Lomachenko’s camp in full swing heading into April 12th title defense
WBA/WBO lightweight world champion Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko held a media workout on Monday morning in Los Angeles, CA, as he preps for his world title defense against Anthony Crolla on April 12 at Staples Center. For Lomachenko, the naysayers have begun to talk, and talk loudly since he moved to
Gennady Golovkin makes it official with DAZN, no figures given to salary
Gennady Golovkin made his stripes in the public eye via being very active, fighting like an episodic television show, meaning it felt like he inhabited HBO Boxing nearly weekly, but over the past six months or so, that has not been the case. After the middleweight lost to Canelo Alvarez
Bay Area’s Arnold Dinong wins in Orange, Ca, last night
Featherweight Arnold Dinong (4-0 1KO), who trains out of San Mateo, Ca’s Aloha Time Boxing Studio, picked up a four-round decision at the DoubleTree in Orange, California, beating Miguel Moreno (0-1). Dinong, a volume puncher who works with Mike Bazzel and Bruno Escalante, has fought on Thompson Boxing Promotions cards
Dmitry Bivol beats Joe Smith Jr, undercard results
WBA light heavyweight world champion Dmitry Bivol made his fourth world title defense defeating former world champion Joe Smith Jr in a main event of card from the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, broadcast on DAZN. Bivol was dominant as ever with a slight blemish being getting caught
Shawn Porter edges close decision over Yordenis Ugas, plus undercard results
“Showtime” Shawn Porter made the first defense of his WBC welterweight world title over Yordenis Ugas in a primetime bout on FOX, taking place at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formally the StubHub Center). The bout was close as the result of split decision showed. Porter for the second fight
Bay Area’s Brandon Trejo, Arnold Dinong in action Saturday in Orange, Ca
Unbeaten welterweight standout Taras Shelestyuk (16-0, 10 KOs) marks his return to the ring this Saturday, March 9 in the eight-round main event of Thompson Boxing Promotions’ annual private show, “Night of Champions.” While tickets are not available for purchase, the promoter will live stream the entire fight card on TB Presents: Night of Champions starting at 8:00 p.m.
Golovkin signs with DAZN, three-years, six fights
Former middleweight world champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has finally made his decision about where he will box next, and the decision lead him to John Skipper’s start-up app, DAZN, a boxing web streaming service. This more than likely puts Canelo versus Golovkin in play for later this year, as well
THE Truth Commission – Errol Spence Jr readies himself for PPV
Event: Errol Spence Jr. vs. Mikey Garcia Date: March 16th, 2019 Network: Fox PPV Time: 6 PM PST Errol Spence Jr is the truth, or at least that is what his nickname implies. In my estimations, Spence is the most avoided boxer in the welterweight division. Why? Well, for the
Shawn Porter: “If I get an early knockout, it’s not because Ugas can’t take a punch”
I have written about Shawn Porter a lot (in fact I wrote a piece about how for the now-defunct upstart BroJackson.com, that is no longer online). I really respect Shawn Porter, especially his work ethic. His fight might not always be pretty, but they’re tough and boxing is a tough
Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan PPV Undercard Announced
Before pound-for-pound king Terence “Bud” Crawford enters the ring to defend his WBO welterweight world title against Amir “King” Khan, a pair of 21-year-old wunderkinds — Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson — will look to steal the show in their respective co-feature bouts on ESPN PPV Saturday, April 20 at