Recently, Gennady Golovkin revealed to the media that his biggest dream is to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 154 pounds before the best pound-for-pound fighter retires. Golovkin took some time off from training and spoke with some members of the media a few days following the most anticipated fight in …
Read More »Royal Mess: WBA Deals With Their Multiple Champions Policy
The World Boxing Association Championships Committee made official several announcements related to the 168-pound division, regarding its super champion Andre Ward, its regular champion, Carl Foch and the interim champion of the division Fedor Chudinov, Ward (27-0, 14 KO) received the approval of special permit for a non-title fight with …
Read More »World Boxing Association Update: Uchiyama, Chudinov, Sturm, Taguchi
WBA 130 lb super champion Japanese Takashi Uchiyama, retained his title with an impressive KO 2 to Thai Jomthong Chuwatana, in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KO) defended for the tenth time the title he won in 2010 when he defeated Carlos Salgado by KO. The champion was always superior …
Read More »Omar Figueroa vs. Ricky Burns Full Undercard Announced
A full day of exciting undercard fights come to State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas today as local fan favorites and top prospects will look to make their marks on the boxing world. This includes former world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (28-2, 15 KOs), who battles Luis Galarza (21-3, …
Read More »Mexican Star Canelo Alvarez Ready For Tonight’s Kirkland Test
Mexican ace Canelo Alvarez says he is ready to claim the mantle of boxing’s pay-per-view star after Floyd Mayweather hangs up his gloves. The 24-year-old light-middleweight takes on big-hitting James Kirkland this weekend, live and exclusive on BoxNation, in an edge-of-the-seat thriller in front of 35,000 at the Minute Maid …
Read More »Geale In US For Cotto Fight After Australian Training Camp
Former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO’s) is finalizing his last days of training in Australia as he prepares for his upcoming June 6 world championship bout against WBC Middleweight Champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) which will be televised live on HBO from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. …
Read More »Puetz Reelected To Direct German Boxing Commission BDB
Thomas Puetz will continue to lead the German boxing commission (Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer – BDB) for four more years. The 49-year-old CEO of “Puetz Security” was unanimously reelected President at the Annual BDB General Assembly last Saturday, May 2 in Kaltenkirchen, Germany. “I am happy and very thankful that the …
Read More »WBA Mourns Passing Of Former Champion Andrew Lewis
On Monday 4, 2015, former WBA welterweight champion Andrew “Six Head” Lewis died in a tragic accident. Lewis was the first world champion from Guyana, winning the title on 17 February 2001, against James Page. He then made his first defense against Ricardo Mayorga, the bout ending after a head-butt …
Read More »“La Pantera” Bites Again: Farias Beats Svensson
Erica Anabella Farias of Argentina is the old and new WBC Female Super Lightweight Champion. “La Pantera” prevailed in the lion’s den when she traveled to Denmark to beat interim champion Klara Svensson of Sweden by unanimous decision. In an action-packed fight, Farias put a lot of pressure on her …
Read More »World Weekend Roundup: Mayweather Defeats Pacquiao
Well, the “Fight of the Century” finally came off and not surprisingly, welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr boxed his way to a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao last night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. WBC/WBA champion Mayweather started off controlling the distance and pace of the contests, keeping southpaw WBO …
Read More »Aussie Hopeful Hooper Promises To Repay Hatton’s Faith
Damien Hooper has promised to repay Ricky Hatton’s faith in him with a stunning performance against Marlon Alta on a special Australia v Philippines promotion in Eaton’s Hill, Queensland, this Sunday, May 3. The 2012 Olympian suffered a shock knockout defeat to Rob Powdrill last November, but Hatton has stuck …
Read More »Benavidez vs. Paez Jr WBA Interim Title Fight May 15 In Phoenix
Phoenix’s favorite son is coming home to defend his interim world title. Undefeated WBA interim super lightweight champion Jose Benavidez Jr. will be making his first title defense against Mexican buzz saw Jorge “Maromerito” Paez Jr. on Saturday, May 15 at US Airways Center. The interim world championship battle will …
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