Donnie Nietes makes statement in HBO debut
IBF Flyweight champion Donnie Nietes successfully defended his title against Juan Carlos Reveco in a bout that he dominated from start to finish and forced Reveco to have to fight defensively as Nietes was soundly in control in front of a packed house at the Forum in Inglewood, CA. Nietes most
Igor Mikhalkin Stands Face-to-Face with Destiny In New York On Saturday, March 3
Igor Mikhalkin Photo Credit: EC Box Promotion Certain nations have always been known for producing boxing talent: Mexico, Great Britain, the Philippines, Japan and, of course, the United States. And now Russia stands on the brink of joining this elite company. The latest Russian import from Irkutsk in eastern Siberia,
LeShawn Rodriguez ready for March 3rd
Boxing is full of big talkers. LeShawn “Lightning” Rodriguez (8-0, 7 KOs) isn’t one of them. The 24-year-old undefeated middleweight prefers to deliver his big statements in the boxing ring and relishes the opportunity to entertain his fans at every bout. “Of course, I want to be an entertainer,” says the hard-hitting
Super Fly Los Angeles Media Day [Brian Viloria and Donnie Nietes]
The doors of the Legendary Wild Card Boxing Gym in Hollywood, California swung open this morning as Three-Time World Champion DONNIE NIETES and Four-Time World Champion BRIAN VILORIA hosted the Los Angeles Sports Media just sixteen days prior to their world title bouts at the highly anticipated SUPERFLY 2 event set
Meet heavyweight Cassius Chaney, who fights March 3rd
After leaving his home town of Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 13, and rolling up more miles than he cares to count as a collegiate athlete and professional boxer, Cassius Chaney (11-0, 8 KOs) has finally come home. Undefeated heavyweight Chaney now lives and trains in Baltimore. He spent four years
Frank Galarza Never Gives Up and Always Give Back
The old Frank Galarza (18-2-2, 11 KOs) is back and his timing couldn’t be better. In his second fight coming off of a 14-month layoff after suffering two difficult back-to-back losses, Galarza put together a strong performance at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on the Kovalev vs. Shabranskyy undercard, winning with
Fighter Spotlight: Ismael Villarreal [Main Events Boxing]
Sixty thousand community college students participate in athletic competition, according to the NCAA. Another 400,000 compete if you include four-year college students. Only two percent will ever become professional athletes. Twenty-year-old Bronx native Ismael Villarreal (1-0) has already beaten those odds. The two-time New York Golden Gloves champion won his first bout
Canelo vs. Golovkin II announced for May 5th
Today on HBO Boxing’s Twitter account one of the biggest fights of the year was officially announced as Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin will rematch May 5th, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will take place on HBO Pay-Per-View. 12 Rounds Weren't Enough. 5.5.18 #CaneloGGG2 pic.twitter.com/OuzNalG84f —
Lucas Matthysse, Jorge Linares win on HBO [Forum]
In the main event of an HBO Boxing “Boxing After Dark” Telecast, we saw a slow-paced main event as lesser-known Lucas Matthysse (39-4 36KOs) knocked out Tewa Kiram (38-1 28KOs) in a fight Matthysse lost every round up until the fateful stoppage in the eighth round. Kiram used his length and size to
Matthysse, Linares make weight for separate bouts on HBO
Both Lucas Matthysse and Jorge Linares made weight for their title fights in separate bouts on Friday afternoon. The pair will defend the WBA titles in welterweight (Matthysse) and lightweight (Linares), respectively. The fight promoted by Golden Boy Promotions will take place at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood, CA and