Fight Previews
Mexican veteran Gamaliel Diaz will arrive at Tokyo International Forum this evening for his first title shot since 2009 when the 31 year old takes on WBC super feather champion Takahiro Ao. Diaz, 36-9-2 (17), comes into the bout on the strength of 13 consecutive wins, eight of which where WBC Cabofe title defenses, and…
Tonight sees the christening of a new venue in Brooklyn, New York with the light welter rematch between WBC/WBA champ Danny Garcia and Eric Morales headlining the bill at the Barclays Center. At this time, it’s still unknown if Garcia vs. Morales 2 will take place as Morales has reportedly tested positive for a banned…
Tonight, live from Estadio Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina, long reigning Super Flyweight and formerly Flyweight WBO Champion of the world, Omar Andres “El Huracán” Narvaez (36-1-2) returns home to Argentina once again as he faces Mexican club fighter Johnny Garcia (16-3-1). At age 37, Narvaez has had a long reign, well defending the…
On Saturday night at the Echo Arena in the great fight city of Liverpool, local hero David Price will make the maiden defence of his Commonwealth and British titles against perennial underachiever Audley Harrison on a packed Championship card. The bill also sees flyweight prospect and Commonwealth champion Kevin Satchell in a mouth watering crossroads…
Nishioka, 39-4-3, with 24 KO’s, will be putting his WBC super-bantamweight title, the belt he has held since the beginning of 2009, on the line whilst Donaire, 29-1-0 with 18 KO’s, will be adding his recently acquired WBO and IBF belts to the table. Donaire has spent the past five years moving up through the…
The Echo Arena, Liverpool is the venue this Saturday night when in a battle of the Olympians, 2008 Super heavyweight bronze medalist David Price, takes on the gold medalist from the 2000 Sydney games, Audley Harrison, for the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight championship. Its certainly a battle of the giants and certainly in Harrison’s case,…
Scotland’s top boxer on the world scene, Ricky Burns, will place his WBO lightweight crown at risk this Saturday night against popular London icon Kevin Mitchell at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. 27 year old Dagenham resident Mitchell, 33-1 (24), hasn’t boxed north of the border since 2005 and this will be his…
Middleweight Sergio Gabriel Martinez made good on his promise to dominate WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr but when it came time to put the feather in his cap by getting the knockout he vowed to produce, Martinez was nearly stopped in the final round at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV….
The world middleweight title will be fought over tonight at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada between the rising star of the division and the recognized king of the hill in what promises to be an intriguing matchup. Officially, we have Mexican WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 46-0-1 (32), putting his…
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Former two-weight champion Robert Guerrero jumps up two divisions tonight in order to face big-punching Turkish welter Selcuk Aydin for the vacant Interim WBC title at HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. This interesting clash pits hard-nosed southpaw boxer Guerrero against Aydin, a stand-up European style…
Tonight at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH, local hero Adrien Broner throws his WBO super feather belt up for grabs when he faces the challenge posed by California’s Vincente Escobedo. Just 22 years of age, the fast handed Broner, 23-0 (19), will look to retain the WBO strap for the second time since annexing…
Several junior welter world titles are on the line tonight as WBC champ Danny Garcia meets WBA king Amir Khan at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV. This fight is a result of Lamont Peterson reportedly failing a medical test prior to the rematch from his clash with Amir Khan in December of last year….