Manny “Pacman†Pacquiao, boxing ‘s only eight-division world champion, defends his WBO welterweight title against New York’s undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri, who has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management, a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Upsets Inside the Ring.
Today, promoter Don King celebrates a new year of life. He has been a great ally and part of the World Boxing Association family, and we send our warmest greeting. He was born 83 years ago in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He began to build his name among the great boxing promoters when he convinced…
Marcos “El Chino” Maidana, the former welterweight world champion who gets his highly anticipated rematch with Floyd “Money” Mayweather in the main event of “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2” on Saturday, Sept. 13 live on Showtime PPV, met with media members in Carson, Calif., last Saturday at StubHub Center and took part in an interview…
Raul Caiz Sr. from the USA will be the referee of the 108 interim WBA title fight between the Panamanian Walter Tello and the Filippino Randy Petalcorin on August 23 in China. The fight venue will be the Mercedes Benz Arena of Shanghai, CaÃz Sr will be accompanied by judges Ferlin Marsh (NZ), Derek Milham…
2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Odlanier Solis will get a “last chance” to work his way back to the top of the world rankings. The Cuban defector, who suffered a bad knee injury in the first round of his WBC heavyweight championship bout against Vitali Klitschko in March 2011, lost to US ring veteran Tony “The…
Turns out, Shawn Porter was correct, it was Showtime after all…but for “The Special One,” Kell Brook. In a major upset, Britain’s Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs), of Sheffield, England, won a battle of undefeated welterweights and the IBF title with a majority 12-round decision over defending champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15 KOs), of…
In keeping with Mexican Independence Day tradition, Mayweather Promotions has assembled a stellar undercard featuring some of this era’s most exciting boxers to co-feature on “Mayhem: Mayweather vs. Maidana 2†on Saturday, September 13 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena live on Showtime PPV. Featured on the four-fight pay-per-view telecast, fan favorite Leo “Terremoto†Santa…
David Oliver Joyce claimed his third successive European Union Elite Championships gold medal in Sofia, Bulgaria today. The St Michael’s Athy lightweight, who won featherweight gold at this level in 2008 and 2009, beat Georgia’s Otar Eranosyan on a unanimous decision to finish on top of the lightweight podium and seal an historic hat-trick for…
The Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland this year marked the beginning of new regulation in the sport of boxing. For the first time, athletes competed without the use of headgear. The implications of allowing amateur fighters into the ring without the proper protection is being felt by the International Boxing Association. As the first…
Former three-division world champion Adrien “The Problem†Broner and super lightweight contender Emanuel “Tranzformer†Taylor held a kickoff press conference at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Thursday to formally announce their upcoming showdown on Saturday, Sept. 6, live on Showtime. Broner (28-1, 22 KOs) will return to his hometown of Cincinnati for the first…
Middleweight Martin Murray’s charge to the world championship will continue on another Golden Gloves bill that takes place in Monaco on October 25. The tournament will be staged at the glittering Salles des’Etoiles, which hosted the Golden Gloves Super Eight event and has also featured superstars from the world of music.
Obviously, it depends on what Kell ‘Special K’ Brook brings into the ring on Saturday night, but he most definitely has the ability to upset IBF Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter at StubHub Center in Carson, CA. At his best, Brook is fast on the counter, has an awkward style to deal with, courtesy of his…