22 May 2015

PBC on NBC: Andre Dirrell – James DeGale weigh in results

video courtesy of IFL TV   Andre Dirrell (167.8) vs. James DeGale (167.2) for Vacant IBF super middleweight title Edwin Rodriguez 176 vs. Craig Baker 175.6 Danny O’Connor 147.4 vs. Chris Gilbert 146 Logan McGuinness 136.8 vs. Gerardo Cuevas 142 Ryan Kielczewski 127.6 vs. Anthony Napunyi 125.4 Gary O’Sullivan 159.6 vs. Melvin

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09 May 2015

Figueroa Jr. wins debatable decision over Burns in fun fight in PBC main event

Omar Figueroa Jr. escapes with a win over Ricky Burns in his debut at 140 lbs. that seemingly was a comedy of errors. Figueroa Jr. who missed weight yesterday by a pound and half, in his first time moving up from lightweight to 140 lbs., which is not a good

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06 May 2015

Hot Rumor: Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter on PBC Card

Per two tweets (1 and 2) from the very credible Michael Woods of TheSweetScience.com that explained that Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter is almost finalized for a Premier Boxing Champions main event. Victor Salazar of ThaBoxingVoice and BoxingScene.com said on LukieBoxing podcast last week that Broner’s next fight would take place

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06 May 2015

Mayweather being sued for $20 million

Well, the week of lawsuits continue as Floyd Mayweather has joined Al Haymon and Manny Pacquiao in the club of having a lawsuit filed against him this week. Mayweather who made $180 million for his win over Manny Pacquiao is back in the news although this time I am quite

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03 May 2015

Mayweather Close To Retirement, Pacquiao Blames Bum Shoulder

The fight of the century turned out to be the perfect ending to an era of boxing in the welterweight division that was the “what-if” period of boxing in which we never seemed to ever get the fights we wanted. No matter if you’re a fan of Floyd Mayweather or

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30 Apr 2015

Tecate Offering Rebates For Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV

Tecate spent a pretty penny to be the lead sponsor of the biggest fight in the past 30 years and is doing something that a lot of people haven’t been doing in terms of this fight, thinking of the fans. Below we have listed the rebate pricing structure If you

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30 Apr 2015

WBO willing cooperate in Attorney General investigation of Al Haymon

  Yesterday, FightNews.com made it public knowledge that the U.S. Attorney General is investigating Al Haymon’s business practices in the sport of boxing. WBO president Paco Valcarcel took to Twitter today to voice support. “The time is right to investigate him and all of us! The World Boxing Organization is

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28 Apr 2015

Golden Boy Rumored To Be Prepping Al Haymon Lawsuit

  As reported first by Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Golden Boy Promotions is prepping a lawsuit against Al Haymon and Waddell and Reed, a major financial backer of the Premier Boxing Champions launch and Haymon’s foray into boxing. From the contextual information relayed in the Mannix article, Golden Boy is seeking

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22 Apr 2015

Tickets for Mayweather-Pacquiao Out Today Thanks To CEO of CBS

CEO of CBS corporation, Leslie Moonves saved the card once again per Kevin Iole at Yahoo!Sports as CEO Bob Arum seemed ready to walk earlier this morning, but a conversation with Moonves lulled the rushed judgement that will see the super-fight happen as scheduled next Saturday. Arum essentially stated that

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21 Apr 2015

Steve Cunningham Signs With Al Haymon

Former two-time world cruiserweight champion and current Heavyweight contender, Steve “USS” Cunningham has signed with adviser Al Haymon. This marks another shot fired from manager Al Haymon towards Main Events Promotions as Cunningham was one of the bigger stars under their roster and also potentially sets up a move down

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