The four fighters competing on an eagerly awaited doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow/Friday, July 20, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, made weight on their first attempts Thursday at Chumash Casino Resort.
A weekend of upsets then, well almost, can one count the stoppage of former Iron chinned Chisora an upset? Yeah, I’ll take that. Personally, going into the Haye vs. Chisora fight, I thought the same as other scribes and fans alike, “well it is going two ways, Haye is going to outbox Chisora for twelve…
The strong gathering at Thursday’s weigh-in for “Built To Last†caught a glimpse of boxing’s bright future with a little bit of swagger mixed in for good measure, just enough to provide some post-Independence Day fireworks for Friday’s highly-anticipated event.
WBA champion Guillermo Jones from Panama and the Interim WBA Champion, the Russian Denis Lebedev, reached an agreement thus cancelling the Purse Bid summoned for July 19 at the WBA office in Panama. The parties involved announced the agreement, and assured they would send the final date and site of the bout.
After winning the World Boxing Federation North American title last December, Atlanta’s Paul “The Truth†Delgado is ready to step things up on July 21 at the Buckhead Theatre in his hometown when he takes on New Yorker Mike “El Cangri†Ruiz for the vacant WBF Intercontinental Super Welterweight championship.
Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather’s acclaim continue to soar in unprecedented fashion. Last night, he was crowned the 2012 EPSY winner for the Best Fighter category, making him a four-time champion of the coveted honor. The award, voted on by fans throughout the country, recognizes the fighter for his ring prowess and accomplishments, including his defeat…
On Saturday night, former three-time world champion Anthony Mundine scored a seventh round stoppage over former world champion Bronco McKart to make an emphatic statement in his American debut. The IBF North American Middleweight championship bout also marked the inaugural Wealth TV Pay Per View card. Mundine dropped McKart three times in the pivotal seventh…
Today the renowned Elite Heat Boxing Team leaves for Las Vegas to compete in the 2012 National Jr. Golden Gloves Tournament. The twenty-one member team lead by Captain Durrell Perry looks to bring home a lot of hardware.
Undefeated WBC middleweight champion and Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (46-0-1, 32 KOS), of Culiacán, México, and two-division world champion with the matinee idol looks, Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KOs), of Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, may have been promoting their upcoming Méxican Independence Day World Middleweight Championship clash but it sounded more…
On September 8, 2012, Tijuana, Mexico’s WBC Lightweight Champion, Antonio DeMarco (27-2-1, 20 KOs), will put his title on the line when he faces Covina, California’s, John Molina, Jr. (24-1, 19 KOs). The 12-round championship bout will take place at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., as the co-feature to Andre “SOG” Ward (25-0, 13…
I would like to thank all my fans and well wishers for the amazing support I’ve had from you since my defeat on Saturday night. Obviously the fight never went as planned but credit has to go to Danny Garcia who caught me with a good shot in the third round that I couldn’t fully…
An upset in the light welter division took place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday night as WBC champ Danny Garcia belted out WBA king Amir Khan over the course of an action packed four rounds. After a long and volatile pre-fight build up, Khan was in no mood to box and the…