15 Jul 2015

Rigondeaux-Lomachenko in talks

Irishman Gary Hyde, the manager of unified super bantamweight world champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs), has accepted in principal the offer made by Egis Klimas, manager of World Boxing Organization  featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko (4-1, 2 KOs), for a Super Fight.   The bout would see two of the

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15 Jul 2015

Abraham-Stieglitz hoping fourth bout is the final bout

Actions speak louder than words – at least that was the motto at today’s final press conference ahead of the ‘Final Showdown’ between WBO World super-middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KO’s) and Robert Stieglitz (47-4-1, 27 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. Summarising

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15 Jul 2015

Lucian Bute returns August 15th on NBCSN

Former world champion Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 KOs) returns to the ring to face Italy’s Andrea Di Luisa (17-2, 13 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight showdown on the second installment of Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN on Saturday, August 15 from the Bell Centre in Montreal with televised coverage

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15 Jul 2015

Santa Curz-Mares Press Conference Quotes

Mexican boxing stars Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (30-0-1, 17 KOs) and Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs) met today at Plaza Mexico to officially announced their Saturday, August 29 Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN showdown taking place at Staples Center. Below are some of the notable quotes from both fighters

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15 Jul 2015

Carl Froch Retires

Carl Froch (33-2 24KOs) has had a long, borderline hall of fame career and as of this week, it is no more. Froch who reached notoriety through the “Super Six” on Showtime, in which the top 6 super middleweight competed in a round robin, slightly bizarre format tournament that would bring the

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13 Jul 2015

Boxing Schedule For July 17-18th

  July 17th, Sunday Bethelhem, PA -Showtime, 7PM EST (taped delayed west coast) – middleweight, 10 rounds, Antoine Douglas vs. Istvan Szili ; Arif Magomedov vs. Derrick Webster, 10 rounds, middleweights; Adam Lopez vs. Eliecer Aquino, 10 rounds, junior featherweights; Jerry Odom vs. Samuel Clarkson, 8 rounds, super middleweights. ShoBox

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11 Jul 2015

Twitter reacts to night of boxing

Keith Thurman stops Luis Collazo  keith thurman calls tbe to be extinct — Victor M. Salazar Jr (@BoxingVoice_Vic) July 12, 2015 I like Keith Thurman. I don't like Amir Khan. That being said, I rate them about the same at 147 right now… — Ryan Bivins (@RyanBivins) July 12, 2015

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09 Jul 2015

WTF? Mosley-Mayorga II is happening in 2015

  Jay Z once said “…this can’t be life.” Those immortal words are never more true when word hit the boxing streets that Shane Mosley will face Ricardo Mayorga as both are well past their best years as they will do battle August 29th in Los Angeles, CA at 154

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09 Jul 2015

Tony Harrison and Willie Nelson argue at press conference

At the final press conference for Premier Boxing Champions debut on ESPN this Saturday in which welterweights Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo, it was the co-main event that stole the show. Tony Harrison brought his larger than life persona to the podium as he vocally critiqued Willie Nelson’s demeanor which

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09 Jul 2015

Hank Lundy gets into altercation with Mauricio Herrera at media day

At the media day for Mauricio Herrera vs. Hank Lundy, Lundy got heated towards Herrera eventually pushing his Herrera which caused quite the hubbub. Lundy who insulted Herrera saying he indulged in alcoholic beverages prior to the camp and was struggling to make the weight limit for the fight spoke

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