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Kenny Bayless will be the referee of the Saturday, March 7 bout, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, for the WBA welterweight championship bout between titlist Keith Thurman and challenger Robert Guerrero. Nevada State Athletic Commission appointed Americans Adelaide Bird, Dave Moretti and Jerry Roth as judges. The WBA …

San Antonio’s 6’1 undefeated featherweight sensation Mario Barrios, (7-0, 3 KOs), will make his Las Vegas debut on the undercard of Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero this Saturday, March 7, 2105, at the MGM Grand Hotel. Barrios will face Justin Lopez (5-2, 3 KOs) in what will be his first …

Tommy Coyle says he will beat Luke Campbell MBE in a huge summer showdown – providing he can see off Martin Gethin this Saturday night, March 7, at the Hull Ice Arena, live on Sky Sports. Coyle meets former British champion Gethin at the top of the bill, while Campbell …

WBA Light Middleweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara has responded to WBO Champion Demetrius Andrade’s claims that Lara’s not interested in a unification fight. “I’ll fight him anytime!,” said Lara. My resume speaks for itself. I’m willing to fight Cotto or GGG next…you think I’m worried about this little …

In the days of Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard, sports fans could tune in during primetime on network television and catch the greatest sports stars of the day in the biggest events in the world, without it costing them a cent. With NBC bringing fights back to …

All eyes were glued to the UK on Saturday night as two fight cards carried the most significant bouts to happen on the globe. The Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland was the scene of a torrid bout between IBF super bantam champ Carl Frampton and American challenger Chris Avalos. …

Ireland’s rising bantamweight star, Ryan Burnett, 7-0 (6), put on an impressive performance in his first fight of 2015 in Sheffield, England on Friday evening. The North Belfast fighter made short work of his experienced southpaw opponent Issac Owusu, 23-7 (18), from Ghana. Burnett applied pressure and ring craft from …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee has ordered the opening of the negotiation for the mandatory fight between its super middleweight champions, “super” world champion Andre Ward and Carl Froch, the “regular”world champion. Both parties have been duly notified and have 30 days to reach an agreement to fight in …

The World Boxing Association Super Bantamweight world champion Jackie Nava, and her Argentinan challenger Mayra Alejandra Gómez are waiting for the opening bell of the fight of this Saturday, February 28, at the convention center of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. Both fighters weighed 122 lb. Nava, 31-4-3, 13 KO’s, will …

Heavyweight veteran Tony “Tiger” Thompson kept his word by beating former Cuban amateur standout Odlanier Solis for the second time in their rematch Friday night in Antalya, Turkey. One year after winning a close split decision against “La Sombra”, the 43-year-old two time world title challenger outworked Solis with his …

First day ticket sales for the April 18 showdown between former World Champions Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse and “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov proved to be a smashing success as all ringside seats have sold out. The can’t-miss “Fight of the Year” candidate between Matthysse and Providnikov is expected to …

On Friday night, April 10, a special night of boxing will commence from the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, PA, as the Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight & Heavyweight semifinals will take place on the same evening. The show is promoted by Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and will be broadcasted live …