27 Apr 2018

Daniel Jacobs makes weight for April 28th Brooklyn boxing bout

Tomorrow night, LIVE from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, Matchroom Boxing and Salita Promotions return with an entertaining card topped by Daniel Jacobs facing Maciej Sulecki for #1 contender spot in WBA middleweight division, a title currently held by Gennady Golovkin with a lesser version also being held by Ryota Murata.

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27 Apr 2018

Liam Smith withdrawals from fight with Sadam Ali on HBO

Nearly two weeks before his title fight, Liam “Beefy” Smith has been forced out of his WBO super-welterweight world title fight against champion Sadam Ali, which would have taken place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. The reason which was given for Smith’s inability to fight was

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26 Apr 2018

Vanes Martirosyan and Gennady Golovkin media event highlights

Fellow 2004 Olympians and soon-to-be opponents GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN and VANES “THE NIGHTMARE” MARTIROSYAN met with the media — and each other — on Monday at Martirosyan’s gym, the Glendale Fighting Club.  It was the first time the fighters addressed the media, and each other, since announcing their Cinco De Mayo world championship rumble.  Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from

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26 Apr 2018

Magdaleno and Dogboe to Settle War of Words in the Ring

The verbal haymakers were flying Thursday afternoon as World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno and No. 1 contender Isaac Dogboe faced off at the final press conference for their world championship main event, Saturday at The Liacouras Center. Magdaleno vs. Dogboe headlines a card with plenty of Philadelphia flavor. Amateur rivals

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26 Apr 2018

Rey Vargas ready for “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan on May 12th

Rey Vargas (31-0, 22 KOs), the undefeated world champion of Mexico City, Mexico, discussed his training camp ahead of the third defense of his WBC Super Bantamweight World Title against Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (14-2, 11 KOs) in the 12-round co-main event to Sadam “World Kid” Ali and Liam “Beefy” Smith for the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship

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26 Apr 2018

Split-T Management signs Isiah Jones, Golden Gloves champ

Split-T  Management is proud to announce the signing of undefeated super middleweight and former National Golden Gloves Champion, Isiah Jones. Jones of Detroit, has a record of 6-0 with three knockouts. The 23-year-old Jones was 52-2 as an amateur and was the 2016 National Golden Gloves champion. Jones, who was

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26 Apr 2018

Featherweight “Lil Pacquiao” returns June 16th

Featherweight Jose “Lil’ Pacquiao” Resendiz will face Vincent Jennings in a six round contest as part of Fire Fist Boxing Promotions’ June 16th card at The Coliseum in St. Petersburg.   Tickets are on sale now at https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00548D9F1C967E.   With a physical and stylistic resemblance to boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, Resendiz built a

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26 Apr 2018

Vasyl Lomachenko media day quotes ahead of Linares fight

Vasiliy ‘Hi-Tech’ Lomachenko hosted a media workout Tuesday at the Boxing Laboratory as he prepares to challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring Magazine lightweight champion Jorge ‘El Niño de Oro’ Linares, May 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs), a former two-weight world champion, is moving up from

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26 Apr 2018

Ruben Villa speaks to at-risk youth after title win

One week after winning his first professional title (WBO Youth) in his hometown of Salinas, Calif., prized featherweight prospect Ruben Villa paid a visit to the Monterey County Youth Center where he spoke to at risk adolescents. “There were a lot of young kids, kids that are still in high school that never really

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26 Apr 2018

Cecilia Braekhus vs. Kali Reis added to Golovkin vs Martirosyan

Boxing’s only undisputed world champion CECILIA BRAEKHUS, will defend  her World Female Welterweight crown against former WBC Female World Middleweight Champion KALI REIS in the co-feature of the Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan World Middleweight Championship event.  Both world title bouts, featuring the No. 1 male and female pound for pound fighters in Golovkin and Braekhus, respectively,

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