02 Feb 2017

Cotto-Kirkland card canceled, Kirkland out w/ injury

Roc Nation Sports/Throne Boxing as informed by James Kirkland’s team that Kirkland has suffered an undisclosed injury which will force him to withdraw from his match against Miguel Cotto on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The rumor is that Kirkland suffered an injury to his nose of some sort. The big news is

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31 Jan 2017

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

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28 Jan 2017

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

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25 Jan 2017

Cotto-Kirkland PPV undercard taking shape

The Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland pay-per-view fight card broadcast by HBO PPV titled, “The Return” on Saturday, February 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas is taking shape as two more bouts have been announced . The co-main event will feature WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion

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24 Jan 2017

Carlos Cuadras vs. David Carmona added to Golovkin-Jacobs

Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Flyweight Champion CARLOS “PRINCIPE” CUADRAS, (35-1-1, 27 KO’s) of Mexico City, Mexico returns to battle against cross-town rival and Former World Title Challenger DAVID “SEVERO” CARMONA, (20-3-5, 8 KO’s), also of Mexico City, Mexico, on Saturday, March 18 at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison

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18 Jan 2017

Chocolatito-Rungvisai added to Golovkin-Jacobs undercard

Consensus #1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World and World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Flyweight Champion ROMAN “CHOCOLATITO” GONZALEZ, (46-0-0, 38 KO’s), fighting out of Managua, Nicaragua, will defend his title against Mandatory Challenger SRISAKET SOR RUNGVISAI (41-4-1, (38 KO’s) of Si Sa Ket, Thailand, on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at

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18 Jan 2017

David Lemieux vs. Curtis Stevens set for March 11th

In a fight that fans have been calling for since the middle of last year, former IBF Middleweight Champion and current NABO Middleweight Champion David Lemieux (36-3, 32 KOs) will go toe-to-toe with Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stevens (29-5, 21 KOs) to battle for Lemieux’s NABO title on Saturday, March

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13 Jan 2017

Canelo vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Official for May 6th (Catchweight)

In a historic showdown that will rival the biggest fights in the history of Mexico’s proud boxing lineage, two-division world champion and Pay-Per-View star Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will take on former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saturday,

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11 Jan 2017

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

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11 Jan 2017

Daniel Jacobs adds Virgil Hunter as “advisor” for Golovkin fight

Virgil Hunter will join Daniel Jacobs training camp as he prepares to take on Gennady Golovkin on March 18 per  RingTV. Jacobs will keep his longtime coach Andre Rozier as his head coach, but Hunter will be involved in a largely ambiguous role. Jacobs will end his camp in Hayward, Ca

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