In the wake of the news on Friday that Alexander Povetkin tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and his representatives have been made aware of the WBC's decision on Sunday that the fight will not occur in Moscow on May 21.
WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder and Mandatory Challenger Alexander Povetkin voluntarily agreed to the WBC Clean Boxing Program and be tested by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in connection with their upcoming May 21, 2016, WBC World Heavyweight Championship.
As Amir Khan finally regains consciousness, the sport looks ahead to the biggest fight left in the month of May.
Fight fans the world over are once again unified in shared anticipation for boxing’s next major PPV event: the WBC middleweight world championship between Canelo Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) and Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday, May 7th.
Unified WBO and WBA Super World Flyweight champion, Juan Francisco Estrada, was on hand at the DC Armory to support his friend Rogelio "Porky" Medina in his attempt to win a world title against IBF Super Middleweight champion, James DeGale.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, the WBC Super Middleweight champion, Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs), fought to a majority draw against former world titlist, Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 23 KOs) in the co-main event of Showtime’s Super Middleweight double-header that also featured James DeGale vs. Rogelio Medina.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, the IBF Super Middleweight champion, James “Chunky” DeGale (23-1, 12KOs), defeated Mexican contender, Rogelio “Porky” Medina (36-7, 30 KOs) in the co-main event of Showtime’s Super Middleweight doubleheader that also featured Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, Badou Jack retained his WBC Super Middleweight title in a controversial draw against Lucian Bute on Showtime, setting up a fall unification with IBF champion James DeGale, who defended his IBF crown in controversial fashion against Rogelio Medina in the opening bout from the DC Armory.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Jack vs. Bute and DeGale vs. Medina and let us know who you think will win.
Virgin Islands-based super welterweight contender John "Dah Rock" Jackson safely made weight at the WBC mandatory 30-day weigh-in today.
On Saturday, May 7, 2016, Canelo Alvarez steps into the ring to defend his WBC and Ring Magazine world championships against Amir "King" Khan, but another fighter is capturing the public's attention as a potential foe for Canelo later this year.
Austin Trout (30-2, 17 KOs), the former super welterweight world champion, is ready to collect his second world title on Saturday, May 21 when he meets IBF Junior Middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo in a 12-round matchlive on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from The Chelsea, a one-of-a-kind 40,000-square-foot venue inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
On Saturday, April 23, one of boxing's biggest stars, unified world Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs), will be defending his WBA, IBF, IBO and WBC “Interim” titles against the undefeated mandatory challenger, Dominic Wade (18-0, 12 KOs).
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Gary Russell Jr. vs. Patrick Hyland and let us know who you think will win.
WBC Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), of Capitol Heights, Md., and Irish contender Patrick Hyland (31-1, 15 KOs), of Dublin, faced off at the final press conference Wednesday at Highline Ballroom in New York, as they approach this Saturday’s Featherweight World Title fight live on SHOWTIME® from the Fox Theater in Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.
