WBA middleweight beltholder Gennady Golovkin faces his toughest test to date in the form of ex-IBF light middle Kassim Ouma as the two tangle tonight at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City. The Kazakhstan puncher is 20-0 (17) as a professional after capping off an exceptional amateur career by winning …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Ortiz Press Tour Schedule Announced
Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBC Welterweight Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will hit the road to officially announce their Mexican Independence Day welterweight mega-fight taking place September 17. The tour will begin at 12pm Tuesday, June 28 at Hudson Theatre in New York’s Time Square and end at 8pm …
Read More »Cruiserweight Ross Falls Ill, Off Mississauga Fight Card
World cruiserweight contender Troy Ross is experiencing abdominal pains and has been hospitalized in Toronto, where he is undergoing precautionary tests. He has been forced to withdraw from fighting June 24 on the “Friday Night At The Fights” show at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Ross (24-2, 16 KOs), …
Read More »Mack Looks To Hopkins For Inspiration In IBF Clash
Next Saturday night in St. Charles, Missouri, Yusaf Mack of Philadelphia will attempt to follow in the legendary shoes of Bernard Hopkins and capture a slice of the Light Heavyweight championship as he takes on Tavoris Cloud for Cloud’s IBF title. Mack of Philadelphia has been extra motivated by a …
Read More »Tseveenpurev, Asiku Hit The Scales In London
The weigh in for former WBU/WBF Featherweight Champion Choi Tseveenpürev versus former IBO Featherweight Champion ‘Action’ Jackson Asiku and Southern Area Light Welterweight Champion Darren ‘Mr R&B’ Hamilton versus Midlands Area Light Welterweight Champion Dave Ryan, for the British Masters Light Welterweight title, took place today at The Real Fight …
Read More »Duran vs. Mundy Press Conference Quotes
Wednesday night at the 3 East Bar and Grill, Vincent Ponte along with Gabe LaConte hosted a press conference in advance of a championship night of boxing that will be headlined by Ossie Duran taking on Latif Mundy for the USBA Regional Middleweight title that will take place at the …
Read More »Pacquiao Wages War On Mayweather Jr In Court
This morning, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. refused to appear for a court-ordered deposition in the defamation lawsuit filed by pound-for-pound champion and Congressman Manny Pacquiao in a Las Vegas federal court. Mayweather tried to postpone the deposition last minute, but Federal Magistrate Judge Robert Johnston denied his request and ordered Mayweather …
Read More »Don King Takes St. Louis By Storm
It was a typical marathon day for Don King, who will turn 80 on Aug. 20. He started at KTVI’s ‘FOX 2 News in the Morning” at 7 a.m. where he was interviewed by John Brown; visited with McGraw Milhaven at the Big 550 KTRS-AM on his “McGraw in the …
Read More »Bucket List for any Boxing Fan – Hall of Fame Induction Weekend
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event By now everyone has read and heard about Mike Tyson getting choked up or Sylvester Stallone declaring “Yo, Adrian! I did it!” as they gave their induction speeches this past weekend at the International Boxing Hall of Fame. It was …
Read More »Fury Sees British Champ Chisora As Just A Stepping Stone
Undefeated challenger Tyson Fury believes his July 23 showdown in “The Big Brawl” Pay-Per-View event against defending British & Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Dereck “Del Boy” Chisora, airing live from Wembley Arena in London, is merely the first step on his chosen journey The 22-year-old Fury (14-0, 10 KOs) will be …
Read More »IBO Reaches Verbal Agreement For Vacant Light Heavy Title Fight
The International Boxing Organization has reached a verbal sanctioning agreement to fill its light heavyweight championship, which was declared vacant in May. IBO President Ed Levine said the organization “has been engaged in final negotiations with a qualified and highly-respected fighter” in the division and anticipates a deal being finalized …
Read More »Silverglade, Serrano, Parillo Guest Speakers At Next Ring 8 Meeting
Gleason’s Gym owner Bruce Silverglade, NABF featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano and award-winning boxing artist Gabe Parillo, Jr. will be special guest speakers Tuesday night (June 21, starting at 7 PM/ET) at Ring 8’s monthly meeting at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City.
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