Junior featherweight world champion and Brooklyn-native Amanda "The Real Deal" Serrano (30-1-1, 23 KOs) is set to battle former two-division world champion Yazmin Rivas (35-9-1, 10 KOs) in the first nationally televised women's world title bout in nearly a decade on Saturday, January 14, live on SHOWTIME EXTREME from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday, super middleweight world champions Badou Jack and James DeGale,plus junior lightweight world champion Jose Pedraza and unbeaten challenger Gervonta Davis, donated and distributed Thanksgiving meals.
A star-studded press conference took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday, as Floyd Mayweather, along with several New York boxing "ambassadors," signified the return of boxing to New York by announcing the super middleweight world championship unification fight featuring Badou Jack against James DeGale that will take place Saturday, January 14 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME®.
WBC Super Middleweight World Champion Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs) and IBF Super Middleweight World Champion James DeGale (23-1, 14 KOs)will look to stake their claim as the best 168-pound fighter in the world when they meet in a title unification clash on Saturday, January 14 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and live on SHOWTIME as boxing returns to New York for the first time in five months.
SHOWTIME Sports will present seven marquee boxing matches pitting top-10 rated champions in the prime of their careers against fellow top-10 rated challengers over four consecutive months beginning in December.
This year, two great matchups were on the verge of finalization--a welterweight title unification between Kell Brook and Jessie Vargas, and Chris Eubank Jr. challenging middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin.
Unified WBO and WBA Super World Flyweight champion, Juan Francisco Estrada, was on hand at the DC Armory to support his friend Rogelio "Porky" Medina in his attempt to win a world title against IBF Super Middleweight champion, James DeGale.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, the WBC Super Middleweight champion, Badou Jack (20-1-2, 12 KOs), fought to a majority draw against former world titlist, Lucian Bute (32-3-1, 23 KOs) in the co-main event of Showtime’s Super Middleweight double-header that also featured James DeGale vs. Rogelio Medina.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, the IBF Super Middleweight champion, James “Chunky” DeGale (23-1, 12KOs), defeated Mexican contender, Rogelio “Porky” Medina (36-7, 30 KOs) in the co-main event of Showtime’s Super Middleweight doubleheader that also featured Badou Jack vs. Lucian Bute.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, Badou Jack retained his WBC Super Middleweight title in a controversial draw against Lucian Bute on Showtime, setting up a fall unification with IBF champion James DeGale, who defended his IBF crown in controversial fashion against Rogelio Medina in the opening bout from the DC Armory.
Badou Jack takes on Lucian Bute and James DeGale takes on Rogelio Medina, Saturday Live On SHOWTIME® At 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT From the DC Armory In Washington, D.C.
Read on for Round By Round Boxing's staff predictions for Jack vs. Bute and DeGale vs. Medina and let us know who you think will win.
Fight week began Wednesday for the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader taking place Saturday, April 30 at the DC Armory in Washington, D.C. as fighters toured monuments throughout the nation’s capital before they enter the ring for their respective world title fights on Saturday night.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016 Showtime presents a championship boxing doubleheader that begins at 10:00 pm, EST and features a pair of super middleweight world title fights.
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, WBC Super Middleweight champion Badou Jack (20-1-1, 12 KOs) and former world champion Lucian Bute (32-3, 25 KOs) battle in a 12-round bout live from the DC Armory in Washington, DC.
