Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields wins pro debut (The Associated Press)
Claressa Shields didn’t feel at her best, but her pro debut was a winning one anyway. The two-time Olympic gold medalist won a decision Saturday over Franchon Crews in a four-round super middleweight fight, making the transition to the pros after the most successful amateur career for an American woman. Shields came back from a […]
Dubuisson takes 1-shot lead at World Tour Championship (The Associated Press)
Victor Dubuisson showed his ability to compete in big tournaments when a sparkling 8-under 64 on Saturday gave him a one-shot lead in the World Tour Championship after three rounds. The Frenchman’s two European Tour wins so far came at the 2013 and 2015 Turkish Airlines Open – a $ 7 million Final Series event. […]
Danny Garcia stops Samuel Vargas in seventh round (The Associated Press)
Danny Garcia passed the test. The WBC welterweight champion vowed not to overlook Samuel Vargas with a major matchup against WBA champion Keith Thurman looming in March, and he didn’t in front of his hometown crowd. In a non-title fight scheduled for 10 rounds, Garcia, stopped Vargas in the seventh round Saturday night at Temple […]
Luis Ortiz beats Malik Scott on points for heavyweight belt (The Associated Press)
Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz easily beat Malik Scott for the vacant WBA intercontinental heavyweight title on Saturday. Making his European debut, Ortiz floored the listless Scott several times and won by a unanimous decision: 120-105, 120-106, and 119-106 on the judges’ cards. Scott, whose other two losses were against fellow American Deontay Wilder and Britain’s […]
Danny Garcia stops Samuel Vargas in seventh round (The Associated Press)
Danny Garcia passed the test. The WBC welterweight champion vowed not to overlook Samuel Vargas with a major matchup against WBA champion Keith Thurman looming in March, and he didn’t in front of his hometown crowd. In a non-title fight scheduled for 10 rounds, Garcia, stopped Vargas in the seventh round Saturday night at Temple […]
Luis Ortiz beats Malik Scott on points for heavyweight belt (The Associated Press)
Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz easily beat Malik Scott for the vacant WBA intercontinental heavyweight title on Saturday. Making his European debut, Ortiz floored the listless Scott several times and won by a unanimous decision: 120-105, 120-106, and 119-106 on the judges’ cards. Scott, whose other two losses were against fellow American Deontay Wilder and Britain’s […]
Cruiserweight champion Usyk to fight on Hopkins undercard (The Associated Press)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — WBO cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his belt on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins’ farewell fight Dec. 17. Yahoo Sports – Boxing News
2021 Solheim Cup matches to be played at Inverness Club (The Associated Press)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The 2021 Solheim Cup matches between the United States and Europe will be played at Inverness Club, the LPGA Tour announced Wednesday. Yahoo Sports – Golf News
Boxer, 15, dies after bout at Russian youth tournament (The Associated Press)
A criminal investigation was opened after a 15-year-old boxer died following a competitive bout at a Russian youth tournament. Anton Sidorov was knocked down twice in a fight Saturday following blows to the head at a sports club in the city of Vladimir, about 110 miles (177 kilometers) east of Moscow, the main investigative agency […]
WBA sanctions Joshua-Klitschko for spring 2017 (The Associated Press)
The World Boxing Association has finally sanctioned a fight between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko for its ”super” heavyweight title. The fight will take place in the spring of 2017, but only if Joshua beats Eric Molina on Dec. 10 in the British boxer’s second defense of his IBF title. The WBA super belt is […]