At the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Yuri Foreman (27-0, 8KOs) won a unanimous twelve round decision over Daniel Santos (32-4-1, 23KOs) to capture the WBA junior middleweight title. The scores were 116-110, 117-109 and 117-109. Foreman became the first fighter from Israel to win a major world title. The first round was close read more ...

Top Rank today won a purse bid to promote the WBA super welterweight championship defense of Daniel Santos against mandatory challenger Yuri Foreman at the WBA office in Panama City, Panama. Top Rank’s Carl Moretti presented the winning (and only) bid of $165,000. Possible dates and sites are November 14th on the Pacquiao-Cotto super card in Las Vegas, or December 5th in either New York City or Atlantic City read more ...

WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (28-1, 22 KOs) got more than he bargained for with late sub Jameel McCline (38-7-3, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. McCline dropped Peter with an uppercut to the the neck at the end of round two then floored Peter twice more in round three. Peter, however, was able to regroup, while McCline began to slow down and the bout read more ...

While all appeared smooth at the official weigh-in last night for the World Boxing Organization Junior Middleweight Championship between Daniel Santos and Sergei Dzindziruk Friday at Boerdelandhall in Magdeburg, Germany, there was more to the story. A loud controversy broke out at the Rules Meeting when the request of the world champion Daniel Santos to be able to choose the brand of gloves was denied read more ...

WBO junior middleweight champion Daniel Santos will defend his title against mandatory challenger Sergeii Dzinziruk in Germany on December 3. read more ...

Earlier in the week Boxingtalk.com began hearing rumblings that the WBO is considering stripping three of their champion, 112 pound title holder Omar Narvaez, junior middleweight champions Daniel Santos and lightweight champion Diego Corrales. Narvaez allegedly failed to make his mandatory defense. Santos hasn't fought in well over a year and Corrales has a mandatory against Acelino Freitas coming up. Before forming our own opinion read more ...

Promoter Don King, who promotes all four world jr middleweight champions (Ricardo Mayorga/WBC, Alex Terra Garcia/WBA, Roman Karmazin/IBF, Daniel Santos/WBO) is planning a tournament to sort out the 154lb division. The first round would likely land on January 7, Roberto Sandoval, Terra Garcia's manager, told Fightnews.com. Sandoval added that the preference is for Garcia (25-1, 24 KO’s) to face Mayorga. read more ...