WBA Featherweight World Champion Jesus Cuellar (27-1, 21 KOs) will take on exciting Puerto Rican contender Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo (26-4, 16 KOs) Saturday, December 5 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn live on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT).
The Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona played host to a night of exciting fights, three of which were televised on the Friday, October 24 edition of Showtime's "ShoBox: The New Generation" series.
Unbeaten rising star Antoine “Action” Douglas will fight on ShoBox: The New Generation for a fifth time when he takes on Les “Lock N Load” Sherrington in a clash of world-ranked middleweights in the main event of a quadrupleheader live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) on Friday, Nov. 6, at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center (DLVEC), across from the D Las Vegas in iconic Downtown Las Vegas.
The six fighters who’ll be fighting on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow/Friday, Oct. 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., made weight Thursday on their first attempts inside The Lucky Saloon at Fort McDowell Casino in Fort McDowell, Ariz.
Undefeated heavyweight Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller unofficially began his boxing career by protecting himself on the streets of his Flatbush neighborhood as a teenager.
Gary Russell Jr. (26-1, 15 KOs) will make the first defense of his WBC Featherweight World Title when he takes on Oscar Escandón (24-2, 16 KOs) in the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main event on Saturday, Nov. 14 from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME (10:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
Undefeated Minnesota-based middleweight Rob "Bravo" Brant (17-0, 11 KOs) says he's nervous, but excited for his showdown against Louis "The Unknown" Rose (13-2-1, 5 KOs) of Los Angeles this Friday, Oct. 23.
Adrien Broner revived his career with his fourth world title victory in his win over Khabib Allakhverdiev and now aims to remain focused on both boxing and the lucrative business that follows.
ShoBox: The New Generation returns on Friday, Oct. 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT) with a quadrupleheader that matches eight young prospects against each other in the toughest fights of their budding careers.
Super middleweight world champion James DeGale (21-1, 14 KOs), of England, and former world champion Lucian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs), of Montreal, completed a two-city, two-country kickoff press conference Thursday in London to formally announce their Nov. 28 showdown in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® live on SHOWTIMEfrom the Vidéotron Centre of Quebec City. There also was a press conference Tuesday in Quebec City.
Friendship took a backseat at an afternoon press conference at Planet Hollywood in New York’s Times Square today to announce the long awaited matchup between WBA Middleweight World Champion Daniel “The Miracle Man” Jacobs (30-1, 27 KOs) and former world champion Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (32-0-1, 23 KOs).
Adrien Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) indicated in his pre-fight interview that on Saturday night he was planning to let his fists do the talking. He held up half of that statement and actually let his fists lead him to a victory over Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-2, 9 KOs) by a referee stoppage in the 12th and final round.
Adrien Broner and Khabib Allakhverdiev both made weight ahead of their WBA championship clash on Saturday night. The fight will air live on Showtime.
Adrien Broner made a big name for himself in the boxing community circa 2013 for really no other reason besides the premature comparisons to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his antics outside (and sometimes inside) the ring. After two losses, many are wondering if Broner can still be a force in boxing.
Adrien Broner (30-2, 22 KOs) and Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-1, 9 KOs) held a media workout at The Punch House in Cincinnati on Wednesday as they prepare for this Saturday's WBA Super Lightweight World Championship, live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from U.S. Bank Arena.
