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Cherneka Johnson became a two-division world champion on Saturday night, yet the circumstances of the announcement of victory overshadowed the outcome. Lt. Dan Hennessey, the ring announcer, stated her opponent Nina Hughes had won the bout before correcting himself and announcing Johnson as the winner. …

Cherneka Johnson became a two-division world champion on Saturday night, yet the circumstances of the announcement of victory overshadowed the outcome. Lt. Dan Hennessey, the ring announcer, stated her opponent Nina Hughes had won the bout before correcting himself and announcing Johnson as the winner. …

George Warren wants Denzel Bentley to stay busy and build on the momentum he generated by stopping Danny Dignum at London’s York Hall on Saturday night.  Six months after losing his British middleweight title to an inspired Nathan Heaney, a calm, focused Bentley took…

Vasyl Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) returned to the top table of the lightweight ranks with an impressive 11th-round knockout of George Kambosos (21-3, 10 KOs) in Perth, Australia, to claim the vacant IBF world lightweight title.  Not only did Lomachenko impress in the one-sided…

Heavyweight Jett Blackwell is a regional fighter with big-city dreams but, for now, he is a full-time father, part-time gardener and happens to be living his father’s dream – which is being a professional boxer. Blackwell, 22, returns on a Westside Promotions card, on…

Australian heavyweight Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne has announced his retirement from professional boxing. Browne suffered a first-round defeat to New Zealand prospect Hemi Ahio on the undercard of Vasiliy Lomachenko-George Kambosos Jr. at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, leaving his final record at…

Lightweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson is ready to rejuvenate his career following a forgettable win against Edwin De Los Santos in November and a short-lived retirement in February. Next on the slate for Stevenson (21-0, 10 KOs) is a hometown title defense against Artem Harutyunyan…

Welsh star Lauren Price hopes that following her Olympic gold with a world title could have a Katie Taylor-like effect on her home country. Price was too good for Jessica McCaskill in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday night, as the 7-0 (1 KO) southpaw was…

Promoter Bob Arum heralded Vasiliy Lomachenko as one of the all-time greats following his 11th-round stoppage win over George Kambosos Jr. in Australia on Sunday. Lomachenko claimed the vacant IBF lightweight title to improve to 18-3 (12 KOs) and looked as good as ever,…