Boxing Weekend Recap: Shields gets up, Vergil Ortiz is a star and more
Shields down, but up Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields (6-0, 2 KOs) won two world titles in her first bout at middleweight against Hanna Gabriels (18–2, 11 KOs) in a bout for the vacant IBF and WBA female middleweight world championships on Friday night at the at the Masonic
Raquel Miller wins, Zlaticanin gets upset in New York
Lou DiBella’s DiBella Entertainment returned with a broadway boxing card this time at the Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, Queens, New York. The main event saw lesser known, but incredibly tough professional opponent Roberto Ramirez upset former WBC lightweight champion Dejan Zlaticanin. Ramirez charged out and appeared to surprise and/or overwhelm
Boxing Weekend Preview: Claressa Shields, Vergil Ortiz, Josh Taylor
Claressa Shields [Showtime, Detroit, Friday, 7 PM PST] Claressa Shields is one of the best fighters in the world, but even with that being said has an uphill battle ahead of her as she is a woman in a male-dominated sport and also is fighting at a heavier weight, one
Zlaticanin, Napoleon and Miller top DiBella Card Thursday
Just a short distance from Manhattan, Astoria, Queens’ premier entertainment venue, Melrose Ballroom, is prepped and ready to shine this Thursday night, June 21, as it hosts DiBella Entertainment’s long-running and acclaimedBroadway Boxing series for the first time. Broadway Boxing is presented by Nissan of Queens, Azad Watches, OPTYX, Christos Steakhouse and Gagliardi Insurance. In the shadows of Manhattan,
SF, CA’s Raquel Miller makes DiBella ENT debut June 21st
Celebrating its Fifteen Year Anniversary, DiBella Entertainment’s (DBE) acclaimed Broadway Boxing series returns on Thursday, June 21, at the beautiful Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, NY. Tickets starting at $50 may be purchased online at www.MelroseBallroomNYC.com or by clicking HERE. The Melrose Ballroom is located at 36-08 33rd Street, Astoria, NY 11106. Doors on the night of the event will open at 6:00 PM with the first
Weights from New York (Broadway Boxing)
Wesley Ferrer 135.8 lbs. vs. Will Madera 135.4 lbs. (Photo Credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) Alicia Napoleon 154 lbs. (right) vs. Sydney LeBlanc 155.8 lbs. (Photo Credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) Dejan Zlaticanin 139.4 lbs. (right) vs. Heivinson Herrera 137 lbs. (Photo Credit: Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment) RED CORNER BLUE CORNER 8
Mikey Garcia knocks Dejan Zlaticanin out cold in three rounds
In the co-main event bout of the evening at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) of Oxnard, Ca picked up another title at a third weight class as he knocked out cold Dejan Zlaticanin (22-1, 15 KOs) to win the WBC lightweight title. Garcia out
Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz Grand Arrival & Media Workout
Fight week officially kicked-off Wednesday with fighter grand arrivals and media workouts before the Premier Boxing Champions event this Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME. Headlining the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING card and Wednesday’s workout were featherweight world champion Carl Frampton
Lee Selby added to January 28th Showtime Extreme card
A winner of 19 in a row, featherweight world champion Lee Selby (23-1, 8 KOs) will fight for the second time in the United States when he battles former world champion Jonathan Victor Barros (41-4-1, 22 KOs) live on SHOWTIME EXTREME Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena
Showtime announces winter boxing line-up
SHOWTIME Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December. The schedule, which is the second robust boxing programming announcement from SHOWTIME in 2016, was announced today by Stephen Espinoza,