WBO strips John Riel Casimero of bantamweight title, elevates Paul Butler to champion
John Riel Casimero has been stripped of the WBO bantamweight title, with Paul Butler being elevated from interim champion to...
read moreJonas Sultan steps in to replace Casimero, will fight Paul Butler for interim bantamweight title
Jonas Sultan was at the right place at the right time. The Filipino road warrior had been in the United Kingdom...
read moreOn this day: Junior Jones’ poison overcomes Marco Antonio Barrera… again
This was an excellent battle between two of the finest junior featherweights in the world. On April 18, 1997, Junior Jones...
read moreWBO orders Kazuto Ioka-Donnie Nietes rematch for mandatory defense
Kazuto Ioka and Donnie Nietes have been ordered to face off again, over three years after they first met. The World...
read moreSavannah Marshall insists Claressa Shields is no distraction ahead of title defense
Savannah Marshall says she has “tunnel vision” going into this Saturday’s defence of her WBO World Middleweight Title defence against Femke Hermans, the former...
read moreSanctioning bodies to bar Russian, Belarusian boxers from championship fights
Three of the four major sanctioning bodies announced Tuesday that they would bar boxers who are living in Russia and...
read moreBoxing’s sanctioning bodies cut off Russia from title fights
Boxing’s major organizing bodies announced Saturday that they would not sanction any title fights in Russia following the country’s invasion...
read moreMasataka Taniguchi defends his 105-pound belt against Kai Ishizawa in Tokyo on April 22
News reached The Ring that Masataka Taniguchi will make the first defense of his WBO strawweight title against compatriot Kai...
read moreJaime Munguia ordered to face Janibek Alimkhanuly by the WBO
Jaime Munguia is one victory away from challenging for his second title. But a fellow unbeaten, hungry fighter from Kazakhstan promises...
read moreJohn Riel Casimero remains WBO titleholder, must face mandatory Paul Butler
John Riel Casimero will get to hold on to the WBO bantamweight title through the holidays. In a five-page decision, the...
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