Monthly Archives: June 2024

Luis Alberto Lopez is to defend his IBF featherweight title against Angelo Leo at Tingley Coliseum in Leo’s hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 10. Having also travelled to Leeds and Belfast to dethrone Josh Warrington and then to defend his title against Michael…

LAS VEGAS – While most of the boxing world’s eyes were fixated on the Gervonta Davis-Frank Martin showdown that took place on Saturday night on the Las Vegas Strip, there was also a super-lightweight title fight in Manati, Puerto Rico. Subriel Matias entered the…

Swedish southpaw Anthony Yigit, 29-4-1 (10 KOs), has announced his retirement at the age of 32. The fringe lightweight and junior-welterweight contender had won two fights since losing a 12-round decision to Denys Berinchyk, the same boxer who defeated him in the 2012 Olympics, in…

The sanctioning bodies rate Anthony Joshua ahead of Tyson Fury following the “Gypsy King’s” split-decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk on May 18. The WBC’s June heavyweight rankings have Joshua as the number one contender, with their former champion Fury second. Agit Kabayel, meanwhile, only retains…