Mohamed Mimoune: record, next fight and profile →
According to the World Boxing Council, they fully intend to order a final junior welterweight eliminator between former world champions Adrien Broner and Jorge Linares - provided they comply with the Code of Ethics, says the sanctioning body. The will also order a semi-final eliminator between Viktor Postol and Mohamed Mimoune.
French female featherweight Stephanie Ducastel was all set to take on Sarah Mahfoud tomorrow night in Copenhagen in one of the main events on this Danish Fight Night promotion. However, Ducastel was a no show at today´s weigh-in and it was later announced that she wouldn´t be fighting.
Gearoid Clancy has a two-tier plan ahead of an Australian title clash with Steve Spark in Toowoomba on Saturday. The Irish-born 33-year-old won the New South Wales State crown last time out and plans to add the national belt to his collection before heading back to his native country with yet another goal in mind.
The Main Event 5 staged by MK Event headed by Malamine Koné went ahead last night at the Palais de Marcel Cerdan in Levallois Perret. All went well until the lightweight fight between Marvin Petit and Samir Kasmi with the WBA Continental title at stake. Reports vary but there appears to have been turmoil between fans even before the fight and while Petit and Kasmi were fighting in the ring - and then an almost full scale riot erupted outside of the ropes.
Lewis Ritson produced an emphatic stoppage win against Robbie Barrett to claim the British lightweight title. The unbeaten Newcastle fighter dominated Barrett, 25, from the first bell and after dropping the Yorkshireman on four occasions at the Manchester Arena claimed the belt after the champion's corner threw in the towel.