THE WEEK IN BOXING – SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week in Boxing – September 19, 2018!
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week in Boxing – September 19, 2018!
Former WBA super welterweight world champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara (25-3-2, 14 KOs), felt inspired by the state of boxing after watching last Saturday night’s main event between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Surging super middleweight Brandon Robinson won his 11th straight bout as he took out Ernest Amuzu in round three of their scheduled eight-round bout that headlined a nine-bout card this past Friday night at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
Ali Trophy Super-Middleweight Final reserve Chris Eubank Jr. faces JJ McDonagh over ten rounds on the George Groves vs Callum Smith undercard on 28 September at The Indoor Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
LAS VEGAS – Watching Gennady Golovkin lose to Canelo Alvarez hurt Abel Sanchez almost as much as it hurt Golovkin himself.
Bolstered by the exploits of pugilists like Joseph Akhasamba, Nasser Athumani, Ashira Oure, Conjestina Achieng’, and a growing number of activities, boxing is steadily making its presence felt in Kenya again.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. says a rematch of his much-hyped 2015 fight with Manny Pacquiao will take place this year.
Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, boxing’s former pound-for-pound king, won a fight Saturday night on the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin 2 undercard for the first time in two years.
LAS VEGAS – A year and an enormous amount of trash talk later, there still wasn’t much separating Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez.
IBF European welterweight title holder, Larry ‘The Natural’ Ekundayo, talks about his career as a boxer and many more in this interview.