Bantamweight Boxing News

Police say five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia has been found dead by a family member at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. The 45-year-old Tapia won five championships in three weight classes, winning the WBA bantamweight title, the IBF and WBO junior bantamweight titles and the IBF featherweight belt.

Nava, one of the biggest boxing stars in Mexico, won the title in January with a ten round unanimous decision over Chanttall Martinez and then made her first defense in May with a ten round unanimous decision over Diana Ayala.

All eight fighters participating in " Four Warned ," the upcoming June 2 Quadrupleheader live on SHOWTIMEA from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

SCOTT Quigg has revealed his punishing training regime three weeks ahead of his showdown with Rendell Munroe for the vacant interim WBA super-bantamweight crown.

Rigondeaux-Kennedy is part of the pay-per-view card where Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO championship against Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The bill is one of the biggest being staged in the UK this year and includes the vacant WBA interim world super-bantamweight title fight between Bury's Scott Quigg and Rendall Munroe.

Arenas, his brother Cesar Arenas and bantamweight Bolivar Osorio will face charges for robbery, according to Police Sub Commissioner Domingo Espitia.

Training camp continues in full steam for the talented and confident boxers who'll be fighting on "Four Warned" - the highly anticipated quadrupleheader featuring a pair of boxing legends in dangerous assignments and two world championship fights on Saturday , June 2 , live on SHOWTIMEA from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Scott Quigg insists he is the underdog in his WBA interim super-bantamweight title clash with Rendall Munroe - but he still says he will prove bookies' predictions right.

The doubleheader, according to Arum, will take place at the end of June or early July.

Unbeaten Russian WBA International super bantamweight champion Alexander Bakhtin expects a difficult fight when he takes on Mexico's Mario Briones, Bakhtin has told RIA Novosti.

Quigg challenges Munroe for the vacant interim WBA super-bantamweight crown on Hatton Promotions 'Road To Glory' bill at Manchester Velodrome on Saturday 16th June.

At The Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. , Karim Mayfield vs. Raymond Serrano, 10, for Mayfield's WBO NABO light welterweight title.

Although Quigg is British champion and undefeated in 24 fights, the Leicester southpaw is a former European champion and challenged Toshiaki Nishioka for the WBC crown.

RICKY Hatton believes it is time for Bury boxer Scott Quigg to "sink or swim" as the British super bantamweight champion bids to prove his world title credentials against Rendall Munroe.

It was roughly this time three years ago when Luis DeCubas brought a bunch of Cuban defectors - five altogether- just off the boat to fight at Planet Hollywood.

Ricky Hatton reckons his final Sky show could be his greatest when Scott Quigg and Rendall Munroe battle for the WBA interim super-bantamweight title.

Although he earned a unanimous decision over Juan Ruiz on Feb. 25, former super bantamweight contender Jose Aguiniga of Oxnard was not gloating over the victory.

SCOTT Quigg's interim WBA super-bantamweight title bout with fellow Brit Rendall Munroe will be the last fight promoted by Ricky Hatton's company to be televised live on Sky Sports.

The "Jackal" was present at the Hotel Marriot de Dadeland in the South of Florida.