Rances Barthelemy edges Kiryl Relikh in close fight
In the opening bout of the Showtime card taking place in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Rances Barthelemy (26-0 13KOs) was heavily tested by virtually unknown challenger Kiryl Relikh (21-2 19KOs) in the opening fight of the three fight television main card. The fight saw Barthelemy win the bout early with a good
Gervonta Davis destroy Liam Walsh in 3 rounds
IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis (18-0 17KOs) wasted little time as he picked up his first title defense against Liam Walsh (21-1 14KOs) by way of third round technical knockout, which was the main event at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, London, United Kingdom. Davis
N’Dam defeats Murata for WBA title, plus results from Japan
Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (34-2, 21 KOs) picked up a heavily scrutinized win for the vacant WBA middleweight belt as as he picked up a split decision win over 2012 Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata (12-1, 9 KOs) on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan. The fight which was close and saw Murata drop
Ruben Villa, Trejo win in Southern California
Two Northern California boxers did well in their outing in Southern California as top featherweight Ruben Villa (6-0 4KOs) picked up another knockout win as he stopped Anthony Ruiz in the 5th round of a scheduled six round bout as part of Thompson Boxing’s “New Blood” card in Ontario, CA
De La Hoya, Ballard win on Thursday night ESPN card
Top super bantamweight prospect Diego De La Hoya (18-0, 9 KOs) scored a ten round unanimous decision over Erik Ruiz (16-7-1, 6 KOs) on Thursday night at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. De La Hoya won nearly every round with movement and superior boxing ability with the lone exception
Joseph Landeros wins 8th professional fight
Joseph Landeros (8-0 8KOs) is quietly making history as the 16 year-old professional boxer as the the young bantamweight picked up his 8th professional victory in Mexico. Landeros, who has won all of his fights by way of knockout.
Canelo Alvarez hands Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. one sided beating on PPV
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-1 34KOs) once again made his case for being one of the best fighters in boxing as he soundly defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1 32KOs) in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions pay-per-view telecast from Las Vegas, Nevada, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena.
David Lemieux tested by Marco Reyes in co-main event
David Lemieux (38-3 33KOs) was given a tough test against Mexico’s Marco Reyes (35-5 26KOs) in the co-main event of Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. from Las Vegas, Nevada at the T-Mobile Arena. Lemieux started strong winning the first three rounds even hurting Reyes bad in the third,
Lucas Matthysse stops Emanuel Taylor in five rounds
In his welterweight debut, Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (38-4 35KOs) knocked out game opponent Emanuel Taylor in the middle of the fifth round in a fight he was soundly dominating in the second televised pay-per-view fight of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. mega-fight from Las Vegas, Nevada
Joseph Diaz Jr. defeats Manuel “Tino” Avila
In the opening bout of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., undefeated featherweight Joseph Diaz Jr. (24-0 13KOs) of South El Monte, CA outpointed Manuel “Tino” Avila (22-1 8KOs) of Fairfield, CA via a ten round unanimous decision to start the Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.