VASILIY LOMACHENKO-TEOFIMO LOPEZ UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN NEXT
The proposed bout between unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) and IBF belt holder Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) tentatively set for Oct. 3 is officially in jeopardy.
The proposed bout between unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) and IBF belt holder Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 KOs) tentatively set for Oct. 3 is officially in jeopardy.
Undefeated unified world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and former junior welterweight and welterweight titlist Danny Garcia agreed this week to meet in a fall pay-per-view event, and both fighters posted on social media on Friday that the deal was done. The fighters tweeted that the fight will be Nov. 21. The fight…
Amateur boxing is not as popular as it used to be but with an influx of officials, Charles Gill, chairman of the Referees and Judges Commission, believes this can help the Barbados Boxing Association (BBA) in the quest to develop the sport. Gill, an International Boxing Association (AIBA) star one referee of four years…
Angelo Leo is the new WBO Jr. Featherweight World Champion. The 26-year-old Mayweather Promotions fighter dominated Tramaine Williams en route to a unanimous decision live on SHOWTIME Saturday night from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. in the network’s first live boxing event since March 13. Leo won by scores of 117-111 and 118-110 twice.…
Emmanuel “Gameboy” Tagoe should be upset. Given what’s transpired in recent weeks, he’d have every right to be.
Top welterweight Jamal “Shango’’ James will square off against former title challenger Thomas Dulorme in a 12-round battle for the Interim WBA Welterweight Title, headlining the return of FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX, FS1 and FOX Deportes, Saturday, August 8 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
Fighters taking part in Saturday’s SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® main and co-main events participated in a virtual media availability ZOOM webinar on Thursday in advance of SHOWTIME®’s first live boxing event since March. On Wednesday evening, it was announced previous main event fighter Stephen Fulton Jr. tested positive for COVID-19 and was removed from the…
Paulie Malignaggi will no longer be part of the SHOWTIME broadcasting team following his comments on racism and other issues that created an uproar.
Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. believes that he still has the legs and the boxing ability to hang with a much bigger man.
Undefeated contender Tramaine Williams will step in to face fellow unbeaten Angelo Leo for the vacant WBO Jr. Featherweight World Championship in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, August 1, (live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions from Mohegan Sun in Uncasville,…