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…
Stephen Simmons says he cannot wait to get stuck into Wadi Camacho and punish him for his online abuse when they meet at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on Friday June 27, live on Sky Sports – and says he’ll leave him with nowhere to go in his career. Simmons puts his WBC International Silver…
Fresno, California’s welterweight boxer, Marcos Antonio Hernandez (1-0), has recently signed with world renowned advisor, Al Haymon. With the addition of Haymon on his team, Hernandez will now fight on the undercard of Robert Guerrero vs. Yoshihiro Kamegai this Saturday, June 21 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. At age 21, Hernandez stands 6’2 and…
Fox Sports teams with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike Productions for the first time on Thursday, July 10 (10:00 PM ET) on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes creating an impressive week of boxing, as Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Live! delivers a pair of bouts on Wednesday, July 9 (10:00 PM…
After Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) dethroned Ruslan Provodnikov (23-3, 16 KO’s) to capture the WBO 140-pound title this past Saturday night on HBO, Gary Shaw Productions Puerto Rican contender,Thomas Dulorme (21-1, 14 KO’s), gave a statement on the matter. “From the beginning, I have always said that Ruslan Provodnikov is not ‘Superman’. Many people…
Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions heavyweight contender, Bryant “By-By” Jennings (18-0, 10 KOs), has set up training camp in Las Vegas for two weeks before his upcoming WBC title elimination bout against Mike Perez (20-0-1, 12 KOs). Jennings, who hails from Philadelphia, PA, left home for two weeks to avoid the distractions that…
The landscape of the 140 pound division changed dramatically last night as challenger Chris Algieri posted a split decision over reigning WBO champion Ruslan Provodnikov at Barclays’ Center in Brooklyn, New York. The evening started out all wrong for the far less experienced local man as a whipping Provodnikov left hook detonated squarely on Algieri’s…
Two world titles are on the line tonight at Brooklyn’s Barclays’ Center with two two challengers stepping way up to world class for the first time. Can the aspiring pair make the jump successfully? WBO light welter champ Ruslan Provodnikov, 23-2 (16), meets local ticket seller Chris Algieri, 19-0 (8), in a genuine boxer vs….