Willie Monroe Jr. faces John Thompson IV on June 11th in New York
Boxcino winner and world champion contender Willie “The Mongoose” Monroe Jr. will return after a year layoff as he faces another boxcino winner in John Thompson, who like himself also contended for a world title. The bout which will take place at the Turning Stone Casino and Resort in Verona,
Wilder-Povetkin canceled over Povetkin’s failed drug test
In some sad, but unsurprising news – Deontay Wilder(36-0 35KOs) will not be fighting per a SKY Sports report. Alexander Povetkin (30-1 22KOs), who failed for meldonium, the substance that Maria Sharapova was caught with last year in tennis after VADA conducted random tests weeks out from the fight. To
Weights from Studio City, CA (Top Rank)
Tomorrow night Top Rank is putting on an event with Bash Boxing at the Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, California. The card will be available nation wide on UniMas Saul Rodriguez 132.4 vs. Daulis Prescott 132.4 Andy Ruiz Jr 248.6 vs. Ray Austin 266.4 Toka Kahn Clary 126.6 vs. Orlando
Alexander Povetkin fails drug test, Wilder fight in limbo
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and his foe, Alexander Povetkin voluntarily agreed to Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) in connection with their upcoming May 21 WBC world heavyweight championship. It was announced today, which came as surprise to very few, that Povetkin’s sample came back with a banned substance, Meldoium, most known
Weights from Las Vegas, NV (ShoBox)
The fights are taking place at Sam’s Town Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, NV and is being promoted by Mayweather Promotions. The bouts will be aired on Showtime as part of ShoBox. During the weigh-in today Tabiti and Tapia nearly came to blows as they had a tense face-off.
Weigh-in results from Washington D.C. (BET)
The fight is taking place at the D.C. Armory in Washington D.C. and is promoted by Roc Nation Sports. You can watch the fight on BET Dusty Hernandez-Harrison 146.6 vs. Mike Dallas Jr 146.6 Luis Orlando Del Valle 122.2 vs. Thomas Snow 121.8 Abner Cotto 137.6 vs. Samuel Amoako 138.6
Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed is back at MSG in NYC on June 11
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. – On Saturday night, June 11, 2016, twenty-three year-old Top Rank light welterweight professional boxer, Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed (Washington, D.C./Waldorf, Maryland/pro record: 18-0-0, 10 KOs) will take on Abraham “Bombi” Cordero (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico/pro record: 13-2-1, 7 KOs) in an 8-round fight on the HBO World
Crawford hopes to cross out Postol stamp
A picture may be worth a thousand words but a stamp is Forever. Just ask World Boxing Council (WBC) super lightweight world champion “The Iceman” VIKTOR POSTOL who presented a larger than life commemorative stamp of himself to his opponent World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight world titlist TERENCE “Bud”
Erislandy Lara Media Day Quotes
WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara is set to defend his world title and settle his score against Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan when the two meet in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader featuring the top 154-pound talent in the sport on Saturday,
Petrov hopefully for title shot after Quintero win
This past Friday night in Las Vegas, Petr Petrov solidified himself as a world title contender with a 6th round stoppage over Marvin Quintero, winning the NABF Lightweight title and defending his NABA Lightweight title. The fight was a back and forth brawl that saw both men land power punches