Former WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Johan "El Terrible" Perez (20-2-1, 13 KOs) returned to the ring on Friday, Jan. 16 to win the vacant NABA Welterweight title at the Polideportivo José María Vargas in La Guaira, Venezuela. Perez defeated Humberto "Betillo" Gutierrez (29-6-2, 21 KOs) via a 12-round unanimous decision.
The 50th birthday celebration for future Hall of Famer Bernard "The Alien" Hopkins will have even more fireworks with the addition of Philadelphia favorites Raymond "Tito" Serrano and Avery Sparrow, plus several other exciting undercard bouts featuring East Coast talent on Golden Boy Live! at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on Tuesday, January 20 airing on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes.
American boxer, Deontay Wilder, earned the WBC Heavyweight belt Saturday night against Bermane Stiverne. What should we expect from him in the future?
Check out photos from Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder, plus the undercard bouts.
America finally has its heavyweight world champion as Alabama's Deontay Wilder dethroned defending champion Bermane Stiverne via unanimous decision (118-109, 119-108, 120-107) Saturday on SHOWTIME® from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
In the first big test of his career, Deontay Wilder (33-0, 32 KOs) passed with flying colors as he jabbed and boxed his way to a unanimous decision win over Bermane Stiverne (24-2-1, 21 KOs) to win the WBC Heavyweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In the headline bout of Showtime Extreme's undercard coverage of the title fight between Bermane Stiverne and Deontay Wilder, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (11-0, 9 KOs) scored a ninth-round knockout over Garrett Wilson (13-8-1, 7 KOs) in a Cruiserweight fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nick Arce (1-0, 1 KO) will fight against an unannounced opponent on the undercard of the IBF Bantamweight title fight between Randy Caballero and Alberto Guevara on February 27 at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio California.
RBRBoxing's Lou Catalano takes a look at the confusing path that Leo Santa Cruz's career has taken and how he ended up fighting another over-matched opponent tonight.
Golden Boy Promotions and Eye of the Tiger Management have joined together as Canadian fan favorite and tour de force David Lemieux has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions.
On February 27, Mexicali's Diego De La Hoya (8-0, 6 KOs) makes his move up to fight in his first eight-round bout in the evening's co-main event when he faces Los Angeles' Manuel "Suavecito" Roman (17-3-3, 6 KOs) at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
Watch Friday's official weigh-in for "RETURN TO GLORY: BERMANE STIVERNE vs. DEONTAY WILDER" which takes place this Saturday, Jan. 17, live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
This Saturday, January 17, 2015, Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs) defends his WBC strap against hard-hitting American, Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder (32-0, 32 KOs). Read on for RBRBoxing's staff predictions.
On the wake of Al Haymon’s huge announcement of his new deal with NBC, one has to wonder, what does the future hold for boxing and the super power promoters who rule it?
"RETURN TO GLORY: Stiverne vs. Wilder" fight week is officially here as WBC Heavyweight World Champion Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne and undefeated No. 1 challenger Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder made their grand arrivals today.
