Ring Ratings Update: Thurman, Porter climb welterweight rankings
No less than 18 RING-rated fighters were in action over the past two weeks, including RING heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and two young welterweight standouts, Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter, who advanced in the 147-pound rankings.
read moreScott Quigg batters Tshifhuwa Munyai in two
British junior featherweight ace Scott Quigg swept aside late replacement Tshifhuwa Munyai in two rounds at the Manchester Arena in England on Saturday. “I wanted to make a statement and I promised that you would see the best of me,” said Quigg.
read moreScott Quigg: “My best beats anyone else’s best”
Unbeaten junior featherweight standout Scott Quigg is focused on late-substitute Tshifhiwa Munyai, who he faces in Manchester, England, on Saturday, but he’s looking for showdowns with titleholders Leo Santa Cruz and Kiko Martinez, and fellow British star Carl Frampton.
read moreLem’s latest: Chris Algieri to face ‘a lot of firsts’ vs. Ruslan Provodnikov
Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook brings plenty of news, starting with info on WBO 140-pound titlist Ruslan Provodnikov’s next defense against New York’s Chris Algieri.
read moreScott Quigg to face Tshifhiwa Munyai on April 19
Unbeaten junior featherweight contender Scott Quigg will face Tshifhiwa Munyai on April 19 at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, England, live on Sky Sports, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport announced on Friday.
read moreKid Galahad dominates Sergio Prado to claim vacant European Crown
Fast rising junior featherweight star Kid Galahad (real name Barry Awad) posted a routine 12 round unanimous decision over Sergio Prado to claim the vacant European title in his hometown of Sheffield, England.
read moreDougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on Canelo Alvarez-Alfredo Angulo, Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez, Carl Froch-George Groves II, Shawn Porter-Paul Malignaggi, Kell Brook, Leo Santa Cruz, Carl Frampton and other fighters and fights in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreBritain’s best pick Ricky Burns to top Terence Crawford
Ricky Burns defends his lightweight title against Terence Crawford on Saturday in perhaps his toughest test yet. Will he come out on top? The UK’s top fighters from the past and present seem to believe so.
read moreKiko Martinez stops Jeffrey Mathebula
IBF junior featherweight titleholder Kiko Martinez would like to face either Carl Frampton, Scott Qugg or Guillermo Rigondeaux in the wake of Saturday’s ninth-round knockout of Jefferey Mathebula.
read moreFroch-Groves card gets bigger with Quigg, Murray, Olympians
Scott Quigg will take on Argentine challenger Diego Silva in what is now a stacked undercard for Carl Froch’s IBF super middleweight title defense against George Groves in Manchester, England, later this month.
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