WBA featherweight champions Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and Nicholas “The Axe Man” Walters collide this Saturday in a WBA featherweight title unification showdown at a sold-out StubHub! Center in Carson, Calif. The fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing, beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast …
Read More »Crawford vs. Beltran WBO Title Fight Tickets On Sale This Friday
Undefeated WBO lightweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son, will make an encore hometown title defense on the heels of his wildly successful victory over previously undefeated world champion and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa. Crawford will defend his title against No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Ray Beltran on …
Read More »Chris Algieri To Get Alma Mater Honors At Stony Brook
Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri may be in training camp learning how to beat Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, but this weekend it will be his alma mater that takes him to school. Stony Brook University, where Algieri graduated with Honors in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in …
Read More »Walters vs. Donaire For WBA Featherweight Title October 18
Top Rank announced today that 2012 Fighter of the Year and four-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and undefeated world champion Nicholas “The Axe Man” Walters will battle it out to determine the undisputed WBA featherweight champion. Donaire vs. Walters will take place Saturday, October 18, at StubHub! …
Read More »Pacquiao’s WBO Welter Title On Line Against Light Welter Champ Algieri
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against New York’s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters Degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside The Ring. Promoted by Top Rank and Sands …
Read More »Pacquiao vs. Algieri: The Press Tour Heard ‘Round The World
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, boxing ‘s only eight-division world champion, defends his WBO welterweight title against New York’s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside the Ring.
Read More »Chaves Clears Visa Entry Hurdle For Brandon Rios Clash
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced today that the visa for Diego “La Joya” Chaves has cleared and that he will be traveling to Las Vegas to face Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, as scheduled, on Saturday, August 2, at The Chelsea in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Rios (31-2-1, …
Read More »“El Chacal” Rigondeaux Set To Dazzle Chinese Audience In Macao
Undefeated unified junior featherweight world champion and Cuban sensation Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (13-0, 8 KOs), of Miami, Florida, has promised to provide “a lot of fireworks” when he defends his titles against Top-Five contender and two-time world title challenger Sod Looknongyantoy (63-2-1, 27 KOs), of Srithep, Thailand, this Saturday, …
Read More »Super Middle Contender Ramirez Puts NABF/NABO Belts At Risk
Undefeated Top-Five world-rated super middleweight contender Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (28-0, 22 KOs), of Mazatlan, Mexico, is ready for his debut on the international stage. The southpaw Ramirez, 23, with the mega-watt smile and matinee idol looks, has graduated from prospect to bona fide world title contender. He will be defending …
Read More »Chinese Golden Boy Zou Shiming Returns To Action
Just 15 months and five fights removed from his professional debut, two-time Chinese Olympic gold medallist and national icon Zou Shiming (4-0, 1 KO),of Guizhu, China, will step up and fight in his first 10-round bout, facing off against hard-punching veteran and three-time world title challenger Luis “Chino” De La …
Read More »Terence Crawford Featured Guest On ESPN2 Friday Night Fights
On the heels of his scintillating ninth-round knockout victory of undefeated Cuban icon Yuriorkis Gamboa to retain his world title, undefeated WBO lightweight champion Terence Crawford will be joining Doug Kezirian as the in-studio guest on this week’s edition of ESPN Friday Fights, which will air live, this Friday, July …
Read More »Martinez, Cotto Engage In Verbal Exhanges At Press Conference
Freddie Roach: “Winning this fight will be bout ring generalship. Miguel must keep himself in good position and control the ring. This is what we have worked on for nine weeks in training camp. Miguel never knew how to do this before we began working on it. “Miguel will have …
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