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Badou Jack and James DeGale battle to a draw in action packed title bout. Gervonta Davis captures world title

1 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sun, 15 January 2017, 15:29

BROOKLYN (Jan. 15, 2017) – The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked super middleweights in the world met in a unification to determine the world’s best 168-pound fighter Saturday on SHOWTIME. After two knockdowns and 12 intense, back-and-forth rounds, the distinction as the world’s best super middleweight is still up for grabs. WBC champion Badou Jack (20-1-3, 12 KOs)and IBF titlist Continue Reading...

ABNER MARES A CHAMPION ONCE AGAIN WITH POINTS WIN OVER JESUS CUELLAR. JERMALL CHARLO KNOCKS OUT JULIAN WILLIAMS IN 5.

1 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sun, 11 December 2016, 13:41

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 10, 2016) – Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15 KOs) scored an impressive, upset 12-round split decision over defending champion Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) to capture the WBA Featherweight World Championship and become a four-time boxing titlist Saturday in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader. In the co-feature from Galen Center on the campus of Continue Reading...

Terence Crawford vs. John Molina: Media quotes ahead of their world title clash

0 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Thu, 08 December 2016, 22:00

OMAHA, NEB. (December 8, 2016) — Undefeated World Junior Welterweight Champion and top-rated pound-for-pound fighter TERENCE “Bud” CRAWFORD (29-0, 20 KOs), of Omaha, Neb., will make his bid for 2016 Fighter of the Year honors (to go with his 2014 award) when he makes the first defense of his unified World Boxing Organization (WBO) / World Boxing Council (WBC) / Continue Reading...

Andre Ward Wins Narrow Decision to Capture the Light Heavyweight Crown

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sun, 20 November 2016, 15:23

Las Vegas, Nevada: In front of a packed house at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, Andre “S.O.G.” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs)* won a close unanimous decision victory over Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs) to steal the WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Titles in a decision that most ringside media thought went Continue Reading...

Danny Garcia knocks out Samuel Vargas and sets his sights on mega bout with Keith Thurman

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Sat, 12 November 2016, 23:12

PHILADELPHIA (November 13, 2016) – Undefeated world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia (33-0, 19 KOs)put on a show for fans in his hometown Saturday night as he dropped and stopped Colombia’s Samuel Vargas (25-3-1, 13 KOs)on his way to a seventh round TKO victory in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Spike from Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. Continue Reading...