Israel Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KOs) used his Golovkin-esque punching power to stop Magomed Kurbanov (25-1, 13 KOs) in the fifth round to capture the vacant WBA junior middleweight title on Friday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tonight, at The O2 in London, heavyweight warrior (write it with a capital W) Dereck Chisora won a punishing, thrilling and gruelling FOTY contender with fellow warrior Kubrat Pulev.
Derek Chisora (33-12, 23 KOs) pulled off a career-saving twelve-round split decision victory over Kubrat Pulev (29-3, 14 KOs) on Saturday night in their rematch in front of a large crowd at the Ow Arena in London, England.
Murodjon Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KOs) used combination punching to great effectiveness to retain his IBF/WBA super bantamweight titles with a fifth-round technical knockout win over challenger Ryosuke Iwasa (27-4, 17 KOs) on Saturday at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Murodjon Akhmadaliev (9-0, 7 KOs) successfully defended his IBF/WBA super bantamweight titles on Saturday night in stopping #9 WBA Ryosuke Iwasa (27-4, 17 KOs) in the fifth round of a one-sided contest on DAZN at the Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Jessica McCaskill put the boxing world on notice as she claimed the undisputed crown from Cecilia Brækhus in a thrilling upset from the streets of downtown Tulsa and live on DAZN.
Cecilia Brækhus – “This is going be a hell of a fight. I think everyone who knows our careers, fights, and how hard we work – they will know this will be a great fight.
In the main event of a thrilling Matchroom Boxing USA fight card live on DAZN and in front of 11,019 passionate fans at the Dallas Cowboys headquarters, Mikey Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) outlasted Jessie Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KOs) in an action-packed welterweight showdown on Saturday night.
Mikey Garcia (40-1, 30 KOs) got off to a slow start but then rallied to defeat the bigger former 2 division world champion Jessie Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision to win the WBC Diamond welterweight title on Saturday night at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Jessie Vargas says he is coming into the prime of his career in the latest episode of ‘Born Fighter’, as he prepares to face Mikey Garcia for the WBC Diamond Welterweight title at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Saturday, February 29, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.