Boxing Preview: May 17-19th, 2018, Badou Jack, Gary Russell, JoJo Diaz
Stevenson vs Badou Jack [SHOWTIME, Saturday, 10 PM EST] Adonis Stevenson has one of the most unlikable pasts and presents in the sport of boxing from his conviction of being a pimp as well as essentially being named fighter of the year in 2013 and then going on to fight
Sergey Kovalev vs Eleider Alvarez tickets on sale THIS FRIDAY
Tickets go on sale Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. ET for the highly-anticipated WBO Light Heavyweight World Title showdown between two-time champ Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) and long-time #1 contender Eleider “Storm” Alvarez (23-0, 11 KOs) which takes place Saturday, August 4 at the Etess Arena at the brand-new Hard Rock
Weights from Fantasy Springs, Golden Boy Promotions card
Tomorrow night from Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, CA, Golden Boy Promotions returns with a Thursday night card which will take place on ESPN2 Romero Duno 134.6 vs. Gilberto Gonzalez 134.8 Oscar Duarte 134.8 vs. Rey Perez 134.8 Francisco Esparza 125.6 vs. Edgar Cantu 125 Jaba Khositashvili 169 vs. Fabian
Rod Salka might fight in largest Muslim country later this year
Rod Salka (24-5 4KOs), the super featherweight contender who made waves with his awkward fight trunks that said “America 1st” may have another fight on his hands, but this time around he could be fighting in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world. A source with information close to
Karlos Balderas returns June 9th on Santa Cruz-Mares II
2016 U.S. Olympian Karlos Balderas (4-0 3KOs) will return with his fifth professional bout as he takes on a yet to be named opponent on June 9th in Los Angeles, CA. Balderas, a decorated amateur from Santa Maria, Ca, who signed with Ringstar Sports is looking to make a name
Jorge Linares, Vasyl Lomachenko make weight for title bout on ESPN
Tomorrow from the historic Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, Jorge Linares will put his WBC lightweight title on the line against Vasyl Lomachenko in a high profile bout which will air on ESPN on Saturday night. The bout which is promoted by Top Rank Inc in
Sadam Ali, Jaime Munguia come in underweight for title fight
Tomorrow night from the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, NY, Golden Boy Promotions in association with Zanfer Promotions and Promociones del Pueblo present the WBO super welterweight title fight between Sadam Ali and Jaime Munguia. In the co-main event, Rey Vargas will defend his WBC super bantamweight title
Joseph Diaz Jr media day for Gary Russell Jr fight
Undefeated featherweight contender and former U.S. Olympian Joseph“JoJo” Diaz Jr. (26-0, 14 KOs) hosted a media workout in Los Angeles at Azteca Boxing Club. Diaz, Jr. will challenge Gary Russell, Jr. (28-1, 17 KOs) for the WBC World Featherweight World Title on Saturday, May 19 in a clash televised live on SHOWTIME from MGM National Harbor in
Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko Press Conference
The fight the boxing world has been waiting for — Jorge Linares defending the WBA and Ring Magazine lightweight titles against former two-division kingpin Vasiliy Lomachenko at Madison Square Garden — is only two days away. Lomachenko and Linares, along with many of the undercard fighters, met the media one
Devin Haney, Mason Menard weigh-in results for ShoBox
Undefeated lightweight prospect Devin Haney and veteran Mason Menard made weight on Thursday for their 10-round main event matchup Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT) from 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA. Haney (19-0, 12 KOs), a seven-time junior amateur champion, is a highly-touted prospect from Las Vegas taking a major