Boxing Preview: Crawford-Horn, Santa Cruz Mares, Balderas, Shakur, Flores Jr
Crawford vs Horn [ESPN+, 6:30 PST, Las Vegas] In the big fight of the weekend, WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn will fight for the first time in the United States against one of the best fighters in the world, Terence Crawford. The build-up to the fight has seen a majority
Boxing Preview: May 11th-12th, Lomachenko, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez
Linares vs Lomachenko [NYC, Saturday, ESPN] I prepare for these moments ? @joerogan See the full documentary at @seventytwosports A post shared by LOMA (@lomachenkovasiliy) on May 8, 2018 at 8:56pm PDT In the major bout of the weekend, WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares will face off against two division
Sadam Ali vs Jaime Munguia to headline May 12th in New York
Jaime Munguia (28-0, 24 KOs), the dangerous undefeated 154-pound contender of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, will step in to challenge Sadam “World Kid” Ali (26-1, 14 KOs) of Brooklyn, N.Y. in a 12-round battle for the WBO Junior Middleweight World Title on May 12 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. The co-main event will feature Rey Vargas (31-0, 22
Diego De La Hoya fights Jose Salgado on May 12th
Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 KOs), the quick-handed super bantamweight contender of Mexicali, Mexico, will defend his NABF and NABO Super Bantamweight Titles against Jose “Sugar” Salgado (35-4-2, 28 KOs) of Cozumel, Mexico in the 10-round main event of the June 8 edition of Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, N.Y. The
Liam Smith withdrawals from fight with Sadam Ali on HBO
Nearly two weeks before his title fight, Liam “Beefy” Smith has been forced out of his WBO super-welterweight world title fight against champion Sadam Ali, which would have taken place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. The reason which was given for Smith’s inability to fight was
Rey Vargas ready for “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan on May 12th
Rey Vargas (31-0, 22 KOs), the undefeated world champion of Mexico City, Mexico, discussed his training camp ahead of the third defense of his WBC Super Bantamweight World Title against Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (14-2, 11 KOs) in the 12-round co-main event to Sadam “World Kid” Ali and Liam “Beefy” Smith for the WBO Junior Middleweight World Championship
Rey Vargas to fight Azat Hovhannisyan on Ali vs. Smith May 12th
Rey Vargas (31-0, 22 KOs), the undefeated world champion of Mexico City, Mexico, will make the third defense of his WBC Super Bantamweight World title against explosive Armenian contender Azat “Crazy A” Hovhannisyan (14-2, 11 KOs) in the 12-round co-main event to Sadam “World Kid” Ali and Liam “Beefy” Smith
Claressa Shields, Shohjahon Ergashev win on ShoBox
WBC and IBF female super middleweight champion Claressa Shields retained her world titles with a one-sided, lackluster ten round unanimous decision over Tori Nelson on Friday night at the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY. Shields dominated every minute of every round, but left a strangely unsatisfying feeling when
Brandon Trejo, Ruben Villa win over the weekend
Northern California fighters Ruben Villa and Brandon Trejo picked up wins on separate nights as they continue their winning ways as they move forward with their career. Featherweight southpaw Ruben Villa (9-0 4KOs) who fought last Saturday night in Verona, New York picked up a six-round decision over German Meraz. Villa
Demetrius Andrade returns to HBO against Alantez Fox
Undefeated two-time junior middleweight world champion, Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade makes his return to HBO® when he takes on undefeated Alantez Fox in a 12 round middleweight bout that will take place on Saturday, October 21st from Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. The bout will be