Two-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko and WBA super featherweight champion Jason “El Canito” Sosa will battle for Lomachenko’s WBO junior lightweight title, Saturday, April 8, at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD. The fight between the two world champions will be televised live on HBO World…
Undefeated WBC Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez is on a mission to showcase his talent throughout the boxing world, February 24 against former world super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, to completely justify his No. 1 contender position. The 32-year-old Alvarez (21-0, 10 KOs) will defend his WBC Silver title belt against Bute (32-3-1,…
Top Rank and Antonio Leonard Productions announced its latest signing and it’s a sterling one; 2016 U.S. Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson. Stevenson, 19, from Newark, NJ, sailed though every stage of his Olympic competition in Rio De Janeiro last summer before losing a close split decision in the bantamweight championship fight to 2012 flyweight…
After fracturing his hand last year, unbeaten light heavyweight prospect, Ahmed Elbiali (14-0, 11 KOs), is back in the gym. Elbiali suffered the setback in his last bout against Andrew Hernandez, a fight that took place in January of 2016. The Miami based fighter is looking to come back in March, in a bout that…
Unbeaten prospect Caleb Plant (14-0, 10 KOs) will look to keep his perfect record intact when he takes on Thomas Awimbono (25-6-1, 21 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and Fox Deportes Saturday, February 25 from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. Coverage on FS1 and Fox Deportes…
Click for Images from the Osman Aslam Vs Georgi Georgiev Card At Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, on Friday night, Keiran Farrell, BEM, hosted a sold-out dinner show featuring ten contests. In the headliner, Bolton boxer – Osman Aslam, made short work of Bulgarian opponent Georgi Georgiev by ousting him in round one of their scheduled…
Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and Gestev have jointly announced that the February 24 mega-showdown featuring Lucian Bute challenging WBC Silver light heavyweight champion Eleider “Storm” Alvarez in the 12-round main event, will air live worldwide on pay per view from Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada. In addition to Alvarez defending his WBC Silver title…
Undefeated rising star Erickson “Hammer” Lubin will take on once-beaten knockout artist Jorge Cota in the co-feature bout of Showtime Championship Boxing on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Saturday, March 4 from Barclays Center, live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. ET/6-8 p.m. PT. The broadcast, which will be just the second prime time boxing…
Light heavyweight contender, Andrzej Fonfara (28-4, 16 KOs) is enjoying his time with new coach, BWAA 2012 trainer of the year Virgil Hunter. The two have been working together at for the last few months and Fonfara says he’s learning new training methods from Hunter that are helping him improve his game.
Undefeated super-middleweight contender, Caleb “Sweet Hands” Plant (14-0, 10 KOs), will be making his 2017 debut on the Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) vs. Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) card, taking place at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama on February 25. Plant will headline his own show on Fox Sports 1 against an opponent…
Two seasoned veterans and a newcomer came out of the weekend as big winners of major world titles, overcoming opposition Las Vegas and California on Saturday. Featherweight Leo Santa Cruz turned the tables on arch-rival Carl Frampton in a rematch to their 2016 showdown in New York’s famed Madison Square Garden. This time the bout…
The spotlight lands in familiar venue tonight as Las Vegas’ famed MGM Grand plays host to the much awaited rematch between Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz for the WBA featherweight “super” title along with a WBC lightweight title clash between champion Dejan Zlaticanin and challenger Mikey Garcia. Frampton, 23-0 (14), and Santa Cruz, 32-1-1…