Gary Shaw Productions highly ranked lightweight contender, Rustam Nugaev (27-6-1, 17 KOs) has officially signed to fight Russia's Denis Shafikov (33-1-1, 18 KOs) in a 12-round IBF elimination bout.
Undefeated world champions TERENCE CRAWFORD, the Pride of Omaha, and Cuban sensation YURIORKIS GAMBOA, who share identical 23-0 (16 KOs) professional ring records, will battle for Crawford’s newly-won World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight title.
Check out the photos of Ray Beltran in training as he prepares to take on former Super Featherweight titlist, Roman "Rocky" Martinez.
This Saturday afternoon, undefeated Terence Crawford will look to capture his 1st world title when he takes on WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns.
Hank Lundy (24-3-1, 11 KOs) won an easy ten-round unanimous decision victory over Angelo Santana (14-2, 11 KOs) in a Lightweight fight. The fight was part of a card presented by Don King Productions and Showtime Sports.
Rustam Nugaev (26-6-1, 16 KOs), who is ranked WBA # 3, WBC # 7 and IBF # 9, is issuing a challenge to WBO Jr. Lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs), if the Oxnard, California based fighter were to move up to the Lightweight division.
On Saturday afternoon, March 1st, Ricky Burns will make his 4th defense of the WBO Lightweight title when he takes on highly regarded and undefeated Terence Crawford in a 12-round bout.
Showtime Boxing aired their first ShoBox card of this year, highlighted by a Lightweight 10-round fight between Ivan Redkach (16-0, 13 KOs) and Tony Luis (17-2, 7 KOs).
Undefeated Ukrainian lightweight prospect Ivan "The Terrible" Redkach (15-0, 13 KOs) will continue to follow his American dream on January 17, in Memphis as he makes his U.S. network debut in the 10-round main event against Canadian Tony "The Lightning" Luis (17-1-1, 7 KOs) on ShoBox: The New Generation.
On January 17, DiBella Entertainment will present the premiere show of the 2014 ShoBox: The New Generation season with an exciting quadrupleheader live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Last night before a boisterous sold out crowd at the Aviator Sports and Events Center in Brooklyn, NY, DiBella Entertainment presented the latest edition of its popular Broadway Boxing series. The special-edition Saturday Broadway Boxing card was entitled "Battle for Brooklyn" and was headlined by Brooklyn's fan-favorite welterweight contenders Gabriel "Tito" Bracero and Dmitriy "Star of David" Salita.
On December 20, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s- SMS Promotions will host a special Friday night of boxing at the beautiful Resorts World Casino NYC in Jamaica, Queens. Titled “Big Apple Boxing,” it is 50 Cent’s second card held at the recently built casino.
Round By Round Boxing Lightweight Rankings.
