Tim Tszyu got rid of Carlos Ocampo even faster than Errol Spence Jr. stopped him five years ago. Tszyu dropped the Mexican contender twice and beat him by first-round knockout in their 12-round, 154-pound title fight Sunday afternoon at Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Australia. Tszyu defended the WBO interim junior middleweight title he won when he ...
Regis Prograis returned home to a hero’s welcome. He left with his title barely—but still—intact. The two-time and reigning WBC junior welterweight titlist turned away a crafty challenge from late replacement opponent Danielito Zorrilla in his first title defense. Judge Craig Metcalfe (114-113) ruled for the visiting Puerto Rican, overruled by judges Robert Tapper (118-109) and Josef Mason (117-110) as ...
Alejandra Guzman fulfilled her vow to serve as the roadblock in Ramla Ali’s title quest. The former title challenger from Ciudad Obregon, Mexico earned a massive upset win with an eight-round knockout of the iconic Ali. Guzman scored two knockdowns, the latter producing a full ten count at 0:42 of round eight in their DAZN-aired junior featherweight bout Saturday from ...
Slovakian contender Pavol Langer played the role of spoiler as he defeated local hero Alexander Poppeck to capture the interim light heavyweight championship at Oktagon 44 in Oberhausen, Germany. Langer, who entered the bout as a 2-to-1 underdog with the oddsmakers, went toe to toe with Poppeck over the full five-round duration to edge the verdict on two of the ...
Badou Jack has removed himself from Canelo Alvarez’s list of potential opponents for the Mexican icon’s next fight. The WBC cruiserweight champion announced Saturday on Twitter that he is unwilling to meet Alvarez’s demand of fighting at a contracted maximum of 180 pounds, 20 pounds below the cruiserweight limit of 200. Jack also stated that Alvarez wanted a rehydration clause ...
Ryan Garcia is prepared to go the distance with his estranged promoter. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com’s Keith Idec, Golden Boy Promotions has filed a two-count lawsuit accusing Garcia, adviser Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ Garcia and unnamed parties, in the U.S, District Court of Nevada. Golden Boy accused Garcia, et al. of intentional interference with contractual relations and seeks relief pursuant to ...
Welterweight prospect Quinton Randall is not shying away from facing the best available competition. Randall will again face another prospect, this time Terry Chatwood tonight at the GSH Event Center in his hometown of Houston, Texas. The eight-round bout will stream live on clearlifemedia.com ($24.99, 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT). The 32-year-old Randall (11-0-1, 2 knockouts) last fought on ...
Patience has been asked of Jaron Ennis. And while he’s been reluctant, he’s closed his mouth, gnashed his teeth, and shown restraint. His frustrations might be at an all-time high, but the 25-year-old has spent his time building his name on the carcasses of numerous welterweight contenders. But regardless of the Philadelphia native scoring countless highlight-reel-worthy knockouts and despite having ...
Ellie Scotney barely slept a wink after arriving on the title stage. The unbeaten 25-year old hit paydirt with a dominant ten-round points win over IBF junior featherweight titlist Cherneka Johnson last Saturday at OVO Arena Wembley in London. Catford’s Scotney won her first major title in just her seventh pro fight with the feat, though hardly prepared to rest ...
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has been racking up the accolades over recent years, and he picked up another at CFFC 120 on Friday night in Atlantic City as he was named as the first inductee into the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Hall of Fame. In his three-year stint with the promotion, Sterling went 5-0 under the CFFC banner, and ...