Wilder’s injuries to keep heavyweight champ out of action for rest of 2016
After a dominating performance to retain his world title, heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will have to sit out the rest of 2016 after suffering injuries during his TKO victory.
Lem’s Corner: Lara ready ‘right now’ for Golovkin, Canelo
Erislandy Lara has made four successful defenses of his 154-pound world title, and the 33-year-old native of Cuba is eager to add to that number as he attempts to fulfill a goal of unifying one of boxing’s deepest divisions.
Santa Cruz respects Frampton’s toughness but sees flaws in his game
Leo Santa Cruz got a glimpse of Carl Frampton’s vulnerability and durability during the latter’s U.S. debut a year ago.
Wilder overcomes injury to stop Arreola, retain heavyweight title
Deontay Wilder was so impressive Saturday defending his world heavyweight title against Chris Arreola, he didn’t even need both hands to finish the job.
Diaz hands Vasquez first defeat in hard-hitting 147-pound brawl
Felix Diaz entered the ring Saturday desperate to rebound from the first loss of his career and end Sammy Vasquez Jr.’s unbeaten run. Diaz accomplished his goal, although it took a little longer than the 10 scheduled rounds.
Lipinets uses power surge to gain seventh-round TKO against Castillo
Sergey Lipinets wanted to be the first man to knock out Walter Castillo, and the 27-year-old Kazakhstan native delivered Friday night in a breakout performance.
Wilder ready to end ring hiatus, defend title against Arreola
He’s 6-foot-7, more than 220 pounds and has a chiseled physique. He also has 35 knockouts in 36 career fights. So, yeah, it’s pretty easy to view Deontay Wilder as superhuman with superhuman power.
Vasquez, Diaz anticipating early finish to 147-pound showdown
Sammy Vasquez Jr. has a game plan to gain a stoppage within eight rounds Saturday night, but Felix Diaz says he’s also “gunning for a knockout” in their 147-pound bout.
