By: LV Boxing Former unified Middleweight Gennady Golovkin (39-1-1, 35 KOs) and three division champion Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) are two of the very best fighters in the world today. It wouldn’t be a stretch to place them amongst the best fighters in the entire history of boxing. These …
Read More »Spence, Porter Trade Verbal Jabs In Lead Up To Showdown
By: Sean Crose “I think that Errol is feeling himself,” Shawn Porter said while in studio on the Fox show Inside PBC Boxing. “When you’re dominant,” he added, “when you’re the guy who is a champion right now, I get that that can happen…but its time to calm down, baby.” …
Read More »Shawn Porter Should Avoid Making it an Ugly Fight Against Spence
By: LV Boxing Current WBC Welterweight champion Shawn Porter (30-2-1, 17 KOs) has been told by everyone that his upcoming unification fight against IBF belt holder Errol Spence Jr (25-0, 21 KOs) can be won if he doesn’t try to box with him. Porter has a style that he has …
Read More »Dubois Aims For the Commonwealth; Adams On Verge of World Title
By: Ste Rowen The famous Royal Albert Hall this weekend will see Daniel ‘Dynamite’ Dubois, the heavyweight flavour of the year ever since his comprehensive fifth round stoppage of domestic rival, Nathan Gorman. The two unbeaten men put it on the line early on in their careers to claim the …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Stevenson, Wallin, Hunter, Monroe, DAZN, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 16th to September 23rd; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Stevenson-Gonzalez Tickets on Sale Tickets for the highly anticipated vacant WBO featherweight world title fight …
Read More »Surgery To Keep Keith Thurman From The Ring Until 2020
By: Sean Crose Keith “One Time” Thurman is perhaps the most self-injurious big name athlete in the fight game. After making his presence felt through a series of dominant performances in the twenty-teens, the Florida native began suffering injuries which have removed him from the boxing ring for considerable portions …
Read More »Main Event of UFC Fight Night 159 in Mexico City Ends in No Contest
By: Jesse Donathan All hell broke loose Saturday night immediately following the main event of UFC Fight Night 159 between Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens that saw the featherweight showdown end in a no contest (NC) after just 15-seconds in due to an eye poke from Rodriguez that unfortunately saw …
Read More »Angulo Decisions Quillin – Knockouts Define Evening
By: Sean Crose The Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, California hosted a PBC on Fox Sports 1 card Saturday evening. The first fight offered one heck of a knockout as the 11-0 welterweight Jesus Ramos nailed the 12-4 Ricky Edwards with a thunderous left hook in the the third round of …
Read More »Mattice Upsets Dutchover While Villa Wins in Texas
By: Ken Hissner Thompson Boxing Promotions – Ken Thompson, Banner Promotions – Art Pelullo and Mikey Garcia Promotions Friday promoter a card from the La Hacienda Event Center on ShoBox The New Generation. In the Main Event Lightweight Michael “West Texas Warrior” Dutchover, 13-1 (10), 134 1/4, of Sante Fe …
Read More »Lionell Thompson Bloodies and Beats Scott Sigmon Inside the Distance
By: Robert Aaron Contreras With splotches of bright crimson across his opponent’s face, Lionell Thompson (21-5, 11 KO) continued to touch up Scott Sigmon (34-14-1, 17 KO) with jabs and curling uppercuts until the end of the seventh round. The lacing was enough to convince Sigmon’s corner to throw in …
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