Local man Mike Alvarado headlines the 1st Bank Center in Denver, CO tonight when he places his WBO light welter belt on offer against Russian challenger Ruslan Provodnikov. Alvarado, 34-1 (23), is coming off a duo of highly competitive fights against Brandon Rios, losing the first contest a year ago …

After weeks of bad mouthing opponent Seth Mitchell during the pre-fight build up, heavyweight Chris Arreola backed up his words by crushing Mitchell in the very first round of their bout for the WBC International crown last night at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA. Initially, Mitchell had success with …

After 12 rounds, IBF super feather champ Argenis Mendez and challenger Arash Usmanee were deadlocked on the scorecards Friday night on Mike Tyson’s debut as a promoter at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY. Mendez, 21-2-1 (11), was making his initial IBF title defense after winning it with a KO …

It wasn’t pretty, or even particularly exciting, but challenger Adrien Broner managed to outpoint reigning WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi last night at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center by split decision. Broner did appear to be fine operating at 147 pounds after jumping up from the lightweight division, looking to be the …

High drama is on the menu this evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY as WBA welter kingpin Paulie Malignaggi meets the challenge of burgeoning star Adrien Broner after a long, grudge filled press build up. Broner, 26-0 (22), is moving up from lightweight where he retained the WBC belt …

Last night at the Dynamo Palace of Sports in Moscow, WBC cruiserweight king Krzysztof Wlodarczyk withstood a hard challenge from 2008 Olympic heavyweight gold medallist Rakhim Chakhkiev. Chakhkiev had won all 16 of his pro bouts thus far, ripping through a variety of American and eastern European opponents enroute to …

There was thunder heard across the light heavyweight division Saturday night as Adonis Stevenson produced the biggest shock of the year by belting out Chad Dawson in short order at Montreal’s Bell Centre. It wasn’t much of a first round as both fighters took measure of the other man until …

A nice welter clash headlines an interesting bill at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA this Saturday with Marcos Rene Maidana and Josesito Lopez squaring off for the WBA Intercontinental strap. Also scheduled is a light middle scrap between Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo for the Interim WBA crown and …

The light welterweight division was shaken up last night as Lucas Martin Matthysse destroyed Lamont Peterson in short order at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk hall. Neither Matthysse’s WBC Interim crown or Peterson’s WBA belt were on the line but that failed to make an impression on the fighters, who went …

The action this weekend is at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk Hall as Devon Alexander put his IBF welter title at risk and Lucas Matthysse lays his WBC Interim light welter belt on the line. Alexander, 24-1 (13), meets unheralded Englishman Lee Purdy, 20-3-1 (13), while Matthysse, 33-2 (31), squares off …

It was skill against will, brain vs. brawn, strategy contending with game; the rapier meets the cutlass. Floyd Mayweather Jr delivered a superb performance last night, taking away any advantage Robert Guerrero may have brought to the table at Mayweather’s home away from home, the MGM Grand Garden Arena in …

Danny Garcia walked out of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center bloodied and humbled but still a world champion as the Philadelphia light welter got past former two-weight world titlist Zab Judah after a hard-fought bout. Widely perceived as well past his best before the fight, southpaw Judah managed to turn back the …