LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AFP) — Middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez has been stripped of his International Boxing Federation belt after failing to agree terms on a mandatory title defence, his promoter Oscar De La Hoya revealed on Friday. Alvarez, who also holds the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council titles, has been forced to relinquish his IBF crown after negotiations for a fight with Ukraine’s Sergiy Derevyanchenko fell through. “We are extremely disappointed at […]
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Joshua goes the distance before beating Parker in world heavyweight clash
by Julian Guyer © Agence France-Presse CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) — Anthony Joshua was taken the distance for the first time in his professional career before winning a unanimous points decision in his world heavyweight title unification fight with Joseph Parker in Cardiff on Saturday. After 12 rounds, Britain’s Joshua triumphed 118-110, 118-110, 119-109 on the three judges’ scorecards. Victory extended the London 2012 Olympic champion’ perfect professional record to 21 wins from as many bouts […]





