There were late July fireworks in Las Vegas last night, with light welterweight Terence Crawford outboxing divisional rival Viktor Postol in front of seven thousand fans at the fabled MGM Grand in a world title unification contest. WBC titlist Postol wasted no time in going after WBO champ Crawford from …
Read More »World Weekend Roundup: Wilder, Rigondeaux Retain Titles
There were a few world title bouts across the globe this past weekend with the biggest contest occurring Saturday in America, as WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder retained his belt against challenger Chris Arreola at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. Wilder held every advantage against California veteran Arreola and leveraged each …
Read More »Barrios Defeats Boschiero In ESPN Super Featherweight Scrap
Undefeated rising super featherweight contender Mario Barrios (16-0, 8 KOs) defeated former title challenger Devis Boschiero (39-5-1, 21 KOs) by unanimous decision (120-107 on all three cards) in the 12-round main event of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN and ESPN Deportes from Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey. …
Read More »World Boxing Weekend Roundup: Joshua, Thurman Win
Capping off a massive fight card at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday evening, heavyweight Anthony Joshua won his battle of the giants with Dominic Breazeale, retaining the IBF title for the first time. From the start, Joshua reinforced his credentials as an undefeated world champion, using a blistering jab to …
Read More »Beterbiev Returns With A Blast, KO’ing Maderna In Four Rounds
As the world mourns the loss of Muhammad Ali, Saturday night’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN and ESPN Deportes telecast began with a “Ceremonial 10-Count” in memory of “The Greatest” and continued to pay tribute to him throughout the telecast that was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between …
Read More »Barthelmey Defeats Bey Via Split Decision, Retains World Title
Undefeated lightweight world champion Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (25-0, 13 KOs) defeated former world champion Mickey “The Spirit” Bey (22-2-1, 10 KOs) by split decision (117-110, 116-111, 110-117) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike Friday night at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hotel …
Read More »World Weekend Roundup: Burns, Bellew Win World Titles
The action this weekend was in the UK, with Ricky Burns returning to the world stage on Saturday in Scotland and Tony Bellew ascending to that level for the first time in England on Sunday. Ex-WBO super feather/lightweight champion Burns, 40-5-1 (14), tangled with current European light welter king Michele …
Read More »World Weekend Roundup: Charlo Twins, Lara, Shumenov, Lebedev, Win
There were a handful of world title bouts that took place over the weekend with the biggest fight card happening at The Cosmopolitan in America’s boxing capital, Las Vegas on Saturday evening. There were three light middleweight world titles along with one at cruiserweight, on the line in that venue’s …
Read More »Hernandez Shocks Magomedov On “Knockout Night At The D” Card
Determined Phoenix middleweight Andrew “Hurricane” Hernandez shocked heavy favorite Arif “The Pedator” Magomedov in Friday’s main event on the “Knockout Night at the D” card, which aired live on CBS Sports Network from under the neon lights at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC) outdoor venue. The “Knockout Night …
Read More »World Weekend Boxing Roundup: Alvarez Guns Down Khan
With chilling efficiency, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez retained his WBC middleweight title by turning the ambition of challenger Amir Khan into dust with a single right hand on Saturday night at Las Vegas’ brand new T-Mobile Arena. Coming up from the welterweight division, Khan had been in control of the contest …
Read More »Undefeated Islam Stops De Angel
Undefeated contender Kanat Islam (21-0, 18 KOs) stopped Colombia’s Juan De Angel (18-4-1, 17 KOs) in the sixth round of Sunday night’s main event on Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV from the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. The rising 154-pounder from Kazakhstan stopped his ninth straight …
Read More »Brooker Decisions Aikens, Cintron Decisions Flores In Philadelphia
Christopher Brooker won an eight round unanimous decision over Antowyan Aikens that headlined a 10-bout card at a nearly sold-out 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia on Saturday. The card was promoted by King’s Promotions In round one, both boxers were cut from an accidental headbutt; Brooker over the left eye …
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