Professional boxing returned to the CBS Television Network on Saturday afternoon for the first time in 15 years. In Showtime Sports presentation of “Showtime Boxing on CBS,’’ unbeaten Leo Santa Cruz capped a spectacular year by retaining his IBF Bantamweight Championship with an exciting and closely contested 12-round unanimous decision win over previously unbeaten Alberto…
Big super bantam clash tonight in Houston, TX as WBO kingpin Nonito Donaire puts his belt on the line against Mexico’s fiery fan favorite and former WBO titlist Jorge Arce at the Toyota Center. Donaire, 30-1 (19), has been busy in 2012, winning the vacant WBO crown with a split decision over Wilfredo Vasquez in…
Battle hardened Armenian-German Arthur Abraham (35-3-0 27 KO’s) will look to retain his WBO Super Middleweight title strap in a planned showcase bout with fringe contender Mehdi Bouadla (26-4-0 11 KO’s) of France, live tonight from Bayern, Germany. Abraham, age 32, is looking at a final title run. Falling past his physical peak, he is…
Weeks before beginning preparations for his March IBO world title showdown with Chris Van Heerden, Manchester’s Matthew Hatton has joined forces with Dave Coldwell after inking a management deal with the popular Sheffield promoter. The former European welterweight champion topped one of Coldwell Boxing’s shows back in October when he ruthlessly dismantled London’s Michael Lomax…
Carl Frampton will face Kiko Martinez at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on February 9 live on Sky Sports in Betfair’s ‘Unfinished Business’. The clash for Martinez’s European super-bantamweight title and Frampton’s IBF Inter-Continental strap kicks off a huge year for the ‘The Jackal’.
Kell Brook’s first World title shot against Devon Alexander may need to be pushed back from the proposed January 19 date after the Sheffield star picked up an ankle injury in training. Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn is working closely with Alexander’s Golden Boy Promotions team to delay the fight by a matter of weeks.
The WBA super bantamweight championship fight between undefeated defending champion Guillermo “El Chacal†Rigondeaux and former world champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym has been canceled from this Saturday’s card at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
While no titles will be at stake, there are several interesting match-ups on the bill when Euro Event promotes at Gigantium Arena in Aalborg, Denmark this Saturday, December 15. Headlining the card is local favorite Kasper Bruun (15-0-1) taking on Belgium-based Moroccan Tarik Madni (17-4-1) over eight rounds at Light Welterweight.
During the last KO Drugs held in Kingston, Jamaica, the World Boxing Association tested its new electronic scoring system, created to be used in the future. The technology department of the WBA developed the software to be used in tablets. The officials’ attending the program in Jamaica had the opportunity to test the software.
Waterford’s Rohan Date bowed out of the European U/23 Championships following a narrow loss to Oleg Nekludov of the Ukraine in Russia today. The 2010 and 2009 AIBA World Youth and Junior champion edged the three-rounder 10-9 to deny Date a place in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Sports Palace in Kaliningrad.
Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, former Unified Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King†Khan, his opponent, unbeaten Carlos Molina and the four other pugilists fighting this Saturday, December 15, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena participated in a media workout…
One of boxing’s greatest ambassadors, two time Heavyweight Champion of the World ‘Terrible’ Tim Witherspoon, becomes the latest big name to join the board of the newly revitalised Malta Boxing Commission. The American superstar, who has been appointed Honorary Vice President, joins fellow legend, two time, two division Champion of the World Steve ‘Celtic Warrior’…