Building upon its tradition of delivering the most evenly matched and significant fights in boxing, Showtime Senior Vice President and General Manager, Sports and Event Programming Ken Hershman officially announced today the fight that boxing pundits and fans have been waiting for. World champion Antonio “Magic Man†Tarver, 27-4 (19), and undefeated “Bad†Chad Dawson,…
Undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will host an open media workout in Puerto Rico, this Friday, July 18. This will be Cotto’s final day working out in preparation for “The Battle!â€, the four-bout pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by Cotto’s world title defense against two-time world welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, in a battle of legendary welterweight…
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Regarding the WBC interim super featherweight world championship fight between Humberto Soto and Francisco Lorenzo, the WBC Board of Governors has voted for the following: 1. The World Boxing Council officially confirms its decision of “No Contest”, which was rendered at ringside on June 28.
Daniel Santos became a world champion for the third time by defeating previously undefeated WBA super welterweight champion Joachim Alcine in Montreal on Friday night at the beautiful outdoor Uniprix Stadium. The energetic crowd of nearly 10,000 in Alcine’s adopted hometown could not prevent Santos, who was making his 12th world championship appearance, from exerting…
Dunne, If You Want It, Come And Get It Frank Maloney, promoter of Rendall Munroe, the European Super Bantamweight Champion has decided to answer criticism from Dublin, Ireland based boxer Bernard Dunne’s camp. “At no time has the European champion Munroe declined to fight Bernard Dunne, the former European champ, who was stopped in round…
Danny Williams, current British heavyweight champion and the most likely Briton to win a heavyweight world title since Lennox Lewis, gets into the ring on Friday, July 18 to defend his prestigious Lonsdale belt against Essex man John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England. Williams, 39-6 (31), is the favorite of the bookies…
Popular Mexican fighter and former WBC lightweight world champion Jose Luis “El Terrible†Castillo, 56-8-1 (48), will get back in the ring against Argentine Sebastian “Iron†Lujan, 29-5-2 (20), in a 10 round welterweight battle on Wednesday, July 30, live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The co-feature showcases undefeated welterweight prospect Luis…
After a good start in his fight against IBF # 4 super middleweight contender Robert Steiglitz, Fawaz Nasir was pulled out by his corner in the fifth round last night in Cuxhaven, Germany. Nasir started well and landed many times with his quick and sharp jab in the first two rounds, but already in the…
From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Chad Dawson contacted the WBC to inform that he will not fight Adrian Diaconu for the undisputed light heavyweight championship and therefore is relinquishing the title, even though representatives of both fighters had participated in a purse offer that was won by the Romanian promotor, Gangkor Promotions.
By Per Ake Persson IBF, WBO and IBO Heavy Champ Wladimir Klitschko weighed in 109.3 kg / 241 lb at yesterday’s chaotic weigh-in at a major shopping center in Hamburg, Germany that took place at noon. Challenger Tony Thomnpson came in at 247.5 lb / 112.3 kg. Thompson didn´t take of his shirt, which led…
Fasten your seatbelts! The undercard for “The Battle!â€, the pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by the world championship fight between welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, promises to be as explosive as the main event! Promoted by Top Rank, “The Battle!†takes place Saturday, July 26 at the MGM Grand Resort and Casino and will be…
Bernard Dunne and Damian David Marchiano will come head to head for the first time in Dublin at 1pm today, Friday, July 11, to weigh in for this Saturday’s Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium. Also on the scales will be the combatants in a pair of Irish title fights on the card….