The World Heavyweight unification blockbuster between Anthony Joshua MBE and Wladimir Klitschko has broken box office records with over 80,000 tickets sold for the April 29 super fight at Wembley Stadium Connected by EE, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
The rapidly-growing promotional company Ringstar Sports has added another fighter with star potential to their growing roster, as super welterweight standout Money Powell IV has signed to join the company led by longtime boxing executive Richard Schaefer.
In a fight that fans have been calling for since the middle of last year, former IBF Middleweight Champion and current NABO Middleweight Champion David Lemieux (36-3, 32 KOs) will go toe-to-toe with Curtis "The Cerebral Assassin" Stevens (29-5, 21 KOs) to battle for Lemieux's NABO title on Saturday, March 11.
A winner of 19 in a row, featherweight world champion Lee Selby (23-1, 8 KOs) will fight for the second time in the United States when he battles former world champion Jonathan Victor Barros (41-4-1, 22 KOs) live on SHOWTIME EXTREME Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Kicking off 2017's #ThatBoyGood is none other than Gervonta Davis who defeated Jose Pedraza last night to win the IBF title.
Promoter Frank Warren is delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated Heavyweight amateur standout Daniel Dubois on a long-term deal.
Showtime Sports will present marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers in 2017.
HBO BOXING AFTER DARK: FRANCISCO VARGAS VS. MIGUEL BERCHELT happens SATURDAY, January 28 live on HBO at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Super Middleweights Badou Jack "The Ripper" and James "Chunky" DeGale step in the ring to decide who will unify the belts and top the super middleweight division.
Canelo Álvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) will take on former WBC World Middleweight Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) on Cinco de Mayo weekend.
January 14th celebrates a prestigious World Boxing Council female Diamond super bantamweight Championship, between Yazmín "Rusita" Rivas and Amanda Serrano, stoking the traditional pugilistic rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Reigning NABO Junior Welterweight Champion Maurice “Mighty Mo” Hooker (20-0-3, 14 KOs) will face Mexican knockout specialist Juan Pablo “Che Che” Lopez (29-3, 24 KOs) in a 10-round champion defense on the freeview undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland “The Return” on Saturday, February 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Jack vs. DeGale and Pedraza vs. Davis and let us know who you think will win.
Several matchups have been announced for promoter Dmitriy Salita's special Sunday edition of his "Detroit Brawl" series on January 22, 2017, at Masonic Temple in Detroit.
Fast rising featherweight prospect Irvin Gonzalez (4-0, 4 KOs) will continue Worcester's rich boxing tradition Thursday night, January 19, headlining the inaugural "New England's Future" series event against Mexican invader Israel "Tigre" Rojas (9-14, 3 KOs), at the Worcester Palladium.
