Shavkat Rakhimov vs Zelfa Barrett Winner Contracted To Defend IBF Title Against Joe Cordina Manchester’s Zelfa Barrett (28-1, 16 KOs) faces Tajikistan’s Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (16-0-1, 13 KOs) for the vacant IBF super featherweight world title on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol‘s WBA light heavyweight championship defence against Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez this Saturday, Nov 5 in … Read more
Unified Champion Amanda Serrano Mandated By The WBA To Face Their Champion Erika Cruz Hernandez The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee issued a resolution on Tuesday, November 1, ordering the fight between WBA Champion, Mexico’s Erika Cruz Hernandez (15-1, 3 KOs) and Puerto Rican WBC, IBF, WBO unified champion Amanda Serrano (43-2-1, 30 KOs) … Read more
Women’s boxing’s P4P#1 Katie Taylor moved to 22-0 and retained her undisputed lightweight titles with a dominant 10-round points decision over Argentina’s previously unbeaten Karen Elizabeth Carabajal. The Irish star attempted to force a stoppage early on and managed to catch Carabajal clean multiple times but around the halfway point, she realised that she wasn’t … Read more
Debutant Maisey Rose Courtney Speaks To NoSmokeBoxing Ahead Of Her Fight On Saturday. Maisey Rose Courtney is the first female boxer to train out of the Matchroom Elite Gym (Tony Sims) and the renowned Repton Amateur Boxing Club. She is the latest in the line of female fighters that have opened up opportunities for women … Read more
The event boasts an action-packed lineup, including title bouts, rising stars, and thrilling contests. European Featherweight Title & IBF World Title Eliminator European Super-Bantamweight Title Additional Key Matchups Preliminary Action: Before the Bell The card kicks off with exciting preliminary fights streamed on the Matchroom and DAZN YouTube channels: Taylor vs. Carabajal Start Times and … Read more
Olympic medalists Lauren Price and Karriss Artingstall have made the leap into the professional boxing ranks, signing multi-fight deals with BOXXER, the rising promotion led by Ben Shalom. The move marks a new chapter for the couple, who have both enjoyed outstanding amateur careers, culminating in medal-winning performances at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. BOXXER Sign … Read more
Archie Sharp To Face Liam Wilson In Early 2023, Likely On Charlo-Tszyu Undercard. The WBO’s #1 rated challenger at a 130-pounds, Britain’s Archie Sharp (22-0, 9 KOs) will face Australia’s WBO #4 Liam Wilson (11-1, 7 KOs) in a final eliminator for the WBO Super Featherweight Title that is due to be contested by Oscar … Read more
David Avanesyan Lands Terence Crawford World Title Opportunity, Gives Up EBU Strap. Armenian-Russian David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) was scheduled to make the sixth defence of his European Welterweight championship on November 19 in Telford until his team received a surprise opportunity to face unbeaten WBO Welterweight champion, Terence Crawford. David Avanesyan Vacates His Title … Read more
According to the EBU, France’s Yvan Mendy (47-5-1, 22 KOs) will defend his European lightweight championship against mandatory challenger, Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk (16-0, 9 KOs) in his next contest. Yvan Mendy vs Denys Berinchyk In London The fight will take place on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora on the 3rd of Decmber … Read more
Nathaniel Collins Insists There Was No Ducking On His Part In The Fight With Ball, Queensberry Mislead Fans Responding to Nick Ball‘s interview with International Boxing News, Commonwealth Featherweight champion, Scotland’s Nathaniel Collins (11-0, 5 KOs) exclusively gave NoSmokeBoxing his version of events detailing the breakdown of their ordered British title bout. Ball told International … Read more