Friday 25 September 2020
It is reward for the 32-year-old Dubliner following an impressive victory against top contender Luis Arias in August.
The British boxer won back the IBF, WBA and WBO titles from Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia last week.
The Belfast boxer travels Stateside to face the Mexican on 10 August.
Despite only boxing twice since losses to Gennady Golovkin and Errol Spence Jr, Kell Brook insists he is not ready to retire.
Rose Volante was the latest champion to be dethroned by Bray’s finest in Philadelphia on Friday night.
The Staples Center in Los Angeles is set to host the bout on 12 April.
Billy Joe Saunders was due to fight Demetrius Andrade on 20 October.
The world heavyweight champion is taking on a Russian opponent at Wembley Stadium in September.
The 29-year-old has not fought since his shock defeat of Wladimir Klitschko.
The New Zealander won on points at the Manchester Arena last night.
Following his defeat to Jeff Horn in Brisbane, Pac Man has called for a review from the WBO.
Pacquiao declined to talk to the media after the fight, claiming he needed treatment on his head wounds.
New WBO European Flyweight Champion Paddy Barnes was relieved rather than elated after his third professional bout.
“Andy is an honest man and true to himself,” says Lee’s trainer as he prepares for psychological pre-fight warfare.
The WBO today called for purse bids to take place for a bout between Lee and the mandatory challenger.
However, heading to the Big Apple will significantly increase the Limerick boxer’s payday.
Ireland’s latest world champion was very happy to see the referee stop the fight on Saturday.
The Irish fighter stopped his opponent Matt Korobov
It’s a first defeat for the American.
Snooki and Mitt Romney were ringside for the bout.
The 36-year-old Ukrainian dedicated his unanimous points victory in Hamburg to his former trainer, Emmanuel Steward.
The Ukrainian heavyweight champion is scheduled to fight in Hamburg on November 10.
The WBO said it could not overturn the result of the fight or ask Bradley to surrender the belt, but that it could authorise a rematch.
Heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko retained his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles with victory over Jean-Marc Mormeck in Düsseldorf last night, while brother Vitali issued a challenge to David Haye.
Wladimir Klitschko has set a date to defend his many many heavyweight title belts.
The two boxers have become engaged in a war of words ahead of their fight on November 12.
The Ukrainian brothers have unified the belts within the family, but don’t expect them to go any further than that.
$100m unification fight set to take place in Germany in the summer.
