Fight Previews
Let’s just get this straight, WBA welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana is a rather one dimensional pressure fighter. Yes, what he does, he does very well, but everyone is well aware of his game plan going into tonight’s unification title fight with WBC welter champion Floyd Mayweather Jr at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Maidana…
It’s not hard to believe that Bernard Hopkins will turn 50 years of age this coming January, but it almost requires a suspension of belief to realize that he is still winning and defending world title belts. The question of how much longer can “The Alien” continue his otherworldly accomplishments is really what makes his…
Super bantam Scott Quigg could be in for a genuine test tonight as the Bury man headlines the massive Phones 4u Arena in Manchester in defense of his WBA crown against South Africa’s Tshifhiwa Munyai. Quigg, 27-0 (20), was scheduled to defend against mandatory challenger Nehomar Cermeno until immigration issues knocked the Panamanian out of…
When Pacquiao and Bradley step through the ropes again tonight for the thirteenth round and a follow up to their controversial first fight, some things have changed in the months that have passed. One thing has not; Bradley goes in as the underdog, even though he came out of the last fight as the victor….
Lanky Welsh slugger Enzo Maccarinelli travels to Stadhalle in Rostock tonight to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Jurgen Braehmer in Germany. Maccarinelli, 38-6 (30), a former WBO, WBU, European and British titlist at cruiserweight, has breathed new life into his career as a light heavyweight, winning three domestic contests and the Commonwealth crown in 2013…
This weekend in the UK, sees the next installment of Prizefighter – with the Welterweights taking centre stage at the ‘home’ of British Boxing – The York Hall, Bethnal Green. The Eddie Hearn – Matchroom Boxing Promoted eight-man tournament will also play host to three contests featuring John Ryder v Jez Wilson, Ricky Boylan v…
Last night at the auditorium Juan Pachin Vicens in Ponce, Puerto Rico, undefeated super featherweight contender Jose “Sniper” Pedraza (16-0, 10 KOs) captured the vacant IBO super featherweight title with a dominating unanimous decision victory against Mexico’s Alberto “Kichis” Garza (26-7-1, 21 KOs). Scorecards read 119-109, 118-110 and 117-111. “This was another fight where I…
WBC/WBA light welter champ Danny Garcia is fighting three opponents tonight at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico: Maurico Herrera, distraction and pressure. The Philadelphian has been short-listed to face Floyd Mayweather Jr later this year, a monumental distraction to the task at hand, and with the added pressure to perform in spectacular fashion…
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr makes his way back into the ring tonight, five months after winning a highly controversial points verdict over fringe contender Brian Vera as the pair clash again, this time at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The first bout was plagued by delays along with problems Chavez had making the super…
After two very difficult and controversial title defenses, Ricky Burns puts his WBO lightweight belt on the line for a fourth time as he meets heavily-hyped American contender Terence Crawford tonight at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow. Crawford comes into his first world title opportunity on the strength of a 2013 campaign that saw…
A big event on the British heavyweight scene takes place this evening at London’s Copper Box Arena as both Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury lace up the gloves. But, not against each other, but rather a pair of Americans. Which could be a good thing as Fury had zero problems when he did fight Chisora…
The middleweight division’s ruler makes another appearance in Monaco as Gennady Golovkin puts his WBA crown at risk tonight against the challenge of Osumanu Adama at Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo. Golovkin, 28-0 (25), returns to the same arena where he belted out Nobuhiro Ishida in three rounds just ten months ago on the…