On April 12, 2014, two former foes of WBC heavyweight champion “In Recess” Vitali Klitschko square off at the Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany, when local hero and WBC #6 rated Manuel Charr faces Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson on a show promoted by Charr’s Diamond Boy Promotion. Johnson went the distance with the elder Klitschko brother…
Properties hosting these telecasts are Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and Monte Carlo. “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana,” is a 12-round world championship unification bout for Mayweather and Maidana’s respective 147-pound titles. This is the third fight of Mayweather’s lucrative multi-fight deal with Showtime Networks Inc. “The Moment” is promoted by Mayweather…
The four-fight Showtime PPV event, “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana,” is now complete with the addition of two stellar 10-round bouts. Opening the pay-per-view event will be a super middleweight matchup between unbeaten J’Leon Love and former title challenger and Mexican Olympian Marco Antonio Periban of Mexico City followed by a junior welterweight bout featuring…
Lee Selby and Nathan Cleverly will co-headline a bumper show at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports, with tickets on sale now. Former World Light Heavyweight champion Cleverly will make his debut up at Cruiserweight on the bill, while Selby could defend the European Featherweight title he won against…
Hall of Famer MC, Michael Buffer, will call Carl Froch and George Groves to the ring when the pair clash in their rematch for the WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles at Wembley Stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office in association with Betway. The American legend will grace the national stadium as Froch and…
Boxing is back at the Forum in Inglewood, CA and the historic inaugural brawl on May 17 will feature four-division world champion and Méxican icon Juan Manuel “Dinamita†Marquez battling former junior welterweight world champion and the pride of Colorado “Mile High†Mike Alvarado. Márquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs), of México City, a longtime Forum stalwart…
Grzegorz Proksa will face Matthew Hall at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, on April 19, live on Sky Sports. The former European Middleweight champion and World title challenger tackles the Manchester man, who fights for the first time since taking Billy Joe Saunders the distance in their clash for the British and Commonwealth titles…
Raúl CaÃz Sr will be the refereee of the World Boxing Association super flyweight title fight between Denkaosan Kaovichit and Kohei Kono at Korakuen Hall de Tokyo, Japan next Wednesday. The fight will be for the 115 lb vacant title and will be scored by Guillermo Pérez Pineda (PAN), Stanley Christodoulou (RSA) and Pasquale Procopio…
Multiple world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-2-1, 18 KOs), who’s co-managed by Bob Santos and Luis Decubas Jr., has signed an agreement with world renowned adviser, Al Haymon. After a long layoff, Guerrero is eager to get back in the ring and start another run toward a world title. With the addition of Haymon,…
Stivens Bujaj (11-0, 8 KOs) and Victor Barragan (12-7, 3 KOs), a fight that was just announced two days ago, added an intriguing twist today to the Battle at the Boat 95 main event going on this Saturday at the Emerald Queen Casino. The fight will now be fought for the vacant WBC United States…
Cuban Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis and US veteran Tony “The Tiger” Thompson collide in Tekirdag, Turkey for the vacant WBC international heavyweight championship. At the official weigh-in Solis brought 257 lbs. (116.7 kg) to the scale while Thompson weighed in at 266.5 lbs (120.9 kg). Asked if he felt a specific pressure before this…
American Tony Weeks will be the referee of the World Boxing Association 112 lb title fight between champion Juan Carlos Reveco and challenger Manuel Vines, on Friday, March 21, in Argentina. The judges appointed to score the bout are John Poturaj (USA), Reina Urbaez (VEN) and Gustavo JarquÃn (NIC).The WBA supervisor will be Francisco Piña…