By: Patrick Mascoe Floyd Mayweather was a great boxer and he made sure that everyone knew it. He was every bit as brash and assertive outside the ring as he was inside the ring. Andre Ward may very well have been as talented as Floyd Mayweather inside the ring, but …
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Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Results: Jennings and Hart Win with Convincing Knockouts
By: William Holmes The Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey was the host site for tonight’s Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card. The undercard was packed with local talent. Newark’s Skakur Stevenson, Philadelphia’s Christian Carto, and Millville’s Thomas LaManna were all victorious in their bouts. The opening bout …
Read More »Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder Heavyweight World Championship Announced For Later This Year
WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced on Saturday that they have agreed to a heavyweight showdown later this year. The announcement was made in Belfast immediately following’s the undefeated Fury’s shutout decision of Francesco Pianeta. VIDEO: https://s.sho.com/2vVYtlj Wilder vs. Fury, a 12-round matchup …
Read More »Frampton and Fury Win in Belfast
By: Oliver McManus Up in Windsor Park in front of a raucous crowd of 25,000 – all out in support of their hometown hero – Carl Frampton completed a lifelong dream in competing at the home of the Northern Irish football team and, in doing so, stamped his authority all …
Read More »Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN Results: Vendetti Defeats Kamegai, Camnio Beats Zenunaj
By: Dylan Smith Golden Boy Promotions put on a live event from the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. ESPN televised their card and it featured two entertaining bouts, including a bloody main event. The following is a recap of their event. Photo Credit: Tom Hogan-Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions …
Read More »Fury Rewriting Rules of Boxing Show Business
When most fighters face off, insults and sometimes pushes and blows are exchanged. When Tyson Fury does it there are smiles, hugs, selfies and best wishes for his opponent. Friday’s hotel lobby fracas with Deontay Wilder even seemed well-meaning and conducted in good spirits. You got the sense the pair …
Read More »Big Time Boxing Returns to Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino
By: Ken Hissner Top Rank’s matchmaker Brad Goodman and J Russell Peltz of Peltz Boxing will put on a show that headlines with heavyweights Philly’s Bryant “BY BY” Jennings, 23-2 against Russia’s Alexander Dimitrenko, 41-3. The co-feature has another Philly favorite in Jesse “Hollywood” Hart, 24-1 against Mike Gavronski, 24-2-1, …
Read More »Sometimes Big Records Do Not Mean Big Success in Boxing
By: Ken Hissner There have been some “built up records” in boxing, especially at the start of boxers careers and all of a sudden the roof falls in when they have to fight a real opponent. Lamar Clark, 43-3 with 42 by knockout from Cedar City, Utah, was 41-0 and …
Read More »Shawn Porter Las Vegas Media Workout Quotes
Former welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter hosted a media workout at the Porter Hy-Performance Center in Las Vegas Wednesday as he prepares to take on Danny “Swift” Garcia for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN …
Read More »Top Rank Atlantic City Press Conf Quotes: Jennings, Hart
Boxing is being featured for the first time at the recently opened Ocean Resort Casino (formerly Revel), which is located steps from the Atlantic City boardwalk. Heavyweights will take center stage on Saturday evening when Philadelphia’s Bryant “B.Y.” Jennings faces Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko in the 12-round heavyweight main event. In …
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