Boxing News 24/7 - Chris Carlson

Lomachenko vs. Walters: Cream Rises to the Top

Chris Carlson - November 25, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU5rUOEHt8E High-level operators square-off this Saturday night live on HBO, when Vasyl Lomachenko and Nicholas Walters meet at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. The Ukrainian native puts his 130lb title on the line but the meaning of this fight goes […]

Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev: Legacy Sealer in Sin City

Chris Carlson - November 19, 2016

Legacy is on the line this Saturday night when former super-middleweight king challenges light-heavyweight crown-holder Sergey Kovalev, live on HBO PPV. The winner of this super fight from sin city will cement their hall of fame credentials and likely take […]

Spike/HBO/Sky Sports Preview: A busy weekend full of stay busy bouts

Chris Carlson - November 12, 2016

The year in boxing for 2016 has played out like the filming process on a movie set, hurry up and wait. Surely boxing fans are happy to see a busy fight schedule this weekend after a dreary month of October. […]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas: A Bridge Built For Money May

Chris Carlson - November 4, 2016

This Saturday night live from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, sure-fire hall of famer Manny Pacquiao will meet WBO champion Jessie Vargas. It’s a once in a lifetime shot for Vargas to become a star in […]

Krzysztof Glowacki vs. Oleksandr Usyk: Preview & Prediction

Chris Carlson - September 16, 2016

Another championship bout more than worth of note will take place in Poland, when Oleksandr Usyk challenges Krzysztof Glowacki this Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately Showtime International or PBC hasn’t picked up this superb matchup. Maybe this proves that Al’s investment money […]

Canelo Alvarez vs. Liam Smith: Preview & Prediction

Chris Carlson - September 16, 2016

After a stellar weekend in the sport that featured two top-10 fights of the year in Gonzalez/Cuadras and Easter/Commey, this Saturday highlights the many issues in boxing. On one hand you have a pay-per-view bout not worthy of its price […]

Gennady Golovkin vs. Kell Brook: Optical Illusion

Chris Carlson - September 9, 2016

This Saturday night live from the O2 Arena in London, England, undefeated fighters Gennady Golovkin and Kell Brook meet in a pairing few expected. The matchup has been compared to Canelo versus Khan but judging by Kell Brook’s 30-day mandatory weigh-in, […]

Errol Spence vs. Leonard Bundu: How will Spence measure up?

Chris Carlson - August 20, 2016

Errol Spence measures himself against Leonard Bundu this Sunday afternoon in a great lead-in slot on NBC. Pretty much everyone thinks the outcome is all but written in stone. This scribe will even admit the venue, the newly constructed Coney […]

Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton: Classic Style Matchup

Chris Carlson - July 29, 2016

(Photo credit Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME) This Saturday night undefeated pugilists risk their O’s in a classic style-matchup that continues the oldest argument amongst fight fans. Leo Santa Cruz made a big statement last August when he beat three-weight champion Abner Mares. […]

Terence Crawford vs. Viktor Postol: Is Crawford ready to carry the torch?

Chris Carlson - July 22, 2016

Styles clash when Terence Crawford meets Viktor Postol in a unification bout this Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The winner of this contest holds claim to 140-pound supremacy and a possible fight against the […]