Fight Previews
So, Curtis Stevens is the next victim for Gennady Golovkin then…sorry, I meant opponent. The pair clash tonight at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden Theater. In a conversation about this upcoming fight on Sky Sports, Darren Barker, the IBF middleweight champion, recently said ‘Let’s not get carried away here, as good as Golovkin is,…
Local man Mike Alvarado headlines the 1st Bank Center in Denver, CO tonight when he places his WBO light welter belt on offer against Russian challenger Ruslan Provodnikov. Alvarado, 34-1 (23), is coming off a duo of highly competitive fights against Brandon Rios, losing the first contest a year ago in an WBO eliminator when…
This Saturday night sees a hotly anticipated clash at welterweight as WBO champion Timothy Bradley puts his belt on the line against ageless Mexican icon Juan Manuel Marquez at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bradley, 30-0 (12), is coming off a very controversial title defense against Ruslan Provodnikov this past March,…
After waiting about two years as a mandatory challenger to Wladimir Klitschko, who holds damn near every title belt in the division, heavyweight Alexander Povetkin finally gets his shot at “Dr. Steelhammer” on Saturday night at The Olympiyskiy in Moscow. That’s homeground for the Chekov-based Povetkin, 26-0 (18), but that is probably the only advantage…
Montreal’s Bell Centre will be the scene of tonight’s WBC light heavyweight title contest as reigning champion Adonis Stevenson faces the challenge posed by former IBF champion Tavoris Cloud. Cloud, 24-1 (19), comes in with a massive edge in big fight experience, having held the IBF strap for four defenses over a three and a…
In what could possibly be the most lucrative fight in the history of boxing, Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez puts his unbeaten record along with two world titles against Floyd Mayweather Jr Tonight. Alvarez, from Jalisco, Mexico, is unbeaten in 42 fights with 30 KO’s. He has been a pro since 2005 and is unbelievably still…
Tonight, we get to see another test for WBO Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns. Ricky is a good fighter and a very proud, professional world champion, and it isn’t a test really, it’s a defence of his world championship belt, but it feels like another test. Whether that is because I feel like there is more…
Big show tonight at StubHub Center in Carson, CA where the outdoor venue sees two WBC title fights in the lighter weights. WBC featherweight ruler Abner Mares, 26-0-1 (14), looks to consolidate his hold atop the 126 pound division after winning world title belts as a bantam and super bantam, but the 27 year old…
WBO light heavyweight boss Nathan Cleverly has been calling for tougher title defenses, and he could indeed have just that this Saturday night as the Welshman gets the home town advantage against big-punching challenger Sergey Kovalev at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. One can’t blame Cleverly for wanting to face a higher level of opposition. Absent…
Whenever Dereck Chisora fights, one thing is certain: things might get weird. The 29 year old Londoner is back in action on Saturday when he meets American visitor Malik Scott in a heavyweight contest that has the vacant WBO International strap on offer. Chisora is seeking to right the ship that began to list after…
Amateur star Luke Campbell makes his professional debut tonight on an action packed Matchroom boxing show at Craven Park stadium in Hull. It looks to be a busy night as Kell Brook, Lee Selby, and Derry Mathews are also on the card. Campbell, who if you didn’t know him from the Olympic games, won the…
On Saturday night in the great fighting city of Liverpool here in the United Kingdom, local heavyweight hope and current British and Commonwealth champion David Price aims for redemption in front of his adoring public at the Echo Arena against his conqueror Tony Thompson. The first fight, which also took place at the Echo Arena,…