Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes a fight between Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola would be bad for heavyweight boxing. Browne is set to face Argentina’s Gonzalo Basile in Melbourne next month and will turn his attention to his mandatory shot at WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev afterwards. But he’s hopeful of getting Wilder in the ring…
Despite facing a sharper Chris Arreola in a second fight, Canada’s Bermane Stiverne became the world’s first Haitian born heavyweight world champion by stopping his rival for the WBC title last evening at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA. The media build up to the Stiverne vs. Arreola rematch was uneventful until the final…
Heavyweights Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola go at it again, this time for the vacant WBC title, held this evening at USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA. When the pair met in April, 2013, Haitian born Canadian Stiverne defended his WBC Silver crown by outworking Arreola after dropping the Californian in the third round,…
Aussie puncher Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne says he’d be prepared to step in against the winner of the upcoming WBC Heavyweight title fight between Chris Arreola and Bermane Stiverne. Browne enhanced his standing with the Mexico City-based sanctioning body in Sheffield, England on Saturday night by blasting out Stiverne’s countryman Eric Martel Bahoeli in five…
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 a nice right hand and…
Veteran heavyweight Chris Arreola and up and coming contender Seth Mitchell faced both each other and the scales yesterday as they weighed in for tonight’s 12 rounder at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA.
Chris “The Nightmare†Arreola (35-3, 30 KO’s) and Seth “Mayhem†Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KO’s) along with Rafael Marquez (41-8, 37 KO’s), Efrain Esquivias (16-2-1, 9 KO’s), Angel Osuna and Ryan Caballero participated in a media workout at the Boys and Girls Boxing Club just two days before their respective bouts this Saturday, Sept. 7, at…
Chris Arreola calls it a “must-win” and may retire if he loses. Seth Mitchell calls it “do-or-die” and a “crossroads fight for both of us.” This Saturday, Sept. 7, former world title challenger Arreola (35-3, 30 KO’s), of Riverside, Calif., meets former college football star Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KO’s), of Brandywine, Md., in a 12-rounder…
Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce that the Showtime doubleheader will now take Saturday, Sept. 7, making it a boxing fans’ weekend at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The event was originally slated for Friday, Sept. 6. The telecast features a 12-round clash of heavyweight contenders between Seth Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KO’s)…
Former light heavy and cruiserweight world champ Tomasz Adamek’s two year quest at heavyweight will finally reach it’s goal this evening as the Polish hero will challenge WBC kingpin Vitali Klitschko at Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland. Klitschko, 42-2 (39), has won all seven of his WBC title bouts since returning from a four year…
Light middleweight Paul Williams posted a debatable majority decision last night over highly touted prospect Erislandy Lara last night in the main event of a big show at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Williams was coming off a crushing second round KO in a rematch with WBC middleweight champ Sergio Martinez while Lara was stepping up…
© Craig Bennett / Goossen Tutor Promotions Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinalists Andre Ward and Arthur Abraham participated in a press conference on Tuesday at Sisley Italian Kitchen in Sherman Oaks, Calif., to formally announce their May 14 showdown at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., live on Showtime.