Lamont Peterson, IBF Junior Welterweight Champion “I intend to continue to be the champion after my fight on January 25. “I don’t worry about comments from him [Dierry Jean]. At the end of the day he’s got to get in the ring with me. He can say whatever he wants, …
Read More »Mares’ Injury Postpones Hotly Anticipated Gonzalez Rematch
Following a rib injury suffered in training, former three-division world champion Abner Mares has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday, Feb. 15 rematch with WBC Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, causing a postponement of the entire Showtime televised event at Staples Center in Los Angeles. A new date for the …
Read More »IBF Champ Lamont Patterson Come Back Fight Announced
World-class championship boxing returns to the nation’s capital on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, when hometown hero IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Lamont Peterson defends his 140-pound crown against Montreal’s unbeaten Dierry Jean as part of a live Showtime Championshp Boxing at, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, event at …
Read More »Beibut Shumenov Eager To Make Golden Boy Promotions Debut
Beibut Shumenov is a former amateur standout in Europe and represented Kazakhstan in the 2004 Olympic Games. The WBA Super Light Heavyweight Champion, he became the fighter with the fewest professional fights to win a 175-pound world title when he captured the crown in his tenth start. On Saturday, Dec. …
Read More »Lopez vs. Arnaoutis Headlines Golden Boy Live On Fox
The Golden Boy Live! series on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes has consistently delivered top-notch matchups since its launch in August and it will wrap 2013 up with a bang on Friday, Dec. 13 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The special edition features the return of …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Alvarez Sets Mexican Sports TV Record
Nearly 8-out-of-10 households in Mexico with a television set tuned into last Saturday’s “The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo” mega-fight live on Televisa’s Channel 5. The 12-round majority decision fight, which Mayweather won, garnered a national rating of 41.1 points, which equates to a 77 percent share, 22.1 million viewers and …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Canelo Ends Among 10,000 In Los Angeles
“The One: Mayweather vs. Canelo” press tour came to a spectacular conclusion Tuesday night before 10,000 energetic and enthusiastic fans at Nokia Plaza at L.A. Live. Tempers didn’t exactly flare between Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez and their camps during the lively festivities that included loud music, a mariachi band and …
Read More »Bernard Hopkins Vs Karo Murat: Boxer Quotes
Bernard Hopkins Vs Karo Murat: Boxer Quotes from Hopkins, Murat, media roundtable in Midtown Manhattan to discuss July 13 title fight live on Showtime Boxing Bernard Hopkins, IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion “I discovered a month ago, the doctor will be present before the [fight week] press conference hopefully to …
Read More »Hopkins vs Murat For IBF Crown July 13 At Barclays Center
Hopkins vs Murat: Continuing to break his own records, IBF Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins will become the oldest fighter in history to make his initial title defense when he faces number one rated IBF light heavyweight contender Karo Murat on Saturday, July 13 at Barclays Center in …
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