Malignaggi-Bracero to fight for Brooklyn belt July 30th
Former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi is set to defend Brooklyn’s World Championship Belt in a 10-round welterweight showdown after being challenged on Twitter this afternoon by fellow Brooklyn-native Gabriel Bracero on Saturday, July 30 live on SHOWTIME EXTREME. Malignaggi earned the title of “King of Brooklyn” when he defeated
Sergey Lipinets ready for Walter Castillo this Friday on ESPN
Undefeated super lightweight Sergey Lipinets is days away from meeting Nicaragua’s Walter Castillo in the explosive main event of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN and ESPN Deportes Friday, July 15 from Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and features
Amanda Serrano to fight on Santa Cruz-Frampton undercard
Brooklyn-native and WBO Featherweight World Champion Amanda Serrano (28-1-1, 21 KOs) will defend her title on a stacked night of action at Barclays Center as she takes on Colombia’s Calixta Silgado (14-6-3, 9 KOs) Saturday, July 30 in Brooklyn. Serrano makes her Barclays Center debut in the first female world
Ghvamichava wins on FS1 fights in Nice, CA
In the main event Levan “The Wolf” Ghvamichava (18-2-1 14KOs) avenged his team mate Amir Khan’s loss to Breidis Prescott (29-9 21KOs) with a seventh round TKO win in front of a packed house at Robinson Rancheria in Nice, CA. Ghavmichava dropped Prescott in the four round and dominated the
Mario Barrios makes weight for IBF eliminator
Mario Barrios will get his first crack at secure a world title shot as he faces Devis Boschiero at the Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, New Jersey that will be promoted by King’s Promotions and shown nationally by ESPN. Mario Barrios 130 vs. Devis Boschiero 130 (IBF jr lightweight eliminator for
Vasquez-Diaz co-main event for Wilder-Arreola
Undefeated welterweight rising star Sammy “The Sergeant” Vasquez Jr. (21-0, 15 KOs)is set to battle former Olympic Gold medalist Felix Diaz (17-1, 8 KOs)in the 10-round co-main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, July 16 from Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Diaz replaces former world
Shafikov upsets Olympian, Szymanski win on ESPN
In front of a packed house on Saturday night at the Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania,Denis Shafikov (36-2-1 19KOs) overwhelmed a seemingly green former U.S. Olympian Jamel Herring (15-1 8KOs) on ESPN. Herring used his distance okay at the start of the fight, but couldn’t sustain it as Shafikov dropped
Deontay Wilder-Chris Arreola to take part in VADA testing
Heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and two-time title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola have both enrolled with the world-renownedVoluntary Anti-Doping Agency (“VADA”) to conduct the anti-doping program leading up to their Saturday, July 16 showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes from Legacy
Cherry barely edges Rhodes, Douglas gets stoppage on FS1 card
That didn’t go as planned Ender Cherry (34-8-2 19KOs) got a wide decision over Lydell Rhodes (24-1 11KOs) , who recently lost a close decision to IBF super featherweight champion Jose Pedraza on Showtime that most felt Cherry won. Rhodes outboxed Cherry in a fight that was sloppy and clinch
Felix Diaz-Levan Ghvamichava set for July 12th in Northern California
Olympic Gold medalist Felix Diaz (17-1, 8 KOs) will battle Hayward, CA transplant Levan Ghvamichava (16-2-1, 12 KOs) who trains with Virgil Hunter in a 10-round welterweight showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday, July 12 from Robinson Rancheria