This Saturday, October 17, The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada, will host a showdown between two fighters with contrasting approaches to the sweet science. American Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa and seasoned Japanese boxer Tomoki “El Mexicanito” Kameda will square off for the World Boxing Association (WBA) World Featherweight Championship. For Figueroa, this fight represents an…
Matchroom Boxing returns to Australiafor a Trans-Tasman tear-up as undefeated Teremoana Teremoana takes on dangerous Hemi Ahioon Wednesday, November 18 at Pullman Melbourne Albert Park – live on Fox Sports and DAZN’sKayo Sports in Australia. Towering Aussie hero Teremoana has won all 12 of his professional fights to date by way of knockout and has…
Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley in a rematch after their dramatic first fight, with Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jnr among the undercard bouts.
Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against unbeaten Ermal Hadribeaj, while Brandon Figueroa meets Tomoki Kameda in a WBA featherweight title fight.
Former WBA middleweight world champion Jorge “Locomotora” Castro has died aged 59. The Argentine was reported to have suffered a medical emergency at a bingo hall in Morón, Buenos Aires Province, in the early hours of Wednesday, 14 October. The cause of death has not been officially confirmed, and local reports said the circumstances were…
WBO Flyweight king makes sixth defense of strap as co-main event to Pacheco-Fulghum live on TNT and DAZNAnthony Olascuaga has signed a multi-fight co-promotional deal with Matchroom and Teiken Promotions, and will defend his WBO World Flyweight title against Yuberjen Martinez on November 14 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, CA, the latest headline…
ON SATURDAY NIGHT, at London’s famous o2 Arena, we are set to witness a classic heavyweight edition of Repeat or Revenge. Such a tag doesn’t really do the prospect of seeing Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley going at it hammer and tongs again justice. Back in May we saw, in the opinion of many, one…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) has granted a special permit to WBA Super Flyweight World Champion David Jiménez of Costa Rica to make a voluntary title defense against Japan’s Seigo Yuri Akui on November 29 in Tokyo, Japan. The request was submitted on September 22 by Teiken Promotions on behalf of Jiménez. The WBA notified…
In a highly competitive, closely contested matchup that lived up to expectations, southpaw Khariton Agrba captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super lightweight world title with a split-decision victory over seasoned contender Zaur Abdullaev. The ringside scorecards reflected the razor-thin nature of the 12-round battle and the contrasting views of the judges. Two officials…
A storm swept through the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as Mexican contender Sergio “Yoreme” Mendoza delivered a statement-making performance to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight world title, stopping hard-nosed Californian Ricardo “El Niño” Sandoval by fifth-round technical knockout. Rather than feeling out his opponent from the outside, Mendoza came out aggressively from…
The Wintrust Arena in Chicago witnessed one of those nights when boxing delivers its most exciting, unpredictable and dramatic moments. In an action-packed roller coaster that crowned a new champion at 135 pounds, American Floyd “Kid Austin” Schofield captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight world title with a unanimous decision victory over dangerous Canadian…
Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gómez has died aged 69. The three-weight world champion made a record 17 consecutive super-bantamweight title defences, all by knockout.