Dear Sam, I am writing to openly challenge you to defend your titles against me on October 17th. I fully appreciate that you may not want to do this as you know you will lose and will want to pick an easy touch, but man up and at least when you lose you will have…
The best ever? Really? Does a boxer that wishes to be known by that title really pick a former champion, who has been handily defeated by Robert Guerrero and Victor Ortiz as well as stopped by Jesus Soto Karass, to face in his “final” fight? First of all, does anyone actually believe that Floyd Mayweather…
Accredited media members from around the world came out to the JW Marriott at L.A. Live in Los Angeles Thursday as Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) and two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) officially announced their Showtime PPV matchup with taking place Saturday, September 12 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in…
This Saturday, August 8 at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC), the winner of the main event fight between Hyannis’ Jesse Barboza (9-1-1, 5 KO’s) and Pennsylvania’s Jesse Oltmanns (10-5, 7 KO’s) will be crowned Northeast Heavyweight Champion. And while many in the crowd will be looking towards Barboza to represent the future of…
Blue-chip Ukrainian middleweight prospect Sergiy “The Technician†Derevyanchenko weighed-in at 159 pounds and former title challenger Elvin “El Lycan†Ayala of New Haven, Conn. measured at 161 pounds during Thursday’s official weigh-in for the main event of this Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast….
Former world champion Anthony “The Dog†Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) takes on Mexican brawler Marco Antonio “El Veneno†Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) in a 10 round super middleweight showdown on Sunday, September 6 from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas with televised coverage on CBS Sports beginning at 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT/1…
Ireland’s seven-strong squad arrived in Samokov, Bulgaria earlier this week ahead of the opening bell for the 37-nation European Men’s Elite Championships. Boxing begins at 5pm, Irish time, on Friday. The 41st edition of the tournament is acting as a qualifier for October’s AIBA World Elite Men’s Championships in Doha, Qatar which is a qualifier…
It’s Fight Week in Hyannis, as this Saturday, August 8, Boston Boxing Promotions brings pro boxing back to Cape Cod for the first time in nearly a decade. While fight week will peak with the actual fights themselves Saturday night at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC), there are plenty of festivities surrounding the…
Following the official announcement of Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Andre Berto and to address a number of requests for comment, Amir Khan has released the following statement: “I’m disappointed not to have got the fight [with Mayweather] for what is the third time, after having been one of the front runners. However, there are many…
In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and WBA Welterweight Championships on the line against power-punching, two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) Saturday, Sept. 12 at the…
IBF Featherweight Champion Lee Selby has signed a deal to work with Boxing Advisor Al Haymon. Haymon currently works with a number of the world’s leading boxers, including Brits Amir Khan, Carl Frampton and James DeGale. Haymon will work as an advisor to Selby, who will continue to be managed by Chris Sanigar.
It was a difficult contest for the judges, and audience, last night at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL but after 12 rounds of intense combat, WBA super bantam boss Juan Carlos Payano was awarded a split decision verdict over Rau’shee Warren. Head clashes led to Payano lifting the WBA crown from long-time champ…