Leo Santa Cruz (24-0-1, 17 KOs) knocked out Jesus Ruiz (33-5-5, 22 KOs) in the eighth round of a schedule 12-round fight to successfully defend his WBC Super Bantamweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In a matchup of two young and hungry Light Welterweights, Amir Imam (16-0, 14 KOs) knocked out Fidel Maldonado Jr. (19-3, 16 KOs) in the fifth round of a scheduled 10-round fight.
In the headline bout of Showtime Extreme's undercard coverage of the title fight between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (11-0, 9 KOs) scored a ninth-round knockout over Garrett Wilson (13-8-1, 7 KOs) in a Cruiserweight fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will not fight Miguel Cotto on May 2 and is seeking another opponent, according to a tweet by RingTv.com.
Today is Muhammad Ali's birthday and he will spend it at home, according to a tweet released by his daughter, Maryum.
In his first fight since winning ESPN’s Boxcino Middleweight tournament in 2014, Willie Monroe Jr. (18-1, 6 KOs) scored a unanimous decision win over veteran gate keeper Bryan Vera (23-8, 14 KOs) at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.
In a press conference held on Wednesday, Haymon Boxing announced that Danny Garcia will face Lamont Peterson in a Light Welterweight unification fight on April 11.
Jessie Magdaleno (20-0, 15 KOs) scored an eight-round unanimous decision win over Erik Ruiz (13-2, 6 KOs) to win the NABF Super Bantamweight title at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ivan Redkach (17-0, 13 KOs) scored a sixth-round stoppage of Yakubu Amidu (21-5-2, 19 KOs) at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California.
Dusty Hernandez-Harrison (25-0, 13 KOs) scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Tommy Rainone (22-6-1, 4 KOs) to win the WBC Continental Americas Welterweight at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City.
Ievgen Khytrov easily walked down Maurice Louishome (8-1-1, 4 KOs) en route to a third-round KO at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California.
In the co-main event of Roc Nation Sports' first boxing card, Tureano Johnson (17-1, 12 KOs) overwhelmed Alex Theran (17-2, 10 KOs) before a knee injury put an end to the fight at the end of Round 5.
Jermain Taylor (33-4-1, 2o Kos) will make the first defense of his IBF title against Sergio Mora(27-3-2, 9 KOs) on February 6, 2014, at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi as part of a Dibella Promotions card that will air on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.
WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz (28-0-1, 16 KOs) will take on Jesus Ruiz (33-5-5, 22 KOs) on January 17 as the co-main event of the Heavyweight title fight between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder.
Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) scored an 11th round stoppage against Hisashi Amagasa (28-5-2, 19 KOs) to successfully defend his WBA and WBO Super Bantamweight titles at the Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan.
