They were Boxcino champions, and in each of their last bouts, Willie Monroe Jr. and John Thompson fought for world titles. This Saturday night, June 11 they will meet in a very important bout at the Turning Stone Resort Casino.
In a mesmeric night of boxing, Britain gained a new world champion and retained one as “World War III” lived up to its billing at the Manchester Arena, England.
Kugan Cassius of Box Nation speaks with John Thompson before he faces Liam Smith for the WBO World Junior-Middleweight.
Above is the full press conference video from Wednesday's press conference for the World War III event that will take place this Saturday at the Manchester Arena.
WBO number-five ranked junior middleweight contender & Boxcino 2015 champion, John "Apollo Kidd" Thompson arrived Thursday morning in Manchester, England in advance of his October 10th WBO junior middleweight world title clash with Liam Smith that will take place at the Manchester Arena.
The two champions from the 2015 Boxcino tournament, Heavyweight Andrey Fedosov and Jr. Middleweight John Thompson have each entered the world rankings on the strength of their tournament wins.
On the final edition of ESPN 2's Friday Night Fights, two 2015 Boxcino champions were crowned--one in the Super Welterweight division and one in the Heavyweight division.
Brandon Adams, Vito Gasparyan, John Thompson and Stanyslav Skorokhod all won their quarterfinal match-ups at the Mohegan Sun and advanced to the semi-final round of the Boxcino 2015 jr. middleweight tournament.
Check out the photos from last nights ShoBox telecast which featured an exhilarating knockout by Frank Galarza over previously unbeaten John Thompson.
Friday, January 17, 2014, ShoBox: The New Generation starts off their 2014 campaign with an exciting lineup of fights.
TONIGHT at The Washington Hilton, a special night of professional boxing will highlight the “Fight for Children” charity event.
