09 Mar 2016

San Francisco, CA’s LaRon Mitchell headlines card in LA this weekend

ORANGE, Calif. (March 9, 2016) – Up-and-coming heavyweight LaRon Mitchell (11-0, 11 KOs) headlines “Night of Champions,” Thompson Boxing Promotions annual private event this Saturday, March 12 from the Doubletree Hotel in Orange, Calif. Mitchell, 34, is matched against Raymond Ochieng (8-17, 6 KOs) of Kenya in the 6-round main

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09 Mar 2016

David Lemieux’s comeback fight picked up by Fox Deportes

David Lemieux’s return to action after a historic pay-per-view flop with Gennady Golovkin wii take place on Saturday and now can be watched by those in the United States. Lemieux, who will challenge James de la Rosa will be broadcast on Fox Deportes with coverage starting at 7PM PST The

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09 Mar 2016

Matthysse no longer on Canelo-Khan PPV

Lucas Matthysse’s eye is still bothering him and will keep him out of his upcoming bout on May 7th on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan. ESPN.com reported earlier today that in prep for his fight against Mauricio Herrera at 147 lbs. he experienced discomfort in his eye and wanted

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09 Mar 2016

Tino Avila returns April 1st in LA

Fairfield, CA’s Manuel “Tino” Avila (19-0 8KOs) will return to action after being out of the ring for nearly six months as he will face Rene Alvarado (23-6 16KOs) at the Bellasco Theater on April 1st. Avila, who is a super featherweight prospect will headline the card that will also feature

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08 Mar 2016

Saunders first middleweight title defense is against someone you have never heard of

Billy Joe Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) will be defending his WBO middleweight title against Max Bursak (32-4-1, 15 KOs) at the Copper Box Arena in London on April 30th. The fight may not be the bout most hoped for as Gennady Golovkin, could not be made, but Bursak is unknown and

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08 Mar 2016

Northern California transplant, Willie Nelson returns March 25th on Showtime

Willie “The Great” Nelson (24-2-1 14KOs), who now trains in San Carlos, CA at Undisputed Boxing Gym with Brian Schwartz, will return on March 25th at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma as the co-main event on a ShoBox triple header. Nelson will face Marcus Willis (16-4-2 4KOs), who

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08 Mar 2016

Shawn Porter-Lanardo Tyner to stream Saturday on Facebook

“Showtime” Shawn Porter will hold a special 12-round exhibition match against Landardo Tyner on Saturday, March 12 that will stream live on the Premier Boxing Champions Facebook after his bout with Keith Thurman was postponed. Thurman has been out of action for roughly a year since defeating Adrien Broner last year on

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07 Mar 2016

Guillermo Rigondeaux denied visa, fight postponed

Guillermo “El Chacal”(18-0 10KOs) Rigondeaux was scheduled to fight this weekend at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England, but a failed visa will postpone such fight. The fighter, Rigondeaux was not allowed a working visa that now has forced a postponement of the bout. Rigondeaux was scheduled to fight James Dickens,

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06 Mar 2016

Ortiz stops Thompson, Vargas KOs Ali to win title

Heavyweight Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (25-0, 22 KOs) scored a sixth round KO game journeyman Tony “The Tiger” Thompson (40-7, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. Ortiz dropped Thompson in rounds one and three, then put him down for the count in round

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06 Mar 2016

J-Rock next in line for title, Khurtsidze upsets Antoine Douglas

Julian Williams (23-0-1, 14 KOs,) yet again proved why he might just be the best in 154 lbs. as at the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA is now the number one contender to the IBF world junior middleweight title by defeating Marcello Matano (16-2, 5 KOs) as he defeated

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