Broner wins the fight, but proves he’s a Problem Child
By Paul Strauss: Adrien Broner tries hard to be obnoxious and succeeds. First, he manages to get Vicente Escobedo to agree to make sacrifices and move down in weight, so the two…
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Brett Rather, Great-Nephew of Journalist Dan Rather, Wins Pro Debut
By Kevin L. Johnston: Yesterday evening on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, boxing fans got to witness the professional debut of former UNLV Rebel Brett Rather, who also happens to be the great-nephew…
Selcuk Aydin makes 7 day check weight
WBC Silver welterweight champion will certainly not "pull a Broner" at his championship clash with Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero in San Jose next week (Saturday, July 28th live on Showtime Championship Boxing).…
Broner-Escobedo fight is on! It’s all good!
By Michael Collins: The Adrien Broner vs. Vincente Escobedo mismatch. I mean, the Broner-Escobedo fight is now officially on for tonight for their HBO televised bout at U.S. Bank Arena, in Cincinnati,…
Roman Morales Remains Unbeaten With Impressive Decision Over Alexis Santiago
Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME - In a thrilling fight in the main event of an exciting doubleheader Friday on ShoBox: The New Generation live on SHOWTIME®, unbeaten Art Hovhannisyan (15-0, 8 KOs), of…
News: Tomasz Adamek – Travis Walker on September 8th; Weights: Ayala vs. Mackey
TOTOWA, NJ - July 20, 2012 - Tomasz Adamek returns to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on the afternoon of Saturday, September 8th when he takes on Travis Walker of Houston, the…
Josesito Lopez takes a huge step up in class against Saul Alvarez; Ayala ready for Mackey
RIVERSIDE, CA (July 20) - Earlier today World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Welterweight Champion Josesito Lopez (30-4, 18 KOs) met with Riverside's Mayor Ronald Loveridge to celebrate his recent upset victory over…
Calzaghe Keen To Train Khan And Make Him “Unbeatable,” Khan Not Totally Ruling Out Hatton Super-Fight
(Photo: Sumio Yamada) By James Slater - It’s almost a week on from his shocking loss to Danny Garcia, and Amir Khan continues to be one of the biggest talking points in…
Biosse stops Walchuk, Godfrey destroys Oltmanns
Biosse, Godfrey impress in front of hometown fans with dominant wins at Twin River LINCOLN, R.I. (July 19, 2012) – With yet another dominant performance in front of his hometown fans, Vladine…
To Comeback Or Not To Comeback: Should “Hitman” Ricky Do It?
By James Slater - You’ve almost certainly heard the rumours, the whispers, even the shouts that say Manchester warrior and all-round superstar Ricky Hatton is possibly going to make a “shocking return…
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