Oscar Valdez: The World Title Isn’t Going Anywhere March 10th!
Oscar Valdez expects a toe-to-toe battle when he squares off against veteran Scott Quigg, Saturday, March 10, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Valdez fights are never short on drama, and the StubHub Center — nicknamed “The War Grounds” by Timothy Bradley — has been the site of numerous Fight of the Year-caliber contests.
Willie Monroe Jr. faces Billy Joe Saunders for title September 16th
WBO Middleweight World Champion Billy Joe Saunders will make the second defense of his crown against New York’s Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday, September 16th at London’s Copper Box Arena, live on BT Sport and BoxNation. Hatfield’s Saunders (24-0, 12 KOs) defeated Irish hero Andy Lee to take the WBO strap in a close and absorbing
Miguel Cotto vs. Kamegai set for August 26th in Carson, CA
Former pound for pound fighter and four division world champion Miguel Cotto will return to the ring after leaving former promoter, Roc Nation Sports, to face Yoshihiro Kamegai, per the great Lance Pugmire of the LA Times. The bout which will be promoted by Golden Boy Promotions will take place
Martin Murray edges Gabriel Rosado in UK
In a close and evenly contested middleweight bout Martin Murray (35-4-1 16KOs) defeated by way of majority decision game veteran Gabriel Rosado from Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside. The bout which was a back and forth evenly contested fight for version of the WBA middleweight title, but the world title, saw each
Amanda Serrano spars sister for media workout
Two division world champion Amanda Serrano (30-1-1 23KOs) is gearing up to make one of her toughest defenses of her career on the undercard Badou Jack vs. James DeGale at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Serrano, who will defend her WBO world super bantamweight title against Yazmin Rivas
Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward final press conference (video)
Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound For Pound”, a 12-round mega-fight for the WBO/IBF/WBA light heavyweight title at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, is presented by Main Events, Roc Nation Sports, Krusher Promotions and Andre Ward Promotions and is sponsored by the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Corona Extra, Monster Products,
Pacquiao vs. Vargas Press Conference (video)
This Saturday night, November 5th, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas will fight future boxing hall of famer Manny Pacquiao on pay-per-view. Though some have dismissed the fight, I personally find the style match-up interesting as Vargas has only lost once
Amanda Serrano makes boxing history
Amanda Serrano (30-1-1, 23 KOs) arguably the hardest hitting women in the modern era of boxing took only 44 seconds to annihilate Hungarian Alexandra Lazar (8-2, 2 KOs) on Tuesday night to claim the vacant WBO female junior featherweight world title during the annual WBO Convention at the Hotel Caribe Hilton
Margarito beats Canelo’s brother, is Canelo next?
Former world champion Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito (40-8, 27 KOs) scored a ten round split decision decision over Ramon “Inocente” Alvarez (23-5-2, 15 KOs) to claim the WBO Continental super welterweight title on Saturday night at the Baja California Center in Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. The fight was
Felix Verdejo injured in motorcycle accident
Lightweight Felix Verdejo (22-0, 15 KOs) was injured after a one-person motorcycle accident in Puerto Rico. According to a local paper El Nuevo Dia, Verdejo lost control of his motorcycle and took a tumble to the concrete. Despite wearing a helmet, Verdejo also suffered head trauma as well. The accident all, but ruins