Anthony Joshua's fight with Wladimir Klitschko was set in motion by a single text and we hear from the two men who planned the huge Wembley showdown.
Four-division world champion Adrien Broner was arrested Thursday for an oustanding warrant in Covington, Kentucky. According to WLWT5, Police, responding to a report of shots fired, pulled over Broner who was driving in a bullet-riddled rented SUV. Broner stated he was shot at outside a club in nearby Cincinnati. He was later released on bond.
Gilberto Ramirez defends his 168 pound title against Max Bursak at the StubHub Center, after which Arum would like to see Ramirez put his title on the line against the current king at 160 pounds Gennady Golovkin. All would depend on ‘GGG’ being ready to move up to the higher limit, although Arum is in no doubt about how that fight would go should the undefeated champions be pitted together in the future.
Reigning WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 KOs) will face WBA interim titleholder Moises “Chucky” Flores (25-0, 17 KOs) in a long-awaited mandatory 12-round WBA title defense that will tarnish one fighter’s perfect record. Rigondeaux vs. Flores has officially been added to the Pay-Per-View undercard of Ward-Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 17. The championship event, presented by Corona Extra, will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.
Undefeated WBO featherweight world champion Óscar Valdez (22-0, 19 KOs), from Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and his opponent NABO champion and number one contender Miguel Marriaga (25-1, 21 KOs) of Columbia held the final press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Conga Room at LA Live for their fight this Saturday April 22, at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California live on Pay Per View.
Former welterweight world champions Andre Berto and Shawn Porter discuss a “must win” WBC welterweight world title eliminator fight this Saturday, April 22 at 9:30PM ET/6:30PM PT on Showtime.
Purse bids for a pair of mandatory world title fights have been scheduled for April 27 at IBF headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey. Unless the sides make deals, there will be an auction for promotional rights for the fight between junior welterweight titlist Julius Indongo (22-0, 11 KOs), of Namibia, who unified two belts by easily outpointing Ricky Burns on Saturday, and Kazakhstan's Sergiy Lipinets (12-0, 10 KOs).
Dillian Whyte returns to action in a crunch Heavyweight clash with Mariusz Wach at The O2 in London on June 3, live on Sky Sports. Whyte is back in the saddle after his epic battle with Dereck Chisora in December in Manchester, with the London pair going toe-to-toe over 12 exhilarating rounds that Whyte claimed via split decision.
Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko have revealed what happened during sparring sessions that were previously consigned to secret…
Lightweights collide as Ivan Redkach (20-2-1, 16 KOs) battles former world champion Argenis Mendez (23-5-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, May 2 from the world famous Sportsmen’s Lodge Event Center in Studio City, California promoted by featherweight world champion and fan favorite Leo Santa Cruz’s Last Round Promotions.
