Ivan Kirpa, the coach of former world heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 KOs), said that he was pleased with the first stage of preparation of his ward, which was held in Kislovodsk, Russia. On September 22 at Wembley Arena in London, Povetkin will try to take away the titles ...
Former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson said he has fully recovered from knee surgery and is ready to begin preparations for his next fight. "I am completely recovered in 4 months. Thanks to everyone who believed in me. It's time to get back. Champion," Ferguson signed his photo in ...
Russian UFC heavyweight Alexey Oleynik does not consider the fight with the New Zealander Mark Hunt as the most important fight in his career. The meeting of these fighters will take place on September 15 at the tournament in Moscow.
Vice-president of the National League of Professional Boxing of Ukraine Alina Shaternikova expressed the opinion that Alexander Usyk was very risky, agreeing to fight with Murat Gassiev in Moscow.
Undefeated heavyweight Trevor Bryan (20-0, 14 KOs) scored a TKO victory in the fourth over BJ Flores (34-4-1, 21 KOs) at the Celebrity Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, and won the vacant interim WBA heavyweight title. In the course of the battle Flores was six times on the floor.
In the main event of the evening at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, Joseph Diaz Jr. (27-1, 14 KOs) in a hard fought battle won a unanimous decision over WBA featherweight champion Jesús Rojas (26-2-2, 19 KOs), but could not get the belt, because the day before he failed the ...
World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin continues preparations for the rematch with the Mexican Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, which is scheduled for September 15 in Las Vegas. A boxer from Kazakhstan prepares in his traditional training camp of his coach Abel Sanchez in Big Bear, California. In the US, the duel will ...
Live broadcast of the boxing evening from the Arena "Avalon" in Hollywood, California, in the main event of which WBA featherweight champion Jesus Rojas will meet Joseph Diaz Jr. On the eve of the fight at the weigh-in, Diaz could not make the 126 pound limit, and even in the ...
Heavyweights BJ Flores (34-3-1, 21 KOs) and Trevor Bryan (19-0, 13 KOs) underwent an official weigh-in procedure on the eve of their fight in Phoenix, Ariz., at the stake which would suddenly be the title of "interim" WBA champion. The weight of Bryan was 236.8 pounds, Flores was 226.8 pounds.
Featherweight Joseph Diaz Jr. was unable to make a 126 pound limit on Friday night and would not be able to challenge the title of Jesús Rojas in a fight to be held on Saturday at the Avalon in Hollywood, California.
