DeGale retains title, Granados upsets Imam
IBF super middleweight champion James “Chunky” DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) retained his title with in a very tough bout against Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City. The fight saw DeGale start strong , but seemingly get a little befuddled by Bute’s constant
DeGale-Bute Weigh In Results
Where: Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Network: Showtime Time: 8PM PST James DeGale 167.4 vs. Lucian Bute 167.2 (WBC super middleweight title) Isaac Chilemba 173.4 vs. Eleider Alvarez 174.8 (WBC light heavyweight eliminator) Amir Imam 139.5 vs. Adrian Granados 139.5 Oscar Rivas 240.5 vs. Joey Abell 236.5
Amir Imam returns November 28th on DeGale-Bute
WBC #1 super lightweight contender Amir Imam (18-0, 15 KOs) returns to face Adrian Granados (14-3-2, 9 KOs) in a 10-round bout on November 28 on the SHO EXTREME telecast. T Imam is the mandatory challenger to WBC 140-pound champion Viktor Postol, who won the vacant title with a 10th
Matthysse-Postol set for October 3rd
It is now official as Argentine puncher Lucas Matthysse will be taking on Ukrainian volume Viktor Postol in a styles clash to determine the next WBC junior welterweight champion vacated by Danny Garcia earlier this year. The news was first reported by ESPN.com, who also in their report explained that the deal
Chavez Jr. defeats Reyes in Showtime triple header
In a bizarre fight between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1 32KOs) and Marcos “El Dorado” Reyes (32-2 24KOs) in front of a packed house at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas saw Chavez Jr. earn a majority decision over a game Reyes. Reyes who started early with a
Chavez Jr. misses weight…again!
Venue: Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas Time: 10 EST/ 7 PST TV: Showtime Julio Cesar Chavez Jr 170.8* vs. Marcos Reyes 168.4 McJoe Arroyo 114.8 vs. Arthur Villanueva 114.8 (IBF super flyweight title) Amir Imam 140 vs. Fernando Angulo 140 * Julio Cesar Chavez Jr adjusted the weight to
Boxing Schedule For July 17-18th
July 17th, Sunday Bethelhem, PA -Showtime, 7PM EST (taped delayed west coast) – middleweight, 10 rounds, Antoine Douglas vs. Istvan Szili ; Arif Magomedov vs. Derrick Webster, 10 rounds, middleweights; Adam Lopez vs. Eliecer Aquino, 10 rounds, junior featherweights; Jerry Odom vs. Samuel Clarkson, 8 rounds, super middleweights. ShoBox
Imam vs. Angulo for WBC junior welterweight eliminator
A 10-round WBC super lightweight title eliminator between top 140-pound prospect Amir “Young Master” Imam (17-0, 14 KOs) and former world title challenger Fernando “”La Fiera” Angulo (29-9, 16 KOs) have beenadded Showtime’s telecast on July 18 headlined by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) vs. Marcos Reyes (33-2, 24 KOs).
What’s Next for Canelo, Soro, Figueroa and more
Michel Soro – Soro earned an upset victory over Glen Tapia on TruTV last Friday and just put his name in the running in a thin 154 lbs. weight class. Soro seems destined for a fight in his native France as this upset was as close to a title win