Twenty-four-year-old Devon Alexander “The Great†(21-1, 13 KOs) walked into his St. Louis gym today for a media workout looking like a mature fighter who knows what is at stake in his 140-pound showdown against Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse on Saturday at The Family Arena in nearby St. Charles (HBO: 9:45 p.m. ET/PT) When…
Next Saturday night in St. Charles, Missouri, Yusaf Mack of Philadelphia will attempt to follow in the legendary shoes of Bernard Hopkins and capture a slice of the Light Heavyweight championship as he takes on Tavoris Cloud for Cloud’s IBF title. Mack of Philadelphia has been extra motivated by a man he calls one of…
It was a typical marathon day for Don King, who will turn 80 on Aug. 20. He started at KTVI’s ‘FOX 2 News in the Morning” at 7 a.m. where he was interviewed by John Brown; visited with McGraw Milhaven at the Big 550 KTRS-AM on his “McGraw in the Morning” radio show; returned to…
Joseph King Kong Agbeko has been cleared by doctors to return to work and will defend his IBF bantamweight championship against undefeated rising star and WBC Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares, who will also defend his title, in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, August 13, live on Showtime at10 p.m. ET/PT,…
The host of “The Bernie Miklasz Show†broadcast on 101 ESPN in St. Louis recently interviewed former unified 140-pound champion Devon Alexander and undefeated cruiserweight national champion Ryan “The Irish Outlaw†Coyne from their joint training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. Alexander, from St. Louis, will face dangerous knockout artist Lucas Matthysse, from Chubut, Argentina,…
Promoter Don King will bring Devon Alexander “The Great†(21-1, 13 KOs) back to the St. Louis area on June 25 to face a significant test in his hometown from noted Argentine knockout artist and WBO No.-3 ranked contender Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. King will support…
There were a few upsets last night in Mexico as three world title bouts took place across the country. The highest profile defeat occurred when the reign of WBC light fly king Gilberto Keb Baas was snuffed out in a rematch at Coliseum Don King in Texcoco by Adrian Hernandez, who also won their original…
Big night of fights this evening with three world title bouts taking place on two different cards south of the border. We kick things off at Coliseum Don King in Texcoco where WBC light fly supremo Gilberto Keb Baas, 35-20-4 (22), looks to retain his title for a third time when faces the challenge of…
Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull†Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano†Perez will clash in the new main event on Showtime Championship Boxing this Saturday, April 23, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. The 12-rounder for the…
IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko arrived in Los Angeles on Monday in preparation to defend his title on Saturday but has been forced to withdraw after suffering what doctors have diagnosed as likely the sudden onset of sciatica. Agbeko had advanced to the final of the Showtime televised “Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All†and was…
Richie Boy Promotions filed a lawsuit this past Tuesday (April 19, 2011) in the 11th District Judicial Circuit Court in Miami against International Boxing Federation Light Heavyweight Champion Tavoris Cloud, as well as his promoter, Don King Productions, and head trainer, Al Bonanni.
Former WBA lightweight champion Paulus “The Hitman†Moses (27-1, 19 KOs) bolstered his chances of another title shot on Saturday by scoring a first-round knockout over Argentine opponent Miguel Lombardo at the Windhoek Country Club Resort in Namibia. Moses landed a picture-perfect body shot near the end of the opening stanza that sent Lombardo to…