11 Mar 2016

David Lemieux misses weight, de la Rosa suspended; fight off

David Lemieux fresh off his pay-per-view headlining bout against Gennady Golovkin missed weight today by nearly three pounds and now the fight is off. After missing weight and having no qualms with being overweight, a frustrated James de la Rosa decided that the money being offered was not worth the

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11 Mar 2016

Sacramento, CA’s Mike Guy to return in co-main event of Tuesday FS1 card in Nice, CA

Sacramento, CA super-middleweight Mike Guy (8-1-1 4KOs) will be taking a late notice fight this Tuesday on Fox Sports 1’s ‘Toe-to-Toe Tuesday’s’ in Nice, California in hopes of making a statement. Guy, who faces Sergiy Derevyanchenko (7-0 5KOs), a 2008 Olympian will be Guy’s toughest test to date.   The

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11 Mar 2016

Showtime announces massive 12-week fight schedule

SHOWTIME Sports on Friday announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions. The full slate of programming will air on SHOWTIME as well as the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS

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10 Mar 2016

Selby-Hunter set for April 9th

Lee Selby will defend his IBF World Featherweight title against mandatory challenger Eric Hunter at The O2 in London on April 9th. Selby will be making his first title defense on British soil as he faces Philadelphia’s Eric Hunter. Hunter has a dubious claim to fame as he has been

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09 Mar 2016

Chavez Jr. hurt, fight with Jack off

Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has reportedly pulled out of a bout that was never officially announced, but heavily rumored in which he would of fought Badou Jack on April 30 for the WBC super middleweight title. Chavez Jr. announced that an injury to his left heel is the

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09 Mar 2016

San Francisco, CA’s LaRon Mitchell headlines card in LA this weekend

ORANGE, Calif. (March 9, 2016) – Up-and-coming heavyweight LaRon Mitchell (11-0, 11 KOs) headlines “Night of Champions,” Thompson Boxing Promotions annual private event this Saturday, March 12 from the Doubletree Hotel in Orange, Calif. Mitchell, 34, is matched against Raymond Ochieng (8-17, 6 KOs) of Kenya in the 6-round main

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09 Mar 2016

David Lemieux’s comeback fight picked up by Fox Deportes

David Lemieux’s return to action after a historic pay-per-view flop with Gennady Golovkin wii take place on Saturday and now can be watched by those in the United States. Lemieux, who will challenge James de la Rosa will be broadcast on Fox Deportes with coverage starting at 7PM PST The

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09 Mar 2016

Matthysse no longer on Canelo-Khan PPV

Lucas Matthysse’s eye is still bothering him and will keep him out of his upcoming bout on May 7th on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan. ESPN.com reported earlier today that in prep for his fight against Mauricio Herrera at 147 lbs. he experienced discomfort in his eye and wanted

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09 Mar 2016

Tino Avila returns April 1st in LA

Fairfield, CA’s Manuel “Tino” Avila (19-0 8KOs) will return to action after being out of the ring for nearly six months as he will face Rene Alvarado (23-6 16KOs) at the Bellasco Theater on April 1st. Avila, who is a super featherweight prospect will headline the card that will also feature

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08 Mar 2016

Saunders first middleweight title defense is against someone you have never heard of

Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) will be defending his WBO middleweight title against Max Bursak (32-4-1, 15 KOs) at the Copper Box Arena in London on April 30th. The fight may not be the bout most hoped for as Gennady Golovkin, could not be made, but Bursak is unknown and

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