Leo Santa Cruz outlasts Carl Frampton to win rematch
Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) evened the score against Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) with a twelve round majority decision to reclaim the WBA featherweight title on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was competitive throughout and was a reverse of the first bout as
Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz Grand Arrival & Media Workout
Fight week officially kicked-off Wednesday with fighter grand arrivals and media workouts before the Premier Boxing Champions event this Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME. Headlining the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING card and Wednesday’s workout were featherweight world champion Carl Frampton
Carl Frampton Media Day Quotes
Undefeated featherweight world champion Carl Frampton hosted media at his training camp in Las Vegas Tuesday ahead of his highly anticipated rematch with former three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz on Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena and live on SHOWTIME. Televised coverage begins at 10 p.m.
Lee Selby added to January 28th Showtime Extreme card
A winner of 19 in a row, featherweight world champion Lee Selby (23-1, 8 KOs) will fight for the second time in the United States when he battles former world champion Jonathan Victor Barros (41-4-1, 22 KOs) live on SHOWTIME EXTREME Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena
Santa Cruz-Frampton makes end of year lists by major outlets
Several end-of-year praises, including two Fighter of the Year honors for featherweight world champion Carl Frampton, will add prestige and excitement for the highly anticipated rematch between the Northern Ireland-native and former three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz, which will take placeSaturday, January 28 at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
Fighter of the Year 2016: Carl Frampton
Carl Frampton had a decent, but not noteworthy 2015 as it appeared the super bantamweight was either not what he was cracked up to be or outgrew the 122 lbs. weight class. In 2016, we as fight fans learned that it was the later as Frampton put together two stellar
Carlos Balderas signs with Ring Star Sports
Ringstar Sports, the newly formed promotional company headed up by longtime boxing executive Richard Schaefer, made another big move last week when the company signed highly touted 2016 U.S. Olympian Carlos Balderas, along with his brother Jose, to promotional agreements. Ringstar will represent the two amateur standouts as they turn
Showtime announces winter boxing line-up
SHOWTIME Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December. The schedule, which is the second robust boxing programming announcement from SHOWTIME in 2016, was announced today by Stephen Espinoza,
Carl Frampton upsets Leo Santa Cruz, takes WBA title overseas
In the main event in front of a packed house in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center, Carl Frampton (23-0 14KOs) may have cemented his own legend as he went stateside to defeat highly touted Mexican-American featherweight Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1 18KOs). From the early get-go, Frampton sat down
Mikey Garcia stops Elio Rojas in comeback fight
In a strange fight, Mikey Garcia (35-0 29KOs) showed every bit of ring rust in the first two rounds of a ten round comeback fight against Elio Rojas (24-3 14KOs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia would bounce back from his two rounds of rust by dropping