Christian Araneta can now sit back and wait to see who he next gets to challenge for his first major title fight. The resurgent Filipino junior flyweight punched his way into title contention with a first-round knockout of Arvin Margramo. Araneta scored two knockdowns, the latter which produced the ending at 1:50 into the opening round of their IBF junior ...
You hate to say that any fighter is unbeatable but in the case of Artur Beterbiev, that’s what he seems to be. The Russian monster perpetually moves forward at all times, refusing to take a back step. Once he’s in range, that’s when things get spooky for the opposition. This past weekend, Callum Smith stepped up to the plate. Having ...
Dmitry Bivol would be gravely mistaken if he thinks he can whip punches on Arthur Beterbiev the way he did on Canelo Alvarez, warns a member from Beterbiev’s inner circle. Bivol, the WBA light-heavyweight titlist, and Beterbiev, the WBO, WBC, IBF champion, are expected to vie for the undisputed championship in the summer, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The bout has ...
Munguía vs. Ryder is a 12-round fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions in co-promotion with Zanfer Boxing and Matchroom Boxing. Collazo vs. Gutierrez is a 12-round fight for the WBO Minimumweight World Championship presented in association with Miguel Cotto Promotions. (photos by Ed Mulholland) Fundora vs. Cruz is a 10-round fight for the IBF Female Flyweight World Championship and is ...
The super middleweight who wants to challenge Canelo Alvarez next and the 168-pound contender who lost his last fight to Alvarez made weight Friday for their own showdown Saturday night. Jaime Munguia got on the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission’s scale at 167.8 pounds for their 12-round main event at Footprint Center in Phoenix. His opponent, British southpaw John Ryder, ...
The stunning city of Oaxaca in Mexico hosts Matchroom for the first time as a thrilling night of elite boxing awaits on Friday, February 16 – live worldwide on DAZN. Nestled within the breathtaking, hillside views, the spectacular open-air Auditorium Guelaguetza will see home favorite Adrian Curiel defend his IBF World Light-Flyweight title in what promises to be a scintillating ...
Former two-division world champion Jose “Sniper” Pedraza hosted a media workout yesterday at Felix Pagan Pintor Municipal Boxing Gym in his hometown of Cidra, Puerto Rico, ahead of his 10-round battle against Keyshawn Davis on Thursday, Feb. 8 at Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Davis-Pedraza will serve as the co-feature to the junior ...
Lightweight William “El Camaron” Zepeda (29-0, 25 KOs) of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico will face his first English fighter and former IBO World Champion Maxi “Maximus” Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) in a 12-round IBF and WBA Lightweight World Championship Eliminator. “Zepeda is a wrecking ball every time he steps into the ring — and with a title shot hanging in ...
Lewis Crocker will have to seek redemption the ring. The locally-based welterweight miserably missed weight ahead of his scheduled ten-round regional title fight versus Mexico’s Jose Felix. Crocker tipped the scales at a beefy 150 pounds, three pounds above the divisional limit. Felix checked in at a fight ready 146.6 pounds for Saturday’s DAZN main event from Ulster Hall in ...
The head of the World Boxing Council declined to say if his organization will take part in a highly anticipated light heavyweight title unification showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. Beterbiev, the WBC, WBO, IBF champion, and Bivol, the WBA titlist, are expected to meet in the ring later this summer in Saudi Arabia, increasingly the capital of high-profile ...