Jimmy “The Truth” Herrera is accustomed to entering the ring as an underdog. The Chicago native is experienced in fighting favored prospects and contenders on the road and has had an inordinate success in these types of matchups, having defeated unbeaten prospects in four of his last nine fights.
Two-Time World Champion Andre “S.O.G.” Ward participa ted in a media workout in Hayward, California ahead of his pound-for-pound showdown against WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev. Kovalev-Ward “Pound For Pound” takes place Saturday, Nov. 19 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Anthony Joshua MBE is set to defend his IBF Heavyweight title against Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena on December 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office in the UK and on SHOWTIME in the US.
Junior middleweight Liam Williams is promising to exhibit the full extent of his talent when he returns to duty before his raucous Welsh faithful and mandatory challenger Ahmet Patterson at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena in Wales on November 26, writes Glynn Evans.
By Bill Dwyre: Some kings wear their crowns easily. Or, in the case of boxing, the title belt. Oscar Valdez, a Mexican marvel, is doing exactly that these days. And he has had to be a quick learner.
Former world champion Javier Fortuna and undefeated rising contender Omar Douglas are set to meet in a pivotal matchup as both men look to make a statement when they meet on Saturday, November 12 from Temple University’s Liacouras Center.
WBA interim light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol, 8-0-(6), scored a 10 round unanimous decision over Yevgeni Makhteienko, 8-6-(7), in a no title fight in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Saturday. The scores were 100-90 on all the judges cards
Chrisian Mijares made a successful first defence of his WBC silver featherweight title Saturday night when he out-pointed Shohei Kawashima over 12 rounds at the Palenque Vicente Fernandez Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico.
By JR. Jowett reporting from ringside: Manny Rivera and matchmaker Will Ruiz (Hard Hitting Prom’ns) returned on Friday,10/28/16 to the Sugarhouse Casino on Philadelphia’s waterfront
The WBA junior middleweight Championship fight between Jack Culcay and Demetrious Andrade is off and will not take place in the foreseeable future.
Ben Hall will face Carson Jones for the WBC International Silver Super-Welterweight title at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London,England on November 26.
Kai Robin Havnaa will face Ihar Karavaeu in a six-round contest on the undercard of the WBA World Super Middleweight title fight between Giovanni De Carolis and Tyron Zeuge on November 5 at the MBS Arena in Potsdam, Germany.
DiBella Entertainment ("DBE"), the most active boxing promoter in New York and one of the foremost in the United States, announced Friday that it has put its dates on hold with the New York State Athletic Commission through the end of the year, effectively ending the boxing program in New York until at least 2017.
In just seven days time boxing’s only eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao from General Santos City, Philippines, collides with WBO welterweight champion Jesse Vargas at the Thomas And Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 5.
Detroit based super featherweight Erik De Leonm scored a third round knockout win over Aldimar Silva from Brazil at the Laredo Energy Center in Laredo, Texas on Friday.
Boxing’s only eight division world champion and future Hall of Famer senator Manny Pacquiao held a media workout on Wednesday at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood in preparation for his WBO welterweight title clash with Jesse Vargas in Las Vegas,Nevada on November 5.
Featherweight world champion Jesus Cuellar and former three-division world champion Abner Mares met face-to-face Thursday at a press conference at OUE Skyspace at US Bank Tower – the tallest building west of the Mississippi River - to discuss their world title showdown presented on Saturday, December 10.
The Kovalev vs. Ward “Pound for Pound” on November 19 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. will now include the 10-round middleweight showdown between Curtis “The Cerebral Assassin” Stevens and James "The King" De La Rosa.
IBF Champion Anthony Joshua is still on course for a planned title defence in Manchester in early December, however, an alternative opponent will now have to be found.
Female Amateur star Katie Taylor has signed with Matchroom Boxing and will make her professional debut at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London,England on November 26.