03 Aug 2016

Manny Pacquiao to fight Jessie Vargas

The legend is back as Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) will return on November 5 against WBO welterweight champion Jesse Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs) per usual Lance Pugmire of Los Angeles Times. The bout could land in either Las Vegas or Dubai. The other rumor is the card could be a super-card

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28 Jul 2016

Mikey Garcia not thinking about Crawford, excited to fight in New York

by Adam Sperber Mikey Garcia returns to the ring after a two and a half year layoff and talks about how New York has always been good to him, his win over Orlando “Siri” Salido, his thoughts on facing Terence Crawford in the future as well as some of his

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28 Jul 2016

Felix Verdejo ordered to fight Terry Flanagan for WBO lightweight title

Frank Warren released a statement to BoxingScene.com, that explains that Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has asked about Warren’s interest in a bout between WBO lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan and Top Rank rising star Felix Verdejo. The WBO has also ordered this bout, meaning that for Flanagan to keep

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25 Jul 2016

Oleksandr Gvozdyk-Joe Smith Jr rumored for title eliminator

Oleksandr Gvozdyk is on his way to a world championship with his KO win. Next up a WBC eliminator against Joe Smith. pic.twitter.com/gPra0XTREz — Bob Arum (@BobArum) July 25, 2016 On social media today, Bob Arum, through a Twitter account that is often linked to him though unverified, stated that

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23 Jul 2016

Oscar Valdez stops foe in 2 rounds, wins WBO featherweight title

Oscar Valdez (21-0 18KOs) was nothing short of amazing in his first major step-up and exposure to the mass media in the co-main event slot on the Terence Crawford versus Viktor Postol card as Valdez stopped Matias Rueda (26-1 23KOs) in the second round. The fight which took place in

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23 Jul 2016

Jose Benavidez survives Francisco Santana in thriller

Welterweight Jose Benavidez (25-0 18KOs) looked about as ordinary as you can while picking up a win on over a tough Francisco “Chia” Santana (24-5-1 12KOs). The fight saw Benavidez starting out hot and looking every bit of the prospect he was once touted to be, but sitting on the

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23 Jul 2016

Gvodzyk gets off deck to stop Karpency on PPV opening bout

Light heavyweight Oleksandr Gvodzyk (11-0, 9 KOs) survived a scare before stopping game journeyman Tommy Karpency (26-6-1, 15 KOs) in the sixth round of the opening bout of the pay-per-view portion of the Terence Crawford versus Viktor Postol card. The bout was not all smooth sailing for Gvodzyk who was sent

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22 Jul 2016

Terence Crawford Viktor Postol weigh-in results

Preview podcast Terence Crawford versus Viktor Postol is now official after the two made weight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. The bout which is promoted by Top Rank will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Pay-Per-View card Terence Crawford 140 vs. Viktor Postol 139.5 (WBO/WBC

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22 Jul 2016

Terence Crawford vs Viktor Postol weigh in livestream (2:30PM PST)

Undefeated junior welterweight champions TERENCE “Bud” CRAWFORD and “The Iceman” VIKTOR POSTOL will go mano a mano, in a 12-round world title unification fight, to determine the lineal king of the exciting 140-pound division. The Crawford vs. Postol world championship event will take place on Saturday, July 23, at the

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19 Jul 2016

Guy Robb honored by Mayor Kevin Johnson in Sacramento

 On Monday, July 19th featherweight world title contender Guy Robb was asked to speak at indivizible, ran by the mayor of Sacramento, former NBA star Kevin Johnson. The Indivizible assembly is a forum and community for the black community of Sacramento to talk about issues relating to black and latino

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