10 Jun 2015

N’Dam unhappy with elected officials for June 20th IBF fight

Per Gary Hyde, Hassan N’Dam’s manager and number 1 ranked mandatory contender for the middleweight division, have objected to two officials being named to officiate the June 20th fight against David Lemieux in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.   The problem lies in the fact that two of the officials are from

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10 Jun 2015

Mayweather-Pacquiao event tallied 600 million dollars

According to Forbes.com, the fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao netted a total revenue of 600 million dollars for the fight. The number eclipses other numbers for boxing events in the past , but also paints a negative neoliberal, business minded approach to boxing that is

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10 Jun 2015

Roy Jones wants to fight twice in August

Former four-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr. (61-8) will continue his quest towards a world title in a fifth weight class on August 15th. Jones, who has reeled off 7 victories in a row, will headline Knockout Season 2’s live fight card at the Foxwoods

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10 Jun 2015

Lara returns Friday in Chicago

Cuban boxing star, Erislandy ‘The American Dream’ Lara (20-2-2, 12 KOs), has arrived in Chicago for his upcoming bout with Delvin Rodriguez (28-7-4, 16 KOs) as Premier Boxing Champions returns to Spike this Friday June 12, 2015. This edition of PBC on Spike begins at 9 p.m. ET. Doors at

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10 Jun 2015

Cotto-Geale draws 1.589 viewers

Miguel Cotto’s trend of good numbers continued as his fight last Saturday against Daniel Geale netted an average of 1.589 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. The number is exceptionally strong considering it on took into account the first showing only meaning replays and those who recorded the fight

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09 Jun 2015

Bruno Escalante returns to Bay Area on August 1st

On Saturday, August 1st, super flyweight Bruno “Aloha Kid” Escalante 13-1-1 (6 KO) returns to the ring after over year layoff due to injury of his left hand. He will fight an opponent TBA. In his fight last April 5, 2014 at Cache Creek Casino Resort against Victor Ruiz who

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09 Jun 2015

Boxing TV schedule for June 12-13

June 12th, Friday, Spike TV 9:00 EST/PST (tape delayed on west coast), Erislandy Lara vs. Delvin Rodriguez, Artur Beterbiev vs. Alexander Johnson – Lara is back in action in a made to order opponent that he should look very good against and Beterbiev should continue his knockout streak against a guy

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09 Jun 2015

Boxing returns to Salinas, CA, June 26th

Shining a light on homegrown talent, Golden Boy Live! on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes will bring a thrilling night of boxing featuring top local prospects set to hit the Salinas Storm House on June 26. In the main event, Fairfield standout Alan Sanchez (15-3-1, 8 KOs) will battle

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09 Jun 2015

Ava Knight-Salicka named WWE Tough Enough contestant

Former flyweight world champion Ava Knight-Salicka will be competing competing for another title this year as it was announced she is one of the 40 contestants of WWE Tough Enough that have made it to last leg of casting for this year. Knight-Salicka will compete from June 10th-12th for a chance to get

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08 Jun 2015

Carl Frampton headlines July 18th card in Texas

Carl Frampton will be making his U.S. debut as he will bring his perfect record state side to take on Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. in Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas. The bout is sort of a letdown for most hardcore boxing fans following the 122 lbs. champ as some

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