Last Saturday night, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed that Can Xu (18-3, 3 KOs) has a rematch clause in his contract, and he may execute it to force a rematch with Leigh Wood (25-2, 15 KOs).
Huge underdog Leigh Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) pulled off a massive upset on Saturday night, dethroning WBA secondary featherweight champion Xu Can (18-3, 3 KOs) by a 12th round knockout at the Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex.
Eddie Hearn announced today that Conor Benn has tested positive for COVID-19 and he’s off Saturday’s Matchroom Fight Camp card on DAZN.
YouTuber Jake Paul came out swinging on Tuesday in reaction to Canelo Alvarez kicking two kids out of the ring for wearing T-shirts with Jake’s and Ben Askren’s pictures last Saturday night after his mismatch with Avni Yildirim in Miami.
Ryan Garcia was really lighting into Devin Haney last Saturday night, scolding the WBC lightweight champion for him trying to move ahead in the sport through his political maneuvering rather than by beating the best and looking good.
Chris Algieri says he studied Billy Joe Saunders’ past fights in the last week, and he’s now giving him no chance of beating Canelo Alvarez when they fight on May 8th in a unification match at 168.
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman states that they plan to review how his organization picks mandatory challengers following WBC super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez’s easy third-round knockout over WBC mandatory Avni Yildirim last Saturday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Avni Yildirim got a respectable $2.5 million payday for his three rounds of work last Saturday night in beating batted around the ring by Canelo Alvarez in their fight in Miami.
Canelo Alvarez won in a dominant fashion against Avni Yildirim tonight, stopping him in the third round to hold onto his WBA and WBC super middleweight straps, with the win setting the table for a unification fight on May 8th against WBO 168lb champion Billy Joe Saunders.
Canelo Alvarez cleared the way for his unification fight against Billy Joe Saunders in taking care of Avni Yildirim by a third-round retirement on Saturday night in the defense of his WBA/WBC super middleweight titles at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.