Billy Joe Saunders look as bad as possible in win
WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) who was coming off a year-long layoff, won a very unimpressive twelve round unanimous decision over unknown Artur Akavov (16-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Paisley Lagoon Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. In his first title defense, Saunders failed to
Mario Barrios training camp notes
Undefeated prospect Mario Barrios (16-0, 8 KOs) is set to make his lightweight debut when he fights Argentina’s Claudio Rosendo Tapia (28-17-4, 13 KOs) in undercard action on Saturday, December 10 from Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles. The December 10 event is headlined by featherweight world champion Jesus
Amanda Serrano returns on DeGale-Jack undercard
Junior featherweight world champion and Brooklyn-native Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano (30-1-1, 23 KOs) is set to battle former two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas (35-9-1, 10 KOs) in the first nationally televised women’s world title bout in nearly a decade on Saturday, January 14, live on SHOWTIME EXTREME from Barclays
Menard-Beltran to open HBO Telecast on Saturday
“Rock Hard Mighty” Mason Menard (32-1, 24 KOs) will be looking to make a statement on Saturday as he defends his NABO lightweight title against Ray Beltran (31-7-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday at CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The 10-round Menard vs. Beltran lightweight showdown will serve as the second
Ramirez, Madera big winners in Fresno, Ca
In front of nearly 14,000 (13,700 to be exact) Avenal, Ca’s Jose Ramirez (18-0 13KOs) picked up a sixth round TKO over Issouf Kinda (18-4 7KOs) at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Ca. Ramirez was dropped in the second round with a left hook that could of been a
Boxing Meets Beauty Weigh-In Information
“Boxing Meets Beauty”, an all women professional fight card will take place this Saturday in Pacifica, Ca at 6PM, but before the action begins the weigh-ins have to take place. The weigh-in will take place at 640 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, Ca at 3PM with the following boxers stepping on the
Adam Piccolotti: From Prospect to Contender
I am not a MMA guy by trade, I enjoy it, but I don’t understand the game as much as those who live it day after day. Even more so, I feel the world as a whole views mixed martial arts as a single company/brand, which is “UFC”, rather anything
Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Smith Jr. Conference Call Highlights
Ahead of the highly anticipated “Final 1” battle between Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins and Joe Smith Jr., the fighters, along with their promoters Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions and Joe DeGuardia, President and CEO of Star Boxing, held a media conference call with a