Abduqaxorov Will Face Plotnykov on February 10
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 16, 2017, 3:27 a.m.

Welterweight prospect Qudratillo Abduqaxorov will face fringe contender Viktor Plotnykov on February 10, manager Vikram Swapragasam told BoxingScene.com over the weekend. The 12 round bout will take place at the Far East Square in Singapore. Abduqaxorov (9-0, 6 KOs) is considered a solid prospect who hails from Кургантепа, ...

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Khytrov: “It was the most terrible day of my life”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 15, 2017, 11:09 a.m.

Middleweight Immanuwel Aleem scored the biggest win his of career with an upset, sixth round technical knockout over the heavily-favored Ievegen Khytrov on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Aleem (17-0-1, 10 KO’s) nearly knocked Khytrov out in the first round, knocked him down in the ...

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DeGale lost teeth, his cool and hearing but kept his super-middleweight title
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 15, 2017, 6:31 a.m.

James DeGale says he suffered a perforated eardrum in his draw with Badou Jack as the pair battled to unify world super middleweight titles in Brooklyn. The Briton was checked out at a hospital in New York after the fight, in which he lost at least one of ...

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Jack and DeGale battle to a draw (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 15, 2017, 12:21 a.m.

In a battle for supremacy of the super middleweight division, WBC champion Badou Jack and IBF champion James DeGale battled to a hard fought twelve round majority draw on Saturday night in front of over 10,000 fight fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. DeGale scored a knockdown ...

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Davis Stops Pedraza (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 14, 2017, 10:39 p.m.

Floyd Mayweather's newest star Gervonta Davis gave a performance beyond his years as the young Baltimore fighter won the IBF super-featherweight title in style. The 22 year-old, who went into the fight with a big-punching reputation, proved his strength was no joke as he pummelled Jose Pedraza into ...

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Aleem stops Khytrov in six round war (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 14, 2017, 8:25 p.m.

Middleweight Immanuwel Aleem scored the biggest win his of career with an upset, sixth round technical knockout over the heavily-favored Ievegen Khytrov on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Aleem (17-0-1, 10 KO’s) nearly knocked Khytrov out in the first round, knocked him down in the ...

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Lara targets GGG and Canelo
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 14, 2017, 3:11 p.m.

As expected, WBA super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) continued his reign with a fourth round knockout of former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-3, 10 KOs) on Friday night at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami.

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Browne: “I will be back with a vengeance”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 14, 2017, 12:07 p.m.

Former WBA heavyweight champion Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne contacted Fightnews.com® to give the latest update regarding his failed drug test by the WBC Clean Boxing Program in November.

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Jack: “I’ll break down DeGale”
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 14, 2017, 7:42 a.m.

WBC super-middleweight champion Badou Jack has vowed to remain so and more when the dust settles on his unification with James DeGale in Brooklyn on Saturday night. The Gambian-born, US-based Swede is adamant he can score a knockout against DeGale to rip away the Briton’s title and take ...

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Lara KOs Foreman
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 13, 2017, 11:02 p.m.

WBA super welterweight world champion Erislandy Lara (24-2-2, 14 KOs) scored an impressive fourth round KO over former world champion Yuri Foreman (34-3, 10 KOs) on Friday night at Hialeah Park Racing and Casino in Miami, Florida. After two tactical rounds, Lara was credited with a knockdown in ...

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