A moment of adversity came up for Andy Ruiz Jr. on Saturday night as Chris Arreola scored a knockdown in the second round of their fight in Dignity Health Sports Park. After a couple of rounds, Ruiz was able to get his bearings back and get the upper hand. The former unified champion won by unanimous decision with scores of 117-110 and 118-109 twice to … Continue reading Ruiz gets clear decision over Arreola
The WBC bantamweight title fight between Nordine Oubaali and Nonito Donaire will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on Saturday, May 29th headlining a fight card that will be aired on Showtime. This card is presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Oubaali (17-0, 12 KOs) is looking forward to making his third defense of the WBC bantamweight title against the former five … Continue reading Oubaali-Donaire set for May 29th in California
The WBO light flyweight champion Elwin Soto made news last week by agreeing to a deal with Matchroom Boxing, and now he will have his first fight with Matchroom on May 8th against Katsunari Takayama as part of the fight card headlined by the May 8th middleweight unification fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders in AT&T Stadium in Texas. Soto (18-1 12 KOs) will … Continue reading Elwin Soto signs with Matchroom, added to Canelo-Saunders card
Last year, Jaron Ennis wanted to show how great he is and that people in the welterweight division would have to watch out for him. Stoppage wins over Bakhtiyar Eyubov and Juan Carlos Abreu had Ennis going through a 16 fight KO streak. A bout against Chris van Heerden ended that streak as a clash of heads caused a large cut on van Heerden to … Continue reading Ennis impressive in KO victory over Lipinets
It has been a long road towards a world championship for Joe Smith Jr. He scored knockout victories over the likes of Bernard Hopkins and Andresz Fonfara but also lost to Dmitry Bivol and Sullivan Barrera, and the loss to Bivol made it look like it would be tough for the native of Long Island to get another title shot. A big win over former … Continue reading Smith edges Vlasov by decision, wins WBO title
Conor Benn wanted to send a message to other fighters in the welterweight division that he will be someone to watch out for in the future. It didn’t take much time for him to make that case on Saturday night. Within 1 minute and 20 seconds into the first round, Benn landed a series of power shots on Samuel Vargas which forced Vargas to the … Continue reading Benn blitzes Vargas in one round for stoppage victory
The WBC lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney will make his third defense of that title as he will step in the ring on May 29th against Jorge Linares at the Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Haney is coming off a unanimous decision win over Yuriorkis Gamboa in Miami last November, while the veteran Linares (47-5, 29 KOs) is … Continue reading Haney takes on former champion Linares May 29th
The former unified heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will look to rebound from his loss back in December of 2019 as he faces the veteran Chris Arreola on May 1st in the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson California. It will headline a card that will include three other fights in a pay-per-view telecast that starts at 9pm ET/6pm PT through Fox. Ruiz (33-2, 22 … Continue reading Andy Ruiz Jr. returns to the ring to face Chris Arreola May 1st
VIA PRESS RELEASE Canelo Alvarez will clash with Billy Joe Saunders in a WBC, WBA Super, WBO and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight unification blockbuster on May 8, live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico) Canelo Alvarez dismantled WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim in three rounds at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami and next he takes a giant step in his quest to become undisputed by facing the WBO king Saunders at … Continue reading Canelo vs. Saunders scheduled for May 8th
The first defense of the WBC, WBA, and Ring Magazine super middleweight titles for Canelo Alvarez ended up being an easy night of work. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) battered Anvi Yildirim over the course of three rounds which included a knockdown in the third round before Yildirim’s trainer Joel Diaz told the referee that he would not send out his fighter for the start of … Continue reading Canelo makes short work of Yildirim, retains titles
