Sergey Kovalev- Isaac Chilemba set for July 11th in Russia
WBO, WBA and IBF light heavyweight world champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1, 26 KOs) returns to his home country of Russia to defend all three of his belts against Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (24-3-2, 10 KOs) on Monday, July 11 in Ekaterinburg. The fight will take place on the opening
Golovkin-Wade Weigh-In Results
Venue: The Forum, Inglewood, CA First Bell: 4:45 PST / TV 7:00PM Network: HBO Gennady Golovkin 159 Dominic Wade 159.6 – IBF middleweight world title bout Roman Gonzalez 111.4 McWilliams Arroyo 111.6 – WBC flyweight world title championship fight
Gennady Golovkin-Dominic Wade weigh-in (live stream)
Middleweight world champion and boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin hits the scale at 1pm PST as he will do battle tomorrow night with Dominic Wade as he defends his IBF middleweight title. In the co-main event, Roman Gonzalez will defend his flyweight world title against McWilliams Arroyo.
Ward triumphant in return, Diaz Jr. impressive in HBO debut
Andre Ward, (29-0, 15 KOs) made his light heavyweight debut as he earned a twelve round unanimous decision over the Sullivan Barrera, (17-1, 12 KOs), a tough Cuban defector who was the #1 contender for the IBF light heavyweight title on Saturday night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Ward-Barrera weigh-in results
Andre Ward 174.8 Sullivan Barrera 174.4 lbs. Joseph Diaz Jr. 125.8 Jayson Velez Daniel Franco 126 German Meraz ??? Junior Younan 173.4 Christian Solorzano 176.6* Maurice Hooker 140.2 Wilfrido Buelvas 138.8 Aaron Coley 157.2 Urmat Ryskeldiev 155.8 Zhilei Zhang 253.4 Tyree Ortiz 282.2 Rudy Puga 162.8 Carlos Lozano 162.2
Main Events throws shade at Adonis Stevenson via social media
This morning it was announced that Amir Khan will fill the void of the May 7th traditional pay-per-view slot and face “Canelo” Alvarez. This made news since Khan is advised by Al Haymon, the same person whom in particular advises Adonis Stevenson, who seemingly will never fight Sergey Kovalev. After
Kovalev, Mikhaylenko win on HBO main card
In the main event of the HBO broadcast held at Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (29-0-1 26KOs) stopped Jean Pascal (30-4-1 17KOs) in a bitter rematch that turned personal in the build up to the fight in which race, an issue often avoided in public was the
Mikhaylenko-Robinson to co-main event HBO card January 30th
Welterweight prospect Dmitry “The Mechanic” Mikhaylenko (20-0, 9 KOs) will get a chance to breakthrough on the big stage as he faces Ray “The New Ray Robinson” Robinson (20-2, 9 KOs) in the opening 10-round bout of the Kovalev-Pascal II HBO World Championship Boxing event Saturday, January 30th from the
Crawford, Verdejo set for February February card
2014 boxer of the year, Terence Crawford will be back in action February 27th in New York City, New York. Crawford who has no opponent lined up for the bout has been confirmed after being ruled out of a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao for April 9th. Potential opponents being discussed
Gary Russell Jr-Oscar Escandon announced for November 14th on Showtime
WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) will make the first defense of his world title when he takes on Oscar Escandón (24-2, 16 KOs) on November 14 from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Showtime will televise. Gary Russell Jr: “It’s going to take