Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce the donation of portraits of living boxing legends and future Hall of Famers Floyd Mayweather and Bernard Hopkins to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The portraits, taken by renowned sports photographer Holger Keifel, are a part of the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection …
Read More »Lock vs. Gonzalez Headlines May 9 Dover Downs Fight Card
Dover Downs Casino with Champ’s Management announce a championship boxing event on Friday, May 9, in the Rollins Center at 7 p.m. The headline bout features featherweight Cornelius Lock (22-6-2), from Detroit, Mich. vs William Gonzalez (26-5) from Managua, Nicaragua.
Read More »Las Vegas Dream Of Anthony Ogogo Realized On Mayweather vs. Maidana
Great Britain’s unbeaten Middleweight star and 2012 Olympic medallist, Anthony Ogogo, will make his debut in the fight capital of the world, Las Vegas, on Saturday, May 3 when he faces an opponent to be named on the non-televised undercard of the Showtime PPV mega-event “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana” …
Read More »BoxNation Has Agreed An Exclusive Output Deal With Top Rank
BoxNation has agreed an exclusive output deal with leading boxing promoters Top Rank – which will see the channel continue to air the world’s best fights. ‘The Channel of Champions’ is living up to its’ name after reaching an agreement with the American promoters to show all events which are …
Read More »Escalante Retains IBA Belt Against Ruiz At Cache Creek Casino
Last night at the Cache Creek Casino in Brooks, CA, Bruno “The Aloha Kid” Escalante (13-1-1, 6 KOs) successfully defended his IBA Super-Flyweight title with a unanimous decision victory against a game Victor Ruiz (12-3, 9 KOs). In the early action, Ruiz pressed the action and won a few rounds …
Read More »Gesta vs. Riovalle Headlines April 11 “Ringside At Del Mar”
An opponent has been announced for the”Ringside At Del Mar” eight round main event featuring Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (26-1, 14 KOs). The popular Filipino fighter will face Mexico’s Edgar “Basuras” Riovalle (37-17-2, 26 KOs) at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Friday, April 11, 2014 in Del Mar, Calif. This …
Read More »Gaynor Ready For Anwar Welterweight Challenge May 9
One of British boxing’s best kept secrets, Rotherham’s Chad Gaynor gets a golden opportunity to dent the domestic welterweight rankings next month when he tackles recent British title challenger, Adil Anwar, in a cracking Yorkshire derby at Ice Sheffield on May 9. Gaynor earned wide plaudits when impressing in Prizefighter …
Read More »“Iron” Mike Tyson Returns To Showtime In Promotional Capacity
During his career, former undisputed heavyweight champion and international star Mike Tyson fought on Showtime 17 times, second only to Julio Cesar Chavez’s 21 occasions, for most appearances by a boxer in the history of the network. On Friday, April 18, Tyson returns in a different capacity when his Iron …
Read More »Manuel Charr vs. Kevin Johnson April 26 In Bonn
On April 12, 2014, two former foes of WBC heavyweight champion “In Recess” Vitali Klitschko square off at the Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany, when local hero and WBC #6 rated Manuel Charr faces Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson on a show promoted by Charr’s Diamond Boy Promotion. Johnson went the distance …
Read More »Thurman vs. Diaz Headlines Showtime Tripleheader April 26
StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., has rapidly become known among boxing aficionados as the place to be to see world-class fights and fighters. On Saturday, April 26, that reputation continues to grow as Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime Sports team up for an all-action tripleheader featuring some of the top …
Read More »Closed Circuit Tickets For Mayweather vs. Maidana Now On Sale
Properties hosting these telecasts are Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and Monte Carlo. “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana,” is a 12-round world championship unification bout for Mayweather and Maidana’s respective 147-pound titles. This is the third fight of Mayweather’s lucrative multi-fight deal with Showtime Networks Inc. “The …
Read More »Complete Mayweather vs. Maidana Lineup Announced
The four-fight Showtime PPV event, “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana,” is now complete with the addition of two stellar 10-round bouts. Opening the pay-per-view event will be a super middleweight matchup between unbeaten J’Leon Love and former title challenger and Mexican Olympian Marco Antonio Periban of Mexico City followed by …
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