Callum Johnson went after Artur Beterbiev on Saturday night. Johnson dropped the Russian knockout artist in the second round, but his aggression against a huge puncher ultimately proved to be a catastrophic strategy for the British light heavyweight contender.
Canelo Alvarez has agreed to make his long-awaited Madison Square Garden debut. The Mexican superstar announced Friday afternoon that he will move up to super middleweight to challenge England’s Rocky Fielding for Fielding’s version of the WBA 168-pound championship December 15 at “The Mecca of Boxing” in New York.
Jarrell Miller has given new meaning to being a heavy favorite. The heavyweight contender weighed in Friday at a career-high 317 pounds, an inordinate 90 pounds more than Tomasz Adamek (227), for their 12-round fight Saturday night in Chicago.
Jessie Vargas and Thomas Dulorme will clash for the WBC Silver Welterweight title at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on October 6, live on DAZN.
Reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) lightweight champion, Oto “Joe Boy” Joseph of Nigeria, has vowed to mess up the face of his Ghanaian challenger, Anama Dotse, when they clash in the international lightweight challenge bout at GOtv Boxing Night 16 on 14 October at the Indoor Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Yesterday an article was published on BoxingScene.com in which heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte claimed that former interim champion Luis Ortiz prized himself out of potential fight a few years ago and again this summer.
Anthony Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn made a “much-improved” offer for a world heavyweight title unification fight against WBC champion Deontay Wilder. But so far the overtures have been rebuffed, Hearn has said.
On October 20, a product of GOtv Boxing Night, Olaide ‘Fijaborn’ Fijabi will stake Nigeria pride by attempting to subdue his Senegalese challenger in an African Boxing Union (ABU) title fight in Dakar.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA), amateur boxing’s governing body has issued life bans to former president, CK Wu and former executive director, Ho Kim for “gross negligence and financial mismanagement of AIBA affairs and finances.”
Boxing is now facing the clear and present danger of being expelled from the Tokyo Olympics after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) confirmed the sole nomination of Gafur Rakhimov for their next president.