Mauricio Lara can now say that he is a world champion. After a battle of wits between two hard hitting fighters, a left hook in the 7th round was the difference as Mauricio Lara sent Leigh Wood to the canvas which forced Wood’s trainer to throw in the towel for the fight to be stopped. Lara scored a TKO victory over Wood in Nottingham to … Continue reading Lara knocks out Wood in 7th to win WBA featherweight title
The former two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua will have his first fight of 2023 against Jermaine Franklin on April 1st in the O2 Arena. The bout will be shown live on DAZN. Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) looks to bounce back from two defeats to Oleksandr Usyk, with the latest taking place in August of last year. The Watford native has taken some time off … Continue reading AJ returns to the UK to face Jermaine Franklin
A week after the unified lightweight championship changed hands, the spotlight was on Devin Haney to see if he would be successful in defending his WBC title or if there would be another instance of a champion losing his belt. After 12 rounds, the young fighter from Las Vegas held on even with a good effort from his opponent. Haney (27-0, 15 KOs) worked behind … Continue reading Haney gets unanimous decision over game Diaz
IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will make his next defense of his titles against the former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on September 25th in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. It will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and Ireland. “Anthony Joshua is back, live on Sky Sports Box Office, in an epic evening of World Heavyweight Title action … Continue reading Joshua will defend unified heavyweight title against Usyk September 25th
Julio Cesar Martinez was successful in his defense of the WBC flyweight title, as he stopped Joel Cordova in six rounds at the Dome Alcalde – CODE Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico Saturday night. Martinez (18-1 14 KOs) had a pretty rough start as Cordova was able to land counter right hands in the first couple rounds of the bout. Cordova also took punches well early on … Continue reading Julio Cesar Martinez defends title in Mexico
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
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
Two years ago, Avni Yildirim traveled to Los Angeles to help Canelo Alvarez prepare for the second fight against Gennady Golovkin. Now the former sparring partners are days away from fighting for the unified super middleweight championship. Hard Rock Stadium will be the site of the first title defense for Alvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs) as he will honor the WBC mandatory obligation by facing Yildirim … Continue reading Canelo and Yildirim ready for fight in Miami
In a battle of youth vs. experience, the veteran showed that he had what it takes to get the victory. David Avanesyan (27-3-1, 15 KOs) took six rounds to defeat Josh Kelly and hand the 26-year-old the first professional loss of his career. Both fighters had been waiting nearly a year for this bout to take place as it was originally scheduled for last March … Continue reading David Avanesyan stops Kelly to retain European title
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