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Canelo vs. Chavez Jr., an upset in the making?
By Sevak Sarkisian: As fight fans around the world already know, current WBO Jr. middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (48-1-1 34KO’s) will be making his return to the ring to take on former WBC middleweight title holder and son of legend Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1 32KO’s) on May 6th.
CLARESSA SHIELDS SET TO MAKE HISTORY: FIRST WOMAN HEADLINER ON PREMIUM TELEVISION!
21 -year-old, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields is set to make history again, in only her second pro bout. Shields (1-0, 0 KOs) will be facing Szilvia Szabados (15-8, 6 KOs). The six-round Middleweight bout will be televised March 10 as the main event to Showtime’s “ShoBox: The New Generation”
Vanes Martirosyan vs. Miguel Cotto, the next fight to make!
By Sevak Sarkisian As most fight fans already know, boxing legend Miguel Cotto (40-5 33KO’s) will no longer be returning to the ring in February against contender James Kirkland due to Kirkland sustaining an injury in training camp. In my opinion, it’s an unfortunate situation since I thought it would
Verdejo less than thrilling in return victory
Number one contender to the WBO lightweight title Felix “El Diamante” Verdejo (21-0, 15 KOs) picked up a ten round decision over Oliver Flores (27-4-2, 17 KOs) on Friday night in front of 7,143 boxing fans at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The performance was alright
Franco wins atop LA Fight Club card
With his talents on full display for the entire Belasco Theater to witness, San Antonio, TX native Joshua “The Professor” Franco (8-0, 4 KOs) gave opponent Victor Pasillas (8-6-2, 5 KOs) of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico a lesson in their super flyweight main event fight with a technical knockout in the
Canelo-Chavez Jr set for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
On Saturday, May 6, Las Vegas will play host to the kind of massive boxing event the city is known for when two-division world champion Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) squares off at the new T-Mobile Arena. In 2017’s first true mega fight, Alvarez will take on former WBC World Middleweight
*PUNCHING FOR PEACE. ANTI-VIOLENCE FORUM WITH ADRIEN BRONER*
-Cincinnati, Ohio On Wednesday February 1st, Dohn High school in conjunction with the Oasis Elite Boxing Gym, held a youth forum to address the violence in the community. Oasis Elite Boxing Gym is owned by local four-division champion boxer Adrien Broner, and R&R promotions’ Andrew Williams. Broner’s boxing gym is
Luis Collazo knocks out Sammy Vasquez on FS1
Premier Boxing Champions returned with a Thursday night installment of “Toe-to-Toe Tuesdays” from the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Mississippi that saw Luis Collazo (36-7 20KOs) knockout Sammy Vasquez Jr. (21-2 15KOs) in the sixth round. Collazo dropped Vasquez earlier in the fight with a hook then finished the deal