JOHN KOUHEDA FACES KERRY FOLEY THIS SATURDAY
Ghana-based Togolese boxer, John Koudeha remains focused on his bid to make history in faraway Australia this Saturday when he fights outside Ghana for the first time in his professional career.
JOSHUA: I’M GOING TO F*** WILDER UP BAD!
WBA, IBF & WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) has issued a warning to Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs), who holds the WBC world heavyweight crown.
HEKKIE BUDLER DECISIONS RYOICHI TAGUCHI, WINS TWO WORLD TITLES
South Africa’s Hekkie Budler survived a knockdown in the final round to eke out a unanimous decision in an upset against Ryoichi Taguchi as he claimed two junior flyweight world title belts on Sunday at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
CLEVELAND BOXERS WIN NATIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES TITLES
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland amateur boxing took a step into history over the weekend with national titles. Heavyweight Roney Hines and 165-pound division boxer Morelle McCane were crowned champions in the 2018 National Golden Gloves that took place in Omaha, Nebraska.
WATCH: STEVENSON & JACK BATTLE TO A DRAW, RUSSELL DEFEATS DIAZ IN A THRILLER
WBC Light Heavyweight world champion Adonis Stevenson and former two-division world champion Badou Jack fought to a highly competitive majority draw Saturday at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. At MGM National Harbor in Maryland, and in the opening bout on SHOWTIME, Gary Russell Jr. (29-1, 17 KOs) defeated Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. (26-1, 14 KOs)
WATCH: WARRINGTON UPSETS SELBY TO WIN WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
Josh Warrington became the new IBF featherweight world champion by upsetting Lee Selby in a split-decision victory. The bout was streamed live to U.S. audiences via the SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page from Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds, U.K. The judges scored the bout 116-112, 115-113 and 113-115.
HEKKIE BUDLER CHALLENGES FOR WORLD TITLE ON SUNDAY
South Africa’s Hekkie Budler faces the toughest fight of his career when he challenges WBA and IBF light-flyweight champion Ryochi Taguchi of Japan at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sunday.
NAMIBIA’S ANTHONY JARMANN RETURNS JUNE 1
The last time Anthony Jarmann fought for the WBA Pan African super-welterweight title was soon after a bereavement in his family, and he was not really up for it.
SELBY-WARRINGTON WEIGH-IN RESULTS
Featherweight world champion Lee Selby and undefeated contender Josh Warrington made weight ahead of their clash for the IBF featherweight world title this Saturday, May 19. The main event bout from Elland Road Football Ground in Leeds, England will stream live to U.S. audiences via SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel and SHOWTIME Boxing Facebook Page.
WATCH: RUSSELL JR. VS. DIAZ JR. MAKE WEIGHT
WBC world featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. and undefeated number-one contender Joseph “Jojo” Diaz Jr. both made weight ahead of their battle tonight at the MGM Grand Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland.