SERIK KONAKBAYEV TO STAND FOR AIBA PRESIDENCY
The fight for the future of amateur boxing will be a two-way tussle after the court of arbitration for sport ruled Serik Konakbayev could stand in Saturday’s Aiba presidential election.
JACOBS: I WANT CANELO UNIFICATION!
Daniel Jacobs claimed the vacant IBF middleweight title as he traded in his sparring gloves for the real thing on Saturday to take a split-decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
SALAM AVENGES LOSS, DEFEATS GONORENDA
Nigerian boxing sensation, Tony ‘Sugar’ Salam, lived up to his pre-match boasting of revenge with a TKO win over Zimbabwe’s Chomunorwa ‘Sting’ Gonorenda in Lagos Friday night. Salam picks up the WBF African Cruiserweight title at the Kwesé and Kalakoda Boxing Promotions ‘Chaos in Lagos.’ The night of boxing entertainment featured six bouts…
RAKHIMOV DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE
He is blacklisted by the US treasury, which has accused him of being one of Uzbekistan’s “leading criminals” with “links to the heroin trade”. Yet Gafur Rakhimov, the man expected to be elected as the president of amateur boxing’s governing body (AIBA), says he will clear his name – and then lift his sport off…
A NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS AT BUKOM FIST OF FURY
It was a night of knockouts last Friday in the second week of “Bukom Fist of Fury.” All four professional fights at Bukom Boxing Arena ended in stoppages.
KUBRAT PULEV DEFEATS HUGHIE FURY TO SECURE ANTHONY JOSHUA BOUT
Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria – In an IBF heavyweight eliminator, Kubrat Pulev (26-1, 13 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Hughie Fury (21-2, 11 KOs). The scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 115-113.
FILIP HRGOVIC CONTINUES WORLD TITLE HUNT DEC. 8
Filip Hrgović (6-0, 5 KOs) continues his World title hunt on December 8 as he returns to Zagreb to defend his WBC International Heavyweight title at the Arena Drazen Petrovic.
JACOBS EDGES DEREVYANCHENKO TO WIN IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
NEW YORK — Middleweights Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko could not have been more familiar with each other before their fight on Saturday night.
PROGRAIS DOMINATES FLANAGAN, STOPS HIM IN SEVEN
WBC interim-junior welterweight champion Regis Prograis (23-0, 19 KOs) dominated the majority of the action to win a solid twelve round unanimous decision over Terry Flanagan (33-2, 13 KOs). The scores were 119-108, 118-109 and 117-110.
BARANCHYK STOPS YIGIT IN SEVEN, WINS IBF TITLE
Lakefront Arena, New Orleans – For the vacant IBF junior welterweight world title, Ivan Baranchyk (19-0, 12 KOs) stopped Anthony Yigit (21-1-1, 7 KOs) after seven rounds of action.