What Did We Learn From Andre Ward's Narrow Victory Over Sergey Kovalev?
This won’t be the Vitali Klitschko moment when his gutsy performance in his loss to Lennox Lewis catapulted him into a boxing star.
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Maurice Hooker Looks for His Coming out Party on the Kovalev-Ward Undercard
Fast-rising junior welterweight prospect Maurice "Mighty Mo" Hooker (21-0-2, 16 KOs) is poised for a breakout performance as he takes on veteran Darleys Perez on the Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward HBO PPV undercard on November 19 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Salita And “Big Baby” Miller Spar Over Promotional Contract
It looks as if American heavyweight Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (18-0-1, 16 Knockouts) will get a tougher fight outside of the ring then he last encountered in his most recent bout against Fred Kassi last month in upstate New York where the 28-year old brash heavyweight stopped the grizzled veteran in three rounds when Kassi claimed he could not continue due to a hand injury.
“Big Baby” Makes Short Work of Kassi, Menard Scores Another ShoBox KO
Heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (18-0-1, 16 KOs) took one step closer to graduating from prospect to contender by defeating Fred Kassi (18-6-1, 10 KOs) by technical knockout on ShoBox.
Sergey Kovalev Defeats Isaac Chilemba
The interim title defense was a homecoming of sorts for the IBf/WBO/WBA Light Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1, 26 KOs) as he worked over the tough and very durable Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) in front a hometown crowd.
Junior Wright Takes on Beibut Shumenov Saturday Night
Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs), the tough as nails cruiserweight from Chicago spent the better part of Tuesday working in the paint department at his local Home Depot.
Nikolay Potapov Will Face Stephen Young in Main Event on Shobox This Friday
Salita Promotions brings their cavalcade of international boxing stars to the Turning Stone Resorts Casino in Verona, NY this Friday for a Shobox:The New Generation tripleheader.
“Big Baby” Miller: “I Want to Massacre the Heavyweight Division”
Jarrell “Big Baby’ Miller (15-01, 13 KOs) will make his second consecutive appearance on Showtime’s Shobox: The New Generation series when he takes on Donovan Dennis (12-2, 10 KOs) this Friday night at the Casino del Sol in Tucson, Arizona for the vacant WBA North American title.
Lou Dibella: “The Wilder-Szpilka World Title Bout Might Be the Biggest Crowd Ever at Barclays Center”
Cooler heads prevailed at this afternoon's final press conference in midtown Manhattan before the WBC world heavyweight championship bout Saturday evening between defending champion Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) and Polish challenger Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs).
For Shawn Porter There’s No Plan B, Only Keith Thurman
While “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs) took in the fights this past weekend at Booklyn’s Barclays Center, it was clear that he had one thing in mind and that is getting Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) in the ring with him.
Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin Weigh-In Results
In the highly anticipated middleweight world championship bout and the battle for Brooklyn supremacy, WBA middleweight champion Daniel "The Miracle Man" Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) weighed in at 159.5 pounds and Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs) weighed in at 159 pounds.
Chris Algieri Is Making Himself at Home at Barclays Center
Nearly 18 months ago Chris Algieri (20-2, 8 KOs) came to Barclays Center as a heavy underdog to Ruslan Provodnikov. Come Saturday night, Algieri will be in the unfamiliar role as the favorite when he takes on Erick Bone.
Nikolay Potapov Sets Sights on Caballero-Haskins Winner
While the Bantamweight world title clash between champion Randy Caballero and Lee Haskin won’t be -one of the four televised bouts this Saturday night on Canelo Alavarez-Miguel Cotto HBO PPV telecast, Nikolay Potapov, the undefeated world ranked fighter from Podolsk, Russia will be sure to tune in.
Oscar De La Hoya Bids Floyd Mayweather a Fond Farewell
In the December issue of Playboy Magazine hitting newsstands tomorrow, former six-weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya wrote a letter to recently retired Floyd Mayweather to let him know exactly how he feels about him. In the letter, De La Hoya hits Mayweather harder than he ever did when the two met in the ring in 2007.
Ruslan Provodnikov Stops Jesus Rodriguez in Round 4
In his first bout since losing a hard fought battle with Lucas Matthysse in April and his first bout since parting ways with trainer Freddie Roach, Ruslan “Siberan Rocky” Provodnikov (25-4, 18 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten Mexican fighter Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez (14-1, 11 KOs) by TKO in the fourth round in Monte Carlo.