On a card that could be called “Night Of The Comeback“, three former world champions and a hyper-ambitious two-time Olympic gold medallist all return to the ring after losses this evening at the unglamorously named StubHub Center in Carson, CA. The Olympian, professional Ukrainian novice Vasyl Lomachenko, 1-1 (1), is coming off a loss to…
In Boxing, not everything goes as planned. For Ermano Fegatilli, that is applicable to describe the last two years of his boxing career. Multiple fight cancellations, the indefinite postponement of the WBC’s Super Featherweight elimination tournament following the unfortunate death of Jose Sulaiman, and a much-disputed loss to Devis Boschiero marred Fegatilli, who has become…
Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions hosted the final press conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles Thursday for Saturday’s stacked 10-fight card at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The first live bout is at 2 p.m. PT. In the main event of a tripleheader live on Showtime at 10 p.m….
Seven of the talented boxers who will fight Saturday on Showtime and Showtime Extreme and one promising fighter making his Golden Boy Promotions debut participated in an open media workout Wednesday at Westside Boxing Club. In 12-rounders on Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from StubHub Center…
One of boxing’s most exciting action fighters, Brandon Rios, will be back on BoxNation on August 2 when he takes on hard-hitting Argentine, Diego Chaves. The welterweight star returns following his courageous loss to Manny Pacquiao last November, and will be looking to get his 2014 campaign off to a bang when he challenges Chaves…
IBF/IBO/WBO and WBA heavyweight super champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles on September 6 against the Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. The fight against the official IBF mandatory challenger will be taking place at the O2 World in Hamburg, Germany. Kubrat “The Cobra“ Pulev, from Sofia, is 33 years old and 1.94m tall. The current No.1…
2012 Olympian Damien “Super†Hooper is hoping to impress a whole new audience when he faces Josh Webb at Metro City in Perth on Friday night. The Aboriginal puncher, 22, has boxed almost exclusively on the eastern coast of Australia since turning professional 14 months ago, but now he gets the chance to win over…
The boxers at the “KO At The Casino” bill in Monte Carlo came face to face for the first time this afternoon at the glittering casino venue ahead of Saturday’s showdown. All eight fighters were on hand for what promoter Rodney Berman of Golden Gloves called “a historic event”. The tournament is headlined by Martin…
Can Chad Dawson be “Bad†again? Can the former two-time light heavyweight world champion bounce back from two consecutive knockout losses and look sharp after a one-year hiatus? Can he regain his status in the division he once dominated? Dawson (31-3, 17 KOs), of Las Vegas by way of New Haven, Conn., will look to…
Today we join the celebration of an another birthday of the multiple Panamanian world champion, Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran, universal boxing pride. The Family of the World Boxing Association wishes him a happy birthday.
World title challenger Gary Russell Jr believes experience will prove pivotal when he faces the talented Vasyl Lomachenko for the WBO featherweight crown this weekend. The pair are two of the hottest talents in the 126-pound division, having enjoyed glittering amateur careers, with both men now competing to capture their first world title when they…
Willie Limond says he must beat Curtis Woodhouse when they clash for the British and Commonwealth Light Welterweight titles at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Friday June 27 live on Sky Sports – otherwise it could be the end of the road. Limond defends his Commonwealth crown for the second time against Woodhouse having…