By Allan Fox: Oleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs) says he plans on making it entertaining for the fans tonight in his unification fight against Mairis Briedis in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia.
Alexander Usyk
WBC: Stevenson-Jack and Alvarez-Gvozdyk winners must fight
By Jeff Aranow: The World Boxing Council has sanctioned the Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Eleider Alvarez fight to face the winner of the fight between WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack. The WBC states that the Stevenson-Jack winner MUST face the Alvarez vs. Gvozdyk winner.
Gassiev-Dorticos & Usyk-Briedis WBSS semifinal dates
By Marcus Richardson: The dates are ready to be announced for the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight semifinals fights involving Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos and Oleksandr Usyk vs. Mairis Briedis.
Tickets on sale! Usyk and Huck ready for Muhammad Ali Trophy opener in Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Tickets on sale! Usyk and Huck ready for Muhammad Ali Trophy opener in Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
WBO World Champion Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) and Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) both confident before the first ever contest of the World Boxing Super Series, the cruiserweight quarter-final at the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin on September 9th.
Usyk vs. Huck in Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin – Sept 9
Usyk faces Huck in Muhammad Ali Trophy opener in Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
The first contest of the World Boxing Super Series will be the cruiserweight quarter-final between WBO World Champion Oleksandr Usyk (12-0, 10 KOs) and Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) at the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin on September 9th.
Number one seed in the 200lb (90.7 kg) bracket, Usyk, picked the experienced German fighter to be the third defence of his title at the Draft Gala in Monaco earlier this month.
World Boxing Super Series Preview
By Ciaran O’Malley: The World Boxing Super Series Quarter-Final draws were made on Saturday night at a star studded draft Gala in Monaco, bringing with it some exciting and exceptional match-ups for the first stage of the newly formed tournament. The top four seeds in each division had the pick of the four unseeded boxers in their division to decide on whom each would face.
5 years on: Olympics 2012 where are they now. Part 1/4
By Gav Duthie: This summer marks the 5 year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic games with some fantastic stories for the heroes. Of the 10 successful male gold medalists we have 4 world champions with the 7 boxers who turned pro boasting a combined record of 88-4-1 (67). Some have gained super stardom, others are already pound for pound contenders and 3 never turned professional at all. Here follows the mixed fortune of the 10 male Olympic gold medalists at the 2012 games. Following articles will discuss the successful women followed by team GB and team US.
Cotto vs. Kamegai possible for 6/24; Lomachenko-Sosa ratings – News
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) is being talked about returning to the ring on June 24 against possibly 34-year-old #10 WBA, #12 WBO, #13 WBC junior middleweight Yoshihiro Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs). Cotto hasn’t fought in a 1 ½ years since losing to Saul Canelo Alvarez by a 12 round decision in November 2015. Cotto, 36, took 2016 off from boxing. He probably would have fought if he could have gotten a fight against 43-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez, but he wasn’t able to negotiate the fight.
Oleksandr Usyk vs. Michael Hunter final punch stats
By Allan Fox: WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk won a wide 12 round unanimous decision over Michael Hunter last Saturday night in front of 2,828 boxing fans at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Usyk floored the 28-year-old Hunter in the 12h round and had him inches from being stopped. It was only due to the referee giving Hunter a break that he was able to make it to the final bell. This was Usyk’s second successful title defense since he won the WBO title last year.
Lomachenko-Sosa, Gvozdyk-Gonzalez & Usyk-Hunter tonight
By Allan Fox: WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko is fighting tonight against Jason Sosa at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Lomachenko (7-1, 5 KOs) was originally hoping to fight Sosa (20-1-4, 15 KOs) in a unification fight, but instead the fighter from Camden, New Jersey vacated his WBA title. Lomachenko will be fighting the 29-year-old Sosa with just his own WBO title on the line tonight.