27 Jun 2018

The Contender cast announced, Marcos Hernandez, Valdivia amongst fighters

The boxers have been announced for the reboot of “The Contender,” beginning August 24 on EPIX. The winner gets $250,000. The show is hosted by Andre Ward with two teams of middleweight fighters trained by Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson. Amongst those featured on the show are two Central California

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27 Jun 2018

Zurdo Ramirez, Alex Saucedo media day quotes

The Azteca Boxing Gym in Oklahoma City hosted a media workout for the biggest fight card to hit the city in years. In the main event, Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (37-0, 25 KOs) will defend the WBO super middleweight title against fellow unbeaten Alexis Angulo (23-0, 20 KOs). And, in the

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27 Jun 2018

Lamont Roach Jr faces Deivis Bassa on July 20th on ESPN

Lamont Roach, Jr. (16-0-1, 6 KOs) will make his third headlining appearance when he takes on Deivis Julio Bassa (20-4, 12 KOs) in a 10-round fight for the vacant WBO International Super Featherweight Title in the main event of the July 20 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at the Oasis Arena in Cancun, Quintana Roo,

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27 Jun 2018

Genaro Gamez returns August 10th on LA Fight Club

Genaro “El Conde” Gamez (8-0, 5 KOs), the explosive lightweight prospect of San Diego, Calif., will face hard-hitting Filipino pugilist Recky “The Terror” Dulay(10-3, 7 KOs) for the vacant Junior NABF Lightweight Title in the eight-round main event of the August 10 edition of LA FIGHT CLUB at the Belasco Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif.

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27 Jun 2018

Bryant Jennings fights for title August 18th in New Jersey

Heavyweight contender Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings was born and bred in Philadelphia, but on Saturday, August 18, he aims to bring some of that Philly firepower to the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Jennings (23-2, 13 KOs) will face off against Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko (41-3, 26 KOs) for the WBO International heavyweight title in

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27 Jun 2018

Boxing Weekend Preview: Ruben Villa, Zurdo Ramirez, Michael Conlan

Zurdo on ESPN [Saturday, ESPN] Undefeated WBO super middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will be making his fourth defense of his title on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as he faces Roamer Alexis Angulo in a twelve-round main event. Ramirez at his best is a tricky southpaw who defies

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27 Jun 2018

Bourland battles tragedy prior to Saturday bout in Sacramento, CA

Light heavyweight Ryan “The Rhino” Bourland has fallen on tough times, but hopes this Saturday will be the start of something new as he faces undefeated Nathan Davis Sharp in Sacramento, CA on June 30th at the Omega Products International Outdoor Arena. Bourland earlier this year lost his GBO light

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27 Jun 2018

LaRon Mitchell battles former sparring partner on Saturday

Heavyweight LaRon Mitchell of San Francisco, Ca is back in action on Saturday night in Sacramento, CA at the Omega Products International Outdoor Arena, but he will be doing battle with Rodney Hernandez, a man he knows well, if not too well. Mitchell and Hernandez have sparred countless times with

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