Jorge Linares move up in weight, fights September 29th
Jorge “El Nino De Oro” Linares (44-4, 27 KOs), the former WBA lightweight world champion will return to the ring in a new division as he faces Abner “Pin” Cotto (23-3, 12KOs) in a 12-round, 140-pound battle that promises fireworks. The clash will be the main event of the Sept. 29 edition of Golden Boy Fight
Top Rank wins purse bid of “Mighty Mo” Hooker vs. Alex Saucedo
Roc Nation Sports today announced that Top Rank has won the purse bid for Maurice Hooker’s defense of the WBO Super Lightweight Title against top mandatory challenger Alex Saucedo, submitting a $1.625 million bid to secure the rights to promote the WBO title fight. Given the outcome, Hooker (24-0-3, 16
“Boots” Ennis headlines ShoBox, first nationally televised headliner
A battle of unbeaten welterweight prospects will headline a ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader on Friday, July 20 live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT when Jaron Ennis squares off against Armando Alvarez in the 10-round main event from WinnaVegas Casino in Sloan, Iowa. Philadelphia’s Ennis (20-0, 18 KOs) has knocked out 10 consecutive opponents and was
Boxing Returns to Fresno, CA on May 26th
by Taylor Johnson Top Rank Inc returns to the home of boxing in California at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Ca, the place where Jose Ramirez has continuously sold-out the arena for years and years, as IBF super flyweight world champion Jerwin Ancajas takes on Jonas Sultan in a battle
Ricky Burns retains WBA title, Broner next?
WBA super lightweight world champion Ricky Burns (41-5-1, 14 KOs) retained his world title with a hotly debated decision over Kiryl Relikh (21-1, 19 KOs) on Friday night at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Relikh seemingly controlled a majority of the rounds yet was not given credit for it as
Ricky Burns becomes three division world champion
Super lightweight Ricky Burns (40-5-1, 14 KOs) is now a three division world champion as he stopped Michele Di Rocco (40-2-1, 18 KOs)in the fifth round on Saturday night at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Burns won the WBA title that Adrien Broner lost on the scales. .
Postol stops Matthysse to win WBC super-lightweight title
Viktor “The Iceman” Postol (28-0, 12KO) forced Lucas Matthysse (37-4, 34KO) to quit in order win the vacant WBC super lightweight title via tenth round stoppage on Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. In a bout dominated early by Postol saw Matthysse rally back with his power in
Danny Garcia vacates WBC super lightweight title
WBC super lightweight champion Danny Garcia has vacated his belt at 140 lbs. WBC head honcho Mauricio Sulaiman announced the Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol will fight for the now vacant title at a yet to be announced date. Garcia has not defended the title since spring of last
Farias defends WBC title against unbeaten Svensson
WBC Super Lightweight champion Erica Farias 21-1 (10 ko) will defend her title for the first time against Klara Svensson 15-0 (5 ko) in Frederiksberg, Denmark. While all the attention will be in Las Vegas, NV this bout which is largely under the radar will pit the two of the very