
Frampton confirms title rematch against Sant Cruz
Carl Frampton has announced he will defend his WBA world featherweight title in a rematch against former champion Leo Santa Cruz.

Carl Frampton has announced he will defend his WBA world featherweight title in a rematch against former champion Leo Santa Cruz.
Steve Bunce looks ahead to Hopkins' fight with Joe Smith and also reflects on legends who fought past their prime.
Amir Khan has called for stricter drug testing in boxing and has welcomed the WBC's new Clean Boxing Programme.
Tony Bellew insisted a British super fight with David Haye has "got to happen" as he revealed talks between the two camps had already started.
Steve Bunce talks you through the possibility of seeing Tony Bellew and David Haye meet in the ring in 2017.
Steve Bunce runs you through the Heavyweight division's future bouts and who might be involved in the fights.
Harley Benn, the son of former world titleholder Nigel Benn, will make his pro debut next month in England.
Juan Manuel Marquez? Lamont Peterson? Timothy Bradley Jr.? A few names have been thrown his way, but former middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has no plans until next year.
Amir Khan thinks he has only five fights left in his career and is targeting Kell Brook or Danny Garcia for his comeback after hand surgery.
Former middleweight and light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins recounts how the final fight of his career was made and why he picked Joe Smith to be his opponent on Dec. 17.
Lee Selby hopes a third IBF featherweight title defence against Jonathan Victor Barros in December will lead to bigger things.
Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins will close out his 28-year career with a farewell fight against light heavyweight contender Joe Smith on Dec. 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.
Cruiserweight titlist Tony Bellew gave his hometown fans something to cheer about during -- and after -- his dominating victory over BJ Flores to retain his belt.
Anthony Joshua's fight with Wladimir Klitschko at the Manchester Arena on December 10 is expected to generate over £20 million.
Forget Tony Bellew's easy win over BJ Flores, Saturday night at the Echo Arena was all about the David Haye sideshow, writes Steve Bunce.
Tony Bellew accused David Haye of "conning the British public" when he jumped out of the ring to confront the former world champion after stopping BJ Flores in three rounds.
Tony Bellew knocked out BJ Flores then called out fellow Briton David Haye at Liverpool's Echo Arena on Saturday night.
Tony Bellew has won seven fights in a row since moving up to the cruiserweight division, and title contender BJ Flores would love nothing more than to break that streak on Saturday.
David Haye predicts that fellow Brit Anthony Joshua would win comfortably against Wladimir Klitschko.
Former heavyweight champion David Haye says the division is worse for Tyson Fury's absence.
Tyson Fury's promoter Mick Hennessy is confident the troubled boxer will return "better than ever" after medical treatment for mental health issues and a boxing ban.
The British Board of Boxing Control confirmed that Tyson Fury's boxing licence has been suspended pending further investigation into "anti-doping and medical issues."
Tyson Fury has vacated his two heavyweight world title belts, citing his ongoing treatment for depression after he tested positive for cocaine twice last month.
Adrien Broner is safe, his management said, after the boxer seemed to indicate he was contemplating suicide via social media.
With the WBA ruling in favor of Gennady Golovkin, will mandatory challenger Daniel Jacobs walk away from the fight? Will a purse bid take place?
Jonny and Alistair Brownlee speak out about the World Triathlon Series viral video.
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