26 Jul 2016

Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton face off at Empire State Building

The 86th Floor Observation Deck of the Empire State Building, home to one of the most iconic views in the world, played host to the very first faceoff between Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz and Carl “The Jackal” Frampton as the undefeated fighters and their teams met for the first

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24 Jul 2016

Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton media conference call

Lou DiBella Welcome, everybody, to the Santa Cruz-Frampton telephone call. The event is Saturday, July 30, 2016, on SHOWTIME. The action begins on SHOWTIME at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time; that’s 6:00 p.m, Pacific time from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The main event is Leo Santa Cruz versus Carl

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22 Jul 2016

Leo Santa Cruz-Carl Frampton by the numbers

The featherweight world championship clash between defending titlist Leo Santa Cruz and undefeated former unified super bantamweight champ Carl Frampton features an unpredictable and potentially explosive mix of styles between two of the world’s top fighters. Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) will make the second defense of his WBA Featherweight

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13 Jul 2016

Malignaggi-Bracero to fight for Brooklyn belt July 30th

Former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi is set to defend Brooklyn’s World Championship Belt in a 10-round welterweight showdown after being challenged on Twitter this afternoon by fellow Brooklyn-native Gabriel Bracero on Saturday, July 30 live on SHOWTIME EXTREME. Malignaggi earned the title of “King of Brooklyn” when he defeated

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13 Jul 2016

Leo Santa Cruz, Mikey Garcia media day

Two of the most popular Los Angeles-based fighters, featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former two-division champion Mikey Garcia, took part in a media workout on Tuesday at City of Angels Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Calif. as they prepare to make a cross-country trip to Brooklyn for their

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13 Jul 2016

Amanda Serrano to fight on Santa Cruz-Frampton undercard

Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion Amanda Serrano (28-1-1, 21 KOs) will defend her title on a stacked night of action at Barclays Center as she takes on Colombia’s Calixta Silgado (14-6-3, 9 KOs) Saturday, July 30 in Brooklyn. Serrano makes her Barclays Center debut in the first female world

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07 Jul 2016

Carl Frampton media day quotes

Undefeated Irish star Carl Frampton was officially welcomed to the United States and New York City Thursday by former world champion and Brooklyn-native Paulie Malignaggi before Frampton held a media workout at Gleason’s Gym as he prepares for his matchup with featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz taking place Saturday,

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29 Jun 2016

Mikey Garcia, Paulie Malignaggi, Tevin Farmer featured on Santa Cruz card

Undefeated former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia will return to the ring after a two-and-a-half-year layoff on Saturday, July 30 in an exciting night of boxing on SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME EXTREME that is one of the strongest cards ever assembled at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Garcia, who won world titles

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26 Jun 2016

Thurman wins modern day classic over Porter

In a fight two or so years in the making, Keith Thurman (27-0 22KOs) and Shawn Porter (26-2-1 16KOs) lived up to the hype as the put on a modern day classic in front of 12,718 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In a fight that simply should be

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24 Jun 2016

Keith Thurman, Shawn Porter make weight for fight

Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter will do battle in a network television clash on CBS in primetime as a special attraction of Showtime Championship Boxing that begins at 5:30 PM PST/ 8:30 PM EST. The card takes places at the Barclays Center is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. After making weight, Thurman pointed

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