PAUL BUTLER NAMED FULL WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION AFTER WBO MAKE JOHN RIEL CASIMERO DECISION Paul Butler has been elevated to WBO world bantamweight champion after the sanctioning body voted unanimously to strip the title holder. Butler won the interim belt at Probellum Liverpool last month, with a masterful display against Jonas Sultan at the M&S … Continue reading PAUL BUTLER NAMED FULL WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION AFTER WBO MAKE JOHN RIEL CASIMERO DECISION →

CORDINA FACES IBF SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OGAWA IN CARDIFF 'The Welsh Wizard' meets 'Crush Right' on June 4 Joe Cordina will challenge Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF Super-Featherweight World Title at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday June 4, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Welshman Cordina (14-0, 8 KOs), a former … Continue reading CORDINA FACES IBF SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION OGAWA IN CARDIFF →

RICHARD RIAKPORHE RETURNS TO WEMBLEY ON JUNE 11 TO FACE FABIO TURCHI WITH WORLD TITLE SHOT ON THE LINE Riakporhe Takes On Fabio Turchi in World Title Eliminator Chris Kongo faces Sebastian Formella In A Crucial Welterweight Showdown  One Year On From Winning Olympic Gold, Lauren Price MBE Makes Her Professional Debut Germaine Brown puts his English … Continue reading RICHARD RIAKPORHE RETURNS TO WEMBLEY ON JUNE 11 TO FACE FABIO TURCHI WITH WORLD TITLE SHOT ON THE LINE →

The Shakur Show: Stevenson Topples Valdez in Junior Lightweight Unification Showdown A superstar was born. WBO junior lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson outboxed and outfoxed WBC champion Oscar Valdez via unanimous decision (118-109 2x and 117-110) Saturday evening in from of 10,102 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. With the win, Stevenson earned the … Continue reading Stevenson Topples Valdez in Junior Lightweight Unification Showdown →

Skye Nicolson Press Conference Quotes Skye Nicolson I heard yesterday that this is my third fight in 57 or 59 days, so I am very active and want to show what I’ve got. Katie and Amanda have been trailblazers for women’s boxing. They have paved the way for my generation, and I hope I can … Continue reading Taylor/Serrano: Skye Nicolson Press Conference Quotes →

THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION WHO SHUNNED CELEBRATIONS TO COACH YOUNG AMATEUR BOXERSPaul Butler had been a two-time world bantamweight champion for less than two days before he returned to his other role in boxing – as an amateur coach with his boyhood club. Butler defeated Jonas Sultan at Probellum Liverpool last Friday night with a career-best performance … Continue reading THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION WHO SHUNNED CELEBRATIONS TO COACH YOUNG AMATEUR BOXERS →

TAYLOR AND SERRANO LIGHT UP NEW YORK Fight week kicks off with pound-for-pound starts illuminating the Empire State Building Fight week for the historic clash between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano began in style as the pound-for-pound greats visited the Empire State Building – which will be lit in their honor on Saturday night as they clash at Madison Square … Continue reading TAYLOR AND SERRANO LIGHT UP NEW YORK →

SMITH: I STILL HAVE THE FIRE IN ME ‘Beefy’ aims to send Vargas into politics with defeat in New YorkLiam Smith is aiming to prove he can become a two-time World champion and send Jessie Vargas into a new career in politics with a career-ending defeat when they clash at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday … Continue reading SMITH: I STILL HAVE THE FIRE IN ME →

PAUL BUTLER WINS WBO INTERIM WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE ON ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ NIGHT Paul Butler has described the “unbelievable” feeling of becoming a two-time bantamweight champion of the world. Butler out-pointed late replacement Jonas Sultan at Probellum Liverpool tonight to claim the WBO interim world title in front of his passionate fans. The expectation is that the WBO … Continue reading PAUL BUTLER WINS WBO INTERIM WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE ON ‘UNBELIEVABLE’ NIGHT →