Former world champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (44-13-4, 31 KOs) was victorious when Aristedas Perez (30-10-2, 16 KOs) didn’t come out for round eight in a junior lightweight fight on Saturday night in Ciudad Obregon, Mexico. Some tense moments for Salido when he was dropped in round three, but he stormed back to dominate the rest of the fight.
Undefeated #1 contender Errol “The Truth” Spence, Jr. (22-0, 19 KOs) scored a hard fought eleventh round KO over former IBF welterweight champion Kell “The Special One” Brook (36-2, 25 KOs) on Saturday night in front of 27,000 raucous fans at the outdoor Bramall Football Ground in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. In an action packed fight, Spence dropped Brook with a body shot in round ten. In the eleventh round, Brook finally took a knee and stayed down for the count. His left eye was a mess. By defeating Brook, Spence gained the IBF welterweight champion title. Time was 1:47.
In a clash for the vacant WBA super middleweight world championship, three-time world title challenger “Saint” George Groves (26-3, 19 KOs) won his first world title by scoring a sixth round TKO over former WBA super middleweight king Fedor Chudinov (14-2, 10 KOs). Chudinov did well until he was rocked by Groves in round six. Groves attacked furiously, while Chudinov covered up. Although Chudinov didn’t appear particularly hurt, he wasn’t firing back to the satisfaction of British referee Steve Gray, who crowned his countryman at 1:13.
On Friday, May 26, 2017 in Los Angeles, testimony revealed Jin Mosley had a sordid past including working as a stripper and an escort. Shane Mosley stated on the witness stand he found out Jin had a criminal background including an arrest for larceny and court ordered anger management for an assault case in 2005. emotional outbursts at her friends 2 children which
Showtime Championship Boxing commentators Mauro Ranallo and Paulie Malignaggi examine the IBF Welterweight World Championship fight between Kell Brook and Errol Spence Jr. – live from Sheffield, England: Saturday, May 27 at Showtime.
Undefeated WBA #4, WBO #6 super welterweight Kanat Islam (24-0, 19 KOs) remained unbeaten with a clear-cut victory over Norberto Gonzalez (23-9, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Boca Raton Resort & Spa in Boca Raton, Florida. Islam won by twelve round unanimous decision in a clash for the WBA Intercontinental and WBO NABO belts. The two-time Olympic star from Kazakhstan is hoping to land a title shot by the end of the year.
Featherweight prospect Michael Conlan made it 2-for-2, and now the Irish Olympic star is on his way to Australia for his next fight. In a dominant performance, Conlan knocked out Mexico's Alfredo Chanez in the third round of the main event of Top Rank's "Solo Boxeo" card on Friday night before a crowd of 2,574 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.
Sheffield’s Kell Brook defends his IBF World Welterweight title against American Errol Spence Jr. on a huge night of action in the Steel City, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Anthony Joshua had asked for an exception to defend his IBF strap in a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, rather than heading straight into a mandatory bout with Kubrat Pulev. IBF President Daryl Peoples told this last week: "The IBF received an exception request from Matchroom on behalf of Anthony Joshua.
