Boxing News
Jezreel Corrales vs. Takashi Uchiyama - Results
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 23:57
By Jim Dower: WBA Super World super featherweight champion Jezreel Corrales (21-1-1, 8 KOs) defeated 37-year-old former WBA champion Takashi Uchiyama (24-2, 20 KOs) by a 12 round split decision on Saturday night to retai...
Canelo Alvarez vs. Chavez Jr. expected to be confirmed next week
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 22:19
By Dan Ambrose: The Saul Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight is expected to be decided next week after the New Years. The offer of $6M has already been made to the 30-year-old Chavez Jr. and it's now just a w...
Hughie Fury in negotiations with Joseph Parker
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 20:21
By Scott Gilfoid: Hughie Fury says he's in negotiations with WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker for a fight that will be taking place on April 8. Parker has two other candidates for his next fight in David Price and ...
MMA showed it has a lot to learn from boxing, with Ronda Rousey come-back fight
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 10:41
By Matthias Predonzan: When I first heard about Ronda Rousey, it was when she was calling out Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a fight. I genuinely believed she was a male fighter. Then I discovered she is an MMA female star and...
Kosei Tanaka vs. Moises Fuentes - Results
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 10:26
By Jim Dower: Undefeated #2 WBO Kosei Tanaka (8-0, 5 KOs) totally dominated and stopped #1 WBO Moises Fuentes (24-3-1, 13 KOs) in beating him by a 5th round knockout to claim the vacant World Boxing Organization light fl...
Khan picks Haye to beat Bellew
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 08:41
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan isn't giving cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew (28-2-1, 18 KOs) too good of a chance of beating David Haye (28-2, 26 KOs) in their fight at heavyweight on March 4 at the O2 Arena in London, E...
Broner: McGregor would get KO'd in 1st round in boxing world
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 08:30
By Eric Baldwin: Former four division world champion Adrien "The Problem" Broner (32-2, 24 KOs) gives UFC fighter Conor McGregor no chance in the boxing world. Broner thinks McGregor would be knocked out in the 1st round...
Naoya Inoue vs. Kohei Kono - Results
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 04:10
By Jim Dower: WBO super flyweight champion Naoya Inoue (12-0, 10 KOs) retained his title and unbeaten record with a 6th round TKO win over former WBA champion Kohei Kono (32-10-1, 13 KOs) on Friday night at the Ariake Co...
Ivan Baranchyk and Ivan Golub included among ESPN's "Top 20 prospects of 2016"
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 02:59
Following a successful 2016, stablemates Ivan “The Beast” Baranchyk and Ivan “The Volk” Golub were included on Dan Rafael’s ESPN list of “Top 20 Prospects of the Year”. Both Ivans finished the year winning ...
Ryota Murata vs. Bruno Sandoval - Results
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 02:03
By Jim Dower: Undefeated #3 WBO middleweight contender Ryota Murata (12-0, 9 KOs) made short work of an over-matched Bruno Sandoval (19-2-1, 15 KOs), stopping him in round 3 on Friday night at the Ariake Colosseum, in To...
A year of contrast for George Groves
Boxing News 24 - 31 Dec 2016 00:23
By Gav Duthie: An incredible year for George Groves 25-3 (18) has ended bittersweet. On the one hand 4 victories in 2016 has secured him a WBA Super title shot against Fedor Chudinov but George’s last opponent Eduard G...