NEW YORK – November 9, 2018 – A split-site doubleheader airing live on SHOWTIME and streaming live on SHOWTIME Sports social media platforms will kick off a big night of boxing on Saturday, December 1, leading into the SHOWTIME PPV presentation of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster event presented by Premier Boxing…
LOS ANGELES (October 25, 2018) – Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former IBO title holder hosted a Los Angeles media day Thursday at Churchill Boxing Club in Santa Monica as he prepares to take on WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder Saturday, December 1 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on SHOWTIME PPV®. Fury, who is…
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…
EDMONTON, Canada (September 28, 2018) – The first season of the highly popular World Boxing Super Series’ (WBSS) super middleweight division concludes today (Friday, Sept. 28), when World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight world champion “Saint” George Groves takes on undefeated challenger Callum “Mundo” Smith, airing live from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT,…
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…
Every so often, a fight is announced that causes the entire sporting world to sit up and take notice. Those with only a passing interest in boxing are suddenly swept up in this sport’s unmatched appeal of two talented, outspoken fighters going head to head. Floyd Mayweather’s win over Manny Pacquiao in May, 2015 was…
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…
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua faces his most dangerous challenge to date when putting a clutch of titles on the line against big-punching Russian brawler Alexander Povetkin, but the pre-bout betting would suggest the outcome is a foregone conclusion – another AJ win. Backers looking to support the Englishman at Wembley on Saturday evening will…
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 15, 2018) In what will surely go down as one of the closest and most hard-fought middleweight title fights in boxing history, Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) went toe-to-toe in 12 rounds of non-stop action to defeat the reigning WBC, WBA and IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG”…
Bob Sheridan is one of the best commentators in the sport of boxing and he is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. “The Colonel” has been calling fights for over 40 years and has made some of the sport’s most famous ringside calls. I recently spoke with Bob and discussed some of the biggest…
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BROOKLYN (September 5, 2018) – Welterweight stars Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter kicked off fight week in Brooklyn Wednesday with media workouts ahead of their showdown for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship taking place this Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing…
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…
Since Anthony Joshua emerged on the professional boxing scene, having won gold at the London 2012 Olympics, boxing has been experiencing a renaissance with top-class fighters seemingly more willing to fight each other to create grand spectacles. Joshua has already defeated the former tyrant of the division, Wladimir Klitschko, in a battle for the ages,…
Former world title challenger “Iceman” John Scully is a well know and respected trainer who has taken several fighters to championship belts and he is also a boxing analyst, having worked for ESPN. I recently had a chance to speak to John and talk to him about some of the biggest subjects in boxing, getting…
(Atlantic City, New Jersey) – In a stunning turnaround, Eleider Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs) of Montreal, Canada scored a seventh round knockout victory over Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) of Russia before a sellout crowd of 5,642 fans at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Etess Arena. Alvarez now becomes the WBO and IBA…
NEW YORK (July 30, 2018) – Former world champions Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter went face-to-face Monday at a press conference to formally announce their showdown for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main event (9 p.m….
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…
LOS ANGELES (July 28, 2018) – Mikey Garcia became the 10th lightweight champion to unify the division with a unanimous decision against Robert Easter Jr. Saturday on SHOWTIME, and immediately afterward set his sights on boxing’s best, namely Errol Spence Jr. Full fight highlights here: https://s.sho.com/2LzlnJ6 All three judges scored the fight in favor of…
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…
Boxing announcer Dave Bontempo is regarded as one of the best commentators in the sport. Bontempo heads up some of the biggest events for their international broadcasts and has been working in the sport for over 30 years. I recently had a chance to speak to Dave and I got his views on some of the…
