Light middleweight Erislandy Lara puts his WBA crown on the line tonight at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago as the native Cuban faces off against two-time former world title challenger Delvin Rodriguez. Crafty southpaw Lara, 20-2-2 (12), acquired the belt in his most recent appearance by widely outpointing Ishe Smith …
Read More »Miguel Cotto Puts WBC Middleweight Title At Risk Tonight
Miguel Cotto returns to the ring for the first time since capturing the WBC middleweight title against Sergio Martinez one year ago as the Puerto Rican icon faces former world champion Daniel Geale at Barclays Center in Cotto’s adopted hometown of New York. In his most recent appearance, ex-three weight …
Read More »Can Slick Willie Monroe Jr Upset KO Artist Gennady Golovkin Tonight?
WBA middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin is back in the ring tonight as the Kazakhstan-born slugger climbs through the ropes at The Forum in Inglewood, CA to face the challenge posed by fleet-footed Willie Monroe Jr. Golovkin, 32-0 (29), has been in search and destroy mode since capturing the WBA …
Read More »Bika Looks To Upset The Stevenson Odds For The WBC Crown
When the bell rings tonight in the 15,000 seat hockey arena Colisee Pepsi in Quebec City, WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson will face his most experienced opponent to date in the form of Sakio Bika. Australia’s Bika, 32-6-3 (21), like Stevenson, 25-1 (21), is a former super middleweight who …
Read More »Stevenson Crushes Sukhotsky To Retain WBC Light Heavy Title
It was lights out for light heavyweight contender Dmitry Sukhotsky on Friday night as the Russian was gunned down by WBC champion Adonis Stevenson at Colisee Quebec in Quebec City, Canada. Stevenson, 25-1 (21), who appeared to be a weight class larger than the challenger, patiently studied his wary adversary …
Read More »Lamont Peterson, Daniel Jacobs Win World Title Fights In NYC
It was an evening big fights on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in what could easily be termed as “Night Of The Mismatch”. The evidence: Reigning IBF light welter champ Lamont Peterson, 33-2-1 (17), had a defense against Edgar Santana, 29-5 (20), while middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs, …
Read More »Kovalev, Vargas Put World Title Belts At Risk Tonight
August kicks off with two world title fights on tap for tonight as WBO light heavy champion Sergey Kovalev and WBA light welter titlist Jesse Vargas put their respective belts on the line. Russian juggernaut Kovalev, 22-0 (22), looks to retain his crown for the third time since wresting it …
Read More »“GGG” Golovkin Guns Down Geale With One Punch KO
WBA champion Gennady Golovkin solidified his iron grip on the middleweight division with a devastating performance against former two-time champion Daniel Geale last night at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Geale came into the contest as Golovkin’s most accomplished opponent to date and was figured to be a yardstick of …
Read More »Gamboa vs. Crawford Tonight For WBO Lightweight Title
Omaha, Nebraska returns to the world title spotlight after four decades as favorite son Terrance Crawford put his WBO lightweight title at risk against Cuban legend Yuriorkis Gamboa this evening at CenturyLink Center. For Crawford, 23-0 (16), this is the first time in his career that he’s fighting in front …
Read More »Guerrero, Alexander, Dawson, Lomachenko All Come Back Tonight
On a card that could be called “Night Of The Comeback“, three former world champions and a hyper-ambitious two-time Olympic gold medallist all return to the ring after losses this evening at the unglamorously named StubHub Center in Carson, CA. The Olympian, professional Ukrainian novice Vasyl Lomachenko, 1-1 (1), is …
Read More »Algieri Pulls Off Major Upset Of WBO Champ Provodnikov
The landscape of the 140 pound division changed dramatically last night as challenger Chris Algieri posted a split decision over reigning WBO champion Ruslan Provodnikov at Barclays’ Center in Brooklyn, New York. The evening started out all wrong for the far less experienced local man as a whipping Provodnikov left …
Read More »Can The Challengers Succeed Tonight At Barclays’ Center?
Two world titles are on the line tonight at Brooklyn’s Barclays’ Center with two two challengers stepping way up to world class for the first time. Can the aspiring pair make the jump successfully? WBO light welter champ Ruslan Provodnikov, 23-2 (16), meets local ticket seller Chris Algieri, 19-0 (8), …
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