Click the above Image for more Photos from Jane Warburton WBC 154 pound boss Saul Alvarez kept his title last night at Arena VGK in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Mexico, turning back the challenge of ex-European champion Ryan Rhodes. 14 years younger than the veteran Rhodes, the youthful Alvarez, 20, was in command from the opening…
There is no rest for a true world champion, and on Saturday, June 18, WBC Super Welterweight Champion Canelo Alvarez, fresh off of his title-capturing win March 5 over Matthew Hatton, will return home to the Arena Vicente Fernandez Gomez (VFG) in Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico to defend his crown for the first time against top…
One of the most highly rated and decorated Jr. Boxer’s in recent memory in the United Kingdom is set to take his professional career on the road and invade America the same way the Beatles did some forty-five years ago from the same city of Liverpool, England. Peter Taureo Gallagher Jr. who was a two-time…
In a thrilling turn of the tides lightweight dual title clash, Juan Manuel Marquez bested Michael Katsidis in a genuine Las Vegas war at MGM Grand. Marquez started off sharply punishing Katsidis with crisp counters until the Australian broke through the champion’s tight defense and floored Marquez hard in the third frame. Marquez beat the…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions Ahead of their WBA and WBO lightweight title clash tonight at Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand casino, champion Juan Manuel Marquez and challenger Michael Katsidis, along with the undercard fighters, weighed in yesterday. WBA/WBC Lightweight Championship, 12 rounds Juan Manuel Marquez: 134 lb Michael Katsidis: 135 lb
Just two days after boxing fans celebrate Thanksgiving, the holiday feast continues on Saturday, November 27, as Golden Boy Promotions presents an All-Star lineup of fights that will lift the roof off the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Headlining this scheduled eight bout card is an HBO-televised tripleheader featuring the highly-anticipated slugfest…
Bernard Hopkins had to wait 17 years for a return bout with Roy Jones Jr but it finally took place last night at The Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas and “The Executioner” walked away with a unanimous points decision after 12 rounds. Both men fought conservatively in the early going, slinging jabs and single…
Tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr faces Bernard Hopkins at light heavyweight in a rematch that comes 17 years after their clash for the vacant IBF middleweight title. This bout comes at least seven years too late as Jones’ incredible reflexes left him following his WBA heavyweight title winning…
The official weights for the Jones vs. Hopkins 2 fight card are in along with a surprising variety of fight predictions from those who know best; other world champions, most of whom have fought either Hopkins or Jones or both. Light heavyweights, 12 rounds Roy Jones Jr: 175 lb Bernard Hopkins: 175 lb
This Saturday’s Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view telecast will only be available on pay-per-view and will not be shown on a delayed broadcast. “Fans who think they can wait to see this on free television better think again,” said Hopkins. “This is a one-time only and once in a lifetime opportunity to see…
With six undercard fights before the pay-per-view telecast begins, the April 3 event featuring the long-awaited showdown between future Hall of Famers Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr., is set to be a night that fans will not want to miss live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Heading up this…
Boxing superstar and legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, a man who knows better than most what it’s like to compete in a super fights and legendary rematches, will join an elite team of announcers at ringside and help call the action for the pay-per-view telecast of “The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II” Saturday night at the…