Danny Garcia vs. Paulie Malignaggi official for August 1st
It is now official as Danny “Swift” Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) will face Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY in the second venture of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN on Saturday, August 1st. The undercard is rumored to feature middleweight Danny Jacobs versus either
Former British champion arrested for alleged Islamic State affiliatation
Anthony Small, a former lightweight champion in Great Britain is being accused of trying to join The Islamic State along with two other men. Since the group is labeled as terrorist organization, the prosecution is stating that Small was trying to join the groups base in Iraq and Levant.
Andre Ward vs. Paul Smith, Saturday June 20th on BET
NEW YORK, NY – June 11, 2015 – BET Networks is stepping into the ring with Roc Nation Sports to air throne boxing live on the network with its first event featuring WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Andre Ward (27-0, 14 KO’s) facing former World Title Challenger Paul Smith (35-5,
Walters decisions Marriaga in HBO main event
In a very technical fight that saw both men engage in spurts it was Nicholas Walters who got the better of the exchanges in the end as he cruised to a somewhat dominate decision to remaining fans in New York City, New York that stayed for the fight. The fight
Twitter reacts to HBO and Showtime cards
tNicholas Walters has crowd leave on him as main event I will forever hate Walters. #TeamDonaire Still sad about that one. — Robert Garcia Jr. (@_GarciaPita) June 14, 2015 That was not a "feeling out" opening round between Walters and Marriaga. Every shot thrown was hard, fast and accurate. #boxing
Verdejo dominates in HBO debut
130 lbs Puerto Rican super star Felix Verdejo (18-0 13KOs) dominated tough Ivan Najera (16-1 8 KOs) as he showed why he might just be the future of boxing. Verdejo showed impressive combination punches as he dominated each and every round of the fight , but most notable was a
Dejan Zlaticanin stops Ivan Redkach, now WBC lightweight #1 contender
Birmingham, Ala – Dejan Zlaticanin (21-0, 14 KOs) systematically beat down Ivan Redkach (18-1, 1 KOs) over the course of four rounds to earn an impressive technical knockout over the favorite Redkach. Zlaticanin up until this point was just know as ‘the guy who beat Ricky Burns’ , but now is the
Mike Reed decisions Luis Gonzalez in one sided win
Maryland’s own, Mike “Yes Indeed” Reed scored his 15th professional win tonight when he defeated Puerto Rico’s Luis Gonzalez by unanimous decision in an 8 round bout. Reed, throughout the fight stalked Gonzalez and laid the pressure, backing Gonzalez up the whole fight. For the first 3 rounds Gonzalez seemed
Lara decisions Rodriguez, Beterbiev continues KO streak
WBA super welterweight champion Erislandy Lara (21-2-2, 12 KOs) defended his belt with a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over Delvin Rodriguez (28-8-4, 16 KOs) on Friday night at the UCI Pavilion in Chicago. The fight though was still a bit of a let down since Miguel Cotto, a smaller
Nicholas Walters misses weight, fight still on
Venue: Madison Square Garden Theater, NYC Television: HBO Nicholas Walters 127.4* vs. Miguel Marriaga 125.2 (WBA featherweight title) Felix Verdejo 133 vs. Ivan Najera 131.4 Sean Monaghan 175.8 vs. Fulgencio Zuniga 174.8 George Arias 227.2 vs. Eric Cason 198.2 Mike Reed 140.2 vs. Luis Joel Gonzalez 140.2 Jason Sosa 130.8