Showtime wins ratings war over HBO in head-to-head action
For the first time in some while, Showtime Boxing outperformed HBO Boxing as it netted roughly 100,000 more viewers then its counterpart. In a tweet by Yahoo! Sports, Kevin Iole reported the numbers from the past weekend’s action. #framptonsantacruz2 on Showtime averaged 587k viewers, peaked at 642k; Vargas-Berchelt on HBO
Berchelt stops Vargas, Miura stops Roman
In a tough week for Golden Boy Promotions in which their ill-fated lawsuit against Al Haymon was dismissed, CEO Oscar De La Hoya was arrested for driving under the influence and now one of the five profitable fighters in Golden Boy Promotions roster lost as Francisco Vargas took a bad
Oscar De La Hoya picked up for DUI
Oscar De La Hoya, days before promoting his first major fight card of 2017, has been arrested and is out on bail after being charged with a DUI (Driving Under the Influence). The news which first broke on TMZ is rather alarming since he is promoting a fight with one of
Tureano Johnson, Sadam Ali top Vargas vs. Berchelt undercard
As the boxing world prepares to witness the epic WBC Super Featherweight clash between Mexican warriors Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs) and Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs), Golden Boy Promotions has announced a stacked undercard of fan favorite all-stars coming back in to action on Saturday,
Lomachenko returns April on HBO, per Bob Arum
.@HBOboxing's Fighter of the Year @VasylLomachenko returns to the ring in April, live on @HBO in a very significant title fight. Can't wait. — Bob Arum (@BobArum) January 12, 2017 Per the official Twitter account of Bob Arum, the CEO of Top Rank INC, Vasyl Lomachenko will return to HBO in
Fight of the Year: Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter
In a year filled with good fights such as Orlando Salido and Francisco Vargas going life or death with one and another, Andre Ward barely pulling off a win over Sergey Kovalev and Jermall Charlo knocking out Julian Williams, one fight to me stands out above the rest – Keith
Salido-Miura set for December 17th on HBO
Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs) and Takashi Miura (30-3-2, 23 KOs) will meet in a clash of 130 lbers as they collide for the WBC interim super featherweight title on December 17 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Salido fought the champion, Francisco Vargas, to a draw earlier this year.
Orlando Salido-Francisco Vargas fight to draw, Abraham Lopez wins on HBO
Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido fought to a draw on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. In a fight in which the whole bout was contested at the length of a phone booth, both men traded shots leaving each other battered and bruised. Salido appeared to be the
Francisco Vargas-Orlando Salido make weight for HBO clash tomorrow
Earlier today Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido made weight for their WBC super featherweight title bout that will take place at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. The bout which will be the main event of the HBO telecast. The doors open at 1:30PM for the event with the first
Vargas-Salido perform coin-toss at LA Galaxy game
WBC Super Featherweight World Champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (23-0-1, 17 KOs) and Orlando “Siri” Salido (43-13-3, 30 KOs) performed the ceremonial coin-toss today at the LA Galaxy vs. Sporting Kansas game today at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. Vargas and Salido are scheduled for an epic showdown on