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 in Washington, DC. (more…)
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. (more…)
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” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
“It’s an honor for me to be on the show and I can’t wait for May 3rd,” said Ogogo, “I’ve had a great training camp and hope to be in the best shape of my career for this fight. Some British fighters never get the chance to fight in Las Vegas and to do so in my sixth fight is a real achievement and will be a fantastic moment for me.” (more…)
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 available to the UK, live and exclusive on the undisputed home of big time boxing.
The agreement will start next month when BoxNation airs Mexican superstar Juan Manuel Marquez’s battle with the skilled Mike Alvarado on May 17th, before Filipino hotshot Nonito Donaire moves up to Featherweight to challenge Simpiwe Vetyeka for his WBA Super World title on May 31st. (more…)
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 before Escalante got into his groove. Escalante made the proper adjustments in the middle rounds and used superior boxing skills and defense to confuse Ruiz as he took the lead going into the final two frames.
Ruiz tried to make a final push but Escalante dug deep and finished strong. Escalante hurt his hand in round two and fought with his right hand for most of the fight. Scorecards read 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94 all in favor for Escalante. (more…)
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 event is brought to you by Paco Presents in association with A&T Gym, Don Chargin, and San Diego-based Barron Entertainment. (more…)
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 just over a year ago and the talented youngster is confident that victory over Anwar will elevate him to title class immediately. (more…)
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 Mike Productions makes its promotional debut on the premium network with a three-fight card live on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 10:45 ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., in suburban Pittsburgh. (more…)
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 with the elder Klitschko brother losing a lopsided decision in December 2009 and has lost three of his last four against Tyson Fury, Christian Hammer and Dereck Chisora. (more…)
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 fighters in the sport today.
In the 12-round main event, Florida power-puncher Keith “One Time†Thurman defends his WBA Interim Welterweight Championship against former World Lightweight titleholder Julio “The Kidd†Diaz. (more…)
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 Moment” is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O’Reilly Auto Parts and AT&T. In the co-main event, Amir Khan faces Luis Collazo in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBC silver welterweight title. (more…)
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 a junior welterweight bout featuring exciting former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner against the hard-hitting Californian Carlos Molina. (more…)