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Eddie Hearn and Matchroom have announced details of their upcoming UK schedule following the British Boxing Board of Control’s confirmation earlier this week that Boxing tournaments under its jurisdiction will resume in the middle of February. All of the action will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories, with Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte 2 shown live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on DAZN in all other markets excluding the UK and Ireland.

February 13
Josh Warrington (30-0, 7 KOs) vs. Mauricio Lara (21-2, 14 KOs)
Zelfa Barrett (24-1, 15 KOs) vs. Kiko Martinez (41-9-2, 29 KOs)

February 20
David Avanesyan (26-3-1, 14 KOs) vs. Josh Kelly (10-0-1, 6 KOs)

March 6
Alexander Povetkin’s (36-2-1, 25 KOs) vs. Dillian Whyte (27-2, 18 KOs)
Fabio Wardley (10-0, 9 KOs) vs. Eric Molina (27-6, 19 KOs)

March 20
Lawrence Okolie (15-0, 12 KOs) vs. Krzysztof Glowacki (31-2, 19 KOs)

April 10
Conor Benn (17-0, 11 KOs) vs. Samuel Vargas (31-6-2, 14 KOs)

Continue reading “Matchroom announces upcoming schedule”

It’s a new year and the world’s greatest boxing promoter, Don King, is ready to present two world title fights at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL on Friday, Jan. 29.

While the boxing card will not be open to a live audience, King will present two world title fights–one for the WBA heavyweight championship and the other for the WBA cruiserweight championship plus three other classic fights of the past on Don King TV live-streamed worldwide for $19.95 (www.donking.com). Continue reading “Charr-Bryan Official DKP Announcement”

All Star Boxing, Inc President & CEO Felix “Tuto” Zabala announced Friday morning the signing of former world title challenger Axel “El Mini” Aragon Vega (14-3-1, 8 KOs) to a multi-year exclusive deal. Axel, 20, is coming fresh off his win in the Telemundo summer series, where he captured the WBA Fedecentro title in 10 round unanimous over Saul “Baby” Juarez. After his win, Axel cracked the WBC rankings, positioning himself #8 in the strawweight category and a step closer to a world title opportunity. Continue reading “All Star Boxing inks Axel “El Mini” Aragon Vega”

By Gabriel F. Cordero

IBF top-ranked Shavkat Rakhimov (15-0, 12 KOs) tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t be fighting for the world title against IBF lightweight champion Joseph Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs) on February 13 in Los Angeles. Diaz may get another opponent.
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WBC/IBF light heavyweight world champion Arthur Beterbiev (15-0, 15KOs) is fully recovered from a positive coronavirus test and his twice-postponed fight against Adam Deines (19-1-1, 10KOs) is rescheduled for March 20, probably in Russia.

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

IBF #1 lightweight George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr (19-0, 10 KOs) told Fightnews.com® that he’s confident he’ll upset IBF, WBC, WBA, WBO lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) when they clash in Australia during May.

“If you don’t want to fight me – vacate the belt,” stated Kambosos. “He said he put an offer out. Bob Arum said that he’s a liar. He has no authority to send out contracts. Myself and Devin Haney have received nothing. We are hoping it will be all done in a couple of weeks and we’ll have a date for Kambosos vs. Lopez. We should have it done by February 6 which is the deadline the IBF ordered. Continue reading “Kambosos: I will beat Lopez”

Last year German promoter Erol Ceylan’s EC Box Promotion celebrated its 10th anniversary. Unfortunately, with a stable of 25 professional boxers, the company hasn’t been able to secure a permanent TV partner to justify the expense of carrying such a large roster. Therefore, Ceylan has announced he’ll significantly slim down his stable and to release the majority of athletes effective immediately. Continue reading “EC Box Promotion to reduce stable”

By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing

The management of Australia’s biggest drawcard WBO #2, IBF #4,WBC #10, WBA #8 light middleweight Tim Tszyu (17-0, 13 KOs) and WBC #8 middleweight Dennis Hogan (28-3-1, 7 KOs) are in negotiations for a contest in early 2021.

”I know I beat Tim and he believes he beats me so let’s prove who is the best super welterweight in Australia, if not then no problem,” Hogan stated.

Glenn Jennings, manager of Tim Tszyu, says the Tszyu camp is onboard with the idea. “The winner moves into a world title shot,” Jennings said. “Nothing has been signed yet, but it’s very close to being made official. Continue reading “Tszyu-Hogan in the works”

Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance (synthetic testosterone). No announcement from Golden Boy or Main Events yet, but Kovalev’s January 30 fight against Bektemir “Bek Bully” Melikuziev on DAZN is probably off.

Melikuziev tweeted, “I don’t like talking, but I said it last night – it makes no difference to me, just put him in the ring, let us fight regardless.”

January 30 originally had four promising boxing telecasts scheduled.

Artur Beterbiev vs. Adam Deines on ESPN (postponed due to Beterbiev getting COVID-19), David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly on DAZN (postponed due to UK lockdown), Sergey Kovalev vs. Bektemir Melikuziev on DAZN (likely canceled due to Kovalev’s failed drug test).

Thus far, the Caleb vs. Caleb showdown (Caleb Plant vs. Caleb Truax) on FOX is still on. Keep your fingers crossed.