FELIX VERDEJO DENIED BAIL IN MURDER TRIAL
Felix Verdejo made his first appearance before the federal court on Monday, where he was denied bail and ordered to remain in prison.
CANELO ARRIVES IN DALLAS FOR SATURDAY’S SHOWDOWN
Only a few days remain before the unification blockbuster between Canelo Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders at AT&T Stadium on Saturday May 8, live worldwide on DAZN and on TV Azteca in Mexico.
HIT SQUAD OF KENYA BOXING AIM FOR GLORY IN RUSSIA
As they prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the national boxing team, Hit Squad’, will take part in the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial Boxers’ Cup International, in Russia, from May 10-18.
ANDY RUIZ: ME AND LUIS ORTIZ WOULD BE A GOOD FIGHT!
Al Haymon hasn’t discussed potential opponents with Andy Ruiz Jr. just yet.
VIDEO: ANDY RUIZ RISES FROM KNOCKDOWN TO DEFEAT CHRIS ARREOLA IN A WAR
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. bounced back from an early knockdown to defeat all-action heavyweight Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola by unanimous decision in the main event of a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View event Saturday night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
VIDEO: ERISLANDY LARA RETURNS WITH HIGHLIGHT-REEL, FIRST-ROUND KNOCKOUT
Erislandy Lara never planned to stick around very long at middleweight, nor did he do so in his first true fight at the weight. The former junior middleweight titlist made quick work of Thomas ‘Cornflake’ Lamanna, starching the boxing cult favorite in the opening round of their Fox-televised headliner Saturday evening at Dignity Health…
MORUTI MTHALANE, AFRICA’S LONGEST REIGNING CHAMP, LOSES TITLE
For the IBF flyweight world championship, Sunny Edwards (16-0, 4 KOs) became a world champion with an impressive display of boxing to beat Moruti Mthalane (39-3, 26 KOs) with a twelve round unanimous decision.
PROMOTERS RECEIVE FINAL DRAFTS FOR FURY VS. JOSHUA
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has given his take regarding the last few days of controversy regarding the ongoing negotiations for a full division unification clash with IBF, WBA, WBO champion Anthony Joshua. Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum, who also co-promotes Fury, has been trading words with Eddie Hearn, who…
SHAKUR STEVENSON TO DEFEND TITLE AGAINST NAMIBIA’S JEREMIAH NAKATHILA
Shakur Stevenson will headline a June 12 card on ESPN in New York City, a source told ESPN. The opponent is not finalized yet and might not be until following the Carl Frampton-Jamel Herring April 3 WBO junior lightweight title bout, but it most likely will be South African Jeremiah Nakathila (21-1, 17 KOs),…
BFK RAISE CONCERNS OVER KENYA BOXING INACTIVITY
Members of the Kenya national boxing team ‘Hit Squad’, have expressed fear that the prolonged ban on sporting activities might compromise their chances of strutting to the medal podium at the Tokyo Olympics in July and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham next year. Head coach Benjamin Musa is getting increasingly scared about the elusive…