterweight belt with a technical knockout victory over Marcelo Sanchez this weekend at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina. El “Fino†ended the fight in the fourth round by causing a cut on the right cheekbone of Sanchez, who was not authorized to continue at that…
Jermell Charlo has gone through quite a tough process to recover from injuries and return to the ring. Last week he made the surprise announcement that he will move up in class to face “Canelo†Alvarez for the undisputed super middleweight title on September 30, a fight that generates a lot of question marks and…
Hopey Price won the World Boxing Association (WBA) continental featherweight belt on Saturday at the Sheffield Arena. The Briton defeated James Beech Jr in the seventh round after the referee decided he could not continue. Price had another great performance and continues to prove why he is one of the most highly rated young fighters…
Lightweight prospect Floyd Schofield will appear on this Saturday’s Golden Boy Promotions evening at the AT&T Center in San Antonio to face Haskell Rodhes in defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) International belt. The 20-year-old New Jersey native will be making the second defense of his belt. He won it on January 20 by…
Eimantas Stanionis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. will step into the ring this Saturday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, to fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight crown in one of the most interesting bouts of the year. Two young boxers who are going through good times in their careers and who…
Marlen Esparza and Gabriela Alaniz are set to unify their flyweight crowns this Saturday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Esparza holds the World Boxing Association (WBA) belt and also holds the WBC belt, while Alaniz holds the WBO belt. The bout will be part of the Golden Boy Promotions event in which…