Wembley Arena, Wembley - Light heavyweight contender Anthony Yarde (24-3, 23 KOs) returned to the ring on Saturday night and blew away late replacement Jorge Silva in two rounds. It was Yarde's first bout since suffering a knockout loss in his world title fight against unified world champion Artur Beterbiev in January. Against Silva, Yarde was in full control from ...
Luis Alberto Lopez isn’t the middling featherweight contender he once was. With the IBF strap draped over his shoulders, the 30-year-old is in a groove. As of late, it’s been nothing but big-name opponents for the current champion. So far, two title defenses down, and an infinite amount to go. After taking out Michael Conlan via fifth-round stoppage, Lopez (29-2, ...
Ronnie Shields was Jermell Charlo’s trainer when Shields led Erislandy Lara into his 12-round, 155-pound non-title fight against Canelo Alvarez. Nine years after Lara’s controversial split-decision loss to the Mexican icon, Shields hopes Charlo can concentrate on implementing his game plan and not worry about how the judges are scoring their 12-round, 168-pound title fight. Shields is no longer Charlo’s ...
Frank Warren hopes his crestfallen heavyweight charge, Joe Joyce, will give retirement a hard look. Joyce, the longtime heavyweight contender from England, suffered a brutal knockout loss to China’s Zhilei Zhang in the third round of their 12-round rematch Saturday night at OVO Arena Wembley in London. In their first encounter in April, Zhang scored a technical stoppage in the ...
Wembley Arena, London - In a heavyweight rematch, Zhilei Zhang (26-1-1, 21 KOs) proved the first fight was no fluke with a brutal knockout of Joe Joyce (15-2, 14 KOs) in the third round. Back in April, Zhang stunned the division when he stopped Joyce in six rounds - after Joyce's right eye was swollen shut and the ringside doctor ...
Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando - In a crossroads junior welterweight bout, Richardson Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) easily outboxed Jose Zepeda (37-4, 28 KOs) over twelve rounds for a unanimous decision win. (photos by Ed Mulholland) The scores were 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109. The first three rounds saw Hitchins being too fast and elusive for Zepeda, who was unable to get ...
The lightweight main event at UFC Vegas 79 was expected to propel the winner closer to championship contention at 155 pounds, but questions still remain after Mateusz Gamrot emerged victorious from his bout with Rafael Fiziev. Gamrot and Fiziev faced off in the headline bout at the UFC Apex, but the eagerly-anticipated matchup between the former two-division KSW champion and ...
Conor Benn bagged ten vital rounds in his return to the ring against tough Rodolfo Orozco in Orlando, Florida. Benn (22-0 14 KOs) showed little signs of ring rust as he tangled in the ring for the first time since April 2022, and landed heavy artillery on Orozco early, buckling the legs of the Mexican in the third round. Orozco ...
Hard-hitting contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin will look to catapult himself right back to the top of the stacked 154-pound division with an emphatic victory over unbeaten rising sensation Jesus “Mono” Ramos in the Canelo vs. Charlo SHOWTIME PPV co-main event on Saturday, September 30 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Canelo Promotions will present the Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view. “Ramos ...
ORLANDO – Richardson Hitchins maintained his perfect pro record versus his most experienced foe to date. The 2016 Olympian for Haiti and current rising junior welterweight contender boxed his way to a comfortable, if dull, unanimous decision over former three-time title challenger Jose ‘Chon’ Zepeda. Scores were 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109 for Hitchins in their DAZN-aired main event Saturday from ...