On Saturday, November 29, undefeated Cristobal “The Nightmare†Arreola will be taking what he hopes is another step toward a World Heavyweight Championship, when he defends his WBC Continental Americas title against Travis “Freight Train†Walker on the first-ever professional boxing card to be held at the new state-of-the-art Citizens Business Bank Arenain Ontario, California.
There were fireworks on tap last night at Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA as WBO Welter Champ Paul Williams, 35-1 (26), made short work of Andy Kolle, 17-2 (12), stopping the Minnesota native in the first round of a non-title bout fought at middleweight. Despite being a natural middleweight, Kolle was ill-prepared to deal…
Tonight at the Soboba Casino in San Jacinto, CA, WBO Welterweight Champion Paul Williams keeps busy in a scheduled ten round non-title battle of the southpaws against middleweight Andy Kolle and undefeated heavyweight hopeful Chris Arreola looks to stay on track for a title shot by meeting Israel Carlos Garcia, also over ten rounds. Williams,…
There is an old axiom in boxing: “Don’t talk the talk if you can’t walk the walk.†On Thursday, September 25, WBO Welterweight Champion Paul “The Punisher†Williams, 34-1 (25), will back up his claim of accepting every conceivable challenge between 147 pounds and 168 pounds, when he moves up to the middleweight division to…
The wait is over and the fight is on…Olympic Gold Medallist and 10 time world champion “The Golden Boy†Oscar De La Hoya will face current Ring Magazine No. 1 ranked pound for pound champion Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in a bout that will be…
Multi-weight former world champion Oscar De La Hoya is scheduled to make a major announcement today regarding his immediate future in the sport. The 35 year old boxer has become one of the world’s top promoters over the last five years and had previously said that he will not fight past 2008. Most expect the…
There were a few surprises last night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT as Sergio Mora graduated to the big time with a stunning upset of heavily favored Vernon Forrest to capture the WBC Light Middleweight title. Reigning champion Forrest has disregarded the challenge posed by the former Contender TV series winner Mora…
Click for larger image © Showtime Boxing In front of a large and cheering crowd at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., Vernon Forrest weighed in at 153 ¾ pounds, Sergio Mora tipped the scales at 154 pounds, Carlos Quintana measured 146 pounds and Paul Williams weighed in at 145 ¾ pounds.
Carlos Quintana defends his WBO welterweight belt against the man he just captured it from in convincing fashion, then undefeated Paul Williams this Saturday, June 7 on Showtime Championship Boxing (9 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the west coast). So who will triumph in the highly anticipated rematch? The experts predict it to be very close….
Showtime Championship Boxing will present a world championship doubleheader as Vernon Forrest, 40-2 (29), defends his WBC Super Welterweight title against Sergio Mora, 20-0-1 (5), while Carlos Quintana, 25-1 (19) looks to defend his newly acquired WBO Welterweight belt against the boxer he dethroned, previously unbeaten Paul Williams, 33-1 (24), live at 9 p.m. ET/PT,…
Sergio Mora of Los Angeles and Vernon Forrest of Atlanta, make their pro basketball allegiances known Thursday during a press conference at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York City. Forrest, donning the No. 24 Lakers away jersey, will defend his WBC Super Welterweight world title against Mora, sporting the No. 5 Celtics home jersey, this…
© Joe Miranda / Showtime Boxing Legendary fighter Sugar Ray Leonard recently shared his thoughts about Sergio Mora and the challenger’s upcoming bout against Vernon Forrest Saturday on Showime.