Новости за 06.05.2024

Buenos Aires, Argentina.- All great things come to an end, and the venerable Luna Park Stadium is no exception. It was probably a sign of the times to see the “temple of Corrientes and Bouchard,” a sanctuary of masculinity and virility during the better part of the 20th century, having its final card headlined by […]

Angelo Leo could be fighting for another world title belt this summer. The Ring has learned that Leo is in advanced talks to face IBF featherweight titleholder Luis ‘Venado’ Lopez in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where Leo is originally from. “World title fight here in my hometown of Albuquerque,” stated Leo in a recent post on […]

Naoya Inoue suffered a shocking knockdown during the opening round of his first defense of the undisputed junior featherweight championship on Monday inside the Tokyo Dome, an almost surreal scene that instantly gave boxing fans worldwide a flashback to Tyson-Douglas, but there would be no monumental upset on The Monster’s watch. Inoue (27-0, 24 KOs) […]

Former kickboxing champion Yoshiki Takei utilized his long reach, unorthodox southpaw style and a lot of guts to outpoint battle-tested Jason Moloney and win his first major world boxing title in his ninth pro bout on the Inoue-Nery undercard on Monday at the Tokyo Dome. The 27-year-old Tokyo native had to survive a furious rally […]

Takuma Inoue will likely never escape the shadow of his older brother, but he continues to develop into a complete boxer and top-class world titleholder, as evidenced by the second defense of his WBA bantamweight title against tough veteran Sho Ishida on the undercard of Naoya’s showdown with Luis Nery on Monday at the Tokyo […]

Seigo Yuri Akui and Takku Kuwahara first faced each other in the ring with the Japanese flyweight title on the line. Akui won that bout via 10th-round stoppage at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo in 2021. Three bouts later, Akui won the WBA world title with a unanimous decision over long-reigning Artem Dalakian in January of […]

Rumors of Canelo Alvarez’s demise were greatly exaggerated. While boxing’s biggest star may not be in his absolute prime, he is still more than good enough to beat most world-class super middleweights and he exhibited that when he turned back the challenge of previously unbeaten countryman Jaime Munguia to retain his Ring and undisputed 168-pound […]

Malik Zinad will vie for his first major title, one fight ahead of schedule. The Ring has confirmed that the unbeaten 30-year-old contender has been tabbed to challenge WBA light heavyweight titlist Dmitry Bivol. The scheduled 12-round bout takes place June 1 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Zinad (22-0, 16 knockouts) replaces Artur […]