A solid pay-per-view undercard has been announced, supporting the potentially explosive WBO Super Middleweight title eliminator, between two-time world title challenger Robin Krasniqi and three-time, two-division former world champion “King” Artur Abraham. WBO No. 3-rated Krasniqi (46-4, 17 KOs), who is a former European and WBO International Light Heavyweight Champion, battles WBO No. 2-ranked Abraham…
Undefeated super-middleweight contender Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant ,(15-0, 10 KOs), will speak to the at-risk teens at the Spring Mountain Youth Camp (SMYC) in Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday, April 15, 2017. Plant will discuss how he overcame adversity outside the ring and how boxing helped him stay out of trouble as a teenager. “My…
Undefeated rising contender Mario Barrios (18-0, 10 KOs) will face Nicaragua’s Nelson Lara (17-7-4, 9 KOs) in a 10-round super lightweight attraction that headlines Premier Boxing Champions “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” on FS1 and “Boxeo De Campeones” on Fox Deportes Tuesday, April 25 from the Fitz Tunica Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. Televised coverage begins at…
Add Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia to the list of venues on foreign soil that will play host to a Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao fight. Boxing’s only eight-division world champion, Pacquiao has accepted the challenge of undefeated No. 2 world-rated contender Jeff “The Hornet” Horn to defend his WBO welterweight title, Saturday, July 1 (Sunday, July…
The WBO Super Middleweight title eliminator, featuring two-time world title challenger Robin Krasniqi taking on the three-time, two-division world champion “King” Artur Abraham, will be available to watch April 22 on pay per view in North America, starting at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. a.m. PT, live from Congress Center in Ekfurt, Germany. The two…
There’s a smattering of world title contests this evening in the UK and US and we kick things off in merry old England at the vast Manchester Arena, where WBO lightweight kingpin Terry Flanagan will hold court. Lanky lefty Flanagan, 32-0 (13), looks to retain his belt for the fifth time as he will meet…
Cruiserweight world champion Beibut Shumenov (17-2, 11 KOs) will meet interim cruiserweight champion Yunier Dorticos (21-0, 20 KOs) in the main event and WBA Interim Featherweight Champion Carlos Zambrano (26-0, 11 KOs) defends his title against once-beaten contender Claudio Marrero (21-1, 15 KOs) in a special Saturday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1…
Undefeated World Junior Welterweight Champion and top pound for pound fighter Terence “Bud” Crawford will make his 2017 debut, Saturday, May 20, at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden. This will also be his debut headlining in the big room, a testament both to his talent and his growing popularity. Crawford will be defending…
Unbeaten super lightweight prospect, Mario Barrios (18-0, 10 KOs), is back in the Bay Area, CA, training with coach Virgil Hunter. After scoring a TKO in his last bout on March 4, Barrios returns to the gym, motivated to get back in the ring. “It feels good to be back in the gym training with…
With the 30th anniversary of The SuperFight: Hagler vs. Leonard just days away on April 6, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum looked back at one of boxing’s most spectacular events. He shared his experiences of that promotion with undefeated WBO world champions Óscar Valdez, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and Jessie Magdaleno, as well as 2016…
WBC #7 light-heavyweight contender Andrzej Fonfara, (29-4, 17 KOs), is back in the Bay Area, CA, training with Virgil Hunter. After scoring a technical knockout in his last fight against former world champion Chad Dawson, (34-5, 19 KOs), Fonfara is ready for the next challenge as he looks to get back into a world title…
It was an all-action Mersey battle Friday night at the packed Robin Park Centre, Wigan, as Liverpool boxers – Adam Ismail and Andy Colquhoun – fought for the Central Area Welterweight Title that Ismail won in a rematch with Sean Lewis in December. This was a bloody battle with both men cut around the eyes….