Boxing Previews

Fight fans have seen the scenario set up a million times; a young undefeated prospect with a possible world title bout looming on the horizon faces off against a widely unknown opponent trying to make a name for himself with a career boosting victory. What plays out depends largely on …

With all of the big promotion companies in competition with each other to fill the airwaves with fight cards these days, often we miss out on some quality shows thrown by the promoters who happen to miss out on some national TV time. This of course does not mean that …

Unbeaten Andre Berto continues his run as WBC welterweight champion tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida when defends his crown against two-time IBF light welter champion Juan Urango. This is the 3rd defence of the title for the 25 year old American. After distance defences against Steve …

The heavyweight division kicks back into action tomorrow night in the unlikely city of Helsinki, Finland when giant WBA Champion Nikolay Valuev makes the second defence of his belt against former foe and WBA Champion In Recess Ruslan Chagaev. The two men know each other very well. Back in April, …

Big bill on tonight at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico as reigning WBC super bantam champ Toshiaki Nishioka heads into the lion’s den to face challenger Jhonny Gonzalez of Mexico City. Tokyo based southpaw Nishioka, 33-4-3 (20), will be making a rare appearance outside Japan but is coming into this …

The Colosseum in Watford, England tonight sees an interesting bill headlined by Darren Barker’s Commonwealth middleweight title defense against challenger Darren McDermott. Barker, 19-0 (12), had a great amateur career and as a result has been in the spotlight throughout his five years as a professional. “Dazzling Darren” won the …

Branco Sports Productions will put on an official IBF mini flyweight title eliminator between southpaws Nkosinathi Joyi and Florante Condes on June 26 in East London, South Africa. Undefeated Joyi, 19-0 (15), is a former South African titlist who currently holds the IBO minimumweight crown.

Tonight, super middle prospect Andre Ward steps up to meet former middleweight world title challenger Edison Miranda at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA in a 12 round match up. Ward, who boasts a perfect 18-0 record to go along with his regional NABF and NABO titles, has proven adept …

WBC Cruiserweight Champion Giacobbe Fragomeni puts his world title belt on the line for the first time when he meets ex-IBF Champ Krzysztof Wlodarczyk at the Gran Teatro tonight in Rome. Coming off an eighth round technical decision win over previously undefeated Rudolf Kraj for the vacant WBC title last …

The legendary Buenos Aires venue Estadio Luna Park features a vacant WBO cruiserweight title clash tonight as Interim champ Victor Emilio Ramirez meets WBO Latino beltholder Ali Ismailov over twelve scheduled rounds. Just 25 years of age, Ramirez, also known as “El Tyson Del Abasto”, has won his last eight …

Tonight, IBF/IBO Light Heavy Champ “Bad” Chad Dawson faces Antonio Tarver at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, NV for a rematch to their intial clash last October, which Dawson won by a wide points margin. In this battle of southpaws, Dawson, 27-0 (17), holds all the advantages with the …

© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Boxing’s pound for pound best is always a subjective title. Who is the best fighter at any weight in any current era of boxing? If you look at the history of the sport, certain matchups spring to mind. Leonard v Duran, Leonard v Hearns, …