Rigondeaux is stripped of WBA title
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 2, 2018, 5:34 a.m.

World Boxing Association (WBA) has fulfilled what it promised to do in last November, and stripped of two-time Olympic champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuban of his title of "super" champion at 122-pounds.

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Khan plans to clear welterweight division
Dmitriy Kel
Jan. 2, 2018, 4:02 a.m.

Former world champion Amir Khan is ready to return to the ring. In 2017 the Briton did not have a single fight, but now he announced his intention to become a welterweight champion and clear the entire division.

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Usyk continues training despite holidays
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 1, 2018, 6 p.m.

WBO cruiserweight champion Alexander Usyk continues preparations for the January 27 fight in Riga, Latvia, against WBC title holder Mairis Briedis. At the moment, Usyk sparrs at the Olympic base in Koncha-Zaspa near Kiev, Ukraine. Among his sparring partners are Dmitro Kucher of Ukraine and Russian Alexei Papin.

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Salido is arrested after a drunken brawl in a bar
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 1, 2018, 1:42 p.m.

According to Mexican media, former world champion Orlando Salido was arrested on December 31 in Sonora, Mexico, for taking part in a fight in one of the local bars. According to eyewitnesses, the fight broke out when Salido applied force against one of the girls in the bar. During ...

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Drozd officially retired
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 1, 2018, 4:47 a.m.

Former world cruiserweight champion Russian Grigory Drozd officially announced information that looked quite obvious earlier: he is not going to return to the professional ring and retire.

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Garcia: Golovkin took too much damage in his last two fights
Dmitriy Kel
Dec. 31, 2017, 4:41 a.m.

Former welterweight champion Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) said that WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) had extremely difficult last fights, which can affect his further outings. In his recent battles Golovkin met in the ring with Jacobs and Alvarez.

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Mayweather: Davis is not afraid of Lomachenko
Dmitriy Kel
Dec. 31, 2017, 4:31 a.m.

Former world champion in five weight classes Floyd Mayweather stressed that the boxer of his promoter company Gervonta Davis wants a fight with Vasily Lomachenko.

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Inoue destroys Boyeaux in 3 rounds
Andrew Karlov
Dec. 30, 2017, 8:15 a.m.

Japanese "Monster" undefeated WBO super flyweight champion 24-year-old Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) got a TKO victory in the third round over the Frenchman Yoan Boyeaux (41-5, 26 KO). Boyeaux has been on the floor in the first and three times in the third round from body punches. ...

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Inoue and Boyeaux make weights
Andrew Karlov
Dec. 29, 2017, 6:14 p.m.

The undefeated WBO super flyweight champion 24-year-old Japanese Naoya Inoue (14-0, 12 KOs) nicknamed "Monster" and his opponent in the fight on December 30 in Yokohama, Japan, the Frenchman Yoan Boyeaux (41-4, 26 KO) passed official weigh-in procedure. Inoue was 115 pounds (52.16 kg), Boyeaux - 113.75 pounds ...

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The Ring names Lomachenko Fighter of the Year
Andrew Karlov
Dec. 29, 2017, 6:07 p.m.

The famous boxing magazine "The Ring" named Vasily Lomachenko the Fighter of the Year. For the first time in the 89-year history of awarding this title, this title was received by a boxer with such a small number of battles in the pros - Lomachenko had only 11 fights. ...

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