Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, the Pride of Omaha, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who share identical 23-0 (16 KOs) professional ring records, will battle for Crawford’s newly-won WBO lightweight title, Saturday, June 28, at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. This will be the first world championship fight Omaha has hosted in 42 years, when…
HBO Sports debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days†when the feature segment returns Saturday, May 24 at 12:15 a.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at world junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan “Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov, one of boxing’s most fascinating characters. “2 Days†is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life…
A monster May continues on BoxNation, hot on the heels of a jam-packed few weeks which has seen boxing’s leading channel air the year’s biggest bouts including star names such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. The rammed BoxNation schedule continues to deliver with a host of top fights lined up over the coming weeks…
Ricky Burns is gunning for a return to winning ways as he tops a great line-up of action on Friday June 27, at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports. Tickets are on sale now as the former two-weight World champion is set to face the unbeaten Montenegrin Dejan Zlaticanin after the WBC…
Fight fans eager for a unique inside look at the red-hot June 7 HBO Pay-Per-View world middleweight championship battle between superstars Miguel Cotto and Sergio Martinez, the 160-pound lineal champ, should mark their calendars to catch an all-new edition of “Face Off,” starring the two prizefighters. “Face Off With Max Kellerman: Cotto/Martinez†debuts Saturday, May…
Oklahoma City’s Downtown Airpark, located off I-40 and Western, usually alive with the sounds of rock and roll, will on June 6 be the scene of a majestic “Battle Under the Stars” as WBU Lightweight Champion and Oklahoma City native Noah Zuhdi (17-1, 13 KOs) defends his title against Eduardo Pereira dos Reis (13-1, 8…
After a successful show in February, Prospect Boxing are please to confirm there return to Ravenscraig Sports Facility on Friday June 6 , in a co-promotion with Chris Gilmour Promotions. Looking ahead to the showcase, promoter Paul Graham is looking forward to another action packed evening. “Last February’s show threw up some good fights, and…
World-ranked Martin Murray’s June 21 middleweight bout against Max Bursak in Monte Carlo has been sanctioned by the WBC for the vacant Silver belt. This is in recognition of Murray’s standing among the world’s elite middleweights and follows former holder Patrick Nielsen opting to fight for the WBA Interim title next month. Murray is rated…
Nathan Cleverly makes his Cruiserweight debut against Sean Corbin at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports – and the Welsh star promises to pack a punch at his new weight. Cleverly moves up from Light Heavyweight for the first time against the Guyanese puncher and the former WBO champion…
Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who both boast identical 23-0 (16 KOs) records, will host a news conference announcing their World Lightweight Championship fight this Thursday, May 8 at the CenturyLink Center in the Bud Light Zone in Omaha, Nebraska. The news conference, which will be open…
Former world title contender, Marvin Cordova Jr. (21-2-1, 11 KOs), is ready to make a comeback. Cordova Jr. is hungrier than ever, after serving a 3-year prison term for crimes he was arrested for in April of 2010. Cordova Jr., who now resides in Las Vegas, NV, recently completed a reform program in his home…
WBC welter champion Floyd Mayweather Jr grabbed a tiger by the tail last night as the pound for pound king was mauled over large parts of his unification clash at MGM Grand in Las Vegas with WBA champion Marcos Maidana. Maidana shot out of the gate from the first bell, pinning Mayweather to the ropes…