CSAC says Haymon was sabotaging rival shows
In a very interesting exclusive with Ivan G. Goldman of BoxingInsider.com, California State Athletic Commissioner John Frierson says Al Haymon was purposely booking venues in California to sabotage rival promotions, in particular Golden Boy Promotions, who is currently suing Haymon along with the brokers who have funded his boxing endeavor.
Jessie Vargas “Pat Russell saved Tim Bradley’s career”
An angry Jessie Vargas took the post-fight press conference to give his take on his fight with Timothy Bradley and the last ten seconds that will be talked about for weeks to come. Let’s recap in case you missed it and begin with the facts. Jessie Vargas hurt Tim Bradley
Twitter reacts to HBO Boxing card
Bradley dominates, but weird ending steals headlines Vargas has made his last few fights WAY tougher than they should have been. He's gonna have to dig deep tonight. #boxing #BradleyVargas — Raging Babe (@M_RagingBabe) June 28, 2015 Ward saying people overrate punching power. Ehhh…it's what the people like. It's like
Weights from Shelton, Washington (ShoBox)
TV:Showtime Venue: Little Creek Casino, Shelton, Washington Dominic Wade 162.5/161 vs. Sam Soliman 161.4 Erickson Lubin 152.4 vs. Ayi Bruce 151.4 Oscar Rivas 244 vs. Jason Pettaway 222 Levan “The Wolf” Ghvamichava 141.8 vs. Cosme Rivera Levan “The Wolf” Ghvamichava weighed in at 141.8. Ready for a 10 round battle
Championship Boxing on CBS Sports Network Final Press Conference Quotes
NIAGARA FALLS, NY (June 25, 2015) – The final press conference was held today for tomorrow night’s “Championship Boxing on CBS Sports Network” at the Seneca Niagara Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, New York. Presented by Greg Cohen Promotions in association with Adam Wilcock’s Fight Card
Top Rank on truTV: Ramirez vs. Edwards weigh in results
Venue: State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas Promoter: Top Rank TV: truTV Gilberto Ramirez 168 vs. Derek Edwards 168 (WBO International super middleweight title) Diego Magdaleno 134.75 vs. Jose “Chelo” Gonzalez 134.75 (WBO International lightweight title) Esquiva Falcao 159.25 vs. Aaron Drake 157.5 Eduardo Garza 125 vs. Carlos Trevino 124.25 Marc
IBF will not stop Golovkin-Lemieux from happening says Golovkin Manager
IBF confirmed no issue with @GGGBoxing vs @lemieuxboxing in unification fight next, #BestFightingBest lets do this @GoldenBoyBoxing — Tom Loeffler (@TomLoeffler1) June 23, 2015 Well, earlier this week it was stated that recently crowned IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux would first like to make a mandatory defense of his IBF
Antonio DeMarco Retires
Via an official statement on the World Boxing Council’s official website, former lightweight WBC champion, Antonio has called it a career. DeMarco who reached the height of his career by defeating both Jorge Linares and John Molina in stunning fashion saw a dramatic decline after losing to Adrien Broner. Since
Bay Area Heavyweight LaRon Mitchell returns this Friday in Ontario, CA
Normally heavyweight boxers steal the headlines and the spotlight when they’re riding a knockout streak like LaRon Mitchell (7-0, 7 KOs) of San Francisco, CA , but up until this point Mitchell has had a steady progression silently building an interest through impressive knockout victories, but not getting the national
PBC Broner vs. Porter down 4% from last event in April
Premier Boxing Champions NBC telecast of Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter netted a 1.86 overnight rating. That’s down 4% from the 1.94 overnight rating on April 11th in primetime and a dramatic drop of 26% from PBC’s primetime premiere on March 7 that scored a 2.53 overnight rating. So