Oscar Valdez stops Mexican Russian in 4th round
The second bout of the pay-per-view undercard from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, featherweight Oscar Valdez (19-0 17KOs) defeated Evgeny “The Mexican Russian” Gradovich (21-2-1 9KOs) by brutal beating that was stopped in the fourth round. “…I am going to have to evolve and I think
Another Zab Judah fight is canceled
Saturday night’s “Knockout Night at the D,” boxing card to feature headliners Zab Judah vs. Josh Torres has been canceled. The promoter of the event received multiple calls from the Nevada State Athletic Commission about the state of Judah and didn’t want the bout to proceed. This is the third
Thurman-Porter postponed due to car accident
The biggest fight of the winter is not happening for the time being as undefeated world champion Keith Thurman suffered a neck injury during a car accident that will push back his title defense for Shawn Porter. The announcement made yesterday by promoter, Lou DiBella, explained that though the injuries
Douglas-Soliman off after Soliman injures knee
A niggling knee injury has put a stop to former World Middleweight Champion, Sam Soliman’s fight against rising middleweight star 23-year-old Antoine Douglas, which was to be held in Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 5th. A nagging injury that has plagued the later half of Soliman’s career may have cast the
Ruslan Provodnikov returns November 7th in Monte Carlo
Former WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KOs) will fight largely unkown and unbeaten Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez (13-0, 10 KOs) in Monte Carlo on November 7. This bout replaces the WBA championship fight between Juergen Braehmer and Tommy Oosthuizen after the Braehmer sustained a hand injury in training and
Don King trying to stop Mosley-Mayorga II PPV
Future Hall-of-Fame boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley said today that his PPV bout against Ricardo Mayorga August 29 at the Forum, will take place despite a lawsuit filed against him by promoter Don King. Mosley’s legal team is disputing the lawsuit filed naming Mosley, Mayorga, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions and GoBox
Tony Harrison and Willie Nelson argue at press conference
At the final press conference for Premier Boxing Champions debut on ESPN this Saturday in which welterweights Keith Thurman vs. Luis Collazo, it was the co-main event that stole the show. Tony Harrison brought his larger than life persona to the podium as he vocally critiqued Willie Nelson’s demeanor which
Hank Lundy gets into altercation with Mauricio Herrera at media day
At the media day for Mauricio Herrera vs. Hank Lundy, Lundy got heated towards Herrera eventually pushing his Herrera which caused quite the hubbub. Lundy who insulted Herrera saying he indulged in alcoholic beverages prior to the camp and was struggling to make the weight limit for the fight spoke
Orozco wants Benavidez next
Unbeaten junior welterweight Antonio Orozco who recently picked up a win over Emmanuel Taylor on truTV last Friday, now has a fellow cast member from that fight in his sights, Jose Benavidez Jr. Orozco told BoxingScene.com that the fight is the next logical progression in his maturation as a fighter.