By Jackie Kallen: For those who thought they’d never see “Iron” Mike Tyson climb through the ropes again–be sure to watch ESPN2 on August 23 when he steps into the squared circle as PROMOTER Mike Tyson. It’s been eight years since he faced Kevin McBride in DC. Those days are …
Read More »Showtime Championship Boxing Preview: Mares vs. Gonzalez, Santa Cruz vs. Terrazas
By: William Holmes Showtime will be broadcasting from one of Golden Boy Promotions favorite spots to put on a fight in Carson, California on Saturday night as Abner Mares takes on Jhonny Gonzalez for Mares’ WBC Featherweight Title and Leo Santa Cruz takes on Victor Terrazas for the WBC Junior …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Shiming, Tyson, Pacquiao, Zab Judah and more…..
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 12th to August 19th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Juan Diaz Returns With a TKO Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz (37-4) returned to the ring in …
Read More »Fox Sports 1 Results: Jacobs Scores Eye Opening Knockout Over Lorenzo, Gomez Stops Upsher Chambers
By: William Holmes Fox Sports 1 has debuted with a strong footing in the combat sports business with the Golden Boy on Fox series as well as the UFC Fight Night series. Jacobs Scores Eye Opening Knockout The Best Buy Theatre was host to Golden Boy Promotions’ boxing series debut …
Read More »HBO Results from Atlantic City: Martinez Upsets Romero, Barker Decisions Geale
By: William Holmes Ovation Hall at the Revel Casino in Atlantic City, NJ played host to two of the three bouts televised on HBO Boxing After Dark and featured an IBF Super Bantamweight and IBF Middleweight Championship bout. The crowd was sparse at the start of the opening bout between …
Read More »UFC on Fox Sports 1 Recap: Chael Sonnen Chokes Shogun Rua into Submission
By Jaime C. Feal The premiere of the Fox Sport 1 Channel and the UFC Fight Night that accompanied it were a resounding success, as a stacked card delivered on its potential. In the prelims, Connor McGregor continued to live up to his hype by beating Max Holloway via unanimous …
Read More »Sergey Kovalev Destroys Nathan Cleverly to Win WBO Light-Heavyweight Title
By Johnny Walker Russia’s Sergey Kovalev made a major impression on the boxing world today with a comprehensive beating of now former WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly. Unfazed by fighting against the champion in his own backyard, Kovalev simply strode into the ring at the Motorpoint arena in Cardiff, Wales, …
Read More »ESPN’s Friday Night Fights Delivers Action Packed Night of Bouts From Chicago
by Chris Cella Tonight the action got underway live from U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago with a replay of the heavyweight showdown between Chicago native Mike Mollo (20-4-1, 12 KO) and Poland’s colorful Artur “The Pin” Szpilka (15-0, 11 KO), a fight which Szpilka won via sixth-round stoppage this past …
Read More »UFC on Fox Sports 1 Preview: Shogun Rua vs. Chael Sonnen
By Jaime C. Feal FOX launches their new sports network tomorrow, and the main attraction for the first day of the “Fox Sports 1” channel will be the UFC. The Octagon takes center stage as all the preliminary fights and main card fights will be shown on the same channel …
Read More »HBO Boxing After Dark Preview: Cleverly vs. Kovalev, Geale vs. Barker, Romero vs. Martinez
By: William Holmes HBO presents a split site Boxing After Dark card in Cardiff, Wales and Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday night. Legitimate world titles will be up for grabs in the junior featherweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight divisions. Promoters around the globe have a better chance at putting their …
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