WBC chief Mauricio Suleiman vehemently dismisses suggestions that his motivation for creating the new intermediate weight class was to make more money from sanctioning title fights.
A contract is currently under negotiation for a fight of Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) and Callum Smith (27-0, 19 KOs). ESPN Deportes reported that the boxers have already reached an agreement. Smith's promoter Eddie Hearn corrected that a deal is close to being finalized and that he ...
Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs) does not believe that the real reason for the refusal of Alexander Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs) from the rematch planned for November 21 was the coronavirus infection.
On December 12 in Las Vegas, the former featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson (14-0, 8 KOs) will hold his next fight. The American's rival will be Toka Kahn Clary (28-2, 19 KOs).
According to The Athletic's Mike Coppinger, Caleb Plant (20-0, 12 KOs) will not fight Saul Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) on December 19. The parties came to the decision that the time left until the scheduled date is not enough for a full-fledged promotion, and the event will probably ...
Matchroom Boxing is hosting the Matchroom Boxing night in London this coming Saturday, featuring three women's championship fights. The main event of the evening will be the fight of Katie Taylor (16-0, 6 KOs) and Miriam Gouttieres (13-0, 5 KOs).
Alexander Povetkin (36-2-1, 25 KOs) was discharged from the hospital, where he was treated after being infected with coronavirus. This was announced by the head of the promotion organization World of Boxing Andrei Ryabinsky.
Alexander Flores (18-2-1, 16 KOs) is having problems after a very short Saturday performances against Luis Ortiz (32-2, 27 KOs). The fight, which became the main event of the evening from the Premier Boxing Champions in Los Angeles, lasted only 40 seconds.
The fight of Ryan Garcia (20-0, 17 KOs) and Luke Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs), scheduled for December 5, will not take place. The Briton was diagnosed with a coronavirus, and, according to Campbell's promoter Eddie Hearn, a new date for the fight is not far off, and its ...
Michael Hunter (18-1-1, 12 KOs) is ready to take on the challenge of Filip Hrgovic (12-0 10 KOs) and enter the ring with the strong Croatian heavyweight.