Salido-Miura set for December 17th on HBO
Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs) and Takashi Miura (30-3-2, 23 KOs) will meet in a clash of 130 lbers as they collide for the WBC interim super featherweight title on December 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Salido fought the champion, Francisco Vargas, to a draw earlier this year.
Billy Joe Saunders to defend WBO middleweight against lesser known foe
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (23-0 12 KOs) will make the first defense of his title after a long hiatus from the sport of boxing against Artur Akavov (16-1 7 KOs) on Frank Warren’s October 22 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff show. Akavov is on a winning streak and holds the European
Braehmer, Cleverly on weight for title clash
Tomorrow, Juergen Braehmer will defend his WBA light heavyweight title against Nathan Cleverly in the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The co-main event could see the winner of the main event paired with them. Also of note, David Price is back in action on the undercard. The bout will be broadcast
Tyson Fury tests positive for yayo?
As the Tyson Fury story develops about why he pulled out of his fight with Wladimir Klitschko on October 29th it gets even more bizarre. According to ESPN, Fury tested positive for cocaine (commonly referenced as yayo) in a test administered by VADA the day before he pulled out of
Perez, Petrov make weight for WBA eliminator
Tonight Michael “The Artist” Perez takes on Petr Petrov to see who will be the #1 contender to Jorge Linares WBA lightweight title. The bouts are taking place at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, CA and televised on Estrella TV and RingTVLive.com Golden Boy Promotions is promoting the event.
Weights from San Francisco, CA (Squarevision Entertainment)
Professional weigh-in results for tomorrow’s card at the University of San Francisco took place today at the War Memorial Gym at USF with the fighters stepping on the scales. The card which features three pro bouts and a two hours of amateur boxing starts at 6PM with the pro card