Northern California boxing returns October 24th
Don Chargin Promotions and Paco Presents Boxing will return to Brooks, CA on October 24th at Cache Creek Casino & Resort with a card headlined by NABF junior featherweight champion Manuel “Tino” Avila. Avila, who last fought on HBO Latino stopping Yoandris Salinas in order to earn the title, will
Leo Santa Cruz-Abner Mares undercard announced
Mexican power-punchers Hugo Ruiz (35-2, 30 KOs) and Julio Cesar Ceja (28-1, 26 KOs) square off in a super bantamweight world title match as the televised opener for Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN and ESPN Deportes on Saturday, August 29 from Staples Center in Los Angeles. The evening’s main
Crawford-Jean announced for October 24th
Undefeated two-division world champion and the reigning Fighter of the Year, Terence “Bud” Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son will take on Dierry “Dougy Style” Jean on Saturday, October 24, at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Crawford (26-0, 18 KOs) will be making the first defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO)
Wilder-Duhaupas, Figueroa-DeMarco set for September 26th
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will make his second title defense against Johann Duhaupas in Birmingham, Alabama on September 26th. The co-main event will see junior welterweight Omar Figueroa Jr. against Antonio DeMarco, who will be coming out of retirement after retiring in his last fight against Sammy Vasquez. The card will
Lee-Saunders tops UK October 10th triple header
Promoter Frank Warren has officially announced the world championship triple header scheduled for October 10 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The card will be headlined by Andy Lee who is defending his WBO middleweight title against Billy Joe Saunders. The co-main event will pit Terry Flanagan as he
Don King trying to stop Mosley-Mayorga II PPV
Future Hall-of-Fame boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley said today that his PPV bout against Ricardo Mayorga August 29 at the Forum, will take place despite a lawsuit filed against him by promoter Don King. Mosley’s legal team is disputing the lawsuit filed naming Mosley, Mayorga, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions and GoBox
Bute, Alvarez win on weekend PBC event
Former IBF super middleweight world champ Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over overmatched Andrea Di Luisa (17-3, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Bute dropped Di Luisa with an overhand left and Di Luisa’s corner threw in the towel afterwards
Bute vs. Di Luisa weigh in results
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada TV: NBCSN Lucian Bute 170 vs. Andrea Di Luisa 169.6 Eleider Alvarez 174.2 vs. Isidro Ranoni Prieto 174.4 Erik Bazinyan 169.2 vs. Leeanthony Spitzka 174.4 Junior Ulysse 143.6 vs. Ryan Wagner 145.2 Bogdan Marius Dinu 244.4 vs. Ed Charles Perry 246.2 Vislan Dalkhaev 121.2
Tarver-Cunningham ends in draw, Glowacki upsets Huck
In the main event at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, heavyweights Antonio Tarver (31-6-1 22 KOs) and Steve Cunningham (28-7-1, 13 KOs) fought to a split decision draw. This marks the second Premier Boxing Champions heavyweight bout ending in a draw as Chris Arreola and Fred Kassi last month
Tarver-Cunningham weigh in results
Venue: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey TV: Spike Antonio Tarver 217 vs. Steve Cunningham 204 Marco Huck 199 vs. Krzyzstof Glowacki 198 (WBO cruiserweight title) Artur Szpilka 231 vs. Yasmany Consuegra 230