Medical condition forces Abner Mares out of Jesus Cuellar clash
The highly touted co-main event to June 25th CBS card headlined by Keith Thurman versus Shawn Porter has been scratched with Abner Mares not passing a pre-fight medical exam. Mares was set to face Jesus Cuellar, no word of a bout to replace the action. Below is the statement released
Santa Cruz-Frampton tickets on sale tomorrow!
Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Saturday, July 30 in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions event
John Molina upsets Provodnikov, Andrade returns with a bang
In a surprising upset John Molina Jr. (28-6, 23 KOs) dominated former world champion Ruslan Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) over twelve rounds on Saturday night at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY. The fight saw the much taller and naturally bigger Molina Jr. establish distance well and keep Provodnikov at bay
Shawn Porter Media Day in Las Vegas
Former world champion Shawn Porter hosted a Las Vegas media workout Wednesday in advance of his welterweight world title showdown against undefeated Keith Thurman on Saturday, June 25 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, live on CBS and presented by Premier Boxing Champions with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6
Ruslan Provodnikov-John Molina Jr Conference Call Quotes
Ruslan “The Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov and John “The Gladiator” Molina Jr., along with Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade and Willie “The Great” Nelson, hosted an International Media Conference Call on Tuesday in advance of their highly anticipated battles as part of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® tripleheader live on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m.
Keith Thurman focused on June 25th clash with Shawn Porter
Keith Thurman, the reigning WBA Welterweight World Champion, is four weeks out from his June 25 title defense against Shawn Porter and has his 20-year career in boxing on his mind heading into the crucial showdown. Thurman will be headlining on CBS live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn with televised
Ruslan Provodnikov-John Molina media day quotes
Ruslan “The Siberian Rocky” Provodnikov was involved in the Fight of the Year in 2013 with Tim Bradley. John “The Gladiator” Molina Jr. was embroiled in the 2014 Fight of The Year with Lucas Matthysse. On Saturday, June 11, Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) a former WBO Junior Welterweight World Champion,
Ruslan Provodnikov-John Molina Jr. Media Day (Video)
ITRBoxing.com correspondent Mark Luketic was on-site for the media workout between Ruslan Provodnikov-John Molina Jr. held at Fortune Gym in Los Angeles, CA. Ruslan Provodnikov will make his Showtime debut against John Molina Jr. June 11th on in Verona, New York at the Turning Stone Casino & Resort. Tickets are
Lara and Charlo Brothers win atop Showtime card
WBA super welterweight world champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (22-2-2, 13 KOs) outboxed avenged his draw to Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (36-2-1, 21 KOs) by picking up a twelve round decision win on Saturday night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Lara was elusive like always and caused problems for Vanes who
Weights from Night of Champions (Showtime)
Tomorrow from the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan, four world titles will be on the on line for the Showtime broadcast stemming from Las Vegas, Nevada. Erislandy Lara 153.5 vs. Vanes Martirosyan 153.75 Jermall Charlo 153 vs. Austin Trout 154 Jermell Charlo 153.25 vs. John Jackson 153.5 Beibut Shumenov 199 vs. Junior