LIVERPOOL, England – Natasha Jonas defeated Ivana Habazin on Saturday to unify the WBC and IBF welterweight titles and set up a unification fight with Lauren Price next year. Jonas countered well against the resilient Habazin to take a unanimous decision on all three…
Japan’s Ryosuke Nishida made his first defence of the IBF bantamweight title when he stopped Anuchai Donsua in seven rounds at Sumiyoshi SportsCenter in Osaka, Japan. The 28 year old from Japan won it in May when dethroning Emmanuel Rodriguez, and further enhanced his reputation…
Welterweight titleholder Eimantas Stanionis is preparing for a pivotal 2025, targeting multiple title defenses and unification bouts in the division. Stanionis, 30, with a record of 15-0 (9 KOs), is known for his aggressive, high-volume style, but despite his unbeaten record, his name is…
No one saw this coming – least of all Jaime Munguia. On Saturday, in what was meant to be something of a showcase fight at the Estadio Caliente in his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, Munguia – a former junior middleweight titleholder – was stunned…
ORLANDO, Florida – Among all of boxing’s conundrums, the case of Murodjon “M.J.” Akhmadaliev and how he can get a fight with Naoya Inoue is high on the list of the most perplexing. Former unified junior featherweight titleholder Akhmadaliev, 13-1 (10 KOs), affirmed his…
ORLANDO, Florida – Among all of boxing’s conundrums, the case of Murodjon “M.J.” Akhmadaliev and how he can get a fight with Naoya Inoue is high on the list of the most perplexing. Former unified junior featherweight titleholder Akhmadaliev, 13-1 (10 KOs), affirmed his…
ONTARIO, California – Golden Boy Promotions’ 23rd and final show of the year featured a 50-50 main event matchup between Alexis Rocha and Raul Curiel, two Los Angeles-based welterweight contenders of Mexican heritage who it has promoted ever since the beginning of their careers. …
ONTARIO, California – The junior middleweight bout between Charles Conwell and Gerardo Vergara got off to a slow start Saturday, but the decorated American quickly separated himself from the unknown Argentinian southpaw using his superior skills and power to score a seventh-round stoppage win at…
Felix “Tito” Trinidad was honored Saturday with a new belt and the status of centennial champion at the WBA convention in Orlando, Florida. He is the second fighter, after Manny Pacquiao in 2021, to achieve the status with the sanctioning body. Entering the stage…