EC Boxing won purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU light heavyweight between Igor Mikhalkin (24-2) and Mathieu Bauderlique (20-1) with an offer for 51,000 Euro. Promoter Erol Ceylan plans to stage the fight in May or June with the venue not decided yet. Mikhalkin returned this past weekend after a long coronavirus
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Two-Time world champion Amir Khan is backing Tal Singh to become the first ever Sikh world champion boxer. Khan is advising the 26-year-old from Liverpool who is expected to make his professional debut this summer. Light flyweight Singh began his amateur boxing career relatively late at 18, but he quickly progressed through the ranks in
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar ‘Rey’ Martínez returned to the gym this week to start preparing for his next defense of the World Boxing Council junior flyweight championship after suffering an injury last month. According to ESPN Deportes, Martinez has set his sights on rescheduling the postponed fight against the interim-champion of the WBC, Puerto Rico’s
Derek Chisora is not expecting heavyweight rival Dillian Whyte to come out swinging in his rematch with Alexander Povetkin rematch, which takes place this coming Saturday in Gibraltar, live on DAZN and Sky Sports Box Office. Whyte will attempt to get revenge for his knockout loss, which took place last August when Povetkin landed a
Rene Giron (16-1, 10 KOs) of Queretaro, Mexico is on the rise. The newest member of the L.A. based Espinoza Boxing Club first made a huge splash when he stopped the highly touted 2016 American Olympian Carlos Balderas. The sixth round stoppage was on the Tony Harrison-Jermell Charlo undercard in December 2019. Manager Frank Espinoza
Former world champion Antonio Tarver is no longer returning to the ring on April 17 in Atlanta, according to ESPN. The 52-year-old retired fighter was scheduled to face former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, in a boxing match. Tarver vs. Mir was one of the undercard fights announced for the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
Former WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Tony “Superbad” Harrison will enter the ring to face hard-hitting southpaw Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella in the super welterweight main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, April 17 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m.
RJJ Boxing returns to Mexico for the first time in 2021 on Thursday, April 1st – no April Fool’s jokes – presented by Roy Jones, Jr. Boxing Promotions and De La O Promotions, at Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochia, Sonora, Mexico A pair of Latino title fights will showcase a quartet of gifted boxers in the
Hollywood, Calif. – Four division world champion Canelo Alvarez celebrated as he cemented his handprints at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The pound-for-pound boxer has joined the likes of athletes like Kobe Bryant, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and Hollywood classics Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne. Yamashiro Hollywood hosted Canelo and celebrated his honor at the
Ring City USA has announced a loaded seven-fight undercard for this Thursday’s event, the third and final of the boxing outfit’s residency in Puerto Rico, which will be presented live from Plaza del Quinto Centenario in Old San Juan. The March 25 event will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on NBC
Ismael Salas is upset at the way the Felix “Mangu” Valera-Bryan Perez fight was recently handled in the Dominican Republic. Pérez (14-1) was awarded the unanimous decision victory over Valera (18-4) in a rematch of their 2018 showdown that Valera won by unanimous decision. The fight was part of a Shuan Boxing card that took
This Friday at the Lienzo Charro De Chapala in Jalisco, the former world super middleweight champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Jose “Bolivita” Uzcategui will look to bounce back from his last career defeat, when he faces Josue “Chiquilin” Obando, which will be the main event of the evening organized by BxStrs Promotions, with the
Highly regarded trainer, Manny Robles has confirmed he is currently working with Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith after rumors had circulated which had left Smith’s former trainer, Joe Gallagher, in the dark. “His team and Liam reached out to me, they found interest in working with me and now they’re in California.” Robles told proboxing-fans.com. “He’s in
SSE Arena, Wembley - Bethnal Green Featherweight Ramla Ali dominated Bec Connolly over six rounds, winning 60-55 on the referee’s scorecard to move to 2-0. The Somalia-born boxer displayed her classy ring skills from the opening bell, nearly stopping Connolly with a sustained attack in the third round before completing another one-sided points win. “Apart from
Buenos Aires’ Marcelino Lopez scored four knockdowns en route to a 5th round knockout of Jairo ‘Doberman’ Lopez in their furiously paced slugfest Saturday evening at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Mexico’s Lopez was down once each in rounds two, three, four and five. The last of the lot resulted in referee Mark Calo-oy
Alexander Besputin performed predictably Saturday night against a 43-year-old opponent who hasn’t won a fight in five years. The Russian welterweight contender battered Viktor Plotnikov for two rounds, until Plotnikov’s trainer stopped their bout before the third round began. Besputin (14-0, 9 KOs, 1 NC) won by technical knockout on the Artur Beterbiev-Adam Deines undercard
Veteran Texas fighter Bryan “The Warrior” Vera is in a win-or-retire fight April 17th versus former New England middleweight champion Kendrick “Peppa” Ball in the 8-round main event for the vacant World Boxing Council USNBC (U.S.) Silver super middleweight title at New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire. Fighting out of Austin, the 39-year-old
Dennis Contreras continues to breathe new life into his boxing career, with a growing fan base along for the ride. The March 12 edition of Boxeo Telemundo posted the series’ best ratings since the pandemic, averaging 369,000 viewers over the course of the 90-minute telecast according to Nielsen Media Research. Contreras headlined the show, scoring