The first black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson was posthumously awarded a pardon from US President Donald Trump for violating Mann's Act in 1913. In April, Trump announced that he was considering the possibility of pardoning Johnson, about which he was told by the actor Sylvester Stallone.
The promotional bids, which took place on Thursday at the headquarters of the IBF in Springfield, New Jersey, for Kubrat Pulev vs Dillian Whyte fight ended quite unexpectedly. The largest bid, which was $1,500,111, was offered by the promotional organization Epic Sports & Entertainment from New York. Matchroom Boxing (representatives ...
WBA bantamweight champion Jamie McDonnell (29-2-1, 13 KOs) and challenger for his title, former world champion in two weight categories Japanese Naoya Inoue (15-0, 13 KOs) on the eve of their fight in Tokyo at the arena of "Ota-City General" passed the official weighing procedure. The weight of McDonnell was ...
The leadership of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) held a meeting in its headquarters in Springfield, New Jersey, regarding the situation with the mandatory defense of world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin against Sergiy Derevyanchenko. The IBF is to decide whether Golovkin is obligated to meet Derevyanchenko or will be stripped ...
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury told about his plans after completing his professional career.
Vadim Kornilov the manager of former heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin told how the negotiations with Eddie Hearn the promoter of the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO champion Anthony Joshua are proceeding. According to Kornilov, the parties plan to organize a fight in September.
Egis Klimas, the manager of WBA lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko, told to Boxingtalk.com about the purposes of his ward and potential contenders.
In the main event of the evening in Toronto, Canada, at the arena of the Air Canada, the confrontation between WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs) and former two-time world champion Badou Jack (22-1-3, 13 KOs) was declared as a draw. Two judges saw it 114-114, and ...
In the main event of the evening in Oxon Hill, Maryland, at the MGM National Harbor arena, WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. (29-1, 17 KOs) successfully defended his title by winning a unanimous decision over the previously undefeated official challenger Joseph Diaz (26-1, 14 KOs). The scores were 115-113 ...
In the main event of the evening in Leeds, Great Britain, at the Elland Road football stadium Josh Warrington (27-0, 6 KOs) with incredible support from his fans got a split decision over Lee Selby (26-2, 9 KOs) and took his IBF featherweight title. The scores were: 115-113 for Selby ...
