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…
Former WBC welterweight titleholder Shawn Porter thinks David Benavidez-David Morrell is an even fight. Benavidez, of Arizona, and Cuba’s Morrell will lock horns on February 1 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a 175-pound contest – with the winner expected to meet…
LIVERPOOL - Natasha Jonas defeated Ivana Habazin 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 judges' scorecards. The…
The two best heavyweights in the world are Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. The best heavyweight in the world is Usyk — for at least another week, until Usyk either reasserts his status in their December 21 rematch in Riyadh or Fury regains the throne…
The two best heavyweights in the world are Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. The best heavyweight in the world is Usyk — for at least another week, until Usyk either reasserts his status in their December 21 rematch in Riyadh or Fury regains the throne…
LOS ANGELES – Perhaps John “Scrappy” Ramirez was moved along too quickly and more seasoning was needed for the junior bantamweight contender. In April, Ramirez, who picked up boxing just eight years ago at 20, fought for the WBA interim junior bantamweight title and…
It didn’t take long for Murodjon Akhmadaliev to demonstrate his superiority over Ricardo Espinoza tonight in Monte Carlo, with several heavy left hands in round three doing the job and ultimately ending their super bantamweight fight. Akhmadaliev, a southpaw, was in control from the…
ORLANDO, Florida – Heavyweights Luis Ortiz and Jarrell Miller made fleeting appearances at the WBA convention in Orlando to put forth their cases for higher rankings with the sanctioning body. Cuba’s Ortiz, 34-3 (29 KOs) and currently ranked 12th by the WBA, will fight…
Action was certainly expected in tonight's European cruiserweight fight between Britain’s Cheavon Clarke and France’s Leonardo Mosquea, but few would have expected the pair to go the full 12 rounds. This seemed even less likely to happen when in round one Clarke, the pre-fight favourite,…