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Ricky Burns (39-5-1, 13 KOs) could fight in a WBO World title final eliminator on April 9 in London as part of an Anthony Joshua headlined show on Sky Sports. The Matchroom lightweight who had been linked to a European lightweight title fight against Edis Tatli could well face Jose Zepeda or Petr Petrov in April. Click Here To Read More]

Gavin McDonnell (14-0-2, 4 KOs) has vacated his European super bantamweight tite. The EBU (European Boxing Union) had called for purse bids, due for today (12pm Rome time) for McDonnell to defend his belt against British champion Jazza Dickens (21-1, 6 KOs) Click Here To Read More]

Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal - along with their respective teams - are holding a press conference in Montreal on Monday, to discuss their upcoming rematch on January 30 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The venue hosted their first fight, in which Kovalev scored an 8th round stoppage to retain his slew of light heavyweight bouts. HBO will televise the event live on location. Click Here To Read More]

The press conference to formally announce the fight has been postponed, but all other plans remain on course for the lightweight title fight showdown between Terry Flanagan and Derry Mathews. Tickets officially go on sale Monday for the all-British lightweight clash, slated for February 13 at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Click Here To Read More]

Pedro Guevara enjoyed a New Year's to remember in claiming the junior flyweight crown late last December in Japan. His latest trek to the Far East had him feeling like a turkey this Thanksgiving holiday season, as Yu Kimura delivered one of the more unlikely performances of 2015 with a split decision win Saturday evening in Sendai, Japan. Click Here To Read More]

Arman Torosyan (16-2-1, 13 KOs) has stepped in as a late replacement to face Eduard Gutknecht (28-3-1, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the TUI Arena in Hannover, Germany. Gutknecht was originally scheduled to fight Tyron Zeuge, but yesterday, the Berlin boxer was forced to withdraw after contracting a viral infection. Click Here To Read More]

Liam Smith has been handed an opponent ahead of his first world title defence. The Liverpool super welterweight will put his WBO title on the line December 19 at the Manchester Arena, live on BoxNation. Smith, 27, is undefeated in 22 fights (21-0-1) with 11 knockouts and is set to come up against Jimmy Kelly Jr. Click Here To Read More]

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OMAHA, Neb.—Even though he was blown away in the ring, Dierry Jean wasn’t blown away by what his recent conqueror had to offer. The compact super lightweight contender from Montreal by way of Haiti was dominated in his recent title bid versus Terence Crawford on the road at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. A sold-out crowd of 11,020 saw a brilliant boxing display by the local hero, who scored three knockdowns en route to a 10th round knockout win in their HBO-televised main event. Click Here To Read More]

Rey Vargas spent much of the past week both congratulating and calling out recently crowned super bantamweight titlist Julio Ceja. Visiting challenger Lucian Gonzalez spent much of fight week insisting he was being overlooked and that an upset was in the works. The latter appeared to be true through two rounds, with Vargas climbing off the canvas to survive a major scare in an eight-round decision win Saturday evening in Metepec, Mexico. Click Here To Read More]

Rey Vargas spent much of the past week both congratulating and calling out recently crowned super bantamweight titlist Julio Ceja. Visiting challenger Lucian Gonzalez spent much of fight week insisting he was being overlooked and that an upset was in the works. The latter appeared to be true through two rounds, with Vargas climbing off the canvas to survive a major scare in an eight-round decision win Saturday evening in Metepec, Mexico. Click Here To Read More]

Lightweight contender Jose Feliix will fight Marco Leonardo Jimenez on September 19, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman confirmed to Boxingscene.com. The 10 round bout will take place at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, a suburb of Los Angeles. The Felix-Jimenez fight will headline a Top Rank card and will air on UniMas, beginning at 11 p.m. ET/ PT. Click Here To Read More]

Adrian Estrella bounced back from his first career defeat, dispatching Alex Monterrosa inside of four rounds. Estrella (23-1, 21KOs) battered the visiting Colombian before forcing him into submission at 1:41 of round four, coming up big in his first fight since an upset loss to Eden Sonsona in their super featherweight clash earlier this year. Click Here To Read More]

Adrian Estrella bounced back from his first career defeat, dispatching Alex Monterrosa inside of four rounds. Estrella (23-1, 21KOs) battered the visiting Colombian before forcing him into submission at 1:41 of round four, coming up big in his first fight since an upset loss to Eden Sonsona in their super featherweight clash earlier this year. Click Here To Read More]

Dante Jardon simply doesn't have it in him to do things the easy way. The free-swinging knockout artist from Mexico City took his local fans on a wild roller coaster ride Saturday evening, rising from the canvas to knock out Jairo Lopez inside of two rounds in their headlining bout. Click Here To Read More]

Janiel Rivera and Israel Vazquez made weight for their upcoming 12-round strawweight clash Saturday evening in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Rivera tipped the scales at 104.4 lbs., while Vazquez weighed a trim and ready 104 lbs. The bout headlines live on Univision Puerto Rico as part of the network’s Boxeo Al Maximo series. Click Here To Read More]

Returning to the ring for the first time in more than a year since claiming a secondary heavyweight belt, Ruslan Chagaev is finally ready to make his first defense. It comes against Francesco Pianeta, with the pair of heavyweights set to square off Saturday evening in Magdeburg, Germany. Chagaev (33-2-1, 20KOs) tipped the scales at a beefy 246 lbs., having fought at or around that weight for the past few years. Still, it’s not a good look on the 5’11” southpaw, particularly compared to his much taller challenger, as the 6’5” Pianeta came in at a trim 242.5 lbs. for his second title shot. Click Here To Read More]

In what could possibly prove to be the best fight of the week, unbeaten strawweights Knockout CP Freshmart and Alexis Diaz collide Thursday afternoon in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Their scheduled 12-round title fight airs live on Thailand Channel 7 and streaming online through the network’s website. Click Here To Read More]

Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam and David Lemieux are all set for their vacant middleweight title fight Saturday evening at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec City, Canada. Both fighters made weight in advance of Saturday’s headliner. N’Dam (31-1, 18KOs) weighed in at a fighting ready 158.6 lbs., even taking a swig of water before stepping on the scale. Lemieux (33-2, 31KOs) checked in right at the 160 lb. middleweight limit, though having to weigh in twice due to confusion and minor chaos on the stage during his first weigh-in attempt. Click Here To Read More]

The summer season of Boxeo Telemundo will premiere July 17 at Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Headlining the telecast, Daniel Lozano faces Ricardo Rodriguez in a 10-round junior bantamweight affair. The bout is Lozano's first since coming up well short versus David Carmona in the Telemundo 115 lb. tournament final this past March in Arcadia, Florida. Click Here To Read More]

IBF cruiser champ Yoan Pablo Hernandez (29-1) returns July 25 in Buenos Aires with a defence against interim ruler Victor Emilio Ramirez (22-2). Click Here To Read More]

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Former World flyweight king Akira Yaegashi picked up his first win in more than a year after stopping Thailand's Songsaenglek Phosuwangym in two rounds Friday evening in Tokyo, Japan. The bout served in chief support to Takashi Miura's 130 lb. title defense versus Billy Dib. Click Here To Read More]

The expectation for Orlando Salido was to arrive in Puerto Rico by Sunday evening, allowing for a full day of rest before entering into fight week activities for Saturday's showdown with Rocky Martinez. Ever the road warrior, the reigning 130 lb. titlist from Mexico brushed aside travel issues, spending his Easter Sunday in transit before arriving in Puerto Rico on Monday afternoon. “We had a few issues and slept in Miami last night, but we're here in Puerto Rico now,” Salido confirmed. “I feel very good with the work we have done and ready for this fight with Rocky, a strong opponent who always comes forward.” The bout takes place in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Click Here To Read More]

NEW YORK (March 31, 2015) – Roc Nation Sports is pleased to announce that the second edition throne boxing is set for Friday, April 17, 2015 at The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut and will be televised live on FOX Sports 1 at 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT. Headlining the event will be undefeated Russian cruiserweight sensation Murat “Iron” Gassiev defending his IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Championship against veteran Felix “Bad News” Cora Jr. of Galveston, Texas in a 12-round main event. Click Here To Read More]

Ryan Burnett barely had 12 hours to celebrate his most recent win before receiving his marching orders for his next ring appearance. The unbeaten bantamweight from Belfast is coming off of a six-round decision win Friday evening on the undercard of Ovill McKenzie's split nod over Matty Askin. “Ryan is making steady progress in his career, this fight was about demonstrating patience and creating openings to land clean punches," noted Adam Booth, Burnett's manager and trainer. "We have been together 6 months and have 4 wins out of 4 fights. I am pleased with Ryan's performance tonight and it was good to get the TV exposure." The bout marked just the second time Burnett (8-0, 6KOs) has been forced to go the distance, but escaped unscathed and is now poised for an undercard spot on the big April 11 show in Brooklyn, New York. Topping the bill in Brooklyn is a showdown between unbeaten World 140 lb. champion Danny Garcia and reigning alphabet titlist Lamont Peterson. Their bout will be staged at a 143 lb. catchweight, airing live on NBC in the United States and on BoxNation in the UK. Where Burnett's motivation comes in appearing on the show is in support of the evening's co-headliner as his stable mate, Ireland's Andy Lee defends his middleweight belt versus unbeaten Peter Quillin. Click Here To Read More]

Juan Francisco Estrada prepares for the fourth defense of his unified flyweight titles as he faces Philippines Rommel Asenjo. Their bout takes place Saturday evening at Poliforum Zamna in Merida, Mexico. Both fighters made weight for their headlining affair, which airs live on TV Azteca and beInSport Español. Estrada checked in right at the divisional limit of 112 lbs., while Asenjo was slightly lighter at 111.7 lbs. In the co-feature, Miguel Berchelt takes on Rene Gonzalez in a 10-round junior lightweight bout. Both fighters weighed in at the divisional limit of 130 lbs. Click Here To Read More]

NEW YORK (March 27, 2015) – SHOWTIME Sports® offers viewers exclusive access to Floyd “Money” Mayweather and the most anticipated event of the year with “INSIDE MAYWEATHER vs. PACQUIAO,” an intimate four-part documentary series chronicling the life of the perennial pound-for-pound champion as he navigates his collision course with Manny Pacquiao. Episode 1 premieres on Saturday, April 18 immediately following the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® doubleheader featuring Mexican superstar Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Click Here To Read More]

‘Mission Impossible’ or ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’, these are the two opposing views shared at today’s final press conference ahead of Saturday night’s WBA World Light Heavyweight Championship fight between Juergen Braehmer (45-2, 33 KOs) and Robin Krasniqi (43-3, 16 KOs) at the StadtHalle in Rostock, Germany. Kicking-off proceedings at the Fischland Hotel, promoter Kalle Sauerland expressed his excitement at the all-German duel. “On Saturday night we have the champion versus the number one ranked challenger,” said Sauerland. “This is what boxing is all about—the best fighting the best!” Despite his high expectations, the promoter made clear his prediction for the outcome of the fight. “I’ve seen that Krasniqi’s team has the slogan ‘Mission World Champion’ on their cars. I regret to inform them that it is ‘Mission Impossible’. Juergen is going to win!” Braehmer, who will be making a fourth defence of his WBA strap, shares his promoter’s confidence. “Krasniqi is a young ambitious fighter who wants to take my title away from me. But that’s not going to happen,” said the 36 year-old southpaw. “As always, I will defeat my opponent and retain my title.” Click Here To Read More]

In the opening bout of the Top Rank card, middleweight Cem Kilic stopped Tony Juarez in the second round. The end came when Cilic (3-0, 1 KO) hurt Juarez with a left hook and dropped him with a right hand. Referee Zach Young immediately waved the fight over at 2:51. Juarez (0-5-1 1 NC) remained on the canvas and had to carried out on a stretcher. Click Here To Read More]