Super Bantamweight Boxing News

Carl Frampton added the IBF inter-continental title to his Commonwealth super-bantamweight belt when he easily outpointed Mexican Raul Hirales at the Nottingham Capital FM Arena.

The boxer, whose real name was Thangthong Krongchan, his wife Theeraporn and their two six-year-old twin children were killed at the scene, while his two nieces were seriously injured.

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.

Send your thoughts and images on the weekend's Super Rugby action to Sport@news24.co.za and we'll hit the publish button! Los Angeles - Filipino star Nonito Donaire and South Africa's Jeffrey Mathebula will fight to unify their world super-bantamweight titles, according to numerous reports citing comments from promoters.

Editor's Note: BoxingScene was advised that the planned doubleheader will go forward on July 7th - which indicates that Amir Khan will likely move his return to July 14th.

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.

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Former champion Cristian Mijares had been the front runner to face Donaire but IBF super bantamweight champion Jeffrey Mathebula now appears to be the opponent of choice for the "Filipino Flash". Initally Donaire was slated to return on the now scrapped Juan Manuel Marquez July 14th pay-per-view card.

The former super flyweight champion of the International Boxing Federation , Cristian Mijares , is very confident of being able to defeat Nonito Donaire , the WBO's super bantamweight champion.

Carl Froch believes Carl Frampton is a World champion in waiting - and has backed the super bantamweight star to wow the Froch Army on Saturday night in the Capital FM Arena, live on Sky Sports HD1 and in 3D.

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 two fighters traded punches from the start. In the second, Gonzalez scored a knockdown during a wild exchange of punches.

The win earned him the ability to challenge full champion Jeffery Mathebula of South Africa.

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.

Djelkir won silver in the Peking Olympics 2008 and then turned pro after a long - too long perhaps - amateur career.

South Africa's Macbute Sinyabi is ready to put the heat on Thailand's hometown favorite Thangthong Kiattaweesuk when they clash in an open air venue at the hottest time of the day in an IBF super bantamweight eliminator on Saturday.

WITH current World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Jorge Arce's possible move back up to the super bantamweight division, ALA Promotions is looking at a world title fight for WBO No.

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.

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.