Lou DiBella Thank you for being with us for the Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter Welterweight Championship conference call, SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, to be at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 25, live at 9:00 pm Eastern Time, 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Tickets for the live event are…
Birmingham, AL (June 15) – Two of the biggest and best talkers in the sport of boxing met face to face today. WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder was on stage at a press conference in Birmingham, AL and two-time heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola via Skype from his training camp in San Diego to…
Chris ‘Rapid Fire’ Byrd was a former two time heavyweight champion of the world and was known in the ring for his hand speed and awkward style. Byrd retired with a record of 41-5-1 (22KOs) and has since become a boxing trainer. I recently had a chance to speak to Byrd in the light of…
The upcoming film, “Hands of Stone” is set for release August 26. The film is a biopic about the career of one of the most fierce boxers in history, Roberto Duran. The movie stars actor Robert De Niro, who will play trainer Ray Arcel, while Edgar Ramirez will play Roberto Duran. Another key role in…
Lou DiBella Thank you all for joining us. As you know that we have a great fight card on Saturday, June 25, SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS presented by Premier Boxing Champions at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The main event between Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter for the welterweight championship is one of the most…
Tragic news broke today as it was reported that boxing great, Muhammad Ali, has passed away at the age of 74. Ali was one of the most influential figures in boxing and carved an unrivaled legacy in not just the history of sports, but in the history of this country. The man known as ‘The…
Former IBF welterweight champion ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter is approaching the biggest fight of his young career as he is set to meet WBA welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman on June 25th, in one of the most highly anticipated bouts of 2016. I recently had a chance to speak to Shawn Porter and get his…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez, is hoping for a mega event for the biggest name in his stable of fighters, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. The most anticipated fight in boxing is Golovkin vs. Alvarez, and while fans want to see the match happen, it seems more and more unlikely after Canelo vacated his WBC belt….
WBC super middleweight champion, Badou Jack, is looking to unify the super middleweight division. The last unified champion of the weight class was Carl Froch and Jack will need to defeat the fighter that took Froch’s vacant title, James DeGale in order to achieve his goal. The two fighters fought on the same card last…
Trainer ‘Ice-man’ John Scully is a well known and respected member in the boxing world. He was a former title challenger as a boxer and trained ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson to a world title win over the legendary Bernard Hopkins. I recently was afforded a chance to speak to John and I got his thoughts on…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez is the head corner-man of one of boxing’s biggest stars, IBO Middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin. Sanchez has seen Golovkin rise from promising contender, to one of the most feared fighters in the sport. Golovkin has won his last twenty fights by knockout and has managed to become a unified champion, winning…
LAS VEGAS (May 21, 2016) – On a night Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara successfully defended his IBO & WBA Super Welterweight Championship with a hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision over Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan, undefeated brothers Jermall and Jermell Charlo, of Houston, became the first twins in boxing history to hold world titles in the…
The British boxing landscape has been on the rise in 2016. This year has seen the continued rise of fighters from the UK, with boxers like Anthony Joshua, Kell Brook and Amir Khan getting worldwide attention in their fights. James DeGale is among those fighters, as he has been fighting over in the US and…
IBF super middleweight champion, James DeGale recently defended his belt in a closer than expected encounter against Rogelio Medina. DeGale won the fight by unanimous decision, but it was a competitive match. With the win, he set up a unification fight with WBC champion Badou Jack. In part 1 of my “On The Ropes” boxing…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to breakdown all the latest fights and fight news in boxing. In this episode I will be recapping last Saturday’s PPV event which saw the return of Mexican star, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez as he took on Amir ‘King’ Khan at a catch weight…
The boxing world waited for over five years for the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout to finally take place, and while people got the event they wanted, the fight itself did not live up to the hype. In the third and final part of my interview with Teddy Atlas, I discuss with him the possibility of a rematch…
Badou Jack is the reigning WBC super middleweight champion who now has defended his world title belt two times. Jack won the belt by defeating Anthony Dirrell last April and most recently retained his title with a controversial draw against former champion, Lucian Bute. With the defense, Badou Jack has now set the stage for…
Teddy Atlas has served as a ringside commentator and analyst for ESPN since 1998, and is widely considered one of the best and most respected trainers in the sport. In part 2 of my interview with Teddy Atlas, I get his views on Timothy Bradley’s position in the welterweight division and his analyst perspective on…
Teddy Atlas is a trainer, author and boxing commentator for ESPN. Atlas also is the founder of the Dr. Theodore Atlas foundation which is a charity that was started in memory of his father. In part 1 of my interview with Teddy Atlas, he speaks in depth about the foundation and what programs it supports….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2016) – Badou Jack retained his WBC Super Middleweight title in a controversial draw against Lucian Bute Saturday on SHOWTIME, setting up a fall unification with IBF champion James DeGale, who defended his IBF crown against Rogelio Medina in the opening bout of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast from the DC…
CARSON, CALIF. (April 28, 2016) – As we near the highly anticipated rematch between former world champions “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Andre “The Beast” Berto, fighters competing on this Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes card participated in a final press conference before they enter the ring at StubHub Center in Carson,…
NEW YORK (April 26, 2016) – Welterweight world champion Keith Thurman and former champion Shawn Porter went face-to-faceTuesday afternoon in Manhattan as they hosted a press conference to discuss their highly anticipated Saturday, June 25 showdown on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Televised…
Joe Cortez is a retired Hall of Fame boxing referee and a current ESPN analyst. Cortez has been involved in some of the biggest match ups in the sport and knows the boxing scene from not only a referees perspective, but also as a former judge and boxer. I recently had a chance to speak…
Amir Khan tackles a tough opponent and a move up the weight classes on May 7th in Las Vegas and there’s been a lot of talk about how he will fare in the size and strength stakes on the night. Khan (31-3) has to be respected for taking such a bout with not much leaning in his favour. Pundits and bookies alike have been debating his…
IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook and domestic rival Amir Khan continue to trade barbs over social media. Heading into highly anticipated clash with Saul Canelo Alvarez for the WBC middleweight title, Khan has been critical of Brook’s resume. “My advice for Kell is to take those hard fights – take those big fights. You’re upsetting…
