Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II announced for June 17th
Roc Nation Sports, Main Events, Andre Ward Promotions and Krusher Promotions are pleased to announce the highly anticipated rematch between the unified Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, Andre “SOG” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former title holder Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs). Ward vs. Kovalev II “No Excuses”
Edner Cherry, Frank De Alba win on FS1
Lightweight Edner Cherry (36-7-2 19KOs) picked up a win over Omar Douglas (18-2 12KOs) in the main event of “Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays” on Fox Sports 1 from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Cherry started strong, but Douglas kept a solid, methodical pace that this writer thought edged the fight in Douglas favor. The judges
Boxing card for April 8th in Richmond, CA finalized
Square Warriors Entertainment returns to the Richmond Auditorium on April 8th with another stacked card featuring eleven confirmed bouts. The event is headlined by the four-man Square Warriors junior welterweight tournament, which will crown the promotions second champion. Headlining the card is Luis “Vicious” Garcia (6-1-1 5KOs) who has recently changed
Rudy Macedo wins in Mexico
Novato, CA’s Rudy Macedo (4-0 3KOs) continued his winning ways in Mexico as he picked up a four round decision win on Saturday night. Macedo, a welterweight trained by Nonito Donaire Sr., was also accompanied by his father and mother. The news was posted on Facebook.
Orozco stops Gibson, Gesta outlasts Gonzalez
Junior welterweight Antonio Orozco (26-0 17KOs) picked up the biggest in of his long career stopping heavily touted prospect KeAndre Gibson (16-1 7KOs) in front of a nearly sold-out crowd at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Orozco lived up to his nickname relentless as he pushed the pace early
Mairis Briedis dominates Marco Huck in Germany
Cruiserweight Mairis Briedis (22-0, 18 KOs) claimed the vacant WBC world title with a dominant win over former cruiserweight ace Marco Huck (40-4-1, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. In a bout that internet journalist dubbed as an “all-out war” prior to the bout, fell short
Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr to be featured in movie theater
Cinemas across the U.S. will play host to a Cinco de Mayo weekend mega-fight with a pulse-pounding live broadcast event featuring two of Mexico’s finest boxers: “Canelo Álvarez vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr.” in a historic showdown that will rival the biggest fights in Mexico’s rich boxing history. Two-division world
Bathelemy, Davis win on FS1, Brendyn Lynch upset on undercard
Super featherweight Leduan Barthelemy (13-0, 7 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over Reynaldo Blanco (14-4, 8 KOs) on Tuesday night at Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino in Nice, California. Barthelemy was steps ahead of Blanco for the whole fight, but finally dropped him in the final round. Blanco got
Manuel “Tino” Avila added to Canelo-Chavez Jr PPV card
Less than two months after delivering the top knockout of 2017, Canadian knockout artist David Lemieux (37-3, 33 KOs) will return in a 10-round fight against Marco “Dorado” Reyes (35-4, 26 KOs) as the chief support to the highly anticipated battle between Canelo Álvarez and Julio Cesar Chávez, Jr. onSaturday,
Sev’s Take: Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jason Sosa
By Sevak Sarkisian As most fight fans already know, two time Olympic Gold Medalist and current WBO super featherweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (7-1 5KO’s) will be stepping back into the ring to defend his title against former WBA titlist Jason Sosa (20-1-4 15KO’s) on Saturday April 8th. The bout