Rafael “Chocho” Guzman is the new opponent for undefeated No. 1 featherweight contender Mikey Garcia in the co-main event of “The Son Also Rises: Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. World Middleweight Championship,” this Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 10-round featherweight rumble will open the two-bout …
Read More »Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Ready For Zbik WBC Title Clash
Undefeated WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik defends his title against undefeated Julio César Chávez, Jr. in the main event of “The Son Also Rises,” this Saturday night at Staples Center. The fight will be televised live on HBO, beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.) Chávez Jr., …
Read More »WBC Champion Froch Dazzles Media In New York Workout
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBC super middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch participated in a brisk 30-minute media workout and then met with reporters for a half-hour Tuesday at Mendez Boxing Gym in New York City.
Read More »Showtime Announces Back To Back ShoBox Fight Card
Back-to-back three-fight telecasts. On opposite coasts. Twelve top-flight boxers with a combined record of 181-11-2 and 111 KOs in six exciting fights. All on the one and only ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime. Weeks before it celebrates its 10th anniversary, there will be an unprecedented double airing of ShoBox …
Read More »Tickets On Sale For Rios vs. Antillon WBA Title Clash
Undefeated WBA lightweight champion “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios will make the first defense of his world title when he takes on two-time world title challenger and current Top-Five-rated contender Urbano Antillon, Saturday, July 9, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The co-main event will feature former IBF welterweight …
Read More »Christy Martin Makes Comeback In Dakota Stone Rematch
This Saturday at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, WBC female super welterweight champion Christy Martin returns to the ring for the first time in two years, completing a personal and professional comeback. Seeking her landmark 50th career victory, she will be facing Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 …
Read More »Rios vs. Antillon On July 9 For WBA Belt In California
Undefeated WBA lightweight champion “Bam Bam” Brandon Rios will make the first defense of his world title when he takes on two-time world title challenger and current Top-Five-rated contender Urbano Antillon, Saturday, July 9, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The co-main event will feature former IBF welterweight …
Read More »Agbeko vs. Mares Bantam Tourney Clash Rescheduled For August 13
Joseph King Kong Agbeko has been cleared by doctors to return to work and will defend his IBF bantamweight championship against undefeated rising star and WBC Silver 118-pound titleholder Abner Mares, who will also defend his title, in The Bantamweight Tournament Final: Winner Takes All on Saturday, August 13, live …
Read More »Valadez, Kavanagh Featured On Next Fight Night Club
On Thursday, June 23, Los Angeles’ hit boxing series “Fight Night Club,” returns with another night of exciting boxing action at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia as local favorites Ramon Valadez and Jamie Kavanagh compete in separate featured bouts. Valadez will headline the show in a junior lightweight bout while Kavanagh …
Read More »Solo Boxeo Turns Back The Clock This Weekend
The Classics are back on “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” this Friday, May 27, as Golden Boy Promotions has teamed up with TeleFutura to kick off the 2011 Memorial Day weekend with two memorable battles Golden Boy’s boxing archives. On this edition of the “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” Classics broadcast, TeleFutura will air …
Read More »Showtime Boxing: Mikkel “The Viking Warrior’’ Kessler returns
Looking to regain his status as one of the premier super middleweights in the world, former World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association (WBC/WBA) 168-pound champion Mikkel “The Viking Warrior’’ Kessler will return to the ring for the first time in 14 months when he faces Mehdi Bouadla on Saturday, June 4, …
Read More »ShoBox Results: Bogere Wins Difficult Decision Over Beltran
Up-and-coming lightweight prospect Sharif “The Lion” Bogere fought to a close – and bloody – unanimous decision victory over Ray Beltran by the scores of 97-93 and 96-94 twice from Buffalo Bill’s Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nev. In the co-feature, top American heavyweight prospect Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell …
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