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Terence Crawford vacates IBF 140 pound title
30/08/2017 18:50
Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) has vacated the IBF light welterweight title.
Crawford, 29, won both the WBA and IBF titles earlier this month with a third round knockout over Julius Indongo, having already captured the WBC and WBO belts.
After the fight, the IBF ordered a fight between the...
Mayweather stops McGregor in 10th round TKO win
27/08/2017 07:43
Former five-weight world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (50-0, 27 KOs) defeated UFC fighter Conor McGregor (0-1) on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
A boxing match between an all-time great and an opponent making his professional debut ended as expected.
The unbeaten...
Cotto outpoints Kamegai to win vacant WBO light middleweight title
27/08/2017 07:37
Four-weight world champion Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) outpointed Japan's Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-4-2, 24 KOs) to win the WBO light middleweight title on Saturday night at the StubHub Center, Carson, California, USA.
Cotto, 36, won his sixth world titlle by a 12-round unanimous decision with scores...
Luis Nery failed drug test for Shinsuke Yamanaka fight
23/08/2017 21:12
Mexico's Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) failed his pre-fight drug test ahead of his world title win over long-reigning WBC bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 18 KOs) earlier this month at the Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Nery, 22, tested positive for the banned performance-enhancing...
Crawford halts Indongo in three to unify 140 pound world titles
20/08/2017 07:36
Terence Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) won all four major world titles at light welterweight when he defeated previously unbeaten Julius Indongo (22-1, 11 KOs) by third round knockout on Saturday night at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
Crawford, 29, added the WBA and IBF belts to his...
Nery dethrones long-reigning champion Yamanaka
15/08/2017 13:49
Unbeaten Mexican Luis Nery (24-0, 18 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten Shinsuke Yamanaka (27-1-2, 19 KOs) to win the WBC bantamweight title on Tuesday at Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
Nery, 22, who was fighting outside of his home country for the first time as a professional, stopped Yamanaka,...
Two world title bouts to take place on Mayweather-McGregor undercard
10/08/2017 18:47
Mayweather Promotions have announced two world title fights will take place on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight on Saturday August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Gervonta "Tank" Davis (18-0, 17 KOs), who at 22 is the youngest American world champion in...
Timothy Bradley announces retirement from boxing
06/08/2017 10:00
Former two-weight world champion Timothy Bradley has announced his retirement from boxing.
Bradley held the WBC and WBO light welterweight titles before moving up to welterweight and claiming the WBO belt on two occasions.
The 33-year-old made the announcement while commentating on Vasyl...
Lomachenko dismantles Marriaga in seven
06/08/2017 07:36
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (9-1, 7 KOs) defeated Miguel Marriaga (25-3, 21 KOs) by seventh round stoppage on Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Two-weight world champion Lomachenko knocked the Colombian down twice before Marriaga's corner stopped the...
Juan Manuel Marquez retires from boxing
05/08/2017 08:44
Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez announced his retirement from boxing on Friday.
"Today is a special and sad day for me because I'm announcing my retirement," Márquez told ESPN Deportes TV show Golpe a Golpe.
"The injuries pushed me to make this decision. It hurts, but I believe the right moment...
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