If Chris Algieri is apprehensive about his upcoming opponent against the 26-year-old Errol Spence, he certainly didn't show it when speaking at last week's Premier Boxing Champions press conference in Midtown, Manhattan.
Newly crowned Heavyweight champion Charles Martin has his eyes set on unifying the division.
Ivan Golub (10-0, 8 KOs) blasted out Juan Rodriguez (12-4, 5 KOs) and scored a TKO victory in the first round.
In a fun battle of unbeaten prospects Botisher Obidov (4-0-1, 1 KO) eked out a narrow unanimous decision over Ramil Gadzhiev (1-1, 1 KO) with all three judges scoring the fight 39-37.
Undefeated Notre Dame alum Mike Lee (16-0, 10 KOs) was sharp in his cruiserweight outing as he stopped Joseph Gardner (11-9-1, 1 KO) 43 seconds into round three.
In non-televised action, Brooklyn's Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KOs) thrilled the hometown crowd with an exciting and dominant victory over Danny Kelly (9-2-1, 8 KOs).
Brooklyn's Julian Sosa (4-0-1, 2 KOs) thrilled his many fans in attendance with a dominant performance on his way to stopping Bryan Timmons (3-7, 3 KOs) at 1:48 into the second round.
American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defended his WBC title for the third time with a devastating ninth round knockout of Polish challenger Artur Szpilka on Saturday night, live on SHOWTIME in front of 12,668 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
On Saturday, January 16, 2016, Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) defended his wBC Heavweight title with a ninth-round knockout victory against Artur Szpilka in front of 12,668 boxing fans at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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).
WBC Heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) will make the third defense of his title against the powerful Polish puncher, Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs), live on Showtime, this Saturday at 10:00 pm, EST.
This Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, it will be a historic night of boxing because not one but two world heavyweight title bouts will take place on one card.
For the first time in boxing history, two heavyweight world title fights will be streamed live on YOUTUBE as SHOWTIME Sports offers this Saturday's SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader on the video-sharing site beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
On Saturday, January 16, 2016, undefeated WBC Heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs) defends his title in a 12-round bout against once-beaten Polish contender, Artur Szpilka (20-1, 15 KOs).
Earlier this week, Deontay Wilder and Artur Szpilka participated in a media conference call ahead of their Heavyweight clash on January 16 at Barclays Center.
