Sapa-AFP is reporting that Felix Sturm (35-2, 15KOs) has set down his next defense of the WBA middleweight title. Sturm will face British boxer Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19KOs) in Cologne on July 2 read more ...

Piotr Wilczewski (29-1, 10 KOs) scored an eleventh round TKO over hometown favorite Amin Asikainen (28-4, 19 KOs) on Friday night to claim the European super middleweight title at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The bout was also for the WBO-Intercontinental belt read more ...

Both Piotr Wilczewski (28-1, 9 KO) and Amin Asikainen (28-3, 19 KO) had no trouble making the required weight limit for their super middleweight clash on Friday night in Finland. Wilczewski came in at 76.1 kilograms [167.7], while Asikainen was 75.9 kilos [167.3] read more ...

Super middleweight contender Amin Asikainen prepares for Friday’s European title clash against Piotr Wilczewski. Thebout takes place at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland read more ...

Andreas Evensen, the Norse of Colombian origin competing under P3 Boxing Promotions, retained his WBO I/C featherweight title with the sixth-round TKO over Argentinean journeman Jose Saez (17-10-4, 8 KOs) moments ago at Varuboden Areena in Kirkkonummi, Finland. read more ...

Ricky Hatton is very busy nowadays thinking as a promoter rather than a boxer and Ricky is thoroughly taken up with his new endeavor. “I’ve had my share of titles in the ring, but now I want to start producing world champions as a promoter,” says Ricky. One such young man that Hatton sees as a promising addition to his new promotional company is British middleweight champion Matthew Macklin (24-2, 17 KOs), a former sparring partner read more ...

Rising junior welterweight prospect Denis Shafikov (19-0, 10 KOs) was at his brilliant best today against durable Mexican national champion Juan Carlos Rodriguez (57-23-2, 41 KOs) outpointing him over eight fast-paced rounds with the scores 78-75, 79-73 and 80-73. This bout headlined a well-packed local show, promoted by the Finnish leading company P3 Boxing and held at Kisahalli in Helsinki, Finland. read more ...

Already in the first round both fighter held back nothing and a left hook by Gevor near the end of the round sent Asikainen to the canvas. In the next few rounds, however, Asikainen got the upper hand and gave Gevor problems. Gevor took command again in round five and opened round seven with an explosive attack that again sent Asikainen to the deck. Asikainen made it back on his feet at the count of eight, but his corner threw in the towel read more ...

WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (44-0, 32 KOs) destroyed challenger Owen Beck (25-3, 18 KOs) by third round KO on Saturday in Hannover, Germany. Beck tried to crowd Valuev, smothering the seven-footer's punches, but Valuev had some success landing his jab and rocked Beck with a hard right in the first round. Valuev dropped Beck with a right hand late in the second round and nearly finished him off. Valuev dropped Beck again with a right read more ...