Middleweight Antonio “La Joya” Gutierrez (21-2-1, 9 KOs) of Tijuana won got into another knockdown drag’em out fight on Saturday night as he pulled off a  ten round unanimous decision over former Miguel Cotto Promotions fighter Jorge “Destroyer” Melendez (28-7-1, 26 KOs) at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. Melendez

San Francisco, CA heavyweight LaRon Mitchell (14-0, 13 KOs) went the distance for the first time in his career, defeating Mario Heredia (14-5, 12 KOs) over eight rounds. The fight was a a competitive affair that saw both fighters hurt including Mitchell on the canvas for the first time in

In one of the more talked about women’s bout in recent years, Heather Hardy (18-0 4KOs) continued her winning ways by defeating Shelly Vincent (18-1 1KO) in a grudge match for the regional version of WBC women’s featherweight title. The bout which served as the headliner for the NBCSN portion

Heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 KOs) scored a third round TKO over veteran Fred Kassi (18-6-1, 10 KOs) on Friday night at the outdoor Rhinos Stadium in Rochester, NY. The nearly 300 lbs. Miller struggled up until landing the game changing right hand on Kassi which put him

It's official! @ShakurStevenson is headed to the FINALS after a walkover by Vladimir Nikitin! ?? pic.twitter.com/qSfPp1RcYO — USA Boxing (@USABoxing) August 18, 2016 Bantamweight Shakur Stevenson is now in the finals after shamed boxer, Vladimir Nikitin of Russia pulled out of the Olympics due to injury. Nikitin, who most feel lost

Women’s middleweight Claressa Shields picked up a victory today to help USA Boxing pick up it’s third medal for team USA. Shields, who was less mobile then the 2012 Olympic Games still easily defeated Yaroslava Yakushina of Russia, but appeared to be more content to sit on her back foot and

Shakur Stevenson became the second member of TEAM USA boxing to win a medal as he defeated Erdenebat Tsendbaatar in the bantamweight quarterfinals. Stevenson becomes the second member of Team USA to gain a medal as Nico Hernandez gained a bronze last week. Shakur Stevenson meets Vladimir Nikitin in the semi-finals

In the afternoon outing of bouts, lightweight Anastasia Belyakova of Russia was put to the test as she had to give her all to best Mikaela Mayer of United States. Belyakova was more aggressive and had the higher volume, but Mayer landed the cleaner straight punches, which seemed to frustrate many

U.S. Olympic flyweight Antonio Vargas may have lasted longer than Charles Conwell, but not that much longer as he was eliminated by Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan. The bout wasn’t close as Zoirov, one of the favorites to win the tournament, put together a masterful performance that saw him win by the scores

The great start for Team USA Boxing is over as Friday was bitter sweat for the Olympic squad. For starters, Nico Hernandez lost in the semi-finals to Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan in a close, but somewhat clear fight to score that was very high level. Though some thought Hernandez won, the feeling