Earlier tonight, DiBella Entertainment presented the latest installment of its ever popular Broadway Boxing series with an exciting eight-bout card from the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, NY. Fighting before a strong contingent of hometown fans, Brooklyn fan favorite Heather Hardy and the Bronx’s Nydia Feliciano went to …
Read More »The Line: Three Popular Rising Heavyweights By: Sergio L. Martinez This past weekend, two of the televised boxing events showcased young heavyweights as NBCSP’s Fight Night’s Vyacheslav Glazkov and Showtime Network’s Deontay Wilder both picked up signature wins. For now, both are considered contenders in a weak division that can …
Read More »By Tyson Bruce British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport announced last week that the freshly signed Froch-Groves rematch sold 60,000 tickets within the first hours of sale. Hearn is expecting at least 80,000 tickets to be sold before the May 31th rematch, making it the largest boxing event …
Read More »By Sean Crose This past weekend I was stunned to learn that some who follow boxing don’t put a whole lot of stock in the competitive aspect of the sport. As least not as much as some would think they would or should. After Danny Garcia’s gift from the judges …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Bradley, Hopkins, Cunningham, Malignaggi, and more…. By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 11th to March 18th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Pacquiao and Bradley Blogs from March …
Read More »By: William Holmes Golden Boy Promotions presented their latest edition of Golden Boy Live from the House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts in front of a sold out crowd and featured undefeated junior middleweight contender and Philadelphia native Julian Williams in the main event against rugged veteran Freddy Hernandez. The …
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By Ivan G. Goldman It’s now clear that there are earthquake tremors shaking the executive offices of Golden Boy Promotions, the world’s largest, most important boxing promotional company. How high these tremors rank on the Richter Scale it’s too soon to say. But a temblor has indeed struck. Oscar De …
Read More »By Sean Crose For a guy from Philly, Danny Garcia certainly got the hometown treatment from the crowd in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on Saturday night. Garcia, whose father and trainer, Angel, hails from the island, had made it a point to represent both Philadelphia and Puerto Rico in the lead …
Read More »By: William Holmes Main Events and Peltz Boxing Promotions returned to one of their favorite stomping grounds, the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for another edition of NBC Sports Network’s Fight Night cards. The venue was sold out and fans were waiting to get in before the start of …
Read More »By Jaime C. Feal An absolute war took place for the welterweight title, with Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler standing toe-to-toe for the better part of 5 rounds. In the end, Hendricks emerged victorious to become the new welterweight champion. Both Lawler and Hendricks were hurt in the bout, with …
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