By J.R. Jowett reporting from ringside: The old farming town of Lebanon, in Upstate Pennsylvania, has kept a low profile in boxing for years, always with a fighter or two and an occasional amateur show but never developing into an ongoing success story.
Australian Cruiserweight Jai Opetaia has achieved plenty in his 14-fight career to date. The 22 year old has secured State and National titles and is the current OPBF (WBC) and IBF World Youth Champion. The WBO has installed him at # 15 in their latest world ratings in recognition for his efforts.
Despite being 10 years younger than British Heavyweight Champion Sam Sexton, challenger Hughie Fury believes his experience against WBO Champ Joe Parker will take him to victory when they clash on Saturday, 12th May at the Macron Stadium, Premier Suite in Bolton.
By Marc Livitz at ringside in San Antonio, TX: Richard Commey pounded his way to a sixth round technical knockout victory over Alejandro Luna in the opening contest of a Showtime Extreme telecast at the Freeman Coliseum in an elimination bout for the IBF world lightweight title.
By Marc Livitz at ringside in San Antonio, TX: Local favorite Mario Barrios gave the crowd at the Freeman Coliseum a reason to celebrate and scream for joy. He scored a technical knockout victory over Eudy Bernardo just forty-five seconds in the second round.
By Marc Livitz at ringside in San Antonio, TX: Saturday was a different story compared to May of last year. This time, Rances Barthelemy had no answer for the nonstop output thrown at him by Kiryl Relikh
By Marc Livitz at ringside in San Antonio, TX: Mikey Garcia put on a superb performance on Saturday night in San Antonio as he claimed his fourth world title in as many divisions with a resounding unanimous decision win over Sergey Lipinets at the Freeman Coliseum.
WBO featherweight champ Oscar Valdez, 24-0-(19), retained his title via 12 round unanimous decision in a real war against British challenger Scott Quigg at the StubHub Center in Carson, California on Saturday night.
By Marc Livitz in San Antonio, TX: On Saturday evening at the historic Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, unbeaten fan favorite Mikey Garcia will take on Sergey Lipinets for the IBF Junior Welterweight title.
By Jason Pribila: Ivan Baranchyk was in “Beast Mode” from the opening bell against late replacement Petr Petrov in a battle of junior welterweights who fought in support of the Regis Prograis –Julius Indongo main event that aired live on Showtime live from South Dakota.
James DeGale MBE will rematch Caleb Truax for the IBF super middleweight title at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday 7th April.
Dina Thorslund and her opponent Alicia Ashley both made weight today ahead of their WBC Female World Super Bantamweight Championship contest tomorrow night at the Struer Energi Park in Denmark.
Robert "The Nordic Nightmare" Helenius is to fight Yuri Bykhautsou on Saturday, March 17. The fight is part of the Yakuza Fight Gala in the Estonian town of Rakvere.
Scott Quigg failed to make the 126lbs featherweight limit at the weigh in Friday for his WBO title challenge against Oscar Valdez at the StubHub Center in Carson, California on Saturday.
Erislandy Lara, the longest reigning world champion at 154-pounds, will clash with IBF champion "Swift" Jarrett Hurd in a super welterweight title unification at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Friday night at the Mi Mercado Event Center in San Antonio, TX, TMB & PRB Entertainment, sponsored by Mikey Garcia Promotions, presented "Friday Night Fights".
Undefeated 140-pound contender Regis Prograis and former unified world champion Julius Indongo made weight on Thursday ahead of their 12-round main event at the Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, South Dakota on Friday.
Unbeaten three-division world champion Mikey Garcia believes defeating IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Sergey Lipinets at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday will elevate him to much bigger fights.
IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Sergey Lipinets is very grateful to be fighting ‘the best of the best’ when he faces Mikey Garcia at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday.
Martin J. Ward will defend his European Super-Featherweight title against James Tennyson – who puts his WBA International belt on the line – at The O2 in London on May 5.