GERVONTA DAVIS STEAMROLLS LIAM WALSH
Gervonta Davis went on the road in the first defense of his IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship and made a statement with an emphatic third-round TKO against Liam Walsh.
RUSSELL STOPS ESCANDON
Gary Russell Jr. had a successful homecoming in front of a nearly sold out crowd as he defended his WBC Featherweight World title with a seventh-round stoppage against the very tough, strong-willed Columbian Oscar Escandon in the main event of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING.
TERENCE CRAWFORD VS. FELIX DIAZ HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights from Terence Crawford’s win by TKO in round 10 over Felix Diaz on May 20, 2017.
RUMBLE IN LAGOS TO FEATURE EVANDER HOLYFIELD
FORMER undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion, Evander Holyfield is expected to arrive Nigeria on May 23 ahead of Lagos Charity Boxing Bout slated for May 25, 2017 against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as part of the celebrations of Lagos at 50. The Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, NBB of C led by its president, Dr.…
NIGERIA BOXING SQUAD SET TO COMPETE IN CONGO
Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) Coach Tony Konyegwachie has said that the country’s boxers to the African Boxing Championship will leave for the event on May 25. Konyegwachie said yesterday in Abuja that the competition in Congo-Brazzaville would begin on May 27. The coach also said the boxers were currently in a closed camp in…
GERVONTA “TANK” DAVIS STEAMROLLS LIAM WALSH IN THREE
Gervonta Davis went on the road in the first defense of his IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship and made a statement with an emphatic third-round TKO of previously undefeated local favorite Liam Walsh in the opening bout of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from Copper Box Arena in London. The southpaw Davis (18-0, 17 KOs) set…
CRAWFORD STOPS DIAZ IN TEN
Unified junior welterweight champion Terence Crawford might be the best fighter in the world. Crawford dominated a solid opponent in Felix Diaz, winning every round en route to a tenth round TKO. Although Diaz was game in the first couple of rounds, it didn’t take long for Crawford to make adjustments and start taking over…
GARY RUSSELL STOPS OSCAR ESCANDON IN EIGHT
National Harbor (May 20) – From the MGM National Harbor “Mr.” Gary Russell Jr., (28-1, 17 KOs) had a successful homecoming in front of a nearly sold out crowd as he defended his WBC Featherweight World title with a seventh-round stoppage against the very tough, strong-willed Columbian Oscar Escandon (25-3, 17 KOs) in the main…
DIRRELL-UZCATEGUI MARRED BY CONTROVERSY
Co-featured on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING in a 12-round clash for the IBF Interim Super Middleweight Title, Flint, Michigan’s Andre Dirrell, (26-2, 16 KOs), was declared the winner after round eight as Jose Uzcategui, (26-2, 22 KOs) of Merida, Venezuela, was disqualified for a punch after the bell sounded to end the eighth round. Uzcategui…
DAVID BENAVIDEZ STOPS PORKY MEDINA IN SLUGFEST
LAREDO, TX (May 21, 2017) – Unbeaten rising contender David Benavidez (18-0, 17 KOs) of Phoenix, Ariz. knocked out exciting former title challenger Rogelio “Porky” Medina (37-8, 31 KOs) from San Luis Rio, Mexico in a super middleweight world title eliminator that headlined a special Saturday night edition of Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and…