This past Saturday night, Sullivan Barrera improved his record to 16-0 with 11 knockouts when he stopped Hakim Zoulikha in the eighth round of their fight at the Mandalay Events Center. On the same card, former champion Jean Pascal won a hard fought decision over Yunieksy Gonzalez of Cuba. Barrera …
Read More »Kovalev vs. Pascal Tonight In Montreal For WBA/IBF/WBO Belts
Big, big fight tonight in the light heavyweight division as the man at the weight, Sergey Kovalev, seeks to turn back the ambition of former WBC titlist Jean Pascal at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Kovalev, 26-0-1 (23), will be entering the lion’s den as local resident Pascal, 29-2-1 (17), …
Read More »Jean Pascal Risks Top Ranking Against Roberto Bolonti
Former world light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) risks his No. 1 ranking this Saturday night against Argentinian invader Roberto “The Beast” Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs) in the 10-round main event on a pay-per-view card, presented by Interbox, at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal. Bolonti was originally …
Read More »Jean Pascal vs. Roberto Bolonti December 6 In Montreal
Jean Bédard, the president of InterBox, announced that the NABF Light Heavyweight Champion, Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs), will combat Argentina’s Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs), instead of Donovan George (25-4-2, 22 K-.O.) next December 6, at the Bell Centre. This decision was taken after careful consideration following long negotiations …
Read More »Jean Pascal Dominates Lucian Bute And Wins By UD
The fight that was to be the biggest in the history of Canada was somewhat overshadowed by Lucian Bute’s inability to get anything going through most of the contest last night against Jean Pascal at Montreal’s Bell Centre. It was literally as if the entire game plan for Bute hinged …
Read More »Bute, Pascal In Huge Canadian Showdown Tonight In Montreal
The Bell Centre in Montreal will host the biggest all-Canadian fight in years as light heavyweights Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal clash for Bute’s NABF title tonight on a fight card that also includes one of the top heavyweight prospects in the world, Mike Perez. Bute vs. Pascal was originally …
Read More »Why Is Jean Pascal The Favorite Against Lucian Bute?
Lucian Bute is often referred to as an excellent technical fighter. Lately however, all that seems to be remembered of Bute is how he lost in a big way against Carl Froch and that his last two victories went the distance, which is a huge tell tale sign for a …
Read More »Let’s Try Again: The Battle For Best Canadian Fighter
It’s official, the fight to determine Canada’s elite fighter will take place on January 18 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. Following the announcement in late winter last year that the mega fight to determine the best Canadian fighter between Jean Pascal (28-2-1) and Lucian Bute (31-1) on May 25 …
Read More »Bute Hand Injury Postpone Massive Canadian Clash With Pascal
Lucian Bute suffered an injury to his left hand that has forced the postponement of his May 25th bout vs. Jean Pascal. Lucian will undergo surgery this week to remove bone fragments from his hand and recovery is anticipated to take a few weeks. Motivated like never before, Lucian Bute …
Read More »Believe It Or Not: Old Master Hopkins Defends Against Young Gun Dawson
It is hard to believe what WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins has achieved during his 23-year long professional career. He was the middleweight champion for ten years, notched a record 20 successful title defenses of that crown and at 46-years-old, has become the oldest fighter in boxing …
Read More »Fury’s Win Over Chisora Racks Up Big Ratings For Channel 5
Tyson Fury proved on Saturday night that he’s not only the new star of World boxing after winning the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles but also a major ratings puller for Channel 5. Channel 5 executives were left thrilled by 6ft 9′ Fury’s sensational performance in the victory over Dereck …
Read More »Mack Looks To Hopkins For Inspiration In IBF Clash
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 …
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