Bute, Alvarez win on weekend PBC event
Former IBF super middleweight world champ Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over overmatched Andrea Di Luisa (17-3, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Bute dropped Di Luisa with an overhand left and Di Luisa’s corner threw in the towel afterwards
Bute vs. Di Luisa weigh in results
Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada TV: NBCSN Lucian Bute 170 vs. Andrea Di Luisa 169.6 Eleider Alvarez 174.2 vs. Isidro Ranoni Prieto 174.4 Erik Bazinyan 169.2 vs. Leeanthony Spitzka 174.4 Junior Ulysse 143.6 vs. Ryan Wagner 145.2 Bogdan Marius Dinu 244.4 vs. Ed Charles Perry 246.2 Vislan Dalkhaev 121.2
Tarver-Cunningham ends in draw, Glowacki upsets Huck
In the main event at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, heavyweights Antonio Tarver (31-6-1 22 KOs) and Steve Cunningham (28-7-1, 13 KOs) fought to a split decision draw. This marks the second Premier Boxing Champions heavyweight bout ending in a draw as Chris Arreola and Fred Kassi last month
Tarver-Cunningham weigh in results
Venue: Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey TV: Spike Antonio Tarver 217 vs. Steve Cunningham 204 Marco Huck 199 vs. Krzyzstof Glowacki 198 (WBO cruiserweight title) Artur Szpilka 231 vs. Yasmany Consuegra 230
Tuerano Johnson signs with Golden Boy, on GGG PPV card
Eamon O’Kane-Tuerano Johnson will face off in the first bout of the Gennady Golovkin-David Lemieux pay-per-view on October 17th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Today it was announced via press release that Golden Boy Promotions has signed Johnson to the promotion. Johnson who was
Trout to face Twinkle Fingers on FS1 September 8th
Former world champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (29-2, 16 KOs) takes on Joey “Twinkle Fingers” Hernandez (24-3-1, 14 KOs) in a super welterweight attraction the debut of Fox Sports 1 “Toe-To-Toe Tuesdays” live from the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. The telecast takes place on Tuesday, September 8th as it
Leo Santa Cruz media day highlights
Undefeated two-division world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz held a media workout Tuesday at the Who’s Next Boxing Academy in La Puente, Calif., before his showdown with Abner Mares on Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN on Saturday, August 29 airing live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Santa Cruz
Cunningham-Tarver media day quotes
Fighters participating on Friday’s Premier Boxing Champions on Spike event held a media workout Tuesday at Global Gym in North Bergen, N.J. before their August 14 fights at Prudential Center in Newark. Friday’s main event pits Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (31-6, 22 KO’s) against Steve “U.S.S.” Cunningham (28-7, 13 KO’s)
Chocolatito-Viloria official for Golovkin-Lemieux PPV
Undefeated World Boxing Council Flyweight World Champion ROMAN “Chocolatito” GONZALEZ (43-0, 37 KO’s) will defend his title against former two-division world champion BRIAN “The Hawaiian Punch” VILORIA (36-4, 22 KO’s) as the co-feature to the World Middleweight title unification battle between GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN and DAVID LEMIEUX set for Saturday,
Results from HBO Latino card
Undefeated Dmitry “The Mechanic” Mikhaylenko (20-0, 9 KOs) scored an eight round stoppage against former WBA interim super lightweight titleholder Johan “El Terrible” Perez (20-3-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Perez who many felt would outbox Mikhaylenko went toe to toe with