Fight Previews
Miguel Cotto has never lost at Madison Square Garden; he will be back there for the eighth time in his career tonight when he faces off against undefeated Austin Trout, who currently holds the WBA light middleweight title. The Garden is Cotto’s home, they love him there as the venue has been the site of…
Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton makes his comeback tonight after a three year break, during which he retired. A devastating defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in 2009 was – by the likeable Mancunian’s own admission – not the start of his problems, but the rollercoaster ride that followed, which saw some very public lows mixed…
Tonight, HBO’s World Championship Boxing series delivers a juicy post-Thanksgiving treat. In the main event, southpaw Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (30-1-1 18 KO’s) engages in his second fight since the questionable move to Welterweight as he faces heavy handed Haitian-American contender Andre Berto (28-1-0 22 KO’s). With Guerrero’s WBC Interim strap on the line, which…
This Saturday sees the much debated return of Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton as he faces tough, but limited Ukrainian, former WBA welterweight champion Vyacheslav Senchenko. Senchenko, 32-1-0 with 21 KO’s, is a relatively one dimensional fighter, loves to work off the jab, has decent but not destructive power, and is tough. Anyone who has seen…
Live on tonight’s edition of HBO’s World Championship Boxing, we will see a doubleheader from the famed Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the main event, we will see former Super Featherweight champion, the talented and charismatic Adrien “The Problem” Broner, (24-0-0 20 KO’s), go head to head with Mexican warrior Antonio DeMarco,…
Carl Froch is back in action tonight, fighting in front of a hometown audience for the second consecutive time as the IBF super middleweight champion meets the challenge of America’s Yusaf Mack at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England. Froch, 29-2 (21), is coming off a career best victory in May, belting out longtime…
Tonight, live on Showtime’s “World Championship Boxing” event, we will see four excellent 12-round attractions. Headlining the card will be Mexican warrior Abner Mares (24-0-1 13 KO’s) defending his WBC Super Bantamweight championship against former Bantamweight titleholder, the skilled and very slick Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno (33-1-1 12 KO’s). The undercard will also feature brawling fan-favorite…
On Saturday, Epix will televise two intriguing Heavyweight collisions from two different venues. 6’6 Wladmir “Dr. Steelhammer” Klitschko (58-3-0 50 KO’s) will face off against undefeated 6’7 Polish powerhouse Mariusz Wach (27-0-0 15 KO’s)in a WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO title fight from the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany, plus live from his honored home of Helenski, another monstrous…
Big fight night this evening at Staples Center in Los Angeles with two of the world’s top super bantams, Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno, facing off for the WBC belt. Mares, 24-0-1 (13), holds the WBC crown after moving up from a two bout reign as IBF bantam titlist, battering veteran Eric Morel for 12…
Canadian boxing sensation Lucian Bute (30-1-0) is on the rebound tonight when he faces heavy handed Russian Denis Grachev (12-0-1) in a twelve round NABF title contest live from the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada. This is a career defining fight for both. For Grachev, a win would skyrocket him from his current status as…
On Saturday, German star Marco “Kapt’n” Huck (34-2-1 25 KOs) hopes to retain his commended WBO Crusierweight title for the tenth time against heavy-handed former champion Firat Arslan (32-5-2 21 KOs). This will be the main event of a Team Sauerland Fight Night card from the Gerry-Weber Stadium in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Despite betting margins seeming…
Tonight we will see two experienced veterans, Rafael Marquez (41-7-0 37 KO’s) and Cristian Mijares (46-6-2 21 KO’s) face off in a Mexican super-fight. This bout is a clear final opportunity at glory for both, and both men will be primed as ever to take advantage of it. The WBC’s Silver super bantam title strap…