BROOKLYN (April 23, 2017) – Shawn Porter scored a ninth round stoppage of Andre Berto to become the WBC’s mandatory challenger to unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, Saturday night on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With the convincing victory, Porter potentially…
Trainer and father of former IBF welterweight champion, Shawn Porter, Kenny Porter is very much looking forward to his son’s next fight, as it will be this weekend against two time welterweight champion, Andre Berto. Kenny and Shawn are coming off of a close decision loss to Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman and are hoping a…
BROOKLYN (April 19, 2017) – Former welterweight world champions Andre Berto and Shawn Porter began fight week activities Wednesday as they hosted a media workout at the famed Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn in advance of their world title eliminator showdown that headlines SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, this Saturday, April 22 from…
Boxing commentator, Dave Bontempo has been calling fights ringside for over 30 years and currently does many of the biggest event broadcasts for international TV. I recently had a chance to speak with Dave Bontempo to get his thoughts on the current boxing landscape. Dave shares his thoughts on Canelo vs. Golovkin and the upcoming…
Samuel Clarkson is a light heavyweight contender with a 19-3 (12KOs) record who is just two days away from his very first shot at a world title belt when he faces undefeated Dmitry Bivol. While some might discount Clarkson’s skills based on his record, he has shown an ability to overcome the odds and is…
Heavyweight prospect Hasim Rahman Jr is set to make his professional debut this upcoming Friday in his home state of Mayland. The bout will take place at the MGM National Harbor and will serve as a very important beginning for Rahman, who hopes to follow in his fathers footsteps and win a heavyweight title. I…
Abel Sanchez is most known for his work as a trainer with IBO/WBA/WBC/IBF Middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin, but Sanchez also has other fighters that have reached championship level or are not far from it. The gym Abel Sanchez built in Big bear California is a training ground for some of the best prospects and contenders…
Hall of Fame legend, ‘The Colonel’ Bob Sheridan is one of the most well known and respected commentators in boxing. He has been calling boxing’s biggest fights for more than forty years and has seen many of the greatest boxers come and go from the sport. I recently had a chance to speak to Bob…
NEW YORK, NY (April 4, 2017) – Roc Nation Sports, Main Events, Andre Ward Promotions and Krusher Promotions are pleased to announce the highly anticipated rematch between the unified Light Heavyweight Champion of the World, Andre “SOG” Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) and former title holder Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (30-1-1, 26 KOs). Ward vs. Kovalev II…
(Photo by Jenna J) Abel Sanchez is nearing a historic run with his stables main fighter, IBO/WBA/WBC/IBF middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin. The pair have combined for 18 defenses together and have their eyes set at passing middleweight legend Bernard Hopkins’ mark of 20 defenses. Golovkin, now 34, hopes to unify all the belts in a…
Johnathon Banks is a former world title challenger and current trainer to former IBO heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko. The pair have been working together since the passing of the legendary Emanuel Steward and they had not lost a fight together until November 28th, 2015 when Tyson Fury upset the odds and took their titles. Banks…
Abel Sanchez and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin are coming off of their closest fight together after Daniel Jacobs took the match to the full twelve round distance and made the bout a close scored contest. Jacobs, who was listed by some bookies as a 8-1 underdog, got knocked down early and came back strong…
Boxing trainer, Peter Fury, is hoping to turn his second fighter into a world champion when his son Hughie Fury faces Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title on May 6th. Peter Fury, who is a former fighter himself, had troubles obtaining a visa to train his son in New Zealand, but was granted a…
OXNARD, CALIF. (March 22, 2017) — Undefeated champions and 2012 Ukrainian Olympic medalists VASYL LOMACHENKO, ALEKSANDR USYK and OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK hosted a Media Workout at World Boxing Gymnasium in Oxnard, Calif. today. All three are in deep training for their title defenses, which will take place Saturday, April 8, at The Theater at MGM National…
WBC/WBA welterweight world champion, Keith Thurman, is coming off of the biggest win of career after unifying the belts against Danny Garcia. With that win, Thurman has established himself as the #1 fighter at the weight and the first unified champion at welterweight since Floyd Mayweather Jr. Thurman, now 28, has set his sights on…
New York City (March 19, 2017) On Saturday night at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden before 19,939 fans, Unified Middleweight World Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, (37-0, 33 KO’s) defended his titles in an epic 12-round battle against Mandatory Challenger, DANIEL “THE MIRACLE MAN” JACOBS, (32-2, 29 KO’s) of Brooklyn, New York. Scores for…
READING, PA (March 18, 2017) – In a 12-round heavyweight war that lived up to the hype, Amir Mansour (23-2-1, 16 KOs) was able to take a majority decision (114-114, 117-111, 115-113) over Travis Kauffman (31-2, 23 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce from Santander Arena in…
Johnathon Banks is a former cruiserweight & heavyweight contender, now best known for being the head trainer of former undisputed heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko. Banks took the position as head cornerman after the passing of the legendary Emmanuel Steward and had maintained Klitschko’s spot at the top until the unexpected defeat to Tyson Fury. Now…
Undefeated lightweight contender, Ryan Martin, is looking to continue his rise in the division as he enters his biggest fight to date, a PPV opener against 17-1 fighter, Bryant Cruz. Martin, 17-0 (10 KO’s) is only 24 years old but he has taken steady steps up in competition and he is now set to face…
Louisa Hawton is an undefeated world champion fighter, currently holding the WBO World female light flyweight title. Hawton is making big leaps in her career as her first 3 fights were against debuting boxers, but in only her 7th professional bout she won a world title, taking that belt from Kei Takenaka. Hawton is hoping…
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has had a long career as a trainer, a position he has excelled at and had more success than in his boxing career. He has trained fighters to world championships and he turned his son into the best fighter of this generation. Mayweather Sr, now 64, is looking to close out his…
BROOKLYN (March 5, 2017) – Keith Thurman is the unified welterweight world champion. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) unified boxing’s glamour division with a split-decision victory over Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday, defending his WBA belt and picking up Garcia’s WBC crown on boxing’s biggest stage in primetime on CBS from Barclays Center, the…
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is well known around the boxing circles due to his work with son, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and also former great, Oscar De La Hoya. His son recently turned 40 years old, an age that Senior himself retired at and some wonder if we will ever see Mayweather Jr. return to the…
WBA champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is only a few days away from stepping into the ring for the biggest fight of his career, as he is set to face off with WBC welterweight champion, Danny Garica. The bout will be shown on CBS network television and it hopes to surpass the success of last year’s…
“On the Ropes” Boxing Radio is back this week with host Jenna J to talk about all the recent fights and fight news going on in the sport. In this episode, I will be discussing the likely fight between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. With both fighters having agreed to the fight on social media,…
