British promoters Fight Academy have won the purse bid for Alexander Gurov's European cruiserweight title defence against mandatory challenger David Haye. Upon hearing the news, a delighted Haye expressed his joy at the proposition of facing one of the most explosive titlists in the game. "It's great that Fight Academy have won the purse bid," said Haye read more ...

A very interesting heavyweight collision has been added to the undercard of the event on September 28 which features the WBO heavyweight championship between Lamon Brewster and Luan Krasniqi in the main event. Alexander Dimitrenko, 19-0 (12), a 23-year-old heavyweight prospect of the Universum stable, will face two-time world title challenger Vaughn Bean read more ...

Unbeaten welterweight Dmitriy Salita (23-0, 14 KOs) scored a ninth round TKO over Shawn Gallegos (15-2, 5 KOs) to claim the NABA title Thursday night at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City. Salita was in charge from the get-go, dropping Gallegos in round six and read more ...

Fringe jr middleweight contender Andrey Tsurkan (23-1, 14 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over Julian Burford (12-2, 10 KOs). Tsurkan was in better shape and was putting a beating on late sub Burford. Time was 1:43. read more ...

IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan's scheduled July 27 defence of the championship against Colombian Jair Jiminez ( 22-4-1) in Sydney, Australia has been postponed until August 24 because of visa problems suffered by the challenger. Jiminez could not get a visa to enter Australia in time for next wednesday's IBF title showdown. read more ...

Vitali Tsypko scored a close twelve round split decision over Brian Magee to claim the vacant European super middleweight belt. Scores were 115-113 and 115-114 for Tsypko, 115-114 for Magee. The bout was also an IBF eliminator. read more ...

There will be more than just the WBA Intercontinental light-heavyweight title on the line when Ukrainian Yuri Barash'yan faces Massimiliano Saiani at the Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco on July 20. read more ...

Unbeaten WBA bantamweight champ Wladimir Sidorenko (17-0, 6 KOs), Ukraine, has recovered well from a thumb fracture and will put his belt on the line against Japanese challenger Manabu Fukushima (28-6-2, 19 KOs) at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, on October 15. It was announced by JB Sports Promotions in association with Teiken Promotions on Monday. It was originally slated to take place at the same venue on June 4, but Sidorenko, 28, suffered an injury during his workout and had to postpone his initial defense since acquiring the vacant throne by outscoring Julio Zarate in Germany last February. Sidorenko, having frequently read more ...

...“You have the chance to conquer every opponent”, coach Michael Timm said. “Recently we witnessed two big surprises in this weightclass when... ...Ukrainian, who challenges European light welterweight champion Junior Witter, was a pound and a half over the 140lb limit at the first attempt. “Seeing that he struggled slightly to make the weight obviously makes me feel slightly more confident” said Witter, who also received massive cheers afterwards. “But I am always confident, I am always comfortable with what I do. Come tomorrow night it's my time to shine again". read more ...

Undefeated heavyweight prospect from the Universum stable Alexander Dimitrenko (19-0, 12 KOs), defeated German champion Andreas Sidon (26-6, 20 KOs) with a spectacular knockout after one minute of round two. The 6'7 Dimitrenko, who knocked down Sidon twice in round two, was replacing WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei as principal read more ...