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 on Monday, May 17 with…
WBO Junior Middleweight Champ Sergiy Dzinziruk made the fifth defense of his title look easy with a dominating 10th round TKO of previously once-beaten challenger Daniel Dawson in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation Friday night on Showtime from the Chumash Resort Casino in Santa Ynez , Calif. Unbeaten prospect Vernon Paris narrowly…
Tonight at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, CA, Sergiy Dzinziruk and Daniel Dawson clash for the WBO light middleweight title. Former European champ Dzinziruk, 36-0 (22), won the WBO strap in 2005 by shocking Daniel Santos and has since retained the belt on five occasions. All of Dzinziruk’s title challengers have been respectable but…
America, meet European superstar Sergiy Dzinziruk, who will make his United States professional debut and the fifth defense of his WBO Junior Middleweight title against once-beaten challenger Daniel Dawson tonight, May 14, on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast) live on Showtime. The telecast will originate from the…
Undefeated WBA Super Middleweight Champion and America’s last Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) addressed Bay Area media at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA today to promote the first defense of his title against world-ranked contender Allan “Sweetness†Green (29-1, 20 KOs), of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the Super Six World Boxing Classic…
Curt Menefee will re-join the ShoBox: The New Generation announce team after perennial host and play-by-play announcer Nick Charles recently stepped down to continue his battle against cancer and spend time with his family. Menefee, who called three fights for Showtime in 2009, will anchor the remaining ShoBox telecasts in 2010 alongside expert analysts Steve…
European superstar Sergiy Dzinziruk will make his United States. professional debut and the fifth defense of his WBO Junior Middleweight title against once-beaten challenger Daniel Dawson on Friday, May 14, on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, live on Showtime. The 34-year-old Dzinziruk is arguably the world’s top…
Three of America’s top super middleweight prospects dazzled Friday evening on a spectacular ShoBox: The New Generation card from the Windy City. Marcus Johnson kept his undefeated record intact with a workman-like performance over Derek Edwards, handing him the first loss of his career. In the co-feature hometown hero Don George stole the show with…
Six talented, promising super middleweights will be featured on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, tonight live on Showtime at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. In a battle of unbeaten, world-ranked 168-pounders in the 10-round main event, Marcus “Too Much†Johnson (18-0, 14 KOs), of Houston, Tex., takes…
So what do several of the world’s best super middleweights think of the up-and-coming crop of fighters in boxing’s best and deepest division? “The future of the super middleweight division is very bright, especially here in the U.S.,†said Andre Dirrell, who trails Arthur Abraham in the Super Six World Boxing Classic standings with two…
They’ve been waiting and watching. Now six young and hungry super middleweights with a combined record of 109-3 will get their chance to showcase their talent Friday, April 30 on ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast) live on Showtime. Unbeaten Marcus “Too Much†Johnson (18-0, 14 KOs) battles…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The Super Six Tournament finally produced a thrilling clash as Mikkel Kessler dethroned super middle titlist WBC Carl Froch last night at MCH Center in Herning, Denmark. Despite coming off a WBA title loss to Andre Ward in his most recent outing, Kessler came into the bout confident and…