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…
Super-Middleweight Champ – Carl Froch is in the latest reality celebrity challenge show which hit our TV screens this week. BBC1’s ‘Tumble’ sees celebrities complete gymnastic-style routines in a bid to win the six part contest. The panel of four judges are Olympic and Commonwealth Medallist – Louis Smith, former Gymnast – Nadia Comaneci, French…
With less than a week away to fight night, Shawn Porter, Kell Brook and undercard fighters talk about their training camp experiences and expectations surrounding their big fights this Saturday, Aug. 16 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. live on Showtime. In the main event, undefeated IBF Welterweight Champion “Showtime†Shawn Porter will defend his…
Sensational junior middleweight prospect Erickson “The Hammer†Lubin was a man on a mission this past Friday night in Pittsburgh, PA, scoring a first round knockout over Mexican veteran Francisco Reza in front of a huge crowd at the Consol Energy Center. Just 18 years old, the former amateur standout has wasted no time fighting…