The question suggested by the title is what lovers of the millenarian sport of gloves in the most remote places of the planet are expecting to come true next Saturday. It will be at the luxurious, glittering and aristocratic T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the modern boxing mecca whose capacity for 20,000 spectators is…
Why the former unified world champion will bounce back from his recent setback. Stephen Fulton Jr. Stephen Fulton Jr. didn’t fly 16 hours to Tokyo with the intention of losing. The now-former unified super bantamweight titleholder believed he would beat Naoya Inoue on Tuesday because he believed in himself. So much so that he chose…
Alberto Puello will be removed from the World Boxing Association (WBA) rankings and will lose his status as Super Lightweight champion for the use of banned substances prior to his fight against American Rolly Romero, current champion of the category. The WBA Championships Committee adheres to the decision made by the Nevada Athletic Commission which,…
White Plains, NY (July 24, 2023) — Star Boxing kept busy over the weekend as top world rated light heavyweight RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN RIVERA (now 25-1 19KO’s) and cruiserweight LYUBOMYR “DEMOLITION MAN†PINCHUK (now 14-4-2 8KO’s) laced up the gloves in separate shows from different parts of the globe. Richie Rivera in Colombia In Malambo Colombia, Richie Rivera…
The boxing legend is out to capture yet another world title when he battles Mexico’s Alexandro Santiago Saturday night on the Spence-Crawford blockbuster card, live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. As if any another reason was needed to hit the “Order Now†button this Saturday, July 29, future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire will be in a…
Eduardo “Loco†Abreu will return from his long break from the ring to face undefeated Venezuelan Wuilkleman Rivas on August 12. The 10-round lightweight bout will be the main event of the evening to be held at the Peñarol Palace, in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay. Eduardo Javier Abreu, after an inactivity since April last…
Jorge Linares is thinking about his return to the ring and wants to prove his skills. The four-time world champion in three divisions is working hard in Miami, Florida, awaiting an opponent and wants to prove he can remain among the elite despite his streak. The 37-year-old fighter has lost three fights in a row…
The powerful top lightweight contender is all about the boxing life, as he explains ahead of his showdown versus Giovanni Cabrera Saturday, July 29 on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View. Isaac Jonathan “Pitbull†Cruz Gonzalez is one of the top lightweights in the world, proving time and time again that he is a fierce force to be reckoned…
The unified minimumweight champion, American Seniesa Estrada, will return to the ring this Friday to defend her crowns against Argentine Leonela Paola Yudica at the Palms Casino Resort, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The owner of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and WBC crowns wants to continue her streak and her reign in this fight, which…
Many boxing experts say the winner between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will become the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world today. Two of the best fighters of recent years will be face to face with all the welterweight belts at stake and we are officially in the week of the fight to be…
Former unified and lineal lightweight world champion George Kambosos Jr. (21-2, 10 KOs) secured a narrow 12-round majority decision victory against an elusive Maxi Hughes (26-6-2, 5 KOs) Saturday evening at FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma, earning a mandatory shot at the IBF crown. Kambosos returned to the ring with renewed vigor after back-to-back undisputed showdowns in his native Australia. But…
Uruguayan fighter Amilcar Vidal Jr. will be back in the ring to face the experienced Venezuelan Dominicio Rondon this Saturday in Montevideo, Uruguay. The fight will be scheduled for 10 rounds and will be the main event of the evening to be held at the Radisson Victoria Plaza, in the Uruguayan capital; in addition, it…