An exciting junior lightweight battle between Javier Fortuna and Bryan Vasquez will now open the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike telecast on Friday, May 29 live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. Fortuna vs. Vasquez, which was originally scheduled to take place May 23, replaces the bout between…
Undefeated Puerto Rican lightweight Reynaldo Ojeda (16-0, 9 KOs) impressively introduced himself to American boxing fans in tonight’s ESPN Friday Night Fights main event, presented by 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions and DiBella Entertainment, in association with Universal Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The 26-year-old Ojeda took advantage of his decisive height and…
When Jamie McDonnell went to work on Dave Coldwell’s pads moments before scalping the undefeated ledger of Japan’s Tomoki Kameda, the Sheffield trainer knew the Doncaster fighter was up against it. A thousand miles away from home, training issues in the build up, and a large betting underdog, McDonnell had it all to do. Coldwell…
Anthony Crolla will make an emotional return to the ring when he challenges WBA Lightweight champion Darleys Perez at the Manchester Arena on July 18, on a huge night of boxing live on Sky Sports. The Manchester man has been given the all-clear to box again by doctors following the horrific attack he suffered when…
Undefeated Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber†Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs), of Tuscaloosa, Ala., will make the first defense of his title when he faces Eric “Drummer Boy†Molina (23-2, 17 KOs), of Raymondville, Texas, in the main event on Showtime Campionship Boxing on Saturday, June 13, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6…
Mateusz Masternak (35-2, 25 KOs) will face Johnny “The Hurricane†Muller (18-4-2, 13 KOs) on June 6 at the Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa. The cruiserweights clash is part of an action-packed night of boxing promoted by Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves, and there will be a lot on the line as both men attempt…
The boxing blockbuster event, Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao, shattered the previous record for total pay-per-view buys and now ranks as the highest-grossing pay-per-view of all time. Initial reports from distributors indicate that the event generated more than 4.4 million U.S. buys and more than $400 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue alone. With additional…
Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against Kiko Martinez at the Manchester Arena on July 18, live on Sky Sports. Quigg makes the fifth defence of his crown having blasted away his first three challengers in devastating fashion before tough Japanese visitor Hidenori Otake bravely took him the distance in Liverpool in…
I thought it was a little bit of a joke at first. I’ve waited all this time for a world title shot and then it just suddenly happens. When I was told we’d landed the fight with Ryosuke Iwasa for the IBF interim title, I questioned whether it was real or not. But then I…
The titanic heavyweight clash between big-hitters Alexander Povetkin and Mike Perez to see who will be next up for a shot at Deontay Wilder’s WBC title, will be screened live and exclusive on BoxNation on May 22. The pair meet at Luzhniki Arena in Moscow, as they compete in a final eliminator for a chance…
There were several good fight cards to report upon this weekend and we start by jetting off to Houston’s Minute Maid Park in the American state of Texas. That’s where former WBC/WBA light middle champ Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, 45-1-1 (32), banged out KO artist James Kirkland, 32-2 (28), in a thrilling slugfest. Kirkland immediately went…
Recently, Gennady Golovkin revealed to the media that his biggest dream is to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 154 pounds before the best pound-for-pound fighter retires. Golovkin took some time off from training and spoke with some members of the media a few days following the most anticipated fight in boxing history. To the mass…