Posted on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 at 8:17 am.
Last week we decided to go with the matchup between former Puerto Rican Olympian Alex De Jesus (21-2,13 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Florida based Haitian Joseph Elegele (15-2,11 KOs). The welterweight bout was scheduled for 8 rounds and aired on Bounce TV. The site of the event was the Seminole Casino, in :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016 at 5:34 am.
Four-time world champion Felix Sturm (39-5-3, 18 KOs) of Germany faces WBA Super World super middleweight title Fedor Chudinov (14-0, 10 KOs) of Russia February 20th. The main event will take place at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sturm will promote the event as he did their first encounter where he dropped :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, February 1st, 2016 at 5:50 pm.
Perhaps if it was up to him, nearly unified light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev would have stretched the rematch between him and former champion Jean Pascal this weekend on HBO to the twelfth and final round. It is no secret there is no love lost between these two men and that was apparent in the :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, February 1st, 2016 at 8:52 am.
Unbeaten IBF bantamweight world champion Randy Caballero (22-0, 13 KOs) was scheduled to make his first title defense of his title against Lee Haskins (32-3, 14 KOs) of the United Kingdom back in November. Caballero came in well over the 118 pound max weight limit and the bout was called off. Caballero was stripped of :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2016 at 4:45 pm.
For all intents and purposes, Al Haymon is a polarizing figure in the sport of boxing. You either love him or hate him. Those that love him do so because they feel he is bringing more boxing to the forefront with his numerous fight cards on various platforms while taking care of his fighters better :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, January 29th, 2016 at 4:30 am.
Former 3 time world title challenger George Groves (21-3, 16KOs ) of UK returns to the ring this Saturday. Groves will take on Andrea Di Luisa (18-3, 14KOs ) of Italy. The bout will take place at the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, n Hackney Wick, London. The bout will be a scheduled for :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, January 28th, 2016 at 7:46 am.
Our debate topic last week was whether former longtime cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson (45-12-2,29KOs ) deserves to be inducted into the international hall of fame. You’d have to be familiar with Nelson’s career to know that his record does not reflect of how successful he was and for how long. He was fighting in :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 12:41 pm.
Nearly a month into the New Year and the boxing world is in full swing so without any further ado; here is the latest edition of Around the Ring: “Haymaker” Haye Back at It – With his impressive knockout over Australian Mark de Mori a couple of weeks ago in London, former heavyweight champion David :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 at 12:20 pm.
Last week we decided to go with the WBC world welterweight title fight between former world champions Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero. The fight did more than just live up to the hype. Garcia entered the fight as a very heavy favorite but many felt that Guerrero at the very least was going to push :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 at 4:43 am.
Despite a lot of arms raising and mild protest from fans and media alike, the world now has a new WBC welterweight champion in undefeated Danny “Swift” Garcia. Garcia, who held a title at super lightweight, took a unanimous decision over fellow former champion Robert “Ghost” Guerrero this past Saturday night from the Staples Center :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
