LAS Vegas, Nevada, May 7, 2022 – With all the music, lights, and fireworks Matchroom Boxing could muster, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of San Diego and Mexico enjoyed a ring entry worth of a champion. After a full-throated introduction from ring announcer David Diamante, it was hard to remember Alvarez was the challenger in this contest ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 16, 2022 – WBA World Welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas of Santiago de Cuba via Miami (27-4, 12 KOs) discovered the difference in skill level between WBC and IBF champion Erroll Spence Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) and the rest of the welterweight division including former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao Saturday in ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 20, 2022 –At the end of 12 hard rounds last August, eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao accepted the defeat dealt to him by late replacement Yordenis Ugas of Santiago de Cuba via Miami (27-4, 12 KOs). The surprising victory earned Ugas an even greater opportunity Saturday in Dallas against WBC and IBF ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 6. 2022 – One day, Julio Cesar Martinez will tell his grandchildren he shared a boxing ring once in San Diego with the greatest small division fighter of the modern era, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. Fans who were there will also tell their grandchildren about it. Super flyweight Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez of ...
BREAKING NEWS: Julio Cesar Martinez successfully made the weight rehydration limit on Saturday morning in San Diego, and the main event will proceed as planned. SAN DIEGO, Calif. March 5, 2022 – When the March 5 trilogy bout between super flyweights Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez and Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada fell victim to COVID-19, boxing ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. February 4, 2022 – The super flyweight division promises to deliver the best fight of a busy boxing weekend, and it only got made five days ago between Carlos Cuadras and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Boxing cards quickly filled up the schedule for Saturday, February 5. It’s the Pro-Bowl Game break before the ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 21, 2022 – Filipino fight fans worldwide celebrated their nation’s newest champion Saturday. Challenger Mark Magsayo took advantage of his opportunity, defeating boxing’s longest reigning champion Gary Russell Jr. After Russell Jr. held the title just two months short of seven years, Magsayo is now the WBC World Featherweight champion via ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 21, 2022 – I find it irritating when someone comes up to me at a social gathering (in the pre-COVID days) and says, “Hi, remember me?” Chances are good, I don’t, and you’ve started whatever conversation you want to have by putting me on the spot. So, let me reintroduce you ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 15, 2022 – WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. sent his hometown fans happy into the cold night from the Turning Stone Casino, battering a game Steve Geffrard of Miami to retain his WBO World Light Heavyweight title. Geffrard took a knee one minute into the ninth round when Smith ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 14, 2022 – WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. of Long Island (27-3, 21 KOs) never does anything the easy way. He worked full-time as a laborer digging trenches with a jackhammer for most of his professional career, training after the day was done. When he was finally able to ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 1, 2022 –The coronavirus still had its say about the boxing calendar, but the fans finally came back, and boxing did its part coming through with notable performances – many from unexpected sources in a year full of upsets. First, let’s pause and thank medical science for helping revive the Sweet ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 31, 2021 – Boxing isn’t a traditional sport for New Year’s Day. Enter Premier Boxing Champions, rolling the dice at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on an all-heavyweight on Fox Sports PBC PPV. Price tag is $39.95. The pay-per-view telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 18, 2021 – Mexican southpaw Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (43-0, 29 KOs) had to put in hard work against Yunieski Gonzalez of Miami via Cuba (21-4, 17 KOs), delighting the fans in San Antonio with a hardcore action fight. Gonzalez drew Ramirez into a slugfest, forcing Ramirez to eat far more punches ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 17, 2021 – Boxing fans, avoid the last-minute holiday shopping rush and enjoy the last-minute rush of pugilism on the fight schedule Saturday. Communities Digital News puts it all together with our breakdown of best bets. Parker Chisora 2: 1 pm ET/10 am PT, DAZN Heavyweights Joseph Parker of New Zealand ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., December 10, 2021 – The minute you finish reading this preview, be sure you’ve got fresh batteries in the remote control and all your electronic devices are fully charged. They’ve got to perform under pressure if you intend to watch all the boxing cards filling a heavy-duty fight calendar from around the ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, December 4, 2021 – WBC World Lightweight Champion Devin Haney of Las Vegas (27-0, 15 KOs) didn’t allow himself to become boxing’s latest upset victim Saturday, holding off former titleholder Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. of South El Monte, California (31-3-1, 15 KOs) by unanimous decision. The scorecards were 117-111 X 2 (Dave ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, December 3, 2021 – Will the Year of the Upset continue on Saturday night in Las Vegas? After the stunning defeat of unified lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez Jr. by upstart George Kambosos Jr., the battle for the only belt not in Kambosos Jr.’s hands takes on more importance. Both WBC World Lightweight ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., November 27, 2021 – After all the drama, delays, and declarations of war, boxing fans were rewarded with a thrilling championship fight and those magic words after 12 hard rounds: “And the new.” George “Ferocious” Kambosos of Australia (20-0, 10 KOs) walked into the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden and walked ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., November 26, 2021 – Boxing fans should be forgiven for thinking the unified lightweight title fight between Teofimo Lopez Jr. of Brooklyn and George Kambosos Jr. of Australia already took place. It should have, but the path to this fight has faced more roadblocks than an action movie chase scene. The original ...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 20, 2021 – WBO World Welterweight Champion Terence “Bud” Crawford of Omaha (38-0, 29 KOs) faced down the doubters and the best version of rugged challenger “Showtime” Shawn Porter of Las Vegas (31-4-1, 17 KOs), delivering two knockdowns early in the tenth round. In a stunning end to a competitive fight, ...