Canadian fighter Lucien Bute has announced on November 18th, 2014, that he would opt out from a scheduled fight on December 6 in Montreal. For almost two months now, Bute has been training in the Philippines because his new trainer, Freddie Roach, was on assignment there training Manny Pacquiao. Now comes the news that after…
Andre Ward dominated Arthur Abraham with power and speed throughout the fight on his way to a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night. In the process, Ward defended his WBA super middleweight title and became the first finalist in the Super Six semifinals. The question is should boxing fans really care about a tournament that…
Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis announced that the winning team at “Brawlin in N’awlinsâ€, led by boxing promoter Leslie Bonano, will host another exciting boxing event at the casino on Saturday, July 10 at 8p.m. “This card will showcase exciting and outstanding pro boxing and introduce ‘new blood’ as well as bring back some crowd…
Ex-world champion Eric Lucas had his comeback derailed last night by iron-chinned American super middleweight Librado Andrade at Quebec City’s Pepsi Coliseum. Andrade, 29-3 (22), bounced back from an IBF title fight loss to Lucien Bute by absorbing everything the 39 year old Lucas could offer and punishing the Montreal legend in return before the…
Top super middleweight contender Librado Andrade returns to his home away from home in Canada this Friday night as he takes on former World Champion Eric Lucas in a highly-anticipated showdown at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City. The Jesus Del Monte, Guanajuato Mexico native, Andrade (28-3, 21 KO’s), will return to Canada for the…
Undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Lucien Bute, 22-0 (18), will make the second defense of his title against once-beaten, No.1 ranked challenger Librado Andrade, 27-1 (21), in a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, Friday, Oct. 24 live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.