LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 19, 2019 – It must be similar to the moment someone first thought of putting chocolate and peanut butter together. Once it happens, it makes perfect sense. When the concept of a championship fight between three-division champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and current WBO and former three-time champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev got ...
CARSON, Calif., Sept 14, 2019 – WBO Junior Middleweight champion Jaime Munguia of Tijuana (34-0, 27 KOs) gave his Mexican and Mexican-American fans, and American admirers of Mexican boxing the entertainment they want on Mexican Independence Day weekend, delivering a fourth round knockout win over Patrick Allotey of Ghana (40-4, 30 KOs). Munguia makes a ...
CARSON, Calif., Sept 13, 2019 – Americans might take in a baseball game on the Fourth of July holiday. On Mexican Independence Day weekend, Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, and fans of Mexican boxing celebrate by attending a boxing event. In the last few years, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has flown El Tricolor as the standard bearer of Mexican ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 31, 2019 – Vasiliy Lomachenko is now four for four in London, adding the third of the four titles he needs to unify the division with his victory over Luke Campbell Saturday. A tough, determined Campbell (20-3, 16 KOs) had his moments, but Lomachenko’s (14-1, 10 KOs) ability to deliver precisely ...
A soldout O2 arena of 18,000 fans will see perhaps the greatest boxer of our generation in Vasiliy Lomachenko against hometown hero Luke Campbell Saturday.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 24, 2019 – Three time WBO champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev remains the top light heavyweight in the world, digging deep and relying on his ring experience to deliver an 11th round TKO over challenger Anthony Yarde of Great Britain. It was Yarde’s first loss and stoppage. See the fight highlights here. ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 23, 2019 – WBO light heavyweight world champion and former unified division champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (33-2-1, 28 KOs) achieves a long time goal on Saturday with a fight at Traktor Arena in his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia, his first fight there as a professional. If the “Krusher” version of Kovalev ...
LOS ANGELES, California, August 16, 2019 –The Banc of California Stadium joined the slate of Southern California boxing venues as a welcome new addition with its debut card on Saturday. In the main event, WBO Junior Featherweight champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete of Mexico (28-1, 24 KOs) delivered a win speaking loud and clear over undefeated countryman ...
SAN DIEGO, California, August 15, 2019 – While the combat sports world is focused on a big UFC event this Saturday, don’t let a solid Southern California boxing card fly under your radar. Top Rank tests a new venue for boxing, the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, hosting a card headed by WBO ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 10, 2019 – Vergil Ortiz Jr. delivered a thrilling performance for his hometown fans in Grand Prairie, Texas. Facing the toughest opponent of his flourishing career, Ortiz Jr. overcame a good start by veteran Antonio Orozco of San Diego to take Orozco out by sixth round knockout. It was the first ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., August 9, 2019 – Readers have been advised many times to keep an eye on prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr. of Grand Prairie, Texas. Ortiz Jr. has been quietly mowing down opponents on the undercard of major Golden Boy Promotions cards. But too many people have missed out getting another beer from the ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. August 3, 2019 – As Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola promised, Brooklyn boxing fans got their money’s worth no matter where they were sitting in the Barclays Center Saturday. Veterans and young guns delivered maximum entertainment with a slugfest, an upset special, and a career refresh at the Barclays Center Saturday. 2019 ...
Heavyweights Adam Kownacki and Chris Arreola fight and hope to win for a chance at much bigger stakes with the division titles in flux.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 27, 2019 – It doesn’t happen often enough in the modern era of boxing. Two reigning world super lightweight champions risked their records to unify titles Saturday, and the outcome didn’t disappoint. Jose Ramirez of Avenal, California (25-0, 17 KOs) scored a spectacular sixth round knockout of “Mighty Mo” Maurice Hooker ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 26, 2019 – In any normal week, the boxing world would be eagerly anticipating events in Dallas, Texas, and Baltimore, Maryland featuring American talent defending their titles. But it’s not a normal week following the death of Maxim Dadashev last Friday, followed by Hugo Santillan on Thursday after suffering injuries in ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 20, 2019 – Manny Pacquiao can still sell out the MGM Grand Garden Arena 24 years into his storied career. Fueled by a surprise early knockdown in front of those 14,356 boxing fans and a smattering of boxing royalty and sports celebrities, the Fighting Pride of the Philippines put one of ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 20, 2019 – Two previously undefeated fighters maintained their perfect records, and two walked away with their first losses on Saturday in the Fox Sports card leading into the Pacquiao vs. Thurman fight on Saturday. IBF super middleweight champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (19-0. 11 KOs) wasted little time planting “Irish” Mike ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 19, 2019 – Long before a boxer steps into the ring, the fight is won or lost in the mind. Physical skills are important, but every punch, step, and the will to continue when things get tough are controlled and driven by cerebral strength. When eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao of the ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 19, 2019 – Muhammad Ali famously said, “It ain’t bragging if you can back it up.” Four men promised victory in their fights on Saturday night’s Fox PBC Fight Night card from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Two will be proven liars by the end of the evening. ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16, 2019 – Generating excitement for a title fight at age 40 with a legitimate chance to win is a feat accomplished by very few boxers. Wladimir Klitschko and Bernard Hopkins are among the rare examples. Even fewer reach this milestone in the smaller weight divisions, where boxers seem to ‘age’ ...