truTV and Top Rank will partner to exclusively televise a Friday night boxing series beginning May 1 at 10 p.m. ET. The new series will launch with a card featuring two title bouts inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
After coming close to world championship glory in 2014, Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs), a former United States amateur standout, delivered on his promise in impressive fashion Saturday night, knocking out defending champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-9, 48 KOs).
Jhonny Gonzalez, Gary Russell Jr., Jermell Charlo and Vanes Martirosyan weighed in before their respective bouts on Saturday night.
Juan Francisco Estrada and Rommel Asenjo weighed in on Friday before they clash on Satuday night live on beIN Sports Espanol.
In preparation for one of the biggest fights in boxing history, Showtime is set to air a special documentary series that will focus on Floyd Mayweather as he prepares for his mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao.
When the Saturday, April 18 fight between Lucas "La Maquina" Matthysse and "The Siberian Rocky" Ruslan Provodnikov at Turning Stone Resort Casino was announced, the boxing world erupted - and ticket sales mimicked the enthusiasm.
Kell Brook and Jo Jo Dan weighed in before they go toe-to-toe on Saturday night in Sheffield.
Saturday, March 28, 2015 live on Showtime at 6:15 pm, EST from the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England, Kell Brook (33-0, 22 KOs) makes his first world title defense against No. 1 challenger, Jo Jo Dan (34-2, 18 KOs).
Kell Brook talks about returning to form after being stabbed and a potential clash with Amir Khan.
Two days before their important fights live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT), this Saturday, March 28, hard-hitting WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, 2008 U.S. Olympian and former world title challenger Gary Russell Jr., undefeated super welterweight Jermell Charlo and once-beaten super welterweight Vanes Martirosyan participated in the final press conference at The Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
A little more than two weeks in advance of his highly anticipated bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 KOs) hosted media at the Bald Eagle Recreation Center in Washington, D.C.
On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Golden Boy Promotions held a media workout that featured Julian Ramirez, Everton Lopez, and Nick Arce as they prepare for their respective fights, which will take place on April 2 at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The excellent night of fights featuring WBC Featherweight World Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs)defending his title against highly regarded contender Gary Russell Jr. (25-1, 14 KOs) and top 154-pound contenders Jermell Charlo (25-0, 11 KOs) and Vanes Martirosyan (35-1-1, 21 KOs) squaring offwill be supplemented by a full night of undercard fights featuring first class fighters in tough matchups.
Two hard-nosed Mexican warriors will battle it out at Domo Dos Aguas in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico on Saturday, March 28, as Buenavista, Mexico's Javier "Implacable" Prieto faces Tijuana, Baja California's Jorge "Pantera" Silva in a 10-round welterweight matchup to be televised live on FOX Deportes and Claro Sports.
Saturday, March 28, 2015, Kell Brook defends his IBF Welterweight title for the first time against Jo Jo Dan.
