
Mikaela Lauren claims she can make history at the age of 48
Michaela Kotaskova will defend her WBF welterweight gong against ex-champ Mikaela Lauren in Vienna, Austria, on November 30.

Michaela Kotaskova will defend her WBF welterweight gong against ex-champ Mikaela Lauren in Vienna, Austria, on November 30.

Former WBO middleweight champion Armand Krajnc promoted his 11th show and it was, of course, billed as Armand Boxing Promotion 11. The event was staged at the plush Jazy's Hotel in Gothenburg (Sweden).

Former WBC light-middleweight champion Mikaela Lauren recorded a defeat by Czech journeywoman Ester Konecna

WBC and WBO female bantamweight champion Dina Thorslund (21-0) retained her titles with an eighth-round stoppage of a brave but outclassed challenger in Mary Romero (9-5), who had accepted the fight on two days' notice.

Belgian heavyweight Ryad Merhy (32-2) has relinquished his position as challenger for the vacant EBU heavyweight title and German Granit Shala (15-0) has stepped in. In the other corner is none other than Daniel Dubois (20-2).

Spanish super welterweight Kermin Lejarraga (29-2) is now official challenger for the vacant EU 154 lb title. Co-challenger is his compatriot Isaac Real (20-3-1). The EBU have set January 8 as deadline for purse offers/agreements.

Congressman Pete King, of New York's 2nd Congressional District, was present to support one of his most popular constituents, WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Alicia "The Empress" Napoleon last Wednesday night, April 10, at Sony Hall in Times Square, New York City. Featured on the DiBella Entertainment Broadway Boxing event, Napoleon, of Lindenhurst, Long Island, NY, did not disappoint, scoring a second-round knockout of Eva Bajic in front of a packed house of her fans and supporters to raise her record to 11-1 (6 KOs).

IBO welterweight champ South African Thulani Mbenge (15-0, 12 KOs) defends the title on July 7 in Hamburg (Germany) against Sebastian Formella (20-0, 10 KOs) on an EC Boxing Promotion. Formella works in the huge port in Hamburg and is a big ticketseller. He is a very good boxer but may lack to punch to make it all the way.

Conlan, Herring, Lopez, Mayer Photos Gallery - The fight the boxing world has been waiting for — Jorge Linares defending the WBA and Ring Magazine lightweight titles against former two-division kingpin Vasiliy Lomachenko at Madison Square Garden — is only two days away. (photos by Mikey Williams).

Otto Wallin (19-0, 13 KOs) and Adrian Granat (15-1, 14 KOs) both weighed in today in Sundsvall ahead of their Viking showdown tomorrow night at the Gärdehov The heavyweight rivals will meet in one of the biggest domestic clashes in Swedish boxing history with the winner taking home the European Union belt and establishing themselves as the country’s number one fighter.