In one of the biggest fights this summer, the featherweight bragging rights of Southern California were won by Leo Santa Cruz, who defeated Abner Mares in a thrilling back and forth firefight at Staples Center in the American city of Los Angeles on Saturday night. Former three-weight world champ Mares …
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Can Santa Cruz Overcome The More Experienced Abner Mares?
August goes out with a bang tonight at Staples Center in the American city of Los Angeles with the WBA featherweight “super” title on the line in a massive showdown between California based Mexican boxers Abner Mares and Leo Santa Cruz. The combatants are both multi-weight world champions with Mares, …
Read More »Bryan Stays Undefeated With ShoBox Slugfest Victory Over Rossy
On a hot summer August night, in a specially-constructed ring outside the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Trevor “The Dream” Bryan remained unbeaten and passed the toughest test of his career with a crowd-pleasing, hard-fought 10-round unanimous decision over Derric Rossy in the main event of a ShoBox: The New …
Read More »Santa Cruz, Mares Make Weight Ahead Of WBC Title Clash
Ahead the mostly highly anticipated clash of the summer, featherweights Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares made weight yesterday for their WBA “super” title clash this evening at Staples Center in Los Angeles. WBA Featherweight Super Championship, 12 rounds Leo Santa Cruz: 124.8 lb Abner Mares: 125.2 lb
Read More »Broner Faces Allakhverdiev For Fourth World Title October 3
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) returns to his hometown looking for a fourth world title as he faces fellow former world champion Khabib “The Hawk” Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs) for the WBA Super Lightweight title on Saturday, October 3 live on Showtime at 10 …
Read More »Crolla Gets WBA Title Rematch Against Perez In Manchester
Anthony Crolla will face Darleys Perez in a rematch for the WBA Lightweight title at the Manchester Arena on November 21, live on Sky Sports. Crolla and Perez clashed in the same venue in July where Perez kept hold of his title via a majority draw despite a tremendous performance …
Read More »Fresno Prospect Marcos Hernandez Wins In Costa Mesa
Last night during the Fight Club OC card at the “The Hangar” in Costa Mesa, California, super-welterweight prospect, Marcos “The Madman” Hernandez (7-0, 2 KOs) remained undefeated, winning an six round unanimous decision against Luis Alfredo Lugo (14-23-1, 5 KOs). In the opening round, Hernandez wobbled Lugo with a powerful …
Read More »Andy Lee Overwhelmed By Irish Invasion For Saunders Clash
Boxing star Andy Lee has been overwhelmed at the number of Irish fans set to travel to Manchester for his world title clash with Billy Joe Saunders. The WBO middleweight champion defends his title against the unbeaten Londoner in an Ireland versus England showdown and has been taken aback at …
Read More »Weaver Back In The UK, Faces Latvian Hurdle Saturday
Former Team GB star Iain ‘The Blessed One’ Weaver is set for his first UK bout, since returning from America, this coming Saturday at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, where he will face Latvian Dinars Skripkins. Weaver, who last fought at York Hall back in October 2013, has been …
Read More »Nathan Clevery Goes To America To Face Andrzej Fonfara
Bruising Polish star Andrzej Fonfara (27-3, 16 KOs) and former world champion Nathan Cleverly (29-2, 15 KOs) will meet in a 12-round light heavyweight battle as Premier Boxing Champions on Spike returns to UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday, October 16, with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Fonfara, …
Read More »Team Tarver Hits Hard To Help Needy Tampa Schoolkids
The inaugural Team Tarver Back-To-School-Drive was a major hit last week at Layla’s House in Tampa, Florida. Multiple former world champion and world heavyweight contender, Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver (31-6-1, 22 KOs), his son, unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Antonio Tarver, Jr. (3-0, 2 KOs), and some other Team Tarver …
Read More »Martin Murray Faces Hard-Hitting Colombian Torres In Leeds
Martin Murray will face Jose Miguel Torres at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on September 5, live on Sky Sports. Murray is set for his first championship bout since facing Middleweight star Gennady Golovkin for the World title in February, and the St. Helens star is gunning for his …
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