Live from the International Boxing Hall Of Fame, SHOWTIME BOXING podcast hosts, Eric Raskin & Kieran Mulvaney sit down with 2020 inductee Juan Manuel Marquez for an exclusive interview. Marquez discusses his great career and his 4 battles with Manny Pacquiao. Listen to the podcast on the showtime boxing feed: …
Read More »Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (35-3, 30 KO’s) and Seth “Mayhem” Mitchell (26-1-1, 19 KO’s) along with Rafael Marquez (41-8, 37 KO’s), Efrain Esquivias (16-2-1, 9 KO’s), Angel Osuna and Ryan Caballero participated in a media workout at the Boys and Girls Boxing Club just two days before their respective bouts …
Read More »Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce that the Showtime doubleheader will now take Saturday, Sept. 7, making it a boxing fans’ weekend at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. The event was originally slated for Friday, Sept. 6. The telecast features a 12-round clash of heavyweight contenders between …
Read More »Boxing’s most highly-anticipated fight of the Fall, the WBO featherweight title fight between two-division world champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Rafael Marquez, scheduled for September 18, at the MGM Grand has been postponed due to a hand injury incurred by Marquez. Top Rank and Gary Shaw Productions are working with …
Read More »One of the greatest rivalries in the history of boxing ended at two victories apiece after Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KOs) of Mexico City decisively stopped a bloodied Israel “El Magnifico” Vazquez (44-5, 33 KOs) of Huntington Park, Calif., by way of Mexico City, at 1:33 in the third round …
Read More »Three-time World Champion Israel Vazquez and top-rated contender Abner Mares served up a heapful of smiles and more during a free public autograph session at the famous Tacos Tombras A Tacos inside the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. In an eagerly awaited matchup, Vazquez will meet …
Read More »In anticipation of Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez IV: Once And Four All, Showtime will re-air each of the duo’s three epic bouts in their entirety as well as an updated version of Vazquez-Marquez:The Trilogy all week leading up to the live event on Saturday, May 22. It all begins …
Read More »Three-time World Champion Israel “Magnifico” Vazquez two-division World Champion Rafael Marquez, undefeated IBF Bantamweight Champion Yonnhy Perez and unbeaten top-rated contender Abner Mares participated in a media conference call to discuss their upcoming fights on Saturday, May 22 at Staples Center on Showtime Championship Boxing live at 9 P.M. ET/PT, …
Read More »Brian Peters Promotions will host a press conference in Dublin, Ireland today to announce details of Bernard Dunne’s first defence of his WBA Super Bantamweight title on the next Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night. Dunne, 28-1 (15), captured the WBA crown in a slugfest with Ricardo Cordoba at Dublin’s …
Read More »Three-time world champion Israel Vazquez will jet to New York City this week where he will be honored on Friday night, June 12th, by the Boxing Writers Association of America for his role in the ‘2008 Fight of the Year’ at their annual awards dinner. The honor is being bestowed …
Read More »Last night at Johannesburg’s Springs Indoor Arena, South Africa’s top bantamweight saw his bid for another world title opportunity go up in smoke as Silence Mabuza was stopped by opponent Yonnhy Perez in the 12th and final round. Mabuza came into the IBF title eliminator as the far more experienced …
Read More »Jhonny Gonzalez’s dream to return to world championship standing came to a crashing halt last night at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico as he was stopped by reigning WBC super bantam kingpin Toshiaki Nishioka in just three rounds. Gonzalez nearly pulled off an upset in the very first round as …
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