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Ishe Smith set to face Cecil McCalla at the “Sin City Showdown” on Friday, April 30th at the Pearl at the Palms casino

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Fri, 17 April 2015, 18:02

LAS VEGAS (April 17, 2015) – Just two days before the historic showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather Promotions will give boxing fans a special treat on Cinco De Mayo weekend when they present the “Sin City Showdown” on Thursday, April 30 headlined by former world champion Ishe “Sugar Shay” Smith (26-7, 12 KOs) taking on the hard-fighting Continue Reading...

Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan Provodnikov hold final press conference before their encounter this Saturday night

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Thu, 16 April 2015, 22:11

VERONA, NEW YORK (April 16) – Members of the media and fans got a preview of what to expect in the ring on Saturday with former World Champions Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse and “The Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov during today’s final press conference for Matthysse vs. Provodnikov at the Oneida Nation’s Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, NY. In what Continue Reading...

AMIR “KING” KHAN TO FACE FORMER WORLD CHAMPION CHRIS ALGIERI AS PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS RETURNS TO SPIKE TV ON FRIDAY, MAY 29

3 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Wed, 15 April 2015, 16:27

BROOKLYN (April 15, 2015) – Boxing superstar Amir “King” Khan (30-3, 19 KOs) returns to the ring to take on former world champion Chris Algieri (20-1, 8 KOs) on Friday, May 29, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as the Main Event in an exciting Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card on Spike TV. The televised action begins live on Continue Reading...

Terence Crawford vs. Thomas Dulorme: Fighters speak on their upcoming April 18th encounter

2 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Tue, 14 April 2015, 17:08

ARLINGTON, TX (April 14, 2015) — Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight champion and the Boxing Writers Association of America’s (BWAA) Fighter of the Year TERENCE “Bud” CRAWFORD (25-0, 17 KOs), from Omaha, NE, Puerto Rican buzz saw THOMAS “Thunder” DULORME (22-1, 14 KOs), the No. 2 world-rated contender and Hall of Fame promoter BOB Arum hosted a media conference Continue Reading...

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. LOOKING TO MAKE A STATEMENT WHEN HE RETURNS TO THE RING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 18 ON SHOWTIME

4 Submitted by Kevin Howard on Mon, 13 April 2015, 16:10

VAN NUYS, Calif.(April 13, 2015) – Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. held a media workout on Friday in front of a packed house at Ten Goose Boxing Gym in Van Nuys, Calif., as the Mexican superstar prepares to make his SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® debut on Saturday, April 18, at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., live on SHOWTIME(10 Continue Reading...