Fighters on the special double main event of Matthysse vs. Kiram and Linares vs. Gesta held a final press conference today ahead of the explosive Golden Boy Promotions card that will take place this Jan. 27 at the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, Calif. In the first part of this spectacular main event, former interim WBC Super Lightweight Champion Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse (38-4, 35 KOs) of Chubut, Argentina will take on undefeated Thai superstar Tewa Kiram (38-0, 28 KOs) in a 12-round battle for the vacant WBA Welterweight World Championship. In the second main event, Jorge “El Nino De Oro” Linares (43-3, 27 KOs) will face Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (31-1-2, 17 KOs) in a 12-round defense of his WBA and Ring Magazine Lightweight Titles. The event will be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Month: January 2018
Billy Joe Saunders still hoping to land mega-fight with GGG or Canelo; says their handlers don’t want to take the risk
Reigning, undefeated WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders hoped his hugely impressive December statement win over dangerous puncher David Lemieux would finally allow him to nail down a massive fight with either Gennady Golovkin or Canelo Alvarez. Instead, the gifted southpaw today took part in a press conference to hype his upcoming April defence against Martin Murray.
Adrien Broner vs Omar Figueroa is on for April 21
Adrien Broner still talks a good game, even a great one, and “The Problem,” as the former four-weight champ is known, remains a big draw – one still big enough to headline a big card. Broner, attempting to get back to winning ways following his July 2017 points loss to Mikey Garcia, will face rough and tough Omar Figueroa at The Barclays Centre in Brooklyn on April 21.
Saunders vs Murray: Press Conference Videos
Stablemates Billy Joe Saunders and Martin Murray went head to head today ahead of their all-MTK Global world-title fight on April 14 in London
Billy Joe Saunders and Martin Murray have both predicted that they will need to be at their best for their all-MTK Global world-title clash at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, April 14.
Black Bombers B eye gold medals in Hungary tournament
Ghana’s march to reclaim lost glory in the ring continues unabated when the junior side of the national amateur boxing team storm Hungary to compete in a fight tournament at the beginning of next month.
As the regular Black Bombers round off preparations for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia in April, the juniors are not resting either and are set to hit the road to hone the budding skills.
Fernando Saucedo in Ghana for Saturday’s IBO title fight vs Tagoe
Fernando David Saucedo of Argentina (61-6-3, 10 KOs) has landed in the Ghanaian capital, Accra for Saturday’s IBO Lightweight world title fight against champion and home favourite, Emmanuel ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe (27-1, 13 KOs) at the Bukom Boxing Arena on Saturday night.
The former 2-time world title challenger with a 70-fight career experience jetted into town in the late hours of Wednesday showing off his WBC title even though that’s not what will be at stake against Tagoe.
Saunders – Murray on April 14 at the O2 in London
Hall of Fame Promoter Frank Warren will stage a double World Title card on Saturday 14th April at The 02 in London featuring Billy Joe Saunders’ defence of his WBO World Middleweight Championship against domestic rival Martin Murray, alongside Terry Flanagan’s challenge for the vacant WBO World Super-Lightweight title against unbeaten American Maurice Hooker.
Matthysse vs. Kiram and Linares vs. Gesta Live on BoxNation & HBO
Lucas Matthysse is ready to throw his name into the mix at welterweight when he takes on undefeated Tiwa Kiram for the vacant WBA welterweight world title.
The pair clash this Saturday night exclusively live on BoxNation from the Forum in Inglewood, California, with Argentine Matthysse moving up from light-welterweight to take on the relatively unknown and untested 25-year-old Kiram.
Usyk v Briedis Live On Super Channel in Canada
The highly-anticipated World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) opens its semifinals-round action this Saturday, when undefeated world champions Oleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis battle in a title unification this Saturday, airing live from Latvia, starting at 2 p.m. ET, exclusively on Super Channel in Canada.
Wilder-Ortiz, Charlo, Thurman, Garcia, Broner & More! – Quotes
SHOWTIME Sports and Premier Boxing Champions unveiled the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING television lineup for the first half of 2018 in an unprecedented, first-of-its-kind Boxing Upfront at Cipriani’s in New York City on Wednesday.
Legendary ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. introduced the matchups of 10 marquee events featuring 12 world champions, 14 undefeated fighters and 12 World Championship fights across the first six months of 2018. Among the fighters in attendance included Deontay Wilder, Danny Garcia, Jermall Charlo, Jermell Charlo, Mikey Garcia, Erislandy Lara, Adrien Broner, Keith Thurman, Leo Santa Cruz, Abner Mares and Errol Spence Jr.