WBC super-featherweight champion Oscar Valdez will reportedly be allowed to proceed with his title defence against Robson Conceição in Tucson, Arizona, on September 10 – despite testing positive for the banned substance phentermine in both his A and B sample during pre-fight VADA drug testing. After the Mexican tested positive for phentermine in his A sample on […]
Mexican Independence Day weekend may not feature Canelo Alvarez this year but it will host a significant world title unification when WBO 122lbs champion Stephen Fulton meets WBC belt holder and fellow unbeaten Brandon Figueroa at the Park Theater in the Park MGM in Las Vegas on September 18. Both men are coming off career-best wins […]
Middleweight contender Chris Eubank says IBF champion Gennadiy Golovkin’s team have been in contact regarding a clash in 2022. Eubank almost signed to fight Golovkin in September 2016 but withdrew at the contract stage, with Kell Brook taking his place and losing in five rounds at the O2 Arena. Ever since, the Brighton box-fighter has […]
The purse bid hearing for the enticing welterweight confrontation between WBO king Terence Crawford and two-time world champion Shawn Porter has been pushed back to September 14 after both parties requested an extension. Crawford-Porter was due to head to purse bids at the WBO’s headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday, but that deadline […]
Adrian Granados believes Conor Benn should underestimate him at his own peril. Just over a month since their originally scheduled bout was postponed after Benn tested positive for Covid-19, the gritty Mexican-American is aching to take out his frustrations on the Essex contender in their 12-round welterweight clash at the Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds this […]
WBC Interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte will return against an opponent to be announced at the O2 Arena on October 30. The Brixton banger will be seeking to press his heavyweight championship claims with his first fight in the UK since his shock fifth-round KO to Alexander Povetkin 13 months ago, behind closed doors at […]
WBO super-flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka was given a testing time before retaining his crown on the scorecards against a dogged Francisco Rodriguez at the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Wednesday. Scores were 116-112 (all three cards), but Ioka had to dig deeper than expected. His more educated work was enough to impress the judges in […]
As part of its new deal with Sky Sports, BOXXER has announced long-term promotional agreements with WBO middleweight champion Savannah Marshall, heavyweight contender Hughie Fury, unbeaten cruiserweight duo Richard Riakporhe and Mikael Lawal, Olympic star Caroline Dubois, super-middleweight puncher Joe Pigford and Albanian welterweight Florian Marku. BOXXER has also agreed co-promotional deals with Chris Eubank […]
Jennifer Han feels she can confound the odds and topple undisputed lightweight queen Katie Taylor in their 135lbs title clash at the Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds on Saturday. El Paso’s Han is considered a long shot for victory, with Betfred pegging the Texan as a wide 16-1 outsider. But after giving birth to her second […]
A mooted rematch between former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker and perennial contender Dereck Chisora appears to be running out of time for a date this year. In May, Parker marked his first fight with new trainer Andy Lee by recovering from a first-round knockdown to score a split decision victory over former WBC title […]
WBC super-featherweight champion Oscar Valdez has tested positive for Phentermine, a banned substance generally used for suppressing appetite, threatening his planned defence against Robson Conceição in Tucson on September 10. The story was first broken by ESPN.com’s Mike Coppinger who revealed a trace amount of the substance had been found in Valdez’s ‘A’ sample after testing by […]
On Saturday, October 23 Jamel Herring and Shakur Stevenson will ‘Throwdown in A-Town’. That is Top Rank’s wonderful Hollywood title that provides us with a world title clash at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena between the WBO super-featherweight champion (Herring) and his challenger (Herring). The pair have been no stranger to one another lately and with […]