Elieder Alvarez stops Lucian Bute
Light heavyweight Elieder Alvarez scored a big 5th round knockout over Lucian Bute (32-4-1) on Friday night at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City. The fight was fairly competitive until the third round when Bute began to feel Alvarez’s power. The fight ended in the fifth round with Alvarez stopping
Lucian Bute fails drug test
The WBC has caught another fighter with their drug-testing policy as Lucian Bute tested positive for a banned substance of “Ostarine” in his post-fight drug test. Bute who fought to a draw with Badou Jack for the WBC super middleweight title in Washington D.C. will now see the result overturned.
Jack-Bute fight to draw, DeGale gets less than stellar decision
WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack “The Ripper” (21-1-1, 12 KOs) retained his title, but not the way he wanted to as he fought to a twelve round draw against Lucian Bute (32-4, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. In a close fight that
Jack-Bute Press Conference Quotes
WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Badou Jack and former world champion Lucian Bute hosted a media roundtable on Friday night to discuss their championship showdown taking place Saturday, April 30 from the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. and live on SHOWTIME. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins at 10 p.m.
Showtime announces massive 12-week fight schedule
SHOWTIME Sports on Friday announced seven live boxing telecasts over a 12-week span, a stacked lineup featuring nine world championship fights and 14 overall matches in boxing’s deepest and most exciting divisions. The full slate of programming will air on SHOWTIME as well as the first Prime Time boxing event on CBS
DeGale-Medina ordered, could end up on Martin-Joshua card
Super middleweight world champion James DeGale has a new mandatory challenger in Rogelio “Porky” Medina, better known as the guy who knocked out J’Leon Love. DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) who made his first title defense against Lucian Bute on Nov. 28. Jose Uzcategui (24-1, 20 KOs) was the number one
DeGale retains title, Granados upsets Imam
IBF super middleweight champion James “Chunky” DeGale (22-1, 14 KOs) retained his title with in a very tough bout against Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) on Saturday night at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City. The fight saw DeGale start strong , but seemingly get a little befuddled by Bute’s constant
DeGale-Bute Weigh In Results
Where: Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Network: Showtime Time: 8PM PST James DeGale 167.4 vs. Lucian Bute 167.2 (WBC super middleweight title) Isaac Chilemba 173.4 vs. Eleider Alvarez 174.8 (WBC light heavyweight eliminator) Amir Imam 139.5 vs. Adrian Granados 139.5 Oscar Rivas 240.5 vs. Joey Abell 236.5
Amir Imam returns November 28th on DeGale-Bute
WBC #1 super lightweight contender Amir Imam (18-0, 15 KOs) returns to face Adrian Granados (14-3-2, 9 KOs) in a 10-round bout on November 28 on the SHO EXTREME telecast. T Imam is the mandatory challenger to WBC 140-pound champion Viktor Postol, who won the vacant title with a 10th
Showtime Boxing schedule for remainder of year
During Saturday’s Adrien Broner title win on Showtime Championship Boxing, the rest of the year’s schedule was announced for the network. Oct. 23: Rob Brant vs. Louis Rose (ShoBox) Oct. 24: Kell Brook vs. Diego Chaves Nov. 6: Antoine Douglas vs. Les Sherrington (ShoBox) Nov. 14: Gary Russell Jr.