Following his controversial split decision loss to Zab Judah in November, top junior welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse demanded a return to the ring as soon as possible. On Friday, January 21, he gets his wish when he takes on former World Champion DeMarcus Corley in the 10-round main event of …
Read More »Tonight’s Telefutura Solo Boxeo Fight Card Sold Out
It’s the first “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” event of the New Year, and fight fans in Fairfield, Calif. have kicked off 2011 by making tonight’s hard-hitting card at the Sports Center a sell-out. The red-hot, seven-bout card is headlined by unbeaten rising star Brandon Gonzales against fellow prospect Lester “El Cubanito” …
Read More »Ark Boxing: Holyfield Defends WBF Belt Against Williams
Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 21 KOs) will defend his WBF heavyweight title against battled-tested veteran Sherman “The Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) in a 12-round championship fight January 22, headlining the “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall in White Sulphur …
Read More »Integrated Sports Boxing: Holyfield vs. Williams January 22
Battle-tested Sherman “Tank” Williams plans to give living legend Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield a beating January 22 when they headline “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs), who is …
Read More »Boxing Legend Holyfield Returns For “Redemption In America” Fight Card
Living legend Evander “The Read Deal” Holyfield returns to the ring January 22, headlining “Redemption In America: The Journey Begins Now” Pay-Per-View Event, live from America’s resort, The Greenbrier’s Colonial Hall, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Holyfield (43-10-2, 218 KOs) will defend his World Boxing Federation heavyweight title against …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins
Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBC/IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal weighed in at 174 pounds, 10 ounces and future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins weighed in at 174 pounds, 6 ounces. The pair clash tonight in a world championship bout at the Pepsi Coliseum …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Top Fighters Pick Winner Of Pascal vs. Hopkins
Super Six World Boxing Classic semifinalists Glen Johnson and Carl Froch have been in world title fights against Two-Time World Champion Bernard Hopkins and WBC Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal, respectively, and like Arthur Abraham, they are picking Pascal to beat the 45-year-old Hopkins on Showtime at 10 p.m. …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Pascal vs. Hopkins Heats Up In Quebec City
The 12-round WBC/IBO Light Heavyweight Championship fight between champion Jean Pascal and challenger Bernard Hopkins will take place December 18 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec City, Canada and will be televised live on Showtime in the United States at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on West Coast, and distributed live …
Read More »Boxing In Canada: Hopkins Confident Of Victory Over Pascal
When Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins faces WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal on December 18 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada live on Showtime in the U.S. and on pay-per-view in Canada, he will be 28 days shy of his forty-sixth birthday. If Hopkins …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Bantamweight Winner Takes All Tournament
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The four outstanding, talented athletes who will compete in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All live on Showtime, made weight on their first attempts Friday at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.
Read More »Boxing In New York: Ring 8 Honoring “Wounded Warriors” At Awards Ceremony
Ring 8 has donated a table of eight to the Wounded Warriors Project at the veteran boxing group’s 24th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony, Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 PM/ET), December 19 at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.
Read More »Showtime Boxing Quotes: “Winner Takes All” Bantamweight Tournament
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The promoters and fighters involved with The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All – a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – took center stage on Thursday in the final press conference to discuss the two Semifinal bouts set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 11, …
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