
Miguel Cotto: A Retrospective
HBO Sports takes a look into the life and career of Miguel Cotto ahead of his final fight against Sadam Ali.
HBO Sports takes a look into the life and career of Miguel Cotto ahead of his final fight against Sadam Ali.
On Saturday, December 2, 2017, Miguel Cotto (41-5, 33 KOs) will step into the ring for the final time in his illustrious career--a career that has earned him recognition as one of Puerto Rico's greatest fighters of all time.
A pair of middleweights looking to fight their way into title contention will face off on Saturday, Dec. 16 in Montreal as once-defeated Virginian Antoine "Action" Douglas (22-1-1, 16 KOs) and Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan (26-2, 18 KOs) of Cork, Ireland go toe-to-toe.
Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev regained his WBO Light Heavyweight World Title in classic Krusher fashion with a second round stoppage of Vyacheslav Shabranskyy at the Theater at Madison Square Garden and live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
The live HBO telecast began with a controversial decision between Yuriorkis Gamboa (28-2, 17 KOs) of Miami, Florida and Jason Sosa (20-3-4, 15 KOs) of Camden, New Jersey.
Former unified Light Heavyweight world champion Sergey Kovalev (31-2-1, 26 KOs) returned to the ring in dramatic fashion.
Once upon a time, Yuriorkis Gamboa (28-2, 17 KOs) was considered one of the most elusive and skilled fighters not only in his division but pound for pound.
Kovalev vs. Shabranskyy is a 12-round fight for the vacant WBO Light Heavyweight World Title promoted by Main Events and Krusher Promotions in association with Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by Medoff Vodka and Leon.ru.
Lamont Roach, Jr. (15-0, 6 KOs) will make his headlining debut as he defends his WBC Youth Super Featherweight Title against Filipino contender Rey "Flash" Perez (21-8, 6 KOs).
On Thursday, November 30, 2017, Lamont Roach Jr. (15-0, 6 KOs) steps into the spotlight as he headlines his first professional fight and defends his WBC Youth Super Featherweight title against Filipino contender, Rey "Flash" Perez (21-8, 6 KOs).
Carl Frampton made a successful ring return at Belfast’s SSE Odyssey Arena on Saturday night, defeating Mexico’s Horacio Garcia on a unanimous points decision.
Diego De La Hoya (20-0, 9 KOs) will return to the ring on Dec. 14 as the main event for Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif.
Fistic fireworks will be on display in the always exciting 108-pound division as former world title challenger and knockout artist Angel "Tito" Acosta (16-1, 16 KOs) of San Juan, Puerto Rico and Nuevo Leon, Mexico's Juan "Pinky" Alejo (25-4-1, 15 KOs) will headline the non-televised undercard of Cotto vs. Ali in a 12-round fight for the Interim WBO Junior Flyweight Title at Madison Square Garden.
Vyacheslav Sharbanskyy (19-1, 16 KOs) will spend his Thanksgiving holiday 3,000 miles away from his adopted hometown of Los Angeles as he hopes to spoil former world champion Sergey Kovalev’s own holiday plans when they meet at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on November 25 live on HBO.
In the highly anticipated HBO World Championship Boxing TV opener, at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, undefeated Long Island bruiser Cletus "The Hebrew Hammer" Seldin (20-0, 16 KOs) faces his toughest test to date, TONIGHT, in Mexican slugger Roberto "Massa" Ortiz (35-1-2, 26 KOs).