Liam Smith withdrawals from fight with Sadam Ali on HBO
Nearly two weeks before his title fight, Liam “Beefy” Smith has been forced out of his WBO super-welterweight world title fight against champion Sadam Ali, which would have taken place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. The reason which was given for Smith’s inability to fight was
Vanes Martirosyan and Gennady Golovkin media event highlights
Fellow 2004 Olympians and soon-to-be opponents GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN and VANES “THE NIGHTMARE” MARTIROSYAN met with the media — and each other — on Monday at Martirosyan’s gym, the Glendale Fighting Club. It was the first time the fighters addressed the media, and each other, since announcing their Cinco De Mayo world championship rumble. Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs), from
Rey Vargas ready for “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan on May 12th
Rey Vargas (31-0, 22 KOs), the undefeated world champion of Mexico City, Mexico, discussed his training camp ahead of the third defense of his WBC Super Bantamweight World Title against Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (14-2, 11 KOs) in the 12-round co-main event to Sadam “World Kid” Ali and Liam “Beefy” Smith for the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship
Vasyl Lomachenko media day quotes ahead of Linares fight
Vasiliy ‘Hi-Tech’ Lomachenko hosted a media workout Tuesday at the Boxing Laboratory as he prepares to challenge World Boxing Association (WBA) and Ring Magazine lightweight champion Jorge ‘El Niño de Oro’ Linares, May 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lomachenko (10-1, 8 KOs), a former two-weight world champion, is moving up from
Cecilia Braekhus vs. Kali Reis added to Golovkin vs Martirosyan
Boxing’s only undisputed world champion CECILIA BRAEKHUS, will defend her World Female Welterweight crown against former WBC Female World Middleweight Champion KALI REIS in the co-feature of the Gennady “GGG” Golovkin vs. Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan World Middleweight Championship event. Both world title bouts, featuring the No. 1 male and female pound for pound fighters in Golovkin and Braekhus, respectively,
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Golovkin searching for opponent for May 5th [UPDATE]
Gennady Golovkin and his promoter Tom Loeffler have been forced into a bind after Saul “Canelo” Alvarez tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance in pre-fight drug testing prior to the bout. Golovkin and his promoter have wanted to keep the May 5th date, a staple to the boxing community as it has
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Gary Russell Jr. vs. Joseph Diaz Jr being worked on for spring
WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr will look to defend his title against Joseph Diaz Jr in the spring per a report from Mike Coppinger of RingTV.com. The bout which could end up coming to fruition anywhere from May 19 to June 30, according to the report cited above based off
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Canelo vs. Golovkin 2 officially canceled, May 5th bout off
BREAKING: Canelo has withdrawn from his May 5 rematch with @GGGBoxing after his failed drug test. Fight is off #CaneloGGG2 pic.twitter.com/Z9QpuvnJDn — Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) April 3, 2018 The super-fight and rematch between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has been officially called off as via a conference call, Alvarez
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Boxing Preview: Ryan Garcia, Lucas Browne vs. Dillian Whyte, Golden Boy in PR & MORE
Ryan Garcia headlines ESPN2, Thursday Ryan Garcia returns this Thursday against Fernando Vargas, no not the legend, but a fighter barring the same name, but not the same skillset. Garcia, Golden Boy Promotions overnight heartthrob who has a cult-like following that has his videos going viral within minutes, will be
Sergey Kovalev, Dmitry Bivol win on HBO
WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (33-2-1, 28 KOs) scored a seventh round TKO over Igor Mikhalkin (21-2, 9 KOs) on Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Kovalev battered and bruised Mikhalkin until a merciful end came in the seventh round.