Year: 2022

Eddie Hearn is under the impression that Canelo Alvarez’s recent operation will not necessarily prevent him from keeping his usual fight schedule. Alvarez, the undisputed 168-pound champion from Mexico, recently revealed that he underwent surgery for his left wrist. Alvarez, 32, sustained damage to it during his trilogy with Gennadiy Golovkin in September, which Alvarez won decisively on points. Alvarez ...

Mario Barrios appeared dumbfounded when he was initially informed that Gervonta Davis was interested in facing him. Though he respected his all-around skills, Davis had yet to compete at 140-pounds. Still, regardless of his ambitions, Barrios openly accepted the Baltimore native’s challenge. The two would officially throw down on June 26th, 2021, at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

Former AIBA President CK Wu has been unanimously declared persona non grata in IBA for his alleged activity in the past that led to the current IBA suspension. According to the IBA Board of Directors’ decision, CK Wu will not be invited to any IBA and Continental events, as well as to any IBA-owned and IBA-sanctioned competitions. Independent investigation showed ...

The worst fears of those that thought Aidos Yerbossynuly took entirely too much punishment Saturday night during his 12th-round knockout loss to David Morrell Jr. have been confirmed. According to a report published by BoxeoPlus.com, which cited an unnamed source, Yerbossynuly was in critical condition Sunday and placed in a medically induced coma. Kazakhstan’s Yerbossynuly, 30, was taken to Hennepin ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Ronnie Shields couldn’t believe Aidos Yerbossynuly left his corner round after brutal round Saturday night. David Morrell Jr.’s trainer thinks their one-sided fight should’ve been stopped long before Morrell dropped the courageous Kazakh contender twice during the 12th round. The precise, powerful Morrell brutally knocked out Yerbossynuly with a right uppercut that dropped him flat on his back ...

Universum had a full house (12,000 spectators) at the Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen last night (Nov 5) but unfortunately most came to watch two fights between famous influencers and Youtubers. In real boxing, heavyweights Zhan Khossobutskiy (19-0) and Mourad Aliev (6-0) both won easily against overmatched opponents. Khossobutskiy stopped Hussein Muhamed (17-1) in the third and retained the WBC ...

Abu Dhabi - For the vacant IBF super featherweight title, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (17-0-1, 14 KOs) came from behind to score a stoppage win over Zelfa Barrett in the ninth round. Rakhimov now has to face former champion Joe Cordina, who was forced to vacate due to injury. Barret was boxing well in the first two rounds. In the third, Barrett ...

Abu Dhabi - WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol (21-0, 11 KOs) retained his championship with a dominant twelve round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Gilberto Ramirez (44-1, 30 KOs) in a mandatory fight. The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 117-111. Bivol is now in the lead for 'Fighter of The Year' honors after securing two big victories in 2022. ...

The Armory in Minneapolis - Brian Mendoza (21-2, 15 KOs) seized his opportunity and delivered a stunning fifth-round KO over former unified world champion Jeison Rosario (23-4-1, 17 KOs) in a performance that Mendoza described as career-altering. The 27-year-old Rosario announced his retirement following the fight.  Thirty-five seconds into the fifth stanza, Mendoza landed a vicious right uppercut that sent ...

Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs) believes firmly that he's the biggest option for Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul (6-0. 4 KOs). Fury is ready to face Paul or his Youtuber rival, KSI. The younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is scheduled to return on November 13 in Abu Dhabi, against Paul Bamba. Their bout ...