Friday Night Fights in Woodland, CA – June 23rd
Longtime Northern California promoter Don Chargin Productions along with Paco Presents Boxing in association with Jorge Marron return with their second card of 2017 headlined by former world title challenger Alan Sanchez (18-3-1 9KOs) of Vacaville, Ca, taking on knockout artist Miguel Huerta (28-14-1 18KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico in the main
Andre Ward vs Sergey Kovalev II Final Press Conference
On Thursday, June 15, Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs), along with their teams, participated in the Fight Week Powered by Monster Final Press Conference for their highly-anticipated showdown.
Andre Ward – Sergey Kovalev coaches roundtable quotes
On Wednesday, June 14, the televised undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” sat down to participate in roundtables with the media during Fight Week Powered by Monster. Head trainers Virgil Hunter (Team Ward) and John David Jackson (Team Kovalev) followed the group of boxing talent with
Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev II Grand Arrivals
Unified Light Heavyweight World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former titleholder Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) opened Fight Week Powered by Monster with their Grand Arrivals at Mizuya Lounge at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on Tuesday, June 13, ahead of their ultimate rematch on Saturday,
Daniel Franco, Jose Haro make weight for CBS Sports Net fight
Roc Nation Sports featherweight Daniel “Twitch” Franco (16-1-3, 11 KOs) is looking to bounce back after a career setback following a knockout loss to Christopher Martin this year, will face game contender Jose Haro (13-1-1, 7 KOs) in a bout for the USBA Featherweight Title. The bout which takes place
Avtandil Khurtsidze arrested, Saunders title fight canceled
One of the fights that fight fans were looking forward to will no longer happen as Billy Joe Saunders middleweight title defense against #1 contender Avtandil Khurtsidze is now off due to Khurtsidze’s legal troubles. Khurtsidze, who is from Russian, but relocated to Brooklyn, New York, was arrested on Wednesday
SF, CA’s Casey Morton in Philippines for Saturday fight
Bay Area based women’s boxer Casey Morton (4-0-3) who trains in both in San Carlos and San Francisco, CA as she does conditioning with Victor Conte’s elite training regime at the SNAC facility while getting her boxing training in San Francisco from Jairo Escobar of Hit Fit SF. Morton, who
Eddie Diaz vs Luis Garcia II August 19th in Pleasanton, CA
Though no official signage has been posted on the internet it appears Square Warriors Entertainment now has a main event as junior welterweight Eddie Diaz (3-6-3 1KO), who is undefeated in 2017, will face the many he technically knocked out in January in Eddie Diaz. Sources close to the situation
Chris Van Heerden in talks to fight LaMont Peterson
On the most recent episode of ITR Radio, veteran reporter Sevak Sarkisian interviewed Chris van Heerden, who shed light a lot of issues including why he is not with Freddie Roach anymore, which if you haven’t listen to it you should do so now. The big takeaway from the
De’von Abraham scores 37 second KO in Costa Mesa, CA
Featherweight De’von Abraham (1-0 1KO) made a name for himself with a brutal 37 second KO of Brennan Benton (0-1) at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, CA. The young fighter, fighting out of the historic King’s Gym in Oakland, CA was dropped in the first 10 second of the fight