Apr

Boxing events in China could resume as early as June

Promoters in China, where the COVID-19 outbreak first started in November, are exploring ways to return to holding boxing events...

Stuart Hall to meet Randy Caballero in October

18

Aug

Stuart Hall to meet Randy Caballero in October

by Lem Satterfield

Stuart Hall hopes to become a two-time bantamweight titlist on October 25 when he faces Randy Caballero on October 25 for the vacant IBF strap.

Novoa stops Xiong in five to wrest WBC minimumweight title

05

Feb

Novoa stops Xiong in five to wrest WBC minimumweight title

by Doug Fischer

Xiong Zhao Zhong dropped his WBC minimumweight title to Mexico’s Oswaldo Novoa in five rounds at City Hall in Haikou, China, Wednesday night. The official time of stoppage wasn’t immediately available.

Xiong enjoys celebrity status in China as next defense takes shape

22

Jul

Xiong enjoys celebrity status in China as next defense takes shape

by Ryan Songalia

Just a few weeks removed from the biggest win of his career, plans are already underway for WBC strawweight titleholder Xiong Zhaozhong’s second title defense in October.

Second mandatory title shot awaits Cuello after surgery

17

Jul

Second mandatory title shot awaits Cuello after surgery

by Ryan Songalia

Filipino strawweight contender Denver Cuello underwent surgery on Monday to repair a torn right rotator cuff that severely hampered his performance in his title challenge against WBC titleholder Zhaozhong Xiong on June 28 in Dubai.

29

Jun

Xiong defeats Cuello to retain title

by Ryan Songalia

Zhaozhong Xiong defeated Denver Cuello via majority decision to retain the WBC strawweight title at World Trade Centre in Dubai.

Xiong-Cuello 105-pound title fight set for June 28 in Dubai

16

May

Xiong-Cuello 105-pound title fight set for June 28 in Dubai

by Doug Fischer

WBC strawweight titleholder Xiong Zhao Zhong will make his long-awaited mandatory title defense against No. 1 contender Denver Cuello on June 28 in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai, said Cuello’s manager.

Cuello not impressed with Zhong’s WBC title win

27

Nov

Cuello not impressed with Zhong’s WBC title win

by Ryan Songalia

The WBC’s top 105-pound contender Denver Cuello was not impressed with what he saw when Xiong Zhao Zhong captured the vacant WBC strawweight belt to become the first professional boxer from China to win a world title last Saturday.