Three weeks removed from his decisive victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, Manny Pacquiao earned an even more decisive win in a federal courthouse.
On December 18, the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, one of the highest and most influential courts in the country, affirmed the dismissal of a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Pacquiao filed by a startup Texas promotional company named Imperial ED Promotions. (more…)
This past Saturday night in Cancun Mexico, Golden Boy Promotions super-featherweight prospect, Miguel Flores (13-0, 8 KOs) remained unbeaten with an impressive knockout, destroying Jorge “Escorpión” RodrÃguez (15-7-0, 6 KO’s) at the Arena Quequi, Playa del Carmen in Quintana Roo, Mexico. (more…)
Ahead of their WBA welter title contest tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana made weight yesterday.
WBA Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds
Adrien Broner: 144.4 Pounds
Marcos Maidana: 146.2 Pounds (more…)
WBA Super/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (13-1, 8 KOs) weighed in today at 175 pounds for his title defense tonight against unbeaten challenger Tamas Kovacs (23-0, 14 KOs), of Slovakia.
The pair clash in the opening bout of a Showtime Championship Boxing quadrupleheader, airing live on Showtime at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
Kovacs tipped the scales at 174.4 pounds.
Tonight at the Arena Quequi, Playa del Carmen in Quintana Roo, Mexico, Golden Boy Promotions undefeated super-featherweight prospect Miguel Flores (12-0, 7 KOs) battles Jorge “Escorpión” RodrÃguez (15-6-0, 6 KO’s) in a bout scheduled for eight rounds.
Born in Michoacán de Ocampo, Mexico, Flores, now fighting out of Houston Texas, returns home to put his undefeated record on the line. Fighting in his first eight round bout, Flores knows he’s in a tough fight as he prepares to defeat Rodriguez. (more…)
Boxing bigmouth Adrien Broner has declared himself as the heir to Floyd Mayweather’s coveted pound-for-pound throne.
The three-weight world champion, who defends his WBA welterweight title against Argentine bulldozer Marcos Maidana this weekend, believes that his contemporaries are casting envious glances in his direction as he jostles to take over Mayweather’s hotseat.
One of boxing’s most outgoing and flashy characters, Broner has struck up a great rapport with the sweet science’s number one fighter, Mayweather, drawing comparisons in some quarters with the Las Vegas native, not only in his personality, but inside the ring as well. (more…)
Boxing bigmouth Adrien Broner has declared himself as the heir to Floyd Mayweather’s coveted pound-for-pound throne.
The three-weight world champion, who defends his WBA welterweight title against Argentine bulldozer Marcos Maidana this weekend, believes that his contemporaries are casting envious glances in his direction as he jostles to take over Mayweather’s hotseat.
One of boxing’s most outgoing and flashy characters, Broner has struck up a great rapport with the sweet science’s number one fighter, Mayweather, drawing comparisons in some quarters with the Las Vegas native, not only in his personality, but inside the ring as well. (more…)
This Saturday night at Pacplex in Brooklyn, NY, Heavyweight contender Derric Rossy will take on Jonta Willis in the eight round main event of a big night of boxing that is promoted by Sal Musumeci’s Final Forum Boxing.
Rossy of Medford, New York has a record of 28-7 with 14 knockouts.
The 33 year-old Rossy has faced many of the top Heavyweights in the world and holds victories over the likes of Gary Bell (22-3-1), Sahnnon Miller (14-2), Edward Guitierrez (15-3), former world champion Ray Mercer (35-6-1), William Shahan (7-0), Carl Davis Drummond (26-1), Alexis Mejias (10-2), Ian Lewson (6-1-1) and Travis Walker (39-8-1). (more…)
Irish middleweight star Andy Lee, (31W-2L, 22KOs) is targeting a showdown with fellow Irishman Matthew Macklin, (30W-5L, 20KOs) in 2014.
Lee presently ranked WBC # 7, WBA #12 and WBO #14 believes that an all Irish barnstormer with Macklin is what boxing fans want to see.
In recent years speculation at times has been at fever pitch about the prospect of a mouth-watering Lee v Macklin encounter, with the media and public viewing the fight as a prestigious must see and not to be missed Irish boxing event. (more…)
Five-time world champion Zab Judah is adamant he will be crowned ‘King of Brooklyn’ after knocking out Paulie Malignaggi.
The pair clash this Saturday night at the Barclays Center in New York, with the Brooklyn natives putting their pride on the line as they battle to be declared the best boxer from the famed borough. (more…)
The principal fighters on tonight’s Paulie Malignaggi vs. Zab Judah card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY all hit the scales yesterday.
NABF Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds
Paulie Malignaggi: 147 lb
Zab Judah: 146 lb (more…)
One of the biggest events of 2013 just got even bigger with the announcement of the full undercard that leads up to the Showtime televised quadrupleheader at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, on Saturday, Dec. 7, an event headlined by the “Battle Oof Brooklyn” between Zab “Super” Judah and Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi for the NABF welterweight title, which will be televised live on Showtime.
Featured on this stacked card will be a 10-round super welterweight clash between unbeaten Philadelphian Julian “J-Rock” Williams and Mexico’s Orlando “Latigo” Lora, a 10-round welterweight bout pitting 2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam “World Kid” Ali of Brooklyn against Arizona prospect Jesus “Chino” Selig. (more…)