Shumenov outboxes Flores in PBC main event for cruiserweight title
In an odd main event, Beibut Shumenov (16-2 10KOs) defeated B.J. Flores (31-2-1) to win the vacant WBA cruiserweight title by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 116-112. The fight was confusing from the start as Shumenov who is typically a plodding pressure fighter began
Kovalev stops Mohameddi in Three, Pascal survives with iffy decision
IBF, WBO and WBA light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1 25KOs) knocked out Nadjib Mohameddi (37-4 23KOs) in the third round in the Main Event of HBO Boxing telecast from Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Kovalev outclassed the relatively obscure to American airwaves, Mohameddi, who was out
Golovkin-Lemieux October 17th on PPV
WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) and IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) will meet in a unification showdown between explosive punchers on October 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The bout will be broadcast on pay-per-view with the HBO production team serving as