British lightweight Jon Thaxton (34-8, 19 KOs) claimed the vacant European 135lb belt with a third-round knockout against Juan Carlos Diaz Melero (36-2, 19 KOs) at the Norwich Showground in Norwich, England. A big right hand ended the bout. Earlier, WBC #5 cruiserweight Herbie Hide (45-4, 42 KOs), who has recently recloated back to the UK from Germany read more ...

Former champion Juan Carlos Melero Diaz won the first two rounds and knocked down the challenger Yuri Romanov in the third, but moments later he was caught himself with a tremendous right that knocked him out for more than the count. It was the first defeat for the local from Ciudad Real, Spain. Yuri Romanov, who's the first ever European champion from Belarus, is expected to make a voluntary defence on the Boxe Masters IV scheduled for read more ...