Posted on Friday, March 13th, 2015 at 10:29 am.
The WBA recently mandated that the sides of WBA “super” super middleweight champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14KOs) and “regular” super middleweight champion Carl Froch (34-2, 24KOs) reach an agreement, and if none is reached the fight would be open to purse bid. Froch is represented by Matchroom boxing promotion. Ward recently was signed to Roc :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, March 12th, 2015 at 8:21 am.
Bernard ‘The Alien’ Hopkins (55-7-2, 32 KOs) celebrated his 50th birthday this past January. Usually a fighter who is as decorated in boxing as Hopkins is retired and in the Hall of Fame. Hopkins is neither of the two. He will be inducted in the Hall of Fame for sure but there is still actually :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 at 8:12 pm.
The most shocking statement made on Wednesday afternoon at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles in the only press conference for Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao was at the end when it was announced the tickets for the fight to be held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas was from $1500 to :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 at 8:54 am.
It’s hard to believe that a fighter who is just 31 years old and a record of (29-3, 22 KOs) could be fighting to extend his career. This is the case with former world champion Andre Berto. He will face former world title challenger Josesito Lopez (33-6, 19 KOs) this Friday. The bout will take :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 at 9:18 pm.
All good things come to an end but when it ends twice, then that is special. Last week current WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto set the boxing world ablaze by announcing that he had left his current situation with Top Rank and signed on with newcomer Roc Nation led by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z. According to :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 at 10:14 am.
Former IBF Welterweight world champion Shawn Porter (24-1-1, 15KOs) returns to the ring Friday after nearly an 8 month layoff. Credit Porter for not looking to fight a softer touch either after such a lengthy time away from action. His opponent Robert Garcia (36-3 , 23KOs) is a natural welterweight and riding an eight fight :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, March 9th, 2015 at 8:23 pm.
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. Even in boxing. Even after you spend eight figures to get your product on primetime in the United States and a multi-million purse to get your best fighters on the TV screen hoping you are putting your best foot forward. After all the lights, jumbo scoreboards, special stages :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, March 9th, 2015 at 8:03 am.
WBO,IBF, & WBA Super Light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (26-0-1, 23 KOs) will be the center of attention this Saturday when he faces former WBC Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. The two will meet at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and televised by HBO. There has been major hype for weeks about this :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, March 7th, 2015 at 6:11 am.
Amidst all the hoopla of the first network primetime fight card this Saturday night on the peacock channel NBC, three-time divisional champion Abner Mares returns to the ring on his road back to hopefully another world title. Al Haymon’s “Premier Boxing Champions” will go on air with WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman defending against former :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, March 6th, 2015 at 9:41 am.
IBF Junior welterweight world champion Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) can be assured of two things after his upcoming fight vs. WBA Super World super lightweight/WBC World super lightweight world champion Danny Garcia (29-0 , 17 KOs). He will remain world champion and Garcia will as well when the bout is over. The two world :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…
