Tonight at Montreal’s Bell Centre, the world’s largest hockey arena, WBC light heavyweight champ Adonis Stevenson looks to make the third defense of his title when he meets challenger Andrzej Fonfara over 12 scheduled rounds. How did Fonfara, 25-2 (15), achieve this title shot, and the number three slot in the WBC rankings? Good question….
The principal fighters competing televised bouts Saturday night on Showtime made weight made weight on their first attempts Friday at Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. In the main event of Showtime Championship Boxing tripleheader, on Showtime at, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, exciting knockout specialist and 2013 Fighter of the Year, Adonis…
Click Image for more Josh Warrington Vs Martin Lindsay Photos It was a great atmosphere inside the First Direct Arena, Leeds, last night when Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing hosted a mid-week show billed as ‘North Power’ which headlined four title bouts. Josh Warrington of Leeds retained his Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight Title and added…
Colombian referee Uriel Aguilera will be the third man in the ring on Saturday May 24, 2014, in Mexico, for the World Boxing Association 115 pounds interim title fight between David “Tornado” Sanchez and Breilor Terán. The other officials will Nicaraguan Gustavo JarquÃn, Lynn Carter and Gloria Martinez, both from USA. In the same program,…
Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, is pleased to announce that Top Rank has signed an agreement with Manny Pacquiao and MP Promotions extending their promotional agreement through December 31, 2016.
HBO Sports debuts an all-new installment of “2 Days†when the feature segment returns Saturday, May 24 at 11:15 p.m. (ET/PT) with a behind-the-scenes look at world junior welterweight title-holder Ruslan Provodnikov, one of boxing’s most fascinating characters. “2 Days†is a revealing and intimate look at a 48-hour span in the life of a…
Gary Shaw Productions and Antonio Leonard Promotions’ undefeated IBF #3 Super-Middleweight contender, Brandon “Flawless” Gonzales (18-0-1, 12 KOs), is in beast mode for his upcoming showdown with IBF # 4 James DeGale (18-1, 12 KOs) for the IBF mandatory position. The 12-round bout is set to take place at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom…
We kick things off on our weekend report by heading to Villa Maria, Argentina where WBO super flyweight maestro Omar Andres Narvaez stayed busy with a defense at Anfiteatro Municipal on Saturday. The occasion marked the tenth time that Narvaez, 42-1-2 (23), has retained the WBO belt, as the 38 year old “El Huracan” completely…
Local hero Raja Amasheh won the vacant WBC Silver flyweight championship on Saturday night in front of 2,000 fans at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrucken, Germany, by beating former WBC Youth champion Susana Cruz Perez from Mexico by a hard fought ten round unanimous decision. The fight was a lot closer than indicated by the scores of…
In the opening months of the current calendar year, it has been the talent rich Lightweight division which has been attracting the most amount of media attention here in the United Kingdom more than any other division here to date, whether it be domestically or on the world stage. The year of the Lightweights started…
The acclaimed Showtime Sports series ShoBox: The New Generation returns on Friday, June 6, with what promises to be a thrilling doubleheader featuring the top young talent for which the series is known. Televised live on Showtime from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., the 10-round main event will feature undefeated California middleweight…
Lee Selby says he will take a huge step to landing his dream World title when he faces Romulo Koasicha in an official eliminator for the WBC title at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Selby finds himself ranked in the top ten in the IBF and WBO and…