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.
Wilder-Ortiz is on! WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (39-0, 38 KO’s) and no. 3 contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz (28-0, 24 KO’s) both made weight on Friday afternoon ahead of their showdown Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Deontay Wilder has been doing a lot of talking, but his latest verbal assault may have topped them all.
SAN ANTONIO, TX. – An exciting night of undercard action comes to Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio on Saturday, March 10 featuring 2016 Olympians and rising prospects entering the ring for the Premier Boxing Champions event. The night is headlined by a showdown between three-division world champion Mikey Garcia and unbeaten IBF 140-pound champion…
BROOKLYN – Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and unbeaten contender Luis Ortiz exchanged words and went face to face at the final press conference in Manhattan Thursday ahead of their main event showdown this Saturday, March 3 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Fight Night is back! Azumah Nelson Fight Night 5 will take place on March 24 at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. This fifth installment of the quarterly show presented by HeMann Promotions will feature five well-matched showdowns. In the main event, Nigeria’s Wahab Oluwaseun—who is now based in Ghana, will put his undefeated…
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