New Delhi, Feb 24: WBO Oriental super middleweight champion Zulpikar Miamiatiali, who was set to fight WBO Asia Pacific Super middleweight champion Vijender Singh in Mumbai on April 1, has backed out of the bout, the promoters IOS Boxing announced on Friday. According to IOS Boxing Promotions, the talks with the Chinese promoters have fallen flat, but the fight will take place as scheduled with another boxer, who will be announced soon.
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BOXING: Family matters for a resurgent Young
KELVIN Young said that trainer Richard Farnan was not the only person he had to persuade about putting his retirement plans on hold. The 29-year-old former IBO super-middleweight inter-continental champion announced before Christmas that he would no longer be a professional boxer after suffering three successive stoppage defeats.
Chris Eubank Jnr ground down Renold Quinlan in London
Chris Eubank Jnr has moved into contention for a world title fight later this year after stopping Australia’s Renold Quinlan in 10 rounds at London’s Olympia. The victory – in his maiden fight at super-middleweight and the first on the new ITV Box Office platform – saw the 27-year-old win the lightly regarded IBO belt he claims should be treated as a true world title.
David Price vs. Christian Hammer: WBO Euro Belt at Stake
And the former British and Commonwealth champion, who was touted in his early days as Britain’s big hope in the sport’s premier division, has been given the opportunity to add to his collection. Price faces Christian Hammer, as part of the undercard to Chris Eubank Jr.’s challenge of Renold Quinlan for the IBO super-middleweight title, over 12 rounds on February 4. And Boxing Scene has learned that the WBO European belt owned by Hammer will be at stake in their showdown which doubles up as an official world title eliminator.
Eubank: I’m Coming For Golovkin, I Want The Rest of DeGale’s Teeth
Chris Eubank Jnr insists he will not rest until he “rights the wrong” of his defeat by Billy Joe Saunders, despite the fact he is just two days away from fighting Renold Quinlan. The 27-year-old has long spoken of his belief that victory on Saturday against little-known Australian Quinlan, for the lightly-regarded IBO super-middleweight title, will open numerous opportunities for him because of its presence on ITV Box Office.
Callum Smith’s Trainer is Not Buying Badou Jack’s Weight Issues
… at light heavy. I’m certainly not buying into them saying it’s killing Jack to make the weight,” Gallagher told Sky Sports. “Dirrell is a very good fighter and has only lost once. He’s a big puncher and it is a fight that could land either here in …
James DeGale vs Badou Jack LIVE: Follow all the action from the…
James DeGale is primed to prove his credentials as an elite fighter when he takes on Badou Jack in their world super-middleweight unification title bout in New York on Saturday night. IBF champion DeGale can lay claim to being the best combatant in the 168lb division if he walks away from the Barclays Center with two of the four major belts, with Jack currently holding the WBC strap.
Alvarez says his May 6 fight with Chavez Jr. will be ‘the biggest in the history of Mexico’
Mexico’s two most popular boxers, Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., will fight May 6 in a pay-per-view bout in Las Vegas, it was announced Friday. Junior-middleweight champion Alvarez will meet current super-middleweight Chavez Jr. at a catch-weight at 164.5 pounds.
James DeGale dreaming of becoming undisputed world champion in 2017…
The IBF World super-middleweight champion will take on The Ripper in Brooklyn this Saturday but is already looking to a rematch with domestic rival George Groves, if he can pick up the WBA world title James DeGale is in the biggest fight of his career on Saturday when he attempts to unify the super-middleweight division against Badou Jack. Chunky will hope to add the Swede’s WBC belt to his own IBF World title in front of a packed crowd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
How DeGale & Jack matched up
James DeGale and Badou Jack go to face-to-face in a huge unification fight this weekend but they’ve never been far apart. From the Olympics, to four common foes, to brotherly love, we take a look at the same footsteps the super-middleweight stars have trodden… The pinnacle of amateur boxing saw both fighters make an impact at the 2008 Beijing Games – one making history outside the ring, and the other winning the ultimate prize.
WBA Orders Zeuge vs. Ekpo, Denies Paul Smith Request
The Liverpool super-middleweight, who has fought for global honours twice and been in the ring with pound-for-pound star Andre Ward, was last in action last September, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office. Smith stopped Daniel Regi at the O2 Arena, as part of the undercard to Gennady Golovkin’s IBF, WBA Super, WBC and IBO world middleweight title defence against IBF welterweight king Kell Brook.
Chris Eubank Jnr respects Renold Quinlan despite knowing little about opponent
Chris Eubank Jnr has revealed he knew nothing more than Renold Quinlan’s name when he was presented with the chance to fight him for his IBO super-middleweight title. He is scheduled to challenge the little-known Australian on February 4 in London to launch ITV’s Box Office platform in a fight that has been criticised for Quinlan’s profile, its pay-per-view nature and the fact his belt is not universally recognised as a true world title.
Undefeated Vijender Singh eyes new title next year
New Delhi: The WBO Asia-Pacific title won and defended successfully, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will now be on the prowl for a new belt and could be challenging for the Commonwealth or the Oriental crown in the next couple of months. Up against Tanzania’s former world champion Francis Cheka in his Super Middleweight title defence clash last night, Vijender took less than 10 minutes to score a knockout win and remain undefeated in his professional career, which is eight fights old now.