Mikaela Mayer is fighting back in the U.K. for the second time in a row. The former unified super-featherweight belt-holder will make her lightweight debut against former two-time super-lightweight world champion Christina ‘Medusa’ Linardatou on Saturday, 15 April at Copper Box Arena in London, live on BT Sport. Mayer-Linardatou will serve as the co-feature to…
By Frank Warren THE EYES OF the world, it seems, will switch to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for an eight-round fight between two rookies that has captured the imagination of an audience beyond boxing. Jake Paul and our man Tommy Fury have engaged in social media warfare for over two years and, after a couple…
Ireland’s Gary Cully took a big step in his career by defeating Wilfredo Flores this weekend to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental lightweight belt in Nottingham. Cully had a great opportunity when he appeared at the Matchroom event where Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood were the featured fight. Cully made a big impression…
Mauricio Lara knew that his challenge against Leigh Wood this weekend in Nottingham would not be easy. The Mexican came to British soil ready to leave everything in the ring and became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion with a technical knockout in seven rounds. A spectacular left hook to Wood’s chin ended…
The clash between World Boxing Association (WBA) Minimum Super Champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and champion Erick Rosa will define the sole champion of the division on Wednesday, March 1, in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. The bout is part of the WBA World Title Reduction Plan and will settle the 105 pounds, since the winner will be the…
DAVID ADELEYE IS the new WBO European heavyweight champion following a resounding stoppage victory over Dymtro Bezus at York Hall on Friday night, with both Mark Chamberlain and Henry Turner retaining their IBF and WBC belts respectively. The explosive Adeleye set about the Ukrainian from the first bell, with the previously unbeaten Bezus floored with…
Puerto Rican Jonathan Gonzalez will be going to possibly the most important fight of his career. He will challenge the World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji on April 8 at the Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Japan. Gonzalez, WBO champion, knows the difficult challenge he faces and how significant a victory could be…
Mexican Gilberto Ramirez is set to return to the ring on March 18 against veteran Gabriel Rosado in a light heavyweight bout with a venue to be confirmed. The bout was announced by Golden Boy and will mark the talented fighter’s return after his loss last November to Dmitry Bivol. Not only did he lose…
The man, an obscure screenwriter of low-budget movies and a occasional supporting actor in supporting, turned on the TV and settled into the one rickety couch in his modest apartment in West Hollywood, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, to watch live the fight in which Muhammad Ali would expose for the first time the…
Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara both made weight for their World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title bout this Saturday at the Nottingham Arena in Nottingham, England. Champion Wood stopped the scales at 126 pounds, while the challenger made a weight of 126 pounds, and both are ready for the black and gold belt bout this…
DAVID ADELEYE BIDS to join the heavyweight title-holders when he fights for a first professional belt on Friday against Dmytro Bezus at York Hall, live on BT Sport. Both unbeaten heavies hold a record of 10-0 heading into a challenge for the vacant WBO European title. The Londoner tops the KO-count with nine against the…
This Thursday was the last press conference before this Saturday’s fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara for the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title. A great atmosphere and maximum tension was felt between the British champion and the Mexican challenger, who assured to be ready for the fight and also had a very intense…