28 Feb 2016

Santa Cruz stops Martinez in Fight of the Year contender

WBA featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over former world champion Kiko  Martinez (35-7, 26 KOs) on Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Santa Cruz dropped Martinez twice in round one, but may have been dropped himself in the

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28 Feb 2016

Crawford stops Lundy in five, Verdejo wins decision in co-main event

WBO junior welterweight world champion Terence “Bud” Crawford (28-0, 20 KOs) scored a fifth round TKO over “Hammerin’” Henry Lundy (26-6-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night in The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lundy started fast and seemingly won the early rounds, but was unable to

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24 Feb 2016

March 12th Showtime card canceled

Well, that was fun while it lasted, but boxing will no longer be broadcast on March 12st at Mohegan Sun Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut broadcast nationwide on Showtime as the card has now been scrapped. As reported earlier today, Gary Russell Jr. versus Patrick Hyland was suppose to function as

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24 Feb 2016

J-Rock Williams, Douglas and Harrison featured on March 5th Showtime card

Rising middleweight contender Antoine Douglas had to wait five days, but he learned the identity of his new opponent on Tuesday. Antoine Douglas will take on Avtandil Khurtsidze in a 10-round bout on March 5 at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the co-main event of a Showtime-televised tripleheader

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24 Feb 2016

Linares stripped of WBC title, Zlaticanin-Marsili ordered

The WBC has stripped Jorge Linares of the lightweight title due to inactivity after sustaining a hand injury that forced him out of his upcoming defense against Dejan Zlaticanin. The WBC has now ordered Zlatianin to face a 39 year-old man, Emiliano Marsili that seemingly no one knows of to

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24 Feb 2016

Russell Jr-Hyland replaces Thurman-Porter, moved to Showtime

The aftermath of Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter no longer existing has lingering effects as the card from Uncasville, Conn. is no longer going to be on CBS rather a stand alone Showtime broadcast amongst other changes, the main event. Gary Russell Jr. will now face Patrick Hyland in the main

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23 Feb 2016

Northern California gets Fox Sports 1 card in March

Super lightweight Levan ‘The Wolf’ Ghvamichava who relocated to Hayward, CA to train out of the Virgil Hunter gym alongside the aforementioned Virgil Hunter as well as B. St Boxing’s Eddie Croft will get his chance at the big time on “Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays” on Fox Sports 1 on March 15th.

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23 Feb 2016

“Baby Bull” Diaz, Mike Alvarado return to ring

On Saturday, March 19th, UniMas will air a “Solo Boxeo” card at 11pm ET/PT featuring former world champions Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (40-4, 19 KOs) and “Mile High” Mike Alvarado (34-4, 23 KOs) as they are working back into contention. The card will take place at the Arena Theatre in

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23 Feb 2016

Thurman-Porter postponed due to car accident

The biggest fight of the winter is not happening for the time being as undefeated world champion Keith Thurman suffered a neck injury during a car accident that will push back his title defense for Shawn Porter. The announcement made yesterday by promoter, Lou DiBella, explained that though the injuries

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22 Feb 2016

*MIKE “YES INDEED” REED RETURNS FEBRUARY 27 AT THE GARDEN!*

Reed targets win #18 against Mexico’s Marco Antonio Lopez on the HBO Boxing undercard, to be held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. – On Saturday night, February 27, 2016, twenty-three year-old Top Rank light welterweight professional boxer, Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed

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