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.
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.
© Joe Miranda / Showtime Boxing Sergio Mora participated in a recent media workout as he winds down preparations for the biggest fight of his career against Vernon Forrest, 40-2 (29), for his WBC Super Welterweight title this Saturday, June 7, on Showtime Championship Boxing at 9 p.m. ET/PT and delayed on the west coast.
“I am curious myself on what will happen.” Sergio Mora, 20-1 (5), the winner of season one of “The Contender” TV series several years ago, was supposed to become a superstar overnight. After all, the whole idea of the show was to give up and coming fighters, or fighters who just missed the big picture,…
Showtime will smash into the second quarter of 2008 this weekend with consecutive live ShoBox: The New Generation and Showtime Championship Boxing telecasts on April 11 and 12, respectively. America’s No. 1 Boxing Network will continue to enhance its reputation as the place to go for the best boxing on television with a world championship…
Saturday, June 7 — SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING World Championship Doubleheader, June 7 at 9:00 pm ET/PT WBC Super Welterweight Championship: Vernon Forrest vs. Sergio Mora WBO Welterweight Championship: Carlos Quintana vs. Paul Williams II From Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Forrest will defend his WBC super welterweight title against Mora and Quintana will look to…