CRAWFORD OVERCOMES SLOW START, STOPS KAVALIAUSKAS IN NINE
Terence Crawford was a 16-1 favorite to defeat Egidijus Kavaliauskas but it wasn’t so one-sided once the opening bell rang.
SOUTH AFRICA’S MAHLANGU LOSES TO RWANDA’S KINIGAMAZE
South Africa’s Bongani “Wonderboy” Mahlangu failed in his bid in a challenge against Patrick Kinigamazi from Rwanda for the World Boxing Federation junior lightweight belt when he lost on a majority 12 pound points decision at the Cirque de Noel in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday night.
GOtv BOXING NIGHT 20 SET FOR DEC. 28
The 20th edition of GOtv Boxing Night (GOtv Boxing Night 20) is set for December 28 at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria.
SHOCKER: LOPEZ STOPS COMMEY IN TWO TO BECOME NEW WORLD CHAMPION
It was as shocking as it was swift. Teofimo Lopez ended Richard Commey’s reign in stunning fashion at Madison Square Garden in New York, stopping the Ghanaian at 1:13 of the second round to become the new IBF world lightweight champion. Few expected it to end so quickly. It was billed as a…
VERGIL ORTIZ STOPS BRAD SOLOMON IN FIVE
Vergil Ortiz emphatically closed out the 2019 Prospect of the Year race. The 21-year old welterweight delivered his most complete performance to date, dropping Brad Solomon three times en route to a 5th round stoppage Friday evening at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Ortiz floored Solomon in round four and twice in…