Hall of fame boxing commentator Steve Farhood has been calling fights ringside for over 40 years and has worked with Showtime watching many fighters throughout their careers. He has seen young fighters rise to become champions and then pass the torch on the next generation as their careers comes to a close. There have been…
Iron Mike Tyson, the youngest man to ever claim a portion of the heavyweight championship and a fighter once known as the “baddest man on the planet”, officially retired from boxing on June 11, 2005 after a surprising defeat to the unheralded Irish fighter, Kevin McBride. The fight itself was seen as nothing more than…
LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2020) – Unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and undefeated lineal champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury continued their war of words and previewed their much anticipated rematch at a Los Angeles press conference on Monday before they square off Saturday, February 22 in a historic, joint FOX Sports PPV & ESPN+ PPV from the…
LOS ANGELES (May 22, 2019) – Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten welterweight world champion Keith Thurman, plus unbeaten super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and unbeaten Mike Lee,squared-off for the second day in a row Wednesday, this time at a Los Angeles press conference as they previewed their respective showdowns taking place Saturday July 20 presented by Premier…
Former 4 division world champion Pernell Whitaker was elected into the boxing hall of fame in 2006 and is considered to be one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. He fought all-time great boxers such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, and Felix Trinidad. Having been a world champion…
Hall of Famer boxer Pernell Whitaker was known as “Sweet Pea” during his boxing career and amassed a professional record of 40-4-1 (17KOs). Whitaker was a former Olympic gold medalist and was a world champion in 4 weight classes, having won belts at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight & light middleweight. He also fought all-time great…
Junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan has been speaking out of late when it comes to the subject of his treatment from promoter Don King. Vanes first spoke out on twitter and has kicked off an interesting discussion about the business side of boxing and what goes on behind the scenes. Besides being a fan favorite, Vanes…
Former world title challenger Vanes Martirosyan has a career boxing record of 36-4-1 with 21 KOs and has fought for a world title 3 times. While he has come up short in those bouts, at only 32 years old he remains a name fighter in the sport. Vanes surprised many of his fans when he recently…
Showtime’s Al Bernstein has been in the business of boxing for over 40 years and is one of the most accomplished and recognized commentators in the history of the sport. He was elected in the international boxing hall of fame in 2012 and Bernstein is now entering his 16th year with Showtime’s championship boxing telecast….
The 2019 boxing year is about to start in a big way, as one of the biggest stars in the history of the sport is set to make his return to the ring on January 19th. Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is an 8 division world champion and has accomplished almost every accomplishment in the sport, but…
Showtime boxing announcer, Al Bernstein, is one of the most recognizable commentators in the sport, having called some of the biggest fights in the history of boxing. Bernstein had worked for ESPN for 23 years before moving to Showtime championship boxing in 2003. In part 1 of my “On The Ropes” boxing radio interview with…
Hall of Famer boxing announcer Steve Farhood has been working with Showtime boxing since 2001 and recently celebrated his 40th year in boxing. When not working fights with ShoBox: The next generation, Farhood frequently scores some of the biggest Showtime championship boxing events, including their most recent, the controversial decision between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury that…
Showtime boxing commentator Steve Farhood was elected to the boxing Hall of Fame in 2017 and is considered one of the most respected members of the boxing world, having worked in the sport for over 40 years. Farhood has been ringside for some of the biggest events and greatest fights, calling the matches, interviewing the…
IBO president Ed Levine is approaching his 20th year with the organization, having had many of the top stars in boxing representing the belt. The IBO reputation has been unmatched when it comes to its ranking system and handling of its champions. Stars such as Lennox Lewis, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennady Golvokin and Manny Pacquiao have…
In the main event at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, former 2-time world champion and #1 contender, Demetrius Andrade 26-0 (16KOs) and #2 ranked Walter Kautondokwa 17-1 (16KOs) were matched against each other to see who would claim the WBO Middleweight title which was recently vacated by Billy Joe Saunders following a failed PED…
Last month on the day before the big rematch between former IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez was set to take place, a fighter that is no stranger to stealing headlines found his way into the news as Floyd Mayweather Jr teased a possible rematch fight with rival Manny Pacquaio. While many saw…
The Golovkin/Canelo rematch was recently replayed on HBO, giving more fans a chance to see the exciting match that was very tightly contested in the ring and extremely close in the final scorecards, a thrill that not even a casino experience can replicate. In the end, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez walked away with a razor-thin decision…
The Golovkin vs. Canelo rematch took place this past weekend and fans are still talking about the action in the fight and are still debating the scorecards in what was an extremely close bout. When the decision was read, Canelo Alvarez won by scores of 115-113 twice and 114-114. With such a close fight and…
The Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez rematch happened one year after the first, but it turned out to be well worth the wait, as the combatants put on one of the best fights of the year. Going into the match, there was a lot of talk on both sides about the controversy of the first…
by Jenna J & Ruben Martinez – Sometimes the result of a fight is almost as memorable as the fight itself. On April 6th 1987, after years of anticipation, ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler and ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard finally met in the ring. Leonard was thought of by most as having very little chance going into the bout, as…
The rematch between IBO, WBA, WBC middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Ring Magazine champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is now only 6 weeks away. The first bout provided fans an entertaining encounter with both fighters trading heavy shots, but the match also left fans with a bad taste in their mouth when it came to…
Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events: “Thanks so much for joining in on this beautiful summer day. It is terrific to be putting a show back in Atlantic City. Back in the Etess Arena. Back in a place where a lot of us started out working with our good friends Bernie Dillon, Sharon Pearce and all…
Former 2-time junior middleweight champion, Demetrius ‘Boo Boo’ Andrade is looking to return this fall and he is looking for a big fight at middleweight. Andrade is undefeated, carrying a record of 25-0 (16KOs) and he is regarded as one of the most avoided fighters in the sport. Demetrius is now 30 years old and…
Cassius Chaney is an undefeated heavyweight prospect with a 13-0 record with 7 KO’s fighting out of New London, Connecticut. He is rated by Boxrec as one of the top 20 American heavyweights and is a fighter with his name and performances that have been gaining attention. Chaney is coming off a first-round knockout win…
UNCASVILLE, CONN. (June 19, 2018) – Many of New England’s best and most promising boxers will be in action JUNE 30 on the “SLUGFEST AT THE SUN” card, presented by JOE DEGUARDIA’S STAR BOXING, at Mohegan Sun Area in Uncasville, Connecticut. The “Common Man,” Long Island light heavyweight JOE SMITH, JR. (23-2, 19 KOs), returns…
