Youri Kayembre Kalenga: record, next fight and profile →
The show is on for March 18! The Swedish Martial Arts Delegation have today approved application for longer distance (than the standard 12 minutes that is) for the main fights for EC Boxing´s Rumble in Malmoe show.
By Jake Donovan - Roughly the same time one year ago, Shinsuke Yamanaka and Anselmo Moreno ended their bantamweight title fight with more questions than answers. Their rematch this past September not only resolved all lingering issues, but produced the type of high-level drama worthy of being...
Super welterweight contender Michel Soro (27-1-1) returns after over a year out and takes on Argentinean Hector David ”El Tigre” Saldivia (45-3) on July 30 in Cannet Cote-d´Azur (France) for the vacant WBA International title.
By Alexey Sukachev - Time is of the essence. For the cruiserweight division, that time is now, as boxing fans will struggle to currently find a more exciting weight division – and not even limited to the incredible action produced in recent weeks. American cable network Showtime recently attempted to create that magic with....
Barely a day after their bout was downgraded from "regular" to "interim" title status, Yunier Dorticos and Youri Kalenga upgraded their game to deliver a leading candidate for 2016 Fight of the Year. A Herculean effort was put forth by the pair of cruiserweights, which ended with Dorticos scoring a 10th round stoppage to claim an interim title Friday evening at Palais des Sports in Paris, France
Unbeaten Cuban knockout artist Yuniel Dorticos (20-0 19 KOs) arrived in Paris, France Sunday for his battle against Youri Kayembre Kalenga (22-2) for the vacant WBA cruiserweight title.
LAS VEGAS - World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim cruiserweight world champion Beibut Shumenov (16-2, 10 KOs), the only Kazakhstan-native to hold world titles in two different weight classes, is disputing the WBA's sanctioning of the WBA "regular" cruiserweight world championship fight, May 20 in Paris, between two lower-ranked WBA fighters, No. 2 Yunier Dorticos and No. 5 Youri Kalenga (recently upgraded to No. 3).
Cuban knockout artist Yunier Dorticos (20-0) plans on accomplishing his dream on May 20th when he faces Youri Kalenga (22-2) for the vacant WBA cruiserweight title. The fight takes place in Paris, France, the country where Kalenga resides.
On May 21 another WBA “Super” champion will be defined, as its “regular” cruiserweight owner Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 KOs) will collide with the IBF champion Victor Emilio Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs) for a unified 200-pound regalia.
Little-known but seemingly talented Chinese super bantamweight Jun Qiu Xiao (19-2, 9 KOs) made his out-of-Asia debut and did it with a bang. The WBC #1 rated 122lber crushed Frenchman Amor Belhadj Ali (14-4-1, 2 KOs) in eleven rounds to further cement his position and title ambitions.