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Frankel Claims Victory Via Technical Decision!
Tacoma, WA (January 6th, 2013) – Halquist Productions’ Battle at the Boat 90 featured high paced action in which only one fight went the distance. In the main event, Rob Frankel put on an overwhelming [...]
Camacho Jr-Salita on February 9th
Golden Boy Promotions has negotiated an agreement with Zeferino Entertainment for Hector “Machito” Camacho Jr. (55-5-29ko) to face Brooklyn’s fan favorite Dmitriy Salita (35-1-18ko’s). This will [...]
Damien Hooper: “Tell your readers at Eastside to follow me!”
Australian Olympic team representative Damien "Super" Hooper is chomping at the bit to turn professional, just days after inking a management agreement with Xcite Fight Promotions. Viewed by many as potentially [...]
Marco Antonio Rubio Sets Sights On Middleweight Division
Mexican power-puncher Marco Antonio Rubio has decided to relinquish the World Boxing Federation World Super Middleweight title, in order to return to the middleweight division and focus on getting another [...]
Barthelemy wins first controversial decision of 2013
By Joseph Herron - If fight fans were hopeful for less controversy throughout the boxing New Year, their optimism was quickly dashed after watching the season opener of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.
Highly [...]
Roberto Acevedo shines in Miami,FL
Puerto Rican rising prospect, Roberto Acevedo ( 7-0, 4 KO' s ) defeated veteran Mexican, Francisco Rios (17-18, 12 KO's) by TKO in the first round, in a match scheduled for 6 rounds at the super middleweight [...]
Weights: Frankel vs. White
10 Round Main Event
Rob Frankel - 144
Jermaine White - 145
Contract Weight: 144 lbs.
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Lopez-Santos on 2/2 in Puerto Rico; Greene vs. Odom
Former two time world champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez had a media day today where he showed his great condition in his training for his return to the ring against Aldimar Silva Santos on February [...]
Weights: Muwendo vs. Nuponyi; Warriors Conquest II
Sterling Entertainment Group in association with Fight Area 51 presents Pound for Pound II Saturday January 5th. Fighters weighed in Friday night and met with the media prior to Saturday’s show.
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Froch vs. Stevenson update
Finally, after much speculation about his next opponent, International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight Carl "The Cobra" Froch (30-2-0, 22 KOs), of Great Britain, is forced to defend his belt [...]
Fans Vote for 2012 Top Rank Awards and the Winners are…
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (January 4, 2013) -- Boxing fans from around the world avoided falling off the Fistical Cliff by doing their civic duty.
Fans were invited to vote for their favorite [...]
American Heavyweight Skipp Scott Ready for Big Test
One of the "hidden giants" on the American heavyweight scene, Houston, Texas big man Skipp "Strictly Business" Scott (15-1, 10 KOs) will begin to come out of the shadows on Thursday, January 10, as he [...]
Lamont Peterson vs. Kendall Holt possible for February 22nd on ESPN2
By Bill Phanco: IBF light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) looks to be finally about to defend his IBF title after having won it over a year ago in defeating former IBF/WBA light [...]
Yuri Foreman to fight on January 23rd in New York
By Jeff Sorby: 32-year-old former WBA World light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-2, 8 KO’s) will finally be returning to the ring on January 23rd against an opponent still to be determined at [...]
Canelo Alvarez not likely to face Trout next
By Rob Smith: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s manager Eddy Reynosa says that he and Canelo will be meeting with Golden Boy Promotions in two weeks to decide who will be Canelo’s [...]
Pacquiao not ready to retire, says he’s feeling good
By Rob Smith: In response to the comment from a Filipino doctor that he might have the symptoms of early Parkinson’s disease, Manny Pacquiao spoke up and said he’s feeling fine and isn’t planning [...]
Broner with possibility to fight on May 4th if he massacres Gavin Rees on 2/16
By Michael Collins: WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner (25-0, 21 KO’s) can write his own ticket to a highly visible fight on May 4th on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. undercard on HBO if Broner routes [...]
Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy headlines season premier of “Friday Night Fights”
By Joseph Herron - Highly touted Super Featherweight prospect Rances “Kid Blast” Barthelemy (17-0, 11 KOs) takes his first step towards 130 pound contention tonight on the season premier of ESPN’s [...]
Weights: Barthelemy vs. Usmanee; Frankel vs. White
Weights from Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida
Gonzalez Makes Weight Easily; Ennis Comes in Heavy
12-Round IBF #2 Elimination Main Event
Rances Barthelemy 128.25 vs. Arash Usmanee 128.75
Jonathan [...]
Matthysse-Dallas Jr. & Aydin-Soto Karass on January 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada
LOS ANGELES, January 3 - SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® will return with hard hitting action on Saturday, January 26 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas live on SHOWTIME® (10:00 p.m. [...]
Guerrero-Berto picked 2012 “Fight of the Year” by World Boxing Council; Gonzales vs. Mouton
January 3, 2013 - The WBC board of governors have voted Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero vs. Andre Berto as their 2012 "Fight of the Year". Guerrero, a four-division and six-time world champion, and former [...]
Tyson Fury calls out MMA heavyweight Cain Velazquez
By Michael Collins: British heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s) is reportedly interested in taking on UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velazquez in a fight in the ring or in the cage. The 6’9” Fury [...]
Double Header Tops Off NBSN Fight Night Season Opener Jan 19
NBC Sports Network's Fight Night boxing series kicks off its second season on Saturday, January 19th, with a high-voltage double header. The nationally televised event will be shown live from the Mohegan [...]
Peter Fury hoping Tyson will fight Vitali in March
By Michael Collins: Peter Fury, the trainer for unbeaten #4 WBC Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KO’s), is hoping that the 24-year-old Fury can jump in line in front of the arguably much more popular David Haye [...]
Juan Manuel Lopez faces Aldimar Silva Santos on February 2nd in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Brazilian Aldimar Silva Santos will be the rival of former two time world champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez in his return to the ring on February 2, 2013, at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in [...]