On Saturday afternoon, November 22, one of the biggest days in boxing will take place as an eagerly anticipated rematch between former Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly (28-1, 14 KO’s) and former two-time championship challenger Tony Bellew (22-2-1, 14 KO’s) airs exclusively and live on AWE. The 12-round Cruiserweight World …
Read More »Pacquiao Talks Floyd Mayweather, And Return To Light Welter
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao is determined to fight pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather before he hangs up his gloves. The two biggest names in boxing have so far failed to meet in the ring despite years of calls from fight fans for the pair to get it on to determine the …
Read More »Octapixx Live Bags Distribution Rights To Golovkin vs. Murray
Leading boxing television rights distributor/sports marketing firm Octapixx Live is pleased to announce that it has been selected to exclusively market and distribute the worldwide broadcast rights to the February 21, 2015 return of knockout king Gennady Golovkin (31-0, 28 KO) to Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Golovkin will put his WBA, IBO …
Read More »Dirrell vs.Edwards IBF Eliminator Added To Big Canadian Card
An IBF super middleweight elimination bout between 168-pound contender Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell (23-1, 16 KOs), of Flint, Mich., and veteran spoiler Derek “The Black Lion” Edwards (27-3-1, 14 KOs), of Las Vegas, has been confirmed as a 12-round co-feature of a Showtime Boxing: Special Edition quadrupleheader on Friday, Dec. …
Read More »WBO Champ Andrade “Unavailable” For December 13 Title Defense
Golden Boy Promotions and Showtime have been informed that WBO Junior Middleweight Champion Demetrius Andrade is unavailable for his scheduled world title defense against Jermell Charlo on Saturday, Dec. 13 on Showime Championship Boxing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. At this time, it is unclear whether …
Read More »Provodnikov Touches Down In Moscow For Castillo Fight
Former WBO Jr. Welterweight champion, “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) arrived in Moscow for his fight with former two-time world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-12-1, 57 KO’s) that will take place on November 28 at the Luzhniki GCKZ “Russia” Arena in Moscow.
Read More »Pedraza Wins IBF Eliminator Against Farenas In San Juan
Friday night at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gary Shaw Productions, DiBella Entertainment and Universal Promotions’ undefeated IBO super featherweight champion, Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (19-0, 12 KOs) dazzled his hometown fans winning an astounding 12-round unanimous decision against top Philippine contender Michael Farenas (39-5-4, 31 KOs). …
Read More »David Price Added To Channel 5 Televised German Fight Card
David Price (18-2, 15 KOs) is back in action on December 6 – live on Channel 5 at 8.30-10.30pm. The hard-hitting heavyweight will face Emilio Ezequiel Zarate (18-13-3, 9 KOs) as part of a bumper bill of international Boxing brought to you by Team Sauerland and Hennessy Sports from the …
Read More »CBS Sports To Televise New Boxing Series December 13
Final Forum Boxing and The Gallery Studio Group, LLC, announced today that CBS Sports Network will televise its premiere “Ringside Red Carpet” Boxing series. Each two-hour live telecast will feature at least two fights. The first event will be held on Saturday, December 13 at 8:00 PM, ET. Each title …
Read More »WBA Championships Committee Denies Moreno Rematch Appeal
The WBA Championships Committee denied the request for a direct rematch by Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno, after he was defeated by the Dominican Juan Carlos Payano, who is now bantamweight world champion. Additionally, rules E.21 and E.22 of the regulation provides that the referee has the authority to stop the bout …
Read More »“Take It To The Bank” Webster Headlines Philly Fight Card
On Tuesday, Nov. 25, undefeated super middleweight contender Derrick “Take It to the Bank” Webster will headline the third installment of Parx Casino Tuesday Night Fights at 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia. The 6-foot- 4 Glassboro, N.J., resident owns an impressive 17-0 record (8 knockouts) and is coming off a …
Read More »Ex-WBA Champ Shumenov Moves Up To Cruiserweight
Former WBA Light Heavyweight title holder Beibut Shumenov (14-2, 9 KOs) returns to the ring December 13, kick-starting his new quest to become a two-division world champion, against cruiserweight Bobby Thomas Jr. (14-2, 9 KOs) in an eight-round bout on the Khan vs. Alexander card, presented by Golden Boy Promotions, …
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