Jimmy Kelly Finds A Home At ProBox, Seeks Big Fights In 2023.
World title challenger Jimmy Kelly Jr is aiming for a world title tilt at middleweight in 2023. Kelly Jr challenged Liam Smith for his world super welterweight title back in 2015, and looks to move forward after coming off a highly contested clash with Jaime Munguia. The Manchester native, who shared an amateur gym with
Middleweight Needs A New Star – Could It Be Janibek?
The middleweight division needs help. Seriously. The best guy in the division on paper is Gennadiy Golovkin, who is now 40 years old. The next best is Jermall Charlo, who has been out of the ring for a year and a half. Of the top 15 middleweights, a list I
Erislandy Lara Continues his American Dream This Weekend
Erislandy Lara returns to the ring as the co-main event on this weekend’s Showtime PPV card. The former 154lb world champion will be defending his WBA “regular” middleweight title against Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan this Saturday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Lara’s nickname is “The American Dream”, and
Middleweight Rankings
WBC Champion: Jermall Charlo/Carlos Adames WBA Champion: Erislandy Lara IBF Champion: Janibek Alimkhanuly WBO Champion: Janibek Alimkhanuly
Hebert Sousa – The Brazilian Gold Medalist With An Amazing KO Win
Hebert Sousa will become an Olympic legend if, for nothing else, his iconic KO win over the defensively-flawed Oleksandr Khyzhniak that came with him facing certain defeat before a dramatic left hook knocked out Khyzhniak, which halted the contest, and crowned Hebert Sousa, a Brazilian boxing legend. Sousa, a patient
Jason Sosa stops Rhodes, Adan Gonzales upsets 2x Gold Medalist Ramirez
Former super featherweight world champion Jason Sosa (23-3-4, 16 KOs) scored a seven-round technical knockout of Haskell Lydell Rhodes (27-4-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Sosa dropped Rhodes twice in round five with many believing the fight would end there, but Rhodes survived into
Claressa Shields vs. Christina Hammer set for April 13th
Undefeated middleweight world champions Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer will meet on Saturday, April 13 live on SHOWTIME to crown the women’s undisputed 160-pound world champion. The blockbuster unification from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. will be the main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION, live at 9 p.m.
Derevyanchenko-Culcay title eliminator April 13th
As first reported by Jake Donovan, a middleweight title eliminator bout between Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Jack Culcay will happen April 13th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The bout will be the co-main event to Minnesota local Caleb Truax fighting former middleweight world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin. The bout will serve as
Canelo Alvarez moving back to middleweight after December 15th
Trainer of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Eddy Reynoso, made it perfectly clear that Canelo Alvarez’s world title fight against WBA super middleweight world champion Rocky Fielding on December 15th is a trial run at the higher weights. “We’ll be moving up in weight, and when a boxer does that, he’s basically
Demetrius Andrade beats Walter Kautondokwa, wants Canelo!
Middleweight Demetrius Andrade is now a three-time world champion and after tonight is now a two-division world champion after his annihilation of Walter Kautondokwa in the main event of DAZN’s second major U.S. card taking place at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Andrade knocked down Kautondokwa in the first round