Latest Boxing News

A full undercard of action is expected on Saturday, June 8 when a roster of top local talent and international contenders step into the ring at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. to lead up to the highly anticipated  Showtime tripleheader headlined by the bout between Marcos “El Chino” Maidana and “The Riverside Rocky” Josesito Lopez.
A clash between welterweight contenders and a showdown of heavyweight power hitters will be on tap for Showtime Extreme viewers when unbeaten Japanese standout Yoshihiro Kamegai faces Venezuela’s former World Champion Johan Perez in …

As the holiday weekend gets underway in the United States, there will be no rest for the warriors stepping into the ring at Domo De La Feria in Leon, Mexico, when one of the best female fighters on the planet, Mexico City’s Zulina “La Loba” Muñoz, defends her WBC Super Flyweight World Championship in a 10-round fight against Soledad “La Negra” Macedo. In the co-featured bout, the WBC USNBC Middleweight title will be on the line in a 12-round contest pitting champion Bruno “Tiburon” Sandoval of Mexico City against Rafael …

Tonight on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, live on TV at 10 pm Eastern at the Mohegan Sun, Delvin Rodriguez takes on Freddy Hernandez in the 10-round main event. Undefeated prospects Issouf Kinda and Michael Moore are also featured on the card. Right here, you’ll find the complete weigh-in results for Rodriguez vs. Hernandez, along with photos of the weigh-ins as well. Take a look.

The Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler II weigh-ins were held early this afternoon in London, in front of an enthusiastic crowd of supporters for Froch, as well as the other British fighters on the card, including George Groves and Tony Bellew – some potential future rivals in that mix as well. Right here, you’ll find the complete Froch vs. Kessler II weigh-in results, including the official weights of the fighters, some photos from the weigh-in, and more. Take a look.

In just a few short weeks, undefeated phenom Mikey Garcia puts his belt on the line against the former undefeated phenom, and former belt holder, Juan Manuel Lopez. Garcia vs. Lopez promises to be an exiting and intriguing bout, and right here, you can find the official video preview for the fight from Top Rank. Take a look.

A virtual unknown less than 12 months ago, hard-hitting Sergey Kovalev is one fight away from challenging for the world light-heavyweight title.
Kovalev, of Chelyabinsk, Russia, takes on Cornelius White, of Houston, TX, in a scheduled 12-round elimination fight on Friday evening, June 14, at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. The winner becomes the No. 1 challenger for the IBF crown, currently held by Bernard Hopkins, of Philadelphia, PA.

Betting on Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler Rematch:
We’ve been waiting months to see the highly anticipated rematch between the Dane Mikkel Kessler and the Brit Carl Froch, who last fought back in 2010 as part of the Super Six Tournament. Then, Kessler won fairly comfortably, although Froch and his team disputed the decision. Since that time, a lot has changed in the careers of each man, and even with that previous win, Kessler is not coming into the rematch as the betting favorite.

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has put together a stellar undercard for tomorrow night’s ESPN Friday Night Fights event at the Mohegan Sun Arena. ESPN Friday Night Fight sis headlined by a ten round clash between longtime New England fan favorite Delvin Rodriguez and former world title challenger Freddy “EL Riel” Hernandez of Los Angeles.
The televised ten round co-main event features undefeated New York City junior welterweight prospect Issouf Kinda battling Chris Howard of Crossville, Tennessee.
Headlining the undercard on Friday night is an eight round junior middleweight battle between undefeated Cleveland …

The Carl Froch vs. Mikkel Kessler rematch is just two days away, and the fighters have said everything that they can say, and have done all of their hard work and preparation. With the weigh-ins set for Friday afternoon, and open to the enthusiastic public, both Froch and Kessler have taken to enjoying a bit of down time before their clash.

On March 30, top-rated light heavyweight contender Isaac “Golden Boy” Chilemba (20-1-2, 9KO’s) and reigning WBC silver light heavyweight champion Tony Bellew (19-1-1, 12KO’s) battled to a 12-round split decision draw in Bellew’s backyard of Liverpool. Now, the two combatants are set to go at it again this Saturday night, on the undercard of the much anticipated rematch between defending IBF super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler at the beautiful O2 Arena in London. The bout, promoted by Matchroom Sport, in association with DiBella Entertainment, is scheduled for …

Germany’s Jennifer Retzke and Sweden’s Mikaela Laurén are set to face each other, for the IBF Light Middleweight World title, at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Friday, July 5th 2013.  Retzke, who won the IBF crown on her second attempt, has had a stellar career that has seen her capture not only the IBF World title but also the German Welterweight title.

IBF super featherweight champion Argenis “The Thunderstorm” Mendez (21-2-, 10 KOs) has arrived in England and joined his trainer, Lee Beard, to prepare for his first title defense.
Mendez, a 2004 Dominican Republic Olympian now living in Miami, captured the IBF crown this past March in a rematch, destroying defending champion Juan Carlos Salgado in four rounds.

Before the much-anticipated showdown on Saturday night, June 8, between the most dangerous super middleweight, Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (20-1-0, 17 KOs), and World Boxing Council (WBC),The Ring Magazine and linear light heavyweight champion, “Bad” Chad Dawson (31-2-0, 17 KOs), the stacked undercard features a pair of international stars adding spectacular excitement for boxing fans in attendance as well as those watching on HBO’s “Boxing After Dark,” live from the historic Bell Centre in Montreal.

Thompson Boxing Promotions and Banner Promotions are re-signing Tijuana’s crackerjack super featherweight contender Juan Carlos Burgos (30-1-1, 20 KOs) to a second promotional contract. After coming extremely close to winning a world title why stop now?
Co-Promoters Thompson Boxing and Banner Promotions and Burgos held a press conference luncheon on Wednesday in East Los Angeles to celebrate the re-connection at the world famous Tamayo Restaurant.

Carl Froch has issued a war cry to his fans to create a carnival atmosphere at the public weigh-in for the his blockbuster rematch with Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night at the O2 Arena live on Sky Sports Box Office in ‘Warriors’ Call’ in association with Betfair.