LOS ANGELES — Joseph Diaz Jr. recently secured the WBC interim lightweight title by scoring a unanimous decision win over Javier Fortuna. It was an opportunity originally pegged for fellow Golden Boy stablemate Ryan Garcia, who was supposed to fight Fortuna but ultimately pulled out due to mental health issues. Diaz ended up seizing the
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USA Boxing team captain Virginia Fuchs of Houston defeated Svetlana Soluianova of Russia by 3-2 split decision in the first round of the women’s boxing flyweight division at the Tokyo Olympics. “I’m just proud of myself and I’m glad the training I’ve done paid off,” Fuchs said. Fuchs, a southpaw, nullified Soluianova’s significant height and
Eddie Hall has suffered a serious injury during training, meaning his planned September showdown against strongman rival Thor Bjornsson has been put on temporary hold – but the rest of next month’s card will go ahead as planned. Hall suffered a detached bicep and has already undergone surgery for the injury. MTK Global are acting
Each of Jake Paul’s three opponents have yet to hear the final bell or subsequently appear in another pro fight. Tyron Woodley looks to buck the trend on every level when he faces the social media influencer and current cruiserweight contender later this summer. The former UFC welterweight champion has turned to boxing to further
Imam Khataev kept the momentum going for independent Olympic team ROC, blowing past Morocco’s Mohamed Assaghir to win via RSC (Referee Stops Contest) in the third round. Khataev was credited with knockdowns in all three rounds. Assaghir was issued two standing eight counts in the opening round, was forced to a knee in round two
THE IBF WORLD flyweight champion Sunny Edwards will make a first defence of his title against the unbeaten Filipino Jayson Mama at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday September 11. For ‘Showtime’ Sunny, 16-0, this mandatory challenge for his belt comes just over four months after his exquisite skills proved simply too much for the
The last trip to the United Kingdom was a memorable one for Carlos Takam. A knockout win over Senad Gashi helped bring a two-fight losing streak to a halt, while also serving as the first of four consecutive victories that the 40-year-old heavyweight brings to the ring this weekend. It came in December 2018 at
Aliaksandr Radzionau (Belarus) proved to be too much for Necat Ekinci (Turkey), prevailing by split decision in the Round of 32 competition at welterweight Saturday afternoon in Tokyo. Ekinci—who suffered a cut in round two and lost one point in round three—won by scores of 29-27 on two scorecards, with Radizionau winning by the same
Veteran trainer Buddy McGirt is impressed with his newest student, former super middleweight champion Callum Smith. Smith lost his title, and his unbeaten record, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in their super middleweight unification. The once-beaten boxer was handled by longtime trainer Joe Gallagher. McGirt was approached by
LOS ANGELES — The 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao was last in the ring in July 2019 in a fight against Keith Thurman, doing just enough to sneak by with a split decision win despite being outpunched 210 to 195, per CompuBox. Thurman even landed 79 more power punches, but it was Pacquiao’s singular punch in the
Adam Kownacki couldn’t believe it. The heavyweight contender had barely one week left to complete training camp for his long-awaited shot at redemption. Kownacki’s rematch with Robert Helenius had already been pushed back by several months, but their July 24 fight on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder undercard was just two weeks away. When he learned
Moscow, Russia – Edgard Moskvichev (13-1-2, 4 KOs) is a new Russian middleweight champion after a solid ten-round unanimous decision over fellow compatriot Andrey Kalyuzhnyy. Fighting for the first time in his last four fights against a boxer of an origin that is different to Armenian, Moskvichev applied pressure against Kalyuzhnyy from the opening bell.
John Riel Casimero’s promoter suggested Wednesday that Nonito Donaire “had ulterior motives” for withdrawing from his bantamweight championship unification fight against his fellow Filipino. Sean Gibbons, president of Manny Pacquiao Promotions, stated during a virtual press conference to promote the Casimero-Guillermo Rigondeaux fight that Donaire might’ve had second thoughts about boxing the hard-hitting Casimero. Donaire
The World Boxing Organization has ordered immediate negotiations to begin for a mandatory fight between WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford and challenger Shawn Porter. If a deal is not reached in 30 days, a purse bid will be called. The minimum acceptable bid will be $200,000. The purse split, if it heads to a bid,
Unbeaten rising heavyweight Michael Coffie will look to continue his ascent up the heavyweight rankings when he takes on former title challenger Gerald “El Gallo Negro” Washington on Saturday, July 31 in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. “I’m looking to make
JOE JOYCE HAS identified the ideal venue to stage his world title tilt, should he be successful in seeing off the challenge of Carlos Takam in their heavyweight showdown at the SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday. Joyce’s field of dreams is still in North London, but further round the North Circular at the Emirates Stadium,
Former three division world champion Felix “Tito” Trinidad, 48-years-old, has no intention of coming back to the ring in any capacity. Trinidad had his last fight in January 2008, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision at the hands of Roy Jones Jr. at light heavyweight. The Puerto Rican star accepted that fight after
An explosive match-up between Mexican featherweights Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez (21-1, 21 KOs) and Jonathan “El Fenix” Aguilar will headline the next installment of RJJ Boxing on UFC Fight Pass, July 29th at Benito Juarez Auditorium in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. RJJ Boxing on UFC FIGHT PASS is co-promoted by Roy Jones Jr. (RJJ) Boxing Promotions