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
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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
JOE JOYCE will risk his lofty world rankings and guaranteed future Heavyweight Title shot when he goes to battle with Carlos Takam at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Saturday July 24 live on BT. This big event will be presented by Frank Warren’s Queensberry in association with Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing. Destructive Joyce (12-0, 11
Former light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal has announced that his association with veteran trainer Stephan Larouche has ended. “After winning a world title and twice being world champion, Stephan Larouche and I both agreed that it would be better to end our association on a high note after a successful defense of the world
WBO junior middleweight champion Brian ‘Boxi’ Castano confirmed his intention to pursue a rematch with WBA, WBC, IBF champion Jermell Charlo – but the Argentine boxer is not confident that the feeling is mutual. This past Saturday night in San Antonio, the two champions took part in a great fight – which ended in a
JOE JOYCE CARRYING out his best work on canvas is not an unusual concept. After all, 11 of his 12 professional opponents to date have met with the floor of the ring or been saved from the imminent prospect by the instincts of a protective referee. But Big Joe is also big into transferring his
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas – In a showdown for the IBF, WBC, WBO, WBA junior middleweight titles, Jermell Charlo (34-1-1, 18 KOs) and Brian Castano (17-0-2, 12 KOs) fought for twelve hard rounds, with a lot of drama – and the contest would end in a split draw. Functional Cookies Disabled In order to
Tim Tszyu watched the most significant fight in his division with the intention of being first in line to challenge for the undisputed crown. The junior middleweight division was left without such a champion, as Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano fought to a twelve-round draw Saturday evening at AT&T Center in San Antonio. Judge Steve
Berlin, Germany – Power F Boxing with Mario Pokowietz at the wheel celebrated 30 years in the business in 2020 but was unable to stage a show last year due to Covid-19. However, one year later Mario and his team got a solid show off the ground with eleven fights on the bill. The star
Charlo vs. Castano will see unified WBC, WBA and IBF World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO World Champion Brian Castano battle for undisputed status at super welterweight as all four 154-pound belts hang in the balance for the first time in history on Saturday, July 17 live on SHOWTIME from AT&T Center in San Antonio
Brian Castano has never fought more than four times in a given year since turning pro in 2012. The unbeaten 31-year-old from Buenos Aires, Argentina has only appeared in the ring seven times since 2015, though all but two taking place with at least an interim title at stake. The run hasn’t been spectacular, though
SAN ANTONIO – Rolando Romero has knocked out all three southpaws he has faced in the first round. The brash lightweight scored six knockdowns altogether in those three fights. The unbeaten WBA interim 135-pound champion has taken so much confidence from those victories he predicted another first-round knockout against a much better left-handed opponent Saturday