Hungarian Karoly Balzsay is the new WBA super middleweight regular world champion, winning a unanimous decision over Ukrainian Stanyslav Kashtanov on Friday at the Donbass Arena in the city of Donetsk, Ukraine in an event hosted by Union Boxing Promotion (Yury Ruban). Scores were Pasquale Procopio 115-113, Stefano Carozza 115-114 Jean-Louis Legland 116-111. The 168-pound regular crown was vacant read more ...

To further update an earlier story, BoxingScene.com was advised that Dimitri Sartison was apparently not stripped of the WBA’s «regular» super middleweight title — he relinquished it. The vacant WBA «regular» title will now be contested between Ukrainian Stas Kashtanov and former WBO king Karoly Balzsay. The WBA’s «super champion» at 168-pounds is Andre Ward read more ...

While Andre Ward holds the WBA’s «super champion» title at super middleweight, Dimitri Sartison held the «standard» title — that was until the latest set of published ratings where Sartison is stripped of the title and ranked # 3. Sartison defended the title in July of last year and then a defense vs Brian Magee in Northern Ireland late last year fell through read more ...

WBA «regular» super middleweight champion Dmitry Sartison (27-1, 17 KOs) can put his title at risk on August 20 in Donetsk, Ukraine. According to sources in Union Boxing Promotions, their protégé Stas Kashtanov (28-0, 15 KOs), who is ranked #4 by the WBA and #7 by the WBO, is next in line for the 31-year old German fighter. The fight isn’t done yet but both parties are moving forward with mutual negotiations read more ...

Union Boxing Promotion, a Donetsk-based Ukrainian promotional company, which is governed by Yuri Ruban and his chief assistant Dmitry Yeliseev, plans a huge boxing comeback on Aug. 20 in their thriving hometown. Several well-developed local fighters will take their positions in the event labeled «Pro Boxing Show IX», which will be timed to the 20th anniversary of the state’s independence and corresponding holidays and celebrations read more ...

Junior welterweight Vladimir Kravets (19-0, 12 KOs) retained his EBU-EE title by becoming the second fighter to stop journeyman Yauhen Kruhlik (9-12-2, 1 KO). Referee Terry O’Connor ended the action in the third round read more ...

The name of IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight Sergey Fedchenko appeared in February rankings of WBO. Now in the list of the best light welterweight fighters he occupies the 9th position read more ...

Names of three boxers of Ukrainian promotional companies have appeared simultaneously in September rankings of WBC. Vyacheslav Uzelkov (19-0, 12 KOs), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of «K2 East Promotions» occupies the 13th position read more ...

Ukrainian super middleweight Stas Kasthanov is scheduled to defend his WBC Youth title again on December 23 in Donetsk, Ukraine. No opponent has been named yet but it could be against his official challenger Daniel Allotey from Ghana. However the promoters consider several options which include to make one more voluntary defence. Undefeated Kashtanov, 16-0 10 KOs, won the title last July stopping French Magid Ben Driss in 4 rounds read more ...

Roman Greenberg scored a come from behind win knocking out Alexei Varakin in the 6th round last night in the main event of the Monte Carlo Boxe Masters III in the full packed Salles des Etoiles. Greenberg was caught at the end of the 1st round by Varakin and in all kind of trouble from there on. However he showed that he had a big heart and except for a brief moment in the 4th never really looked in danger of being stopped till he produced read more ...