Kell Brook marked his first bout at light-middleweight with a victory as he stopped Belarusian Sergey Rabchenko in the second round at Sheffield Arena. Brook was making his return to the ring after losing his IBF welterweight title to Errol Spence Jr in May. The 31-year-old sustained a fractured left eye socket in…
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) of Russia delivered another trademark crushing performance with a seventh round stoppage of Igor Mikhalkin (21-2, 9 KOs) of Russia at The Theater at Madison Square Garden to retain his WBO World Light Heavyweight Championship. Despite their friendship, there was no love lost between Russian countrymen as Kovalev…
Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa – In a battle for the IBO cruiserweight title, Kevin Lerena (20-1, 9 KO’s) retained the belt for the first time with a twelve round unanimous decision over dangerous puncher Dmytro Kucher (24-3-1, 18 KO’s). The scores were 119-109, 119-109 and 117-111. Coming into this fight, Lerena is…
USA Boxing will hold a special press event in the Lobby Lounge at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Albuquerque on Monday, March 5 at 11 a.m. to kick off the Western Elite Qualifier & Regional Open Championships. The press event will feature Albuquerque natives Danny Romero and Sharahya-Taina Moreu, who represented Team USA at the…
Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder retained his WBC title in his seventh defense with a tenth round knockout over unbeaten challenger Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz in a thrilling back-and-forth war on Saturday night from Barclays Center.