Terry Flanagan: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated lightweight contender Felix 'El Diamante' Verdejo (22-0, 15KOs) made a request to the World Boxing Organization to keep him in line as the mandatory challenger to WBO world champion Terry Flanagan.
Terry Flanagan will return to the ring next month.xThe WBO lightweight world champion hasn’t fought since July when he made the third defence of his crown against Mzonke Fana.xFlanagan (31-0, 12 KOs) outpointed the South African (38-10, 16 KOs) in a routine 12-round clash at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales, on July 16, exclusively live on BoxNation.
Frank Warren on Tyson Fury and Terry Flanagan Video - Undefeated WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0 12 KOs) will make the first defence of his title against Russia’s Artur Akavov (16-1 7 KOs) on Frank Warren’s mouth-watering October 22 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff show, live and exclusive on BoxNation.
With the dust settled from last weekend's lightweight 'unification of sorts' which saw Venezuelan Jorge Linares beat Anthony Crolla in Manchester, the other world champion from the region stands eager to test himself against the best the division has to offer.
Terry Flanagan has admitted that a weight jump is imminent. The WBO lightweight champion was ringside at Manchester Arena on Saturday to watch Jorge Linares’ points win over fellow Mancunian Anthony Crolla, live on Sky Sports.
Juan Diaz is ramping up his preparations ahead of proposed showdown with Terry Flanagan. The former WBO, IBO, WBA Super and IBF lightweight king, 42-4 (21 KOs), has been chasing a fight with the Ancoats champion, who is the current custodian of the Boxing Organisation crown, since the 27-year-old’s Las Vegas dream was momentarily curtailed last month.
Terry Flanagan looks set to return to the ring later than scheduled. The WBO lightweight world champion, who was last in action in July when he comprehensively outpointed former two-time global ruler Mzonke Fana of South Africa, was expected to defend his world title in Las Vegas on November 5, as part of the supporting cast to Manny Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight world title challenge against Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center.
There was a genuine buzz of excitement and anticipation among boxing fans when we announced back in June that two undefeated and top class super welterweights were ready to put it all on the line on a July date in Cardiff.
Jose Felix, the third ranked lightweight in the WBO, faces Rob Frankel this Saturday night from the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon, Nevada as part of the 'Solo Boxeo' telecast on UniMas.
Coming off another impressive SHOWTIME-televised knockout last Friday, Louisiana-based lightweight contender "Rock Hard Mighty" Mason Menard is setting his sights on WBO Lightweight Champion Terry Flanagan