ZOLANI TETE-OMAR NARVAEZ SET FOR APRIL 21
Zolani Tete-Omar Narvaez is on! WBO World bantamweight champion Zolani “Las Born” Tete will defend his title versus Omar Narvaez on April 21 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
GUYANA BOXING ASSOCIATION TO HONOR PATRICK FORD
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) in collaboration with McDonald Promotions will on February 25, at the National Gymnasium, host the inaugural Patrick Ford Memorial, which will see fighters from Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia and Suriname converging on Guyanese soil in what is anticipated to be an evening of entertaining boxing. Patrick Ford, who…
RICHARD COMMEY: I’M 100% FOCUSED!
Former world lightweight title challenger Richard Commey says he’s ready for what’s expected to be a stiff test when he meets undefeated Alejandro Luna in a 12-round IBF Lightweight Title Eliminator. The bout will kick off the SHOWTIME BOXING on SHO EXTREME on Saturday, March 10, from Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. Commey…
DIRRELL-UZCATEGUI REMATCH ON MAR. 3 WILDER-ORTIZ CARD
BROOKLYN (February 12, 2018) – Top super middleweight contender Andre Dirrell clashes with hard-hitting Jose Uzcategui in a rematch for the IBF Interim 168-pound world title live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 3 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™, as part of a tripleheader presented by Premier Boxing Champions. Heavyweight champion Deontay “The…
THE WEEK IN BOXING – FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Check out Eric Armit’s comprehensive report in The Week In Boxing – February 12, 2018!
JULIUS INDONGO FIGHTS FOR ANOTHER WORLD TITLE ON MAR. 9
NEW YORK – Undefeated 140-pound contender Regis Prograis will now face former unified world champion Julius Indongo for the vacant Interim WBC Super Lightweight World Championship on Friday, March 9, in the 12-round main event of SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT from Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, South Dakota.…
BERCHELT DESTROYS GHANA’S AWUKU IN THREE ROUNDS
It’s becoming an increasingly embarrassing scenario, where an unprepared Ghanaian boxer is treated like one by a world class opponent. Ghana’s Maxwell Awuku tasted canvas twice before suffering a third-round TKO loss to Mexico’s Miguel Berchelt.
ROY JONES JR. ENDS CAREER WITH DECISION WIN
Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida – In what he says was the final fight of his long career, 49-year-old ring Roy Jones Jr. (66-9, 47 KOs) delighted his hometown crowd by winning a ten round unanimous decision over Scott Sigmon (30-12-1, 16 KOs) in a cruiserweight contest. All three judges had it 98-92. Jones…
DANNY GARCIA MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
PHILADELPHIA – One day after the city celebrated its first Super Bowl championship, two-division world champion Danny “Swift” Garcia was joined by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Dannell Ellerbe at a media workout in Philadelphia as Garcia prepares for his welterweight world title eliminator against former champion Brandon Rios Saturday, February 17 live on SHOWTIME from Mandalay…
BELLEVILLE BOXING CLUBS HAS TWO GOLDEN GLOVES WINNERS
The nonprofit Belleville Boxing Club entered two amateur fighters in the St. Louis Golden Gloves Tournament held at the Heart of St. Charles conference center last week. And two fighters returned to the Belleville Boxing Club with championships. Larry Wade, 28, of Alorton, is the St. Louis novice super heavyweight for the second…