“Return To Glory: Stiverne vs. Wilder” fight week is officially here as WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne, undefeated No. 1 challenger Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder, Hall of Fame promoter Don King, WBC Super Bantamweight Champion Leo “Terremoto” Santa Cruz and all the fighters on the Showtime Championship …
Read More »WBC Regional Belt On Line For Imam vs. Maldonado
The fight this Saturday between undefeated super lightweight Amir “Young Master” Imam (15-0, 13 KOs) and hard-hitting Fidel “The Atrisco Kid” Maldonado Jr. (19-2, 16 KOs) will now be for the WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight Championship, it was announced today. The 10-rounder, which will open the live Showtime tripleheader …
Read More »Browne Believes He Is Closing In On WBA Title Shot
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes he should be given a shot at the WBA Interim Heavyweight Title or even regular champion Ruslan Chagaev in the wake of the Luis Ortiz reported doping scandal. Ortiz won the interim strap with a one round KO of Lateef Kayode in September, but the …
Read More »Pagliara vs Robertson Heads To New York’s Webster Hall
Dmitry Salita announced today that the WBU America’s Featherweight Title will be up for grabs as an added co-feature to his popular Brooklyn Brawl Boxing Series. Floriano Pagliara, The popular Italian boxer from Cecine, Italy and now residing in Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, will take on slick-moving Antwan Robertson from Minnesota.
Read More »Hughie Fury Returns From Medical Leave To Face Rudenko
Rising heavyweight prospect Hughie Lewis Fury aims to make up for recent inactivity with an impressive performance against Ukrainian puncher Andriy Rudenko on February 21 in Monte Carlo. Hughie, cousin of Tyson, has been sidelined since May due to illness, but is now back firing on all cylinders and ready …
Read More »Kell Brook To Announce Next Opponent On Monday
Kell Brook will make the first defence of his IBF Welterweight title at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield in March, and he and promoter Eddie Hearn will announce the opponent and date at a press conference in Sheffield next Monday, January 19.
Read More »Anthony Joshua Injured, Out Of Kingpin Johnson Fight
Anthony Joshua MBE has been forced out of his fight with Kevin Johnson at The O2 on January 31 after aggravating a back injury. The Olympic gold medal hero has a Pars Stress Fracture in his back which required immediate medical attention and subsequent physiotherapy. On the advice of his …
Read More »Promoter Mielnicki Comments On Odom Disqualification
This past Friday night at the Madison Square Garden Theater, previously undefeated Super Middleweight Jerry Odom suffered his first professional defeat when he was controversially disqualified when he was ruled to have hit Andrew Hernandez while he was down following a knockdown. “Jerry dropped the kid and the referee was …
Read More »Stiverne vs. Wilder Continue Heated Buildup For WBC Clash
As we near the epic return of world championship heavyweight action in the United States, WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) and unbeaten knockout specialist Deontay Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs) are deep in training camp for their championship showdown on Showtime. Read below for what the fighters have …
Read More »Unbeaten Redkach Blasts Out Veteran Amidu On ShoBox
Undefeated prospect Ivan Redkach (18-0, 14 KOs) was impressive in a sixth-round knockout victory over Yakubu Amidu (19-6-2, 17 KOs), who failed to get off his stool following the sixth round in Friday’s main event of ShoBox: The New Generation from Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif. Working …
Read More »Careful What You Wish For: Johnson Wants Golovkin, Cotto
This past Friday at the Madison Square Garden Theater, Bahamian middleweight contender Tureano Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs) captured the WBA International and WBC Silver titles, with a bruising victory against Colombian contender Alex Theran (17-2, 2 KOs). Johnson thumped the former Olympian Theran over five rounds, dropping him once in …
Read More »Perez, Santana Post Wins On Final Gary Shaw Promotion
Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California, Gary Shaw Productions presented his final show as a promotional company on ESPN “Friday Night Fights”. In the 12-round main event, Darleys Perez (32-1, 20 KOs) won an impressive unanimous decision as he defended his WBA Interim Lightweight Championship against …
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