Flyweight Patrick Gutierrez is going into his nationally-televised, main event showdown, March 25 in Kansas with high expectations against pro-debuting 2016 Olympic junior flyweight bronze medalist Nico Hernandez. Gutierrez is training hard in Las Vegas for his scheduled six-round “Knockout Night Boxing: History Begins” headline bout to derail hometown hero Hernandez’ coming out party
Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jason “El Canito” Sosa junior lightweight world championship event has become an embarrassment of Ukrainian riches with the addition of two title fights. Undefeated WBO cruiserweight world champion and Olympic gold medalist Oleksandr Usyk and NABF light heavyweight champion and Olympic bronze medalist Oleksandr Gvozdyk will be defending their titles against Mike…
Unbeaten prospect Caleb Plant looks to continue his march towards world title contention when he battles Ghana’s Thomas Awimbono in the 10-round main event of of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and Fox Deportes on Saturday, February 25 from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. Coverage on FS1 and Fox Deportes begins at…
Cheshire heavyweight, Nathan Gorman, made short work of Georgian opponent Gogita Gorgiladze last night at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent. The Nantwich man, trained by Ricky Hatton, delivered a peach of a body-shot in round one which sent Gorgiladze to the canvas. He got up at the end of the count but was…
The big action of the weekend took place in America, with Cintas Center in Cincinnati taking center stage by featuring a clash for the WBA welterweight crown. Reigning champion David Avanesyan, 22-2 (11), was elevated from Interim titlist following victory over veteran Shane Mosely last year but the 28 year old from Russia had never…
2016 Olympic junior flyweight bronze medalist Nico Hernandez will make his professional boxing debut at home on Saturday, March 25 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on CBS Sports Network. He will headline “Knockout Night Boxing: History Begins” live from Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. A press conference was held today at…
In preparation for his upcoming fight with former world champion Chad Dawson (34-4, 19 KOs), light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara (28-4, 16 KOs) is in full swing with his mandated VADA testing. The 10-round bout is set for March 4, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn NY, on the undercard of the main event featuring Keith…
Undefeated rising star Erickson “Hammer” Lubin hosted media at his gym in his hometown of Orlando, Florida on Thursday as he prepares to face once-beaten contender Jorge Cota on Saturday, March 4 in a 12-round super welterweight world title eliminator on Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Barclays Center in…
WBA and IBO super-welterweight champion, Erislady “The American Dream” Lara, is truly living the American dream since he has now completed all the eligibility requirements to become a U.S citizen. Erislandy, along with his wife Yudi, took an oath of allegiance to the United States today, solidifying their citizenship. Lara, who made his U.S. boxing…
Todd duBoef: On behalf of Top Rank we would love to thank HBO, the No. 1 premium channel in the world with great programming all the time, and MGM, who we have a great relationship with in Las Vegas and all over the world; and obviously both fighters. Jason Sosa has had an incredible rise…
Former world super middleweight champion Lucian Bute plans to parlay his February 24 Canadian showdown with undefeated WBC Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez into his 14th world title fight later this year. The 36-year-old Bute (32-3-1, 25 KOs) is challenging Colombia-native Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs) for his WBC Silver title belt in the…
Former world champion Thomas Hearns, who along with Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran dominated boxing in the 1980s and became known collectively as “The Four Kings,†headlines a 14-person class of inductees into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, Hall CEO/president Michelle Corrales-Lewis announced Wednesday. Hearns was chosen in the non-Nevada…