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CANELO ALVAREZ DEFEATS GENNADY GOLOVKIN IN THRILLING REMATCH TO CAPTURE WBC AND WBA MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLES

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sun, 16 September 2018, 23:07

LAS VEGAS (Sept. 15, 2018) In what will surely go down as one of the closest and most hard-fought middleweight title fights in boxing history, Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) went toe-to-toe in 12 rounds of non-stop action to defeat the reigning WBC, WBA and IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) by Continue Reading...

Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter Media Workout Quotes ahead of their title bout

0 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sat, 08 September 2018, 10:30

BROOKLYN (September 5, 2018) – Welterweight stars Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter kicked off fight week in Brooklyn Wednesday with media workouts ahead of their showdown for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship taking place this Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING Continue Reading...

Eleider Alvarez scores stunning KO win over Kovalev to remain unbeaten. Dmitry Bivol earns hard fought decision over Chilemba

1 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sun, 05 August 2018, 03:15

(Atlantic City, New Jersey) – In a stunning turnaround, Eleider Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs) of Montreal, Canada scored a seventh round knockout victory over Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) of Russia before a sellout crowd of 5,642 fans at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Etess Arena. Alvarez now becomes the WBO and IBA World Light Heavyweight Champion. Alvarez Continue Reading...

Danny Garcia vs. Shawn Porter Press Conference ahead of welterweight title showdown

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Tue, 31 July 2018, 02:10

NEW YORK (July 30, 2018) – Former world champions Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter went face-to-face Monday at a press conference to formally announce their showdown for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main event (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) will pit Continue Reading...

Mikey Garcia unifies lightweight division with win over Easter Jr. Luis Ortiz scores quick KO in return bout

0 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sun, 29 July 2018, 17:57

LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2018) – Mikey Garcia became the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division with a unanimous decision against Robert Easter Jr. Saturday on SHOWTIME, and immediately afterward set his sights on boxing’s best, namely Errol Spence Jr. Full fight highlights here: https://s.sho.com/2LzlnJ6 All three judges scored the fight in favor of Garcia,118-109, 117-110, 116-111, in an Continue Reading...